For other events in California, see Golden State Bonsai Federation’s Events Page.

MBC Meeting – Jonas Dupuich demo

Terra Linda Community Center 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael, CA

Jonas Dupuich will share his techniques for evaluating our trees. This will help you improve your trees by looking at them more objectively.

MBC Workshop

Terra Linda Community Center 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael, CA

Open workshop Unless noted, the 3rd Tuesday of each month is an open workshop. Members are invited to bring in trees to work on or ask questions. Non-members are invited to attend to find out how our club can help … Continue reading

MBC Meeting – Mini-Show

Terra Linda Community Center 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael, CA

We will be having an evening show with the goal of practicing show set up. We will start half an hour earlier to learn the basics of setting up for a show. Those of you who cannot make the earlier … Continue reading

Club Tour of Jay McDonald’s garden

See the newsletter email for more details. Please consider carpooling with fellow club members as there is limited parking. Please RSVP at https://forms.gle/3v2UmgtFJuuJqG5s7.

MBC Workshop & Thread Carving

Terra Linda Community Center 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael, CA

Open workshop Mini-Presentation Topic will feature John Doig demonstrating Thread Carving. Unless noted, the 3rd Tuesday of each month is an open workshop. Members are invited to bring in trees to work on or ask questions. Non-members are invited to … Continue reading

MBC Meeting – Bill Castellon

Terra Linda Community Center 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael, CA

Japanese Black Pines are considered the ‘king’ of bonsai, one of three classic bonsai varieties we work with as bonsai practitioners. At our November meeting we will be doing a deep dive into the fall care that is so important … Continue reading

MBC Meeting – Holiday Party

Terra Linda Community Center 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael, CA

We will close out the year with a Winter Holiday Party and show decoration contest. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trees!

Open Repotting Workshop

Terra Linda Community Center 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael, CA

Workshop fees are $5 for smaller trees and $10 for a larger tree for these workshops to help fund club expenses. You are welcome to bring in your own materials at no charge. Our instructors look forward to helping you … Continue reading

Repotting Demonstration

Terra Linda Community Center 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael, CA

If you are a new member or would like a refresher on how to repot, please mark this event on the calendar. We will be teaching you how to repot your trees. Workshop fees are $5 for smaller trees and … Continue reading

Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt field trip

We will be meeting with Robert Henderson—the Docent Trainer at the Garden who will give us a tour and show us how to docent there. Art Wasserman will also hand out detailed written instructions. Docenting at BGLM is a thrill. … Continue reading