Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers

March 12 – 14, 2010        65th Santa Barbara International Orchid Show "Nature in Harmony",  Friday thru Sunday 9am – 5pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Exhibit Hall, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA. (Highway 101 at Las Positas Road ). For information, call       (805) 969-5746 or visit: www.sborchidshow.com.

March 13, 2010                35th Annual Cymbidium Society of America Congress    Sat 9 AM – 5 PM.  Adams Elementary School Auditorium, 2701 Las Positas Roas, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. website, http://www.sborchidshow.com/show_concurrentevents.html  

March TBD (12 - 14), 2010      Hatfield Orchids Santa Barabara Show Open House    Fri - Sun 9 AM – 4 PM.  3793 Dufau Road, Oxnard, CA 93033. Rain or shine. Hope you can join us, but if you can’t, we can ship to you for free (Weather permitting)!  Click on attachment.  Call George at (805) 901 0340 or his website at www.hatfieldorchids.com.

March 13-14, 2010          Central California Orchid Society Show   Sierra Vista Mall, 1050 Shaw Ave., Clovis, CA. For information, visit: http://www.centralcaliforniaorchidsociety.com

March 19-21, 2010          San Joaquin Orchid Society Show    Sherwood Mall 5950 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA. Contact: www.sanjoaquinorchidsociety.org  for more information.

March 20 – 21, 2010       Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Show and Sale    Sat - Sun.  Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland.  Call for information at (510) 276-2851 or visit: www.ggcymbidiums.com

March 23, 2010                Marin Orchid Society Spring Auction     by live auction at 7 PM.  Marin Art and Garden Center (MAGC), 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, CA. Wine, cheese and other refreshments provided!  Auction paddles $2.00. Directions to MAGC: From 101 freeway take Central San Rafael exit, turn West onto Third Avenue in San Rafael and continue through the Miracle Mile to the hub in San Anselmo. Take a left (East) at Sir Francis Drake Blvd and then left into MAGC. From South Marin, you could also exit at Sir Francis Drake Blvd and turn right into MAGC.  Website http://www.marinorchidsociety.com.

March 26 – 28, 2010       58th Annual Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Show & Sale     Fri 9 AM – 9 PM, Sat  9 AM – 8 PM, Sun 9 AM – 5 PM.    Westgate Shopping Mall, 1600 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose.  Free Admission.  E-mail Tim Culbertson at twculber@hotmail.com; phone (301) 641-2556, or click on their website at www.santaclaravalleyorchidsociety.org.                       

March 27 – 28, 2010        Napa Valley Orchid Society Show and Sale      Sat - Sun. Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson Street, Napa. Contact: Fredia Lloyd (707)224-6233 or fredialloydnapa@aol.com .

March 27 – 28, 2010        Central Coast Orchid Show and Sale "Orchids Gone Native"     Sat  & Sun. sponsored by Five Cities Orchid Society, South County Regional Center, 800 West Branch, Arroyo Grande. For information, website http://www.fcos.org/show_info.html or phone ( 805) 481-3991 or (805) 929-5749.

April 17, 2010                    Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Show and Sale       Friday Members Only Potluck Dinner & Show Judging and Saturday Public Show & Sale 10 am – 4pm.  San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo. Saturday FREE Admission and Parking. Plant entry Friday 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM.  Details in the April Newsletter. Printable Show Poster.

April 17 - 18, 2010            Sacramento Orchid Society Show "Orchid Fest 2010"    Sat 10 AM to 5 PM, Sun 10 AM to 4 PM, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento. $5 Admission, Free parking. For more info, call 916-489-3263 or visit their websites: www.sacramentoorchids.org or www.sacoarchidshow.com

May TBD (1 - 2, 2009)       D & D Flowers Spring Open House    Sat - Sun 9 AM to 4 PM, Half Moon Bay, 1/3 mile east of Main Street off Hwy 92. Just east of Spanish Town on Hwy. 92 there is a house and firewood business. Turn onto the street between the house and firewood business and go over the bridge into the greenhouse complex. D & D Flowers is the first greenhouse on the right. If you have any questions, call Dennis at 925-969-1246.

May 7 – 9, 2010                 Orchid Society of California Mother's Day Show and Sale     Fri 12 N – 6 PM, Sat & Sun 10 AM – 5 PM, Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Drive, Lake Merritt, Oakland. Free admission. Their website: www.orchidsocietyofcalifornia.com.

May TBD (8, 2009)            OrchidMania Mother’s Day Open Greenhouse Sale    Saturday 11 AM – 3 PM.  717 Paris Street (at Italy), San Francisco. Visit the website: www.orchids.org for more information.

