- Date: Saturday,
May 17, 2007 -- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: East Lawn of
the War Memorial Bldg., Balboa Park, San Diego (near Roosevelt Jr. High School)
- Ticket Information
- Tickets must be purchased by Wednesday,
May 14. You can attend without a ticket, but
you'll be missing a fantastic BBQ feast. No tickets
sold at the door! $11 - Adults, $5 - kids 12 and under, Sodas
and Water will be $1. Tickets are available from The Village Silversmiths,
located in the SDM&G Building in Balboa Park, 1700 Village Place,
San Diego, CA, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 7 days a week. And at Friday night
meetings, and at some evening classes.
- For more info and tickets, please Email Anne
Schafer
- Directions to the barbecue
- Take Park Blvd. to Zoo Place, turn into the Zoo parking
lot, proceed all the way to the north end.
- There is free parking in the S.D. Zoo lot. The War Memorial
building lawn is just north of the Zoo lot.
- Official, Traditional and Flexible BBQ Schedule:
- 8-10 a.m.
Hauling & setup. Come help, see the Silent Auction goodies first!
- 10 a.m.
Sign in and get name badges, for yourselves and your ugly rocks.
- 12-1 p.m. Turn
in that ticket and eat delicious BBQ beef, ham, beans, potato salad.
- 1:30 p.m.
Ugly Rock election ends, always fair, always final. No recounts
needed.
- 2 p.m.
Super Secret Ending Time of Silent Auction. (You didn't read it
here.)
- 2:45 p.m.
Simon King starts calling the Door Prize winners. Be there!
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Silent Auction: The Society will have lots of equipment,
tools, rocks, slabs, etc. Plus, you can bring your gem, mineral, or lapidary
items to sell on the Silent Auction tables. You set the minimum bid, the
Society takes 10% of your final price, the rest is yours.
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Ugly Rock Contest: Bring out your
REALLY UGLY rocks! Three categories: Embellished (decorated), Mimic, and
Ugly. Prizes: 1st - $10, 2nd - $5, 3rd - $1 in each category.
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Seller's Tables: You, or your club,
may bring card tables to sell rockhound items or lapidary crafts. The Society
requests an up-front donation of $10 per seller.
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Door Prizes: Tickets will be on sale
at the BBQ for the many beautiful door prizes in the display case. We've
got petrified wood, bookends, jewelry, ammonites, spheres, eggs, jelly beans
(why not?), polished slabs, carvings and more. Everyone will want
to win!
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Food! A g-r-e-a-t menu of BBQ beef,
BBQ ham, BBQ beans, coleslaw, rolls & butter, yummy cake and cold beverages.
Food will only be served between 12:00 - 1:00.
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Please Bring: Your own table and chairs,
or a blanket to sit on.
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Do Not Bring: Alcohol, balloons, pets,
glass bottles, bad attitudes.
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Please Remember: The City says, "Do
not drive spikes or stakes into the lawn. Or else!"
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