5/21- Wisconsin Iris Society Early Show, Boerner Botanical Gardens Visitors Center, 12 pm-4 pm

5/23-5/28- Going East in 2016, The American Iris Society Convention, Newark, NJ. Registration Form on AIS website www.irises.org.

5/29- Madison Area Iris Society Annual Iris Show, Olbrich Gardens Meeting Room, 8:00am to 6:00pm

6/4- Iris Society of Minnesota Iris Show, Bachman's Heritage Room. See ISM website for details www.irismn.net

6/11 & 6/12- Wisconsin Iris Society Late Show (if bloom season permits) at Boerner Botanical gardens.

July TBD- Judges Training on Louisiana Irises by Nyla Hughes probably in Madison or Milwaukee. Please follow developments on the Region 8 website.

8/6 & 8/7- Wisconsin Iris Society Sale, Boerner Botanical Gardens Visitors Center 9:00-4:00.

8/13- Iris Society of Minnesota Annual Iris Dig, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 8:00 am until done.

8/20 & 8/21- Iris sale, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 9-4 on Saturday, 10-3 on Sunday.

11/5 & 11/6 - Region 8 Fall regional in both Madison and Minneapolis. Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks will be the speakers and give the judges training at both locations on either Siberian or Species iris, specific time
and location to be determined. Everyone says they do a terrific job and their iris sales are through Joe Pye Weed's Garden if you would like to look. There will be door prizes.