Photo Club photo shoot May 13
Tue, May 13, 2025, 10am
The UMRA Photo Club is having a photo shoot at the Como Park Conservatory in St. Paul on Tuesday, May 13. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Visitor Center.
Please email Craig Swan or Sheri Goldsmith May if you are coming, so we will know to look for you. Newcomers are welcome!
Upcoming Events
Well-known Twin Cities-based financial journalist and economics commentator Chris Farrell will be the featured guest for UMRA’s February 17 Living Well Workshop via Zoom. He will discuss why and how the current generation of older Americans is not following the traditional retirement pattern of a relaxed lifestyle.
Gather with UMRA board members and members for lunch and informal conversation in the Campus Club West Wing.
UMRA's Book Club I will discuss Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life. Author is Kao Kalia Yang. Discussion leader is Linda Lindeke.
Renee Alexander’s first job at the Great Minnesota Get-Together was as an intern in 1989. She took over the top job in 2023, following the 26-year tenure of her predecessor.
Growing Up by Russell Baker.
Join us to explore wildlife along the Mississippi River in Fort Snelling State Park on Monday, March 2, 2026. We usually see a lot of deer and fascinating river views.
The UMRA Photo Club will next meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, in the meeting room of the Hennepin County St. Anthony branch library in the small shopping center at New Brighton and St. Anthony Boulevards in St. Anthony, just north of the Twin Cities. For those interested in lunch, meet at the nearby Great Dragon Buffet at 11:30 a.m.
Family history with Michelle Casey.
Gather with UMRA board members and members for lunch and informal conversation in the Campus Club West Wing.
UMRA’s Book Club I will discuss The Bohemian Flats by Mary Relindes Ellis when it meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 20. Jim Lewis will lead the discussion.
'Seabiscuit' by Laura Hillenbrand
Join fellow UMRA members for a morning hike in Theodore Wirth Park.
Featuring University Vice President Chris Gade.
Third Wednesdays in the West Wing" is a pilot program for spring 2026.
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Bev leads a hike along Old Cedar Avenue.
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