Schedules
GCBE Show Dates: April 15 - April 19, 2026
Classes: April 15 - April 19, 2026.
Exhibit Hall Show Floor: April 17 - April 19, 2026
Show Floor Times: Fri. 4/17 8am - 5pm Sat. 4/18 9am - 6pm Sun. 4/19 10am - 3pm
* All times are PST and subject to change.
Full Schedule
(schedules subject to change)
April 15
Wednesday
Registration Desks Open
(7:30 AM - 6:00 PM)
Classes
(8:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Evening Classes
(5:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
Glass After Dark: Opening Night Live with Host Jamaison Schuler
(6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
April 16
Thursday
Registration Desks Open
(7:30 AM - 6:00 PM)
Classes
(8:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Evening Classes
(5:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
Layer by Layer: Designing Intricate Vitrigraph Murrine - Tabitha Burrill
(7:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
April 17
Friday
Registration Desks Open
(7:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Classes
(8:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Exhibit Hall Open
(8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Demos on Stages
(9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Glass Cutting Contest
(4:00 PM)
Evening Classes
(5:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
Narcissus Quagliata - 55 Years of Breaking Tradition
(6:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
April 18
Saturday
Registration Desks Open
(7:30 AM - 6:00 PM)
Classes
(8:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Exhibit Hall Open
(9:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Demos on Stages
(10:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Meet the Master: An Intimate Talk with Narcissus Quagliata
(3:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
30th Anniversary Celebration
(7:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
April 19
Sunday
Registration Desks Open
(7:30 AM - 3:00 PM)
Classes
(8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Exhibit Hall Open
(10:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
Demos on Stages
(10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
KBW Charity Auction
(12:00 PM)
Expo Closes
(3:00 PM)
Demo Schedule
(demo schedule subject to change)
April 17
Friday
Torch Stage
Susan Richards
Sparkles in Lampwork Beads
(9:00AM)
Main Stage
Mark Bolick
How to Use Vari-Etch to Acid-Etch your glass surfaces
(9:00AM)
Main Stage
Shangri-La Art Glass
Melanie & Shaundra on Color Decisions (what-why-how)
(10:00AM)
Torch Stage
Jelveh Jaferian
Eye See You
(10:30AM)
Main Stage
Randy Wardell & Nate Smatana
Techniglass - The Coolest Tools for Art Glass - A Total Product Overview
(11:00AM)
Main Stage
Margot Clark
Working with Unique Glass Colors MUD and Enamels
(12:00PM)
Torch Stage
Stephanie White
Dichro Floral Spacer Beads
(12:00PM)
Main Stage
Barbara Cashman
Capturing Detail with SilkeMat Lite
(1:00PM)
Torch Stage
Patty Lakinsmith
Blown Soft Glass Ornaments
(1:30PM)
Main Stage
Loretta Hackman
Make Your Own Unique Fine Silver Fire-in-Place Findings for Fused Glass
(2:00PM)
Main Stage
Randy Wardell & Nate Smatana
Techniglass - The Foiler and The Station - The Complete Foiling System
(3:00PM)
Torch Stage
Dennis Gerasimov
Flower Implosion Pendant
(3:00PM)
April 18
Saturday
Main Stage
Carrie Strope
Mosaic on Mesh: Techniques for Collaborative & Community Projects
(10:00AM)
Torch Stage
Alana Nicholson
Hollow Beads
(10:00AM)
Main Stage
Randy Wardell & Nate Smatana
Techniglass - The Edger and The Runner - Newest Tools Release
(11:00AM)
Torch Stage
Joy Munshower
Sea Nettle Jellyfish Sculpture Bead
(11:30AM)
Main Stage
Betty White
Vitrigraph Design, Basics and Beyond
(12:00PM)
Torch Stage
Shelly Woollvin
Seascape
(1:00PM)
Main Stage
Wazer
The Art of the Cut: Waterjet or Hand Cutting?
(1:00PM)
Main Stage
Margot Clark
Working with Unique Glass Colors new Drawing Fluids and Enamels
(2:00PM)
Torch Stage
Laura Simone
Small Sculptures & Stringers
(2:30PM)
Main Stage
Randy Wardell & Nate Smatana
Techniglass - The Grinder Extravaganza - Nothing But Grinders
(3:00PM)
Main Stage
Nikol Manes
Mosaics with 51percent Mosaics
(4:00PM)
Torch Stage
Aja Vaz
Puffy Mandrel Hollows
(4:00PM)
Main Stage
Megan McElfresh with Stained Glass Association of America
Innovation IS Tradition: The Untold History of Stained Glass in America
(5:00PM)
April 19
Sunday
Main Stage
Randy Wardell & Nate Smatana
Wardell Fusing Molds & Techniglass Fusing Products
(10:00AM)
Torch Stage
Roger Parramore
Kyoto Cups
(10:00AM)
Main Stage
Steve Wortley
Warping the Light - A Demonstration of Arc Faceting
(11:00AM)
Torch Stage
Lewis Wilson
A Few Small Pieces
(12:00PM)
Torch Stage
Brent Graber
Soul Shield with a Beacon (encased opal)
(2:00PM)