Upcoming NMFG Faceting Workshop – Oct 16

The next NMFG faceting workshop will be Sunday, October 16th at the Placitas Community Library, 453 Hwy 165, Placitas 87043, from 8:30 set up to 9 AM to 3 PM, workshop.  We’ll follow the usual format of spending most of the time at your machines plus a short presentation by Ernie with handouts in the middle of the morning.  Instructors will be available to assist anyone needing help.  The cost is $15.00 per person to cover the cost of materials, lunch, and part of the cost for the use of the library. Please RSVP no later than Monday, October 10th, so we can do the necessary planning. 

Very important:  If you do not have a machine and want to come to the workshop you must let me know ASAP because there are only a few available faceting machines, and we may be short of instructors.

Parking is in the gravel lot to the West side of the building.  You will enter the meeting room from the parking lot. You will be able to dump the wastewater in the dirt past the North end of the parking lot. There is a kitchen type setup where you will be able to get water.

Directions to the Placitas Community Library:  Go North on I-25 to exit 242.  Exit and go East 4.3 miles and you will see a Green and White sign pointing to the library.

Upcoming Faceting Workshop – Aug 21

The next NMFG faceting workshop will be Sunday, August 21st at the Placitas Community Library, 453 Hwy 165, Placitas 87043, from 8:30 set up to 9 AM to 3 PM, workshop.  We’ll follow the usual format of spending most of the time at your machines plus a short presentation by Ernie with handouts in the middle of the morning.  Instructors will be available to assist anyone needing help.  The cost is $15.00 per person to cover the cost of materials, lunch, and part of the cost for the use of the library. Please RSVP no later than Monday, August 15th, so we can do the necessary planning. 

Very important:  If you do not have a machine and want to come to the workshop you must let me know ASAP because there are only a few available machines and we may be short of instructors.

Parking is in the gravel lot to the West side of the building.  You will enter the meeting room from the parking lot. You will be able to dump the wastewater in the dirt past the North end of the parking lot. There is a kitchen type setup where you will be able to get water.

Directions to the Placitas Community Library:  Go North on I-25 to exit 242.  Exit and go East 4.3 miles and you will see a Green and White sign pointing to the library.

2020 schedule is available!

2020 Meetings (6:30PM to 8:30PM) 2020 Workshops (9AM to 3PM
Monday, January 13 Sunday, February 23
Monday, March 9 Sunday, March 29 (GemCAD)*
Monday, May 11 Sunday, April 5 (GemCAD)*
Monday, July 13 Sunday, April 19
Monday, September 14 Sunday, June 14
Monday, November 9 Sunday, August 9
Sunday, October 11
Sunday, December 20
Holiday Banquet December 12 @ 6PM (Location TBD)
*Members only. Registration required. PC, Mouse, GemCAD license required. GemRay optional but highly recommended.

2019 Workshop and Meeting Schedule!

Meetings

Monday, January 14
Monday, March 11
Monday, May 13
Monday, July 08
Monday, September 09
Monday, November 18 (3rd Monday)

Workshops

Sunday, February 24
Sunday, April 14
Sunday, June 09
Sunday, August 11
Sunday, October 13
Sunday, December 08

Our Holiday Banquet is scheduled to be on December 14, 2019 at 6pm. Location is TBD.

Our meetings are held at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center.

Our workshops are held at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.

March NMFG meeting 3/21 7pm

Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center (MMMC) at 7 PM.

This is a onetime shift from our usual 2 nd Monday of the month to the 3 rd Monday for March only. This is also a new location for us.

The MMMC is located at 501 Elizabeth Street SE, ABQ NM 87123. It is the huge building south east from CostCo.

2016 Treasures of the Earth show

Come by this weekend, lots of rocks, gems and jewelry and 3 days of faceting demonstrations.

Creative arts building at the fairground. Hours are: 10 am to 6 pm Friday and Saturday; 10 am to 5 pm Sunday.  20160317_151009

Ernie and Carsten setting up.

Welcome to the new NMFG website

I switched us over to WordPress, the old website was too clunky to update.

Anyone wanting to help with website design, content etc, please stop by the faceting demonstration this weekend at the Gem and Mineral show!

 

For new members/interested new folks: The next meeting will be this coming Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center (MMMC) at 7 PM.  This is a onetime shift from our usual 2 nd Monday of the month to the 3 rd Monday for March only. This is also a new location for us. The MMMC is located at 501 Elizabeth Street SE, ABQ NM 87123. It is the huge building south east from CostCo.

Meet a bunch of the guild memebrs, see some georgous stones folsk have cut. The presentation for this meeting will be a video about Ruby mining.

Membership applications – memberships expired December 31 so bring your checkbook to pay our annual dues of $20, or send your check to me at 8305 Comanche Court, ABQ. NM 87110-2311.

enjoy!

Carsten