Ralph & Terry Kovel will be guest speakers at the Realtors Home & Garden Show

Ralph and Terry Kovel who have been hailed by Parade magazine as the "duke and duchess of the antiques Hi DiHi Dipworld," will be at the antiques and art show sponsored by Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV) friends. They will be signing their latest book, Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price List 2008, from noon to 1pm, when the Kovels will give an hour long chat about antiques and collectibles. The talk is free for all who have admission to the show.

The Kovels are the authors of more than 95 books about collecting and antiques, including the best- selling annual price guide

"Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price List." The Kovels also publish a monthly newsletter, Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles, and write a weekly syndicated newspaper column distributed to more than 150 newspapers. They hosted a weekly series on HGTV, "Flea Market Finds with the Kovels."

This year, the MPTV friends art and antiques show is working in partnership with the 84th annual Home & Garden Show in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The show offers visitors a chance to meet the Kovels, shop booths featuring antiques and art from dealers from throughout the Midwest, get appraisals, and place advance bids on items featured in the Channel 10 Great TV Auction.

Show hours for the 84th Realtors Home & Garden Show are: Friday, March 28, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, March 29, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, March 30, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, April 4, 11a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield Ave in Milwaukee. The show will be closed Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1.

Regular admission is $8 for adults, and admission is free for children 12 and under. Senior days are Friday, March 28 and Friday, April 4, when the ticket price is $6. About the Kovels: The Kovels' most recent books are the newly re-designed Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price List 2008, with 2,500 photos and 42,000 actual prices and "Kovels' American Collectibles, 1900 to 2000." Both will be available at the show, and are available wherever books are sold and online.