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  • 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
  • Two women stop to watch a video at the "We Are Water MN" traveling exhibit.

    Itasca – We Are Water MN

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

    As we reach the height of summer in Minnesota, We Are Water MN travels north to a deeply significant site for water in our state: the headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River! The water found at Lake Itasca begins here and flows on its winding way 2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.

  • 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
  • Cast members strike a pose after a performance of Kumbayah, the Juneteenth Story, written by Rose McGee.

    St. Paul – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story, 30th Anniversary

    The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University 2004 Randolph Ave, St. Paul, MN, United States

    This beloved stage performance brings the audience on a journey through time, to imagine impact of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War.

    Free

  • Minneapolis – The Making of America Film Premiere & Gallery Reception

    Minneapolis Institute of Art 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, United States

    Registration opens May 14 OMG Studios and MHC are excited to announce the premiere of their latest film, The Making of America, to be held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The premiere will include a film screening, post-screening panel discussion, and art exhibit.

    Free

  • Classical Actors Ensemble's Shakespeare in the Park performance of "The Tempest."

    St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: Shakespeare in Our Parks

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

    Classical Actors Ensemble presents “The Tempest,” the bewitching tragicomedy about forgiveness, redemption, and growth as part of MHC's Summer on the Lawn series.

    Free