Page Last Update: 10/10/2024

Events, Meetings & Activities

We have a great club, we meet once a month for fellowship, food and education. Our members skills include Geologist, Mineralogist, Silversmiths, Faceting Masters to name a few. Below you will find our meeting times, current and on-going events, activities and some past events that our club has to offer. For directions to our meetings please check out our meetings page by clicking this link. Meetings & Directions

Meeting Dates:

2024 Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held 7 PM at Sandy Bottom Nature Park's Nature Center Building, in Hampton, VA. Visitor's are welcome to join us. The gate off Big Bethel road is left half open for members to enter through after dusk.

Date Program
January 4th - Rockhounding Tools
February - Mineral Identification
March 14th -Cleaning and Preparing Mineral Specimens
April 4th-
May 2nd -William Stine- Pipsico
May 9th - Picnic
June 6th - Auction
July 4th- No Meeting 
August 8th
September 5th- La Brea Tar Pit
​September 12th - Picnic
October 3rd- Volcanoes of Arizona
November 7th (Elections)  -
​December 5th - Christmas dinner - no program
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2024 Board Meeting Schedule
The following board meetings are open to GMSVP club members only. Meetings will be held at 7 PM please see below for times and locations.

​Location - 6000 Incubator Rd Suite 107
Hampton, Virginia 23661

March 4th
June 3rd
September 3rd
December 2nd

Current and On-going Events:

Silversmith Classes - ​ Currently Open

Faceting Classes with Chuck Rogers- for additional information check out the Lapidary Skills Page. Chuck's contact information in listed on the Contacts page.
Gem Tree Workshops with Gary Bergtholdt - for additional information check out the Lapidary Skills Page. Gary's contact information can be found on the Contacts page.
Wildacres Workshops
The GMSVP is a member of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies (EFMLS).The EFMLS holds two workshops at Wildacres each year, in the spring and the fall. Additional information can be found on the Easter Federation website at http://efmls-wildacres.org/. 
William Holland Workshops
The William Holland School of Lapidary Arts offers classes from the third week in April and extends thirty weeks until the first week of November. Additional information can be found on the William Holland's webpage at http://www.lapidaryschool.org/.

Activities:

2025 Treasures of The Earth (TOTE) Show Schedule
​GMSVP participates in the following TOTE shows, demonstrating wire wrapping, cabochon cutting and selling & cutting geodes.
March 21-23 Virginia Beach Convention Center Virginia Beach, VA
Aug 1-3 Virginia Beach Convention Center Virginia Beach, VA
Oct 3-5 Virginia Beach Convention Center Virginia Beach, VA

Set Up Hours: Thursday 2pm-8pm
Show Hours: Fri: Noon-6pm
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 10am-5pm
Website: www.TreasuresOfTheEarth.com
Treasures of the Earth
P. O. Box 59
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Phone
804-642-2011
E-Mail
[email protected]
[email protected]

2025 Tote shows within driving distance

Apr 25-27 Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond VA
July 11-13 NC State Fairground, Raleigh NC
Aug 29-Sept 1 NC State Fairground, Raleigh NC
Sep 19-21Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond VA
Nov 14-16 NC State Fairground, Raleigh NC

For Rock and Mineral shows in the Eastern part of the US, check out the Eastern Federation Calendar at:
http://www.amfed.org/efmls/calendar.htm
Other shows 
Nov 9: The Annual Richmond Gem & Mineral Society Rock Sale and Swap. St. Paul Lutheran Church, 8100 Shady Grove Road, Mechanicsville, Va. 23111. Open to all children and adults to purchase or swap various mineral, gem, jewelry, fossil, shell, and lapidary items. 

Show & Meeting Pics

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Regular club meeting at Sandy Bottom Nature Center
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Cabochon demonstration at a Tote Show
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We sell Geodes at our Tote show.