Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Red Wing – Art and War: A Conversation

    Anderson Center at Tower View 163 Tower View Drive, Red Wing, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center and Anderson Center for a moderated conversation with artists who create art addressing the representation of war and armed conflict. Artists will discuss their output, what it means to interpret experiences of warfare, and what the viewing public can learn from interaction with and discussion of these works.

    Free
  • St. Cloud – Reconstruction Destructed Film & Community Conversation

    Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud University 720 4th Ave. South, St. Cloud, MN, United States

    To understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Reconstruction Destructed Film & Community Conversation

    Wilder Foundation 451 Lexington Pkwy N., St. Paul, United States

    To understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past.

    Free
  • Roseville – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Carson Faust

    Makwa Coffee 2805 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, United States

    Minnesota Writers Off the Page and Makwa Coffee’s Native Author Book Club are joining forces for a special evening with Carson Faust, author of "If the Dead Belong Here," an intergenerational thriller, permeated with Indigenous folklore and the supernatural.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Objects of War: A Storytelling Circle

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

    The Minnesota Humanities Center invites you to join us for an engaging evening focused on stories of community, consolation, and courage. For Objects of War, participants are asked to bring an item connected to an experience of war and conflict — which could be dog tags, a service member’s good luck charm, or a family heirloom — and share the story of this item during the evening.

    Free
  • West St. Paul – Celebrate National Poetry Month

    Thompson Park Activity Center 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul, United States

    Celebrate National Poetry Month with Minnesota’s Poet Laureate, Gwen Westerman, at the Dakota Lodge in Thompson County Park! Join us for an inspiring afternoon as Gwen shares her personal story, reads from her powerful and heartfelt poems, and reflects on the creative journey behind her acclaimed book, "Songs, Blood Deep."

    Free