As we reach the height of summer in Minnesota, We Are Water MN travels north to a deeply significant site for water in our state: the headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River! The water found at Lake Itasca begins here and flows on its winding way 2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.
Join us at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for a community conversation in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding and to identify shared values as Minnesotans.
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Freeborn County Communities Foundation for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!
Enjoy an afternoon of free, family-friendly activities at Itasca State Park and U of M Itasca Biological Station as part of the We Are Water MN exhibit.
Classical Actors Ensemble presents “The Tempest,” the bewitching tragicomedy about forgiveness, redemption, and growth as part of MHC's Summer on the Lawn series.
Join us at the Edina Senior Center for a community conversation in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding and to identify shared values as Minnesotans.
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and the Red Wing Community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!
This online workshop for youth poets (ages 13-19) will introduce students to the Ekphrastic poetic idea which will help us reflect on, harmonize, remember, and move through particular points of American history centering visual objects.
As you visit the Headwaters of the Mississippi River, stop by the nature cart to visit with this week's special guest, Dr. Beatriz Baselga-Cervera, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota, and explore the hidden world of freshwater microorganisms.
Relax and unwind with Yoga by the Lake, catered to all ages and levels of physical fitness! Enjoy nature while benefiting from yoga as the calming view of Lake Itasca and the towering pines overhead center you.
In this generative online workshop, youth poets (ages 13-19) will write from memory, Minnesota, and the objects or images that carry personal and/or collective history.
In this online workshop for youth poets (ages 13-19), students will practice Freedom Dreaming. Freedom Dreaming brings us to a place where we can imagine the world we want to live in, where our identities thrive, where poetry can meet pain, sacrifice, joy and hope and always feel surrounded by courage and belonging.