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Great Decisions: Coffee Hour at Brim Coffee Edina

Great Decisions Coffee Hour is BACK this fall. We're bringing the coffee hour back and we're moving the event to one of the coolest and best new coffee shops in the SW metro. Join us every first Wednesday this fall from 9am to 10:30am at Brim Cafe & Coffee Edina for the most interesting and engaging 90 minutes of your week. There's no shortage of praise for Brim Cafe & Coffee. They've made the Minnesota Star Tribune's "5 Best Things We Ate This Week" list and Artful Living Magazine calls Brim "the sort of neighborhood cafe that feels like visiting an old friend's porch".

You'll be sitting at a table with one of our Global Minnesota policy experts where they will share their insight and knowledge about a timely foreign policy topic. Each expert guest will pick a topic in their wheelhouse that is relevant to the foreign policy issues of today. It's an informal discussion format so you'll get to ask all the questions on your mind. It's like being front and center at a foreign policy seminar.

All attendees are required to purchase a drink or pastry at Brim Coffee Edina for this event. Thank you Brim Coffee for hosting!

9/9 - 9am to 10:30am with Henry Berman

10/14 - 9am to 10:30am with Anne Linee

11/11 - 9am to 10:30am Gary Prevost

11/18 - 9am to 10:30am Todd Lefko

Edina Community Ed partners with Global Minnesota to provide us with our foreign policy experts.

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Please read our Adult Programming Overview page for all info regarding registration, cancellation, and building info.

Adult Programs - Edina Community Ed (edinaschools.org)

Registration for all class sessions closes 3 days before the start date.

Late Registration: If you miss the deadline but are still interested, you can contact the Community Ed office. Space may be limited, but we'll try our best to accommodate late registrations.

Email: communityed@edinaschools.org
Phone: (952) 848-3952

Anne Linnee

Instructor

Following a more than 20-year career as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Anne retired from the State Department in 2023. During her career she primarily worked on issues in, and related to, Africa and Asia. Her overseas assignments included the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Mauritania and South Africa, as well as Washington, DC. Her final assignment was as the U.S. Consul General in Durban, South Africa.

Originally from Minneapolis, Anne now lives in the Twin Cities where she is involved in a variety of non-profits and regularly lectures around Minnesota on global issues. To satisfy the creative side of her brain, she also works at Bachman’s.
She has a B.A. in Urban Studies from the University of Minnesota and a M.S. in National Security Strategy from the National War College in Washington, DC. She speaks Spanish, French and some Mandarin

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