Mar. 15 – 17: 32nd Annual Unifour Gem and Mineral Show, sponsored by the Catawba Valley Gem and Mineral Club. Hickory Metro Convention Ctr., Hickory, NC

Mar. 16 – 17: 38th Gem and Mineral Show, sponsored by the Gem Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County MD Inc. Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg MD.

Mar. 16 – 17: 43rd Gem & Mineral Show, sponsored by the Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club. Florida State Fairgrounds (Exits 4, 5 and 6A off I-4), Tampa, FL.

Mar. 23: 12th Annual Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show, sponsored by the Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral Club with Clearwater Nature Ctr. Harmony Hall Regional Ctr., 10701 Livingston Rd., Fort Washington, MD

Mar. 23 – 24: 34th Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil Show, sponsored by the Buffalo Geological Society, Inc. Erie County Fairgrounds, Buffalo, NY.

Mar 23 – 24: 33rd Annual Rock, Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show presented by the Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club, Inc. Athens Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. Hall, Herrick Ave., Athens, PA

Mar 23 – 24: 30th Annual Festival of Gems & Minerals, sponsored by the Island Rock Hounds. American Legion

Post 1015 Park Ave. Amityville, Long Island, NY for info., call (516)781-8410

Apr. 5 – 7: 30^th Annual Atlantic Micro-mounters Conference, Tysons Westpark Hotel (new location), McLean, VA

April 6 – 7: Philadelphia Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair 2002 Annual Show and Sale, co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Mineralogical Society and the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society. Lulu Temple; 5140 Butler Pike; Plymouth Meeting, PA. Sat. 10 – 5, Sun. 10 – 4. For info contact: Karenne Snow @ (609) 953-1987 e-mail: njwren@aol.com

April 13 – 14: 33rd Annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, sponsored by the New York Southern Tier Geology Club. Senior Citizen Center, Johnson City, NY.

Apr. 26 – 28: EFMLS Convention & Show, sponsored by the Franklin – Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, NJ Earth Science Assoc. & Sterling Hill Mineral Museum, Franklin, NJ. Host Hotel: Mt. Inn at Rockaway, Phone: 973-625-1200 (This number is a correction to the one originally posted in the update attached to the March 2002 EFMLS News) Special rates for convention participants!