BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Minnesota Humanities Center - ECPv6.15.12.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Minnesota Humanities Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mnhum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Minnesota Humanities Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20221201T161803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T131457Z UID:10000327-1675882800-1675888200@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - Minnesota Writers Series: The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating 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 best-selling author and President of Innocent Technologies Alexs Pate for a discussion on the issues of race\, history and education. A book signing will follow the talk. Part of the Minnesota Writers Series. Co-sponsored by University of Minnesota Press. \nAbout the book: From the country’s founding through the summer of Black Lives Matter in 2020\, Mura’s new book unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present. Mura shows how deeply we need to change our racial narratives to dissolve the myth of Whiteness and fully acknowledge the experiences of Black Americans. Poet Douglas Kearney has said of Mura’s new book that it “offers what so many Americans claim they want: a rigorous education in perceiving themselves stripped of their dearest myths.” \nAbout the author: David Mura is a poet\, writer of creative nonfiction and fiction\, critic\, and playwright. He is author of “A Stranger’s Journey: Race\, Identity\, and Narrative Craft in Writing” and the memoirs “Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei” and “Where the Body Meets Memory: An Odyssey of Race\, Sexuality\, and Identity”. He is coeditor\, with Carolyn Holbrook\, of “We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World” (2021). He lives in Minneapolis. \nRegistration\nThis event is free\, but registration is required. \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/mn-writers-series-stories-whiteness/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Free,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/event_mn_writers_series_david_mura.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20230208T214811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T131511Z UID:10000282-1680289200-1680296400@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - Minnesota Writers Series: Wild Things DESCRIPTION: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. The two will discuss the themes and stories in the book\, which follows the two through the art\, literary\, and indie rock worlds of Minneapolis and New York in the 1990s and early 2000s as they learn\, change\, and grow together\, navigating the transition\, the communities they found\, and the hostility they faced. Part of the Minnesota Writers Series. Sponsored by RECLAIM\, whose mission is to increase access to mental health care so queer and trans youth may reclaim their lives from oppression in all its forms. \nAbout the Author\nLynette Reini-Grandell is the author of “Wild Verge” (Holy Cow! Press\, 2018)\, “Approaching the Gate” (Holy Cow! Press\, 2014)\, and the forthcoming memoir\, “Wild Things: A Trans Glam Punk Rock Love Story” (Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2023). Other work has appeared in Alligator Juniper\, The Understanding between Foxes and Light\, Poetry Motel\, Revolver\, Poetry City U.S.A.\, and Seminary Ridge Review\, among others. She has been nominated for a Pushcart and received grants for her work from the Finlandia Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She performs with the Bosso Poetry Company and the jazz/poetry collective Sonoglyph. Her work is often inspired by Finnish folk culture and song\, and she frequently collaborates with Nordic Roots artists in multimedia performances. She lives in Minneapolis on the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people. \nRegistration\nIf cost is a barrier\, please contact Jessica Rust at jessica@mnhum.org before registering. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org | MHC Cancellation Policy \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/mn-writers-series-wild-things/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/event_mn_writers_series_wild_things.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20230216T145313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T131521Z UID:10000289-1689183000-1689190200@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Duluth - Minnesota Writers Series: The Sky Watched DESCRIPTION:Author and poet Linda LeGarde Grover will be joining the Minnesota Writers Series for a special event in Duluth. In addition to reading selections from her recently re-released collection\, The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives (University of Minnesota Press\, 2022)\, Grover will also join in conversation with Dr. Jill M. Doerfler\, head of American Indian Studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth\, about the joys and complexities of leading a life devoted to writing and poetry\, and the ways in which poetry has