2-4—BLACK CANYON CITY, ARIZONA: 36th annual show & sale; Braggin Rock & High Desert Helpers; High Desert Park; 19001 Jacie Ln.; Fri. 9-4, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 9-4; free admission; dealers, demonstrators, minerals, gemstones, jewelry, fossils, crystals, tools, equipment, books, lapidary supplies, gold panning, cabbing, beading, wire-wrapping, faceting, stone carving, gem setting, raffle, rock identification; contact Don Ingalls, PO Box 212, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324-0212, (623) 374-0202; e-mail: riverdiva@gmail.com
2-4—MONTREAL, , CANADA: Wholesale and retail show; Montreal Gem & Mineral Club; Place Bonaventure; 800 De La Gauchetiere W, Canada; Fri. 12-9; adults $7, seniors $6, students $5, children (under 12) free; contact Willem Verwoerdt, 587 Place Maurice, Laval, PQ, Canada H7X 1M1, (450) 689-2701; e-mail: willem.verwoerdt@videotron.ca; Web site: www.montrealgemmineralclub.ca
3—TUCSON, ARIZONA: 11th annual silent auction; Old Pueblo Lapidary Club; clubhouse; 3118 N. Dale; Sat. 9-2; free admission; contact Danny Hamsen, 8160 E. Broadway, Apt. 12, Tucson, AZ 85710, (520) 721-8452; e-mail: drrock2000@gmail.com; Web site: www.lapidaryclub.org
3-4—AMARILLO, TEXAS: Annual show; Golden Spread Gem & Mineral Society; Amarillo Civic Center; 401 S. Buchanan St., Regency Room, Entrance #4; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $3, children (under 12) and Scouts or military in uniform free; prehistoric, outer space, Down Under, precious, unusual, cheaps, artifacts, valuables, jewelry, Indian jewelry, beads, fluorescent minerals; contact Wanda Finley, 9170 FM 1151, Claude, TX 79019, (806) 944-5464; e-mail: finfran@midplains.coop
3-4—ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; American Opal Society; White House West Wing Event Center; Hobby City/Adventure City, 1238 S. Beach Blvd.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $3.50, children (under 15) free; opal and gem dealers from the US, Australia and other countries, rough and cut opals, gemstones, books, jewelry tools and supplies, prize drawing, free opal seminars, free demonstrations, gem cutting, jewelry making, gem carving, wire wrapping, inlay, faceting, cabbing; contact Pete Goetz, (714) 530-3530; e-mail: info@opalsociety.org; Web site: http://opalsciety.org
3-4—BREWER, MAINE: Annual show; Penobscot Mineral & Lapidary Club; Brewer Auditorium; 203 State St.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $2, children (under 12) free; rocks, minerals, jewelry, beads, door prize, silent auction, raffles, gems, crystals, fluorescent mineral sales and display, kids’ mining cups, Maine minerals; contact James White, 54 Gilbert St., Orono, ME 04473, (207) 866-2546; e-mail: jameshwhite@myfairpoint.net
3-4—CONCORD, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society; Centre Concord; 5298 Clayton Rd., near Ygnacio Valley Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; adults $5, children (under 16) free with adult; 24 dealers, 26 demonstrators, 60 exhibits, fluorescent room, minerals, gems, jewelry, fossils, crystals, tools, equipment, books, lapidary supplies, gold panning, cabbing, beading, wire-wrapping, faceting, stone carving, gem setting, youth and Scout activities, silent auction, prizes, raffle, rock identification; contact Harry Nichandros, PO Box 4667, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, (925) 289-0454; e-mail: show-rg@ccmgs.org; Web site: ccmgs.org
3-4—EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA: Annual show; Tuscarora Lapidary Society; CFS, The School at Church Farm; 1001 E. Lincoln Hwy.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $6, children $1; dealers, finished jewelry, cut and uncut stones, fossils, beads, tools, club member jewelry demonstrations, exhibits, children’s activities, door prizes, discount tickets on Web site; contact Lisa Roman, 24 Upland Rd., Brookhaven, PA 19105, (610) 490-5252; e-mail: information@lapidary.org; Web site: www.lapidary.org
