News and Events Around Colorado

Events and dates may change, check with Event planners before attending.

Thank you  Peter J. Modreski, USGS, Denver, CO, for communicating these events.
Apr. 2-11 (Tue-Thur), geologist Lew Kleinhans is leading a 9-Day Grand Canyon Geology float trip from April 2-11 which has between 5 and 10 spaces remaining.  This is scheduled at a time few get to float the river and generally is more attractive to the more adventurous adventurers, owing to variable temperatures (generally between 55 and 85); i.e., great hiking, fishing, sleeping, and occasional swimming weather and lots of wildflowers. For more info, please contact Lew, lewis.oysterclub@gmail.com , or write to me (pmodreski@gmail.com ) and I’ll forward you a flier about the trip.

Apr. 12-14 (Fri-Sun), Colorado Mineral and Fossil Spring Show, Crown Plaza Hotel /Convention Center, 15500 E 40th Ave., Denver, Colorado, 10-6 Fri. & Sat., 10-5 Sun., free parking & admission.
May 19 (Sun), Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter, Silent (+Vocal) Auction.  Noon to 4 p.m., Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood CO.  All are welcome to attend.

May 19 (Sun), Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter, Silent (+Vocal) Auction.  Noon to 4 p.m., Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood CO.  All are welcome to attend.

May 31-June 2 (Fri-Sun), Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show, Norris-Penrose Event Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80905. Sponsored by the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society.

New events in Colorado are posted as they are announced.
Other Area Geology Club's Meetings

Lake George Gem and Mineral Club - The Club meets on the second Saturday of each month at the Lake George Community Center, located on the north side of US Highway 24 on the east edge of town, sharing a building with the county highway shops. In the winter, meeting is at 10:00AM. From April through October, meeting is at 9:00AM, to allow more time for field trips.  http://www.lggmclub.org/www.lggmclub.org/

Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society, meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center, 530 Communication Circle, Colorado Springs. http://www.csms1936.com

Columbine Gem & Mineral Society, meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30PM in the meeting room, Mt. Shavano Manor, 525 W. 16 th (at J St.), Salida. https://rockaholics.org/

Pueblo Rockhounds, meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30PM in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 University Circle, Pueblo. http://www.pueblorockhounds.org/

Colorado Mineral Society - General membership meetings start at 7:30 PM on the first Friday of each month, October through May, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, at 10th and Garrison in Lakewood. http://www.coloradomineralsociety.org/
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
2019 Hike and Program Schedule
(Bob Hickey, Linda Julia)
 
See below.  Click on image to download a copy.

Contact AHRA at (719)539‐7289 if you would like to sign up for a hike, to request more information, or if you have any questions

Colorado School of Mines
​Geology Museum
Golden, Colorado

Come visit our Museum during normal hours: Monday – Saturday 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. or Sundays 1 P.M. – 4 P.M., except for certain legal and school holidays and see why we are ranked the #4 tourist attraction of 52 sites in Golden, by Tripadvisor.com. (Yes, there is a major brewery in town that is currently ranked #7). Admission to our Museum is free (donations are truly appreciated), but parking fees are required in our lots and on campus streets Mondays through Fridays. Over the summer, free parking is permitted in the residential area north and east of campus.  See campus map at this link:  http://inside.mines.edu/UserFiles/File/facilities/MinesCampusMap.pdf  

The exploration starts with the Colorado "Gold Rush" of 1859, then travels through famous localities including Aspen, Boulder County, Central City, Creede, Cripple Creek, Leadville, Silverton, and Telluride. (Please see the attached "Museum qr - Table of Contents" for a list of Colorado areas and/or subjects you can view.)

Educational content for the Museum displays, including text, maps, and photos, can be viewed by visitors to the Museum through "qr" or quick response codes on their smart phones.These QR codes and their linked content (referred to as "chapters") can provide visitors in-depth information about the displays. (See the attached qr code example in "Museum qr - QR" that when scanned by a qr code reader on a smart phone will show history and images for  "Leadville Silver".)

The content for these informative chapters and photo albums was written by Ed Raines, Collection's Manager at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, and noted expert on Colorado mining history and minerals.

Friends of Mineralogy

Colorado Chapter
ll interested persons are always welcome to come to our meetings. We think that our January program on "Diamond" will be of special interest to a great many mineral collectors and geologists, so we hope that many of your members will hear about the meeting and be able to attend.

Please note that our January (and subsequent) meetings will be at the new meeting place we are trying out, the Lakewood Event Center,7864 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood. 

Schedule of the remaining Friends of Mineralogy meetings for 2019:

Mar. 14, 7:30 p.m., Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter, bimonthly meeting; topic TBA.

May 9, 7:30 p.m., Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter, bimonthly meeting; topic TBA.

Other Lecture Series around Colorado

For more lecture series during the year see:

Colorado Beer Talks (2nd Tuesday, 6-8 p.m.), Windy Saddle Café, 1110 Washington Avenue, Golden, “Golden’s grassroots version of TED talks, Expand your mind with a beer in your hand”, http://goldenbeertalks.org/

Colorado Café Scientifique in Denver, monthly lectures on science topics held either at Blake Street Station or Brooklyn’s, Denver; open to the public, no charge other than refreshments you may choose to purchase; see http://cafescicolorado.org/ .

Colorado Scientific Society (3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.), see http://coloscisoc.org/ .

CU Geological Science Colloquium (Wednesdays, 4 p.m.) see http://www.colorado.edu/geologicalsciences/colloquium

CSU Dept. of Geoscience Seminars (Fridays, 4 p.m.), see https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/geosciences/geosciences-seminar-series/

Van Tuyl Lecture Series, Colorado School of Mines, (Thursdays, 4 p.m.):  https://geology.mines.edu/events-calendar/lectures/

Denver Mining Club (Mondays, 11:30), see http://www.denverminingclub.org/ .

Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Earth Science Colloquium series, 3:00-4:00 p.m., VIP Room unless noted, day of the week varies. Museum admission is not required; see  http://www.dmns.org/science/research/earth-sciences/


Denver Region Exploration Geologists Society (DREGS); 1st Monday, 7 p.m.), http://www.dregs.org/index.html

Florissant Scientific Society (FSS); meets monthly in various Front Range locations for a lecture or field trip; meeting locations vary, normally on Sundays at noon; all interested persons are welcome to attend the meetings and trips; see http://www.fss-co.org/ for details and schedules.

Nerd Night Denver is a theater-style evening featuring usually 3 short (20-minute) TED-style talks on science or related topics; held more-or-less monthly at the Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave., Denver; drinks are available; for ages 18+.  Admission is $6 online in advance, $10 at the door. See https://www.nerdnitedenver.com/ .

Rocky Mountain Map Society (RMMS); Denver Public Library, Gates Room, 3rd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.), http://rmmaps.org/

Western Interior Paleontology Society (WIPS); Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 1st Monday, 7 p.m.), http://westernpaleo.org/ .
Cañon City Geology Club