A weekend of shopping, fashion, beauty, cooking and celebrities! Sound like fun? The second annual Cleveland Women's Show will have all that and more.
The show runs Friday through Sunday, Sept. 11-13, at Cleveland's International Exposition Center. The main celebrity attraction will be Kate Gosselin, sextuplet and twins mom of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," who will appear at 2 p.m. Sept. 11. Among other highlights, "Project Runway" season three designer Johnathan Kayne will present a trunk show of his prom and pageant gowns, and author and Cleveland native Lisa Black, a forensic specialist, will talk about her experiences as a crime scene investigator. Cleveland firefighters will strut the fashion runway all three days of the expo.
The show will host 350 exhibitors selling items ranging from cosmetics to cutlery along with a celebrity cooking stage. Chefs -- including Carl Quagliata, owner of Giovanni's Ristorante; Loretta and Stefanie Paganini of the Loretta Paganini School of Cooking; Paul Minnillo of Baracelli Inn; and personal chef Andrew Casey -- will give demonstrations every hour. Sports anchor Chuck Galeti of WOIO Channel 19 will appear with the winner of his station's Dinner on a Shoestring contest.
The spa-on-wheels, Artistry, will offer complimentary beauty treatments, mini-makeovers and product samples. Fans of designer Peter Nygard will enjoy "Nine Easy Pieces/Body Jewels," a fashion presentation by Dillard's.
Cleveland firefighters will participate in a fashion show benefiting Aluminum Cans for Burned Children. Dissatisfied with your figure? Jazzercise experts will show you how to tighten those abs and strengthen that core. Jacquie Chakirelis of Momslikeme.com will talk about social networking and other issues.
Big giveaways include closet redos, laser eye surgery, washers and dryers, and flooring by Nature Stone.
There will be plenty of freebies to take home, too. "You'll need a shopping bag," said show manager Stacy Abernethy, "and comfortable shoes" to visit all of the show's boutiques and booths.
Abernethy's company, Southern Shows Inc., of Charlotte, N.C., puts on 11 women's shows annually throughout the United States. Last year, 13,000 people came to the Cleveland show. "We hope word of mouth will bring a lot more this year," she said.
In addition to all the glamour, free health screenings will be given by the Cleveland Clinic and Walgreens, including bone density tests, body-mass index calculations and blood pressure checks.
The show runs Friday through Sunday, Sept. 11-13, at Cleveland's International Exposition Center. The main celebrity attraction will be Kate Gosselin, sextuplet and twins mom of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," who will appear at 2 p.m. Sept. 11. Among other highlights, "Project Runway" season three designer Johnathan Kayne will present a trunk show of his prom and pageant gowns, and author and Cleveland native Lisa Black, a forensic specialist, will talk about her experiences as a crime scene investigator. Cleveland firefighters will strut the fashion runway all three days of the expo.
The show will host 350 exhibitors selling items ranging from cosmetics to cutlery along with a celebrity cooking stage. Chefs -- including Carl Quagliata, owner of Giovanni's Ristorante; Loretta and Stefanie Paganini of the Loretta Paganini School of Cooking; Paul Minnillo of Baracelli Inn; and personal chef Andrew Casey -- will give demonstrations every hour. Sports anchor Chuck Galeti of WOIO Channel 19 will appear with the winner of his station's Dinner on a Shoestring contest.
The spa-on-wheels, Artistry, will offer complimentary beauty treatments, mini-makeovers and product samples. Fans of designer Peter Nygard will enjoy "Nine Easy Pieces/Body Jewels," a fashion presentation by Dillard's.
Cleveland firefighters will participate in a fashion show benefiting Aluminum Cans for Burned Children. Dissatisfied with your figure? Jazzercise experts will show you how to tighten those abs and strengthen that core. Jacquie Chakirelis of Momslikeme.com will talk about social networking and other issues.
Big giveaways include closet redos, laser eye surgery, washers and dryers, and flooring by Nature Stone.
There will be plenty of freebies to take home, too. "You'll need a shopping bag," said show manager Stacy Abernethy, "and comfortable shoes" to visit all of the show's boutiques and booths.
Abernethy's company, Southern Shows Inc., of Charlotte, N.C., puts on 11 women's shows annually throughout the United States. Last year, 13,000 people came to the Cleveland show. "We hope word of mouth will bring a lot more this year," she said.
In addition to all the glamour, free health screenings will be given by the Cleveland Clinic and Walgreens, including bone density tests, body-mass index calculations and blood pressure checks.