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Children and Youth Events

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Sep 23, 2026 08:00 AM Youth Leadership & Success Summit ('diversity', 'diversity council', 'C2C', 'community engagement', 'education', 'boys & girls')
Aug 16, 2025 12:00 PM Back to School Block Party 2025 ('youth', 'education', 'community engagement')
Jul 12, 2025 03:00 PM Pamoja Women: Somalia Independence Cultural Day ('youth', 'Education', 'diversity', 'CMRC')
May 19, 2025 04:30 PM Community Health Service INC Women's Health Care and Prenatal Care ('compassion', 'Health/Wellness', 'childcare', 'community health')
Mar 15, 2025 12:30 PM MPR Connects! Rochester Smash Boom Best ('youth', 'mpr', 'Education', 'community engagement')
Mar 15, 2025 10:00 AM Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day! ('youth', 'education', 'community engagement')
Mar 13, 2025 05:30 PM Student Art Show ('youth',)
Mar 11, 2025 09:00 AM RPS March 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: Respectful Conversations Workshop ('RPS', 'youth', 'key', 'addiction', 'education')
Feb 25, 2025 05:00 PM Cradle to Career Plan Review Due ('youth', 'c2c', 'education', 'key')
Feb 11, 2025 10:00 AM RPS Feb 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: RPS Chemical Health Counseling ('RPS', 'youth', 'key', 'addiction', 'education')
Jan 25, 2025 01:00 PM ZVMS Street Medicine Eye Care Clinic on January 25 ('Kiwanis', 'childcare', 'YMCA', 'Conversation Y: Community Development')
Jan 21, 2025 05:30 PM Rochester Area Foundation Racial-Healing ('youth', 'anti-racism', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Jan 18, 2025 09:00 AM Trafficking is Still Here ('youth', 'Civic Equity')
Dec 12, 2024 04:00 PM RCTC Pride Club Free Legal Clinic Name & Gender Marker Corrections ('youth', 'community')
Oct 22, 2024 12:30 PM Cradle to Career: High School Graduation Network ('youth', 'c2c', 'education', 'key')
Sep 26, 2024 05:00 PM The Power of Your Story ('mental health', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'united way')
Jul 20, 2024 04:30 PM UTSAV: The Festival of Colors 2024 ('youth', 'education', 'diversity', 'community')
Jul 06, 2024 03:00 PM Somali Independence Day ('youth', 'culture', 'education', 'Diversity')
Jun 23, 2024 12:00 PM 2024 Walk Around the World ('diversity', 'imaa', 'youth', 'Culture', 'education')
May 09, 2024 05:00 PM Journie: Open Road Workshop 2 ('youth', 'Education', 'diversity', 'CMRC')
Apr 16, 2024 05:00 PM Journie: Open Road Workshop ('youth', 'Education', 'diversity', 'CMRC')
Apr 13, 2024 10:00 AM Our Kids and Our Future: A Vision for Rochester Public Schools ('youth', 'Education', 'tech', 'community')
Dec 09, 2023 11:30 AM Journie: Graduation Class of Fall 2023 ('youth', 'Education', 'diversity', 'key')
Oct 10, 2023 10:00 AM RPS October 10, 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Oct 04, 2023 10:00 AM 2023 C2C Annual Education Summit ('diversity', 'c2c', 'C2C', 'Education', 'boys & girls')
Sep 25, 2023 07:00 PM Screen Agers: Growing Up in the Digital Age ('youth', 'rps', 'education', 'time-sensitive')
Sep 13, 2023 10:00 AM Mayor Norton: Short Term End Childhood Hunger Taskforce Convening ('food', 'youth', 'Financial Stress')
Sep 12, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: September 12, 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'Culture', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Aug 10, 2023 02:00 PM DISCOVER THE FUN OF MINNESOTA SUMMERS WITH FAMILIES ABROAD ('youth', 'Culture', 'Diversity')
Aug 10, 2023 08:00 AM Mayo Clinic RISE for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen & Empower 2023 ('youth', 'diversity')
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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
Jun 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting Aug 25, 2026 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM — Room 320, City Hall
Sep 2026 RPS Family Engagement Sep 08, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — Virtual
Healthy Brain Workshop 6: Movement for Brain Health - Including QiGong Sep 21, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — 125 Live
Youth Leadership & Success Summit Sep 23, 2026 08:00 AM - 01:00 PM
September 24, 2026 DMCC Board Meeting Sep 24, 2026 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM — Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904
America: 250 and Beyond Oct 24, 2026 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake
NCRC - Faith & Community Expos Oct 29, 2026 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM — Rochester International Event Center
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