Calendar of Events for the various Arizona Bonsai Clubs

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FOR THE VARIOUS
ARIZONA BONSAI CLUBS & CLASSES

2005 - 2006

This Page Last Updated: July 1, 2006

Phoenix Bonsai Society (PBS, 1962) events, unless otherwise stated, are held 7:30 p.m. on the First Three Tuesdays of the Month, September through May, at the Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., one block north of West McDowell Rd. Visitors are always welcome at no charge or obligation.

Various out-of-town / out-of-state events that Phoenix club members may be participating in are marked in this type font and size.

Tucson Bonsai Society (TBS, 1972) meets at 12:45 p.m. on the Third Sunday of every month at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 North Alvernon Way (near Grant), in the Educational Building (second gate from main building). Contact David Meyer @ (520) 749-4155 or (520) 722-2000.

Bonsai of Scottsdale (SBS, 2000) activities (below, in this font and color) are held primarily at the Via Linda Senior Center, Rm. 2, 10440 East Via Linda in Scottsdale, half a mile south of Shea Blvd. Unless otherwise stated, all events will be at 1:30 p.m. on the First and Third Saturdays of the Month. Contact Scottsdale President Tom Ballen, TBallen@aol.com / (480) 502-8639 , or Lyn Searfoss, lynsearfoss@cox.net / (480) 905-9238 , for details.

Southern Arizona Bonsai Enthusiasts (SABE, 2001) meet the FIRST SUNDAY of each month, 12:30-4:00 p.m. at The Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 North Alvernon Way. For information contact: Doris Cavanaugh, doris.c@worldnet.alt.net / (520) 290-0522 , Pat & Thelma Patterson dezertrats@aol.com / (520) 825-9685 , or Kurt simonsk@pop.mindspring.com / (520) 321-4173.

	AUGUST 2005 SUMMER
6	SAT SBS: TBA
7	SUN SABE: TBA
20	SAT SBS: TBA
21	SUN TBS: "And the Rains Came" by David Meyer. Tropicals as bonsai material, including various species of ficus, Brazilian raintree, Fujian tree, others. Tips for dealing with (and profiting from) our monsoon season.
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	SEPTEMBER 2005 SUMMER / AUTUMN
3	SAT SBS: TBA
4	SUN SABE: TBA
6	TUE PBS: NEW CLUB YEAR BEGINS: SHOW OF TREES for Phoenix Bonsai Society, club business, plans for the year. NOTE: all members need to pay their membership dues for the 2005/2006 season at the meetings during Sept.
13	TUE PBS: Demo/Lecture: "Bondo Stands" by Elsie Andrade. See also here.
17	SAT SBS: TBA
17	SAT SABE: TBA
18	SUN TBS:
20	TUE PBS: Lecture: 1) for beginners, on watering, fertilizing, soil mixes and combating pests; and 2) for the more advanced, on air layering and root grafting.

	OCTOBER 2005 AUTUMN
1	SAT SBS: TBA
2	SUN SABE: TBA
4	TUE PBS: SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop.
11	TUE PBS: Demo/Lecture: "Selecting nursery material for bonsai & determining the style."
Oct 14 - Nov 6 (Mondays closed)	THU - SUN PBS: Club Display @ Arizona State Fair, 19th Avenue & McDowell Road, with Demonstration on last day from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. Members may deliver trees at fairgrounds on Oct. 12 - Contact Elsie Andrade or Penny Schneck for info. Fair and display run through Nov. 6, on which day displayed trees must be picked up starting at 4:00 pm.
15	SAT PBS: Nursery crawl/ venue to be announced.
15	SAT SBS: TBA
15	SAT SABE: TBA
16	SUN TBS: Our annual "Bonsai Swap & Shop" event will commence at 11:00 a.m. in the patio areas of the TBG educational building, followed by our almost world-famous potluck lunch at 12:00 (please make arrangements to bring your food dishes early, so we're not short when we sit down to eat). Call Frank Venturella at 790-3847 to help coordinate the dishes and balance out the meal (we really don't need six salads and no desserts!). If you need to unload and setup items for sale such as nursery plants, potted bonsai, tools, garden equipment, etc., we'll begin setting up at 10:00. Our program will begin at 1:00 p.m. with Paul Vasquez presenting our "show and tell" tree. Our program will be a free-for-all "critique of material" by the mentors (and anyone else who wants to join in) of untrained or partially-trained plants for bonsai. You can bring a plant, or use plants purchased at the swap & shop. This will flow into our workshop, where you can commence to prune, wire, and style the plant. LET'S DO LUNCH, BUY STUFF, AND DON'T FORGET THE AWESOME RAFFLE!
18	TUE PBS: Fall Junk Sale, general workshop.

