The newly elected TMS Board consists of:
Sallie Grumka - President
Ray Mendonca - Vice President
Kathy Grissom - Secretary
Jim Walcutt - Treasurer

Showcase Chaipersons are Marlo Buchmann and Mary Preston

We've voted on the theme for our 2020 show, which will be "Miniatures of the Southwest"  The club project is going to be an adobe-type building with small patio.  Project patterns are available here on the "Tips and Projects" section of the site. 

Our tentative schedule and meeting locations for the coming year are as follows:

January 4, Ward Office*, 10am
February 1st, Ward Office, 10am
March 7, Ward Office, 10am
April 4, Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 10am meeting and "white elephant" sale
May 2, Ward Office, 10am
June 6, Ward Office, 10am
July 11, Ward Office, 10am
August 1, Ward Office, 10am
September 5, Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 10am 
October 3, Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 10am 
October 16th, 17th, & 18th, set-up and show dates
November 7th, Ward Office, 10am
December 5th, Christmas party, Museum partial space/

* Ward 6 Council Office
3202 E. First Street
​Tucson, Arizona

That's the title of the new Community Corner exhibit at the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures - The exhibit features the work of Mario Patino, lifelong Tucsonoan and spouse of our club member Jeannie.  Mario's attention to detail is amazing!  He works in various scales, and adds all the grunge of real-life.  The exhibit runs from September 10th through December 15th.  

For more details visit the museum page

June found our members hard at work on their show display pieces
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Thanks to those of you who stopped by to say "hello" and sign up for our email list at the Tucson Doll Show!
​It was great meeting new friends!

This year we are making 1:12th scale travel trailers for our club project!  As you may remember from the January post, member Sallie Grumka put together the kits and taught the class.  We will have them displayed at our upcoming show "Mini Roads Traveled".  Some members have already finished theirs!  Visit the gallery to see some pictures of the finished pieces - of course you'll have to go to the show to see them displayed in all their glory, the picture don't do them justice!  

This month, along with our annual "White Elephant Sale" we also had a lot of show and tell projects.  What fun! Here is one of the show and tell photos - a "Witch's Garden" by Madison Harper.
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TMS meets on the First Saturday of each month at 10:30 am.  The meetings are held at a couple of different places:
            The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 4455 E. Camp Lowell
                                                            OR
            Ward 6 Council Office, 3202 E. First St. (Country Club & Speedway area)
 
The Agenda at each meeting is much the same:  Business, Refreshments, Workshop
 
January 5th – Miniature Museum – 10:00am to 3:30pm  (Trailer Workshop)
February 2nd    -- Ward 6 Office – 10:30am to 1:30pm  (Guest Speakers, Trailer Workshop?)
March 2nd – Ward 6 Office – 10:30am to 1:30pm  (White Elephant Sale, Trailer Workshop?)
April 6th – Miniature Museum – 10:30am to 3:30pm (Workshop)
May 4th – Ward 6 Office – 10:30am to 1:30pm (Workshop)
June 1st – Ward 6 Office – 10:30am to 1:30pm  (Workshop)
July 6th – Ward 6 Office – 10:30am to 1:30pm (Workshop)
August 3rd – Miniature Museum – 10:30am to 3:30pm (Trailer Workshop?)
September 7th – Ward 6 Office – 10:30am to 1:30pm (Workshop)
October 5th – Ward 6 Office – 10:30am to 1:30pm (Finalizing Showcase Assignments)
October 18th --  Showcase Set-Up
October 19-20 – 2019 Miniature Showcase and Sale
November 2nd – Miniature Museum – 10:30am to 3:30pm
December7th – Ward 6 Office – 10:30am  Christmas Party

We certainly had a full house at our January meeting!  Sallie Grumka did a great job of putting together our kits for the trailer project and we got to work on it!  Looking forward to seeing what everyone is going to come up with for theirs!

We also had two new members join the club!  Welcome, new friends!

Our 2019 slate of officers is:
President Lani Smith
Vice President Tori West
Secretary Kathy Grissom
Treasurer Jim Walcutt
Show Chairman Sallie Grumka

We're looking forward to a great year full of projects and fun!

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Time to get those projects done, volunteer to help, if you haven't already, and figure out what to buy!

This year we have a particularly large selection of houses and room boxes for our real estate sales table.  I'll be posting those pics on the show and sale page.

Remember that we also have some great raffle prizes this year, along with the silent auction!

Are you excited???
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Thanks to all of you who joined us for our open house!  It was great meeting you, fun making projects and talking with you, and joyful to accept some of you as new club members!