News and Bits

• June 18th is our next meeting. The June meeting is an open forum. Discuss a current project you may be working on, any questions or information you may want to share. You may bring your entry for the member's show. Member show postcards and posters will be available to the members for distribution. The theme is steel.
• Get your pictures ready, there will be a member show. July 10th through July 31st are the dates with an opening reception on the 10th. It will be a juried show. The rules are listed here. You have until July 2nd to turn in your artwork.
• Allow me to paraphrase Stuart Pearson from the message boards:
  For those that remember, and for those that don't but would like to see a real live locomotive in mainline action checkout the website, www.261.com. This site will provide you with the dates, and allow you to purchase tickets to ride behind what many people feel is one of the best looking passenger train steam locomotives ever built. It is the Ex-Southern Pacific #4449. This locomotive is coming this way under its owen power from Portland, OR with a destination of Durand, MI where there is an event called TRAINFEST2009 that will also feature two other big steam locomotives, one of them is the ex-Pere Marquette RR #1225. I also understand that there will be a 2010 Calendar published that will feature photos of the 4449 taken along the route to and from Durand, MI. Perhaps some of you might want to find out what tracks the 4449 will run on, and attempt to get a shot for the calendar.
• There will be a silent auction from October 16th. Stay tuned for more information.
• Chris posted a link to a website with archival quality matting and framing materials. it is http://www.superiorarchivalmats.com/sam/index.html.
• Gallery 7 is open. Check them out.