NEW YORK.- UrbanGlass will be hosting the eighth annual Glass Bead Expo at Parsons School of Design Exhibition Center at 7th Avenue and 40th Street in the heart of Manhattan’s fashion district. The Exhibition Center is conveniently located with access to all Times Square subway lines and the Grand Central shuttle. And extended hours will make it easier for lunch hour and after-work shoppers in the midtown area.

Top contemporary glass beadmakers from all over the US and Canada will be selling their glass beads and jewelry during this three-day exhibition. Exhibitors include Karen Bye, Patti Cahill, Ofilia Cinta, Gail Crosman-Moore, Lori & Paul Engle, Kim Fields, Kate Fowle Meleney, Bernadette Fuentes, Amy Haftkowycz, Alyssa Hayes & Martin Whitford, Renèe Holoubek, Caitlin Hyde, Patti Genack, Maureen Kelly, Cynthia Liebler Saari, Cynthia Mayer, Mike & Bev McCarthy, Nancy Meisner, Tamara Melcher, Jennifer Field Miller, Karen Ovington, David Palnick, Brad Pearson, Nancy Pilgrim, Jennifer Place & Serena Smith, Connie Pollard, Malcom Potek & Kara van Wyk, Cindy Riccardelli, Chris & Jackie Rice, Erica Rosenfeld, Amy Ruopp, Stephanie Sersich, Fay Servoss, Alex Shapiro, Nancy Tobey, Heather Trimlett, Jeri Warhaftig, Beth Williams, John Winter, Lea Zinke, and The Bead Project.

The SoftFlex Company, the premier bead stringing supplier, will have demonstrations of bead stringing techniques and advice on how to use their tools and supplies. Glass beadmakers and jewelers alike will find everything they need to practice their craft at the SoftFlex booth.