The regular monthly business meetings of the Sarasota Orchid Society are held in the Activities Center on the grounds of the beautiful Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The Gardens are located at 811 South Palm Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. If you need directions to Selby Gardens click here for a map. On arrival at the Gardens, directional signs will point you to the meeting facility. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month starting promptly at 7:30 P.M. Cultural classes meet every other month at 6:30 P.M. Be sure to check the calendar below for details. Visitors are always welcome to attend our cultural classes, as well as the business meetings. Our meetings generally consist of a business meeting, a judged “Show and Tell Table” displaying plants grown by our members, a guest speaker or presentation, raffle of beautiful orchid plants, and of course, refreshments. Please join us…it’s lots of fun!

Monthly Meetings 2010

February 1st - Paul Storm, Schomburgkias and Myrmecophilas

March 1st - Ted Kellog - Orchid judging from show table to AOS awards.

April 5 - Members Round Table Discussion

May 3 - Shelton Thorne - Presentation on Costa Rica and Panama

June 7 - Steve Hawkins - Cattleya Culture

July 5 - "The Judge, the Hunter, the Thief and the Black Orchid" which played at the Sarasota Fringe Film

August 2 - Gerarde de Toree "The Panama Canal Museum"

September 6 - Annual Picnic

October 4 - Michael Sinn - Topic TBD

November 1 - Fred Clark - Topic TBD

December 6 - Orchid Auction

Monthly Meeting History

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