BAY AREA PLEUROTHALLID ALLIANCE
Quarterly meetings at irregular times and locations.
Contact Jeff Harris for information about the next meeting
Email: [email protected]
Looking for the old Pleurothallid Alliance News & Views?
We have links to these valuable newsletters on our SFOS orchid resources page
CARMEL ORCHID SOCIETY
Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula
4590 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA
1st Monday of each month, 7:00 pm
(no meeting in May or September)
Mail: PO Box 223462 Carmel, CA 93922-3462
www.carmelorchidsociety.org
President: John O’Connell
Vice President: Jerry Loomis
P. O. Box 223462, Carmel, CA 93922-3462
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: John O’Connell
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ORCHID SOCIETY
Friends Community Church
5688 N 1st Street
Fresno, CA 93726
1st Thursday, 6:30 pm; No July or December meeting.
President: Curtis Gean
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Fay Sun
Email: [email protected]
COASTAL VALLEY ORCHID SOCIETY
Lompoc Public Library, Grossman Gallery
1624 E. Nectarine Avenue Lompoc, CA 93436
3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m.
www.coastalvalleyorchidsociety.com
President: Phil Rietz, 805-736-3020
Newsletter Editor: Phil Rietz
DIABLO VIEW ORCHID SOCIETY
Contra Costa Water District Board Room
1331 Concord Avenue, Concord
2nd Thursday of each month, 7:30 pm
President: Marcia Hart
Co-Vice Presidents:
Betty Chinn & Lisa Chow
Newsletter Editor: Barry Hart
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dvos.org
FIVE CITIES ORCHID SOCIETY
Arroyo Grande Women’s Community Center
211 Vernon St., Arroyo Grande, CA
PO Box 1066 Grover Beach, CA 93483-6710
www.fcos.org
2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM
President: Chris Ehrler, 805-489-9046
Newsletter editor: Judy Scheithauer
Email: [email protected]
GOLD COAST CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY
San Mateo Garden Center
605 Parkside Way, San Mateo
3rd Friday, September-May, 7:30 pm
(December Joint Meeting with Peninsula Orchid Society)
Club website: http://www.goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org
Newsletter Editor: Weegie Caughlan, 650-948-2342
Email: [email protected]
GOLDEN GATE CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY
Meeting held September to June.
Normally on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Nov – Dec, we meet 3rd Wednesday of the month.
At: Lakeside Garden Center
666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland
Questions? Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.goldengatecymbidiumsociety.com/
INTERNATIONAL ODONTOGLOSSUM ALLIANCE
http://www.odontalliance.org/recent-journals/index.html
MALIHINI ORCHID SOCIETY
San Jose City Hall, Room #120,
200 E. Santa Clara St. San Jose, CA 95112
2nd Friday of each month, 7:30 pm
http://malihini.org/
Email: [email protected]
President: Mike Bautista 1543 Kentfield Ave., Redwood City, CA 94061
Newsletter Editor: Mike Bautista 650-556-9599
1543 Kentfield Ave, Redwood City, CA 94061
Email: [email protected]
MARIN ORCHID SOCIETY
BioMarin, Tamalpais Room
750 Linardo Street, San Rafael
4th Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm
www.marinorchidsociety.com
President: Ron Ludwig, 415-895-0667
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Sandra Merlo, 415-342-9110
PO Box 2329, Novato, CA 94948
Email: [email protected]
MONTEREY BAY ORCHID SOCIETY
Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church
536 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas
2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm
President: Arron Yaras
Secretary: Alice Giottonini
For more information, call 831-449-7869 or 831-663-3953
Email: [email protected]
NAPA VALLEY ORCHID SOCIETY
Las Flores Community Center
4300 Linda Vista Ave, Napa, CA 94558
2nd Friday of each month
https://nv-os.org
Email: [email protected]
President: Paul Juberg
Newsletter Editor: Andy Walend
Email: [email protected]
ORCHID SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA
Lakeside Garden Center
666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland
3rd Sunday of each month, 2:00 pm
https://www.orchidsca.org/
https://www.facebook.com/OrchidSocietyofCalifornia
Email: [email protected]
ORCHID SOCIETY OF NORTHERN NEVADA
St. Mary’s Hospital, basement Conference Room
235 W. Sixth St., Reno, NV (dir. on website)
1st Thursday, 7:00 pm (no meeting in Jul or Dec)
www.osnnv.com
President: Sean Abbott 775-356-6653
