Official page for Cornerstones: A History of North Minneapolis. The documentary premiered on tpt November 13, 2011.
Co-produced by the University of Minnesota (via the UMN Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center) and Twin Cities Public Television (tpt), “Cornerstones: a History of North Minneapolis” presents powerful stories of Northside life interwoven with complex dynamics and changes on the North Minneapolis landscape as told through place-based memories. The documentary’s Emmy Award-winning director D
06/14/2012
Another chance to see Cornerstones, thanks to our friends at the Capri and the JHSUM!
Cornerstones Screening- July 28 Capri Theater and JHSUM are partnering for a screening of Cornerstones on Saturday, July 28th 3pm at the Capri Theater (2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis). This screening is a part of the Annual FLOW NorthSide Art Crawl. Since 2006, FLOW Northside Arts Crawl has become the premier art event in...
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02/23/2012
Join us tonight at University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center for "Cornerstones and Common Ground: Reflections on the History of North Minneapolis."
5 p.m. Community reception
6 p.m. "Cornerstones" screening
7 p.m. Panel discussion
University of Minnesota: Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center | Critical Conversations University of Minnesota
Don't miss our big event Thursday, 5-8 pm: Cornerstones and Common Ground: Reflections on the History of North Minneapolis
**Premiere event in Critical Conversations urban issues/ideas series, UMN Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center.**
5 pm Community reception -- 6 pm Screening -- 7 pm Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Acclaimed filmmaker Daniel Pierce Bergin, producer at Twin Cities Public Television and Cornerstones director
Panelists:
+Roxanne Givens, businesswoman, philanthropist and founder of the Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center
+Linda Schloff, historian, lecturer and former executive director of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
+Katherine Solomonson, associate professor in the university’s School of Architecture and an architectural historian featured in “Cornerstones;”
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwestohn Wright, professor in the university’s Department of African American and African Studies.
Free and open to all. Please join us to celebrate and talk about Cornerstones!
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Don't miss the "official" Cornerstones event:
Cornerstones and Common Ground:
Reflections on the History of North Minneapolis
Thursday, February 23, 5-7 pm
University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center 2001 Plymouth Avenue N., Mpls.
Kickoff event for UMN UROC Critical Conversations series
This first in a series of public conversations on urban issues and ideas will focus on the rich history of North Minneapolis and the people in front of—and behind—the camera for the University-tpt documentary "Cornerstones."
5 pm Community reception | 6 pm "Cornerstones" screening | 7 pm Panel discussion, followed by a Q&A session
Filmmaker Daniel Pierce Bergin will moderate a panel discussion including:
•Roxanne Givens, businesswoman, philanthropist and founder of the Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center;
•Linda Schloff, historian, lecturer and former executive director of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest;
•Katherine Solomonson, associate professor in the university’s School of Architecture and an architectural historian featured in “Cornerstones;”
•John Wright, professor in the university’s Department of African American and African Studies.
Free and open to the public. Please join us for this special event!
Cornerstones showing + discussion 5-7 pm 2/23 at : Dan Bergin, Roxanne Givens, Linda Schloff, Katherine Solomonson, John Wright.
Cornerstones will air again on tpt this Sunday at noon, this time on the tpt Life channel, which most people in Minneapolis-St. Paul area get as either channel 13 or 17. It will continue to be online, too, at www.uroc.umn.edu
Be sure to check out behind-the-scenes photos of Cornerstones planning and filming