Editing Atlanta Pen Show 2018

{{Infobox pen show
| name = Atlanta Pen Show 2018
| startdate = April 13 2018
| enddate = April 15 2018
| location = '''Wyndham Atlanta Galleria''', 6345 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30339
| url = https://www.atlantapenshow.info
| series_number = 23
| series_title = [[Atlanta Pen Show]]

[[United States Pen Show Circuit]]
}}

== Description ==
Join us for the 23rd Annual Atlanta Pen Show at regular location, The Wyndham Atlanta Galleria in Atlanta, which is near the Galleria and Total Office Products. The Wyndham Atlanta Galleria features nicer rooms and some nice ballrooms for the show. Nearby restaurants include Maggiano’s, PF Chang’s, and the Cheese Cake Factory. The hotel is close to Cumberland Mall and the Galleria. It’s also close to Parkway Point Multiplex Movie Theater. The hotel provides complementary shuttle runs until 11:00pm to these attractions (all are on a first come first serve basis).<ref>From the official show information page https://www.atlantapenshow.info/show-info/</ref>

==Admissions==
Public admission is open noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.<ref>Schedule page showing admission times https://www.atlantapenshow.info/schedule/</ref> General public admission is $10 a day, with children under 12 for free.<ref>Show rates from information page https://www.atlantapenshow.info/show-info/</ref> Weekend passes are $50, and also gives attendees access to the cookout on Friday evening.<ref>Schedule page for the event  https://www.atlantapenshow.info/schedule/</ref>

==Community Coverage==
===The Pen Addict Podcast===
The Atlanta Pen show was discussed on [[The Pen Addict (Podcast)|The Pen Addict]] on [[The Pen Addict 302|episode 302]], where [[Brad Dowdy]] goes over the schedule of events, and describes what to expect for the show. 
The live recording of [[The Pen Addict 303|episode 303]] is planned for Saturday, April 8, with guests [[Cary Yeager]] of [[Fountain Pen Day]] and [[Lisa Vanness]] of the [[Vanness Pen Shop]].
===Social Media===
On popular social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, images of the show were commonly shared with the official tags of [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/atlpenshow2018/ #atlpenshow2018], and [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/atlantapenshow2018/ #atlantapenshow2018].
===Meet ups===
Apart from the meet up and live show recording of The Pen Addict with [[Myke Hurley]] and [[Brad Dowdy]], there is also a meetup for [[Brian Goulet]] of [[Goulet Pens]] planned. The Goulet meetup will be 8:30 p.m. on Friday, and Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Chattahoochee Bar for an aftershow pen social.
===Videos===
Pen Blogger [[Mike Matteson]] of [[Inkdependence]] filmed his usual Friday live stream from the floor of the show, found on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryV2GOKtAdY YouTube].

==References and Notes==

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[[Category:Pen Show|Atlanta]]
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