2025-26 Calendar of Programs & Events

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July '25

HIKING
County park hike in Monticello       
Monticello, MN
HIKING
Bde Maka Ska kayaking "hike"       
Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in July       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENT SUMMARY
Skills for Disagreeing Better        -
Ramsey County Library, Community Program Room
2180 Hamline Ave. N.
Roseville, MN
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in July       
Event to be held via Zoom.

August '25

HIKING
Trail in two cities hike       
Minneapolis to St. Paul
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Breakfast Discussion With Two Great Leaders       
Original Pancake House, Roseville
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in August       
Event to be held via Zoom.
HIKING
Lake Elmo hike       
Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515 Keats Avenue North, Lake Elmo, MN
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
UMRA Cruise on the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway        -
Stillwater Riverboat Company dock
525 South Main Street, Stillwater
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in August       
Event to be held via Zoom.

September '25

FAMILY HISTORY
A paternity surprise       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:
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TRAVEL TOURS
The Best of the Canadian Maritimes        -
No details at this time.
February 1, 2025
Dates and travel information are subject to change.
See program 3788 on the AROHE page for current information.
HIKING
September 8 hike cancelled       
No details at this time.
TBD
PHOTO CLUB
September Photo Club       
Hennepin County Library, St. Anthony Branch
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
UMRA breakfast - BOOKS, books, books        -
Original Pancake House in Roseville
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EVENTS
Morris Campus Retirees Meeting        -
Event to be held via Zoom.
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Shielding immigrants and foreign students       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Change in retiree health insurance is coming soon       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Katie Kolodge
Director of Benefits and Time Away
U of M Office of Human Resources
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BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in September       
Event to be held via Zoom.
HIKING
Afton State Park hike       
Afton State Park, 6959 Peller Avenue South, Hastings, MN 55033
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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
Tour Egypt and Lebanon       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in September       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
Focus group sessions at the Campus Club        -
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Financial Life in Retirement       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:
FORUM
Observations on our food system … and why cooking matters!       
Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Beth Dooley
Cookbook author and columnist
Minnesota Star Tribune
EVENTS
Stop Drawing … or Else: A Cartoonist’s View on Democracy’s Perilous Moment       
Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, U of M Twin Cities campus

October '25

HIKING
William O'Brien State Park hike       
William O'Brien State Park
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Cabinets of Curiosity: Tour University Grove       
University Grove neighborhood in Falcon Heights
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EVENTS
UMRA breakfast - navigating relationships with adult children        -
Original Pancake House in Roseville
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Long-Term Care Insurance: Observations on long-term care problems to solve       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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PHOTO CLUB
October Photo Club       
St. Anthony branch of the Hennepin County Library
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in October       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
Retiree focus group at the Campus Club        -
Campus Club
HIKING
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park hike       
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare with the New UMOHR Exchange: Issues & Choices.       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Enhancing personal wellbeing, mindfully        
Event to be held via Zoom.
Mariann Johnson
Wellbeing and mindfulness instructor
Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in October       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
New advances in understanding the developing brain       
Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Damien Fair
Redleaf Family Endowed Director
Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain
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October '25 - November '25

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TRAVEL TOURS
Spain at a Slower Pace: The Best of Barcelona and Madrid        -
No details at this time.
March 7, 2025
Dates and travel information are subject to change.
See program 22311 on the AROHE page for current information.