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter editor: Gisela Hymmen 775-853-0421
Email: [email protected]
ORCHID SOCIETY OF SANTA BARBARA
Louise Lowry Davis Recreation Center
1232 De La Vina (at Victoria)
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
3rd Wednesday of each Month 7:30 PM
www.orchidsb.org
President: Frank Methmann, 805-566-0839
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Heidi Kirkpatrick, 805-563-2894
Email: [email protected]
PENINSULA ORCHID SOCIETY
San Mateo Garden Center
605 Parkside Way, San Mateo
4th Friday of each month (except December, 3rd Friday), 7:45 pm
Skill Session: 7:00 pm
http://penorchidsoc.org
President: Carol Zoltowski
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Isis Trenchard
Email: [email protected]
SACRAMENTO ORCHID SOCIETY
Odd Fellows Hall
1831 Howe Avenue, Sacramento
1st Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm (Doors Open at 6:00 pm)
AOS Judging: 7:00 pm
www.sacramentoorchids.org
www.sacorchidshow.com
President: Doug Kubo
Email: [email protected]
Vice President: Joan Gunn
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Penelope Walgenbach
Email: [email protected]
SACRAMENTO VALLEY CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY
Shepard Garden and Art Center
3330 McKinley Boulevard, Sacramento
4th Wednesday of January-June,
September-November, 7:00 PM
(Doors open at 6:30 pm)
www.sacramentocymbidiums.org
President: Jim Lothrop, 916-421-9615
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: John Steele 916-538-1211
Email: [email protected]
SAN FRANCISCO ORCHID SOCIETY
SF County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers)
9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco
1st Tuesday of each Month, 7:00 pm
AOS Judging: 6:30 pm,
www.orchidsanfrancisco.org
President: Faye Rabino
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Rhiannon Croci
Email: [email protected]
SAN JOAQUIN ORCHID SOCIETY
San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation
3290 North Ad-Art Road
Stockton, CA 95215
(At Hwy. 99 and Cherokee Road east)
Gen. Mtg. 4th Mon of the month, 7:15 pm
Orchid Basics Mtg. 2nd Mon of the month, 7:15 pm
San Joaquin Orchid Society Officers for 2023-24 are:
President - Pat Saculla
Vice President - Edwin Rivera
2nd Vice President - Barry Barlow
Secretary - Marissa Tavakoli
Treasurer- Anita Cota
Although not an elected position, the newsletter editor
is Heidi Arno, [email protected]
Website: www.sanjoaquinorchidsociety.org
Email: [email protected]
SANTA BARBARA CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY
Louise Lowry Davis Recreation Center
1232 De La Vina (at Victoria)
2nd Wed of the month, except December, March and August
President: Phil Watt 805-967-7565
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Heidi Kirkpatrick 805-563-2894
[email protected]
SANTA CLARA VALLEY ORCHID SOCIETY
American Legion Hall
1504 Minnesota (near Meridian), San Jose
1st Wednesday of each month 7:30 pm
No December meeting
https://www.scvos.com/
President: Sandi Fox, [email protected]
Treasurer: Maggie Errea, [email protected]
Webmaster: Javier Perez-Sanchez, [email protected]
SANTA CRUZ ORCHID SOCIETY
Live Oak Grange Hall
1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Orchid Society meets on the
2nd Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m
www.santacruzorchidsociety.org
President: Open
Vice President: Vicky Smith, 831-336-2688
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Cheri Wagner
Email: [email protected]
SANTA MARIA ORCHID SOCIETY
Quail Meadows Club House
Just south of Santa Maria Way (off College), Santa Maria
1st Wednesday of every month except January & July at 7 PM
President: Steve Burton 805-937-3493
email: [email protected]
Lisa Hall, 805-739-1934
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Duane Williams
Email: [email protected]
SONOMA COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY
Veterans Memorial Building (Dining Room)
1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa
(Across from County Fairgrounds)
2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm
www.sonomaorchids.com
President: Karen Wofford
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Ann Possinger
Email: [email protected]
TROPICAL PLANT SOCIETY OF MODESTO
Stanislaus Union School (multi-purpose room)
1931 Kiernan Avenue, Modesto, CA 95356
3rd Tuesday, Sept – May, 7:30 pm
President: Susan Wedegaertner
Newsletter Editor: Susan Wedegaertner 209-545-4732
1348 Kiernan Avenue
Modesto, CA 95356
Email: [email protected]
Quarterly meetings at irregular times and locations.
Contact Jeff Harris for information about the next meeting
Email: [email protected]
Looking for the old Pleurothallid Alliance News & Views?
We have links to these valuable newsletters on our SFOS orchid resources page
CARMEL ORCHID SOCIETY
Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula
4590 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA
1st Monday of each month, 7:00 pm
(no meeting in May or September)
Mail: PO Box 223462 Carmel, CA 93922-3462
www.carmelorchidsociety.org
President: John O’Connell
Vice President: Jerry Loomis
P. O. Box 223462, Carmel, CA 93922-3462
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: John O’Connell
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ORCHID SOCIETY
Friends Community Church
5688 N 1st Street
Fresno, CA 93726
1st Thursday, 6:30 pm; No July or December meeting.
President: Curtis Gean
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Fay Sun
Email: [email protected]
COASTAL VALLEY ORCHID SOCIETY
Lompoc Public Library, Grossman Gallery
1624 E. Nectarine Avenue Lompoc, CA 93436
3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m.
www.coastalvalleyorchidsociety.com
President: Phil Rietz, 805-736-3020
Newsletter Editor: Phil Rietz
DIABLO VIEW ORCHID SOCIETY
Contra Costa Water District Board Room
1331 Concord Avenue, Concord
2nd Thursday of each month, 7:30 pm
President: Marcia Hart
Co-Vice Presidents:
Betty Chinn & Lisa Chow
Newsletter Editor: Barry Hart
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dvos.org
FIVE CITIES ORCHID SOCIETY
Arroyo Grande Women’s Community Center
211 Vernon St., Arroyo Grande, CA
PO Box 1066 Grover Beach, CA 93483-6710
www.fcos.org
2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM
President: Chris Ehrler, 805-489-9046
Newsletter editor: Judy Scheithauer
Email: [email protected]
GOLD COAST CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY
San Mateo Garden Center
605 Parkside Way, San Mateo
3rd Friday, September-May, 7:30 pm
(December Joint Meeting with Peninsula Orchid Society)
Club website: http://www.goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org
Newsletter Editor: Weegie Caughlan, 650-948-2342
Email: [email protected]
GOLDEN GATE CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY
Meeting held September to June.
Normally on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Nov – Dec, we meet 3rd Wednesday of the month.
At: Lakeside Garden Center
666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland
Questions? Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.goldengatecymbidiumsociety.com/
INTERNATIONAL ODONTOGLOSSUM ALLIANCE
http://www.odontalliance.org/recent-journals/index.html
MALIHINI ORCHID SOCIETY
San Jose City Hall, Room #120,
200 E. Santa Clara St. San Jose, CA 95112
2nd Friday of each month, 7:30 pm
http://malihini.org/
Email: [email protected]
President: Mike Bautista 1543 Kentfield Ave., Redwood City, CA 94061
Newsletter Editor: Mike Bautista 650-556-9599
1543 Kentfield Ave, Redwood City, CA 94061
Email: [email protected]
MARIN ORCHID SOCIETY
BioMarin, Tamalpais Room
750 Linardo Street, San Rafael
4th Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm
www.marinorchidsociety.com
President: Ron Ludwig, 415-895-0667
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Sandra Merlo, 415-342-9110
PO Box 2329, Novato, CA 94948
Email: [email protected]
MONTEREY BAY ORCHID SOCIETY
Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church
536 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas
2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm
President: Arron Yaras
Secretary: Alice Giottonini
For more information, call 831-449-7869 or 831-663-3953
Email: [email protected]
NAPA VALLEY ORCHID SOCIETY
Las Flores Community Center
4300 Linda Vista Ave, Napa, CA 94558
2nd Friday of each month
https://nv-os.org
Email: [email protected]
President: Paul Juberg
Newsletter Editor: Andy Walend
Email: [email protected]
ORCHID SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA
Lakeside Garden Center
666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland
3rd Sunday of each month, 2:00 pm
https://www.orchidsca.org/
https://www.facebook.com/OrchidSocietyofCalifornia
Email: [email protected]
ORCHID SOCIETY OF NORTHERN NEVADA
St. Mary’s Hospital, basement Conference Room
235 W. Sixth St., Reno, NV (dir. on website)
1st Thursday, 7:00 pm (no meeting in Jul or Dec)
www.osnnv.com
President: Sean Abbott 775-356-6653
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter editor: Gisela Hymmen 775-853-0421
