58th Annual San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society Show at Treasure Island
1 Avenue of the Palms Ave
San Francisco CA
94130 See map
58th Annual San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society Show at Treasure Island - Theme: "Spectrum of Jade" gem, jewelry & mineral exhibits & demonstrations.
Saturday, August 4th 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Sunday, August 5th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Treasure Island at Building One. Address: One Avenue of the Palms, San Francisco. Come and be dazzled by the complete Spectrum of Jade: “Everything from the sublime to the ridiculous,” says show chair Ellen Nott.
This is the 58th presentation of the original, most established annual show of its kind in San Francisco. Highlights include exclusive artifacts and jade carvings, such as a jade grandfather clock, a miniature jade model train, a jade coffee table; hundreds of fashioned jade stones and jewelry specimens by renowned artists and collectors.
Sixty exhibits – covering the full spectrum of gem, jewelry and minerals – and demonstrations will be displayed on the main floor and mezzanine areas of this historic building. Surrounded by eye-popping 360-degree views of the whole bay area, this is a perfect place to discover and celebrate the many wonders of jade, a stone so versatile, so mysterious; renowned throughout centuries, the world over.
Top dealers, and rock, gem and jewelry vendors offer rough lapidary, fine specimens and unique jewelry never found in malls or most retail stores. On-site educational demonstrations of carving, lapidary and beadwork.
Door prizes, silent auctions and raffles will be conducted on both days.
ADMISSION: Adults: $10 • Seniors & students: $8 • Children under 12: Free with a paid adult. A $2 discount is available for adults with a show flyer, a printed ad with the coupon or click on the Web site http://www.sfgemshow.org/ for a printable copy. Bring the coupon to the show and present it for $2 off the $10 general admission price.
FREE ample on-site parking. Public transit: Muni Bus No.108 at the SF Trans Bay Terminal runs every 20 minutes and stops right in front of building.
SHOW SPOKESPERSON CONTACT:
E-mail Show Chair Ellen Nott at jeweltrain@aol.com, phone the SFGMS office: 415-564-4230; or check the site: www.sfgemshow.org
San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society is an all-volunteer nonprofit educational organization serving San Francisco and the Bay Area. At its SF-based clubhouse, SFGMS offers workshops and seminars that teach about lapidary arts, jewelry making, gem cutting and earth sciences. The Society maintains an extensive library and mineral museum, and sponsors field trips for collecting and educational purposes.
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Jessica Mullins (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Thanks for the feedback, John. To my knowledge, we don't have a comments stream anywhere. Definitely…Read More submit your comments here (it's the most efficient way to get your thoughts heard at the higher level): http://ow.ly/l4cyg
M. Kathryn Thompson May 21, 2013 at 09:54 am
Dr. Gullion is also lovely with men who get breast cancer as my husband did, he's the best!
Bren April 22, 2013 at 04:13 pm
Is anybody else here getting multiple e-mail notifications of new comments by Jo Tog, and then…Read More clicking the link, only to find that they are actually old comments from Jo Tog, but with today's date on them?
What's the deal? Did all his comments get flagged and deleted, and now he's re-posting them?
Most curious.
Sierra Salin April 22, 2013 at 02:02 pm
Jo Trog, we live in a Corporatocracy, not a republic. We abdicated the Republic after 9/11, if not…Read More before.
Know the difference.
Hiba April 21, 2013 at 06:52 pm
Banning the sale in a free market economy is too strong. I believe people should be able to choose…Read More so long as the product is labeled correctly, and even placed in a section with a big sign that says "GM Food products". Would I buy it if I pass the section at the grocery store: NO.
A May 4, 2013 at 12:55 pm
Many people in Marin are already at 50% or more of their entire income to pay for housing. And we…Read More have no rent control here in Marin which is the only way I've seen that most seniors have been able to stay in San Francisco for several decades.
Regarding your statement: "Market rate housing generates tax revenues, which in turn pay for schools, parks, emergency services, etc."
Low income people pay a lot of sales tax in Marin (which is really high) and that also supports these causes. If they don't have the money to pay property taxes to own property, then the fact is, they just can't pay it. Be thankful that a large group of the population in Marin makes enough money to own property and pay it (and turn around and sell their houses for a handsome profit as well, don't forget about that.) Some folks here are just SPOILED rotten. Perhaps you should lobby that Marin employers just pay people living wages so they can afford to become buyers here and pay property taxes instead of trying to lobby against housing for the poor.
Goodness knows how many taxes child-free low income people have paid to support wealthy folks kids and schools here. We don't get any of that, either, but we still have to pay for it...
A May 4, 2013 at 12:53 pm
I've heard that Marin is already in violation (either state or federal, or both) of not having…Read More enough low income housing in the county for its population. I think the county is under pressure to come into compliance which it has been out of in this area for a long time. This can only serve to better the lives of low income and elderly people in our county and perhaps reduce homelessness as well which is something we sorely need to do. However, what is amazing to me is that what we are calling "low income" housing in Marin still costs $1K+ a month per person from what I can tell. That's not "low income". Someone paying that much needs to be earning about $4K a month to keep housing costs in the 25-30% range that every financial planner recommends for a basic budget. I see a lot of low income people working HARD full-time to earn $1,600 a month here in restaurants, grocery stores, retail, hair salons, gyms, even clinics. They can't afford to live in Marin so many of them commute in from the east bay and further north to work in Marin. That is what is not sustainable. Think about the gas and pollution and the quality of life in the community due to turnover because there is no personal interaction with the staff of a lot of these places anymore because they don't stick around for very long.