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    <title>Black Doll Shows and Events</title>
    <link>http://www.blackdollshows.com</link>
    <description>Celebrating the tradition, the fantasy, the identity that is the black doll.</description>
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      <title>2011 Black Doll and Gift Show</title>
      <link>http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/shows_events/show_event.jsp?eid=7</link>
      <description>&lt;p style="padding-top:15px"&gt;&lt;img align="left" src="/bdsgui/resources/media/content/black_mask_holder.jpg" style="display:inline;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-top:5px"/&gt;&#xD;
&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:0;padding-top:0"&gt;Due to Building Maintanence, Dec. 3rd Show is Canceled!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
&lt;p&gt;The 2011 Black Doll and Gift Show is an extraordinary holiday season event that allows gift-givers and collectors of all types to purchase the best in black dolls, doll accessories, jewelry, fashion accessories, art, home goods, and so much more. All at affordable prices! Due to popular demand, it is the first time the show will be held over multiple weekends: Saturday December 10th and Saturday December 17th, each from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. See why hundreds of shoppers can't be wrong.&lt;p&gt;&#xD;
&lt;p&gt;Finding that special gift for a loved-one, family member, friend or even yourself can be challenging, especially when the "herd" packs the aisles of big box retailers and malls only to be disappointed with "me-too" merchandise. This is exactly why we pre-screen each exhibitor and their merchandise. To be frank, many of our exhibitor partners are leading artisans and crafters in their specialties. Clearly our shows value your time, expectations and intellect, particularly during the busy holiday season.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
&lt;p&gt;The Black Doll and Gift Show is located in New York City's mid-town Manhattan at the beautiful Done Up! Salon and Boutique. It is easily accessible by all methods of transportation and central to many lodging options.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;So break the cycle of boring holiday shopping and gift-giving. Come on out to the Black Doll and Gift Show. If you have registered for show notification and bring 2 adult shoppers, your $5.00 admission fee is waived. We encourage you to review the links on the upper righthand side. And finally, on behalf of the exhibitors and ourselves, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday December 10th or Saturday December 17th.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>2011 New York Black Doll and Craft Show</title>
      <link>http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/shows_events/show_event.jsp?eid=6</link>
      <description>&lt;p style="padding-top:15px"&gt;&lt;img align="left" src="/bdsgui/resources/media/content/nybdcs_teaser_lg.jpg" style="display:inline;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-top:5px"/&gt;The New York Black Doll and Craft Show is an extraordinary event that combines the black doll - in all of its magnificent shapes, sizes and hues - with the rich, hand-made crafts the public, gift-givers, collectors and media readily know about. Held on Saturday July 23, 2011 from 11 AM to 6 PM at the beautiful Riverside Church, this show is sure to set the benchmark for true summer-time black art love! Come on out and join us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;Expect to find dolls of color in all shapes, sizes and hues assembled from various media (cloth, wood, metal, porcelain/ceramic, glass, plastic/resin, etc.). Also expect to find black art such as paintings, sculpture and numerous other sub-genres in a variety of media. As an added bonus, there will be doll and craft raffle prizes at 1 PM, 3 PM and 5 PM. So if you're looking for that one-of-a-kind gift for a loved one, friend or to add to a collection, don't miss this show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;To ensure our shows offer you the best quality and selection, we pre-screen each exhibitor and their merchandise. Therefore, when you come to our show it will definitely be worth your time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to review our Frequently Asked Questions, Get Directions and Lodging Information links on the upper right-hand side. And finally, on behalf of all the exhibitors and ourselves, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, July 23rd.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>International Black Doll and Gift Show (Atlanta)</title>
      <link>http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/shows_events/show_event.jsp?eid=5</link>
      <description>&lt;p style="padding-top:15px"&gt;&lt;img align="left" src="/bdsgui/resources/media/content/2010_ibdgs_atl.jpg" style="display:inline;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-top:5px"/&gt;We are proud to bring the International Black Doll and Gift Show to Atlanta, Georgia and the Southeastern United States just in time for the 2010 holiday season. This is the premier shopping event for affordable black dolls and gifts you simply won't find on the shelves of local mega marts, malls or department stores. The show will be held on Saturday, November 13th from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM and Sunday, November 14th from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Capitol Conference Center Hotel located in downtown Atlanta. Break the annual cycle of purchasing dull &amp;quot;me-too&amp;quot; holiday gifts and transform this holiday season's gift-giving to one that will foster a lifetime of enjoyment and memories!&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;Of course you can expect to find dolls of color in all shapes, sizes and hues assembled from various media (cloth, wood, metal, porcelain/ceramic, glass, plastic/resin, etc.). But there's so much more. You will also find a wide assortment of other gift types to round-out your gift-giving list. We're sure you'll even find something that necessitates a little self-gifting too! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;To ensure all of our shows offer you the best quality and selection, we pre-screen each exhibitor and their merchandise. Therefore, when you shop with us it will definitely be worth your time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;If you are coming from out-of-town or want to make this occasion a great weekend getaway, we have arranged discount lodging for all attendees at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Capitol Conference Center Hotel. We encourage you to review our Lodging, Frequently Asked Questions and Get Directions links on the right-hand side for more information. On behalf of all the exhibitors and ourselves, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday and Sunday, November 13th - 14th in Atlanta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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    &lt;a href="http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/publications/content.jsp?cid=27" border="0" alt="Find out about Dolls for Haiti" title="Find out about Dolls for Haiti"&gt;&lt;img src="/bdsgui/publications/media/dolls_for_haiti_sticker_medium.png" align="center" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xD;
