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Events Schedule 2019

Friday | March 01

8:00 am Dealer Setup; Early traders admitted
9:00 am – Noon “Copper Plate” seminar with Nik Pang
10 am – Noon Hand Lettering Basics with the Unofficial Hand Lettering Society of Silver Spring
11:00 am – 6:00 pm Show opens to the public
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm “Cartooning with Fountain Pens” seminar with Jim Crawford
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm It’s Alive! Building a Frankenpen with Piers Gustafson
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm “Fountain Pen 101 ” seminar with Terry Quinn
2:15 pm Raffle Prize Drawing
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm “Nib Smoothing and Tuning ” seminar with Ralph Reyes
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm “Forensic Handwriting: What Makes Your Handwriting Unique?” seminar with Tom Mauriello
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm “Meet the Makers Panel Discussion ” seminar with Brad Dowdy
6:30 pm Doors locked.  Overnight security provided

Saturday | March 02

8:00 am Dealer Setup
9:00 am – 11:00 am “Zentangle Basics” seminar with Jessica Davies
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Show opens to the public
11:00 am – 1:00 pm “Journaling” seminar with Deborah Basel
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm “Origami” seminar with Hong Nguyen
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm “Fountain Pen 101 ” seminar with Terry Quinn
2:15 pm Raffle Prize Drawing
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm “What is Urban Sketching?” seminar with Sue Knause
5:00 pm Show closes
8:30 pm “Pen Shows After Dark” Cary Yeager, Fountain Pen Day and Kenro

Sunday | March 03

8:00 am Dealer Setup
8:30 am – 10:00 am “Richard’s Hands-On Nib Smoothing” seminar with Richard Binder
9:00 am – 11:00 am “Parallel Pens” seminar with Nik Pang
10:00 am – 4:00 pm Show opens to the public
11:00 am – 1:00 pm “Italics”  seminar with Deborah Basel
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Notebook Making with DramaMama Bookshop
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm “Special Pelikans” seminar with Tom Baley
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm “Fountain Pen 101 ” seminar with Terry Quinn
2:15 pm Raffle Prize Drawing
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm “Pens For Kids” seminar with Deborah Basel
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Fountain Pen Restoration with Mark Hoover
3:00 pm Grand prize drawing
4:00 pm Show closes

 

This schedule is in the process of being updated. Please check back to this page to view more information.

Last update: Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL PEN SHOW 2023

March 10-11-12, 2023
The Baltimore / Washington International Pen Show is booked and ready to go!

The Baltimore / Washington International Pen Show 2023 is booked and ready to go! The show starts Friday, March 10th and runs through Sunday, March 12th. It will be three full days of buying, selling, and trading the world’s greatest (new and old) fountain pens, ballpoints, and anything else that writes. We will have a house-full of modern and vintage dealers.

This year’s show will host multiple seminars ranging from pen history to calligraphy classes. While all 3 days will be full of dealers, we will be trying something new in the evenings. Browse 100 tables of writing instruments and accessories with vendors from across the United States and distributors representing brands from around the world.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

If you have any questions, please call me at 301.770.7367 or send an email to: bert@bertramsinkwell.com

I look forward to seeing you soon!

Bert Oser


Browse 150-plus tables of writing instruments and accessories with vendors from across the United States.
Pen repair and nib grinding will be offered all weekend long! 

PEN SHOW HOURS:

Friday, March 10, 2023 11 AM to 6 PM
Saturday, March 11, 2023 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday, March 12, 2023 10 AM to 4 PM


LOCATION
Baltimore Washington Pen ShowBWI Airport Marriott
1743 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, Maryland 21090
Tel: 410-859-8300
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The Baltimore/Washington Pen Show special room rate will be confirmed shortly.

Once our block of rooms are opened, and if you're unable to get the room rate or get in the room block, please make a reservation at the prevailing rate, and forward us your reservation number to bert@bertramsinkwell.com, so we can make the adjustment. Of course, this is only applicable to a rate that can be canceled.

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We look forward to seeing you soon!
Bert Oser



 

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BWI AIRPORT MARRIOTT
1743 WEST NURSERY ROAD
LINTHICUM, MARYLAND 21090
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