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APRIL 2019

19-21—SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc; Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $7 weekend pass; fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, jewelry repair, cleaning and ring sizing; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: info@gemfaire.com; Website: www.gemfaire.com

19-21—SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH: Annual show; Wasatch Gem Society; Salt Lake County Equestrian Park and Events Center, 2100 West 11400 South; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; adults $2, free for kids 12 and under; dealers with rocks, minerals, fossils, gems, crystals, fossils, rock home décor, demonstrations, museum displays, and educational events; contact Roberta Chase, (801) 966-0639; Email: roberta.chase@outlook.com; Website: www.wasatchgemsociety.com

19-21—RICKREALL, OREGON: 64th Annual River of Gems - The Strange, Odd, and Curious; Willamette Agate and Mineral Society; Polk County Fairgrounds, 520 S Pacific Hwy. W; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $2; free admission for children 11 and under; dealers offering various rocks, gems, and minerals, with demonstrations, displays, and exhibits, an auction, and activities for children; contact Mimi Surgeon, (503) 602-9405; Email: wams.riverofgems@gmail.com; Website: www.WAMSI.net

19-21—ALPINE, TEXAS: Annual show; Chihuahuan Desert Gem and Mineral Club; Alpine Civic Center, 901 West Holland Avenue; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; free; regional geology presentation, and activities for children; contact Judith Brueske, PO Box 195, Alpine, TX 79831, (432) 244- 9503; Email: ocoent895@gmail.com

26-28—GRANTS PASS, OREGON: Annual show; Rogue Gem and Geology Club; Josephine County Fairgrounds, 1451 Fairgrounds Rd; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; $2, free admission for children under 11; free admission on Friday only, vendors offerings rough and mineral specimens, finished lapidary work, displays, demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Janet Fields, 378 Dexter Way, Grants Pass, OR 97527, (541) 415-1720; Email: jfields123@outlook.com

26-28—SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc; Scottish Rite Center, 1895 Camino del Rio S; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $7 weekend pass; fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, jewelry repair, cleaning and ring sizing; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: info@gemfaire.com; Website: www.gemfaire.com

26-28—WICHITA, KANSAS: Annual show; Wichita Gem & Mineral Society; Cessna Activity Center, 2744 S. George Washington Blvd; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5 ($4 with coupon), children 12 to 17 $1, and free admission for children 12 and under when accompanying a paying adult; dealers offering various rocks, minerals, fossils, and gems, club exhibits, demonstrations, silent auctions, and activities for children; contact Peggy Duggan Maggard, 8318 SE Highway 77, Leon, KS 67074, (316) 742-3746; Email: gandpmaggard@gmail.com; Website: www.wgmsks.org

26-28—YAKIMA, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Yakima Rock and Mineral Club; Central Washington State Fair Park, The Modern Living Building, 1301 South Fair Avenue; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; $5 adult, $2 student and threeday bands available, free admission for children under 12; dealers offering a variety of rocks, gems, minerals, and fossils, silent auctions, and activities for children; contact Marti Sondgeroth, (509) 248-6401; Email: marthams@q.com; Website: www.yakimarockclub.com

26-28—CONROE, TEXAS: Annual show; RMGM Promotions; Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, 9055 Airport Rd.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; New Show! Wholesale and retail sales, demonstrations and classes, and activities for children; contact Sandra Gonzales; Website: www.rmgmpromotions.com/

27-27—CORNVILLE, ARIZONA: Show and sale; Verde River Rockhounds; Windmill Park, 9950 E. Cornville Road; Sat. 9-5; free admission; New Show! Wholesale and retail sales, demonstrations and classes, and activities for children; contact Jan Avery, Po Box 653, Cornville, AZ 86325- 0653; Email: jaelav334@gmail.com; Website: www.verderiverrockhounds.com

27-28—KENT, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Crystallography Gem + Mineral Market; Kent Commons, 525 4th Ave. N, 3801 S. Alaska St., #208; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; free admission, children must be accompanied by an adult; more than 50 vendors, crystals, rocks, minerals, gems, fossils and jewelry, beads, metaphysical tools; contact Michelle Ferris, 117 E. Louisa St., PMB 169, Seattle, WA 98102, (206) 582-9157; Email: crystallographygems@gmail.com; Website: crystallographygems.com

27-28—SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: Annual show; West Seattle Rock Club; Alki Masonic Temple, 4736 40th Avenue SW; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission; contact Annette Nelson; Email: wsrc.show@gmail.com; Website: www.westseattlerockclub.org

27-28—MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE: Annual show; Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society; Agricenter, 7777 Walnut Grove Rd.; Fri. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5 (two-day pass $8), children 12 and under $2, free admission for scouts in uniform; more than 50 dealers and exhibitors, activities for kids, inclusion of the popular Memphis Rock Banquet, which is a display of rocks that looks like food; contact W.C. McDaniel; Email: info@theearthwideopen.com; Website: www.theearthwideopen.com