MEETINGS

Location: FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Bldg. A, Faculty Lounge, 8th Floor W27th Street & 8th Avenue, New York, NY Date and Time: September 29, 2010 Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m.

Our meetings are our time to come together and share our passion for beads. We listen to and talk with wonderful, inspiring speakers; we share our own work with each other (completed and in-progress); we sign up for workshops; we have fun. And we always welcome newcomers!

Fashion Institute of Technology
Bldg. A, 8th floor Faculty Lounge
West 27th Street and 8th Ave
New York City

Doors open at 6:00pm
Program begins at 6:30pm
Guest fee $5 for non members
Free admission to FIT students with ID
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED

2010 MEETING DATES

Wednesday, September 29
Wednesday, October 27
Thursday, November 18
December 2010 - Date TBA

2011 MEETING DATES

Tuesday, January 25
Wednesday, February 23
Wednesday, March 30
Wednesday, April 27
Wednesday, May 25
Wednesday, June 22

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -- SPREAD THE WORD.

SAMPLING OF PAST SPEAKERS AND TOICS:

• Lecture & Book Signing for Lois Sherr Dubin's: The History of Beads

• Guest Speaker Cody Harjo: Blending History and the Contemporary in Indian Beadwork

• Tips and Tricks

• "A Million Stories in the Naked City" Annual Town Hall Meeting!

• Larry Vbra
  The Theatrical Jewelry Designs of Larry Vbra

• John Pemberton, III
  Status, Power and Communication: Glass Beads of West, Central and Southern Africa

• Diane Fitzgerald
  A Walk Down the Memory Lane of Beadwork

• Rebecca Whittaker & Stephan Toljan
  Swarovski - A Brilliant Company