Event Schedule

Saturday, October 17

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Visitors Center
Opening Ceremony & Ribbon Cutting

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Visitors Center and Service Building
Exhibition & Vendor Area Open

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Auditorium
Lecture: Danny Coffey

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Service Building
Workshop: Mark & Becky Hanner – Hand-Building Pinch Pots
$100 per person, REGISTER HERE

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Visitors Center
Workshop:  Bill Valvanis – Itoigawa Shimpaku: Designing Bonsai Using Junipers
$150 per person, REGISTER HERE

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Visitors Center
Exhibition Educational Walkthrough #1: Jack Sustic

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Break for Lunch - See FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDORS page for options

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Service Building
Workshop: Kurt Smith – Bonsai Basics: An Introduction to Bonsai Concepts and Design
$75 per person, REGISTER HERE

12:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Service Building
Workshop: Sean Smith – Root Stand Creation
$150 per person, REGISTER HERE

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Visitors Center
Demonstration: Bill Valvanis

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Auditorium
Lecture: Dr. Mason McNair (MSU)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Visitors Center
Educational Walkthrough #2: Eli Atkins

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Bonsai Pavillion
Hidden Lake Garden's Public Bonsai Collection Tour

Sunday, October 18

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Visitors Center & Service Building
Exhibition Open

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Visitors Center
Workshop: Steve Jetzer – BYOT: Bring Your Own Tree
$75 per person, REGISTER HERE

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Service Building
Children's Workshop: Eric Newton
$10 per person, REGISTER HERE

10:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Auditorium
Lecture: Bill Valavanis

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Visitors Center
Educational Walkthrough #3: Jack Sustic

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Bonsai Pavillion
Hidden Lake Garden's Public Bonsai Collection Tour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Break for Lunch - See FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDORS page for options

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Service Building
Auction

4:00 PM
Exhibition Closes