Minnesota Humanities Center
  • 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
  • Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Morning Performance)

    Breck School 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, United States

    Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

    Free
  • Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Evening Performance)

    Breck School 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, United States

    Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

    Free
  • St. Peter – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story

    St. Peter High School 2121 Broadway Ave, St. Peter, MN, United States

    Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

    Free
  • Rochester – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story

    Mayo Civic Center 30 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, MN, United States

    Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

    Free
  • St. Cloud – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story

    Marcus Theatres 1533 Frontage Road North, Waite Park, MN, United States

    Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Critical Conversation: Starting with the Indigenous | Emphasis on Place

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

    Join Indigenous leaders Christina Woods, Executive Director of the Duluth Art Institute, and Kate Beane, Executive Director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art, who will engage participants in deep dialogue about Indigenous issues related to place and land.

    Free
  • 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
  • St. Paul – Shakespeare in our Parks: Much Ado About Nothing

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

    MHC is pleased to host Classical Actors Ensemble (CAE) as they bring their Shakespeare in Our Parks live theater to our lawn.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Critical Conversation: Stories I Didn’t Know

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

    Join us for a special screening of the film followed by a community conversation with Rita Davern, Ramona Kitto Stately, and Reuben Kitto Stately. Reflect on how one person’s discovery of truth can create a significant positive impact on personal and statewide levels.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Critical Conversation: The Art and Response to Castile and Floyd

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

    Be part of a Critical Conversation with gifted artists Ta-coumba T. Aiken and Seitu Ken Jones as they reflect on creating art in these tumultuous times, how art sparks change at personal and societal levels, and how we build our futures in the Twin Cities with equity and inclusion so that everyone thrives.

    Free