SFMS Club Shows for October, November and December

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October
October 1-2-3, 2010 Gaston Gem, Mineral & Faceters Club SHOW/SWAP Free admission: Hourly Raffles Location: Gaston County Park in Dallas, NC Hwy 279(Dallas-Cherryville Hwy) 9:00-6:00 each day: For more information call Jackay McDaniel, Show Co Chair 704-865-6748
October 02-03, 2010 LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 20th Annual Gem, Mineral, & Jewelry Show and Sale Rockhounds of Central Kentucky (ROCK) Sat. Oct 02 10 AM - 6 PM and Sun Oct 03 12 Noon to 5 PM Kentucky National Guard Armory, 4301 Airport Road Mineral, jewelry, and equipment dealers; club sales and exhibits; Kentucky Agate; hourly door prizes for adults and children; kids quarry; and silent auctions. Grand door prize drawing at 5 PM Sunday. Adults $1, children 6-12 50 cents, max $3 per family. Scouts in uniform get in free. Show Chairs: Allen Ferrell (859) 277-2469, email: KYROCK2010Kentucky@yahoo.com, or Lamon Flynn (606) 726-9237, email: flyrebec@aol.com, Club Website: www.lexingtonrockclub.com
October 10-11, 2010 HUNTSVILLE GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL
October 15-16, 2010 Knoxville, TN Annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show KNOXVILLE GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday and Saturday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday I.D. Day Saturday October 17th 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, Knoxville, TN near Baptist Hospital Admission: Adults $4.00 per day or Show Pass for $7.00, Children under 12-Free 20+ Retail Dealers, Displays, Free Parking Hourly door prize drawings, Grand Prize Drawing at end of show Contacts: Jim McCutcheon (865) 966-5468 e-mail jdmccut@tds.net or Travis Paris (865) 691-8228 e-mail nuggetnose@comcast.net web site: discoveret.org/kgms/
October 15-17, 2010 Franklin, North Carolina - Leaflookers Gemboree Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin, N.C., Inc. 21st Annual Leaf Lookers Gemboree Date(s): Oct 15, 2010 - Oct 17, 2010 When: Fri & Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am - 4pm Where: Macon County Community Building Fine Jewelry, Rough & Cut Gemstones, Minerals, Fossils & More! Adults $3 Children 12 and under free. Contact 888-337-7529 (Franklin Chamber of Commerce)
October 15 and 17, 2010 9 AM until 5 PM October 17, 2010 12 Noon until 5 PM Sponsored By: Western Piedmont Mineral & Gem Society Taylorsville Lions Club Fairgrounds Taylorsville, NC FREE ADMISSION Directions: From Exit 131 on I40, follow HWY 16 North for 13 miles. Turn Right on Fairgrounds Road. From Taylorsville at HWY 64, follow Hwy 16 South for 2.6 miles to Fairgrounds Road. Watch for sign on HWY 16. Plenty of FREE PARKING available! Full hookup available for campers! Contact: (800) 589-4619 or WPMGS-Rocks@charter.net
October 30 & 31, 2010, Stuart, Florida Annual Rock & Gem Show Sponsored by the St. Lucie County Rock & Gem Club Saturday 10 – 5, Sunday 10 – 5 Location: Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 SE Dixie Hwy., Stuart, FL 34996 Find: finished gems and jewelry, minerals, fossils, cab & facet rough, beads, raffle, silent auctions, demonstrations, club hospitality/information booth and much more. Contact show chairman – Marcia Robart – 772 340-3841 (fmeal@bellsouth.net) or vendor chairman – Norm Holbert – 772 873-0787 (normholbert@bellsouth.net). Club website: slcrockandgem.org
November
November 6, 2010 AURORA FOSSIL FAIR, AURORA, NC
November 6-7, 2010 PARADE of GEMS Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society Melbourne Auditorium 625 E. Hibiscus Ave, Melbourne, FL 32904 Friday & Saturday, 10AM - 5PM daily Contact: Don McLamb Phone (321) 723-2592 Email: fdjmc@aol.com
November 12^th, 13^th, and 14^th, 2010 MAGNOLIA STATE GEM, MINERAL, & JEWELRY SHOW Sponsored by: Mississippi Gulf Coast Gem & Mineral Society Friday & Saturday: 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Sunday: 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. Location: Civic Center Building, Jackson County Fairgrounds, Pascagoula, Mississippi – Fairgrounds are located one block north of U.S. Hwy. 90, behind the Singing River Hospital Exhibits include: The Patillo’s with their Rock Food Table & Stones of the Bible, Mississippi Opal, and “sourdough” Bill LaRue with a display of gold specimens from his western U.S. mines, plus many other scientific & educational exhibits. There will be club display cases and members of local area clubs demonstrating techniques in the lapidary arts and crafts. The show will have “20 dealers” chosen for quality, variety, and as little duplication in merchandise as possible. FREE ADMISSION AND FREE PARKING. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome. Special tours for school students and scout troops. Show contact: John M. Wright, phone: 228.875.9192 or email: osjbw@datasync.com
NOVEMBER 12-13-14, 2010 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY KYANA Geological Society Resurection Luther Church Gym 4205 Gardiner View Ave, Louisville, KY Fri. - 10am to 7pm. Sat. - 10am to 7pm, Sun. - 12:00 Noon to 6pm Show Chair - Mike Whitehouse 502-905-4988 rockhoundmike@insightbb.com

