2009 - 2010 Calendars - for reference
| January 2010 | |
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Fri 1/8 |
General Meeting. 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. Jim Holstein, of the Department of Geology at the Field Museum will be speaking on "The Field Museum's Meteorite Collection." Learn about meteorites, what they are, the different types, how they're identified, and what we can learn from them. |
| Sat 1/9 |
Dinosaur Day activities 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., free with admission, Lizzadro Museum. |
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Sat 1/9 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. |
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Fri 1/15 |
"The Ice Age" - presentation and workshop at The Elgin Public Museum, 6-8 p.m., adults and kids can conduct experiments, experience demonstrations and partake in discussion. No registration required. $2 per person, members free |
| Sat 1/16 |
Paleontology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. |
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Sat 1/23 |
Field Trip to Chicago Academy of Sciences Museum Collections (CAS) (part of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum). 10 -11 a.m. CAS facility, 4001 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60613. Parking available in front and down Ravenswood Avenue. Dawn Roberts, Collections Manager, will give tour to a group of 12 - any age is welcome, although not recommended for under 10 years. To make reservation, please contact Joe Kubal at (630) 983-6159 or e-mail at SMKubal0712@aol.com. |
| Fri. 1/22 |
ESCONI Board Meeting 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. |
| Sat. 1/23 |
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K. Rm 131. |
| February 2010 | |
| Sat 2/6 |
Rock and Mineral Identification activities, 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. $4 per person, $2 for members, Lizzadro Museum. |
| Fri 2/12 |
ESCONI General Meeting. Dr. Tom Loebal, who does research on Paleoindian projectile points, sites, and cremation burials amd Pleistocene megafauna fossil sites in Illinois, will be the speaker at the ESCONI General Meeting at 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. |
| Fri 2/12 |
"Geology Night" - presentation and workshop at The Elgin Public Museum, 6-8 p.m., adults and kids can conduct experiments, experience demonstrations and partake in discussion. No registration required. $2 per person, members free. |
| Sat 2/13 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. We will be discussing Florida phosphates and fossils, Tampa Bay sand and coral. |
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Sun 2/14 |
SOUTH SUBURBAN EARTH SCIENCE CLUB will host their ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION. Gemstones, Jewelry, Lapidary Supplies, Findings, Slabs, Rocks, Shells, Minerals, Fossils, Books and Misc. Items. Something for Everyone. The auction will be held at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Time: 1:00 to 4:00 |
| Sat 2/20 |
Paleontology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Bring your Mazon Creek molluscs. |
| Tues 2/23 |
Geology Basics, class at Peggy Notebaert Museum, ages 8-12, $40 per child - member, $60 child non member. |
| Fri 2/26 |
ESCONI Board Meeting 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. |
| Sat 2/27 |
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K. Rm 131. |
| March 2010 | |
| Note: No General Meeting, Paleontology Study Group or Board meeting in March due to annual ESCONI Gem and Mineral Show. |
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| 3/6 - 3/7 |
Paleofest, Burpee Museum, Rockford, IL. |
| Tues 3/9 |
Waking the Baby Mammoth, lecture by Daniel Fischer, Paleontologist. Field Museum at 7:30 p.m., $24 - $30 ticket. |
| Sat 3/13 |
CHICAGO ROCKS & MINERALS SOCIETY 61ST ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION New location: St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 8013 Laramie Ave. (across from the library), Skokie. Sat. 5:30-10 pm; free admission and parking; rocks, minerals, crystals, fossils, handmade jewelry and lapidary treasures galore; contact Jeanine N. Mielecki; (773) 774-2054; e-mail: jaynine9@aol.com; Web site: www.chicagorocks.org |
| Sat 3/13 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Topic of discussion: Radioactivity in Minerals. Geiger counter will be available. REMEMBER to bring in copper specimens for the display case. NOTE: Room changed from 131 to 161. |
| Sat, Sun 3/21- 22 |
ESCONI Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, College of Dupage, Building K. Common Room Hours: 10-5 Saturday and 10-4 Sunday. Free admission! Show includes dealer booths, displays - including from the Field and Lizzadro Museum's, demonstrations, geode splitter, books and magazines and auctions of mineral and fossil specimens, as well as many other earth science items. |
| 3/26- 3/28 |
Mid-America Paleontology Society MAPS Show. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Il. |
| Sat 3/27 |
Field trip to Jacobs Geodes in Hamilton, Illinois 9:00 A.M.
