Welcome to the 17th Annual North Atlanta Home Show
Show Director, Michael Schoppenhorst is pleased to invite you to attend the 17th Annual North Atlanta Home Show at the Gwinnett Center, Friday through Sunday, February 21-23, 2014. SEMCO Productions, owners and producers of the Atlanta Home Shows is very excited about this year’s show at the Gwinnett Center and proud of its status as a quality event and important resource for homeowners looking to make improvements to their homes. Take advantage of one-stop comparison shopping for everything for your home, inside and out and talk face to face with over 150 companies offering the latest home improvement products and services. Whether you are buying or selling a home, adding a member of your family to your household, or if you just want to enjoy your home to the fullest, you will find what you are looking for at this Atlanta tradition. For 17 years the North Atlanta Home Show has been improving home lifestyles and adding value to your largest single investment, your home. This year’s event is Sponsored by the Gwinnett Daily Post, Window World, Reliable Heating & Air, Totally Accessible Homes, COUNTRY Financial, Georgia Spa Co., Jackson EMC, 95.5FM & AM750 News/Talk WSB, Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine and Proof of the Pudding. Be sure to stop by the Gwinnett Daily Post booth in the show lobby and enter to win hourly drawings for tickets to upcoming events and attractions such as tickets to Lion King and Once
at the Fabulous Fox, premium tickets to the Atlanta Hawks, passes to Medieval Times, a Cosmetic and Fragrance basket from Belk ($150 value!), Gwinnett Braves infield box seat tickets, tickets to Shrek the Musical at the Alliance Theater, passes to the Atlanta Spring into Summer Boat Show at the Gwinnett Convention Center, and tickets to Mexico vs Nigeria soccer match at the Georgia Dome. The Reliable Heating & Air Home Show Stage features a fantastic line up of expert speakers on a variety of fun and educational topics including Adaptive Gardening techniques, pond installation, beekeeping, planting the right way, pruning tips and butterfly gardening. The stage also hosts home improvement experts sharing information on total home performance, beautifying your bathroom and ways to pay for your remodeling project! For a complete line up of speakers, topics, dates and times please visit www.AtlantaHomeShow. com or see the listing in this special section on page 12. Special guests abound at this year’s show! Come meet Tonya M. Williams, HGTV’s real estate and home décor expert on Saturday and Sunday and learn how to beautify your bathroom. 95.5 FM and AM750 News/Talk WSB’s Walter Reeves, Dave Baker and Belinda Skelton will be sharing expert knowledge and useful tips. Bring your questions, photos and ideas and get the most of your Home Show visit. Georgia Spa Co. supplies this year’s Grand Prize – A Big Green Egg! There really is something for everyone regardless of the size, style or value of your home. The time and money saved by doing business with exhibitors at the show will help you explore more options for your next project, keep more of your hard earned money and allow your family to enjoy your home to the fullest! Be sure to visit AtlantaHomeShow.com for complete show information and thanks in advance for attending this Atlanta tradition and another quality SEMCO Productions produced event. Atlanta based and family owned since 1959.
2 • NORTH ATLANTA HOME SHOW • Sunday, February 16, 2014
Show Details
Location: Gwinnett Center (next to the Gwinnett Arena – Exit 108 off I-85) 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway • Duluth, GA 30097 • 770-813-7500 www.GwinnettCenter.com 2014 Show Dates & Hours: Friday, Feb. 21st Noon – 6pm • Saturday, Feb. 22nd 10am – 6pm Sunday, Feb. 23rd Noon – 5pm Ticket Prices: General Admission (13 to 64 years old) $7 Seniors (65 and over with ID) $6 Children (12 and under) Free Military (with ID) $5 Tickets may be purchased at the door. Trade Day – Friday Feb 21 – members of the housing trade receive free admission compliments of Window World. Simply give your business card to the ticket taker. For complete show information including a $2 off discount coupon courtesy of Holtkamp Heating & Air, please visit www.AtlantaHomeShow.com. SEMCO Productions produced event.
Atlanta based and family owned since 1959.
PLUMBING • ELECTRICAL HOME PERFORMANCE
17th Annual North Atlanta Home Show Reliable Heating & Air Home Show Stage February 21-23, 2014 Gwinnett Center 1:00pm–2:00pm • Adaptive Gardening -Techniques, Tips Friday, February 21st and Tools for Aging in Place and People with Disabilities 1:00pm–2:00pm • Secrets to Planting Lawns, Trees, Joe Washington – HGTV’s Ground Breakers Shrubs and Flowers the RIGHT Way 2:00pm–3:00pm • Beautify Your Bathroom Walter Reeves - 95.5FM and AM750 News/Talk WSB Tony M. Willams - HGTV Real Estate and Home Décor Expert 2:00pm–3:00pm • Adaptive Gardening -Techniques, Tips 3:00pm–4:00pm • Beekeeping and Tools for Aging in Place and People with Disabilities Ray Rush, Owner of Rush Honey Farms, Loganville,Georgia Joe Washington-HGTV Ground Breakers 4:00pm • Installing A Fountain Into Your Landscape 3:00pm–4:00pm • Container Gardening Jeff Krenner Paradise Ponds & Waterfalls Jessica Miller, Gwinnett Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Pond Biologist/Certified Pond Installer 4:00pm–5pm • I Am Ready To Remodel 5:00pm–6:00pm • Pruning Landscape Plants But How Am I going to Pay For It? Timothy Daly, County Extension Agent, Todd Sheppard Senior Mortgage Banker Fidelity Bank Mortgage Gwinnett County Extension 5:00pm–6:00pm • Butterfly Gardening Sunday, February 23rd Carole Teja, Gwinnett Master Gardener Extension Volunteer 1:00pm–2:00pm • Beautify Your Bathroom Saturday, February 22nd Tonya Williams-HGTV Real Estate and Home Décor Expert 6:00am - 10:00am • The Lawn & Garden Show - Live On-Air Broadcast 2:00pm–3:00pm • Square Foot Gardening Walter Reeves - 95.5FM and AM750 News/Talk WSB Tony Gobert, Adjunct Instructor, Gwinnett Technical College 10:00am - 1:00pm • The Home Fix It Show - Live On-Air Broadcast Department of Horticulture Dave Baker -95.5FM and AM750 News/Talk WSB 3:00pm–4:00pm • Gardening in the Shade 12:15pm–1:00pm • Variable Speed Comfort Shirley Bohm, Gwinnett Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Daniel Jape, Owner and Jason Bouchard, Home Performance Manager, Reliable Heating & Air