Producers, entertainers and exhibitors are expecting a good time

By KIM THAI
Chronicle Correspondent
A Katy home and garden show set for Jan. 27-28 will draw 250 exhibitors, the organizer said.

Robyn Cade, the show manager and president of Permission Marketing LTD, sees the local market as ripe for the show.

“Traffic keeps on getting worse and worse, and driving into (town) is kind of a pain,” Cade said. “It’d be good for local businesses to be able to exhibit and to increase their revenues. It’d be good for the people that live out here to not have to drive into Houston (and) have an opportunity to shop.

“I think there are new homeowners who need décor advice, and there are homes out here that need updating, and people are interested in improving their homes,” she said.

The two-day event, which will be held at the Merrell Center and adjacent Robinson Pavilion, will include how-to seminars, interior design showcases, expert consultations, product demonstrations and some special prices from the exhibitors — 90 percent of which are from the Katy and West Houston area, Cade said.

The show hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 28. Tickets will be $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and children 12 and under are free. Tickets will be available at the door.

Among the experts will be Randy Lemon from radio show Garden Line, High-Tech Texan Michael Garfield and Trading Spaces carpenter Carter Oosterhouse and Frank Bielec, a personal designer from the show and a Katy resident. ...more…