ANNOUNCING OUR 2012 CONVENTION –

“A CAS SUMMER VACATION!”

“Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. . .”

All the fun and excitement of an end-of-summer road trip will be waiting for you in Madison, on Saturday, August 25^th, 2012! That’s the date for our 2012 CAS Collectors Convention, “A CAS Summer Vacation!”

This is your opportunity to “see the USA with CAS”! We’ll be celebrating the popularity of Ceramic Arts Studio across America in cities large and small, as well as the all-American themes of many Studio figurines. There’ll be “car bingo”. . .vacation photos. . . road maps. . .postcards. . .a souvenir stand. In short, everything that made those summer vacations of long ago so unforgettable. Plus, of course, all your friends, and lots and lots of CAS!

In the twinkling of an eye, you’ll be whisked down memory lane, as the Cedar Room of the Howard Johnson Plaza is transformed into an unforgettable summer vacation destination! Who knows? There may even be a “tour guide” or two hand!

Here are all the details:

THE DATE, THE TIME, THE PLACE: Saturday, August 25^th, 2012 at the Howard Johnson Plaza in Madison. The fun gets underway at 6 pm, once again in the Howard Johnson’s spacious main floor Cedar Room. As always, the CAS Collectors Convention is scheduled in conjunction with the Wisconsin Pottery Association Show & Sale, held during the day at Madison’s Alliant Energy Center.

THE SCHEDULE: All the good things you’ve come to expect: the opportunity to mix and mingle with your CAS Collectors friends and Studio personnel. . .the ever-popular “On Display Contest”. . .our delicious banquet. . .the annual meeting. . .lots of prizes. . . and our highly-anticipated Club Auction, called, as always, by Shirley Baumann. And, oh yes – the unveiling of our top-secret 2012 Convention Commemorative, presented to each attendee!

THE COST: Some prices may have skyrocketed, but not the price of your Convention registration. It’s still just $60 per person, for all the good times you can handle!

THE NEXT STEP: Well, to register, of course! To help you get a head start on your calendar planning, an advance registration form is enclosed with this newsletter. Why not send it in today, while you’re thinking of it, and be entered in our “Earliest Earlybird Contest”? All registrations postmarked by May 31, 2012 will be entered in this drawing for a terrific CAS prize, to be awarded at the Convention.

That map-toting Mouse & Cheese will be there. Will you? Now’s the time to make your travel plans! Fill your memory album with fun, August 25^th 2012, as folks from far and near gather for “A CAS Summer Vacation”! It’s summertime in Madison – and the livin’ is easy!