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2016 San Francisco Bay Area Faceters Frolic
Event Description
The San Francisco Bay Area Faceters Frolic is coming to Hayward, California, March 5 & 6, 2016. The Frolic is being co-sponsored by the Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley and the United States Faceters Guild and it is taking place in conjunction with the Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley’s 68th Annual Show.Learn about diamond cutting, gem identification, gem cad design and faceting tips and tricks.
WHERE
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley – workshop – 20948 Corsair Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
WHEN SAT, MAR 5 & SUN, Mar 6Check-in: 9:30am on Saturday & Sunday
Presentations start: 10:00amLunch provided
Wrap-up: 2:30-3:00pm
Free tickets to MGSCV Annual Show in Newark, CA: Saturday – Sunday
Saturday highlights:
Learn about diamond cutting; Maarten De Witte, presenter
Gem ID & Gem ID – DIY (make your own tools); Starla Turner, presenterSunday highlights:
Step-by-step Gem-Cad tutorial; free hardcopy Gem-Cad tutorial, ‘Brilliant Trilliant’, design by Roland Arajs, tutorial by Rennie Castelino
Post-transfer blues; Roland Arajs, presenterTickets: $36.87, one price for Both Days, 5 PRESENTATIONS
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-san-francisco-bay-area-faceters-frolic-tickets-20639988762?aff=ebrowse
If you have questions or need more information, contact: Rennie Castelino, 650-766-2905A big thanks to Rennie Castelino for his initiative and effort in making this event happen.
It was great to meet more than one faceter at a time when not in competition to score the same rough from a vendor. (That came later for some at the MGSCV show!)
Hopefully it is the start of bigger and better to come.
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