connected her further to her Native culture. In celebration of poets at all stages of their writing journey\, during the second half of the event\, members of the audience will be invited to share their own poetry as time allows. Co-sponsored by the American Indian Community Housing Organization\, also the host site for this event. \nAbout the book: The Sky Watched is a collective memoir in poetry of an Ojibwe family and tribal community\, from creation myth to this day\, updated with new poems. The collection gives poetic voice\, in English and Ojibwe\, those assembled here—voices of history\, of memory and experience\, of children and elders\, Indian boarding school students\, tribal storytellers\, and the Manidoog\, the unseen beings who surround our lives—come together to create a collective memoir in poetry as expansive and particular as the starry sky. \nAbout the author: Linda LeGarde Grover is professor emerita of American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe. Her books The Road Back to Sweetgrass\, Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year\, In the Night of Memory\, and Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong\, all from Minnesota\, have earned numerous awards\, including the Native Writers Circle of the Americas First Book Award; Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards for poetry\, memoir\, and fiction; and a Minnesota Book Award for memoir and creative nonfiction. Her book of stories The Dance Boots received the Flannery O’Connor Award and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. \nAbout the moderator: Jill Doerfler is a professor and department head of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Her primary area of scholarly interest is American Indian identity with a focus on Anishinaabe citizenship. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/mn-writers-series-sky-watched/ LOCATION:American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO)\, 202 West 2nd Street\, Duluth\, MN\, 55802\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Greater Minnesota,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/event_mn_writers_series_sky_watched.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20230628T182118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T203804Z UID:10000371-1691240400-1691247600@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - Minnesota Writers Series: Rose McGee Children's Book Release DESCRIPTION: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!” The author and the book’s illustrator\, Christopheraaron Deanes\, will read from the book and participate in a moderated discussion around themes related to food and family. Freddie Bell\, KMOJ radio personality and Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee\, will moderate the discussion. The author and illustrator will be available for a book signing and discussion at a reception following the event. Books will be available for purchase from Black Garnet Books. Part of the Minnesota Writers Series. \nAbout the Book\nIn Rose McGee’s charming picture book (3-7 age range)\, young Marie and Landon think that their grandmother\, “Mama\,” makes the best sweet potato pies ever. The twins sometimes wonder if there might be some magic involved. Neighbors dealing with bad news or struggling with loss stop by for a slice. Sharing the pies—their sweet aroma\, their familiar texture—in Mama’s warm home brings them comfort. The twins marvel at the neighbors’ transformation. Maybe\, the twins realize\, the magic isn’t in the pies. Maybe it’s in their mama. \nAbout the Author and Illustrator\nRose McGee’s touching story expands on her own work building community and relationships through her “baketivism” as the leader of the nonprofit Sweet Potato Comfort Pie. She is a well-known facilitator\, the playwright behind “Kumbayah: The Juneteenth Story\,” one of Minnesota’s 50 Over 50\, and a 2019 Bush Fellow. Her work has been featured in the national PBS documentary\, “A Few Good Pie Places\,” and in the TEDx Talk\, “The Power of Pie.” \nChristopheraaron Deanes is an artist and educator working to build creative equitable spaces that support and engage communities. As an artist\, Christopheraaron is represented in local galleries and has created metal enamel sculptures as well as murals sited throughout the Twin Cities. As an educator\, he works in the administration offices at Fridley Public Schools and with communities of color around Minneapolis and St. Paul. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife\, Cara\, and five amazing children. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/mn-writers-series-rose-mcgee-childrens-book-release/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Free,Kid Friendly,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/event_mn_writers_rose_mcgee.