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Title End Date Modification Date Description
April 2022 CMRC General Meeting Apr 21, 2022 06:00 PM May 04, 2022 10:46 AM Topics include: Updates from City, County and RPS
1st Annual AAPI Small Business Expo May 14, 2022 06:00 PM May 03, 2022 10:40 AM
UMR Summer Reconnect Jun 23, 2022 02:00 PM May 25, 2022 09:12 AM
RAEDI: Community-Led Financing Rountable Apr 13, 2022 10:00 AM Apr 11, 2022 10:35 AM
RPS: March 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting Mar 08, 2022 11:30 AM May 17, 2022 09:01 AM Crisis Center; Covid; Skyward 101; Internet Offerings; RPS Top 5 (mental health)
April Community of Health Apr 15, 2022 11:00 AM Feb 15, 2024 09:24 AM This month, we will offer updates on the co-design guide and training. For the remainder of the meeting, we will share the new focus and possibly name of the “Community for Health” workgroup based on previous meeting discussions and conversations with other DMC stakeholders.
April 2022: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance Meeting Apr 13, 2022 11:30 AM Nov 14, 2023 10:16 AM
Juneteenth 2023 NAACP Rochester Branch Jun 17, 2023 05:00 PM Jun 16, 2023 11:28 AM Join us and the community for a fantastic fun filled family event with the community, sponsors, and community collaborators. Juneteenth is very important to the African American community, and a day to honor the emancipation of slavery back in 1865.
Juneteenth 2022 NAACP Rochester Branch Jun 18, 2022 05:00 PM May 31, 2022 09:09 AM
RPS Board Meeting: School Continous Improvement Plan Goals (SCIP) Aug 02, 2022 08:30 PM Aug 06, 2022 05:14 PM Topics Includ: RPS Planning for Purpose Strategy Document, Video Recording; Slide Deck) ; RPS Board Member Twitter Feed; References
May 2022 Housing Alliance May 11, 2022 11:30 AM Nov 14, 2023 10:16 AM Topic: Fee reduction education; Olmsted County Land Use Plan; Construction Updates; Sharing
2022 Minnesota Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit May 23, 2022 03:00 PM May 03, 2022 10:30 AM
YourClassical MPR and Rochester Civic Music: Bring the SING Dec 03, 2022 05:00 PM Dec 02, 2022 07:50 AM YourClassical MPR's fun, free event Bring the Sing is returning to Rochester! Minnesota Public Radio, Rochester Civic Music, Rochester Downtown Alliance and Threshold Arts are partnering to invite everyone in Rochester and Southeast Minnesota to join in YourClassical MPR’s Bring the Sing at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Peace Plaza. Join with friends, family and neighbors in singing along with local musicians LaSonya Natividad, Dianna Parks, Mitch Stevenson, Eric Straubmuller and Chris Wessel in a mass rendition of many festive, well-known winter and holiday favorites.
Taking Heart Open Houses Jun 17, 2017 10:00 PM Jun 09, 2017 07:19 AM These gatherings of encounter and learning bring Muslims and people of all faiths together during Ramadan. Following a presentation on Islam and the breaking of the fast, participants will have the opportunity to observe Muslim prayer and share in the evening Iftar meal and conversation.
RAF: Protection from online fraud and identify theft Mar 01, 2023 10:00 AM Feb 18, 2023 09:35 AM Rochester Area Foundation Virtual Coffee and Conversation
CMRC July 2023 Meeting Jul 20, 2023 06:00 PM Oct 11, 2023 08:03 AM Topics: Olmsted County Updates - Joint Study on Race and Racism impacts on BIPOC Health
Rochester Nonprofit Consortium Tech Group November 2019 Mtg Nov 20, 2019 01:00 PM Nov 16, 2019 10:59 AM
Rochester Fire Department Community Planning Session Nov 27, 2018 11:00 AM Oct 09, 2018 11:23 AM
SE Minnesota Together: Welcoming and Inclusion Conversation Jul 15, 2020 03:00 PM Jul 14, 2020 08:47 AM
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
2024 Rochester Area Volunteer Fair Apr 30, 2024 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM — 125 Live, 125 Elton Hills Dr VW, ROchester, MN 55901
Isaiah: How Parking Explains the World Apr 30, 2024 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM — Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis
Tenth Annual Earthfest Export May 04, 2024 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM — Northrop Education Center, 201 8th St. NW
Southeast Minnesota Community Mental Health and Wellness Conference May 09, 2024 08:30 AM - 07:00 PM — International Event Center 7333 Airport View Dr SW Rochester, MN 55902
Women of Wellness (WOW) Conference 2024 May 09, 2024 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM — Rochester Art Center 30 Civic Center Drive Southeast #STE 120 Rochester, MN 55904
Family Resource Center May 13, 2024 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM — RCTC Heinz Center Commons
Lotus Health Foundation hosts 6th annual “Community of Wellness” event, Lifestyle Medicine, Path to Health & Happiness. May 16, 2024 - May 17, 2024 — Symposium: 125 Live; Gala. Rochester Golf Country Club
2024 Rochester Pridefest May 18, 2024 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Soldiers Memorial Field Park
MPR Connects Presents MPR News with Angela Davis Jun 06, 2024 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM — The Chateau Theatre
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