Interest Groups

UMRA Photo Club Meeting

“Structures” is the theme for the Photo Club’s September meeting at the St. Anthony Library. Anyone with an interest in photography is welcome to attend!

Book Notes: Timeless classic highly recommended

Event Date: October 12, 2018, at 2:00 PM

In simple, almost poetic prose, Margaret Craven’s novel, I Heard the Owl Call My Name, tells the story of Mark Brian, a young Anglican vicar who is sent by his bishop to serve a First Nation parish in an isolated village in British Columbia.

Charitable giving and the new tax code

“How to get a better tax bang for your charitable buck” is the title for this first of two sessions on tax-efficient charitable giving.  Online or in person session.

Photo Club to relive summer

Members of the Photo Club will share their favorite pictures of summer when they meet in October.

Book club meets September 21

Join the Book Club to discuss Brat Farrar, by Josephine Tey. Pat Tollefson will lead the discussion.

Book Notes | Summer 2018

Event Date: May 18, 2018, at 2:00 PM

"The Professor’s House" by Willa Cather and "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles are reviewed.

FLG estate planning meeting CANCELLED

CANCELLED:  This Finance & Legal Group workshop has been cancelled.

UMRA Photo Club meeting

Join University photographer Patrick O’Leary for a two-hour photo shoot on campus. Location to be announced. 

Book Notes: Club Members learn a lot about Zimbabwe from The Last Resort

Event Date: April 20, 2018, at 2:00 PM

Author delivers a riveting account of his parents’ determination to survive the chaotic events that took place during the reign of Robert Mugabe.

FLG invites you to learn about elder care, April 25

Join a discussion about elder health care with the Finance and Legal Group.

UMRA Photo Club meeting

Photo Club’s April theme to feature ‘Old’ photos

Book Notes: A Memory of Violets elicits favorable response

Event Date: March 16, 2018, at 2:00 PM

For those who like historical fiction and a “light” read with a happy ending, the UMRA Book Club recommends A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor.

FLG April Meeting to focus on elder care health

Join us for the April meeting of the Finance and Legal Group. Details can be found below. 

Photo club to feature pix of reflections at March meeting

The UMRA Photo Club will meet on Tuesday, March 13, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the St. Anthony branch of the Hennepin County Library in the small shopping center at New Brighton and St. Anthony Boulevards in St. Anthony Village. 

February Book Notes

Event Date: February 16, 2018, at 2:00 PM

Reflecting on their impressions of The Homeplace by J. Drew Lanham, Book Club members select the quote: “I am as much a scientist as I am a black man; my skin defines me no more than my heart does. …I’ve yet to have a wild creature question my identity.”