November '25

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TRAVEL TOURS
The Best of Portugal: From the Age of Discovery to Today        -
No details at this time.
March 16, 2025
Dates and travel information are subject to change.
See program 20983 on the AROHE page for current information.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Watch the Gophers tackle Michigan State Nov. 1       
Huntington Bank Stadium, UMN Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis
HIKING
Hyland Lake Park Reserve hike       
Hyland Lake Park Reserve
10145 E Bush Lake Rd.
Bloomington, MN 55438
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Cabinets of Curiosity: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory       
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
Retiree focus group at the Campus Club        -
Campus Club
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Life & Estate Plans: Life, Incapacity, and Gifting       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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PHOTO CLUB
November Photo Club       
St Anthony Library
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
The challenges and benefits of downsizing        
Event to be held via Zoom.
Jay Benedict, MBA, LALD
Director of Sales and Outreach
The Pillars of Prospect Park
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FAMILY HISTORY
The bigamist and the optimist       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
UMRA breakfast - caring for/interacting with grandkids        -
Original Pancake House in Roseville
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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
A fight between courage and capitulation        
Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Jane Kirtley
Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law
Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication
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ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
Culture, history, and geology—along the Rhine and Iceland       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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UMN MORRIS RETIREES
Sacred Heart School and Morris Industrial School research presentation       
Event to be held via Zoom.
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in November       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

December '25

HIKING
Richardson Nature Center hike       
Hyland Lake Park Reserve
8737 East Bush Lake Rd.
Bloomington, MN 55438
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Taxes and Elections, Oh My! Tax planning for 2026 and beyond       
Event to be held via Zoom.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
No December breakfast       
No details at this time.
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EVENTS
Campus Club: UMN Merry Market        -
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in December       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
Retiree focus group at the Campus Club        -
Campus Club
BOOK CLUB II
Book Club II in December       
Event to be held via Zoom.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Minnesota Gophers vs. St. Thomas Tommies Women's Hockey       
Ridder Arena, Minneapolis
PHOTO CLUB
December Photo Club       
Hennepin County Library
St. Anthony Branch
EVENTS
Campus Club: Sparkling Wine Extravaganza       
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in December       
Event to be held via Zoom.

January '26

EVENTS
The U of M, UMP, and Fairview: An informed discussion       
The Original Pancake House
3501 West 70th Street
Edina MN 55435
PHOTO CLUB
January Photo Club       
Hennepin County Library
St. Anthony branch
BOOK CLUB I
'52 Loaves' by William Alexander       
Via Zoom
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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Identity development: How memories become selves       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Moin Syed
McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor of Psychology
University of Minnesota
ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
An Icelandic saga       
Event to be held via Zoom.
BOOK CLUB II
'Bleak House' by Charles Dickens       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

February '26

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Minnesota Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers Women’s Basketball       
Williams Arena, Minneapolis
HIKING
Theodore Wirth Park hike       
The Trailhead
1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55422
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Winter celebration and songs to bring the light       
Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Urban Sound a cappella ensemble
U of M students
PHOTO CLUB
February Photo Club       
No details at this time.
TBD
FAMILY HISTORY
What did grandfather find in America?       
Event to be held via Zoom.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Cabinets of Curiosities - Mapping our world: a visit to the Borchert Map Library       
John R. Borchert Map Library
S-76 Wilson Library
309 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
How the current generation of older Americans is transforming retirement       
No details at this time.
Via Zoom
Chris Farrell
Senior economics contributor
'Marketplace' and Minnesota Public Radio
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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Meet the CEO of the Minnesota State Fair       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
Renee Alexander
CEO
Minnesota State Fair
BOOK CLUB II
'Growing Up' by Russell Baker       
Event to be held via Zoom.

March '26

PHOTO CLUB
March Photo Club       
No details at this time.
TBD
FAMILY HISTORY
Which way to go?       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Writing Our Lives       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
How the University is navigating legal and policy challenges       
No details at this time.
Midland Hills

April '26

PHOTO CLUB
April Photo Club       
No details at this time.
TBD
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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Lifetime gardening/evolving gardens       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
Armchair Traveler: Wales and NW England       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
Role of the campus art museum in the current climate       
No details at this time.
Midland Hills

May '26

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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Gun violence and gun policies       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
PHOTO CLUB
May Photo Club       
No details at this time.
TBD
FAMILY HISTORY
The Search for Anna Christina Modig       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

June '26

PHOTO CLUB
June Photo Club       
No details at this time.
TBD
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Summer social       
No details at this time.
Como Park Pavillion
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