AGTA Announces New Changes for Tucson in 2010

Silent Sunday - Celebrates Minerals...

Gem and Mineral shots from the Photostream of Cobalt123

2010 Tucson Gem Show - Map!

For those of you who are looking for housing or just trying to plan your trip out to Tucson for the 2010 Tucson Gem Shows...

2010 Greater Tucson Show Map

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Map courtesy of Tucson EZ Guide by xpopress

The Show Dates Are UP!!!!

1820 Oracle Wholesale Show January 29 - February 14, 2010 ABC Direct East January 27 - February 14, 2010 ABC Direct West January 27 - February 14, 2010 African Art Village January 30 - February 15, 2010 AGTA GemFair™ Tucson Tucson Convention Center February 2-7, 2010 American Indian Exposition Flamingo Hotel Ballroom January 30 - February 14, 2010 Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show InnSuites Hotel January 30 - February 13, 2010 Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show Mineral & Fossil Marketplace January 30 - February 13, 2010 Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show Quality Inn January 30 - February 13, 2010 Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show Ramada Limited January 30 - February 13, 2010 Bead Renaissance Show February 1-8, 2010 Best Bead Show Kino Veterans Memoral Center February 3-7, 2010 Catalog in Motion Tucson East Hilton February 5-8, 2010 Create Your Style in Tucson February 2-5, 2010 Executive Inn Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show Best Western Hotel January 30 - February 13, 2010 The Fine Minerals International Show February 1-14, 2010 GJX Gem & Jewelry Show February 3-8, 2010 GLDA Tucson Gem & Jewelry Starr Pass Marriott February 2-7, 2010 Globe-X Gem & Mineral Show Days Inn Convention Center January 29 - February 13, 2010 G&LW Tucson Gem Show Gem Mall January 30 - February 12, 2010 G&LW Tucson Gem Show Holiday Inn-Holidome February 4-12, 2010 G&LW Tucson Gem Show Grant Inn January 30 - February 12, 2010 Granada Avenue Mineral Show January 29 - February 13, 2010 Howard Johnson Gem & Mineral Show January 30 - February 13, 2010 Indian Pavilion January 29 - February 13, 2010 JG&M Exposition / Michigan Street January 30 - February 14, 2010 JG&M Exposition / Simpson Street January 30 - February 14, 2010 JOGS Gem & Jewelry Show Tucson Expo Center January 29 - February 9, 2010 Madagascar Minerals® Gem Show Norcross-Madagascar Gallery January 23 - February 14, 2010 (Jump Start: January 21-22, 2010) Main Avenue Mineral & Fossil Show January 30 - February 14, 2010 Manning House Bead Show Manning House Mansion February 2-7, 2010 Mineral & Fossil Co-op January 30 - February 13, 2010 Pueblo Gem & Mineral Show Riverpark Inn January 30 - February 11, 2010 Rapa River Gem & Mineral Show January 29 - February 14, 2010 Rio Grande Catalog in Motion Tucson East Hilton February 5-8, 2010 Rock, Gem & Lapidary Show January 27 - February 14, 2010 To Bead True Blue Doubletree Tucson Reid Park January 31 - February 5, 2010 Tucson Bead Show Doubletree Tucson Reid Park February 6-8, 2010 Tucson Electric Park Gem & Mineral Show Kino Sports Complex January 30 - February 14, 2010 Tucson Electric Park RV Gem Show This show is not affiliated with Tucson Electric Park Gem & Mineral Show January 30 - February 14, 2010 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™ Tucson Convention Center The Main Show February 11-14, 2010 Tucson Showplace January 29 - February 14, 2010 Westward Look Mineral Show Westward Look Resort February 5-8, 2010 Whole Bead Show Windmill Inn February 3-8, 2010

Thanks to http://www.xpopress.com/Tucson-show-schedule.html

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Tucson - One Stop Shop!

