Civic Season

Black in Alaska Juneteenth Event
2024-06-19 10:00 - 2024-06-20 10:00 (America/Juneau) | Anchorage Museum, 625 c st, Anchorage, AK, 99501, United States
Visit Black in Alaska, a multimedia project with interviews, photos and short videos profiling 50 Black Alaskans, now on view in the first-floor atrium. Participants are from all over the state and represent diverse backgrounds in age, gender and socioeconomic status. Through storytelling, this project aims to dismantle stereotypes and create a deeper connection between communities.
Join us as we recognize Juneteenth (June 19), the day commemorating of the ending of slavery in the United States. Admission is free thanks to support from Global Credit Union, Hotel Captain Cook, Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop, MTA Solutions, Moose’s Tooth Pub & Pizzeria, Bear Tooth Theatrepub & Grill and Broken Tooth Brewing.

“Fenómeno Latino: Latin Music’s Global Rise “ Festival and Concert
2024-06-22 11:00 - 2024-06-23 11:00 (America/New_York) | Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, Washington, DC, 20560, United States
“Fenómeno Latino: Latin Music’s Global Rise “
Saturday,June 22
· Family Festival: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wallace H. Coulter Performance Plaza First Floor, West Wing
· Concert: 5 to 9 p.m.
Mall Terrace and Flag Hall, Second Floor, Center
This Summer Solstice daytime Family Festival will feature live music, dance lessons, a drum circle and Storytime activities. The evening activities will focus on the rise of Reggaetón from the urban underground to the global mainstream and feature live music, DJs, dance lessons and demonstrations, plus a conversation with scholars and practitioners, and a special display of objects.
That evening voter registration will also be availbale in celebration of Civic Season.
For a complete line up of artists will be available closer to the event on museum’s website.

Greensboro History Museum: Lifted Voices
2024-06-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States
Celebrate the season of civic engagement between Juneteenth and July Fourth at the Greensboro History Museum. On Saturday June 22, from 1-3 pm, living history interpreters will share stories from the NC Democracy: Eleven Elections exhibition.
Free, family-friendly program. Join us for history in first person.

A Slice of History: Eat Pizza and Explore Ancestral Spaces
2024-06-22 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Tudor Place Historic House & Garden, 1644 31st St NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
All 18-30 years old who enjoy pizza with your history: this event is for you!

Take a bite out of history with Tudor Place and explore a 19th century historic house at your own pace. Experience “Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place” that reimagines over 10 rooms and is a disruption to historic house convention. “Ancestral Spaces” recovers the erased histories of the site’s enslaved and free Black community, positions descendants as decision-makers and establishes a narrative focused on resistance and community-building. Hear about the making of this community-based exhibition that embraces restorative justice.

FREE

Bird Walk at Conner Prairie
2024-06-26 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Conner Prairie Trails, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN, 46038, United States
Experience birds and their habitats by taking a guided bird walk along the Trails at Conner Prairie. Beginner Bird walks are open to birders of all experience levels and will focus on identification strategies. This program is free with general admission. Please meet at the festival gates.

Read your way through Civic Season with DCPL
2025-05-06 00:00 UTC | TX
Get inspired by DC Public Library’s Civic Season reading list — packed with stories, sounds, and ideas to fuel your curiosity and action this Civic Season. Check it out and add something new to your queue!
Find reading lists for kids, teens, and adults.

Dance your way through Civic Season with DCPL's Playlist
2025-05-06 00:00 UTC | TX
It’s Civic Season – and the DC Public Library is here with a playlist of inspiring tunes to get you ready to show up!

Explore Online Collection of African American History
2025-05-12 15:26 UTC | Historic Alexandria, United States
From Parker Gray school photos to Black Lives Remembered protest objects, explore images and objects from Historic Alexandria that tell the story of our community.

Visible Hand Project
2025-05-27 00:00 UTC | TX
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 leaders by not only choosing but also intentionally promoting civic wellness for the good of our community.
In many ways, employers are the leaders to mitigate these threats to American civic wellness, “since workplaces are the one place where all races, religions, and ages congregate and need to get along.” Businesses with civic-minded cultures influence employees in their personal lives by encouraging a mindset of bridging divides and fostering understanding.

