31st Annual Memphis Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show to Benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Memphis

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31st Annual Memphis Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show to Benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Memphis



Memphis (TN) – The Memphis Archaeological & Geological Society invites you to complete your Earth Day celebration by seeing what’s inside the Earth! The 31st Annual Memphis Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show will be held at the Agricenter International (7777 Walnut Grove Rd.) on Saturday, April 24th and Sunday, April 25th. Over 30 dealers, exhibitors, and speakers from throughout the United States will give participants the opportunity to purchase and learn about rocks, fossils, minerals, hand crafted jewelry, beads and a variety of lapidary arts. The ROCK ZONE will also return with fun for the whole family, including the Gem Dig, Rocks Around the Clock, panning for gems, and Paint a Rock. The 31st Annual Memphis Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show will once again host its Professional Speaker Series with discussions on Mineral Color, The Disappearance of the Late Prehistoric People of the Mississippi Valley, Quartz Collecting in Arkansas and many more.



The Show will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for those 12 and under. Scouts in uniform will be admitted for free. Part of the proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Memphis.



The Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society, chartered by the State of Tennessee on September 29, 1958, is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Current membership is over 250. The objectives of the Society are in part to promote an active interest in earth science, archaeology and the lapidary arts in the Mid-South by conducting public programs for scientific and educational purposes. The Memphis Mineral, Fossil, and Jewelry Show is the Society’s largest single annual event. The Society meets every month with both adult and youth programs and takes field trips on a regular basis for the purpose of collecting and/or education. More information about the Society can be found at www.memphisgeology.org.



For more information on the 31st Annual Memphis Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show please contact W.C. McDaniel, 2010 Show Chairman at (901) 274-7706 or info@theearthwideopen.com. To learn more about how YOU can help Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Memphis log on to www.rmhmemphis.org.



Ronald McDonald House is a “home-away-from-home” for families who are in Memphis while their child is receiving treatment for cancer or another catastrophic illness at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All families stay completely free of charge.