MASTERCLASS – Wiring Bonsai with Dr. Karen Haraway and Peter Bethune

Name: MASTERCLASS – Wiring Bonsai with Dr. Karen Haraway and Peter Bethune
Start: 2026-01-31T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-31T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Calgo Gardens

Schedule

Sat Jan 31 2026 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Calgo Gardens | Adelphia, NJ

Join Dr. Karen Haraway along with Peter Bethune for this Masterclass in wiring bonsai.
For a more in-depth experience, bring in a small young tree of your own.
Payment of $12 is due and paid to Peter at the beginning of the workshop
* This workshop will be held in the GREENHOUSE. Please dress warmly.
* All attendees to this workshop will receive 10% off their order at the Tulip Tree Cafe on the day of class!
Dr Karen Harkaway, a practicing dermatologist, began her bonsai journey about 15 years ago, when she began studying with Chase Rosade. Since then, she has also studied with Colin Lewis, Ryan Neil, Mauro Stemberger, and Hugo Zamora Luna, among others. Karen served as Vice President of the American Bonsai Society from 2010 until 2014, and again from 2018-2022. She was President from 2014-2018, and as of January 2023, she again serves as President. An enthusiastic student of bonsai, she has exhibited in all US National Bonsai Exhibitions except the first. Karen has won the President’s Award at the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Bonsai Societies Festival, and both the Executive Committee’s Award and the People’s Choice Award at the same convention in 2013. She was also honored to win the John Naka Award, hobbyist division, in 2013. In 2018, she won the Travel Award for best tree/companion display, at the Sixth US National Bonsai Exhibition. Karen is passionate about all things bonsai and greatly enjoys being an ambassador for the promotion of our art form.