I found the following information concerning the peony talk in Louisville. Carsten as many know has one of the best peony sites on the web, www.paeo.de

The Midwest Peony Society Fall Auction/Dinner/Carsten Program is scheduled for Thursday September 24th starting at 6:00PM at the Lyndon City Hall in Louisville Kentucky with a pitch-in dinner (all meats and drinks will be furnished by the Society) and at 6:45PM we will have

Carsten Burkhardt speak for about an hour after which we wil hold an auction of approximately 300 peonies including some of the latest herbaceous, Itohs, tree peonies (both Chinese and Japanese) and some fern leafs. This is always an extremely well attended event. We have had peony lovers travel from as far as Oregon, Pennsylvania, New York,

California and Ohio. Call or email if you have any other questions. By the way you do not need to be a member to join in. We only ask that you bring a side dish or maybe some chips if you come.

This was from Don Smith the founder of the Midwest Peony Society out of Louisville, Kentucky. You can find Don's phone number by doing a search for the society.