The heat is intensifying and if you live in Las Vegas, you notice right away that some people aren’t ready for it. They’re in sweaters, heavy boots, and even light jackets as they wait in a long line to enter the Springs Preserve, a desert botanical garden and museum in the city’s center.
They have a good excuse, of course. Many aren’t from Southern Nevada. They’re from all over the country. And despite the heat, as they shuffle into the venue, they’re nothing if not happy.
That’s because they’re here for an event some have waited years for: A call for possible guests on the Antiques Roadshow. The PBS program has been on air since 1997. And the people lined up have brought with them red wagons, tote bags, and paper grocery bags containing artifacts and keepsakes that they hope to find out are precious treasures.
If you’re new to the show, the format is fairly simple. People bring items found in an attic, shed, yard sale — or maybe it sat on their mantle for decades. But they’ve always wondered: “Is it worth anything?” Expert appraisers look it over and give an estimate. Everyone who shows up gets an appraisal, but only a handful get on the show.
Many know Nate Tannenbaum as a long-time weatherman for various Las Vegas-area TV news outlets, currently with KLAS-TV. He’s also the host of Vegas PBS’s special look behind the scenes of the Antiques Roadshow’s visit to Las Vegas last year.
The special premieres on Jan. 27.