Learners with Littles: American Heritage Activities for Parents & Kids
2025-05-27 00:00 UTC | Utah Valley University, 800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT, 84658, United States
IN PERSON DURING SCHOOL YEAR. RESOURCES PROVIDED ONLINE AT ANY TIME.
Want to learn more about America’s heritage? Would it help to bring the kids while you learn?
DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, join us for a monthly discussion series about American heritage on Utah Valley University campus for caregivers of children (or for those who don’t mind children in the background).
Adults complete 2–3 hours of reading in advance, then we discuss the assigned texts together as a group.
We start with 30 minutes of social time with a light brunch and then one hour to discuss the reading. Children will have a place to play and can choose coloring or craft activities. Caregivers will be responsible for their children.
Discussions facilitated by Eleesha Tucker, Constitutional Literacy Fellow in the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University.
AT ANY TIME, use our resources to learn on your own, with accompanying activities and craft suggestions for your children! https://www.uvu.edu/ccs/learners_with_littles/info_and_materials.html

Civics Pavilion and "Wish Wall" in DC
2025-05-28 00:00 UTC | TX
July 4th, 2026 marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence — a piece of correspondence that birthed a nation. In that spirit, as we approach America’s big birthday, museums are inviting the public to share a wish for the future of our country and our democracy.
Now is your chance to make your voice heard.
For the first time, Civic Season is hosting a pop-up activation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. From June 19 through July 4, from 12 to 4 PM Wednesday to Sunday, you can meet us in the Civics Pavilion to add your voice to the 28-foot “Wish Wall” inviting visions for America’s future.

Add Your Wish for America's Birthday to OnOur250th.org
2025-05-28 00:00 UTC | TX
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, join people across the country in shaping the future of our democracy. At OnOur250th.org, you’re invited to send a birthday wish to the nation.
What do you want the next chapter of America to look like? What values should guide us forward? Submit your wish online and add your voice to a collection of growing reflections and visions.
Visit OnOur250th.org to make your wish for America.

Race: Are We So Different? - Social Stratification Virtual Exhibit
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | Museum of Us, 1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, CA, 92101, United States
The Museum of Us’ Race: Are We So Different? – Social Stratification virtual exhibit highlights how social stratification intersects with race to create significant impacts on how we experience our lives.

Story Book Trail: The Juneteenth Story by Alliah L. Agostini
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | Liberty Hall Gardens, 202 Wilkinson St, Frankfort, KY, 40601, United States
June 13th- June 20th
This month we are featuring ‘The Juneteenth Story’ along our Story Book Trail! Stroll through our 200 year old gardens and learn about the story behind America’s newest federal holiday.

Summer 2025 ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
The ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition aims to critically engage and amplify youth voices from all over the world in civic ideas and challenges. The competition seeks to find, spotlight, and reward promising future leaders through scholarship prizes and award recognition. For this cycle, the competition has zeroed in on the power of government, and what it means for a country to be “successful”.
Participation in the ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition offers the opportunity to join the ChallengeUS Future Leaders Network (global community of young changemakers), secure cash prizes that can be put towards educational and professional pursuits, and gain public recognition for exceptional work.

Community Dinners at Home Guide
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
Create your own Civic Season event with a guide to hosting fun and meaningful community meals at home! We’re sharing easy ways to plan gatherings with your neighbors so you can build stronger relationships with the people around you. The free downloadable guide includes simple menu ideas, suggestions for getting everyone involved, and lots of games and conversation starters to help break the ice and get to know one another better. Gather your community, share a meal, and talk face-to-face about everything from your favorite albums to how you can work together to make your neighborhood a better place.

Video Series About Seward's Civic Contributions
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
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 Secretary of State and the facilitator for the United States’ purchase of Alaska? Follow the Seward House Museum on Instagram and join the discussion!

This Constitution Podcast
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
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 time.
Season 2 | The Framers’ Answer to the Problem of Checks and Balances
Ep. 1 | Does the Separation of Powers Make Gov’t More Powerful?
Ep. 2 | State vs. Federal: How Identity Shapes American Democracy
Ep. 3 | Surviving the Senate: Executive Confirmations
Ep. 4 | Understanding the Shot Heard ‘Round the World
Ep. 5 | Judicial Confirmations: Checks, Balances, or Political Theater?
Ep. 6 | Executive Agreements vs. Treaties: Skirting the Constitution?
Season 1 | The Powers and Limits of the U.S. Presidency
Ep. 1 | Above the law? Executive Privilege and Presidential Immunity
Ep. 2 | An Elected Monarch? Creating the American Presidency
Ep. 3 | George Washington Builds the Presidency
Ep. 4 | Lincoln Saved the Union. Did He Violate the Constitution?
Ep. 5 | Where’s the Party? Presidential Selection Gone Wrong?
Ep. 6 | Is the Electoral College the Best We Can Do?
Ep. 7 | Ballots, Not Bullets: A 2024 Election Recap
Ep. 8 | Starting Wars or Just Finishing Them? POTUS as Commander in Chief
Ep. 9 | Who Needs Congress? POTUS as Chief Executive
Ep. 10 | Myth of the Modern Presidency: The Office Since T.R.
Ep. 11 | How to Thwart a Tyrant: Lincoln’s Lyceum Address
Season 1 Extra | Episode A | The Pursuit of Happiness
Season 1 Extra | Episode B | The Legacy of Mercy Otis Warren
Season 1 Extra | Episode C | Shakespeare and the U.S. Constitution
Season 1 Extra | Episode D | The Real Truth about Judicial Review
Listen on:
– Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-constitution/id1771900485
– Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IQCq5DUPWlImiAdc4t3pf?si=723435510f5b4099&nd=1&dlsi=ae1309e10ed5447a
– Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2408337
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRJTOv4HmafJWaCUdsaDZqm4tZKcr6OIg

Ann Arbor District Library's LGBTQ+ Walking Tour
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
This is an independent walking tour that can be done at any time.
The Ann Arbor District Library’s LGBTQ+ Walking Tour documents historical locations important to the queer community, pulling from interviews with community members in podcasts like AADL’S Gayest Generation, LGBTQ+ Washtenaw oral histories, and other archival collections. We heard from community members about their favorite hangouts over the decades, including bars, bookstores, and sites of political advancement for LGBTQ+ rights. This tour walks you through important locations, some of which have changed over the years and may no longer exist. As you visit each stop, consider the history made there, the activism and community building taking place in Ann Arbor today, and what you’d like our future to become.

Revere House Radio: Podcast about the American Revolution and Beyond
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
Revere House Radio brings you all things Revere House, from the true story of Paul Revere’s midnight ride to lesser-known history, author interviews, and more! The Paul Revere House is in Boston’s North End, a neighborhood with a rich and varied immigrant history, and various episodes cover this history, colonial Boston, and related events.
You can find us online or via your favorite podcast app. A full transcript is available for every episode.

An Unholy Traffic - Book Talk With Robert K.D. Colby
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
In a book talk presented by the Library of Virginia historian Robert K.D. Colby discusses “An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South,” which examines how Confederates bought and sold thousands of men, women and children through a persisting trade in enslaved people.

Lake County's Involvement in the Underground Railroad
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
Hear stories of local involvement in anti-slaver activities and the Underground Railroad. Learn about how Northeastern Illinois was the strongest area of anti-slavery sentiment in the state in this virtual program.

AACHM Living Oral History Project Walking Tour
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
This is an independent walking tour that you can do at any time.
Presented in Partnership between the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County and the Ann Arbor District Library.
The Living Oral History Project interviews African Americans who have lived in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti areas all or most of their lives. An outgrowth of these interviews is the Living Oral History Walking Tour. During many of these interviews, we heard about predominately Black neighborhoods and the Black Business District; these businesses were owned and/or run by Black entrepreneurs. In addition, we also heard about community centers, churches, schools, and more.
This LOH Walking Tour will give you an opportunity to walk around and see these actual sites or where they were once located. This project supports AACHM’s mission to gather the documents, artifacts, and stories of African Americans in Washtenaw County and to pass them on to the greater community.

