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Great Southwestern Antique and Vintage Show benefits NMPBS with Friday preview
Antique show returns for 27th year
Terry Schurmeier has made a career within the world of antiques.
As the owner of Cowboys & Indians Antiques in Albuquerque, it鈥檚 a world that is both comfortable and full of surprises, with treasures constantly popping up in her life.
She鈥檚 also one of the masterminds behind the Great Southwestern Antique and Vintage Show 鈥 which is now in its 27th year.
As she continues to collect, she鈥檚 been able to see a change in the world of antiquing.
鈥淭here are people who have been doing this as long as I have and are getting ready to retire,鈥 she says. 鈥淲ith the pandemic, there was a pause and very little on the market. There鈥檚 been a shift in generations, and antiquing is seen as being in style again. The old serious collectors are getting ready to retire, and we鈥檙e going to have some of the best stuff at the show that we鈥檝e had in about a decade.鈥
The Great Southwestern Antique and Vintage Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Manuel Lujan Building at Expo New Mexico.
Schurmeier says this year鈥檚 event will have 94 dealers from across the country.
She is seeing younger vendors enter the market 鈥 which is a welcome sight.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a new energy to the event,鈥 she says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always been about antiques and getting that 鈥榞reat鈥 find. I鈥檝e been seeing the community grow, which is a great thing.鈥
With the event, it鈥檚 Schurmeier鈥檚 way of giving back to the community.
For just over a decade, she has worked with New Mexico PBS, who is one of the benefactors of the sneak preview event that takes place from 1-6 p.m. Friday, July 31, at Expo New Mexico.
The event 鈥 through a $100 ticket 鈥 gives attendees a first look at the entire show and an opportunity to buy before the public.
Proceeds also go to University of New Mexico Hospital, Popejoy Schooltime Series, VSA Arts of New Mexico, St. Pius High School, Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association and Albuquerque Museum鈥檚 Magic Bus Program.
According to New Mexico PBS, the endowment is to aid New Mexico PBS in continuing to present arts and education programs, as well as outreach activities, to central and northern New Mexico 鈥 enriching the lives of New Mexicans, generation after generation.
Schurmeier selected NMPBS as the third charitable organization for which she wished to establish an endowment fund 鈥 previous endowment beneficiaries are St. Pius X High School and UNM Hospital.
While her son was growing up, she chose St. Pius X to donate funds to because she saw the need for other students needing financial help was dire. With UNM Hospital, she saw the need for oncology nurses to continue their education through training.
鈥淪o many kids from single-parent families needed help at St. Pius, so we decided to be that conduit,鈥 she says. 鈥淭he nurses need to continue their education as technology and treatment evolves in the oncology world.鈥
Schurmeier says the fund was established at the Albuquerque Community Foundation in the name of NMPBS.
鈥淭he Albuquerque Community Foundation will manage the fund in perpetuity,鈥 she says. 鈥淭he foundation will annually disburse a payout to NMPBS based on a recommended percentage of earnings. The principal of the fund will always be protected to ensure its growth.鈥
Schurmeier says she鈥檚 never been motivated by money with the antique show. Its purpose was to be a way for her to give back to the community.
鈥淚t feels like society is walking a tightrope these days,鈥 she says. 鈥淓ducation is important, and being able to help keep funds going to NMPBS for its programming and outreach has made a difference. Whether in a classroom or learning via TV, education is the No. 1 reason we keep doing the shows.鈥
Adrian Gomez is a freelance writer for the 近距离内射合集. He works for the New Mexico Film Office, focusing on industry research.