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Meetings 

Mem​ber Meetings

Note: The Holiday Party is the last in-person meeting until April 2026 at the  Edina Senior Center.  January, February, and March will be available via Zoom
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​ ​February 2, 2026
  • Melissa Fowler, Creatively Indigenous 
​March 2, 2026
  • Helena Tang-Lim, Manek Manek Beads​​​
April 6, 2026
  • Patti Parker, Rose Blu Beads
May 4, 2026
  • Sara Aho Lukkonen, C-Koop Beads
June 1, 2026
  • Teresa Sullivan, Teresa Sullivan Studio
July 6, 2026
  • Mandi Z Olaniyi, Bead Woven Dreams
August 3, 2026
  • Dolores Elliot, Archeologist
August 6, 2026
  • Grande Connections Toho Peace Ring Project
  • Mall of America, Huntington Bank Rotunda
December 7, 2026
  • UMBS Holiday Party
Let's Make Toho Peace Rings Together Bead & Chat Zoom only.  

  • Let's Make Toho Peace Rings, and for more information, check the link: Peace Chain Project 
  • Share what we are excited about during Show and Tell, and help set our Peace Chain Goal. 
  • I will send out the Zoom link a few days before these Zoom sessions. 

February 2025
  • Saturday, February 21st, 11 am to 1 pm CST
  • Let's Make Peace Rings
  • Saturday, February 21st, 11 am to 1 pm, Let's Make Toho Peace Rings Together Bead & Chat Zoom Link


Let's Bead Live Zoom and Facebook resumes March 2026  ​
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March 21, 2026
  • Helen O'Donnell - Helen O'Donnell Designs
April 18, 2026
  • Maggie Thompson - Maggie T Designs
May 16, 2026
  • Rochelle Peterson & Hannah Rosner
  • Flower Power
June 2026
  • TBA
July 11, 2026
  • Lisa Dooley
  • Butterfly Necklace
December 12, 2026
  • Lisa Dooley
  • Angel Earrings​
UMBS Bead Retreats

Spring Retreat: 3/18-22/2026
​Fall Retreat:  9/9-13/2026

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Zoom Link

Saturday, February 21st,
11 am to 1 pm CST
Let's Make Peace Rings  
Let's Make Toho Peace Rings Together
Bead & Chat Zoom Link

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Twin Cities Bead Bazaar
October 25-26, 2025
twincitiesbeadbazaar.com/
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Be sure to visit the UMBS make-and-take tables.

The Milwaukee Bead Show 
Sunday October 5, 2025 10am-4pm

Milwaukee Bead Show
​The Milwaukee Bead Show Facebook Page
Edina Senior Center
5280 Grandview Square 
Edina MN 55436

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Exit Hwy 100 at Vernon Avenue
Parking Info:  The Edina Senior Center is the lower level of a 2-story facility.  The upper level is the Edina Library.  Park in either the upper or lower lot and still access the Senior Center. If you park in the lower lot, that’ll bring you directly into our Center. If you park in the upper lot, you’ll need to go through the main entrance of the library towards the double doors on the other end of the hallway and head down the stairs or take the elevator on the left side of the double doors.

Other Bead Events

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Meet the NEW OWNER of Glass Garden Beads, "Candace Ballstadt". The shop will remain in the same location. 318 Central Ave N, in Historic Downtown Faribault. The NEW NAME will be very similar but broadening to meet the shops offering. GLASS GARDEN BEADS COLLECTIVE. March 1st will be the official date. We are working hard to get everything transitioned.

Suz Klumb & Candace Ballstadt
Glass Garden Beads, LLC
Glass Garden Beads & Brigg Evans Textile Design
318 Central Ave. N.B2
Faribault, MN 55021
                                             507-330-1367
www.glassgardenbeadkits.com
[email protected]

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Museum of Beadwork - Our Fourth Annual Beadwork Challenge:  Microbes & Mushrooms
Open for submission until May 1st, 2026. 
How it works: Each year we ask artists to contribute a beaded item of a specific theme. We install these collected items in an exhibition highlighting the power of people coming together for the purpose of community and creation. The exhibition is then on display for roughly a year. Once finished, the individual items are used in fundraising efforts for the Museum supporting the staff, development, and programs of this community-based institution.   Click the link to learn more​
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White Bear Center for the Arts 

White Bear Center for the Arts is hosting open fiber arts sessions.  Beaders are welcome.  We will be meeting 2nd and the 4th Wednesday of the month at 4pm t0 6 pm.  No rsvp needed just warm willing bodies!  
Come out and meet new people and share your beading passion.  
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  • Home
  • About UMBS
  • Membership
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  • Members Only
  • Gallery
    • Members Spotlight
    • Videos >
      • UMBS Youtube
  • Links
  • Blog
  • Support Our Community
    • Support your Local Bead Stores
    • Ukraine Support
  • Bead Retreat
  • Sponsorship Page
  • Peace Chain Project
  • Lets Bead Live Videos
  • Monthly Meeting Videos