Celebrate Disability Pride Month With an Evening of Free Music

Minnesota History Center to host hands-on workshop and concert with 3 Strings’ Emergence

For immediate release

Dated: July 6, 2026

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Location: Mill City Museum

ST. PAUL, Minn (July 6, 2026) – In celebration of Disability Pride Month, 3 Strings’ Emergence will host a free, interactive, family-friendly evening of music and community at the Minnesota History Center.

The event on July 16, 2026 begins at 6 pm with a hands-on music making workshop. Guests will have an opportunity to experience how 3 Strings’ music methodology makes learning how to play an instrument attainable in just a few minutes with techniques based on shapes, colors, and numbers. Visitors can try a guitar, piano, and ukulele and sound great immediately, no prior experience needed.

At 7 pm, Emergence, a dedicated group of young, neuro-affirming adult musicians, will perform a concert in the History Center’s 3M Auditorium. The performance will include a mix of cover tunes and commissioned works blending pop, ballads, solo works, Motown, and classic rock. CART captioning will be provided during the concert.

The 3 Strings Music Workshop & Emergence Concert will take place as part of Free Thursday Nights at the Minnesota History Center. All guests receive free admission to the museum and are invited to explore the exhibits before the event begins.

Support for this event is provided by the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008.

About the Minnesota Historical Society

The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. MNHS collects, preserves, and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs, and book publishing. Using the power of history to transform lives, MNHS preserves our past, shares our state’s stories, and connects people with history.