Monthly Meetings
Effective January, 2005 we resumed meeting at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.
We began a scrapbook of pictures from our meetings in 2003. We invite you to peruse our Meeting Scrapbook.
We try to meet on the 2nd Sunday of each month, but occasionally that date is not available. Members and interested parties are advised to check the newsletter and/or this website page to be sure of the meeting date. Exceptions to the regular meeting site or schedule include a picnic in August, a Christmas party in December, two shows, spring and fall, and, every few years, a drive-around to members' homes, a field trip to a nursery, or a field trip to a native orchid conservation site.
Members displaying plants should have them registered and in place by 12:30 PM.
The Mentors (Newcomers) Early Meeting begins at 11:30 AM. The workshop, of particular interest to newbies, begins at 12:30 PM. It is followed by a short business meeting and then the lecture by a guest speaker.
Members are encouraged to bring pastries and fruit for the social hour that follows the lecture. Especially chocolate mousse pies .... mmmmm. Coffee is served.
January 27, 2008 ... Dick Wells of Hilltop Orchids will be on hand to run you through his orchid culture boot camp. Bring your questions to this meeting and shout them out loud and clear! Loren Pollock will conduct a workshop on building a lightstand.
February 10, 2008 ... Guest speaker Sam Tsui of Orchid Inn pays us a visit. Sam's talk is TBA but it's a safe bet it'll be something about Paphs. Dave Tribble will conduct the workshop. His topic is an introduction to AQPlus software. (Auditorium & Fairchild Room)
March 16, 2008 ... (note date change) Jason Fischer of Orchids, Ltd. will present a lecture on a topic TBA. Luis Torres will conduct a workshop on building an outdoor shade structure. (Auditorium & Fairchild Room)
April 5-6, 2008 ... Our Spring Show
May 18, 2008 ... Guest speaker Larry Zettler will address us on the topic of Orchid Conservation in North America, from Hawaii to South Florida. Luis Torres will conduct a workshop on Building an Outdoor Shade Structure. This is also the meeting at which we elect members to serve on the Board. (Auditorium & Fairchild Room)
June 8, 2008 ... Glen Decker of Piping Rock Orchids will present ‘Orchid Growing in Europe.’ Workshop: ‘Virus Testing In Orchids’ – presented by Agdia Corporation. This is also our awards meeting, recognizing our top growers in the Greenhouse and Under Lights categories for the past contest year. (Auditorium & Fairchild Room)
July 13, 2008 ... TBA (Auditorium & Fairchild Room)
(Saturday) August, 2008 ... Our annual picnic at Oak Hill Gardens hosted, as always, by Dorothy and Hermann Pigors, Liese Pigors-Butler and Greg Butler. Hermann's topic is TBA (A few snapshots from last year's picnic are posted here).
September 14, 2008 ... Howard Ginsberg, he of harlequin phalaenopsis fame, visits from Bedford Orchids somewhere in or near Montreal. Howard's topic TBA. Come and practice your French skills. (Auditorium & Fairchild Room)
October 11-12, 2008 ... Our Fall Mini-Show.
November 9, 2008 ... (tentative) Marguerite Webb of J & L Orchids has been penciled in as our speaker. Stay tuned for confirmation.
December, 2008 ... Once again, our annual holiday extravaganza, held at Hausermann's. Doors are open at 11 a.m. Your admission ticket is a hot or cold dish sufficient to feed five or six or a dozen. Bring a designated driver so you can enjoy the punch! Here are some snapshots from the 2007 party.
