Go to www.absbonsai.org/abs_home.html

(Note the underline between abs and home). Look for club info,
then find a club near you.

www.bonsai-bci.com also will have lists of local clubs.

Join!

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

I've acquired some trees recently (ok, about 13 in the last
month) and
am in need of some people close to me (Illinois, central, zone
5 I
think) to help me along this journey to enlightenment.

No one told me this was addictive (ok, I didn't ask anyone
either).
But I find myself wanting to buy more and more little trees
that speak
to me. I've never killed anything yet (been told I had green
fingers
and toes since everything blooms in my garden) and I actually
feel a
kinship with these little trees (could be because of my small
stature).

Anyone out there willing to point me in the right direction? I
have
bought every book from the local bookstores (why? I'm a book
fanatic
too *sigh*) and already have the tools (yep, I'm a tool fanatic
too
*double sigh*).


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BCI clubs in IL, if you are near border, check an adjoining state.


ILLINOIS

GLEN ELLYN - Prairie State Bonsai Society
Contact: Richard Anderson
PO Box 2634, Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
Tel - (630) 963-5620
A HREF="http://www.prairiestatebonsai.com/"http://www.prairiestatebonsai.com
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OTTAWA - DE-LA-KE Bonsai Society
Contact: Kevin Johnson
PO Box 171, Marseilles, IL 61341
A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/DE_LA_KE_bonsai"http://members.tripod.com/DE_LA_KE_bonsai
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PEKIN - Bonsai Club - Heart of Illinois
Contact: Robert Preston
117 N. Nineteenth Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554
Tel - (309)347-8587
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ROCKFORD - Rock River Bonsai Society
Contact: Leonard J. Wegryn
18935 Capron Rd., Capron, IL 61012
Tel - (815) 569-2123



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Illinois

ILLINOIS - GlencoeMidwest Bonsai Society. Meets at Chicago Botanic Garden,
first Monday, except December and January, 7:30 PM. Contact Scott Clark,
President, (847) 498-3500. Annual show third weekend in August.ILLINOIS - Glen
EllynPrairie State Bonsai Society. Meets at College of DuPage, fourth Monday, 7:30
PM. The club hosts several programs, demonstrations, and lectures given by
members, local masters, and visiting Masters from around the U.S. and Japan. We
are one of the few clubs around that has our own Grow Plot where trees are
raised and cared for by our members to be used for Master demonstrations, then
raffled off to members. We also put on two annual shows. The first at the
beginning of June and the other at the end of September or beginning of October.
President: Mark Karczewski Contact: Prairie State Bosai Society, P.O. Box 2634,
Glen Ellyn, IL. 60138-2634 Phone: (630) 257-7586 Website
www.prairiestatebonsai.com ILLINOIS - Oak ParkNear West Bonsai Society. NWBS meets on the third Monday
(Feb.-Nov.) at Maze branch library, 845 S. Gunderson Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304.
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Contact Roger D. Thompson (708) 383-5267.
http://Communitiesl.msn.com/NearWestBonsaiSociety/ ILLINOIS - PeoriaBonsai
Club Heart of Illinois. Meets at Bio Center, Glen Oak Park, third Thursday, 7:30
PM. J. Horvath, Jr., 109 W. Almond Dr., Washington, IL 61571, (309)
745-5256.ILLINOIS - Rock IslandQuad City Bonsai Club. Meets at Deere-Wyman Carriage
House, Moline, last Thursday, except December, 7:30 PM.
Website:A HREF="http://www.qcbonsai.org/" www.qcbonsai.org/A Club Email: LLINOIS -
RockfordRock River Bonsai Society. Meet at Anderson Center, 2214 Stoneridge Dr.,
Rockford, IL 61107, second Wednesday, escept Dec. and Jan., 7:30 PM. Leonard Wegryn,
18935 Capron Rd., Capron, IL 61012. (815) 569-2123.ILLINOIS - SandwichDe La Ke
Bonsai Society. Meets at 1406 W Suydam Rd., second Saturday, except December,
January, February, 10:00 AM. Annual show in June. Workshop meetings.
Please contact:Kevin H. Johnson, PO Box 171, Marseilles IL. 61341
Website: members.tripod.com/DE_LA_KE_bonsai/ Email: A "
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ILLINOIS - SpringfieldSpringfield Bonsai Society. Meets at Four Seasons
Garden and Art Center, 4685 W. Wabash, second Monday, 7:30 PM. C. Bill Eardley,
3ll6 Concord, Springfield, IL 62704, (217) 753-8500. Beginners and advanced
members; exhibits and workshops; bonsai supplies and plants.

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On 2 Nov 2003 16:14:43 -0800, (Billy M. Rhodes)
wrote:

ABS clubs in IL, some are both BCI and ABS


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alas, none are close to me and I'm somewhat limited to how far I can
drive. Thanks for those who answered though.