November 20-21, 2010 West Palm Beach, Florida 44th annual gem, mineral, jewelry, bead and fossil show. Gem & Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Saturday (Nov. 20th) 9am-6pm, Sunday (Nov. 21st) 10am-5pm. Americraft Expo Center East (South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center East), Free Parking 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach Florida 33411. Over 60 dealers, Door prizes, hourly prize drawings, Scholarship Fund raffle, Fossil Dig, Gem Mining, Geode Cracking, Displays, demonstrations Admission $7, children under 12 free. Visit website for $1 off coupon. http://www.gemandmineral.cc. For further information contact show chairman, Barbara Ringhiser at bar5678@aol.com
Nov. 19th - 21st, 2010 Marietta, GA 25 Annual Gem and Mineral Show THE COBB COUNTY GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY Hours: Friday 10-6; Saturday 10-6; Sunday 10-5 Location: Cobb County Civic Center, 548 S Marietta Parkway, Marietta, Ga 30060 Directions: I-75 to Exit 263 (S Marietta Pkwy / S 120 Loop). Go West for approximately 2 miles to Civic Center Additional Details: Free admission, free parking. Hourly door prize drawings. Static displays and live lapidary arts demonstrations. Contacts: Show Chair - Mary Ingram - mandmingram@comcast.net Dealer Chair - Becky Patellis - beckypatellis@mindspring.com Web Site: www.cobbcountymineral.org
November 26, - November 28 43rd Annual Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show 2010 The Columbia, SC Gem and Mineral Society Friday November 26, 10:00 - 6:00 Saturday November 27, 10:00 - 6:00 Sunday November 28, 12:00 - 5:00 South Carolina State Fairgrounds Ellison Building 1200 Rosewood Dr. Columbia, South Carolina 29201 24 Retail Vendors Jewelry, beads, loose stones, fossils, minerals, gold, silver, and tools for sale Geodes sold and cut Club member’s rock collections on exhibit and lapidary demonstrations. Lots of fun for the whole family. Admission is $4.00 for adults, children twelve and under are free. Sunday all military and their dependants free. Sue Shrader...Publicity...803-736-9317 ashrader@mindspring.com Sharon Sterrett...Dealers...803-356-1472 ssterrett@sc.rr.com
December
December 11-12, 2010 Nashville, TN 30th Annual Earth Treasures Show Mid-Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society www.MTGMS.org Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5 Tennessee State Fairgrounds - Creative Arts Building Nolensville Rd & Smith Ave, Nashville, TN (less than 1 mile off I-65 exit 81) Demonstrations, exhibits, silent auction, hourly door prizes, grand prize, and over 30 dealers. Beads, crystals, geodes, rough, cabochons, gem stones, finished jewelry, tools, supplies, mineral & fossil specimens, stone carvings and home accents. To verify dates & location visit www.MTGMS.org. Admission $3, students 18 and under $1, children under 12 free with adult. John Stanley show chair, (615) 885-5704, jstanley@picagroup.com Steve Henegar dealer chair, (615) 714-3194, stevehenegar@bellsouth.net

Shows that are listed for the previous year "generally" take place on the same weekend during the current year. Please call phone number(s) listed to verify.

