Old Pueblo Lapidary Club Events

Upcoming Events

• Monthly meeting: September 9th, 2023, 9am at the club house.
  Speaker: Claire Schragg
  (Social hour at 8am)
• Tailgate sale: September 16th, 2023, 8am to 12pm at the club house.

  OPLC members only as sellers.
  Items for sale MUST be related to the lapidary or metalsmithing arts, or to OPLC activities!
  Vendors can set up in the north lot at 7:30 am.
  Vendors will be asked for a donation of $10.
  A suggested donation of $10 per vendor is requested.
  Questions? Call John Poole at 520-777-5588.

• Monthly meeting: October 14th, 2023, 9am at the club house.
  Speaker: Brenda Rachel: The Crown Jewels of the Hawaiian Monarchy (tentative)
  (Social hour at 8am)
• Monthly meeting: November 11th, 2023, 9am at the club house.
  Speaker: Dr. Larry Fellows: Our Ice Age
  (Social hour at 8am)

Past Events

• Monthly meeting: August 12th, 2023, 9am at the club house.
  Speaker: Dr. Chris Osterman: His recent Mining trips to Portugal, Romania and Saudi Arabia
  (Social hour at 8am)
• Monthly meeting: July 8th, 2023, 9am at the club house.
  Speaker: Dr. Susan Leib (curator of Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum)
  (Social hour at 8am)
• Monthly meeting: June 10th, 2023, 9am at the club house.
  Speaker: Sindi Schloss: The Symbolism of Stones and Jewelry
  (Social hour at 8am)
• Monthly meeting: May 13th, 2023, 9am at the club house.
  Speaker: Dr. Art Friedman: Minerals & Gems with Unusual Physical & Chemical Properties - Part 2
  (Social hour at 8am)
• Monthly meeting: April 8th, 2023.
  Speaker: Mark Candee - Arizona Gemstones
• Field trip: March 26, 2023: Round Mountain - Chalcedony
• Monthly meeting: March 11th, 2023.
  Speaker: Chris Osterman - His recent Mining trip to Portugal, Romania, and Bulgaria
  
• Tailgate Sale: March 11th, 2023, AFTER the general meeting.
  
• Field trip: February 18th, Ash Peak Geodes
• Monthly meeting: February 11th, 2023.
  No Speaker
• The TGMS Show is February 9th to 12th, 2023 at the Tucson Convention Center. We promoted OPLC at our booth during hours the TCC was open.
• The Faceters' Guild met February 1 - 4: Faceting class, Faceters' HobNob Dinner and sale, and more.
• January 20, 2023: Corral Nuevo Geodes - we had around 34 members on the trip.
• Monthly meeting: January 14th, 2023.
  Speaker: Helen Serras-Herman - The Mitchell & Merrick Silver Mine and 9 Canyons on Navajo Land
• Christmas party, December 10, 2022.
• Monthly meeting, November 12th, 2022.
  Speaker: Dr. Jan Rasmussen - Mineralogy of Arizona.
  
• OPLC Silent Auction: November 5th, 2022, 9am at the club house.