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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

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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 [...]

Ongoing

Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Coyote Gallery East Main Street, Vermillion

Our holiday pop-up shop is stuffed with pretty, cozy, sparkly, useful, and fun gift and goods! Come by any Thursday–Sunday between now and December 22. Our artists are always restocking or sharing new goods, so it’s worth popping in a few times before the end of the holiday season. 15% of all purchases support the [...]

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

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 [...]

Black Hills Playhouse Education and DakotAbilities Present: The Snow Queen Pt. 2

DakotAbilities - Longfellow Center South 4th Avenue, Sioux Falls

Through innovative partnerships, teaching artists of the Black Hills Playhouse are transforming lives through theatre programs inclusive of people of all ages and abilities. These special shows are free and open to the public! Don’t miss this chance to witness the incredible talents of our cast, who have worked tirelessly to bring this beloved story to life. [...]

MERRY & BRIGHT EXHIBIT – Artist Reception

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

We are thrilled to extend to you an invitation to join us at the opening reception of our latest exhibit titled “MERRY & BRIGHT” at Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts. Join us for an evening filled with art, conversation, and inspiration. Enjoy mingling with fellow art enthusiasts and immerse yourself in the captivating pieces on [...]

Free

Linocut Holiday Cards

Brookings Arts Council 4th Street, Brookings

Get into the holiday spirit by making some linocut Holiday Cards.  Local art teacher Shelby Meyer will guide you through this fun printmaking process. No experience required. Supplies will be provided. Ages 9+, children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.

Sound Mind

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls

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

Winter Wonderland Big Band Dance

El Riad Shrine 510 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls

Join us for the Winter Wonderland Big Band Dance, as we dance to live music from the Kickin’ Brass Band, Friday, December 13 on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. The 10-piece Kickin’ Brass Band, one of the area’s most versatile bands, will be playing music complementary to [...]

$7 – $15

A CHRISTMAS STORY

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish

WHO: Entertainment on your Christmas list this year? Come Here! Sure to be a festive Family fun night! WHAT: A CHRISTMAS STORY WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish WHEN: December 13, 14 at 7 pm | December 15 at 2 pm | December 17, 20, 21 at 7 pm | December [...]

Jesse Christen Band

Hillside Resort 238th Street, Colman

https://jessechristen.com#fellowshipjazzcenter #jessechristen #bluesion #jazz #rock #blues

Event Series A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) North Main Street, Spearfish

The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center is excited to announce their community theater production of “A Christmas Story,” opening on Friday, December 13 on the historic stage! THIS IS GOING TO BE ALMOST AS MAGICAL AS A LEG LAMP… Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old [...]

$10 – $20

Sound Mind

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls

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

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