CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 2023
Meetings & Events
Updated March 3, 2023 – Winter/Spring classes are in session. Covid-19 restrictions continue to be lifted in San Diego County; however, students are asked to respect instructors' requests regarding social distancing and masking. All students must agree to abide by school rules and sign a waiver. If you have any questions, please speak with your instructor and/or email the SDMG president.
Only SDMG members in good standing may take classes, so if your membership has lapsed or you haven't signed up for 2022–2023, renew or sign-up via our web page now. Thank you.
I. SDMG & GSSD Meetings & Events
Mon, March 20, 2023 – SDMG Board Meeting, 7pm, SDMG Bldg.
Sat, March 25, 2023 San Diego, CA – SDMG Equipment Sale
Mon, March 27, 2023 – SDMG General Meeting, 7pm, SDMG Bldg
Fri, April 28, 2023 San Diego, CA – Deadline for entries 11:59pm PDT: San Diego County Fair
Shows and events held in March and April 2023 appear in
The Pegmatite on March 6, 2023.
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 10–12, 2023 VICTORVILLE, CA – 47th Annual Stoddard Wells Rock Hound Tailgate
Sat, March 18, 2023 FALLBROOK, CA – FGMS Rough & Cut Show
Sat, March 18, 2023 LAKE ELSINORE, CA – 3rd Annual Lake Elsinore Rock & Craft Show
Sat & Sun, April 1–2, 2023 VISTA, CA – Vista Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
Sat & Sun, April 22–23, 2023 THOUSAND OAKS, CA – Conejo Gem & Mineral Club Pageant of a Thousand Gems
Sat, April 22, 2023 CARLSBAD, CA – Nineteenth Annual Sinkankas Symposium
Fri and Sat, April 29–30, 2023 ANAHEIM, CA – The Searchers Annual Show
Fri and Sat, May 5–6, 2023 YUCAIPA, CA – YVGMS Annual Gem & Mineral Show
Sat and Sun, May 6–7, 2023 LANCASTER, CA – Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral Society Gem & Mineral Show
I. and II. All Meetings, Events & Shows
Fri thru Sun, March 10̵12, 2023 VICTORVILLE, CA – 47th Annual Stoddard Wells Rock Hound Tailgate
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)
Contact: 909-208-6956, berylman50@aol.com
Website: https://gigmshow.com/
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, Sat and Sun, March 10–12, 2023 VICTORVILLE, CA – 47th Annual Stoddard Wells Rock Hound Tailgate
Sponsor: Victor Valley Gem and Mineral Club
Address: Stoddard Wells Rd. near I15 Get Directions »
Hours: 9:00AM – 5:00PM daily.
Admission: Free. Public welcome.
Contact: VVGMC 760-243-2330
Website: vvgmc.org/tailgate.html
Saturday FAMILY Field Trip: Tri-Colored Marble 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Handcrafted and faceted jewelry, slabs and cabs, findings and equipment, minerals and fossils and TONS of Rough Material.
Sat, March 18, 2023 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)
Contact: 909-208-6956, berylman50@aol.com
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.
Sat, March 18, 2023 LAKE ELSINORE, CA – 3rd Annual Lake Elsinore Rock & Craft Show
Sponsor: Lake Elsinore Gem & Mineral Society
Venue: 32097 Corydon Road, Lake Elsinore, CA 9253
Hours: Daily 10 AM – 4 PM
Admission: Free. Public welcome.
Contact: 760-728-1130, info@fgms.org
A wide variety of local vendor and fossils plus minerals.
Sat, March 25, 2023 San Diego, CA – – SDMG Equipment Sale
Sponsor: San Diego Mineral & Gem Society
Venue: Clairmonte location will be sent in an eBlast a few days before the sale
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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.
- Diamond Pacific Pixie, with wheels and lamp.
- 14" Lortone Drop Saw, on stand.
- 18" Great Western slab saw.
- Star Diamond 14" slab saw, with motor on stand.
- 4" Rock Rascal trim saw.
- Richardson buffer, bench model, with 12" pad.
- Highland Park combo unit, on stand w/sanding belt, grinding wheels, polishing buffer.
