As people walked around with some of their most prized possessions at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, hoping to be part of the “Antiques Roadshow” magic, Marsha Bemko pulled a white chair into the shade and sat down.
It was late in the afternoon and the executive producer of the longrunning PBS show had been at the outdoor amphitheater for several hours, hearing the treasured stories behind the things people chose to bring.
Throughout the day — which started early in the morning and would go until the last item was appraised — a lot of people learned that their items were more valuable sentimentally than they were monetarily…