
GOLDEN STATE BONSAI FEDERATION
A non-profit 501(c) (3) educational organization

Thursday, October 19, 2023
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Vendor set up • Event Rooms set up • Install Bonsai Exhibit
Friday, October 20, 2023
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
GSBF Collections Exhibit (Location: Pacheco Main)
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Vendor Market Open (Location: Ponce de Leon)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Workshops (Locations: Isabella & Carbrillo Wine Rooms)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Bjorn Bjorholm: Bring Your Own Tree
$250 Intermediate/Advanced (Cabrillo Wine Room)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Mel Ikeda: Juniperus procumbens v. nana
$75 Beginner's (Isabella Room)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Matthew Walker: Collected Coastal Live Oak
$290 / $100 Beginner/Intermediate (Isabella Room)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Steve Valentine: Bunjin, The Essence of Pine
$215 Intermediate / Advanced (Isabella Room)
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Silent Auction #1 (Location: Coronado)
11:00 AM -12:30 PM
Seminar: Jonas Dupuich How to Shop for Pre-bonsai Material
There is no charge to attend (Location: Pacheco South)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Seminar: Adam Toth Tree Styling and Development
There is no charge to attend (Location: Pacheco South)
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Workshops (Location: Isabella & Carbillo Wine Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Bjorn Bjorholm: Bring Your Own Tree
$250 Intermediate/ Advanced (Cabrillo Wine Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Steven Iwaki: Boxwoods
$175 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Jason Saito: Saikei Planting
$235 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM John "JT" Thompson: Ollie Dwarf Olives
$100 Beginners / Intermediate (Isabella Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Fred Miyahara: 14-16" Black Pine
$265 Intermediate / Advanced (Isabella Room)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Seminar: Mike Pistello Applying Rafia: Why, When & How
There is no charge to attend (Location: Pacheco South)
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Silent Auction #2 (Location: Coronado)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bjorn Exhibit Critique - $25 registration is required / space is limited (Location: Pacheco Main)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tomodachi Group during Social Hour (Location: Coronado)
5:00 PM -7:00 PM
BYOB Social Hour (Location: Coronado)
Saturday, October 21, 2023
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
GSBF Collections Exhibit (Location: Pacheco Main)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Vendor Market Open (Location: Ponce de Leon)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Bjorn Exhibit Critique - $25 registration is required / space is limited (Location: Pacheco Main)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Seminar: Peter Tea - Bonsai Structural Development: How Bonsai are Built from the Ground Up
There is no charge to attend (Location: Pacheco South)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshops (Locations: Isabella & Franciscan)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lucy Sakaishi-Judd Kusamono: Accent Plants
$75 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Franciscan Room)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Jason Chan: San Jose Juniper
$150 Intermediate / Advanced (Isabella Room)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Vince Owyoung: Pygmy Cypress Forest on a Slab
$175 Intermediate / Advanced (Isabella Room)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM David Nguy: Kishu Junipers
$230 Intermediate/ Advanced (Isabella Room)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Joshua Roth Rising Stars Competition (Location: Coronado)
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Bjorn Bjorholm: Utah Juniper Demonstration (Location: Cabrillo Wine Room)
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Silent Auction #3 (Location: Coronado)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Seminar: Julian Tsai: Bonsai Art vs Craft: Finding a Balance in Contemporary American Bonsai.
There is no charge to attend (Location: Pacheco South)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Tomodachi Group (Location: Plaza)
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Workshops (Location: Isabella & Carbillo Wine Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lindsay Shiba: Shohin Olives
$65 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Cabrillo Wine Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Julian Tsai, Bunjin: Juniperus procumbens
$95 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Juan Cruz: Trident Maple on a Slab
$115 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
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1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Bob Shimon: Pygmy Cypress
$335 Beginners / Intermediate / All (Isabella Room)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Joshua Roth Rising Stars Competition Continues (Location: Coronado)
1:30 PM - 3 PM
Seminar: John Kim: Bonsai Tools: What You Need to Know (Location: Pacheco South)
2:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bjorn Bjorholm: Utah Juniper Demonstration (Location: Cabrillo Wine Room)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Seminar: Jonas Dupuich: How to Judge Tree Exhibits (Location: Pacheco South)
Pre-register to attend due to space limits. There is no charge to attend
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Silent Auction #4 (Location: Coronado)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
BYOB Social Hour (Location: Franciscan)
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Dinner - Registration required (Location: Coronado)
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Joshua Roth® Rising Star winner announced
Raffle & Live Auction (Location: Coronado)
Sunday, October 22, 2023
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
GSBF Collections Exhibit (Location: Pacheco Main)
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Vendor Market Open (Location: Ponce de Leon)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Coffee with the Collections (Location: Coronado)
9:30 AM - Open
Bonsai and Bjorn Bjorholm: Demo with Q&A and Live Auction (Location: Coronado)