{"id":2422,"date":"2019-03-21T20:48:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T00:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/?p=2422"},"modified":"2019-03-21T20:48:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T00:48:41","slug":"gem-show-grassy-creek-mineral-and-gem-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/gem-show-grassy-creek-mineral-and-gem-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Gem Show! Grassy Creek Mineral and Gem Show!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 35th Annual Grassy Creek Mineral and Gem Show put on by the Parkway Fire and Rescue to raise money for new equipment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2423\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Grassy-Creek-Mineral-and-Gem-Show.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Grassy-Creek-Mineral-and-Gem-Show-300x45.png\" alt=\"Grassy Creek Mineral and Gem Show\" width=\"300\" height=\"45\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2423\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Grassy-Creek-Mineral-and-Gem-Show-300x45.png 300w, http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Grassy-Creek-Mineral-and-Gem-Show.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grassy Creek Mineral and Gem Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Gem Show has everything! Over 60 US and International dealers with almost any kind of jewelry, gemstone and mineral specimens, fossil, lapidary equipment and more you might want. Each booth is 20 foot by 40 foot so there are LOTS of items for sale.<br \/>\nParking and admission are free.<\/p>\n<p>Food is available.<\/p>\n<p>Porta-a-johns are available.<\/p>\n<p>This is an outside event so be prepared for rain.<\/p>\n<p>Gem Show Dates: Sunday,July 28th to Sunday, August 4th, 2019 with some vendors open on Saturday 27th. <\/p>\n<p>Gem Show Hours: 10 to 6 daily with many vendors open earlier and later because they are staying with their booth.<\/p>\n<p>Gem Show Address: 136 Majestic View, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 at the new Parkway Fire and Rescue event grounds. This location is on the hill above the previous location.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3232.658036774078!2d-82.05998538473564!3d35.881896180148125!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x8850a4c3646b1a23%3A0x7c48f2ad6d0e9010!2sParkway+Fire+%26+Rescue!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1553215690382\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Donna Collis collisdonna@yahoo.com 828-765-5519.<\/p>\n<p>Email: info@grassycreekgemshow.<br \/>\nWebsite is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grassycreekgemshow.org\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.grassycreekgemshow.org<\/a>. Applications and pictures are available on the website.<br \/>\nGrassy Creek Mineral &#038; Gem Show<br \/>\n136 Majestic View, Spruce PIne<br \/>\nPO Box 188 Spruce Pine, NC 28777<br \/>\nP: (828) 765-2117, E: info@grassycreekgemshow.org<\/p>\n<p>The gem show is organized by Donna Collis, who has been involved with the event for 18 years, and Roger Frye, who has helped plan the show for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Started by the Grassy Creek Fire Department, for the first two years, the gem show took place where KFC and Taco Bell are now located. When Grassy Creek Fire Department merged with Altapass Fire Department to create Parkway Fire and Rescue, show organizers chose to keep the name. The show was later moved to the field across from Parkway Fire and Rescue for three years before moving to its former location at Parkway Fire and Rescue in 1990, where it remained until 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The department purchased the field from Wade Hughes in January 2016 with the intent of making it the home of the new Parkway Fire and Rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Parking and admission to the gem show are free and money raised goes toward new equipment for Parkway Fire and Rescue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 35th Annual Grassy Creek Mineral and Gem Show put on by the Parkway Fire and Rescue to raise money for new equipment. This Gem Show has everything! Over 60 US and International dealers with almost any kind of jewelry, gemstone and mineral specimens, fossil, lapidary equipment and more you might want. 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