What are you doing tomorrow? Sunday is day two of the American Opal Society’s Opal & Gem – I went today and I had to share….
First – the new venue -The White House Event
Center – is a beautiful facility – with two large halls and luxuriously appointed conference space above.
This is billed as the largest opal show in the US and it is a show that every one in me household looks forward too – who doesn’t like opal?
You enter from the patio area to the right of the front doors and there are friendly faces to greet you , collect the $3.00 entry fee and direct you to the table to fill out the Raffle Ticket. This is the time when you need to buy extra raffle tickets – when you see the prizes you will just have to go back!
The halls are chock full of Opal of all kinds and lots of other really great gems – the fire opal will knock your socks off!
The seminar schedule keeps the upstairs area filled. The Sunday seminars include:
11am – Florescence in gems – specifically opal with Jim Pisani
Noon – Larry Hoskinson and Leslie Neff – share their experience collecting opal in Yowah, Queensland, Australia
1pm – Gem ID for Beginners is presented by Dr. Walt Johnson who teaches the basics that you need for purchasing.
In the hall across the patio there were some great gem and bead vendors and my favorite tool vendor – Johnson Brothers – this company has everything from gemological equipment to metalsmithing to gold panning.
Are you interested in learning a new technique? The demos her are wonderful … carving, faceting, chain making, wire wrapping, and a really great scrimshaw artist.
Remember back at the top when I told you to buy extra raffle tickets? This is the grand prize – Maw Sit-Sit, Lapis, Turquoise, Sugilite and Opal bordered in gold, each bead was hand cut buy the opal phenom Stan McCall.
Show Hours:
Sunday 10am – 5pm
at the:
White House Event Center
1238 S. Beach Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92804
Anaheim, CA 92804
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