Honolulu, HI – [varies] The Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities is working with the University of Hawai‘i’s Hamilton Library and other project principals to hold two public forums, with guided tours on the archival materials from Senator Daniel K. Inouye Congressional papers and related collections. The exhibit at the library will run from April 16 through June 30, 2018. There will be a public forum held on April 22. (Public)

Statewide, PA – [varies] Pennsylvania Humanities Council in partnership with Leadership Philadelphia launched “Move in Closer” a series of activities to celebrate Leadership Philadelphia’s 60th anniversary. “Move in Closer” activities will be documented and produced for broadcast by Philadelphia public radio station WHYY and covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer on multiple platforms. These activities are partially funded through an NEH Chairman’s Grant. (Public)

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Select Locations, FL – [exhibit] A new traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian’s MoMS program, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, is coming to Florida from 2018-2019. The exhibit examines the many changes, challenges, and opportunities that rural America faces in the 21st century. (Public)

Online – [statewide] Delaware Humanities will conduct a ten-part podcast series entitled “A Matter of Facts” that will feature scholars and journalists exploring a variety of issues facing Delaware today. (Public)

Brunswick, MO – [presentation/lecture] The Cultural Heritage one-day workshop will provide participants with basic tools such as grant-writing techniques and program planning resources to help develop or revive cultural heritage programming in their communities. (Public)

Select Locations, AK – [reading and discussion] Kindling Conversation is an opportunity to bring people together in communities for short, thoughtful discussions on themes central to Alaskan life. (Public)

Montgomery, AL – [contest] Alabama Humanities Foundation and Auburn University at Montgomery have joined forces in a new partnership to produce Alabama History Day, a statewide competition for middle and high school students. Every year, National History Day® frames students’ research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for the broad application to world, national, or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past. This year’s theme is Conflict and Compromise in History. (Youth)

St. Paul, MN – [workshop] Minnesota Humanities Center, in collaboration with Saint Paul Public Schools, is offering this workshop for educators who have taken the Bdote trip and are seeking best practices on how to share the experience with their students. Educators will leave this workshop with new resources and content, a deeper understanding, and the beginnings of an action plan to bring their students on a Bdote trip or to bring the experience into the classroom. (Educators)

Select Locations, MN – [reading and discussion] Minnesota Humanities Center launched a four-part community conversation series highlighting authors in conversation with a public audience about war and memory. (Public)

Hartford, CT – [reading and discussion] #CTPlaces, established in 2015, is a coalition of advocates for history and humanities-related organizations and sites in Connecticut. In March, #CTPlaces Advocacy Day celebrates the value of history and humanities in Connecticut. (Public)

Statewide, PR – [varies] The Puerto Rican Endowment for the Humanities will present of series of festivities to include a television program, publications, and an exhibition of artistic materials throughout the year to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Endowment. (Public)

Albuquerque, NM – [exhibit] “Journeys, Judgment, and Jubilation: Stories of Identity from the Albuquerque Asian/Pacific Islander Communities” is a collection of objects and stories from Asian & Pacific Islander Americans that provide intimate windows into traditional origins and the American experience. (Public)

Statewide, OK – [podcast] Oklahoma Humanities’ BrainBox podcast uses the humanities to take listeners on a deep dive into the issues affecting American society and culture. Join some of Oklahoma’s most interesting and knowledgeable humanities scholars along with BrainBox host and OH Program Officer Chris Carroll to explore how history, literature, ethics, philosophy, and other humanities fields inform our understanding of current events and the human experience. (Public)

Statewide, MS – [podcast] Ideas on Tap podcast is a series of regular humanities-based community discussions about important contemporary issues from the Mississippi Humanities Council. Each program includes a panel discussion featuring knowledgeable participants who present a wide spectrum of opinions on the topic, as well as a chance for audience members to share their thoughts and responses. (Public)

Statewide, IN – [podcast] Sound Bites — a bi-weekly series of five-minute-long audio stories that share moments of scientific discovery, creation, and innovation in Indiana’s past and present. This program is part of Quantum Leap, an Indiana Humanities initiative that encourages Hoosiers to explore the bridge between the humanities, science, STEM, and medicine. (Public)