International Rose O'Neill Club Foundation
 
KEWPIESTA
 

Rose O'Neill first arrived in the Ozarks in 1896 and Bonniebrook (Rose's home) became her retreat. In 1967, a week was dedicated to Rose O'Neill and a group of Kewpie collectors met in Brason, the closest town to Bonniebrook. This week was named "Kewpiesta" and evolved into a yearly convention.

Every year the International Rose O'Neill Club (IROC) continue to hold a convention in Branson, Missouri. Kewpie lovers come from all across the United States and from other countries. They have come from as far away as Japan. The current convention is four days long and encompass the Affiliate Get Together, a trade show where authentic and reproductions of Rose's work is sold, an auction, the IROCF's business meeting, and is capped by a formal dinner. IROCF members sell items from their rooms throughout the whole week. A theme is chosen for each Kewpiesta and everyone uses the theme to decorate Affiliate rooms.

 
Kewpiesta 2009
Kewpiesta Photographs

April 22 - 26, 2009
Theme: 100th Anniversary of the First Kewpies in Print
(Ladies Home Journal, December 1909)

Location: Ramada Inn Conference Center
                 1700 West Highway 76
                 Branson, MO 65615
                 Tel. (417)334-1000, 1-800-641-4106
                 Fax. (417)339-3046

Room rate for Kewpiesta 2009 will be $47.80 per night plus tax.

More Information To Come

Flash Photo/Dave Cain
3620 - 76 Country Blvd.
Branson, MO 65616
417-334-0073
www.FlashPhoto.PhotoReflect.com

 

 

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