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Region 18 - Calendar for 2010

Calendar last updated February 24, 2010. Calendar
March
Mar. 5 SEMO Iris Society: Program by Al Roderick; County Extension Center; 7:30 pm
Mar. 7 Greater St. Louis Iris Society and Kirkwood Iris Society:  Program “Arils, Arilbreds and Other Irises,” by Dana Brown, Malevil Iris Garden; MOBOT, 2 pm
Show Me Iris Society: Program: Emmons Brown Costa Rica Trip; Jefferson City Farm Bureau
Mar. 8 Greater Kansas City Iris Society:  Slide Show: Reblooming Iris presented by Jim Hedgecock; Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; Socializing 6:30; meeting and program 7 pm
Hutchinson Iris Club: Meeting and AIS slides “Iris in   the Garden”; Delos Smith Senior Center; 7 pm
Mar. 14Tri-State Iris Society:  Lesson on hybridizing; Southeast Missouri Bank; 2 pm
Mar. 15 Wichita Area Iris Club: Program & Judge’s Training: Reblooming Iris by Clancy Walz & Lyn Wilson; Botanica; 7 pm
Mar. 16 O’Fallon Iris Society: Pot Luck and Median Iris program; home of Ginni Hill; 7 pm
Mar. 26 Pony Express Iris Program: Reblooming Iris, Mike Lockatell; Farm Credit Bldg; 6:30 pm
Mar. 27 Greater Kansas City Iris Society:  Potluck & 2 hours of Judges Training on Reblooming Iris by Mike Lockatell, Richmond, VA.; Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; Registration 11 am; Lunch 12 noon; Judges training 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Mar. 28 Greater Kansas City Iris Society:  Program “Reblooming Iris: What the Triggers Are, Culture, and Future”; Powell Gardens, Multipurpose Room; 1:45 pm
April
Apr. 1 Parsons Iris Society:  Meeting & potluck dinner; Parsons State Hospital Administration Conference Room; 6:30 pm
Apr. 4 SEMO Iris Society: Plant Exchange; County Extension Center; 7:30 pm Show Me Iris Society: Convention Planning - Show Me Gold, Jefferson City Farm Bureau
Apr. 11 Kirkwood Iris Society: Potluck dinner and program by Melody and Jerry Wilhoit; Shriner’s Hospital, 1 pm
Tri-State Iris Society: Preparing Iris for the Show; Southeast Missouri Bank; 2 pm
Apr. 12 Greater Kansas City Iris Society:  Program “It’s Show Time”; Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; Socializing 6:30; meeting and program 7 pm
Hutchinson Iris Club: Meeting; Show Preparation; Delos Smith Senior Center; 7 pm
Apr. 18 Greater Kansas City Iris Society & Jeffco Iris Society: Early season Iris Show; Jefferson County Library; High Ridge, MO; Set up 8 am; open to public 12 noon.
Apr. 19 Wichita Area Iris Club: Program & Judges Training: Ethics by Judy Keisling; Botanica; 7 pm
Apr. 25 Pony Express Iris Society : Program TBA; Farm Credit Bldg; 6:30 pm
Apr. 26 Iris Society of the Ozarks: Early Iris Show ;Library Center, South Campbell; 2 - 4:30pm
  Wichita Area Iris Club : Early show; 1 pm; Botanica
   
