Michelle Robbins

Michelle joined The Kenwood in 2024 as the Director of Activities. She ensures the residents have the best opportunities possible by providing high quality events and activities including a wide range of social and educational programing.

Michelle Robbins

Social Hour with Joann Bolles

Joanne Bolles is a native of Minnesota who began singing, playing acoustic guitar and writing songs at the age of 10. Her earliest influences included John Denver, Dan Fogelberg, and Johnny Mathis! Over the years, her singing has been influenced by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett. From there she studied Jazz

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Social Hour with Peter Arnstein

Peter Arnstein has played in recordings and concerts, including the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and has also composed and arranged much music for him. His compositions have been published in England and the United States. He holds a D.M.A. in piano from the University of Wisconsin, teaches at the St. Paul Conservatory, and has performed

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Presentation with William Shutte

We know that there is going to be a large road construction project on Hennepin Avenue taking place during the next two summers…but what exactly can we expect? William Shutte, Engineer II Project Manager for Sewer Division for Upcoming Road Construction on Hennepin, will come to talk about the project and answer any questions we

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Haiti Presentation

Since 2007 Kenwood resident Ruth Anne Olson has visited the village of Bigonet, Haiti and connected us with their lives. We’ve admired their art. We’ve learned about their school and celebrated from afar their school’s new sewing class.  We’ve heard their music, seen pictures of their families. In 2013 we welcomed four of their teachers to the

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