2025-26 Calendar of Programs & Events

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July '25

County park hike in Monticello       
Monticello, MN

Bde Maka Ska kayaking "hike"       
Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis

Book Club I in July       
Event to be held via Zoom.

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Skills for Disagreeing Better        -
Ramsey County Library, Community Program Room
2180 Hamline Ave. N.
Roseville, MN

Fourth Friday Book Club in July       
Event to be held via Zoom.

August '25

Trail in two cities hike       
Minneapolis to St. Paul

Original Pancake House, Roseville

Book Club I in August       
Event to be held via Zoom.

Lake Elmo hike       
Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515 Keats Avenue North, Lake Elmo, MN

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Stillwater Riverboat Company dock
525 South Main Street, Stillwater

Fourth Friday Book Club in August       
Event to be held via Zoom.

September '25

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

September Photo Club       
Hennepin County Library, St. Anthony Branch

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UMRA breakfast - BOOKS, books, books        -
Original Pancake House in Roseville
Event media:

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Morris Campus Retirees Meeting        -
Event to be held via Zoom.

Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:

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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

Event to be held via Zoom.
Katie Kolodge
Director of Benefits and Time Away
U of M Office of Human Resources
Event Recording:
Event media:

Book Club I in September       
Event to be held via Zoom.

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.

Tour Egypt and Lebanon       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:

Event to be held via Zoom.

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Focus group sessions at the Campus Club        -
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union

Financial Life in Retirement       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:

Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Beth Dooley
Cookbook author and columnist
Minnesota Star Tribune

Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, U of M Twin Cities campus

October '25

William O'Brien State Park hike       
William O'Brien State Park

University Grove neighborhood in Falcon Heights

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Original Pancake House in Roseville

October Photo Club       
St. Anthony branch of the Hennepin County Library

Book Club I in October       
Event to be held via Zoom.

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Retiree focus group at the Campus Club        -
Campus Club

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

Event to be held via Zoom.
Mariann Johnson
Wellbeing and mindfulness instructor
Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing

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.

Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Damien Fair
Redleaf Family Endowed Director
Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain
Event media:

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.

Huntington Bank Stadium, UMN Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis

Hyland Lake Park Reserve hike       
Hyland Lake Park Reserve
10145 E Bush Lake Rd.
Bloomington, MN 55438

St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis

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Retiree focus group at the Campus Club        -
Campus Club

November Photo Club       
St Anthony Library

Event to be held via Zoom.
Jay Benedict, MBA, LALD
Director of Sales and Outreach
The Pillars of Prospect Park
Event Recording:

The bigamist and the optimist       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:

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Original Pancake House in Roseville

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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

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
Event Recording:
Event media:

Event to be held via Zoom.
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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

Richardson Nature Center hike       
Hyland Lake Park Reserve
8737 East Bush Lake Rd.
Bloomington, MN 55438

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
No December breakfast       
No details at this time.

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Campus Club: UMN Merry Market        -
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union

Event to be held via Zoom.

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Retiree focus group at the Campus Club        -
Campus Club

Book Club II in December       
Event to be held via Zoom.

December Photo Club       
Hennepin County Library
St. Anthony Branch

Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union

Book Club I in December       
Event to be held via Zoom.

January '26

The Original Pancake House
3501 West 70th Street
Edina MN 55435

January Photo Club       
Hennepin County Library
St. Anthony branch

'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.

Event to be held via Zoom.
Moin Syed
McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor of Psychology
University of Minnesota
Event Recording:
Event media:

An Icelandic saga       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:

'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

Theodore Wirth Park hike       
The Trailhead
1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55422

Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Urban Sound a cappella ensemble
U of M students

Theme: "One color"       
St. Anthony Library
2941 Pentagon Dr.
St. Anthony, MN 55418

Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:

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.

Via Zoom
Chris Farrell
Senior economics contributor
'Marketplace' and Minnesota Public Radio
Event Recording:
Event media:

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Third Wednesdays in the West Wing       
No details at this time.
Campus Club

Event to be held via Zoom.

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.

Event to be held via Zoom.
Renee Alexander
CEO
Minnesota State Fair

'Growing Up' by Russell Baker       
Event to be held via Zoom.

March '26

Take a hike to welcome spring!       
Fort Snelling State Park
St. Paul

PHOTO CLUB
March Photo Club       
No details at this time.
TBD

Theme: "Churches and Graveyards"       
St. Anthony Branch Library
2941 Pentagon Dr.
St. Anthony, MN 55418

DNA testing and analysis       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Event Recording:

The Original Pancake House
1661 County Road B2 W
Roseville, MN 55113

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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

Writing our lives       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Andrea Gilats
Award-winning writer, educator, artist
University of Minnesota
Event Recording:
Event media:

Third Wednesdays in the West Wing       
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union
Minneapolis

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.

Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Douglas Peterson
General Counsel
University of Minnesota
Event media:

'Seabiscuit' by Laura Hillenbrand       
Event to be held via Zoom.

April '26

Theodore Wirth Park hike       
Meet at the Wirth Beach Club (not the Theodore Wirth Trailhead Building)

Dale Shepherd Room, Campus Club
Coffman Memorial Union
Minneapolis

April Photo Club       
St. Anthony Branch Library

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2025 East River Parkway
Minneapolis MN 55414

Third Wednesdays in the West Wing       
Campus Club

The Original Pancake House, Roseville

'Rin Tin Tin' by Susan Orlean        
Event to be held via Zoom.

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington

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EVENTS
Executive committee meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

Event to be held via Zoom.
Terry Straub
U of M Extension educator and
Director, Hennepin County Master Gardener volunteer program

'North Woods' by Daniel Mason       
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.

The changing role of art museums       
Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, MN 55113
Alejandra Peña Gutiérrez
Director, Weisman Art Museum
University of Minnesota

May '26

HIKING
May 4th hike       
No details at this time.

Cedar and Brownie Lakes hike       
Meet at 9:20 at the south beach of Cedar Lake.

Doors Open Minneapolis photo shoot       
Meet in the Atrium of the Minneapolis City Hall

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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.

The Search for Anna Christina Modig       
Event to be held via Zoom.

Arboretum hike       
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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EVENTS
UMRA board meeting        -
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

Third Wednesdays in the West Wing       
Campus Club

June '26

Hyland Lake Park Reserve hike       
Hyland Lake Park Reserve

June Photo Club       
St. Anthony Branch Library

Afton State Park hike       
Afton State Park

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Summer social       
No details at this time.
Como Park Pavillion

July '26

Kayaking at Bde Maka Ska       
Wheel Fun Rentals on Bde Maka Ska

August '26

Nokomis to Minnehaha Falls hike       
Meet at the Lake Nokomis Community Center

Trail of two cities hike       
Meet at Longfellow Grill

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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Lake Minnetonka cruise        -
No details at this time.
Excelsior dock