Events

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Tax planning strategies

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Making tax-wise contributions to charities is one important issue that will be discussed when UMRA's Financial & Legal Issues Group meets in November.

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Photo Club to meet November 12

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"Costumes" will be the theme when the UMRA Photo Club meets in November.

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Book Notes: Quirky characters bring WWII WASPs to life

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Author Fanny Flagg intertwines history with fictional characters and family identity to deftly describe an organization of brave, patriotic women who served during World War II.

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Fannie Flagg book cover

New member welcome reception October 22

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If you've joined UMRA since November 1, 2018, please come to the New Member Welcome Reception and Orientation before the luncheon meeting on October 22.

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Photo Club to meet October 8

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"Color" will be the theme when the UMRA Photo Club meets October 8.

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Jazz Happy Hour

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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.

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Estate planning for retirees

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FLG invites members to learn how estate planning can protect your legacy

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Book Club to discuss "Becoming"

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Michelle Obama's memoir will be discussed when the UMRA Book Club meets in September.

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Armchair Traveler invites you to tour India, and the world

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Discover India "off the beaten path" with tour guide and photographer Don Johnson.

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Photo Club to meet September 10

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"Shadows" will be the theme of the UMRA Photo Club's meeting in September.

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Exclusive civil rights movement tour

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Road Scholar invites members of UMRA and OLLI at the University of Minnesota to an exclusive civil rights movement learning adventure in Atlanta and Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham, Alabama, in March 2020. The deadline to enroll is September 15.

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Book Notes: The Great Gatsby is considered F. Scott Fitzgerald’s greatest work

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Published in 1925, the novel depicts a summer of selfishness and momentary happiness on Long Island.

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Tour the Bee Lab and Raptor Center

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

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Photo shoot at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

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The UMRA Photo Club will meet for an outdoor photo shoot in May. Newcomers are welcome.

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Book Notes: a positive portrayal of the immigrant experience

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The Shoemaker’s Wife is a fictional story based on the author’s own grandparents’ experience.

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