Social Activities

UMRA Autumn Riverboat Cruise

There is no better way to celebrate the beginning of a new UMRA program year than by taking a glorious sightseeing cruise on the Mississippi River. Meet new members, reconnect with old friends, and enjoy a taco bar with two-for-one margaritas.

Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul
RSVP by August 26
Reservations are now closed -- the cruise is full

$35 per person
(includes taco bar)

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Social Committee plans tour of State Capitol April 25

Is a visit to our newly restored state capitol building on your spring to-do list? Join your UMRA friends for a tour. 

Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics

Join other UMRA members to celebrate U of M Day at Target Field, when the Minnesota Twins take on the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, May 7. 

Bye Bye Winter Happy Hour

You are invited to a virtual Bye Bye Winter Happy Hour on March 3 to meet other UMRA members for small group conversation about favorite avocations or activities. What have you been doing to get through the winter and this time of COVID?

Cabin Fever Happy Hour

Hold the date for UMRA’s first Cabin Fever Happy Hour, a social event for UMRA members and their guests via Zoom at 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022.

Twins vs. Red Sox

POSTPONED.
The Twins vs. Red Sox game on April 25 has been postponed.

Join fellow UMRA members for an April baseball outing to Target Field on U of M Day to cheer the Minnesota Twins when they play the Boston Red Sox.

Jazz Happy Hour

The Campus Club invites UMRA members to join them to Celebrate the beginning of a new academic year at the Campus Club! Sweet jazz music by Mill City Jazz, tasty samples from Crooked Water Spirits, delicious beef and vegetarian lettuce wraps from the Campus Club kitchen.

Tour the Bee Lab and Raptor Center

UMRA’s Social Activities Committee invites you to tour the U’s Bee Lab and Raptor Center.

Wine class with Jason Kallsen

Explore wines of the Northern and Southern Rhône regions of France.  RSVP by February 28.  Includes appetizers from the Campus Club Kitchen.  In this class we will examine the ways in which climate and other factors create differences between Northern and Southern Rhône. We'll also cover all of the main grape varieties and how they are used differently in the key regions of the valley.

U of M day at the Twins

The Social Activities Committee invites you to join UMAA in the celebration of U of M Day with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Pregame gathering begins at the Alumni owned Fulton Taproom at 4 p.m.

414 N 6th Ave, Minneapolis.  At 5 p.m. in the Target Field Station Plaza, get your limited-edition U of M themed hat and participate in a bevy of other activities.

Big Plans for 2019

The Social Activities Committee has put together a draft of possible events for early 2019.

Tour the new Bell Museum

This tour is now full.

RSVP by October 5 to learn about the diversity of life on earth through a 70-minute guided tour of the new Bell Museum of Natural History planned by UMRA’s Social Activities Committee.

July jazz happy hour at the Campus Club

The UMRA Social Activities Committee invites you to join other UMRA members for the Jazz Happy Hour at the U of M Campus Club on Tuesday, July 24, 4-7 p.m. Sample spirits from J. Carver Distillery while enjoying live jazz music on the beautiful 4th Floor Terrace. See invitation to learn more, including how to make a reservation.

A day in the countryside: Auto museum plus marvelous garden tour

The UMRA Social Activities Committee invites you to enjoy a day in the countryside with a midsummer visit to the Veit Automotive Museum in Buffalo followed by a walk through the marvelous Munsinger and Clemens Gardens in St. Cloud.

Summer wine on the Terrace

The UMRA Social Activities Committee invites you to a summer wine tasting on the Campus Club Terrace with sommelier Jason Kallsen. Jazz music featuring vocalist Charmin Michelle will set the tone.