Bookish Artsy Things to do

The 30th Annual Washington Antiquarian Book Fair is coming to the Rosslyn Holiday Inn this weekend (Friday-Saturday). The Book Fair will host 75 dealers of rare and fine books, maps and prints. For all of you book collectors out there, this is the place to browse the DC areas biggest collections of rare books. And on Saturday, for all you lovers of Antiques Roadshow, you can have your books appraised for a small fee. (The Post's Weekend Section just wrote it up)

Then at the end of the month, the Southern Graphic Council International Conference will consider the Power of Print in their annual meeting. This conference will bring together a huge number of artists and graphic designers to the DC area. In conjunction with the conference, many galleries will be opening printmaking shows and hosting receptions. For some events, you will need to be a registered participant, but for most of the gallery showings, you just need to show up and enjoy the art!