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October

October 1-2-3, 2010
Gaston Gem, Mineral & Faceters Club

SHOW/SWAP
Free admission: Hourly Raffles
Location: Gaston County Park in Dallas, NC
Hwy 279(Dallas-Cherryville Hwy)
9:00-6:00 each day:
For more information call Jackay McDaniel, Show Co Chair 704-865-6748

October 02-03, 2010

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

20th Annual Gem, Mineral, & Jewelry Show and Sale

Rockhounds of Central Kentucky (ROCK)

Sat. Oct 02 10 AM - 6 PM and Sun Oct 03 12 Noon to 5 PM

Kentucky National Guard Armory, 4301 Airport Road

Mineral, jewelry, and equipment dealers; club sales and exhibits; Kentucky Agate;

hourly door prizes for adults and children; kids quarry; and silent auctions. Grand door prize drawing at 5 PM Sunday. Adults $1, children 6-12 50 cents, max $3 per family. Scouts in uniform get in free.

Show Chairs: Allen Ferrell (859) 277-2469, email: KYROCK2010Kentucky@yahoo.com, or Lamon Flynn (606) 726-9237, email: flyrebec@aol.com,

Club Website: www.lexingtonrockclub.com

October 10-11, 2010
HUNTSVILLE GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY
Von Braun Center
Huntsville, AL

October 15-16, 2010 Knoxville, TN

Annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show

KNOXVILLE GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY

Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday and Saturday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday

I.D. Day Saturday October 17th 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, Knoxville, TN near Baptist Hospital

Admission: Adults $4.00 per day or Show Pass for $7.00, Children under 12-Free

20+ Retail Dealers, Displays, Free Parking
Hourly door prize drawings, Grand Prize Drawing at end of show

Contacts: Jim McCutcheon (865) 966-5468 e-mail jdmccut@tds.net or

Travis Paris (865) 691-8228 e-mail nuggetnose@comcast.net

web site: discoveret.org/kgms/

October 15-17, 2010

Franklin, North Carolina - Leaflookers Gemboree

Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin, N.C., Inc.

21st Annual Leaf Lookers Gemboree
Date(s): Oct 15, 2010 - Oct 17, 2010
When: Fri & Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am - 4pm
Where: Macon County Community Building
Fine Jewelry, Rough & Cut Gemstones, Minerals, Fossils & More! Adults $3
Children 12 and under free. Contact 888-337-7529 (Franklin Chamber of
Commerce)

October 15 and 17, 2010
9 AM until 5 PM
October 17, 2010
12 Noon until 5 PM

Sponsored By: Western Piedmont Mineral & Gem Society

Taylorsville Lions Club Fairgrounds

Taylorsville, NC

FREE ADMISSION

Directions:
From Exit 131 on I40, follow HWY 16 North for 13 miles. Turn Right on Fairgrounds Road.
From Taylorsville at HWY 64, follow Hwy 16 South for 2.6 miles to Fairgrounds Road. Watch for sign on HWY 16.

Plenty of FREE PARKING available!

Full hookup available for campers!
Contact: (800) 589-4619 or WPMGS-Rocks@charter.net

October 30 & 31, 2010,

Stuart, Florida

Annual Rock & Gem Show

Sponsored by the St. Lucie County Rock & Gem Club

Saturday 10 – 5, Sunday 10 – 5

Location: Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 SE Dixie Hwy., Stuart, FL 34996

Find: finished gems and jewelry, minerals, fossils, cab & facet rough, beads, raffle, silent auctions, demonstrations, club hospitality/information booth and much more.

Contact show chairman – Marcia Robart – 772 340-3841 (fmeal@bellsouth.net) or vendor chairman – Norm Holbert – 772 873-0787 (normholbert@bellsouth.net).

Club website: slcrockandgem.org

November

November 6, 2010
AURORA FOSSIL FAIR, AURORA, NC

November 6-7, 2010
PARADE of GEMS
Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society
Melbourne Auditorium
625 E. Hibiscus Ave, Melbourne, FL 32904
Friday & Saturday, 10AM - 5PM daily
Contact: Don McLamb
Phone (321) 723-2592
Email: fdjmc@aol.com

November 12^th, 13^th, and 14^th, 2010

MAGNOLIA STATE GEM, MINERAL, & JEWELRY SHOW

Sponsored by: Mississippi Gulf Coast Gem & Mineral Society

Friday & Saturday: 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Sunday: 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.

Location: Civic Center Building, Jackson County Fairgrounds,

Pascagoula, Mississippi – Fairgrounds are located one block north

of U.S. Hwy. 90, behind the Singing River Hospital

Exhibits include: The Patillo’s with their Rock Food Table

& Stones of the Bible, Mississippi Opal, and “sourdough”

Bill LaRue with a display of gold specimens from his western

U.S. mines, plus many other scientific & educational exhibits.

There will be club display cases and members of local area

clubs demonstrating techniques in the lapidary arts and

crafts.

The show will have “20 dealers” chosen for quality, variety, and as

little duplication in merchandise as possible.

FREE ADMISSION AND FREE PARKING.

Children accompanied by an adult are welcome. Special tours

for school students and scout troops.

Show contact: John M. Wright, phone: 228.875.9192 or email:

osjbw@datasync.com

NOVEMBER 12-13-14, 2010
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
KYANA Geological Society
Resurection Luther Church Gym
4205 Gardiner View Ave, Louisville, KY
Fri. - 10am to 7pm. Sat. - 10am to 7pm, Sun. - 12:00 Noon to 6pm
Show Chair - Mike Whitehouse 502-905-4988 rockhoundmike@insightbb.com

November 20-21, 2010

West Palm Beach, Florida

44th annual gem, mineral, jewelry, bead and fossil show.
Gem & Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches
Saturday (Nov. 20th) 9am-6pm, Sunday (Nov. 21st) 10am-5pm.
Americraft Expo Center East (South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center East), Free Parking
9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach Florida 33411.
Over 60 dealers, Door prizes, hourly prize drawings, Scholarship Fund raffle, Fossil Dig, Gem Mining, Geode Cracking, Displays, demonstrations
Admission $7, children under 12 free. Visit website for $1 off coupon. http://www.gemandmineral.cc.
For further information contact show chairman, Barbara Ringhiser at bar5678@aol.com

Nov. 19th - 21st, 2010
Marietta, GA
25 Annual Gem and Mineral Show
THE COBB COUNTY GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY

Hours: Friday 10-6; Saturday 10-6; Sunday 10-5

Location: Cobb County Civic Center, 548 S Marietta Parkway, Marietta, Ga 30060

Directions: I-75 to Exit 263 (S Marietta Pkwy / S 120 Loop). Go West for approximately 2 miles to Civic Center

Additional Details: Free admission, free parking. Hourly door prize drawings. Static displays and live lapidary arts demonstrations.

Contacts: Show Chair - Mary Ingram - mandmingram@comcast.net
Dealer Chair - Becky Patellis - beckypatellis@mindspring.com

Web Site: www.cobbcountymineral.org

November 26, - November 28
43rd Annual Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show 2010
The Columbia, SC Gem and Mineral Society

Friday November 26, 10:00 - 6:00
Saturday November 27, 10:00 - 6:00
Sunday November 28, 12:00 - 5:00

South Carolina State Fairgrounds
Ellison Building
1200 Rosewood Dr.
Columbia, South Carolina 29201

24 Retail Vendors
Jewelry, beads, loose stones, fossils, minerals, gold, silver, and tools for sale
Geodes sold and cut
Club member’s rock collections on exhibit and lapidary demonstrations.
Lots of fun for the whole family.

Admission is $4.00 for adults, children twelve and under are free.
Sunday all military and their dependants free.

Sue Shrader...Publicity...803-736-9317       ashrader@mindspring.com
Sharon Sterrett...Dealers...803-356-1472    ssterrett@sc.rr.com

December

December 11-12, 2010
Nashville, TN

30th Annual Earth Treasures Show

Mid-Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society

www.MTGMS.org

Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5

Tennessee State Fairgrounds - Creative Arts Building

Nolensville Rd & Smith Ave, Nashville, TN

(less than 1 mile off I-65 exit 81)

Demonstrations, exhibits, silent auction, hourly door prizes, grand prize, and over 30 dealers. Beads, crystals, geodes, rough, cabochons, gem stones, finished jewelry, tools, supplies, mineral & fossil specimens, stone carvings and home accents. To verify dates & location visit www.MTGMS.org. Admission $3, students 18 and under $1, children under 12 free with adult.

John Stanley show chair, (615) 885-5704, jstanley@picagroup.com

Steve Henegar dealer chair, (615) 714-3194, stevehenegar@bellsouth.net