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General Meeting and Demo
2024-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest artist Juan Cruz will demonstrate “Things to look for when bonsai buying”, plus demo.

General Meeting and Demo
2024-04-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest artist Eric Schrader will demonstrate on a deciduous bonsai tree.

General Meeting and Demo
2024-05-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest artist Bob Shimon will demonstrate on a collected Coast Redwood.

General Meeting and Demo
2024-06-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest artist Bill Castellon will demonstrate care and maintenance of Japanese Black Pine.

General Meeting and Demo
2024-07-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Special guest artist Lucy Sakaishi-Judd will conduct a workshop on Kusamono.
A limited number of members will enjoy creating their own Kusamono and accent plants.
Lucy says she will bring enough materials (plants) for all participants. So, a special fee will cover the plants.
The member participants need only bring a willingness to play and two small pots/containers for their plantings.
Anyone who attends the meeting can watch and observe.
As we get closer to the date, members will need to RSVP their participation. More details forthcoming!

General Meeting and Demo
2024-09-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Special guest artist Jonas Dupuich of Bonsai Tonight will provide a REBS annual show critique.

Bjorn Bjorholm Bonsai Demonstration
2024-10-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Senior Center, 6800 Hunter Drive, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Shimpaku Juniper field grown by Ed Clark of Round Valley Nursery.
Rohnert Park Senior Center, 6800 Hunter Drive, Rohnert Park, California 94928
Note: Location is not REBS’ regular monthly meeting venue, but located nearby.
No fee
Demo tree will be raffled
No RSVP, seating capacity of 75

General Meeting and Demo
2024-11-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Special guest artist Boon Manakitivipart TBD

Guest Artist Bob Shimon Demonstration
2026-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest Artist Bob Shimon: Pygmy Cypress Styling. Bob founded Mendocino Coast Bonsai in 1995 and specializes in Redwood, Sierra Juniper, Mendocino Pygmy Cypress, and Live Oak yamadori (collected from the wild).

Guest Artist Matthew Walker Demonstration
2026-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest Artist Matthew Walker: Demo Root over Rock bonsai style.

Guest Artist Addison Galambos Demonstration
2026-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
– Guest Artist Addison Galambos: Demo on Juniper.

Guest Artist Sam Tan Demonstration
2026-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest Artist Sam Tan: Demo on Juniper. Sam studied intensively under the renowned Ryan Neil at Bonsai Mirai in 2019.

Guest Artist Paul Holtzen Demonstration
2026-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest Artist Paul Holtzen: Demo on Boxwood.

Guest Artist John Doig Demonstration
2026-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Guest Artist John Doig: Demo on Olive. John gave a notable demo in 2025, which involved a discussion of how to split a trunk to produce attractive deadwood.

No Meetings due to scheduled Bonsai Show
2026-08-27 19:00 - 21:00 | CA

Guest Artist Adam Toth REBS Show Critique
2026-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Adam Toth: REBS Show Critique. Adam apprenticed in Japan under Mr.Taiga Urushibata.

Meeting TBD
2026-10-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
TBD

No Meetings due to Holidays
2026-12-24 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
