CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 2025
I. SDMG – Meetings, Announcements & Events
Mon, March 10, 2025 – Mineral Division Meeting, 7PM, SDMG Bldg.
Mon, March 17, 2025 – SDMG Board Meeting (Virtual)
Mon, March 24, 2025 – SDMG General Meeting, 7PM, SDMG Bldg.
Fri, April 25, 2025 – Entry deadline for the San Diego County Fair 8pm (online only). Tip: don't wait until Friday.
Sat, May 3, 2025 – SDMG Annual Picnic & Silent Auction, Volunteers Needed NOW
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
Fri, Sat & Sun, March 7–9, 2025 VICTORVILLE, CA – 49th Annual Stoddard Wells Rock Hound Tailgate
Sat, March 16, 2025 FALLBROOK, CA – FGMS Rough & Cut Show
Sat & Sun, March 22–23, 2025 TORRANCE, CA – Nature's Treasures
Wed – Sun, April 2–6, 2025 JOSHUA TREE, CA – Joshua Tree Gem & Mineral Show
Sat & Sun, April 12–13, 2025 THOUSAND OAKS, CA – Conejo Gem & Mineral Club Pageant of a Thousand Gems
Fri and Sat, April 26–27, 2025 ANAHEIM, CA – The Searchers Annual Show
CANCELED for 2025 CARLSBAD, CA – Annual Sinkankas Symposium
I. and II. All Meetings, Events & Shows
Mon, March 10, 2025 SAN DIEGO, CA – Mineral Division Meeting
Sponsor: SDMG (formerly Gemological Society of San Diego, now merged with SDMG)
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.
Mineral Division chairman Jim Parrish will preside over the annual Quartzsite and Tucson Show 'N' Tell meeting. This is your opportunity to share your traveling and buying experience at this year's shows. We all look forward to hearing about your shopping adventures and seeing some of the beautiful items you've added to your collections. This will give us all a chance to learn something new and share our love of minerals. Even if you didn't have a chance to attend either of these world-renowned shows, join us and learn what they are about. You just may find the information useful for planning your travel itineraries to Quarzsite and Tucson next year.
After the presentation we will have refreshments – and be sure to thank Mike Frye, as he is the one who sets up the chairs and refreshment table.
Fri thru Sun, March 7–9, 2025 VICTORVILLE, CA – 49th 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: Mark Lantz, 760-243-2330 or or tailgate@vvgmc.org
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.
Sat, March 16, 2025 FALLBROOK, CA – FGMS Rough & Cut Show
Sponsor: Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society
Venue: 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook, CA 92028
Hours: 1 PM – 4 PM
Admission & Parking: Free. Open to the public. Parking in church lot on Pico (across from Rough & Cut entrance)
Website: fallbrookgemandmineralsociety.wildapricot.org
Rough & Cut sale of mineral specimens, gem rough and cut, lapidary slabs and rough, obsidian, micros, grab buckets and more. Priced to GO! Visit our free admission Gem and Mineral Museum while you’re in town.
Fri thru Sun, March 22–23, 2025 TORRANCE, CA – Nature's Treasures
Sponsor: South Bay Lapidary & Mineral Society
Venue: Ken Miller Recreation Center
3341 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
Hours: Fri & Sat 9am – 5pm; Sun 10am – 4pm
Admission & Parking: Free. Open to the public.
Website: southbaylapidaryandmineralsociety.com
Annual gem and mineral show featuring educational demonstrations, slabs, raffle, rough rock, silent auction, polished stones, fluorescent minerals, children’s activities, crystals, and more.
Mon, March 24, 2025 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.
Andrea Jaye will be the guest speaker, and her topic will be Lab-grown vs. mined diamonds, blue topaz, & tanzanite: Let’s discuss these treasures!. Andrea will share her insights and knowledge with the audience on current industry topics related to these gemstones. She will present samples of the gemstones discussed, including natural gem specimens showing before-and-after treatment, as well as counterfeit stones. We cordially invite you to join us for this enlightening discussion.
About the speaker. Andrea is a jewelry designer, gemologist, and lecturer on gemstones and minerals. She is also proprietor of the Andrea Jaye Collection, which advocates for “Jewelry with a Cause.” Her website, andreajayecollection.com proudly raises public awareness of Crohn’s disease, colitis, and other “invisible diseases.” It supports healing through donations, giveaways, and special sales. Andrea holds a degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). She also studied at UC Santa Barbara. She has over four decades of experience in the gem industry.
We'll have refreshments and door prizes. We'll have coffee, iced tea, soda and any snacks you'd like to bring to share with everyone. Everyone is welcome and we hope you'll have an enjoyable time.
Wed thru Sun, April 2–6, 2025 JOSHUA TREE, CA – Joshua Tree Gem & Mineral Show
Sponsor: Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral Club
Venue: Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground
2601 Sunfair Rd, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Hours: Wed thru Sat 9am – 5pm; Sun 9am – 4pm
Admission & Parking: Free. Open to the public.
Website: AVGMS on Facebook
Rocks, fossils, gemstones, slabs, equipment, cabochons crystals, spheres, jewelry, dozens of amazing booths, food vendors, and entertainment.
Sat and Sun, April 12–13, 2025 THOUSAND OAKS, CA – CGMC 48th 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 and chances to win prizes. Fossils, gemstones, jewelry, metaphysical, minerals, lapidary equipment and supplies, rocks and much more!
Fri and Sat, April 26–37, 2025 ANAHEIM, CA – The Searchers Annual Show
Sponsor: Anaheim Searchers Gem & Mineral Society
Venue: Brookhurst Community Center
2271 W. Crescent Ave., Anaheim CA 92801
Hours: Sat 10am – 5pm; Sun 10am – 4:30pm
Admission & Parking: Free. Public welcome.
Contact: nancyjbird68@gmail.com
Website: www.searchersrocks.org
This is one of the best rock shows in Southern California. Many fun activities for kids! See rocks, gems, minerals, fossils, crystals, beads, rough, slabs, vendors, gold panning, silent auction, hobby supplies, vintage stones, door prizes, gemstones, grab bags, tools, equipment and exhibits. Lapidary supplies. Stone carving, faceting, intarsia, wire wrapping and cabochon making demonstrations. Lunch, snacks and drinks are available.