May TBD (10, 2009)         Diablo Orchids / Orchid Gulch Spring Sale      Sat -& Sun 9 AM – 4 PM, 101 Lockwood Lane, Pleasant Hill.  Phone (925) 946-9470, or view their website: www.diabloorchids.com 

May TBD (17, 2009)        Carmel Orchid Society Show and Sale "MayFaire"     Sun 9 AM –5 PM, Hidden Valley Music Seminars, 88 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley Village. For information, contact Carolyn Salmon at 375-3748 or cargie@yahoo.com  or visit the website: www.carmelorchidsociety.org

May TBD (30 – 31), 2010   San Jose Orchid Exhibition and Wine Tasting    Sat & Sun 9 AM - 5 PM, The Miraido Clubhouse in San Jose's Japantown, 550 6th Street, San Jose, CA 95112. Sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society. Orchid Sales and Beginner Orchid Skill Sessions. Free Admission.

June TBD (4 - 6), 2010      Hatfield Orchids Summer Open House      Fri - Sun 9 AM – 4 PM.   3793 Dufau Road, Oxnard, CA 93033. Rain or shine. Hope you can join us, but if you can’t we can ship to you for free (Weather permitting)!  Click on link for this attachment.  Call George at (805) 901 0340 or his website at www.hatfieldorchids.com.

June TBD (11), 2010      Malihini Orchid Society Auction     Friday at 7:30 PM, come early to preview the auction plants. Hewlett Packard Oak Room, 19091 Pruneridge Avenue, Cupertino. For more information, contact Mike Bautista via email at 5mb@batnet.com or by phone at 650-556-9599.

July 9 - 11, 2010   30th Annual Santa Barbara Orchid Estate International Orchid Fair     Friday -Sunday    Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA. Highway 101 at Las Positas Road. Click on their Website: http://orchidfair.com, or email to sboe@sborchid.com or call 1-800-553-3387.

September TBD (11 - 12), 2010       Orchids in the Park Sale     Sat - Sun 10 AM to 5 PM.  San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) 9th Avenue & Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA. Admission $3.00. Call 415-665-6079 or visit the website at www.orchidsanrancisco.org for information and directions

September TBD (25 – 26), 2010       Fascination of Orchids    Sat - Sun 10 AM to 5 PM.  South Coast Plaza Villaage, 1631 West Sunflower (x Bear), Santa Ana, CA 92704.  Exhibits, Seminars, sales.  Admission and Parking are Free. Call (949) 735-2930 or visit the website at www.ocorchidshow.com for information and directions

October TBD (2 - 3), 2010                San Diego International Orchid Fair

October TBD (14 - 18), 2010    Southland Orchid Show "The Golden Age of Orchids" and the AOS Fall Trustee’s Meeting   Thurs – Mon 9 AM - 5 PM. Sales open at 9:00 AM. Huntingdon Gardens, San Marino, CA. Website at www.orchidshow.org

October TBD (16 - 17), 2010     Diablo View Orchid Society Show and Sale    Sat - Sun 10 AM to 5 PM. Sales open at 9:00 AM. Pleasant Hill Community Center, Walnut Creek, CA. Websites at www.DVS.org or www.diabloviewos.org.

October TBD (22), 2010           Peninsula Orchid Society Auction    Friday, 6 PM  San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo CA. Call Paul Reeve at (650) 366-3251 or Chaunie Langland at (510) 494-8850 for further information. . For more information, visit the POS website, www.penorchidsoc.org  

October TBD (24 - 25), 2010     OrchidMania Fall Greenhouse Sale   Sat - Sun 11 AM to 3 PM.  717 Paris Street (at Italy), San Francisco, CA. Instead of the big, off-site annual sale, OM plans to have more seasonal sales at the greenhouse.  Wear sensible shoes as parking can be a little far - but well worth the fantastic deals. Hundreds of different species, and many award winning plants as well. Contact Bob Christensen at RCC572@aol.com, or click on the website: www.orchids.org for more information.

October TBD, 2010          Marin Orchid Society Fall Auction      Silent auction Wednesday at 6:30 PM followed by live auction at 7 PM.  Marin Art and Garden Center (MAGC), 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, CA. Wine, cheese and other refreshments provided!  Auction paddles $2.00. Directions to MAGC: From 101 freeway take Central San Rafael exit, turn West onto Third Avenue in San Rafael and continue through the Miracle Mile to the hub in San Anselmo. Take a left (East) at Sir Francis Drake Blvd and then left into MAGC. From South Marin, you could also exit at Sir Francis Drake Blvd and turn right into MAGC.  Website http://www.marinorchidsociety.com.

November 6 - 7, 2010      Ochid Society of California November Show and Sale    Sat - Sun 10 AM – 5 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Drive, Lake Merritt, Oakland.  Free admission. See Website, www.orchidsocietyofcalifornia.com .

November 6 - 7, 2010      Annual Fall Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Open House    Sat 8 AM - 5 PM, Sun 9 AM - 4 PM. 1250 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, CA. For more information, call 800-553-3387 or check the website www.sborchid.com.

