Calendar of Events for the various Arizona Bonsai Clubs

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FOR THE VARIOUS
ARIZONA BONSAI CLUBS & CLASSES
2009 - 2010

This Page Last Updated: August 1, 2010

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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.

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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 11:00 a.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). While our meetings are free and open to the public, non-members of the TBG will be charged the Gardens' admission fee of $5. Contact Ray Noseck @ (520) 760-0128, or Gregory (Greg) Baumgartner @ (520) 661-4746 or (520) 762-1572.

Bonsai of Scottsdale (SBS, 2000) activities (below, in this font and color) are held primarily at the Granite Reef Senior Center, Room 6, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd. in Scottsdale, Cross streets are McDowell and Granite Reef. Unless otherwise stated, all events will be at 1:30 p.m. on the First and Third Saturdays of the Month. Contact Patricia Mitchell for more information (480) 575-5649, patmitchell2003@yahoo.com or call Mike Grier at (480) 948-5836.

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 2009 SUMMER
1	SAT SBS: SUMMER RECESS -- NO MEETING.
2	SUN SABE: TBA.
15	SAT SBS: Once-monthly summer meeting for August. Bring in trees to work on and any topics you'd care to discuss.
16	SUN TBS: "Styling, Planning for the Future, Restyling your Bonsai." Bring a tree from a former workshop or raffle, tell us where you've been and where you're going. Group show and tell and critique. Presenters: Everyone.

	SEPTEMBER 2009 SUMMER / AUTUMN
1	TUE PBS: NEW CLUB YEAR BEGINS: Welcome New Members, Club Business Review, Show of Trees and "Introduction to Bonsai Design Basics" by Elsie Andrade. NOTE: all members need to pay their membership dues for the 2009/2010 season at the meetings during this month.
5	SAT SBS: TBA.
6	SUN SABE: TBA.
8	TUE PBS: Basic workshop with club olive trees.
15	TUE PBS: Open workshop time and raffle, which will include used bonsai pots, Japanese organic fertilizer samples, magazines. View the items and buy tickets from Raffle Chairman Barbra Grey.
19	SAT SBS: Monthly meeting for September.
20	SUN TBS: "Wiring" Practice, practice, practice. Don't like to wire? Reasons to enjoy it and even learn to love it. Presenters: Frank Harris and ??

	OCTOBER 2009 AUTUMN
3	SAT SBS: Dog trees. Bring in a tree that is posing a challenge. We'll exchange trees and bring them back at a later time to see if they have benefited from a change in setting.
4	SUN SABE: TBA.
6	TUE PBS: Club Business, Clothing Orders, and Review of Trees. We are putting together our 2009/2010 clothing order all items come with our club logo. Please visit the online store at http://www.sanmar.com or review the catalog at one of our October meetings. Attached is the order form and we ask that everyone please pre-pay by October 27th. Should you have questions please contact our order coordinator Liz Mantsch at 480-229-2029 or eamantsch@cox.net.
13	TUE PBS: Guest speaker: "Tree Physiology" by Cindy Odgers, Associate Dean at South Mountain.
Oct 16 - Nov 8 (Mondays closed)	FRI - SUN PBS: Club Display @ Arizona State Fair, 19th Avenue & McDowell Road. Members may deliver trees to the Home Arts building near the south end of the fairgrounds on Oct. 15 - Contact Elsie Andrade at (602) 995-3870 for info. Fair and display run through Nov. 8, on which day displayed trees must be picked up starting at 4:00 pm.
17	SAT SBS: We will NOT have a nursery crawl. The Desert Botanical Garden is having their fall plant sale Saturday and I (Patricia) encourage anyone who wants a new desert plant to work on to stop there. Fairlee and I are bringing desert trees to work on. I have a Desert Hackberry that I bought at the Garden's spring sale and it needs work. Please bring trees to work on. Hope to see everyone at the meeting.
18	SUN TBS: Annual Potluck/ Swap n Shop (Auction?).
20	TUE PBS: Fall Junk Sale and open workshop time.

