Schedule
Your MABA/Milwaukee 202Two Convention registration gives you access to concurrent sessions presented by bonsai art professionals from all over the world! Additionally, you can choose to enhance your experience by purchasing tickets for special workshops, events, and tours.
Ticketed Sessions
See the sights and roll up your sleeves for several workshops, tours, and events offered in addition to the concurrent sessions! Gain inspiration and information for your bonsai collection and personal creativity. Some tickets will be available in limited quantities onsite at registration.
Daily Schedules
Sessions will be held at the Four Points Milwaukee North Shore, 8900 North Kildeer Court, Milwaukee, WI, 53209, from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. Some sessions will be held at the Lynden Sculpture Garden during the day, and all sessions after 6:00 pm will be held at the Sheraton.
View the schedule below to plan your event or print the Printed Schedule. See when the exhibit hall opens, when to attend demonstrations, workshop and presentation sessions and everything else to help plan your weekend. For printer friendly ScheduleTo print you
Wednesday June 22, 2022
| 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Exhibit Set-up |
| 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Tree Drop-off |
Thursday June 23, 2022
| 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Tree Drop-off |
| 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Exhibit/Vendor/Workshop Set-up |
| 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Jeker - Land Art at Lynden Sculpture Garden |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Reception at Lynden Sculpture Garden - Meet the Artists. Snack, wine, beer |
| 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Reception at the Hotel - Meet the Vendors. Vendor area open to full registrants only. |
| 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Exhibit Judging - Jeker and Matson |
| 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | MABA Annual Meeting and Elections |
Friday June 24, 2022
| 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Exhibit and Vendor Area open to everyone |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 1 - Jeker - Juniper |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 2 – Matson - Silverberry |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 3 – Myrick – Make Your Own Shohin Pot |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 4 – Carini – Douglas Fir – “Experience with Collected Material” |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop N1 – Smith – Bring Your Own Material or Purchase on Site |
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Raffle 1 |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Workshop 5 – Jeker – Bring Your Own Material or Purchase on Site |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Workshop 6 – Schlafer – Limber Pine (Purchased online) |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Workshop 7 – Fields – Burtt Davii Root over Rock |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Demonstration 1 – Matson – Zelkova Forest on slab |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Presentation 1 - Sykora – LED Lighting |
| 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | Presentation 2 - Ziemann - Bonsai Hacks |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Presentation 3 - Nixon - Bonsai Insects |
| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Raffle 2 |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Buffet - Taste of Tuscany- Tuscan chicken breast & roasted pork loin |
| 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Demonstration 2 – Fields, Price, Schlafer – Demo wars |
| 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Critique 1 – Jeker - vote on 15 trees to be critiqued |
| 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Critique 2 – Matson - vote on 15 trees to be critiqued |
| 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Silent Auction |
Saturday June 25, 2022
| 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Exhibit and Vendor Area open to everyone |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 8 – Jeker – Bring Your Own Material or Purchase on Site |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 9 – Matson – Shohin Japanese Black Pine |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 10 – Price – Shore Pine |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 11 – Fortmann – Jaboticaba – “Experience with Pre-bonsai Material” |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop N2 – Smith – Bring Your Own Material or Purchase on Site |
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Raffle 3 |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Workshop 12 – Matson – Bring Your Own Material or Purchase on Site |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Workshop 13 – Schlafer – Spruce (Purchased online) |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Workshop 14 – Fields – Itoigawa Shimpaku |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Demonstration 3 – Jeker – Spruce |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Presentation 4 - Susler – Soil Biology |
| 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | Presentation 5 - Sanders – Propagation |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Presentation 6 - Hawley - Grafting |
| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Raffle 4 |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Cash Bar |
| 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Banquet – Choice of Chicken Marsala, Cajun Walleye, Braised Short Ribs or Vegetarian |
| 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Awards |
| 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Live Auction and Banquet Raffle |
Sunday June 26, 2022
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Exhibit and Vendor Area open to everyone |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 15 – Matson – Yew – “Experience with Nursery Material” |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop 16 – Price – Shohin Seiju Elm |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop N3 – Jeker – Bring Your Own Material or Purchase on Site |
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Raffle 5 |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
| 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Tree Pick Up |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Jeker Book Signing |
| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Exhibit/Vendor/Workshop tear down |