{"id":1502,"date":"2017-02-02T15:02:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T20:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2017-02-12T13:43:33","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T18:43:33","slug":"geofest-february-17-19-indiana-state-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/geofest-february-17-19-indiana-state-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Geofest is February 17-19 at the Indiana State Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Indiana State Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nCalling all rock hounds, fossil hunters, jewelers, scouts and families!<\/p>\n

Indiana State Museum\u2019s GeoFest slated for February 17, 18 and 19<\/p>\n

INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 The Indiana State Museum will host its 15th annual fossil, gem and mineral show GeoFest on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place in the museum, located at 650 W. Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

GeoFest, presented by Indiana-based Irving Materials, Inc. (IMI) will feature geology experts, exhibitors, chances to win geo prizes and hands-on activities that include making your own geode, discovering how rocks and minerals are used in everyday life, building crystalline structures and comparing your speed against ice age animals. Participants will also have the chance to explore the museum\u2019s natural history galleries.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeoFest is a great opportunity to see and buy amazing gems, minerals and fossils, and to learn about the Earth through our exhibitions and special activities offered by the museum and earth science organizations from throughout the state,\u201d said Peggy Fisherkeller, curator of geology. \u201cMany of the exhibitors will have just returned from one of the country\u2019s premiere gem and mineral shows in Tucson, Arizona, so GeoFest will be the first opportunity to see treasures from all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s participants are listed below:<\/p>\n

Vendors
\nNAYAB Gems and Minerals
\nKhyber Gemstones
\nJox Rox
\nNature\u2019s Spectrum Gems
\nHarris Precht Minerals
\nOh My! Jewelry
\nHi Ho Gems and Crystals
\nLavin\u2019s Gems and Jewelry
\nM&R Trading, Inc.
\nPaleoScene
\nSavage Creations
\nKathleen Clausen
\nRedivius
\nIndiana Gold Prospectors
\nWonders of the Earth
\nKaren Angela Cox-Ford
\nTransparent Gem
\nMichigan Rocks and Minerals
\nAll My Relations
\nWoodies Rock Shop
\nCrawfordsville Crinoids<\/p>\n

Organizations
\nIMI
\nProfessional Geologists of Indiana
\nIndiana Geological Survey
\nFriends of Mineralogy
\n500 Earth Science Club and Indiana Society of Paleontology<\/p>\n

GeoFest is included with museum admission. Group rates are available. School group and home school group reservations are required to receive free admission. A scout admission price of $5 per person for all scouts and their families is being offered.<\/p>\n

For more information, please call the museum at 317.232.1637 or visit online at indianamuseum.org.<\/p>\n

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The Indiana State Museum is located in White River State Park in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. It is Indiana\u2019s museum for science, art and culture, offering a place where you can celebrate, investigate, remember, learn and take pride in Indiana\u2019s story in the context of the broader world. Even the building is a showcase of the best Indiana has to offer in architecture, materials and sculpture. Easy and convenient parking is available in the attached underground garage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Calling all rock hounds, fossil hunters, jewelers, scouts and families! Indiana State Museum\u2019s GeoFest slated for February 17, 18 and 19 INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 The Indiana State Museum will host its 15th annual fossil, gem and mineral show GeoFest on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. … <\/p>\n

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