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BROWN
COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM TO HOST KEY INGREDIENTS
The
Brown County Historical Society & Museum's will highlight Brown
County restaurants, food festivals, food manufacturing industries,
and ethnic influences while it hosts Key Ingredients: America
by Food now through April 5.
An exhibition
of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street program,
Key Ingredients explores how the foods we eat reflect our nation's
rich immigrant experience, innovations in food preparation and preservation,
the expanding availability of foods, and our changing tastes. The
national exhibit's two-year, 12-site tour of Minnesota will conclude
with its stay in New Ulm.
Exhibit location:
Second floor exhibition gallery, Brown County Historical Society
& Museum, 2 North Broadway, New Ulm, 507-233-2616. Hours: Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Exhibit
highlights
February
12, 2008
- “Key
Ingredients – Singing in the Kitchen” school/public
programs featuring Minnesota Folk singer/songwriter Charlie Maguire.
Workshops at Washington Elementary School. Public concert in the
Bessie Church Meeting Room, BCHS Transportation Annex - FREE,
7 p.m.
February
15, 2008
- Key Ingredients
Exhibit Opening Reception, 4:30-8:30 p.m. (Welcoming program at
6:30 p.m.) - FREE
Featuring delicious
desserts & a look at the exhibit – BCHS Museum.
February
19 (5 p.m.) & 21 (7 p.m.), 2008
- Dining Etiquette
classes for children (ages 10-14). Taught
by Shannon McKeeth at the Bingham Hall Bed & Breakfast, 500
South German. Cooperative event with New Ulm Community Education
– register through Comm. Ed (359- 8561) ($20)
February
23, 2008
- Women’s
History Luncheon, 12 noon, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Social
Hall. Featuring
Brown County food industry professional Mary Bartz. Tickets available
at the BCHS, $10.
March 1,
2008
- Historic
Dinner. Featuring food historian & author Rae K. Eighmey &
authentic foods from the past. Details TBA.
March 9,
2008 (tentative)
- Cup &
Saucer Tea. Bring
your own special cup and saucer to this unique tea and share its
story. Details TBA.
March 24,
2008
- Children’s
Popcorn & Movie Party, 1 p.m. – FREE. Cooperative
event with the New Ulm Library. Bring own pillow or beanbag, watch
a food-related movie & enjoy popcorn; fill out a food survey;
tour the exhibit (if time allows).
April 4 &
5, 2008
- BCHS Used
Book Sale, Bessie Church Meeting Room, BCHS Transportation Annex.
Special cookbook section.
Special features:
- Cookbook
Exchange/Sale Table in exhibit area;
- Food Surveys
in exhibit area (adults & kids);
- Food Shelf
donations box – Reduced admission with food shelf donation
during March;
- Free museum
passes (if checked out at the New Ulm Public Library);
- Apron collections
on exhibit; and
- Exhibit sections
that feature Brown County restaurants, food festivals, food manufacturing
industries and ethnic influences.
ABOUT
THE MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER
Through its emphasis on the humanities, the Minnesota Humanities
Center works to build a thoughtful and society. A Minnesota-based
national center and clearing house for the best in the humanities,
the Humanities Center: conducts professional development opportunities;
creates and disseminates one-of-a-kind educational resources; partners
with other organizations to offer humanities programs statewide;
and operates a full-service conference facility. For more information
visit www.minnesotahumanities.org.
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