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MILWAUKEE/NARI SHOW OFFERS VARIETY OF ADMISSION DISCOUNTS AND PRIZES

Discounted ticket prices and a variety of raffle prizes are just some of the incentives attracting visitors to the 47th annual Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Show at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park in West Allis Thurs., Feb. 5, through Sun., Feb. 8.

People over 55 will be admitted for $4.00 on Thursday, Feb. 5, for Senior Day sponsored by Callen Construction.  A $2 Off admission coupon good on up to four regularly priced adult tickets during each day of the Show is available at www.milwaukeenari.org and in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Advance regular adult admission tickets are available now through Wed., Feb. 4, at the Milwaukee/NARI office and other member locations.  A complete list of advance ticket locations is available on the association’s Web site at www.milwaukeenari.org.

For the 11th consecutive year, the Milwaukee/NARI Foundation, Inc. will sponsor a raffle in conjunction with the Home Improvement Show.  With a mission to increase public awareness of the home improvement industry, raffle proceeds are used to fund scholarships, purchase tools and equipment, and support educational programs to help encourage and train young people and displaced workers interested in the professional remodeling industry.  The raffle prizes available are as follows:

• Playhouse constructed by Bradley Tech High School
• Playhouse constructed by Community High School
• Playhouse constructed by Franklin High School
• Playhouse constructed by Waukesha County Technical College
• $1,000.00 gift certificate for a Carrier product and installation by 1st Choice Heating & Cooling
• Midwest Airlines ticket voucher for two round-trip tickets
• $500 Home Depot gift card
• Area Rug and two-hour design consultation from Carpet Town and a $250 Plaster Gallery certificate
• Wood entry door and installation from Milwaukee Millwork and KS Remodelers
• White oak, stained and finished, flat screen TV stand from James R. Nelson Remodeling, Ltd.
• Reverse Osmosis System from Culligan of Greater Milwaukee
• $500 Kohler Destination Card

Raffle tickets will be sold in the Milwaukee/NARI Information Center near the north entrance of the Wisconsin Exposition Center at one for $5.00, three for $10.00, and eight for $20.00.  The winning tickets will be drawn at 4:30 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 8, on the American TV Kennedy Hahn Appliance Cooking Demonstration Stage.  One need not be present to win.

Co-sponsored by the Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council, Inc., and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the 2009 Show will provide Milwaukee/NARI, the area’s leading home improvement and remodeling industry resource for more than 47 years, with the opportunity to have its members provide consumers with ideas on how to “ReCreate Your Space,” the theme for the Show.

More than 325 exhibitors will fill over 700 booth spaces covering the entire exposition center and will feature providers of thousands of home improvement products and services, including kitchens, bathrooms, decks, cabinets, windows, siding, countertops, lighting, landscaping, additions, wall covering, rec rooms, roofing, fireplaces, and more.

During the Show, educational demonstrations and seminars by home improvement experts and media celebrities will be held, including presentations by Shari Hiller and Matt Fox of HGTV and Dean Johnson from “Hometime” on PBS on the Show’s Seminar & Demonstration Stage.  The American TV Kennedy Hahn Appliance Cooking Demonstration Stage will feature area chefs and national cooking celebrities, including Chef Rock Harper, “Hell’s Kitchen” Season 3 Winner, and Scott Leysath, The Sporting Chef.

There will also be special attractions, including manufacturer displays, an interior design contest and the Show’s Outdoor Living Area will feature a “neighborhood” comprised of a variety of landscaping and hardscaping, plus playhouses built by area technical school students that will be raffled off at the conclusion of the Show. There will also be special attractions, including manufacturer mobile unit displays, an interior design contest featuring area college students, and an automotive display.

Hours on Thurs., Feb. 5, and Fri., Feb. 6, are 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 7, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Sun., Feb. 8, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Admission is $6 in advance, $8 at the door on Thurs. and Fri., and $10 Sat. and Sun.  Two-day tickets for the Show will also be sold at the door for $12.  Tickets for seniors 55 and older are $5.00, with a special price of $4.00 at the door on Thurs., Feb. 5, for Callen Construction Senior Day.  Children 12 and younger are free and there is free childcare for ages 3 – 12.

For more information, visit www.milwaukeenari.org or call 414-771-4071.

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