	NOVEMBER 2009 AUTUMN
1	SUN SABE: TBA.
4	WED PBS: Club Business, Show Of Trees, and "Selecting Trees" by Joan McCarter. (Note: This is Wed, not Tues)
Nov 5 - 8	THU - SUN Golden State Bonsai Federation's 33nd Convention in Riverside, California.
7	SAT SBS: We will have a workshop session on a specific bonsai style. Details will be announced as session date draws nearer.
10	TUE PBS: Demonstration: "Selecting Trees" by Joan McCarter.
14 - 15	PBS: Workshop with Sensei Ben Oki at Baker's Nursery with demo and display of trees. All club members are encouraged to participate. The cost for the work shop is $40.00 first tree and $30.00 for a second tree. All participants must supply your own plant material. Observers are welcome $25.00 covers both days.
15	SUN TBS: Semi-Cascade/Cascade - Mini-Show and Hands-On Style Off. Focus on semi-cascade and cascade style, followed with a mini-show (and tell) of show quality and in process examples, then dividing into groups to style 4-6 trees from scratch, which will then be raffled. Bring your own to continue into workshop time! Presenters: David Meyer and Paul Vasquez.
17	TUE PBS: General Raffle. Open workshop time. If you had a tree styled by Ben Oki bring it in and share your experience with others.
21	SAT SBS: Meeting cancelled due to a conflict with a scheduled event at the Granite Reef Center.

	DECEMBER 2009 WINTER
1	TUE PBS: Club Business, Review of Trees to select those for the Matson critique in January, and "Preparation of Trees for Shows" by Ken Roberts.
5	SAT SBS: General workshop. Bring in plants that need any kind of work.
6	SUN SABE: TBA.
6	SUN TBS: Overview of Pines, Annual Meeting, Tree Exchange. This is your opportunity to place your suggestions in the SUGGESTION BOX and let us know what you would like to do on this date -- did you enjoy the gift/tree exchange? -- other ideas would be welcomed!!!
8	TUE PBS: Demonstration: "Selecting Pots and Stands."
15	TUE PBS: HOLIDAY PARTY at The Golden Buddha at the Chinese Cultural Center.
19	SAT SBS: Holiday Brunch. Contact Pat Mitchell at (480) 575-5649 for information on location and time.
	HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL !

	JANUARY 2010 WINTER
1	FRI A SAFE, PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
3	SUN SABE: TBA.
5	TUE PBS: Club Business and Show Of Trees.
12	TUE PBS: Demonstration: "Styling Collected Trees" by Frank Harris.
16	SAT SBS: Holiday tree workshop. Bring in a tree from the after-holiday sales and shape it into a bonsai.
17	SUN TBS: TBA.
20	WED PBS: Critique of trees by Ted Matson. (Note: This is Wed, not Tues)

	FEBRUARY 2010 SPRING
2	TUE PBS: Club Business and Show of Trees. Also, a short update on our participation at the Chinese Festival this year.
6	SAT SBS: Bring back the dog trees! Return with the plants you?ve been working on and caring for and we?ll see how they have been doing.
7	SUN SABE: TBA.
9	TUE PBS: Demonstration: "Preparation of Show Trees" by Cheryl Sykora.
13 - 14	SAT - SUN PBS: Chinese Week at the Chinese Cultural Center, 44th Street justsouth of the 202 Freeway. NOTE: Our participation in this event has been CANCELLED for this year. Increased costs passed on to us have led us to carefully reconsider this show for 2010 and our Board of Directors regrettably must drop this event from our schedule.
15	GUNG HEY FAT CHOY : A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS YEAR OF THE TIGER TO YOU AND YOURS! (The Tiger, associated with good fortune, power, and royalty, is viewed with both fear and respect. The Tiger can be lovable, alluring, warm-hearted, altruistic, honourable, hard-working, pleasant, independant, engaging, dynamic and idealist sweetie pies. The Tiger can also be rash, hot-headed, reckless, infatuated, quarrelsome, caustic, moody, predatory, rebellious, disobedient and irreverent rascals.)
16	TUE PBS: Open workshop time with a raffle.
20	SAT SBS: General workshop. Bring in plants that need any kind of work. Also, we will need at this time to begin preparations for the planned Berridge Nursery show.
21	SUN TBS: TBA.
27 - 28	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 2010 SPRING
2	TUE PBS: Club Business, Show Of Trees, and "Introduction to Tool Care" by Kerry Boehmer.
5 - 7	FRI - SUN PBS: Display of trees at the Maricopa County Home & Garden Show at the University of Phoenix Stadium. All members are encouraged to display a tree or two as well help work the booth and educate the public on the art of Bonsai. If you have questions regarding the show, please contact our Event Coordinator Alex Grey at 602-371-8896.
6	SAT SBS: TBA.
7	SUN SABE: TBA.
9	TUE PBS: Demonstration: "Tool Care" by Kerry Boehmer.
16	TUE PBS: Open workshop time.
21	SUN TBS: TBA.
20	SAT SBS: TBA.
25 - 28	THU - SUN California Bonsai Society Show and visits to selected bonsai nuseries in the L.A. area.

