Friday, October 20, 2023

 

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
GSBF Collections Exhibit (Location: Pacheco Main)
 
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Vendor Market Open  (Location: Ponce de Leon)
 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Workshops (Locations: Isabella, Pacheco, & Cabrillo Wine Rooms)
 

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Bjorn Bjorholm: Bring Your Own Tree 
  $250 Intermediate/Advanced (Cabrillo Wine Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Mel Ikeda: Juniperus procumbens v. nana
  $75 Beginner's  (Isabella Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lucy Sakaishi-Judd: Kusamono 5 accent plants
  $75 All skill levels (Pacheco West Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Adam Toth: Advanced Mame  (each participant will get one Youpon holly and one Zumi crabapple)
  $120 Intermediate/Advanced (Isabella Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Matthew Walker: Collected Coastal Live Oak 
  $290 / $100 Beginner/Intermediate (Isabella Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Steve Valentine:  Bunjin, The Essence of Pine 
  $215 Intermediate / Advanced (Isabella Room)

9:00 AM -  10:30 AM

Seminar: John Kim: Bonsai Tools: What You Need to Know (Location: Pacheco South) 

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Silent Auction #1 (Location: Coronado)

11:00 AM -12:30 PM
Seminar: Jonas Dupuich How to Shop for Pre-bonsai Material
There is no charge to attend  (Location: Pacheco South)
 
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Seminar: Adam Toth Tree Styling and Development 
There is no charge to attend  (Location: Pacheco South)
 
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Workshops (Location: Isabella, Pacheco, & Cabrillo Wine Room)

 

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• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Bjorn Bjorholm: Bring Your Own Tree
  $250 Intermediate/ Advanced (Cabrillo Wine Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Steven Iwaki: Boxwoods
  $175 Beginners / Intermediate / All  (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM David Nguy: Bring Your Own Tree
  $200 Intermediate / Advanced (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Jason Saito: Saikei Planting
  $235 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM John "JT" Thompson: Ollie Dwarf Olives
  $100 Beginners / Intermediate (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Fred Miyahara: 14-16" Black Pine
  $265 Intermediate / Advanced (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Steve Valentine: Hashira - Kakushi (Wooden post cover with original Japanese Art)
  $55 (Pacheco West Room)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Seminar: Mike Pistello Applying Rafia: Why, When & How
There is no charge to attend  (Location: Pacheco South)
 
3:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Silent Auction #2 (Location: Coronado)
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bjorn Exhibit Critique - $25 registration is required / space is limited (Location: Pacheco Main)
 
5:00 PM -6:30 PM
BYOB Social Hour (Location: Franciscan)

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Saturday, October 21, 2023

 

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

GSBF Collections Exhibit (Location: Pacheco Main)

 

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Vendor Market Open  (Location: Ponce de Leon)

 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Bjorn Exhibit Critique - SOLD OUT - (Location: Pacheco Main) 

 

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Seminar:  Peter Tea - Bonsai Structural Development: How Bonsai are Built from the Ground Up
There is no charge to attend  (Location: Pacheco South) 

 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Workshops (Locations: Isabella & Pacheco West)

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• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lucy Sakaishi-Judd Kusamono: Accent Plants
  $75 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Pacheco West)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Jason Chan: San Jose Juniper
  $150 Beginner / Intermediate (Isabella Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Randall Lee: "Wells Special" Hinoki Cypress
  $180 All skill levels (Isabella Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Vince Owyoung: Pygmy Cypress Forest on a Slab
  $175 Intermediate / Advanced (Isabella Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Jennifer Price: Blue Atlas Cedar
  $285 All skill levels (Isabella Room)
   

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM David Nguy: Kishu Junipers
  $230 Intermediate/ Advanced (Isabella Room)

 

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Joshua Roth Rising Stars Competition (Location: Coronado)

 

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Silent Auction #3 (Location: Coronado)
 

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Bjorn Bjorholm: Utah Juniper Demonstration (Location: Cabrillo Wine Room) 

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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Seminar: Julian Tsai: Bonsai Art vs Craft:  Finding a Balance in Contemporary American Bonsai. 
There is no charge to attend  (Location: Pacheco South) 
 

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tomodachi Group (Location: Plaza)

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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Workshops (Location: Isabella & Carbillo Wine Room)

 

• ​1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lindsay Shiba: Shohin Olives
  $65 Beginners / Intermediate / All  (Isabella)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Julian Tsai, Bunjin: Juniperus procumbens 
  $95 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Jason Chan: San Jose Juniper
  $150 Beginner / Intermediate  (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Juan Cruz: Trident Maple on a Slab
  $115 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Bob Shimon: Pygmy Cypress
  $335 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
   

• 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Cary Sullivan: Washi Bako ( 2- Japanese mulberry paper, Washi Bako boxes)
  $45 All skill levels (Pacheco West Room)
   

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Joshua Roth Rising Stars Competition Continues (Location: Coronado)
 

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Seminar: Laurent Darrieux: Cosmic Bonsai Style, an Artistic Philosophy: (Location: Pacheco South) 

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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Bjorn Bjorholm: Utah Juniper Demonstration (Location: Cabrillo Wine Room) 

 

2:30 PM - 5:15 PM

Silent Auction #4 (Location: Coronado) 
 

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Seminar: Jonas Dupuich: How to Judge Tree Exhibits - SOLD OUT - (Location: Pacheco Main) 

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

BYOB Social Hour (Location: Franciscan)

 

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Dinner - SOLD OUT - (Location: Coronado)

 

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Open to all registered attendees
Joshua Roth® Rising Star winner announced (Location: Coronado) 
Raffle & Live Auction (Location: Coronado) 

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

 

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

GSBF Collections Exhibit (Location: Pacheco Main)

 

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Vendor Market Open  (Location: Ponce de Leon)

 

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Coffee with the Collections (Location: Coronado)

 

9:30 AM - Open

Bonsai and Bjorn Bjorholm: Demo with Q&A and Live Auction (Location: Coronado)

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