Bella Rustina back in Arkansas

by Corbin Crable | Mar 28, 2025 | Arkansas, Mid-American

April 2025

Bella Rustina back in Arkansas

Bella Rustina Vintage Market is returning to Conway just in time for spring, with a show April 25-27 at the Conway Expo Center.

Shoppers are invited to come marvel at more than 300 booths, stuffed with vintage, vintage-inspired and handmade items brought in from sellers from multiple states.

Those vendors who wish to participate and sell their wares can submit an application on Bella Rustina’s website at www.bellarustina.com.
Admission for April 25-26 is $10, while admission on April 27 is $5. Parking is free as well.

The event is hosted by Ashley’s Finds LLC. For more information, call 501-230-5728.

Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market

Bella Rustina events always bring with them the whimsical and quirky – and its spring Conway, AR, event is scheduled for April 25-27.

More than 70 booths at annual St. Louis Antique Festival

by Corbin Crable | Mar 28, 2025 | Illinois, Mid-American

April 2025

More than 70 booths at annual St. Louis Antique Festival

The 57th Annual St. Louis Antique Festival returns to the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville, April 26-27, offering 70 booths and more than 30,000 square feet of merchandise.

See the festival’s advertisement in this issue for a $1-off coupon to the event, which takes place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday the 26th and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday the 27th.

For more information, call 608-346-3797 or e-mail stlouisantiquefestival@gmail.com.

St. Louis Antique Festival

The St. Louis Antique Festival returns to Belleville for its 57th year, April 26-27. (Image courtesy of Enjoy Illinois)

Explore the highways and byways of Nebraska during Bargain Buyway

by Corbin Crable | Mar 28, 2025 | Mid-American, Nebraska

April 2025

Explore the highways and byways of Nebraska during Bargain Buyway

If you’re looking to get out of the house and hit the road for a short road trip, look no further than the annual Bargain Buyway sale, taking place April 25-27 throughout North Central Nebraska.

Hailed as “the ultimate road trip,” the event will send you through 27 communities along a 250-mile stretch of the state. Vendors and merchants in towns along the route will have everything to complete your treasure hunt – antiques, tools, old machinery, books, crafts, woodworks, quilts, rugs, and, of course, lots of food.

Two of the primary goals of Bargain Buyway is to encourage tourism in the state in general, and to highlight small towns in Nebraska specifically.
“We not only have beautiful country – we have very talented people,” the event’s website reads. “It is important for our small communities to promote themselves. We have so much to offer, but not many ways to get people to our area.”

Bargain Buyway’s website includes contact information for event organizers in each of the towns represented, as well as a list of hotels and lodging along the route.

For more information, visit www.bargainbuyway.com, or call 402-640-7699

Bargain Buyway throughout Northeast Nebraska

Diane Ober (left) and her daughter Lisa Macke greet shoppers among their items for sale in Antelope County’s Royal Auditorium at the 2016 Bargain Buyway throughout Northeast Nebraska. Ober and her husband Gary are the founders of the event. (Photo courtesy of www.myantelopecountynews.com)

Kick off spring in style at The Vintage Bee, Queen Bee Boutiques

by Corbin Crable | Mar 28, 2025 | Mid-American, Missouri

April 2025

Kick off spring in style at The Vintage Bee, Queen Bee Boutiques

A first-ever event at The Vintage Bee and Queen Bee Boutiques in Blue Springs aims to bring more vendors to the sprawling stores.

The Vintage Vendor Fest on April 12 will allow would-be vendors to discover the ideal spot in which to introduce their business to eager shoppers.

Anyone who signs up to be a vendor at the event will receive their first month of rent free. Pop-ups from local businesses like Board & Block Hat Bar and Pistol Pete Co, will also be on site.

The stores, which boast a combined 34,000 square feet of space, are open every day of the week.

For more information, see their Facebook page or call 816-988-8023.

Queen Bee Boutiques & The Vintage Bee

Mennonite Relief Sale to include quilt show, plenty of food

by Corbin Crable | Mar 28, 2025 | Kansas, Mid-American

April 2025

Mennonite Relief Sale to include quilt show, plenty of food

An annual fundraiser to support the state’s Mennonite Central Committee is coming back to the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, April 11-12.

The Mennonite Relief Sale will feature booths of authentic crafts made by members of the Mennonite community, auctions, activities like mini-golf, a 5K run, a quilt show, and, of course, lots of food, like burgers, pork tenderloins, kettle corn, hot dogs, cookies, and pie a la mode.

If that isn’t enough to satisfy your hunger, the event is bringing back “Feeding the Multitude,” twice-daily servings of verenike (dumplings similar to pierogi with both savory and sweet fillings), sausage, borscht, and bohne berrogi (a bean-filled dough bun topped with sweet cream sauce). Also, enjoy a pancake breakfast Saturday morning before all the day’s fun begins.

For more information, visit www.kansas.mccsale.org.

Mennonite Relief Sale

A pancake breakfast is just one of many options to keep your tummy full at this year’s Mennonite Relief Sale, April 11-12 in Hutchinson.