Toys R Us Barbie Event: Toys R Us is having a "Big Barbie Event" from now until April 22. Buy $40 worth of Barbie dolls and accessories and receive a free Barbie doll with a coupon from last Sunday's paper. Also, there is a big sweepstakes with hundreds of Barbie prizes, and you can "meet" Barbie at Toys R Us on April 15. Fashion Avenues are also on sale for 3 for $10.

Millers Fashion Doll Magazine Changing Ownership: Sandi Holder of the Doll Attic has announced that Miller's Fashion Doll Magazine is being acquired by another publishing company. Stay tuned for further details.

Virginia Graves Carlson Dies: Virginia Graves Carlson, for whom the Ginny doll was named by her mother, Jennie Graves, died recently. Ms. Carlson also worked with her mother to build the Vogue Doll Company.

Slinky Inducted Into Toys Hall Of Fame: But no dolls this year (although Barbie was inducted last year). Other inductees this year include the jump rope, bicycle, jacks and Mr. Potatoe Head. Read all about it in the Oregonian.

Upcoming Doll Events

• Anaheim 2000 Dollmaking Show: Anaheim, April 28, 29 and 30. Anaheim Convention Center. HUGE show.
• National UFDC Convention: Fin Du Millenaire: Chicago, July 16-21 2000. The National Convention; over 2000 doll collectors, sale room, modern and antique doll competition rooms, classes, seminars (your Guide will be teaching a seminar) , meal events and much more! Go to www.ufdc.org for more information.
• National Gene Convention 2000 will be held Oct. 20-23 at the Arlington Heights Hilton in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). Registration is $325 and limited to 700. For more information, contact genecon99@aol.com
• Fashion Doll Convention 2000 San Diego, California August 12 to 14 2000 at the DoubleTree Hotel. Convention dolls are Daisy and Willow. For more information, http://members.aol.com/fashiondollsd or e-mal fashiondollsd@aol.com
• June Goodnow Doll Sculpting Seminar, Chico, California
  May 26, 27 and 28 2000, at your Guide's Dollmaking Studio! For more information, contact Denise Van Patten at dollymker@aol.com.
  Learn to sculpt amazing dolls in polymer clay! Classes taught by NIADA doll artist June Goodnow

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2000 Past Editions of Dolls This Week:

January
Madame Alexander 16" Fashion Doll; Mattel Execs Leave *
Doll Costumer Guild Announces New Publication; *
Barbie PC; Barbie Auction *
February
Jill Barad Resigns From Mattel *
All The Toy Fair News! *
Toy Fair Recap; Toy Fair Toys are Technological *
March
New Theriault Auctions; Dorothy Coleman Dies *

For all 1999 editions of "Dolls This Week" please go to the 1999 Dolls This Week Archives.