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Ken Sanders Rare Books is pleased to announce the premier of a new exhibit titled Uconoclasts: Suite One – Literary Utah on Friday, February 19th from 5:00-9:00 PM at The Rose Wagner (138 West 300 South, SLC, UT). Uconoclasts, a collaboration between bookman Ken Sanders and artist Trent Call, is a portrayal in words and pictures of a dozen literary mavericks from Utah's past. Those featured include Wallace Thurman, Wallace Stegner, Neal Cassady, Edward Abbey, May Swenson, Bernard DeVoto and half a dozen more iconoclastic authors; all in one way or another connected to Utah. This project is in conjunction with Plan-B Theatre Company's premier of Wallace, a play about Wallace Stegner and Wallace Thurman running March 4-14th at The Rose Wagner. The Rose Wagner will feature the original paintings and the broadsides of the Uconoclasts project from February 19th thru March 14th in addition to hosting a reception with the artists on Friday, February 19th from 5:00-9:00 p.m. The show at Ken Sanders Rare Books is a shadow show consisting of prints of Trent Call's portraits of each author. These events are part of the February Salt Lake Gallery Stroll and are free and open to the public.

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Ken Sanders Rare Books is pleased to announce that Ken Sanders will be a featured appraiser in several upcoming episodes of Antiques Roadshow. Watch for Ken Sanders on the Denver and Phoenix episodes of the upcoming season of Antiques Road Show. Air times and additional info coming soon.

Also watch out for Ken on PBS rebroadcasts of episodes from Salt Lake City, Dallas, and Hartford. Antiques Roadshow airs on Monday nights at 6:00 p.m. MST.

Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, five-time Emmy® Award-nominated ANTIQUES ROADSHOW marks its thirteenth season in 2009. PBS's highest-rated series, ROADSHOW is seen by almost 11 million viewers each week. Veteran television personality Mark L. Walberg serves as series host.

In each hour-long ROADSHOW episode, specialists from the country's leading auction houses — Bonhams and Butterfields, Christie's, Doyle New York, Skinner and Sotheby's — and independent dealers from across the nation offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cameras capture tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-lost items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds. For more information on the show, please visit their website.