ANNUAL SPRING BONSAI SHOW
MAY 13TH & 14TH
PITTSBURGH GARDEN PLACE
Plans for the Spring Show are well underway with a couple of weeks to go. I hope you are all considering which trees you plan to bring to the show. If possible you should bring them on Friday, May 12th between 4:00 and 8:00 PM. Be sure to bring a note for each with your name, the species, variety of tree, and the number of years it has been in training.
Set-up for the show will begin at 4:00 PM on Friday the 12th of May. We can use all the help we can get so PLEASE take the time from your busy schedule to help make our show a great success.
Volunteers are needed to handle the food booth. We also need donations of food such as vegetable platters, brownies, cookies, cans of soda pop, and anything else that is easy to serve. I know we have lots of good cooks and there is always Giant Eagle!
Volunteers are also needed for the membership table, the workshop sign-up table, and the consignment table. Call Mark Wazeneggar to volunteer.
The society’s Spring Show needs donations to the Silent Auction to help defray expenses accrued by the Show. These items should be bonsai related. They will be accepted Friday after 4:00 PM or Saturday before 10:00 AM. Space will be available for members to sell excess plants.
In an effort to generate publicity for the show, we are enclosing three flyers with each newsletter and asking you to have posted in a high traffic area. Storefront windows and other prominent places at your local garden center, supermarket, library, post office, etc., are great places to display our flyers. When you take them, it is best to take some tape and tacks, and once you get permission, go ahead and put the flyer in a conspicuous place. The business owner is often just too busy to get it done. In the past this has been a good way to boost attendance. We are depending on you to do your best to get them out. Contact Mark Wazeneggar at 412-921-0125 if your need more flyers.
Our Past President and Publicity Chairman, Fred Bruckman, will be appearing on the Jane Nugent Garden Show, WPTT-AM, 1360 on your radio dial, on Sunday, May 7th at 8:00 AM. Members should call in to ask questions about bonsai and the Spring Show.
Mark Wazeneggar, President
Spot Lite Trees: Anyone bringing a tree to a meeting will receive an extra door prize ticket. If you bring the type of tree being discussed, you will receive two door prize tickets instead of one. You are certainly welcome to bring other items (recently acquired interesting accessories, stands, pots, etc.) to show other members at the meeting.
Newsletter copies: Anyone who would like to send a complimentary copy of the newsletter to an interested person, give their name and address to Howard Shifrin.
Newsletter information: Anyone wishing to make an announcement or contribute to the newsletter call or email Howard Shifrin at shifrin@msn.com
The deadline for the June, 2000 Newsletter is May 20, 2000.
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Meeting Dates - 2000
April Meeting:
Approximately 30 people attended and tried air layering Japanese Black Pines and/or root-over-rock with Trident Maples. The working portion of the meeting was led by our Education Chairman, Keith Scott. It was an enjoyable and educational meeting.
New Vice President:
Due to other demands on his time, Vice President Bob Grealish had to resign. At the April meeting, Ralph Dukstein was elected Vice President to for the rest of the year.
Swissvale Classes:
The Society sponsors Free clinic type classes at the Swissvale Senior Citizens Center Tuesday nights from 7 to 9 PM. These classes are arranged by Anna Clark and conducted by Keith Scott. There is no better way to learn the art of bonsai. The center is located on the ground floor of the Swissvale Library at the corner of Monogahela ∓ McClure Avenues. Classes have started.
Website:
The Pittsburgh Bonsai Society’s Website, thanks to Tim Ryan and Bob Grealish, has some interesting and educational information available. In addition, it has links to other bonsai related websites. So, if you have internet access available, be sure to check out the website at ../index.html it’s well worth your time.
2000 Membership Application:
To join or renew your membership, send your dues to the Pittsburgh Bonsai Society, c/o Michael Matic, Treasurer, 3264 Langfitt Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Checks should be made payable to the Pittsburgh Bonsai Society.
PITTSBURGH BONSAI SOCIETY 2000 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Regular Meeting Activities
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PITTSBURGH BONSAI SOCIETY
Howard L. Shifrin, Editor
1551 Dalton Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237
shifrin@msn.com