This is an (I borrow from another poster somewhere on the site) unabashed plug for the Texas State Bonsai Convention (better known as LSBF) May 13-15. I spoke with the Registration/workshop organizer two nights ago and they still had a good number of seats in the workshops- including several with Walter Pall (Trident Maple, Bring your own tree and collected Pinyon Pine). If you are within a reasonable distance of Dallas/Fort Worth this would be an excellent opportunity to wach Herr Pall (and Mary Madison) and several Texas Artists do workshops and Demonstrations.
I am not a member of the LSBF (I am in Arkansas) but have attended the last four years or so and have always been impressed by the hospitality at and quality of the annual Convention. Their website is
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/...ramessetup.html
If I have violated any credo for promoting someone else's convention- I appologize profusely in advance.