Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month except for December.  All meetings
begin at 7:00 PM at the Des Moines Botanical Center (909 Robert Ray Drive) unless 
notified otherwise, with the exception that the November meeting always begins at 6:30 PM.
Members are encouraged to bring trees for show and tell, to work on, or to get help with after
the scheduled program.  (Remember you may need to bring some tools for this.)  Members
may work on their adopted Botanical Center bonsai trees during meetings.

January 19:  IBA Meeting.  Topic: Bonsai on the Internet, Mike Adams.
Tree style of the month: Broom style, Max Miller.

February 16:  IBA Meeting.  Topic: Collecting Trees, Larry Totton; Pot Selection, Helene Magruder
Tree of the month: Iowa yamadori, Larry Totton, MIke Adams, Ron Heinen.

March 16:  IBA Meeting.  Renew, Refresh & Revitalize.  Come one hour early if possible!  Each tree
in the Botanical Center collection will be analyzed and plans made for its future.  The club commitment
to the Botanical Center bonsai collection will be refreshed and renewed.  Some trees may be repotted.
Meet in the work corridor.

April 4-5:  SPRING BONSAI SHOW.  Des Moines Botanical Center

April 17-18:  ANNUAL SPRING BONSAI SHOW.  Des Moines Botanical Center

April 20:  IBA Meeting.  Topics: Proper Pruning Techniques for Style and Proper Healing, Rich
Fertilizer, Mike Adams.  Dave Lowman, Mini workshop : Shimpaku juniper -- twisted into a mini
Yamadori (bring your tools, wire and raffia). Tree of the month: Mulberry, Mike Adams.  Bring a 
mulberry if possible.

May 18:  IBA Meeting.  Topics: Stands for Shows, Alan Magruder; Choosing a Site for Your Trees,
Helene Magruder.  Tree of the month: Elm, Angie Allison.  Bring an elm if possible.  Bring a stand
for showing your tree.

June 15:  IBA Meeting.  Topic: Black Pine work -- carrying out a plan, Ron Heinen & Helene Magruder.
Tree of the month: Black Pine.  Bring a black pine if possible.

July 1:  Entry deadline, IOWA STATE FAIR BONSAI SHOW

July 20:  IBA Meeting.  Topics: Tropical Trees -- Repotting & Care Discussion, Dave Lowman; Banyan
Style, Dave Lowman.  Tree of the month: Any and all tropical trees.  Bring a tropical tree if possible.

August 14:  Jerry Meislik bring-your-own tree workshop, 1-5pm, Magruder Farm.

August 15:  IOWA STATE FAIR BONSAI SHOW.   Agriculture Bldg., Iowa State Fairgrounds,
Des Moines, Iowa.

August 17:  IBA Meeting.  Topic: Creating and Carving Jin and Shari, Max Miller & Larry Totton. 
Tree of the month: Yews, Ron Heinen.  Bring a tree to carve if possible.

September 21:  IBA Meeting.  Topics: Wintering your Trees; Evergreen Care, Bob West and Dave
Lowman.  Tree of the month: Boxwood.  Bring a boxwood or a winter care challenge.

October 16-17:  FALL BONSAI SHOW.  Reiman Gardens, Ames, Iowa.  IBA Board meeting will be held
at 2:30 pm Sunday the 17th at Reiman.  All members not participating in show activities are welcome to
attend.

October 19:  IBA Meeting.  Topic: Bonsai for Beginners, simple concepts to keep trees alive, general
survival discussion, Mike Adams.  Tree of the month: Maple.  Bring a colorful or silhouette tree..

November 16:  IBA Pot Luck Dinner and Annual meeting.  Annual awards for 2010 and 
election of the new Board of Directors for 2011.  Virtual Tour of members' collections by Ron Heinen.
Library Review:  pick up some winter bonsai reading.

December (no meeting)

Note:  David Lowman, our club vendor, has requested that you email or call him prior to the 
meeting if you have special bonsai material or supply requests.
Email: lowman@netins.net; Phone 1-800-528-2827.

2010 BONSAI WORLD CALENDAR

January 3-6:  35th Gafu-Ten, Kyoto, Japan.  "Biggest highest level of Shohin-Bonsai Exhibition
in Japan."

February 9-17:  84th Kokufu-ten Exhibit, Tokyo, Japan.   "Greatest bonsai exhibition in Japan."

May 15-16:  Midwest Bonsai Society Spring Show, held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
Go to: www.midwestbonsai.org/show.htm for more information.

May  15-16:  All-Michigan Bonsai Show, held at the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI.
Go to: www.wmbonsai.org for more information.

May  22:  Fort Wayne Bonsai Club Spring Show, held at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical
Conservatory in Fort Wayne, IN.

May 22-24:  Brussel's Rendezvous, Olive Branch, Mississippi, Memorial Day Weekend
Rendezvous is the annual convention held at Brussel's Bonsai, right outside of Memphis, TN.
Go to www.brusselsbonsai.com for more information.

June 12-13:  2nd U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition at Rochester, NY, sponsored by the International
Bonsai Arboretum.  (See www.internationalbonsai.com, then click front and centered button labeled
Bonsai National Exhibition.) www.internationalbonsai.com, then click front and centered button labeled
Bonsai National Exhibition.)

June 12-13:  30th Anniversary Dawes Arboretum's Ohio Regional Bonsai Show, Newark, OH.
For more information, email: kmstevens@dawesarb.org

June 25-27:  MABA, Grand Rapids, MI.  The Mid-America Bonsai Alliance will hold its biennial show
in Grand Rapids, MI this year at the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI.  The headliner will be
Kathy Shaner.  For more information, contact Mollie Hollar at 616-754-2351 or
 info@basicallybonsai.com.

August 20-22:  Midwest Bonsai Society presents the Mid-America Bonsai Show.  The 33rd 
Mid-America Bonsai Exhibit will be held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
Go to: www.midwestbonsai.org/show.htm for more information.

September 3-4:  Minnesota State Fair Bonsai Show

September 4-6:  Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis Bonsai Show, in conjunction with 
Japanese Festival, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO, Labor Day Weekend

September 9-12:  2010 International Bonsai Symposium, Rochester, NY.  28th annual symposium,
focused this year on maples.  For more information go to: The International Bonsai Homepage

October 28-31:  33rd Golden States Bonsai Federation Convention, Santa Clara, CA

November 20-24:  29th Taikan-Ten, Kyoto, Japan

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