Home show hits Fitchburg this weekend

The display for Sterling Greenery of Sterling sits at Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg awaits visitors to the Central Mass Home Show, which begins this afternoon and continues through Sunday. SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE / JOHN LOVE

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FITCHBURG -- Thinking about replacing those drafty windows? Still rocking gold and olive kitchen countertops from the Carter administration?

If this describes you, the Central Mass Home Show could be the ticket to a more stylish and modern living space.

"If you want to increase the value of your home, knowing it's difficult to sell a home in this market, you will find all the ideas and contacts to make it happen," event organizer Jack Weld said.

The annual event kicks off tonight at 5 p.m. For the first time in 20 years, it will be held at the Wallace Civic Center, 100 John Fitch Highway, at Fitchburg State University.

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The three-day event is expected to draw hundreds of people looking for deals on all kinds of home-improvement needs, from home security and new windows and siding, to cooking implements and pools and hot tubs, to bathroom remodeling, solar paneling and roofing.

The show started in 1970 at the Wallace Civic Center. By 1990, the city was no longer able to properly maintain the building, Weld said, so the show moved to the Royal Plaza Trade Center, which is now Great Wolf Lodge.

The renovations under way at that facility prompted organizers to bring the event back to its original home.

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Home show hits Fitchburg this weekend