Bead Societies
Below is a list of Bead Societies located throughout the United States and other countries. If you know of one that is not listed, please tell me!
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Bead Societies
Greater Birmingham Bead Society
Alaska Bead Society
Anchorage Chapter
P. O. Box 242972
Anchorage, Alaska 99524-2972
President: Diane Ingle (907) 243-4159
Meetings: Third Tuesday of every month.
Juneau Bead Society
C/O The Bead Gallery
201 Seward
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-586-3223 - this number is a BBS in the evenings. http://www.ptialaska.net/~beadgal/page3.html
Mat-Su Valley Bead Society
P.O. Box 870062
Wasilla, Alaska 99687
Arizona Bead Museum
5754 West Glenn Dr.
Glendale, AZ
Phone 623-931-2737
Website: http://beadmuseumaz.org
High Desert Bead Society
Prescott, AZ
Website: http://highdesertbeadsociety.org for information on meetings.
President Paula Euell, P.O. Box 1383 Prescott, AZ 86302
Phone 928-443-0819
Phoenix East Valley Beaders
Coordinator: Kathi Hofferth
Ph: 480-503-2431
Email: lambie@cox.net
Our Website: http://web.mac.com/eastvalleybeaders
Our group meets on the second Wednesday of every month at various locations
in the eat valley.
We make field trips to various shops in the area, Tucson Bead show and we
hold a retreat twice a year.
No membership dues, just fun!!
The Bead Society of Central Arizona
C/O Aurora Berry
P.O. Box 561
Concho, AZ 85924
Meetings: 10:00 AM, first Saturday of every month Town of Concho Valley
Phone Aurora at (520) 337-4054 for meeting place
Membership dues: $20.00 per year, $30.00 for family, $50.00 for businesses. Scholarship type memberships are offered to those who truly can't afford the membership dues. An annual flyer is also available.
Arkansas Bead Society - Home Chapter
C/O Libby Roleson
110 Morningside Drive, Marion, AR 72364
The Arkansas Bead Cave (ABC) on the second weekend in October each year.
Contact Number:
Cell: 901-489-1003
California
The Bead Society, Los Angeles
The Bead Society of Orange County
2002 N. Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Note: The bead society of orange county is an affiliate of the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art. Dual membership is required.
Membership dues: $20/year for individuals, $30/year for couples.
Meetings: 10:00 AM, fourth Saturday of each month
The Bower's Museum
2020 North Main Street (Intersection of 20th and Main Streets) Santa Ana, California, 92706
Bead Society of San Diego County
PO Box 17547
San Diego, CA. 92117-7547
Phone: (619) 685-3668
Kaytee Sumida (bodhikt@aol.co) and Jane Coursin (Co-Presidents)
Meetings: Third Saturday of every month (except July and December) at Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado - in Balboa Park (619) 239-0009 For more information on upcoming programs and workshops, please email: MiMamaRosa@aol.com Annual Bead Bazaar in May of each year. Email or write for more information.
Bedazzled Beaders Society
P.O. Box 17924
Irvine, CA 92623-7924
Contacts: Mary Gould-deMong 951-353-3069
Meetings: 10:00 am, the 4th Monday of the month at the
San Bernardino County Museum
2024 Orange Tree Lane
Redlands CA 92373
Annual membership $25.00. Guests are welcome to visit.
Black Sheep Handweavers Guild
P.O. Box 253
Los Altos, CA 94022
Meetings: First floor Patio Room at the First
United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton
Street Palo Alto,
CA Corner of Hamilton and Webster
Streets. Parking is available in the church
parking lot on Byron Street. Membership
dues: Annual membership $20 and drop-in
visitors are charged $5.00. Members receive a hard-copy of the newsletter,
discounted or waived fees for guild-sponsored events and workshops, discounted
registration for CNCH. http://users.aimnet.com/~lbrock/BlackSheep/Members/*Beadwork.html
California South Bay Society for Glass Beadmakers
Cousette Copeland C/O Sundance Art Glass Center
231 Whisman Rd.
Mountain View, CA 94041
Directions: intersection of Whisman and Evelyn, just
off Highway 85 (take the Evelyn Ave.
exit), or Highway 237 (the Dana/Evelyn Ave. exit, or Central Expressway (the
Whisman Rd exit) Meetings: First Tuesday of every
month Sundance Art Glass
Center Mountain View,
California. Membership
dues: $24.00 per calendar year or a
pro-rated $2.00 per month for those who join after the beginning of the calendar
year. Codyhaha@aol.com.
