Alabama Mineral & Lapidary Society

               2024 AMLS Gem Show Publicity

                                        Thank you Rhonda and Kristen for all of your hard work.

Social Media

FB group and event page  https://www.facebook.com/Gemandmineralshow

TikTok  https://www.tiktok.com/@alabamarockclub

Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/alabamarockclub .

Publicity URLs

10 Times
https://10times.com/event/1220835

Alabama Living Magazine (Not yet live, but should be. I'm still working on it. Has published us in the past.)
https://alabamaliving.coop/

Alabama Tourism Dept: Sweet Home Alabama (Alabama's Official Tourism Site) (Some photos won't load. I'm working on this with them.)
https://alabama.travel/upcoming-events/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-and-lapidary-society

All Events In 
https://allevents.in/birmingham/2024-amls-gem-show/200026706848611

American Towns (Not yet live, but should be. I'm still working on it. Has published us in the past. Trying for both Birmingham and Jefferson County sites.)
https//AmericanTowns.com

Best Local Things
https://bestlocalthings.com/al/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-lapidary-society-2024-09-06-birmingham

Birmingham Now (3 listings, one per event day)
https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-lapidary-society/2024-09-06/
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https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-lapidary-society/2024-09-07/
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https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-lapidary-society/2024-09-08/

BHMSTR Events Calendar (New outlet, not yet live)
https://www.bhmstr.com

Birmingham Parent:
https://birminghamparent.com/directory/events/#!/details/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-and-lapidary-society/13866221/2024-09-06T10

Birmingham Christian Family Magazine 
https://birminghamchristian.com/?s=Gem+show

Calhoun Journal  (not yet live)
https://calhounjournal.com/

CitySpark (Events calendar database). We are in its system. Any of its subscribing outlets has access to our show info and can publish it.

Craigslist, Birmingham
https://bham.craigslist.org/eve/d/birmingham-52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted/7766207448.html

CREATE Birmingham (tourism dept):
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Birmingham 365
https://www.birmingham365.org/event/52nd-annual-amls-gem-show/
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INBirmingham (Gets its calendar entries from its sister site, Birmingham 365. Our entry at 365 will eventually appear on INBirmingham as well. Not yet live, though.)

FestivalNet
https://festivalnet.com/95947/Irondale-Alabama/Gem-Jewelry-Bead-Shows/Gem-Show,-Hosted-by-the-Alabama-Mineral-and-Lapidary#google_vignette

Festival Nexus (New outlet, not yet live)
https://festivalnexus.com

Geology In
https://www.geologyin.com/p/us-gem-shows-in-september-2024.html

Mindat
https://www.mindat.org/message.php?m=665299

Patch: Birmingham.  These are my personal posts, which I believe are restricted to Bham. Members in other areas can copy the info and post in those neighborhoods. There's a separate listing for each day. Click a line to "Share with NextDoor," and that outlet will include the info as well:
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https://patch.com/alabama/birmingham-al/calendar/event/20240906/926baca7-28ad-4c44-94a0-8d33b5b3b200/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-lapidary-society?utm_source=nextdoor&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share
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https://patch.com/alabama/birmingham-al/calendar/event/20240907/0c77ddf3-addb-449a-a83d-869ae2b0fe2c/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-lapidary-society?utm_source=nextdoor&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share
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https://patch.com/alabama/birmingham-al/calendar/event/20240908/1fc0c00e-3e58-4cc7-9cd4-c57b9d555be9/52nd-annual-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-lapidary-society?utm_source=nextdoor&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share

Rock & Gem Magazine
https://www.rockngem.com/ShowDatesFiles/ShowDatesDisplayAll.php?ShowState=AL

Rock and Mineral Shows
https://www.rockandmineralshows.com/Search/ListingDetails/2023-gem-show-hosted-by-the-alabama-mineral-l/2955/false/false

Southeast Federation (Thank you, Ivey)
https://www.southeastfed.org/show-calendar 

The-Vug  (Not yet live, but should be. I'm still working on it. Has published us in the past. I'm wondering if the calendar is even active now.)
The-Vug.com

WBRC 42 Calendar of Events (Not yet live. Has published us in the past.)
https://www.wbrc.com/community/events/

XpoPress
https://xpopress.com/show/state/Alabama