| Find one-of-a-kind collectibles at Zany Coffee and Collectibles
"We have things you don't normally find at your everyday Walmart," Mary Szanyi-Coffey, owner of Zany Coffee and Collectibles, said.Zany Coffee, opened in November 2006, carries a vast array of unique collectibles such as Looney Tunes characters, Peanuts, Star Trek, Star Wars, classic cartoon characters and McDonalds character figurines. The store also sells handmade jewelry and artwork from local artists as well as music boxes from the San Francisco Music Box Company, Crazy Mountain Arts, Funko Toys, Silkstone Barbie dolls and consignment collectibles.As the name states, they also are a coffee shop carrying cappuccinos, lattes, mochas, hot chocolate, smoothies and frappes as well as a small selection of baked goods.Zany Coffee and Collectibles is open from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.
BF Avery unique in collection
"I like the oddballs," said the 88-year-old tractor collector, his eyes on his three-wheeled, deep red 1946 B.F. Avery tractor. The tractor was the only B.F. Avery among the 51 antique tractors on exhibit Saturday at Sandburg Mall, where the Maple City Antique Tractor Association is having its annual Mall Tractor Show. The show continues today. Most of the tractors are John Deere, International Harvester or Ford. A few were Allis-Chalmers, which is the brand of the first tractor Page's family owned. .
Room jewelry
Antique brasses on valuable old tables, secretaries, buffets and breakfronts are not to be trifled with or their antique value might drop dramatically. Ever witness the heartbreak of hopefuls appearing on "Antiques Roadshow" when they're told that their furniture would have been worth $50,000, except for the lame hardware replacing the originals? So don't go replacing any drawer pulls, hinges, cabinet doorknobs, locks or latches on family heirlooms or furniture purchased at auction. A new chest of drawers might benefit from a hardware upgrade or style switch, or most any piece from a flea market or yard sale. And isn't it just too easy and fun to switch out the hardware on lesser items around the house, such as drawer knobs on a bedroom chest from childhood, or a piece of unfinished furniture you've nicely painted that's ready for some jewelry do-dahs on the drawers or doors? Bona Decorative Hardware in Oakley always offered me plenty of choices for ceramic knobs of all colors, sizes and shapes - button-flat or spherical - and multiple metal selections - copper, brass, chrome, black iron, bronze-colored...
CULTURE: Local art, museums, more
BROOKGREEN GARDENS, U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, is home to the Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington sculpture garden and features more than 550 works of American sculpture. The Lowcountry History and Wildlife Preserve houses waterfowl, river otters, alligators, foxes and deer in their native habitats. The Lowcountry Trail is a boardwalk through restored rice fields and archaeological sites of an overseer's home, a smokehouse and a slave's cabin. Also featured are Babette Bloch's sculptures of the the plantation's historical figures. Through March 4, the gardens will feature almost 60 sculptures as part of the National Sculpture Society 2006 Annual Awards Exhibition. Sundays and Tuesdays at noon through March 6, the gardens features "Silent Cities," a guided walk through slave and plantation owner's graveyards; tickets are $15 in addition to admission.
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