Events

Exclusive civil rights movement tour

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.

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

Event Date: May 17, 2019, at 2:00 PM

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

Tour the Bee Lab and Raptor Center

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

Photo shoot at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

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

Book Notes: a positive portrayal of the immigrant experience

Event Date: April 19, 2019, at 2:00 PM

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

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.