Culver City Rock & Mineral Club

News & Events

Nugget – March 2026

Club Meeting – March 9, 2026
7:30 PM, IN-PERSON: The Wonders of Sand Presented by David Balenson Please join us on March 9th at 7:30… Read more: Club Meeting – March 9, 2026

Workshop – Lapidary 101 3/15/26 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
Get to know the equipment at the Club’s lapidary workshop. Use a trim saw to cut the outline for a cabochon. Shape the stone on the grinding… Read more: Workshop – Lapidary 101 3/15/26 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
Workshop – Wax Carving 3/28/26 11am-3pm at Culver City Scout House
Learn the basics of wax carving for jewelry using simple, beginner-friendly tools. In this introductory workshop, you’ll get hands-on experience cutting and shaping wax to create your own unique pendant… Read more: Workshop – Wax Carving 3/28/26 11am-3pm at Culver City Scout House
Workshop – Beginning Bezel Setting 3/29/25 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
In this hands-on Beginning Bezel Setting (premade bezels) jewelry-making workshop, you’ll learn one of the most elegant and timeless stone-setting techniques — the bezel setting — while… Read more: Workshop – Beginning Bezel Setting 3/29/25 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop

Fiesta of Gems

The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club presents our 63rd annual Fiesta of Gems show June 27 – 28, 2026. This year’s theme is MALACHITE. Learn more

The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club, located in Culver City, CA, brings together persons interested in the earth sciences to engage in collecting, research and study, to assist members in the collection, identification and preservation of rocks and minerals, and in the study of lapidary, silversmithing, jewelry, and related arts.

We are a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization established in the early 1960’s. Our Club offers monthly programs, field trips, yard sales, classes, picnics and parties, our annual gem shows, and we provide educational outreach to schools. Members have access to a full-service lapidary shop equipped with saws, polishers, jeweler’s bench and soldering station, library and volunteer staff to provide training.

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