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  • Composite image featuring a photo of author David Mura and the cover to his book, "The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself."

    St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Series: The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself Book Launch

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

    Join us on Wednesday, February 8, to celebrate the release of David Mura's new book, "The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives", released in January of 2023 by University of Minnesota Press. Following a reading of selections from the new book, Mura will be joined by his friend and fellow writer Alexs Pate for a discussion on dismantling the myth of whiteness.

    Free

  • Composite image featuring a photo of a black man writing in a journal overlayed with images of BIPOC Writers' Retreat held at the Minnesota Humanities Event Center.

    St. Paul – Remembering – A Black Writers’ Retreat

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

    Remembering - A Black Writers' Retreat centers around remembering as an act of joy that provides opportunities for healing and recovery in ways that forgetting does not.

    $30
  • Composite image with a photo of author Lynette Reini-Grandell with her trans-spouse Venus DeMars and the cover to her book, "Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story."

    St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Series: Wild Things

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

    Join us on Trans Day of Visibility for a conversation with author Lynette Reini-Grandell, author of "Wild Things: A Trans Glam Punk Rock Love Story," in a deeply personal conversation with her trans spouse, Venus de Mars.

    $10

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    St. Paul – Poetry Sparks!

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

    In celebration of National Poetry Month, join Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman, at a poetry gathering just for poets. Hear about Gwen’s vision for poetry across the state, get connected to other poets, and let your creativity loose with some writing time.

    Free

  • An illustration of an adult and two small children reading books while seated in the grass.

    St. Paul – Children’s Book Week Celebration

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

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center for a celebration on the lawn honoring Children’s Book Week, with guest author readings, book art workshops, story walks, games, crafts, book sales, and special giveaways.

    Free

  • Composite image featuring a photo author Linda LeGarde Grover and the cover to her book, "The Sky Watched - Poems of Ojibwe Lives."

    Duluth – Minnesota Writers Series: The Sky Watched

    American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) 202 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN, United States

    Author and poet Linda LeGarde Grover joins the Minnesota Writers Series for a special event in Duluth for Poetry Month. In addition to reading selections from her recently re-released collection, The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives , Grover will also join in conversation with Dr. Jill M. Doerfler, head of American Indian Studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth.

    Free

  • Composite image featuring a picture of author Rose McGee and the cover to her book, "Can't Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama!"

    St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Series: Rose McGee Children’s Book Release

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

    Minnesota Humanities Center, in partnership with Minnesota Historical Society Press, is pleased to host the launch of Rose McGee's new children's book, "Can't Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama!”

    Free

  • Colorful hardcover books stacked atop one another on a field of grass.

    St. Paul – National Read a Book Day

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

    The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) invites book lovers of all ages to the lawn of MHC for a read-in gathering to celebrate National Read a Book Day. Bring the book of your choice, a blanket or chair, and join in celebration by reading in community.

    Free
  • Composite image featuring a young Latina/e/x woman speaking to a group as well additional artistic flourishes.

    St. Paul – Poetry Encuentro: A Latine Poetry Gathering

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

    This poetry encuentro will bring together Latine community members to engage in storytelling based on Latine literary traditions. We want to recognize the complex and inspiring stories of Minnesota's Latine community and their contribution to Minnesota's diverse and vibrant cultural heritage.

    $30

  • St. Cloud – Minnesota Writers Series: Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX

    St. Cloud City Hall 1201 7th Street South, St. Cloud, MN, United States

    The Minnesota Writers Series welcomes Sheri Brenden, author of "Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX" in a conversation with her sister, Peg Brenden, one of the St. Cloud student athletes behind the groundbreaking 1972 federal court case that took on the unequal system of school athletics nationwide.

    Free

  • St. Paul – Our Ancestors Are Us: An Asian Adoptee Life Writing Workshop

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

    As part of the Minnesota Humanities Center’s writing and reflection offerings, we are excited to collaborate with Jennifer Kwon Dobbs to host Our Ancestors Are Us: An Asian Adoptee Life Writing Workshop, a project funded by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.

    Free

  • St. Paul – Poetry Sparks! Youth Writing Workshop

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

    Are you a young person (13-19 years of age) who writes poetry or aspires to start writing poetry? Do you want to connect with other youth writers? Then join us for the Poetry Sparks! Youth Writing Workshop with Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Nell Westerman, and former St. Paul Youth Poet Laureate Chavah Gabrielle.

    Free