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  • A brief introduction to the history of artmaking in Minnesota

    Shoreview Library 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN

    From such historic luminaries as Seth Eastman and Alexis Fournier to contemporary artists Jim Denomie and Dan Bruggeman, this lecture will review the nearly 200 year history of artmaking in Minnesota. Bring your questions. Art historian Brian Szott, Curator…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    We will begin reading Simone de Beauvoir's attempt to provide an ethical foundation for existentialism, The Ethics of Ambiguity. This book is available in paperback for about $15 and as…

  • Poetry Day

    Shoreview Library 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN

    Poetry day will feature two outstanding local poets, Connie Wanek and Joyce Sutphen. Each will read from a selection of her works with time for questions and an open mic for…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    We will finish discussing Simone de Beauvoir's attempt to build an ethical system for existentialist philosophy, The Ethics of Ambiguity. Not a few people didn't think it was possible. Did…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    We will be embarking on a new book: How Nature Works: The Science of Self-organized Criticality (1996) by Per Bak. Unfortunately, this is one of the pricier books that we have…

  • Annual Meeting

    Shoreview Library 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN

    The Annual Meeting of the MISF membership will precede the Rhoda Lewin Lecture and last about a half-hour. Business to be conducted this year includes committee reports and Board member…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    We will continue our discussion of Per Bak's book, How Nature Works: The Science of Self-organized Criticality, by reading chapters 4-7. One of the remarkable aspects of self-organized criticality (SOC)…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    We will finish our discussion of the book, How Nature Works: The Science of Self-organized Criticality, by Per Bak. For those who will have read the book and will attend…

  • Annual Picnic

    Cherokee Park Picnic Shelter Chippewa and Winona Streets, St. Paul, MN

    This is our annual summer picnic. MISF will provide the drinks, plasticware, and grills, and St. Paul Parks & Rec the electricity and more grills. You provide a dish to…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    We will begin discussing a new book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents (2020), by Isabel Wilkerson. The book focuses on race in the U.S. (Wilkerson is black), but examines the…

  • Electricity, Magnetism and Birds

    Shoreview Library 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN

    When we consider how physics applies to birds, we are inclined to think about topics such as the aerodynamics of flight, the mechanics of feathers and bills, the optics enabling…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    We will continue discussing the book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson, by reading Sections 3 and 4. In these sections Wilkerson gets into the heart of…

  • Christian Nationalism: A Dangerous Manifestation of a Deeper Problem

    Maplewood Library 3025 Southlawn Dr, Maplewood, MN

    Christian Nationalism is a political ideology and movement that understands the United States as founded as a White Protestant Evangelical Christian Nation. They believe secular liberal democracy has failed God’s…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    The MISF Philosophy Study Group is going to have their next meeting on Wednesday, November 12, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. We will conclude our discussion of the book, Caste: The…

  • Mystery in the Midwest

    Shoreview Library 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN

    Is the modern American mystery novel the most important literature being written today? Why do private eyes and fictional detectives continue to fascinate us? Do we want all our problems…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

    For this meeting we are going to discuss three different existentialist works of fiction, two by Jean Paul Sartre and one by Earnest Hemingway. The former includes the short story…

  • Philosophy Study Group

    via Zoom

     We will be studying the book, The Boxer and the Goalkeeper: Sartre Vs Camus (2012), by Andy Martin. A new copy of this book can be had for around $20, but…

  • The Origin Story of Fort Road/West Seventh Street

    Shoreview Library 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN

    In 2024, out of a series of neighborhood (garden tour) histories along West Seventh Street, Joe Landsberger combined them into a narrative origin of Saint Paul and Minnesota. He came…