April 2010 Newsletter

April Meetings

Meetings are held in the large upstairs room at the Heather Farm Garden Center, Walnut Creek, and are scheduled on the second Tuesday of the month, from 7:30PM to 9:30PM. 

Tuesday, April 13th -  Joint Class Meeting
                                         Lecture 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. .

                                         Workshop 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
                                         Refreshments and help with cleanup and close: Courtney Rawitch and Robin Rawitch-Moody.

Notes

Bonsai Links - If you are on the Club's e-mail list, you should have received several e-mails from Jeff Heffel with links to bonsai videos and other documents.  Please do take the time to give these a look; there is some really useful information that's only a mouse-click away.  Thanks for sending these out, Jeff!

Diablo Bonsai Club Look Ahead Schedule

Tuesday, May 11th -  Joint Class Meeting
                                         Lecture 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. .

                                         Workshop 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
                                         Refreshments and help with cleanup and close: Sylvia Roemer and Jim Stalker.

Events Elsewhere

Saturday and Sunday, April 3-4 - Sacramento, California
Bonsai Sekiyu Kai: 33rd Annual Bonsai Show at the Sacramento Betsuin Buddhist Church, 2401 Riverside Boulevard. Show hours are Saturday, 12Noon-5PM, and Sunday, 10AM-3:30PM. Demonstration both days at 2PM by Bonsai Master John Uchida. Refreshments, door prizes, raffles, and sale of plants and bonsai tools. For additional information contact Ron Krause at 916-481-4792.April 24-25 Modesto, CaliforniaModesto Bonsai Club: 29th Annual Spring Show and Sale at the Modesto Centre Plaza, 11th & K Streets. Hours are Saturday, 10AM-5PM and Sunday, 11AM-4PM. Demonstrations, raffles, auctions and sales both days. Free Admission. For more information, call Peter Camarena at 209- 324-9181 or visit us at www.ModestoBonsaiClub.com

Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18 - Hanford, California
The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture Annual Spring Festival/Kazari 2010 Bonsai Display Competition at 15770 Tenth Avenue. Two full days of bonsai art, featuring tea ceremonies, garden tours, lectures, seminars and a bazaar with art and food vendors, sale of bonsai items, and an after hours reception. Hours are Saturday, 10AM-5PM and Sunday, 10AM-3PM. Judged competition on the art of displaying bonsai with prizes of $2500, $1000, $500. Kathy Shaner, Curator of the GSBF Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, will conduct a demonstration followed by an auction on Saturday, and a Tokoname display workshop on Sunday. Visit bonsai@ccjac.org or contact Bob Hilvers, 559-909-1051, for further information

Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25 - Modesto, California
Modesto Bonsai Club: 29th Annual Spring Show and Sale at the Modesto Centre Plaza, 11th & K Streets. Hours are Saturday, 10AM-5PM and Sunday, 11AM-4PM. Demonstrations, raffles, auctions and sales both days. Free Admission. For more information, call Peter Camarena at 209- 324-9181 or visit us at www.ModestoBonsaiClub.com.

Sunday, April 25 - Napa, California 
Napa Valley Bonsai Club: 32nd Annual Bonsai Show at the Napa Senior Center, 1500 Jefferson Street. Hours are 10AM-4PM. An exhibit of bonsai trees, silent auction, benefit drawing, vendor and large sales area. Demonstration/Workshop at 12:30PM with Bonsai Artist Peter Tea. Free admission. For more details visit www.napabonsai.org

Diablo Bonsai Club Officers

Byron Nobriga – President               
Secretary - Steve Huskins                   Jim Stalker - Treasurer