BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Minnesota Humanities Center - ECPv6.15.20//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:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230619T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230619T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230420T204312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T140741Z UID:10000355-1687195800-1687203000@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Peter - Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story DESCRIPTION:In 2021\, Juneteenth was written into law as a national day of observance. Following\, on February 3rd\, 2023\, Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Minnesota. Although awareness has grown\, many people are still unfamiliar with why we celebrate Juneteenth and the insight it offers in addressing current social injustice. Minnesota Humanities Center and Sweet Potato Comfort Pie are proud to bring Kumbayah the Juneteenth Story to St. Peter and Mankato communities in collaboration with the following local host partners: True Essentials Consulting\, Juneteenth Foundation\, and St. Peter Area Public Schools.\n  \n\nKumbayah The Juneteenth Story from iDream.tv on Vimeo. \n \nKumbayah 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. Although tragedy is depicted\, this play within a play is tremendously uplifting. The story begins with a Prologue set in the early 1800s in a small West African village where a young mother and her small son are being abducted from their home by slave catchers. Act One: Scene One is set in present time in a popular North Minneapolis soul-food restaurant where a group of youths and adults ultimately end up discussing what Juneteenth means. Before long they all agree to attend a play about Juneteenth. The story then shifts into 1863 on the Turner Plantation in Tyler\, Texas with the character Frederick Douglass as Narrator. \nAlthough interpretation is best suited for ages 8 and up\, children of all ages are welcome to attend. \nRegistration\nThe evening performance is free to attend\, but registration is highly recommended. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/st-peter-kumbayah/ LOCATION:St. Peter High School\, 2121 Broadway Ave\, St. Peter\, MN\, 56082\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,Greater Minnesota,Immersive Experiences,Juneteenth,Kumbayah,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/event_kumbayah_juneteenth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rose McGee":MAILTO:rose@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T203000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230613T153926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T140729Z UID:10000365-1687456800-1687465800@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - Learning from Place: Slow Roll'n Rondo\, led by Cultural Wellness Center DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota Humanities Center is proud to feature Slow Roll’n Rondo\, a program of the Cultural Wellness Center. Join members of the diverse\, multi-generational\, and intersectional Rondo Community as you explore the opportunities and possibilities of an African American Cultural Enterprise District connected by a land bridge. This is a community-led development process designed to achieve the aspirations of the Rondo community to right past wrongs\, revitalize Rondo\, and honor African American Cultural contributions that have sustained the Rondo Community and will serve as a model for restorative participatory community development. \nExplore a journey through the community’s history and into the future during a conversationally-paced biking experience. You will get to know the places\, people\, and possibilities that will lead to a vibrant future. Special guests may include Seitu Jones\, Commissioner Toni Carter\, Mr. Marvin Anderson\, and Mayor\, Melvin Carter along with members of his staff. \nThe evening will include a community meal featuring Black chefs and food grown in community gardens. \nThe event starts at Hallie Q Brown Community Center parking lot at 270 North Kent Street\, Saint Paul\, MN 55102. \nThe Cultural Wellness Center offers experiential learning opportunities that actively boost well-being\, improve relationships\, build communities\, and train organizations. \nRegistration\nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/lfp-slow-rolln-rondo/ LOCATION:Hallie Q. Brown Community Center\, 270 North Kent Street\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,Immersive Experiences,Learning from Place ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/event_lfp_slow_roll_rondo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Eden Bart":MAILTO:eden@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T210000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230426T202506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T140705Z UID:10000358-1687460400-1687467600@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Rochester - Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story DESCRIPTION:In 2021\, Juneteenth was written into law as a national day of observance. Following\, on February 3rd\, 2023\, Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Minnesota. Although awareness has grown\, many people are still unfamiliar with why we celebrate Juneteenth and the insight it offers in addressing current social injustice. Minnesota Humanities Center and Sweet Potato Comfort Pie are proud to bring Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story to Rochester area communities in collaboration with the following local organizations: Mayo Clinic\, Rochester Branch of the NAACP\, and Rochester Public Schools.\n  \n\nKumbayah The Juneteenth Story from iDream.tv on Vimeo. \n \nKumbayah 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. Although tragedy is depicted\, this play within a play is tremendously uplifting. The story begins with a Prologue set in the early 1800s in a small West African village where a young mother and her small son are being abducted from their home by slave catchers. Act One: Scene One is set in present time in a popular North Minneapolis soul-food restaurant where a group of youths and adults ultimately end up discussing what Juneteenth means. Before long they all agree to attend a play about Juneteenth. The story then shifts into 1863 on the Turner Plantation in Tyler\, Texas with the character Frederick Douglass as Narrator. \nAlthough interpretation is best suited for ages 8 and up\, children of all ages are welcome to attend. \nRegistration\nThe evening performance is free to attend\, but registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/rochester-kumbayah/ LOCATION:Mayo Civic Center\, 30 Civic Center Drive SE\, Rochester\, MN\, 