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			Events on Sunday May 22, 2005 History HiJinx: "Going Places" Wheelie Workshop Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Dates: May 22, 2005 Time: 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. To get ready for the Flint Hills International Children's Festival Artmoves Parade on June 4 in St. Paul's Rice Park, take the History Center's junkyard challenge. Visit the museum exhibit, "Going Places: The Mystique of Mobility," for inspiration and then join a hands-on workshop and use cardboard, wire, duct tape, mylar, straws, bottle caps and piles of wheels to build a pull-toy racecar, rocket or just plain crazy contraption. The History Center and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts team up to provide the supplies and expert assistance to make your art car and information about how to enter the parade. See more events in this series 19th-Century Paintings from the Permanent Collection James J. Hill House, St. Paul MN Closing: August 14, 2005 Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 3:30 p.m. Closed major holidays. Art gallery hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: $2 for exhibit only, or included with Hill House tour. A selection of 19th-century oil paintings from the Minnesota Historical Society's permanent collection features nearly 20 works documenting some of the most prominent people, places and events of Minnesota. It includes portraits of leaders such as Gov. Henry Sibley, business leader James J. Hill and a Dakota woman affectionately known as "Old Bets." Landscapes capture historic views of Minnehaha Falls and Fort Snelling, while events such as the singing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux are depicted. The exhibition is ongoing and new works will be rotated into the exhibit over the coming months. The James J. Hill House art gallery originally showcased Hill's collection of French landscape painting and is now a dedicated space for showcasing the work of Minnesota art and artists, and chronicling the region's art history. Strange Days, Dangerous Nights Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: August 14, 2005 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. This collection of 81 Speed Graphic photographs from the collections of the St. Paul Pioneer Press is inspired by Larry Millett's new book, "Strange Days, Dangerous Nights: Photos from the Speed Graphic Era," (MHS Press, 2004). Minnesota's own Millett unearthed more than 200 images – automobile accidents, urban curiosities, celebrities, fires, murders, and other news that fought for the hot spot on the front page – from the archives of the Pioneer Press and St. Paul Dispatch. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/strangedays. Happily Ever After Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: October 30, 2005 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. This exhibit explores the romance, rituals, myths and realities of courtship, weddings and commitment ceremonies. Some highlights are a two-tier oversized "cake" featuring wedding dresses from the Society's collections and an opportunity for visitors to pose for photos as living cake toppers; a movie screen with home video and commercial film footage of ceremonies; a recreated 1940s threshold; a display of wedding day icons, including rings, flowers and veils; wedding gifts across time, opened and unopened; a guest book; and a Victorian linen-draped head table with a centerpiece and table settings for the wedding party. See related events. Charles Beck Woodcuts Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN Closing: October 31, 2005 Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m.; Also July and August, Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee: Free This exhibit features a collection of woodcut prints by Minnesota artist Charles Beck, who has created over 150 woodcut prints in a nearly sixty year career. His works have been displayed at the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The exhibit will be on display in the museum's Mill Commons through Oct. 31, and is free and open to the public during regular museum hours. The Minnesota State Capitol at One Hundred Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: December 22, 2005 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. This History Center exhibit, celebrating the centennial of the State Capitol, runs through 2005. The Capitol, one of the grandest monuments of the American Renaissance, opened to the public on Jan. 2, 1905. The exhibit features original architectural drawings and furnishings designed by Capitol architect Cass Gilbert, as well as artwork by Daniel Chester French, who created the famed golden "Quadriga" sculpture on the Capitol facade, and Edwin Blashfield, one of the Capitol's many muralists. Sounds Good to Me: Music in Minnesota Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: October 14, 2007 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. The exhibit features a series of settings where music is produced and enjoyed – a home parlor, a ballroom, a high school band room, a concert hall, a deejay booth, a tent and an instrument store. Visitors can see and hear the stories of Minnesotans whose lives have been affected by music, and mix their own songs in the "Studio 4U." The Society has also an extensive collection of Minneapolis music items featured on the website PUNKFUNKROCKPOP. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/music. Tales of the Territory Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: May 31, 2009 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Step into Minnesota's earliest years and explore the state's roots as an organized political entity. Eyewitness accounts of life in Minnesota Territory, drawn from letters, journals and articles of the era, as well as multimedia "object theater" devoted to the Dakota and Ojibwe treaties of 1851 are part of the exhibit. Covering 4,000 square feet and including about 150 artifacts, "Tales of the Territory" offers personal glimpses into life at the tumultuous time in the state's history. Be sure to try the online "Tales of the Territory" experience. Going Places: The Mystique of Mobility Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: January 4, 2010 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. The American passion for mobility has shaped Minnesota. Travel back through time to celebrate the promise of the new, reflect on the consequences of the past, and debate and dream of ways of moving transportation into the 21st century. "Going Places," part of the Minnesota History Transportation Network, is funded in part by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) through the U.S. Department of Transportation. Home Place Minnesota Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. This 20-minute multi-media presentation uses voices, images and artifacts to bring to life a range of emotions about Minnesota as a home. Listen as Minnesota voices read from diaries, poetry and memoirs while photographic images and objects from the Society's collections help create a more complete story. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/homeplace. Grainland/Boxcar Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Grainland traces the journey of wheat and corn from farm to town to grain elevator. Children will enjoy climbing through a replica grain elevator where bins and chutes are replaced with steps and slides and curving nooks and crannies to explore. They can also hop into the vintage 1900 farmer's wagon loaded with grain for market or step into an authentic Soo Line boxcar. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/grainland. Weather Permitting Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round (open Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day). Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Minnesotans do more than talk about the weather. They learn to cope with extreme temperatures, watch for signs of storms and generally enjoy the outdoors, whether boating on a summer's day, skiing down a hill or snowmobiling along trails through the forests. No matter the weather, it's always a nice day at the History Center when you visit the "Weather Permitting" exhibit. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/weather.