Central California Bead Society
PO box 895
Clovis, CA 93613
website: www.centralcabeadsociety.org
Membership dues: $25.00 per year.
Meetings: Fourth Saturday of each month
Contact one of the ladies listed above for information on where the society meets.
High Desert Bead Society
Twin Lakes Community Church
17213 Lake Los Angeles Ave.
Palmdale, CA 93591
Contacts: Charlene Booth 760-948-6184 -- S.B. County E-mail: cbbeads@qnet.com
Rose Elliott 661-264-2445 -- L.A. County E-mail: Rose@ladybead.com
Meetings: Fourth Friday of the month. 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. For driving directions, please contact Charlene if you live in San Bernardino County, or Rose if you live in Los Angeles County.
Please note: Due to health problems, meetings have been cancelled until further notice.
The Northern California Bead Society
P.O. Box 22128
Oakland , CA 94623-2128
Phone: 510-869-2723
Meetings:
7:30 PM, third Tuesday of each month, except December and the month of the annual Bead Bazaar, which is held at the Holiday Inn in Emeryville.
The South Bay Seed Bead Guild (tentative name)
c/o Sheila The Bead Shop
2980 Stevens Creek
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: 408-261-0432
Meetings: 7:00 PM, third Wednesday of each month San Jose Town & Country Village Shopping Center Stevens Creek Boulevard & Winchester Avenue.
Rocky Mountain Bead Society (RMBS)
PO Box 370054
Denver, CO 80237-0054
President: Dustin Wedekind
Website: http://rockybeads.org/
Meetings: Third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM at TACtile Textile Art Center, Tamarac Square, 7777 E. Hampden Dr., #114, Denver, CO 80231
Connecticut Bead Society
800 Village Walk, Box 227
Guilford, CT 06437
Barbara Lynch
Meetings: 7:30 PM, last Wednesday of the month, January through June, and September through November. (No meetings in July, August, or December.)
The Bead Society of North Florida
P.O. Box 3871
Tallahassee, FL 32315-3871
Meetings:
7:30 PM, last Wednesday of each month Senior Citizens Center North Monroe Street Annual Bead Show and Sale every spring, call for details. http://tally.gulfnet.com/non-profit/bsnf/
Northeast Florida Bead
Society
Northeast Florida Bead
Society c/o 8131 Rocky Creek Drive Jacksonville, FL 32244 Website: http//sites.google.com/site/nefbs09 President:
Judi Leatherberry Contact email is:
jleatherberry@att.net
The Bead Society of Central Florida
121 Larkspur Drive
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Polly Miller, Newsletter Editor
Meetings:
Second Monday night of each month, at downtown location.
Emerald Coast Bead Society
P.O. Box 1074
Gulf Breeze, FL 32562-1074
Meetings:
7:00 PM, third Monday of every month
Our Craft and Hobby Shoppe
1171 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL
Florida Gulf Coast Bead Society
1729 Unice Avenue
North Lehigh Acres, FL 33971 (At Ft. Myers, FL)
Phone: 941-693-8209
Meetings:
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM, fourth Sunday of every
month. Fishbead@aol.com
Tampa Bay Bead Society
P.O. 1633
Pinellas Park, FL 33780
Phone: 813-960-2952
Marcia Mycko, President
Meetings:
Third Monday of each month. The Minnrig Building 6340 126th Avenue Clearwater FL 7:00 pm till finish. TBBS sponsors a variety of workshops.
Web Page: http://members.xoom.com/TBBS
Email: tbbsociety@hotmail.com
Mailing List: http://members.tripod.com/~cindyscrafts/tbbsociety@hotmail.com
Treasure Coast Bead Society
Lynn Smythe, Newsletter Editor
5416 Cleveland Road
Delray Beach, FL 33484-4276
Phone: 561-496-7673
Meetings:
6:00 PM, fourth Monday of every month Morningside Library Port St. Lucie, Florida dlphcrft@aol.com http://members.aol.com/dlphcrft/society.htm
Palm Beach Bead Society
P.O. Box 222
Delray Beach, Florida 33447-0222
Contact: Pamela Synnott, President
Meetings:
7:00 pm, on the second Thursday of the month at the Country Club Acres Clubhouse in Delray Beach, Florida.
