2023-24 Calendar of Programs & Events

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July '23

PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club July meeting       
St. Anthony Library in St. Anthony
BOOK CLUB II
‘Mrs. Dalloway’ is FF Book Club selection for July 14       
Event to be held via Zoom.
HIKING
July 17 hike (no hike July 3)       
Minnehaha Creek
VOLUNTEER CENTER
URVC leadership council meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in July       
Event to be held via Zoom.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
U of M Day at Target Field       
Target Field

August '23

HIKING
Aug 7 -- no hike       
No details at this time.
PHOTO CLUB
No Photo Club meeting in August       
No details at this time.
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in August       
Event to be held via Zoom.
HIKING
August 21 hike       
William O'Brien State Park
BOOK CLUB II
‘Beowulf’ is the FF Book Club selection for August 25       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Mississippi River Cruise Aboard the Minneapolis Queen        -
Boarding at Bohemian Flats Park
2150 West River Parkway, Minneapolis
Summer social
Early Eagle discount price of $42
$45/person after June 30

September '23

HIKING
Leisurely Lake Minnetonka hike       
Lake Minnetonka
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club September meeting       
St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in September       
Event to be held via Zoom.
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Tax efficient distributions to family and charities       
By Zoom, and Carlson classroom, 1-123
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TRAVEL TOURS
Travel Opportunities Informational Meeting       
By Zoom
EVENTS
Executive committee meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Hearing, healthy aging, and OTC hearing aids       
Via Zoom.
Meredith E. Adams, MD MS
Associate Professor and Chief
Division of Otology and Neurotology
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
URVC leadership council meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
From northern Spain to western Africa       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Long Term Care Insurance class       
By Zoom or Hanson Hall 1-105
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BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club to discuss classic short stories by Herman Melville       
By Zoom
HIKING
Hike around Como Lake       
Como Lakeside Pavilion, 1360 Lexington Parkway N., St. Paul
EVENTS
Board of directors meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
The impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 'blockbuster’ case decisions       
Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, Minn. 55113
Jill Hasday
Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor of Law
University of Minnesota Law School
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October '23

HIKING
From the Mel-O-Glaze Bakery to Minnehaha Falls       
Minnehaha Falls
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Cabinets of Curiosity: James Ford Bell Library       
James Ford Bell Library, in Elmer L. Andersen Library
FAMILY HISTORY
Growing up Revell       
Event to be held via Zoom.
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EVENTS
Meet the newest U of M regents       
Via Zoom.
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PHOTO CLUB
'Light' is the theme for October Photo Club meeting       
St. Anthony branch of the Hennepin County Library
HIKING
Mississippi River walk—visit the oldest and the newest parts of Minneapolis       
SE Main Street and Merriam Street, Minneapolis
EVENTS
Executive committee meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
U of M retiree health plans and Medicare advantage vs. supplement plans       
Via Zoom.
Jeff Snegosky
Vice President
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
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Help guide the Regents’ search for a new University president       
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis 55455
BOOK CLUB I
'The Dictionary of Lost Words'       
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Board of directors meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
The alarming movement in the U.S. to ban books        
Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, Minn. 55113
Lisa Von Drasek
Curator, Kerlan Collection of Children's Literature
University of Minnesota Libraries
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BOOK CLUB II
The memoirs of Frederick Douglass       
Event to be held via Zoom.

November '23

HIKING
November 6 hike       
North Oaks
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Estate plans during life, incapacity & when you expire       
Carlson Classroom 1-123 and on Zoom. Registration required.
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Cabinets of Curiosity: Goldstein Museum of Design       
241 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue, St. Paul
PHOTO CLUB
Share pictures and laughter with the UMRA Photo Club       
St. Anthony branch of the Hennepin County Library
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I to meet November 17       
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Executive committee meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Showcasing UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Barbara Frey, Ralph Holzenthal, and Michael Potegal
PDGR grant recipients
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
URVC leadership council meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
TRAVEL TOURS
Santa Fe and Taos: A tale of two cities       
Santa Fe and Taos
EVENTS
Board of directors meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
Beyond the classroom, the student experience today        
Midland Hills Country Club
2001 Fulham Street
Roseville, Minn. 55113
Calvin Phillips
Vice President of Student Affairs and Chief Student Affairs Officer
Maggie Towle
Senior Associate Vice President
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December '23

