
TUCSON BONSAI SOCIETY
Established 1972


2023 TBS CALENDAR
TUCSON BONSAI SOCIETY 2023 CALENDAR
Monthly Meetings - 2nd Sunday of each month, 12-3 p.m. - Tucson Women’s Club
-First 15 minutes - club news and announcements
-One hour presentation on a specific topic (or two 30 minute presentations)
-Five minute Plant-of-the-Month Zone 9 rundown
-Break and raffle drawing
-1 ½ hours tree work with mentors and members
January
January 4 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
January 5 Bonsai Basics Class #3 6:00-9:00 pm – Tucson Woman’s Center
January 8 Meeting: Repotting Nursery Plants into a Bonsai Pot – When and How?
Gabe Reed and Ralph Munoz
January 25 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
February
February 4 Mesquite Valley Nursery crawl - 8500 E Speedway Blvd. – 10:00 am
February 9 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
February 11 Jerome Kallerhals workshops – Ray Noseck residence
8:30 am – 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Saturday
February 12 Meeting: Guest Artist Jerome Kellerhals Demonstration
February 22 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
March
March 7 Desert Garden Club Presentation by Cynthia Martin
March 9 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
March 12 Meeting: Tree Collection Record Keeping – Cynthia Martin
Show Tree Prep and plant entry selection
(bring your potential show tree for entry approval)
Sample Tree Setup by Rod Johnson-McKenna and Gabe Reed
March 29 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
April
April 6 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
April 8 Saturday Meeting this month: Logistics for upcoming Exhibition – Stephen Ross and Bill Goddu - Udall Park, Ramada #1, 7222 E Tanque Verde Rd, 12:00 - ?? (7:00 pm?)
April 26 Beer, Bourbon & Bonsai Happy Hour - 6:00 pm LaCo Tucson, 201 N Court Ave, Tucson
April 28 Setup for Exhibition 12:00 – 6:00 pm Tucson Botanical Gardens
April 29-30 51st ANNIVERSARY BONSAI EXHIBIT 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Tucson Botanical Gardens - 2150 N Alvernon Way
May
May 6 Basic Bonsai Class #1 9:00 am – 12:00 2550 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ
May 4 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
May 7 Meeting: Pests and How to Control Them – Barbara Waughtel
Critique-a-Rama and mentoring (bring in one tree for audience advice and suggestions)
May 31 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00–8:00 pm, Noble Hops, 1335 W Lambert Ln,
Oro Valley, AZ 85737
June
June 3 Basic Bonsai Class #2 9:00 am – 12:00 2550 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ
June 8 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
June 11 Meeting - Summer Care of Your Trees
June 28 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
July
July 6 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
July 9 Meeting: Bougainvillea and Crepe Myrtle Care –
Ray Noseck and Barbara Waughtel
July 26 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
August
August 5 Basic Bonsai Class #3 9:00 am – 12:00 2550 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ
August 10 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
August 13 Critique-a-Rama and mentoring (bring in one tree for audience advice and
suggestions)
Additional presentation TBA
August 30 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
September
September 7 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
September 10 Meeting: Photographing your Trees - Mitchell Masilun
September 24 Fall Bonsai Basics Class, 12-3:00 pm, Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N Alvernon, Tucson
September 27 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
October
October 4 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
October 8 Meeting: Wiring and Bending using Raffia – Gabe Reed and Ralph Munoz
October ? Root Over Rock Workshop – date, time and place TBD
October 22 Fall Bonsai Basics Class, 12-3:00 pm, Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N Alvernon, Tucson
October 25 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
November
November 9 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
November 12 Potluck Holiday Party and Auction
Tree collecting in the Santa Rita Mountains (Ralph, Stephen and Mitch)
November 29 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
December
December 6 Zoom Board Meeting 7:00 pm
December 10 NO MEETING
December 17 Fall Bonsai Basics Class, 12-3:00 pm, Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N Alvernon, Tucson
December 27 Beer, Bourbon and Bonsai Happy Hour 6:00 – 8:00 pm – location TBD
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