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20230724T165828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T131543Z UID:10000376-1695920400-1695927600@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Cloud - Minnesota Writers Series: Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX DESCRIPTION: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. The event will take place in the former high school gym\, now converted into St. Cloud city council chambers. Mayor Dave Kleis will provide a welcome. Co-sponsored by the Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership and the Stearns County Museum. Registration is required for this in-person event. \nCan’t make it to the St. Cloud event for Break Point? Join the Brenden sisters in Red Wing in November in conjunction with the Anderson Center at Tower View’s Books in the Barn series. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/mn-writers-series-break-point/ LOCATION:St. Cloud City Hall\, 1201 7th Street South\, St. Cloud\, MN\, 56301\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Greater Minnesota,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/event_mn_writers_series_break_point.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20230831T204229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T131552Z UID:10000382-1700161200-1700168400@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Red Wing - Minnesota Writers Series: Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX DESCRIPTION: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. The event will take place in coordination with our partners at Anderson Center at Tower View\, as part of their Books in the Barn series. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing following the reading\, courtesy of Fair Trade Books. \nRegistration is required for this in-person event in Red Wing. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/break-point-title-ix/ LOCATION:Anderson Center at Tower View\, 163 Tower View Drive\, Red Wing\, MN\, 55066\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/event_mn_writers_series_break_point.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20231109T210002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T131603Z UID:10000389-1701972000-1701979200@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul & Online - Minnesota Writers Series: Trauma Sponges DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota Writers Series welcomes Jeremy Norton\, author of “Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response” for a hybrid in-person and virtual event. Norton will use excerpts from his new book\, published by University of Minnesota Press\, to spark conversations with his co-panelists\, Jeanelle Austin from the George Floyd Global Memorial\, and attorney and police-reform activist Abigail Cerra. The three will explore topics ranging from racial inequality to mental health to toxic masculinity for a conversation titled\, “Witness and Testify: Towards a More Just Community.” \nThe Minnesota Writers Series is thankful for partners doing similarly aligned work supporting a diversity of Minnesota voices\, like our community partner for this event\, the MN Black Authors Expo: Leading\, promoting and showcasing MN Black Authors. \nAbout the book:\nIn this remarkable memoir\, Jeremy Norton marshals twenty-two years of professional experience to offer\, with compassion and critique\, an extraordinary portrayal of emergency responders. Trauma Sponges captures in arresting detail the personal and social toll the job exacts\, as well as the unique perspective afforded by sustained direct encounters with the sick\, the dying\, and the dead. \n“While many bear witness to injustice and decide that silence best serves their privilege\, some use their privilege to dismantle the inequities that created the disparities in the first place. Jeremy Norton is the latter.”\n—Dr. Michele Harper\, author of The Beauty in Breaking \nAbout the author:\nJeremy Norton has been a firefighter/EMT with the Minneapolis Fire Department since 2000; he was promoted to captain in 2007 and heads Station 17 in south Minneapolis. Born and raised in Washington\, D.C.\, he received a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and a master’s degree in creative writing from Boston University. After teaching high school in Chattanooga\, Tennessee\, Norton moved to Minneapolis\, where he taught creative writing at the Loft Literary Center before joining the MFD. \nRegistration\nThis event is free but registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/mn-writers-series-trauma-sponges/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Free,Minnesota Writers Series,Online,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mn_writers_series_trauma_sponges.