6-8 Hayward, CALIFORNIA
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley Annual Show
Centennial Hall
22292 Foothill Blvd.
Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-6
adults $6 (3 day pass), children under 12 free with adult
$1 off admission with Web site flyer
more than 40 dealers, 8 lapidary demonstrators, fluorescent rock exhibit; rare ice age fossils, live auction, door prizes, movie
contact: Larry Ham
(510) 887-9007
e-mail: showchair@mgscv.org
Web site: http://www.mgscv.org/
6-8 Largo, FLORIDA
Suncoast Gem & Mineral Society 40th Annual Show
Minnreg Bldg.
6340 126th Ave. N.
Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $5, students $4, children under 6 free
continuous working demonstrations, bead stringing, wire craft, gem cutting, door prizes, exhibits contact: Bill Schmidt
(727) 822-8279
e-mail: sujagems@aol.com
Web site: http://www.sgams.com/
6-8 Richmond, INDIANA
Eastern Indiana Gem & Geological Society Show & Sale
Wayne Co. Fairgrounds
N. Salisbury Rd.
Fri. 9-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-4
adults $4, seniors $3, students $1, children $1
door prizes, silent auctions, displays for Boy Scouts, demonstrations
contact: John LaMont
(765) 647-4894
e-mail: Midwestchar@peoplepc.com
7-8 Arcadia, CALIFORNIA
Monrovia RockhoundsAnnual Show
LA County Arboretum & Botanical Garden
301 N. Baldwin Ave., one block south of I-210
Sat. 9-4:30, Sun. 9-4:30
jewelry, findings, beads, displays, books
contact: Jo Anna Ritchey
(626) 359-1624
Web site: http://www.moroks.com/
7-8 Big Spring, TEXAS
Big Spring Prospectors Club 40th Annual Show
Howard County Fair Barn
Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5
dealers, demonstrators
contact: Jerald Wilson
(432) 263-4662
7-8 Caldwell, IDAHO:
“Gems Are Fine for 2009”
Owyhee Gem & Mineral Society
O’Connor Field House, 2200 Blaine
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
dealers, displays, black light, silent auction table, wheel of gems, sand dig, rock bags, grand prize, demonstrators, door prizes
contact: Tom Rogers
208-465-5529
e-mail: lmr_tmr@safelink.net
Web site: http://www.owyheerocks.com/
7-8 Issaquah, WASHINGTON
East Kingco Rock Club Annual Show
Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. NW
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
Free admission
dealers, Northwest gems, jewelry, rocks, beads, artisans, demonstrations, silent auction, kids’ games and activities, door prizes, raffle
contact: Norma Kikkert
(206) 612-3113
e-mail: eastkingco@gmail.com
Web site: www.geocities.com/eastkingco
7-8 Klamath Falls, OREGON
“Wonderful World of Jasper”
Rock & Arrowhead Club Annual Show
Klamath Co. Fairgrounds, 3531 S. 6th St.
Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4
contact: Amanda Newnham
(541) 892-8364
e-mail: dusstyrocks@aol.com
or G. Carlson
(541) 882-8276
7-8 Stanton, DELAWARE
Delaware Mineralogical Society 46th Annual Show
Delaware Technical and Community College
I-95 exit 4B, Churchmans Rd.
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5
adults $5, seniors $4, juniors $3, children under 12 free with adult
exhibits, museum and university displays, dealers, minerals, fossils, gems, jewelry, lapidary supplies, door prizes, lapidary demonstrations, children’s booth, club booth
contact: Gene Hartstein
(302) 234-4488
email: gene@fossilnut.com
or Wayne Urion
(302) 998-0686
e-mail: wurion@aol.com
Web site: http://www.delminsociety.net/
7-8 Robstown (Corpus Christi), TEXAS
Gulf Coast Gem & Mineral Club 47th Annual Show
Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds
U.S. 77 and Rte. 44
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $5, children under 12 free
minerals, fossils, jewelry, kids’ wheel, silent auction, door prizes, dealers and demonstrations contact: Jerrold Simpson
(361) 851-8788
7-8 Tampa, FLORIDA
“Fossil Fest 2009”
Tampa Bay Fossil Club
Florida State Fairgrounds
I-4 Exit 7
Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-4
fossils, artifacts, gems, minerals, shells, exhibits, “How to” seminars, kids’ games, Fossil Mine, raffles, door prizes, silent auction
contact: Barbara Fite
(813) 977-0892
e-mail: bfite1@tampabay.rr.com
Web site: http://www.tampabayfossilclub.com/
7-8 Ventura, CALIFORNIA
Ventura Gem & Mineral Society 47th Annual Show
Seaside Park, Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor Blvd.