May
May 1 Washington Iris Club: Program: Interactive Meeting with the Public “Grandma’s Garden”; Union Library; 10 am - 2 pm
May 7- 9 SEMO Iris Society: Society: Flower Show; Westfield Mall
May 8 Hutchinson Iris Club: Iris Show; National Guard Armory
May 8 - 9 Tri-State Iris Society: Iris Show, Joplin’s North Park Mall; set up Friday 7 pm; Entries Saturday 7 – 10 am
May 9 Greater St. Louis Iris Society: Iris Show; place entries 7 - 10:30 am; MOBOT
Flint Hills Iris Society: Iris Days; KSU Gardens, Manhattan, KS; 12 noon –
4 pm
Wichita Iris Club: Iris Show; 1 pm; Botanica
May 10 Hutchinson Iris Club: Garden Tours; Meet at Evelyn Henrick’s home; 1113 E. 20th St.; 6:30 pm
May 11 Kirkwood Iris Society: Tour of member’s gardens, 9 am 
May 13 Jeffco Iris Society:  Peaceful Valley Garden Tour, meeting and potluck; home of Bob & Judy Skaggs; 5 pm
May 14 Parsons Iris Society:  Work night for Iris Show & potluck dinner; Parsons State Hospital Administration Conference Room; 6:30 pm
Iris Society of the Ozarks: Iris Show; Library Center, South Campbell; 1 - 4 pm
Parsons Iris Society: Iris Show; Open to the public , noon
May 14 - 16 Region 18 Spring Meeting & Garden Tour hosted by Show Me Iris Society; Jefferson City, MO
May 18 Pony Express Iris Society: Garden Tour; meet at Hoyt/Jameson garden; 9am
May 20 Pony Express Iris Society: Garden Tour; meet at Comanche Acres garden 1:30pm
May 22 Greater Kansas City Iris Society: Iris Show; Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes
Pony Express Iris Society: Iris Show; East Hills Mall; St. Joseph, MO
May 23   Wichita Iris Club: Late Iris Show; 1 pm; Botanica
May 31 - June 5 AIS National Convention, Madison, WI
   
June
June 12 O’Fallon Iris Society: Judges Training; Delmez garden
Show Me Iris Society: Late show; Columbia Library
June 13 Tri-State Iris Society: Pot Luck Lunch in Pierce City
June 14 Greater Kansas City Iris Society:  Program TBA Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; Socializing 6:30; meeting and program 7 pm
Hutchinson Iris Club: Garden tour at Rusty Hilst’s garden; 7 pm followed by business meeting at Delos Smith Senior Center
June 21 Wichita Area Iris Club: Program, Louisiana Iris by Paul Gossett; Botanica, 7 pm
   
July
July 1 Kirkwood Iris Society: Pot Luck Picnic & Auction; Debra Pratt Residence; 1 pm
July 12 Hutchinson Iris Club: Meeting and covered dish dinner and auction; Delos Smith Senior Center; 6:30pm
July 17 Hutchinson Iris Club: Rhizome Sale; Farmer’s Market
  Iris Society of the Ozarks:  Iris Sale; Nathaniel Greene Park; 8 - 11 am
July 18 Greater Kansas City Iris Society: Picnic & Dig Day at Powell Gardens; 8 am
July 24 Hutchinson Iris Club: Rhizome Sale; Farmer’s Market
Wichita Area Iris Club: Sale; Rhizome sale; Extension Office
July 24 - 25 Greater St. Louis Iris Society: Missouri Botanical Garden Iris Sale; 8am - 5 pm
July 26 Wichita Area Iris Club: Sale; Botanica; 12 noon – 4pm 
July 27 Washington Iris Club: Meeting/Auction; Union Library; 7 pm
July 31 Flint Hills Iris Society: Iris Sale; KSU Gardens; Manhattan, KS; 8 am - 12 noon
   
August
Aug. 1 Greater St. Louis Iris Society: Bearded Iris Auction & Picnic; MOBOT; 1pm
O’Fallon Iris Society: Annual auction; Time & place not determined; call Ginny Hill 636-627-8420; Aug. 7
SEMO Iris Society: Picnic and auction; University of   Missouri downstairs; picnic 12:30 pm; auction 2 pm
Show Me Iris Society: Guest and auction iris shipping party; California, MO Washington Iris Club:  Iris Table Sale; Washington      Walmart; 9 am - 2 pm
Aug. 8 Parsons Iris Society: Iris auction  & potluck dinner; Parsons  State Hospital Administration Conference Room; 1:30 pm
Aug. 9 Hutchinson Iris Club: Meeting; Iris Bucks auction; Delos Smith Senior Center; 7 pm
Aug. 14 Tri-State Iris Society: Iris Sale and Auction; Set up 10 am; Open to the Public 12;30pm; auction 1:35pm.
Aug. 18 Wichita Area Iris Club: Meeting & distribution of door prizes; 7 pm; Botanica
Aug. 21 Greater Kansas City Iris Society:  Iris Sale; Trailside    Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; 8 am - 5 pm Jeffco Iris Society:  Annual public auction, meeting & potluck; 5425 Peaceful Ridge, House Springs; 12 noon
Aug. 22 Pony Express Iris Society: Members’ only sale and picnic; 1 pm
 
