INTRODUCTION
This Handbook of Program and Activity
Ideas for Bonsai Clubs, written by Thomas L. Zane, is one
facet of the BCI program designed to help club members work together
for mutual benefit, to expand bonsai appreciation and knowledge,
and to bring fine bonsai and quality education to ever more people.
It is intended to make the job easier for program planners, and
to make bonsai education more attractive and pleasant.
Above all, this guide will help you and
your club members to have fun while you enjoy the art of bonsai.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Programs in Bonsai Clubs
II. Planning a Program
General
Select Your Topic
Develop Your Information
Identify What is Necessary to Present the Program
Create an Outline for the Presentation
Obtain Items Necessary for the Program
Rehearse the Presentation
Do the Program
III. Presenting a 35mm Slide Program
IV. Presenting a Video Program
V. Program Ideas for Clubs
Art and Aesthetics of Bonsai
Bases and Stands
Containers
Designing and Developing Bonsai
Exhibiting and Displaying Bonsai
Installation of Officers
Miscellaneous Programs
Plant Species
Seasonal Programs
Slide and Video Programs
Techniques and Equipment
Workshops
VI. Short Title Program Ideas
Collecting
Containers, Tools and Wire
Design
Display and Exhibit
Horticulture
How to...
Potting and Soil
Species
VII. Activities for Clubs
VIII. Public Exhibition of Bonsai
Some Thoughts on Staging a Bonsai Exhibit
Guidelines and Suggestions for an Exhibit
IX. Ways and Means
X. Club Bulletins and Newsletters
XI. BCI Special Services
Appendix A, A Child's Bonsai Workshop
Appendix B, Bonsai Basic Teacher's Guide
Index
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