Gem & Mineral Society Of The Palm Beaches Presents Its 58th Annual Gem, Mineral, Bead, Fossil & Jewelry Show Weekend Before Thanksgiving Saturday, November 22 And Sunday, November 23

Posted on November 12th, 2025 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Art Supplies, Associations, Guilds, Leagues, Classes And Seminars, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, Gem Mineral Jewelry Bead and Fossil Show, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Oil, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, The Written Word, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

Come to the 58th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show on November 22nd and 23rd at the South Florida Fair Grounds to see Mother Nature on display in all her glory ! This is a family oriented, culturally stimulating show. Proceeds provide the operating budget for the Gem & Mineral Society for the following year. Get more information about this wonder-filled organization in this article! The show is run totally by member volunteers. The Rickie Report shares the details plus a coupon for reduced admission fees, which may be duplicated as often as you like.

Saturday, November 22, 2025

9 am – 6 pm

&

Sunday, November 23, 2025

10 am – 5 pm

Adults $11 or 2-Day Pass $16

Expo Center East

South Florida Fairgrounds

9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33411

www.southfloridafair.com

Children Under 12 Free

Grand Prize Drawing

Door Prizes

Great Shopping

Geode Cracking

Gemstone Mining

Fossil Dig

Spin-the-Wheel Game

Face & Rock Painting

Kids’ Exploration Station

Over 90 Vendors and Dealers offer wares from all over the world!

Fine jewelry ~ Southwestern Native American jewelry~

Bead jewelry ~ Loose beads ~ Rocks and minerals ~

Loose precious ~ Semi-precious gemstones ~

Settings and findings ~ Fossils ~ Meteorites~

Tools ~ Books ~ And much, much more ~

Decorative Items For the Home and Office

Demonstrations

Hourly Door Prizes

Guest Speakers

Kids Activities

The Society offers many types of educational and cultural experiences.

We operate a full lapidary shop open to our members.

We also offer classes in lapidary and jewelry making for adults as well as children.

Last year almost 3,000 people attend the two-day exhibit. Vendors were extremely happy, and the Mine did better than ever. Our Society also donates the proceeds from the Scholarship Fund Raffle to the American Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies scholarship foundation who awards 12- $4,000 scholarships every year to geophysical science graduate students at the masters and PhD level. The federation is divided into six regions and each region awards two scholarships per year.

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Society holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month (except for December) at the Multi-Purpose Center across from the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33405.

Meetings begin at 7:00 pm with a variety of interesting programs, opportunity for members to “show and tell”, birthstone challenge with prizes, silent auction and member selling opportunities.

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches is part of a national hierarchy of mineralogical societies, including neighbor clubs, Florida Gold Coast Gem and Mineral Society (Broward County), St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club; Treasure Coast Rock and Gem Society (Indian River County), and Miami Mineralogical and Lapidary Guild (mmlg-Inc.org).

Find us on:

http://gmspb.org

Facebook @gemandmineralspb

Instagram @gemandminerals

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com 561-537-0291

Gem & Mineral Society Of The Palm Beaches Presents Its 58th Annual Gem, Mineral, Bead, Fossil & Jewelry Show Weekend Before Thanksgiving Saturday, November 22 And Sunday, November 23

Posted on October 15th, 2025 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Art Supplies, Associations, Guilds, Leagues, Classes And Seminars, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Galleries, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, Glass, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

Come to the 58th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show on November 22nd and 23rd at the South Florida Fair Grounds to see Mother Nature on display in all her glory ! This is a family oriented, culturally stimulating show. Proceeds provide the operating budget for the Gem & Mineral Society for the following year. Get more information about this wonder-filled organization in this article! The show is run totally by member volunteers. The Rickie Report shares the details plus a coupon for reduced admission fees, which may be duplicated as often as you like.