- Richardson High Speed Dry Sander, with motor, polishing wheels.
- Vacuum caster, on stand, with pump.
- Heavy-duty, 2-level, floor standing tumbler, with bins.
- Great Western grinder, floor standing, with hood and grinding wheels.
- Great Western grinder, floor standing, with hood and polishing wheels.
- 6" trim saw, with motor.
- Duracraft 6-speed drill press.
- Jewelry buffer, with dust collector.
- Centrifugal caster, on stand, no motor.
- 2 Tanks (Oxygen & Acetylene), regulator, rolling cart, hose, torch.
- 2 Tanks (Oxygen & Acetylene), rolling cart, hose, torch.
- 10" trim saw, with motor, needs work.
- Roc-Oil cutting oil, four 1-gallon containers.
- Highland Park 10" trim saw, no motor.
Mon, March 27, 2023 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.
Jim Parrish will review the 2023 Tucson shows.
Refreshments will be on hand, if you bring something to share. Coffee and punch are provided and a door prize drawing will be offered. We begin at 7:00 pm in the museum room.
Sat and Sun, April 1–2, 2023 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 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun 10 AM – 4PM
Admission: Free. Public welcome.
Contact: 760-243-2330, 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.
Sat and Sun, April 22–23, 2023 THOUSAND OAKS, CA – CGMC 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 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun 10 AM – 4 PM
Admission: Free. Public welcome.
Contact: conejogemandmineral@gmail.com
Website: www.cgamc.org
Jewelry, Gems, Minerals, Fossils, Rocks, Hobby Supplies, Exhibits, Demonstrations, Door Prizes, Silent Auction, Plant Sales and Youth Activities.
Sat, April 22, 2023 CARLSBAD, CA – Nineteenth Annual Sinkankas Symposium – San Diego County Gems and Minerals
Venue: GIA World Headquarters and The Robert Mouawad Campus
5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Registration : Open to ALL now.
Registration Fee: $125.00/person thru April 15, 2023; $135.00 from April 16 through noon April 19, 2023. Includes box lunch and a copy of the printed proceeedings, no on-site registration.
Online Registration: https://sinksymp2023.eventbrite.com
Contact: conejogemandmineral@gmail.com
Website: sinkankassymposium.net
The Nineteenth Annual Sinkankas Symposium, celebrates San Diego County Gems and Minerals. The all day event will convene at the GIA worldwide headquarters and Robert Mouawad Campus in Carlsbad, California, which has been the venue for all previous in-person events. Last day to register is April 19, 2023.
Proceedings: One copy of the printed volume is included with one paid registration. Want more copies or cannot attend the symposium? Printed volumes may be pre-ordered from mid-March through April 13, 2023. They will ship from the print house on or about May 13, 2023. (Check the website (sinkankassymposium.net) on or after March 15th for where to order online.) A free PDF-version of the proceedings will not be available for download until later in 2023.
Fri and Sat, April 29–30, 2023 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 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun 10 AM – 4:30 PM
Admission & Parking: Free. Public welcome.
Contact: nancyjbird68@gmail.com
Website: www.searchersrocks.org
Many dealers with their rock and jewelry related wares, and the best silent auction around. Displays of members’ work, demonstrations, stone carving, jewelry making, wire wrap, faceting and many other rock and jewelry related skills. There is a children’s jewelry area, where children can make a piece of jewelry and take it home, and a wheel of fortune.
Fri and Sat, May 5–6, 2023 YUCAIPA, CA – YVGMS Annual Gem & Mineral Show
Sponsor: Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society
Venue: Yucaipa Blvd at Adams Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399
Hours: Fri 6 PM – 10 PM, Sat noon to 10 PM
Admission & Parking: Free. Public welcome.
Contact: grandpasgems@gmail.com
Website: www.yvgms.org
Held in conjunction with city’s Yucaipa Music and Arts Festival which will include artisan and other vendors, kids rides, music, food and beer/wine garden. Festival and show is held along Yucaipa Blvd. Fifteen dealers, kids activities, geode cracker, club store, and great raffle. This is a great event for everyone in the family.
Sat and Sun, May 6–7, 2023 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: 10 AM – 5 PM daily.
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.