AFRC EVENT KNOWN AS MAY DAZE
Below is information on this years MAY DAZE.
MAY DAYS 2023 Tentative Schedule of Events - May 19, 20, and 21
Diamond City (just outside Lethbridge), Alberta
Friday, May 19, 2023
TIME ACTIVITY
3:00 pm Diamond City Community Hall opens for set up.
Tenting available at the (TBD)
Parking for RVs on the (TBD)
When you arrive, Registration, sign the AFRC guest book and pick up your Welcome Bag
Set up displays in the cabinets. We'd all love to see what you've made in the last two
years.
6:00 pm Meet and Greet Barbeque
Menu: burgers, salads, drinks, condiments ($ TBD)
Free coffee and tea available all weekend (AFRC sponsored)
All evening: Fundraising events (TBD), such as sale of 50/50 Tickets, Raffle Tickets, Silent
Auction
7:00 pm Sign up for field trips and workshops
Have a look at the display cases
7:30 pm Formal Welcome and Guest Speaker (TBD)
11:00 pm Hall is locked for the night
Outdoor toilet is available
Saturday, May 20, 2023
8:00 am Hall Opens
Breakfast on your own (not provided by the Lethbridge Club)
8:45 am Sign up for field trips and workshops
Fundraising events such as sale of 50/50 Tickets, Raffle Tickets,
door prizes
Saturday, May 20, 2023 Continued…
9:00 am Field Trips depart - own transportation required for all trips
Local Rock Hounding (TBD – Subject to change):
Garrett’s Coulee Fossils, agates, etc. – Brett Jensen (lead) (SARHA) (some 4x4’s
recommended)
Scabby Butte Fossils, agates, various, etc. – lead TBD
Popson Park River Bottom various stones – self-lead (see map)
Cottonwood Park River Bottom various stones – self-lead (see map)
Castle River (“Green Dragon”, “Quail Egg” and others) and Blairmore (Melanite
crystals, Blairmorite, and Volcanics) - Brett Jensen (lead) (SARHA) (This will be
offered Monday May 22 as an optional Field Trip owing to limited time Saturday)
Other demos and workshops to be announced (as they are subject to change)
TIME ACTIVITY
12:00 noon Please provide your own lunch for the activities
1:00-4:00pm Demonstrations and Workshops
Demonstrations (subject to change):
(time TBD) 3D Printing and Laser Cutting - Tony Cave (Lacombe)
(time TBD) Rock Carving – Jonathan Legg (SARHA)
(time TBD) Ammolite Finishing – Shaimus Tolman (SARHA)
Workshops:
(time TBD) Jewellery Metal Testing – Jim Danku (SARHA)
May be other Demos or workshops (TBD)
Crew to set up for Auction
5:00pm Potluck Supper - Host club will supply the main meat dishes; all others bring other courses
and/or a dessert to share
please bring/use your own dishes and cutlery
7:00 pm AFRC Annual General Meeting
10:00 pm Signup for May Daze 2024 AFRC Auction Lots
10:30 pm Hall cleanup
11:00 pm Hall is locked for the night
Outdoor toilet may be available – please contact/phone if camping and needed
Sunday, May 21, 2023
7:00 am Hall Opens
8-9:00 am Pancake Breakfast (Sponsored by AFRC - no charge)
9:30 am AFRC Auction
12:00 noon Potluck Lunch - Bring your own
1:00 pm Auction resumes
3- 4:00 pm Tailgate sale – outside – (time TBD)
Clean up, pack up
Have a safe trip home!
Diamond City (just outside Lethbridge), Alberta
Friday, May 19, 2023
TIME ACTIVITY
3:00 pm Diamond City Community Hall opens for set up.
Tenting available at the (TBD)
Parking for RVs on the (TBD)
When you arrive, Registration, sign the AFRC guest book and pick up your Welcome Bag
Set up displays in the cabinets. We'd all love to see what you've made in the last two
years.
6:00 pm Meet and Greet Barbeque
Menu: burgers, salads, drinks, condiments ($ TBD)
Free coffee and tea available all weekend (AFRC sponsored)
All evening: Fundraising events (TBD), such as sale of 50/50 Tickets, Raffle Tickets, Silent
Auction
7:00 pm Sign up for field trips and workshops
Have a look at the display cases
7:30 pm Formal Welcome and Guest Speaker (TBD)
11:00 pm Hall is locked for the night
Outdoor toilet is available
Saturday, May 20, 2023
8:00 am Hall Opens
Breakfast on your own (not provided by the Lethbridge Club)
8:45 am Sign up for field trips and workshops
Fundraising events such as sale of 50/50 Tickets, Raffle Tickets,
door prizes
Saturday, May 20, 2023 Continued…
9:00 am Field Trips depart - own transportation required for all trips
Local Rock Hounding (TBD – Subject to change):
Garrett’s Coulee Fossils, agates, etc. – Brett Jensen (lead) (SARHA) (some 4x4’s
recommended)
Scabby Butte Fossils, agates, various, etc. – lead TBD
Popson Park River Bottom various stones – self-lead (see map)
Cottonwood Park River Bottom various stones – self-lead (see map)
Castle River (“Green Dragon”, “Quail Egg” and others) and Blairmore (Melanite
crystals, Blairmorite, and Volcanics) - Brett Jensen (lead) (SARHA) (This will be
offered Monday May 22 as an optional Field Trip owing to limited time Saturday)
Other demos and workshops to be announced (as they are subject to change)
TIME ACTIVITY
12:00 noon Please provide your own lunch for the activities
1:00-4:00pm Demonstrations and Workshops
Demonstrations (subject to change):
(time TBD) 3D Printing and Laser Cutting - Tony Cave (Lacombe)
(time TBD) Rock Carving – Jonathan Legg (SARHA)
(time TBD) Ammolite Finishing – Shaimus Tolman (SARHA)
Workshops:
(time TBD) Jewellery Metal Testing – Jim Danku (SARHA)
May be other Demos or workshops (TBD)
Crew to set up for Auction
5:00pm Potluck Supper - Host club will supply the main meat dishes; all others bring other courses
and/or a dessert to share
please bring/use your own dishes and cutlery
7:00 pm AFRC Annual General Meeting
10:00 pm Signup for May Daze 2024 AFRC Auction Lots
10:30 pm Hall cleanup
11:00 pm Hall is locked for the night
Outdoor toilet may be available – please contact/phone if camping and needed
Sunday, May 21, 2023
7:00 am Hall Opens
8-9:00 am Pancake Breakfast (Sponsored by AFRC - no charge)
9:30 am AFRC Auction
12:00 noon Potluck Lunch - Bring your own
1:00 pm Auction resumes
3- 4:00 pm Tailgate sale – outside – (time TBD)
Clean up, pack up
Have a safe trip home!