Programming
and classes
2007 Flatirons Mineral Club Annual Gem & Mineral Show
Boulder
County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 9595
Nelson Rd.,
December 7-9, 2007
Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-5:30, 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
Mineral Collecting in
Gold Panning (Saturday
& Sunday) –
Demonstrations and hands-on instruction for children in the art of panning for
gold by members of the Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club.
Silversmithing
and Pewtersmithing Demonstrations (Friday-Sunday) –
Demonstrations of various silversmithing techniques by Greg Norris. He will
also cast hummingbirds in pewter using rubber molds.
UV
Room Exhibit – See what a difference ultraviolet light
makes on certain rocks and minerals. 30-minute sessions: Times TBA
Classes
Signup sheets will be at the admissions desk. Fees are to
be paid directly to the instructor.
Knotted
Wire-Wrap Pendant (Cabochon) (1-3 Saturday, 2 hours) – Beginners' instruction in wire-wrap. Limited to 10 students. Students are asked to bring a cabochon. (If a student buys his or her stone at the show and shows Caren the receipt, she will donate $5 to the club scholarship fund.) All other tools and materials will be provided. Cost: $30. Instructor: Caren Johannes.
Faceted Pendant (12:30-3:30 Sunday, 3 hours) – Intermediate instruction in wire wrap. Limited to 8 students Learn how to make a silver wire-wrapped setting with prongs suitable for setting a faceted stone in a pendant. Students should bring their own faceted stone (minimum size 12 mm x 14 mm). (If a student buys his or her stone at the show and shows Caren the receipt, she will donate $5 to the club scholarship fund.) Cost: $30. Instructor: Caren Johannes.
Instructors/Demonstrators/Speakers
Emily
Epstein is a long-time member
of the Flatirons Mineral Club, who has been stringing beads for over 20 years.
Caren
Johannes is a
professional geologist, wire artist, and co-proprietor of Amethyst Rose. She is
an experienced rockhound, a frequent program presenter 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 is Geologist
for Outreach and Education with the USGS in
Greg Norris is an instructor at the Colorado Academy of
Silversmithing and Art Metal in
Bob
Patten is an
award-winning expert flint knapper and author from
The Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters
Club is a group for
prospectors and treasure hunters in
To suggest a class, speaker, or other programming, please contact Emily Epstein.
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