Globe - X Gem, Mineral, Fossil and Jewelry Show
January 27 - February 13, 2005
Piyush Patel
Days Inn
222 South Freeway
Tucson, AZ 85745-3234
520-791-7511 Fax: 520-622-3481
Web site: www.daysinntucson.com, E-mail: sup8casa@aol.com
DAYS INN, 222 SOUTH FREEWAY. Open for wholesale and retail. Open daily 9:00am.-7:00pm.
Dealer's rooms open at their discretion. 200 dealers of gems, minerals, fossils. Mostly direct-import merchandise from around the world, including gem stones, decorator minerals, polished minerals, rough minerals, beads, opals, fossils, amber, crystals, Arizona minerals, septarians, and carvings.
Rapa River
January 28 - February 13, 2005
Ray Arriaga
4460 W. Crestview
Tucson, AZ 85745
(520)743-0866, Cell phone: (520)256-2039, Fax: (520)743-0563
Web site: www.rapariver.com, E-mail: rapagem@yahoo.com
292 S. FREEWAY AVE. S. FREEWAY AVE. BETWEEN CONGRESS ST & STARR PASS BLVD. Open 8:00 am-6:00 pm. Both wholesale and retail. Wholesalers require business license and/or tax I.D. number. Rapa River dealers offer a wide variety of many unique and unusual products from all parts of various countries. Can catch shuttle from there.
Fine Minerals International Gem and Mineral Forum
January 28 - February 13, 2005
Daniel Trinchillo, Jr.
450 N. Granada Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Mobile Phone: (917)295-7141, Office: (520)792-8500, Fax: (520)792-8504
Email: danieltr@ix.netcom.com
450 N. GRANADA AVE (adjacent to InnSuites Hotel) between St. Mary's Rd. and Franklin St. Open to the public.
10:00 am-6:00 pm. Wholesale and retail. Dealers include Fine Minerals International, Detrin Fine Minerals, Pederneria Gem Group, Marcus Fudil Minerals, Heliodor-Star & Brad van Scriver, Jeff Scovil Photography, and Markus Walter Mineral Preparation Laboratory. Offering the finest minerals and gems from all over the globe, including new material from China, Russia and Brazil.
Arizona Pueblo Inn Gem & Mineral Show at the Riverpark Inn
January 29 - February 10, 2005
Riverpark Inn, 350 South Freeway (downtown Tucson)
Retail: Open daily 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Closes 3 p.m. on Feb. 10.
Wholesale: Open 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Feb 1-7. Closes at 4 p.m. on Feb. 8.
Open to public and wholesale. Shuttle service available. Experience the finest assembly of dealers in Tucson at our recently upgraded resort hotel, located downtown, with convenient buyer parking.
Rodeway Inn by Gem and Lapidary Wholesalers, Inc.
January 29 - February 11, 2005
Candace McNamara
PO Box 98
Flora, MS 39071
Office: 601-879-8832 Fax: 601-879-3282
Web site: www.glwshows.com, E-mail: info@glwshows.com
RODEWAY INN, GRANT & I-10. Wholesale only. Register online and expedite matters. Featuring more than 250 national and international dealers of gems, minerals, lapidary equipment, beads. Open daily 10:00am-6:00pm. February 11th open 10 am-3:00pm.
Gem Mall by Gem and Lapidary Wholesalers, Inc.
January 29 - February 11, 2005
Candace McNamara
PO Box 98
Flora, MS 39071
601-879-8832 Fax: 601-879-3282
Web site: www.glwshows.com, E-mail: info@glwshows.com
PAVILION ON 37 ACRES BEHIND HOLIDOME (HOLIDAY INN PALO VERDE). Wholesale only. Register online and expedite matters. Open daily 10:00am-6:00pm. Open 10:00am-3:00pm on February 11. Over 130 exhibitors with products running the gamut from gemstones to beads and more. 2,200 parking spaces.