3-4—GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT: 25th annual show and sale; Stamford Mineralogical Society; Eastern Greenwich Civic Center; 90 Harding Rd.; Sat. 9:30-5, Sun. 10-4:30; adults $6, children (under 12) $1; hourly door prizes, grand prize, kids’ Mini-Mine, geodes sales and cracking, dealers, beads, minerals, jewelry, gemstones, lapidary material, fossils, educational displays; contact Nancy Mattson, PO Box 4148, Stamford, CT 06907, (914) 935-8893; e-mail: ngm11@msn.com; Web site: thttp://stamfordmineralsociety.org
3-4—LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club; Antelope Valley Fairgrounds; 2551 W. Ave. H; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; free admission; dealers, displays, Dino Show; contact Cheri George, PO Box 900279, Palmdale, CA 93590, (562) 243-8470; e-mail: pgmc@antelcom.net; Web site: www.palmdalegemandmineral.com
3-4—MELBOURNE, FLORIDA: Annual show; Canaveral Mineral & Gem Society; Melbourne Auditorium; 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; adults $4, children (under 12) free; jewelry, demonstrations, minerals, beads, fossils, gems, gold, silver, tools, books, children’s activities, door prizes; contact Joe David, 2145 Sans Souci Ave., Plan Bay, FL 32909; e-mail: JOE_DAVID@ME.COM
3-4—MIDLAND, TEXAS: 50th annual show; Midland Gem & Mineral Society; Midland Center; 105 N. Main St., corner of Wall and Main; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $4, students (6-18) $1, children (5 and under) free; dealers, demonstrations, exhibits, silent auction, kids’ corner, geode cutting, fluorescent mineral room; contact Tom Wurster, PO Box 5043, Midland, TX 79704, (432) 682-6258 or (432) 230-2566; e-mail: show@midlandgemandmineral.org; Web site: www.midlandgemandmineral.org
3-4—PHOENIX, ARIZONA: Retail show; Sharon Szymanski and Val Latham; El Zaribah Shriner’s Auditorium; 552 N. 40th St.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $3, children (under 12) free with adult; dealers, fine and costume jewelry, fossils, minerals, rough slabs, cabachons, crystals, copper, beads, lapidary equipment and supplies, wirewrappers; contact Sharon Szymanski, 1792 E. Laddoos Ave., San Tan Valley, AZ 85140, (480) 215-9101; e-mail: goldcanyon2@yahoo.com
3-4—SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; San Diego Mineral & Gem Society; Al Bahr Shrine; 5440 Kearny Mesa Rd.; Sat. 9:30-5, Sun. 10-4; free admission; free gem identification, more than 12, more than 40 exhibits, demonstrators, faceting, lost wax casting, silver chain making, sphere making, wire wrapping, Junior’s booth, club sales, slabs, books, magazines, door prizes, field trip information; contact Bob Hancock, (619) 889-6886; e-mail: rhbobhancock@cs.com; Web site: www.sdmg.org
3-4—STURTEVANT, WISCONSIN: Annual show; Racine Geological Society; Fountain Banquet Hall; 8505 Durand Ave.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission; hourly silent auctions and raffles, club displays, dealers, rocks, minerals, gems; contact John Lowman, 3223 Spruce St., Racine, WI 53403, (262) 554-5370; Web site: rgs-wi.tripod.com/
9-11—ANCHORAGE, ALASKA: Annual show; Chugach Gem & Mineral Club, Alaska Miners Association; Sheraton Anchorage Hotel; 401 E. 6th Ave., 2nd floor; Fri. 5-9, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4; free admission; displays, talks, demonstrations, dealers, rocks, minerals, jewelry, books, kids’ activities; contact Anita Williams, (907) 345-2541; e-mail: awilliam@alaska.net
9-11—HUMBLE, TEXAS: Annual show; Houston Gem & Mineral Society; Humble Civic Center; 8233 Will Clayton Pkwy.; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $7, seniors and students $6, children (under 12) free; contact Sigrid Stewart, (281) 530-0942; e-mail: sigrid.stewart@gmail.com; Web site: www.hgms.org
9-11—LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Annual show; Kyana Geological Society; Resurrection Lutheran Church; 4205 Gardiner View Ave.; Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 12-6; free admission; “Amazing Geodes”, jewelry, gems, beads, rough rock, crystals, agates, fossils, children’s activities; contact Charlie Oldham, 7405 W. Highway 22, Crestwood, KY 40014
9-11—ORLANDO, FLORIDA: Annual show; Central Florida Mineral & Gem Society; Central Florida Fairgrounds; 4603 W. Colonial Dr.; Fri. 1-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5, students $2 (discount coupon on Web site), children free; demonstrations, cabochon cutting, faceting, wire wrapping, 30-minute auctions, kids’ table, sluice mining for gems, hourly door prizes, gems, minerals, beads, metaphysical stones, fossils, Scout merit badges; contact Gordon Oakley, 5032 Lido St., Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 592-4358; e-mail: cfmgsociety@gmail.com; Web site: www.cfmgs.org
9-11—PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI: Wholesale and retail show; Mississippi Gulf Coast Gem & Mineral Society; Jackson County Fairgrounds; Civic Center Bldg.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $3, three-day pass $5, students free with ID, children free with adult; mineral displays. rock food display, educational demonstrators, more than 20 dealers, gems, minerals, fossils, jewelry; contact Bill La Rue, 312 Pine Dr., Ocean Springs, MS 39564, (228) 229-8781; e-mail: wildbill2736@att.net
9-11—PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON: 8th annual South Sound Gem, Opal & Mineral Show; The Northwest Opal Association and Cascade Mineralogical Society; Puyallup Fairgrounds Expo Hall; Meridian St. S. and 9th Ave. SW; Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $4, children (under 12) free; contact Lyle Jorgensen, (425) 483-0557; e-mail: mechanix@comcast.net
9-11—SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA: Fall West Coast Gem & Mineral Show; Martin Zinn Expositions LLC; Holiday Inn – Orange County Airport; 2726 S. Grand Ave.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; 80 retail and wholesale dealers; contact Martin Zinn Expositions, PO Box 665, Bernalillo, NM 87004-0665; e-mail: mzexpos@gmail.com; Web site: www.mzexpos.com
10—RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: Swap; Richmond Gem & Mineral Society; Ridge Baptist Church Meeting Hall; 1515 E. Ridge Rd.; Sat. 9-3; free admission; swap, mineral dealers, reserve tables from Andy Dietz, dietziv@yahoo.com, or Bob Simon, dino_safaris@yahoo.com; contact Murray Rosenberg, (804) 740-0019; Web site: www.rgms-va.info
10—VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA: Show and sale; Vallejo Gem & Mineral Society; Vallejo Vets Bldg.; 420 Admiral Callaghan Ln.; Sat. 9-5; adults $1, children (under 14) free with adult; rocks, beads, jewelry, fossils, crystals, meteorites, crafts; contact Dan Wolke, 255 Essex Way, Benicia, CA 94510, (707) 745-1816; e-mail: dncwolke@sbcglobal.net
10-11—EDMONDS, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Maplewood Rock & Gem Club; Maplewood Clubhouse; 8802 196th St.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; free admission; display cases, demonstrations, free rock for kids, hourly raffles, games; contact Lauryn MacGregor, 3507 172nd St. SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037; e-mail: little-toad@att.net; Web site: www.maplewoodrockclub.com
10-11—FREEPORT, ILLINOIS: Show and sale; Northwest Illinois Rock Club; Highland College Student/Conference Center; 2998 W. Pearl City Rd.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; donation requested; fossils, minerals, gemstones, beads, jewelry, gift items, club displays, lapidary demonstrations, children’s area, geode opening, guest speakers; contact Brian Green, PO Box 396, Warren, IL 61087, (815) 745-2228; e-mail: bgreen57@hotmail.com; Web site: http://nwilrockclubfrpt.blogspot.com
