Please check with the sponsoring organization before traveling long distances. Also, be sure to check our listing of Chapter meeting anouncements.

February 18— Phoenix, AZ

"Violets Celebrate Arizona's Centennial"
                       Presented By:
Desert Sun African Violet & Gesneriad Society of Phoenix
When:        Saturday - February 18, 2012
Time:         Sale Open - 10:00 am until 4:00 pm
                 Show Open - 11:00 am until 4:00 pm
Where:       Valley Garden Center
                  1809 North 15th Avenue (1 block North of McDowell Rd.)
                  Phoenix, Arizona

AVSA Judged Show
Free Plant Raffle and Educational Seminar

Free Parking and Admission

Information:    Ann Stoetzer

March 2-3— Orlando, FL

sponsor: Central Florida African Violet Society
event: Violets - A Love Story
location: Beardall Senior Center800 Delaney Ave.Orlando, Fl 32801
March 2, Friday, noon to 4 p.m.
March 3, Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
An AVSA judged show of African Violets and Geseneriads.  Raffle and extensive sale room of African Violets and expanded selection of many gesneriads! Free admission and parking! 
contact: Elvie Blakely

March 17-18— Glencoe, IL

On March 17 & 18, 2012, the N. Illinois Gesneriad Society will have it's display and sale at the Chicago Botanical Garden.
The Garden is located at, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL  60022.
Sat. from 12 to 4:30
Sun. from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
contact: Elvie Blakely

March 31— Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Toronto Gesneriad Society is holding their Annual Show and Sale at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, 777 Lawrence Avenue, East, Toronto, Ontario, M3C 1P2 (Lawrence Avenue, East and Leslie Street formerly known as Edward Gardens). The theme of show is “Gesneriads: Kings and Queens of the Plant World” and will be open to the public in the upstairs Studios on March 31st, 2012 from 11:00am until 5:00pm. Admission is $2.00 and includes a plant sale of many rare and sought-after Gesneriads. Free parking. For more information please email Doris Brownlie.

April 14-15— Long Island, NY

The Long Island Gesneriad Society judged show and plant sale on the occasion of the chapter’s 50th Anniversary, “Golden Oldies”, in conjunction with the Saintpaulia Society of Long Island, at Planting Fields Arboretum, Conference Center, Oyster Bay. 
Saturday, April14, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Sunday, April 15, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 
Contact Ben Paternoster.
Gesneriad Society judges interested in receiving an invitation to judge the show should contact Paul Susi.

April 21— Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

The Lakeshore African Violet Society is holding their Annual Show and Sale at St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, 61 West Deane Park Drive, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9B 2S1 (The East Mall and Rathburn Road). “Violets Rock” is the theme of this year’s show which will be open to the public on Saturday April 21st, 2012 from 9:00am until 5:00pm. Some supplies will be available at the sales tables along with some unusual African Violets and Gesneriads. Free parking. For more information please email Beverley Williams.

April 28-29— Columbus, OH

Columbus African Violet Society
"The Pride of Columbus"
Franklin Park Conservatory at 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43203.
April 28, the sales table will be open from 10:00am to 5:00pm and the show room will be open from 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
April 29, both the sales table and the show room will be open from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
The Columbus African Violet Society is proud to announce its 63rd annual show and sale. CAVS will have hundreds of African violet plants, designs, and Gesneriads on display for attendees to view.  Attendees will also be able to participate in educational workshops.  Additionally, plants, cuttings, leaves, and other African violet related items will be available for purchase.  Admission to the show and parking both are free.
contact: Karen Jesko.

May 5— Windsor, CT

The Windsor African Violet Society is proud to announce its Annual Judged Show and Sale will be held Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. African violets and other gesneriads will be on display as well as an educational table, free culture information handouts, and design sections, including cut flower arrangements, underwater arrangements and terrariums and dish gardens using African violets. Plants of new hybrids from Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses of Dolgeville, NY will be for sale, as well as cut and rooted leaves. NEW LOCATION: Grace Episcopal Church at 311 Broad St., on the Green in Windsor, CT 06095. Admission is FREE! For directions or more info, go to our web site: http://instafax.com/wavs

June 9— San Francisco, CA

The San Francisco Gesneriad Society is having a plant sale
Location: San Francisco County Fair Bldg
Golden Gate Park
9th Avenue and Lincoln Way
time: 10am-3pm
description: Sale of potted plants and cuttings
contact: David Waugh
Chapter Website

October 13— Philadelphia, PA

sponsor: African Violet Society of Philadelphia
event: Annual Judged Show and Plant Sale
location: Cathedral Village Retirement Community600 E. Cathedral Road, Philadelphia, PA  19128-1933
time: Noon-6:00 PM
Theme: ‘Chinese New Year - The Year of the African Violet’. The plant sale will feature Violets and Gesneriads from Fancy Bloomers and other commercial growers plus a variety of growing supplies and materials. 
Admission Free. 
contact: Carol