Flatirons Mineral Club Annual Gem & Mineral Show
December 9-11, 2011
Boulder
County Fairgrounds
Fri. 10-6, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5
Age 13 and up $3 on Friday, $5 on Sat. and Sunday, 12 and under free with paid adult
Held in conjunction with the Boulder Model Railroad Club Annual Show, December 10-11.
Friday
is Kids' Day
- special activities and free admission for participating students.
Click here for a printable show flyer.
19 Dealers - offering gems, rocks, minerals, lapidary items, tools & supplies, jewelry, fossils, and more!
Exhibits - Cases by club members, dealers, and area clubs and museums. Special exhibits of fluorescent minerals, plus displays from the USGS and Dinosaur Ridge.
Demonstrations - Lapidary, jewelry making, and more at the club table.
Children's Activities - Grab bags, children's wheel, dig site, and more! As
a special treat: gold panning by the Rocky
Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club on Saturday and Sunday.
Classes &
Programs Class fees will be posted before the show, and are to
be paid to the instructor. Reserve a place in advance by email by December 7, or sign up at the
show. Signup sheets for the classes will be at the admissions table. All
classes & programs will be in the Exhibit Building classroom.
Wire-Wrap Pendant Class (1-3 Saturday) – Beginners' instruction in wire-wrap. Limited to 5 students. Learn how to make a pendant from sterling silver wire, set with a stone cabochon. Cost: $40. Instructor: Caren Johannes. (If a student buys his or her stone at the show and shows Caren the receipt, she will donate $5 of the fee to the Flatirons Mineral Club Scholarship Fund.)
Colorado Diamonds (2-3 Sunday) – Talk by USGS geologist Pete Modreski. Free to show attendees.
(Please send suggestions for classes or
speakers to Emily Epstein)
See past programs and schedules
Door Prizes - door prizes will be awarded at intervals throughout the show, plus the grand prizes. The grand prize drawing will be held at the end of the show on Sunday. (You must be present to win door prizes, but not the grand prizes)
The 2008 Grand Prizes: an agate geode and a root-beer calcite sphere. Photo by Gerry Naugle.
Free parking. Food available.
The last show
committee meeting before the show will be in the meeting room of the Boulder
County Fairgrounds Clover Building (north entrance) in Longmont on Monday, December
5 at 7 p.m. All are invited.
If you are interested and cannot attend meeting contact Ray Gilbert.
Show Committee
Show Chair: Ray Gilbert
Dealers: John Hurst
Display Cases: Paul Ralston
Children's Activities: Kristi Traynor
Admissions & General Information: Gerry Naugle
Programming & Publicity: Emily Epstein
Volunteer Coordinator: Marie Mozdon
Click here for information on the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009 shows.
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Updated 11/27/11