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      <title>2010 New York Black Doll and Art Show</title>
      <link>http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/shows_events/show_event.jsp?eid=4</link>
      <description>&lt;p style="padding-top:15px"&gt;&lt;img align="left" src="/bdsgui/resources/media/content/nybdas_event_image.jpg" style="display:inline;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-top:5px"/&gt;The New York Black Doll and Art Show is an extraordinary event that combines the black doll - in all of its magnificent shapes, sizes and hues - with the rich, traditional black art genres the public, collectors and media readily know about. Held on Saturday July 10, 2010 from 11 AM to 6 PM at the beautiful Riverside Church, this show is sure to set the benchmark for true summer-time black art love! Come on out and join us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;Expect to find dolls of color in all shapes, sizes and hues assembled from various media (cloth, wood, metal, porcelain/ceramic, glass, plastic/resin, etc.). Also expect to find black art such as paintings, sculpture and numerous other sub-genres in a variety of media. As an added bonus, there will be doll and art raffle prizes at 1 PM, 3 PM and 5 PM. So if you're looking for that one-of-a-kind gift for a loved one, friend or to add to a collection, don't miss this show.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;To ensure our shows offer you the best quality and selection, we pre-screen each exhibitor and their merchandise. Therefore, when you come to our show it will definitely be worth your time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to review our Frequently Asked Questions, Get Directions and Lodging Information links on the upper right-hand side. And finally, on behalf of all the exhibitors and ourselves, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, July 10th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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    &lt;a href="http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/publications/content.jsp?cid=27" border="0" alt="Find out about Dolls for Haiti" title="Find out about Dolls for Haiti"&gt;&lt;img src="/bdsgui/publications/media/dolls_for_haiti_sticker_medium.png" align="center" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xD;
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      <guid>http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/shows_events/show_event.jsp?eid=4</guid>
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      <title>2009 International Black Doll and Gift Show</title>
      <link>http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/shows_events/show_event.jsp?eid=3</link>
      <description>&lt;p style="padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px"&gt;&lt;object width="550" height="310"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hnKQ8oSmhvc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hnKQ8oSmhvc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="310"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
&lt;p style="padding-top:15px"&gt;&lt;img align="left" src="/bdsgui/resources/media/content/ibdgs_09.jpg" style="display:inline;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-top:5px"/&gt;The 2009 International Black Doll and Gift Show is the premier holiday shopping event for black dolls and gifts you simply will not find on the shelves of your local mall, mega mart or department store. Held on Saturday December 5, 2009 from 11:00 AM To 6:00 PM at the beautiful Riverside Church, South Hall in New York City, the show helps break the cycle of me-too retail gifts and transforms holiday season gift-giving to one that will foster a lifetime of enjoyment and memories!&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;Expect to find dolls of color in all shapes, sizes and hues assembled from various media (cloth, wood, metal, porcelain/ceramic, glass, plastic/resin, etc.). Doll types anticipated at the show include: traditional, pin, pendant, pedestal, hanging, center-piece and statuette dolls. And of course, an assortment of other gift types will be available to round-out your gift-giving list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;To ensure our shows offer you the best quality and selection, we pre-screen each exhibitor and their merchandise. Therefore, when you come to our show it will definitely be worth your time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
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&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to review our Frequently Asked Questions and Get Directions links on the right-hand side. On behalf of all the exhibitors and ourselves, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, December 5th.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>New York Black Doll and Craft Show</title>
      <link>http://www.blackdollshows.com/bdsgui/faces/shows_events/show_event.jsp?eid=2</link>
      <description>&lt;p style="padding-top:15px"&gt;&lt;img align="left" src="/bdsgui/resources/media/content/nybdcs_show_pg_teaser.jpg" style="display:inline;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-top:5px"/&gt;On July 25, 2009, the New York Black Doll and Craft Show will bring some of the world's top artisans, expert crafters, manufacturers and &#xD;
                            specialty retailers together in one location to celebrate and sell black dolls, doll-related &#xD;
                            merchandise and other treasures. But you need to prepare yourself. This goes way beyond &#xD;
                            the mediocre stuff you see - if at all - on the shelves of your local mega-mart or mall. At the show &#xD;
                            you can expect to find dolls of color in all shapes, sizes and hues assembled from various media &#xD;
                            (cloth, wood, metal, porcelain/ceramic, glass, plastic/resin, etc.). Doll types expected at the &#xD;
                            show include: traditional, pin, pendant, pedestal, hanging, center-piece and statuette dolls. &#xD;
                            Doll-related merchandise also expected at the show includes: clothing, furniture, quilts, houses &#xD;
                            and display cases. Plus so much more!&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
                            &lt;p&gt;To ensure our shows offer you the best quality and selection, we screen each exhibitor and their merchandise. Therefore, when you come to our show it will definitely be worth your time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xD;
                            &lt;p&gt;So, if you ever envisioned that must have doll for yourself, a family member, as a gift to that &#xD;
                            someone special or you simply want to be swept away by jaw-dropping innovation and history, &#xD;
                            the New York Black Doll and Craft Show awaits you. Come on out and support us!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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