12 Days until Wonders of the Earth Gem Show.
The Show runs September 24-25. Saturday 10-6, Sunday 11-5 at Don Montgomery Community Centre – 2467 Eglinton Ave. East, between Midland and Kennedy. It has convenient access from Kennedy Subway Station
Come in for a surprise!
Every hour visitors will have the opportunity to enter their name for an HOURLY DOOR PRIZE – $25 Gift Certificate.
What to do and see at the Gem Show:
- Six silent auctions
- Live auction on Saturday at 3 pm
- Hourly door prizes
- Fluorescent room
- Kids Quarry
- Kids “Make and Take” stretch bracelets making station
- Kids “3 Types of Rocks” activity station
- The Learning Centre for kids of all ages
- Wire wrapping-jewellery creation station
- Soap stone Carving demonstration
- “Gem Stone Donut wrapping” – jewellery creation station
- FREE Gem Identification station
- North York Faceters Guild demonstrations
- Royal Ontario Museum Display
- Displays from Gem and Mineral Club of Scarborough members
Quiz for today:
Diamond is 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Ruby and Sapphire are 9. How many times is Diamond ACTUALLY harder than the Ruby and Sapphire?