AKS Gem Shows/Pacifica Trade Shows
January 29 - February 12, 2005
Kay Schabilion
PO Box 24552
New Orleans, LA 70184
Office: 504-455-6101, Fax: 504-455-6157
Web site: www.aksshow.com, E-mail: info@aksshow.com
(1) HOWARD JOHNSON INN, 1010 S. Freeway (I-10 at Starr Pass Blvd.) Wholesale only. Featuring over 200 exhibitors of diamonds, colored stones, gold, silver, mountings, supplies, fashion jewelry, crystals, minerals, fossils and beads.
(2) LA QUINTA INN (FORMERLY HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS), 750 W. Starr Pass Blvd. (I-10 at Starr Pass Blvd.) Wholesale and open to the public. More than 100 dealers of minerals, fossils, gemstones, rough jewelry and metaphysical merchandise on second floor.
Both shows open daily 10:00am-7:00pm.
Arizona Mineral and Fossil Show
January 29 - February 12, 2005
Marty Zinn
PO Box 999
Evergreen, CO 80437
303-674-2713 Fax: 303-674-2384
Web site: www.mzexpos.com, E-mail: mz0955@aol.com
All shows open daily 10:00am-7:00pm. Wholesale and open to the public. Photo ID, business card, business license, and tax ID number required. Four locations with 450 dealers specializing in mineral and fossil specimens, meteorites, lapidary arts, and closely related items. 135 dealers from foreign countries. Special gallery of artists at InnSuites.
(1) SMUGGLER'S INN RESORT HOTEL. 6350 E. Speedway (new location)
(2) INNSUITES HOTEL. 475 N. Granada
(3) MINERAL & FOSSIL MARKETPLACE. 1333 N. Oracle Rd.
(4) RAMADA LIMITED HOTEL. 665 N. Freeway Ave & St. Mary's Rd. (new location)
(5) CLARION HOTEL RANDOLPH PARK, 102 N. Alvernon Way
Executive Inn Mineral and Fossil Show
January 29-February 12, 2005
Sudhir Shah or Lynda Cruz
333 W. Drachman Street
Tucson, AZ 85705
Office: (520)393-3030 or1-800-255-3371 Ext. 387, Fax:(520)-623-7803
E-mail: exinnshow2005@yahoo.com
EXECUTIVE INN MINERAL AND FOSSIL SHOW, 333 WEST DRACHMAN STREET. North of Speedway between Oracle and Stone. Wholesale and Retail 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. Public Welcome! Worldwide dealers of gems, fossils and minerals. Zeolites, Calcite, Tanzanite & Ruby Crystals, Pezzottaite, Star Rose Quartz, Opals, Red Ammonites. Our Free Double-Decker London Bus will shuttle you to Downtown, Tucson Expo Center and Holidome Area Shows.
The Co-Op
January 29 - February 11, 2005
Frank E. Wilbur or Bill Barker
St. Johns Rock Sahara Sea
PO Box 1919 520-617-0207
160 E. Commercial St.
St. Johns, AZ 85936
Office: 928-337-4459 Fax: 520-337-4754
1635 N. ORACLE RD. NEXT TO THE VAGABOND PLAZA HOTEL (FORMERLY RAMADA INN UNIVERSITY). Wholesale. Fifteen premier dealers with a delightful blend of minerals, fossils, and other collectibles in specimens to museum pieces. Open daily 9:00am-6:00Pm.
Tucson Showplace, L.L.C.
January 29 - February 13, 2005
Veronica Woods
W64N723 Washington Ave.
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Office: 262-377-1181, Fax: 262-377-4804
Web site: www.tucsonshowplace.net, E-mail: tucsonshowplacellc@yahoo.com
The Tucson Showplace is located at 1530 S Freeway Ave., just south of Starr Pass Blvd. This show is wholesale and open to the public. There is no pre-registration or show entry fee. Ample parking is available on the Green South Route Shuttle. Business hours are 9:00 am-8:00 pm., times may very at dealer's discretion. The Tucson Showplace features dealers who are a source for the material they sell. The miners and manufacturers who show here offer quality rough rock, minerals specimens, designer cabochons, gold and silver jewelry, finished goods, and display materials. Come shop at the source!
