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SUMMARY:Rochester - Headscarf Story Circle Gathering
DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle – a series of offerings that recognize the strength and resiliency of women. Join us for our second of three offerings in Rochester as we gather together through the shared connection of the headscarf and its complexity. This event commemorates Women’s History Month’s theme “Sustainability” with “Sustaining Home\, Health\, and Joy.” \nGuests are encouraged to wear a headscarf or head dress that is symbolic of anything from a fashion statement\, cultural identity\, health related\, or memories\, and beliefs. \n\n\n\n\n \n\nDanielle Teal is a Senior Program Coordinator at Mayo Clinic with nearly two decades of experience supporting initiatives that strengthen organizations and the people within them. She holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Danielle is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Behavioral Health (DBH) with a management concentration\, where her work focuses on the intersection of behavioral science\, population health\, and organizational well-being. \nHer professional interests center on designing systems and experiences that help people\, organizations and communities thrive. Danielle is especially motivated by initiatives that support employee well-being\, foster joy at work\, and bring a more human-centered approach to how work gets done. \nIn December 2025\, Danielle was diagnosed with breast cancer\, an experience that profoundly shaped her perspective and deepened her commitment to resilience\, compassion\, and living with intention. Outside of her professional life\, she enjoys gardening\, spending time outdoors\, and dreaming up creative projects. One of her long-term aspirations is to travel cross-country performing intentional acts of kindness and eventually write a book about radical kindness. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\nTawonda Burks of Rochester\, Minnesota is the current Director of Operations at RAEDI (Rochester Area Economic Development Inc.). She is the founder and owner of ELOCINA\, LLC\, President-Elect of Southeast Minnesota BDPA\, Board of Trustee member of the Jeremiah Program\, Board Member of the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester\, Leadership Table at Cradle 2 Career\, and committee member with Center for Chronic Disease Reduction & Equity Promotion Across America. \n\n\nCommunity Partner: Rochester Women Magazine. \nRegistration\nThis event is free\, however registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/rochester-headscarf-story-circle-gathering-2/
LOCATION:Rochester Cultural Center\, 1515 US-14\, Rochester\, 55904\, United States
CATEGORIES:Greater Minnesota,Headscarf Story Circle,Immersive Experiences
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rose McGee":MAILTO:rose@mnhum.org
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SUMMARY:St. Cloud - Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Joyce Sutphen
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate National Poetry Month\, MHC’s Off the Page is bringing together two of Minnesota’s Poet Laureates\, Joyce Sutphen and Gwen Nell Westerman. Sutphen will be reading from her most recent collection\, “Paper Camera: Poems\, Poets\, and Poetry\,” which examines the many facets of poetry itself; reading\, memorizing\, writing\, and what poetry can do for us. She will be joined in discussion by the current Poet Laureate\, Gwen Nell Westerman. Following the discussion\, audience members are invited to participate in a Q&A session\, and have further informal conversation with the featured speakers. Light refreshments will be provided\, copies of “Paper Camera: Poems\, Poets\, and Poetry” will be available for purchase\, and the evening will finish with a book signing. \nAbout the Speakers\nJoyce Sutphen grew up on a farm near St. Joseph\, Minnesota\, and currently lives in Chaska. She has degrees from the University of Minnesota\, including a Ph.D. in Renaissance Drama. Her first book\, “Straight Out of View\,” won the Barnard New Women’s Poets Prize (Beacon Press\, 1995\, republished by Holy Cow! Press in 2001). “Coming Back to the Body” (Holy Cow! Press\, 2000) was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award\, and “Naming the Stars” (Holy Cow! Press\, 2004) won the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry. In 2005\, Red Dragonfly Press published “Fourteen Sonnets” in a letterpress edition\, and in 2006 Sutphen co-edited the award-winning anthology “To Sing Along the Way: Minnesota Women Poets from Pre-Territorial Days to the Present” (New Rivers Press). Her poems have appeared in “Poetry\,” “American Poetry Review\,” “Atlanta Review\,” “Minnesota Monthly\,” “Water-Stone\,” and many other journals\, and she has had work featured in Ted Kooser’s “American Life in Poetry\,” and on “The Writer’s Almanac.” She has also been a guest on A Prairie Home Companion\, hosted by Garrison Keillor. In 2011 she was named the second Minnesota Poet Laureate by Governor Mark Dayton\, following the tenure of Robert Bly. Her newest collection is “Paper Camera: Poems\, Poets\, and Poetry\,” published by Nodin Press\, 2025. \nGwen