Atlanta Bead Society
P.O. Box 69
Decatur, GA 30031-0069
404-321-5292
Carol Sowell, President
Meetings:
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, first Thursday of each month (except July) at
St. John's Lutheran Church
1410 Ponce de Leon Avenue
Atlanta, GA.
http://www.atlantabeadsociety.com/
Atlanta Society of Glass Beadmakers Highland Bead, Atlanta.
Local chapter of the national group the Society of Glass Beadmakers (SGB).
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of each month Highland Bead, Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Meetings are mostly for networking and sharing of information. However, there are occasional demonstrations and visiting artists.
The only dues required are those payable to the national SGB.
Glass Beadmakers in the area, or passing through, are always welcome to drop in.
Hawaii
The Bead Society of Hawaii, Maui Chapter
170 Hale Street Lahaina
Maui, HI 96761
Phone: 808-667-2870
Patricia H. Adams, President
Meetings: Meets twice monthly; one day meeting is a workshop and one evening meeting is held at a rotating location on Maui.
The Bead Society of Hawaii, Oahu Chapter
2414 Kuhio Street
Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815
Phone: 808-922-1999
Flora Lu, Founding Member
Meetings:
Second Saturday of each month Lucoral Museum.
Idaho
Bead Brains Anonymous
P.O. Box 1501
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Phone: 208-263-5920
Suzanne Muir, President
Meetings:
7:00 PM, first Monday of each month Gardenia Center Sandpoint, ID
Coeur d'Alene Bead Society
P.O. Box 5301
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814-1955
Phone: 208-765-6758
Lisa Hobson, President
Meetings:
11:00 AM, first Saturday of each month
Women's Center 2201 N. Government Way, Suite E
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sponsors of the Intermountain Bead Bazaar, and the Bead Festival.
Boise Bead Society
7988 W. Arapaho Court
Boise, Idaho 83703
President, Stephanie Eddy.
Meets the third Thursday of the month. Location changes, call for update. 208-853-7988. Email: statesmaneddy@netscape.net
Iowa Bead Society
Cheryl Erickson (Vice President) 515-245-3401
Information: http://www.geocities.com/iowabeadsociety/
Contact: iowabeadsociety@yahoo.com
Bead Society of Greater Chicago
P.O. Box 8103
Wilmette, IL 60091-8103\
Phone: 773-714-5455
Judith Schwab, President
Meetings:
7:00 PM, second Thursday of each month, unless noted in newsletter. September to June. No regular meetings July and August. Salvation Army Community Center 8354 W. Foster Chicago, IL Workshops, newsletter, annual bead sale in September.
Chicago Midwest Bead Society
1020 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 708-328-4040 Ayla Phillips
Meetings:
7:30 PM, second Tuesday of each month Ayla's Originals 1020 Davis Street Evanston, IL Workshops, bazaars twice a year, newsletter and scholarships.
Baton Rouge Bead Society
c/o Jane Olson
919 Bromley Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Gypsy Beaders
Meet the first Monday of the month when possible.
Location: Hamilton-South Caddo Library
2111 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Expy,
Shreveport, LA
Please contact
Ida Williams at
iwilli71129@gmail.com
or
Mary Sewell at
mksewell44@gmail.com
Magpies
c/o Peggy Kemp
103 Forest Hill Road
West Monroe, LA 71291
Phone: 318-342-1165
Meetings: Once a month in members' homes.
No fees, but each member contributes a food item at each meeting.
Maryland
The Baltimore Bead Society
P.O. Box 311
Riderwood, MD 21139-0311
Phone: 410-647-9335
Co-presidents: Kirk Stanfield and Carol Huettner
Membership: Luella Duncan: luella@bellatlantic.net
Meetings:
Second Tuesday of each month, September through July. Times: Social - 7:00 to 7:30 PM Meeting - 7:30 to 9:30 PM Location: Howard County Center for the Arts 8510 High Ridge Road Ellicott City, MD. 21043
Bead Society of Greater Washington
P.O. Box 70036
Chevy Chase, MD 20813-0036
Phone: 301-277-6830
Meetings:
7:30 PM, second Thursday of each month, except August Chevy Chase Community Center Connecticut Avenue & McKinley Street Washington, DC Spring Bazaars are in April. Fall Bazaars are in November.