55904\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,Greater Minnesota,Immersive Experiences,Juneteenth,Kumbayah,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/event_kumbayah_juneteenth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Rust":MAILTO:jessica@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230421T131534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T140642Z UID:10000356-1687629600-1687636800@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Cloud - Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story DESCRIPTION:In 2021\, Juneteenth was written into law as a national day of observance. Following\, on February 3rd\, 2023\, Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Minnesota. Although awareness has grown\, many people are still unfamiliar with why we celebrate Juneteenth and the insight it offers in addressing current social injustice. Minnesota Humanities Center and Sweet Potato Comfort Pie are proud to bring Kumbayah the Juneteenth Story to St. Cloud area communities in collaboration with host partner United Way of Central Minnesota and local organizations.\n  \n\nKumbayah The Juneteenth Story from iDream.tv on Vimeo. \n \nKumbayah 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. Although tragedy is depicted\, this play within a play is tremendously uplifting. The story begins with a Prologue set in the early 1800s in a small West African village where a young mother and her small son are being abducted from their home by slave catchers. Act One: Scene One is set in present time in a popular North Minneapolis soul-food restaurant where a group of youths and adults ultimately end up discussing what Juneteenth means. Before long they all agree to attend a play about Juneteenth. The story then shifts into 1863 on the Turner Plantation in Tyler\, Texas with the character Frederick Douglass as Narrator. \nAlthough interpretation is best suited for ages 8 and up\, children of all ages are welcome to attend. \nRegistration\nThe evening performance is free to attend\, but registration is required. \nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/st-cloud-kumbayah/ LOCATION:Marcus Theatres\, 1533 Frontage Road North\, Waite Park\, MN\, 56387\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,Greater Minnesota,Immersive Experiences,Juneteenth,Kumbayah,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/event_kumbayah_juneteenth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rose McGee":MAILTO:rose@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230203T221115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T141239Z UID:10000280-1688806800-1688817600@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Learning from Place: LGBTQ+ History in Downtown Minneapolis DESCRIPTION:Minneapolis-Saint Paul is far from being flyover country; our metro area has some of the richest and deepest LGBTQ+ history in all of North America. Grow your understanding of this history with an interactive\, in-person walking tour of downtown/central Minneapolis\, an area deeply entangled with LGBTQ+ people’s stories\, movements\, and place in the world. \nBe immersed by traveling through downtown Minneapolis\, interspersing history with storytelling from local LGBTQ+ activists and artists. Learn about how down-and-out drifters in the notorious Gateway District helped shape a Twin Cities gay identity\, how lesbians threw parties in deserted industrial warehouses\, how gay and lesbian political power was built in response to police raids\, and how one of the first Pride festivals grew from a ragtag group marching up Nicollet Mall. \nWe hope you’ll come along! \nThis event is a collaboration with Telling Queer History. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org | MHC Cancellation Policy \nK-12 educators will receive 3 clock hours. \nThis experience involves approximately 2 miles of walking and standing\, starting and ending at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Audio headsets will be provided for amplification of the tour guide and storytellers. \nThis event is open to all. Members of Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ community are welcome to register using promo code LGBTQ-HISTORY to waive the fee if they wish. \nTo ensure that cost is not a barrier\, we have a limited number of complimentary spaces available for all Minnesota residents. If you would like to receive a complimentary spot\, please register with the promo code FEEWAIVER. \nRegistration for this event has SOLD OUT. \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/lfp-lgbtq-history-downtown-minneapolis/ LOCATION:Loring Community Arts Center\, 1382 Willow Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States CATEGORIES:CEUs/Clock Hours,Immersive Experiences,Learning from Place,Professional Development,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/event_lgbtq_mpls.png ORGANIZER;CN="Eden Bart":MAILTO:eden@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230710T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230710T203000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230613T201311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T141225Z UID:10000366-1689012000-1689021000@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - Critical Conversation: Starting with the Indigenous | Emphasis on Place DESCRIPTION:What connects us to this place? How does the history of this place inform who we are and how we connect with each other? Join Indigenous leaders Kate Beane\, Executive Director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art\, and Christina Woods\, Executive Director of the Duluth Art Institute\, who will engage participants in deep dialogue about Indigenous issues related to place and land. Participants will learn from Dakota and Ojibwe community members\, through stories and histories often left out of public narratives\, how art helps us create deeper meaning and connections. \nRefreshments and a light meal will be served. This event is part of a series of Critical Conversations\, created in partnership with Public Art Saint Paul’s 2023 Wakpa Triennial Art Festival. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/critical-conversation-starting-with-the-indigenous-emphasis-on-place/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Critical Conversations,Free,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/event_critical_conversations_indigenous_place.png ORGANIZER;CN="Colin Nelson-Dusek":MAILTO:colin@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230216T145313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T131521Z UID:10000289-1689183000-1689190200@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:Duluth - Minnesota Writers Series: The Sky Watched DESCRIPTION:Author and poet Linda LeGarde Grover will be joining the Minnesota Writers Series for a special event in Duluth. In addition to reading selections from her recently re-released collection\, The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives (University of Minnesota Press\, 2022)\, Grover will also join in conversation with Dr. Jill M. Doerfler\, head of American Indian Studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth\, about the joys and complexities of leading a life devoted to writing and poetry\, and the ways in which poetry has connected her further to her Native culture. In celebration of poets at all stages of their writing journey\, during the second half of the event\, members of the audience will be invited to share their own poetry as time allows. Co-sponsored by the American Indian Community Housing Organization\, also the host site for this event. \nAbout the book: The Sky Watched is a collective memoir in poetry of an Ojibwe family and tribal community\, from creation myth to this day\, updated with new poems. The collection gives poetic voice\, in English and Ojibwe\, those assembled here—voices of history\, of memory and experience\, of children and elders\, Indian boarding school students\, tribal storytellers\, and the Manidoog\, the unseen beings who surround our lives—come together to create a collective memoir in poetry as expansive and particular as the starry sky. \nAbout the author: Linda LeGarde Grover is professor emerita of American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe. Her books The Road Back to Sweetgrass\, Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year\, In the Night of Memory\, and Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong\, all from Minnesota\, have earned numerous awards\, including the Native Writers Circle of the Americas First Book Award; Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards for poetry\, memoir\, and fiction; and a Minnesota Book Award for memoir and creative nonfiction. Her book of stories The Dance Boots received the Flannery O’Connor Award and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. \nAbout the moderator: Jill Doerfler is a professor and department head of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Her primary area of scholarly interest is American Indian identity with a focus on Anishinaabe citizenship. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/mn-writers-series-sky-watched/ LOCATION:American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO)\, 202 West 2nd Street\, Duluth\, MN\, 55802\, United States CATEGORIES:Books, Poetry, and Literature,Greater Minnesota,Minnesota Writers Series,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/event_mn_writers_series_sky_watched.png ORGANIZER;CN="Corey China":MAILTO:corey@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T210000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230512T183958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T132709Z UID:10000360-1689534000-1689541200@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - Shakespeare in our Parks: Much Ado About Nothing DESCRIPTION:Minnesota Humanities Center is pleased to host Classical Actors Ensemble as they bring their 9th season of Shakespeare in Our Parks live theater to MHC’s lawn. This year’s play\, which will travel to over 15 locations across the Twin Cities\, will be William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” In this classic romantic comedy of manners\, a Prince and his soldiers returning from a long campaign bring excitement\, intrigue\, and passion to a rural town. Can callow youths and jaded exes both find love when malicious gossip is afoot? \nPicnics\, lawn chairs\, sunbrellas\, and blankets are welcome. Please note that the performance is in an open field with minimal shade. Please plan accordingly. Can’t make that date? Check out Classical Actors Ensemble’s full calendar for other performance across the Twin Cities this summer. \nFrom Classical Actors Ensemble: “The Theater is a sacred place. It is a public forum where actors and audience gather to contemplate what it means to be human. Shakespeare and his contemporaries grappled with that question in some of the English language’s best poetry\, leaving behind a canon of compelling stories with universal themes that provide invigorating challenge for actors and an awe-inspiring legacy for audiences. Classical Actors Ensemble performs the plays of the English Renaissance as they were originally intended: as popular entertainment for everyone. By demonstrating why these works of art are considered classic\, we freshly prove their relevance in today’s world.” \nRegistration\nRegistration is appreciated on the Classical Actors Ensemble website but not required. \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/shakespeare-in-our-parks/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/event_shakespeare_parks_much_ado.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Colin Nelson-Dusek":MAILTO:colin@mnhum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230717T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230717T203000 DTSTAMP:20260422T090013 CREATED:20230613T201331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T141151Z UID:10000367-1689616800-1689625800@www.mnhum.org SUMMARY:St. Paul - Critical Conversation: Stories I Didn't Know DESCRIPTION:The award-winning documentary\, “Stories I Didn’t Know\,” follows the story of Saint Paul resident Rita Davern as she uncovers uneasy truths of her Irish ancestors and their ownership of Pike Island\, sacred land to the Dakota people. Join us for a special screening of the film followed by a community conversation with Rita Davern\, Ramona Kitto Stately\, and Reuben Kitto Stately. Reflect on how one person’s discovery of truth can create a significant positive impact on personal and statewide levels. Consider the transgressions made by the federal government and non-Native leaders and how together we can confront current systemic failures as we work to create a more just Minnesota. \nRefreshments and a light meal will be served. This event is part of a series of Critical Conversations\, created in partnership with Public Art Saint Paul’s 2023 Wakpa Triennial Art Festival. \nRegistration\nRegistration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org \nREGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED URL:https://www.mnhum.org/event/critical-conversation-stories-i-didnt-know/ LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106\, United States CATEGORIES:Critical Conversations,Free,Public Programming,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mnhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/event_critical_conversations_stories_didnt_know.png ORGANIZER;CN="Colin Nelson-Dusek":MAILTO:colin@mnhum.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR