The Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University has launched the Visible Hand Project, which offers free, nonpartisan civic education to Utah Businesses and their employees. Adam Smith’s invisible hand describes the unseen forces of self-interest that impact our free-market economy. While navigating these dynamics, business leaders can be among our state’s strongest civic […]
Join the Seward House Museum's Education team as they explore difficult civics questions and relate possible answers to William Henry Seward's political decisions. This eight-part Instagram series will offer bite-size analyses of big issue prompts and will be posted throughout Civic Season. Want to dive deeper into the impactful and still-relevant career of Abraham Lincoln's […]
This Constitution is an every-two-weeks podcast ordained and established by the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University, the home of Utah’s Civic Thought & Leadership Initiative. Co-hosted by Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon, This Constitution equips listeners with the knowledge and insights to engage with the most pressing political questions of our […]
Join members of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) education team for thirty-minute highlight tours as they offer you an introduction to our newest exhibition, "Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation." Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, "Give Me Liberty" highlights Virginia’s leading role in the […]
This excerpt from "Resurrecting Forest Grove" highlights prohibition, organized crime, second wave immigrants, America First movement, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Iowa.
The multicultural Benkadi Drum and Dance group returns to the JFK Presidential Library and Museum to perform new dances showcasing traditional West African rhythms and movements. With vivid costumes, interpretive dance, and audience participation, join us in honor of Juneteenth! The Celebrate! series, appropriate for family audiences and children ages 5 and up, highlights America’s […]
Activist and filmmaker Chizu Omori with JAMP presents “Changing Perspectives on Japanese American Incarceration.” The two-day conference, held June 21-22, 2025, from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in Oakland’s Chinatown, will feature speakers and workshops focused on Japanese American history. Speakers include: Frank Abe, Julie Abo, Jeff Burton, Rob […]
Del Sol String Quartet, in partnership with Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), explores the history of Japanese picture brides experience through music and oral storytelling. This concert features: • Takuma Itoh’s “American Postcards - Picture Brides” and music by Andy Akiho & Erika Oba. • Art Installation by Patricia Wakida • Family and children […]
Thomas Jefferson knew that food has the power to bring people together. With fine cuisine, meaningful conversations flow, creating the perfect environment for cultural diplomacy. This summer, join Monticello in bringing culinary history forward and experience a dynamic new event series, Culinary Diplomacy at Monticello. In partnership with The Culinary Diplomacy Project, this program explores […]
Join us for an artist-led gallery tour of our first floor solo exhibition "Living Without the Gods" by Chicago-based South Asian American artist Shaurya Kumar. Kumar is an artist of recollection who immerses himself in memoirs and imagery of history, context and time. His body of work addresses the transposition of artifacts from their original […]
What if I told you history could be served with a FREE slice of pizza? Get ready for A Slice of History, where we bring together food, friends, and the stories that didn’t make it into your textbooks! Civic Season unites our oldest federal holiday, July 4th, with our newest: June 19th. It’s a time […]
Mark your calendars for July 3, 6-8 p.m., because the History Center’s Crow's Nest is daring to blend free pizza with, wait for it… history. Once you’re stuffed, stagger over to the “Invisible Immigrants” exhibit. You’ll marvel at artifacts and trivia that will have you saying, "wait, that actually happened?"—as if pizza wasn’t thrilling enough. […]
Celebrate July 4th at Monticello, the home of the author of the Declaration of Independence! For over 60 years on July 4th, Monticello's West Lawn has transformed into an outdoor courtroom, where dozens of new citizens take the Oath of Citizenship to become Americans. Join Monticello as we mark the 249th anniversary of the country […]
Join us in La Grange, Texas for "Ich bin ein Amerikaner": a look into Independence Day celebrations on the Bluff over the years! Explore self-guided special exhibits highlighting how the Bluff Schuetzenverein, a German-Texan marksmanship and social club, celebrated the 4th of July in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bring your own picnic […]
Celebrate Independence Day and Civic Season in Kentucky this July 4th! As a Made By Us Civic Season partner, we’re diving into the many meanings of independence. How did different people across time view freedom, and what did it mean to them? Explore what it means to be an active citizen and how to make […]