2011 Calendar Meetings and Events Date Time Location Topic/Demo Guest/Presenter September 18 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Deep Cut Gardens Middletown Bonsai Day - Exhibition Bring your tree(s) for exhibit, bring your tree(s) to work on or work on their trees. Club Members September 15 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Discuss Bonsai Day 2011 Steve & Members August 18 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Monthly tree raffle a Wabi-Sabi Yasubusa Pine from MABS. 2nd raffle a Bonsai Master Class by Peter Chan, book. Live Auction 3 Wisteria trees. Steve & Members July 21 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Monthly tree raffle a Scotts Pine from MABS. Steve & Members June 16 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Monthly tree raffle a Trident Maple from MABS. Steve & Members June 12 10AM-3PM Deep Cut Gardens Middletown Deep Cut Gardens Open House Bring a tree to work on or work on their bonsais. Members May 19 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Candle pruning on your conifers. Monthly tree raffle a Texas Ebony from MABS. Steve & Members April 21 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Club officer discussion. Trident Maple raffle. Steves air layering, Part II. MABS show & tell. Steve & Members April 16 - 18 Friday 6:30PM-Midnight, Saturday 9AM-5PM, Sunday 9AM-12Noon Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn Grantville, PA 2011 MABS Spring Festival Contact: Steve Koebcke March 17 7:30 PM Middletown Choose trees to bring to MABS Spring Festival. Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members February 17 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members 2010 Calendar Meetings and Events Date Time Location Topic/Demo Guest/Presenter November 18 7:30 PM Middletown Discussion on the care of our outside bonsai over the winter and our tropical’s inside. Also, bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members October 21 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members September 19 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Deep Cut Gardens Middletown Bonsai Day - Exhibition Bring your tree(s) for exhibit, bring your tree(s) to work on or work on one of their trees. Club Members September 16 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members July 15 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members June 17 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members June 13 10:00AM-3:00PM Deep Cut Gardens Bring a tree to work on or work on one of their trees. Steve & Members May 20 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members April 22 7:30 PM Middletown Bring a tree to work on. Steve & Members April 16 - 18 Friday 6:30PM-Midnight, Saturday 9AM-5PM, Sunday 9AM-12Noon Kerhonkson, NY 2010 MABS Spring Festival Contact: Steve Koebcke March 27 11AM-3PM (Set up 10:30AM) FlowerFest2010! Ocean County Library 101 Washington St. Toms River, NJ 08753 1PM Lecture/Demo Steve/Members March 18 7:30 PM Middletown Root Pruning Repotting Steve/Members February 18 7:30 PM Middletown MABS questions & info Toms River Lecture/Demo Ficus Styling Steve Koebcke Mark Rushwald 2009 Calendar Meetings and Events Date Time Location Topic/Demo Guest/Presenter January 24, 2009 12-2 PM Dearborn Farms (Greenhouse) Holmdel, NJ Lecture/Demo (San Jose Juniper) Steve Koebcke February 19, 2009 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ MABS Spring Festival, Spring Maintenance & Raffle, etc. Steve Koebcke March 19, 2009 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Grafting Presentation No Workshop Choosing Trees for MABS 2009 Margo Reynolds April 17 - 19, 2009 Fri. 6:30PM-Midnight, Sat. 9AM-5PM, Sun. 9AM-12Noon Kerhonkson, NY 2009 MABS Spring Festival Contact: Steve Koebcke April 23, 2009 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Lecture/Demo/Raffle No Workshop David Easterbrook May 21, 2009 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Tree unveling & Root problems Steve & Ken May 30, 2009 11 AM 642 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579 YOHAI BONSAI AUCTION Lawrence and Anne Yohai Savino June 6, 2009 AM & PM Middletown, NJ AM Ficus Lecture/Demo/Raffle PM Ficus Workshop (2 slots open) Silent Observers welcome George LeBolt June 27, 2009 AM Freehold, NJ Workshop prep for September Demo and Tree Sale Margo Reynolds & Members July 16, 2009 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Inproving your wiring technique Steve Koebcke August 20, 2009 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Open tree night. Steve Koebcke & Members September 12, 2009 10 AM & 1 PM Dearborn Farms, Holmdel, NJ 10 AM Lecture/Demo/Raffel 1 PM Workshop Sign up with Steve Silent Observers welcome Roy Nagatoshi from California September 20, 2009 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown, NJ Bonsai Exhibition, Demonistration All welcome October 15, 2009 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Display Stands Bringing in your Tropical Bonsai Mum Bonsais Roy N. Ficus Bonsai raffle Steve Koebcke & Members November 19, 2009 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Ficus, pre-forest Steve Koebcke 2008 Calendar Meetings and Events Date Time Location Topic/Demo Guest/Presenter January 17, 2008 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Black Pine, needle reduction and pruning Ken Olander February 21, 2008 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Creating and mixing soil types Steve Koebcke March 27, 2008 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Repotting bonsai workshop Tech sharing April 11 - 13, 2008 Sat. 9AM-5PM Sun. 9AM-12Noon Kerhonkson, NY MABS Spring Festival 2008 Contact: Steve Koebcke April 17, 2008 6:30 PM Middletown, NJ Anniversary Banquet & San Jose Juniper Demonstration Steve Koebcke April 20, 2008 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sea Girt, NJ Seminar, Hands-On Bonsai Demonstration Ken Olander May 15, 2008 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Bring your own tree workshop Get help, tips, suggestions and critique from other members. June 21, 2008 June 19, 2008 10 AM 8:00 PM Middletown, NJ Phoenix Graft Workshop Steve Koebcke July 17, 2008 7:00 PM Middletown, NJ Bring your own tree workshop Get help, tips, suggestions and critique from other members. August 21, 2008 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Tropical Lecture & Demo Bring your own tree workshop Mark Rushwald September 18, 2008 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Bonsai Exhibition Steve Koebcke & Members September 21, 2008 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown, NJ Bonsai Exhibition, Demonistration and Tree Sale All Members October 16, 2008 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ Winterizing your trees Steve Koebcke & Members November 20, 2008 7:30 PM Middletown, NJ MABS & Tree Styles Steve Koebcke & Members