MVIS Monthly Meeting
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September 21, 2025

Program is Arilbreds by Howie Dash. Howie Dash is current president of the Aril Society International and a member of the AIS Board of Directors. Howie originally grew arilbred irises in the Hudson Valley of New York and moved to Las Cruces, NM 11 years ago where he acquired an extensive collection of aril and arilbed irises. He has hybridized tall bearded and arilbred irises since 2010. His first arilbred introduction was in 2019, ‘Chihuahua Night.
Northrise Hallmark Building:
2880 Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, NM 88011
1.
Drive to the intersection of Roadrunner and Northrise, which is 2 blocks south of the Roadrunner EXIT from Highway 70 East (an extension of North Main).
2.
Turn East (toward the mountains) onto Northrise Drive,
3.
The partially hidden FIRST RIGHT TURN is onto a winding road leading to the parking area for the Northrise Hallmark Building.
4.
The Hallmark Building is on your right up the hill. If you have difficulty walking, drive up the hill; there is limited parking next to the building.
5.
Entrance to the Hallmark Building is through double glass doors to the Ground Floor.
6.
The stairs directly in front of you will take you to the Meeting Room on the First Floor or take the elevator at the right of the stairs up one floor.