Why not "Constitution Week"?
Constitution Day is this Wednesday Sept 17, but events are planned throughout the week. Here are a couple of note:
Consitution Day Lectures--UMN Law School
On Sept. 17, 2008, the University of Minnesota Law School, on behalf of the entire University of Minnesota system, will once again present its program commemorating the U.S. Constitution.
"We the People:" Constitution Day 2008
September 17, 2008
Lockhart Hall (Room 25)
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
This event will be presented as a live Webcast. One CLE credit has been requested.
More details, including the list of speakers: http://www.law.umn.edu/news/constitution-day-agenda-9-2-2008.html
The Law Library will staff a Voter Registration station outside Room 25 during the Constitution Day lectures, as well as on Sept. 18.
State Constitution Celebration and Evening Quadriga Viewing
Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul MN
Dates: Sept. 18, 2008, Sept. 19, 2008
Time: 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m.
Fee: $8 adults, $7 seniors and college students, $5 children age 6-17; $2 discount for MN Historical Society members.
Reservations: required, call 651-296-2881
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Minnesota’s statehood on a special 90-minute evening tour and hear about the making and adoption of our State Constitution. See copies of the original constitution and listen to costumed history players talk about what was happening in national and Minnesota politics in 1857. Following the tour, climb to the rooftop for a rare view of the Quadriga – the golden horses on the Capitol roof - set against the backdrop of the Twin Cities night sky.
For more general information on Constitution Day, see: http://constitutioncenter.org/ConstitutionDay/ or http://freegovinfo.info/node/2027