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240127T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240127T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20231219T161526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T144502Z UID:10000331-1706364000-1706371200@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul & Online - Minnesota Writers Series: A Council of Dolls DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota Writers Series begins 2024 by welcoming Mona Susan Power\, author of “A Council of Dolls” (Mariner Books\, 2023). The acclaimed author will read excerpts from her recently published book\, which will inspire conversation with the event moderator\, Sheila O’Connor. Join Mona and Sheila as they discuss topics from the brutal impacts of generational trauma and systemic racism to the healing powers of love\, family\, and hope. This event is presented in partnership with The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition\, which works to understand and address the ongoing trauma created by U.S. Indian boarding school policies. \nMona Susan Power will be available for book signing and conversation after the event. “A Council of Dolls” will be available for purchase at the event\, courtesy of Birchbark Books. You may also purchase the book online. \nAbout the Book\nFrom the mid-century metropolis of Chicago to the windswept ancestral lands of the Dakota people\, to the bleak and brutal Indian boarding schools\, “A Council of Dolls” is the story of three generations of Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna Dakhóta women\, told in part through the stories of the dolls they carried. Gorgeous\, quietly devastating\, and ultimately hopeful\, the novel shines a light on the echoing damage wrought by the boarding school system and the historical massacres of Indigenous people. \nAbout the author\nMona Susan Power is the author of four books of fiction and has written short stories and essays that have appeared in publications and anthologies such as The Atlantic\, The Paris Review\, Ploughshares\, and Granta. She received a bachelor’s degree and JD from Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her first novel\, “The Grass Dancer\,” was published in 1994. \nMona is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna Dakhóta). She was born and raised in Chicago and now lives in Minneapolis. \nAbout the moderator\nAuthor Sheila O’Connor has written six novels and her short stories\, poems\, and essays have been featured in The New York Times\, Minnesota Monthly\, and Bellingham Review\, among other publications. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a professor emeritus at Hamline University. Her most recent novel\, “Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments\, Facts\, and Fictions\,” won the 2020 Minnesota Book Award (Novel & Short Story). \nRegistration\nThis free event will be in person with an option to attend virtually via Zoom. Registration required. Captioning will be available for those attending virtually. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/council-of-dolls/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Free,Minnesota Writers Series,Online,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mn_writers_series_council_dolls.png ORGANIZER;CN="Colin Nelson-Dusek":MAILTO:colin@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20231221T194942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T144450Z UID:10000340-1708783200-1708790400@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul & Online - Minnesota Writers Series: Through the Banks of the Red Cedar DESCRIPTION:Join us for the February 2024 edition of the Minnesota Writers Series as we welcome multidisciplinary artist\, Maya Washington\, who will discuss her documentary film\, “Through the Banks of the Red Cedar\,” and memoir\, “Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team that Changed the Game.” Through film clips\, book readings\, and conversation\, Maya will highlight her bond with and appreciation for her father\, Gene Washington\, a celebrated professional athlete who came of age during the peak of the civil rights movement. Maya will be joined by noted author and educator\, Dr. Artika Tyner\, who will moderate the discussion. \nMaya Washington will be available for book signing and conversation after the event. “Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team that Changed the Game\,” will be available for purchase at the event. \nAbout the Book\n“Through the Banks of the Red Cedar” follows Maya Washington’s path towards understanding the legacy of her father\, Gene Washington. Maya retraces her father’s journey from the segregated south to Michigan State University during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement and his journey as a groundbreaking NFL player after the 1967 draft. Through the memoir\, Maya reflects on the influence her father’s childhood had on her upbringing\, the emotional bond of teammates and friends\, and the deepened connection she has to her family and football. \nAbout the Author\nMaya Washington is an award-winning\, multi-hyphenate artist: writer\, poet\, director\, narrative and documentary filmmaker (writer/director/producer)\, actress\, creative director\, visualist (photography)\, and arts educator. Her background\, on stage/camera and behind the scenes\, has given her the opportunity to work on everything from public art\, live theatre\, commercials and print ads\, to web series\, films and television. Maya received a BA in Dramatic Arts from the University of Southern California and an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. As a writer\, Maya’s poetry and prose have been featured in a number of literary journals and notable anthologies including “The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2 : Black Girl Magic” (Haymarket Books 2018)\, “Nothing To