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REMINDERS:
Membership Dues for 2025 are due.
Mail them to Carol Lawrence, 18 Maryland Avenue, High Bridge, NJ 08829.
Guests are always welcome.
We ask that guests please pre-register on our website, here. or you can call 908-996-6930.
with Mark Fleishman
May 20th | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Cafe of the Hunterdon County Senior Center
4 Gauntt Place - Bldg #1, Flemington, NJ
About this program
A popular guest at the Bead Society, we will be welcoming Mark Fleishman for a fourth
time on May 20th to present an interactive bead forum. A retired teacher with degrees
in anthropology and journalism from Syracuse University and a master’s degree from
NYU, Mark has a vast knowledge of gem stones, minerals, fossils and more.
He will
discuss beads formed of natural minerals, fossils, antiquities and other substances;
how to tell if a gem is enhanced or synthetic and the durability, availability and
suitability of various bead materials for jewelry making.
Members are encouraged to bring gem stones, jewelry and beads they are curious to identify or know more about. Audience questions are also welcome as they will help to further and expand the conversation.
Mark will offer a “mixed bag” trunk show which may include ready to wear jewelry, curiosities, fossils and gem stones in their original state along with a smattering of beads.