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Bonsai Society of Greater Kansas City

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2008 Calendar of Events

Location: Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Missouri
(unless otherwise noted)

General Agenda

Meetings are from 9:00 a.m. until Noon
 and include one or more of the following:

Hospitality (Meet & Greet) from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

A Program from 9:30 a.m. until Noon
(10:30 a.m. until Noon, if there's a Board Meeting -- indicated by a * by the date)
OR
A Workshop from 9:30 a.m. until Noon
(An opportunity for members to work on their trees in a group environment
with assistance for beginners during the morning)

(Note: **Workspace is available at the Garden Center until 2:00 p.m.**)

Prospective members are invited to visit a workshop, exhibit or basics program
(Masters Weekend are reserved for Society Members)

January 19
 
* Program  TBA

Beginner's class 2008: sign up - class begins in February

Returning class 2007: sign up to continue your "beginner" trees and move them to the next level. 

9:30 to Noon
February 2   Program  TBA

Second opportunity to sign up for 2007 classes

9:30 to Noon
February 16 * Board Meeting

Beginner's Class 2007
Do you know the basic styles? Matching a style to a tree - "Finding the bonsai within the tree." How to put basic techniques into practice.

9:30 to 10:30
9:30 to 11:30
March 1   Workshop ** and Beginner's Class  9:30 to Noon
March 15   Workshop ** and Beginner's Class 9:30 to Noon
April 5   Workshop ** and Beginner's Class 9:30 to Noon
Master Weekend
April 19 & 20
  Mr. Ben Oki - Internationally acclaimed bonsai master, and curator of the Bonsai Collections at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. Demonstrations and classes (spaces limited) 9:00 to 5:00 
Bonsai Exhibit
May 12 & 13
  Annual Spring Exhibit - Powell Gardens - Set up at 8:30 a.m.

                             1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50
                             Kingsville, MO 64061                                                     
                             (20 miles East of Lee's Summit, MO
                                  on North side of Highway 50)

9:00 to 5:00 
May 24   Workshop ** 9:30 to Noon
June 14   * Workshop ** 9:30 to Noon
June 28   Workshop ** 9:30 to Noon
July   No meetings this month  
August 23   Workshop ** 9:30 to Noon
Master Weekend
September 6 & 7
OR
September 20 & 21
  Mr. David DeGroot  Bonsai master, and curator of the Weyerhaeuser Pacific Rim  Bonsai Collection in Federal Way, Washington. Demonstrations and classes (spaces limited)  
Bonsai Exhibit
Dates TBA
  Annual Fall Exhibit - "Japan Fest 2007" - Carlsbad Center,  Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas  
October 4   Workshop ** 9:30 to Noon
October 18   Workshop ** 9:30 to Noon
November 8   Workshop ** 9:30 to Noon
November 22 * Annual Auction - trees, pots, trees, books, trees, tools, etc. 9:30 till it's all gone
December 6 * Annual Business Meeting - election new Trustees & Officers 9:30 to Noon

 

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