The 15th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival was held on Saturday and Sunday, August 25 - 26, 2007 at Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, Texas. Saturday 10am - 6 pm     Sunday 10am - 5 pm         Map for Extra Parking Area Celebrating the wonders of bamboo with presentations, demonstrations and educational information. Bamboo plants and crafts for sale. Presentations & Workshop Times        Live Bamboo Plant & Bamboo Items Auction Saturday 3 pm Bamboo Kite Making Workshop by Greg Kono * Register for Kite Workshop Here* Bamboos of Southeast Asia - a presentation by Harry Simmons Bamboo 101 for Beginners Saturday 2pm - Jayne Willingham Sunday 11:30 am - Judith Bussey The Nature and Spirit of Japanese Gardens - a lecture & 2 screen slide show by Dr. Molly Ogorzaly Pests that Bother Bamboo - a presentation by Steve Muzos, President of the Texas Bamboo Society Make your own bamboo tile jewelry - Lisa Coltman & Spirit Mama Bamboo Music - by Jose' Albornoz of the Wayanay Inka Texas Bamboo Society Annual Meeting Saturday 5 pm Featured sponsors and vendors: Texas Bamboo Society Chapter of the American Bamboo Society Ann Johnson - Bamboo Ceramics Spirit Mama - Spun Bamboo Clothing Bamboo Branch - Bamboo Beads & Jewelry, Poles, & Pieces bamboocraft.net - Bamboo Arts & Network - Species identification, growing & using bamboo Bamboo Bend - Bamboo Plants URPI Latin American Handcrafts - Flutes & Bamboo Jewelry Crossroads Bamboo - Bamboo Plants Cecilia Ling - Fine Art Bamboo Photography & Bamboo Brush Calligraphy Formosa Art Tea House - Slushies & Tea. Learn how to make Zong-Zi, a very traditional Chinese food wrapped by bamboo leaves. Learn about: Chinese cultural bamboo items, Chinese calligraphy - using bamboo brush pen, and bamboo tools used in tea ceremonies. Edimoto - Garden Posts with Kanji characters Lisa Coltman - Dichroic glass and bamboo jewelry - Make your own bamboo tile jewelry Kaylen Savoie - Bamboo Hunter Waterstones - vases created from stone with bamboo accents email igrowbamboo - plants & bamboo design t-shirts RM-Collectibles.com - Hand-Made Bamboo Crafts from Mt. Fuji, Japan bambootexas.com - Bamboo Plants Happy Sprout Farm - Bamboo Plants Utility Research Garden - Bamboo Plants Bob and Joan Carabin - San Antonio,TX - sponsoring Jose' Albornoz of the Wayanay Inka Quarter Moon Traditions - John Falcon - native American flutes The Annual Texas Bamboo Festival is the annual fund raiser for the Texas Bamboo Society Chapter of the American Bamboo Society, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization. Proceeds are used to provide research, information, education, assistance to public bamboo gardens, support for bamboo artists, and to bring new varieties to the multi-state region represented by the Texas Bamboo Society. The Second Annual Southeast Texas Bamboo Festival was held at the Buu Mon Buddhist Temple, Port Arthur, TX on Saturday and Sunday Oct. 27-28, 2007.