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  • Sidewalk poem Untitled (2009) by Pam Haas, photo by Public Art Saint Paul.

    St. Paul – Sidewalk Poetry Workshop

    Capitol Region Watershed District 595 Aldine St, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Join We Are Water MN and Capitol Region Watershed District for a Sidewalk Poetry Workshop in partnership with Public Art Saint Paul.

    Free

  • Online – What’s Next? Looking Towards Implementation

    Virtual Event

    K-12 educators will receive 1 clock hour. Join for conversation and brainstorming about next steps in social studies standards implementation. Spend time reflecting on the work done this year, and the changes anticipated for next school year.

    Free

  • Hopkins – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Kristin Collier

    Cream & Amber 1605 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN, United States

    Minnesota Writers Off the Page will host an evening with Kristin Collier, author of the memoir “What Debt Demands: Family, Betrayal, and Precarity in a Broken System.” Kristin will be in conversation with Jennifer Eli Bowen. Books will be available for purchase, and the evening will end with a book signing.

    Free
  • Still from the film NUESTRO NORTE shows two women dressed in white dancing by a river.

    Columbia Heights – NUESTRO NORTE Community Screening

    Heights Theater 3951 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States

    Join us for the public premiere and celebration of NUESTRO NORTE. NUESTRO NORTE is a cinematic portrait of five community leaders from across metro and greater Minnesota, their lived stories interwoven with symbolic fiction scenes and original musical performances. More than a documentary, the film seeks to offer a collective vision, celebrating Latine leadership while […]

    Free
  • Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

    Online Pedagogy Session – Era Nine: Contested Freedoms

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Evaluate how recent U.S. history—1990s to present—shaped American debates over democracy, rights, and responses to global and domestic crises. Using content and sources from Dr. Walter Greason, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units. 

    Free

  • St. Paul – Open House and Ice Cream Social

    Capitol Region Watershed District 595 Aldine St, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Join We Are Water MN and Capitol Region Watershed District for staff-led demonstrations, art-making, and free ice cream!

    Free

  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Mekong Cultural District

    XIA Books & Cafe 422 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN, United States

    St. Paul’s Little Mekong Cultural District invites participants into a vibrant Southeast Asian cultural corridor shaped by migration, resilience, and entrepreneurship along University Avenue.

    $35

  • Maplewood – Learning from Place: HmongTown Marketplace & Beyond

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

    Learning from Place: HmongTown Marketplace & Beyond offers a rare opportunity to witness the becoming of place through an inspiring vision of founder and CEO of HmongTown Marketplace and Pan Asian Center, Toua Xiong.

    $35
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction winner, Clint Smith, author of "How the Word is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America."

    Minneapolis – Juneteenth Brunch

    Quincy Hall 1325 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Early Bird pricing on Individual Tickets and Full/Half Table registrations end on Tuesday, May 26! National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction winner, Clint Smith joins MHC’s CEO Kevin Lindsey for a conversation about Smith’s book, "How the Word is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America."

  • Learning from Place: Bdote

    St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Learning from Place: Bdote is a place-based experience led by Dakota community members at sites of deep significance in the Twin Cities. Participants engage with Dakota history and contemporary perspectives through story, observation, and shared reflection.

    $75