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Nov 2026 Community & City Council Forum

Your City. Your Voice. Join the Mayor and City Council for an evening built around conversation, connection and your ideas and feedback for Rochester! We will highlight the 2026 National Community Survey results and talk about what they mean for Rochester. Come talk with us. We want to hear from you!

When	Nov 30, 2026 from 05:30 PM to 08:00 PM
Where	Chateau Theatre
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Filed under: Diversity, global, governance, culture, key, education

Key City Gov. Events: Nov 2026 Community & City Council Forum; Sep 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting; Aug 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting; Jun 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting; Land Use Revenue Analysis; Tax Increment Financial Studies; Town Hall: Using Advanced Technology in Policing; Jan 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting; 2026 Mayor's State of the City; Dec 2025 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting; Forum and Discussion on ‘Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings’ (Date changed to Dec 4); Key City Gov. Events - More…

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: Managing Difficult Conversations with Constituents - Rochester (For Elected Officials and Admin Staff) Oct 13, 2026 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM — Rochester Public Utilities 4000 East River Road Northeast, #2813; Skills for Disagreeing Better - Rochester Oct 13, 2026 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM — RCTC Heintz Center, 1926 Collegeview Road East, Rochester, MN 55904; All Things SBDC - 2026 Oct 13, 2026 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM — Virtual; Depolarizing Ourselves Oct 13, 2026 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM — RCTC Heintz Center, 1926 Collegeview Road East, Rochester, MN 55904; Congressional Debate Oct 13, 2026 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM — KAAL Digital Platforms; Finding Community in Our Differences - Rochester Oct 13, 2026 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM — RCTC Heintz Center, 1926 Collegeview Road East, Rochester, MN 55904; Centering Indigenous Relationships: Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements Oct 14, 2026 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM — Zoom; Work Smarter with AI Oct 14, 2026 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — Virtual; Cradle to Career 2026 Annual Education Summit Oct 20, 2026 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM — Mayo Civic Center; America: 250 and Beyond Oct 24, 2026 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake; Upcoming events…

Noteworthy Past Events: 2026 Rochester General Election City Council and Mayor Candidate Forum; Oct 2026 RPS Family Engagement; Sep 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting; Youth Voice as Community Expertise: Lessons from Rochester's First Youth Co-Design Lab; Rochester Area Housing Alliance Sep 2026; Sep 2026 RPS Family Engagement; Aug 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting; Building an Inclusive Space; Rochester Area Housing Alliance Aug 2026; Building Trust in an Age of Skepticism; Jun 2026 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting; Land Use Revenue Analysis; Tax Increment Financial Studies; 2Q 2026 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP); Co-Design as Civic Infrastructure; Rochester Area Housing Alliance Jun 2026; DMC 2026 Real Estate Development and Investment Summit (4/16/25); PossAbilities: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; Rochester Area Housing Alliance May 2026; HOUSING THE UNHOUSED ROCHESTER HOUSING UPDATE FORUM; Apr 2026 RPS Family Engagement; Noteworthy Past Events - More…

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