53nd Annual Rock, Gem, and Mineral Show

When:	April 4, 5, & 6, 2008 NEW 3 Day Show!
Where:	Santa Clara County Fairgrounds 344 Tully Rd., San Jose, CA
Time:	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday & Sunday
Who's invited:	Everyone
Cost:	$6.00 for adults, Children under 12 free. (Bring in the flyer at the bottom of this page for a $1.00 off coupon for admission)

What to do, see, and visit:

Dealers of all things beads, rock, gem, mineral, fossil, lapidary, and jewelry related items. See and patronize our 40+ dealers.

Kids Area - Kids can earn a patch and get a beginning rock collection by visiting this area. Special programs and fliers for Cub Scouts, Junior Girl Scouts, Brownie Girl Scouts, and school teachers. Go here for fliers for individual programs.

Special Attraction this year only. Visit our amazing``Pebble'' garden, limited to specimens that weigh a minimum of 500 pounds! We will have a Nephrite Jade, Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper, at least one pebble of Arizona Petrified Wood. More specimens are being added weekly.

Demonstrators of a wide variety of rock-related arts. See how a piece of rock becomes a piece of jewelry or a sculpture.

Listen to our dynamic speakers throughout the day on a variety of interesting topics. Speakers at 1PM and 3 PM daily.

Visit our extraordinary displays of members', dealers', and special guests' collections.

Silent Auction: Come bid on some fantastic raw materials for your next lapidary project.

Special Raffle for a Barranca Grinder valued at over $1,000! Tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5.

Your show admission ticket may win you one of the Hourly Door Prizes.

Try your hand at our Lucky Dip Raffle, where you choose which of the 20 to 30 special items donated by our generous members and dealers you wish to win. Tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5.

Fluorescent Mineral Display: See nature's spectacular glow-in-the-dark show.

Flintknapping demonstrated all day, both days. Flintknapping is the art of the making of arrowheads, knives, and spearheads.

Visit our scholarship booth and find a wide variety of merchandise. All purchases helps support our club's two yearly scholarships to San Jose State Earth Science students. This year's recipients will be working at our clubs Kids Area Booth. Come by and visit them.

Click on this flyer for a printable version