JACKSON — The Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society’s 67th Annual Show is scheduled for Feb. 28-March 1 at the Trade Mart on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 1. Admission is $8 for adults and $3 for students. Scouts and Scout leaders in uniform get $2 admission. Children 5 and younger get in free.
As one of the state’s largest and longest running rock and gem events, the two-day family-oriented show has something for everyone. More than 25 vendors will pack the Trade Mart. New vendors this year are Sticks to Stones of Pell City, Alabama, which specializes in petrified wood; Minerals in Creative Arts, MICA, from Meridian; and Bench 22 Creations of Asheville, North Carolina, creators of handcrafted natural jewelry. A returning regular and crowd favorite is The Geode Gallery from Davenport, Iowa, which cracks geodes while you watch and stocks plenty of pre-cut and polished geodes…