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  • The Minnesota Humanities Center and TriLingua Cinema invite you to a screening of "Holes" as part of the "Summer on the Lawn" series.

    St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: Outdoor Movie Night!

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

    The Minnesota Humanities Center’s 2025 Summer on the Lawn continues with a special movie screening under the stars! In partnership with TriLingua Cinema, MHC presents the early aughts classic, “Holes.” Based on the acclaimed young adult novel by Louis Sachar, “Holes” follows the trials and misadventures of Stanley Yelnats IV (Shia LaBoeuf), who is sent to a juvenile detention camp in the Texas desert after a wrongful conviction.

    Free
  • Learning for Sovereign Futures: Native Education for All Place-Based Professional Learning Institute - August 4-8, 2025.

    St. Paul – Learning for Sovereign Futures: Native Education for All Institute

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

    The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) is excited to share an upcoming professional learning opportunity in collaboration with the Tribal Nations Education Committee, Minnesota Department of Education's Office of American Indian Education, and the Minnesota Humanities Center.

    Free
  • Illustrated images of Carrie Cavender Schommer, Charles Albert Bender, Peggy Flanagan, and Ella Cara Deloria from the Native American Lives Series.

    St. Paul – Native American Lives Series Book Launch

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

    Come help us celebrate and launch the first four books of the Native American Lives Series! Written for middle grade readers, this biography series features Dakota and Ojibwe leaders and changemakers pivotal to both Minnesota and the United States, such as Charles Albert Bender, a World-series winning pitcher, and the first Minnesotan to join the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

    Free

  • Duluth – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Michelle Filkins, Margret Aldrich, Julie Gard, Jennifer Hopkins & Leslie Miller

    Wussow's Concert Cafe 324 N Central Ave, Duluth, MN, United States

    What can we discover when we reclaim the term ‘locker room talk’ and the intimate conversations between women in personal spaces? The Minnesota Book Award winning anthology, “Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces,” lays bare some of these conversations shared by women from Minnesota and beyond, demonstrating how women show up and care for each other, and the power of women to create safe and supportive spaces.

    Free
  • Join Rose Lani and The Rosie Posies and Open Eye Theatre for an afternoon of music and puppetry as part of MHC's "Summer on the Lawn" series.

    St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: Puppets & Performance

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

    MHC concludes its 2025 “Summer on the Lawn” series with a fun-filled, festive, family friendly music and puppetry double feature! The event begins with a children’s concert by local favorites Rose Lani and The Rosie Posies, who will lead the audience in singalongs and games through musical storytelling. After that, Open Eye Theatre's Driveway Tour performers will present “The Adventures of Juan Bobo,” a puppet show inspired by Puerto Rican folk stories.

    Free
  • Sketches of Minnesota - Braham Area

    Braham – Sketches of Minnesota

    Braham Event Center 655 8th St SW, Braham, MN, United States

    "Braham, MN: Dynamic. Friendly. Engaged!" Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Arc Retreat Community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.

    Free
  • MACAE - Support Adult Education: Learning is Lifelong

    St. Paul – History Fest

    Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Get ready for the 2025-2026 school year with a choice of educator-led sessions focusing on state, national and world history, as well as assessments, primary sources, and more. Connect with your history peers from around the state!

    $50
  • Sketches of Minnesota - New Ulm

    New Ulm – Sketches of Minnesota

    New Ulm Turner Hall 102 S State St, New Ulm, MN, United States

    "New Ulm: Come See What’s Brewing" Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and New Ulm Turner Hall for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.

    Free
  • Night Market Pop-Up - Come for the food stay for the laughter and feed your soul.

    Maplewood – Feeding Our Soul: The Essence of Asian Joy

    Pan Asian Center 3001 White Bear Ave, Maplewood, United States

    As part of our Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Cultural Joy series, the Minnesota Humanities Center invites you to an engaging Night Market Pop-Up learning experience celebrating the stories, sounds, and street foods that bring communities and neighborhoods together.

    Free
  • Sketches of Minnesota - Rochester

    Rochester – Sketches of Minnesota

    Rochester Art Center 30 Civic Drive SE Ste 120, Rochester, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Rochester Art Center for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.

    Free
  • Sketches of Minnesota Presented by: The Minnesota Humanities Center and Danger Boat Productions.

    Minnesota State Fair – Sketches of Minnesota

    MPR Stage (Minnesota State Fair) Judson Ave and Nelson St, St. Paul, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and MPR for a special State Fair edition of Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!