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January 23 through March 12
Art Exhibit
"Becoming Minnesota"
Elmer L. Andersen Library; exhibit area
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8 p.m., Thursday
Admission is free
Initially presented at the State Fair in the fall of 2007, "Becoming Minnesota" is presented by the University of Minnesota
Twin Cities Libraries to honor the 150th anniversary of Minnesota
statehood. Based on six themes: exploration and discovery,
people, recreation, business and agriculture, education, and the
arts, this exhibition consists of reproductions of materials about
Minnesota from all the Twin Cities archives and special
collections at the University.
April 22
Jazz Concert
"A Celebration of Minnesota Jazz Writers"
Ted Mann Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Admission is free
May 17 through September 2008
Art Exhibit
"By the People for the People: New Deal Art in Minnesota" Weisman Art Museum
Exhibition showcases selections from the museum's vast and diverse collection of art created during the federal Works Progress Administration program of the 1930s. A major section of the exhibition will be "The Other Half: Women and the WPA." Other themes explored in the exhibit will be the "New Deal and the University of Minnesota," "Minnesota as Muse," and "Outside the Box: American Modernism and the WPA." Additional materials on the Federal Writers' Project and the Federal Theater Project, from the holdings of the Minnesota Historical Society, will be added to the exhibition to round out this look at the influence of the WPA on the arts in America.
Presented in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the WPA and the Minnesota state sesquicentennial.
February 7
Concert
Composer musician Charlie Maguire
Bede Ballroom, Student Center
7 p.m.
Admission is $5 for the general public, or $2.00 with the donation of a canned good to be given to the local food shelf, free for UMC students.
Award-winning composer musician Charlie Maguire recognizes Minnesota’s rich history and 150 years of statehood in a series of special events sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Known as the “Minnesota Sesquicentennial Troubadour,” Maguire is renowned for his music in the American folk tradition.
More information about the performance can be found on the Crookston Web site.
March 11
Presentation
Teatro Del Pueblo
Kiehle Auditorium
7 p.m.
Admission is free
Teatro Del Pueblo, a Latino theater group based on the West Side of St. Paul, MN, presents Echoes from the New World. Two young women will re-tell the history of Latin America from a woman's perspective. Sponsored by Student Programming and Activities for Campus Entertainment (SPACE), Concerts and Lectures, and the Crookston campus Sesquicentennial Committee.
February 14
Reading
Authors Heid Erdrich and Lise Erdrich
UMD Library Rotunda
7 p.m.
Admission is free
Heid E. Erdrich is author of three collections of poetry, "The Mother's Tongue," "National Monuments," and "Fishing for Myth," as well as coeditor of "Sister Nations: Native American Women on Community." Lise Erdrich has just published a book of short fiction, "Night Train." She is also the author of "Bears Make Rock Soup" and "Sacagawea," two books for children. "Night Train" is her first collection of short fiction.
March 13
Presentation
“History of American Racism and How it Affects Us as People.”
David Larsen, Dakota educator and elder, former Tribal Chairman of the Lower Sioux Community, Tribal Historian, and descendant of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha).
Weber Music Hall
7 p.m.
Admission is free
Larsen discusses the plight of American Indians as the Civil War raged and western expansion spread. His words add the Native voice to understanding of Minnesota and American history. He brings the spirituality of the Dakota into his presentation, and emphasizes today's struggle in the Dakota community to preserve Dakota language and culture.
Presented by the UMD Center for Genocide, Holocaust, and Human Rights Studies
January 26
Concert
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Ann Reed
Morris Student Center
7 p.m.
$10 for the general public, $8 for MPR members, and $5 for UMM students. Bring a can to donate to the Stevens County Food Shelf and receive a $1 discount.
Minnesota Public Radio and the University of Minnesota, Morris, present singer, songwriter, and guitarist Ann Reed in a Minnesota sesquicentennial celebratory concert, "Song for Minnesota," on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m., in the Edson Auditorium, Student Center. Special guest pianist Dan Chouinard will also perform.
More information about the performance can be found on the Morris Web site.
April 12
Presentation
Julie Pelletier
Pope County Historical Museum in Glenwood, MN
2 p.m.
Admission is free
Julie Pelletier teaches Anthropology and American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, Morris, a former Indian boarding school. Her research interests include the decolonization of research and teaching, indigenous identity, ritual as strategy, Indian gaming, Ojibwe culture, Maori culture. Several of her students have benefited greatly from internships at the Pope County Museum, particularly in relation to the Native American collection. On a recent visit, Prof. Pelletier related a great story of gathering porcupine quills with an elder. Join us on April 12 to hear the tale.