Talked with Arlene Lazzaro, President, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches. Their mission is "to gather people of the Palm Beach Area who enjoy gathering, cutting, displaying and studying rocks, shells, artifacts and other object of interest and to promote community interest in these objects. Their 55th annual Gem and Mineral Show is on November 19-20, 2022 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center East. They will have gems, mineral, jewelry, bead and fossil shows. Guest lectures, demonstrations, cracking geodes and a mine where you can sieve for gems. Tickets are $9 for adults and children under 12 are free. Two day adult admission is $14. Listeners can get a $1 off coupon on either their Facebook page or the website. www.gmspb.org. The society also offers classes on lapidary, making cabachons, a research library, cold connection metal jewelry classes and more. Listeners can go to www.gmspb.org to sign up for classes, become volunteers, vendors or make a donation.