Programming
and classes
2006 Flatirons Mineral Club Annual Gem & Mineral Show
Boulder
County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 9595
Nelson Rd.,
December 8-10, 2006
Fri. 10-7, Sat. 9-6, 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, 11a.m.-2:30
p.m.) - 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:
Childrens' wheel, and kids' dig sites, 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
UV
Room Exhibit - See what a difference
ultraviolet light makes on certain rocks and minerals. 30-minute sessions: Fri.
11, 1, 3, and 5; Sat. 10, 12, 2, and 4; Sun. 11 and 1
Micromounts (1-2 Saturday) - Talk, slideshow, and show-and-tell by Jim
Hurlbut of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Pegmatites - Source of the World's Best
Mineral Treasures (11-noon Sunday) – Talk and slideshow 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.
Basic Necklace Stringing (2-4 Saturday) - Beginners' instruction in stringing a necklace
with semiprecious gemstone beads. We will talk about beading materials and
design, and then string your necklace. All materials will be supplied, but if
students have their own tools, they are encouraged to bring them. Limited to 6
students. Cost: $20. Instructor: Jan Buda.
Gem Trees (1-3 Friday) - Hands-on workshop making small tree sculptures from wire and polished stones. All tools and materials supplied. Cost: Free. Instructor: Charlotte Morrison.
Wire-Wrap Pendant (10-noon Saturday, 2 hours) - Beginners' instruction in wire-wrap. Limited to 10 students. Students will make a pendant with sterling silver wire. All materials and tools will be provided. Cost: $30. Instructor: Carl Bird.
Wire-Wrap Pendant (1-3 Sunday, 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. 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.)
Instructors/Demonstrators/Speakers
Carl
Bird - a long-time member of
Flatirons Mineral Club, Past Chairman of the Denver Gem and Mineral Show, and
Past President of the Denver Gem and Mineral Council.
Jan
Buda - a
member of the Flatirons Mineral Club with several years' experience working
with both glass and stone beads.
Jim
Hurlbut - expert on micromounts from the Denver Museum
of Nature and Science who has
worked with the museum's collection for many years.
Caren
Johannes - 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 - Geologist
for Outreach and Education with the USGS in
Charlotte
Morrison - a long-time
Bob
Patten - an award-winning expert flint knapper
and author.
To suggest a class, speaker, or other programming, please contact Emily Epstein.
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