Events

Our September meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our meeting will focus on club updates, annual show information, summer finds, and a tour of the Rock Shop located at our new meeting facility! Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm - Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm - Club Proceedings […]

Our October meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our meeting will focus on club updates, annual show volunteer prizes, and a presentation on "Prospecting for Dinosaurs" by longtime club member Al Olson. Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm – Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm – Club Proceedings 7:30-8:30pm […]

Our November meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm – Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:00pm – Club Proceedings 7:00-8:00pm – Presentation: Record of an Ancient Meteorite Impact Buried Beneath the Twin Cities, MN by Julia Steenberg, Geologist, Minnesota Geological Survey 8:00-8:30pm – Wrap […]

Our December meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. If you would like to participate in a gift exchange, please bring a wrapped $10-15 rock, mineral, or fossil themed gift for exchange. Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm – Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm – Club Proceedings 7:30-8:30pm – […]

Our January meeting will include installment of the 2023 Board of Directors, BYO meal, and a couple of rock themed TED Talks. If you would like, please bring your own meal - the club will provide beverages (soda, coffee, water) and desserts. Here is the agenda for January 14th: 6:00-6:30pm – Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm – Club […]

Our February meeting will include a presentation by Cara Santelli, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She has served in a former role as a curator of the National Gems and Minerals Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Cara will bring her experience and expertise to […]

Our March meeting will include Demonstration Night. If you are interested in demonstrating your skills, please let me know so I can prepare enough space for all those who wish to participate (email [email protected]). Examples of past demonstrations include: geode cutting with a lapidary saw, rock drilling, Alaskan fossil collection display and discussion, gemstone tree display […]

Our April 8th club meeting will include a presentation on "Fluorescent Minerals" by Chris Clemens, Chapter President of the Midwest Chapter Fluorescent Mineral Society. He will be presenting via Zoom […]

Our May Club meeting will include brief club proceedings and then we will jump right into our Annual Club Auction! Our annual Club Auction is one of our biggest Club […]

Our September meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our meeting will focus on club updates, annual show information, and […]

The October 14th meeting will include the "Find of the Year" contest. It has been several years, but it is back by popular demand! Please see meeting agenda and contest […]

Our November 11th meeting will include a presentation by Eric Moen on "The Magic of Faceting". Here is a list of remaining meetings for 2023: November 11 - Club Meeting and […]

Our December meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our program will include a potluck, installation of 2024 Officers, and […]