Email: [email protected]
ORCHID SOCIETY OF SANTA BARBARA
Louise Lowry Davis Recreation Center
1232 De La Vina (at Victoria)
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
3rd Wednesday of each Month 7:30 PM
www.orchidsb.org
President: Frank Methmann, 805-566-0839
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Heidi Kirkpatrick, 805-563-2894
Email: [email protected]
PENINSULA ORCHID SOCIETY
San Mateo Garden Center
605 Parkside Way, San Mateo
4th Friday of each month (except December, 3rd Friday), 7:45 pm
Skill Session: 7:00 pm
http://penorchidsoc.org
President: Carol Zoltowski
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Isis Trenchard
Email: [email protected]
SACRAMENTO ORCHID SOCIETY
Odd Fellows Hall
1831 Howe Avenue, Sacramento
1st Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm (Doors Open at 6:00 pm)
AOS Judging: 7:00 pm
www.sacramentoorchids.org
www.sacorchidshow.com
President: Doug Kubo
Email: [email protected]
Vice President: Joan Gunn
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Penelope Walgenbach
Email: [email protected]
SACRAMENTO VALLEY CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY
Shepard Garden and Art Center
3330 McKinley Boulevard, Sacramento
4th Wednesday of January-June,
September-November, 7:00 PM
(Doors open at 6:30 pm)
www.sacramentocymbidiums.org
President: Jim Lothrop, 916-421-9615
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: John Steele 916-538-1211
Email: [email protected]
SAN FRANCISCO ORCHID SOCIETY
SF County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers)
9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco
1st Tuesday of each Month, 7:00 pm
AOS Judging: 6:30 pm,
www.orchidsanfrancisco.org
President: Faye Rabino
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Rhiannon Croci
Email: [email protected]
SAN JOAQUIN ORCHID SOCIETY
San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation
3290 North Ad-Art Road
Stockton, CA 95215
(At Hwy. 99 and Cherokee Road east)
Gen. Mtg. 4th Mon of the month, 7:15 pm
Orchid Basics Mtg. 2nd Mon of the month, 7:15 pm
San Joaquin Orchid Society Officers for 2023-24 are:
President - Pat Saculla
Vice President - Edwin Rivera
2nd Vice President - Barry Barlow
Secretary - Marissa Tavakoli
Treasurer- Anita Cota
Although not an elected position, the newsletter editor
is Heidi Arno, [email protected]
Website: www.sanjoaquinorchidsociety.org
Email: [email protected]
SANTA BARBARA CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY
Louise Lowry Davis Recreation Center
1232 De La Vina (at Victoria)
2nd Wed of the month, except December, March and August
President: Phil Watt 805-967-7565
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Heidi Kirkpatrick 805-563-2894
[email protected]
SANTA CLARA VALLEY ORCHID SOCIETY
American Legion Hall
1504 Minnesota (near Meridian), San Jose
1st Wednesday of each month 7:30 pm
No December meeting
https://www.scvos.com/
President: Sandi Fox, [email protected]
Treasurer: Maggie Errea, [email protected]
Webmaster: Javier Perez-Sanchez, [email protected]
SANTA CRUZ ORCHID SOCIETY
Live Oak Grange Hall
1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Orchid Society meets on the
2nd Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m
www.santacruzorchidsociety.org
President: Open
Vice President: Vicky Smith, 831-336-2688
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Cheri Wagner
Email: [email protected]
SANTA MARIA ORCHID SOCIETY
Quail Meadows Club House
Just south of Santa Maria Way (off College), Santa Maria
1st Wednesday of every month except January & July at 7 PM
President: Steve Burton 805-937-3493
email: [email protected]
Lisa Hall, 805-739-1934
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Duane Williams
Email: [email protected]
SONOMA COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY
Veterans Memorial Building (Dining Room)
1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa
(Across from County Fairgrounds)
2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm
www.sonomaorchids.com
President: Karen Wofford
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Ann Possinger
Email: [email protected]
TROPICAL PLANT SOCIETY OF MODESTO
Stanislaus Union School (multi-purpose room)
1931 Kiernan Avenue, Modesto, CA 95356
3rd Tuesday, Sept – May, 7:30 pm
President: Susan Wedegaertner
Newsletter Editor: Susan Wedegaertner 209-545-4732
1348 Kiernan Avenue
Modesto, CA 95356
Email: [email protected]