12-13: ROSEVILLE, MN. Anoka
County Gem & Mineral Club SALES-SHOW.
Har Mar Mall, Snelling Avenue and County Road B. Sat. 10:00-6:00, Sun.
noon-5:00. Contact:
Martha Miss, 8445 Grange Boulevard, Cottage Grove, MN 55016, (651)
459-0343,
rockbiz8@cs.com.
13: LINCOLN, NE. Lincoln
Gem & Mineral Club GRINDING PARTY.
Prairie Building, Pioneer Park, 3208 Coddington Avenue (W. Van Dorn and
Coddington). Sun. 1:00-4:00. 9 to 12
club members bring their grinders or
polishers and stage four hours of demonstrations of lapidary techniques.
This includes cutting to make lapidary pieces and polishing. The
members also have finished work on display. Kids
can take home free rough slabs of lapidary rock. Admission:
FREE, with FREE parking. Contact:
Charles “Wooly” Wooldridge, 6115 Huntington
Avenue., Lincoln, NE 68507, (402) 416-3233,
charles.wooldridge@dhhs.ne.gov.
18-19: MINOQUA, WI. Lakeland
Gem Club 40TH ANNUAL GEM AND MINERAL SHOW.
Lakeland High School, Highway 70 West. Fri. & Sat. 9:00-5:00.
More than 25 vendors
selling jewelry and findings, minerals and gemstones, beads and cabochons,
dinosaur fossils, carvings and art works, and a lot more! Mexican
Choyas Geodes for purchase and cracking. Demonstrations
of faceting and cabochon making both days. There will be a
program by Dr.
William Cordua of UW River Falls presenting “Geology of Northern Wisconsin”;
he will also identify specimens for visitors. The
children's area will
have activities provided by a local wildlife center. SPECIAL
EVENT - Faceting and Wire Wrapping
classes will be
held the Monday through Thursday, July 14 to 17,
taught by Tyler Miller of Fac-Ette. Please call Kathy at (715)
272-1619 for more class information. We will also have door prizes
(adults and
children) every hour, a silent auction running for the entire show, a raffle
for a metal detector or some other higher priced item, and food. Admission:
FREE. CONTACT: Ron Zimmer at (715) 614-1080,
rzimmer@ldf.k12.wi.us.
19-20: MOOSE LAKE, MN. Carlton
County Gem & Mineral Club 39TH ANNUAL SHOW.
Moose Lake High School, 413 Birch Avenue.
Sat. 9:00-5:00, Sun. 9:00-4:00. Held in conjunction with Moose Lake
Agate Days, this the biggest Lake Superior
Agate show in the state! 30
vendors inside, PLUS
50 vendors outside,
will be selling just about everything related to our hobby - minerals,
fossils, agates, books, beads, jewelry, cabs, slabs, rough rock,
and more! Special
event: FREE, self-guiding maps will be
available showing the local, active agate pits;
come collect your own agates!!
Kids special event
- the Agate Stampede:
At 2:00 on Saturday, hundreds of quarters and hundreds of agates are mixed
in with gravel, then spread on the street. Kids can keep anything they
find! There will also be displays (including fluorescent), free
mineral ID, door prizes every half hour,
and food. Admission:
FREE (a free-will offering will be gratefully accepted) and there ’s FREE
parking. CONTACT: Al Hyopponen, 4902 Jean Duluth Road, Duluth, MN
55804, (218) 525-7766,
willow73@cpinternet.com.
23-27: MANSFIELD, OH. Richland
Lithic and Lapidary Society 47TH ANNUAL
SHOW-SALE. Kingwood Center, 900 Park
Avenue W. Wed.-Sun. 10:00-5:00. This year’s show theme is
“Geodes: Nature’s Beauty Within.” This huge member swap/sale (30-40
members) will be offering minerals,
fossils, gems, jewelry, cabs, slabs, and rough rock. Exhibits
will include 44 cases
of member displays. Demonstrations
will include stone cutting, faceting, wire wrapping, and silver
smithing. There will also be a fluorescent display, hourly door
prizes, and free mineral identification. Admission:
FREE, with FREE parking. CONTACT: Tom Kottyan, P O Box 308, Bucyrus,
OH 44820,
themineralhouse@netzero.net