Club Meeting - No Meeting
January 16, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: Xx, xx, xx
First club meeting of 2020 has been cancel due to the proximity to our show the same weekend. Please adjust your calendar. Thank you! See you all at the show!
Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai 56th Annual Winter Sihouettes Show
January 18-19th, 2020
Location: LA Arboretum, Ayres Hall
Time: 10:00am to 4:30pm
Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai will be conducting our 56th Annual Winter Silhouettes Show during Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend at the LA Arboretum. Our exhibit will have trees in their leafless form, showing off their trunk and branch structures.Our show will offer the following: Exhibit, sales area, Saturday night reception featuring entertainment, food, giant raffle and auction.
For more information, please visit www.baikoenbonsai.com.
Club Meeting - Sergio Cuan - CBS Guest Artist - Deciduous Material Workshop
February 20, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: xx, xx, xx and xx
Another special guest this month will be Sergio Cuan from the East Coast. We will be having "bring your own tree" workshop with Sergio Cuan. Sergio is well verse in all material but is better known for his deciduous trees. Sergio comes to us via the CBS Bonsai Artist Exchange Program. Great first meeting of the year.
Club Meeting - Al Rivera - Demonstration
March 19, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: xx, xx, xx and xx
We have invited Southern California local Al Rivera better known as "Bonsai Al" on March 19, 2020. Al will most likely be doing a demonstration on a juniper material. If you have not seen Al live before he is pretty entertaining.
Club Meeting - Jason Saito - Saikei Landscape
April 16, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx
This month we have Jason Saito for the very first time. Jason will be sharing with us a special saikei techniques he been learning from Frank Goya. Great opportunity to learn from Jason as this art of saikei is not practiced very often. Please come by and visit to support another Southern California local.
Club Meeting - Marija Hajdic - CBS Guest Artist - Juniper
May 21, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: XX, XX, XX, and XX
Another special guest this month from the CBS Bonsai Guest Exchange Program will be Marija Hajdic. She is a Croatian bonsai artist and the publisher and owner of the meledabonsai.com website. Another not to be miss event of the year. I'll hope to see you all there.
Club Meeting - Jack Reynolds - Bunjin Style
June 18, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx
This month we have Jack Reynolds for the very first time. Jack is a member of Sansukai bonsai club in the Valley and another local artist of Los Angeles. Please come by and visit to support another Southern California local.
Club Meeting - Christopher A. Sambolin Perez - CBS Guest Artist -
July 16, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: XX, XX, XX, and XX
Another special guest this month from the CBS Bonsai Guest Exchange Program will be Christopher Sambolin. He is a Puerto Rican bonsai artist and seems to me a student of Pedro Morales. Another not to be miss event of the year. I'll hope to see you all there.
Club Meeting - No Meeting
August 2020
No Meeting in August.
Club Meeting - Cheryl Manning - Presentation
September 17, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx
This month we welcome back Cheryl Manning. Cheryl studied under John Naka and has traveled to Japan to train before. She a retired teacher and now sharing the art of bonsai on her free time. Please come by and visit to support another Southern California local.
Club Meeting - Jonas Dupuich - ?
October 15, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx
This month we have Jonas Dupuich for the very first time. Jonas is a Northern California artist. He has studied under Boon Manakitivipart and has also traveled to Japan to refine his skills. Jonas is also the man behind the blog Bonsai Tonight and sells bonsai product. Please come by and visit to support this Northern California local.
Club Meeting - Nik Rozman - CBS Guest Artist -
November 19, 2020
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)
Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Refreshments: XX, XX, XX, and XX
Another special guest this month from the CBS Bonsai Guest Exchange Program will be Nik Rozman. He is a Slovenia bonsai artist and is one of 7 only bonsai masters in Slovenia. Another not to be miss event of the year. I'll hope to see you all there.
Club Meeting
December XX, 2020
Location: Shiba's Residence
Time: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Refreshments: Pot Luck Christmas Party! Sign up soon!
Its going to be a white Christmas this year! Well, lets keep hoping for one. Once again its going to be the Shiba's Residence. We do enjoy having the Shiba's host this every year. Please sign up soon when the list comes out. The club will provide the main dish while the club members will provide all the sides and desserts! Have enough to serve 15-20 people. Also if you like to participate in the annual White Elephant Exchange don't forget to bring a gift.