UMRA Photo Club to meet February 11
Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 12:30pm
The UMRA Photo Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 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.
We meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Members share theme pictures and pictures of their own choosing. For February, the theme is "Things that drive me crazy.” Exactly what that means is up to each photographer.
In December 2024, when the theme was “flowers,” there were lots of pictures of flowers and one picture of bags of flour, Bob’s Red Mill, Pillsbury, etc.
We welcome all UMRA members with an interest in photography. Most of us are struggling amateurs who like to take pictures and want to get better. We benefit from the kind help we get from each other. We also laugh a lot. Come and see for yourself.
You are also welcome to join the subset of members who gather at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at the Great Dragon Buffet, across the parking lot from the library.
Email Sherilyn Goldsmith May or Craig Swan for more information, or check out the Photo Club page on the UMRA website.
—Craig Swan, UMRA Photo Club
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