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FESCH.TV INFORMIERT:

With the global pandemic shutting down mineral shows around the world, the 2021 Tucson Show still went forward albeit in a completely different way. Most of the main shows were cancelled nevertheless, a few shows still opened up in Tucson to a greatly reduced crowd.

Travel into the United States was still VERY restricted so a lot of the foreign dealers did not get a chance to come to Tucson. However, firmly believing in the axiom, „the show must go on…“ BlueCap Productions decided to film a What’s Hot In Tucson: 2021 in a vastly different way where ALL dealers could still be a part of the show.

For What’s Hot In Tucson: 2021, BlueCap Productions stayed at their home base in Honolulu and conducted NINE DAYS of LIVE interviews, via Zoom, during the February show and an additional day during the April 2021 Tucson show. Show Hosts Peter Megaw and Lauren Megaw retuned again and tuned in LIVE from their respective homes in Tucson, Arizona and Bingen, Washington to personal conduct all the interviews.

All dealers on the program were dealers that would normally be in Tucson during the show and they tuned in LIVE from all over the world. There were even a couple of dealers who did non-LIVE interviews that are included in this complete program.

The result is a What’s Hot In Tucson the likes of which has never been seen before BUT was still able to go on despite the pandemic.

We present the program here, in its entirety, for your enjoyment and education!!

DAY 01
Harvard Museum – Kevin Czaja
Crystal Classics U.K. – Ian Bruce
The Mineralogical Record – Dr. Chris Stefano
TheRock.Show – Mary Fong-Walker & Tama Higuchi
Jeff Scovil Photography – Jeff Scovil
John Cornish Minerals – John Cornish
Mineral City – Graham Sutton
Crystal Classics U.K. – Diana Bruce presents The Clemente Collection

DAY 02
Gem-A – Alan Hart
Mineral Almanac – Mike Leybov and Ludmila Cheshko 
Private Collector – Carl Acosta
Mineral Artist – Leah Luten
Stonetrust – Robert Snyder
Wilensky Minerals – Stuart Wilensky and Troy Wilensky
Crystal Classics U.K. – Diana Bruce presents Australia

DAY 03
Mineral Talks LIVE – Dr. Raquel Alonso-Perez & Dr. Eloïse Gaillou
MinDat.org – Jolyon Ralph
The Natural History Museum: London – Mike Rumsey
University of Arizona Museum – Eric Fritz
COVID Home Show FaceBook Page – Raymond Hall
GemQuest – Ray Hill
Young Mineral Collectors – Gawan Fiore
Crystal Classics U.K. – Diana Bruce presents Devon & Cornwall

DAY 04
Persson Rare Minerals – Phil Persson
Lithographie – Gloria Staebler
Private Collector – Gene Meieran
The Arkenstone – Dr. Robert Lavinsky
Crystal Classics U.K. – Diana Bruce presents Arch Duke Stephan

DAY 05
Crevoshay Jewelry – Paula Crevoshay
Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) – Katherine Dunnell
UK Mining Ventures – Ian Bruce
Rocks & Minerals Magazine – Dr. John Rakovan
Unique Minerals – Evan Jones
Private Collector – Alex Schauss
Crystal Classics U.K. – Diana Bruce presents Germany

DAY 06
Dreher Carvings – Patrick Dreher
mim Museum – Salim Edde
Alain Martaud Minéraux – Alain Martaud
Nimeral Minlab – Emanuele Marini
Dave Bunk Minerals – Dave Bunk
Crystal Classics U.K. – Diana Bruce presents England

DAY 07
Artist – Tama Higuchi
Young Mineral Collectors – Gawan Fiore – Mentorship
Lapis Magazine – Tobi Weise
Jewel Tunnel Imports – Mary Fong-Walker
Artist – László Kupi
Junior Private Collector – Colton Kalina
Crystal Classics U.K. – Diana Bruce presents Gem Minerals

DAY 08
Westward Look Show – Dave Waisman
American Mineral Heritage Award – Gene Meieran presents award to Joe Dorris
Private Collector – Dominic Allegra
The Arkenstone – Dr. Robert Lavinsky
Crystal Classics U.K. – Diana Bruce presents Northern England Fluorites

DAY 09
TGMS – Peter Megaw
Mineralogical Collection Professionals (MCP) – Dr. Federico Pezzotta
Green Mountain Minerals – Dylan Stolowitz
Private Collector – Irv Brown
Crystal Classics U.K. – Ian Bruce

DAY 10 – APRIL TUCSON SHOW
The Collector’s Edge – Steve Behling
The Focal Crystal – James
Matrix India – Sami Makki
Persson Fine Minerals – Philip Persson
Crystal Classics – Ian Bruce