Antiques Roadshow Travels to Myrtle Beach, SC

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Jun 14, 2012) -

WRITERS AND CREWS ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:*

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BEHIND THE SCENES OF PBS's #1 SERIES:
Friday, June 22

WHERE:
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
2101 North Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

WHAT:
Erecting the Portable Production Set: 10 AM to NOON
Interview and Photo Opps with Executive Producer
Marsha Bemko and Appraisers: 2:00 PM to 4 PM

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW'S APPRAISAL EVENT:
Saturday, June 23

WHERE:
Myrtle Beach Convention Center

WHAT:
Appraisal Event and Production Shoot:
8:00 AM to NOON
or 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

More than 70 appraisers
Approximately 6,000 attendees
More than 12,000 objects appraised
Photo opps and interviews with guests, appraisers, and production principals

OTHER LOCATION SHOOTS IN AND AROUND MYRTLE BEACH:

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

A Visit to Brookgreen Gardens

WHAT: Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Eric Silver make a visit to Brookgreen Gardens. This unique sculpture park is home to many works by notable female sculptors of the early 20^th century.

WHEN: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

WHERE:
Brookgreen Gardens
1931 Brookgreen Drive
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

INTERVIEWS: Walberg, Silver

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

Roadshow's Most Wanted Tries to Unlock the Mystery at Hobcaw Barony

WHAT: Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Debra Force visit The Belle W. Baruch Foundation's Hobcaw Barony. In 2003, paintings by Alfred Munnings and Louis Aston Knight as well as Audubon prints were stolen from this historic 17,500-acre estate.

WHEN: 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM

WHERE:
Hobcaw Barony
22 Hobcaw Road
Georgetown, SC 29440

About Antiques Roadshow
Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt, nine-time Emmy® Award-nominated ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is in its sixteenth broadcast season and is the top-rated primetime PBS series. The series is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. The production of the seventeenth season of the hit series takes place during the summer of 2012, when ANTIQUES ROADSHOW travels to the following cities: Boston, MA, Myrtle Beach, SC, Rapid City, SD, Cincinnati, OH, Corpus Christi, TX, and Seattle, WA.