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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
The National Music Museum (NMM) in Vermillion, SD, is excited to announce the launch of "Discovery Saturdays," a monthly celebration that will take place on the first Saturday of each month, starting November 2. On these special days, visitors can enjoy additional activities and educational tours throughout the Museum. Kicking off on November 2, the [...]
Trio Jazz Club goes Country! After you exercise your right to vote, come out and enjoy Country originals and covers with local singer/songwriter, Janice Gilbert, in Sioux Falls' Premier Jazz Club - $5 cover
Sonic Landscapes: Big Band, Jazz Fusion, and Gaming Audio Northlanders Jazz Band Nov. 5, 2024 | 7:30pm Hamre Recital Hall
Celebrate autumn at the Grace Balloch Library in Spearfish with the music of classical guitar and flutes. The Autumn Trio will perform their popular arrangements of folk and classical music along with a series of trios by the Viennese composer Leonhard von Call. Katrina Garnett – flute Chris Davis – guitar Rodney Garnett – alto [...]
Join us at Henry’s Books in Spearfish on Thursday evening November 7 at 6:00 PM for an immersive, multicultural, panoramic art, music, and storytelling experience. This unique event will incorporate storytelling, poetry, and songs ( in four languages) from around the world about the willow with the help of shadow puppets and puppets made from [...]
Join us for the Veterans Day Big Band Dance, as we dance to live music from the Shrine Big Band, Friday, November 8 on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. The 17-piece Shrine Big Band will be playing music complementary to swing, ballroom, two step, and Latin dancing [...]
The 67th Annual Augustana Band Festival will take place on Nov. 8-9, 2024. The festival has brought thousands of students from a 5-state area to participate in two full days of ensemble and clinic work featuring three separate bands — Gold, Blue and Honor Bands — led by outstanding music educators/directors. Participating students are nominated [...]
Enjoy a Sunday Serenade with the Dakota Wind Quintet, showcasing masterpieces of chamber music in the Augustana University Hamre Recital Hall!
Join us for an evening of exceptional live music as Jeff Thomson and Chewy Rodriguez take the stage for memorable performances at the Belbas Theater. Jeff Thomson is a celebrated singer-songwriter and South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee whose career spans several decades. Known for his deep storytelling and advocacy for songwriting, [...]
Percussion Ensemble's Fall concert - The Sunken Cathedral Hamre 3pm at Nov. 24, 2024
Holiday for Fiddlers A holiday time gift for you and your family from some of South Dakota's most recognized fiddle players. The “holiday for Fiddlers’” brings Kenny Putnam, Tom Schaefer, and Owen DeJong together with an all-star support band, some long-time performers with the Acoustic Christmas series, including Boyd Bristow, Mike Conner, Al Remund, and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
New National Music Museum Exhibit Featuring Rare Stringed Instruments Set to Open in December The National Music Museum (NMM) invites visitors to view some of the most significant and beautifully crafted stringed instruments in the world with the opening of its newest exhibit, “Treasures from the Vault.” Opening on Saturday, December 7, as part of [...]
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 [...]
A holiday celebration with that most Christmas-y of instruments -- the Bassoon! St. Paul Chamber Orchestra principal bassoonist, Charles Ullery, joins the Black Hills Symphony for a performance of the Weber "Bassoon Concerto" and "Bassoon It Will Be Christmas."
South Dakota State University will hold its annual holiday choral Yuletide concerts at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 8, 2024 in The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Larson Memorial Concert Hall. The concerts are a festive celebration with more than 250 students performing from the stage, balcony, aisles and all together on the stage. [...]
Sturgis Area Arts Council will proudly continue the performance of Christmas music at its 45th Annual Community Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 8th, at 2:00pm. For these many years, church musicians – both bell ringers and song singers – have gathered for this enjoyable community event. The Chapel Bells from First Presbyterian will open the [...]
Holiday Harmonies! Featuring musicians from area churches
South Dakota State University will hold its annual holiday choral Yuletide concerts at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 8, 2024 in The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Larson Memorial Concert Hall. The concerts are a festive celebration with more than 250 students performing from the stage, balcony, aisles and all together on the stage. [...]
