As more time passes North America’s oldest charity run sports card show finds itself more and more challenged to outdo its innovative past. When the Cranston, RI show began in 1976, the ABA and NBA merged in June and on August 1 the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers made their on-field debuts. It’s been around awhile, with its charity oriented Super Bowl … [Read more...] about An Outdoor Card Show? It’s Happening in Rhode Island
Mike Mangasarian
Cranston Sports Card Show Returns in February
It’s been a fixture on the sports collecting calendar since Roger Staubach and the Dallas Cowboys met Terry Bradshaw and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X. The Cranston Sports Card Show is not only older than the National, it’s one of the five longest running shows in the hobby. The annual event is set to return February 5 and 6 at the Coventry High School Gym … [Read more...] about Cranston Sports Card Show Returns in February
Venerable Cranston Show Shifts To Summer For 2021
It’s being held at a different time of year, but the 45th Cranston Sports Card Show promises to remain the classic that Tom McDonough started in 1976. The annual show in Rhode Island, typically held during Super Bowl weekend, had to be delayed this year because of COVID-19. But now that restrictions have been eased, show director Mike Mangasarian, who took over operations of … [Read more...] about Venerable Cranston Show Shifts To Summer For 2021
Cranston Card Show Returns In February With More Dealers, More Features
Revamped and rejuvenated. The 42nd annual Cranston Sports Card show returns during Super Bowl weekend, and organizer Mike Mangasarian is bubbling with enthusiasm for the Feb. 1-2 event at Coventry High School in Rhode Island. “We were known as the Little Rhody show,” Mangasarian said. “It ain’t little no more.” Mangasarian, 64, said he sold out all 130 tables for … [Read more...] about Cranston Card Show Returns In February With More Dealers, More Features
Cranston Show Returns With New Name, New Venue
It has a new name and a few changes, but the faces are the same and so is the fun. The 41st Super Bowl Weekend Show — formerly known as the Cranston Sports Collectors Show — returns after a two-year hiatus and will be held the weekend of Feb. 2-3 at Coventry High School in Coventry, Rhode Island. Traditionally one of the longest-running shows in the nation, it … [Read more...] about Cranston Show Returns With New Name, New Venue