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Apr 09, 2026 08:00 AM
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Lifestyle Medicine Community of Wellness Symposium & Gala 2026
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('lotus', 'health', 'Health', 'openbeam')
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Discover the root causes of preventable and reversible chronic diseases
• Learn practical strategies for lifelong health and well-being
• Engage in hands-on activities like "Walk With A Doc," meditation, and stretching
sessions
• Enjoy plant-based meals featuring recipes from expert presenters
• Expand your healthy network
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Mar 16, 2026 10:00 AM
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Music Therapy and Cognitive Vitality: The Role of Music in Brain Health
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('lotus', 'America City for Health', 'mental health', 'aging')
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Music plays a crucial and unique role in supporting cognitive function, memory retention, emotional regulation, and social connection that are key areas often affected in cognitive decline. Research shows that rhythm, melody, and singing activate widespread neural networks, enhance neuroplasticity, and stimulate brain regions involved in speech, movement, and executive function.
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Feb 28, 2026 12:00 PM
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Black Excellence Expo
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('diversity', 'education', 'NAACP', 'Entrepreneurship')
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For the Rochester Branch of the NAACP, achieving economic stability is a strategic priority. Initiatives like the Black Excellence Expo directly support this goal by uplifting local entrepreneurs, expanding opportunity, and strengthening our regional economy.
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Feb 21, 2026 05:30 PM
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Ebony Night 2026: Once Upon A Night | Rochester Branch of the NAACP presents UMR Black Student Union
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('NAACP', 'Diversity', 'UMR')
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The third event in the Black History Month Series, Ebony Night, is an all-student-led production by the University of
Minnesota Rochester’s Black Student Union.
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Feb 21, 2026 10:00 AM
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Homeownership and Wealth Building Workshop
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('NAACP', 'housing', 'Diversity')
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This workshop equips community members with practical tools and knowledge to pursue homeownership and build
generational wealth.
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Feb 17, 2026 04:30 PM
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Ready to Lead 2026 Spring Cohort
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('diversity', 'Civic Equity', 'leadership', 'networking', 'community engagement')
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Ready to Lead brings together a small group of people to teach the basics of how to participate in and lead meetings
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Feb 16, 2026 10:00 AM
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Breathing and Brain Health – Seokmun Hoheup Method
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('lotus', 'mental health', 'community health')
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This immersive session introduces the Seokmun Hoheup method, a traditional Korean breathing practice designed to enhance mental clarity, reduce stress, and support healthy brain function, presented by Paul Min, PhD.
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Feb 15, 2026 02:30 PM
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Chinese New Year Celebration Gala
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('diversity', 'culture', 'Diversity')
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Chinese New Year Celebration Gala is a primary annual event of gathering in Rochester Chinese community. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the biggest Chinese holiday, carry forward the Chinese culture and promote the merge with the multiple cultures in Rochester. Usually there are about 600 people attending this event, including Chinese and other ethnics.
Stage shows will feature many exciting performances such as singing, dancing, poems, sketch, dramas, instrument playing, and more, mostly with Chinese cultural and artistic style. During the stage show time, we will also have lottery to have some surprising prizes.
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Feb 11, 2026 10:00 AM
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Rochester Area Housing Alliance Feb 2026
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('RAF', 'Housing', 'housing', 'key')
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Topics include: Natural Gas Franchise Fee --The City of Rochester is looking at whether to create a natural gas franchise fee. This fee could help fund programs that support the community and help the City make smart, long-term investments.
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Feb 06, 2026 05:00 PM
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Pulitzer Finalist Lee Hawkins--Author of I Am Nobody’s Slave
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('NAACP', 'Diversity')
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Join us for this year’s premier Black History
Month event featuring Lee Hawkins, Pulitzer
Prize finalist, former Wall Street Journal writer,
and 2026 NAACP Image Awards Nominee who is
coming to Rochester, Minnesota from New York.
This event is free but seating is limited so free
registration is required.
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Feb 03, 2026 10:00 AM
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Feb 2026 RPS Family Engagement
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('RPS', 'education', 'diversity', 'key', 'Education')
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Our focus for February is Supporting Parent, Caregiver, Family, and Staff Wellbeing: an Experiential Workshop,
presented by Haeli Gerardy. Haeli is the Family Engagement Specialist and Certified Parenting Coach at Fernbrook,
which is a partner with RPS School-Linked Mental Health.
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Jan 27, 2026 12:00 PM
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"Let's Talk Community" Lunch and Learn Series
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('Education', 'civic engagement')
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Our first event of the series will feature Metro State’s Cyber Clinic—a hub for community
focused cybersecurity initiatives. Discover how the Cyber Clinic partners with K-12 institutions,
underserved municipalities, nonprofits, and small businesses to strengthen digital safety
through:
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Jan 27, 2026 09:30 AM
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Jan 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting
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('Diversity', 'global', 'governance', 'culture', 'key', 'education')
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Coordinate the Sister Cities Program; support international affairs in the city; provide a welcoming and supportive climate for international residents
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Jan 23, 2026 07:00 PM
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Poetry Night
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('griot', 'Culture', 'diversity')
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Join us for a night in community celebrating poetry!
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Jan 22, 2026 06:00 PM
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Ramsey County Attorney Office Townhall
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('openbeam', 'governance', 'civic engagement')
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Asian Media Access is working with our communities to host a webinar as a follow-up event
from the AAUC successful Town Hall meeting, that laid our communities' stories so well.
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Jan 22, 2026 06:30 PM
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Panel Discussion - "IBM Rochester not only changed the city but the world"
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('Education',)
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The panel discussion, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, will feature five current and retired IBM employees talking about everything from gaming and supercomputers to quantum computing, and disks
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Jan 21, 2026 10:00 AM
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Rochester Area Foundation - Scholarship Information
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('networking', 'civic engagement')
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Volunteers Needed - Rochester Area Foundation Scholarship Committee
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Jan 20, 2026 12:00 PM
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Caregiver and Parent Empowerment
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('rps', 'Education')
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Come together with other community
members online to learn about middle school
academics, social growth, and relationships
while supporting students as they transition to
high school and graduation.
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Jan 19, 2026 08:15 AM
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2026 We Have a Dream Celebration
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('NAACP',)
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - We Have a Dream Celebration is an annual community event held on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to commemorate the life and work of Dr. King. The morning portion of the program hosted by NAACP Rochester Branch MN in partnership with Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce will take place at the Mayo Civic Center.
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Jan 17, 2026 02:00 PM
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Dreaming Otherwise
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('griot',)
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Join us for a free, community-centered workshop rooted in writer Nicole “Cole” Nfonoyim-Hara’s own creative process and her current work on a speculative fiction novel reimagining ancestral pasts and legacies.
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