SWMAS fish show and auction

[Casey]

ATTENTION DISCUS LOVERS! The Discus is the "mascot" or "logo" of the Southwestern Michigan Aquarium Society. The Southwestern Michigan Aquarium Society would like to invite you to participate in its Silver Anniversary "Age of Aquariums" Tropical Fish Show and Auction. It will be held on October 10, 11, and 12 at the Ken Krum Recreational Center in Schoolcraft, MI (south of Kalamazoo). The site is open for set up on Friday after 12:00 noon until 10:00 p.m. Site is open on Saturday for the show at 8:00 with the show beginning at noon. A HUGE auction will be held on Sunday with doors opening at 9:00. The auction will begin at 11:00 a.m. Raffles will be held all three days for tank set ups. Five nationally recognized speakers will talk on Saturday. Cary Strong will discuss "What do you want to know about Discus?" Several vendors will also be on site. A full show/auction booklet with complete details can be downloaded from the SWMAS web site....http://swmas.tripod.com. There are cash prizes in the individual classes and trophies for group awards. BEST OF SHOW prize is an original framed drawing by award winning artist Pat Pritchard of DISCUS!! Pat is nationally recognized for her drawings of aquarium fish and her work has been published in national aquarium magazines as well. We would love to see a huge Discus class as they are show stoppers....and it would be nice to see a huge Discus turnout at the show. As the show has been heavily advertised thoughout the midwest as well as in national publications, we are expecting a large turnout. The show is sanctioned by ACA and FAAS. Please help make our Silver Anniversary Show our best ever! Bring your fish to show...bring your fish to the auction! Hope to see you at the show!

[CARY_GLdiscus]

Hello Casey,
Well I'll Be there but without My discus! :( I guess it would not go over to well being that am the judge for the discus class and angels. Maybe I'll bring My guppies hee.hee.hee
Takecare and see Ya soon
Cary Gld!

[brewmaster15]

Hi Casey!,
Hope you don't mind I moved this to the general discussion section. I think it will get more attention here.! If I can help pass the word in anyway let me know... we can do membership wide email if it would help. IM me and we can talk about it.

Man, If I was anywhere nearby , I would be there.. Judge Cary and a great event..... what a better way to spend the day!

-al

[fcdiscus]

Darn, there really is a Kalamazzo?????? ???-Wish I could attend, have a ball! Frank ;D

[RyanH]

Hey Frank, Kalamazoo does indeed exist. I've been there. I even saw Elvis the last time I visited. He was alive and well and working at the local Dairy Mart!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Kap]

Thanks for the information on the show - it looks like a great event for those who can make it!

[CARY_GLdiscus]

Yes I agree,
Come one come all if you can this is a very big group. last time I gave a talk for this club I could not believe how many were there. Anyways a big group of really nice peope. see ya soon
takecare,
cary gld!

[Ardan]

I don't think there could be a better judge for the show! 8)
Cary really knows discus, no doubt about it! :D


Sounds like a great weekend!

[CARY_GLdiscus]

TANKS ARDEN for Your faith ;)

[McGilly]

I just got back from the SWMAS show. Some really nice fish and a great group of people there. Over 1200 entered exhibits on display!

We knew we were getting close when we saw the traffic starting to back up

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[McGilly]

The first speaker of the day was Cary sporting a great looking Simply Discus T.

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[FishGuru]

Just got back from SWMAS show....i'm holding a bunch of awards and my Junior High Point Trophy!!! ;D ;D ;D

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;D HOPE YOU LIKED!

Thanks Klamazoo,McGilly, And Simply!

Cary Gld!

[mench]

Dam,that looked like fun.....SIGH...nuttin that even looks like a fish club around here,unless ya go to NYC,and 6 hrs is a tad too far to drive.....

Mench (clubless in upstate NY)

[Jeff]

Nice pics Cary.

[Ardan]

WOW!
Thanks for the pics! Fantastic looking fish and fun ;D

[limige]

yeah, wouldn't you know it... i was all setup to go and they changed my work schedule around so that i got out of work at 6am sat morning and had to be back at noon. it was not a fun day for me >:(

wish i could have gone! maybe next time!

later,
mike

[henryD]

Now that is what we need here in the Northeast. I could drag my whole family there. Looks like lots of fun.

Henry

[mench]

Cary on the first page ya have a pic of two guys and some fish statues or carvings,were they the awards or a vendor selling the statues???
Do ya have the name of the guys or website or how we get in touch.the discus ones were sweet.

Mench

[CARY_GLdiscus]

Sorry Ron,
I looked all over but still cannot find the card with his # :'(

[RAWesolowski]

Back on 10/23, you posted on Simply, a question in regard to the fish statues at the SWMAS Show in Kalamazoo. The guy in shorts is named Mark and he is a co-owner of MVPets in Kalamazoo. Either Mark or his partner, Steve, may be able to help you get a lead on the statues. The store number is 269.492.7387.

[Casey]

Hello! This is Casey from the Southwestern Michigan Aquarium Society. Thanks Cary for speaking and judging and ESPECIALLY for these photos of the show! I was co-chair of the show and it felt like we were on a runaway train! At any rate, the vendor that did the discus carvings is Del Calhoun. He can be reached at plasterpisces@aol.com. He does excellent work. Just to let you know next year's show is planned for October 8-10. Put it on your calendars now and be prepared to show! We had some nice fish this year and will be expanding the Cichlid classes. I'll keep you posted on show updates. We'd like to see more of you showing next year. If you have any questions about the show, rules, costs, etc., feel free to contact me. Once again...thanks Cary for all of your help...and by the way...we shipped a few people to you that were looking for those round flat fish!
Casey from SWMAS
P.S. Hi RA Wes...nice to hear from you!

[CARY_GLdiscus]

Thanks Casey! ;)