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JUNE 2024

1-1—MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA: Annual show; Pennsylvania Earth Sciences Association (PESA); Macungie Memorial Park, 50 Poplar St; Sat. 8:30-3; Free; contact Mandy Apgar; Email: pesanewsletter@yahoo. com; Website: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064902032245

1-1—DELTA, COLORADO: Annual show; Delta County Rock Wranglers; Heddles Recreation Center, 531 North Palmer Drive; Sat. 9-5; Free Admission; contact Harry Masinton, (970) 856-3861; Email: hpmasinton@gmail.com

1-1—COLFAX, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Greensboro Gem & Mineral Club; Piedmont Triad Farmers Market, 2914 Sandy Ridge Road; Sat. 9-5; FREE; contact KB Montgomery, (336) 706-0061; Email: ggmc.rocks@gmail.com; Website: ggmc-rockhounds.com

1-2—PHOENIX, ARIZONA: Annual show; Mineralogical Society of Arizona; Phoenix Shrine Auditorium, 552 N. 40th St; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; $5 Cash, $3 Members, Children 12 and under free with paying adult; contact Chris Whitney-Smith; Email: show@msaaz.org; Website: www.msaaz.org

1-2—ONALASKA, WISCONSIN: Annual show; Coulee Rock Club of La Crosse Wisconsin; Onalaska Omni Center, 255 Riders Club Road; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Age 6 or under free, $2 age 7 or more; contact Allison Conrad, (507) 470-2598; Email: rockinbabe@acegroup.cc

1-2—SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Show and sale; Pacific Crystal Guild; San Francisco County Fair Building, 1199 9th Avenue; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; $14 for two days, Children Under 12 free; contact Jerry Tomlinson, (414) 383-7837; Email: jerry@crystalfair.com; Website: www.crystalfair.com

1-2—CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK: Annual show; Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club; Greater Canandaigua Civic Center, 250 North Bloomfield Road; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; $5 for adults, Free for children 12 and under; contact James Keeler; Email: jamesrocks@jkeeler.com; Website: wcgmc.org

7-8—SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI: Annual show; Ozarks Gem & Mineral Society, Inc; Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 815 E Farm Road 182; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5; Free entry; contact Mark Northrup, (417) 597-4657; Email: ogms.1957@gmail.com; Website: www.ogms.rocks

7-9—BOISE, IDAHO: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc; Expo Idaho, 5610 N Glenwood St; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $7 weekend pass; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: info@gemfaire.com; Website: www.gemfaire.com

7-9—COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO: Annual show; Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society; Norris Penrose Event Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd; Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Admission $5/one day, $8/multiple days, 12 & under FREE; contact Lisa Cooper; Email: ppgmjshow@gmail.com; Website: pikespeakgemshow.com

7-9—MILACA, MINNESOTA: Annual show; Dale's Rocks & More; Hairy Mosquito Trading Co, 21287 Highway 169; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; Free to All Ages; contact Dale's Rocks & More, (612) 708-8279; Email: dalesrocks_more@outlook.com; Website: Dale's Rocks & More on Facebook

8-8—KENT, CONNECTICUT: Annual show; Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science; Connecticut Antique Machinery Campus, 31 Kent-Cornwall Road (RTE 7); Sat. 9-4; FREE; contact John Pawloski; Email: j.a.pawloski@att.net

8-9—DESOTO, MISSOURI: Show and sale; Amvets Post 48 HOP Committee; Amvets Post 48, 1075 Amvets Dr; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; Free; contact Donna J Pelikan, (682) 970-8362; Email: liznmarie@yahoo.com

8-9—ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Palomar Gem and Mineral Club; California Center for the Arts -Conference Center, 340 North Escondido Blvd, PO Box 1583; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; $5, Kids under 12 free; contact Toni Floyd; Email: PGMCShow@gmail.com; Website: palomargem.org

8-9—WEST FRIENDSHIP, MARYLAND: Wholesale and retail show; Mid-Atlantic Gem and Mineral Association/dba Gem Miner's Spring Show; Howard County Maryland Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Rd; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4; $6, children under 12 free, Discount coupon offered on website; Free and handicapped parking; contact Teresa Schwab, (301) 807-9745; Email: eventcoordinator@gem-show.com; Website: www.gem-show.com

8-9—GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Gaston County Gem & Mineral Club; Johan Newcombe Event Center, 1840 E. Franklin Blvd; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Free Admission; contact Eric Clymer; Email: clymeric@protonmail.com; Website: gastongemclub.weebly.com

13-16—PRINEVILLE, OREGON: Wholesale and retail show; Prineville Rockhound Pow Wow; Crook County Fairgrounds, 1280 Main St; Thu. 9-5, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; free to all; contact Jim McCoy, (530) 999-8045; Email: www.prineville.rocks; Website: www.prineville.rocks

14-16—BIG PINEY, WYOMING: Annual show; Sublette County Rock Hounds; Sublette County Fairgrounds, 10937 Hwy 189, Event Center; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-3; Adults $3, Seniors 60+ and kids under 18 free; contact Jim Gray; Email: jimgray@wyoming.com

15-16—GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Annual show; AGMC -Arlington Gem and Mineral Club; Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 S Main St; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-4; General Admission $10 Kids 12 and under Free (Pay Saturday come back Sunday for Free); contact Terri Brewen, (817) 939-1100; Email: tbrewen@sbcglobal.net; Website: www.agmc57.org/

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