Beadesigner International
c/o Connie Pollard
135 Aspinwall Avenue
Brookline, MA 02146
Phone: 617-499-9432
Meetings:
7:00 PM, last Wednesday from
February through May and September through October (no meetings in December,
January, and August) Temple Beth
El 2 Concord
Avenue Belmont,
MA Bead bazaar "Bead Affaire" is held
twice a year. honeybead@aol.com http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/3542/
Michigan
Genesee Area Bead Society
Contact: Linda Wernette
Meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at First Baptist church of Swartz Creek
5372 Seymour Rd,
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
Great Lakes Beadworkers
Guild
Monthly Meeting
Information
The Great Lakes
Beadworkers Guild meets at the First Presbyterian Church,
1669 West Maple, in
Birmingham. First Presbyterian of Birmingham is a very large
church on the south side
of Maple between Southfield Road and Evergreen Road.
It is air-conditioned
with a much larger meeting room, a built-in projection screen,
sound system and lots of
parking!
There are 12 steps down
into Knox Fellowship Hall, with a motorized lift on one
side of the stairs, so
the room will be accessible to everyone.
Monthly general meetings
for members of the Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild
begin with socializing
at 6:30 p.m. and programs from 7-9 p.m. on the
third Tuesday of the
month (except December) at:
First Presbyterian Church
Map of 1669 W Maple Rd Birmingham, MI
48009-1230, US
If the Mapquest page
doesn't show a map, hit the refresh key on your
keyboard and it should
show up. If that doesn't work, copy and paste
the church address in
the appropriate space.
Call 586-997-7043 for
latest updates. The Guild Board normally meets
the first Thursday of
the month at 7 p.m. at the same location as the
general meeting. Any
Guild member may attend Board meetings.
General meetings
will be canceled due to inclement weather whenever
evening classes at
Oakland Community College's Royal Oak campus
are canceled, as
announced by the local radio or television stations.
325 E. Lake St.
Petoskey, MI 49770.
Meetings are:
We meet the second Thursday of every month
in Bead & Company at the address above
1669 West Maple, Birmingham, MI
Upper Midwest Bead Society
P.O. Box 4081
St. Paul, MN 55104
Carla Abler, President
Alois Powers, Membership and Newsletter, alois.powers@state.mn.us
Meetings:
6:30 PM, first Monday of each month Merriam Park Library, unless otherwise noted. http://members.tripod.com/umbs
St. Louis Bead Society
Meetings:
First meeting was October 14 B & J's Rock Shop Manchester Rd Ballwin, MO mailto:starp@i1.net
The Bead Society of Greater Kansas City
Our website address is: www.kcbeadsociety.org
President: Betsy Michalski
Meetings:
We meet on the second Friday of each month, 7pm at:
Johnson County Offices
6000 Lamar Ave
Mission, KS 66202
The Billings Bead Society
1727 Miles Avenue
Billings, MT 59102
Phone: 406-656-6778
Helen Widenhofer, President
Meetings: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, first Wednesday of each month Parmly Billings Library.
The Bozeman Bead Society
Old Bozeman Gifts
321 W. Main
Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone: 406-587-1175
Mailing address:
Danita Twedt
P.O. Box 1893
Bozeman, MT 59711-1893
Meetings:
First and third Monday of each month. Time and location varies.
Nebraska Bead Society
P.O. Box 30876
Lincoln, NE 68503
Phone: 402-475-3797
Email: april@navix.net
Meetings:
Third Thursday of the month at Gramercy 6800 A Street Lincoln, Nebraska http://www.unl.edu/frugal/protos/NEbeads/beadsite.html
Las Vegas Bead Society
Moon Struck Gallery
6322 W Sahara
Las Vegas NV 89102
Co-Chair Andy Muckler & Sharon Rogow
Contact # 702 656-1144
Fax 702 656-3839
Email: skibeads@ix.netcom.com
Meetings:
First Wednesday of every month
at 7:00 PM.