V-Rock Shop Warehouse Show
January 29 - February 13, 2005
Gerald & Dave Vukmanovich
933 North Main Ave.
Tucson, Arizona 85705
Office: (520)882-8886, Fax: (520)882-2971
Web site: www.vrock.com, E-mail: Ohio@vrockshop.com & Tucson@vrockshop.com
933 North Main Ave. (Just south of traffic light at Speedway and N. Main Ave. next to daycare center) Open 9:00 am-6:00 pm. Open to wholesale and retail registered visitors. Business license, tax I.D. required. Dealers
Include V-ROCK SHOP from Ohio and from Arizona, Quest Crystals from Ohio, Just Another Kind of World from
California. Wide range of products from Brazilian amethyst and agate products, to freshwater pearls, to holistic
Items, and much more. Ample parking.
African Art Village
January 29 - February 13, 2005
1134 S. Farmington Rd., (22nd St. & Freeway Ave.)
Charlotte McDonald Mack
Office: (520) 869-7895, Fax: (520) 743-2062
E-mail: mackcmc@aol.com
22nd Street and S. Freeway Ave. (behind Waffle House).
Open to the public. Wholesale and Retail. Open daily from 7:30am until 7:30pm. Featuring over 75 African exhibitors, showcasing a variety of authentic African artifacts from different countries and tribes throughout Africa.
Intergem's Gem Show - International Gems, Beads and Jewelry Show
January 29 - February 13, 2005
Danny Duke
120 Derwood Circle
Rockville, MD 20850
Office: (301)294-1640, Fax: (301) 294-0034
Web site: www.intergem.net, E-mail: info@intergem.net
East of I-10 along frontage road & Simpson, near the Tucson Convention Center. Wholesale and retail. Business card and tax I.D. number required for wholesalers. Open daily 10:00am-6:00 pm. Gems, beads & jewelry bazaar. Excellent values in beads, gems, rocks, minerals, collectibles from around the world, and crystals. Free parking.
Michigan Street Complex - International Gem and Jewelry Show, Inc.
January 29 - February 13, 2005
3300-3400 Michigan St.
Exhibitors Contact: Lee Baughman (301)294-1640
120 Derwood Circle
Rockville, MD. 20850
Lee@InterGem.net
Public information website: www.intergem.net or info@interGem.net
Next to the Holidome in the former John Deere and Frito Lay buildings. Wholesale only. Business card and tax I.D. number required. Open 10AM-6PM Excellent values for beads, gemstones, rock, minerals and finished jewelry. No entry fee to attend.
Tucson Electric Park Gem and Mineral Show, Inc.
January 29 - February 13, 2005
Al Sargent
PO Box 2902
Tucson, AZ 85702-2902
Office: (520)883-6447, Fax: (520) 883-0527
E-mail: TEPgemshow@cs.com
TUCSON ELECTRIC PARK: 2500 Ajo Way (tents) Open to the public, wholesale and retail. Open 10:00am - 7:00 pm.. Closes at 4:00 p.m. on the 13th. Acres of free parking. Gems, minerals, fossils, jewelry, lapidary equipment supplies and tools.
Top-Gem Warehouse Show
January 29 - February 13, 2005
Mike or Norma New
PO Box 50251
Tucson, AZ 85703
Office: (520)622-6633 Fax: (520)792-2928
Web site: www.topgem.com, E-mail: topgem@topgem.com
1248 N. MAIN (corner of Main & Mabel just south of Coco's Restaurant) Wholesale only. Open 9:00am.-6:00pm. Business license and tax I.D. number required. Dealers include Top-Gem Minerals, Tucson; Tysons' Fine Minerals, Canada; Red Metal Minerals, Michigan; Minerama, France; Crystal World, Australia; Brass Rooster Minerals, Missouri. Minerals from Arizona, U.S., Mexico, Canada, Peru and China. Holistic items, fossils, polished goods. Over 600 varieties. Ample parking.
