As the first edition under Urban Expositions management, the January 25-28, 2013 California Gift Show will  welcome an expanded exhibitor base, including established industry leaders, emerging newcomers  and two new product categories custom-tailored to the Southern California  lifestyle  – Boardwalk and Outdoor Living. Free parking for buyers, discounted hotel rates, a full-scale educational program and a host of other new buyer services further enhance the offerings buyers will find at the revitalized show at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

CERF+ has activated the CERF+ Artists’ Relief Exchange to connect artists in need of help with offers of assistance. This new online mechanism for donations can be accessed at exchange.craftemergency.org or through the Studio Protector website.

Tools, household items, and offers of volunteer help with clean up can be listed. Artists can also post specific needs on the Exchange. Goods and services listed on the CERF+ Artists’ Relief Exchange must be offered for free. In the spirit of the Exchange, it is expected that items received will not be sold, but rather, relisted or passed on to another artist when they are no longer needed.

Get a picture of 150 years of hurricane history in your area using the recently enhanced Historical Hurricane Tracks website from NOAA (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). For those in the eastern half of the continental US, the image can be quite dramatic.

White Plains, NY- GLM has announced 2013 dates for the winter and summer editions of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), the nation’s premier gift, home, and lifestyle marketplace.

Mooresville, NC – Wholesalecrafts.com, the premier online marketplace for retailers to source artist-made American and Canadian craft products, announces record breaking third quarter 2012 online sales results.

ATLANTA, GA – The September 11-14, 2012 edition of the Las Vegas Souvenir and Resort Gift Show recorded a 6 % increase in attendance over the 2011 edition. Drawn by the show’s extensive, targeted product selection and a growing reputation as the nation’s largest souvenir and resort gift show, buyers from casinos, theme parks, museums, zoos, aquariums and premier tourist destinations flocked to the seventh annual edition at the Las Vegas Convention Center.