Calendar and Meetings

Monthly meetings info
Planned, then pre-empted by coronavirus -- Behind-the-scenes tour of minerals and new mineralogical research technology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Mineral Sciences Department.

Gem, Lapidary, and Mineralogical Society of Montgomery County (MD) - GLMS-MC: 2^nd Mondays except July and August, 7:30 pm, Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
Chesapeake Gem and Mineral Society: 2^nd Fridays except July and August, 7:30 pm, Westchester Community Center, 2414 Westchester Avenue, Oella, MD (if using GPS, use Ellicott City)
Gem, Lapidary, and Mineralogical Society of DC – GLMSDC: 3rd Fridays except July and August, 7:30-10 pm, Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015 - no longer on web; this info is uncertain.
Maryland Geological Society: 3^rd Sunday of every other month, 11 am – 3 pm, Bowie Community Center, 3209 Stonybrook Drive, Bowie, Maryland 20715
Northern Virginia Mineral Club: 4th Mondays except July and August, 7:45 pm, Long Branch Nature Center, 625 Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA, 22204.
Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral Club: 4^th Tuesday except July and August, 7 pm, Clearwater Nature Center, 11400 Thrift Road, Clinton, MD 20735
Micromineralogists of the National Capital Area, 4^th Wednesdays except July and August, 7:30-10:00 p.m., Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA 22204
Southern Maryland Lapidary Club, 4^th Saturdays, Clearwater Nature Center, 11400 Thrift Road, Clinton, MD 20735
American Fossil Federation, alternate months, Bowie Community Center, 3209 Stonybrook Drive, Bowie, MD 20715

Annual Spring and Fall week-long learning vacations
Great experiences at a great price
Daily hands-on workshops led by experts
Daily lectures by accomplished speakers
Modern lodging and plenty of good food
On the Blue Ridge Parkway 40 miles north of Asheville, NC
Wide covered porch and patio overlooking Grandfather Mountain, full of rocking chairs and camaraderie
Sponsored by the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies (EFMLS)
$435 per person for room, board, classes, lectures in 2020
- Possible additional fees for materials, depending on the class. These fees reflect only the instructor's direct costs.
- Approximately 2/3 of the cost of attending Wildacres is generously underwritten by the Blumenthal Foundation.
Example: Spring 2020: May 18-24
- Hands-on classes in faceting, cabochons, chainmaille, micromounting, silversmithing, soapstone carving, wire wrapping, precious metal clay
  Speaker in residence: Bob Jones, luminary of the world of minerals and gems, editor of Rock & Gem magazine
Example: Fall 2020: August 24-30
- Speaker in residence: TBA
- Hands-on classes in low-tech casting, Viking knit, wireworks, intarsia, silversmithing,UV and fluorescent minerals
Registration starts Jan. 1, 2020. Wildacres is a great experience.

February - Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, Tucson Convention Center and many other sites in the city

March - Delaware Mineral Society, Doubletree by Hilton, 4727 Concord Pike, Wilmington, NC.

April – Atlantic Micromounters Conference, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Alexandria,
6055 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22303

April – Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Radisson Hotel Rochester Airport, 175 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623, hosted by the Rochester Academy of Science

April - Annual Super Dig and mine tours at Sterling Hill Museum and Mine, 30 Plant Street, Ogdensberg, NJ

Sept -- Denver Gem and Mineral Show, Expo Hall of the Denver Mart, Denver, CO