It was a huge success! Everyone put in long hours and it paid off. Weather was nice, with rain keeping to nighttime hours. We had one new dealer, and a new activity: gold panning. The silent auction had a lot of great material from the Hauser house, and the plant sale and country store had lots of stock, and steady sales. The event happening across from us on Saturday brought in a lot of people keeping dealers and volunteers busy all day. Kids booth, demonstrators, exhibits, raffle – all up to our usual high standards. The food was great and we even had a traditional waffle and bacon breakfast on Saturday. Fun times!
The Ventura Gem & Mineral Society’s 56th Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil, & Lapidary Show is coming to the Ventura County Fairgrounds (10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura), on Sat., March 3 (10AM-5PM) and Sun., March 4 (10AM-4PM). There are going to be beautiful displays, the annual Country Store & Plant Sale, silent auctions and a raffle for great prizes, kids activities, demonstrators showing rock cutting and jewelry-making techniques, and all sorts of dealers selling rocks, fossils, minerals, jewelry, and lapidary arts supplies. Entrance to the show is free, although there is a $5 parking fee imposed by the fairgrounds.
California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
American Federation of Mineralogical Societies