10-11—GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND: 56th semi-annual show and sale; Bead Society of Greater Washington; Bohrer Park Activity Center; 506 S. Frederick Ave.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-5; adults $7, children (under 12) free; beads, ancient, antique and modern findings, tribal and contemporary designer jewelry; contact Teresa Schwab/BSGW, (202) 624-4500; e-mail: BazaarBSGW@hotmail.com; Web site: www.bsgw.org/bazaar.html
10-11—LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA: 43rd annual show and sale, ; Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society; Aquatic Center; 100 Park Ave.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; free admission; displays, minerals, fossils, handcrafted jewelry and gemstones, jewelry crafting demonstrations, dealers, hobby supplies, finished jewelry, Christmas decorations; contact Harry Kilb, 3411 Tomahawk Dr., Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406, (928) 855-1630; e-mail: hmkilb@frontier.com; Web site: www.lakehavasugms.org
10-11—MIAMI, FLORIDA: Retail show; Miami Mineralogical & Lapidary Guild; Miami Science Museum; 3280 S. Miami Ave.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-6; museum admission $14.95; contact Violet Ventura-Brown, (305) 460-2244; Web site: www.mmlg-inc.org
10-11—NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Annual show; New York Mineralogical Society; Holiday Inn Midtown Manhattan; 440 W. 57th St., between 9th Ave. and 10th Ave.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; adults $6, children (under 12) free with adult; contact Tony Nikischer, (914) 739-1134; Web site: www.excaliburmineral.com
10-11—SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: 76th annual show; Sacramento Mineral Society; Scottish Rite Temple; 6151 H St.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $5, children (12 and under) free; crystals, fossils, beads, gemstones, meteorites, jade, gold, prize drawings, auctions, demonstrations, exhibits, kids’ area, $1-off coupon on Web site; contact Stanley Henneman, (916) 363-5011; e-mail: lakota27@sbcglobal.net; Web site: www.sacramentomineralsociety.org
10-11—SEDRO WOOLLEY, WASHINGTON: Annual Treasures of the Earth show; Skagit Rock & Gem Club; Sedro Woolley Community Center; 720 State St.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission; door prizes, displays, demonstrators, dealers, children’s activities, silent auction, scholarship raffle; contact David Britten, PO Box 244, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, (360) 755-0741
10-11—YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society; Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds; 442 Franklin Ave.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; free admission; dealers, exhibits, jewelry, demonstrations, youth activities, rock auction; contact Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society, PO Box 269, Marysville, CA 95901; e-mail: show@sutterbuttes.net; Web site: http://sutterbuttes.net/Show.html
16-18—COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Columbia (SC) Gem & Mineral Society; Jamil Temple; 206 Jamil Rd., I-26 Exit 106A; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5; adults $4, children (12 and under) and all military free; jewelry, beads, loose stones, fossils, minerals, gold, silver, tools, geodes sold and cut, club member rock collection exhibits, lapidary demonstrations; contact Sue Shrader, PO Box 6333, Columbia, SC 29260, (803) 736-9317; e-mail: ashrader@mindspring.com; Web site: www.cgams.org
16-18—MARIETTA, GEORGIA: Annual show; Cobb County Gem & Mineral Society; Cobb County Civic Center; 548 S. Marietta Pkwy.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; mineral and fossil displays, faceting and cabbing demonstrations, mineral identification classes, fluorescent mineral room display, hourly door prizes; contact Mary Ingram, (404) 915-3588; e-mail: mandmingram@gmail.com; Web site: www.cobbcountymineral.org