BOOK CLUB II
Book Club II to meet December 1       
Event to be held via Zoom.
HIKING
December 4 hike       
Monument at Summit and Mississippi River Blvd
FAMILY HISTORY
Solving the mystery of a death       
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Employee Benefits course: An Oxford style debate       
By Zoom
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club December meeting       
No details at this time.
St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Tax update 2023 and 2024       
Carlson Classroom 4-118 & by Zoom
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in December       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

January '24

PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club January meeting       
No details at this time.
St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library
EVENTS
Executive committee meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Therapeutic approaches to aging        
Event to be held via Zoom.
Laura Neidernhofer, MD, PhD
Director
U of M Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism
VOLUNTEER CENTER
URVC leadership council meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in January       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Board of directors meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
Planning for the (un)expected end       
Event to be held via Zoom.
Pat Miles
Author and former news anchor and journalist
WCCO TV and KARE TV
ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
Travel both near and far enriches        
Event to be held via Zoom.
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in January       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Winter celebration and songs to bring the light       
Midland Hills Country Club
$35 early / $38 after Jan 5
Dane Stauffer and Dan Chouinard
Music, hors d'oeuvres and fellowship
Singing, accordion, piano, fun

February '24

HIKING
February 5 hike       
No details at this time.
FAMILY HISTORY
Family History Group in February       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Cabinets of Curiosity: Insect Collection & Natural History Library       
Insect Collection & Natural History Library in Hodson Hall
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club February meeting       
No details at this time.
St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in February       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Executive committee meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Knees, Knee Replacements and Arthritis       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
Dr. Elizabeth Arendt
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in February       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Board of directors meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
MN Legislative Politics 2024       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
Melissa Hortman
MN House Speaker

March '24

HIKING
March 4 Hike       
No details at this time.
TRAVEL TOURS
Bountiful Brazil       
Brazil
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club March meeting       
No details at this time.
St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in March       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Executive committee meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
The Brain Explained: Alzheimers, Dementia       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
Dr. Paul Schanfield
Neurologist
UMN
VOLUNTEER CENTER
URVC leadership council meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in March       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Board of directors meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
Untold Stories       
No details at this time.
Midland Hills
Fred de sam Lazaro
Journalist
PBS

April '24

HIKING
April 1 hike       
No details at this time.
TRAVEL TOURS
Sunny Portugal       
Portugal
FAMILY HISTORY
Family History Group in April       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Cabinets of Curiosity: Spring at the UMN Conservatory       
CBS Conservatory
TRAVEL TOURS
French Quarter music festival, New Orleans, Louisiana       
New Orleans, Louisiana
HIKING
April 15 hike       
No details at this time.
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Commercializing UMN Research & Inventions- Yields Excellent, Lasting Returns       
By Zoom; and McNamara Laukka Conference Room
EVENTS
Executive committee meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Children's mental health       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
Sarah Jerstad
Director of Outpatient Mental Health Services
Children's Hospital MN
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club April meeting       
No details at this time.
St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in April       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Board of directors meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
FORUM
Chat GPT: Artificial Intelligence and impact on education and society       
No details at this time.
Midland Hills
Dan Schwarcz
Law Professor
UMN
ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
South Korea and Ecuador       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
TRAVEL TOURS
Road Scholar: The Splendors of Egypt       
The Splendors of Egypt
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in April       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

May '24

HIKING
May 6 hike       
No details at this time.
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
When will the Medicare advantage bubble burst? Part 2       
Carlson Classroom TBD & by Zoom
LIVING WELL WORKSHOP
Choosing Assisted Living        
No details at this time.
Ebenezer/Pillars and Sholom reps
FORUM
Wildfires, MN and Climate Change       
No details at this time.
Midland Hills
Mark Seeley
Professor and Climatologist
UMN
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club May meeting       
No details at this time.
St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library
FAMILY HISTORY
Family History Group in May       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in May       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
HIKING
May 20 hike       
No details at this time.
EVENTS
Executive committee meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
VOLUNTEER CENTER
URVC leadership council meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
BOOK CLUB II
Fourth Friday Book Club in May       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
EVENTS
Board of directors meeting       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.

June '24

HIKING
June 3 hike       
No details at this time.
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club June meeting       
No details at this time.
St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library
HIKING
June 17 hike       
No details at this time.
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I in June       
No details at this time.
Event to be held via Zoom.
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