The Bead Society of New Hampshire (BSNH)
BSNH's mission is to further the art of beading in a
noncompetitive atmosphere.
The organization's website can be found at
www.BeadSocietyOfNewHampshire.org
Contact: gdevoid@tds.net
Meetings:
BSNH meets on the second Sunday of the month at 26 Commercial St., Concord NH 03301. Those interested are invited to attend one meeting without paying dues.
Bead Society of New Jersey
P.O. Box 537
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Suzanne Hye, Trustee
Meetings:
7:30 PM, third Thursday of each month at The Reformed Church of Colts Neck, located at 72 Route 537 West, 1/4 mile west of Route 34. The meetings begin at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:00pm. September through July. For more information, contact Suzanne Hye. Website: http://community.nj.com/cc/beadsocietyofnj
South Jersey Bead Society
Email: coprez2@southjerseybeadsociety.org
Website: www.southjerseybeadsociety.org
Address: P.O. Box 1365
Merchantville, NJ 08109
Meetings:
7:00 to 9:00 PM, first Thursday of
every month (except
July and August) at the Moorestown Community House, 16 East Main Street,
Moorestown, NJ
New Mexico
Bead Mavins
Albuquerque, NM
Cathy Gibson, President
Phone: 505-281-6051
Meetings:
Every Wednesday. The first Wed. of the month is a general meeting.
Other Wednesdays are for classes and beading get together's.
For more
information, call Cathy Gibson or e-mail Kathy Rice at katrice@ix.netcom.com
New Mexico Bead Society
P.O. Box 36824
Albuquerque, NM 87176-6824
2008 President Geri Verble 505-867-4839
Website: www.newmexicobeadsociety.org
Meetings:
4th Monday of each month except July and December and are held at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy Road NE, Albuquerque at 6:30 p.m. Workshops throughout the year. Check the website for current information.
New York
Bead Society of Greater New York
P.O. Box 6219
FDR Station
New York, NY 10150
Phone: (212) 591-1127 for meeting information.
or E-Mail: info@nybead.org
Meetings held at:
Fashion Institute of Technology
West 27th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
New York City.
Long Island Bead Society
PO Box 2064
N. Massapequa, NY 11758
Caren Schwartz, President
Phone: 516-804-9456
E-mail LIBeadSociety@aol.com
For meeting information visit: http://www.longislandbeadsociety.com
WNY Beaders
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/WNYBeaders
Contact Information:
Betty: eschnell@rochester.rr.com
Jamie: beadbuyher@bluefrog.net
We meet the third Sunday of each month except for December (no meeting) and
June when we reschedule due to Father's Day.
Triangle Bead Society
c/o BeadStruk
610 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 919-833-6070
Ursula Cronk, Newsletter
Editor.
Winston-Salem Bead Society Meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm at Studio 2 on 6th St in downtown Winston Salem beside the restaurant "6th and Vine". President is: Diane Cain
Capital Area Beading Organization (CABO)
P.O. Box 10222
Raleigh, NC 27605
Email: info@caboraleigh.org
Website: www.caboraleigh.org
We meet on the third Tuesday of every month at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church
200 High Meadow Drive, Cary 27511
Ohio
Bead Society of Central Ohio
249 King Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Phone: 614-291-6565
Meetings:
Third Wednesday of each month at the society's headquarters.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Bead Society
6512 E. 89th Place
Tulsa, OK 74133
Meetings:
Meets the first Wednesday of each month at Shusterman Library (32nd & Harvard) at 6:30 PM.
Website: www.okbeadsociety.com
The Portland Bead Society
P.O. Box 997
Portland, OR 97207-0997
Phone: 503-282-5212 -- Liz Plam
Meetings:
6:30 PM, fourth Tuesday of the Month
at
Multnomah Art Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219-2489
Contact: President@beadport.com
website info: www.beadport.com
Pennsylvania
Brandywine Bead Society
1840 Tall Oaks Road
Orwigsburg, PA 17961
Phone: 717-366-2300 -- Barbara Shaw, Point of Contact
Meetings:
7:00 PM, third Sunday of each month Community Room of the West Chester Police Station West Chester Pike.
