Calendar includes events both local to Fort Wayne, and across Northern Indiana, Southern Michigan and Chicago. This list also includes the major national shows east of the Mississippi.

2008:
January:


Sat., Jan. 19 - Fort Wayne Club Meeting
10:30am - Meeting at the Kittle home with election of officers, air layering tropical bonsai and discussion on lighting. E-mail Darlene Kittle for more information / directions.



February:


Sat., Feb. 16 - Fort Wayne Club Meeting
10:30am - Greenhouse tour at Lawton Park Greenhouse. Bring a tropical to prune.



March:


Sat., Mar. 15 - Fort Wayne Club Meeting
10:30am - Location TBA - Looking for a speaker.



April:


Sat., Apr. 12 - Fort Wayne Club Nursery Trip
10:00am - Meet at Kittles for brief lesson on picking raw stock and then heading out to a nursery to buy stock for the Bonsai Bob workshop. E-mail Darlene Kittle for more information / directions.


Sunday, April 13 - Cherry Blossom Festival
Fort Wayne, IN. Go to: Fort Wayne Parks Departmentfor more information.


Sat., Apr. 19 - Fort Wayne Club Workshop
10:00am - Bonsai Bob workshop at the Kittle Home. Carry-in lunch with the club supplying the meat. E-mail Darlene Kittle for more information / directions.


May:


Sat. & Sun., May 3-4 - All-Michigan Show
The All-Michigan Show is held at the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI. Go to: www.wmbonsai.org/index.htm for more information.


Sat., May 17 - Fort Wayne Spring Show
The Fort Wayne Spring Show is held at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne, IN.
9:00am - Club meets to set up show, this date is also the monthly club meeting.

Go to: http://www.botanicalconservatory.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 for more information.


Sat. & Sun., May 17 - 18 - Midwest Bonsai Society Spring Show
The Midwest Bonsai Society Spring show will be held at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. Go to: www.midwestbonsai.org/show.htm for more information.


Fri., Sat. & Sun., May 23 - 25 - Rendezvous
Rendezvous is the annual convention held at Brussel's Bonsai, right outside of Memphis, TN. Go to: http://www.brusselsbonsai.com for more information.


June:


Sat., June 21 - Fort Wayne Club Meeting
10:30am Field trip to be determined or a lesson on wiring.


Sat., June 14 - The Gardeners Of America /
Men's Garden Clubs Of America National Convention - Gardening is Great in 2008
Darlene Kittle, President of the Fort Wayne Bonsai Club, and Ed Hake, longtime member, will be giving a presentation on bonsai at the TGOA/MGC National Convention. For more information check out their site: www.tgoa-mgca.org


Thu. - Sun, June 12-15 - Mid-America Bonsai Alliance Convention
A triennial event held this year at the Marten House Hotel and Lilly Conference Center, on the north side of Indianapolis. For more information, go to: http://www.maba2008.org/

Thu. - Sun., June 19 - 22 - A Bonsai Learning Experience
The American Bonsai Society's 2008 Learning Seminar, held this year in San Antonio, TX. Go to: http://absbonsai.org/seminars/ABS2008/main2008.html for more information.


July:


Sat., July 19 - Fort Wayne Club Picnic
11:00am Our annual picnic at the Kittle Home. Club will supply the meat, E-mail Darlene Kittle for more information / directions. Best Club Tree and Best Dead Tree contest.


Fri. - Sun., July 25-27 - West Michigan Bonsai Show
Detroit, Michigan. Got to: www.fourseasonsbonsai.com for more information.


August:


Sat., August 16 - Fort Wayne Club Meeting
10:30am To be determined.


Fri., Sat. & Sun., Aug. 15-17 - Midwest Bonsai Society presents the Mid-America Bonsai Show
The Mid-America show will be held at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. Go to: www.midwestbonsai.org/show.htm for more information.


September:


Thu. - Sun., Sept. 5-7 - 2007 Deciduous Symposium - Featuring Maples
Rochester, NY - for more information go to: The International Bonsai Homepage


Sat., September 20 - Fort Wayne Club Meeting
10:30am To be determined.


October:


Sat. & Sun., Oct. 11 & 12 - First Ever National Bonsai Exhibit
Rochester, NY - for more information go to: The International Bonsai Homepage


Sat., Oct. 18 - Fort Wayne Fall Show
The Fort Wayne Fall Show is held at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne, IN.
9:00am - Club meets to set up show, this date is also the monthly club meeting.

Go to: http://www.botanicalconservatory.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 for more information.


November:


Sat., Nov. 15 - Fort Wayne Club Meeting
10:30am - location TBA


December:


Sat., Dec. 20 - Fort Wayne Club Christmas Luncheon
11:30am - location TBA









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