Gem & Mineral Show 2011 Schedule of Events

 

 

Friday August 19

Saturday August 20

Sunday August 21

Parrsboro Tide Times

Low

High

Low

 

10:59 (2.2 m)

5:12 ( 11.4 m)

11:23 (2.3 m)

 

11:39 (2.6 m)

5:55 (11.1  m)

 

 

12:23 (2.9 m)

6:43( 10.8 m)

 

 

 

 

 

Show Hours

10:00 -7:00

10:00 - 7:00

10:00 - 5:00

Admission

$3/person

$3/person

$3/person

 

 

 

 

Prepare for walks

10:30 Meet at Purple tour flag by FGM booth to prepare for trip to West Bay.(John will give intro to tour.)

10:15 Meet at Purple Tour flag by FGM booth to leave for trip to Five Islands Park

10:45 Meet at Purple Tour flag by FGM booth to prepare for trip to Clarke’sHead

 

 

 

 

Geological Walks

11:00 Geological tour of West Bay with John Calder

11:00 Meet Howard Donohoe at Day Use Parking Lot near beach of Five Islands Park for beach tour

11:00 Geological tour of Clarke’s Head with Ken Adams

 

 

 

 

Show Official Welcome Ceremony

1:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penny Auction

2:00 Open

Open all day

4:00 Draw

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 1

A) Rarer and More Unusual Healing Stones with Nicki Sherriff

11:00

11:00

11:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 1

B) Wire Wrapped Cabochons with Bill Marshall

 

4:00                       

 

1:00

 

1:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 2

A) Cutting Agate with John Miller

12:00

2:00

12:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 2       B) Introduction to Faceting (Don’t be afraid!) with Hans Durstling

2:00

11:00

4:00

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 3

Using a Rock Tumbler with Tom Spence

11:00

4:00

1:00

 

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY

 

 

SATURDAY

 

 

SUNDAY

 

 

 

 

Demo Booth 4

N.S. Metal Arts Guild

 

Celebrating their

65th Anniversary!!!!

12:00 Reticulating silver with John Downie

3:00 Setting agate for earrings and pendants with John Hood

12:00 Making a Byzantine Chain with Shahab Rowshan

3:00 Bezel Settings with Chris Shute

12:00 Piercing and Overlay with Carolyn Allworth

3:00 Colouring              niobium with Candice Prior

 

 

 

 

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) Lampworking: The art of making glass beads 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.

 

 

 

 

Viking wire knitting with Sharon Groen

11:00

3:00

4:00

 

 

 

 

Ceramic Dinosaur Painting with Susan Beaver

2:00

1:00

1:00

 

 

 

 

Bead and wire trees with Lana Lewis

6:00

10:30

 

 

 

 

 

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 to the Royal Ontario Museum for the loan of their Crystal System Display.

 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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