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Board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm |
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Board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm |
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2026 Meetings and Events |
| January 20: | Let’s
Celebrate the New Year with a Warm & Cozy Potluck! Please bring a dish to share—we love to eat while we listen! ߎ? Bring a dish and receive a raffle ticket to win a bromeliad. Notes: • No outside vendor sales. Speaker Stephanie LaRusso will have bromeliads for sale @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| February 17: | Speaker:
Sandy Roth & Denise Karman Topic: Will be demonstrating how to make Kokodama in this very hands-on workshop. Bring your creativity and get ready to craft your own living art @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| March 17: | Speaker:
Alex Bello Topic: Our President, Alex will be leading an important discussion at our upcoming meeting as we begin preparations for our Annual Show coming up in May. @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| April 21: | Speaker:
Diana Gonzalez Topic: We’re excited to feature Diana Gonzalez, who will lead a special ceramics event designed to get our creative juices flowing—just in time for spring! Enjoy a live potter’s wheel demonstration, followed by a hands-on session where members will work with clay to create garden gnomes and/or decorative bells for the garden. All pieces will be professionally fired and returned to you in May. @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| May 19: | Speaker:
Dave Johnston Topic: “Billbergias Are Awesome” @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| May 23 & 24: | Bromeliad
Show and Sale @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Free with Fairchild Admission |
| June 16: | Speaker:
Dr. Terrie Bert Topic: “What is a Bromeliad Collector?” @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| July 21: | Topic:
Bromeliad Bingo Night — Let the Fun Begin!
@7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| August 18: | Speaker: Andy Siekkinen Topic: BSSF is pleased to welcome Andy Siekkinen, an independent botanist and internationally recognized expert on the genus Hechtia. Andy's passion for bromeliads began in 2007 when a coworker gave him his first plant, Neoregelia marmorata. What started as a single bromeliad quickly grew into a lifelong passion for collecting, growing, hybridizing, and studying some of the most unusual bromeliad genera. @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| September 15: | Speaker:
Alex Bello Topic: Alex will be sharing highlights and insights from the World Conference, giving us an opportunity to hear about the conference and learn more about his experience there. He will also be providing the raffle table for this month’s meeting. This promises to be a fantastic presentation that you won’t want to miss! @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| October 20: | Annual
Auction @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| November 17: | Speaker:
TBA Topic: TBA @7:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
| December 15: | Topic: HOLIDAY
PARTY AND AUCTION What to Bring: - A nice plant to donate to the auction (optional) - A side dish for dinner, or appetizer, or rolls, drinks (homemade eggnog?) or dessert - A wrapped plant for the secret plant exchange (optional but you cannot pick a plant if you do not bring one.) - NON-MEMBERS: $10.00 charge for dinner - NON-MEMBERS who are only coming for the auction do not have to be there until 7:30. You will not receive a ticket for dinner. We will have non-table seating for you @ 7:00 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens |
