Thank you to General Manager John Lytle & his team for partnering up with us for a fourth year in a row…supporting community and philosophy. We are honored for your community sponsorship!
We’re excited to announce and introduce to you our first ever high school Student Scholar Fellow, Gavin Payne. Learn more otu gavin and what we’ll be working o together this year!
STUDENT SCHOLAR FELLOW U of M PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDED 2026-2027 FELLOWSHIP We are delighted to announce and introduce you to our 2026-2027 Student Scholar Fellow, Jess Holmes. Over the next year, Jess will be assisting us with various philosophy in the community projects, including our 2026 Art as Transformation & 2027 Community Hubs projects,…
Merlin awarded $900 grant from HAF for “Building Community through Laughter” project coming to the Ming Theater in Spring 2026. Learn more here!
Inspired by our love of community & our belief in the importance of good reasoning, our Community Hubs project re-envisions the academy by re-centering the community as a place of learning. We are delighted to announce that this dream project has finally got its wings thanks to Nava Gardens!
An interactive public philosophy program that explores the relationship between comedy, community, and the good life. Featuring a live comedy performance & post-performance talk-back with professional comedian and philosopher Rodney Norman, audience members will be invited to consider themes like identity, perception, courage, love, friendship, justice, happiness, and community. Learn more here!
2025 Reeder’s Alley Summer Series Reeder’s Alley Summer Series Highlights 2025 marked the second year of our live music & community-oriented summer series in historic Reeder’s Alley. Check out some of the highlights below. Our 2025 Musicians Thank you to all of our wonderful musicians and songwriters for putting on such amazing shows for the…
A storytelling event for youth that featured heartwarming tales starring animals such as coyote, raven, wolf, and more. Weaving story, song, dance, and community together, our storytellers — Louise Fischer & Shane Doyle — invited youth to imagine, wonder, question, and play, and learn more about indigenous perspectives on the enlightening & enchanting role of animals in our lives and collective history. Kids and adults alike came dressed as their favorite critter to add to the fun! Access resources, listen to audio & view pictures here.
In this mini-symposium facilitated by community philosopher we talked with guest panelists and authors Christopher Preston & Robert Frodeman about growth policy, wildlife, and the environment. The symposium was a collaborative project sponsored & co-hosted by community partner Lewis & Clark Library and was structured in a way that gave panelists time to discuss some of their research & work, and ample time for community Q & A, as well as questions posed to panelists by the facilitator. Access resources, listen to audio & view pictures here.
In this walk led by philosopher Evelyn Brister we explored environmental science and conservation through a philosophical lens. Inspired by Evelyn’s current reserach and the question “what do we owe the biosphere?,” we considered questions having to do with outdoor recreation, bio-tech, and ethical decision-making. Access resources, listen to audio & view pictures here.