Sketches of Minnesota

August 26, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Rochester community for a special return visit of the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! 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.

This time, we invite the Rochester community to take a deep dive into the topic of downtown Rochester – what it means and how it affects residents in the surrounding community and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for its future. We will begin with a catered dinner conversation discussing downtown Rochester. An improv comedy troupe will listen in on the conversations, take everything they heard from residents, and bring it to life on stage through entirely unscripted improv comedy theater. Following the performance, Rochester civic and community leaders will unpack the evening’s themes in a fireside chat.

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

6:00–7:15 PM: Dinner

7:15–8:00 PM: Improv show

8:00–8:30 PM: Talkback w/ local leaders

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.

Registration

This event is free, however registration is required.

Registration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org

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Photos from 2025 Sketches of MN at Rochester Art Center. Photography by AB-Photography.us

Sketches of Minnesota is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008, by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by the Initiative Foundation, a regional foundation.