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Annual Show
Every year during the first weekend in March, the Society hosts a Mineral and Gem
show at Centennial Hall in Hayward,
California. Over 50 quality
jewelry, mineral, gem, bead and fossil dealers display their
items over the three day show
(Friday - Sunday). It is considered by many to be the best Society show in Northern California - if
not the entire west
(Tucson excluded). Club members, sister club members and dealers fill Centennial
Hall with many great educational exhibits.
For the Fith year running, we will have the largest display of fluorescent
minerals in California thanks to the Fluorescent Mineral
Society. The large display of these rocks is much better in person, but you can click here to view some fluorescent
rocks and minerals. If you would like to know how or why they glow click here to download a phamplet.
Our next show is March 6- March 8, 2009
•Friday - March 6, 2009 10AM - 6PM
•Saturday - March 7, 2009 10AM - 6PM
•Sunday - March 8, 2009 10AM - 5PM
3 Day Pass for $6 - Use the flyer for $1 off Entry
| During the entire show we will have: |
| •Dealers in main hall and side rooms |
| •Special Educational Fossil Display. |
| •Largest Fluorescent Mineral Display in Northern California displayed in a special darkroom |
| •Live Auction on Saturday at 3PM |
| •Visit our Demonstration Room to view the lapidary arts in progress & join our club |
| •Educational dislays located in the main lobby and in our Cafeteria (Back of the building) |
| •Rock Spinning Wheel for kids only - Spin the wheel and get gemstones (Main lobby) |
| •Snack bar & Cafeteria (Located near the back of the mainhall) |
| •Door Prizes |
| •Free parking & Children under 13 admitted free when accompanied by an adult. |
| •Raffle for a gorgeous pendant. Winner need not be present to win. Image and description of Raffle Pendant will occur sometime around December. |
See the image below for 2008's Raffle Pendant.

Click on the show flyer image below to view the image in a printable page for a dollar off admission.
Once paid, the admission is for a 3-day pass so you can return Saturday and Sunday. |

The
funding for the vast majority of the Society's operating
expenses is derived from the proceeds of the show. All
members
are expected to particiapate in some fashion. Contact the Show Chairman for any questions.
If you are interested in being in our show as a dealer, please email our current Dealer Chair.

Map to our Annual Show and Directions
Click on the Map Below for Printable Directions

If you come from the North or East:
Hwy. 580, exit onto Foothill Blvd. Proceed south on Foothill Blvd. to City Center Drive, turn left. There is some parking in the
lot over the Safeway store and more parking in a parking garage just past Centennial Hall.
If you are coming from the West or South:
Hwy. 92 Exit on Jackston Street or from the South on Hwy. 17, then follow the prolongation of Hwy. 92 (called Jackson Street)
to where it intersects, Foothill Blvd. Turn right at City Center Drive.
Public Transit Directions:
BART: Take the Fremont Line to the Hayward BART Station. For time tables and fares for BART, go to http://www.bart.gov/stations/quickPlanner/quickPlanner.asp
From the Hayward BART Station, there are two buses which stop near Centennial Hall -- #84 and #99.
Board: AC Transit Bus #84 (Head-Sign: 84 San Leandro Bart)
Fare: Pay $1.75
Disembark: Foothill Blvd & Grove Way (about two blocks from Centennial Hall)
AC Transit Bus #84 leaves once an hour on Saturdays and Sundays. On Monday-Friday the 84 leaves every 30 minutes.
For more information go to the AC Transit web site at http://www2.actransit.org/maps/ or http://transit.511.org/
Board: AC Transit Bus #99 (Head-Sign: 99 Bayfair Bart)
Fare: Pay $1.75
Disembark: Mission Blvd & Grove Way (about half a mile from Centennial Hall)
AC Transit Bus #99 leaves every 30 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays. On Monday-Friday the 99 leaves roughly every 15 minutes.
For more information go to the AC Transit web site at http://www2.actransit.org/maps/ or http://transit.511.org

Our Dealers
| Dealer Name |
Products Carried - Or - Known For |
Altar Space |
Crystals, Minerals, Specialize in Top Quality Metaphysical Specimens |
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Lapidary & Glass Equipment, Jewelry & Beading Tools and Supplies info@ameritool-inc.com |
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Petrified Wood, Fossils, Beads |
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Minerals |
Casa de Lumbre |
Gemstones, Cabochons |
Claude Huber |
Minerals |
Dagget's Jewelry And Stoneworks |
Finished Specimens, Tumbled stones, Minerals |
Designs By Shirl |
Jewelry, Lapidary |
Earth's Treasures |
Minerals & Rare Gemstones Specializing in Benitoite |
East West Best Trading Company |
Pearls, Beads |
Edios |
Designer Cabochons |
Elan |
Gemstone Beads |
Forever Amber |
Jewelry, Amber |
Freedom Valley |
Jewelry, Crystals, Minerals, Facet Rough |
G & B Gemstones |
Gemstones |
Gems & Jade |
Jewelry, Jade, Diamond Tools |
High Desert Gems |
Faceted stones and rough, Lapidary |
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Opal Rough, Finished, Specimens, Art Clay Silver, Opal & Art Clay Workshops opalinfo@opal-tibara.com |
J & S Jewelry |
Antique Jewerly, Estate Items |
Jay Barkley |
Opal Rough & Finished |
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Jewelry, Pearl Beads, Lapidary |
Jim's Gems |
Opal Rough & Finished |
John Garsow Gems & Minerals |
Gems & Minerals johngarsow@sysmatrix.net 951-698-4833 |
K.P Custom Designs |
Designer Faceted Stones & Cabochons |
Southwest Silversmiths - Lee Chavez |
Silver Jewelry |
Making Jewelry |
Findings & Jewelry Making Supplies |
Mendocino Reflections |
Jewelry, Minerals, Lapidary |
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Minerals, Meteorites, Moldavite, Benitoite, Rhodochrosite & Beads Richard@Mineralofthemonthclub.org 805-927-2223 |
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Mineral Specimens, Books, UV Lamps, Microscopes |
N.C. Nagle Gem Stones |
Gemstones |
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Jade, Gold & Silver Jewelry, Carvings jademan1@hotmail.com |
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Slabbed Rock from Six Continents Serving Cabachon makers & Knappers rockhounds@softcom.net |
Rocks & Relics |
Jewerly, Minerals, Fossils, Lapidary |
Russ Gems |
Jewelry |
S & K Enterprises |
Laguna Agate, Cabochons, Mt. St. Helen's Jewelry, Petrified Pine Cones, Collectibles kstoltz13@frontiernet.com |
S.C. Brown Jewerly |
Jewelry & Gemstones |
San Andereas Minerals |
Minerals |
Si & Ann Frazier |
Minerals |
Showcase International |
Display Cases & Supplies |
T & G Enterprises |
Swaroski Crystal Beads, Findings, Carvings ingenterprises@centurytel.net, Vern & Morine Garrett P.O. Box 812, Sweet Home, OR 97386 |
The Kleins |
Books, Jewelry Tools & Supplies, Lapidary Supplies woodturner2@hotmail.com |
The Rigor's |
Jewelry |
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Fine Gems & Minerals from Around the World pustuff@gmail.com |
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Opal Butte Opal, Amethyst Sage Chalcedony, Polka-Dot Agate, Picture Jaspers/Agates: Jewelry, Lapidary Rough, Finished Lapidary Items -- Ebay Seller ID: westcoastgems & AROC |
William S. Head |
Designer Jewelry |
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Retail & Wholesale -Salt Crystal Lamps, Crystal and Mineral Specimens, Rough & Polished, Fossils |
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