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We’re diggin’ all the groovy spin off events that the MN History Center’s 1968 exhibit has spawned. Case in point: November 6th and 8th you’ll be able to indulge your hippie side and also get a bit of education in the process!

This Sunday, peruse the exhibit then hang out with Scott Rohr of Twisted Groove T-Shirt Shop, who will be hosting a family-friendly workshop on tie-dye techniques. Watch and learn as Scott bend, binds, and twists t-shirts into snazzy patterns, then step up to the plate yourself to tie-dye your own groovy creation. Feel free to bring an addition item to dye such as socks, a scarf, or a pillow case.

Sunday Nov 6 / 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. / MN History Center / Workshop fee includes a t-shirt and all materials and snacks. This program is recommended for kids 6 years and up. Reservations are recommended, but drop-ins are welcome too. For more information click HERE.

On Tuesday, November 8th, get the inside scoop on the 1968 exhibit during an intimate talk with Curator Brian Horrigan, who will share stories and anecdotes on the process of creating the large-scale traveling show. Additionally, the Historical Society’s Teen Advisory Council will put their youthful exuberance to the theatrical test in a performance of “1968: Teen to Teen” created by playwright Cory Hinkle based on oral histories from real-life people who came of age during the dramatic and intense time frame of the late ’60s.

Tuesday Nov 8 / 10:30 a.m. / MN History Center / Free; ($8 senior museum gallery admission not included). Reservations: required, call 651-259-3015, or register online.