Seniors in Mind

This popular weekday series returns for a new season of music, cooking and lectures on a wide variety of Minnesota history and culture topics.

Time: 10:30 a.m. (unless otherwise noted)
Location: Minnesota History Center
Tickets: Free (does not include $8 senior admission to museum galleries). Reservations recommended; register online or call 651-259-3015
Programs include a 10% discount at the History Center's Museum Stores. Cafe Minnesota will be open for lunch following each program.

Upcoming Seniors in Mind Events

Food Will Win the War with Rae Katherine Eighmey

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 10:30am

Hear the voices of soldiers, homemakers, farmers and other Minnesotans who led the state and the nation though the successes of food conservation during World War I.

This presentation features theatrical readings, evocative photographs and posters, tunes representative of the time and food conservation sample treats.

The stories and images are pulled from the new book Food Will Win the War: Crops, Cooks and Conservation in World War I by Rae Katherine Eighmey.

The Pleasures of Bread and Chocolate

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 10:30am

A gift for the gods, a symbol of wealth and luxury, an economic livelihood? For thousands of years humans have been fascinated with the delicious phenomenon that we call "chocolate."

Enjoy history and hints, recipes and recommendations from the worlds of bread baking and chocolate cookery with foodies extraordinaire Ann Burckhardt and Dan McGleno, more popularly known as Klecko. Following the program, sample sweets and visit the History Center’s new exhibit "Chocolate: The Exhibition."