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    St. Paul – Headscarf Story Circle: The Gift

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

    The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle - a series of four offerings that recognizes the strength and resiliency of women. Our second session is centered around "The Gift.” Participants are encouraged to bring an object symbolic of a gift they would like to share with the group such as a book representing a life lesson, a cloth representing strength, or a cultural piece representing a journey of resiliency.

    $20
  • Arc Toward Justice 2023 - Westminster Town Hall Forum with Cornel West and Ifeoma Ike

    Minneapolis and Online – Westminster Town Hall Forum: Arc Toward Justice 2023

    Westminster Presbyterian Church 1200 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join renowned philosopher and social critic Dr. Cornel West and social impact strategist and professional disruptor Ifeoma Ike in Minneapolis in a collaborative event with our partners Westminster Town Hall Forum and Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. Minnesota Public Radio Host Angela Davis will serve as our moderator for the “ARC Toward Justice” event.

    Free

  • Actors take a bow at the end of the performance of Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story by Rose McGee.

    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
  • Actors take a bow at the end of the performance of Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story by Rose McGee.

    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
  • Actors take a bow at the end of the performance of Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story by Rose McGee.

    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
  • Actors take a bow at the end of the performance of Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story by Rose McGee.

    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
  • Actors take a bow at the end of the performance of Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story by Rose McGee.

    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

  • Composite image featuring historical photos of downtown Minneapolis. Photos courtesy of the Jean Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies and Hennepin County Library

    Learning from Place: LGBTQ+ History in Downtown Minneapolis

    Loring Community Arts Center 1382 Willow Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    K-12 educators will receive 3 clock hours. Be immersed by traveling through downtown Minneapolis, interspersing history with storytelling from local LGBTQ+ activists and artists.

    $30
  • Composite image with pictures of Indigenous leaders Christina Woods, Executive Director of the Duluth Art Institute, and Kate Beane, Executive Director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art.

    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
  • 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