Bonsai News and Events

March 20-21, 2010 - Bath, United Kingdom
The Association of British Bonsai Artists (ABBA) presents Joy of Bonsai at The Pavilion, North Parade Road, Bath, UK. Featuring 11 demonstrators of the bonsai art. Details TBA at http://www.bonsaiartists.co.uk/default.aspx

March 26-28, 2010 - Guangzhou, China

Bonsai and Ornamental Plant Fair
With 2,000 booths and 50,000 exhibition area, this fair covers products in various areas of garden industry, such as bonsai, ornamental plant, flower, garden and landscape, landscape design, landscape and green design and construction, frame house, waterscape and fountain and road and patio lamp, etc.. The special exhibition area for bonsai and ornamental plant is 10,000, in addition, the Garden District Design Competition and Bonsai Rating Contest will be held simultaneously. Information at:
http://www.pjzwexpo.com/index_e.asp

April 16-18, 2010 - Kerhonkson, NY, USA
MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies
The 27th annual MABS Spring Festival ,April 16-18, at our family-friendly location, the Hudson Valley Resort &Spa in Kerhonkson, New York.
Renowned international professional bonsai artists, Charles Ceronio (South Africa), Michele Andolfo (Italy), and Michel Phaneuf (Canada), will present lecture/demonstrations, workshops, and critiques of bonsai. Registrants will have weekend-long opportunities to observe and spend time with the artist between demonstrations, and to view the exhibit trees which will be displayed by MABS member clubs. In addition, 19 bonsai vendors will be on site. This year’s event will also feature the A.B.S.- supported Joshua Roth New Talent Competition which will take place on Friday. For more information visit: http://midatlanticbonsai.freeservers.com or email: bkobyrne@yahoo.com

April 30 - May 2, 2010 - Washington, D.C., USA

Potomac Bonsai Association
Annual Spring Bonsai Festival sponsored by the U.S. National Arboretum, the Potomac Bonsai Association, and the National Bonsai Foundation. Admission is free and hours are from 8 - 5. There will be displays of PBA member's bonsai trees, demonstrations by Steven Tolley, beginner's,intermediate, and advanced workshops, Regional New Talent competition,and the 2nd Regional Juried Show. Local bonsai artists will lead the beginner's workshops and Steven Tolley will lead the intermediate & advanced workshops. He will also judge the New Talent Competition and the Regional Juried Show. Schedules and registration for these events will be on the U.S. National Arboretum website. Photographs of trees to be considered for the Juried Show must be submitted to Chuck Croft crcroft@mindspring.com by 1 April 2010. Selections for participation in the show will be made by a representative of each of the sponsoring organizations. Participants will be notified or their acceptance or not by 15 April 2010 and trees must be delivered to the USNA Bonsai and Penjing museum on 29 April 2010. All trees need to be delivered in person by their owner or representative. If you have any questions, please contact Chuck Croft at the email address above.

May 14-17, 2010 - Sydney, Australia
Illawarra Bonsai Society Inc. and Australian Associated Bonsai Club
23rd National Bonsai Convention. It will be our 40th anniversary as well as celebrating our special guest for the weekend, Salvatore Liporace and our home grown bonsai artists together with a few surprises to make it a memorable event.
The convention will be held at the Bankstown Sports Club, Bankstown, Sydney. There will be vendors from our prominent bonsai nurseries, a formal bonsai display which is also open to the general public, a welcoming cocktail party on the Friday night, the convention is on the Saturday and Sunday, with structured workshops by Salvatore Liporace and Grant Bowie on the Monday.
We would welcome anyone to visit us and come and make new friends or renew old ones. For more information, go to www.illawarrabonsaisociety.org or www.aabcltd.org

May 28-31, 2010 - Kissimmee, FL, USA

Bonsai Societies of Florida
"Soul of Bonsai" - the 37th Annual Convention, hosted by Bonsai Society of Brevard at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, featuring Robert Steven from Indonesia. Also Featuring Florida Artists Mike Cartrett, Alan Carver, Toby Diaz, Ernie Fernandez, Rob Kempinski, Reggie Perdue, Dorothy Schmitz, Ed Trout, Jim Van Landingham and Erik Wigert. Registration required. For more information, go to http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/events/2010/convention/index.php

June 12-13, 2010 - Rochester, NY, USA
2nd U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition
2nd US National Bonsai Exhibition at the Monroe County Hospital, 435 East Henrietta Road, Rochester. The hours are 9am to 5pm each day. Demonstrators are Kunio Kobayashi, Marco Invernizzi, and Dr. Alice Chen.
Admission -$20.00. For additional information, go to:Details

October 9-11, 2010 - Tianjin, China
BCI 2010 will be held in Tianjin, China (near Beijing). To assist overseas travelers, BCI and hosts have arranged a 12 day VIP tour of China which departs 30 September and concludes on 12 October. The itinerary includes Guangzhou, Chencun (Foshan), Nanjing, Yixing, Yangzhou, Beijing, and Tianjin with many garden, penjing and pottery sites as well as must see Chinese history and culture.