A Beaucoup Conge'
January 29 - February 13, 2005
David or Tom Smith
355 E. Ft. Lowell Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85705
Office: (520)696-9490, Fax: (520)696-0039
Web site: www.beadholiday.com, E-mail: sales@beadholiday.com
335 E. FT. LOWELL RD. Both wholesale and retail. Open 9:00am-5:00pm. The local show for unusual beads and glass art. Minerals, slabs, cabs, semi-precious stone beads, handmade glass beads, polymer clay artist. Classes and demonstrations.
American Indian Exposition
January 30 - February 12, 2005
Sponsored by North American Indian Information & Trade Center Fred Synder
PO Box 27626
Tucson, AZ 85726-7626
Office: 520-622-4900 Fax: 520-622-4900
Web site: www.usaindianinfo.org, E-mail: oodhamgirl@aol.com
Location: Tucson Expo Center, 3750 E. IRVINGTON RD. (between Interstate 10 and Irvington Rd.) Wholesale and retail. Open 10:00am-5:00pm. Authentic American Indian crafts and art from over 50 tribal communities. 40 featured artists changing throughout the 14 days. Weekend tribal dancers poolside. Buy direct and see the artist at work.
Centurion Jewelry By Invitation Only, L.L.C.
January 31 - February 2, 2005
Howard Hauben
2019 Park Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
Office: (516)377-5909, Fax: (413) 683-1333
Password Protected Web Site: www.h2consult.com/
E-mail: Hhauben@ix.netcom.com
Wholesale only. By invitation only. Open daily 10:00am-6:00pm. When you are visiting the shows, call mobile (516) 647-8165 for questions. Prior to the shows email or call ahead to request consideration for admittance. Featuring more than 80 of the fine jewelry industry's top designers and manufacturers in Tucson's most elegant show environment.
The Bead Renaissance Show
January 31 - February 6, 2005
J & J Promotions, L.L.C.
Joan Johnson
PO Box 420
Williamsburg, NM 87942
Office: 505-894-1293, Fax: 505-894-4080
Web site: www.beadshow.com, E-mail: shows@beadshow.com
PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM, HANGER #4, 6000 E. Valencia Rd. Retail and wholesale (with credentials). Free admission. Monday & Tuesday open 10a.m.-6:00 p.m. Wednesday from 1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday & Saturday open 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Sunday open 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Bead artists and merchants carrying ancient, vintage, and contemporary beads. There are also designer beads, buttons, jewelry, tools, books and bead stringing supplies. Glass bead making demonstrations. Demonstrating wire wrapping also.
G.L.D.A., Inc/Gem & Lapidary Dealers Association - Gem & Jewelry Show
February 1 - 6, 2005
Tanna Wyatt
PO Box 2391
Tucson, AZ 85702
Office: 520-792-9431 Fax: 520-882-2836
Web site: www.glda.com, E-mail: info@glda.com
NEW LOCATION: STARR PASS MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA. Wholesale only. Open daily 10:00am - 6:00pm. Over 350 companies from the United States and 22 foreign countries provide an incredible selection of gems, fine jewelry, diamonds, pearls, antique jewelry, silver jewelry, sculpture, beads and carvings. Closes at 4:00 pm on February 6th.
To Bead True-Blue
February 1-6, 2005
Anna Johnson
PO Box 848
Nevada City, CA 95959
Office: 530-274-2222
Website: tobeadtrueblue.com, E-mail: beadtrueblue@msn.com
SILVERBELL GALLERY & BALLROOM, MANNING HOUSE. A "juried" bead show, 100 exhibitors by invitation only; all buyers welcome, no admission; register for wholesale; February 1-6, 10 AM - 6 PM. A body of beads --enameled, lamp worked, blown, etched, frosted, flame-cut, & pressed; bead implements -- glass rods, tools & torches; bead couture --yarns, silks, lace, wool, rare twisted threads, crochet, tassels, ribbons, & buttons; & bead workshops --bead making, bezel setting, precious metal clay, pixie tassel, beaded people, bead & silk quiltblock, polymer embellishment, & crochet lariat.
