[meteorite-list] Tucson 2009 Dates and Info

[Notkin]

Dear Listees:

For those of you who are new to the Tucson show, I wanted to second  
some of the helpful info posted by Michael Blood and Al Mitterling.  
The "shows" are a little confusing and complicated, as there are  
approximately 45 separate events encompassing rocks, fossils, gems,  
jewelry, meteorites, crafts, etc., which run roughly concurrently  
during the first two weeks of February each year. Most shows (and  
nearly all of the meteorite vendors) are open to the public; a few are  
trade only and require reseller IDs to enter. Most of those are gem  
and jewelry shows.

The shows that are among the most popular with the meteorite community  
are typically part of the Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show which includes  
the InnSuites Hotel where you can find Anne Black, Mike Farmer, Marvin  
Kilgore, Alain Carion, Edwin Thompson, Bruno & Carinne Fectay, myself  
and others. The AMFS also runs the Ramada Limited where you can find  
the famous Blaine Reed. Show dates for those hotels are January 31  
through February 14. Also of note is the Westward Look Mineral show  
where Bob Haag and Allan Lang are regular exhibitors. That show runs  
from February 6 through 9 only!

The so-called "big weekend" will be Friday Feb. 6 and Saturday Feb. 7,  
when Michael Blood hosts his annual People's Auction, and Steve  
"Brenham" Arnold and I throw the annual Meteor Mayhem Birthday Bash  
and Harvey Awards. This will be our tenth consecutive party, so we'll  
try and do something special for you  : )  All are welcome, especially  
first time visitors. Details TBA.

If you are planning on journeying to Tucson for the show, make sure to  
book a hotel soon. You will have extreme difficulty in renting a room  
or car around showtime.

The highway work continues on I-10 (ack!), which means all exits in  
central Tucson are closed and traffic will be worse than usual. Use  
Frontage Road and Freeway (service roads which run parallel to the  
highway) to get around, or hop on one of the free shuttle bus services.

I will be posting useful visitor tips and details on one of my  
websites closer to the show. Only twelve weeks to go.


Regards,

Geoff N.
www.aerolite.org
www.campometeorites.com