Programming
and classes
2005 Flatirons Mineral Club Annual Gem & Mineral Show
Boulder
County Fairgrounds, Bldg. A, 9595
Nelson Rd.,
December 9-11, 2005
Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4
This year's show will feature
programming, demonstrations, and classes throughout the weekend.
As they are arranged, they will be posted here, as will a schedule of events as
the show date approaches.
See program
and class schedule
Kids' Day (Friday, 11-2:30) –
Field trips by area elementary students and home-school students, with special
activities. Free admission for participating students, teachers, parents, &
bus drivers.
Ongoing
throughout the weekend:
Gold panning for kids, childrens' wheel, kids' dig site and fishpond, mineral
identification by members of the Flatirons Mineral Club, demonstrations of
lapidary, beading, faceting and other crafts by club members and various other artisans.
Programs
Where to Collect Minerals in Colorado
(1 p.m. Sun.)
– Talk, slideshow, and
show-and-tell by Pete Modreski from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Classes
Signup sheets will be in the activities area. Fees are to
be paid directly to the instructor.
Wire-Wrap Pendant (1-3 Saturday, 2 hours) – Beginners' instruction in wire-wrap. Limited to 10 students. Students
are asked to bring a cabochon to set. All other tools and materials will be provided. Cost: $30. Instructor: Caren
Johannes. (If a student buys his or her stone from one of the vendors at the show and shows Caren the receipt, she will
donate $5 to the club scholarship fund.)
Gem
Trees (11 Sunday, 1 hour)
– Hands-on workshop making small tree sculptures from wire and polished stones.
All tools and materials supplied. Cost: Free. Instructor: Charlotte Morrison.
Instructors/Demonstrators/Speakers
Jeff
Ferguson – Expert flint
knapper and
Cheyenne Chapter of the Gold Prospectors
Association of America – Gold
Prospectors of America is a national
association founded to preserve and promote the great heritage of the North
American Prospector. The GPAA was also dedicated to providing a platform for
the exchange of information, presenting an organized voice for recreational and
professional prospectors and helping it's members find more gold. The
Caren
Johannes – Caren Johannes
is a professional geologist, wire artist, and co-proprietor of Amethyst Rose.
She is an experienced rockhound, a frequent program presentor at programs by
Denver-area clubs, makes wire-wrap jewelry for a number of dealers, and teaches
wire-wrap classes for Desert Gems in
Pete
Modreski – Pete Modreski is Geologist for Outreach and Education with the U.S.
Geological Survey in Denver, CO. He has taught Continuing Education classes on
geology, dinosaurs, and rocks and minerals for Colorado School of Mines, and is
a volunteer for the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge and the Denver Museum of Nature
and Science. Pete is a co-author of Minerals
of Colorado, published in 1997. He belongs to many national and local
organizations, both professional and amateur, and is currently president of the
Colorado Chapter of the Friends of Mineralogy.
Charlotte
Morrison – Charlotte
Morrison is a long-time Boulder resident and member of the Flatirons Mineral
Club, with expertise in a variety of lapidary arts.
To suggest a class, speaker, or other programming, please contact Emily Epstein.
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