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Art Exhibit – We Are All Weeds: Susan Heggestad

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls

Augustana University's Eide/Dalrymple Gallery presents "We Are All Weeds," an exhibition of mixed-media artwork and installations by Susan Heggestad. The exhibition runs from November 15 to December 12, with a reception on Friday, November 15, from 7-9 p.m., featuring an artist talk at 7:30 p.m. Heggestad's work explores the symbolism of plants, using cast paper, [...]

Free

The Festival of Trees 2024: Vintage Christmas

Brookings Arts Council 4th Street, Brookings

Every year the Brookings Arts Council is transformed into a winter wonderland of holiday splendor created around beautifully decorated trees and displays each with their own theme and style. From whimsical to elegant and everything in between, this year promises to be no different! The celebration’s special events this year include a local artisan holiday [...]

Imagined Horizons

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City

Featuring Hot Springs painter, Gayle Tescher, this exhibition will be on display in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Café & Gallery from November 7 to December 30, 2024. Admission is free. After retiring from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009, Tescher returned to her love of art, a passion that began in [...]

The Lightning Thief

USD College of Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion

The Lightning Thief Book by Joe Tracz and Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Knutson Theatre, Nov 22 – 24 and Dec 5 – 8, 2024 In this whirlwind adventure, Percy, a misfit middle schooler with ADHD, sets off on an epic adventure to retrieve [...]

$10 – $62
Ongoing

Art House in Hot Springs presents its next exhibit, PHIYÁ WICHÓNI (A New Beginning) by Lorri Ann Two Bulls

Art House 405 N River St, Hot Springs

Art House Hot Springs latest exhibit feature's artwork made by Lorri Ann Two Bulls, will be on display from October 10th till December 12th. Join us for the opening reception and meet the artist on November 2nd during 5-8pm. Words from the Artist - This show represents cells, the basic function of life from all [...]

Free

North Area Honor Band

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Choir Classroom 155, Johnson Fine Arts Band Classroom 158, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100

Event Locator: 2024-ACAXJS The local area schools come together on Northern's campus for the annual North Area Honor Band. With rehearsals all day Friday, and Saturday, you can enjoy the students' hard work on Saturday, December 7th at 4:00 pm in the Jewett Theater!

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-358-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2024-ACABQBFor over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation [...]

Event Series GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit

GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit

Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 204, Sioux Falls

Step into Giving Thanks, an immersive art exhibit that celebrates the universal power of gratitude. Through a array of artwork, this exhibit explores how people from diverse cultures and time periods express thanks—whether in sacred rituals, personal moments, or acts of kindness. From ancient offerings to modern-day gestures of appreciation, Giving Thanks invites visitors to [...]

Free
Event Series TEACH Gallery Exhibit

TEACH Gallery Exhibit

New York Mills Regional Cultural Center Gallery North Main Avenue, New York Mills

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibit “TEACH” in the gallery from October 23 – November 30, 2024. A reception will be held on Saturday, November 30 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. The show is about inspiration: the teachers we learn from and those who inspire us. [...]

Free

NMM Live! | Touch of Brass Quintet

National Music Museum Performance Hall East Clark Street, Vermillion

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/events/c66e0cde-c973-43d2-9dcf-f4bd4aafb396Event Locator: 2024-ACBJLZGroup members include Dr. David Bohnert, dean of arts and humanities at Wayne State College (WSC), on trumpet; Dr. Josh Calkin, director of bands and professor of low brass at WSC, on tuba; Kevin McLouth, director of instrumental studies at Northeast Community College, [...]

Event Series First Friday Artists at the Studio

First Friday Artists at the Studio

Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 204, Sioux Falls

Join us for an unique opportunity to meet a few of our wonderful artists and see more of their work. Featured artists will be set up around the building showing new and warehoused artwork of their own making. Happening during Downtown Sioux Falls First Friday, stop into the studio and check this out.

Free

Alex Massa Plays Well with Others

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #siouxfalls

Augustana Christmas Vespers 2024 – Prepare the Way

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 5500 E 57th St, Sioux Falls

Prepare the Way- Christmas Vespers Join us on Dec. 6 and 7 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers: Prepare the Way. Through music, word, and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in [...]

$20
Event Series A CHRISTMAS CHAOS at Mitchell ACT

A CHRISTMAS CHAOS at Mitchell ACT

Mitchell Area Community Theatre North Main Street, Mitchell

Bah Humbug !!! Area Community Theatre is performing A CHRISTMAS CHAOS! Get ready to watch backstage mayhem as a dedicated cast puts together a Christmas Carol themed production in the eleventh hour! Set to share relatable local humor with the anxiety of the holidays! Sponsored by Timothy M Drake DDS December 6, 7, 8 & [...]

$20 – $25

USD Symphony Orchestra in Concert

Campus Wide Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion

Event Contact: Dr. Chun Ming ChenContact Email: ChunMing.Chen@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3478Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACCCZXThe USD Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Chun-Ming Chen, invites you to their winter concert, live from Aalfs Auditorium, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  This [...]

Alex Massa Plays Well with Others

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #siouxfalls

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