Pleasant Oaks Gem & Mineral Club of Dallas, Texas
Our 2008 Show
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Pleasant Oaks Gem & Mineral Club of Dallas, Texas
Our 2008 Show
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| The 2008 Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Club show,
the 41st annual Fall Festival of Gems will again be held at
the Ellison-Miles Geotechnology
Institute (EMGI) on the campus of Brookhaven College on Saturday, 20 September
(10 AM to 6 PM) and Sunday, 21 September (10 AM to 5 PM).
The show offers an opportunity for the club to promote
rockhounding to the general public. The club also invites dealers from all
over the nation to come and present gems, minerals, jewelry, fossils,
tools, etc. for sale. Club members and dealers set up display cases
where they can display some of their personal collections for everyone
to enjoy. In addition, the club offers demonstrations of craft
techniques, a silent auction, hourly door
prizes, and a grand prize drawing for an Amethyst Cathedral at the end of the show. The
club
also offers special activities for young rockhounds. The popular
Children's
Mine provides young children the opportunity to search through a trough
filled
with tumbling media for crystals, polished rocks, and mineral
specimens.
Every child leaves with a sack full of treasures. The EMGI staff will have
special presentations to help scouts earn their Geology badge.
Scouts and their leaders in uniform receive free admission.
Teacher led classes will also receive free admission
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