Meet at 9:00 am at 823 E. County Rd. 1220 in Hamilton, Illinois at Jacob's Geodes. $16 for a full 5-gallon pail. Please call John Good at |
| Sat 3/27 |
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K. Rm 131. |
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April 2010 |
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| Fri 4/2 |
ESCONI Board Meeting for March 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. |
| Fri 4/9 |
ESCONI General Meeting. Dr. Bucky Gates , Assistant Professor at Lake Forest College, will be the speaker at the ESCONI General Meeting at 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. Dr. Gates will talk on Reconstructing Paleoecosystems Through Microvertebrate Taphonomy. Reconstructing ancient ecosystems is one of the primary aims of paleontology. However, the burial of fossil deposits is often subject to biases that might alter true biodiversity of specific ecosystems. Bucky Gates will discuss some of his results working on Cretaceous microvertebrate ecosystems in Utah and from the Sue T-rex site in South Dakota. |
| Sat - Sun 4/10 - 4/11 |
DES PLAINES VALLEY GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 45TH ANNUAL SHOW - Des Plaines Park District Leisure Center, 2222 Birch St. (just west of River Rd. off Touhy), Des Plaines; Sat. 9:30-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $3, students $1 with school ID, seniors $2, children under 12 free with adult; educational exhibits, live demonstrations, kids' room, silent auction, dealers, raffles, door prizes; contact Lois Zima or Jeanine Mielecki; (847) 298-4653; e-mail: jaynine9@aol.com; Web site: www.desplainesgeologyclub.org |
| Sat 4/10 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Topic of discussion: South Dakota minerals. |
| Tue 4/13 |
The Big Thaw, lecture by James Balog, geologist and photographer, The Field Museum, 7:30 p.m., tickets $24- $30. |
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Sat 4/17 |
Paleontology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. NOTE: Room changed from 131 to 161. |
| Fri 4/23 |
ESCONI Board Meeting for April, 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. |
| Sat 4/24 |
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K. Rm 131. |
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May 2010 |
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| Fri 5/7 |
St.Paul Indiana Fossils. Free. Meet at 8:00 am Indiana time (7:00 am Chicago Time) Hard Hat required. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs are also a plus. Age limit in Indiana is 18 years. Check the web site for details or contact John Good at 1-630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at esconi@hotmail.com |
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Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Topic of discussion: Minerals of Germany. |
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Fri 5/14 |
ESCONI General Meeting. Dr. Lindsay Zanno, of the Field Museum, will speak on, "Fight For Survival Asian immigrants and the dinosaurs of the American West.", at the ESCONI General Meeting at 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. The Early Cretaceous was a time of turmoil across the American West. Titan-lizards (sauropods) and giant predators (allosaurs) thundered across the landscape as they had for millions of years, yet their reign was drawing to a close. At the same time, a wave of new dinosaur forms emigrating from Asia was about to hit North America and change the landscape forever. Join Field Museum Paleontologist Dr. Lindsay Zanno for a chat about her latest dinosaur expedition to uncover new Cretaceous dinosaurs from the American West and what these discoveries are teaching us about how the dinosaurs from these two great continents clashed here in North America and who survived the confrontation. |
| Sat 5/15 |
Braceville—Mazon Creek Fossils. Free. Collecting Mazon Creek Fossils on private property. Meet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday at the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit. Hard Hats not required. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City. We will be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from an old spoil pile on private property.
Hard hats are not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. A small shovel or pick is helpful. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are also a plus. Bring a bucket for the fossils. Also bring insect repellent. Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at esconi@hotmail.com |
| Sat 5/15 |
Miner Safety Training / Paleo Meeting May 15, 2010 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at COD - Rm 161. The cost will be $10 for each ESCONI Member payable at the door to John McArdle. We are offering Miner Safety Certification Training. John McArdle of ZRS (Zoological Research Services) is approved to offer Miner Safety Certification Training and issue certificates. He will teach the course. This involves a formal presentation based on a 250 page book, followed by a formal test that must be passed to receive a certificate. The training takes three (3) hours with a break. Reservations recommended due to ordering certificates in advance. Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at esconi@hotmail.com. |
| Fri 5/28 |
ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. (Was Rescheduled for 6/4) |
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Sat 5/29-30 |
Chicagoland Gem & Mineral Association 34th Annual Show. Saturday, May 29, 2010 10am - 6pm. Sunday, May 30, 2010 10am - 5pm. DuPage County Fairgrounds. 2015 W. Manchester Rd. |
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June 2010 |
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| Fri 6/4 |
ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. CANCELLED |
| Sun 6/6 |
Self Guided Archaeology field trip. Costs as listed on museum sites. Kenosha Public Museum at noon, followed by a visit to the Civil War Museum, followed by a visit to the Dinosaur Discovery Museum. Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 if you have any questions. |
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Fri 6/11 |