Saturday, November 22, 2025

9 am – 6 pm

&

Sunday, November 23, 2025

10 am – 5 pm

Adults $11 or 2-Day Pass $16

Expo Center East

South Florida Fairgrounds

9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33411

www.southfloridafair.com

Children Under 12 Free

Grand Prize Drawing

Door Prizes

Great Shopping

Geode Cracking

Gemstone Mining

Fossil Dig

Spin-the-Wheel Game

Face & Rock Painting

Kids’ Exploration Station

Over 90 Vendors and Dealers offer wares from all over the world!

Fine jewelry ~ Southwestern Native American jewelry~

Bead jewelry ~ Loose beads ~ Rocks and minerals ~

Loose precious ~ Semi-precious gemstones ~

Settings and findings ~ Fossils ~ Meteorites~

Tools ~ Books ~ And much, much more ~

Decorative Items For the Home and Office

Demonstrations

Hourly Door Prizes

Guest Speakers

Kids Activities

The Society offers many types of educational and cultural experiences.

We operate a full lapidary shop open to our members.

We also offer classes in lapidary and jewelry making for adults as well as children.

Last year almost 3,000 people attend the two-day exhibit. Vendors were extremely happy, and the Mine did better than ever. Our Society also donates the proceeds from the Scholarship Fund Raffle to the American Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies scholarship foundation who awards 12- $4,000 scholarships every year to geophysical science graduate students at the masters and PhD level. The federation is divided into six regions and each region awards two scholarships per year.

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Society holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month (except for December) at the Multi-Purpose Center across from the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33405.

Meetings begin at 7:00 pm with a variety of interesting programs, opportunity for members to “show and tell”, birthstone challenge with prizes, silent auction and member selling opportunities.

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches is part of a national hierarchy of mineralogical societies, including neighbor clubs, Florida Gold Coast Gem and Mineral Society (Broward County), St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club; Treasure Coast Rock and Gem Society (Indian River County), and Miami Mineralogical and Lapidary Guild (mmlg-Inc.org).

Find us on:

http://gmspb.org

Facebook @gemandmineralspb

Instagram @gemandminerals

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com 561-537-0291

Mark Your Calendars For The 57th Annual Gem And Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show At South Florida Fairgrounds November 23 and 24.

Posted on November 19th, 2024 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Art Supplies, Associations, Guilds, Leagues, Classes And Seminars, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, Gem Mineral Jewelry Bead and Fossil Show, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, The Written Word, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

Come to the 57th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show on November 23rd and 24th at the South Florida Fair Grounds to see Mother Nature is on display in all her glory ! This is a family oriented, culturally stimulating show. Proceeds provide the operating budget for the Gem & Mineral Society for the following year. Get more information about this wonder-filled organization in the article! The show is run totally by member volunteers. The Rickie Report shares the details plus a coupon for reduced admission fees, which may be duplicated as often as you like. If you want to volunteer – RSVP ASAP to the link within the article!

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Expo Center East

South Florida Fairgrounds

9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33411

www.southfloridafair.com

Saturday, November 23, 2024

9 am – 6 pm

&

Sunday, November 24, 2024

10 am – 5 pm

VOLUNTEERS

RSVP TO: polka.girl4@yahoo.com

Adults $10 or 2-Day Pass $15

Children Under 12 Free

Grand Prize Drawing

Door Prizes

Great Shopping

Geode Cracking

Gemstone Mining

Fossil Dig

Spin-the-Wheel Game

Face & Rock Painting

Kids’ Exploration Station

Over 80 Vendors and Dealers offer wares from all over the world!

CLICK HERE for a few of this year’s VENDORS!

Fine jewelry ~ Southwestern Native American jewelry~

Bead jewelry ~ Loose beads ~ Rocks and minerals ~

Loose precious ~ Semi-precious gemstones ~

Settings and findings ~ Fossils ~ Meteorites~

Tools ~ Books ~ And much, much more ~

Decorative Items For the Home and Office

Demonstrations

Hourly Door Prizes

Guest Speakers

Kids Activities

The Society offers many types of educational and cultural experiences.

We operate a full lapidary shop open to our members.

We also offer classes in lapidary and jewelry making for adults as well as children.

