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​Jan. 22 - Mar 9        Niagara Frontier Orchid Society Orchid Show "Orchids After Dark"

                                          Buffalo & Erie Co. Botanical Gardens   

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February 1                    Deadline for FGCNYS College Scholarship Applications.        

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February 12              District VIII Winter Board 10:00 a.m.

                                          Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site

                                                 641 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY

February 13-16         Great Backyard Bird Count 

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February 27            Deadline for Honor Roll Submissions for Spring Figure 8 issue

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Feb 28 - Mar 8         Philadelphia Flower Show "Rooted: Origins of American Gardening"

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March 11                   Entry day for Plantasia's Judges Council Flower Show

                                           9:00 am - noon "A World in Bloom" Schedule​

​​March 11-15              Plantasia Garden & Landscape Show

                                          Erie Co. Fairgrounds Event Center  ​​                                          

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March 19                   Deadline for Spring Luncheon reservations​​​

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March 31                   Erie County Fair Information & Sign-up session 9:00 a.m.

                                          Creative Arts Bldg on Fairgrounds

                                                 See Figure 8 for more information   

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​​March 31                   Deadline for District VIII Scholarship applications

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April 1                        Deadline Dues and membership list for FGCNYS

                                                   Membership list to District VIII

                                                   Update membership for Figure 8 subscription

                                            See Figure Eight for more information

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April 9                       District VIII Annual Spring Meeting, Installation & Luncheon

                                          The Columns Banquet, 2221 Transit Rd, Elma, NY

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April 17-22              FGCNYS Flower Show School Course 3

April 24                     Arbor Day

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May 1-2                     Holland Garden Club Annual Flower Show

                                                               Brink memorial Community Center, Legion Dr, Holland 14080                                                                       ​​

May 4-6                     National Garden Clubs, Inc. Annual Convention

                                           St. Louis, Missouri (All  members welcome.)

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May 9-10                ROC Lilac Festival Art in the Park

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May 16-17                Spring Tour of Open Gardens

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June 7-13                   National Garden Week

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June 14-16                 FGCNYS Annual Meeting 

                                           Desmond Hotel, Crown Plaza, Albany, NY 

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June 20-21                Lewiston Garden Fest

                                           10:00 - 5:00 Center St., Lewiston 14092

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June 27-28               Garden Art Sale Botanicall Gardens Lawn

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July 9                          District VIII Summer Meeting 6:30 pm

                                            Decorated Hat Contest &, Basket Raffle (See Figure 8 pg. 18)

                                                      Amherst Presbyterian Church, 152 S. Youngs Rd. Williamsville

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July 25-26                  Garden Walk Buffalo

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July 31                      Twilight Tour of Opoen Gardens

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August TBA                 Entry Day Erie Co. Fair Flower Show

                                           Hamburg Fairgrounds

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August TBA                 Judging Erie Co. Fair & Flower Show 9:00 am - 12 noon 

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August 12-23               186th  Erie County Fair - Hamburg Fairgrounds

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August TBA              Removal of flower show exhibits

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​October 8                 District VIII Fall Board Meeting & Luncheon 

                                              The Columns Banquet, 2221 Transit Rd, Elma, NY 10:00 am

October 5-8              FGCNYS Flower Show School Course 4

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October 19-21             Central Atlantic Region- Conference 

                                               Cleveland, Ohio

November TBA           Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Victorian Christmas

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