Bead Society of Bucks County "Bucks Beaders"
1271 Payne Road
Green Lane, PA 18054
Phone: 215-234-2818
Charlotte Cicale, founder
First meeting planned for late
August in Doylestown, PA at the Nationwide Insurance
Building (known as Cross Keys Intersection). char@theplace2b.com http://www.theplace2b.com
Central Pa. Bead & Jewelry Society
209 W. Main St. Shiremanstown, Pa.
We meet each month September to June on a Sunday 1
to 3pm.
Contact info.
Roxan O’Brien President
Chester County Bead Society
Meets the fourth Friday of each month @ 6pm
Free bead society; no yearly fees
Meeting Place:
Silver Wings Studio
213 Pottstown Pike (RT 100)
Chester Springs PA, 19425
610-458-3336
Main Line Bead Society
PO Box 32
Drexel Hill PA 19026
www.mainlinebeadsociety.org
Becki Lott, President
(610) 415-0166
becki@billandbecki.com
OCBPA (Obsessive/Compulsive Beadworkers
of western Pennsylvania)
meets the second Sunday of every month except May
Contact Carolyn Oliver for more information
destinationvenus1 at
yahoo dot com /412-848-9018
join our Yahoo group for
the most up to date
information:
groups.yahoo.com/groups/OCBPA
when subscribing please put your name in the email
Thank you so much!
Carolyn Oliver, OCBPA co-chair
South Dakota
South Dakota Bead Society
c/o Spirit Trading Company
Mary Witters, president
RR1 Box 41 Pukwana, SD 57370
Phone: 605-894-4527
Meetings:
6:30 PM, the fourth Tuesday of the month Spirit Trading Company Store Call or email for directions. mailto:%20leslyerd@btigate.com
Smoky Mountain Beader's Society
Cindy's Crafts
2532 Elizabethton Hwy.
Johnson City, TN 37601
Phone/Fax: 423-926-0050
Meetings:
1st Sunday of the month 1 PM
Contacts: Cindy Tipton beadlady@beadlady.biz
Cumberland Valley Bead Society
1015 Merritt St
Old Hickory, TN 37138
Phone: 615-847-4436
Meetings:
Second Tuesday every month at 6:30pm in Franklin, TN
Contact: Tammy Hicks, President
Website: http://www.landofodds.com/beadsociety/
E-mail: beadware@bellsouth.net
The Austin Bead Society
P.O. Box 656
Austin, TX 78767-0656
Phone: 512-448-1834
Grace Glenn, President
Meetings:
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, fourth Monday of each month Murchison Middle School 3700 North Hills Drive Austin, TX. http://www.austinbeadsociety.org/
The Dallas Bead Society
Michelle Owsley, President
Meetings: Are held at the
Point at CC Young
4847 W. Lawther Drive
Dallas, TX 75214
Meet and Greet at 10:00 am and meeting starts at 10:30am
Noon to 5pm free bead - 1st Saturday each month - year round.
dallasbeadsociety@yahoogroups.com
The Dallas Metroplex Bead Society
Wild West Bead Society
Lori Clarida, President
Meetings: Are held at the
Wild Beads
2823 Galleria Drive
Arlington, TX 76033
Meet on the third Tuesday of the month starting at 7 p.m.
They can be contacted at WildWestBeadSociety@yahoogroups.com
The Houston Bead Society
c/o Linda Collins
4314 Peridot
Friendswood, TX 77546
Meetings:
Meets once a month. Speakers, demos and hands-on workshops. Quarterly newsletter, discounts at local bead shops and annual bead bazaar.
Panhandle Bead Association
P.O. Box 3747
Amarillo, TX 79116
Phone: 806-383-4151
Fax 376-1664
Beth Barringer
Meetings:
6:30 PM, third Tuesday of each month Call for location. Hands-on workshops available.
San Antonio Bead and Ornament Society
P.O. Box 700611
San Antonio, TX 78231-0611
Phone: 210-493-7011
Meetings:
Usually second Wednesday of each month. Call for details.
Virginia
The Northern Virginia Bead Society
NVBS,
PO Box 2258
Vienna, VA 22183-2258
Visit our web site for the latest information
and our list of speakers and workshops.
