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• Myrtle Beach:From Nature to Gallery Walls

  • When
    March 26, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Swig and Swine 525 Broadway St; Myrtle Beach, SC

  Kathy Strauss of Vision Art Gallery will instruct on how to turn your photos into gallery art, with information on how to participate in the Monthly Myrtle Beach Art Walks in the Arts and Innovation District. Lunch afterwards at this delicious BBQ restaurant.

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• Workshop: Creative Still Life & Indoor Photography

  • When
    March 28, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    The HUB Station Art Center, Hudson NC
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Join the CNPA High Country Region for a special hands-on photography workshop focused on the fundamentals of producing incredible still life images like these in the comfort of your own home.

  

  This full-day course will spark your fire as you learn to create beautiful fine art photos using floral arrangements, artistic "dead stuff" and even unique items from your own desk drawers!

  Our instructor is Jamie Konarski Davidson of New Life Photos, who will show how to use tabletop set-ups, backgrounds, lighting techniques and other tools & techniques to achieve stunning results. 

  Jamie  is an award-winning photographer with a passion for capturing and sharing the intimate moments and beauty of the natural world. She leads workshops across the East Coast and encourages her students to stretch their creative muscles and push beyond their comfort zones.

  We are thrilled that she will be sharing her expertise with us.

  The workshop will take place at The HUB Station Art Center - 145 Cedar Valley Road in Hudson, NC - just minutes from Hickory and Lenoir. The program will run from 9am to 4pm (with a short break for lunch). There's plenty of free, onsite parking. 

  Your $105 registration fee also includes a pre-workshop Zoom video by Jamie (previously recorded) to provide preparatory information and a live, follow-up Zoom meeting after the workshop to share images and receive feedback.

  To allow for personalized instruction, registration is limited to 15 participants, so sign up today!

  CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

  If a cancellation is received by March 16, 2026, a refund will be issued minus a 3% credit card processing charge. Cancellations after March 16, 2026 will forfeit the full registration fee. Thank you for your understanding.

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• Creative Still Life & Indoor Photography (Public)

  • When
    March 28, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    The HUB Station Art Center, Hudson NC
  • Spaces left
    2

  Register

  Join the CNPA High Country Region for a special hands-on photography workshop focused on the fundamentals of producing incredible still life images like these in the comfort of an indoor setting (like your own home, for instance).

  
  

  This full-day course will spark your fire as you learn to create beautiful fine art photos using floral arrangements, artistic "dead stuff" and even unique items from your own desk drawers!

  Our instructor is Jamie Konarski Davidson of New Life Photos, who will show how to use tabletop set-ups, backgrounds, lighting techniques and other tools & techniques to achieve stunning results. 

  Jamie  is an award-winning photographer with a passion for capturing and sharing the intimate moments and beauty of the natural world. She leads workshops across the East Coast and encourages her students to stretch their creative muscles and push beyond their comfort zones.

  We are thrilled that she will be sharing her expertise with us.

  The workshop will take place at The HUB Station Art Center - 145 Cedar Valley Road in Hudson, NC - just minutes from Hickory and Lenoir. The program will run from 9am to 4pm (with a short break for lunch). There's plenty of free, onsite parking. 

  Your $105 registration fee also includes a pre-workshop Zoom video by Jamie (previously recorded) to provide preparatory information and a live, follow-up Zoom meeting after the workshop to share images and receive feedback.

  To allow for personalized instruction, registration is limited to 15 participants, so sign up today!

  CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

  If a cancellation is received by March 16, 2026, a refund will be issued minus a 3% credit card processing charge. Cancellations after March 16, 2026 will forfeit the full registration fee. Thank you for your understanding.  

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• Triangle: In-person Meeting

  • When
    April 01, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Abbotts Creek Community Center 9950 Durant Rd; Raleigh, NC

  Our new Coordinator will present Wildlife in Eastern North Carolina. A chance to get to know our new leader. He does Youtube videos about the wildlife out east.

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• HC: Blue Ridge Conservancy Meet Up

  • When
    April 16, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    416 Aho Road, Blowing Rock

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  The Blue Ridge Conservancy will be hosting the High Country Region's April meeting at their Blowing Rock campus. We'll hear from Leila Jackson, BRC's director of communications, about the organization's many conservation initiatives aimed at expanding public access to lands across western North Carolina and to preserve their recreational , cultural and ecological benefits.

  We'll meet at BRC's Deborah I. Swartzel Education Center at 416 Aho Road (east of 321 between Blowing Rock and Boone). The meeting will start at 5pm. Please RSVP here so that we can provide the Conservancy with an accurate head count. 

  
  

  
  

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• Triangle: Jordan Lake boat tour

  • When
    April 17, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    Poe Boat Ramp 935 Jordan Dam Road; Moncure, NC
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  This is the event rescheduled from March 20th (hopefully it will be a lot warmer). Capt. Dave will take us on a birding tour of Jordan Lake. We should see lots of birds including herons, osprey, and eagles. Maybe we'll spot some hummingbirds as well. Cost is $40 per person, payable at the beginning of the tour. Please arrive by 7:40 am at Poe Boat Ramp. Parking is $7 per space (free if you have a National Parks pass). Two cars per space.

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• Charlotte: Spring in the Mountains

  • Start
    April 23, 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    April 26, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    8314 TN-73; Townsend, TN
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  Our April Charlotte Region outing is a past adventure, back by popular demand! Bob Vranek will be our guide to
  
  Sunrise Shoots on the Foothill Parkway
  Sunset Shooting on Cherohala Skyway or Foothill Parkway
  
  Caves Cove with bears (and cubs) if we are lucky
  
  Spring wildflowers and waterfalls in good flow
  
  Bob has great suggestions for spots to visit on your journey from the Charlotte area to Townsend. Please contact Bob with questions or to let him know that you are planning to attend. robertvranek9@gmail.com

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• Triangle: Zoom Meeting

  • When
    May 06, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  Lisa Cuchara will present Adding Impact to Your Nature Photography.

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• High Country: Photographing Birds Small in Frame w/Ray Hennessy

  • When
    May 08, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  In bird photography, it is common to try to fill the frame to give viewers an up-close look at our unique feathered friends. But there's another approach that can also be incredibly powerful. 

  Join the High Country Region as we welcome Ray Hennessy, who will share his concepts and techniques for: Photographing Birds Small in the Frame.

  Ray has mastered this style of environmental bird photography in which the subject often occupies less than 5% of the frame. The results are dramatic and compelling. You won't want to miss his talk!

  The High Country Region is grateful to Ray for sharing his insights with us and to our friends at Hunt's Photo for underwriting this presentation!

  Please RSVP here to receive Zoom details if you're not already subscribed to High Country Region emails.

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