Meetings & Events

A presentation about fossils given during a club meeting.

Club Meetings & Events

Attend our engaging monthly meetings to learn, connect, and share your passion for gems, minerals, and fossils.

Watch this space for workshop & field trip dates as well!

2025-2026 Season Event Schedule

Meetings are open to the public and are held monthly from September through June on the 2nd Friday of each month.

Meetings begin officially at 7pm, with the doors open at 6:30pm for socializing, and are located at:

Park Presbyterian Church, 110 Maple Court, Newark, NY 14513.

(Please use the basement entrance on the Church Street side of the building.)

DateEvent TypeDescriptionTime
Friday, June 26th & Saturday, June 27th, 2026Field Trip (*membership required)Central Pennsylvania calcite, wavelite, and fluorite collecting. Contact Teresa Ferris for sign-up.Tentatively:
Friday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday June 6th & Sunday June 7th, 2026GemFest – Annual club gem & mineral showA gem, mineral, and fossil show featuring 20+ vendors, crafting demonstrations, kids activities, educational displays, and more!Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday, May 24th & Sunday, May 25th, 2026Field Trip (*membership required for non-public portions)Crystal Grove Diamond Mine and Campground & Herkimer/Fulton/Montgomery area collecting. Contact Teresa Ferris for sign-up.Tentatively:
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday, May 9th, 2026Club Workshop (*membership & safety glasses required, $5 fee)General workshop: Cabochon making, rock & mineral cutting and polishing, sphere making, & more!10:00 AM – Mid-afternoon
Friday, May 8th, 2026Club Meeting (open to the public)TBD7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, April 25th & Sunday, April 26th, 2026Field Trip (*membership required for non-public portions)Sterling Hill Mining Museum (Spring Mineral Sale 10a-4p open to the public) & Franklin, NJ area collecting. Contact Teresa Ferris for sign-up.Tentatively:
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday, April11th, 2026Club Workshop (*membership & safety glasses required, $5 fee)General workshop: Cabochon making, rock & mineral cutting and polishing, sphere making, & more!10:00 AM – Mid-afternoon
Friday, April 10th, 2026Club Meeting (open to the public)TBD7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 14th, 2026Club Workshop (*membership & safety glasses required, $5 fee)General workshop: Cabochon making, rock & mineral cutting and polishing, sphere making, & more!10:00 AM – Mid-afternoon
Friday, March 13th, 2026Club Meeting (open to the public)Annual “Best of” Club Competition and Field Trip Kick-off Planning meeting.7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, February 14th, 2026Club Workshop (*membership & safety glasses required, $5 fee)General workshop: Cabochon making, rock & mineral cutting and polishing, sphere making, & more!10:00 AM – Mid-afternoon
Friday, February 13th, 2026Club Meeting (open to the public)Annual club auction. Membership required to bid.7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday December 13, 2025   Club Workshop (*membership & safety glasses required, $5 fee)General workshop: Cabochon making, rock & mineral cutting and polishing, sphere making, & more!10:00 AM – Mid-afternoon
Friday, December 12, 2025Club Christmas & Holiday Party (*membership & dish-to-pass required)Annual club Christmas & holiday party. Food (potluck + club provided meat, potatoes, and soft drinks,) friends, entertainment, and activities.6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday, November 14, 2025Club Meeting (open to the public)An Arenophile’s View of the Adirondack Mountains.
Presented by Fred Haynes.		7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, November 8, 2025Club Workshop (*membership & safety glasses required, $5 fee)General workshop: Cabochon making, rock & mineral cutting and polishing, sphere making, & more!10:00 AM – Mid-afternoon
Saturday, October 18, 2025Club Workshop (*membership & safety glasses required, $5 fee)General workshop: Cabochon making, rock & mineral cutting and polishing, sphere making, & more!10:00 AM – Mid-afternoon
Friday, October 10, 2025Club Meeting (open to the public)Radiation Detection and Radioactive Material in NY State. Presented by Paul Armani.7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, September 13, 2025Club Workshop (*membership & safety glasses required, $5 fee)General workshop: Cabochon making, rock & mineral cutting and polishing, sphere making, & more!10:00 AM – Mid-afternoon
Friday, September 12, 2025Club Meeting (open to the public)Doomsday 66 MYA – Theories on the cause of the End-Cretaceous extinction event.
Presented by Stephen Mayer.		7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2025Field Trip (*membership & reservations required, dig fees apply)Russell Family Farm (Herkimer Diamonds) – contact Stephen Mayer for sign-up by 9/5/25.8:00 AM – ???