Mendota After Hours: Vanishing Landmarks

Join photographer and storyteller Doug Ohman as we explore back roads and small towns while hearing stories of Minnesota’s historic buildings that are quickly disappearing.Doug Ohman has spent the past 30+ years photographing historic architecture and landscapes in Minnesota. His work has been featured in books, magazines, and calendars. He has been the featured host of eight PBS television programs.

Mendota After Hours: History of All Things Christmas

There are many things, such as Christmas trees and decorations, that remind us of the holiday season. Many of us share common holiday traditions such as gift giving or putting up outdoor lights, but have you ever wondered where our Christmas traditions started? Christmas has a remarkable history—not all of which you may expect! In fact, there were several times in history when Christmas was unpopular and looked very different from the Christmas we celebrate today.

Mendota After Hours: Frances Anne Hopkins: Hudson Bay Company Wife, Voyageur’s Artist at Sibley

Frances Anne Hopkins paintings of canoe travel are best described as colorful and accurate scenes of early fur trade history. These cherished prints are widely published and reproduced. However, most admirers of Hopkins work do not know the artist was a woman or that she was from a prominent British family and mother of seven! Join historian Mary Ellen Weller-Smith as she shares the story of Frances Anne Hopkins and her remarkable life as a voyageur’s wife.

Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour: The Sealed Soil

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour • Presented by Archives on Screen

Khak-e Sar bé Mohr (The Sealed Soil)

Introduction by Sima Shakhsair

Sunday, February 16 • 1:00pm • Tickets: $12 General (+ $2 online fee), $8 Members (no fee), $8 Students (door)

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Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour: The Samama Chikli Project

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour • Presented by Archives on Screen

The Samama Chikli Project

Sunday, February 16 • 5:00pm • Tickets: $12 General (+ $2 online fee), $8 Members (no fee), $8 Students (door)

Introduction by Aboubakar Sanogo

Tim O'Keefe will be accompanying all 8 Chikli shorts in the Sunday, 5pm program. Live music throughout!

Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour: My Grandmother

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour • Presented by Archives on Screen

Chemi bebia (My Grandmother)

Introduction by Michal Kobialka

Sunday, February 16 • 7:30pm • Tickets: $12 General (+ $2 online fee), $8 Members (no fee), $8 Students (door)

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Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour: Murdering the Devil

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour • Presented by Archives on Screen

Vrazda ing. Certa (Murdering the Devil)

Introduction by Alice Lovejoy

Friday, February 14 • 8:30pm • Tickets: $12 General (+ $2 online fee), $8 Members (no fee), $8 Students (door)

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Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour: Marjan

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour • Presented by Archives on Screen

Marjan

Introduction by and post-screening Q&A with Farzaneh Ebrahimzadeh Holasu

Sunday, February 16 • 3:30pm • Tickets: $12 General (+ $2 online fee), $8 Members (no fee), $8 Students (door)

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Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour: Festa – A Trilogy by Sarah Maldoror

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour • Presented by Archives on Screen

Festa––A Trilogy by Sarah Maldoror

Introduction by Joëlle Vitiello

Saturday, February 15 • 1:00pm • Tickets: $12 General (+ $2 online fee), $8 Members (no fee), $8 Students (door)

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Fogo, l'île de feu (Fogo, Fire Island)

Set in Cape Verde and produced by the revolutionary government, this short documentary from the 1970s depicts a compelling vision of the new country at the beginning of its independence.