{"id":6090,"date":"2011-09-28T19:48:57","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T23:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=6090"},"modified":"2011-09-28T19:52:39","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T23:52:39","slug":"ra-photo-club-open-house-congratulations-izabel-and-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=6090","title":{"rendered":"RA Photo Club Open House &#8211; Congratulations Izabel and Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6118\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=6118\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6118\" title=\"OpenHouse2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ra_8056-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ra_8056.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ra_8056.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6108\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=6108\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6108\" title=\"Simona \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_2263-2-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_2263-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_2263-2.jpg?w=683&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6109\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=6109\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6109\" title=\"Open House\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_2271-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_2271.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_2271.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Izabel Dabrowski and Robert Day<br \/>\n<\/strong>So here we are the day after Open House and we have all survived the experience! I\u2019d like to thank everyone who participated, from those who spent a lot of time in preparing the various activities to those who came, observed, and participated.<br \/>\nI am always amazed at how it all comes together. Visitors come in and cannot believe just how much goes on in the club, and just how friendly and welcoming everyone is. Everything went very smoothly, from the Print Display, to the AV Shows, to the Studio Workshop and the Darkroom visits. The various groups within the club were well represented. There appeared to be something for everyone \u2013 just not enough time for one person to do it all.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s hard to estimate how many visitors we had. The best I can say is that there were 175 ballots in the \u201cPeople\u2019s Choice\u201d voting. Considering the number of people who never left the Studio all evening, I would guess we had well over 200 visitors. <em>(A late note from the RA indicated there were 20 new registrations last night of which 13 were new members. I&#8217;m sure there will be more to come).<br \/>\n<\/em>Although the Open House is there mostly to acquire new members, there was something there for everyone. At the front desk we saw people who just walked in out of curiosity, to members who had been away for a while and were considering returning, and of course the current members, new and old. From everyone\u2019s reaction we think there will definitely be many \u201cNewbies\u201d in the next few weeks.<br \/>\n<em>Blog Editor<br \/>\n[I would like to extend our many thanks to Izabel and her team &#8211; Well done]<br \/>\nAbout the only person who could have used more attention last night\u00a0was the bar tender. He was lonely and could have used more company. Alas, last I heard he was heading for the Studio.<br \/>\nAbove are a couple of my shots of<\/em> <em>the Open House (I promised Simona I would start off with hers &#8211; no wonder the Studio was such a big attraction). Last photo was provided by Howard Sandler.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><span class='ldc-ul_cont' onclick=\"alter_ul_post_values(this,'6090','like')\" >Likes<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/like-dislike-counter-for-posts-pages-and-comments\/images\/up.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>(<span>0<\/span>)<\/span><span class='ldc-ul_cont' onclick=\"alter_ul_post_values(this,'6090','dislike')\" >Dislikes<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/like-dislike-counter-for-posts-pages-and-comments\/images\/down.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>(<span>0<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Izabel Dabrowski and Robert Day So here we are the day after Open House and we have all survived the experience! I\u2019d like to thank everyone who participated, from those who spent a lot of time in preparing the various activities to those who came, observed, and participated. 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