November TBD (5 - 7), 2010      Hatfield Orchids November Open House    Fri - Sun 9 AM – 4 PM.   3793 Dufau Road, Oxnard, CA 93033. Rain or shine. Hope you can join us, but if you can’t we can ship to you for free (Weather permitting)!  Click on link for this attachment.  Call George at (805) 901 0340 or his website at www.hatfieldorchids.com.

November TBD, 2010      Brookside Orchids Open Greenhouse and Sale    Sun 11AM - 2PM. (excluding boarding areas). Brookside is located at 2720 Alpine Rd, Menlo Park, just east of Hwy. 280. Enter the parking lot for the Webb Ranch Farm Stand, then drive up the hill to the greenhouses. Cymbidiums are a specialty. For more information contact Mark Pendleton at (650) 854-3711 or e-mail brooksideorchids@sbcglobal.com

November TBD, 2010    Orchid Society of Santa Barbara Fall Show & Sale "Orchids in Paradise"  Sat 10 AM - 5 PM, Sun 10 AM - 3 PM, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2599 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara, CA. Show is FREE WITH Museum Admission.  For more information Email randumland@cox.net call (805)962-6004 or visit the Events Calender page of www.orchidsb.net.

December TBD (4 - 5), 2010     Casa de las Orquideas Annual Open House   Sat - Sun 9 AM to 4 PM.  170 South Nardo Ave. Solana Beach, CA 92075. Lots of new cymbidium seedlings and meristems are waiting to make their debut!  Special guest growers include Andy's Orchids and The Rowland Collection. Parking is limited so please consider carpooling. Visit www.orquideas.com, email casa@orquideas.com or call Loren Batchman at(858) 755-7572.

December TBD (1-15, 2010)     Orchid Design Holiday Sale    Sat - Sun 9 am - 4 pm. 1361 Plum Street, San Jose, CA.  COntact Angelic Nguyen (408) 476-7153, e-mail at services@orchiddesign.com or their website at www.orchidesign.com.

                                               2011 

January TBD (7-8, 2011)       Orchids Under The Oaks at Alden Lane Nursery    Sat - Sun 10 AM - 4PM,  Alden Lane Nursery, 981 Alden Lane, Livermore, CA 94550.  For further information contact Sue Fordyce at (925) 447-0280 or sue@aldenlane.com. Click on Upcoming Events on their Website www.aldenlane.com

January 21, 2011            Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Cymbidium Collector's Auction    Previews 6:30 PM, Auction starts at 7 PM Sharp. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA.  Click here for more details, or to see photos of plant entries online, click on www.Photobucket.com.  Bring your checks, boxes, bags and get there early as parking is limited.  Check the current Newsletter for Auction Rules and Guidelines. 

January 22 - 23, 2011     54th Paphiopedilum Guild Meeting & Orchid Show    Sat - Sun 9 AM Sharp.  The Inn at Morro Bay, 60 State Park Road, Morro Bay, CA 93442.  Contact Patti James for Show info/registration and hotel forms (805) 528-5086.

January TBD (23 - 24, 2010)    Peninsula Orchid Society Show and Sale   Sat - Sun 10 AM - 4PM.  Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Ave, Redwood City, CA.  Featuring Show, Vendor and Member Sales. Short seminars on orchid growing and related topics will be offered. Website www.penorchidsoc.org.

January TBD (30 - 31, 2010)     Santa Cruz Orchid Society Show and Sale    Sat - Sun  Soquel High School, 401 Old San Jose Rd., Soquel.  Contact: Bridget Binko                  (831) 338-4220.

February TBD (5 - 7, 2010 )        Malihini Orchid Society Show and Sale    Friday (Sales Only) 7 – 9PM, Sat 10 AM - 6 PM, Sun 10 AM - 5 PM.  Cupertino Square Mall, 10123 N Wolfe Road, Cupertino. Displays, Lectures, Demonstrations, Special Orchids for Sale. E-mail malihiniorchidsociety@yahoo.com or www.malihini.org.

February TBD (6 – 7, 2010)       Sonoma Orchid Society Show & Sale "Lost Island of Orchids"       Sat 10 am - 5pm, Sun 10 am - 4pm,  Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa.  Admission. Cultivation, Skill Sessions, Show Co-ordinator, Lynne Murrell, (415) 457-0836, http://www.sonomaorchids.com.

February 26 - 28, 2010    Pacific Orchid Exhibition of the San Francisco Orchid Society , Fri 10 am – 5pm, Friday Evening Gala Party, 6:30 – 10pm, Sat  9am – 6pm, Sun 10am – 5pm.  Admission.  Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, San Francisco.  See the Show poster.       For more info, call SFOS Hotline 415-665-2468, e-mail  flarose@prmagic.com, or go to their website: www.orchidsanfrancisco.org/poe.html. 

February 27, 2010           2nd Annual Sacramento Cymbidium Society Show, 9 am- 4 pm. Shepard Garden and Art Center 3330 McKinley Blvd. McKinley Park, Sacramento, CA. For more nformation,  visit www.sacramentocymbidiums.org .