We're having one -- sorta -- here in Tallahassee.

The debate is whether to have it indoors or outdoors.

For years now, we have had it outdoors in the sculpture garden of
a local art gallery (which also lets us use their art education
room for our monthly meetings, etc.). It is a lovely setting.

BUT . . . green on green isn't the best way to view bonsai. And
setting up flimsy bamboo screens as backdrop, while adequate, is
scarcely attractive. And, the show is in early May -- sometimes
late April -- and it can get HOT. The sun beating down on trees
can warm up the pots and soil to dangerous levels (unglazed brown
pots sometimes get too hot to hold comfortably. And, we have a
2-day show, so for security reasons have to take it all down at
the end of the first day, then set up again the next morning.

There are several auditoriums (auditoria, for those who think
English has Latin roots ;-) that we can get for free or for a
nominal fee -- but they're a bit off the beaten path.

Anyway, I'd like to hear from other club members about where your
shows are held and your thoughts about outdoor vs. indoor.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - This economy
is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment. - Gaylord
Nelson, 1995

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We're having one -- sorta -- here in Tallahassee.

The debate is whether to have it indoors or outdoors.

Anyway, I'd like to hear from other club members about where your
shows are held and your thoughts about outdoor vs. indoor.

Jim,

Down here in Miami, that's maybe the one issue we don't debate. :-)

We couldn't imaging having a show outside. It's either too hot, too wet,
too many mosquitos, or something. Also, our show is pretty big. It would
be impossible to tear it down and reassemble every morning. It has to be
set up days in advance. Perhaps if your show was more permanent for its
duration, it could expand.

Plain backgrounds are a must. We want the public to take pictures they
can appreciate. Hopefully, when they look at them later it will spark an
interest and we will get a new member.

Randy Brooks
If this is Zone 10 then Hell must be a 9.

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The Ann Arbor Bonsai Society holds it's annual show in the auditorium of
the botanical gardens where the monthly meeting are held. It seems to
work quite well. We also have access to the classrooms for the various
vendors to set up and to hold some of the demos in.

Jim

Jim Lewis 6/13/03 9:37:36 AM
We're having one -- sorta -- here in Tallahassee.

The debate is whether to have it indoors or outdoors.

For years now, we have had it outdoors in the sculpture garden of
a local art gallery (which also lets us use their art education
room for our monthly meetings, etc.). It is a lovely setting.

BUT . . . green on green isn't the best way to view bonsai. And
setting up flimsy bamboo screens as backdrop, while adequate, is
scarcely attractive. And, the show is in early May -- sometimes
late April -- and it can get HOT. The sun beating down on trees
can warm up the pots and soil to dangerous levels (unglazed brown
pots sometimes get too hot to hold comfortably. And, we have a
2-day show, so for security reasons have to take it all down at
the end of the first day, then set up again the next morning.

There are several auditoriums (auditoria, for those who think
English has Latin roots ;-) that we can get for free or for a
nominal fee -- but they're a bit off the beaten path.

Anyway, I'd like to hear from other club members about where your
shows are held and your thoughts about outdoor vs. indoor.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - This economy
is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment. - Gaylord
Nelson, 1995



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In a message dated 6/13/2003 9:39:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

Anyway, I'd like to hear from other club members about where your
shows are held and your thoughts about outdoor vs. indoor.

Our show in Brevard is held in a large retail nursery. We set up along a
side walk under a "pergola" (sp?). It does get warm but our trees don't seem
to suffer. We run Sat. 9 - 5 (Set up begins about 7:30 and sometimes we are
not completely finished when the nursery open to the public at 9) We leave
everything overnight. The nursery has locked gates and fences. More security
than most of us have at home. On Sunday we are there from 11 to 4. These are
the nursery's hours. The situation is win/win. We have a demo on Sat. at 10
that is publicized by the nursery on radio and in the local newspaper as part
of their regular advertising campaign.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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