Nov

29

Madrid Pen Show Report

Filed Under Pen Shows | Leave a Comment

Written by: Maryann Zucker

Maryann Zucker is owner and operator of PenstopOnline and Empire Writing Instruments, Ltd. They hosted the 2007 NY/NJ Pen Show that occured earlier this year on September 28th through the 30th.

Now that the holiday is done and we are officially back from the Madrid Pen Show and Thanksgiving weekend, I thought that you had waited long enough for this report.

We arrived in Madrid on the morning of the 15th of November and headed for the hotel. The weather was sensational for this time of year and we were getting excited about seeing all of our European friends. Our plan was to check into the hotel and catch a nap before the party in the Tapas bar that evening, but no luck, our first room had to be changed and no sleep was in sight. Read more

Sep

11

The Michigan Pen Show – September 7th & 8th, 2007

Filed Under Pen Shows | Leave a Comment

Written by: Maryann Zucker

Maryann Zucker is owner and operator of PenstopOnline and Empire Writing Instruments, Ltd. They will be hosting the NY/NJ Pen Show later this month, September 28th through the 30th. For more information on the NY/NJ Pen Show, see our event calendar, or visit http://www.nycpenshow.com

As a show promoter, I look at a show a little differently than if I were an attendee. My husband Steve and I host the New York City, now NY/NJ, Pen Show. We have been hosting that show since September 2001 until present. We are also the owners and operators of PenstopOnline and Empire Writing Instruments, Ltd., home of Signum Pens.

Now, that said I am an avid pen collector and have been collecting pens for more years than I would like to admit. We started attending pen shows in the mid 90’s after our boys were in college. On a visit to one of them in Boston, we ran into an advertisement for the Boston Pen Show. Up to that point I had no idea there were shows like this and the rest is history. Read more