Photo by Brian Lonstad

 

Regular Monthly Meetings

4th Tuesday of each month @ 7:00PM (through June)
Milwaukie Community Center

IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE for 2025
Starting with the September 2025 meeting the meeting date will change to the 3rd Monday of every month. This is a permanent change. Please review the calendar below for exact dates.

6:00 PM - Marketplace opens
7:00 PM - Main program starts
9:00 - 9:30 PM - Reset meeting room
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Participation in club events is limited to dues-paying members, but we welcome any prospective members to join us to observe or become a member on their first visit. If you have any questions, please contact us!

 
 

Upcoming Events

 

Unless otherwise stated, these events require membership to attend. We also include public community events, which will be labeled as such.

 
 
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Monthly General Meeting
Feb 25
BSOP Activity
Monthly General Meeting
BSOP Activity

Join us at the Milwaukie Community Center for this month’s general meeting!
Tuesday February 25, 2025 — 6:00PM - 9:00PM

Presenter: Michael Hagedorn
Topic: Yamadori Repotting

BSOP Activity
Open Studio
Mar 8
BSOP Activity
Open Studio
BSOP Activity

Milwaukie Community Center - Grape Room
Saturday March 8, 2025 — 10:00AM - 1:00PM

This drop-in series will be an excellent opportunity to meet and learn from other members in a casual, loosely structured environment. Work on your projects throughout the year in different seasons, bring new material that you are looking for inspiration to take to the next level, or just stop in for advice about what you're struggling with. No signup is necessary!

BSOP Activity
Monthly General Meeting
Mar 25
Monthly General Meeting

Join us at the Milwaukie Community Center for this month’s general meeting!
Tuesday March 25, 2025 — 6:00PM - 9:00PM

Presenter: Scott Elser
Topic: TBD

Pop-up Workshop: Oregon Shohin Krafters
Apr 12
BSOP Activity
Pop-up Workshop: Oregon Shohin Krafters
BSOP Activity

The next Oregon Shohin Krafters Pop-up is scheduled for April 12th, from 10AM - 1PM at the Milwaukie Center and you need to be a BSOP member to participate. 

Colloquially we are referring to this pop-up as the Surrey Saucer Maple Project, after a project described in Peter Adam's book "Bonsai with Japanese Maples found on pages 70 to 73. A young whip is threaded through a hole drilled in a China saucer. The trunk will ground layer on the saucers surface as it expands and is choked by the saucer as it swells an fills the hole. He provides instructions for years one thru five and beyond. It will be a blast.

John and Jeff hope you will join us and craft a spectacular deciduous shohin bonsai from a trident maple. You will gain conidence as you create a bonsai that you complete crafted yourself.

Sign-Up Genius REQUIRED for this event - link for sign-up is in the Members Section

BSOP Activity