April Photo Club
Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 12:30pm
The UMRA Photo Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. on April 8 in the meeting room of the Hennepin County St. Anthony Library, located in the east end of the St. Anthony Village Shops shopping center at New Brighton and St. Anthony Boulevards.
For those interested in lunch first, meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Great Dragon Buffet, located across the parking lot from the library.
“Geometrical forms” is the theme for April.
Guidelines for submitting pictures
Submit up to 10 pictures by noon Monday, April 7, to John Anderson with a cc to Craig Swan for posting.
Within the 10 pictures you are free to decide how many should be “Theme” and how many should be “Personal Choice” pictures.
- For THEME pictures, the subject line of your email should read April UMRA Theme Pictures.
- For CHOICE pictures, the subject line should read April UMRA Choice Pictures.
If your picture files are so large they do not all fit into one email, send multiple emails. But please use the correct subject line for each email.
So that your pictures will be shown together, please put your name or initials at the front of each file name. If you want your pictures shown in a particular order, number each file in the order you want them shown. If you want to include a brief description with each of your pictures, add that after your name or initials. For example:
Mary Brown 1.jpg
Mary Brown 2.jpg
or
MB 1 Square.jpg
MB 2 Triangle.jpg
MB 3 Personal choice.jpg
You can find pictures from our previous meetings in the UMRA Photo Club shared drive on Google Drive.
Meeting dates after April
Tuesday, May 13
Photo shoot at Como Park Conservatory in St. Paul
Tuesday, June 10
Theme: “Hats”
Email Craig Swan if you have questions. Newcomers are always welcome!
Upcoming Events
Learn about writing memoirs, technology for seniors, campus architecture, and more at the fourth annual Age-Friendly University Day to be held in the McNamara Alumni Center on the Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis on Monday, June 23.
Professor Kathryn Pearson will be a special guest at the UMRA breakfast in June. This will be an opportunity to hear Professor Pearson’s perspective on President Trumps’s first 100 days, and to engage in discussion about what we, as individual citizens, can do in these challenging times for democracy.
Catch up with friends and former colleagues, meet new UMRA members, enjoy delicious food, and participate in the third annual UMRA Summer Social Quiz at the Como Lakeside Pavilion in St. Paul on Wednesday, June 25.
H is for Hawk: A Memoir on Grief and Falconry by Helen Macdonald, published 2016.
The UMRA Hiking Club will hike two wonderful county parks in Monticello, MN on Monday, July 7. Lynn Anderson will lead the hikes and we will meet at her home at 9:30 a.m. and carpool from there.
Our July 14 "hike" is a kayaking adventure on Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) and Lake of the Isles led by Barb Friedman and Bev Moe.
The UMRA Book Club will discuss Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid when it meets via Zoom on July 18.
Bill Doherty's April Living Well Workshop, Dealing with differences in a polarized world, inspired many UMRA members. He has very graciously agreed to hold a Skills for Disagreeing Better workshop for us in July. You will learn about the values and concerns of the other political side and practice skills for communicating more effectively in the presence of disagreement.
Still Life by Louise Penny.
Join hike leader Nanette Hanks on August 4th for a “Trail in Two Cities” hike.
The UMRA Book Club will discuss Blue Ribbon by Karal Ann Marling when it meets via Zoom on August 15.
Join Larry Micek, hike leader, on August 18th for a hike at Lake Elmo Park Reserve, located at 1515 Keats Avenue North, Lake Elmo, MN.
You are invited–join other UMRA members and friends for a late summer river cruise, this year on the Saint Croix River, departing from Stillwater Riverboat Company dock. Our lovely 2.5 hour private charter cruise on the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway includes lunch, a cash bar, and the excellent company of friends and colleagues.
Daytrip Stillwater in the afternoon with friends! Make a day of it.
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.