Minnesota Humanities Center
  • St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: Pickup Truck Opera

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

    Join us for Mixed Precipitation’s presentation of “The Tales of Hoffmann.” Future meets past as a traveling poet encounters ghosts, robots, magicians, and shape-shifting demons in pursuit of love and creativity! This contemporary music mashup features 90’s grunge, R&B, and opera classics.

    Free
  • Minneapolis – Midwest Black Book Fair

    Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) 2001 Plymouth Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    The inaugural Midwest Black Book Fair, which honors stories of the resistance and uplifting intersectional narratives of Blackness, is a community-engaged event that honors Black stories and invites people from across the Midwest to participate.

    Free
  • 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 community for a special return visit of the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    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
  • Marshall – Sketches of Minnesota

    Marshall Area YMCA 200 South A St, Marshall, United States

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

    Free
  • St. Paul – Learning Through Play: An Ojibwe Games Workshop for Educators

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

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center and Tony Drews of Nashke Native Games for an interactive professional development experience exploring how Ojibwe games can be used in K–12 classrooms.

    $15
  • St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: “Black Panther” Movie Book Club

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

    MHC and TriLingua Cinema are sending off summer with a screening of a modern classic and an engaging reading list for the start of school! Noted scholar SAGE GRAY will talk about the cultural importance of the “Black Panther” comic and graphic novel series, followed by a presentation of the movie. Film rated PG-13.

    Free
  • 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
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Rondo Tour

    Hallie Q. Brown Community Center 270 North Kent Street, St. Paul, United States

    The Learning from Place Tour of Rondo is a bus tour comprised of seeing 10 historic sites, a walking tour of Rondo Plaza, and a unique opportunity to be engaged in a service project with the Hallie Q. Brown Center.

    $30
  • Worthington – Sketches of Minnesota

    Lerma's Event Center 703 Oxford St, Worthington, United States

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

    Free
  • Iron Range – Sketches of Minnesota

    Minnesota Discovery Center 1005 Discovery Dr, Chisholm, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Iron Range community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour at the Minnesota Discovery Center!

    Free