UPDATE!! Anthony Calfo coming to Dutchess County NY...

[seaham358]

This is off topic here but this area gets lots of traffic...

Hope to see some AA members there..

This section gets the most traffic so I am posting this here.

Please join the Hudson Valley Reef Keepers in welcoming noted Reef Aquarist and author Anthony Calfo
as he conducts a slide show and presentation entitled "A Call to Farms". In this timely presentation,
Anthony will discuss techniques for propagating corals from home displays to full-fledged commercial
endeavors. Find out about these methods as he continues the quest to develop a truly self-sustaining hobby.
Attendance is limited to the first paid 100 people (paypal only), so reserve your seat today!

Highlights
* Slide show and presentation
* Fragging demonstration
* Autographed copies of Anthony Calfo's books for sale,
Book of Coral Propagation and Reef Invertebrates
* Door/Raffle Prizes
* Frag Auction

Date: Saturday, July 22, 2006
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Elks Lodge (Click for directions)
900 Wolcott Avenue
Route 9D
Beacon, NY 12508
(conveniently off of Rte. 84)

Cost: $15.00
(not accepted at door)
To register for this event, please go to http://hvreef.org/events/calfo.html


This Event is made possible with the help of the following Sponsors!

*Door/Raffle Prizes Donated by:
Reef Nutrition, CaribSea Inc., Tunze USA, Seachem, IceCap Inc., Marineland, Aquarium Systems,
Air, Water, Ice, Inc., Premium Aquatics, Reef Science, Oceans Motions & Euro-Reef

*Frag Auction Items Donated by:
Exotic Reefs, Reefer Madness, Frag Farmer, Tony Nista a.k.a. SPStoner, Fishtopia & HVRK Members

*Fragging Demo Corals Donated by:
Drs. Foster & Smith & Fragtraders

Please contact events@hvreef.org with any questions about this event.
*sponsorship information subject to change

 

[seaham358]

seats are filling up so don't wait till the last minute if you want to go...
Hope to see some AA members there

 

[seaham358]

Just a reminder that there are only two weeks until this event! If you haven't had the privilege of meeting Anthony Calfo or hearing him speak then this is an event that you won't want to miss.

And don't forget that after Anthony's presentation and fragging demonstration there will be a frag auction featuring frags from the likes of Reefer Madness, Exotic Reefs, Fragfarmers, HVRK members and RC's own SPStoner!

Following the frag auction, drawings will be held for the many door prizes that will be given away along with a raffle where you can win great prizes like a Euro-reef protein skimmer, a Typhoon III RO/DI system from Air, Water and Ice, a T-5 retrofit setup from IceCap, a 29 gallon deluxe aquarium from Marineland, gift certificates from Oceans Motions, Marine Depot, and more! Sign up today! There are only about 40 spots remaining and you must pre-register in order to attend this event! Hope to see you there! Sign Up Today

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[seaham358]

Last bump

Only 30 seats left...

 

[seaham358]

Thanks again for registering for HVRK's 2006 summer event, "A Call to Farms", featuring guest speaker Anthony Calfo.

As a reminder, this event will take place on Saturday, July 22, 2006, beginning at 10:00 am.

Location:
Beacon Elks' Club
900 Wolcott Ave. (Rte. 9D)
Beacon, NY
12508-4085

The Elks club is located on the east side of route 9D, exactly two miles south of Exit 11 off of route 84.

Note that pre-registration for this event is required. If you have not yet registered and would like to,
please follow this link: http://hvreef.org/yabb/index.php?topic=5250.0

Here is the approximate schedule of events (subject to changes):

10:00 - Sign-in begins
10:25 - Welcome
10:30 - Anthony Calfo's Presentation-"A Call to Farms"
12:30 - Lunch break - pizza, snacks and soda/water to be provided by HVRK.
1:00 - Anthony Calfo's Fragging Demonstration
2:00+ - Door prizes
Raffle(chinese auction) drawing immediately following door prizes
Frag Auction immediately following raffle drawing

In addition, a limited number of Anthony Calfo's books, "Book of Coral Propagation" and "Reef Invertebrates" will be available for purchase at $30 each. Anthony will take some time to sign his books following his demonstration.

Door prizes will be winner's choice from a variety of products donated by Caribsea, Seachem, Marineland, Aquarium Systems,
Tetra, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, Reef Nutrition, DT's phytoplankton and others, as well as free unmounted coral frags from Anthony's demo.
Each registrant will receive a single door prize ticket at sign-in.

The raffle will be done chinese auction style which is explained in more detail here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_auction
Raffle tickets will cost $1 per ticket and will be available per sale from 10 am up until the start of the drawing, except during Anthony's presentation and demonstration. Raffle prizes include a Euro-reef RS80 protein skimmer, an Icecap 2x54 watt T-5 retrofit kit, an AWI Typhoon III 75 gpd RO/DI, a Marineland 29 gallon Eclipse Aquarium Combo, a mixed set of 6 55 watt Hamilton PC bulbs and more, as well as gift certificates from Oceans Motions, Marine Depot, Live Aquaria/Drs. F&S, Reef Science and Dr. Macs Pacific East Aquaculture.

The frag auction will feature a variety of widely sought after sps and lps frags including Tyree LE Purple Green Eyes Cyphastrea japonica, a rainbow montipora, a rastafaria watermelon, a Tubs LE Alien eye, a rainbow stag, a blue vermiculata along with several other sps, lps, soft corals, zoanthids, clams and anemones. We will try to move the auction along as fast as we are able and ask that people consider this when making bids. The decision on final bids for the auction will be solely determined by the HVRK representatives who are running the auction.

Please note that this will be a "CASH-ONLY" event. Personal checks, credit cards, PayPal, etc., will not be accepted for the frag auction, raffle or book sales.

We are looking forward to an educational day along with some great fellowship among reef hobbyists. Thank you in advance for attending this event.

Hudson Valley Reef Keepers Board of Directors

 

[angelscrx]

I saw this presentation in Washington State and it is very impressive. Plus Anthony is great to just chat with.