Springfield, MA: East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show

East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
West Springfield, Massachusetts USA

Show Venue: Better Living Center at the Eastern States Exposition
1305 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, Massachusetts USA

Show Date: August 9 - 11, 2013
Hours: Friday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm, Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
(Wholesale closes at 4 on Sunday)
Admission: $6 for adults and seniors; under 12 free with adult;

parking $5 per day. Wholesale and Retail

Contact: Martin Zinn Expositions
Phone: 505-867-0425
Email: mzexpos@gmail.com
Website: www.mzexpos.com

What you'll find at the show:   200 dealers from all over the U.S. and abroad, offering a variety of items related to earth sciences. Door prizes, guest speakers, museum quality exhibits, and a large wholesale section. Air-conditioned hall. Largest wholesale section in the East!

Featuring the Special Exhibit of the Carolyn Manchester Collection.

Complete show info including vendor lists and floorplans:  http://www.xpopress.com/EC-show-schedule.html

2nd Edition of International EZ-Guide is Multi-Lingual

The World's Top Gem Shows /Asia, Europe, USA

Venues: 26 gem, mineral, fossil and jewelry show locations

Show Dates: June 2013 - June, 2014
Hours and admission requirements vary for each show

Contact: Xpo Press, Inc.
Email: support@xpopress.com

What you will find at (and about) these shows: Xpo Press has researched all of the top mineral-centric shows on each continent to determine the shows and showcases that meet our criteria for inclusion on our list of The World's Top Gem Shows. 

Enthusiastic about this sophomore edition of the Int'l EZ Guide (INEZ), Brad Hicks, Xpo Press, stated, "This year INEZ begins/began its year-long distribution schedule at the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral & Gem Expo in France in June 2013, then makes/made it’s globetrotting appearance at every major gem and mineral show in the world through MineralienWelt -Idar-Oberstein in Germany in June 2014."

Want your show included in the next INEZ?  According to Mr. Hicks, this is how it's done!  Selection Criteria: 

1. The shows must have strong rock-mineral-fossil representation, not a jewelry or bead show 

2. They must have 100 vendors or more (slightly fewer will do if a show meets all other criteria, like the West Coast Show in Santa Ana, Calif., which has 80ish)

3. They must host an updated/accurate website

4. They must have a reliable contact person who is positive and eager to provide information to us about their show

5. They must welcome dealers/vendors from all continents to sell at their show (for example, the FIPP Brazil show, though certainly a major world gem show, is not included because non-South American dealers are restricted — and they don’t have a website that we can find)

6. They must agree to distribute INEZ at their show.

International EZ-Guide

Twenty-five-thousand International EZ-Guides are published and distributed at the largest gem and mineral shows in the world, that attract the world's best sellers and buyers of gemstones, minerals and fossils. Distribution of this Guide begins each June at the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral & Gem Show in France, and continues for the following 12 months at over 20 shows in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.A. Xpo Press has researched all of the top mineral-centric shows on each continent to determine the shows that meet our criteria for inclusion in the International EZ-Guide's list of the top gem and mineral shows in the world. The International EZ-Guide is published in 7 languages, all in one annual publication — English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish — so readers who pick up the Guide at any show throughout the world will be able to read it in their native language.

International EZ-Guide Mission Statement: The purpose of the International EZ-Guide is to promote the selling and buying of gemstone, mineral and fossil products and services through organized industry-related shows and expos throughout the world, and to encourage dealers and show promoters to advertise themselves internationally.

BREAKING NEWS - JCK Events Will Now Operate The Jewelry Show At Starr Pass Marriott

The International Gem & Jewelry Show, owner of the G.L.D.A. Tucson and Las Vegas wholesale gem & jewelry shows - announced that they will be working with the JCK Jewelry show for the annual Tucson Event.  JCK had a strong interest in adding its footprint in the Tucson market and International Gem & Jewelry Show has chosen to increase focus on its 90 other retail and wholesale gem, jewelry and bead shows across the country.

The JCK Tucson show will be held at the JW Marriot Starr Pass Resort, a 4-Diamond mountaintop retreat, and Tucson's best, during the Tucson Jewelry Weeks.  Covering finished fine jewelry, and featuring both luxury and design areas within the show, it is a fitting addition to JCK's portfolio and one which will augment its position as the leader in  Wholesale finished fine jewelry shows. The new JCK Tucson show will take place February 3-9, 2014.

The G.L.D.A. Show (The Gem & Lapidary Dealers Association) has been an established wholesale gem & jewelry show owned  by the International Gem & Jewelry Show held in both Tucson in February and Las Vegas in May.  The Las Vegas show dates are May 27-30, 2013.

JCK, G.L.D.A. Tucson Show and The International Gem & Jewelry Show are proud that this partnership will be a benefit to all involved.  The G.L.D.A. Tucson event will now be managed at the JCK office in Norwalk, CT.  and the G.L.D.A. Vegas event operations will remain fully owned and managed by Intergem/G.L.D.A. in Rockville, MD., where the International Gem & Jewelry Show is headquartered.

In a recent statement JCK's Yancy Weinrich said, “JCK Tucson will cover the finished fine jewelry segment and feature luxury and design exhibitors, which will provide a new opportunity for exhibitors within the built in audience, already visiting Tucson.  The JW Marriott Starr Pass provides an opulent setting and environment for both exhibiting and networking beyond the show floor – with the outdoor patios, mountainous backdrop, golf course and spa; it is the place to stay while in Tucson.”

VENDORS - NEW!!! Database From Creators of Tucson EZ-Guide

Be sure your company and products are listed in this search directory if you sell gems, minerals, fossils, jewelry, or related services and supplies at a gem show!

Here's how to get listed:

First, do a quick search for your company on this page. If you are not listed, you are eligible for a FREE listing in this searchable directory, so send us your company name and one product that you sell, and we will list it right away at no charge. (If your product is not already listed in the "Search By Product" box, we'll add it.) Or if you want to take full advantage of this, the world's only searchable directory to locate rock and gem vendors and products, you may purchase a Complete Listing of your searchable contact and product information for potential buyers and customers to easily find you all year long.

• Your FREE listing includes . . .
  • Company name
  • Gem shows where you sell your products
  • One product that you sell

Or purchase a Complete Listing so the 25,000 viewers who visit this site every month can contact you immediately. Here are the annual rates:

• $99/year to list any or all of your contact information, and two more products, in addition to your FREE listing . . .
  • Contact Person
  • Address (choice of any or all: street or box number, city, state, country)
  • Phone
  • Fax
  • E-Mail, linked
  • Website, linked
  • A second and third product that you sell
• $15/year . . .
  • Per product, for your fourth and fifth product listings
• $5/year...
  • Per product, for for each Product listing after your fifth

So email or call Xpo Press today to order your free or purchased directory listing. We will post your information immediately for the many potential customers who are hoping to locate you (and the unique rocks, gems and jewelry that you sell) in this directory right here and now!

Xpo Press, Inc.

1-720-946-2808 (International)
1-877-621-6143 (Toll Free)
1-303-428-5592 (Fax)

Tucson's Fall Season...Stock up for the Holidays

Did you know that there is a Fall Season in Tucson?  ...no I am not talking about the leaves turning - cactus doesn't have many leaves and the sage is pretty much the same color all year long!

What I am referring to is the Tucson Gem Show - the Fall version!

While this groups of shows is no where near the size of the Spring Shows (which some see as a benefit), it does the trick!  For locals and people in the Southwest area this is the perfect option for restocking needs just prior to the busy Holiday Season.  

So if you have run out of a favorite bead or need more Chrysoprase Cabs (you know that Green is an important color for Spring & Summer 2013 - right?) this is your opportunity to shop three (3) of the larger shows from Spring!

Your selection includes the popular Holidome Show presented by G&LW  - the giant JOGS Show at the ExpoCenter and the Best Bead Show at Kino Memorial Center!

If you aren't able to pick up a Tucson EZ-Guide to the Fall Shows in person click through for a download-able Flip Book!  

If It's Franklin - It's Time For The Franklin Faceters Frolic!

Roy Kersey and Will Smith started the idea for the Faceters’ Frolic in 2007 and the first Frolic was held during the Summer 2008 Gem Shows in Franklin, NC.

This year the 5th Annual Franklin Faceters Frolic will be a two-day event on Friday July 27th & Saturday 28th of 2012 at the Fun Factory.


Highlights include:
> two GemCad Classes offered by the creator of GemCad, Robert Strickland. Starting at 9AM, Robert will offer a Beginner Class, which will go until Noon. At 1 PM he will start another GemCad Class for Intermediate/Advanced level students. This will be your chance to learn from the Master.
> a fabulous line up of dealers is available on the FFF5 website, dealers will start offering items for sale at 1PM on Friday. Dealers will be available all day on Saturday. 
> and the great list of Demos from equipment manufacturers grows every year.


Program Features Include:
>  from the home of Topaz - "Selecting & Faceting Topaz" by Diane Eames GG, past president of Texas Faceters Guild
> "Faceting for Competition" by Dr. Howard Bromley, the new USFG Editor and the newest member of the USA Team competing in 2012 Australian International Faceting Challenge

Special Guest and Premiere Unveiling:


"NEW GemRay for Windows" by Robert Strickland the creater of GemCad and GemRay. Robert will show how it works and go over things you need to know. It is a powerful addition to GemCad.


Whether you are a beginning faceter or an advanced cutter this is your opportunity to talk to the man who wrote the book (or should that be program?)...and get up close and personal in two GemCad Classes!


So take a moment to check out the Franklin EZ-Guide and add the Frolic to your schedule!

Make it a Gemmy Summer in Franklin, NC…

Whether you are a rockhound, geologist or you just love the beauty Mother Nature provides…you must, just once in your lifetime hit the scene in Franklin.

Curious? take a minute to download the online edition of the Franklin EZ-Guide and see if there isn’t something that catches your attention.

With maps of the area, dining suggestions, show dates and hours, vendor lists and more Gem Show EZ-Guides are the choice of travelers and attendees across the country…why?   …because “we know the shows”.

The EZ-Guide describes it this way: “During the summer months rockhounds and tourists converge on the tiny town of Franklin, North Carolina to attend gem shows, do some fluming at the local gem mines, and simply spend their vacations in this stunningly beautiful area at the southern foothills of the great Smoky Mountains. There is plenty to do for everyone who comes to Franklin and Macon County, but rockhounds who come to this area know that it is one of the only places in the world where it is not rare on a casual hike in the hills—if you know what you’re looking for—to return home with a pocketful of precious stones, even rubies, sapphires and garnets! This is what makes Franklin, truly, the Gem Capital of the World.”

…and for those looking for something to do outside the show, the Chamber of Commerce offers these options: “Whether you’re looking for high adventure, fun places for the kids, beautiful scenery, a week on the greens, or the natural wonders of the Smoky mountains, Franklin provides a multitude of wonderful activities. For lovers of gems and minerals, you won’t want to miss the open-to-the-public gem mining in and near Franklin and the amazing collection at the Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum.

The Chamber provides a monthly Calendar of Events for some ideas of ways to spend your time during your stay in Franklin, North Carolina – home of mountain treasures and simple pleasures.”

See you in Franklin?