	NOVEMBER 2005 AUTUMN

1	TUE PBS: SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop.
3 - 6	THU - SUN Golden State Bonsai Federation Convention. Experience the Magic of Bonsai on November 2-6 at the 2005 GSBF in Anaheim, California near Disneyland. Rooms for $69/day at the Crowne Plaza Anaheim Resort if you call 714-867-5555 and mention "GSBF Bonsai Convention." An international lineup of headliners including Marco Invernizzi (Italy), Cheng Kung Cheng and Min-Hsuan Lo (Taiwan), Kenji Miyata (Japan), Suthin Sukosolvisit (Thailand), and American bonsai masters Harry Hirao, Ben Oki, Ed Nakanishi, Mary Madison, Ted Matson and John Thompson, among others. Special events include grape collecting trip for 100-year-old grapevines, special auction of old Japanese pots and other items, and John Naka Tribute with special raffle. Complete convention schedule and registration forms online at www.gsbf-bonsai.org or contact the convention registrar at 714-637-4592.
5	SAT SBS:TBA
6	SUN SABE: TBA
6	SUN PBS: Demo at State Fair.
8	TUE PBS: Demonstration: Wiring techniques.
15	TUE PBS: Workshop: "Styling & wiring of club trees."
19-20	PBS: Ben Oki’s workshop @ Baker’s Nursery. Details to follow.
19	SAT SBS: TBA
19	SAT SABE: TBA
20	SUN TBS: 12:45 p.m. at the TBG: "Jack Frost IS on the Way!", program by Alex Ellis. How to prepare your trees to withstand our cold winter nights; use of frost blanket and warming lights, fertilizing and watering, Pro-Tekt, etc. Our "show and tell" tree will be a native collected specimen by Frank Harris; raffle and workshop to follow. Sign up today for the collecting trip next Sunday!
27	SUN TBS: Field Trip to scout for and collect native specimens. We'll meet at 9:00 a.m. at Rosemont Junction. Take State highway 83 south of I-10 (the Sonoita-Patagonia exit) and it's about 12 miles to the junction. At this time, we're not sure about road conditions going into Rosemont; if roads have been cleared from summer storms, we'll go there. If not, we'll go further down to Gardner Canyon, for which we'll need pickup trucks and 4-wheelers to go further back for Alligator juniper and oak. We should know for sure at the Nov. 20 meeting, and we'll have complete details at that time. If you don't sign up, call David at 749-4155 or 722-2000 to confirm your reservation for the trip. New members and family/friends are welcome to join us!

	DECEMBER 2005 WINTER
3	SAT SBS: TBA
4	SUN SABE: TBA
4	SUN TBS: Special workshop and sale at the Meyer residence, 12:30-4:30. This program will take the place of our December meeting, since we could not get our usual meeting room on Dec. 4 or 12, and the 18th is too close to Christmas Day. Emphasis will be on potting, but we can still do styling work (including woodcarving of jin & shari, plus lime sulphur treatment) on various species, especially conifers. David and Judy will be having a special sale (newly arrived Chinese elms, save up to 40% on selected ficus and other tropicals; save 20% on new pots and up to 60% off on used pots.) Call your reservation to 749-4155 or 722-2000. Just in time for Christmas shopping!
6	TUE PBS: SHOW OF TREES, club business, and general workshop.
13	TUE PBS: Lecture: "Styling & caring for pines."
17	SAT SBS: TBA
18	SUN TBS: RESCHEDULED THIS MONTH, SEE DEC. 4TH.
20	TUE PBS: HOLIDAY PARTY with gift exchange / venue to be announced.
	HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL !

	JANUARY 2006 WINTER
1	SUN A safe, prosperous and happy new year to all.
1	SUN SABE: TBA
3	TUE PBS: SHOW OF TREES
7	SAT SBS: TBA
10	TUE PBS: Preparing trees for upcoming festivals.
14	SAT SBS: TBA
15	SUN TBS: Hector's Bonsai Slide Show (postponed from Dec.).
17	TUE PBS: Repotting club trees.
21 - 22	SAT - SUN TBS: Guest bonsai artist Ted Matson from Pasadena - - Workshops at the Meyer residence for two days.
27 - 29	FRI - SUN PBS: Chinese Week Show/Display at the Chinese Cultural Center, 44th Street just south of the 202 Freeway. This 3-day event is well attended and an excellent opportunity to educate the public about the Art of Bonsai. This event is a great time to bring your Show Quality (trees trimmed, soil cleaned up, pots oiled) Bonsai for display. You can bring your own stand or the Club has many to choose from. This is a great time to volunteer to help set-up, take-down and work the booths at these shows. Spending time in the booths is one of the best educational and learning experiences you can take advantage of and for no cost at all. Talking to the Club Mentors and other Club Members with their years of experience is one of the best ways to advance and enhance your knowledge for the Art of Bonsai. You all have a tree that can be ready for the Show - start working on it and join in the events.
29	GUNG HEY FAT CHOY : A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS YEAR OF THE DOG TO YOU AND YOURS!

