If you collected some strange rocks over the summer, bring them in Saturday, August 24 from 10:00 to 2:00 to see if you can stump the experts. We’ll have several geologists, mineralogists, and rockhounds available to identify your finds. Or, if you’ve been wondering what the heck that strange rock is that you think might […]
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Vendors are already hard at work preparing for the opening of SummerFest 2019 on Saturday morning, August 3. The event runs both Saturday and Sunday from 10-5, but many of the vendors get their setups going as early as possible, to get their booths and tables squared away. If you’ve never been to our SummerFest
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Our 16th annual Summer Fest will be at Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals Saturday and Sunday, August 3-4, 2019. The hours are 10 AM – 5 PM. Admission is $6 for everyone ages 5 and up! Geodes and other minerals and rocks for sale at vendor booths. The outdoor festival features a wide
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Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is thrilled to announce that Sharleen Harvey will be teaching a wire wrapping class during our annual Summer Festival. The class will be Saturday, August 3, from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM and costs $75. The class includes 5 hours of instruction, a cabochon, all the materials you need to create
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Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals will be closing early at 5:00 PM due to special events on the following dates: Saturday, July 27, 2019- Closed at 5 PM (Private Event). Friday, August 2, 2019- Closed at 5 PM (Summer Fest Set Up). Saturday, August 3, 2019- Closed at 5 PM (Summer Fest). Sunday, August
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With years (and years and years) of consumer and business-to-business marketing experience, Laurie has been responsible for creating and delivering marketing and advertising campaigns, developing launch strategies, building new product teams, managing co-marketing engagements, and developing innovative customer strategies for some of the most exciting companies in Oregon, including Intel, Nike and Tektronix. Laurie is
Board Member since 2016 Paula Stewart, a native of Massachusetts, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Education from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), post graduate work in Art Therapy at Pratt Institute in New York and a Master of Arts degree from the George Washington University in the District of Columbia, with
Board member since 2014 Advisory Board for the University of Arizona Mineral Museum Show Chairman, Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, 2011 through 2015. Paul’s interest in minerals and geology was nurtured at an early age by his grandfather, a mining engineer graduate from the University of Utah. As with many collectors his early collecting was
Affiliations and Titles Fellow, Society for Technical CommunicationPast President, Willamette Valley Chapter, Society for Technical CommunicationMember, Board of Directors, North American Research Group (NARG) 2015-presentMember, Board of Directors, Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals 2011-2018 Garret moved from the museum’s Board of Directors to the Executive Director office in 2018. He holds a geology
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Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2019 for Independence Day. We hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday! Our full schedule for the week of July 1-7, 2019: Monday: 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM. Tuesday: Closed. Wednesday: 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM. Thursday: Closed (4th of July). Friday: 10:00
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