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The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity surrounding the annual Madison Bouckville Outdoor Antique Festival.  It came as a surprise to many when longtime promoter Jock Hengst sold the fields to a local dairy farmer.  Well last night good news came out that that farmer would be leasing the fields to a Syracuse based events promoter who desires to put on an Antique Show similar in size and scope to the long running Madison Bouckville Outdoor Antique Show.  That promoter is the Results group and they sent out a press release this morning:

During an organizational meeting of the Madison Bouckville Antique Dealers Association on Wednesday evening it was announced that The Results Group, a Syracuse, NY based event marketing firm, has signed a multi-year agreement to lease the site of the former Madison Bouckville Antique Show.
Tom Tarry, President of The Results Group said “we are delighted to be a part of such a first class event.  I am originally from Madison County, having been born in Oneida, New York, and I feel very lucky to have this opportunity.  The residents of Madison County owe a debt of gratitude to Ed and Tori Carhart, the new owners of the show site.  I am convinced, though they would never admit it, that there were other, more financially rewarding options for this property but they chose to use the land to further the development of the week-long antique event.  We must also tip our hat to Cindy and Jock Hengst, the founders of the Madison Bouckville Antique Show, for their tireless commitment to creating and nurturing this very important event.  We wish them well in their well deserved future endeavors.”
Jim Walter, Executive Director of Madison County Tourism said “We are very excited to learn that the Results Group will be promoting an antique festival as part of the overall Madison Bouckville Antique Week in August 2011 on the original Outdoor Antique Show fields.  The annual antique week has an economic impact on our community of well over $1.5 million.  It accounts for over $360,000 in hotel sales in Madison County during that week, and fills our restaurants, not to mention the boutique stores in places such as Hamilton and Cazenovia along route 20.  In fact the show has a regional impact selling hotel rooms from Utica to Syracuse and Rome to Norwich.  The Results Group’s involvement ensures that Antique Week will continue to provide the best outdoor antiquing experience in all of New York State and will continue to help drive our local economy.  We are looking forward to working with them and all the show promoters to grow the festival in the coming years.”

The Results Group is a Syracuse, NY based event marketing firm producing events including Empire Brewfest, the Taste of Rochester, the Syracuse Golf Show, the Long Island Golf Show and many others.