Hastings Centre Rockhounds
Vancouver Lapidary
Our Next Meeting
Friday November 24 at 7pm
We have our AGM, elections, and wine and cheese meeting this Friday November 24 at 7pm! It’s important that everyone attends so we can have a quorum.
- Make sure to come early because this is also the meeting to get your 2024 new memberships. Membership is $20 per person and $25 for a family.
- Please take a look at the executive roles either in our bylaws or provided in Roz’s Rocket for this month and come volunteer for a position!
- It’s the wine and cheese party! Please bring finger food/snacks to share with everyone and your own utensil! Don’t bring alcohol. We will dig in after the meeting is adjourned.
Location
Hastings Community Centre
3096 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Meetings
We meet on the fourth Friday of each month except July, August and December, at 7 pm in the Hastings Community Hall of the Hastings Community Center. The entrance is located on Pender Street just behind the Gym.
Workshop
Members can use our workshop to cut cabochons as well as join our silversmithing workshops.
Resources
Find many links to valuable resources such as relevant society links, a list of our library catalogue, and club documents.
Newsletter
Stay in the loop with what has been happening in our club by reading our Rocket Newsletter which releases almost monthly.
Workshop
Members can use our workshop to cut cabochons as well as join our silversmithing workshops.
Events
Throughout the year, attend club shows, fieldtrips, rendezvous, and club meetings.
Resources
Find many links to valuable resources such as relevant society links, a list of our library catalogue, and club documents.
Newsletter
Stay in the loop with what has been happening in our club by reading our Rocket Newsletter which releases almost monthly.
About Us
We are a community of people who come together because of our common interest in lapidary.
The Hastings Club has been active for over 65 years. Interests of members range from all aspects of the lapidary arts to rock, mineral, and fossil collecting. We have a well equipped workshop where we cut cabochons, facet stones, as well as polish and set jewelry. More than half of our members are accomplished silversmiths and jewelry designers. Some make gem trees, do enameling, carve rocks and wood, or collect minerals as well. We also organize regular field trips to various rock hunting areas. Our club formed in 1958 and within a short time club members were participating in local and BC shows.
Questions?
If you want to learn more about us we encourage you to drop in to our meetings as a guest. Or you can email us with any questions.