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SUMMARY:Trade Insights and Networking
DESCRIPTION:Online registration is now closed. Walk-ins welcome. \nWant to meet globally-focused business leaders and enjoy some of Minnesota’s best locally-brewed beer? Then join us for an evening of global trade insights\, networking\, and socializing at Surly Brewing Co. \nSpeaker\nIn addition to good beer and great networking\, John Cooney\, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Commerce\, will share insights into the Trump administration’s international trade priorities. \nIn his role as Senior Advisor for the Office of the Under Secretary for the International Trade Administration (ITA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce\, John advises the Under Secretary on specific programs\, policy\, and administration matters. He works closely with ITA Senior Leadership. John recently served as the Budget and Administration Public Events Manager for the Presidential Inaugural Committee and prior to that was a partner at Minneapolis-based Fallbrook Communications. \nThis event is offered in partnership with GREATER MSP\, Midwest Global Trade Association\, the Minnesota District Export Council\, the Minnesota Trade Office\, and U.S. Commercial Service. \nRegistration includes one drink ticket and heavy hors d’oeuvres from Surly’s award-winning menu.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/trade-insights-networking/
LOCATION:Surly Brewing Co.\, 520 Malcolm Ave. SE\, Minneapolis\, 55414
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SUMMARY:Global Conversations: African Folktales to Contemporary Authors
DESCRIPTION:Online registration is closed. Walks-ins welcome. \nFrom ancient oral traditions to contemporary literature\, African stories reflect wisdom\, cultural identities\, and social values developed over countless generations. Join us\, St. Olaf College Associate Professor Joseph Mbele\, and Augsburg College Associate Professor Mzenga Wanyama for an exploration of how these stories find expression today\, both in Africa and in the African diaspora. \nSpeakers\nJoseph Mbele\, Associate Professor of English at St. Olaf College\, is a folklorist and author. His writings\, including Matengo Folktales\, illuminate the underlying values that shape cultures. Dr. Mbele has done fieldwork in Kenya\, Tanzania\, and the U.S.\, and has given lectures and presented conference papers in Canada\, Finland\, India\, Israel\, Kenya\, Tanzania\, Uganda\, and the U.S. After earning a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and before coming to St. Olaf in 1990 to teach post-colonial and third-world literature\, he taught in the Literature Department at the University of Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania. Over the years\, he has taught courses such as Swahili Literature\, Theory of Literature\, African Literature\, Sociology of Literature\, Postcolonial and Third World Literature\, The Epic\, and African-American Literature. \nMzenga Aggrey Wanyama\, Associate Professor of English at Augsburg College\, was born and raised in Kenya where he received his bachelor’s of education and master’s degrees from the University of Nairobi and then taught English language and literature in Kenyan High schools and at Kenyatta University. In the United States\, he had a two-year stint in the graduate program at Howard University in Washington\, D.C. before attending the University of Minnesota where he earned a Ph.D. in English. Mzenga also worked as an Assistant Professor of English at St. Cloud State University where he taught courses in literature and writing. His areas of focus are Postcolonial theory and literature and African American literary history. \nPresented in partnership with the Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library.
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/global-conversations-african-folktales-contemporary-authors/
LOCATION:Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central\, 300 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
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SUMMARY:On the Field with the Minnesota United
DESCRIPTION:Online registration is closed. Tickets can be purchased by calling 612.625.1662. \nCheer on the Minnesota United FC as they match up against the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday\, July 19. Enjoy a summer evening out and post-game meet-and-greet with players. \nFollowing the game\, which takes place one day before Colombian Independence Day\, guests of Global Minnesota and Integración Cultural Colombiana en Minnesota have the exclusive opportunity to meet team forward – and fan favorite! – Colombian-American Christian Ramirez\, whose consistent contributions to Minnesota United’s success earned him three-straight NASL Best XI awards. \nTickets are located in the Maroon section of TCF Bank Stadium. \nNew Member Special\nBecome a new Global Minnesota member at the $75 level and receive 2 FREE tickets to the soccer match and meet-and-greet on July 19. Global Minnesota members receive discounts on our public events and invitations to private member-only events. Join us as we explore the world. Register below to become a member and receive your free tickets!* \n*Value of goods received through this special is $40. The remainder of your membership contribution is tax deductible.  
URL:https://globalminnesota.org/event/on-field-with-minnesota-united/
LOCATION:TCF Bank Stadium\, 420 SE 23rd Ave.\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55455
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