Chairman, Barbara Ringhiser said: “I’ve been affiliated with this show since 2004. Last year we were thrilled to have 2,900 people attend the two-day exhibit. Vendors were extremely happy, and the Mine did better than ever. Our Society also donates the proceeds from the Scholarship Fund Raffle to the American Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies scholarship foundation who awards 12- $4,000 scholarships every year to geophysical science graduate students at the masters and PhD level. The federation is divided into six regions and each region awards two scholarships per year.”

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Society holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month (except for December) at the Multi-Purpose Center across from the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33405.

Meetings begin at 7:00 pm with a variety of interesting programs, opportunity for members to “show and tell”, birthstone challenge with prizes, silent auction and member selling opportunities.

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches is part of a national hierarchy of mineralogical societies, including neighbor clubs, Florida Gold Coast Gem and Mineral Society (Broward County), St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club; Treasure Coast Rock and Gem Society (Indian River County), and Miami Mineralogical and Lapidary Guild (mmlg-Inc.org).

Find us on:

http://gmspb.org

Facebook @gemandmineralspb

Twitter @gemandminerals

Instagram @gemandminerals

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com 561-537-0291

57th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show At South Florida Fairgrounds Has Something For Everyone November 23rd and 24th. Rickie Report Readers Get Discount Coupon

Posted on November 9th, 2024 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Art Supplies, Associations, Guilds, Leagues, Classes And Seminars, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, Gem Mineral Jewelry Bead and Fossil Show, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, The Written Word, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

The 57th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show takes place November 23rd and 24th at the South Florida Fair Grounds. Mother Nature is on display – Don’t Miss it! This is a family oriented, culturally stimulating show. Proceeds provide the operating budget for the Gem & Mineral Society for the following year. Get more information about this wonder-filled organization in the article! The show is run totally by member volunteers. The Rickie Report shares the details plus a coupon for reduced admission fees, which may be duplicated as often as you like. If you want to volunteer – please RSVP ASAP!

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Expo Center East

South Florida Fairgrounds

9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33411

www.southfloridafair.com

Saturday, November 23, 2024

9 am – 6 pm

&

Sunday, November 24, 2024

10 am – 5 pm

VOLUNTEERS

RSVP TO: polka.girl4@yahoo.com

Adults $10 or 2-Day Pass $15

Children Under 12 Free

Grand Prize Drawing

Door Prizes

Great Shopping

Geode Cracking

Gemstone Mining

Fossil Dig

Spin-the-Wheel Game

Face & Rock Painting

Kids’ Exploration Station

Over 80 Vendors and Dealers offer wares from all over the world!

CLICK HERE for a few of this year’s VENDORS!

Fine jewelry ~ Southwestern Native American jewelry~

Bead jewelry ~ Loose beads ~ Rocks and minerals ~

Loose precious ~ Semi-precious gemstones ~

Settings and findings ~ Fossils ~ Meteorites~

Tools ~ Books ~ And much, much more ~

Decorative Items For the Home and Office

Demonstrations

Hourly Door Prizes

Guest Speakers

Kids Activities

The Society offers many types of educational and cultural experiences.

We operate a full lapidary shop open to our members.

We also offer classes in lapidary and jewelry making for adults as well as children.

Chairman, Barbara Ringhiser said: “I’ve been affiliated with this show since 2004. Last year we were thrilled to have 2,900 people attend the two-day exhibit. Vendors were extremely happy, and the Mine did better than ever. Our Society also donates the proceeds from the Scholarship Fund Raffle to the American Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies scholarship foundation who awards 12- $4,000 scholarships every year to geophysical science graduate students at the masters and PhD level. The federation is divided into six regions and each region awards two scholarships per year.”

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Society holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month (except for December) at the Multi-Purpose Center across from the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33405.

Meetings begin at 7:00 pm with a variety of interesting programs, opportunity for members to “show and tell”, birthstone challenge with prizes, silent auction and member selling opportunities.

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches is part of a national hierarchy of mineralogical societies, including neighbor clubs, Florida Gold Coast Gem and Mineral Society (Broward County), St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club; Treasure Coast Rock and Gem Society (Indian River County), and Miami Mineralogical and Lapidary Guild (mmlg-Inc.org).

Find us on:

http://gmspb.org

Facebook @gemandmineralspb

Twitter @gemandminerals

Instagram @gemandminerals

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com 561-537-0291

56th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show At South Florida Fairgrounds Has Something For Everyone November 18th and 19th. Rickie Report Readers Get Discount Coupon

Posted on November 8th, 2023 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Art Supplies, Associations, Guilds, Leagues, Classes And Seminars, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, The Written Word, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

The 56th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show takes place November 18th and 19th at the South Florida Fair Grounds. This is a family oriented, culturally stimulating show. Proceeds provide the operating budget for the Gem & Mineral Society for the following year. Get more information about this wonder-filled organization in the article! The show is run totally by member volunteers. The Rickie Report shares the details plus a coupon for reduced admission fees, which may be duplicated as often as you like.

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Expo Center East

South Florida Fairgrounds

9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33411

www.southfloridafair.com

Saturday, November 18, 2023

9 am – 6 pm

&

Sunday, November 19, 2023

10 am – 5 pm

USE THIS COUPON – MAKE COPIES

Adults $10 or 2-Day Pass $15

Children Under 12 Free

Grand Prize Drawing

Door Prizes

Great Shopping

Geode Cracking

Gemstone Mining

Fossil Dig

Spin-the-Wheel Game

Face & Rock Painting

Kids’ Exploration Station

Over 80 dealers from all over the country offer a wide range of merchandise—fine jewelry, southwestern Indian jewelry, bead jewelry, loose beads, rocks and minerals for specimen collecting and cutting, loose precious and semi-precious gemstones, settings and findings, fossils, meteorites, tools, books, and much, much more.

The show offers a wide range of educational activities and exhibits. Visit the demonstration area where society members will be showcasing skills learned in club classes. Demonstrations will include faceting, cabochon making, chain making, and bead stringing just to name a few. Hourly door prizes awarded both days and a show Grand Prize Drawing and several other drawings will be held. We have also invited several local education based clubs to display at our show, as well as the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History. We will also have speakers.

Decorative Items For the Home and Office

Demonstrations

Hourly Door Prizes

Guest Speakers

Kids Activities

The Society offers many types of educational and cultural experiences.

We operate a full lapidary shop open to our members.

We also offer classes in lapidary and jewelry making for adults as well as children.

Chairman, Barbara Ringhiser said: “I’ve been affiliated with this show since 2004. Last year we were thrilled to have 2,848 people attend the two-day exhibit. Vendors were extremely happy, and the Mine did better than ever. Our Society also donates the proceeds from the Scholarship Fund Raffle to the American Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies scholarship foundation who awards 12- $4,000 scholarships every year to geophysical science graduate students at the masters and PhD level. The federation is divided into six regions and each region awards two scholarships per year.”

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Society holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month (except for December) at the Multi-Purpose Center across from the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33405. Meetings begin at 7:00 pm with a variety of interesting programs, opportunity for members to “show and tell”, birthstone challenge with prizes, silent auction and member selling opportunities.

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches is part of a national hierarchy of mineralogical societies, including neighbor clubs, Florida Gold Coast Gem and Mineral Society (Broward County), St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club; Treasure Coast Rock and Gem Society (Indian River County), and Miami Mineralogical and Lapidary Guild (mmlg-Inc.org).

