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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SDMG Calender of Events

 

 

March 2024

March 2024 Calendar

I. SDMG & GSSD Meetings, Announcements & Events

Gem Diego 2024 – Heads Up! It's not too soon to start thinking about applying for a display case, see details in the print-friendly flyer (vers. 2/9/2024)

Mon, March 4, 2024 – GSSD Meeting, 7PM, SDMG Bldg.

Mon, March 18, 2024 – SDMG Board Meeting (Virtual), 7PM, SDMG Bldg.

Mon, March 25, 2024 – SDMG General Meeting, 7PM, SDMG Bldg.

Sun, April 7, 2024  San Diego, CA – SDMG Equipment Sale

Detailed listings for Shows and Events appear in The Pegmatite
Join the SDMG mailing list to receive regular e-Newsletters with a link to the bulletin

II. On the Go… To a Show & Other Events

 

Sat and Sun, March 2–3, 2024 – VENTURA, CA 61st Annual VGMS Show

Fri, Sat & Sun, March 8–10, 2024  VICTORVILLE, CA – 48th Annual Stoddard Wells Rock Hound Tailgate

Sat, March 17, 2024  FALLBROOK, CA – FGMS Rough & Cut Show

Sat & Sun, April 6–7, 2024  VISTA, CA – Vista Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show

Sat, April 13, 2024  LAKE ELSINORE, CA – 4th Annual Lake Elsinore Rock & Craft Show

Sat & Sun, April 20–21, 2024  THOUSAND OAKS, CA – Conejo Gem & Mineral Club 47th Annual Pageant of a Thousand Gems

CARLSBAD, CA – Annual Sinkankas Symposium – CANCELED for 2024 

Fri and Sat, April 27–28, 2024  ANAHEIM, CA – The Searchers Annual Show

Fri and Sat, May 3–4, 2024  YUCAIPA, CA – YVGMS Annual Gem & Mineral Show

Sat and Sun, May 4–5, 2024  LANCASTER, CA – Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral Society Gem & Mineral Show

 

 

I. and II. All Meetings, Events & Shows

 

 

2024 VGMS Show poster

 

Sat and Sun, March 2–3, 2024  VENTURA, CA
61st Annual Gem Mineral, Fossil & Lapidary Show

Hosted by:  Ventura Gem & Mineral Society

Venue:  Ventura Fairgrounds
   10 Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001

Hours:  Sat 10am – 5pm; Sun 10am – 4pm

Admission:  FREE.

Parking:  Fee for fairground parking

Website:  vgms.org/category/gem-show

Displays of gems, minerals, meteorites, fossils and award-winning handcrafted jewelry. Includes educational exhibits of fossils collected locally in and around Ventura County, as well as a display of the California State Rock, Mineral, Fossil and Gemstone, featuring a gold nugget and Ice Age saber-tooth cat. Demonstrations include gemstone cutting, silver work and jewelry making, beading, and other arts. Raffle prizes and hourly silent auctions. Expert prospectors will guide you through the steps of gold panning, and you can purchase "pay dirt" to pan for real gold in your own backyard. You'll also see displays that include meteorites, handcrafted jewelry, and "Auggie," the California State Dinosaur.

 

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Mon, March 4, 2024  SAN DIEGO, CA – GSSD General Meeting

Sponsor:  Gemological Society of San Diego

Venue:  SDMG Bldg, at the back of Spanish Village in Balboa Park, San Diego

Hours:  7:00 PM

Admission:  Free. Open to the public.

Parking is limited behind the SDMG Bldg, so it's first come, first served. Look for additional parking in the Carousel parking lot near Park Blvd. or in the Zoo parking lot.

Jim Parrish will give us a full report on the Tucson shows, with facts and figures, who's who and what's what. Jim has been attending the Tucson shows for a long time and has seen many changes over the years. We will have punch and cookies after the program. Please bring something to share.

 

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Fri thru Sun, March 8–10, 2024  VICTORVILLE, CA – 48th Annual Stoddard Wells Rock Hound Tailgate

Sponsor:  Victor Valley Gem and Mineral Club

Venue:  Stoddard Wells Rd. near I15

Hours:  9am – 5pm daily

Admission & Parking:  Free. Open to the public.

Contact:  VVGMC 760-243-2330

Website:  vvgmc.org

Handcrafted and faceted jewelry, slabs and cabs, findings and equipment, minerals and fossils and TONS of Rough Material, dry camping, grab bags, Silent Auction. Saturday FAMILY Field Trip: Tri-Colored Marble 9am – 1pm.

 

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Sat, March 17, 2024  FALLBROOK, CA – FGMS Rough & Cut Show

Sponsor:  Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society

Venue:  123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook, CA 92028

Hours:  Noon – 3pm

Admission & Parking:  Free. Open to the public. Parking in church lot on Pico (across from Rough & Cut entrance)

Contact: info@fgms.org

Website:  fallbrookgemandmineralsociety.wildapricot.org

Extraordinary minerals, gemstones, lapidary material, fine specimens, bargain buckets and boxes, and much, much more.

 

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Mon, March 25, 2024  SAN DIEGO, CA – SDMG General Meeting

Sponsor:  San Diego Mineral & Gem Society

Venue:  SDMG Bldg, at the back of Spanish Village in Balboa Park, San Diego

Hours:  7:00 PM

Admission:  Free. Open to the public.