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4
free admission
dealers, displays, gems, minerals, fossils, lapidary arts, lapidary demonstrations, door prizes, silent auctions, children’s activities
contact: Andy Anderson
(805) 987-0043
e-mail: vgms_editor@roadrunner.com
Web site: http://www.vgms.org/
12-15 Deming, NEW MEXICO
“Rockhound Roundup”
Deming Gem & Mineral Society 44th Annual Show
Southwestern New Mexico Fairgrounds
Thu. 9-5, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5
Free admission
displays, demonstrations, jewelry, rocks, drawings, raffle, field trips, silent auction, live auction
contact: Bud Daily
(575) 267-4399
13-15 Augusta, GEORGIA
“Aiken-Augusta Gem & Mineral Show”
Aiken Gem, Mineral & Fossil Society
Augusta Gem & Mineral Society 21st Annual Show
Julian Smith Casino
2200 Broad St.
Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 11-5
contact: Herman Kunis
(706) 855-7357
e-mail a-a.gmf.show@att.net
13-15 Cottonwood, ARIZONA
“Verde Valley Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show”
Mingus Gem & Mineral Club
Verde Valley Fairgrounds
800 E. Cherry St.
Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4
adults $3 ($1 Fri.), students free with ID, children free with adult; free gem and mineral ID Sat.
contact: Mike Ramsey
(928) 634-0666
e-mail: ramsey6264@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.mingusclub.org/
13-15 Hillsboro, OREGON
“Nature’s Design”
Tualatin Valley Gem Club
Washington County Fair Complex
873 N.E. 34th Ave.
Fri. 9-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5
adults $1, children under 12 free
door prizes, raffle, dealers, demonstrations, silent auction, display cases, club sales, Rock Critters, Spin the Wheel, Grab Bags
contact: Rose Jackson
e-mail: jeweledrose@comcast.net
Web site: http://www.tvgc.org/
13-15 Jackson, MICHIGAN
“Mine in ’09″47th Annual Show
Michigan Gem & Mineral Society
Jackson County Fairgrounds Fair Event Center
200 W. Ganson St.
Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-5
adults $3, seniors $2, students 50 cents, children free
vendors, demostrators, beading mini classes
contact: James Bretes
(877) 872-8471
e-mail: crossroadspottery@sbcglobal.net
Web site: www.geocities.com/michgemandmineralsociety/
13-15 Ogden, UTAH
“2009 Gemstone Junction” 58th Annual Show
Golden Spike Gem & Mineral Society
Union Station
2500 Wall Ave.
Fri. 9-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $2, students $1.50, children under 12 free with adult
more than 25 dealers, more than 30 display cases, dinosaur bones, fossils, minerals, jewelry, beads, faceted stones, geodes, petrified wood, lapidary tools and equipment, demonstrations, rock bags, wheel of fortune, door prizes, silent auction
contact: Richard Gabel
(801) 648-5060
e-mail: club@goldenspikegem.org
13-15 Spokane, WASHINGTON
“Gold” 50th Anniversary Show
Rock Rollers Club
Spokane County Fair & Expo Center
N. 604 Havana, at Broadway
Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $6, seniors $5, children 12 and under free
more than 40 dealers, 80 display cases, fossils, gemstones, mineral specimen, handcrafted jewelry, supplies, lapidary demonstrations, hourly door prizes, youth activities, grand prize
contact: Leigh Klettke
(509) 299-6662
13-15 Victorville, CALIFORNIA
Victor Valley Gem & Mineral Club
38th Annual Stoddard Wells Tailgate
Stoddard Wells Road
contact: Gil Gilbert
(760) 868-6900
14 Chicago, ILLINOIS
CRMS Annual Silent Auction
Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society
Salvation Army (Fellowship Hall)