Meeting the first Thursday of each month (except June to August). Annual May Bead Auction and Annual October Bead Show.
Blessings, Pam
The Northwest Bead Society of Seattle
Mailing address:
Northwest Bead Society
Phone: 206-527-2313
Kathy Repp Co-President
425-359-1914 (cell)
Meetings:
The Northwest Bead Society meets monthly except the months of July & Aug on the 3rd Thursday of the month at: Greenwood Senior Center 525 N. 85th Street Seattle Monthly newsletter, bead bazaar in October. Membership dues: $20 for individuals, $25 for family and $30 for businesses. For membership include name, address and phone number. Send check or money order to NWBS at above address. http://www.rddesigns.com/nwbs.htm
The Olympic Bead Society
P.O. Box 27
Quilcene, WA 98376
Phone: 206-765-3720
Meetings: 6:00 PM, third Monday of each month, except December. Traylor's Rest Sequim, WA
The Spokane-Northwest Bead Society
P.O. Box 1208
Spokane, WA 99021
Phone: 509-534-8487
Kristi Daniel kdaniel@uswest.net
Meetings:
2:00 PM, second Sunday of each month. Location varies. Annual bead bazaar is held 4th of July weekend.
Wisconsin
Madison Bead Society
1931 Monroe Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2026
Phone: 608-238-6413
Vickie Long, Co-President
Website: http://www.madisonbeadsociety.org
Email: mailto:madisonbeadsoc@hotmail.com
Wyoming Tumble-Beaders Bead Society
PO Box 1431
Cheyenne, WY 82003-1431
Meetings:
Second Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM at the following address:
#1 Fire Station
716 West 19th Street
Cheyenne, WY
Website: http://www.geocities.com/wyotumblebeaders/
Bead Societies outside of the United States
The Bead Society of Victoria, Inc
PO Box 5312,
Pinewood. Vic. 3149
Australia
http://www.beadsociety.com.au/
Canada
The Calgary Bead Society
#507 320 Meredith Road NE
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2E 5A6
Phone: 403-262-4749 -- Vivian Gonzales
Meetings:
Meets from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, third Wednesday of each month. 919 McDougall Road NE Calgary, Alberta
Bead Society of Greater Vancouver
Richmond Arts Center
7700 Minoru Gate
Vancouver, Richmond
British Columbia, Canada V6B 3A0
Phone: 604-264-9705 -- Mariea Sparks
Meetings:
7:30 PM, second Tuesday of each month. Richmond Arts Center Discussions on historical and modern beads of all kinds are held regularly.
The Toronto Bead Society
c/o Jane Fournie
Chair 9 Humber Trail
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M6S 4B8
Meetings:
7:00 PM, first Wednesday of each month from September to June. Toronto Board of Education building, 152 College Street (at McCaul) unless otherwise announced.
Ghana
Ghana Bead Society
P.O. Box C788
Cantonments, Accra Ghana
Great Britain
Bead Society of Great Britain
1 Casburn Lane
Burwell, Cambridgeshire
CB5 0ED United Kingdom
742024 Dr. Carole Morris, Membership Secretary
Meetings: Meets five times per year, including the annual "Bead and Beadwork Fair." Locations vary. Write for details.
British Bead-Workers Guild
The Bead-Workers Guild
PO Box 24922
London, England SE23 3WS
Phone: 0870 200 1250
Website: http://www.beadworkersguild.org.uk
Crafts Council
44A Pentonville Road
London, England N1 9BY
Phone: 071-278-7700
Glass Bead Makers UK
http://www.glass-beadmakers.freeserve.co.uk/
Pauline Holt: pauline@jazzylily.freeserve.co.uk
Bead Society of the Philippines
c/o Connie Gonzales
50 McKinley Drive
Forbes Park, Makati
Metro Manila The Philippines
Bead Museums and Other Bead Groups
AB Art Glass & Beadwork
P.O. Box 126
Elm, PA 17521-0126
Finished pieces only. Beads are not
for sale. Unique sculptures incorporating
blown glass and glass seed beads "peyoted" around the pieces. Beads
used range from 11/o to 24/o. Loomed
pieces, amulet bags, as well as custom work and
restoration. abartgls@redrose.net
The Bead Museum
140 S. Montezuma
Prescott, AZ 86303
Phone: 602-445-2431
Hours:
9:30 - 4:30 Monday through Saturday. Open Sunday by appointment.
