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St. Paul – The Art of Healing and Resilience Through Permaculture

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

*75 is the fee for all four sessions. Participants are expected to attend all four sessions. In celebration of May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the beginning of Minnesota’s planting season, the Minnesota Humanities Center is collaborating with The SEAD Project (Southeast Asian Diaspora) to provide a cohort interactive learning workshop series […]

$75
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St. Paul – Lunch and Learn: Juneteenth in Historical Context

Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center 130 South Macalester Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

The Minnesota Humanities Center, in partnership with the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, welcomes the public to a boxed lunch and learn event at Macalester College's Arts Commons on "Juneteenth in Historical Context."

Free
Composite image featuring images of curator of Women's History at the National Museum of African American History & Culture, Angela Tate, professor of American Studies at Macalaster College, Duchess Harris, Ph.D J.D., and R&B Gospel Singer, Jevetta Steele for the Upholding Traditions: Black Women & Juneteenth on June 17, 2022 at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

St. Paul – Juneteenth Breakfast

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

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center for a Juneteenth breakfast. Musical guest Jevetta Steele will perform, followed by a talk by Angela Tate, curator of women's history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

$10
Actors take a bow at the end of the performance of Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story by Rose McGee.

Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Morning Performance)

Breck School 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, United States

Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

Free
Actors take a bow at the end of the performance of Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story by Rose McGee.

Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Reception and Evening Performance)

Breck School 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, United States

Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

Free
A composite image featuring washed out images of dog tags, a soldier holding his son, a military helicopter, and a woman holding a suitcase.
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St. Paul – The Impact of War, Writing Workshops Facilitated by Warrior Writers

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

Join Warrior Writers for a series of workshops to address the myriad experiences of war for Veterans and non-Veterans through writing. In these workshops you'll be putting pen to paper to record feelings, memories, traumas, personal histories or whatever comes to mind in the moment.

$10
Cover of the book, "We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World," edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura.

St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Series: We Are Meant to Rise

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

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) for readings and an interactive round table discussion around the book, "We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World," which was published by University of Minnesota Press with More Than a Single Story.

Free
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Alexandria – We Are Water MN

Legacy of the Lakes Museum 205 3rd Avenue West, Alexandria, MN, United States

The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information. Visitors can explore stories both local and statewide and share their own stories of water’s importance in their life.

Free
A composite image featuring washed out images of dog tags, a soldier holding his son, a military helicopter, and a woman holding a suitcase.
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St. Paul – The Impact of War, Writing Workshops Facilitated by Warrior Writers

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

Join Warrior Writers for a series of workshops to address the myriad experiences of war for Veterans and non-Veterans through writing. In these workshops you'll be putting pen to paper to record feelings, memories, traumas, personal histories or whatever comes to mind in the moment.

$10

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Learning in Community: St. Paul’s Little Africa

Sabrina’s Café & Deli 518 Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN, United States

K-12 educators will receive 3 clock hours. Build your cultural understanding and awareness of Minnesota's African cultures as you immerse yourself within St. Paul's Little Africa cultural corridor.

$30
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Learning in Community: Hmong St. Paul

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

K-12 educators will receive 4 clock hours. Build your cultural understanding and awareness as you immerse yourself within St. Paul's vibrant Hmong community through an interactive, in-person experience.

$30
Composite image featuring a portrait of William Shakespeare and images of perforances from several of his comedies.

All the World’s a Stage: Shakespeare 101

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

Join teaching artists from the Classical Actors Ensemble for fancy-free theater games and an introduction to Shakespeare’s world and works. The actors will guide you through family-friendly hands-on, participatory activities to tap your inner thespian.

Free