UPCOMING EVENTS:
Meetings are at 10 AM at Community United Methodist Church, 14700 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove WI 53122, unless otherwise noted.
2023
Oct 11 – Meeting: “EEK-E-kebana!”/Anu Garg
Nov 7/8 – Program/Workshop by Kaye Vosburgh, Riji, Sogetsu School, member II Chapter #17 Boston – Details TBA
Dec 13 – Holiday Luncheon – Ninja Hibachi Sushi Steakhouse, N88W15575 Main St, Menomenee Falls WI 53051
2024
Jan 10 – Choose a musical piece and interpret it with your ikebana arrangement. Bring music with you so you can share when presenting your arrangement. Brown bag lunch.
Feb 14 – Meeting: Celebrating Tanabata/Carolyn Jackson
March 13 – Meeting: Leaf Manipulation/Lynn Laufenberg
April 10 – Meeting: Chabana and Tea Ceremony/Gaby Bras & Lynda Curl, Pink Opal Floral Design, 439 Main St, Waukesha WI 53186
May 8 – Meeting: Basket as a Container/Laurie Wareham
June 12 – Garden Party & Tour: Kneeland-Walker House, 7406 Hillcrest Dr, Wauwatosa WI 53213
PAST EVENTS:
2023
Sept 13 – Meeting: Kitchen Ikebana/Laurie Wareham
Aug 3-6 – Ikebana Exhibition at Wisconsin State Fair
June 14 – Garden Party and Installation of Officers
May 10 – Annual Business Meeting/Election of Officers
April 29 – An Ikebana Evening
April 28 thru May 1 – Floral Reflections: Ikebana Exhibition at the Pabst Mansion
April 20-23 – Art in Bloom at Milwaukee Art Museum
April 12 – Meeting: Miniature Ikebana/Cindy Hum
March 8 – Meeting: Focus on Baby’s Breath/Helen Surridge
Feb 8 – Meeting: Arrangement Using Pine and Your Choice of Flowers/Carolyn Jackson
Jan 11 – Meeting: Practice Arrangement of Your Choice/Planning for Pabst Mansion Event
2022
Dec 14 – Holiday Party at Ginza Restaurant
Oct Meeting – Chrysanthemums/Helen Surridge
Sept Meeting – Shibori
Aug – Wisconsin State Fair
June – Garden Party @Wildcat Creek Farms
May Meeting – Leaves Only
2022 – April – Pabst Mansion Exhibit-Additional Photographs
April Meeting – Doll Festival
Feb Meeting – Morimono
Jan Meeting – Design Of Your Choice
2021
Dec – Holiday Luncheon
Nov Meeting – Chrysanthemums
Oct Meeting – Create Your Own Container
Sept Meeting – No Kenzan Design
Aug 5-8 Exhibition at Wisconsin State Fair
July 20 – Outing to Chicago Botanic Garden and Mitsuwa Marketplace
Jun 19 11AM-2PM Annual Garden Party/Luncheon and Installation of Officers
Jun 14 @6PM CST and Jun 16 @10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – One Hundred Years of Kimono by Paul MacLardy
May 15 @10AM CST – ZOOM mtg: Demonstration by Carolyn Jackson on “Two Containers in One Design”
May 10 @6PM CST and May 12 @10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Endless Possibilities with Washi by Laura Felt
April 17 @10AM CST – ZOOM mtg: Demonstration by Helen Surridge on “Moribana Slanting Form”
Apr 12 @6PM CST and Apr 14 @10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Sogetsu Demonstration by Susan Cano, Riji (First Grade)
Mar 26-28 – Online Fundraiser with Saint Nicholas Inspired an Online Gift Boutique
Mar 13 @10am CST – Zoom General Meeting: Demonstration by Cindy Hum on “Slanting Nageire Using Kubari”
Mar 8 @6PM CST and Mar 10 @10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Ohara Demonstration by Satsuki Palter, Sub-Grand Master
Feb 13 @10am CST – Zoom General Meeting: Demonstration of Fruits & Vegetables by Laurie Wareham…Followed by a Workshop…
Feb 8 @6PM CST and Feb 10 @10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Ikenobo Demonstration by Stephanie English, Senior Professor First Grade
Jan 11 @6PM CST and Jan 13 @10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Ichiyo Demonstration by Valerie Eccleston, Executive Master
Jan 9 @11am CST – Zoom Meeting – “Three Seasons of Winter” by guest demonstrator Karen Napoli
2020
Dec 9 @10 AM CST and Dec 14 @6 PM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Ichiyo Demonstration by Elaine Jo, Executive Master
Nov. 18, 10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg – Crossing Form by Shirin Ahmadi-Timms
Nov 9 @6 PM CST and Nov 11 @10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Sogetsu Demonstration by Soho Sakai, Riji
Oct 21, 10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg – Basic Nageire with Kubari by Cindy Hum, Certified Ichiyo Instructor
Oct 12 @6 PM CST and Oct 14 @10AM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Ohara Demonstration by Jose Salcedo, First Term Master
Sept 23, 10 AM CST – ZOOM mtg – Basic Moribana by Helen Surridge
Sept 9 @ 10 AM CST and Sept 14 @6 PM CST – ZOOM mtg/NCAR Video – Ikenobo Demonstration by Senko Ikenobo, Headmaster Designate
Aug 27 Garden Party at home of Lynda Curl
August 12/19 ZOOM Program & Followup Workshop by Ms Susan Cano, First Grade Riji Sogetsu School and NCAR South Region Advocate, on “Color of Container”
July 8 ZOOM Monthly Meeting – Chabana by Gabriella Bras
June 3 ZOOM Meeting – Arrangement of Your Choice
May 29-31 Torii Gate Show at Mitchell Park Conservatory (“The Domes”) – CANCELLED
May 12 ZOOM Meeting – Arrangement of Your Choice
Apr 14 ZOOM Meeting – Basic Moribana
Mar 3 Create a monochromatic arrangement by Lynn Laufenberg
Feb 4 Create an arrangement that is inspired by Haiku poetry by Laurie Wareham
2019
Dec 7 Kenosha Public Museum International Holiday Faire – Ikebana “Make & Take” program for museum visitors
Nov 16 Basic Moribana Upright Form Workshop – open to members and the public
Nov 12 Seasonal arrangements by Cindy Hum
Oct 27-31 18th North & Central American Regional Conference – Dallas, Texas
Oct 1 Creating movement in an Ikebana arrangement by Laurie Wareham
Sep 3 Design with wrapped reed in an arrangement by Lynn Laufenberg
Aug 1-4 Wisconsin State Fair Exhibition
Jul 10 Field Trip – Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI
May 10-12 Torii Gate Show at Mitchell Park Conservatory (Domes)
May 8 Designing with Allium or Agapanthus by Laurie Wareham
Apr 10 Branches in Bloom by Cindy Hum
Mar 13 Ikebana with Shikimono by Shirin Ahmadi-Timms
Jan 9 Practice Workshop
2018
Dec 12 Holiday Party
Nov 14 Shapes & Forms with Mizuhiki by Helen Surridge
Oct 13 Ikenobo Guest Presentation by Yoko Miller
Sep 12 Design an arrangement inspired by your favorite music by Carolyn Jackson
Aug 2-5 State Fair Show (Extra Day This Year!)
Jul 11 Field Trip to Anderson Japanese Gardens
Jun 13 Garden Party hosted by Lynda Curl
June 1-3 Torii Gate Show at The Domes
May 9 Inspired Design Using Someone Else’s Container by Laurie Wareham
Apr 11 Friendship Through Bottles by Carolyn Jackson
Mar 14 Seasonal Ikebana: Anticipating Spring by Lynn Laufenberg
Feb 14 Basic Moribana by Shirin Ahmadi-Timms
Jan 10 Practice workshop
2017
Jan 11 Practice workshop to improve skills. Design of your choice. No business meeting.
Feb 8 Arrangement in a compote by Helen Surridge
Mar 8 Designing with aspidistra leaves by Laurie Wareham
Apr 12 Creating a design for tokonoma by Cindy Hum
May 10 Design using flowering branches by Cindy Hum
May 20-21 Ichiyo Spring Flower Show Exhibition at Delafield Public Library
June 14 Garden Party and Installation of new officers (11 am) hosted by Neena Munshi
July 12 Making custom ikebana pottery containers at The Potter’s Shop with Cindy Hum
August 3-5 Wisconsin State Fair Show
Sep 13 O’Hara Workshop by Annika Au ($20 Fee)
Oct 11 Ikebana Using Two Containers by Cindy Hum
Nov 8 Basic Cascading Nagieri by Shirin Ahmadi-Timms
Dec 13 Holiday Party – Western Racquet Club
2016
Jan 13 Practice workshop to improve Ikebana skills. Design of your choice. No business meeting.
Feb 10 Fruits and vegetables arrangements by Gabriella Bras
Mar 9 Guest Speaker – Shelley Galloway: Floral Design and My Path To Ikebana
Mar 17-20 Art in Bloom – Milwaukee Public Museum
Apr 13 Weeping willow/Kubari by Cindy Hum and Tea Ceremony by Nobie Sacia
May 11
June 24-26 Torii Gate Show at Mitchell Park Conservatory
June 8 Garden Party hosted by Alka Bhargava
July 13 Field Trip—Making pottery container with Cindy Hum
Aug 4-6 Wisconsin State Fair Show
Sep 14 Arrangements Using Bleached Materials by Helen Surridge
Oct 12 Design using frames by Laurie Wareham
Nov 9 Centerpieces in Ikebana style by Lynn Laufenberg
Dec 3 Kenosha International Holiday Fair at Kenosha Public Museum – Display and “Make & Take”
Dec 7 Holiday party location TBA
2015
July 8 Friends and Family workshop by Karen Copper
Aug 6-8 State Fair Show
Sep 9 Design in outdoor “space” lead by Alka Bhargava
Oct 14 Focus on chrysanthemums by Helen Surridge
Nov 11 Arranging with Baskets by Laurie Wareham
Dec 9 Christmas Luncheon
Ikebana International Milwaukee Chapter 22 
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