September
Sept. 3 SEMO Iris Society: Program by Dave Niswonger; 7:30 pm
Sept. 4 Parsons Iris Society: Watermelon Feed  & potluck dinner; Parsons State Hospital Administration Conference Rm; 6:30 pm
Sept. 5 Kirkwood Iris Society: Annual Business Meeting & Greentree Festival planning; Shriner’s Hospital Board Room; 2 pm
Sept. 7 Washington Iris Club:  Meeting, election of officers and  plant exchange; Union Library; 7 pm
Sept. 10 - 11 Show Me Iris Society: Farmer’s Market Sales; Jefferson City, MO
Sept. 12 Tri-State Iris Society: Program: Winterizing Your Garden; plant exchange; Southeast Missouri Bank
Sept. 13 Greater Kansas City Iris Society:Program TBA Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; Socializing 6:30; meeting and program 7 pm
Hutchinson Iris Club: Fall plant sale; Delos Smith Senior Center; 7 pm
  Tri-State Iris Society: Siberian slides
Sept. 17 - 19 Kirkwood Iris Society:  Greentree Festival Iris Sale
Pony Express Iris Society: Iris Sale; Hyde Park Fall Festival; St. Joseph, MO
Sept. 20 Wichita Area Iris Society: Pot Luck; 62nd Birthday of WAIC Dinner and Show Awards; Botanica; 6:30 pm
Sept. 26 GGreater St. Louis Iris Society: General meeting and beardless iris auction; program “What Irises Can Do For You” by Nyla Hughes; 2  pm; MOBOT
   
October
Oct. 1 - 2 Region 18 Fall Meeting: hosted by Hutchinson Iris Club
Oct. 9 SEMO Iris Society: Symposium; 7:30 pm
Oct. 10 Kirkwood Iris Society: Convention slides by Jim Morris; Shriner's Hospital Boardroom; 7:30 pm
Oct. 11 Greater Kansas City Iris Society: Program TBA Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; Socializing 6:30; meeting and program 7 pm
Oct. 12 O’Fallon Iris Society: Meeting, potluck dinner & election of Officers;  Home of Gene Fink and Duane Cookson; Troy, MO; 6:30 pm
Oct. 16 JUDGES TRAINING by Keith Keppel, sponsored by Jeffco, Mineral Area, & SEMO Iris Societies; Mineral Area College; 10 am - 4 pm
Oct. 25 Pony Express Iris Society: Program TBA; Farm Credit Bldg.; 6:30 pm
Oct. 31 Greater St. Louis Iris Society: Program “Irises Seen at 2010 Conventions” by Jim Morris; MOBOT; Convention slides; 2 pm
   
November
Nov. 2 Washington Iris Club: Meeting. Program: Spotlight on Local Hybridizer; Union Library; 7 pm
Nov. 4 Parsons Iris Society: Meeting & potluck dinner; Parsons State Hospital Administration Conference Room; 6:30 pm
Nov. 5 - 7 AIS Fall Board Meeting; Portland, OR
Nov. 7
Show Me Iris Society: Annual Harvest Party; Jefferson City
Nov. 8 Greater Kansas City Iris Society: Meeting & Election of Officers; Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; Socializing 6:30; meeting and program 7 pm
Nov. 12 Kirkwood Iris Society: Phabulous Pheast; home of Jean and Jim Morris; 1 – 5 pm
 
December
Dec. 4 Pony Express Iris Society: Christmas Party; Farm Credit Bldg.; 6:30 pm
SEMO Iris Society: Christmas Party; 6:30 pm
Dec. 5 Greater St. Louis Iris Society :Holiday Pot Luck Dinner; MOBOT; 12 noon
Dec. 12 Jeffco Iris Society: Holiday party, dinner & meeting at Off the Hook;
6:30 pm
Parsons Iris Society: Holiday Party; Parsons State Hospital Administration Conference Room; 6:30 pm
Greater Kansas City Iris Society: Potluck Holiday Dinner; Trailside Center, 99th & Holmes, Kansas City, MO; Setup 1 pm; dinner 1:30 pm
Dec. 14 O’Fallon Iris Society: Potluck holiday party; Home of Ginni Hill; 6:30 pm
 
 

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