IF YOU GOWhat: Bead, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry ShowWhen: 2-7 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.Where: Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Road, Dalton, Ga.Admission: $3 ages 17 and up.Phone: 706-272-7676.Website: www.toteshows.com.
This weekend’s bead, gem, mineral and jewelry show in Dalton, Ga., will offer collectors everything from the trendy (drusy) and the pricey (tanzanite) to the rare (larimar).
Van Wimmer, organizer of the North Georgia Bead, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show in the Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, said 25 national dealers are participating.
“One of the dealers, John Beerhalter, is an Arkansas miner who sells quartz he has mined, which is of interest to quartz collectors,” said Wimmer.
“We have a bead dealer from Hong Kong. Everything she sells is real; nothing is fake, all first quality. We have a specialty dealer who sells nothing but meteorites. They sell from $10 up into the thousands. It’s interesting just to see her display.”