Antique Show set for weekend

Antique hunters will relish the gathering of vendors that will be on hand at the Oroville Municipal Auditorium on Saturday and Sunday for the annual Spring Antique Show and Sale put on by the downtown district.
The event will feature over 35 dealers from all over the West from Oregon, Nevada, Northern and Southern California and Arizona according to event organizer Diane Putman and will cater to a wide variety of visitors from all over the area.
KPAY's radio host John Humphries will be on hand for evaluations on Saturday only and in addition all the downtown antique stores will be open and within walking distance of the auditorium to provide additional shopping opportunities.
Putman said the dealers and stores feature a wide variety of goods from sterling silver plated silverware, furniture, pottery, glass, Depression glass, elegant glass and baubles of all kinds.

Rare Collection of Antique Maps Unveiled at Northwestern

Established in 1954, the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University in Chicago is said to have the largest collection of African art, history and literature in the world. Recently, it unveiled a collection of antique African maps created as far back as the 15th century.
David Easterbrook, the curator of the library, says that the early cartographers who created these maps based their data mainly on anecdotal information from travelers. They also used the limited literature of European scholars, and antiquities of Greek and Roman scholars who had written of, or traveled to, Africa.
“They were taking text and turning it into something visual," he said.
Easterbrook adds that the maps cover in particular North Africa and Algeria, Madagascar and other islands, and a few city plans.

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.