13 October 2009 The Capri Motel in San Francisco (2015 Greenwich Street), which over the years has been the site of much informal rug dealing and many get-togethers during the Caskey Lees Tribal Art Fair in February at the Fort Mason Centre, will enjoy a new lease of life in respect to rug dealing from 15-26 October 2009 as it becomes the focus for The Antique Rug and Textile Show. Over 35 dealers from around the world will be attending the event offering their merchandise for sale over the period from the comfort of their rooms in the motel, which will be totally given over to the event. The list of exhibitors contains many of the most active dealers in the antique collectable market and demonstrates that one should expect to encounter some well-sourced esoteric material ranging from Baluch and Turkmen collectables through to European embroideries, early Turkish weavings as well as pile bags from Iran and interesting Azerbaijan weavings, the only thing that one might not expect to see here is decorative carpets. Indeed the role call of exhibitors reads like a list of the dealers that one expect to see at an ACOR dealer’s row, and that is perhaps the type of congenial atmosphere that one should expect to encounter. For a full list of exhibitors with contact details visit http://arts.jozan.net/exhibitors.asp
Allied to this open house or open motel, several other events are scheduled to add an extra incentive to visit the Bay Area:
15-18 October Dan Miller will present a show of Tibetan saddle rugs from the Charles Gays collection at the Capri to celebrate the launch of the second edition of his book Auspicious Carpets: Tibetan Rugs and Textiles.
15-26 October, Ahmed Butt will hold an exhibition of his collection of circa 70 old Chinese rugs in the gallery of Pak Oriental Rug, 680 8th St. #159, San Francisco.
15-26 October ‘Central Asian Textile Art’, the inaugural exhibition at Tom Cole’s new private gallery located just 20 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County. An opening reception will be held on Sunday October 18 (5:30pm - 9:00pm) with wine and light refreshments. Please call ahead for directions (+1 415 499-1652) or email thomascole@earthlink.net for clear directions and a map.
15-31 October Mohammad Zavvar at his Hazara Gallery, 15 minutes east of the Bay Bridge in Rockridge district of Oakland, will host an exhibition of antique rugs and textiles. The opening reception, including wine and light hors d'oeuvres, will be on Friday, October 16th from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. The address is 6042 College Ave. Oakland, ca 94618.
16 October ACOR President Tom Hubbard will have a lunch at Green’s Restaurant at Fort Mason with SFBARS President Peter Poullada to which other members are invited to discuss the possibility of hosting ACOR in San Francisco in February 2011
17-24 October Selling exhibition of rugs, textiles, and fragments from hither and yon, not just “Baluch”, from the collection of Dewitt Mallary at Peter Pap’s gallery in San Francisco, 10am-5pm each day, Sunday 12-5. Peter Pap Oriental Rugs, 470 Jackson Street, San Francisco.
21 October SFBARS sponsored visit to Occidental, the home of well-known Bay Area collector Jim Dixon. Pre-booking essential. | 
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