ESCONI General Meeting. James St. John, from Ohio State University at Newark, will be speaking on "Weird Fossils & Fossil Oddities" at the ESCONI General Meeting at 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. The fossil record is full of familiar features such as bones, teeth, shells, leaves, and burrows. The rock record is also famous for having some outstandingly bizarre fossils in terms of preservation style and body shape. Many weird fossils are understood by geologists, but others are still the subject of ongoing research and discussion and controversy. This talk will show some of the most unusual and distinctive fossil preservation styles and some of the weirdest body plans seen in the fossil record. |
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Sat 6/12 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Topic of discussion: Minerals of France: St. Marie-aux-Mines, Trimouns Quarry, Rabejac Mine. |
| Fri 6/18 |
KEMMERER, WYOMING. Cost as listed on www.fossilsafari.com. We will meet in Kemmerer, Wyoming at 9:00, at the visitor center, in the triangle, on Friday, June 18, 2010. For more information, check out the web page at www.fossilsafari.com. For more information contact Richard Rock: Field Trip Chairman (815) 476-7040. |
| Fri 6/25 |
ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. |
| Sat 6/26 |
Create a Gem Tree at Lizzadro Museum from 1-3pm. 9 yrs. to adult. $20 per person, Museum members - $15 per person. Reservations required. |
| June 25-27 |
Lawrence Country Rock Club Show, Bloomington IN |
| For June: No Paleo or Archaelogy meetings. |
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| July 2010 |
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| No study group meetings or board meeting. |
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Sat. July 24 |
Junior Member's Field trip to Devil's Cave. Meet at Red Oak Nature Center in North Aurora Il. at 10:30 a.m. Juniors will be encouraged to see the sights at the museum, which include a "shrinking room", a bee colony, a hands-on area, and a room filled iwth live animals native to the area. 9 minute video about the preserve and the legend of Devil's cave, followed by a walk to and exploration of the cave. Afterwards, we will stop at a nearby A&W Root Beer restaurant for a bite to eat. For further information, contact Joe Kubal, SMKubal0712@aol.com or (630) 983-6159. No pre-registration is necessary - just need to be an ESCONI member. Adults are welcome. |
| August 2010 |
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| No study group meetings. |
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| Aug 6-7 |
Ishpeming Rock Show, Ishpeming MI |
| Aug 7 |
Winfield Mounds Field Trip from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. |
| Aug 8-15 |
Copper Country Mineral Retreat, Houghton, Michigan. |
| Fri. Aug. 27 |
ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. |
| Sun. Aug. 29 |
Fullersburg Woods Nature Center in Oak Brook, annual Bug Bash, 2- 6 pm. ESCONI members have been asked to add a booth on fossil "bugs". To share your bug fossils and for additional info. contact Ms. Nikki Dahlin at (630) 850-3723 x 8122. |
| September 2010 |
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| Friday, Sept. 10 |
Dale Gnidovec, curator of Ohio State University's Orton Geological Museum, will be speaking at the first fall ESCONI General Meeting at 8:00 p.m. at the College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 131. He will be speaking about: The Magnificent Morrison - a historic look at this Late Jurassic rock unit that has produced so many familiar dinosaurs - Allosaurus, Apatosaurus ("Brontosaurus"), Diplodocus, Stegosaurus - from such famous sites as Dinosaur National Monument, Como Bluff and Bone Cabin. The talk will end with a look at a Morrison site in southern Montana that our own Rob Sula has helped excavate for the past 10 summers. |
| Sat, Sept.11 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. "Show and Tell" and geode cracking. |
| Sat, Sept. 18 |
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Elmhurst Il, Take a trip 66 million years back in time and explore the Hell Creek formation in South Dakota with field paleontologist, Rob Sula. Learn how paleontologists interpret fossils of Triceratops, Edmontosaurus and the mighty Tyrannosarus rex. Using actual fossils and excavation maps examine the amazing dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous . . . the last non-avian dinosaurs to walk on earth. Lecture – Ages 8 yrs. and up – 2 p.m. – 60 minutes Regular Museum Admission, Museum Members Free Reservations Recommended |
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Sat, Sept. 18 |
Paleontology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Will be photographing Problematica ... Tullys... Show and Tell from summer too. |
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Sept 18-19 |
Falls Fossil Festival, Clarksville, Indiana, September 18-19, 2010 at Falls of the Ohio State Park, Clarksville Indiana. |
| Fri. Sept. 24 |
ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 142 (note - room change). |
| Sat. Sept. 25 |
Field Trip: Braceville—Mazon Creek Fossils. Free. Collecting Mazon Creek Fossils on private property. Meet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday at the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit. Hard Hats not required. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City. We will be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from an old spoil pile on private property.
Hard hats are not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. A small shovel or pick is helpful. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are also a plus. Bring a bucket for the fossils. Also bring insect repellent. Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at esconi@hotmail.com |
| Sat. Sept. 25 |
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K. Rm 142 (note room change). "Indian Mounds in Chicago" Members will talk about the Winfield mounds and other Indian mounds in area. |
| Sun. Sept. 26 |
Field Trip to Braceville—Mazon Creek Fossils. Free. Collecting Mazon Creek Fossils on private property. Meet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday at the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit. Hard Hats not required. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City. We will be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from an old spoil pile on private property.
