Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Alexandria – We Are Water MN

    Legacy of the Lakes Museum 205 3rd Avenue West, Alexandria, MN, United States

    The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information. Visitors can explore stories both local and statewide and share their own stories of water’s importance in their life.

    Free
  • Fergus Falls – We Are Water MN

    Fergus Falls Public Library 205 East Hampden Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN, United States

    The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information. Visitors can explore stories both local and statewide and share their own stories of water’s importance in their life.

    Free
  • Mankato – The Legacy of 9/11: Four Perspectives

    Ostrander Auditorium - Minnesota State University - Mankato 540 W Road, Mankato, MN, United States

    This moderated discussion will examine several perspectives on 9/11, exploring reflections, memories, and personal stories of how the event has influenced each speaker's life.

    Free
  • Duluth – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story

    Denfeld High School 401 North 44th Avenue West, Duluth, MN, United States

    Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story is a 90-minute two-act dramatization of a traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer enslaved in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

    Free
  • POSTPONED – Mankato – Poetry in the Parks

    Blue Earth County Library 100 East Main Street, Mankato, MN, United States

    Students in grades 5-8 are invited to join Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman and fellow poet Michael Torres* for a daylong writing workshop at Minnesota State Parks. Alongside the poets, students will explore the beauty of nature and write their own poems. Students will receive instruction and encouragement to write in their home languages as well as English.

    Free
  • POSTPONED – Austin – Poetry in the Parks

    Austin Public Library 323 4th Avenue Northeast, Austin, MN, United States

    Students in grades 5-8 are invited to join Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman and fellow poet Michael Torres* for a daylong writing workshop at Minnesota State Parks. Alongside the poets, students will explore the beauty of nature and write their own poems. Students will receive instruction and encouragement to write in their home languages as well as English.

    Free
  • POSTPONED – Worthington – Poetry in the Parks

    Nobles County Library 407 12th Street, Worthington, MN, United States

    Students in grades 5-8 are invited to join Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman and fellow poet Michael Torres* for a daylong writing workshop at Minnesota State Parks. Alongside the poets, students will explore the beauty of nature and write their own poems. Students will receive instruction and encouragement to write in their home languages as well as English.

    Free
  • Bemidji – Treaties, Strategies, and Traditionalism

    American Indian Resource Center, Bemidji State University 1630 Birchmont Dr NE, Bemidji, MN, United States

    Comparing Native and White perspectives on treaty signing throws into sharp relief the divergent understandings, cultural differences, and foreclosed opportunities that characterized these encounters. This talk foregrounds Indigenous perspectives, specifically those of the Anishinabeg of Minnesota and Quebec, on treaty signing, economic activities, and the seasonal round.

    Free