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THE OORIGINALRIGINAL INDISPENSABLE DDENVERENVER EZ-GUIDE YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE 2010 DENVER SHOW GEMS MINERALS FOSSILS METEORITES JEWELRY BEADS We know the show!™ SHOW MAPS AND FLOORPLANS FOR ALL 10 DENVER SHOWS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF DEALERS AND EXHIBITORS 2010 SHOW INFO FOR TUCSON AND QUARTZSITE AND MUCH MORE! BROUGHTBROUGHT TOTO YOUYOU BYBY 8 ADVERTISER INDEX Table of Contents 1820 Oracle JOGS Gem & Wholesale Show ..............57 Jewelry Show ....................9 10 Advertiser Index 22nd Street Tucson Show ..7 Lillypilly Designs ..............17 12 2010 Denver Fall Gem Shows Ancient Life Fossils ..........19 Martin Zinn Expositions ....13 13 2010 Denver Show Map Antelope Beads ................17 Matrix India .....................48 Arizona Global Gem & Mineral & Fossil Supply ......8 14 Tribute to Al Sargent Jewelry Show ..................60 Mineral Treasure- 16 Bead Renaissance Show/Crowne Plaza BC Lithics & Ivory.............44 Madagascar Gemstones 5, 27 18 Colorado Fossil Expo/Merchandise Mart Bead Palace .....................67 Naja Tools & Beadin’ Path, The ............17 Supply Inc., The ..............15 20 Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show/Holiday Inn Best Bead Show, the ........59 New Era Gems .................35 26 The Denver Coliseum Show Blake Brothers .................37 Norcross-Madagascar......11 28 Denver Expo 2010/ Butterfl ies By God ............19 PaleoTools .......................49 National Western Complex CGM Findings .... Back Cover Pangea Fossils Ltd. .... 24-25 DB Schenker Shipping Co. .6 Perfect Pearl HK Co. .........65 30 Denver Gem & Mineral Show/ Denver Expo 2010 ...........29 Pinnacle 5 Minerals ........22 Merchadise Mart Denver School of Prep Lab, The...................50 32 Great American Gem Show & Sale/ Metal Arts ........................15 Pueblo Gem & Desert Gardens Gem & Mineral Show ..................60 Quality Inn Mineral Show ..................62 Pulse Finestones ..............25 38 International Gem & Jewelry Show/ Desert Gems ......................8 Quartzsite First Merchadise Mart Diamond Pacifi c Tool Corp. 34 Assembly of God Church ..64 Donald K. Olson Raj Minerals Inc. ................4 40 Miner’s Cooperative Mineral Show & Assoc. ..........................21 Red & Green Minerals ......10 42-53 Complete Denver Show Dealer- Enter the Earth ...................3 Rock Warehouse ..............36 Exhibitor List Fine Minerals International .2 Shop 4 Gifts .....................10 56 2010 Tucson Show Schedule Finestones, Inc. ................66 Silver Streams Fire Agate Art Studio ........39 Northwest ........................51 62 2010 Quartzsite Show & Gem Shop, The ................55 Starborn Creations ...........41 Swapmeet Schedule Glacier Peak Mining .........22 Top-Gem Minerals, Inc. ....57 Glitter Queen....................46 Tucson Gem & Mineral Independent Warehouse Show™ ...........................61 Cover photography provided by Nancy Hicks and Suzanne Morrison. Show ...............................36 Tyson Wells ......................63 The Denver EZ-Guide is published by Xpo Press, Inc., P.O. Box 740864, India Gems & Beads.........47 Ulrich’s Fossil Gallery .........8 Arvada, CO 80006, USA; toll-free Jeanne’s Rock & Jewelry .39 UPS Supply Chain (877) 621-6143; Denver area Jess Imports ....................42 Solutions .........................54 (720) 946-2808; fax (303) 428- JK Stone Company ..........43 West Desert Collectors .....23 5592; [email protected]; Xpo Press ........................53 www.xpopress.com. 10 2010 DENVER FALL GEM SHOW INFORMATION 1 BRS 6 DGMS Bead Renaissance Show Denver Gem & Mineral Show Show Venue: Crowne Plaza DIA Hotel Show Venue: Denver Merchandise Mart/Expo 15500 E. 40th Ave. Hall Denver, CO 80239 Show Date: September 17-19, 2010 Show Date: September 16-19, 2010 Hours: Friday 9-6, Saturday 10-6, Hours: Thursday-Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5 Sunday 10-5 Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 30 Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 16 7 GAGS 2 CFE Great American Gem Show & Sale Colorado Fossil Expo Show Venue: Quality Inn-Denver Central Show Venue: Denver Merchandise Mart, Plaza Show Date: September 15-19, 2010 Annex Hours: Thursday noon-7, Friday- Show Date: September 17-19, 2010 Saturday 10-7, Sunday 11-5 Hours: Friday-Saturday 10-6, Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 32 Sunday 10-5 Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 18 8 IWS Independent Warehouse Show 3 CMFS Show Venue: Rock Warehouse, Lakewood Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show Show Date: September 10-19, 2010 Show Venue: Holiday Inn - Denver Central Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 36 Show Date: September 15-19, 2010 Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10-6, 9 Sunday 10-5 IGJS International Gem & Jewelry Show Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 20 Show Venue: Denver Merchandise Mart/ Pavilion Bldg. 4 DCS Show Date: September 16-19, 2010 