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The Ventura Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. (VGMS)
Show Page.
The VGMS
presents |
"ARTISTRY
FROM
NATURE", |
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Our 48th Annual Gem, Mineral, Lapidary & Fossil Show. |
Dates:
March 6 & 7, 2010. |
Hours:
Saturday, March 6 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm;
Sunday, March 7 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. |
Location:
Seaside Park (Ventura County Fairgrounds),
10 West Harbor Blvd.,
Ventura, California 93001. |
Things to See and Do:
- Gems - Exhibits - Raffle Prizes;
- Minerals - Dealers - Silent Auctions;
- Fossils - Demonstrations - Plant Sale;
- Jewelry - Kids' Activities - Flea Market.
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Some Details:
- Silent Auctions about every Half Hour - Good chance to get some Great Material at "YOUR" price;
- Country Store - Anything you think you may need and some you don't;
- Plant Sale - Check out the selection;
- Raffle - about 30 prizes:
Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.
The Drawing will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are available from any VGMS member or at the Hospitality Table during the Show. You do not need to be present to win. Be sure to get your tickets and, while at the show, look over the selection of prizes. Many thanks to all those who donated these wonderful items.
And,
- as usual, we will have a number of Dinosaur Fossils.
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Here's The Whole Thing:
Come to Seaside Park (the Ventura County Fairgrounds) to see displays of gems, minerals, and fossils. You'll also find a wide range of fun children's activities, on-going demonstrations of jewelry-making and the lapidary arts, fossil cleaning, and dealers selling rocks, jewelry, magazines, and fossils. (Please Note, since it came up in an e-mail: The entire show area is under cover. Parking is not.)
The Ventura Gem and Mineral Society is a nonprofit, educational organization and welcomes new members! We sponsor a gem show every year, host lectures on earth science topics, make presentations to area schools in our society museum and at their locations, and take field trips to places near and far. |
ADMISSION IS FREE!
(However, the Fairgrounds Charges for Parking.) |
More 2010 Show Information will Follow As It Develops:
- As the members scheme on how to make an even better show this time, your Web Master will attempt to bring it all to you. Stay tuned!!
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Show Committee:
| VGMS President: |
Jim Brace-
Thompson, |
805-659-3577,
jbraceth@roadrunner.com. |
| Show Chair: |
Andy Anderson, |
805-987-0043.
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| Country Store: |
Mary Polacek,
Shirley Layton, |
805-644-5090,
vgms_editor@roadrunner.com.
805-717-9226,
sal@iwvc.org. |
Dealers/Demo-
Dealers/Demos: |
Kathryn Davis, |
805-647-3096,
kathrynsgems@yahoo.com. |
| Raffle: |
Paul Polacek, |
805-644-5090,
vgms_editor@roadrunner.com. |
| Exhibitor Favors: |
Steve
Mulqueen, |
mulques@roadrunner.com. |
| Exhibits: |
Jim Brace-
Thompson, |
805 659-3577,
jbraceth@roadrunner.com. |
| Food: |
Richard &
Shirley
Bromser. |
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| Hospitality: |
Diane Cook, |
805-647-8517,
djolliffagent@aol.com. |
| Kids' Booth: |
Jean Wise,
Lowell Foster, |
805-647-4393,
clintwise@hotmail.com.
805 648-1942,
lowellfos@yahoo.com. |
| Truck/Physical Facilities: |
Richard Bromser.
Ron Wise, |
805-647-4393,
clintwise@hotmail.com. |
| Plant Sale: |
Susan
Mulqueen, |
mulques@roadrunner.com. |
| Programs (Printed): |
Mary Polacek, |
805-644-5090,
vgms_editor@roadrunner.com. |
| Publicity: |
Jim Brace-
Thompson, |
805-659-3577,
jbraceth@roadrunner.com. |
| Security: |
Luther Brown, |
805-653-5677,
ravenwolf2@att.net. |
| Silent Auction: |
Ron Wise, |
805-647-4393,
clintwise@hotmail.com. |
| Treasurer: |
Nancy Brace-
Thompson,
Diane Cook, |
805-659-3577,
jbraceth@roadrunner.com.
805-647-8517,
djolliffagent@aol.com. |
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Guest Exhibitors, VGMS Member Exhibitors and Club or Specialty Display Cases as of March 5, 2010.
