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SUMMARY:TAI JI QUAN
DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, Wednesdays & Fridays\nMarch 16 – May 8\n11:30 am – 12:30 pm \nA program with movement patterns to improve coordination\, range of motion and strength for fall prevention. Adaptations made for low vision. \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/tai-ji-quan/
LOCATION:VINE Adult Community Center\, 421 E. Hickory St.\, Mankato\, MN\, 56001\, United States
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SUMMARY:ADULT AURAL REHABILITATION GROUP
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, March 19 – April 16\n2 – 3 pm \nThis group is designed for adults with hearing loss and their care partner\, a family member or spouse. Explore hearing loss basics\, hearing devices\, communication strategies\, advocacy skills\, assistive listening technology and hands on troubleshooting scenarios. Sessions are interactive\, giving participants information about their hearing and tools to communicate with greater ease. \nFree and open to the public. Call Kristi at (507) 389-1542 to sign up.
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/adult-aural-rehabilitation-group/
LOCATION:VINE Adult Community Center\, 421 E. Hickory St.\, Mankato\, MN\, 56001\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mankato Con: Mankato's Premier Tabletop Gaming Event
DESCRIPTION:Mankato Con is launching its inaugural year as a celebration of all things tabletop right here in the heart of Southern Minnesota! Join us March 20–22\, 2026\, at the Mankato Civic Center for three unforgettable days of board games\, trading card games\, RPGs\, miniatures\, and more. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or brand new to the hobby\, Mankato Con is your chance to connect\, play\, and explore the worlds of tabletop gaming. \nThis first-ever Mankato Con is more than just an event—it’s a cause. Proceeds from the convention will go toward supporting MVAC (Minnesota Valley Action Council)\, helping make a positive impact in our community. \nIf you love gaming and want to be part of something new and meaningful\, don’t miss the start of Mankato’s newest gaming tradition—Mankato Con!
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/mankato-con-mankatos-premier-tabletop-gaming-event/
LOCATION:Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center\, 1 Civic Center Plaza\, Mankato\, MN\, 56001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Activities,Fairs & Festivals,Special Interest
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SUMMARY:The Great Bouquet Build: A Shop Hop Event
DESCRIPTION:Downtown Partnership of Mankato/North Mankato and Mankato Area Shopping Events are thrilled to introduce a spring shop hop event with a twist! Visit participating shops for The Great Bouquet Build and collect a variety of flowers at each stop. As you stroll through town visiting participating businesses\, your bouquet will grow until you finish the day with a beautiful\, full floral arrangement to take home. \nWe invite you to join us on Saturday\, March 21 as we kick off the spring season and encourage residents and visitors to explore all that our small businesses have to offer. To participate\, reserve a spot for just $10 at the link below and pick up your vase on the day of the shop hop at Becky’s Floral\, our official flower sponsor. \n🔗: https://greatermankato.com/downtown-partnership/the-great-bouquet-build/
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/the-great-bouquet-build-a-shop-hop-event/
CATEGORIES:Shopping
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SUMMARY:BECHS History Book Club – Winter Series Session 3
DESCRIPTION:It Took Courage by Christopher P. Lehman\nJanuary – March 2026\n$50/Series \nLehman uncovers the story of Winston’s first forty-two years and her long struggle to obtain her freedom. She was sold away from her birth family; her husband\, a free man\, died before he could purchase her freedom. She labored in Tennessee\, Louisiana\, Kentucky\, Mississippi\, and Minnesota. For thirty-one years she was enslaved by the family of President Andrew Jackson\, who bought her for his great-niece and paid a cousin of James K. Polk to hold her in trust. Winston’s victory produced a compelling irony: a woman Jackson himself had enslaved defeated a part of his legacy in Minnesota. \nThe survival of the remarkable story of Eliza Winston’s battle for individual freedom is an important contribution to the larger understanding of what slavery meant on this continent and how it affected individual lives—in both North and South. Winston’s experience demonstrates the lengths to which a person would go to escape slavery\, attempting to work both outside and inside the flawed and inequitable laws of the time\, until finally receiving justice. If the traditional accounts relied on stereotypical depictions of Winston as “simple-minded\,” in Lehman’s skillful description\, Winston appears as a capable\, mature woman who understood her life and her values. Eliza Winston herself made the bold decision to leave behind everything she had known for an uncertain but free future. \nBECHS History Book Club Session – It Took Courage \nMarch 21\, 11 a.m. – Book Discussion \nThe quarterly book club goes beyond a classic group book read and discussion. Over three months\, while participants read the book\, additional monthly sessions will include a discussion of the book’s setting and social history\, a special presentation on a related historical topic\, and will conclude with a group book discussion. \nThe BECHS History Book Club is $50\, which includes a paperback copy of the book\, admission to the speaker\, and group book discussion\, refreshments\, and a small gift for completing the activities. ($60 value!) All programs will be held at the History Center or virtually if winter weather is a concern. \nAlready have a copy of the book\, but want to come to the speaker or just the book discussion? Individual programs are $10 each.
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/bechs-history-book-club-winter-series-session-3/
LOCATION:Blue Earth County Historical Society\, 424 Warren St\, Mankato\, Minnesota\, 56001
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