Lose But Our Chains: Black Voices on Activism\, Resistance and Love” (Justice Matters Press\, 2018)\, and “The Beiging of America: Personal Narratives About Being Mixed Race in the Twenty-First Century” (2Leaf Press\, 2017). Additionally\, Maya received a Pushcart nomination from The Under Review literary journal for her poetry inspired by the historic MLK Tennis Buffs of St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood. She is the editor of “White Space Poetry Anthology” featuring the work of deaf and hearing poets as a companion to her award-winning short film starring Ryan Lane\, “White Space.” Her award-winning film\, “Through the Banks of the Red Cedar\,” about her father Vikings Legend Gene Washington and the desegregation of college football aired on the Big Ten Network and is currently available on PBS platforms. Her memoir\, “Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team that Changed the Game\,” is an Amazon Editor’s pick for Best History\, and was a 2023 Finalist for the Minnesota Book Award. As a freelance tv and film director\, Maya has directed episodes of the Fox series “The Killer Next Door\,” History Channel’s “I Was There\,” and the PBS Kids series “Black SciGirls.” \nBesides being her first memoir\, “Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team that Changed the Game” is also a documentary\, “Through the Banks of the Red Cedar\,” directed\, produced\, and written by Maya. The documentary is available on PBS platforms including PBS Documentaries Channel through Amazon Prime\, Comcast\, and iTunes. The film has been shown at community screenings and film festivals across the country. A curriculum for communities and educators is available at throughthebanksoftheredcedar.com. \nAbout the Moderator\nAdvocate\, attorney\, author\, and educator Dr. Artika Tyner is committed to creating a more inclusive and racially and economically just world. She received her BA from Hamline University and her JD\, Master of Public Policy\, and EdD from the University of St. Thomas. A prolific author\, Dr. Tyner has written books for children and adults promoting literacy\, cultural awareness\, and leadership development. She is the founder and director of the nonprofit Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute. \nRegistration\nThis free event will be in-person with an option to attend virtually via Zoom. Registration required. Captioning will be available for those attending virtually. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nAttend In-Person \nAttend Online URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/through-the-banks-of-the-red-cedar/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Free,Minnesota Writers Series,Online,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/event_mn_writers_banks_red_cedar.png ORGANIZER;CN="Colin Nelson-Dusek":MAILTO:colin@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240327T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20240227T202202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T144437Z UID:10000406-1711562400-1711569600@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Minneapolis - Minnesota Writers Series: American Precariat DESCRIPTION:Join us for the March 2024 edition of the Minnesota Writers Series as we welcome Zeke Caligiuri\, Chris Fausto\, and Fong Lee\, three editors of the anthology “American Precariat: Parables of Exclusion\,” published by Coffee House Press. Through readings and discussions\, the editors will share the genesis of the anthology\, and the importance of bringing to light the stories of those society deems invisible and chooses to exclude. The editors will be joined by Mike Alberti\, executive director of the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop\, who will moderate the discussion. \nZeke\, Chris\, and Fong will be available for book signing and further conversation after the event. “American Precariat: Parables of Exclusion” will be available for purchase from Subtext Books at the event. \nThis event will take place at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis and is presented in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW)\, which connects incarcerated individuals to arts and educational programming and fosters a creative community of writers both within and outside of prisons and correctional facilities. \nAbout the Book\nThis groundbreaking anthology of essays edited by incarcerated writers takes a sharp look at the complexity and fluidity of class and caste systems in the United States. Featuring accounts that include gig work as a delivery driver\, homelessness among trans youth\, and life with immense student loan debt\, in addition to transcripts of insightful discussions between the editors\, “American Precariat” demonstrates how various and often invisible extreme instability can be. With the understanding that widespread recognition of collective precarity is an urgent concern\, the anthology situates each individual portrait within societal structures of exclusion\, scarcity\, and criminality. \nAbout the Editors\nZeke Caligiuri is a writer and activist from South Minneapolis. He is the author of “This is Where I Am\,” published