University of Southern Indiana’s Historic New Harmony will host the Indiana Humanities program, Chew on This, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 24 at the Schnee Ribeyre Elliott House. The program is designed to use the power of food and drink as a convener of people and catalyst for conversations to inspire thoughtful discussion on engaging topics.
In literature and pop culture, Midwesterners are sometimes depicted as friendly and hospitable, while at other times we’re seen as closed-minded and suspicious of newcomers and immigrants. To put it another way, sometimes we’re Leslie Knope, rolling out the welcome wagon, and sometimes we’re the townspeople in Hoosiers, turning a cold shoulder to the new guy and skeptical of his new ideas.
What’s the reality of the community where you live—are you more of a Pawnee or a Hickory? How welcoming is your community to people who come from somewhere else, whether another country or just over the county line? What do we mean when we say someone is or isn’t part of a community? Who decides? Why does openness matter—and how can your community be more welcoming?
Join us for a delicious meal catered by Denise Rapp’s Moveable Feats and fun, in-depth conversation with other curious Hoosiers. The conversation will be led by trained facilitator and Posey County resident, Steven Stump.
Chew on This: Who Belongs Here? is presented as part of Indiana Humanities’ INseparable initiative. Tickets are $30 and available for purchase at https://indianahumanities.org/programs/chew-on-this. Your ticket price includes your meal and unforgettably rich experience.
Historic New Harmony is a unified program of the University of Southern Indiana and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. By preserving its utopian legacy, Historic New Harmony inspires innovation and progressive thought through its programs & collections. This work expands the original intent of the university’s involvement in New Harmony, which was to nurture this living laboratory for ideas – a place where students and teachers, tourists and scholars, leaders and seekers, can come together to experience, explore, and create. For more information, visit the USI website at USI.edu/hnh.