	APRIL 2010 SPRING
3	SAT SBS: TBA.
4	SUN SABE: TBA.
6	TUE PBS: Club Business and Show of Trees.
13	TUE PBS: Workshop: "Soil & Fertilizer" with Master Gardener Gary Petterson.
17	SAT SBS: TBA.
17	SAT PBS: Workshop at Gardener's World with bonsai artist Cindy Reed. 3401 East Baseline Road Phoenix, Arizona 85042 (602) 437-0700. A Bonsai workshop on Bougainvilleas is the theme. The fee for the workshop includes a preselected Bougainvillea -- a high-bred "thornless" variety supplied by Gardener World owner Gary Petterson -- the cost is $75.00 and seating is limited to 10. If you want to participate with the display or attend the workshop please contact or show chairman Alex Gray 602-371-8896. Cindy currently owns the largest bonsai nursery in San Diego, Kuma Bonsai Nursery. She is the past president of the San Diego Bonsai Club, and travels all over the country as an American authority on suiseki.
18	SUN TBS: TBA.
20	TUE PBS: Spring Junk Sale. Open workshop time.

	MAY 2010 SPRING / SUMMER
1	SAT SBS: TBA.
2	SUN SABE: TBA.
4	TUE PBS: Club Business, Show of Trees, and Upcoming show & Workshop with Cindy Read, Review of Club trip to CA.
8	SAT PBS: Bonsai In the Garden Stella Rogers, 6:00pm.
11	TUE PBS: Auction. Please send in a photo or description of the tree being donated to the PBS Board in advance. If you are not sure what price should be set on an item float a note to the Board and we as a team can help set the price. Bonsai Trees, Tools, Pots, pre Bonsai, Logo Jacket, and much more have been donated. Viewing will be at 7:30 pm until 7:55 pm. The Auction will begin at 8:00pm. All items must be paid for at the end of the night cash or checks are acceptable payment. All proceeds will go to the club's general fund supporting future PBS events! We encourage all members to attend!
15	SAT SBS: TBA.
16	SUN TBS: TBA.
18	TUE PBS: Demonstration: "Ficus Trees" by Susie Kingston.

	JUNE 2010 SUMMER
5	SAT SBS: TBA.
6	SUN SABE: TBA.
12-13	SAT-SUN 2nd U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition, Rochester, NY.
19	SAT SBS: TBA.
20	SUN TBS: TBA.
26	SAT PBS: Year-end party at Jaime Sims' house at 7:00 pm. Please RSVP if you will be attending this event! Jamie.Sims@GlobalCrossing.com or 602-708-6677.

	JULY 2010 SUMMER
3	SAT SBS: SUMMER RECESS -- NO MEETING.
4	SUN SABE: NO MEETING.
17	SAT SBS: Once-monthly summer meeting for July.
18	SUN TBS: TBA.

	AUGUST 2010 SUMMER
1	SUN SABE: TBA.
7	SAT SBS: SUMMER RECESS -- NO MEETING.
15	SUN TBS: TBA.
21	SAT SBS:
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