Program and Clarion update!

 Greetings, readers! Well, I'll get the biggest news out of the way first. This message was posted to various Facebook groups today:

It appears that room sales at the Clarion will end after this year. I can't say I'm completely surprised by this news - the hotel has been dealing with people's trash, stolen items, damage to the building, etc. for years, and allowing that many people into the building at once has to be a fire code violation. It's a pretty huge change, though - many of us can't imagine Breyerfest without room sales. I don't know if I want to get my hopes up about room sales anywhere else, either - I doubt there are many hotels/convention centers in Lexington that would want the hassle of room sales. It looks like this may be the end, sadly. But let's hope Breyer can figure something out with another host hotel; many people depend on those sales to pay for the trip, myself included, so maybe someone will come up with an alternative.

Anyway, now that that unfortunate news is out of the way...the Breyerfest program was released today! Feast your eyes here. And with the program comes the reveal of the raffle models!

So that means Bobby Jo won't be the surprise. I still think it's going to be Vermeer unless he shows up as an auction model. The colors on these are pretty, but I don't need either of them, luckily. Maybe I'll win one and then be able to trade it for something? 

Also, the silent auction lots were revealed! Well, some of them, anyway:

Looks like our bird-loving friend at Breyer has struck again - that Fireheart is a cassowary-themed custom. Looks interesting, though the tail is a bit confusing. I'll have to take a close-up look at it. I screenshotted the whole list of models because one of the lots is a "Test Jumbo Horatio" - which mean it's this guy! The full-size version of Horatio that was used for the photo shoots. We knew it was him because he has the normal tail, not the altered tail that the actual mini has. And just below that is a test Springtime Filly! I've never been a fan of Camilla, but I'll be interested to see this one. 

And the last of the program reveals is the next Collector Club special run! Behold, Guillermo: 

Nothing I need, but the color is pretty! 

That's it for today! Hope we get some more auction reveals soon! There were a few pages missing from the program PDF...