Santa Anita Bonsai Society

Author: Robert Sencer

  • May Meeting Update

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    NO MEETING OR SHOW IN MAY 2021 Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, I have been notified by the Arboretum that their buildings will not be open during the month of May.  We will not have our monthly meeting on May 8, and no show in Ayres Hall over the Memorial Day weekend,  The notification was…

  • SABS Annual Show – May 2021

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    Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, This year will be our 58th annual show, having skipped last year due to the Covid pandemic.  I hope everyone is safe and well.  I mentioned in the last letter we were considering an outdoor show option.  After much input and discussion, our Board decided to drop the idea of…

  • April Meeting Update

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    Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, Hello everyone.  I hope you are all managing well through the pandemic and chaotic year. We are not able to have a club meeting on April 10 but in an effort to move toward normalcy,  the Board is hoping to host our annual Memorial Day Weekend Show as a live,…

  • 2021 Bonsai-A-Thon

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    The 2021 Bonsai-A-Thon will be held on Saturday, February 27 and will be a virtual, Zoom event.  It is open to all, but you must pre-register to get the Zoom link.  Go to www.huntington.org/events/virtual-bonsai-thon and fill out the form.  An email confirmation and virtual ticket will be sent to you. The program will be in…

  • February Meeting Update

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    Santa Anita Bonsai Society February 2021 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, Greetings to everyone and welcome to a new year, and hopefully new beginnings. There will be no meeting for our club on February 13. I have asked about opening up the Arboretum for meetings, but there is no plan in place…

  • January Meeting Update

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    Santa Anita Bonsai Society January 2021 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, NO MEETING IN JANUARY Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.  I hope you have been able to remain safe and well throughout this unique year.  The Arboretum called me and said the money we paid for our 2020 meetings…

  • November Meeting Update

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    Santa Anita Bonsai Society November 2020 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, The fall season is upon us.  We have been having some warm weather, but forecasts are showing cooler weather soon.  My trees are trying to figure it out.  Some have dropped leaves while others are still holding onto leaves.  It is…

  • October Meeting Update

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    Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, We will not have a meeting at the Arboretum in October.  They can not use their buildings for meetings yet. I recently received the 2021 Reservation Form for our meetings year.  I reserved our regular second-Saturday dates, so hopefully, regular meetings will resume no later than the end of this…

  • Private Bonsai Sale

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    Dear Members and any interested bonsai enthusiast, Our club was contacted recently through our web page by a woman named Raquel Mizrahi. Raquel said her uncle passed away and left a bonsai collection of approximately 100 trees. She gave no further description. Her aunt will be having a sale for the trees on Monday Sept.21.…

  • September Meeting Update

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    Santa Anita Bonsai SocietySeptember 2020 meeting is cancelled Santa Anita Bonsai Society Members, There will be no club meeting in September.  At this point, I could probably stop sending letters and repeating this message and just let you know when we can meet.  However, these letters are at least one way I can stay in…