Membership dues:
You do not have to be a member to
attend. Membership prices are as follows: Student $15.00, Supporting $100.00,
Senior $15.00, Donor $250.00, Individual $25.00, Patron $500.00, Family $40.00
and Corporate $1000.00. With membership you get a free
subscription to the Bead Museum Quarterly, a 20% discount on books purchased
from The Bead Museum Store, notices of changing exhibits and coming events and,
of course, free visits to the museum. The Bead Museum is being moved to
Washington, D.C. Those of you in the Southwest should visit
soon! http://www.ariz.com/beads
Picard Trade Bead Museum
27885 Berwick Drive
Carmel, CA (mid valley) 93923
Phone: 408-624-4138, 408-625-7108, Fax 408-626-4172
Hours: 11 AM - 5 PM Monday through Saturday
The Society of Bead Researchers
Karlis Karklins
P.O. Box 7304
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: 613-990-4814
Membership is open to all persons
involved in the study of beads, especially
archaeologists, ethnologists and museologists, as well as
collectors. The society publishes a bi-annual newsletter, 'The Bead
Forum,' and an annual journal, 'Beads,' which is devoted to the publication of
scholarly articles on various aspects of bead research. 'Beads' has color
illustrated pages 80-104. Individual copies are $14.50, postpaid ($16.50
foreign). Back issues of 'The Bead Forum' (Nos. 1-25, through 1994) are
available to new members. Articles for 'The Bead Forum' and 'Beads' are invited and
should be sent to Karlis Karklins, P.O. Box 7304,
Eugene, OR 97401. For further info contact:
613-990-4814. Membership
dues: There are four levels of
membership: Individual ($15 US, $20 foreign), Sustaining,
Patron and Benefactor. All levels receive the same
publications and benefits. karlis_karklins@pch.gc.ca http://www.spiretech.com/~lester/sbr/index.htm
The Society of Glass Beadmakers
8170 La Mesa Boulevard
La Mesa, CA 91941
Heather Trimlett, Vice President
Phone: 619-465-1586
A national symposium and sale is
held annually. For more information contact Mike
Frantz, 360-426-6712. http://www.nas.com/~gossamer/SGB.html
Society of Glass Beadmakers
P.O. Box 895
Highland Park, IL 60035-0895
Fax 217-287-7232
Washington D.C. Lampworker's Group
4511 Amherst Road
College Park, MD 20740
Nan Roche
The Lampworker's Group is a study group of the Bead Society of Greater Washington. Members share information about working glass in front of a torch to make beads. They meet three to four times per year at each others' studios, and sponsor visiting lamp workers and special workshops.
West Toronto Beading Guild
www.westtorontobeadingguild.ca
Mississauga ON
Canada
The Center for Bead Research
c/o Peter Francis, Jr.
4 Essex Street
Lake Placid, NY 12946
Center for the Study of Beadwork
P.O. Box 13719
Portland, OR 97213
Phone: 503-248-1848
Fax 248-1011
Alice Scherer is the director. Ms. Scherer puts out a newsletter which is available at $20/four issues. The newsletter accepts advertising and classifieds, and she puts out special issues with extensive book reviews. Sample newsletter is $2.50. Membership Dues: $20 USA, $25 Canada/Mexico and $30 Non-North America. Membership entitles member to newsletter, 5% discount on book purchases, and 10% discount on slide kit and postcard purchases, as well as unlimited access -- by appointment -- to CSB's library, study collection, slide bank and files.
Polymer Clay Groups
New York Polymer Clay Guild
P.O. Box 786
Murray Hill Station
New York NY 10156
Phone: 212-689-5428
Membership Dues: $20 per
year. Has about 100 members and meets
five to six times a year. There is also a newsletter.
Meetings feature national and local polymer artists and offer
many interesting workshops. Myrna Kanter,
President Lorraine Weberg (NYPCG
Corresponding Secretary) wk04803@worldlink.com
National Polymer Clay Guild
1350 Beverly Road, Suite 115-345
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 202-895-5212
Meetings:
7:30 PM, second Monday of every other month, February through November.
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