Crystal Myths Inc. -- Best Bead Show
February 2 - 6, 2005
Lewis & Kathy Wilson
PO Box 3243
Albuquerque, NM 87190
800-873-2323 Fax: (505) 883-0056
Web site: www.crystalmyths.com, E-mail: crstlmyt@swcp.com
KINO VETERANS' MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER. 2805 E. Ajo Way. Open to the public. Daily 10:00am-6:00 pm. Closes at 4:00 pm February 6th. Beads made of glass, porcelain, brass, silver, findings, tools and stringing supplies.
Crystal Myths Inc. -- Best Bead Show II
February 2 - 6 2005
Lewis & Kathy Wilson
PO Box 3243
Albuquerque, NM 87190
800-873-2323 Fax: 505-883-0056
Web site: www.crystalmyths.com, E-mail: crstlmyt@swcp.com
BEST WESTERN INN AT THE AIRPORT. Open to the public. Daily 10:00am-6:00 pm. Closes at 4:00 pm February 6, 2005. Beads made of glass, porcelain, brass, silver, findings, tools and stringing supplies.
American Gem Trade Association
February 2 - 7 2005
2004 AGTA GemFair Tucson
Douglas K. Hucker, Executive Director
Mary Lou Keen, Trade Shows Manager
PO Box 420643
Dallas, TX 75342-0643
214-742-4367, 800-972-1162 Fax: 214-742-7334
Web site: www.agta.org, E-mail: marylou@agta.org
TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER. Open daily 10:00am-6:00pm. Closes at 4:00pm February 7th. Wholesale only. Photo ID, business card, business license and tax ID number required. AGTA's GemFair Tucson is the world's premier tradeshow for color. Featuring over 200 suppliers of gemstones, cultured pearls and diamonds. Manufacturers and Silversmiths of America Pavilion, American Designer Jewelers section with designer gem-set jewelry, and mineral and gemstone objects from Gifts of the Earth lapidary artists.
GJX - Gem & Jewelry Exchange
February 2 - 7, 2005
Allan Norville
4ll W. Congress
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-882-4200 x2 Fax: 520-882-4203
Web site: www.gjxusa.com/, E:mail: cheryl@gjxusa.com
CONGRESS & GRANADA (Pavilion), 198 S. Granada, across from the Tucson Convention Center. Wholesale only. Open daily 10:00am-6:00pm. Closes at 4 pm February 7th. Featuring over 350 U.S. and international exhibitors of diamonds, colored gemstones, pearls, cameos, jewelry, and gem carvings.
The Whole Bead Show
February 2 - 7, 2005
11th Anniversary Tucson Show
Ava Motherwell
PO Box 1100
Nevada City, CA 95959-1100
530-265-2544 Fax: 530-274-1183
Web site: www.wholebead.com/, E-mail: info@wholebead.com
THE WINDMILL INN, St. Philip's Plaza. Open to the public for an admission fee of $5.00. Wholesalers enter at no charge. Open daily 10:00am-6:00 pm with the exception of February 4th when the show is open 12 noon-9:00pm. Features over 100 bead makers, merchants and traders exhibiting vintage glass beads, handmade glass beads, beads of silver, gold, crystal, pearl, stone, shell and wood. Findings, stringing materials, fine jewelry, and books. Classes and workshops.
