Events

Upcoming Events & Meetings

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Events&Meetings

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Past Events:
20 January 7pm
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker: Donna Ballard
Talk: Dendrobium phalaenopsis
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17 February
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker: Jack Zhu
Talk: “Mastering the New Year Orchid: A Californian’s Guide to Cymbidium sinense.”
17 March
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker: Merle Robboy
Talk: “Member Show-and-Tell”
21 April
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker:James Livingston
Talk: “The Flask”
19 May
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker:
Mitchell Schneider
Talk: Oncidiinae
16 June
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker: Dean Shoffeitt
Talk: “My Visit to the 2026 World Orchid Conference in Dresden, Germany”
2026/7/7 – Board meeting
21 July
Installation Dinner at Michael
Miranda’s house
18 August
NHOS meeting

Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker: Hoa
Talk: Paph
1 September
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker:
Talk:
20 October
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker:
Talk:
17 November
NHOS meeting
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Speaker:
Talk:
15 December
NHOS meeting – Christmas party
Location: TBD

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Recurring Events –Monthly Meeting

NHOS Meeting Monthly Meetings (3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM)

Norma Hertzog Community Center – 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Upcoming Orchid Shows:

Garden Tours: TBD

Workshops: Each meeting free potting/cultural class provided by speaker

How to Participate

Be our volunteer!

  • Bring your orchids for judging (free raffle ticket for one orchid)
  • Judge orchids
  • Donate your orchids for the raffle (opportunity) tickets
  • Get a chance to win by raffle ticket your orchid (free ticket for coming, free ticket for wearing your badge and you can support our society by buying extra raffle tickets)
  • Provide refreshments for the meeting (free raffle ticket)
  • Enjoy our snack table
  • Donate you plants for silent auction
  • Bring you plants for the silent auction (NHOS fee 10%)

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