Nell Westerman is a poet\, visual artist\, and scholar. Her roots are deep in the landscape of the tallgrass prairie and reveal themselves in her art and writing. She is an enrolled citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate\, and her father’s family is from the Heipa District. Her mother’s family is from the Flint District of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Neither of her parents spoke English when they were sent as small children to boarding schools in Oklahoma and South Dakota. Singing and writing for as long as she can remember\, Gwen understands from experience the important ways language and the land shape who we are. She was appointed as the Poet Laureate of Minnesota by Governor Tim Walz in 2021. \nThis event is presented in partnership with Paramount Center for the Arts\, a multidisciplinary community arts facility whose mission is to engage\, educate\, enrich\, and entertain through inspiring arts experiences. This event is part of the Minnesota Writers Off the Page series\, bringing the inspirational voices of Minnesota’s authors directly to readers. \nRegistration\nThis event is free\, however registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org  \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/st-cloud-minnesota-writers-off-the-page-joyce-sutphen/
LOCATION:Paramount Center for the Arts\, 913 W. Saint Germain St.\, St. Cloud\, 56301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Greater Minnesota,Minnesota Writers Off the Page,Public Programming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org
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SUMMARY:Cuyuna Lakes - Sketches of Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:“Clear Lakes. Deep Woods. One Community.”\nJoin the Minnesota Humanities Center\, Danger Boat Productions\, and Clearwater Forest Camp and Retreat Center for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities\, promote dialogue\, bridge divides\, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment. \nBeginning with a catered meal\, these gatherings invite audience members to share what makes their town great\, what they think people get wrong about it\, what local divisions concern them\, and what future they imagine. An improv comedy troupe listens in on the conversations\, takes everything they heard from residents\, and brings it to life on stage through entirely unscripted improv comedy theater. \n\n5:00–6:00 PM: Doors open / Community hour\n6:00–7:15 PM: Dinner\n7:15–8:00 PM: Performances\n8:00–8:30 PM: Talkback\n\nHost Partner: Clearwater Forest Camp and Retreat Center \nCommunity Partner: \n\n \nThe work of the Minnesota Humanities Center is to create a stronger Minnesota by increasing our understanding of the beauty\, wisdom and stories of its people. Through partnerships\, we facilitate the spaces\, like Sketches of Minnesota\, that seek to build connections and deepen understanding of ourselves and our communities in pursuit of a more just society. \nRegistration\nThis event is free\, however registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org  \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/deerwood-sketches-of-minnesota/
LOCATION:Clearwater Forest Camp and Retreat Center\, 16595 Crooked Lake Rd\, Deerwood\, MN\, 56444\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Renewal,Free,Greater Minnesota,Sketches of Minnesota
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Rust":MAILTO:jessica@mnhum.org
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SUMMARY:North Mankato - Social Studies Standards Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:The Social Studies Standards Workshop Series is a two-day workshop series (February 23 and April 30\, 2026) designed to equip K–12 teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully implement the new social studies standards by the 2026–27 school year. Participants will engage in a guided exploration of the revised standards\, including analysis of major content shifts\, vertical alignment across grade levels\, and implications for curriculum planning. \nThroughout the workshop\, teams will connect the updated standards to the C3 Framework\, deepening their understanding of high-quality instructional practices and identifying necessary instructional shifts to support student learning. \nK-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours for each session. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is managed by South Central Services Cooperative. Fee for Series ($200.00) includes lunch both days. Registration closes Monday\, February 23\, 2026.  \nRegistration Questions: 507-389-1425  \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/north-mankato-social-studies-standards-workshop-series-2/
LOCATION:South Central Services Cooperative\, 2075 Lookout Drive\, North Mankato\, 56003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Standards,Greater Minnesota,K-12 Education,Professional Development,Social Studies Standards
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mychi Nguyen":MAILTO:mychi@mnhum.org
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SUMMARY:Sartell - Social Studies Standards Workshop: K-5 Educators and Leaders
