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July 2020
Book Group Discussion – The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Our Book Group reads a wide variety of texts: novels, memoirs, non-fiction, short stories and everything in-between! The conversations are enlightening and fun; the people are engaged and enthusiastic. July Book: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81292927180?pwd=YjB2QXhudGVWK0Z5TVNNVUxrcTFPZz09 Meeting ID: 812 9292 7180 Password: 702827
Find out more »Rabbis w/ Inky Fingers: Making 18th C. Hebrew Books (Virtual Talk)
Trace the story of how printing and typesetting connected Jewish communities in the 1700s! Many examples of early modern Hebrew books survive in libraries and collections around the world, but little has been known about the process of their creation. A newly-identified manuscript, which was used in a Jewish printing house in Amsterdam to typeset a Hebrew book in 1739, now provides a rare glimpse into this material world. Join us for an online conversation with Dr. Noam Sienna—Jewish educator,…
Find out more »August 2020
Virtual Gardening Class: Growing Micro-greens
Don’t have garden space - No Problem! Come learn about growing micro-greens, quick-growing vegetable and herb seedlings that can be grown indoors and can be used in salads or as fresh green in many types of dishes. Taught be Ramsey County Master Gardener Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85424920954?pwd=M2VyWkxwemExMUwvbDRteXNodG4xZz09 Meeting ID: 854 2492 0954 Passcode: 574503
Find out more »TC Talks! Marshall H. Tanick, Constitutional Law Attorney and Historian With The Law Firm of Meyer Njus Tanick
If there’s a change of venue in the George Floyd cases, where might it go? Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84787424306?pwd=aFlVM1lKbEJhTU40NDZVREwwQkJQUT09 Meeting ID: 847 8742 4306 Password: 978137
Find out more »Virtual Book Group Discussion: Parable of the Sower
Our Book Group reads a wide variety of texts: novels, memoirs, non-fiction, short stories and everything in-between! The conversations are enlightening and fun; the people are engaged and enthusiastic. August Book: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Group Discussion: Thursday, August 27 • 10 – 11 AM Butler, who passed away in 2006, was eulogized by the New York Times, as a world-renowned author whose science fiction explored “far-reaching issues of race, sex, power, and ultimately what it means to be human”. In Parable…
Find out more »Virtual Duathlon (Run + Bike + Run)
Get ready to join us for a fun, virtual duathlon from your own home - or anywhere that you can run and bike safely! This event is run-bike-run format, and the duathlon can be completed in one day or over three consecutive days. After completion, participants will be entered into a drawing for great prizes. FOUR REGISTRATION LEVELS SUPER SPRINT: 15 min run, 30 min bike, 15 min run SPRINT: 20 min run, 45 min bike, 20 min run SPRINT…
Find out more »September 2020
Parent Catalyst Leadership Group: Monthly Online Support Group Meeting
All families of children with mental health needs in Hennepin County have the support and resources to advocate and create a united voice in decision-making processes at all levels of the children’s mental health systems of care. Join us for this monthly support group meeting and share your challenges and successes. It helps to stay connected to others. THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: How is 'back to school' working for your family? Tell us about it! If you're interested in attending please email…
Find out more »TC Talks! Luke Grundman – Managing Attorney of the Housing Unit at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (MMLA)
Shelter Without A Place: How evictions are killing people of color and what we can do about it. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86053625797 Meeting ID: 860 5362 5797
Find out more »TC Talks: Michael Waldman, CEO of the St. Paul and Sabes JCCs
Listen to Michael as he discusses the future of the Minnesota JCCs in a post-COVID world. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83308297165#success Meeting ID: 833 0829 7165
Find out more »September Book Club Discussion: Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Writer Gary Shteygart says: "My favorite novel is Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, a 200-page ravishing knockout of a book that explains just about everything you need to know about families, love, heartache, religion, duels and the institution of serfdom in 19th-century Russia, not to mention advice on how to seduce your housekeeper's young daughter. In short, it's a Russian masterpiece, one written so beautifully and with such economy, that when you finish reading it you feel a little shaken…
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