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  • Our Stories, Ourselves: Food in Cultural Celebrations

    |  VIRTUAL EVENT  |   Despite the challenges of the last few years, our communities have always found reasons to celebrate. Join notable chefs and food writers Sean Sherman, Yia...

  • Writing Personal Food Narratives

    Microsoft Teams

    |  Virtual Writing Workshop  | Learn how to use all your senses to write compelling stories about experiences with food. Draw from personal experiences to write expressively and paint a picture for your readers that place them at the table with you. Funded by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Register here!   About the...

  • Finding the Story Within the Story

    |  Virtual Writing Workshop  |   In storytelling, the heart of the story may emerge unexpectedly during the writing process. Learn how to find the heart of your story through the examination of three different pieces of work by food writer Mecca Bos: a podcast, blog post and a longer form article. Funded by Minnesota’s...

  • Building MN’s Powerful Arts Community: How We Got Here

    Loft Literary Center 1101 Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN, United States

    OUR STORIES, OURSELVES: CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY  How does community start? And how does it germinate in order to empower people and authentic voices? How do you build on the movements...

    $10

  • Our Stories, Ourselves: If Money Was No Object

    Rondo Community Library 461 Dale St N, St. Paul, MN, United States

      In this four-part writing workshop, parents and children will embark on a journey of creativity and imagination. Using prompts and exercises to inspire their writing, participants will explore what they would wish for and what their world would look like if money was not a concern. Whether participants are experienced writers or just starting...

  • Our Stories, Ourselves Panel Conversation

    North Regional Library 1315 Lowry Ave N., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

      Panelists Janice Bad Moccasin (Crow Creek Hunkpati Dakota), Marian Hassan, Kinshasha Kambui, and Billy Lor will discuss how we carry personal and collective trauma, grief and losses, including those...

  • CANCELLED-Our stories Ourselves Writing Workshop: Melissa Olson

    Franklin Library 1314 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN

      UNFORTUNATELY THESE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Anishinaabe poet Gerald Vizenor writes, “Survivance is an act of presence, the continuance of Native stories, not a mere reaction, or a survivable...

  • Our Stories Ourselves Writing Workshop: Sherrie Fernandez-Williams

    North Regional Library 1315 Lowry Ave N., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

    Description: Throughout our lives, we grieve many sorrows – a world in crisis, a chronic illness, a loss of a job, a dream, a loved one – and search for...