| CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE VARIOUS ARIZONA BONSAI CLUBS & CLASSES 2011 - 2012 |
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This Page Last Updated: February 1, 2012
| CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE VARIOUS ARIZONA BONSAI CLUBS & CLASSES 2011 - 2012 |
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This Page Last Updated: February 1, 2012
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. | |
| Scottsdale Bonsai Society (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 Araxi Hovhannessian to check the schedule at (480) 965-0030 or 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 or Kurt simonsk@pop.mindspring.com / (520) 321-4173. |
| AUGUST 2011 SUMMER | |
| SAT SBS: Water, moss, and fertilizer. Notes on monthly care - August. John Naka Bonsai Techniques I Pages: 104-109, 181. Meeting will be held at Via Linda Senior Center, Room #8. | |
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SUN SABE: TBA. |
| 21 | SUN TBS: TBA. |
| SEPTEMBER 2011 SUMMER / AUTUMN | |
| SAT SBS: Revisit what we have learned so far, discuss some of the challenges we have faced since we started following John Naka's book. Refer to our notes and journal. Show pictures before and after. Clean and sharpen our tools. Leaf cutting or defoliating. Needle or foliage cutting. Notes on monthly care - September. John Naka Bonsai Techniques I Pages: 53-55 and 182. Meeting will be held at Via Linda Senior Center, Room #8. | |
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SUN SABE: TBA. |
| TUE PBS: STARTING AND CELEBRATING OUR 50TH CLUB YEAR! Welcome New Members,
Club Business Review, and Show of Trees. NOTE: all members need to pay their membership dues for the 2011/2012 season at the
meetings during this month. | |
| TUE PBS: Lecture and demonstration on setting up your bonsai collection
on a computer data base by Larry Seymour. | |
| SAT SBS: Show of trees and work on our trees. Meeting will be held at Granite Reef Senior Center, Room #10. | |
| SUN TBS: TBA. | |
| 20 | TUE PBS: Open workshop time and raffle. |
| OCTOBER 2011 AUTUMN | |
| SAT SBS: Removing wires revisited. Discuss upcoming trip to Golden State Bonsai Federation Convention. Notes on monthly care - October. John Naka Bonsai Techniques I Pages: 183. Meeting will be held at Via Linda Senior Center, Room #8. | |
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SUN SABE: TBA. |
| TUE PBS: Club Business, Formal Show of Trees, Clothing Orders. | |
| SAT - SUN TBS: Show will be held at the Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla, on the corner
of Ina Road. It will be from 9 to 5 on Saturday and 10 to 4 on Sunday. | |
| SAT PBS: Nursery Crawl at Green Desert Bonsai. | |
| TUE PBS: Demonstration on bonsai wiring techniques by Frank Harris.
Remember to bring your wiring tools and those agile fingers as he helps us improve our ability to develop our trees. | |
| SAT SBS: Show of trees and work on our trees. Discuss the upcoming trip. Meeting will be held at Granite Reef Senior Center, Room #10. | |
| SUN TBS: TBA. | |
| TUE PBS: Fall Junk Sale and open workshop time. | |
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THU - SUN Golden State
Bonsai Federation's 34th Convention "Bonsai Full Circle" at the Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, Riverside, CA.
Featuring Kathy Shaner, Ryan Neil, Pedro Morales and Roy Nagatoshi. |
| NOVEMBER 2011 AUTUMN | |
| TUE PBS: Club Business and Critique of Trees. | |
| SAT SBS: Selecting pots. Please bring your plants that you would like to pot. Also bring with you one or two pots you would like to plant the tree in. Notes on monthly care - November. John Naka Bonsai Techniques I Pages: 82-87 and 184. Meeting will be held at Via Linda Senior Center, Room #10. | |
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SUN SABE: TBA. |
| TUE PBS: Demonstration on Kusamono by Barbara Gray, Carol Roberts, and Ardie Apostolos. | |
| SAT - SUN PBS: Workshop with Sensei Ben Oki. The cost will be $40 for the 1st tree that Sensei Oki does for an individual and $30/tree thereafter, maximum of 3 trees per person. Plan on bringing some material for him to work on; a sign-up sheet will be available at the meeting next week. | |
| 15 | TUE PBS: General raffle. Open workshop time. |
| SAT SBS: Volunteer at our table at the Arts and Crafts Festival Granite Reef Senior Center between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Set-up at 9:30 a.m. and tear-down at 3:30 p.m. | |
| SUN TBS: TBA. | |
| DECEMBER 2011 WINTER | |
| SAT - SUN SBS: Ardie Apostolos - Presentation on Japanese Gardens and the JFG of Phoenix. Notes on monthly care - December. John Naka Bonsai Techniques I Pages: 185. Meeting will be held at Via Linda Senior Center, Room #8. | |
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SUN SABE: TBA. |
| TUE PBS: Club Business and Formal Show of Trees. New cut-off date for club logo clothing orders. Forms for material ordered from San Mar are to be given to Liz Mantsch. | |
| SUN TBS: ANNUAL HOLIDAY GATHERING AND ANNUAL MEETING WITH ELECTIONS. WHITE
ELEPHANT SALE WITH $5.00 TO $10.00 GIFTS AND PLEASE WRAP YOUR PRESENTS. | |
| TUE PBS: Lecture on soils and fertilizer by Jim McEown. | |
| SAT SBS: Holiday Party @ 12:00 change of time. Show of trees and raffle. Meeting will be held at Granite Reef Senior Center, Room #10. | |
| TUE
PBS: Holiday Party and Gift Exchange at 6:30 p.m., Bobby Q's, 27th Ave. and Butler. | |
