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  • Sketches of Minnesota - Edge of the Wilderness

    Edge of the Wilderness – Sketches of Minnesota

    Edge Center for the Arts 101 2nd Ave, Bigfork, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Edge Center for the Arts for a special return visit of the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    Free
  • Summer on the Lawn Series: Puppet Show featuring Open Eye Theatre's "Jeremy & The Giant King."

    St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: Children’s Puppet Show!

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

    As part of MHC's Summer on the Lawn series, Open Eye Theatre's Driveway Tour presents "Jeremy & The Giant King," an all-new, family friendly puppet show featuring two brothers, a storybook realm with many fantastic residents, and oh yes, one Giant King causing trouble!

    Free

  • St. Paul – First Annual Oromo Literature Festival

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

    African Light Book and Coffee Shop and author Teferi Tafa are pleased to announce the first annual Oromo Literature Festival, a community-centered literary event dedicated to celebrating Oromo literature, language, storytelling, and intellectual achievement.

    Free

  • Park Rapids – Wet and Wild Mississippi River Day

    Itasca State Park 36750 Main Park Drive, Park Rapids, MN, United States

    Come explore water and life along the Mississippi River at a variety of information and activity stations. Learn about water, wildlife, plants and people that make the river home.

    Free

  • Canceled Staples – Social Studies Standards: Inquiry & Interdisciplinary Shifts

    Sourcewell 202 12th Street NE, Staples, MN, United States

    The Social Studies Standards Workshop is a two-day workshop series designed to equip K–8 teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully implement the new social studies standards by the 2026–27 school year.

    $125
  • The Watt Munisotaram Buddhist Temple near Hampton, Minnesota.

    Empire – Learning from Place: Watt Munisotaram (Cambodian Temple)

    Watt Munisotaram 2925 220th St E, Empire, United States

    This Learning from Place experience invites participants to explore Watt Munisotaram, the largest Cambodian Buddhist temple in the United States, located in the countryside of Empire, Minnesota. Participants will engage with the temple as a living cultural and spiritual site, learning directly from community members, monks, and the landscape itself.

    $35

  • Montevideo – Sketches of Minnesota

    Montevideo American Legion Post #59 613 Legion Dr, Montevideo, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Montevideo community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    Free

  • Moorhead – The Declaration of Independence and Liberty, Then and Now: A Community Conversation

    Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County 202 First Ave N, Moorhead, United States

    Join us at the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County for a community conversation in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. This conversation, “The Declaration of Independence and Liberty, Then and Now” brings community members together to reflect upon the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the importance […]

    Free
  • A group of women in colorful headscarves toast each other with teacups.

    Rochester – Headscarf Story Circle Gathering

    Assisi Heights Spirituality Center 1001 14th St NW, Rochester, United States

    The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle – a series of offerings that recognize the strength and resiliency of women.

    Free
  • Teachers gather around a table examining colorful pieces of paper as part of a group learning exercise.

    Canceled North Mankato – Social Studies Standards Workshop Series

    South Central Services Cooperative 2075 Lookout Drive, North Mankato, United States

    This two-day workshop series (July 29 and August 17, 2026) is designed to equip K–12 teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully implement the new social studies standards for the 2026–27 school year.

    $200