: For Students, Faculty, and Staff
January 2018
A Feast of Words
Join us January 25, 2018 for A Feast of Words, with historian Ann Waltner at the University of Minnesota Campus Club. Hear how Waltner's scholarship fuels the imagination and how her work outside the classroom informs her teaching and writing.
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A Russian in Love
Love is the theme of the day! And also the theme of 19th-century European lyric poetry resulting in the Golden Age of Russian poets. Join Anatoly Liberman as he reads from great authors who have been rarely or never translated into English. Modeled on John Gielgud’s one-man show, The Ages of Man, the reading features the progress of love from its timid beginning, through its pangs of jealousy — a sweet remembrance of former joys and love after death. Bring your Valentine!
Find out more »Friends Member Appreciation Event
Digging through attics and archives, Minnesota filmmaker Mick Caouette taps the power of archival documents to illuminate history. Through the lens of his current APT/PBS project Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare and others, he explores the importance of research to create accurate public history. Hear him speak February 25 at the Friends of the Libraries Member Appreciation Event.
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Pankake Poetry Reading with Margaret Hasse
Join us April 11, 2018 for the annual Pankake Poetry Reading, featuring Margaret Hasse, in Elmer L. Andersen Library, beginning at 4:00 p.m.
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Friends Annual Celebration featuring Joseph Haj
Rooted in the classics, the Guthrie Theater has been a cultural force for more than 50 years. Join Joseph Haj, its eighth artistic director, in conversation with Jeff Meanza, his Associate Artistic Director about the value of the western canon, its continuing relevance, and its agency for social change. Prepare for a lively and engaging evening!
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Friends Forum season opener in collaboration with the Bell Museum: the Kirschner Lecture featuring Chef Sean Sherman
SOLD OUT! Event is at capacity. Chef Sean Sherman clearly has hold of an idea whose time has come: The reclamation and revival of indigenous cuisine and culture. At this event, Sherman, Oglala Lakota, and founder of the company, The Sioux Chef, will share insights about Native American farming, harvesting, and cooking techniques, land stewardship, and cultural history.
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Friends Forum: #MeToo: Momentous or Momentary?
Fifty years ago, the modern “Women’s Movement” was born. University of Minnesota Professor Emerita Sara Evans, a national expert, was at the forefront of the movement and gathers a powerful panel of woman — a cross-section of ages, ethnicities, and experiences — to reconsider the movement today. How do we ensure that the momentary media interest of today becomes a lasting, culture-shifting norm of tomorrow.
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