Events
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Fourth Friday Book Club September meetingEvent Date:The Russian classic Fathers and Sons is the selection for the Fourth Friday Book Club meeting in September. More... |
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Photo Club to meet in personEvent Date:“Clouds” will be the theme when the UMRA Photo Club meets in September. Cue the Joni Mitchell music! More... |
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Book Notes | 'Hamnet'Event Date: Most members of the UMRA Book Club liked this historical novel. Set in both the 1500s and the present, it tells the story of William and Agnes Shakespeare and their grief at losing a child. More... |
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October 17 hikeEvent Date:Join us to hike Nine Mile Creek. It is a 5+ mile flat hike, with mostly paved roads, along a pretty winding creek. Slow to medium pace. It is not a loop, so you can turn back early if desired More... |
October 3 hikeEvent Date:Join us at 9:30 a.m. for a 4 mile moderately paced hike around lakes and woods in the private conservation area of North Oaks. We will see eagle and osprey nests and hopefully a variety of wildlife. More... |
Book notes | Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineEvent Date: Members of UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club enjoyed a lively discussion of author Gail Honeyman’s prize-winning debut novel and what it reveals about the importance of friendship and care to the development of the quirky main character. More... |
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Book notes | Circling the SunEvent Date: This historical novel depicts the life of aviation pioneer Beryl Markham and the early decades of her extraordinary life growing up in Kenya. More... |
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Fourth Friday Book Club to meet August 26Event Date:Where the Crawdads Sing is the selection for the Fourth Friday Book Club meeting on August 26 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. CDT via Zoom. More... |
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Minnehaha Creek hikeEvent Date:Join us for a lovely walk along Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis for a hike of 5-6 miles (1 hr). We will meet at the free parking lot at Lynhurst Park. More... |
August 1 Hike is cancelledEvent Date:The August 1 hike at Lake Nokomis is cancelled. Only 1 person registered. I'm sorry but we need more hikers to make it worthwhile and fun. More... |
August 15 HikeEvent Date:Join us for a 5 to 6 miles hike around lakes and through the woods at Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington. This will be a moderate to brisk paced hike. More... |
July 18 HikeEvent Date:Join us for an urban hike and lunch! of about 5.4 miles at a pace to accommodate all hikers. We will meet outside Longfellow Grill in Minneapolis, walk across the Franklin Avenue Bridge to University's River Flats. More... |
Book notes | Strangers in Their Own LandEvent Date: On June 24, at the end of a week like no other (House Jan. 6 committee hearings, and Supreme Court decisions on gun control in New York and overturning Roe v. Wade), UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club had a deep and passionate discussion on Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild. More... |
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Photo Club to meet IN PERSONEvent Date:"Horizon" is the theme for the in-person meeting of the UMRA Photo Club on July 12. More... |
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Book notes | Still LifeEvent Date: Several UMRA Book Club I members are avid fans of the Louise Penny books while for a few this was their first introduction to the mysteries set in Three Pines. More... |
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