Minnesota Humanities Center

Duluth - Take Me Where There Is Life: Open Studio & Closing Reception
2024-10-03 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-04 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Building, 2229 W 2nd St, Duluth, MN, 55806, United States
Throughout August and September, the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) has partnered with the Duluth Art Institute (DAI) to host a first-of-its-kind artist residency in Minnesota. “Take Me Where There Is Life” is an art project and workshop with Spanish artist Carmen La Griega that connects, facilitates, and co-creates with community members through art therapy and artistic practice with a focus on those experiencing memory loss. Workshop participants are people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their caregivers. Carmen’s instruction and approach to the workshop uses lessons that she learned and developed while creating art with her father, who lived with Alzheimer’s in the later stages of his life.
On Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, Carmen, DAI, and MHC will host an open studio and closing reception, where attendees can learn more about the project, see an exhibition of paintings and drawings created by the workshop participants, and hear from Carmen about her experiences as an instructor and artist-in-residence.
The Open Studio will be on Thursday, October 3, from 1:00-3:00 p.m., featuring an exhibition tour and artist discussion with Carmen and DAI staff member Madeline Kayser. The Closing Reception will be on Friday, October 4, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

Hopkins - 2024 Passport to the Humanities: The Humanities Showcase
2024-10-05 | Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN, 55343, United States
Join us for our Annual Celebration where stories will unfold, hearts will connect, and minds will expand!
Highlighting the profound impact of the humanities in our lives, the Humanities Showcase will feature storytelling and unique performances of emotion, art, and the human connection. Miss Shannan Paul, a multi-dimensional storyteller, will weave the event performances together, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience for all.
Miss Shannan Paul, acclaimed for her engaging and relatable comedy, captivates many audiences, from business professionals to sci-fi fans, with her unique blend of humor and storytelling. Beyond her stand-up comedy, she has made significant contributions as a TV host, executive producer of “Miss Shannan’s Comedy Through The Chaos,” and an active board member for organizations like the Pacer Center and the Autism Society of Minnesota. Her diverse background, including roles in marketing, radio, and television, and her commitment to diversity and inclusion, makes her an influential figure in various fields and a respected voice on cultural sensitivity and workplace dynamics.
This event invites our Minnesota communities to join us, get curious, and explore new ways of thinking that help us better understand ourselves and the world around us.
Schedule of Events
Spend your Saturday night with us starting at the VIP Pre-Show Reception, enjoy the Humanities Showcase, and stay for the Encore Reception with networking, desserts, cash bar and entertainment!
VIP Pre-Show Reception: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Hosted Bar & Heavy Hors d’oeuvres)
General Admission: 6:00 PM (Cash Bar & Light Hors d’oeuvres)
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Showcase: 6:30 –7:30 PM
Encore Reception: 7:30 – 9:00 PM (Entertainment, Cash Bar, & Dessert Reception)
Attire: Business Cocktail
If you have any questions about the event or sponsorship, please reach out to Ann Mayers, Development Director, at ann@mnhum.org or 651-772-4262.
Registration
VIP Admission (Pre-Show Reception, Humanities Showcase, and Encore) – $125;
General Admission (Humanities Showcase and Encore) – $75
Registration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org
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St. Paul - Latino Poetry: “Places We Call Home”
2024-10-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Riverview Library, 1 E George St, St. Paul, MN, 55107, United States
What does Latino poetry reveal about America? How might it help us imagine a more just, joyful, and hopeful future? Taking place at the St. Paul Public Library – Riverview, poets Ray Gonzalez and Lupe Castillo share readings from Places We Call Home, an anthology that celebrates and explores the multifaceted legacy of Latino poetry. Presented with Minnesota Humanities Center.
Ray Gonzalez is the author of fifteen books of poetry, including The Heat of Arrivals, winner of the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Book Award; Cabato Sentora, a Minnesota Book Award Finalist; The Hawk Temple at Tierra Grande, winner of the 2003 Minnesota Book Award; Consideration of the Guitar: New & Selected Poems; Cool Auditor: Prose Poems; and Beautiful Wall, also a Minnesota Book Award winner. Gonzalez is also the author of three collections of essays, two collections of short stories, and the editor of twelve anthologies. Gonzalez is a professor in the MFA Creative Writing Program at the University of Minnesota.
Lupe Castillo is the creator of HeartSpeaks: Voices of Cultura Healing & Writing Circles and a self-identified XicanaIndia from the Southern lands. As a Culture Bearer, HeartSpeaks provides activated radical collaborations in writing and spoken word artistry. Lupe facilitates writing circles and poetry workshops in community groups, high schools, and universities. Lupe’s recent poetry is documented in the Northside Green “Our Urban Canopy” Art/Coloring Book. An upcoming co-authored poetry book will be published in 2025.
About Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home seeks to foster nationwide conversation on this vital form of literature through a groundbreaking new anthology edited by Rigoberto González, events around the country, an online media archive, and a wealth of library resources meant to spur in-depth reflection and discussion on key figures and themes.
This program is presented as part of Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home, a major public humanities initiative taking place across the nation in 2024 and 2025, directed by Library of America and funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Emerson Collective.
Registration
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

Minneapolis - Reckoning With Slavery: MN African American History Film Screening & “Where Do We Go From Here?” Community Talk
2024-10-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Capri Theater, 2027 W Broadway, Minneapolis, 55411, United States
Award-Winning MN African American History Film Announces Fall 2024 Tour
“Best Short Documentary” (Santa Barbara International Movie Awards) and “Best Producer” (Hollywood Discovery Awards) film, Juneteenth Reckoning with Slavery: MN African American History, announces a 5-city tour happening this Fall.
About the Film
This documentary challenges our understanding of slavery, its impact on Minnesota, and how we reconcile our past by taking viewers on a present-day journey to Ghana, to the quarters of Harriet and Dred Scott at Fort Snelling, and into conversations with current and future scholars about where we go from here.
Co-produced by: OMG Studios and Minnesota Humanities Center Featuring: King Odeneho Kwafo Akoto, III & Queen Mother Nana Afrakoma, II (Akwamu Traditional Area, Ghana, AF); Melvin Carter, III (Mayor, St. Paul); Kevin Lindsey (CEO, Minnesota Humanities Center); Dr. Christopher Lehman (Ethnic Studies Chair, Ethnic, Gender, and Women’s Studies, St. Cloud State University); T. Mychael Rambo; Thomasina Petrus; and Voices from Black Youth Healing Arts Center
About OMG Studios
OMG Studios is a multidisciplinary media and production studio located in the Raymond-University district of Saint Paul. Our mission is to build cultural sustainability and community, where music and art are essential to human survival and development. We are driven by love for humanity and a desire to empower, nurture, and improve the health and wellness of youth and families in under-invested communities.
About Minnesota Humanities Center
The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) collaborates with individuals, organizations, and communities to bring transformational humanities programming into the lives of Minnesotans throughout the state.
Registration
Admission fee is required to attend the Twin Cities Black Film Festival.
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