Mini Hosta Luncheon at AHS 2012 National Convention

Here is information about the Mini Hosta Luncheon at The American Hosta Society's 2012 National Convention from my post to the AHS Mini Hosta Forum on Yahoo Groups.


EVENT: Mini Hosta Luncheon at The American Hosta Society's 2012 National Convention

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, June 14, 2012, from 11:30 a.m. CDT to 1:00 p.m. CDT

LOCATION: private dining room at Two Rivers Grille, Marriott Nashville Airport

ATTENDANCE CAPACITY: first thirty registrants

COST: no registration fee; attendees will order lunch from the restaurant's menu and pay individually; a twenty-four percent gratuity will be added to each person's check

COORDINATOR/CONTACT: John Spangler, whose e-mail address is JMSinKY@aol.com

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: e-mail your name and e-mail address to John Spangler at JMSinKY@aol.com, including the name and e-mail address for any spouse or companion who will be accompanying you; only the first thirty registrants will be admitted to the luncheon

When I saw that there was no formal presentation on this year's AHS National Convention p rogram and that the Thursday lunch time slot was "On Your Own," I asked the convention Co-Chairs Cornelia Holland and Virginia Gregory-Kocaj if a lunch opportunity could be developed for miniature hosta growers to get together to meet one another at the convention and talk about one of their most favorite subjects -- mini hostas! They both were enthused about the idea, and this luncheon resulted.

Kathy Guest Shadrack and Michael Shadrack, authors of the invaluable THE BOOK OF LITTLE HOSTAS (2010), will be attending, and I hope that W. George Schmid and Warren Pollock, moderators of our AHS Mini Hosta Forum, will also be able to attend.

The luncheon will be an informal, relaxed chance to socialize with other mini lovers and discuss miniature hostas between the formal presentations on the Thursday convention schedule. It does not conflict with a Judges Luncheon for the convention's hosta show; instead of a judges' luncheon there is a judges' breakfast that morning.

So here's your opportunity to spend some time at Nashville sharing your own experiences and learning more about mini hostas.

If you want to attend, please e-mail me . Feel free to include in your e-mail any topics or specific questions that you would like to see treated in our luncheon discussion.

John Spangler
Versailles, Kentucky
JMSinKY@aol.com