Denver Coliseum Show Hours: Thursday noon-7, Friday- Show Venue: Denver Coliseum Saturday 10-7, Sunday 11-5 Show Date: September 15-19, 2010 Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 38 Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-4 Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 26 10 MCMS Miner’s Cooperative Mineral Show Show Venue: Denver Coliseum 5 DE Denver Expo 2010 (in the parking lot) Show Venue: National Western Complex/Expo Show Date: September 10-19, 2010 Hall Hours: Daily 9-6 Show Date: September 15-19, 2010 Vendors on p. 40 Hours: DailyDaily 10-710-7 Dealers and fl oorplan on p. 28 12 13 Tucson’s Electric Promoter: A Tribute to Al Sargent By Brad Hicks, Xpo Press Publisher l Sargent passed away suddenly, July wonderful folks who deal in this trade, I 4, 2010, in Tucson. We who are in have, but I can point to several times when Athe industry know that Al owned and Al selfl essly went out of his way to make life operated the Denver Expo and the Tucson easier and better for me, and these gestures, Electric Park Gem & Mineral Show. Some who more than anything else, impact how I will read this tribute knew Al much better than I, remember Al. Such as, after the fi rst year that really knew him-his true gifts and abilities, his I published the Tucson EZ-Guide I met Al faults and fl aws—like his best friend, Dianna for the fi rst time, and he off ered to store our Kramer, and his son, Josh Sargent. Al and I had magazine racks in his storage facility every year a business friendship, one in which we usually after that; he allowed me to have the Tucson put on a smile, engaged in some surfacy chit- EZ-Guides shipped to TEP each year where he chat about the show, bitched and moaned about made sure they remained under tarps or in a not getting paid on time by advertisers (me) big truck to keep them dry; every year when he or vendors (him), etc. For the last six years my learned that I was at the TEP show in Tucson company produced the programs for the TEP he’d hop in his truck and drive to the back of Show, and Al placed ads in our various show the show and spend a few engaged minutes guides and on our website. just chatting over a smoke Th ough we didn’t venture with me; in both Denver and much beyond our businesses Tucson he would inform his in conversation, a few of my security guards who patrolled experiences with him taught the shows at night to be sure me a couple things about this to let me into the show facility gentleman that will have a after hours so I could make lasting impression on me. sure our racks were restocked One thing I learned about with guides; Al paid for all Al was that he would rather his Xpo Press ads as soon as lose money than to have he received an invoice, and any part in bad business when he said I could pick up practices. A couple of years a check in Tucson he had a ago one of Al’s TEP vendors check waiting for me (or he’d who advertised in one of our have Dianna write one as soon Tucson show guides wouldn’t as I arrived at the show)—in pay us for their ad. Al and I my business, this quality says were talking at the TEP show that year, and a lot to me about a person; and who can forget I told him about it. No questions asked, Al the nicest outdoor restroom facility available simply asked me to follow him. He marched me anywhere—complete with classical music—for to the vendor, asked him why he wouldn’t pay which Al would pay tens of thousands of dollars me, decided his reasons weren’t satisfactory, and just to serve the folks at TEP (my wife loved Al swiftly informed the vendor that he needed to for that act of kindness!). pay me for the ad or he wouldn’t be permitted All in all, Al took care of his people. He to be in the show next year. Whoa! Al was six served us very well, and for this I am grateful inches shorter and 100 pounds lighter than and will remember him with utmost respect. me—and the vendor was even bigger than Many of you can attest to this as well. If me! But Al would have none of it. No matter you would like to write any kind notes of the physical size of a man, no matter the remembrance concerning Al, I will pass your circumstances, Al insisted on integrity notes along to Dianna and Josh, and I’ll publish in business. some of them in the 2011 Tucson EZ-Guide. Another thing, Al was as generous a man You can email me at [email protected], as I have met in the rock, gem and mineral or mail to Xpo Press, P.O. Box 740864, Arvada, industry. Not that I haven’t met a lot of sincerely CO 80006. 14 SHOW INFORMATION AND FLOORPLANS BEAD RENAISSANCE SHOW Show Venue: Crowne Plaza DIA Hotel Show Date: September 16-19, 2010 BRS 15500 E. 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80239 Hours: Thursday-Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5 (I-70 and Chambers Road, Exit 283) Admission: Open to public, free 303-371-9494 Wholesale and Retail www.cpdenverairport.com Show Promoter: J & J Promotions, LLC 1 575-894-1293 [email protected] www.beadshow.com Bead Renaissance Show Dealer List Afghan Gem Jewelry ........................507 Dallas Designs ................................109 Pema Arts, Inc.