Meetings
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Member 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 March 2, 2026
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Let's Bead Live Zoom and Facebook resumes March 2026 11am-1pm March 28, 2026
UMBS Bead Retreats Spring Retreat: 3/18-22/2026 Fall Retreat: 9/9-13/2026 |
Edina Senior Center
5280 Grandview Square
Edina MN 55436
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.
5280 Grandview Square
Edina MN 55436
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.
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April 18, 2026 11am to 1pm
Maggie Thompson Beading Peace Rings
Join the Upper Midwest Bead Society for our Saturday Beading Live on April 18, 2026!
We’re excited to feature a special Peace Chain Bead-Along with Maggie Thompson, where creativity and community come together in a meaningful way.
We’ll gather at 11:00 AM Central Time, and you can join us either on Zoom or live on the Upper Midwest Bead Society Facebook page.
Come bead with us, connect, and be inspired for Peace!
Maggie will be showing us fun ways to string your peace rings for the bead chain, but you can use whatever stitch you'd like to make rings to add the Peace chain, or you can just keep it simple, just make it with your positive energy infused into it, and make it strong to withstand the weight of others...
Our goal for the length of the longest Peace chain is 1 mile, so we can attempt to wrap around the Mall of America at the Grande Connection Event on August 6th 2026.
We need your help! Bead along with us from the comfort of your own homes and join the Springtime Peaceful vibes of kindred spirits joining hearts ,minds, and beads together.
Link by Link, Bead, by Bead, Connecting People together with 1 gram of beads at a time.
For our original peace chain directions, head over to
Peace Chain Project
https://www.umbs.org/peace-chain-project.html
Peace Chain Project
Peace Chain Youtube link
We’re excited to feature a special Peace Chain Bead-Along with Maggie Thompson, where creativity and community come together in a meaningful way.
We’ll gather at 11:00 AM Central Time, and you can join us either on Zoom or live on the Upper Midwest Bead Society Facebook page.
Come bead with us, connect, and be inspired for Peace!
Maggie will be showing us fun ways to string your peace rings for the bead chain, but you can use whatever stitch you'd like to make rings to add the Peace chain, or you can just keep it simple, just make it with your positive energy infused into it, and make it strong to withstand the weight of others...
Our goal for the length of the longest Peace chain is 1 mile, so we can attempt to wrap around the Mall of America at the Grande Connection Event on August 6th 2026.
We need your help! Bead along with us from the comfort of your own homes and join the Springtime Peaceful vibes of kindred spirits joining hearts ,minds, and beads together.
Link by Link, Bead, by Bead, Connecting People together with 1 gram of beads at a time.
For our original peace chain directions, head over to
Peace Chain Project
https://www.umbs.org/peace-chain-project.html
Peace Chain Project
Peace Chain Youtube link
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Twin Cities Bead Bazaar
October 25-26, 2025 twincitiesbeadbazaar.com/ 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 |
Other Bead Events
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.
Glass Garden Beads Collective, PLLC
318 Central Avenue North, B2
Faribault, MN 55021
(507)-291-2850
Email us at: [email protected]
https://glassgardenbeadkits.com/
Glass Garden Beads Collective, PLLC
318 Central Avenue North, B2
Faribault, MN 55021
(507)-291-2850
Email us at: [email protected]
https://glassgardenbeadkits.com/
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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
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.
Come out and meet new people and share your beading passion.
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