March 2022
Giving Voice to the Past, featuring the University Singers
Join us March 27 for "Giving Voice to the Past: Performing the Archive." The event features the University Singers performing music that has been silent for over a century or, in some cases, never been performed. The musical scores are archived digitally by the University of Minnesota Libraries and are available on the English Heritage Music Series website.
Find out more »April 2022
Pankake Poetry Reading featuring David Mura
Join us April 7 at Elmer L. Andersen Library for the 13th Annual Pankake Poetry reading featuring David Mura and moderator Ed Bok Lee. Mura has written four books of poetry, has won numerous awards for his writing, and has taught at several colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. The event is free and open to all. Please register to join us.
Find out more »October 2022
Meet Ellen and Yalile: A Conversation about Universities and Power
How can we better understand universities and their power? Come hear Yalile Suriel, Assistant Professor of Universities and Power, and Ellen Holt-Werle, Institutional Archivist, talk about this question here at the University of Minnesota. This event in the Friends Forum: A Series for Curious Minds is brought to you by the Friends of the University Libraries on Oct. 26, 7 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library and ONLINE.
Find out more »December 2022
Mary Moore Easter: ‘Keeping the Past with Eliza Winston’
An online attendance option is now available. Connect to the live-stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeyX_fdcKMw Mary Moore Easter will in turn amplify the voice of Eliza Winston in live performance from her chapbook Free Papers: poems inspired by the testimony of Eliza Winston a Mississippi slave escaped to freedom in Minnesota in 1860. In moments of discovery, ancestor story and full-throated song, hear Eliza’s courage, doubt, love and personal critique of her situation come alive. Register for Dec. 6 Following…
Find out more »January 2023
A Feast of Words: Tribal Environmental Knowledge and Partnerships Solving 21st Century Challenges
RESERVATIONS ARE CLOSED Using historical documents from the University Archives, Mike Dockry will demonstrate the positive and negative impacts wild rice research at the University of Minnesota has had on tribal communities and ecosystems. His presentation at "A Feast of Words" will focus on a tribal-university partnership created to protect and restore wild rice ecosystems in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Dockry will also highlight tribal voices and describe a future where collaborative research supports tribal food sovereignty and healthy ecological…
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