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Come and enjoy a few
of the wonders of the Earth! Club members showcase our favorite specimens and
new materials discovered during the year at Club digs throughout the South.
Members also demonstrate many aspects of the lapidary arts including: lost wax
casting; gem cutting; gold panning; geode cracking, silver chain making; stone
carving, wire wrapping cabochons; slabbing and cabbing; gem tree crafting;
micromounted minerals; and jewelry and beadwork assembly, among other hobbies.
Grab bags (50¢) are loaded with fossil, mineral, and/or gem surprises. Kids
and adults line up to sift through our Treasure Dig (25¢ per dig). Free door
prizes are given away hourly.
Vendors offer an array of common and rare fossils, minerals, gems from around
the world, lapidary supplies, beads and jewelry findings, as well as
handcrafted to exquisite jewelry from pennies to thousands of dollars.
There's truly something for everyone at low, low prices!
Educators are on-site and many educational materials are available. A quiz
for students to test their knowledge of the contents in many of the cases is
available on a table beside the Treasure dig. Often teachers use attendance
to the Show or the completed quiz as extra credit for their science students.
Attendance fees are kept deliberately low so that everyone in the CSRA can
enjoy seeing the different treasures presented each year. Both organizations
are non-profit societies; any Show profits are directed towards educational
scholarships and community educational projects. The Casino facility has free
parking and the main hall is wheelchair accessible.
For a classroom, scout
troop, senior, church, or other group wanting to attend the Show, please
schedule an arrival time in advance. Contact: Shellie at (803) 439-2625 or
a-a.gmf.show@att.net to schedule an entrance time.
See YOU at the SHOW!
The show is sponsored
by:
Aiken Gem, Mineral and Fossil Society*
Augusta Gem and Mineral Society*
(*non-profit
educational organizations)
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