december newsletter - gold coast bonsai
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
December? Wasn't it just
August?...I don't know about all
of you, but this fall just flew by
for me. By the time you read
this, we'll have just finished up
the Thanksgiving day leftovers
and will be pulling out the
holiday decorations! I can only
hope winter fly's by just as fast.
December brings our annual
Holiday party. As always, we'll
have refreshments and cake. Ed
Trout will do a demonstration
and tell you more about that in
his program article.
There were a few bonsai events
over the past couple of months.
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER Volume #11 Issue # 12
SCHEDULED MEETING
WILL BE 9:00 A.M. DEC. 10, 2011
HOLIDAY MEETING City of Sunrise Parks & Leisure Dept
6800 Sunset Strip, Sunrise, FL
954-572-2287
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE CONTINUED
Unfortunately, the weather did
not cooperate and Miami had a
rainy weekend for their annual
Bonsai Show with Sunday being
a total wash out. But never the
less they had a very nice exhibit
at their new location, Pine Crest
Gardens and some great
workshops and demos by Guy
Guidry.
Another great event was on the
west coast, at Eric Wigert's Open
House in Ft Myers, which has
also become an annual event for
them. It is sure to become a
regular on my bonsai calendar. I
had lots of fun and enjoyed the
whole weekend. It was my first
time at Eric's and I must say I
was like a kid let loose at Toys R
Us!! He has an extensive pre
bonsai collection with a wide
variety of tropical trees. Aside
from the workshops and
demonstrations, Eric and Andrea,
his wife, who was running
everywhere, had several other
vendors there as well as raffles
and they arranged some fun
competitions to watch and or
participate in.
Eric also has an impressive
private collection that was a joy
to walk through and admire.
You can purchase from his
private collection and bring home
a fully styled tree but you might
want to bring the whole piggy
bank!! If you missed either of
these two events there is one
more event coming this January,
Joy of Bonsai, held by the Kawa
Bonsai Society, held up north in
Flagler. More information on
that is available on the BSF web
site.
And of course we have the
biggest event of the year,
Memorial day weekend, at the
2012 BSF Bonsai convention,” A
Learning Experience”. We have
a new venue that we are all
excited about and a new format
that really does promise to make
this the bonsai event of the year
for the entire state of Florida.
I will have to miss this months
meeting as a scheduling conflict
has me attending the bi-annual
BSF board meeting in Orlando,
were we will be scoping out the
new digs and putting the final
touches on the 2012 BSF
convention. I will have more
information on the convention
for you in next months
newsletter.
Since I will not see you, Brett
and I would like to take this
opportunity to wish all of you
and your families a Happy
Holiday and a Healthy New
Year.
Ben Liss
DECEMBER PROGRAM
By Ed Trout
This month’s meeting will be a
demonstration and Holiday get
together. The demo tree will be won
by a lucky ticket holder. Each person
at the meeting will get one free ticket
at the door. We will have snacks,
cold drinks, a sandwich platter, and
dessert. And please feel free to bring
any other pot luck food items to share
with the members. I would also
encourage a good showing of your
bonsai for the display table.
See you there !!
Ed
CLUB NEWS____
We will be collecting Club Membership dues at our November 4th and December 10th meetings. If you cannot attend either meeting please send your check to: Ben Liss 1824 Harbour Inlet Dr. Ft Lauderdale FL. 33316 Individual membership $30.00 Family Membership $35.00 Secondary Membership $21.00
NOVEMBER PHOTOS By: Gail Santini
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Dear Members of Bonsai Societies of
Florida:
The great American Bonsai Master, John
Naka is known throughout the entire world
as a wonderful teacher and a true
ambassador for bonsai. Did you know that
John was also thev FIRST bonsai artist to
tour Florida over 40 years ago as a BSF-
sponsored speaker? John came
to Florida quite often, leaving those he
taught yearning for more and better
appreciating the Art of Bonsai. He was a
very important catalyst that propelled us to
where we are today. We owe him much!
The American Bonsai Society has created
a contest to honor John, and demonstrate
how much his influence shows in our own
trees. The John Naka Award is given every
year to an artist who displays the influence
of John’s teachings in the tree they have
created, a requirement requested by Alice
Naka, John’s wife. It is a very prestigious
award!
I know that there are many, many bonsai
trees in the State of Florida, created per the
requirements of this contest, by artists who
meet the criteria requested by the Naka
family. And because John had such roots
in the advancement of bonsai in Florida, I
firmly believe that we should have a
significant representation of work
submitted for this Award.
Therefore, I would request that each
Bonsai Club in BSF consider selecting a
tree from its membership to submit to this
contest. The details on submission, and
requirements are found next or also
available on the ABS website at
www.absbonsai.org. If there is any way I
can help in this project, or you have any
other questions, please feel free to contact
me at [email protected]
I would really like to see Florida Bonsai
well represented at the 2012 John Naka
Award Ceremony in Denver.
Sincerely yours,
Ed Trout
AREA BONSAI EVENTS AND MEETINGS*
* ALL DATES AND TIMES STANDARD SCHEDULE
PLEASE VERIFY WITH CLUB AS CHANGES MAY OCCUR Tuesday – December 6st – 7:00 PM (First Tuesday of Month)
Society of the Palm Beaches Mount’s Botanical Garden Auditorium West Palm Beach, Florida
www.bonsai-bsf.com/clubs/sites/bspb/
Saturday December 10th – 11:30 AM (Second Saturday of Month)
Broward Bonsai Society, Flamingo Gardens, 3750 South Flamingo Road, Davie
Classroom in rear.
www.browardbonsai.com
Saturday – December 10th – 9:00 AM
Gold Coast Bonsai Society City of Sunrise Parks and Leisure Dept
6800 Sunset Strip, Sunrise, FL
954-572-2287
www.goldcoastbonsai.com
Tuesday – December 13th – 7:30 PM (Second Tuesday of Month)
Bonsai Society of Miami Pinecrest Gardens ( formally Parrot Jungle ). 11000 Red Rd. Pinecrest, FL 33156 . www.bonsaisocietyofmiami.org
Saturday – December 17th 9:00 AM (Third Saturday of Month)
Bonsai Society of Southwest Florida SPALC Building,
6281 Metro Plantation Road (Off Metro Parkway between
Daniels Parkway and Colonial Boulevard),
Ft. Meyers, Florida
Contact Dorothy Schmitz 239-947-3552
www.thebonsaiswfl.com
Saturday – December 26th– 9:30 AM (Fourth Saturday of Month)
Lighthouse Bonsai Society Boca Raton Community Center, 150 N.W. Crawford
Boulevard, Boca Raton
www.lighthousebonsai.com
Due to holiday please verify
PRIVATE SESSIONS
Mike Cartrett 561-586-2541
Mike Sullivan 954-432-1418
Ed Trout 954-432-8208
2011 GOLD COAST BOARD Ben Liss
President – [email protected]
Ed Trout First VP – [email protected]
Charles Michelson
Treasurer – [email protected]
Jim Shannon
Secretary – [email protected]
Ben Liss
David Baruch
At Large – [email protected]
Rita Rosenberg
At Large – [email protected]
Bob Yarling At Large Alternet - [email protected]
Tina T. Trout
Newsletter Editor – [email protected]
Todd Rohack
Technical Administrator STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
BONSAI LINKS
Bonsai Societies of Florida
www.bonsai-bsf.com
Bonsai Clubs International
www.bonsai-bci.com
The American Bonsai Society
www.absbonsai.org
The National Bonsai Foundation
www.bonsai-nbf.org