Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found. |
Monthly MeetingsThe Bead Society usually meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:00 - 9:00 pm Pacific Time from September through June. Monthly meetings feature illustrated lectures by an authority on beads or related subjects or member sharing! This is a great opportunity to meet with like-minded bead enthusiasts, collectors, and bead-makers, and share knowledge. This is your Bead Society and everyone has the opportunity to learn something from others. The Bead Society Business meeting starts at 6:30 pm. All are welcome.
In addition, the Bead Society has recently started having a second virtual meeting on the 4th Saturday of each month at 10:30 am Pacific Time. We call it the Beading Circle! We meet to discuss various aspects of beading, jewelry making, craftsmanship, selling and knowledge of beads in an informal setting. Come to share and discuss your work. Join us for beading and great conversation! All are welcome. Email [email protected] for contact information. See our Calendar of Events for more information! The Bead Society Business meetings start at 6:30 pm before the monthly meetings. All are welcome. Check out our NEWS page for info on current and past meetings. We are collecting stories from our members about their current beading projects. So we are asking if you have any Bead News for us, send it to [email protected]. |
The Bead Society meets virtually via Zoom. Contact us at admin@beadsocietyla.org if you want to know more about the virtual meetings. We do not have program meetings in July and August. We are occasionally having meetings in person. Zoom Meeting ID: 899 883 2615, Passcode: Beads February 4th, Wednesday, 7:00 pm PT Meeting Theme: African Twilight In Person & Zoom, Veterans Memorial Complex, Senior Center, Room C71 January 8th, Wednesday, 7:00 pm PT Meeting Theme: Collecting from an Anthropologist's Point of View with Margie Akin, In Person, & Zoom, Veterans Memorial Building, Uruapan Room December 6th, Holiday Members Luncheon November 5th, Wednesday, 7:00 pm PT Meeting Theme: Beadmaking in Glass with special guest speaker, Floor Kaspers, Amsterdam In Person, & Zoom, Veterans Memorial Building, Uruapan Room October 2nd, THURSDAY, 7:00 pm PT Meeting Theme: Symbolism in Global Jewelry with guest speaker, Sindi Schloss, gemologist, appraiser and educator, September 3rd, 7:00 pm PT Meeting Theme: What did you Make this Summer? Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! ee: What did you Make this Summe June 4th, 7:00 pm PT Meeting Theme: Fabulous Fashions in the Movies! with special guest speaker, Greg Schreiner May 7th, 2025 7:00 pm PT Meeting Theme: Tips & Tricks! Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! April 2nd, 2025 12:30 pm PT Meeting Theme: Evolution of Diamond Cuts & Qualities... with special guest speaker, Renée Newman, gemologist at the Culver City Veterans Memorial Complex March 5th, 2025 7 pm PT Meeting Theme: Antique Beads & Purses with Kristen Greer February 5th, 2025, 12:30 pm PT Meeting Theme: Red Beads & Valentines! In Person: Veterans Memorial Building, Kaizuka Room Sharing session: Member and attendee participation in person! January 8th, 2025 Meeting Theme: Resolutions for the New Year! Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! Meeting cancelled due to LA fires. December 14th, 2024 Holiday Members Luncheon November 6th, 2024 Meeting Theme: Gods and Nose Rings with special guest speaker, Diana Friedberg October 2nd, 2024 Meeting Theme: Fall and Spooky Crafts! Julian Dixon Public Library, Culver City, 2 pm Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! September 4th, 2024 Meeting Theme: What Did you do Last Summer? June 5th, 2024 Meeting Theme: The Eternal Bead! February 7th, 2024 Meeting Theme: Ethnic Jewelry Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! January 3rd, 2024 Meeting Theme: Member Showcase! Sharing session: Member participation! December 10, 2023, Sunday Holiday Members Lunch Contact admin@beadsocietyla.org for more information November 1, 2023 Meeting Theme: Fire Mountain! Demo October 4, 2023 Meeting Theme: Orange & Black for Autumn! Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! September 6, 2023 Meeting Theme: Inherited or Gifted Jewelry Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! June 7, 2023 Meeting Theme: Louvre de Roches with guest speaker, Ken Rogers May 3, 2023 Meeting Theme: My Bead Journey with Doris Weinbaum April 5, 2023 Meeting Theme: Two-Hole Beads! with Vice President, Lillian Todaro leading with a presentation, followed by sharing session! March 1, 2023 Meeting Theme: Everything Green! Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! 3Wednesday February 1, 2023 Meeting Theme: Second Annual Black Artists Presentation Panel, Sylvia Humphrey, coordinator January 4, 2023 Meeting Theme: From Stained Glass to Northern Lights! with guest Speaker, Terry Henry, glass artist December 2022 Holiday Party November 2, 2022 Meeting Theme: Picture Books we Know and Love, Bead & Jewelry Books, of Course! October 5, 2022 Meeting Theme: Bug Jewelry! with Angie Carrington and group participation September 7, 2022 Meeting Theme: Corals! with Vice President, Lillian Todaro leading with a presentation, followed by sharing session! June 1, 2022 Meeting Theme: Found Objects as Alternative Jewelry Components Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! May 4, 2022 Meeting Theme: Unusual Beads Sharing session: Member and attendee participation! April 6, 2022 Meeting Theme: Breakdown of Metals used in Jewelry Guest Speaker: Sylvie Alusitz, Halstead Beads Special Time! 3:30 pm March 2, 2022 Meeting Theme: Beaded Purses or Purses with Beads! Member and attendee participation! February 2, 2022 Meeting Theme: Bead Society Celebrating Black History Month Panel, Sylvia Humphrey coordinator January 5, 2022 Meeting Theme: Bead Identification! November 3, 2021 7 pm Meeting Theme: Exploring Beading on the Internet! October 6, 2021 7 pm Meeting Theme: Why Did I Buy That? Member and attendee participation! September 1, 2021 7 pm Meeting Theme: Tools of the Trade! Member and attendee participation! |
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Currently not meeting in person! We are meeting occasionally in person!
Currently not meeting in person! We are meeting occasionally in person!