4056 N. Pulaski, at Irving Park Rd.
Sat. 5:30-10; free admission
large silent auction
contact: Craig Heinze
(847) 584-8637
e-mail: cheinze@flash.net
Web site: http://www.chicagorocks.org/
14-15 Clifton, NEW JERSEY
Clifton Gem & Mineral Show
North Jersey Mineralogical Society
Pope John Paul II Elementary School
775 Valley Rd.
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5
adults $5, seniors $4, children $3
contact: Robert Horn
(908) 813-0808
e-mail: Mineraldog@comcast.net
14-15 Macomb, ILLINOIS
The Geodeland Earth Science Clubs 29th Annual Show
Western Illinois University
Student Union Ballroom, Murray St.
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
Free admission
dealers, minerals, fossils, jewelry, equipment, silent auction, rock, mineral, fossil and artifact identification, activities for kids, Spin & Win game, door prizes, live and recorded programs, lapidary demonstrations, earth science displays, fluorescent mineral display, geode cracking, grand door prize
contact: Dennis Bomke
(217) 546-4096
e-mail: dbomke@comcast.net
14-15 San Marino, CALIFORNIA
“Tournament of Gems” 51st Annual Show
Pasadena Lapidary Society
San Marino Masonic Center
3130 Huntington Dr.
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
Free admission
member displays, demonstrations, dealers
contact: Drew Wilson
(626) 298-1534
14-15 Spreckels, CALIFORNIA
63rd Annual Show
Spreckels Veterans Hall
5th St. and Llano St
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5 .
displays, beads, finished jewelry, rough rock, fluorescent display, kids’ activities, demonstrations, free hourly door prize, raffle, dealers, silent auction, minerals, fossils, lapidary
contact: Ernie deFever
(831) 422-3422
or Karin Salomon
e-mail: kcbakes27@sbcglobal.net
Web site: Salinasrockandgem.com
14-15 Turlock, CALIFORNIA
“Treasures from the Earth”
Mother Lode Mineral Society
Stanislaus County Fairgrounds
900 N. Broadway
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $5, children 12 and under free
vendors, 80 educational exhibits, 20 demonstrations, fine jewelry, beads, minerals, fossils, dinosaurs, tools, large children’s area with free activities, fluorescent tent, silent auction
Speakers: Bob Jones, Dr, Alan Schaffert, Walter Wright, Richard Wade, David K. Lynch
contact: Bud & Terry McMillin
(209) 524-3494
e-mail: terry.mcmillin@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.turlockgemshow.com/
14-15 Twin Falls, IDAHO
Magic Valley Gem Club
Boys and Girls Club
999 Frontier Rd.
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4
contact: Harold Waggoner
(208) 423-9668
e-mail: rmetts@cableone.net
19-22 San Bernardino, CALIFORNIA
Annual Tailgate and Show
Orange Belt Mineralogical Society
Western Regional Little League Ball Park
6707 Little League Dr.
contact: Adam Dean, (909) 489-4899
e-mail: theagatehunter@verizon.net
20-22 Albuguerque, NEW MEXICO
41st Annual Show “Treasures of the Earth Show”
Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club
School Arts/Flower Bldgs.
New Mexico State Fair Grounds (EXPO-NM)
Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $1 (Fri.) and $3 (Sat. and Sun.), kids under 13 free
more than 35 dealers, mineral displays, demonstrations, door prizes, kids’ booth, silent auctions
contact: Paul Hlava
(505) 255-5478
e-mail: hpf5@qwest.net
20-22 Spanish Fork, UTAH
50th Annual Show, “Spring Parade of Gems”
