Programs & Events

UMRA hosts two organization-wide events each month during the academic year, some in person and some online. Interest groups, committees, and other groups also hold many events each month.

Forum & Living Well Workshop   

Upcoming Events   

Daisy Jones and the Six
Event Date: July 18, 2025, at 2pm

The UMRA Book Club will discuss Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid when it meets via Zoom on July 18.

Bill Doherty, March 2025
Event Date: July 24, 2025, at 1 - 2:30pm

Bill Doherty's April Living Well Workshop, Dealing with differences in a polarized world, inspired many UMRA members.  He has very graciously agreed to hold a Skills for Disagreeing Better workshop for us in July.   You will learn about the values and concerns of the other political side and practice skills for communicating more effectively in the presence of disagreement.

Still Life
Event Date: July 25, 2025, at 2pm

Still Life by Louise Penny.

Lake Street bridge
Event Date: August 4, 2025, at 9:30am

Join hike leader Nanette Hanks on August 4th for a “Trail in Two Cities” hike.

Blue Ribbon
Event Date: August 15, 2025, at 2pm

The UMRA Book Club will discuss Blue Ribbon by Karal Ann Marling when it meets via Zoom on August 15.  

Lake Elmo park
Event Date: August 18, 2025, at 9:30am

Join Larry Micek, hike leader, on August 18th for a hike at Lake Elmo Park Reserve, located at 1515 Keats Avenue North, Lake Elmo, MN. 

The Great Gatsby
Event Date: August 22, 2025, at 2pm

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

bee and flower
Event Date: September 9, 2025, at 12:30pm

The UMRA Photo Club will next meet at 12:30 pm on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.

West With the Night
Event Date: September 19, 2025, at 2pm

Book Club I will discuss West with the Night by Beryl Markham.

Afton State Park
Event Date: September 22, 2025, at 9:30am

Please join hike leader Michelle Trudeau-Spanjers on September 22nd for a hike at Afton State Park.

UMRA Events
Event Date: September 29, 2025, at 10am

By David Foster, CFP©, CRPC©, CRPS©. Vice President, Senior Wealth Planner. 

William O'Brian State Park
Event Date: October 6, 2025, at 9:30am

Our October 6 hike will be a reprise of our hike last year at William O'Brien State Park. Your leaders will be Jo Prouty, Michael Luxenberg and Bev Moe. 

UMRA Events
Event Date: October 13, 2025, at 10am

By Fred Andersen, Chief Life Actuary, MN Commerce Department, Insurance Regulator.

vegetable garden
Event Date: October 14, 2025, at 12:30pm

The theme for October is vegetables.

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
Event Date: October 20, 2025, at 9:30am

The location of our October 20 hike will be Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, located 15 minutes southeast of Northfield, Minnesota, and about one hour from the Twin Cities northern suburbs. 

Annual Calendar

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Annual Calendar
 

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