GEMARAMA
2012 will be the 43nd year that Tuscarora Lapidary Society has hosted its annual fine gem, jewelry and mineral show Gemarama. In addition to vendors you would expect at any gem show, a third of the show houses over 30 instructional and competitive cases and a large lapidary arts demonstration area where visitors can see live the cutting of stones, jewelry making, beading, chain making, wirewrapping, and other arts and sciences associated with lapidary. Read on below for a fuller account of all there is to do and see at Gemarama.
— "EVERYTHING BRIGHT AND SHINY"Saturday November 3, 2012, 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday November 4, 2012, 10 AM - 5 PM
Founders Pavilion at CFS, the School at Church Farm, 1001 E. Lincoln Highway, Exton, PA 19341. It is located 1/2 mile west of the Frazer - Rte. 30 exit off of Route 202. (Set your GPS unit to 1001 E. Lincoln Hwy, Exton, PA.) (For a detailed map of the show location and the complex intersection of Routes 202, the 30 Bypass, and Business Route 30, click
here.)Admission is $6 for adults, $1 for children under 12 years of age; two-day adult tickets are $9. With our discount coupon (below) the adult single day admission is $5. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in uniform and accompanied by an adult Scoutmaster are admitted free.
Things to do
Our dealers come from all over the country to display and offer their specialties. They bring a wide variety of gems, minerals, fossils, lapidary supplies, cut and polished stones, beads, finished jewelry, carvings and much, much more. (For a list of our dealers, click
here.)Club members and invited guests exhibit many fine displays of the lapidary arts, jewelry, minerals, and fossils in both informative and competitive classes.
Competitive exhibits are evaluated by teams of judges before the opening of the show. Awards are given in the following categories:
Best in Show
Best Theme Exhibit
Most Educational Exhibit
Best Non-Member Exhibit
Best Mini-Case (18" by 12") Exhibit
Director's Award
To Exhibit or get more Information:
Send us an email from our
Contact page with "Exhibits Attn: Bill Mattis" in the subject line.Come watch how we make beautiful cabochons and faceted stones from gem rough, or how we incorporate those lapidary creations into jewelry. You can also view incredibly beautiful microscopic mineral specimens, or watch bead stringing or the creation of wire-wrapped jewelry, and much more. There is information in the demonstration area about classes offered at our Skill Center and an opportunity there to sign up to receive information on upcoming class schedules.
Continuous demonstrations — Cabbing, Faceting, Micromounts
Intermittent demonstrations — Bead Stringing, Chain Making, Channel Jewelry, Intarsia, Metalcraft, Mini Gem Trees, Silver Smithing, Wax Modeling, Wirewrap Jewelry
Make a bracelet or perhaps a key chain. Toss a bean bag and win a prize! Pick up one of the wonderful and informative children's coloring books on gems and minerals. Take the Rockhound Quiz challenge and get a prize at the TLS booth.
Exhibit for the vision challenged
See and feel this exhibit designed to explain different aspects of the gem and mineral world to those with vision difficulties.
At the TLS Booth
The TLS Booth is our operations center for the show, including the public address system and the following activities:
Treasure Wheel
Take YOUR turn at the Treasure Wheel. Every spin a win. Will it be an agate slab? A pair of gemstone earrings? An amethyst specimen? A quartz crystal?
Silent Auction
Bid on one-of-a-kind creations, specimens and books donated by our club members. There will be a minimum bid listed and the time at which the auction will close. If you are the last bidder — the item will be yours. Obtain that piece of malachite or those wonderful hand-crafted earrings that you have always wanted.
Dime Drop
A prize for each dime successfully dropped into the jar in the center of the water jug.
Grab Bags
Mystery treasures for children.
Back Copies of Lapidary Journal, Rock & Gem, etc.
Looking for that particular copy of Lapidary Journal? The TLS booth usually has many copies of past issues for a VERY nominal price.
You don't need to bring your lunch as the students of the School at Church Farm provide a good choice of excellent quality food at reasonable prices. The sales benefit school organizations such as helping to provide equipment or perhaps team jackets. Now you can stay the entire day at Gemarama!
There is plenty of parking on site with a handicapped section near the entrance. The show is all on one level and easily accessible.