Hard hats are not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. A small shovel or pick is helpful. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are also a plus. Bring a bucket for the fossils. Also bring insect repellent. Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at esconi@hotmail.com |
| October 2010 |
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| Sat. Oct 2 |
ESCONI Rockhound Flea Market. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Commons room. Booths with books, jewelry, gems, minerals, rocks, fossils, lapidary equipment for sale, silent auction and live auction. Free admission and parking. Bargains galore - ideal for kids, parents and teachers. Please call John Good at     630 483-2363 for more information or e-mail at esconi@hotmail.com |
| Fri. Oct. 8 |
ESCONI General Meeting. Speaker: Paul Mayer, Invertebrate Collections Manager at the Field Museum. His talk will be entitled "The Milwaukee Formation: Rocks, Fossils, and Storms." The lecture will focus on some deep tunnel cores drilled to a depth of over 800 feet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In particular, he will talk about his research on the Devonian (about 380 million years old ) Milwaukee Formation. The cores are the only complete section of the Milwaukee Formation available to study. He dissolved parts of the cores in a weak acid and recovered the surviving microfossils. These fossils provide details on the age of the Milwaukee Formation, its changing depositional environments, and some new fossil discoveries from Milwaukee. He will also talk a little bit about the history and economic importance of the Milwaukee Formation: The Cement that made Milwaukee Famous. His research is explained further at http://www.mpm.edu/collections/pubs/geology/devon/. 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room 161. (note room change) |
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Sat. Oct. 9 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. (note room change) |
| Sat. Oct. 16 |
Paleontology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. (note room change) |
| Fri. Oct. 22 |
ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 161. (note room change) |
| Sat. Oct. 23 |
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K. Rm 161. (note room change) |
| November 2010 | |
| Thurs. Nov 11 |
Elgin Public Museum - lecture - Prehistoric Mounds at Lake Geneva 7-8 PM; Fee: $7, Members $4Elginites of the last century frequented Kaye’s Park, on the south shore of Lake Geneva, which was a popular resort. The resort included a hotel, steamer landing, natural history museum . . . and prehistoric mounds. Discover these mounds through the eyes of archeologist Dr. Catherine Bird during this lecture for adults. |
| Fri. Nov. 12 |
ESCONI General Meeting. Joe Pelka will speak on the fossils in Aztec and Maya culture. 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. |
| Sat. Nov. 13 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. instead of pseodomorphs we are having Jeffry Anderson, an agate dealer , give a presentation on "Agates and Their Diversity". His web site is Dwarves' Earth Treasures, http://www.sailorenergy.net/Minerals/MineralMain.html. |
| Sun. Nov. 14 |
Gail Borden Library in partnership with Elgin Rock Club - lecture - Dinosaurs! Jane, Homer and friends: dinosaur fossils from Montana and Utah by Mike Henderson at 4:00 pm. Gail Borden Library, Elgin, Community Room ABC. |
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Sat. Nov. 20
Sat. Nov. 20
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Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art - Lapidary Activity Day. Learn how gemstone jewelry is made and the types of lapidary art with members of the West Suburban Lapidary Club. See demonstrations of cabochon cutting, silversmithing, wirewraping, beading and carving. Participate in creating a gemstone picture frame, making a rock critter and free jewelry cleaning. A great way to find out more about lapidary art and learn a new hobby! Demonstrations & Activities All Ages, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free Admission. Group Reservations Recommended ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, John Catalini will talk about Nautiloids. NOTE: 1038A in the Technology Education Center. It is on the first floor. NOTE: We will not be photographing Mazon specimens in this meeting.
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| Sat. Nov. 27 |
No Archaeology study group meeting. |
| December 2010 |
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| Fri. Dec 3 |
ESCONI ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY & GENERAL MEETING Greek Islands Restaurant 300 E. 22nd St. Happy holidays! |
| Fri. 12/3 |
ESCONI Board Meeting - at meeting. |
| Fri. 12/4 |
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art - Create a Gem Tree. Lapidaries Bill and Lois Zima of the DesPlaines Valley Geological Society teach how to create a small tree using |
| Fri. 12/11 |
Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Annual holiday party and mineralogy identification contest!!!! |
| 2011... | |
| 2011 |
3/19 - 20th, 2011, ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. 1/8 Mineralogy Meeting, 1/14 General Meeting, 1/15 Paleo Meeting, 1/22 Archaeology Meeting , 1/28 Board Meeting. |
| 2011 |
4/1-3, 2011 Mid America Paleontology society National Fossil Expo, Macomb, IL |
