December Photo Club theme is BRIDGES
Tue, Dec 13 2022, 11:30am
The next meeting of the UMRA Photo Club will be in person starting at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, in the meeting room of the St. Anthony Library in the St. Anthony Shopping Center at New Brighton and St. Anthony Boulevards.
For those interested in having lunch together first, meet at the Great Dragon Restaurant across the shopping center parking lot at 11:30 a.m.
Masks are not required but are welcomed. Please stay home if you are sick or have been recently exposed to COVID-19. We expect people will be fully vaccinated with one or more boosters, but we will not be checking vaccination cards.
For December the THEME is Bridges (For January the THEME will be Circles)
Contact Craig Swan at [email protected] for more information, including guidelines for sharing pictures at the meeting. Newcomers are welcome!
Guidelines for submitting pictures
Submit up to 10 pictures to Dick Kain < [email protected] > by noon, Monday, December 12.
Within the 10 pictures you are free to decide on how many should be Theme and how many should be Choice pictures.
For THEME Pictures, the subject line of your email should read December UMRA Theme Pictures For CHOICE pictures, the subject line should read December UMRA Choice Pictures
If your picture files are so large they do not all fit into one email, just send additional emails, but please use the correct subject line for each email.
Remember, if you want your pictures posted on the Photo Club website, cc: Craig < [email protected] > on your email to Dick.
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 after your name or initials.
For example
- Mary Brown 1
- Mary Brown 2 …
or - JD 1
- JD 2 …
Pictures from November and previous meetings are posted at https://umraphotoclub.shutterfly.com
Upcoming Events
Our July 15 "hike" is going to be a kayaking adventure on Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) and Lake of the Isles! If you don't have a kayak (or paddleboard), Wheel Fun Rentals, located next to the new concession stand rents single kayaks at $15 an hour and double kayaks at $25. The second hour is free if we rent before noon. Life jackets are provided with the rental.
Laura Ericksen will lead the discussion of How Stella Learned to Talk by Christina Hunger, a true story by a speech-language pathologist who taught her dog, Stella, to communicate using buttons associated with different words.
Our August 5 hike will be a reprise of our hike last summer at William O'Brien State Park. This is a beautiful park with a winding trail and a great view of the countryside. The hike is about 5.5 to 6 miles and we'll go at a moderate pace with frequent water breaks. After the hike, we will eat lunch at Rustic Roots Winery, a half mile north of the park.
Kathy Cramer will lead the discussion of The Bookbinder by Pip Williams, a book set in 1914 Oxford chronicling the life of Peggy who works in the University bindery, but craves a life beyond binding books but to being a scholar herself.
Enjoy a two-hour cruise on the Jonathan Padelford, leaving from the Harriet Island dock in St. Paul, boarding time at 5:30 p.m. We will have a brief program on board by Patrick Nunnally from the River Life Program of the Institute on the Environment.
August 31 is the due date for annual reports and updates. Annual Reports, Toolkits, web page updates, operating document updates and archives collections are all due each year on this date.
Autumn is a wonderful season in Minnesota so plan to join UMRA at the Andersen Horticultural Library at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Kristen Mastel, head librarian and curator, will reveal its treasure trove of publications and artifacts relating to plant history, horticulture, and natural history. After the tour, those who are interested may stay to eat lunch together, sitting outside if the weather is nice. Later, you are invited to a one-hour tram tour of the entire Arboretum that includes natural areas of flowering shrubs, bogs, and forests, family garden and landscaping showpieces, and the red barn farm
After a summer break the UMRA Photo Club will next meet September 10, 2024 in the meeting room of the Hennepin County St. Anthony Branch Library. For those interested in lunch, meet at the Great Dragon at 11:30 am. For September the THEME will be Curves
We will continue to discuss the pros and cons of Medicare Advantage. You will also hear about notable non-health plan and non-broker resources.