Events

Strategies to reduce income tax

All members of UMRA are welcome to attend the next meeting of UMRA’s Financial and Legal Issues Group at John A. Knutson & Co., PLLP, in Falcon Heights.

Photo Club to meet April 9

The April meeting of UMRA’s Photo Club will begin with a discussion about possible locations for a spring/early summer photo shoot.

Book notes: dark memoir is stranger than fiction

Event Date: March 15, 2019, at 2:00 PM

Educated, Tara Westover’s story of her journey from a childhood spent in an Idaho junkyard to higher education at Cambridge University, is an unsettling read for some.

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.

Book Notes: a dream job turned nightmare

Event Date: February 15, 2019, at 2:00 PM

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore is a compelling book on a repeating theme: dangers in the workplace or community that take too long to be recognized.

FLG seeks input, co-facilitator for 2019

All UMRA members are cordially invited to the Finance & Legal Issues Group (FLG) planning meeting on February 21. It be held at John A. Knutson & Co., PLLP, in Falcon Heights. (Site contact: [email protected] or 651-379-5732).

Armchair Traveler invites you to visit Hong Kong and Poland

You’re invited to the second UMRA Armchair Traveler program when Ron Anderson and David Hansen will show us Hong Kong and Poland through their photos and personal travel recollections.

Photo Club to meet on February 12

Photo Club meetings are full of fun and good conversation. Newcomers are welcome to join in the learning and laughter.

Book Club picks books for spring

Kathy Cramer will lead the discussion when the UMRA Book Club holds its first meeting of the new year.

Photo Club to meet January 8

Newcomers are welcome to join in the learning and fun experienced at the monthly meetings of UMRA’s Photo Club.

November Book Notes

Event Date: November 17, 2017, at 2:00 PM

UMRA Book Club members share their November discussion of Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance.

Book Notes: debut novel is a family tell-all

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

The Nest, a best-selling debut novel by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, stimulated much discussion.

Search committee chair inspires confidence

Event Date: October 30, 2018, at 1:30 PM

Members of UMRA met with Abdul Omari, chair of the U’s Presidential Search Advisory Committee, on October 30 to express their views and ask questions about the search. Omari was both informative and candid.

Armchair Traveler debuts January 8

Join us for UMRA’s first Armchair Traveler program when Jean Kinsey, Craig Swan, and Lynn Anderson will take us to the United Arab Emirates, Mongolia, and Germany. Armchair Traveler is a new initiative of UMRA’s Social Activities Committee.