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January Work Schedule

Kusamura Club Calendar

January 2007
• January 14—Potting Party
• January 17—Board Meeting
• January 19—January Meeting—Shohin Demonstration by Sandy Planting (Show & Tell will be Shohin focused) See our Workshop photos by clicking the link on the left panel.

February 2007
• February 11—Potting Party
• February 16—Kusamura will host John Thompson for an OAK workshop (Show & Tell focused on Oaks)

March 2007
• March 16—March Meeting will be a Spring Satsuki Workshop with Jim Ransohoff covering the new version of Satsuki care for the entire evening starting at 7 PM

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Other Events
January 13–14, 2007—Hayward, California—Bay Island Bonsai  8th Anniversary show “An Exhibit of Fine Bonsai” at Centennial Hall, 22292 Foothill Blvd.  Hours are 10AM–4PM both days.  $5 admission.  Auction of quality bonsai and suiseki on Saturday:  Preview at noon, auction at 1 PM.  Guided tours of the expanded exhibit.  A new sales area.  Free parking.  For information call Boon Manakitivipart at (510) 865-1008 or visit www.bonsaiboon.com .

January 27–28— Oakland, California—Bay Area Bonsai Associates: 25th Annual Bonsai Exhibit at Lakeside Garden Center (Lake Merritt), 666 Bellevue Ave.  Show hours are Saturday 5:30PM–9PM and Sunday 10AM-4PM.  On Saturday, exhibit and plant sale opens at 5:30PM, Reception at 6PM and the raffle at 9PM.  Dennis Makishima, bonsai consultant for the BONSAI book by Sunset Magazine and bonsai cultivation expert, will do a critique of the main Raffle prize tree and trees pulled from the exhibit.

Special Notice
February 24­–25—Oakland, California—Golden State Bonsai Collection-North: 16th Annual Mammoth Fundraiser Event at the Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave.  Saturday (Feb. 24) Auction 1PM–4PM with preview 12 Noon–1PM.  Sunday (Feb. 25) Mammoth Fundraiser 10AM–5PM.  Demonstrations and critiques by Kathy Shaner. Sale of bonsai and pre-bonsai materials, vendors, benefit drawings.

Consignment and gift tress are needed at the Northern Collection for the Mammoth Fundraiser by January 15. If you are planning to consign, please contact Bob Gould of the Northern Collection at 510.763.8409

Dues are now due.
Download the new Information Form here and submit it with your dues.  WORD DOC

January 19, 2007 MEETING
Techniques Workshop 7:00– 8:00PM
Sandy Planting will start with a demo of the basics of Shohin and a set up of a show display. SHOW and TELL items are encouraged to be Shohin examples.

Main Meeting 8:00–10:00PM
This will be a round-robin approach watching three different members work on different trees in the Shohin style. Trees will be included in the evening’s raffle.
 

Shohin exhibition at the Kusamura Bonsai Club Show 2006

News
The club is in urgent need of a new place to house the club shed. Our current location must be vacated this month or next as the homeowner is selling her house. If you have a yard area with street access, we would appreciate the use of the yard to construct a new shed to store club items. Please contact John Planting if you can help.

2007 Kusamura Bonsai Show
This year will mark the show’s return to Mitchell Park, a long-standing home of the club show, located at 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303.  The show date will be April 28–29, 2007.  Stay tuned for news about member roles in producing the show. 

Potting Parties
Mark your calendar for the following potting party dates: January 14, 2007, and February 11, 2007.  Potting parties run from 10AM to 4PM.  Members are asked to each bring trees for styling as a donation to the club.  These events are provided to help newer members learn repotting techniques and wiring. Long-time members are asked to bring trees in and to assist newer members with their contributions. Bring trees being held from previous show sales to be improved. Remember that each club member is obligated to provide at least 3 trees to the sale. See the article in the December issue as a reference.

Interested in Shohin
The Bay Area Shohin Society meets in San Mateo every third Sunday of the month. There will be a bi-annual show in October 2007 and a seminar in our area in February 2008. Contact Sandy Planting for details on location and membership.

Kusamura Beginner-Level Classes
Kusamura offers beginner-level classes to all those looking to gain the basic skills of style, wiring, potting, and caretaking. Classes are offered at the Planting residence for a small fee covering expenses. Completing the beginner level classes is required before you can take advanced workshops. Classes will begin in late January and run for 6 sessions. Class content can cover group planting, rock planting, formal/informal upright design, cascade design, soil preparation, and wiring techniques.  It is not only instructional but loads of fun; a time to meet members and finesse the beauty from our tress. If you are interested in taking the class, please contact Sandy Planting to sign up and get a schedule of classes and requirements.

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