TUCSON BONSAI SOCIETY 2023 CALENDAR 

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 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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