Find us on:

http://gmspb.org

Facebook @gemandmineralspb

Twitter @gemandminerals

Instagram @gemandminerals

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com 561-537-0291

11676 SW River Crossing Place, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987

Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show At South Florida Fairgrounds Has Something For Everyone November 19th and 20th. Rickie Report Readers Get Discount Coupon

Posted on November 10th, 2022 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Art Supplies, Associations, Guilds, Leagues, Classes And Seminars, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Musical arts, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, The Written Word, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

The 55th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show takes place November 19th and 20th at the South Florida Fair Grounds. This is a family oriented, culturally stimulating show. Proceeds provide the operating budget for the Gem & Mineral Society for the following year. Get more information about this wonder-filled organization in the article! The show is run totally by member volunteers. The Rickie Report shares the details plus a coupon for reduced admission fees, which may be duplicated as often as you like.

Expo Center East

South Florida Fairgrounds

9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33411

www.southfloridafair.com

(All Photography courtesy of Amelia Homan)

Saturday, November 19, 2022

9 am – 6 pm

&

Sunday, November 20, 2022

10 am – 5 pm

Adults/Seniors 1 day $9.00 or 2 day pass $14.00
Children under 12 are FREE.

Visit our website for more details:

www.gemandmineralsociety.org

Over 75 dealers from all over the country offer a wide range of merchandise—fine jewelry, southwestern Indian jewelry, bead jewelry, loose beads, rocks and minerals for specimen collecting and cutting, loose precious and semi-precious gemstones, settings and findings, fossils, meteorites, tools, books, and much, much more.

The show offers a wide range of educational activities and exhibits. Visit the demonstration area where society members will be showcasing skills learned in club classes. Demonstrations will include faceting, cabochon making, chain making, and bead stringing just to name a few. Hourly door prizes awarded both days and a show Grand Prize Drawing and several other drawings will be held. We have also invited several local education based clubs to display at our show, as well as the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History. We will also have speakers.

Decorative Items For the Home and Office

Demonstrations

Hourly Door Prizes

Guest Speakers

Kids Activities

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The Society offers many types of educational and cultural experiences.

We operate a full lapidary shop open to our members.

We also offer classes in lapidary and jewelry making for adults as well as children.

Chairman, Barbara Ringhiser said: “I’ve been affiliated with this show since 2004. This year we were thrilled to have 2,848 people attend the two-day exhibit. Vendors were extremely happy, and the Mine did better than ever. Our Society also donates the proceeds from the Scholarship Fund Raffle to the American Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies scholarship foundation who awards 12- $4,000 scholarships every year to geophysical science graduate students at the masters and PhD level. The federation is divided into six regions and each region awards two scholarships per year.”

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches Society holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month (except for December) at the Multi-Purpose Center across from the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33405. Meetings begin at 7:00 pm with a variety of interesting programs, opportunity for members to “show and tell”, birthstone challenge with prizes, silent auction and member selling opportunities.

The Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches is part of a national hierarchy of mineralogical societies, including neighbor clubs, Florida Gold Coast Gem and Mineral Society (Broward County), St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club; Treasure Coast Rock and Gem Society (Indian River County), and Miami Mineralogical and Lapidary Guild (mmlg-Inc.org).

Visit our website for more details: www.gmspb.org

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com 561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

Florida State Fair Art Portfolio Contest For High School Seniors Is Accepting Entries Now Through December 2, 2022. Showcase Your Art, Build Your Resume, Win Scholarships! No Fee To Enter

Posted on October 14th, 2022 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art in Public Spaces, Associations, Guilds, Leagues, Calls to Artists, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

The Rickie Report is proud to share the call for the Florida State Fair Art Portfolio Contest for High School Seniors. This is an extraordinary opportunity for High School Seniors to showcase their artwork, build their resume, and win scholarship money for their continuing education. Deadline to apply is December 2, 2022. There is NO FEE to apply.

APPLY NOW

Work can be either 2-D or 3-D and be incorporated into any medium.

2D work includes: painting in any media, drawing, pastels, pen & ink, photography, printmaking, digital art (computer-generated art) and 2D mixed media.

3D work includes: Sculpture, ceramics, wood, fiber arts, jewelry, metalwork, glass, 3D mixed media, and art installations.

