Rochester – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story

Mayo Civic Center 30 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, 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

St. Cloud – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story

Paramount Center for the Arts 913 W. Saint Germain Street, St. Cloud, 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

Learning from Place: LGBTQ+ History in Downtown Minneapolis

Loring Community Arts Center 1382 Willow Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

K-12 educators will receive 3 clock hours. Be immersed by traveling through downtown Minneapolis, interspersing history with storytelling from local LGBTQ+ activists and artists.

$30

Learning from Place: St. Paul’s Little Africa

Snelling Cafe and Restaurant 638 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul

K-12 educators will receive 3 clock hours. Build your cultural understanding and awareness of Minnesota’s African cultures as you immerse yourself within St. Paul’s Little Africa cultural corridor.

$30

St. Paul – Headscarf Story Circle: The Promise

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

Headscarf Story Circle is a series of offerings that recognizes the strength and resiliency of women. Join us for a day-long retreat filled with cultural dancing and sharing, food, and many ways to memorialize the promise through writing, comedy, painting, and creating a personal artifact.

$20

St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

Indian Mounds Regional Park 10 Mounds Blvd, St. Paul

K-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours. Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience that brings participants to sites of great significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history.

$75

St. Paul – Poetry Encuentro: A Latine Poetry Gathering

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

This poetry encuentro will bring together Latine community members to engage in storytelling based on Latine literary traditions. We want to recognize the complex and inspiring stories of Minnesota's Latine community and their contribution to Minnesota's diverse and vibrant cultural heritage.

$30

St. Paul – Our Ancestors Are Us: An Asian Adoptee Life Writing Workshop

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

As part of the Minnesota Humanities Center’s writing and reflection offerings, we are excited to collaborate with Jennifer Kwon Dobbs to host Our Ancestors Are Us: An Asian Adoptee Life Writing Workshop, a project funded by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.

Free

St. Paul – Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Latino Joy

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

The aroma of inviting cuisine continues to fill the halls of the Minnesota Humanities Center as we commemorate Latino Cultural Heritage Month through food.

$20

St. Paul – A Decade of Learning from Place: Bdote

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

2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Learning from Place: Bdote. Join us as we honor and recognize this important milestone and the individuals who co-created this transformational experience – Mona Smith, Ramona Kitto Stately, and Ethan Neerdaels.

Free

St. Paul – Headscarf Story Circle: Tea Celebration

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

The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle - a series of offerings that recognizes the strength and resiliency of women. Join us as we gather together through the shared connection of the headscarf and its complexity.

$20