January Program Meeting

Join us on January 22 at Poinsettia Pavilion for our January general meeting. Social time begins at 7 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7:30.

The January program will be our annual Show and Tell, featuring our club members. Many of our members attended shows locally and abroad, and hunted for rocks in California and in other, more exotic places. This meeting is a chance for you to show off the additions to your collections from 2024. Each member will be allotted five minutes or so in order to give everyone time to share. If you know that you have something to share, please send me an email at cookjohnr@sbcglobal.net so I can place you on the program. If you don’t decide until that night, no problem, I will ask for any others to share too. 

 

Annual Ventura Gem Show

Our annual gem show is held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds on the first full weekend in March. In 2025, the dates will be March 1 & 2. For more information visit our Show page.

Membership Highlights

VGMS members enjoy many benefits, including an annual gem show, field trips, lapidary instruction and use of equipment, monthly newsletter, museum, extensive library, social events, youth programs, and of course, camaraderie. To become a member, visit our Membership page and fill out the Membership Form at the bottom of the page.

VGMS Meetings

Poinsettia_PavilionGeneral meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of the month (except November and December – 2nd Wednesday).  The public is invited to attend any of our general meetings. We meet either on Zoom or at Ventura’s Poinsettia Pavilion in the Santa Paula Room (3451 Foothill Rd, Ventura, CA 93003) on the 4th Wednesday of every month, except November and December, when we meet on the 2nd Wednesday so as not to interfere with the holidays. Park in either the upper or lower lot, and enjoy an ocean view of Ventura from this hillside venue just below Two Trees.

Mission Statement

The VGMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote popular interest in geology, mineralogy, paleontology, and related subjects. We sponsor lectures, classes, demonstrations, field trips and school visits to further education and interest both within VGMS and the community at large. Our annual gem show exhibits rock, mineral, fossil, and lapidary arts collections in order to share our hobby with the public. Find out more at About the VGMS.