Well it is getting to be that time again - I have had lots of questions about the 2010 Tucson Gem Show and NO time to answer them! So I am referring you to a great article - why you may ask have I chosen this particular one? Ms. Cohen covers the shows that I tend to stay away from - the bead shows:

Tucson Gem Show: The One-Stop Shop for Your Jewelry Business Supplies by Lorraine Yapps Cohen

This is a simplified guide to the Tucson Gem Show. You'll need a simplified guide, because the show is much more than a show. It's a dazzling, daunting, exciting event held for three weeks in early February in forty-plus venues around the city that will stun you with its size and exhaust both you and your wallet if you let it. Whether you're purchasing for your jewelry store or supplying your home-crafted designs or you just like jewelry (do you know a woman who doesn't?) the Gem Show is for you. Take a week for the show to cover it thoroughly or a day if your husband is with you. (And the next time, go with the girls.) ...

What's Hot In Tucson: 2009 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show

The results are in. What's Hot In Tucson: 2009 is the best WHIT ever!!

With orders streaming in every day, we're getting some outstanding feedback from viewers of the latest What's Hot In Tucson.

Here's what one customer said:

"Bryan, as I am typing this I am watching WHIT '09. It just gets better every year. The photography and sound quality are superb....I can see where every year you are raising the bar. This year with the labels on each mineral shown is another milestone."

What he's referring to is a new feature we added to the 2009 program - on-screen labels to just about every mineral specimen we review. That's HUNDREDS of labels showing the proper spelling of each specimen as well as information on its locale - all cross-checked with information on the mindat.org online database.

Creating these labels was a monumental task but once we started looking at the results, we knew we had to have this feature on this, and future, What's Hot In Tucson programs. Now What's Hot In Tucson can be a fantastic reference guide AND it can also help teach new collectors about the huge variety of minerals. Huge thanks to all our Featured Dealers and Collectors who showed endless patience helping out.

Also added to the 2009 program is our new segment where Dave Wilber creates a mineral collection of specimens costing $99 or less!!! We created this to help illustrate that, despite the rising cost of minerals, there are still great deals to be found if you invest the time and energy to find those hidden deals.

And returning from last year is Jeff Scovil's mini segment - Scovil's Top Ten Tucson Photos - updated to reflect Scovil's favorite photos from the 2009 show. Not only do you have close-up pans and scans direct from Scovil's digital files, you also have Scovil narrating the entire program explaining exactly what he likes about each photo.

This year's interview with the Westward Mineral Show's Featured Collectors is with Jim & Gail Spann who had their mouth-watering collection on display in the lobby of the Westward Look Resort. Listen to Jim and Gail share their thoughts on the hobby of mineral collecting as your eyes feast on close-up shots of each one of their specimens on display.

And just when you finally get through all of this mind-blowing content, keep your eyes peeled for even more segments as we bring back What's Hot In Tucson: ONLINE. This is where we take the segments that couldn't fit on the DVDs and post them online for everyone to watch for FREE!

So start your mineral fix right here with What's Hot In Tucson: 2009 - the best What's Hot In Tucson yet. Still two DVDs, still only $29.99.

Click here to place your order today!!

Thank you for your time and I hope you continue to enjoy BlueCap Productions' products. Sincerely, Bryan Swoboda BlueCap Productions

All DVDs will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail. This allows us to track the package and provide a free replacement if you do not receive your DVD.

AGTA Changes GemFair Day Pattern for 2010

May 15, 2009 – DALLAS, TX: The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) announced today that it is changing its day pattern for the 2010 AGTA GemFair™ Tucson. The GemFair has traditionally started on Wednesday and closed on Monday. It will now start on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 and close on Sunday, February 7, 2010.

“We have had many requests over the years from exhibitors and buyers alike to move our show dates back one day,” stated Douglas K. Hucker, AGTA CEO. “With the support and cooperation of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Society and the Tucson Convention Center, we were finally able to make it happen.”

The AGTA Spectrum Awards Gala is still planned for Saturday night, its traditional night. Other events may or may not change depending on the individual groups involved.

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The AGTA is an Association of natural colored gemstone and cultured pearl industry professionals, dedicated to promoting the natural colored gemstone trade. The Association pursues this mission through the combined use of educational programs, industry events and publicity to both the trade and consumer. We are The Authority in Color.