Except for the Annual Christmas Dinner, the Annual Picnic and Rock Swap, and the Annual Show, all HGMS activities take place in the HGMS Education Center, which is open on a regular schedule as follows:
Monday:
Lapidary, 1st Mondays, 9:45am – 2:00pm
Lapidary, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Metal Smithing, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Tuesday:
HGMS Meetings, 4th Tuesdays, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Lapidary, 9:00am – 2:00pm (except June 6th and June 13th)
Wednesday:
Lapidary, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Rocket City Jewelers, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Rocket City Jewelers, 2nd, 4th, & 5th Wednesdays, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Thursday:
Lapidary, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Metal Smithing, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Pebble Pups, 4th Thursdays, 6:30pm
Friday:
Lapidary, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday:
Metal Smithing, 1st Saturdays (irregular), 9:00am – 3:00pm
Did You Know?
June: Pearl – Produced in the bodies of marine and freshwater mollusks either naturally or cultured by people with great care. Lustrous, smooth, subtly colored pearls are jewelry staples, especially as strands. Alexandrite – The color-change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Bluish green in daylight, purplish red under incandescent light; hard and durable. Top quality examples are rare and valuable. Source: 
