Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Itasca – We Are Water MN

    Itasca State Park 36750 Main Park Drive, Park Rapids, MN, United States

    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.

  • St. Paul – First Annual Oromo Literature Festival

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    African Light Book and Coffee Shop and author Teferi Tafa are pleased to announce the first annual Oromo Literature Festival, a community-centered literary event dedicated to celebrating Oromo literature, language, storytelling, and intellectual achievement.

    Free
  • Park Rapids – Wet and Wild Mississippi River Day

    Itasca State Park 36750 Main Park Drive, Park Rapids, MN, United States

    Come explore water and life along the Mississippi River at a variety of information and activity stations. Learn about water, wildlife, plants and people that make the river home.

    Free
  • Little Falls – We Are Water MN

    Great River Arts 122 1st Street SE, Little Falls, MN, United States

    As the summer comes to a close and fall sets in, join We Are Water MN at Great River Arts (GRA) in Little Fall, where creativity meets community. GRA exists to enrich lives through the arts and become the art hub for the Morrison County area, playing a significant role in sustaining the community's artistic and economic vibrancy.

  • Montevideo – Sketches of Minnesota

    Montevideo American Legion Post #59 613 Legion Dr, Montevideo, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Montevideo community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    Free
  • Rochester – Headscarf Story Circle Gathering

    Assisi Heights Spirituality Center 1001 14th St NW, Rochester, United States

    The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle – a series of offerings that recognize the strength and resiliency of women.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: Pickup Truck Opera

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Join us for Mixed Precipitation’s presentation of “The Tales of Hoffmann.” Future meets past as a traveling poet encounters ghosts, robots, magicians, and shape-shifting demons in pursuit of love and creativity! This contemporary music mashup features 90’s grunge, R&B, and opera classics.

    Free
  • Minneapolis – Midwest Black Book Fair

    Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) 2001 Plymouth Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    The inaugural Midwest Black Book Fair, which honors stories of the resistance and uplifting intersectional narratives of Blackness, is a community-engaged event that honors Black stories and invites people from across the Midwest to participate.

    Free
  • Rochester – Sketches of Minnesota

    Rochester Art Center 30 Civic Drive SE Ste 120, Rochester, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Rochester community for a special return visit of the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    Free