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July 20, 2024 | Saturday at 4:30 | Many come in Friday and leave Sunday after brunch.
Out of respect to fellow alumni, some of whom may be immune compromised, please make sure you have been vaccinated and boosted according to current CDC guidelines,.
We will be revising this page next spring so that people can sign up. We will need applications at that time, since it is an official BCPA event. And, we may need to limit numbers in case of rain. Our house will only hold so many people, and we want everyone to have a chance to catch up with others, meet new people, and generally relax and have a great time.
This annual celebration has proven to be quite popular. We are starting a week later than usual to stay away from the 4th of July celebrations and vacations.
Starting with just locals, people from other states felt left out and joined us ... California and Texas. Since then, we have added Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to the roster. Open to all our alumni and a guest of their choosing. Save-the-date reminders are sent out, and the official invitation comes sometime in the spring. A number of people come in Friday for dinner at a local restaurant and leave Sunday after a tasty brunch.
Out-of-towners stay at convenient local accommodations from three to eight minutes away. Links are on the official invitation sent to all alumni on our MailChimp list.
Generally, a number of us gather for an informal supper downtown the night before and a yummy brunch the Sunday after at one or two of our local restaurants.
In between, we feature lots of fun and frivolity, corn hole and obstacle croquet, great conversation, and a potluck supper with libations of everyone's choices, some of which closer people bring, and those farther away can buy locally.
We even have a blind exchange of fine-art photographs, one per person for those who choose to take part. There has been some amazing work presented! More information is on the official invitation, and even Arnie and Margo participate.
What is most special of all is the friendships that have formed, not only in our workshops, but at this reunion, where people who have met through our Facebook or Instagram families cement those relationships in person. What fun!
In 2023, as with the previous two years, and particularly with Arnie's ALS diagnosis, we ask that both alumni and guests are fully vaccinated and boosted.
After all, the safety and well-being of our BCPA family is of paramount importance. For those who are unable to attend this year, we will continue our daytime and/or evening Online Photo Workshops.
Meanwhile, check out our calendar for upcoming workshops ...
And for out-of-towners, once again, the Holiday Inn Express just around the corner has given us a modest discount under the code BCPA. Look for your MailChimp invitation for details. And if you did not receive one, let us know, and we'll send you another one.
Fee: A potluck dish, libation of your choice (out-of-towners can buy locally), and for those who wish, a signed, archival, fine-art 6x9 print for the blind exchange for which parameters will follow in the MailChimp invitation.
