Southern California Meetings and Shows Information Page

This section of the Casa de las Orquideas web site is presented as a service to all orchid growers who may want to attend orchid meetings or shows in the Southern California area, or who wish to submit plants for AOS or CSA judging. Regularly scheduled judging sessions and times are highlighted in bold face and italic. If anyone has additions, corrections or names of people to contact for any of the meetings, or society or show web pages which we can include as a link, please let us know and we will include the changes as quickly as possible. Changes or comments may be sent by email to casa@orquideas.com. We hope to hear from you with any additions, deletions, corrections or suggestions! Last updated 2/25/2007

San Diego Area Meetings

Palomar Orchid Society Meeting
Meets on the First Wednesday of the month 7:30 PM
Carlsbad Women's Club, 3320 Monroe, Carlsbad CA

San Diego County Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America
Meets on the third Wednesday of the month except December 7:00 PM
Carlsbad Women's Club, 3320 Monroe, Carlsbad CA

San Diego County Orchid Society meeting
Meets on the first Tuesday of the month 7:30 PM
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
Contact Fred Weber (619) 982-2128

San Diego County Orchid Society Species Group
Meets on the first Saturday of the month
At selected members homes, Times TBD
Contact Paul or Ann Tuskes (619) 274-5829

AOS Pacific South Supplemental Judging Region, Encinitas, CA
AOS Pacific South region judging at 7:00 PM, first Monday of each month
Quail Botanical Gardens, Ecke Bldg, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA

Los Angeles Area Meetings

AOS Pacific South Judging Region
AOS Pacific South region judging at 7:00 PM, second Monday of each month
Huntington Gardens, Mishler Resource Bldg, Allen Street at Orlando, San Marino CA

Conejo Orchid Society meeting
Meets on the 3rd Monday 7:30pm at the East Valley Sheriff Station, Olsen Rd & Hardy St. Simi Valley, CA

Long Beach Amateur Orchid Society
Meets on the second Monday of the month 7:00 PM
American Legion Post 496, 5938 Parkcrest, Long Beach, CA

Malibu Orchid Society
Meets on the third Tuesday of the month except December 7:00 PM
Pacific Palisades Women's Club, 901 Haverford Street, Pacific Palisades CA
www.malibuorchid.org

Newport Harbor Orchid Society
Meets on the third Tuesday of the month 8:00 PM
Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Avenue, Costa Mesa CA

Orange County Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America
Meets on the second Wednesday of the month, CSA Judging at 7:00 PM
Garden Grove Community Center, 11300 Stanford Ave, Garden Grove CA

Orange County Orchid Society
Meets on the third Wednesday of the month 6:30 PM
Yorba Linda Public Library, 18181 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda CA
www.ocos.net

Orchid Society of Santa Barbara
Meets on the 2nd Wednesday @ 7:30pm.
The McKenzie Park at Las Positas Rd & State St. Santa Barbara, CA

Orchid Society of Southern California
Meets on the second Monday of the month 7:30 PM
First Christian Church, 221 South Sixth Street, Burbank CA
www.orchidssc.org

Riverside/San Bernardino County Orchid Society
Meets on the second Thursday of the month 7:45 PM
San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands CA

San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists
Meets on the third Thursday of the month 7:00 PM
Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin, Arcadia CA

San Fernando Valley Orchid Society
Meets on the first Wednesday of the month 7:15 PM
Northridge Woman's Club, 18401 Lassen Avenue, Northridge CA

San Gabriel Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America
Meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month September to June, CSA Judging at 7:00 PM
Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin, Arcadia, CA

San Gabriel Orchid Society
Meets on the third Thursday of the month 8:00 PM
Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin, Arcadia, CA

Santa Barbara Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America
Third Wednesday of the month, November to May, CSA Judging at 7:00 PM
Carpinteria Public Library 5141 Carpinteria Ave. Carpinteria CA. Contact Sandy Svoboda (805)965-2536

South Bay Orchid Society
Meets on the third Friday of the month 8:00 PM
South Coast Botanic Gardens, 26300 Crenshaw, Rancho Palos Verdes CA

South Coast Orchid Society
Fourth Monday (3rd Monday in December)
AOS Pacific South region supplemental judging 7:00 PM
Entries accepted 6:30 - 7pm
Whaley Park Clubhouse, 5620 Atherton, Long Beach CA

Species Orchid Society
Meets on the second Sunday of the month 2:00 PM
Placentia Library, Chapman & Kraemer, Placentia CA

Torrance Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America
Meets on the second Tuesday of the month, October to June except December 7:30 PM
Levy Adult Education Center, 3420 229th Place, Torrance, CA

Ventura County Orchid Society
Meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month except Nov & Dec.
The Ventura Townhouse on the 7th Floor @6:30pm, 4900 Telegraph Road, Ventura CA 93003

Westside Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America
Meets on the first Tuesday of the month November to May, CSA Judging at 7:00 PM
Grant Elementary School, 2425 Pearl Street, Santa Monica CA.

Southern California shows and other events for spring 2007

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show
Friday, March 16 - Sunday, March 18 2007 9AM -5PM
CSA Judging at 10:00 AM, AOS Judging at 1:00 PM
Earl Warren Showgrounds on Las Positas, Santa Barbara

Santa Diego County Orchid Show
Friday, March 23 4:00PM to 9:00PM, Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25 2007 9AM -5PM
AOS and CSA Judging at 10:00 AM Friday March 23
Scottish Rite Temple in Mission Valley, San Deigo

Arizona and Nevada shows, meetings and other events

Tucson Orchid Society
Meets on the third Wednesday of the month 7:30 PM
Adobe Bridge Club, 3727 East Blacklidge Drive, Tucson AZ

Desert Valley Orchid Society
Meets on the third Thursday of the month 7:00 PM

Orchid Society of Arizona
Meets on the first Monday of the month 7:00 PM
Encanto Park Clubhouse, 2605 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix AZ
http://welcome.to/orchidsocietyaz Contact Wilella Stimmell, 480-947-8479
E-mail: wilellas@worldnet.att.net

Greater Las Vegas Orchid Society
Usually 1st Sunday, monthly, 2pm, call for specifics
Contact: Carol Siegel, 8601 Robinson Ridge Drive Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-254-4168
E-mail: growlove@worldnet.att.net

Yuma Orchid Society
Meets the 1st Monday of the month at 1:00 p.m. September thru May
St. Paul's Cultural Center, 645 2nd Ave., Yuma AZ.
For information, contact:
Sally Griffith, Sassaboo2@cs.com or Debi Papp, greenthumbs7@juno.com

Tucson Orchid Society Show
Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 2007 10AM -6PM
AOS Judging at 10:00 AM Saturday March 1
Foothills Mall, NW corner of Ina and La Cholla, Tucson

Torrance Cymbidium Society/Greater Las Vegas Orchid Society Show
Friday, April 13 12:00PM to 6:00PM, Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25 2007 9AM -5PM
AOS and CSA Judging at 10:00 AM Friday April 13
The California Hotel and Casino, Downtown Las Vegas


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