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Virginia Bonsai Society
Member meetings are held on the
first Thursday of the month at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, in the Holly Room of Baker Hall.
Please arrive
at 6:30 pm.
Meetings begin promptly at 7:00 pm
except where noted otherwise.
APRIL
2012
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Event With the PBS - 5:00pm - 9:00 pm. Tree
Critique & Workshop with Roy Nagatoshi of Fuji Bonsai Nursery in California. In
the Magnolia classroom at the NBG. Observers are free, workshop participants by
registration. Contact the PBS at
peninsualbonsai@gmail.com for further details.
May 2012
03 Monthly Meeting
- VBS Board Director Randy McKinney will present
“Back To Bonsai Basics” using Procumbens Nana. He'll review design, repotting,
pruning, & wiring techniques. This month's Show & Tell with Bill McReynolds will
help you get your bonsai ready for our Annual Exhibit in June.
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First Annual Spring
Pot-a-Palooza Design Competition.
10:00 am-2:00pm, Baker Hall Terrace at the NBG.
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Come have fun with
other members as we style and pot Procumbens nana for next year’s sale.
Tree, pot and soil will be provided. Bring your tools. All skill levels are welcome! VBS
members can participate by choosing a tree until we’re done. A prize will be
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Annual Show Set Up Day
- VBS Annual Exhibit and Sale. At the NBG.
June 2012
1, 2, 3
- VBS Annual Exhibit and Sale, in Baker Hall & the
Holly Room at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Internationally renowned bonsai
artist Pauline F. Muth of pfm bonsai
will be our guest speaker this year.
Click HERE to go to
the FORMS & DOCUMENTS
page where you will find the 2012 Annual Exhibit Tree application, member vendor
information, and the flyer for 2012. Daily events as noted below.
01 FRI - Show Day 1
02 SAT - Show Day 2. Note today's
events:
Monthly Meeting 9:00 am. Program with Pauline
F. Muth includes bonsai lecture and demonstration. Open to the public.
WORKSHOP - 1:00 pm. A BYOT Workshop
with Pauline Muth will help you style, design or refine your tree.
Registration is open to VBS members. Limited to 8 participants.
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PDF Flyer for the BYOT Workshop with Pauline
Muth. To register, use the
VBS PayPal page. You can also bring your registration fee to the meeting
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BARBEQUE - 6:00 pm until... President's BBQ with
Pauline Muth. At Steve Krall's. Open to all VBS and PBS members.
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SUN - Show Day 3. Show breakdown begins at 3:00 pm.
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No meeting tonight. See June 2 for this month's Monthly Meeting
July 2012
05 Monthly Meeting
- Program TBA
August 2012
02 Monthly Meeting
- Program TBA
September 2012
06
No meeting tonight. See September 14th for Monthly Meeting
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FRI
- Monthly Meeting
- Arthur Joura, Curator of the
Bonsai Collection at the NC Arboretum.
Lecture / demo.
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SAT
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Arthur Joura Workshop by registration. Details
to follow.
October 2012
03 Monthly Meeting
- Program TBA
12-14
VBS participates in the 2012 Annual Bonsai Expo in
Asheville, NC.
November 2012
01 Monthly Meeting
- Program TBA
December 2012
06 Monthly Meeting
- The Annual Gathering of the Gardeners' Holiday
Party with the NBG takes the place of our monthly meeting.
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