Shoppers can browse a colorful showcase of precious and semi-precious stones, and kiddos can learn how to identify fossils, minerals and rocks and receive free treasures to take home. Professor Amanda Hunt of the University of Cincinnati’s Clermont College geology department displays equipment and specimens that focus on Earth science. She will also demonstrate mineral cutting and polishing.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. $7; free kids younger than 12. Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville, gemstreetusa.com.
This article appears in Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2016.