Gem & Mineral Shows at Mesa Community CollegeInfoThe 40th Annual Flagg Gem and Mineral Show will be held Friday, January 6, 2012 to Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 9 am to 5 pm. The show will be located at Mesa Community College (MCC) in the West parking lot which is on Dobson Road between Southern Avenue and the Superstition Freeway (Route 60). A number of exhibits will be set up including the Peralta Stone maps and a special fluorescent display. Parking and admission is free, and there will be free activities for children along with free samples for children and teachers. The following organizations will have booths at the show:
40th annual Flagg Gem & Mineral Show coming to Mesa Posted: Sunday, January 1, 2012 2:00 pm 40th annual Flagg Gem & Mineral Show: Browse a number of fossil, gem and mineral exhibits, including the famed Peralta Stone maps (pictured) from the Superstition Mountains and a fluorescent display, at this show with free activities for children and free mineral samples for children and teachers.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern Ave.
Free admission and parking. (480) 814-9086 or
www.flagshow.info
or
www.mines.az.gov
2nd Weekend in FebruaryThe acclaimed Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™ is held every year on the second full weekend of February. It has set the standard for gem and mineral shows around the world, and is now the largest gem and mineral show in the United States. The Show is open to the public and presents retail Dealers only. Proceeds from the Show remain in the Tucson economy and are used to support mineral knowledge and appreciation.Lectures & SeminarsLectures and seminars are held Thursday through Sunday of the Show week in the Crystal Ballroom and Turquoise Ballroom at the Tucson Convention Center. They are open to the public and free of charge.DealersThere are an estimated 250 retail dealers sharing the Exhibition Hall and the Arena areas of the Tucson Convention Center. An unparalleled variety of mineral, fossil, jewelry, lapidary crafts and related publications are presented under one roof. |