BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Minnesota Humanities Center - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Minnesota Humanities Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mnhum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Minnesota Humanities Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T173000 DTSTAMP:20260217T171119Z CREATED:20250812T165404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T171119Z UID:10000556-1775145600-1775151000@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Online Content Session – Era Eight: Civil Rights Struggles DESCRIPTION:Go beyond the 1960s to explore long civil rights movements\, from the Great Migration to Black Power\, and their relevance for students today. Led by Dr. Yohuru Williams and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner\, this session will provide deep historical context\, source analysis\, and thematic framing. \n\n\nView Dr. Yohuru Williams’s Bio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Yohuru Williams is a Distinguished University Chair\, Professor and the Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas. A noted scholar of the civil rights and black power movements\, an education activist and frequent national commentator\, he is an important voice on the topics of race and social justice.  \n\n\n\nDr. Williams holds a joint appointment in the Department of History and the School of Law. As a Distinguished University Chair\, he helps the university address equity and justice topics that are outside any one school or college and separate from the internal-facing portfolio of the Office of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion. Dr. Williams collaborates with people across the university already engaged in community work in order to leverage the full intellectual capacity of St. Thomas to be of even greater service to the community.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll Content Sessions will be conducted via Zoom and a Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)-hosted Canvas learning community. Each session’s lectures and discussions will be recorded and registered participants will receive access to the Canvas course with session recordings\, curated resources\, and collaborative planning tools. \n\nHigh school U.S. History teachers and 5th and 7th grade educators are invited to participate in companion Pedagogy Sessions. \n\nRegistration\nContent Sessions are open to all K–12 educators interested in historical content and source-based instruction. Educators are welcome to register for individual sessions that align with their interests and schedules. Join us for one or more sessions throughout the year. \n\nThis event is free but registration is required. Separate registration is required for each offering. \n\nRegistration Questions: Brittany.Rawson-Haeg@state.mn.us \n\nRegister Now \n\nThis offering is part of Navigating the U.S. History Eras: Content\, Pedagogy\, and Inquiry in the Classroom is a yearlong professional learning opportunity supporting implementation of Minnesota’s 2021 K–12 Academic Standards in Social Studies presented by MHC and MDE. URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/online-content-session-era-eight/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Academic Standards,Content Sessions,Free,K-12 Education,Online,Professional Development,Social Studies Standards,US History Eras ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/event_us_history_content_session_2025.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sung Ja Shin":MAILTO:sungja@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260404T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260404T160000 DTSTAMP:20260514T184603Z CREATED:20260323T210843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T184603Z UID:10000641-1775311200-1775318400@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - Hope is a Force DESCRIPTION:Celebrate National Poetry Month at the Minnesota Humanities Center! In partnership with the East Side Arts Council\, this free community gathering brings together a vibrant lineup of local poets sharing original work shaped by a range of perspectives and ways of seeing the world. Poets reading include: \n\nJoe Alfano\nJan Borofka\nColleen Callahan\nDiane Jarvenpa\nMarla Kennedy\nDiane Brady Leighton\nMem Lloyd\nSheila OKeefe\nRomi Slowiak\nLeslie Thomas\nRoslye Ultan\nCarol Wichers\n\nThrough an inspiring showcase of readings\, this afternoon will highlight the richness of our local literary community. Poetry invites us to pause\, listen\, and connect. Light refreshments will be available—come enjoy an afternoon of words that resonate. \nThis event is held in partnership with East Side Arts Council (ESAC)\, a community arts organization offering accessible\, low-cost\, or free arts programs led by accomplished professional artists. ESAC celebrates the diversity of its neighborhood and builds appreciation of the arts. \nRegistration\nThis event is free\, however registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/st-paul-hope-is-a-force/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, & Literature,Free,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/event_hope_is_a_force_2026.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T184627Z CREATED:20251217T152434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T184627Z UID:10000607-1775480400-1775484000@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:West St. Paul - Celebrate National Poetry Month DESCRIPTION:Celebrate National Poetry Month with Minnesota’s Poet Laureate\, Gwen Westerman\, at the Dakota Lodge in Thompson County Park! Join us for an inspiring afternoon as Gwen shares her personal story\, reads from her powerful and heartfelt poems\, and reflects on the creative journey behind her acclaimed book\, “Songs\, Blood Deep.” Gwen beautifully captures the landscape\, history\, and spirit of Minnesota life. Don’t miss this special opportunity to meet our state’s leading voice for poetry and be inspired by the ways language and storytelling connect us all. \nAbout Gwen Nell Westerman\nGwen Nell Westerman is a poet\, visual artist\, and scholar. Her roots are deep in the landscape of the tallgrass prairie and reveal themselves in her art and writing. She is an enrolled citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate\, and her father’s family is from the Heipa District. Her mother’s family is from the Flint District of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Neither of her parents spoke English when they were sent as small children to boarding schools in Oklahoma and South Dakota. Singing and writing for as long as she can remember\, Gwen understands from experience the important ways language and the land shape who we are. She was appointed as the Poet Laureate of Minnesota by Governor Tim Walz in 2021. \nThis event is in partnership with Thompson Park Activity Center\, serving West Saint Paul. