Past Calendars
Calendar 2023
January 15 Zoom only meeting
1pm Executive Board Meeting
2pm General meeting, speaker: Ed Weber: “Hey, I’ve Grown that Orchid, Part 2.”
Februay 19 Zoom only meeting: Speaker Tim Choltco “Sex, Lies and Orchids”
March 19 General Meeting Spring Online Auction Kickoff
March 31- April 2 GROS Show
April 16 General and Show planning meeting Luis Matienzo: an introduction to AOS-judged shows.
April 22-23 STOS Orchid Show
May 21 General Meeting, Repotting Workshop
June-July-August Summer Recess
August 20 Picnic at Hickories Park, 2-5 pm
Sept 17 Fall Auction, nominations for officers
Oct 22 Question and Answer Session, Vote for Officers
Nov 19 Speaker: Clark Riley, Native Orchids
Dec 17 Holiday Party, Dish to Pass
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Calendar 2022
January 16 General Meeting, Tom Etheridge "Draculas: Whimsical Monsters of the Orchid World." via Zoom
February 20 General Meeting, Ed Weber: "Hey, I've Grown that Orchid!" via Zoom
March 20 In Person Meeting, Austin Miller “Bulbophyllum: A Glimpse into the Largest Genus of Orchids”
April 10 Meeting a week early to avoid Easter Holiday
Spring Auction--LIVE
April 23-24 STOS Orchid Show
May 15 General Meeting, Repotting Workshop
June-July-August Summer Recess
Sept 18 Auction wrap up, nominations for officers
Oct 16 Speaker, Luis Matienzo, “Latin American Lady Slippers: Historical Aspects, Selected Species and Hybrids“ Vote for Officers
Nov 20 Speaker Cordelia Head, "Growing Miniatures in the Home"
Dec 18 Holiday Party, Dish to Pass
Calendar 2021
January 17, 2021 General Meeting, Speaker Arthur Katz, “Rare and Unusual Orchids”
February 21, 2021 General Meeting, Speaker Fred Clarke, “Cycnoches, Mormodes, and Catasetums, Recent Trends”
March 21, 2021 General Meeting, Speaker Carol Klonowski, ‘The History of Unifoliate Cattleyas’
April 18, 2021 General Meeting - Auction finale
May 16, 2021 General Meeting - Potting Clinic -- Cancelled
Late May Field Trip to see Lady Slipper orchids blooming in Hammond Hill State Forest, led by Carol Bayles
Summer Recess
August Picnic tentative, cancelled
September 19 General meeting and social time. Officer nominations,
webinar “Orchid Travels in Peru with Ken Jacobsen”
October 17 Officer voting, Fall auction kickoff
November 21 General Meeting, Speaker Sarah Hurdel, “Orchids Under Lights”
December 19 Holiday Party ON
Calendar 2020
January 19 Speaker Wade Hollenbach – ‘Orchids to Grow Your Collection On’
February 16 Speaker Gregory Griffis – ‘The Wonders of Orchid Roots’
March 15 Speaker Luis Matienzo – ‘Orchid Show Awards: Ribbons and AOS Judging’
April 19 Spring STOS Orchid Auction (CANCELLED)
​April 25-26 Orchid Show - Roberson Museum (CANCELLED)
May 17 Repotting Clinic (CANCELLED)
June-July Summer Break​
August STOS Member Picnic - (CANCELLED)
September 20 Fall Orchid Auction (CANCELLED)
October 25 Zoom Meeting
November 15 Zoom Meeting ​
November 15-20 Online Orchid Auction
December 20 Speaker Gregory Griffis ‘Achieving Orchid Excellence’
Calendar 2019
January 20 Movie The Orchid Hunter-- Meeting cancelled due to weather
February 17 Geof Gould photo travelogue of Cuba and Costa Rica.
March 17 John Dunkleberger,” Travels in Ecuador seeking orchids”
April 7 Spring Auction
April 27- 28 Orchid Show at Roberson Museum
May 19 Repotting Clinic
September 15 Fall Auction
October 20 Luis Matienzo “Art and Craft of Orchid Growing!”
November 17 Glen Decker ” Paphiopedilums and their differences”
December 15 Holiday Party
Calendar 2018
January 21 Speaker John Zygmunt "The Cloud Forest Ecosystem- A Life In the Clouds"
February 18 Speaker Kim Fedderson “Slipper Orchids”
March 18 Pre-Show meeting
April 15 Spring auction
April 27-29 Orchid Show at the Mall
May 20 Repotting Clinic
June- Aug. Summer break- Picnic
September 16 Fall Auction
October 21 Wade Hollenbach of Wades Orchids, ‘Introduction to Bulbophyllums’
November 18 Paul Sheetz of Just Pat’s Orchids, ‘Encyclias’
December 16 Holiday party