MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY DENVER IS A BIENNIAL FESTIVAL THAT CELEBRATES THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION.

Every other year in March, Month of Photography Denver invites you to explore the art of photography through dozens of exhibitions, talks, tours, and events at participating spaces throughout the city and beyond. Founded in 2004 by Denver-based artist Mark Sink, the festival has become an important platform for photography in the Rocky Mountain region, with works by hundreds of local, national, and international artists on display. The next festival will take place March 1-31, 2025. Click here for more info.

Check out this event presented by our own Ron Belak.

Date and Time: Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm for socializing)
Location-Hybrid: In person at the Church of Transfiguration & virtual attendance via Zoom

Evergreen Audubon member Ron Belak will present a slide show from his and Peg’s trip to South Africa in October 2023. On this trip, they visited Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands-Inyati Game Preserve, Finfoot Lake Reserve and Pilanesberg National Park. Large mammals, such as rhinoceros, elephants, lions, giraffes, zebra and antelope are numerous, while African birds are big, bold and colorful. If you have ever wondered what a safari is like, this program is for you. If you have already been on a safari, come and relive some of your memories.

More info at https://evergreenaudubon.org/events/february-2025-chapter-meeting/

Make a date to discover hundreds of colorful blooms, including beautiful orchids from the Gardens’ collection. The Showcase is a great idea for a Valentine’s Day activity. Included with admission to the Gardens.
Jan. 10, 2025 – Feb. 17, 2025

York Street Location
1007 York Street
Denver, CO 80206 Map
720-865-3500

Orchid Showcase Hours
Friday, Jan. 10 – Sunday, Jan. 12, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 13 – Monday, Feb. 17, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

See https://www.botanicgardens.org/events/seasonal-plant-displays/orchid-showcase for more info.

Lakewood Arts invites artists to explore the boundless beauty and diversity of Belmar Park throught Art. Unleash you creativity by submitting artworks that capture the geographical subjects, landscapes, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments. Use photography (or painting) to evoke the feelings, moodes and stories of Belmar Park.

Show Dates: Saturday, December 28th, 2024 – Saturday, January 25th, 2025
Public Reception and Award Announcement: Friday, January 3rd, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Registration Deadline: Saturday, December 14th, 2024 (postmarked, hand-delivered, or online)
Location: Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave., Lakewood, CO 80214

Each year the Elevate Conference series aims to educate, enrich, and bring photographers together in a once a year, 3 day event.

Professional Photographers of Colorado is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of our membership through education, support, and the promotion of professional photography.

Spend the weekend immersed in photography! See www.ppcolorado.com/elevatephotoconference for more details.

ECC received the following information of interest to our members: We want to share a great opportunity with people who are passionate about outdoor photography. We are the Outdoor Photo Alliance, a Colorado-based organization. We have conferences in Colorado coming up. The first one is a women’s conference in Estes Park and then one we’re still working on the next one in Durango, Colorado. Our mission is to “empower connection and growth among those with an affinity for outdoor photography.” We hope to see some of your members at the conferences. Use LETSGO100 for a $100 off discount. We also offer scholarships for teens. Information can be found on our website:

https://www.outdoorphotoalliance.com/

All the finalist images from our big Seasons of the Mountain Calendar contest will be revealed at our booth on July 4th near the starting line of the even bigger annual July 4th Freedom Run event. We need YOUR help to staff the booth!!! Please let us know if you can volunteer by sending an email to RSVP@evergreencameraclub.org.

This beloved community event starts at 8 am at Evergreen Middle School with a 5K run (or walk if you prefer!) that follows a scenic and hilly course through residential neighborhoods and ends with a festive after party near the finish line at the Evergreen Athletic Club.

All proceeds benefit Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice. For more than 40 years, Mount Evans has been an essential resource to our foothill and mountain communities, providing experienced and compassionate home health and hospice care.

The planetary alignment, or what astronomers call conjunction, according to NASA, will occur across the massive swath of sky in the Northern Hemisphere on June 3, 2024.

One of the solar system’s most fortuitous conga lines occurred in the late 1970s, when the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—formed a neat cosmic column, allowing the Voyager spacecraft to make flybys of all of them. The twin ships performed dazzling science, returning some of the best pictures ever taken of the worlds and discovering moons and rings never before seen.

Things won’t be quite as history-making on June 3, 2024, but they will be eye-popping all the same. It is on that date that stargazers in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world will have their best chance of seeing what is being colloquially called a parade of planets, when six of our solar system’s eight planets (nine if you count little disenfranchised Pluto) will be visible at once in the sky. The half dozen worlds on display will be Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, but they won’t all be easy to spot—and you’ll have to get up early to see them at all. Here’s what to know to take in this latest sky show.

Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn may be spotted with the naked eye around 4:00 AM, but you’ll need a telescope or high-powered binoculars to see Neptune and Uranus.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/parade-planets-june-3-visible/story?id=110618552

https://time.com/6981508/planetary-parade-2024/