The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club presented our 62nd annual Fiesta of Gems show June 28 – 29, 2025. This year’s theme was FLUORITE.
The Fiesta of Gems is a free educational event for the community which provides fossils, gems and mineral exhibits, demonstrations, and children’s programs. We also offer jewelry making demonstrations, gem, mineral dealers, tools, and book sales. This event helps several community programs in Culver City and helps to educate and inspire elementary students in Earth Science activities. It also enables the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club to provide donations to other various Culver City organizations.
- Free admission
- Children’s games – Kid’s Zone
- Door Prizes
- Grand Prize Drawing
- Over 30 Gem and Jewelry Dealers
- Book Sales
- Tool Dealers
Date & Location
DATE
June 28 – 29, 2025
Saturday, June 28, 10 AM – 6 PM
Sunday, June 29, 10 AM – 5 PM
Location
Culver City Veterans Memorial Auditorium
4117 Overland Blvd,
Culver City, CA 90230
Demonstrations
Each year volunteer demonstrators share tips and techniques on a variety of topics:
- Stone carving and lapidary skills demonstration
- Free gemstone identification for all fiesta of gems guests
- Rock-it science, hands-on geologic wonders
- Demonstrating various techniques in jewelry making
- Space rock expert presenting a variety of meteorites from around the world
- Demonstrating the process of cabochon making from preform slabs
- Wire wrapping
- Bead society membership information
- Membership information
2025 Demonstrators
| CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY |
| facebook.com ChristopherAnthonyJewelry Stone carving and lapidary skills demonstration. |
| COURTLAND GHOSTOWN |
| Courtlandghosttown.com Owner of two turquoise mines demonstrates turquoise lapidary work. Educates about the authenticity of stones. |
| KHRYSALIS BY LISA |
| Demonstrations of Glass fusing. Glass fused pendants. |
| MOHAVE DIAMONDS |
| Gravity test demonstration on a table, black light and UV laser demonstration, poster boards with illustrations. Rough diamonds, xenolith and kimberlite. |
| THE BEAD SOCIETY |
| www.beadsocietyla.org Disseminate knowledge of beads and related subjects. |
Workshops
Interested in learning a new craft? The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club will be offering a variety of workshops during our Fiesta of Gems show on Saturday and Sunday. The purpose of these workshops is to introduce various ways of using rocks and minerals and share jewelry-related techniques. The workshops are hosted by our talented members and require advanced registration and a small fee. Seats are limited so early reservation is recommended:
Workshop Schedule
Saturday, JUNE 28
- Fusing Skinny Stacking Rings with Jette Sorensen 6/28/25 10am-1pm Room C
- Basic Rock Tree of Life Making with Regina Lozano 6/28/25 2-6pm Room B
- Intro to Basic Metalsmithing: Piercing and Cutting with Monica Moreno 6/28/25 2pm-6pm Room C
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
Vendors
| ART BY LINDA QUEALLY |
| Lindaqueally.com Cultured pearls, gems, and minerals from Mexico such as Fire Opal and Amethyst, art jewelry, and mermaid items. Photography, prints, and canvas painting. |
| BUDDHA GEMS & MINERALS |
| Buddhagemsandminerals.com Mine direct minerals and specimens from the Himalayas and Nepal. Rocks and minerals from Nepal, including chlorite quartz, aquamarine, sapphire, and ruby. Minerals, crystals, carvings. |
| CONDOR AGATE MINES |
| www.ebay.com/str/condoragatemines |
| Argentinean agates: Condor Agate, Puma Agate, Crater Agate, Black River Agate, Patagonian Agate. Rhodochrosite. |
| CRYSTAL MONSTER |
| crystalmonster@gmail.com |
| EMPIRE GEMS INTERNATIONAL |
| Mine direct minerals from Pakistan, mineral specimens, rough gemstones, beads, faceted gems, and jewelry. |
| GABRIEL MOSESSON JEWELRY |
| Gabrielmosessonjewelry.com Ethiopian Opal, rough Opal, Emerald, polished Opal specimens, Opal jewelry. |
| GEM TREE CREATIONS BY FERDIE |
| Gemstone trees. Leaves are made of different gemstones: turquoise, blue lace agate, and amethyst. The trunk is silver-colored copper wire. The base is made of different kinds of stones. |
| GERARD POPE GEMS & JEWELRY |
| Gemstones, mineral specimens, jewelry. |
| JADE AND JEWELRY |
| Jadeandjewelry.com California Jade and Big Sur Nephrite Jade, rough, carved, slaps, sculpture, and artisan jewelry. |
| JPK STUDIO |
| Hand-wrought silver jewelry, cabochons, and stone slabs. |
| LAPIS MINOR |
| California Lapis Lazuli lapidary. |
| KRISHTAL CATHERINE DESIGNS |
| Krishtalcatherinedesigns.com Fine artisan inlay work. Pendants and rings with intricate mosaics, flower, fruit, bug, mermaid, and evil eye designs. Made of mother of pearl, turquoise, and lab opal. Gemstone inlaid bails. |
| LAPIS MINOR |
| California Lapis Lazuli lapidary. |
| LASCO DIAMOND PRODUCTS, INC. |
| Lascodiamond.com Rotary tools, carving diamond burs, diamond drills, diamond core drills, polishing grits, and other rotary tools for lapidary and jewelry. |
| LASERGLASS ART CORP. |
| California mine owners, petrified wood, dichroic minerals, mineral specimens, tourmaline, and pegmatite from California. |
| MAJESTA |
| Azjewelrysupply.com |
| Jewelry chain, findings, Ameritool Dealer, tools, bezels, sheet, vendor supplies, amethyst. |
| MANTRA FINE MINERALS |
| Crystals sourced from Uruguay mines. Amethysts, Onyx and Fluorite. Large or small pieces with decorative or functional uses including quartz sinks, small tables, jewelry, and the gem itself. |
| MAYER MORCHY & ASSOCIATES |
| Precious and semi-precious loose gemstones. Finish and semi-mount jewelry in gold and silver. |
| Minerals and specimens, including a wide selection of “gemmy” rough rock. Selection of cut and raw tourmaline. |
| MINER’S KINGDOM |
| Minerskingdom.com |
| Minerals, agates, Azurite, Malachite & native Coppers from Bisbee and Morenci: Pegmatite suites of tourmaline; Beryl, Topaz, Amazonite & Smoky Quartz from CA, CO, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Fluorites, Calcite, Quartz. |
| MYSTIC EARTH GEMS |
| Mysticearthgems.com |
| Ethically sourced gemstones crafted into healing art pieces. Handmade sterling silver jewelry with semi-precious gemstones and crystals. Minerals. |
| NEVADA MINERAL & BOOK COMPANY |
| Minbooks.net Meteorites, mineral books, specimens, and educational kits. |
| PRENTISS CAMPBELL |
| Facet rough, cabbing material, Australian opal, cut stones, jade and mineral specimens. |
| ROCK N’ SPHERES |
| Rocknspheres.com Spheres cut & made in California, high quality slabs, Bismuth, Amethyst and mineral specimens. |
| ROCKBELLY MINERALS |
| Rockbellyminerals.com Mineral specimens, polished stones, display stones from around the world. |
| SORCERESS & THE STONE |
| sorceressandthestone.com Crystals, handcrafted jewelry, crystal-adorned art. |
| STARSTRUCK METEORITICS |
| Facebook StarStruck Meteorites Meteoritics, meteoritics books, meteorite jewelry. |
| SUNCRYSTAL MINING |
| Suncrystalmining.com Mined Oregon Sunstones and turquoise. |
| TOURMALINE SOURCE |
| Tourmalinesource.etsy.com Natural gemstones, faceted cabochons for jewelry making, Tourmaline, Quartz crystal, mineral specimens, and handmade jewelry. |
| WAJIA GEMS |
| Rough Rubies, Emeralds, Peridot, Tourmaline, Lapis, Heliodor, Golden Beryl, Diamond, Quartz, Lapis beads. |
| WONDERWORKS |
| Wonderworksminerals.com Minerals, fossils, beads, tumbled stones, gemstones. |
To become a vendor, contact the Dealer Chair: 2025fogvendors@gmail.com
Press Information & Releases
Fiesta of Gems 2025
June 28 – 29, 2025
Saturday, June 28, 10 AM – 6 PM
Sunday, June 29, 10 AM – 5 PM
For more press information, email culvercityrocks35@gmail.com