April 2009 Newsletter
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Sensei: Kunitoshi "K" Akabane (925)
736-7600 Issue: 04/09 April 2009 Web Page Address:
www.angelfire.com/ca2/diablobonsai |
Danville, California 94526 (925) 736-760 |
April Meetings
Tuesday, April 14th -
Joint
Class Meeting
Basic Lecture
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Fukinagashi (windswept) & Kengai (cascade) styles-
how to control new growth
Intermediate Lecture 7:30 - 8:00
p.m.: Discussion on the problems
of new growth in Spring
Workshop
8:10 – 9:30 p.m.
Refreshments
and help with cleanup and close: Steve Huskins &
Marlene Logue
Diablo Bonsai Club Look Ahead Schedule
Tuesday, May 12th - Joint Class Meeting
Basic Lecture
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. How to pinch new growth, feeding, watering
Intermediate Lecture 7:30 - 8:00
p.m.: Restyling of old bonsai
Workshop
8:10 – 9:30 p.m.
Refreshments
and help with cleanup and close: Devon Lowery &
Paula Lowery
Events
Elsewhere
April 4-5
Sacramento, California
Bonsai Sekiyu Kai: 32nd Annual
Bonsai Show at the Sacramento Betsuin Buddhist Church, 2401 Riverside
Boulevard, Saturday, 12:00PM to 5:00PM, and Sunday, 10:00AM to 3:30PM.
Demonstrations both days at 2:00PM by Bonsai Master John Uchida.
Refreshments, door prizes, raffles, plants and bonsai tool sales. Ron
Krause (916) 481-4792.
April 4-5 San Mateo,
California
Sei Boku Bonsai Kai: 26th Annual Show will be held at the San Mateo
Garden Center, 605 Parkside Wy. from 10AM-4PM both days. Demonstrations
will be at 1PM each day. (Steve Jang on Saturday and Valerie Monroe on
Sunday.) “Dr Bonsai” will be there to answer all your bonsai questions.
In addition to our wonderful bonsai display, trees, pots and other
bonsai-related items will be for sale. khaley57@gmail.com
April 18-19 Palo Alto,
California
Kusamura Bonsai Club: 49th
Annual Bonsai Show and Sale at the Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800
Middlefield Road. Show hours are Saturday, 12Noon-5PMand Sunday,
10AM-5PM. Featured guest (TBA). Bonsai plant sale, and a show of both
established and educational work in progress trees.
April 25-26 Eureka, California
Humboldt Bonsai Society: Annual
show in conjunction with the American Rhododendron Society at Saint
Bernard Elementary School, 115 Henderson. Hours are 10AM- 4 PM.
Demonstrations and benefit drawings both days. Free admission. Contact
information, Bill Hegy, 707-499-3459.
April
26 Watsonville, California
Watsonville Bonsai Club: 35th Annual Bonsai Show at the
Watsonville Buddhist Temple, 423 Bridge Street. Show hours are 10AM4PM.
Demonstration at 2PM by Katsumi Kinoshita of Moneterey. Plenty of
parking for group attendance. Raffle and plant sales. For more
information call Don White 831-724-9283, or Iwao Yamashita 831-724-5332.
Diablo
Bonsai Club Officers
Steve Huskins – President
Byron
Nobriga - First Vice President
Secretary -
Open
Jim Stalker - Treasurer
Lois Naye - Club Historian
Helen
Salmon - Newsletter Editor & Webmaster
Eddie Ballesteros - Publicity
