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ethernautrix
January 20th, 2014, 03:56 AM
The Second Annual Poland Pen Show in Katowice is coming up fast - April 12-13, 2014.

I don't know how many of my U.S. Pen Posse friends will attend (Hello? Anyone? Anyone?), but I know Sarj and Jas (of England) will be there with amazing pens (I think everyone knows Sarj and Jas).

Here are some details from the Poland Pen Show facebook page:

For exhibitors: 200 PLN (25 euro) (payable at the door) includes 2m exhibition space, hot beverages (coffee, tea), lunch, and, on Saturday night, dinner and a party. (I like to call such things "Pen Posse," but it's a chance to hang out, eat, make new friends, and talk with old friends.)

I'm told that exhibition space is getting very limited, so if any vendors or traders are reading this and want to attend, please e-mail me (ethernautrix@hotmail.com).

And check out the Pen Show Poland page on facebook, if you use facebook: Pen Show Poland (https://www.facebook.com/PenShowPoland).


P.S. I am a Pen Posse Ambassador, not a paid spokeswoman for PSP or the Polish fountain pen board, Forum O Piorach (http://ForumOPiorach.net). My connection is in friendship and the furtherance of fountain pen culture.

ethernautrix
February 6th, 2014, 04:59 PM
Hahaha, did I say "fountain pen culture?" Surely I meant "fountain pen camaraderie," international fountain pen camaraderie.


I was asked for more details, and herewith - details!

The Poland Pen Show will be held at Cinema Space (ul. Sokolska 66, 40-087 Katowice).

There will be lectures and multimedia presentations, repair demonstrations (vintage and modern!), and a calligraphy workshop. Coffee and tea and lunch will be provided to vendors, as well as wi-fi (ask for the password).

A couple of hotels are providing discounts:

Hotel Katowice (http://www.hotel-katowice.com.pl/). Al. Korfantego 9, 40-951 Katowice.
1 person, 98 zł/night
2 persons, 154 zł/night
(price includes breakfast)

Hotel Katowice is located 1 km from the Pen Show, a 6-minute drive or about a 15-minute walk.

Angelo Hotel (http://hotelangelokatowice.com/). Sokolska 24, 40-086 Katowice.
1 person, 185 zł/night
2 persons, 252 zł/night
(price includes breakfast)

Angelo Hotel is 750 meters from Pen Show.

To take advantage of the discounted room rates, contact Andrew Tuziak (a.tuziak@katowice.kosmos.pl).

Americans, take note: the current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD to 3 PLN.

For those of you who are Facebook-friendly, here is the Pen Show Poland page: Hooray! Pen Show Poland! (https://www.facebook.com/PenShowPoland) And this is Ewa Landowska the calligrapher: Ewa Landowska (https://www.facebook.com/kaligrafia.ewalandowska).

Katowice is about an hour's bus ride to Krakow with frequent departures and arrivals and about six hours by train to Prague. You could make a vacation of it. (Which is what I did last year. And it was an amazing trip!)