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event through TriDistrict Community Education. \nRegistration Questions: help@isd199.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/west-st-paul-celebrate-national-poetry-month/ LOCATION:Thompson Park Activity Center\, 1200 Stassen Lane\, West St. Paul\, 55118\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,Minnesota's Poet Laureate,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/event_celebrate_national_poetry_month_2026.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T083000 DTSTAMP:20260514T184645Z CREATED:20260311T181901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T184645Z UID:10000636-1775633400-1775637000@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Online - From Page to Practice: The Native American Lives Series in the Classroom DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introductory professional development session on the Native American Lives Series—a vibrant new collection of biographies designed to support grades 1–8 educators in bringing Indigenous voices\, histories\, and perspectives into the classroom. This session will introduce the three newest titles in the series\, “George Morrison: Modern Artist\,” “Sharon Day: Water Walker\,” and “Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Political Pathfinder.” Developed with Native authors\, illustrators\, and editors\, these books provide culturally grounded content that supports both literacy development and inclusive social studies instruction. \nEducators will: \n\nGain an overview of the entire series\nLearn about integrating indigenous content with current academic standards\nLearn about classroom ready resources and educator guides\nReceive 1 clock hour\n\nRegistration\nThis event is free\, however registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/online-from-page-to-practice-the-native-american-lives-series-in-the-classroom/ LOCATION:https://www.mnhum.org/event/online-from-page-to-practice-the-native-american-lives-series-in-the-classroom/ CATEGORIES:Free,K-12 Education,Native American Lives Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/event_page_practice_nals_classroom_2026.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DTSTAMP:20260514T184650Z CREATED:20260318T205221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T184650Z UID:10000640-1775779200-1775951999@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - IFest: International Festival of Minnesota DESCRIPTION:After a multi-year hiatus\, a cherished cultural tradition is coming back with new life\, new leadership\, and renewed purpose. The International Festival of Minnesota (IFest) will bring together representatives from more than 70 nations and ethnic communities to celebrate the vibrant diversity of Minnesota and the world. \nWith an expected 20\,000 attendees\, including 7\,000 students\, the festival will offer immersive experiences in global cuisine\, music\, dance\, artisan crafts\, storytelling\, and cultural demonstrations.\n \nThe Minnesota Humanities Center is proud to serve as the Official Education & Community Learning Partner for IFest. We have developed accessible and meaningful resources for educators and students to go deeper into the important mission of IFest and strengthen their cultural knowledge and fluency. Check out our new student toolkit and stay tuned for additional resources. \nStudent Day: Friday\, April 10 – 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. \nPublic Event: Friday\, April 10 – 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. and Saturday\, April 11 – 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. \nRegistration\nRegistration through the IFest website required. \nRegistration Questions: Contact IFest \nStudent Day Admission \nPublic Event Admission URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/st-paul-ifest-international-festival-of-minnesota/ LOCATION:Saint Paul RiverCentre\, 175 Kellogg Blvd\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:K-12 Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/event_international_festival_minnesota_2026.png ORGANIZER;CN="Tiffany Orth":MAILTO:tiffany@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T141330Z CREATED:20260407T143923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T141330Z UID:10000646-1776002400-1776006000@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Byron - MN DNR 59 Demonstration and Program on Invasive Species DESCRIPTION:Learn from Conservation Officer Schlag and Canine Officer Trapper about the duties of protecting Minnesota’s natural resources. Watch a demonstration of the canine skills Trapper has been trained to do\, including how he finds invasive zebra mussels! \nThis event is free and open to all ages. Meet in the Nature Center. \nWe are Water MN is a project of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture\, Health\, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. \nWe are Water MN is funded by the Clean Water\, Land\, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4\, 2008. URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/byron-mn-dnr-59-demonstration-and-program-on-invasive-species/ LOCATION:Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo\, 5731 County Rd 105 NW\, Byron\, MN\, 55920\, United States CATEGORIES:Civic Renewal,Exhibit,Free,Greater Minnesota,Kid Friendly,We Are Water MN ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/event_we_are_water_mn_invasive_species.