DESCRIPTION:We invite K-5 teachers and school leaders to a one-day social studies workshop. Participants will engage in a structured examination of the 2021 social studies standards\, focusing on key content shifts\, vertical alignment across grade levels\, and their impact on curriculum design. Throughout the workshop\, collaborative teams will strengthen their understanding of high-quality instructional practices and the instructional shifts needed to support student learning. \nThis workshop is a collaboration between Resource Training and Solutions and the Minnesota Humanities Center\, and will also feature Brittany Rawson-Haeg\, Social Studies Content Lead for the Minnesota Department of Education. \nK-5 educators will receive 5.25 clock hours upon completion the session. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is managed by Resource Training Solutions. Registration fee includes lunch. Registration closes Monday\, May 4\, 2026. \nRegistration Questions: info@resourcecoop-mn.gov  \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/sartell-social-studies-standards-workshop-k-5-educators-and-leaders/
LOCATION:Resource Training & Solution\, 137 23rd Street S\, Sartell\, 56377\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Standards,Greater Minnesota,K-12 Education,Social Studies Standards
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mychi Nguyen":MAILTO:mychi@mnhum.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260811
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SUMMARY:Itasca - We Are Water MN
DESCRIPTION:The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines water issues statewide and in local communities through personal stories\, histories\, and scientific information. It strengthens Minnesotans’ relationships with water\, exposes visitors to new perspectives\, and increases participation in water stewardship activities. \nHost Partner: MN DNR Itasca State Park and U of M Itasca Biological Station \nAs 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 the thousands of visitors from all over the state\, country\, and world this summer and see the We Are Water MN exhibit next to the serenity and natural beauty of Lake Itasca\, a national landmark. \nThis hosting will be within Itasca State Park\, run by the DNR\, and co-led by the U of M Itasca Biological Station\, an active field station devoted to research and teaching on how ecosystems work\, with an eye to cultivating an appreciation of their value and preservation for future generations. Itasca Station has been in operation since 1907 and is one of the oldest continuously operational field stations in the United States of America. \nAbout We Are Water MN?\nWe are Water MN is a project of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture\, Health\, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. \nLearn more about the We Are Water MN exhibit\, partnership\, and programs. \nLearn More
URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/park-rapids-we-are-water-mn/
LOCATION:Itasca State Park\, 36750 Main Park Drive\, Park Rapids\, MN\, 56470\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Renewal,Exhibit,Free,Greater Minnesota,Kid Friendly,We Are Water MN
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Busse-Aswar":MAILTO:rachel@mnhum.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260813
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SUMMARY:Little Falls - We Are Water MN
DESCRIPTION:The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines water issues statewide and in local communities through personal stories\, histories\, and scientific information. It strengthens Minnesotans’ relationships with water\, exposes visitors to new perspectives\, and increases participation in water stewardship activities. \nHost Partner: Great River Arts \nAs 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. From live theater and music performances to continuous visual art exhibits\, art classes for youth and adults\, and now the We Are Water MN exhibit\, come see how all of the wonderful things that happen when water and art meet! \nWe are especially excited that the exhibit will be in town during the annual and always highly anticipated Little Falls Arts and Crafts Fair\, September 12-13. We look forward to bringing We Are Water MN to the thousands of art enthusiasts visiting the heart of downtown Little Falls. \nFor this hosting\, Great River Arts is partnered with the City of Little Falls\, the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls\, and the Morrison Soil & Water Conservation District. \nAbout We Are Water MN?\nWe are Water MN is a project of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture\, Health\, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. \nLearn more about the We Are Water MN exhibit\, partnership\, and programs. \nLearn More
URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/little-falls-we-are-water-mn/
LOCATION:Great River Arts\, 122 1st Street SE\, Little Falls\, MN\, 56345\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Renewal,Exhibit,Free,Greater Minnesota,Kid Friendly,We Are Water MN
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Busse-Aswar":MAILTO:rachel@mnhum.org
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