CALENDAR FOR 2020
Meetings and Events
Please Note: January 1, 2020 is the Annual Membership Due Date
Bring peanut-free food to all potluck sharing, please!
Events subject to change; check back often for the latest information.
To get additional information (directions and other details) for events at private homes, call Patricia Machmiller: 408-225-4946.
| Day/Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
January 1 |
YTHS membership Dues for 2020 due. Membership form and more details can be found here. |
January 11 10 AM – 4 PM |
Haiku Workshop by Patricia Machmiller at Firehouse, History Park, 1650 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA. This workshop will give participants the opportunity to develop their internal critic. Bring haiku struggling to liftoff and a bag lunch, no peanuts please. Directions to the History Park. |
January 15 |
Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the first 2020 Geppo. |
January 25 9:30AM-4:30PM |
One-day workshop by Patricia Machmiller on elements of haiku: sound and form. Near Moss Landing. Suggested donation to YTHS: $60. For more information or to register, email: patriciajmachmiller@msn.com. (This workshop is currently full; there is a waiting list). |
February 8 1 PM – 4 PM |
Ginko to the Ng Shing Gung Chinese Temple by Roger Abe and Kukai by Patricia Machmiller. Meet at Markham House, History Park, San Jose, CA. Also included a tour of the YTHS Library upstairs. Directions to the History Park. |
| One-day workshop by Patricia Machmiller on the revision process. Near Moss Landing. Suggested donation to YTHS: $60. For more information or to register, email: patriciajmachmiller@msn.com. (This workshop is currently full; there is a waiting list). | |
April 1 |
Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the 2020 YTHS Members’ Anthology. Please note this earlier date. See Geppo for submission details. |
April 11 CANCELLED |
Filoli Gardens, Woodside, CA. Optional lunch in the Garden Café at Noon. Tour and ginko begins at 1 PM. Kukai to follow led by Patricia Machmiller. Attendees will pay entrance fee at the gate. Directions to Filoli Gardens. Although this event has been cancelled due to Coronavirus restrictions, you can take a virtual tour of Filoli Gardens. |
| Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the second 2020 Geppo. | |
May 9 10:30 AM – 4 PM |
Annual Haiku Poetry Reading at Overfelt House in Overfelt Gardens Park, San Jose, CA. Roger Abe will present at 10:30 AM. Directions to Overfelt Gardens Park. The free off-street parking lot is close to the house, at 368 Educational Park Drive. Flyer for this event.
Schedule:
4:00 PM – Closing |
May 31 |
Submissions deadline for the 2020 Kiyoshi & Kiyoko Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest. Last year’s details here. |
June 13 11 AM – 1 PM |
A talk by Phillip Kennedy: “Mountains, Days, and Nights: The history of two kigo complexes.” Via Zoom. Contact YTHS for details. |
| CANCELLED | San Francisco Asian Art Museum. Tour of newly opened addition (Japanese Section). Gather to share haiku inspired by the exhibits. Directions to the Asian Art Museum. |
July 7 11 AM – 12 N |
Tanabata Celebration on Zoom: The story behind Tanabata; the history of YTHS’s celebration of Tanabata; and star gazing tips to inspire haiku. Here is a pattern that will be discussed. Contact YTHS for details. |
July 8 11 AM–12:30 PM |
Sharing of Tanabata haiku on Zoom. Contact YTHS for details. |
July 15 |
Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the third 2020 Geppo. |
| YTHS All Member Annual Meeting on Zoom. Please join the Zoom session at 10:45 so the meeting can begin at 11:00. A Zoom invitation will be sent to all members two weeks ahead of the meeting. | |
September 12 1 PM – 4 PM |
Haiga Gathering on Zoom; invite will be emailed 2 weeks prior to event. Haiga ideas and “show and tell” with Carolyn Fitz. Please RSVP to: inkstonefitz@comcast.net |
September 15 |
Deadline for registration and payment for YTHS Haiku Retreat on Zoom. Limited to 50 participants. For information contact Roger Abe at rogerakio@gmail.com. Deadline for ordering extra copies of the 2019 YTHS Members’ Anthology. Contact Linda Papanicolaou@paplinda@yahoo.com |
| Moon Viewing Meeting on Zoom, hosted by Chris Stern and Linda Papanicolaou. The full moon will be Thursday, October 1. Please write haiku before the meeting to share on Zoom. Invitations will be sent out two weeks ahead of the meeting. | |
October 15 |
Submissions deadline (YTHS members only) for the fourth 2020 Geppo. Questions, contact: ythsgeppo@gmail.com |
November 6-9 |
Annual Haiku Retreat this year on Zoom. Newcomers welcome. This year’s details can be found here. |
December 12 5 PM – 9 PM |
Annual Holiday Party on Zoom hosted by Alison Woolpert. Details to be determined. |