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Travel to Portugal with UMRA, Road Scholar

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The UMRA Travel Committee is announcing its first Road Scholar Tour: “Discoveries along the Douro: Portugal’s best-kept secrets,” from October 28 to November 7, 2020.

 

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Explore PNG and cruise to North Cape with Armchair Traveler

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The two-part January 14 Armchair Traveler “tour” will feature photos and recollections from Papua New Guinea and a Great Northern Lights cruise along the coast of Norway.

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Photo Club to meet January 14

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The Photo Club will meet at the Highland Park Community Center in St. Paul on January 14, so members, if interested, can attend the meeting of UMRA’s Armchair Traveler group starting in the same room immediately afterwards. 

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Book notes: Sinclair Lewis classic is still interesting, but a slow read

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Common themes expressed in Sinclair Lewis’s satirical portrait of small-town America continue to be relevant today: women’s roles, anti-immigration attitudes, hints of labor unrest, and socialism.

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2019 UMRA Holiday Party

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Join the fun as UMRA hosts its very first Holiday Party from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, in the Campus Club West Wing Dining Room.

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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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