Parking is limited behind the SDMG Bldg, so it's first come, first served. Look for additional parking in the Carousel parking lot near Park Blvd. or in the Zoo parking lot.

Museum curator and past president of SDMG, Jim Parrish, will give a report on Eighteen Days in Tucson. He will share his impression of the various shows, unique and interesting mineral finds, and things he saw and experienced at this year’s shows. Jim has an immersive knowledge of minerals and a great eye for fine specimens. The theme of the main show this year was pegmatite crystals, so Jim plans on showcasing some of the exemplary pegmatite minerals he saw on display. We'll have refreshments and door prizes. By all means, please bring something to share at the refreshment table. Everyone is welcome and we hope you'll have an enjoyable time.

 

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Sat and Sun, April 6–7, 2027  VISTA, CA – Vista Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show

Sponsor:  Vista Gem & Mineral Society

Address:  Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum
2040 N. Santa Fe Ave., Vista, CA 92083

Hours:  Fri & Sat 10am – 5pm; Sun 10am – 4pm

Admission:  Free.  Public welcome.

Contact:  info@vistarocks.org

Website:  vistarocks.org/shows

Outdoor event in a rustic setting with vendors offering jewelry, slabs, cabs, and rough stones of all kinds. Tools, equipment, and other lapidary related items.

 

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Sun, April 7, 2024  San Diego, CA – SDMG Equipment Sale

Sponsor:  San Diego Mineral & Gem Society

Venue:  Clairemont location will be sent in an eBlast on or about April 4th
Join the SDMG mailing list to receive the eBlast

Hours:  9 AM to Noon

Cash and Carry:  Cash or Check only. We do not deliver, so for the heavier and bulkier items, please come prepared with your own husky movers, pickup truck, trailer, SUV, ropes and tie-downs, etc.

The SDMG storage garage is overflowing, so it's past time to unleash an equipment sale. Featured items will include:

  • V-2 Ultra Tec, tool box with mast, 2 boxes of laps, faceting diagrams.
  • Highland Park Rock Drill, with submersible pump and control unit.
  • Diamond Pacific Genie #1, with six wheels, lamp and magnifier.
  • Diamond Pacific Genie #2, with six wheels and lamp.
  • Rio Grande Casting Kiln, new.
  • 14" Lortone Vibrating Flat Lap.
  • Dremel accessory tool kit.
  • Lortone Model R40 Heavy Duty Rotary Tumbler #2, no motor.
  • Midway Model 2084 Tumbler.
  • Heavy duty anvils (2).
  • Lots and lots of tumbling grit and polish.
  • 27" Vib-Bra-Lap Vibrating Lap, on stand with motor.

 

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Sat, April 13, 2024  LAKE ELSINORE, CA – 4th Annual Lake Elsinore Rock & Craft Show

Sponsor:  Lake Elsinore Gem & Mineral Society

Venue:  32097 Corydon Road, Lake Elsinore, CA 9253

Hours:  10am – 4pm

Admission:  Free. Public welcome.

Web:  www.facebook.com/groups/530281757337262/

A wide variety of local vendors plus fossils and minerals.

 

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Sat and Sun, April 20–21, 2024  THOUSAND OAKS, CA – CGMC 47th Annual Pageant of a Thousand Gems

Sponsor:  Conejo Gem & Mineral Club

Venue:  Borchard Park Community Center
   190 Reino Road at Borchard Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

Hours:  Fri and Sat 10am – 5pm; Sun 10am – 4pm

Admission:  Free.  Public welcome.

Contact:  conejogemandmineral@gmail.com

Website:  www.cgamc.org

Exhibits and Dealers. Door Prizes and Drawings. Opportunity Tables and Silent Auctions. Lapidary, Rock Polishing, and Jewelry Making Demonstrations. Youth Activities like Arts & Crafts, Learning Centers, and chances to win prizes. Your favorite raw-to-finished Fossils, Gemstones, Jewelry, Metaphysical, Minerals, Lapidary Equipment and Supplies, Rocks, and much more!

 

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Fri and Sat, May 3–4, 2024  YUCAIPA, CA – YVGMS Annual Gem & Mineral Show

Sponsor:  Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society

Venue:  Yucaipa Blvd at Adams Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399

Hours:  Fri 5pm – 10pm, Sat Noon to 9pm

Admission & Parking:  Free.  Public welcome.

Contact:  grandpasgems@gmail.com

Website:  www.yvgms.org

YVGMS annual show held in conjunction with the city of Yucaipa Music and Arts Festival (YMAF). The YVGMS show will include 15 dealers, kids activities, club store, geode cracker, and a great raffle. YMAF will have name bands both nights, other arts and crafts dealers and food, beer and wine booths. Great for the whole family.

 

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Sat and Sun, May 4–5, 2024  LANCASTER, CA – AVGMS Annual Gem & Mineral Show

Sponsor:  Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral Club

Venue:  Antelope Valley Fairgrounds (new location)
   2551 West Ave. H, Lancaster, CA 93536

Hours:  Sat 10am – 5pm, Sun 10am – 4pm

Admission & Parking:  Free.  Public welcome.

Contact:  marylandoriole@gmail.com

Website:  avgem.weebly.com

We will have lots of vendors, displays and activities for individuals and families.

 

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