Events
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Book Notes | ‘Elephant Company’Event Date: Set in Burma after World War I, this “spellbinding” true story about James Howard Williams and his love for elephants provides lessons in courage, trust, and gratitude. More... |
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Minnehaha Falls hikeEvent Date:Our April 17 hike will be in St. Paul, walking to Minnehaha Falls and back for an energizing 5.5-mile hike. We did this hike in November 2021, and hikers loved it. More... |
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Telling the stories of the livingEvent Date: Larry Rudnick and Vicki Gaylord shared how they have worked with living family members to gain more information and insight into their family trees. Gaylord and Rudnick explained the processes they used and gave great examples. More... |
April Photo ClubEvent Date:“Domesticated animals” is the theme for the in-person gathering of the UMRA Photo Club in April. For those interested in having lunch together first, meet at the Great Dragon Buffet, across the St. Anthony Shopping Center parking lot, at 11:30 a.m. Newcomers are welcome! More... |
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Mini Medical School: Aging and HealthEvent Date: -Last fall, the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs asked their Mini Medical School learners what they most wanted to hear from University experts, and the overwhelming majority said aging. In April, you can attend a Mini Medical School series of three lectures on aging. The series is free. More... |
Take a hike—or two!Event Date:Welcome to spring, UMRA hikers. April is when the UMRA Hiking Club returns to two hikes a month, on the first and third Mondays of the month. We may still have snow on the ground in April, making urban paved and plowed trails a better option. More... |
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Fourth Friday Book Club to discuss Louise Erdrich’s debut novelEvent Date:Members of UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club will discuss Minnesota-born author Louise Erdrich’s 1984 debut novel Love Medicine when they meet via Zoom in March. It is a story of love and survival, of the comic and the tragic. More... |
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Book Notes | ‘A House Among the Trees’Event Date: The fictional story and characters portrayed in 'A House Among the Trees' are based on the last will of Maurice Sendak, the renowned author and illustrator of children’s books who died in 2012 and left his entire estate to his longtime personal assistant. More... |
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‘Staircases’ is the theme for March Photo Club meetingEvent Date:“Staircases” is the theme for the in-person gathering of the UMRA Photo Club to be held in person on Tuesday, March 14. Newcomers are welcome! More... |
A fascinating glimpse into a rare collectionEvent Date: More than two dozen UMRA members gathered for a behind-the-scenes visit to the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine on the U of M Twin Cities campus in early March. More... |
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Hike around the Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka SkaEvent Date:Let’s walk around Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska. Will meet at Lake of the Isles Parkway and 28th Street, on the east side of Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. The walk will be about 5 1/2 miles. More... |
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Dystopian novel is FF Book Club selection for FebruaryEvent Date:Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Orphan Master's Son is a dystopian novel set in North Korea that follows the misadventures of Jun Do, a North Korean everyman. More... |
Book Notes | 'Nomadland'Event Date: For several years, journalist and author Jessica Bruder followed a group of retirees who lived in their vehicles, everything from small cars to worn out RVs, as they tried to piece together a subsistence lifestyle. Her book chronicles the challenges, the hardships, and the community these modern nomads created for themselves. More... |
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Ways to engage family members in family historyEvent Date: UMRA's Family History Interest Group (FHIG) met via Zoom for two presentations on ways to engage family members in family history. More... |
February Photo ClubEvent Date:For February the THEME is Trees. Lunch at the Great Dragon at 11:30am for those who are interested. More... |