Guest Exhibitors:
| (n) = Number of Cases if more than one. |
| Allmen, Lois: |
Silver Jewelry. |
| Andrews, Craig & Kate Lynn: |
Agates from the Western Hemisphere: Specimens & Cabs. |
| Campbell, Elaine: |
Silver Jewelry. |
| Carey, Louisa: |
Selenite. |
| Eastman, Chuck: |
Petrified Cycads. |
| Ebel, Lois: |
Miniature Rockshop. |
| Fong, Lyndell: |
Rocks & Necklaces. |
| Hagiwara, Stephanie: |
Garnets. |
| Hara, Kay: |
Mixed Lapidary: Cabs, Bola Ties, Opals, Wire-Wrap. |
| Hays, Bill: |
Inlay. |
| Johnson, Brett: |
The Many Colors of Carbon. |
| Jorgensen, Diane: |
Crochet Beads. |
| Jurewicz, Jerry & Marion (2): |
Spheres, Minerals. |
| Knapton, Larry: |
Copper Minerals. |
| Lewis, Jack & Anne: |
Mixed Mineral & Lapidary. |
| Martin, John: |
California's State Rockhound Symbols. |
| Martin, Susan: |
Beading. |
| Meeker, Kristen: |
Silver & Lapidary Work. |
| Melvin, Arvid: |
Silver Work. |
| Miller, Ronald & Dolores (2): |
Amethyst, Petrified Wood. |
| Quitoriano, CJ: |
Self-crafted Glass Beads. |
| Rogers, Herman & Connie (2): |
Petrified Wood, Painted Slabs. |
| Sanchez, Ismael: |
Petrified Wood. |
| van Ast, Camille: |
Jewelry & Rocks. |
| Weber, Dick: |
Bookends from Australian Gemstone. |
| Weber, Mary Pat: |
Russian Mineral Spheres & Slabs. |
Club or Specialty Displays:
| (n) = Number of Cases if more than one. |
California Federation of Mineralogical Societies,
CJ Quitoriano: |
CFMS Cab Cases. |
Leisure Village Lapidary Class,
Bill McGeehon: |
Student Work: Cabs, Free-forms & More. |
Long Beach Mineral & Gem Society,
Marty Doughert: |
Long Beach Mineral & Gem Society Club Case. |
Marina West Geology Club,
Lowell Foster: |
Kids' Club Case. |
Oxnard Gem & Mineral Society (2),
Brett Johnson: |
OGMS Club Publicity Case; Fluorite: OGMS Show Theme Case. |
| Santa Paula Oil Museum: |
Museum Display. |
Woodland Hills Rock Chippers,
Larry Bradbury: |
Woodland Hills Rock Chippers Club Case. |
VGMS Member Exhibitors:
| (n) = Number of Cases if more than one. |
| Bar-Shai, Abe: |
The Way I Spend My Time: Lapidary Items & Collectibles. |
| Bogart, Nancy: |
Lapidary. |
| Boulch, Frank: |
Minerals. |
| Brace-Thompson, Jim (2): |
Fakes, Phonies & Synthetics; Meteorites & Tektites. |
| Brace-Thompson, Nancy: |
Corundum: Red Ruby & Colorful Sapphires. |
| Brown, Angela & Luther: |
Fossils. |
| Cook, Diane: |
Tourmaline & Opal Gems. |
| Cook, John: |
Fossil Trilobites. |
| Davis, Greg: |
Self-crafted Jewelry. |
| Davis, Kathryn: |
Fossil Ivory. |
| Ehlers, Wayne: |
Belt Buckles with self-crafted cabs. |
| Foster, Lowell: |
Rock Sale Finds. |
| Haake, Marie (2): |
Geodes, Fossils. |
| Mautz, David (2): |
Fossils. |
| Mulqueen, Steve: |
Carbide Miners' Lamps. |
| Mulqueen, Susan: |
Fossil Insects from Brazil. |
| Sankovich, Rob (3): |
Self-Collected Minerals, Fossils & Jade, Field Trips 2009. |
| Tetreault, Miriam: |
Sculptures. |
| Wise, Jean: |
Fossil Whale Bone. |
| Wise, Ron: |
The Art of Knapping. |
Ventura Gem & Mineral Society,
Lowell Foster: |
The Obsidian Project: VGMS Club Case. |
VGMS Jrs. & Pebble Pups,
Jim Brace-Thompson: |
VGMS Jrs. Case: A Few of Our Favorite Things. |
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Dealers, Demonstrator Dealers and Demonstrators as of March 6, 2010.
Dealers:
| Andy DeBoer: |
Cubic zirconia, lab & natural gems, beads, cabochons. |
| Andy DeLong: |
Jewelry, rings, pendants, silver, opal rough, and crystals, fossilized ivory, carvings, stone beads, stones. |
| Art McCollum: |
Rocks, gems, fossils. |
| B J Pebbles: |
Robert Johnson,
Faceting supplies, stones, and mountings. |
| C & G Gemcrafts: |
Wes Lingerfelt,
Spheres, lapidary products and supplies. |
| Fossils Plus: |
Todd Schowalter,
Fossils, minerals, books, carvings, gemstones, jewelry. |
| The Gem & Mineral Collector: |
Francis Fujii,
Gems, minerals, and jewelry. |
| Jim's Minerals: |
Jim Grothuesmann,
Fine minerals, back issues of Mineralogical Record. |
| Lapidary Originals: |
Paul Loustau,
Books, beads, jewelry, and stands. |
| McCullough Fossils: |
Lynette McCullough,
Fossils, minerals, and jewelry. |
| Revelations in Stone: |
Mike & Joan Burkleo,
Rough jade and jade products. |
| Rocks & Relics: |
David Richter,
Rocks, fossils, stone beads, meteorites, mineral specimens, polished stones. |
| Spencer Opals: |
Claudia & A.J. Conture,
Lapidary supplies, gems, jewelry, Spencer Opal. |
| Tom Wolfe Minerals: |
Tom & Adrienne Wolfe,
Rocks, minerals, fossils, lapidary & petrified wood. |
| VR Gemcutters: |
Gemstone Sales, Faceting Services. |
| Walblom's Tools: |
David & Susan Walblom,
Lapidary supplies, beads, and display items. |
| Wendy's Minerals Co.: |
Wendy & John Zhou,
Chinese minerals. |
Demonstrator Dealers:
| Cheri George: |
Beads, jewelry & findings. |
| CJ Quitoriano: |
Lampwork beads & supplies. |
| Gary Greshan: |
Stone carving. |
Demonstrators:
| Cottontail Creations: |
Art clay. |
| Don George: |
Faceting. |
| Ray Quitoriano: |
Sphere making. |
| Robert Sankovich: |
Contour polishing, slant angle polishing. |
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The VGMS
by going to the VGMS contact us page.
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Webmaster: James A. Layton,
Last Updated: 03-06-2010,
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