17-18—BREMERTON, WASHINGTON: Annual show, ; Kitsap Mineral & Gem Society; Kitsap County Fairgrounds; President’s Hall, 1200 NW Fairgrounds Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission; contact Dave Reimers, PO Box 3342, Silverdale, WA 98383, (360) 731-4198
17-18—FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA: Annual show; Northern Virginia Mineral Club; George Mason University; 4400 University Dr., Student Union Bldg. II (The Hub); Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; adults $5, seniors and students $3, children free; more than 20 dealers, minerals, fossils, crystals, gems, jewelry, carvings, meteorites, demonstrations, exhibits, door prizes, silent auction, kids’ mini-mines, fossil dig; contact Tom Taaffe, (703) 281-3767; e-mail: rockcllctr@aol.com; Web site: www.novamineralclub.org
17-18—LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA: Show and sale, “Gem Miner’s Holiday Festival”; Mid-Atlantic Gem & Jewelry Association; Lebanon Expo Center; Rte. 72 and Rocherty Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4; adults $5, children (under 12) free; gems, jewelry, minerals, fossils, beads, gift & craft items; contact Teresa Schwab/MAGMA, (301) 565-0487; Web site: www.gem-show.com
17-18—LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Livermore Valley Lithophiles; The ‘BARN’; 3131 Pacific Ave.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $5, children (12 and under) free; contact William Beiriger, PO Box 626, Livermore, CA 94551-0626, (925) 443-5769; e-mail: info@lithophiles.com; Web site: www.lithophiles.com
17-18—MADISON, WISCONSIN: Show and sale; Madison Gem & Mineral Club; Alliant Energy Center, Exhibition Hall; 1919 Alliant Energy Way; Sat. 9:30-5, Sun. 10-5; adults $3, children (12 and under) free; jewelry, crystals, rough rock, specimens, fossils, arrowhead knapping demonstration, gold and sapphire panning, crystal and jewelry exhibits; contact Richard Zweifel, 3633 Ice Age Dr., Madison, WI 53719, (608) 206-4981; e-mail: zweifel@chorus.net
17-18—WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Annual show; Gem & Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches; South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center; 9067 Southern Blvd.; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $7, two-day pass $10, children (under 12) free; crystals, minerals, fossils, gems, beads, unique and custom jewelry, lapidary supplies, lapidary and jewelry making demonstrations, gem mining, fossil dig, exhibits, demonstrations, door prizes, scholarship fundraiser; contact Barbara Ringhiser, (561) 588-5458; e-mail: bar5678@aol.com; Web site: www.gemandmineral.cc
23-25—MOBILE, ALABAMA: Annual show; Mobile Rock & Gem Society; Abba Temple Shrine; 7701 Hitt Rd.; Fri. 2-7, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $3, children (under 12) free; contact Jim Patterson, (251) 510-8528; e-mail: jimandde@mobis.com
23-25—SALEM, VIRGINIA: Annual show; Roanoke Valley Mineral & Gem Society; Salem Civic Center; 1001 Boulevard; Fri. 2-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5; adults $4 (3-day pass), children (16 and under) free; contact Carol Mesimer, 3214 Fleming Ave., Roanoke, VA 24012
30-2—SPRING HILL, FLORIDA: Annual show; Withlacoochee Rockhounds; Suncoast Dance & Party Center; 13383 County Line Rd.; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; adults $3, teens $1, children (12 and under) free; minerals, gemstones, fossils, artifacts, handcrafted jewelry, lapidary equipment, replica of Aaron’s Breastplate, Famous Diamonds of the World display; contact Ralph Barber, (352) 200-6852
SOURCE: Rock & Gem Magazine http://www.rockngem.com
Robyn Hawk
