The Nominations Committee is putting together a slate of candidates for voting at the virtual Annual Meeting in January. Any USFG member may submit nominations through December. Send nominations to president@usfacetersguild.org or secretary@usfacetersg …

The September 2019 newsletter is now available to USFG members.

We all know Glenn Klein as the winner of national and international faceting awards. He is also a historian and author. We’ve posted new and updated descriptions of three of his books in the Library. https://usfacetersguild.org/books-about-faceting/ …

The June 2019 Newsletter is now available to USFG members. We are always looking for comments and contribution. Contact our newsletter editor at editor@usfacetersguild.org.

The March 2019 USFG Newsletter is now available to USFG members.

The Franklin Facters Frolic 12 (FFF12) dates this year are July 26, 27 and 28. Hours are Friday and Saturday 9 am to 7 pm, Sun day 10 am to 4 pm. Openings for vendors and Speakers are still available. Contact me if interested. As of now: Vendors John E …

Due to an error, the .gem and .pdf for the 2019 Grand Master stone lists the wrong material. The correct required material is Topaz, not CZ. We apologize for the error and are in the process of correcting the diagrams. The error has now been corrected.

Unfortunately, two of our scheduled speakers, Lisa Elser and Justin Prim have been forced to cancel their talks. The schedule has been updated. https://usfacetersguild.org/2019-tucson-faceters-frolic-schedule/

The Tucson Faceters Frolic is almost upon us and there is still room in the Gem Cad classes. The classes start on Friday February 8. Beginning Gem Cad starts at 9 am, Intermediate Gem Cad starts at noon and advanced Gem Cad starts at 3 pm. Each class i …

The 2019 Tucson Faceters Frolic is at The Old Pueblo Lapidary Club 3118 North Dale Avenue Tucson, AZ 85712 The three days of speakers is free of charge. The Gem Buying Tour, the Faceting Class and the Gem Cad Classes are available for a fee and they ea …