Vendors from the Pacific Northwest and beyond are participating in the Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Society’s 61st annual Rock & Gem Show at the Olsrud Arena, at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. The event is April 2 & 3, 2016 and considered one of the most successful rock and gem shows on the West Coast!
This show is definitely a rock-hound’s “dream come true.” Vendors display and sell their wares—including rocks, gems, minerals, hand-crafted jewelry, rough rock, rock slabs, and more including, door prizes, raffle, children’s events, wheel of fortune, silent auction, thunder egg cutting, and a fluorescent rock display.
There’s also a great mix of demonstrators participating in this year’s show. Have a rock or gem you’d like to know more about? Gemologist Danielle Signor will identify your gem, and Geologists Charles Lane and Monty Elliott will tell you more about your unique rock. You’ll also see how to create “wearable art,” cab your own stone and learn how to wire wrap a gem or stone, create beautiful jewelry using copper, learn more about the art of beading, and learn how to create a hologram!
Following the Saturday show at 5:30pm, the Crater Rock Museum will host an auction of deaccessioned, museum-quality rocks, including crystal specimens of Calcite, Fluorite, & Quartz, Petrified Wood, Agates from Mexico, Montana, New Mexico & Oregon. An added plus—now you can own a bit of museum history! Included in the auction are finished cabochons by Delmar Smith, who in 1952 was the first Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Society president and, who, with his wife Freida, founded the Crater Rock Museum in 1954.
Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Show hours are Saturday, April 2, 9:00am-5:00pm and Sunday, April 3, 10:00am-4:00pm.
Admission: Adults/ $5.00; Seniors/$3.00; Students/$2.00; Children under 6/FREE! Proceeds enable the Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Society to continue providing education in Earth Sciences and to manage and maintain the Crater Rock Museum.
For more information, please call 541-646-5782 or 541-608-8091.