Events

Leisurely Lake Minnetonka hike

Join host KaiMay Terry for a 3.5 mile slow-paced walk on the Three Rivers Dakota Rail Regional Trail. The scenic paved walk will start and end at KaiMay's home overlooking Lake Minnetonka. 

‘Beowulf’ is the FF Book Club selection for August 25

UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club recently read the Epic of Gilgamesh translation by Stephen Mitchell. Next up, for the group’s August 25 meeting, is Beowulf. One of the only Old English works to survive, it is a powerful story of unwavering integrity, heroism, and honor

August 21 hike

We will travel to William O'Brien State Park at Marine on the St. Croix and have lunch after the hike at the Rustic Roots Winery only 1/2 mile from the park.

Book Notes | ‘The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane’

Event Date: August 18, 2023, at 2:00 PM

Although it represents exhaustive research and is engrossing, Lisa See’s novel about a young woman who becomes a tea entrepreneur in China and the daughter she gives up for adoption by a family in Southern California drew mixed reactions from members of UMRA’s Book Club I.

U of M Day at Target Field

Show your support for the University of Minnesota and the Twins during "U of M Day", in partnership with the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, at Target Field on Saturday, July 22, when the Twins take on the Chicago White Sox at 6:15 p.m.

Book Notes | ‘The Heart is a Lonely Hunter’

Event Date: July 21, 2023, at 2:00 PM

Carson McCullers’ debut novel enjoyed a rapid rise to the top of the bestseller lists when first published in 1940, and ranks high on many current lists of best novels. But members of UMRA’s Book Club I found it to be dark and bleak and would not recommend the book to others.

July 17 hike (no hike July 3)

Hike along Minnehaha Creek from Portland Avenue S to Lake Harriet.

Photo Club July meeting

For July the theme is Street Art.

UMRA Summer Social and Picnic

Event Date: June 28, 2023, at 11:00 AM - June 28, 2023, at 1:30 PM

On Wednesday June 28th, over eighty UMRA members and their guests gathered in the shade of the Como Park pavilion to catch up with old friends and colleagues and welcome new members.  And after lunch, THE QUIZ! Competition was fierce, and merriment abounded.

Age-Friendly University Day

Two special presenters and discussions on financial fraud, mindfulness, climate change, and more will be the focus of the second annual “Age-Friendly University Day” at the University on Monday, June 26. 

Cabinet of Curiosity: Tour the University’s outdoor research facilities in St. Paul

Have you ever wondered what happens on the “farm side” of the Twin Cities campus in St. Paul? To catch a glimpse of the specialized research projects, barns, and fields, join us for the next in UMRA’s Cabinets of Curiosity series of visits to fascinating University of Minnesota places.

June 19 hike

Meet at 9:30 at the Holland Lake Trailhead at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan (Cliff Road and Lexington Avenue).

June Book Club I

Beth Bedell will lead the discussion of Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver when the UMRA Book Club meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 16.

June Photo Club

Lunch at the Great Dragon at 11:30am  for those who are interested.

‘Mrs. Dalloway’ is FF Book Club selection for July 14

In a departure from its regular schedule, UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club will be meeting on the THIRD Friday in July, to discuss Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway.