Minnesota Humanities Center
  • St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: Children’s Puppet Show!

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

    As part of MHC's Summer on the Lawn series, Open Eye Theatre's Driveway Tour presents "Jeremy & The Giant King," an all-new, family friendly puppet show featuring two brothers, a storybook realm with many fantastic residents, and oh yes, one Giant King causing trouble!

    Free
  • St. Paul – First Annual Oromo Literature Festival

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

    African Light Book and Coffee Shop and author Teferi Tafa are pleased to announce the first annual Oromo Literature Festival, a community-centered literary event dedicated to celebrating Oromo literature, language, storytelling, and intellectual achievement.

    Free
  • 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
  • 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 – Celebrating Native Language and Culture Through the Joy of Games

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

    Put the cell phones away and join us for an evening of fun, food, and cultural connection. As we recognize National Native American Heritage Month, the Minnesota Humanities Center welcomes Tony Drews and Nashke Native Games for a lively, intergenerational game night.

    $10 – $15