by University of Minnesota Press. He has won multiple awards through the PEN Prison Writing Contest and is the co-founder of the Stillwater Writer’s Collective\, the first all-prisoner created and facilitated collective in the country. He is a contributor to “The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting a Writer’s Life in Prison” as well as “School\, Not Jail: How Educators Can Disrupt School Pushout and Mass Incarceration.” He is directly impacted by over two decades of incarceration and is now currently the re-entry education coordinator for the Minnesota Justice Research Center re-investing in the humanization of those still stuck within the captivity business. \nChris Fausto Cabrera is a multi-genre artist\, writer & activist recently released from incarceration after 21 years. His work has appeared in: The Colorado Review\, The Antioch Review\, Puerto del Sol\, The Woodward Review\, among others. “The Parameters of Our Cage\,” his prose epistle project with photographer Alec Soth is released through MACK books. His latest project is “American Precariat: Parables of Exclusion” where he serves as an editor\, published by Coffee House Press. Cabrera co-founded The Stillwater Writers Collective\, partnered with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. He works closely with Until We Are All Free and We Are All Criminals to bring attention to the multifaceted ways justice impacts people. \nFong Lee is a Saint-Paul-based artist and We Are All Criminal’s first Storytelling Fellow. Fong spent nearly 18 years inside Minnesota State prisons; he is a celebrated poet\, with publications through the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and Asian American Writers Workshop\, a beloved painter\, and a published photographer. Fong is a restorative justice practitioner and the Storytelling Curator with The Legal Revolution. Fong and his family immigrated to the U.S. as Hmong refugees when Fong was a child\, after his family was displaced from their home in Laos. His experience and expertise with incarceration and displacement enable him to make We Are All Criminals all the more dynamic\, including strengthening the collaborations between inside and outside artistic partners. \nAbout the Moderator\nMike Alberti has been an administrator for MPWW since 2016\, when he graduated from the University of Minnesota with his MFA in Creative Writing. Mike’s fiction has been published in many venues\, and his first book\, “Some People Let You Down\,” won the 2020 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction. He was born and raised in Albuquerque\, New Mexico and now lives in Minneapolis. In addition to his work with MPWW\, he teaches at Century College. \nRegistration\nThis event is free but registration is required. K-12 Educators will receive 1 clock hour upon completion of the event. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/american-precariat/ LOCATION:Capri Theater\, 2027 W Broadway\, Minneapolis\, 55411\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Free,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/event_american_precariat.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240428T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240428T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20240322T140747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T165335Z UID:10000409-1714312800-1714320000@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Minneapolis – Minnesota Writers Series: Tartarus DESCRIPTION:April is National Poetry Month\, and to celebrate\, the Minnesota Writers Series will feature Ty Chapman and his debut poetry collection\, “Tartarus\,” published by Button Poetry. Join us in downtown Minneapolis at Open Book\, for an afternoon of readings and discussions. Ty will be in conversation with Sun Yung Shin to reflect on the origins and themes of the collection and why he decided to take up the poetic form. \nBoth Ty and Sun Yung will be available for book signing and further conversation after the event. “Tartarus” will be available for purchase at the event through Strive Publishing and Bookstore. \nThis event is presented in partnership with The Loft Literary Center\, a haven for readers and writers\, and where both Ty and Sun Yung were recently named Lit!Commons Experts. \nAbout the Collection\nBetween three sections of Basquiat-inspired vignettes\, “Tartarus” offers the reader an unflinching look into Chapman’s emerging understanding of his relationship to Black masculinity through familial ties\, the oscillation between nihilism and hope\, and the ever present tensions felt moving through a state which sees the existence of your body as an inherent danger. \nAbout our Guests\nTy Chapman is an author and poet based in Minnesota. He is the author of “Sarah Rising” (Beaming 2022); “Looking for Happy\,” a Minnesota Book Award finalist (Beaming 2023); “Stokes\,” written with John Coy (Lerner 2024); “James Finds the Beat” (Free Spirit 2024); and “Tartarus” (Button Poetry 2024). Ty is a 2024 Cave Canem fellow; a 2022 Center for Arts + Social Justice Fellow; a Mirrors & Windows fellow; and a Mentor Series fellow. He holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults through Vermont College of Fine Arts. \n신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin was born in Seoul\, Korea and was raised in the Chicago area. She is a poet\, writer\, and cultural worker. She is the editor of “What We Hunger For: Refugee and Immigrant Stories on Food and Family” (2021) and of “A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota\,” author of poetry collections “The Wet Hex” (winner of the Midland Authors Society Award for Poetry and finalist for a Minnesota Book Award) “Unbearable Splendor” (finalist for the 2017 PEN USA Literary Award for Poetry\, winner of the 2016 Minnesota Book Award for poetry); “Rough\, and Savage”; and “Skirt Full of Black” (winner of the 2007 Asian American Literary Award for poetry)\, co-editor of “Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption\,” and author of bilingual illustrated book for children “Cooper’s Lesson” and picture book “Where We Come From\,” co-written with Diane Wilson\, Shannon Gibney\, and John Coy. Her forthcoming picture book\, “Revolutions are Made of Love: Grace Lee Boggs and James Boggs\,” co-written with Mélina Mangal\, will be published in 2025. \nRegistration\nThis free event will be in-person at Open Book; registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/minnesota-writers-series-tartarus/ LOCATION:The Loft at Open Book\, 1011 Washington Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55415\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Free,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/event_mws_tartarus.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T131034 CREATED:20240802T164351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T153052Z UID:10000438-1726923600-1726930800@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Mankato - Minnesota Writers Series: It Took Courage DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Blue Earth County Historical Society in Mankato as we welcome acclaimed scholar Dr. Christopher P. Lehman\, author of the recently published “It Took Courage: Eliza Winston’s Quest for Freedom” (Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2024). Dr. Lehman will discuss the moving and impactful life of Eliza Winston with the event moderator\, Stacy Wells. \nDr. Lehman will be available for book signing and conversation after the event. Be sure to show up early for the event – the first 25 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of “It Took Courage” or “Slavery’s Reach: Southern Slaveholders in the North Star State\,” also by Dr. Lehman and the winner of the 2020 Minnesota Book Award for Minnesota Nonfiction. \nAbout the book:\n“It Took Courage” examines the life of Eliza Winston\, an enslaved woman from Mississippi who\, in 1860\, appealed for her freedom before a judge in Minnesota and won. Previous research and considerations of Winston have examined her life and the impact of her case from other perspectives\, including the abolitionists who helped Winston petition for her freedom and then claimed more credit than they were due\, as well as white Minnesotans who reacted violently after learning the decision of the case. While these accounts have centered on the effect of Winston’s freedom on Minnesota politics\, “It Took Courage” uncovers the life of Eliza Winston\, her resilience\, and her powerful self-advocacy. Dr. Lehman’s book offers us a new account of Eliza Winston\, from the tragedies of her youth to her enslavement by the family of President Andrew Jackson\, to her journey from the American South to Minnesota and the aftermath of the trial. \nAbout the author:\nChristopher P. Lehman is a professor of ethnic studies at St. Cloud State University\, where he has been a faculty member since 2002. An historian\, Dr. Lehman’s research focuses on American popular culture\, representation of African Americans throughout U.S. history\, and the struggle of African American equality. He is the author of seven historical nonfiction books and his most recent works\, “It Took Courage” and “Slavery’s Reach” investigate the profound impact that slavery had in Minnesota and across the United States. \nAbout the moderator:\nStacy Wells is a dedicated educator and equity thought leader with experience as a leader in the public and private sectors\, K-12 teacher and administrator\, higher education faculty member\, and consultant. She is the co-founder of Love & Struggle\, LLC\, which consults with organizations to embed equity and create racially just environments\, and co-author of “WRITE on RACE to Be RIGHT on RACE Resource Journaling Guide.” Stacy is the Chief Health Equity Director-Direct Care & Treatment at the Minnesota Department of Human Services. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/minnesota-writers-series-it-took-courage/ LOCATION:Blue Earth County Historical Society\, 424 Warren Street\, Mankato\, MN\, 56001\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Free,Greater Minnesota,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/event_mn_writers_series_it_took_courage.png ORGANIZER;CN="Colin Nelson-Dusek":MAILTO:colin@mnhum.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR