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follows the Benefit Auction is a great time to catch
up with old friends and meet new ones while sharing
bonsai fellowship, and to learn which bonsai received
the awards with cash prizes.
This is a very popular event and an important event
for bonsai in the United States. Please make your res-
ervation early so you are not disappointed! Check out
the web site at: www.usnationalbonsai.com
There will be free shuttle service available from the
Greater Rochester, New York International Airport to
the official hotel as well as to the Exhibition and Award
Banquet. Please make your plans to attend now. We
look forward to welcoming you in September!

About the Author: Marc is an American Bonsai Artist
and long time student and friend of Wm. N. Valavanis.
He is the President of the Bonsai Society of Upstate New
York, co-founder of the Suiseki Study Group of Upstate
New York and a dedicated assistant at the International
Bonsai Arboretum in Rochester, New York. Mr. Arpag en-
joys training & displaying stunning classical Bonsai and
has won numerous Regional and National Awards. Marc
has written numerous articles for Bonsai publications
and travels to present program’s, conduct workshops
and to exhibit his Bonsai.

Seiju Chinese Elm, Ulmus
parvifolia ‘Seiju’
Height: 18 inches
Container: American,
Nick Lenz
Martin Schmalenberg,
Stillwater, New Jersey

Austrian Pine, Pinus nigra
Height: 24 inches
Container: Slovakia,
Erik Krizovensky
Donald Kimball,
Wilson, North Carolina

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