Club News by Eileen moss

• Our shop is now back to full scheduling of Open Shops and courses. For full details on shop times, please check the Calendar on our website.
• Our current open shop times are Sunday’s from 10-1pm, Tuesday’s from 10-1pm and 630-830pm, Wednesday’s from 10-1pm and Thursday’s from 10-1pm
• On Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings, we teach lapidary skills or how to cut and polish gemstones.  Training is free and all equipment is provided.  By the end of the evening, you will have created a polished cabochon and have learned how to use the small saw, grinders and sanders.
• Our silversmithing courses continue to be very popular.  Generally they are full within a few hours of posting.  We are limiting class size to 6 students as it better meets the students needs.
• Our courses continue to be varied.  We have created certificates that are issued to students who have completed the beginners silversmithing course and/or the lapidary course successfully.  This enables students to use the open shop at their convenience. For each open shop we have 2 instructors on duty, one for silversmithing and one for lapidary. Students are required to sign in and out each time.
• We are participating in Family Day activities, Monday February 17 10-1pm with 2 free hands on sessions on creating polymer clay animals. (10 am and Noon) If you would like to register, contact Eileen Moss at 613-384-4439 or by email at [email protected]
• Our Metal Rocks show is becoming established.  We schedule it with the Potters Spring and Fall Sales which is working out very well for both organizations. We average about 16 members from the club selling their unique creations.  Grenville Minerals is a welcome addition to the show and sale enabling us to provide a varied selection of items for sale. Our Spring show for 2025 is set for May 1 to 4 in the Malting Tower.   Our Fall show this year is scheduled for November 20 to 23 in the Rehearsal Room.  Like and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for additional details of who is participating.  https://www.facebook.com/KingstonLapidaryMineralClub
• Attendance at our Gem Storm show this year at St Lawrence College was slightly lower than in previous years.  This may have been attributed to the change in our show's dates and the College's reading week.  Our 2025 show will be held once again at St. Lawrence College and has been booked for our usual weekend which follows Thanksgiving and this year's dates are October 17 to 19.  We have a great show committee and will be trying new things this year.  Stay tuned for details later in the year.

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