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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SDMG Calender of Events

 

 

March 2023

March 2023 Calendar

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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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
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.

View the bulletin flyer»

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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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