"Give Me Liberty" Exhibition Highlight Tours
2025-05-29 00:00 (America/New_York) | Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
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 American Revolution. It explores the continental and global forces as well as the actions of both iconic and ordinary people that brought about a model of democratic government that changed the world.
These tours occur every Saturday in June, July, and August 2025 from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm.
Registration is required due to tour popularity. While the tour is free, daily admission is required. See ticketing page for more details.
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“Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation” was produced in partnership by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. It is presented by Virginia’s 250th Commission.

Mapping Justice: Designing Geospatial Tools for Climate Action
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
Mapping Justice is a virtual summer program where students use real data to tackle environmental challenges in their communities. Whether it’s mapping climate resilience, uncovering environmental disparities, or designing solutions with GIS and digital storytelling, students get hands-on experience in using technology for impact—and they earn free college credits while doing it.
Why Join?
– Earn free college credits while building career-ready skills, such as how to analyze data and create interactive digital maps.
– Investigate real issues impacting your community through a capstone project.
– Attend online and engaging classes with a flexible schedule.

"Letters to Legislators" Education Station in the Museum
2025-05-29 00:00 (America/New_York) | Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, 20 N Coalter St, Staunton, VA, 24401-4332, United States
Join us as we celebrate “Civic Season” by getting involved in the legislative process. Discover tips and tricks on how to write a letter of advocacy to your lawmakers! Activity is included in your museum general admission.

Virginia Women in History Digital Trails
2025-05-29 00:00 UTC | TX
View our regional digital trails to follow in the paths of trailblazing Virginia women who have been honored as one of the Library’s Virginia Women in History.

A Slice of History: Bob's Pop-Up Court
2025-06-01 00:00 UTC | Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E. 4th St., Jamestown, NY, 14701, United States
Step into the role of a judge in Bob’s Pop-Up Court, an interactive civics experience designed to spark thought and conversation around justice, rights, and responsibility. Inspired by Robert H. Jackson’s belief in principled legal reasoning and the role of the individual in democracy, this program invites visitors to rule on real-world civic dilemmas and reflect on the meaning of justice today.

Palouse Summer Museum & Gallery Passport
2025-06-01 00:00 - 2025-09-01 00:00 UTC | McConnell Mansion, 110 S. Adams St. , Moscow, ID, 83843, United States
Visiting museums and galleries can be a first step in learning about civics! From June through September, visit each participating museum and gallery to get your passport stamped, then be entered into a drawing for some great prizes! This fun summer activity is a perfect excuse to take a tour through eight fascinating locations around the Palouse.
Locations:
1. McConnell Mansion Historic House Museum – 110 S. Adams St. Moscow, ID
2. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU – 1535 NE Wilson Rd. Washington State University Campus Pullman, WA
3. Moscow Contemporary – 2012 Pullman Rd. Palouse Place Mall Moscow, ID
4. Pullman Depot Heritage Center – 330 N. Grand Ave. Pullman, WA
5. The WI&M Depot – 185 Sixth St. Potlatch, ID
6. Third Street Gallery – 206 W. Third St. Moscow, ID
7. Troy Historical Society Museum – 421 S. Main St. Troy, ID
8. White Spring Ranch Museum – 1004 Lorang Rd. Genesee, ID

Naper Settlement: Civic Season Mission
2025-06-02 00:00 UTC | Naper Settlement, 523 S Webster St, Naperville, IL, 60540, United States
Explore history, community, and civic pride! This Agents of Discovery mission at Naper Settlement takes you across our site to uncover stories of local changemakers, historic milestones, and how you can shape the future. Complete challenges, test your knowledge, and discover what it means to be an active citizen-past and present.
