N.S. Gem and Mineral Show

The Nova Scotia Gem and Mineral Show is Friday-Sunday, Aug 16-18, at the Parrsboro Lions Recreation Center. More than thirty exhibitors offer a broad mix of earth treasures. You’ll see fine mineral specimens, jewellery and jeweller’s supplies and precious stones and gem cutting tools; beads and beading tools; fossils, tumbled stones and more. There will also be geological field trips and interpretive walks plus demonstrations of gem cutting and jewellery making, gold panning, wire wrapping and more. And the Nova Scotia Metal Arts Guild will be present showing the work of Nova Scotia silver and goldsmiths.