Timpanogos Gem & Mineral Society
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds
475 S. Main
Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-5
Free admission
contact Don Bagshaw
(801) 423-2538
e-mail: baojiazhi1@msn.com
21 Upper Marlboro, MARYLAND
Southern Maryland Rock & Mineral Club 19th Annual Show
Watkins Nature Center
301 Watkins Park Dr.
Sat. 10-4
adults $2, children 6 and under free
demonstrations (cabochon making, bead stringing, wire wrapping, gold panning), children’s crafts
contact: Michael Patterson
(301) 297-4575
e-mail: michael. patterson@pgparks.com
Web site: www.freewebs.com/smrmc/
21-22 Cedar Rapids, IOWA
46th Annual Show
Cedar Valley Rocks & Minerals Society
Teamsters Union Hall
5000 J St. SW
Sat. 8:30-6, Sun. 9:30-5
adults $2, students (12-18) 50 cents, youth groups and children under 12 free (with adults)
programs, demonstrations, Pebble Pit for kids, silent auctions, displays, 20 dealers, special exhibit theme “Crystals”
contact: Leslie Blin
(319) 377-3339
email: bblin@bser.com
21-22 Escondido, CALIFORNIA
Palomar Gem & Mineral Club
Army National Guard Armory
304 Park Ave.
Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4
adults $2, seniors $1, children free
dealers, rough rock, finished stones, jewelry, tools, related products, gem identification
contact: Van Lynch
(760) 749-4164
e-mail: michelleandvan@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.palomargem.org/
21-22 Gaithersburg, MARYLAND
45th Annual Show
The Gem, Lapidary & Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
16 Chestnut St.
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $6, children under 12 free
45 exhibits, demonstrations, free cabochon-polishing workshop, door prizes, raffles, fossils, kids’ Touch Table, fluorescent display tent, kids’ mini-mine, more than 20 dealers
contact: George Durland
(301) 299-8213
e-mail: GDurland1@verizon.net
Web site: http://www.glmsmc.com/
21-22 San Antonio, TEXAS
48th Annual “Fiesta of Gems”
Southwest Gem & Mineral Society
Live Oak Civic Center
8101 Pat Booker Rd.
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4
adults $4, seniors and military $3, students $2, children 50 cents
minerals, gems, jewelry, fossils, lapidary, exhibits, silent auction
contact: Robert Bowie
e-mail: krbotx@gvtc.com
Web site: http://www.swgemandmineral.org/
21-22 Vallejo, CALIFORNIA
“Spring Bling” Show and Sale
Vallejo Gem & Mineral Society
Vallejo Elks Lodge
2850 Redwood Pkwy., at the intersection of Redwood Pkwy. and Admiral Callahan Rd.
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5
adults $3, ages 12-18 $2, children under 12 free
beads, jade, fossils, meteorites, opals, rough rock, slabs, door prizes, silent auction, “Wheel of Fortune
contact: Phyllis Malicki
(707) 745-3255; (707) 745-3255
e-mail: vgms01@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.iwired.org/
27-29 Fort Collins, COLORADO
48th Annual “Nature’s Treasures”
Fort Collins Rockhounds
Lincoln Center
419 W. Magnolia St.
Fri. 4-8, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $3, $5/weekend, seniors $3, students (under 18) $1, children under 12 free with adult
exhibits, door prizes, grab bags, silent auction, demonstrations, 7 gem and mineral dealers
contact: Dave Halliburton
(970) 493-6168
e-mail: showchairman@fortcollinsrockhounds.org
Web site: http://www.fortcollinsrockhounds.org/
27-29 Indianapolis, INDIANA
11th Annual Spring Show
Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Shows
Indiana State Fairgrounds, Ag/Horticulture Bldg.
1202 E. 38th St.
Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5
adults $5 (good all 3 days), children under 16 free, $3 parking
jewelry makers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, gem trees, wire wrap, wire sculpture, pearls, stone beads, stone setting, dealers, amber, opal, minerals, fossils, door prizes, classes
contact Van Wimmer, Show Director
(540) 384-6047
e-mail: van@toteshows.com
Web site: http://www.toteshows.com/
28-29 Angels Camp, CALIFORNIA
“Jump for the Gold!”
Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society
Calaveras “Frog Town USA” Fairgrounds
Highway 49
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4
admission $3; shuttle service to Mark Twain Hall
dealers, minerals, rocks, jewelry, findings, beads, lapidary supplies, raffles, silent auction, kids’ area
contact: Tak Iwata
(209) 928-5579
Web site: http://calaverasgemandmineral.org/
28-29 Holyoke, MASSACHUSETTS:
“Western Mass Mineral & Jewlery Show”
Connecticut Valley Mineral Club
Holiday Inn at Ingleside
245 Whiting Farms Rd.
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4
adults $4, children under 12 free
minerals, gemstones, jewelry, crystals, fossils, lapidary, live demonstrations, free exhibits
contact: Helen Rodak
(413) 586-6691
e-mail: info@cvmineralclub.org
Web site: http://www.cvmineralclub.org/
28-29 Lemoore, CALIFORNIA
1st Annual Lemoore Gem & Mineral Club Show
Trinity Hall
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-6
Free admission
contact: Judy Pereira
(559) 924-4052
28-29 Lincoln, NEBRASKA
“Gembalaya” Lincoln Gem & Mineral Club
Pershing Center
226 Centennial Mall S.
Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5
adults $5, children under 12 free with adult
rocks, gemstones, minerals, fossils, beads, jewelry, exhibits, displays, demonstrations, programs, dealers, youth activities
contact: Charles Wooldridge
(402) 416-3233
e-mail: mamamar@windstream.net
Web site: http://www.lincolngemmineralclub.org/
28-29 Monroe, WISCONSIN
“Driftless Treasures of the Badger State”
Badger Lapidary & Geological Society
Monroe High School
1600 26th Street
Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5
10 dealers, minerals, fossils, gems, jewelry, speakers, educational exhibits, wandering “Rock Wizard,” demonstrations, hourly door prizes, club sale table, kids’ games and Fish Pond, specimens from around the world
contact: David Zimmerman
(608) 921-0206
e-mail: David@showchair.com
Web site: http://www.monroerockclub.org/
28-29 Orlando, FLORIDA
Central Florida Mineral & Gem Society
Central Florida Fair Grounds
4630 W. Colonial Dr
Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5
adults $4, children 12 and under free
silent auction, door prizes, faceting and cabbing demonstrations, silent auctions, sluice mining, cave mining, appraisals, hourly door prizes
contact: John Piziak
(407) 239-9165
e-mail: JOHNPIZIAK@embarqmail.com
Web site: http://www.thumblicker.com/
28-29 Roseville, CALIFORNIA
47th Annual Roseville Rock Rollers Show
Roseville (Placer County) Fairgrounds
800 All America City Blvd.
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4
adults $5, seniors (60+) $4, children 12 and under free
more than 30 indoor and outdoor vendors, crystals, gold, geode cracking, beads, gemstones, fossils, polished stones, handcrafted jewelry, opal, world-class mineral specimens, tourmaline, sunstones, amber, mineral identification, “Kids’ Junction,” demonstrations, silent auctions, 40+ exhibits, raffles, lapidary shop open house, “Rookie Rock Rollers” information
contact: Gloria Marie
(916) 216-1114
e-mail: g16marie@ftcnet.net
Web site: http://www.rockrollers.com/
28-29 Sayre, PENNSYLVANIA
40th Annual Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club Show
Athens Twp. Vol. Fire Hall
211 Herrick Ave.
Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5
adults $3, students $1, children under 8 free
Carnegie Museum exhibits, mineral auctions, kids’ mini mine, fluorescent presentation, lapidary demonstrations, dealers, minerals, fossils, jewelry
contact: Hazel Remaley
(570) 888-7544
e-mail: northridge5@verizon.net
Web site: http://www.che-hanna.org/
28-29 Sweet Home, OREGON
61st Annual Sweet Home Rock & Mineral Society Show
1641 Long Street
Sat.10-6, Sun.10-4
featuring thunder eggs
contact: Dee David
(541) 367-4895
email: ced@centurytel.net
28-29 Torrance, CALIFORNIA
60th Annual “Nature’s Treasures” Show
South Bay Lapidary & Mineral Society
Torrance Recreational Center
3341 Torrance Blvd.
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4
free admission; exhibits, demonstrations, children’s workshops, slabs, rough, tumbled stones, jewelry, lapidary items
contact: Larry Hoskinson or Leslie Neff
(310) 318-2170
Web site: www.palosverdes.com/sblap/
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