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2009 Calendar of Events -

• January 7 – Review 2009 Calendar of Events, Preview Bonsai DVD
  Presenter:  Mark Fields
• February 4 – Slab Making Workshop
  Presenter:  Carl Wooldridge
  Earl Ekman, a slab making expert from the Louisville Bonsai Society will be coming up to conduct a demonstration of his techniques for making slabs for group-
  plantings and forests
• March 4 – Black Pine Lecture and Demo
  Presenter:  Paul Weishaar
  The care and styling of Black Pine bonsai will be discussed
• April 1 – Five-
  tree Trident Maple Grove Workshop
  Presenter:  Mark Fields
  Mark will lead a workshop on the creation of a small grove using 5 Trident Maple.  Cost to be announced.
• April 5 – Erik Wigert Neea Buxifolia Workshop
  Erik Wigert, owner of Wigert’s Bonsai Nursey in N. Ft. Myers, FL will be here to conduct a tropical tree workshop using Neea Buxifolia from his nursery
• May 6 –  Root-
  Over-
  Rock Trident Maple Demo
  Presenter:  Ron Fraley
  Ron will demonstrate how to do a root-
  over-
  rock bonsai
• May 16 & 17 -
  Indianapolis Museum of Art Exhibit
• June 3 – Grafting and Air-
  Layering
  Presenter:  Mark Fields
  Mark will conduct a demonstration of various forms of grafting and air-
  layering that can be used to develop branches or roots in bonsai

• June 13 & 14 – Garfield Park Bonsai Exhibit and Sale
• June 21 – Craig Coussins Workshop
  Craig Coussins -
  internationally known bonsai artist from the UK will be here to conduct a “Bring Your Own Tree” style workshop
• July 1 – Azalea Styling and Care
  Presenters:  Carl Wooldridge and Mark Fields
• July 18 – Backyard Tour and Club Picnic
• August 5 – Raft-
  Style Bonsai Demo
  Presenters:  Paul Weishaar and Mark Fields
  Mark and Paul will demonstrate how to create a raft-
  style bonsai
• August 7 – 9 – Indiana State Fair Bonsai Exhibit and Sale
• September 2 – Annual “Members Only” Club Auction
  Auctioneer:  Mark Fields
• September 12 – Penrod Art Fair Bonsai Sale, Indianapolis Museum of Art
• October 7 – Winterizing Your Bonsai
  Presenter:  Paul Weishaar
• November 4 – Conifer Wiring Demo
  Presenter:  Mark Fields
• December 2 – Holiday Party, Raffle, and Dead Tree Contest
  Location to be determined

Previous Club Calendars