Special Events

2008 Home Improvement Show

Advance tickets for the 46th annual Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Show are available now through Wed., Feb. 6, at Milwaukee/NARI member locations throughout southeastern Wisconsin.  The Show will be held Thurs., Feb. 7, through Sun., Feb. 10, at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park in West Allis.

Advance tickets are $6, and tickets will be sold at the door for $8 on Thurs. and Fri., and for $10 on Sat. and Sun.  Two-day tickets for the Show will also be sold at the door for $12.  Tickets for seniors 55 and older are $5.00, with a special price of $4.00 at the door on Thurs, Feb. 7, for Senior Day.  Children 12 and younger are free and there is free childcare for ages 3 – 12.

Tickets for the 2008 Home Improvement Show are available at the following locations:

Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council
11815 W. Dearbourn Ave. • Wauwatosa

Adair Floors ‘N’ Mor’, Inc
7441 S. 27th St. • Franklin

Aetna Corporation
13745 W. Capitol Dr. • Brookfield

All American Window & Door Co.
N112 W14880 Mequon Rd. • Germantown

Allis Industries, Inc.
2915 S. 13th St. • Milwaukee

Barstool Central, Inc.
13665 W. Capitol Dr. • Brookfield

Bartelt Filo Design Build
N86 W14041 Beacon St. • Menomonee Falls

Brillo Home Improvements, Inc.
5315 N. Lovers Lane Rd. • Milwaukee

The Cabinetree of Wisconsin
19700 W. Bluemound Rd. • Brookfield

The Cabinetry Shop
1800 N. Main St. • Racine

California Closets
3485 N. 124th St. • Brookfield

Callen Construction, Inc.
S63 W13131 Janesville Rd. • Muskego

1st Choice Heating & Cooling
S30 W24698 Sunset Dr. • Waukesha

J.D. Griffiths Co., Inc.
8401 W. Calumet Rd. • Milwaukee

S.J. Janis Company, Inc.
11501 W. North Ave. • Wauwatosa

Kitchens by Design, Inc.
13104 Watertown Plank Rd. • Elm Grove

Kowalske Design Studio
1935 MacArthur Rd. • Waukesha

Neu’s Hardware Gallery
N95 W16975 Richfield Way • Menomonee Falls

The OAR Group, Inc.
13390 Watertown Plank Rd. • Elm Grove

Quickflash Heating & Cooling Services
11815 W. Bradley Rd. • Milwaukee

Renovators, Ltd.
14260 W. Greenfield Ave. • Brookfield

Royal Chimney Service
11815 W. Dearbourn Ave. • Wauwatosa

Schoenwalder Plumbing, Inc.
1600 Paramount Dr. • Waukesha

U Build It-Waukesha
2325 Parklawn Dr., Suite Q • Waukesha

Rudy Uttke & Sons, Inc. Heating & Cooling Contractors
4209 S. Howell Ave. • Milwaukee

Valley USA, Inc.
4267 W. Loomis Road • Greenfield

Joe Wilde Company, Inc.
16601 W. Cleveland Ave. • New Berlin

Wooden Thumb, Inc.
2840 S. 108th St. • West Allis

Cosponsored by the Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council, Inc., and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the 2008 Show will provide Milwaukee/NARI, the area’s leading home improvement and remodeling industry resource for more than 46 years, with the opportunity to have its members provide consumers with “A Celebration of Home,” the theme for the Show.

More than 325 exhibitors will fill over 700 booth spaces covering the entire exposition center and will feature providers of thousands of home improvement products and services, including kitchens, bathrooms, decks, cabinets, windows, siding, countertops, lighting, landscaping, additions, wall covering, rec rooms, roofing, fireplaces, and more.

During the Show, educational demonstrations and seminars by home improvement experts and media celebrities will be held, including presentations on the Ver Halen – Pella Window Store Seminar Stage by Kelly Edwards, presented by The Home Depot,  of HGTV’s “Design on a Dime” and Michael Weishan of “The Victory Garden” on PBS.  Kennedy Hahn Appliance/American will sponsor the Cooking Demonstration Stage, which will feature area chefs and national cooking celebrities, including Chef Kris Winkelman of Babe Winkelman Productions, Chef Darren McGrady who worked four years as Princess Diana’s personal chef and more than 11 years at Buckingham Palace, and Chef Keegan Gerhard, pastry chef and food competition judge from The Food Network.

In addition, the Show’s Outdoor Living Area will feature garden areas, a deck, and outdoor cooking component. There will also be special attractions, including the American Standard “Ingenuity Tour, “The Sherwin Williams Interactive Painting Area, the Focus on Energy “Green Remodeling” display, and the Schlossmann’s Dodge City Vehicle and House of Harley motorcycle displays.

Hours on Thurs., Feb. 7, and Fri., Feb. 8, are 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 9, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Sun., Feb. 10, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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