Save the date now for the MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies 2012 Spring Festival, April 20-22 at the Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn in Grantville, PA. Go to http://midatlanticbonsai.freeservers.com for details.
New Talent Competition at MABS
On Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM, there will be a New Talent Competition sponsored by the American Bonsai Society. The winner will receive from MABS a prize of $500 for expenses to participate in the National Competition at the ABS Convention which will be held in Denver on June 21-24, 2012. The winner is guaranteed acceptance to compete in the National Competition. Applicants to the MABSregional competition must be members of a MABS club and must have been involved in bonsai less than 10 years. Past competitors can participate unless they won the National Competition. To apply for the regional contest: Send photos of three bonsai designed by the applicant to Pauline Muth at ABS@pfmbonsai.com. The deadline for applying is March 10, 2012.
ABS John Y Naka Design Awards
It is not too late to submit your best bonsai. Go to http://absbonsai.org/latest-news/158-naka-design-award-ad