Theme: "Churches and Graveyards"
Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 12:30pm
2941 Pentagon Dr.
St. Anthony, MN 55418
The UMRA Photo Club will next meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, in the meeting room of the Hennepin County St. Anthony branch library in the small shopping center at New Brighton and St. Anthony Boulevards in St. Anthony, just north of the Twin Cities.
For those interested in lunch, meet at the nearby Great Dragon Buffet at 11:30 a.m.
For March the theme is “Churches and Graveyards.”
Guidelines for submitting pictures
Submit up to 10 pictures by noon, on Monday, March 9, to Al Tims at [email protected].
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 “Mar UMRA Theme Pictures.” It would be best if you could label each picture with the location (see below). For Choice pictures, the subject line should read “Mar 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.
So that your pictures will be shown together, please put your name at the front of each file name. If you want your pictures shown in a particular order, number each file (after your name) in the order you want them shown.
For example:
Mary Brown 1 Gooseberry Falls
Mary Brown 2 State Capitol
Pictures from previous meetings are posted here.
Themes for future meetings:
April 13: Mountains, Valleys and Canyons (Note April 13 is a Monday.)
May TBD: Photo shoot: Minneapolis Doors Open
June 9: Abandoned and Discarded
September 8: Monuments
October 13: Hands
November 10: Pathways and Roadways
December 8: Landscapes
Newcomers are always welcome!
—Craig Swan, UMRA Photo Club
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