For technical support, please email: support@jurying.net

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com 561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

Gem & Mineral Society Of Palm Beaches Presents 54th Annual Gem, Mineral, Bead, Jewelry & Fossil Show November 20-21

Posted on November 5th, 2021 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Art Supplies, Associations, Guilds, Leagues, Calls to Artists, Classes And Seminars, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, The Written Word, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

The 54th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Bead & Fossil Show takes place November 20 – 21 at the South Florida Fair Grounds. This is a family oriented, culturally stimulating show. Proceeds provide the operating budget for the Gem & Mineral Society for the following year. Get more information about this wonder-filled organization in the article! The show is run totally by member volunteers.The Rickie Report shares the details plus a coupon for reduced admission charges, which may be duplicated as often as you like.

Gem & Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, Inc.

Presents:

The 54th Annual

Gem, Mineral, Bead, Jewelry, & Fossil Show

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Saturday, November 20, 2021

9 am – 6 pm

&

Sunday, November 21, 2021

10 am – 5 pm

Adults/Seniors 1 day $9.00 or 2 day pass $14.00
Children under 12 are FREE.

Visit our website for more details:

www.gemandmineralsociety.org

Expo Center East

South Florida Fairgrounds

9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33411

www.southfloridafair.com

DISCOUNT ADMISSION COUPON:

Mine Sluicing (Photo courtesy of GMSPB)

Great Shopping, Geode Cracking, Fossil Dig, Gemstone Mining, Spin-the-Wheel Game, Face & Rock Painting, Grand Prize Drawing, Door Prizes!

Decorative Items For the Home and Office

Demonstrations

Hourly Door Prizes

Guest Speakers

Kids Activities

Kids Activities Area (Photo courtesy of GMSPB)

Over 70 dealers from all over the country offer a wide range of merchandise—fine jewelry, southwestern Indian jewelry, bead jewelry, loose beads, rocks and minerals for specimen collecting and cutting, loose precious and semi-precious gemstones, settings and findings, fossils, meteorites, tools, books, and much, much more.

Calcite Crystals from Fort Drum Crystal Mine( Photo Courtesy of GMSPB)

The show offers a wide range of educational activities and exhibits. Visit the demonstration area where society members will be showcasing skills learned in club classes. Demonstrations will include faceting, cabochon making, chain making, and bead stringing just to name a few.

Photo Courtesy of GMSPB

Hourly door prizes awarded both days and a show Grand Prize Drawing and several other drawings will be held. We have also invited several local education based clubs to display at our show, as well as the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History. We will also have speakers.

General Meeting:

3rd Thursday of the Month at 7:30 pm

4800 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach FL 33405

at the NEW Multi-Purpose Center

All interested parties are welcome!!

Photo Courtesy of GMSPB

You are entering a world of gemstones, minerals, fossils, rocks, jewelry, beads and lapidary. This hobby is rewarding, exciting and educational for any age. Browse our website in order to learn about our organization and the people who bring the club to life. Whether you wish to learn how to cut gem stones, or whether you seek to learn more about minerals or even make your own jewelry – our club has fascinating activities for you!

The Society offers many types of educational and cultural experiences. We operate a full lapidary shop open to our members. We also offer classes in lapidary and jewelry making for adults as well as children.

Club Purpose:

To associate persons of the Palm Beach area of cutting, displaying and studying of rocks,

shells, artifacts, and any kind of scientific objects of interest to the individual and the

organization to promote community interest in these objects.

The society is a member of the Eastern Federation of
Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies Inc. and the
Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies,
Inc., which are affiliated with the American
Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Our members
are able to participate in activities sponsored by
these organizations.

Membership applications are available at the show or on our web site: https://gmspb.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gemandmineralspb

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gemandminerals/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemandminerals

Visit our web site for more information, photos from past shows, membership forms and $1 discount coupons for the show.

