Sat. Feb. 24, 2 – 4 p.m.              Planning Session for Officers, Committee Chairs and workers on the 2025 R4 Spring Meeting. Grigg home: 105 Trotters Ridge Dr., Raleigh, NC 27614. 919-870-8345. Bring refreshments. Co-chairmen Susan Miller and Bonita Masteller                                                                                                      

 Sun. March 17, 2 – 4 p.m.         Heather Haley: Irises in the Garden: A Month-by-Month Calendar. JC Raulston Arboretum (JCRA), Ruby Swain Education Center, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh, NC Room 105                                                                                                                   

 Sat. April 13, 2 – 4 p.m.            Susan Grigg: How to Win a Blue Ribbon at an Iris Show.  Miller Garden: 7613 Hazelhurst Circle, Apex, NC 27502                                                      

                                                Election of Officers for 2024-25 

Fri. & Sat. April 26, 27             Region 4 Spring Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

 Sun. May 5 starting 9 a.m.        ENCIS Iris Show, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC 27513.        Heather Haley Chairman                                                           .

Sun. June 9, 2 - 4 p.m.              Round Table Discussion on Bearded Iris Culture: What Worked and What Didn’t. Heather Haley/Broberg home: 1423 Pleasant Ridge Rd., Ramseur, NC 27316                                                                                                                             

 Wed. – Sat. June 26 – 29           2024 AIS National Convention, Portland, Oregon featuring Japanese Irises

 Fri.& Sat. July 12, 13                Members help dig/label bearded irises @ Dudley/Richards Bee Happy Farm, 3102 Hester Rd., Creedmoor, NC 27522 & Susan Miller, 7613 Hazelhurst Circle, Apex, NC 27502                                                                                                                         

Sat. July 20, 8 – 4                     Bearded Iris Sale, JCRA Room 105

 Sat., Sept. 7, 8 – 2                     Beardless Iris Sale, JCRA Room 105                            

Sat. Sept. 7, 2 – 4 p.m.              Ray and Wanda Quinn: Windyhill Daylily Garden (Fuquay-Varina, NC) and Their Hybridizing Program,  JCRA Room 105                                                 .

 Sun. Oct. 13, 2 – 5 p.m.            Fall Potluck, followed by Judges’ Training by Bob Pries, topic of his choice. JCRA Room 109                                                                                                       

 Fri. & Sat. Oct. 18, 19              Region 4 Fall Meeting, Easton, Maryland

 November, date & time TBD     Planning Session for Officers, Committee Chairs and workers on the 2025 R4 Spring

                                                Meeting. Member home TBD. Bring Refreshments

 No programs Dec., Jan

 Future possible programs:         Tony Avent – topic of his choice, hopefully iris – Susan G. to contact, Susanne Baker on Making Paper from Iris Leaves – Heather Haley to contact, Stephen Fletcher (Amy’s husband) on bulb botanist William Hunt, donor of land for the NC Botanical Garden. Wilson Library – Amy Fletcher to contact