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Busse-Aswar":MAILTO:rachel@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T173000 DTSTAMP:20260217T171014Z CREATED:20250812T165652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T171014Z UID:10000557-1776355200-1776360600@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Online Pedagogy Session – Era Eight: Civil Rights Struggles DESCRIPTION:Go beyond the 1960s to explore long civil rights movements\, from the Great Migration to Black Power\, and their relevance for students today. Using content and sources from Dr. Yohuru Williams\, 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. \nAll Pedagogy Sessions will be conducted via Zoom. Educators who participate in all Pedagogy Sessions will leave the year with a complete U.S. History course aligned to the new standards. \nEducators are invited to participate in companion Content Sessions. \nRegistration\nPedagogy Sessions are designed for high school U.S. History teachers and may also be relevant for 5th and 7th grade educators. Educators are welcome to register for individual sessions that align with their interests and schedules. Join us for one or more sessions throughout the year. \nThis event is free but registration is required. Separate registration is required for each offering. \nRegistration Questions: Brittany.Rawson-Haeg@state.mn.us \nRegister Now \nThis offering is part of Navigating the U.S. History Eras: Content\, Pedagogy\, and Inquiry in the Classroom is a yearlong professional learning opportunity supporting implementation of Minnesota’s 2021 –12 Academic Standards in Social Studies presented by MHC and MDE. URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/online-pedagogy-session-era-eight/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Academic Standards,Free,K-12 Education,Online,Pedagogy Sessions,Professional Development,Social Studies Standards,US History Eras ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/event_us_history_pedagogy_session_2025.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sung Ja Shin":MAILTO:sungja@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T193000 DTSTAMP:20260728T135702Z CREATED:20260311T170611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T135702Z UID:10000637-1776448800-1776454200@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Cloud - Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Joyce Sutphen DESCRIPTION:To celebrate National Poetry Month\, MHC’s Off the Page is bringing together two of Minnesota’s Poet Laureates\, Joyce Sutphen and Gwen Nell Westerman. Sutphen will be reading from her most recent collection\, “Paper Camera: Poems\, Poets\, and Poetry\,” which examines the many facets of poetry itself; reading\, memorizing\, writing\, and what poetry can do for us. She will be joined in discussion by the current Poet Laureate\, Gwen Nell Westerman. Following the discussion\, audience members are invited to participate in a Q&A session\, and have further informal conversation with the featured speakers. Light refreshments will be provided\, copies of “Paper Camera: Poems\, Poets\, and Poetry” will be available for purchase\, and the evening will finish with a book signing. \nAbout the Speakers\nJoyce Sutphen grew up on a farm near St. Joseph\, Minnesota\, and currently lives in Chaska. She has degrees from the University of Minnesota\, including a Ph.D. in Renaissance Drama. Her first book\, “Straight Out of View\,” won the Barnard New Women’s Poets Prize (Beacon Press\, 1995\, republished by Holy Cow! Press in 2001). “Coming Back to the Body” (Holy Cow! Press\, 2000) was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award\, and “Naming the Stars” (Holy Cow! Press\, 2004) won the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry. In 2005\, Red Dragonfly Press published “Fourteen Sonnets” in a letterpress edition\, and in 2006 Sutphen co-edited the award-winning anthology “To Sing Along the Way: Minnesota Women Poets from Pre-Territorial Days to the Present” (New Rivers Press). Her poems have appeared in “Poetry\,” “American Poetry Review\,” “Atlanta Review\,” “Minnesota Monthly\,” “Water-Stone\,” and many other journals\, and she has had work featured in Ted Kooser’s “American Life in Poetry\,” and on “The Writer’s Almanac.” She has also been a guest on A Prairie Home Companion\, hosted by Garrison Keillor. In 2011 she was named the second Minnesota Poet Laureate by Governor Mark Dayton\, following the tenure of Robert Bly. Her newest collection is “Paper Camera: Poems\, Poets\, and Poetry\,” published by Nodin Press\, 2025. \nGwen Nell Westerman is a poet\, visual artist\, and scholar. Her roots are deep in the landscape of the tallgrass prairie and reveal themselves in her art and writing. She is an enrolled citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate\, and her father’s family is from the Heipa District. Her mother’s family is from the Flint District of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Neither of her parents spoke English when they were sent as small children to boarding schools in Oklahoma and South Dakota. Singing and writing for as long as she can remember\, Gwen understands from experience the important ways language and the land shape who we are. She was appointed as the Poet Laureate of Minnesota by Governor Tim Walz in 2021. \nThis event is presented in partnership with Paramount Center for the Arts\, a multidisciplinary community arts facility whose mission is to engage\, educate\, enrich\, and entertain through inspiring arts experiences. This event is part of the Minnesota Writers Off the Page series\, bringing the inspirational voices of Minnesota’s authors directly to readers. \nRegistration\nThis event is free\, however registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nRegister Now URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/st-cloud-minnesota-writers-off-the-page-joyce-sutphen/ LOCATION:Paramount Center for the Arts\, 913 W. Saint Germain St.\, St. Cloud\, 56301\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, & Literature,Free,Greater Minnesota,Minnesota Writers Off the Page,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/event_mn_writers_joyce_sutphen_2026.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR