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
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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
Inside the Rhode Island Plant That Printed Topps Cards in the 1990s
John Tassoni Jr. is a busy guy. He likes it that way. He produces two trade newspapers and hosts a pair of talk shows. He’s a hockey official who also drove a Zamboni for 10 years. From 2001 to 2012, Tassoni was a Rhode Island state senator, serving on committees that tackled health care, housing and municipal government. He currently runs his own public relations firm … [Read more...] about Inside the Rhode Island Plant That Printed Topps Cards in the 1990s