Orange County News - Orange, TX, USA - Popular antiques appraiser Beth Szescila will offer an encapsulated version of her Rice University course "Appraisal Tips for the Savvy Collector" at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Lutcher Theater.

Sponsored by the historic W.H. Stark House in Orange, the lecture is free of charge and will offer tips and guidelines for both novice and experienced collectors.

Fans of the popular PBS series "Antiques Roadshow"know Szescila as one of the show's regular appraisers.

A member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), Szescila is double-certified in fine art and antiques and residential contents. She also runs an appraisal service in Houston.

Stark House Director