J.O.G.S - Jewelry & Organic Gem Show
February 2 - 11, 2005
Vitaliy & Irene Mayzenberg
650 S. Hill St
Ste 612
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: 213-629-3030, 213-629-3434
Web site: www.jogsshow.com/, Email: info@jogsshow.com
3750 E. IRVINGTON RD. Wholesale only; International and American wholesale dealers and manufacturers of: Organic jewelry (Coral, Amber, Pearl and fossils), Fine Jewelry & Watches, Gem & Minerals, Beads & Findings, Silver Jewelry, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones, Costume and Designer Jewelry, Jewelry Supplies; 1,000 parking spaces. Tucson's biggest expo center -- 155,000 sq. feet in air conditioned building; Close to airport and Holiday Inn Palo Verde (Holidome). Exciting fashion show (presented by top European models).
The Manning House Show
February 3 - 7, 2005
Elizabeth Beunaiche
PO Box 432
Richmond, IL 60071
262-279-2905
Web site: www.manninghouseshow.com/ E-mail: Elizabeth@ManningHouseShow.com
MANNING HOUSE MANSION, 450 W. PASEO REDONDO
2 Blocks Northwest of Congress and Granada. Ample public parking available.
Open Daily 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Closes at 4 P.M. Feb.7. Open to the public and wholesale. Pre-registration recommended. Gem Art, Jewelry, Fine Minerals, and Fine Gem Show. Set in an elegant, convenient downtown location. Gourmet lunch and drinks served daily.
Holidome by Gem & Lapidary Wholesalers Inc.
February 3 - 11, 2005
Candace McNamara
PO Box 98
Flora, MS 39071
Office: 601-879-8832, Fax: 601-879-3282
Web site: www.glwshows.com, E-mail: info@glwshows.net
"HOLIDOME" - HOLIDAY INN PALO-VERDE Wholesale only. Register online and expedite matters. Open daily 10:00am-6:00pm. Closes at 3:00 pm February 11th. Over 500 national and international exhibitors. Featuring the famous pavilions with over 150,000 sq ft of shopping with everything from fossils to diamonds.
Rio Grande Catalog in Motion Jewelry Equipment Showcase
February 4 - 7, 2005
Marketing Team
7500 Bluewater Rd., NW
Albuquerque, NM 87121
Office: 505-839-3247, Fax: 505-839-3248
Web sites: www.riogrande.com or www.cataloginmotion.com, E-mail: marketing@tbg.riogrande.com
HILTON TUCSON EAST (Classes) Wholesale only. Open daily 9:00am-6:00pm. Closes at 4 pm on
February 7th. Primarily a tools and equipment showcase, but show also provides a wide selection of products from Gems & Findings and Display &
Packaging catalogs. More than 75 continuous, free hands-on demonstrations about jewelry-making tools, equipment and supplies. Also offers the exclusive Rio Grande Education in Motion Program, where jewelers demonstrate some of the most popular and profitable techniques of jewelry making, free of charge. Fee-based classes on various jewelry-related topics are available.
Tucson Westward Look Resort Mineral Show
February 4 - 8, 2005
Dave Waisman
PO Box 8543
Spokane, WA 99203
509-458-2331
E-mail: svldave@aol.com
WESTWARD LOOK RESORT (245 E. Ina Rd.) Retail and wholesale. Open daily 10:00am-6:00pm. Features fine minerals, exclusively serving the elite collector.
51st Annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show
February 10 - 13, 2005
Tucson Gem & Mineral Society
PO Box 42588
Tucson, AZ 85733
520-322-5773 Fax: 520-322-6031
Web site: www.tgms.org/, E-mail: tgms@tgms.org
TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER. Retail and public exhibits. Admission is $6.25 plus a $.75 TCC tax ($7.00 total). Open daily 10:00am-6:00pm. Closes at 5 pm February 13th. The 2005 show theme highlights Minerals of China. Visit mineral, jewelry, gem, fossil, lapidary creations, geodes, meteorites, and mineral and jewelry publications. Dealers and exhibitors come from around the world to participate in the show. Children can explore the world of minerals at the Jr. Education table organized by the Society of Earth Sciences students from the University of Arizona.
