RAS 2026 Annual Potluck and Photo Presentation

About this event

The Richmond Audubon Society (RAS) 2026 Annual Potluck and Photo Presentation is about a month away. This year’s potluck takes place on:

Thursday, November 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm First Unitarian Universalist Church 1000 Blanton Ave Richmond, VA 23221

Please refer to our website's schedule of upcoming events for official information, including any subsequent event changes.

Our planned itinerary for this year's potluck will be:

6:00 pm: Room set up begins 6:30 pm-ish: Meal begins 7:00 pm-ish: Photo presentation begins (typically runs about two hours)

Potluck: All members: please bring a dish or drinks to share with your fellow RAS members. A turkey and a ham will be provided. No need to bring either of these.

Photos: The Photo Presentation component of the Annual Potluck remains a very popular and fun RAS annual activity. We are treated to such wonderful bird photos and stories every year!

Photo Presentation Guidelines:

• Each participating member will be expected to provide a brief presentation describing their photos.

• Asking the audience to ID the bird species is totally acceptable (and fun).

• Please be courteous of others regarding the length of your commentary.

Photo Submission Guidelines:

• We are welcoming photo submissions NOW.

• Photos should be bird-related and from this calendar year (2026).

• There is a limit of 5 photos per participant presentation.

• In addition to your presentation, submitted photos will be displayed via a digital photo frame during the evening.

• If you would like to submit additional supplemental photos that are not part of your presentation, to be included in the digital photo frame, please include those in a separate email, clearly indicating that they are supplemental photos.

• We prefer no video files (due to technical considerations).

• Do not send any photos that have been compressed. The quality of compressed files is inadequate. If it takes sending 1-2 photos per email and sending multiple emails, that is FINE.

• Name your presentation photos using this format:

• Last name_year_POTLUCK_photo #_species_location.

• For example: Dixon_2026_POTLUCK_01_Atlantic Puffin_Maine

• Name any supplemental photos using this format:

• Last name_year_SUPPLEMENTAL_photo #_species_location.

• For example: Dixon_2026_SUPPLEMENTAL_01_Atlantic Puffin_Maine

• The order of your photos will be based on the photo # in the file name.

• Submit your photos by: Monday, November 9, 2026.

• Unless you direct otherwise, we will assume that we have your permission to use your photos on the RAS website and RAS social media outlets.

Thank you, and we hope to see you at the RAS 2026 Annual Potluck!

From Richmond Audubon Society Meetup