We are planning an exciting and fun-filled weekend of activities! In addition to lectures, field trips and workshops sessions, there are a number of other special events to engage conference participants. 

Join us at the Beachcomb Conference's Opening Night for an evening you will long remember. Enjoy light fare as you socialize with old beachcomb buddies and make new ones. Meet the authors of favorite beachcomb and sea glass books and have them sign a copy of a book for you or identify your special beachcomb treasures. Shop early at the Holiday Beach Arts Bazaar while "the getting is good!"  And there may be a secret surprise event to entertain you!

Get a head start on your holiday shopping for others (and yourselves!) by shopping for lovely sea glass jewelry, wind chimes, shell decorated frames, coastal books, stationary, fishing floats and much, much more! 

During the Welcome Wine and Cheese Party and conference lunches, authors of your favorite beach-related books will be on hand to personally sign copies of their works for you. Authors and other beachcomb treasure experts will be available to help identify and/or give you more information on your special beach treasures.

When: Saturday Evening and Sunday afternoon

Beach Lesson 101: Share, don't hoard. There's More than Enough to Go Around. (From A Beachcomber's Odyssey, Vol. II due out Spring '11)

Sort through your beach treasure stocks and bring what you don't want or need to the conference. Make someone else's day (and probably your own, too) by trading or giving away these beach treasures.  At the '09 conference, 'comber Mike showed up with a bucketful of beautiful sea glass a friend had given to him to share. Everyone took turns picking through the glass and everyone went home with pockets full of luminous amberina, ice blue, cornflower blue, kelly and olive green glass shards.