3RBC
Membership Meeting
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Members Photo Show
Three Rivers Birding Club members will show off their best bird photographs at the club's meeting on Wednesday, February 4, at the Phipps Garden Center, 1059 Shady Avenue in Shadyside. Doors open at 6:30 PM for socializing, our business meeting begins at 7:30, and the program starts at 8.
On-screen photo galleries have been a feature of our programs twice a year throughout 3RBC's history. We informally call the presentation a "slide slam," remembering the days when the show typically consisted of color slides. Now, of course, digital photography is the rule, and "slide slam" seems quaint.
All members are invited to bring their favorite bird photos to the meeting. The Garden Center has equipment for both slide and digital projection.
If you're bringing anything to eat or drink to one of our meetings, please note that Phipps Garden Center, the location of our membership meetings, now prohibits the use of most plastic and paper plates, napkins, water bottles, cups, and utensils (knives, forks and spoons) etc. They are "going green." They said they are requiring that only "eco-friendly paper products" be used at the facility. "The use of water bottles, paper and plastics is not permitted." The materials they list are fully biodegradable. For the time being, if you bring anything, please put it in a reusable container/serving plate, that you can take home.
The Garden Center is at 1059 Shady Avenue behind the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts at Fifth and Shady Avenues. Parking is 25 cents an hour in a metered lot, and more parking is available on Shady Avenue. In addition, Beechwood Boulevard, a block east of Shady, has free parking and is a short walk through Mellon Park to the Garden Center. Detailed directions are on the Phipps website: http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/directions.htm.
