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Friday August 17

Saturday August 18

Sunday August 19

Parrsboro Tide Times

Low

High

 

 

7:03(1.5 m)

1:13 ( 12.0 m)

 

 

7:45(1.1 m)

1:56(12.5  m)

 

 

8:27(.7 m)

2:39( 12.8 m)

 

 

 

 

 

Show Hours

10:00 -7:00

10:00 -6:00

10:00 - 5:00

Admission

$3/person

$3/person

$3/person

 

 11:00 am

Book Signing by John Calder's book on the Joggins Fossil Cliffs "Coal Age Galapagos" at Lions Arena at 11 am

 

 

 

Prepare for walks - all walks will be departing from the Fundy Geological Museum - 162 Two Island Road

1:45 Meet at the Fundy Geological Museum  to prepare for trip to West Bay

2:00  Meet at the Fundy Geological Museum to prepare  for trip to Five Islands Park

 

1:45 Meet at the Fundy Geological Museum to prepare for trip to Wasson Bluff

9:45 Meet at the Fundy Geological Museun to prepare   for trip to Clarke’s Head

 

 

 

 

Geological Walks

2:00 Geological tour of West Bay with John Calder

2:30 Meet Howard Donohoe at Day Use Parking Lot near beach of Five Islands Park for beach tour

 

2:00 pm Geological Tour to Wasson Bluff with Ken Adams

10:00 Geological tour of Clarke’s Head with Ken Adams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penny Auction

2:00 Open

Open all day

4:00 Draw

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 1

 Healing Properties of Crystals and Chakra Stones with Nicki Sherriff

11:00

11:00

1:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 2

Cabachon cutting with John Miller

12:00

2:00

12:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 3

Using a Rock Tumbler with Tom Spence

 

 

Angel earrings and pendant sets made from crystals with Marg Lee

11:00

 

 

 

 

 

4:00

4:00

 

 

 

 

 

2:00

1:00

 

 

 

 

 

4:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 4

  

 

12:00 Reticulating-changing the surface of silver alloy with flame  with John Downie

 

3:00 - Metal, clay, copper and bronze pendant-firing and finishing methods with Pam Fiendel 

12:00  Metal, clay, copper and bronze pendant-firing and finishing methods with Pam Fiendel 

 

3:00 Texturing Metal with hammers and simple punches 

 

12:00 Chain soldering construction with John Hood 

 

 

3:00 Byzantine Chain Mail with Shahab Rowshan

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 5

Gold Panning  with Fred Walsh,

N.S. Prospector’s Association

10:30

2:00

10:30

1:00

10:30

3:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 6

A) Flint knapping glass arrowheads with Michael Lavoie

3:00

2:00

2:00

Demo Booth 6

B) Glass sculptured in flame with Janelle Tyler  

12:00

12:00

12:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 7

Cutting Turquoise with Monty Lewis

4:00

2:00

2:00

 

 

 

 

Workshops are held at

the back of the arena.

Cost varies.

Observers welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceramic Dinosaur Painting with Susan Beaver

2:00

1:00

1:00

 

 

 

 

Bead and wire trees with Lana Lewis

1:00

3:00

12:00 

 

 

 

 

Creating beautifully finished bead jewelry with Tara Hunt. (Provide your own beads for one pair of earrings and necklace)

12:00

4:00

2:00

Thank you to all of the vendors and to those who chose to share their private mineral displays  And a big “Thank you” to the Parrsboro Lion’s Club for canteen services throughout the show.

      

Blueberry Cake  Served daily: Friday  4:00   Saturday and Sunday 2:00

In Celebration of the Wild Blueberry Festival!

 

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