# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm – Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: THIS EVENT IS SOLD-OUT.

Premise: an author tells a story and a songwriter shares a song written in response.

A fundraiser for FilmNorth, the show will feature a story from local filmmaker Ali Selim, a conversation about forgiveness with Dr. Emily Gaarder, Director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, and a brand new song from Carla Kihlstedt. The recording will take place in the Bill Pohlad Cinema at FilmNorth.

Seating is limited. Purchase tickets here: https://bit.ly/46xC9QT

Prior SongWriter featured artists include Questlove, Joyce Carol Oates, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, George Saunders, Raven Leilani, and Steve Earle. SongWriter goes out as a podcast, an article in Paste magazine, social posts, and a segment on the syndicated radio program Acoustic Café that airs on 125 radio stations for 1.5M listeners.

The Templeton World Charity Foundation is supporting the upcoming season, which will focus on elements of human flourishing like forgiveness, empathy, caregiving, and polarization. And along with the author and songwriter, a scientist will talk about their research on the relevant subject.

View a recent performance of SongWriter featuring W. Kamau Bell and Las Cafeteras.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/st-paul/songwriter-ali-selim-and-carla-kihlstedt/200029017881256
- **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit, literary-art, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 45

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: St Paul
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2441 University Avenue West, Suite 100, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55114
- **lat**: 44.96482
- **long**: -93.1993
- **full address**: 2441 University Avenue West, Suite 100, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55114, 2441 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55114-1507, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt being held?
  - **A:** SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt takes place on Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm at 2441 University Avenue West, Suite 100, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55114, 2441 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55114-1507, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt?
  - **A:** SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt is organized by FilmNorth.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in St Paul, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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