	FEBRUARY 2006 SPRING
4	SAT SBS: TBA
5	SUN SABE: TBA
7	TUE PBS: SHOW OF TREES, Club Business, and General Workshop.
14	TUE PBS: Lecture: "Desert trees as bonsai."
18	SAT SBS: TBA
19	SUN TBS: Regular meeting
21	TUE PBS: Preparation for Matsuri.
25 - 26	SAT - SUN PBS: MATSURI, the largest annual show as part of the Japan Festival @ Heritage Square, 6th and Monroe Streets near downtown Phoenix. Free Admission. Nominal fee parking in the parking garage just to the west. Set up under the large Lath House at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday; take down around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Includes at least one demonstration and a raffle of a tree. Again, every Arizona club member is invited to bring a tree or two or three. This 2-day event is a Japanese Celebration and also is well attended and another excellent opportunity to show and talk about the Art of Bonsai. This is another great time to bring your Show Quality (trees trimmed, soil cleaned up, pots oiled) Bonsai for display. You can bring your own stand or the Club has many to choose from. This is also a great time to volunteer to help set-up, take-down and work the booths at these shows. Spending time in the booths is one of the best educational and learning experiences you can take advantage of and for no cost at all. Talking to the Club Mentors and other Club Members with their years of experience is one of the best ways to advance and enhance your knowledge for the Art of Bonsai. You all have a tree that can be ready for the Show - start working on it and join in the events. You say your trees still aren't ready yet? Repeat after me: "My trees will never look better than when they're on display next to other members' trees." Bring 'em down and hang out with us. (Review our thoughts on displaying.)

	MARCH 2006 SPRING
4	SAT SBS: TBA
4	SAT TBS:
5	SUN SABE: TBA
7	TUE PBS: Show of trees, Club Business, Show Display wrap-up.
11	SAT PBS: Bonsai In the Garden at Fred & Edie Carpenter's, 10 a.m. until ? (602) 867-2093.
14	TUE PBS: TBA
18	SAT SBS: TBA
19	SUN TBS:
21	TUE PBS: Lecture: 1) for beginners, on bonsai basics; and 2) for the more advanced, on literati style.
23 - 26 ?	THU - SUN California Bonsai Society 49th Anniversary Show. The annual trip to California by the Phoenix Bonsai Society.

	APRIL 2006 SPRING
1	SAT SBS: TBA
2	SUN SABE: TBA
4	TUE PBS: SHOW OF TREES, Club Business, and General Workshop.
9	SUN TBS:
11	TUE PBS: Demo/Lecture: "Informal upright style & forming pads."
15	SAT SBS: TBA
15	SAT TBS: Annual Bonsai Exhibition by Society members in the TBG Education Building and patio areas, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The 1:00 p.m. meeting will be critique/evaluation of trees by David Meyer.
18	TUE PBS: Spring Junk Sale.
29 - 30	SAT - SUN PBS: Roy Nagatoshi Workshop. Location to be determined. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday; 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Worker (limited to 12 people per session) = $50.00 for PBS member, $65.00 for non-PBS member. Observer (limited to 6 people per session) = $25.00 for PBS member, $30.00 for non-PBS member. NOTE: Observers must be completely silent during the Workshop session -- Any talking will be cause for immediate removal from the session without any refund of fees. To reserve a space in the workshop in advance, please call or e-mail Mike Apostolos (602-494-0630 / mpalapostolos@cox.net) no later than April 20. Payment must be mailed to Mike's residence and received no later than April 20. Mike will give you his mailing address when you contact him.

	MAY 2006 SPRING / SUMMER
7	SUN SABE: TBA
2	TUE PBS: Show of Trees, Club Business, and General Workshop.
6	SAT SBS: TBA
9	TUE PBS: Demo/Lecture: "Caring for trees in summer heat & caring for tools."
14	SUN TBS:
16	TUE PBS: TBA
20	SAT SBS: TBA

	JUNE 2006 SUMMER
3	SAT SBS: TBA
4	SUN SABE: TBA
17	SAT SBS: TBA
18	SUN TBS:
?	SAT PBS: END OF THE SEASON PARTY Please note that the Phoenix Bonsai Society does not formally meet June through August. Occasional get-together pot-lucks are held at various members' homes to discuss and view trees. If you have not otherwise been informed of those dates -- which are usually not decided upon until late May or early June -- please e-mail the editor if you are a member.

	JULY 2006 SUMMER
1	SAT SBS: TBA
2	SUN SABE: TBA
15	SAT SBS: TBA
16	SUN TBS:

	AUGUST 2006 SUMMER
5	SAT SBS: TBA
6	SUN SABE: TBA
19	SAT SBS: TBA
20	SUN TBS:
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