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Jefferson City, Missouri

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2022 Programs and Activities

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The 2022 yearbooks were distributed at the December meeting. You can also access the listing of meetings, programs, activities, and committees by clicking the image at the left or clicking this link.
See also the​ "Calendar Tab" above and the "Upcoming Events" column on the right.

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2022 Scholarship

We are currently accepting applications for the 2022 Bittersweet Garden Club Scholarships. See details here.
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Upcoming Events

Elvis the Musical

Thursday, February 10
Location: 719 Wicker Ln, Jefferson City, MO
Dinner: 6:30 p.m. , Show: 7:30 p.m.
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     This new musical explores the pivotal moments in Elvis’s life through the perspectives of those who knew him best. The show spans the decades from his impoverished childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his triumphant 1968 Comeback Special and his ascent to be “the King.” The evening will include the production and a dinner buffet.​

February Bittersweet Meeting

Thursday, February 17
​Location: Center for Soy Innovation
                    734 S Country Club Drive
Social: 6:00 PM · Meeting: 6:30 PM
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​Program: The Many Uses for Soybeans
Presenter:  Matt Amick
Matt Amick, Director of Biofuels and New Uses, Missouri Soybean Association, oversees the market and business development programs for Missouri Soybeans. He works to build demand for Missouri soybeans domestically and internationally. Matt will present a slide presentation showcasing the many applications of soybeans.

​Inspirational Minute: Dori McClelland

Host: Judy Birk
Co-Hosts: LaVerne Brondel, Heather Brown, Lee Bunch, April Burger, Sherry Fitzpatrick, Merrilee Holzhauser, Thalia Irvin, Kathy Kolb, Sharon Pennington, Patricia Roberts, Jenelle Schwieterman, Ronda Thompson, Grace Tipton, Sue Tipton, Jennifer Urich

St. Patrick's Day Walk

Saturday, March 12​
Time and Start Point Details to Come
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Join us for a St. Patrick's fitness walk to benefit the Jefferson City Animal Shelter. Helping our four-legged friends while benefitting ourselves...win/win!

March Bittersweet Meeting

​Thursday, March 17
​Location: Center for Soy Innovation
                    734 S Country Club Drive
Social: 6:00 PM · Meeting: 6:30 PM
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​Program: “Garden Show and Tell”
Presenter:  Bittersweet Garden Club Members
All Bittersweet members are invited to bring their favorite garden tool and/or gardening technique to share with the group. We always learn from each other about the most effective and efficient tools and gardening ideas.
Inspirational Minute: Sweety Joshi

Host: Mari-Anne Antweiler
Co-Hosts: Linda Bledsoe, Debbie Boyce, Sharon Burnett, Ginni Griffen, Joan Jarrett, Nancy Kaiser, Kathy Laur, Linda Oligschlaeger, Jatha Sadowski, Evelyn Samson, Judy Schepers, Sue Scott, Jennifer Urich, Cris West

April Bittersweet Meeting

​Thursday, April 21
​Location: Center for Soy Innovation
                    734 S Country Club Drive
Social: 6:00 PM · Meeting: 6:30 PM
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​Program: “Proven Winners in the Garden”
Presenter:  Kerry Meyer
Kerry Meyer, Program Director for Proven Winner Plants since 2002, will discuss the process of a plant being designated a Proven Winner. She lives in St. Thomas and graduated from the University of Missouri. Proven Winners searches the world to bring you vibrant flowering annuals, perennials, and shrubs that deliver the most beautiful garden performance. Kerry will highlight the process and the new plants for 2022 with a PowerPoint presentation followed by a Q & A session.

Inspirational Minute: Linda Bledsoe
Host: Marge Talken
Co-Hosts: Karen Basel, Linda Bledsoe, Linda Block, Barbara Brennaman, Marla Clark, Jane Davis, Alice Hansen, Kris Leech, Barb Miltenberger, Naydene Quisling, Marcia Reed, Rosella Reinkemeyer, Sonya Ross, Sheila Scott, Susan Stork

Southern Willow Interiors & Callaway Fields

Friday, April 22
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Join us on this trip to New Bloomfield to visit Southern Willow Interiors, a one-of-a-kind shop filled with garden items and home décor. Normally open only on Saturdays, they will open on a Friday just for Bittersweet members. We’ll move on to Callaway Fields in Mexico where we’ll receive a brief presentation on the most exciting new perennials, and of course, we’ll have time to shop! We will finish the day with lunch at Tacos & Tequila in Fulton.
Bittersweet Garden Club - Jefferson City, Missouri