ANNUAL SHOW
"HARVEST OF GEMS AND MINERALS"
September 15th & 16th, 2012
Show Chairperson:
Mary Lou Froese Co-Chair: Preston Bingham
In
cooperation with Redwood City Recreation Department, Sequoia
Gem & Mineral Society will present our annual "Harvest
of Gems & Minerals" show at the Community Activities
Building, 1400 Roosevelt Avenue (see map link below), on the third weekend in September.
Admission will cost $3 (children 12 and under free if
accompanied by a paying adult). Parking is free. Sandwiches and other refreshments
will be available for purchase.
This year's show marks a return after a one-year hiatus, and
while plans are not yet firmed up (descriptions below are
tentative), there will
be some changes from previous shows.
Come by and learn about the lapidary arts and earth sciences!
Club members and students from the club-supported lapidary classes at Little House in Menlo Park will demonstrate some basic grinding and polishing skills. There will be displays and information available in the Earth Sciences Room, and club members (easily identified by their badges) will be delighted to share their knowledge.
Come buy some fine jewelry, lapidary materials, and specimens!
Although this
year's line-up of dealers has not yet been finalized, we
usually have 8-9 sellers offering a wide range
of merchandise, including lapidary materials
and supplies, findings and finished jewelry, and mineral
specimens.
In addition to buying from our vendors, attendees may want
to take home a bag of the club's own member-polished stones.
The club will be offering donated used literature for
sale at nominal prices. No silent auction will be held this year,
however.
Maybe even win something nice!
Raffle tickets will be available at the entrance table (or
from our members prior to the show) for a small donation per
ticket. Raffle items, including mineral specimens and jewelry, are supplied by
our members and dealers and several drawings will be held
each day.
See pictures from our past shows: