Page Last Update: 3/6/2020

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:

2020 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 - Gold Panning
February - Micromounts
March 5th - Virginia Mineral Project
April 2nd
May 7th Auction
May 9th - Picnic
June 4th - 
July 2nd - 
August 6th
September 3rd
​September 12th - Picnic
October 1st
November 5th (Elections)  -
​December 3rd - Christmas dinner - no program
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2020 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 - Hampton Branch Library
Willow Oaks Branch Library
227 Fox Hill Rd
Hampton, VA 23669

January 2nd
March 11th
June 10th
September 9th
December 9th

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:

2020 Treasures of The Earth (TOTE) Show Schedule
​GMSVP participates in the following TOTE shows, demonstrating wire wrapping, cabochon cutting and selling & cutting geodes.
Apr 3-5  Virginia Beach Convention Center Virginia Beach, VA
​Jul 17-19 Virginia Beach Convention Center Virginia Beach, VA
Oct 9-11 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
Ellen@treasuresoftheearth.com
Jane@treasuresoftheearth.com

2020 Tote shows within driving distance

Mar 13-15 Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond VA
May 29-31 NC State Fairground, Raleigh NC
Sept 4-7 NC State Fairground, Raleigh NC
Sep 18-20 Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond VA
Sep 25-27 Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City MD
Nov 20-22 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 
March 7-8: 57th Annual Earth Science and Mineral Show sponsored by Delaware Mineralogical Society. Double Tree by Hilton, 4727 Concord Pike (Route 202), Wilmington, DE. For info Email Gene Hartstein at gene@fossilnut.com. 

March 21-22: Buffalo Geological Society’s 52nd Gem-Mineral-Fossil Show. The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, Market, Grange & State Police Buildings, Hamburg, NY. For more info email Jerolde Bastedo at jcbastedo@gmail.com. 

March 21-22: 56th Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil and Jewelry Show sponsored by the Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD. Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Building 6, 16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. www.glmsmc.com. 

March 27-30: Annual EFMLS Convention hosted by the Catawba Valley Gem and Mineral Club, Hickory, NC  www.efmls.org/annual-convention.
 
March 28-29: 51st Annual Gem, & Mineral Show sponsored by the Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club. Wysox Volunteer Fire Co. Social Hall, 22 Lake Road, Wysox, PA Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. www.chehannarocks.com.
 
April 21-26: Kentucky Mountain Mushroom [and Agate] Festival.  Irvine, Kentucky. Agate Hunts Tuesday-Thursday, Rock Show Friday-Sunday and Mushroom festival Saturday-Sunday www.mountainmushroomfestival.org/ 
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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.