Events

Monthly Meeting
Date:
Tuesday August 11, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM 
Location:
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
1534 Mound Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
Description:
Free BYOT (bring your own tree) workshop.  The first 20 members to sign up will participate, all others may observe.  Contact shofubonsai@gmail.com to sign up.  Jesus Brito (award winning artist from the Miami area) will host the afternoon workshop and offer advice, then give a presentation on styling an old Green Island ficus, which will be raffled, during the evening program.
Monthly Meeting
Date:
Tuesday September 15, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM 
Location:
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
1534 Mound Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
Description:
Paul Pikel (recently retired Epcot Chair of 20 years) will show us how to wire Bonsai trees.
Monthly Meeting
Date:
Tuesday October 13, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM 
Location:
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
1534 Mound Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
Description:
David Ford (Sho Fu) will teach us all about Kensugi – fixing broken pots using gold & resin.
Monthly Meeting
Date:
Tuesday November 10, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM 
Location:
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
1534 Mound Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
Description:
Kamil Sykora (Sho Fu) will conduct a Black Pine workshop. Kamil has astounding Junipers and Black Pines, nurtured initially in North Carolina and brought/maintained here successfully.
Annual Member Meeting and Holiday Party
Date:
Saturday December 12, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM 
Location:
TBD
Description:
Our annual member meeting and Holiday Party!