Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association Photos by: Richard Jacquot, Jessica Fink Another fantastic show for our 26th event! As always, thank you to our loyal customers and new ones as well. Our show was great because all of you were there to support it. Thank you to our hosts at the Shriners Club, they are fantastic! Thank you to our great vendors, the best in the southeast, who always show up with a smile and eager to spend the weekend with us at this grassroots, family oriented MAGMA Club show. Thank you to Lauren Bell and Claire Budell for keeping the raffle and greeting station running smooth and making our customers feel welcome. Thank you to the members who helped me wrap things up on Sunday afternoon/night. And a big thank you to my show partner and advertising/marketing agent, Jessica Fink, for once again getting the word out to thousands of people about our show. Her work is a big part of the shows success! I Hope you enjoy the photos. I will add more as I get them from the other vendors. Friday We had some rain Friday, which obviously didn't affect attendance. Sean has the best in radioactive and other North Carolina minerals. Uncle Bob, from Uncle Bob's Cave Rock shop stopped by to see us. Just some of the items in our raffle. Saturday Our show greeters, Claire Budell and Lauren Bell (The Steampunk Prospector) kept the raffle running smooth and had a smile for all our customers. Ed has a great selection of North Carolina fluorescent minerals. Brad with some cool quartz crystal specimens. Salina and Damien have the best selection of gemstones for your jewelry projects. Patty with some wild carvings, aliens and more. Rachel and a variety of minerals and gems. Kurt and Company with some great wire wrapped jewelry. Donna with some unique jewelry designs. Jeffrey and some of his wild creations! His art is now in at least one museum that I know of, and at least one great collection. (I bought a piece) Cherie with some magic wands. Continued on Page 2 |