Upcoming Club Activities

  • ​June 16th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: David Nguy.
  • July 7th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Jonas Dupuich.
  • August 11th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Tak Shimazu.
  • August 17th (Saturday) - Nisei Week Bus Trip.
  • September 8th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting (Room 104 & Patio A only): Peter Macasieb.
  • September 21st & 22nd - 54th Annual Fall Show.
  • October 13th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting at Lake Poway.
  • November 10th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Roy Nagatoshi.
  • December 15th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Styling Competition.

Other Bonsai Activities

  • June 15th -16th - Valley Bonsai Society's 11th annual show. Show hours are 10 AM to 4 PM with a demonstration at 1PM on both days. The finished tree will be raffled off at the end of the demonstrations. Bonsai pots, soil, etc. available for purchase. Admission is free. Alden Lane Nursery, 981 Alden Lane, Livermore.
  • June 29th - 30th - Bay Area Suiseki & Shohin Show. Show hours are 11 AM to 5 PM Saturday and 11 AM to 4 PM Sunday. Suiseki Presentation on Sunday at 1 PM. Large vendor area. Members of all Bay Area Bonsai and Suiseki Clubs are invited to exhibit. Clubs can purchase vendor tables for club sales. Lakeside Park Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland.
  • July 10th - East Bay Bonsai Society Annual Auction. Auction starts 7:30pm (preview opens at 7:00pm) to get your hands on bonsai trees, pots, tools, and accessories. Lakeside Park Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland.
  • August 24th -25th - Redwood Empire Bonsai Society's 36th Annual Show. Featuring Bonsai Master Kathy Shaner. Bonsai demonstrations both days, 1- 3 PM. Demonstration tree to be raffled. Largest bonsai and suiseki stone exhibition. Large bonsai vendor and plant sales. Exciting silent auctions. Free admission and parking. Santa Rosa Veterans Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa.
  • September 21st - Mother Lode Bonsai Club 5th Annual Exhibition. Show hours are 10am to 4pm. Demonstrations at 11am and 1:30pm. with prize drawings immediately following. Vendor and member bonsai-related items will be available for sale. Open to the public with free admission and free parking. San Andreas Public Library, 1299 Gold Hunter Road, San Andreas.
  • October 5th - 6th - Conejo Valley Bonsai Society's 16th Annual Bonsai Exhibition. Show hours are 9am – 4pm with demonstrations in the Bandstand at 1pm both days. Free Admission. No sales of bonsai related items. Resource Center at the Gardens of the World, 2001 Thousand Oak Blvd., Thousand Oaks.
  • ​October 24th - 27th - GSBF Convention 42, Riverside Convention Center, Riverside.
  • January 31st - February 2nd, 2020 - 17th Annual California Shohin Seminar, Hotel Mission De Oro 13070 S. Highway 33, Santa Nella.
If you know of other bonsai activities near Southern California, please let us know.
Learning Opportunities

San Diego Bonsai Club is reaching another level in educating our members in the art of bonsai. Every month in 2019, except May and October when we meet elsewhere, our club will recruit a well-known bonsai artist to conduct a presentation during our monthly meetings. In addition, we will have two workshops: morning and afternoon. This is a wonderful opportunity for our members to have a one-on-one workshop with a bonsai master. Take advantage of this unique occasion; educate yourselves to a higher level in the art of bonsai. You probably have a collection of trees; bring your trees to a workshop and change it to a piece of art that gives you satisfaction.
Each month we have 8 spots available; 4 in the morning from 8:30AM to 10:30AM and 4 in the afternoon from 2:00PM to 4:00PM.
In January we have Kathy Shaner, February will be Cheryl Manning, March will be Uyen Troung, and in April we will have Bob Pressler. The cost for these workshops is $30 per member. Contact Abe Far for more information.
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2019 Nisei Week Bus Trip

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This year's Nisei Week trip will be Saturday, August 17th. Members may now reserve their seat on the chartered bus.
GSBF has converted Golden Statements to a free digital download. They are available on the GSBF web site.
VIDEO: Ted Matson on warm climate varieties for bonsai.
VIDEO: Jonas Dupuich on evaluating bonsai.
VIDEO: David Nguy wiring techniques.
VIDEO: Tak Shimazu styles an Itoigawa juniper.
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