ROUND TOP, Texas – Marburger Farm Antique Show will donate a portion of its ticket sales to benefit the Houston Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure when the biannual event is held Sept. 27-Oct. 1.

Showgoers are invited to visit the Susan G. Komen tent at the show to learn about the upcoming Race for the Cure in Houston and for Susan G. Komen t-shirts, which are also available in the show office.

The fall Marburger Farm Antique Show is also sponsoring a book-signing on the promenade by author Leslie Sinclair of Segreto: The Secret to Beautiful Finishes. Sinclair is owner of Segreto Finishes, the largest plastering company in Houston.

In 300 pages of breath-taking homes, Sinclair’s shares the secrets, tips and techniques of fine plaster and paint wall finishes that will complement antiques, art and a love of texture and patina.

“We work on some of the most beautiful homes, with rooms and wall textures that please both men and women,” says Sinclair, who confesses that she got her start painting the walls of her Barbie house.

Today Segreto Finishes is offering fine plaster and paint finishes for older homes as well as new construction homes.

“Each project in the book is unique,” says Sinclair. “Like the antiques at Marburger Farm, nothing I do is mass-produced. In walls or in antiques, texture appeals because it gives surfaces depth. Texture takes the flatness out and gives multiple layers of interest.”

Marburger Farm Antique Show has a new mobile website designed for smart phones. Access it through roundtop-marburger.com, which offers complete show information. Follow the show on FaceBook, Twitter and YouTube.

Sterling Affairs, an Austin catering company, will offer two food and beverage pavilions at the Marburger Farm Café with hot and cold sandwiches and other refreshments. Party Thyme will offer a third food pavilion with tacos, as well as coffee and desserts, all on the promenade.

In addition to the 10 tents of vendors, be sure to visit vendors in the 12 historic buildings at the show. Many offer air-conditioning. All shoppers will receive The Howdy, the official guide to Marburger Farm, with maps, vendor locations and information about on-site shipping. Look for the red magazine racks filled with free publications on antiques and home decor. The 43-acre site of the Marburger Farm Antique Show includes an ATM, comfort stations, free wi-fi, free parking and a courtesy parking shuttle.

In the Blacksmith Shop, Marburger Farm welcomes a benefit booth for the Brookwood Community, a nonprofit organization that has supported adults with special needs since 1985. Their wares will include holiday and home décor items, all handmade by functionally disabled adults.

Check out the new Marburger blog from the website www.roundtop-marburger.com. Guest Bloggers will be in attendance.

KTEX 106.1 FM Radio will broadcast live from the show on Friday, Sept. 30. Kansas City’s Junk Mafia Junk in My Trunk radio program will broadcast from the show on Thursday, Sept. 29.

Marburger Farm is available to host events. During the antique “off season,” the public can book weddings/receptions, reunions, corporate gatherings, parties or other events. For information, see marburgerfarmevents.com or call Rick McConn at 713-703-6371.