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  • 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!

  • Sketches of Minnesota - Kingfield MPLS

    Minneapolis – Sketches of Minnesota

    Center for Performing Arts 3754 Pleasant Ave S, Minneapolis, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Kingfield Neighborhood Association 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
  • Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

    Online Content Session – Era One: Indigenous Histories

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Explore the histories of America’s first peoples before European contact and connect them to the lived experiences of Indigenous communities today. Led by Dr. Brenda Child and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.

    Free
  • A photo of author Mubanga Kalimamukwento with the cover of her book, "Obligations to the Wounded"

    St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Mubanga Kalimamukwento

    Black Garnet Books 1319 University Ave W, St. Paul, United States

    Join us for a special evening with Mubanga Kalimamukwento, author of “Obligations to the Wounded,” winner of this year’s Minnesota Book Award for novel/short story.

    Free
  • Learning from Place: Bdote

    St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

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

    K-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours. Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience that brings participants to sites of great significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history.

    $75