SFMS Club Shows for October, November and December

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October

October 17-18-19, 2008 Knoxville, TN 17th Annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show KNOXVILLE GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY Hours Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 pm Sat 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 pm Sun 11:00 a m - 5:00 pm I.D. Day = Sat October 18 from 10 am to 2pm Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave., Knoxville, TN, near Baptist Hospital Admission: Adults $3.00, Show Pass $5.00, Children under 12 Free 20+ Retail Dealers, Displays, Free Parking Hourly door prize drawings, Grand Prize Drawing at Show's End ID Day on Saturday, October 15th from 10 AM - 2 PM Contact Jim D. McCutcheon 865-966-5468 Email jdmccut[]aol.com or Travis Paris 865-691-8228 Email taparis[]msn.com http://korrnet.org/kgms/

November
November 7 – 9, 2008 Pascagoula, Mississippi Magnolia State Gem, Mineral, & Jewelry Show, sponsored by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Gem & Mineral Society Friday, 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Saturday,10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M Sunday, 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. Civic Center Building, Jackson County Fairgrounds, located one block north of and behind the Singing River Hospital Complex which is on U.S. Highway 90, in Pascagula, Mississippi. Free admission and free parking. Show will have 20 dealers with a wide selection of jewelry, gemstones, gem stone rough, slabs, lapidary supplies, tools, fossils, and collectibles. Members from area clubs will be demonstrating techniques in lapidary arts and crafts. Vicki Reynolds a local artist that specializes in painting on rock slabs and Bill Metcalfe, the Flint Knapper, will be at the show. There will be thirty exhibits including Bill and Lois Patillo with their famous “Rock Food Table” and a special exhibit on loan from the Smithsonian Institute. John Wright, Show Chairman 3304 Nottingham Road, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Telephone: (228) 875-9192, Email: osjbw[]datasync.com
November 22-23, 2008 42nd annual gem, mineral, jewelry, bead and fossil show. Gem & Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Saturday (Nov. 22nd) 9am-6pm, Sunday (Nov. 23rd) 10am-5pm. This show is always held on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Americraft Expo Center East (South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center East), Free Parking 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach Florida. Over 60 dealers, Door prizes, hourly prize drawings, Chinese auction, Fossil Dig, Gem Mining, Geode Cracking, Displays, demonstrations Admission $7, children under 12 free. Visit website for $2 off coupon. http://www.gemandmineral.cc. For further information contact show chairman, Carl Bengtson, at gemandmineral[]bellsouth.net.
Nov.14th - 16th, 200 Marietta, GA Gem and Mineral Show THE COBB COUNTY GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY Fri: 10 AM to 6PM; Sat: 10AM-6PM; Sun: 10AM-5PM The Cobb County Civic Center, 548 So. Marietta Parkway and Fairground St., Marietta, GA FREE GEM AND MINERAL SHOW! 30+ Dealers Club Hospitality table Educational exhibits and club display cases. Exit I-75 at Exit #263 and turn west onto Marietta Pkwy\|SR 120 Loop. Drive 2 miles and turn left onto S Fairground St. and then immediately right to the Show Chair - Larry Bishop, 770.429.1094
Nov. 21 - 23, 2008 Mobile Rock & Gem Society 14th Annual Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show. Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds, Zeigler & Cody, Mobile, AL. Hours: 21st, 2PM-7PM; 22nd, 9AM-6PM; 23rd, 10AM-5PM. Admission $3.00, Children under 12 free with Adult. Bring a copy of this listing and get in for $2.00. Jerry Shirey, Show Chairman, 251-649-5185 Email: Rockhoundjs[]aol.com Website: www.geocities.com/mobilerockandgem/MRGChome.htm"
Nov. 28 - 30, 2008 Thanksgiving Weekend The Columbia, SC Gem & Mineral Society will hold its 41st Annual Gem Mineral and Jewelry Show 2008 Nov. 28, 10-6 Nov. 29, 10-6 Nov. 30, 12-5 South Carolina State Museum, 301 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201 24 Dealers will sell rough & cut gemstones, fine jewelry, gold & silver, beads, fossils, minerals, and lapidary supplies. Geodes are also sold and cut. Club members will demonstrate and several large mineral and fossil collections will be on exhibit. South Carolina large clusters and crystals of amethyst found in Abbeville County, SC on exhibit. Admission: Adult $3.50 Children 12 & under are free. On Sunday all military and their dependants get in free. The museum admission is separate however if you visit the museum You will receive $1.00 off museum admission. Sharon Sterrett Dealer and show co-chair 803-356-1472 ssterrett@sc.rr.com Contact Susan Shrader…Publicity Columbia Gem and Mineral Society 803-736-9317 ashrader[]mindspring.com www.cgams.org
November 22-23, 2008 42nd annual gem, mineral, jewelry, bead and fossil show. Gem & Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm. This show is always held on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Americraft Expo Center East (South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center East), Free Parking 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach Florida. Over 60 dealers, Door prizes, hourly prize drawings, Chinese auction, Fossil Dig, Gem Mining, Geode Cracking, Displays, demonstrations Admission $7, children under 12 free. Visit website for $2 off coupon. http://www.gemandmineral.cc. For further information contact show chairman, Carl Bengtson, at gemandmineral[]bellsouth.net.
December
December 5-7, 2008 Montgomery, Alabama The 38th Annual Montgomery Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show Sponsored by The Montgomery Gem and Mineral Society Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Students' Day - 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.) Saturday, 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Sunday, 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Garrett Coliseum, 1555 Federal Drive Montgomery, Alabama Free Admission and Free Parking Show Chairpersons: Jane Barkley, (334) 277-2722 and Iris McGehee, (334) 262-7275
December 5-7, 2008 Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Gem & Mineral Club. The Greensboro Gem and Mineral Club will hold their 35th annual Gem and Mineral Show at the Greensboro Coliseum, 1921 West Lee Street, Greensboro, NC. The Show dates and times are: Friday, 2 PM to 7 PM. Saturday, 10 AM to 6 PM Sunday, Noon to 5 PM 36th annual show features rocks, minerals, rough, fossils, loose cut stones, slabs, findings, settings, make jewelry, repair jewelry, geodes, geode cutting, lapidary demonstrations, and hourly door prizes. For additional information please call: Joe Maguire @ 336.288.7452 or Joe_Maguire[]prodigy.net
December 8-9, 2007 Nashville, TN 27th Annual Earth Treasures Show Middle Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5 Tennessee State Fairgrounds - Creative Arts Building adults $3, students 18 and under $1, children under 12 free with adult Jewelry, gems, beads, minerals, fossils, collectibles, tools, equipment, and door prizes Contact John Stanley, (615) 885-5704; jstanley@picagroup.com; www.mtgms.org. Please call/email if you need additional information.

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