Minnesota Humanities Center
  • St. Paul – Sidewalk Poetry Workshop

    Capitol Region Watershed District 595 Aldine St, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Join We Are Water MN and Capitol Region Watershed District for a Sidewalk Poetry Workshop in partnership with Public Art Saint Paul.

    Free
  • Online – What’s Next? Looking Towards Implementation

    Virtual Event

    K-12 educators will receive 1 clock hour. Join for conversation and brainstorming about next steps in social studies standards implementation. Spend time reflecting on the work done this year, and the changes anticipated for next school year.

    Free
  • Hopkins – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Kristin Collier

    Cream & Amber 1605 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN, United States

    Minnesota Writers Off the Page will host an evening with Kristin Collier, author of the memoir “What Debt Demands: Family, Betrayal, and Precarity in a Broken System.” Kristin will be in conversation with Jennifer Eli Bowen. Books will be available for purchase, and the evening will end with a book signing.

    Free
  • Columbia Heights – NUESTRO NORTE Community Screening

    Heights Theater 3951 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States

    Join us for the public premiere and celebration of NUESTRO NORTE. NUESTRO NORTE is a cinematic portrait of five community leaders from across metro and greater Minnesota, their lived stories […]

    Free
  • Online Pedagogy Session – Era Nine: Contested Freedoms

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Evaluate how recent U.S. history—1990s to present—shaped American debates over democracy, rights, and responses to global and domestic crises. Using content and sources from Dr. Walter Greason, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units. 

    Free
  • St. Paul – Open House and Ice Cream Social

    Capitol Region Watershed District 595 Aldine St, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Join We Are Water MN and Capitol Region Watershed District for staff-led demonstrations, art-making, and free ice cream!

    Free
  • Minneapolis – Book Launch for Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Political Pathfinder

    Birchbark Bizhiw 1629 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, United States

    Join us for the official launch of Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Political Pathfinder, a newly released title in the acclaimed Native American Lives Series. Hear from editor and former Minneapolis Poet Laureate Heid E. Erdrich alongside author Hema Erdrich Patel as they discuss the life, legacy, and political vision of Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin.

    Free
  • Lake Itasca – Investing with Your Heart: Understanding and Caring for Minnesota’s Lakes

    Biome Center, Itasca Biological Station 28131 University Circle, Lake Itasca, United States

    The We Are Water MN exhibit moves to Itasca this week! Join us for this public seminar to hear from Dr. Jake Walsh, Assistant Professor in Fisheries Wildlife and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota, who will share about his research partnerships with State, local, and Tribal governments and local citizen groups to better understand and manage our valuable lakes.

    Free
  • 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.

  • Itasca – We Are Water Mn Exhibit Launch

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

    Celebrate the launch of We Are Water MN at Itasca State Park with a morning and afternoon filled with free, family-friendly activities.

    Free