Location: Regenstein Center, Bernstein Hall

The Society is happy to welcome guest artist and author Michael Hagedorn for discussion on his works “Bonsai Heresy: 56 Myths Exposed Using Science & Tradition.”  Members will have the opportunity to ask questions.  Because of the Guest Speaker for General Program there will be no Bonsai 101.

As always, senior members will be available in person to help with any bonsai questions you have.

The meeting will be in person in the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden, or is available through WebEx.

Location: Regenstein Center, Bernstein Hall
7:00 PM - Bonsai 101
7:30 PM - Main program, topic TBD

Location: Regenstein Center, Burnstein Hall
7:00 PM - Bonsai 101
7:30 PM - Main program, topic TBD

7:00 PM - Bonsai 101
7:30 PM - Main program, topic TBD

Topics, TBD

7:00 PM: Bonsai 101 program; “Bonsai Preparation and Winter Storage” presented by Victor Zurczak. 7:30 PM, General Program: “White Elephant Sale”.  All members are invited to bring supplies, pots plants or any other bonsai related item that you want to sell or give away.  MBS will have leftover Children's Workshop trees available for sale at $10 each.  Trees are  Zelcova, Chinese Wisteria, Japanese Maple, Trident Maple, and maybe one Amur Maple.

Topics, TBD

Description: Workshop on creation of Accent Plants with Shannon Salyor. During the workshop you will put together mixed accents in three small nursery pots to grow together for a year. Plant materials, soil, and nursery pots are included in the materials cost.
Registration Fee: $40
Participant Limit: 8-12
Materials Cost: $50, payable directly to the instructor at the beginning of the workshop
Skill Level: All
Location: Plant Science Lab
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Description: Your child, with the help of our experienced Society members, will learn how to pot a bonsai, which they can take home at the end of the workshop. The registration fee covers the cost of the materials cost as well.
Registration Fee: $15
Materials Cost: Included
Skill Level: Children, 5-15
Location: Regenstein Center, Burnstein Hall (Please stop by the Bonsai Society sales table for a ticket before heading to the event space)
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Description: Bring your own tree workshop with Guest Master Bjorn Bjorholm. Get Bjorn’s insights on your own tree as you look to refine and prepare for future shows, or restyle and re-invigorate an older tree.
Registration Fee: $90
Participant Limit: 10
Skill Level: All
Location: Plant Science Lab
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Description: Drinks, complementary wine and beer and soft drinks start at 5:30.  The dinner is informal and will consist of ordered-in food.  An amazing silent auction and raffle will be held during the dinner.  The raffle will be for the tree styled by guest judge Bjorn Bjorholm in the Saturday afternoon demonstration.  The silent auction will be for items donated by our fabulous vendors and club members. Note that the dinner is open to members and non-members alike!
Location: Heller Nature Center in Highland Park (just minutes from the Garden)
Cost: $17
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Description: Participants will get a choice of Japanese black pines. We will then wire and talk about styling. After the styling portion, we will talk about how to care for the trees and what a timeline looks like for their care. Participants should bring scissors, wire cutters, pliers and wire. A notebook will also be a very handy tool for note taking.
Registration Fee: $40
Participant Limit: 10
Materials Cost: $150, payable directly to the instructor at the beginning of the workshop
Skill Level: Intermediate
Location: Plant Science Lab
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Description: Your child, with the help of our experienced Society members, will learn how to pot a bonsai, which they can take home at the end of the workshop. The registration fee covers the cost of the materials cost as well.
Registration Fee: $15
Materials Cost: Included
Skill Level: Children, 5-15
Location: Regenstein Center, Burnstein Hall (Please stop by the Bonsai Society sales table for a ticket before heading to the event space)
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Description: Our guest master Bjorn Bjorholm will perform an initial styling on a conifer tree as it begins the process of changing from raw materials into a bonsai tree. The styled tree will be raffled at the informal dinner at the Heller Nature Center Saturday night.
Registration Fee: Free!
Skill Level: All
Location: Regenstein Center, Auditorium
No registration required!

Description: Kristy Majeske from Asian Artique and Midwest Bonsai Society bring you a rare opportunity to view this beautiful limited use documentary. Join Kristy Majeske for the viewing and discussion of a film: “Edo Advant Gard”.Whether a bonsai artist, nature lover, artist or art appreciator be prepared to transcend time and place during this mesmerizing and enchanting documentary directed by Linda Hoaglund

Edo Advant-Gard reveals the pivotal role Japanese artists of the Edo era (1603 – 1868) played in setting the stage for the “modern art” movement in the West. During the Edo era, while a pacified Japan isolated itself from the world, audacious Japanese artists innovated stylization, abstraction, minimalism, surrealism, geometric composition and the illusion of 3-D. Their elegant originality is most striking in images of the natural world depicted on folding screens and scrolls by Sotatsu, Korin, Okyo, Rosetsu, Shohaku and many others who left their art unsigned.

Cost: Free!
Location: Regenstein Center Auditorium
No registration required!

Chris Baker, Curator of Bonsai at the Chicago Botanic Garden, will provide a free tour of the spectacular collection of The Garden's bonsai trees in the courtyards of the Regenstein Center on Saturday, August 19 from 9:00am - 10:30am. The tour is free! Please meet in Burnstein Hall by 9:00am on Saturday if you wish to attend!

Description: Bring your own tree workshop with Guest Master Bjorn Bjorholm. Get Bjorn’s insights on your own tree as you look to refine and prepare for future shows, or restyle and re-invigorate an older tree.
Registration Fee: $90
Participant Limit: 10
Skill Level: All
Location: Visitor’s Center
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Description: Take a tour around the exhibit as guest master Bjorn Bjorholm critiques selected trees. Always one of our most popular events during our exhibition!
Registration Fee: $25
Participant Limit: 20
Location: Regenstein Center, Nichols Hall
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Description: Kristy Majeske from Asian Artique and Midwest Bonsai Society bring you a rare opportunity to view this beautiful limited use documentary. Join Kristy Majeske for the viewing and discussion of a film: “Edo Advant Gard”.
Whether a bonsai artist, nature lover, artist or art appreciator be prepared to transcend time and place during this mesmerizing and enchanting documentary directed by Linda Hoaglund

Edo Advant-Gard reveals the pivotal role Japanese artists of the Edo era (1603 – 1868) played in setting the stage for the “modern art” movement in the West. During the Edo era, while a pacified Japan isolated itself from the world, audacious Japanese artists innovated stylization, abstraction, minimalism, surrealism, geometric composition and the illusion of 3-D. Their elegant originality is most striking in images of the natural world depicted on folding screens and scrolls by Sotatsu, Korin, Okyo, Rosetsu, Shohaku and many others who left their art unsigned.

Cost: Free!
Location: Regenstein Center Auditorium
No registration required!

7:00 PM, Bonsai 101 program; “Accent Plants” presented by Linda Camp.
7:30 PM, General Program: “Show Presentation for Bonsai” demonstration by Victor Zurczak.

Come with trees you want to prepare for our August Exhibition, get advice, and suggested improvements.

Moved from July 3rd to 10th
Topics, TBD

7:00 pm – No Bonsai 101 program, as we have a guest artist.

7:30 pm - General program; “Deciduous Bonsai Development” presented by Sergio Cuan via Webex, from his bonsai garden in New Jersey. Sergio specializes in the cultivation and development of deciduous tress. His favorite trees include maple, elm and beech.

Remember you are always invited to bring in a tree of any sort, as senior members will be available to answer questions and provide advice.