Phone: 561-585-2080

USPS Mail:

GMSPB
PO Box 18095 West Palm Beach, FL 33416-8095

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Call For Entries To Florida State Fair Art Portfolio Contest For High School Seniors. Prizes Include Scholarship Awards. No Fee To Enter

Posted on September 13th, 2021 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Calls to Artists, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

The Florida State Fair announces its Art Portfolio Contest for High School Seniors. This is an excellent opportunity for High School seniors to showcase their artwork, build their resume, and win some scholarship money! Entries are due December 3, 2021. There is No Entry Fee. The Rickie Report shares the details. We hope that readers will share this call with families and schools.

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Annual South Florida Fair Art Village Opens Call For Artists. Juried Exhibit And Art Demonstrations Open To All Artists

Posted on September 8th, 2021 • Category: Acrylic, Art, Art Events in Palm Beach County, Art in Public Spaces, Art Supplies, Calls to Artists, Digital Art/Video, Fiber Arts, Glass, Jewelry, Local News and Events, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel/Drawing, Photography, Polymer Clay, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, South Florida Fairgrounds & Expo Center, Water Color, Weaving/Fabric Art, Wood

The Annual South Florida Fair includes an Art Village, offering fine arts and crafts plus artist demonstrations to its visitors. The Fair is the main event on the Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, FL which occurs over a 17 day period. The Fair’s theme is Rocking Robots! More than half a million visitors will attend from January 14 – 30, 2022. This is a great opportunity to get exposure and to sell your art to the many Fair visitors. Call includes all mediums and chalk drawing. The Deadline to apply is December 1, 2021.

SHOW LOCATION:
South Florida Fair
South Florida Fair Grounds

9067 Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401

C A L L F O R A R T I S T S !

January 14 – January 30, 2022

Call For All Art Mediums

Call For 2D Art

Call for 3D art

Call for Art Demonstrations (2D & 3D art)

Call for Chalk Drawers

The South Florida Fair, Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest event, is open Monday-Thursday, 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.; Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Martin Luther King Day, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Artists’ works will be showcased in Building #2 “Artist Alley” on the Main Concourse.

The Vision: The exhibition shares the Fair’s vision of cultural expansion, while showcasing artists’ talents. Artists are invited to be on-site during the Fair at scheduled times to interact with Fair guests.

Exhibit area specifics: The interior wooden walls are eight feet high, providing a nice backdrop to showcase your framed art. The air-conditioned facility also features small windows near the ceiling; overhead and accent lighting is available.

Timetable: All artwork must be brought to the Fairgrounds between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday– Monday, January 3,4 and must remain on location until the Fair’s closing on January 30. Artwork can be picked up between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, January 31.

FAQ:

Sales: Selling your Artwork is permissible at the end of the Fair.
Security: The Fair has 24-hour security with a designated guard assigned to this area during operational hours.
Insurance: Please make sure your artwork is covered under your policy.
Handling of the Art: Only the artist and staff hanging the Artwork may handle the Artwork.

How to Submit a Proposal: Please complete the attached form and return it to:

Lorie Stinson, CFE Special Events Manager, South Florida Fair

P.O. Box 210367 West Palm Beach, FL 33421

OR, email your submission form along with a photo of your Artwork to: Lorie Stinson at: lorie@southfloridafair.com or fax: 561-790-5246

ALL ARTWORK MUST be labeled identically below and on work itself

Entry 1:

NAME:

Contact information:

Phone:Email:

Title:

Date Executed:

Medium:

Support:

Size: Height: Width: Depth:

Insurance Value:

Estimated Fair Market Value:

Installation Instructions/ Accessories Included:

Credit (if work is not owned by the Artist):

Entry 2:

Name:

Contact Information:

Phone: Email:

Title:

Date Executed:

Medium:

Support:

Size: Height: Width: Depth:

Insurance Value:

Estimated Fair Market Value:

Installation Instructions/ Accessories Included:

Credit (if work is not owned by the Artist):

Additional entries may be listed below or on a separate sheet of paper.

For more information please contact:

Lorie Stinson, CFE Exhibits & Special Events Manager

South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County Expositions, Inc.

9067 Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33411

Lorie@southfloridafair.com

561-790-5245 Office 561-790-5246 Fax

http://www.southfloridafair.com

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