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Sketches of Minnesota Civic Improv Comedy Tour at Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing Oct 18
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Sketches of Minnesota Civic Improv Comedy Tour at Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing Oct 18

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour on October 18. These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment. Beginning with a catered meal, these gatherings invite audience members to share what makes their town great, what they think people get wrong about it, what local divisions concern them, and what future they imagine. An improv comedy troupe listens in on the conversations, takes everything they heard from residents, and brings it to life on stage through entirely unscripted improv comedy theater.

5:00–6:00 PM: Doors open / Community hour

6:00–7:15 PM: Dinner

7:15–8:00 PM: Performances

8:00–8:30 PM: Talkback

The work of the Minnesota Humanities Center is to create a stronger Minnesota by increasing our understanding of the beauty, wisdom, and stories of its people. Through partnerships, we facilitate the spaces, like Sketches of Minnesota, that seek to build connections and deepen understanding of ourselves and our communities in pursuit of a more just society.

THIS EVENT IS FREE, BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing, 102 S Kaiser Ave, Fosston, MN 56542

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Mixed Blood Presents Warroad Community Potluck at Warroad RiverPlace September 12-14
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Mixed Blood Presents Warroad Community Potluck at Warroad RiverPlace September 12-14

Mixed Blood Theater Presents Warroad Community Potluck at Warroad RiverPlace September 12-14.

ANNOUNCING TICKET SALES | Tickets are now available for the free production of Warroad Community Potluck, a new play by Mixed Blood Theater made for the RiverPlace stage on:

Friday, September 12 | 7 PM
Saturday, September 13 | 7 PM
Sunday, September 14 | 2 PM

TICKETS: warroadriverplace.org/events/potluck

It’s
Potluck Time—and the stakes have never been higher!

It’s the ultimate small-town showdown: a potluck battle judged by a mysterious visitor on a mission to determine Minnesota’s best. With hotdish drama, fishing contests, heritage trivia, and surprise guests, this lighthearted comedy celebrates the spirit of Warroad, where competition is fierce but community always wins.

*Special note: This play is a potluck in name only. Just bring yourself — no food, please! — and stay for light refreshments and community conversation after the show.

Written by nationally-recognized playwright Kira Obolensky and directed by award-winning director Michael John Garcés, Warroad Community Potluck is brought to you by Mixed Blood Theater—a nationally acclaimed theater company in Minneapolis that models reciprocity, inclusion, and genuine welcoming to build relationships—and Warroad RiverPlace.

**This production was made possible by the American Theatre Wing, National Endowment for the Arts Our Town program, the Ruth Easton Fund of the Edelstein Family Foundation, and by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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