Antiques Roadshow Travels to Corpus Christi, TX

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Jul 26, 2012) -

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BEHIND THE SCENES OF PBS's #1 SERIES:
Friday, August 3

WHERE:
American Bank Center
1901 N. Shoreline Boulevard
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401

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

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW'S APPRAISAL EVENT:
Saturday, August 4

WHERE:
American Bank Center

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

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

OTHER LOCATION SHOOTS IN AND AROUND CORPUS CHRISTI:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

Antiques Roadshow Explores Nautical Instruments at Harrison's Landing

WHAT: Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Jonathan Snellenberg make a visit to Harrison's Landing to discuss the history of nautical instruments and take a look at some interesting items.

WHEN: 10:30 - 11:30 AM

WHERE:
Harrison's Landing
108 Peoples Street
Corpus Christi, 78401

INTERVIEWS: Walberg, Snellenberg

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3

Discovering Vintage Flash Art at Pinnacle Tattoo

WHAT: Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Bruce Shackelford visit Pinnacle Tattoo to talk about vintage flash art.

WHEN: 12:00 AM - 1:00 PM

WHERE:
Pinnacle Tattoo
1041 Airline Road
Corpus Christi, TX 78401

INTERVIEWS: Walberg, Shackelford

About Antiques Roadshow
Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt, ten-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.