St. Paul – We Are Water MN

State Capitol 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, St. Paul, MN, United States

The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information. Visitors can explore stories both local and statewide and share their own stories of water’s importance in their life.

Free

St. Paul – Commemorate Black Music Featuring Thomasina Petrus

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

Join us for music, song, and conversation with legendary vocalist Thomasina Petrus on her career, life, and her play on the incomparable Billie Holliday. Minnesota Humanities Center CEO Kevin Lindsey will host the evening.

Free

St. Paul – Commemorate Black Art Featuring Ta-coumba T. Aiken

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

The Minnesota Humanities Center is thrilled to collaborate with its community partners in a series of events Commemorating Black History & Culture 2022 across the City of Saint Paul. Join us for conversation with gifted Twin Cities artist Ta-coumba T. Aiken.

Free

Winona – We Are Water MN

Winona County Historical Society 160 Johnson Street, Winona, MN, United States

The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines three ways of knowing water: personal stories, historical content, and scientific information. Visitors can explore stories both local and statewide and share their own stories of water’s importance in their life.

Free

Minneapolis – Dialogues of War Listening Session: Somali Community (women focused)

Franklin Library 1314 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Marian Hassan for a Community Listening Session, part of Minnesota Humanities Center's program, Dialogues of War. In this facilitated discussion, participants will be led in meaningful dialogue to connect with others and share their perspectives as relates to their experiences with war and conflict.

Free

Nevis – Why Treaties Matter

Nevis Public Schools 210 Pleasant Street, Nevis, MN, United States

"Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations” explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in this place we now call Minnesota.

Free

ONLINE – Minnesota Writers Series: What We Hunger For

Online

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) for readings and a discussion around the book, “What We Hunger For: Refugee and Immigrant Stories about Food and Family.” This book is the first text featured in MHC’s new Minnesota Writers Series, which amplifies recent publications from Minnesota authors.

Free

Lake City – We Are Water MN

Lake City Public Library 201 South High Street, Lake City, MN, United States

The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines water issues statewide and in local communities through personal stories, histories, and scientific information.

Free

St. Paul – Lunch and Learn: Juneteenth in Historical Context

Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center 130 South Macalester Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

The Minnesota Humanities Center, in partnership with the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, welcomes the public to a boxed lunch and learn event at Macalester College's Arts Commons on "Juneteenth in Historical Context."

Free

Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Morning Performance)

Breck School 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, United States

Kumbayah 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.

Free

Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Reception and Evening Performance)

Breck School 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, United States

Kumbayah 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.

Free