Boulders of petrified wood, jade and quartz — each of them weighing about a ton — sparkle in the sun outside the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook. Tucked away in a suburban office park, ...

Elmhurst resident Joseph Lizzadro’s dream of a museum devoted to the glories of gem carvings came true in November 1962, when the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art opened its doors in the city’s Wilder ...

Regina and Jill Collins have been enjoying mother-daughter outings to the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art for about 10 years. Regina, who was interested in polished rocks, first took her daughter, now ...

The Liberty County Art League held its March meeting on the 18th with 27 in attendance. The meeting covered the art exhibit at the Dayton Community Center and plans for the May meeting including a ...

It’s been three years, but interest in keeping the Pasadena Lapidary Society’s annual Tournament of Gems has been rock solid. So, it finally returned on Saturday, Aug. 20, complete with a new location ...

PASADENA – Pasadena was once the home of the largest mineral and lapidary mail order supplier in the country. It was called Grieger’s. It was started as a hobby and expanded into a large business.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY: The California Federation of Mineralogical Societies’ annual gem and mineral show, hosted this year by the Pasadena Lapidary Society, will be in Building 5 at Fairplex in Pomona. It ...

California Federation of Mineralogical Societies’ annual gem and mineral show, hosted this year by the Pasadena Lapidary Society, will be held May 30-31 and June 1 at Fairplex. The show, in Building 5 ...