ARTS CALENDAR
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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Join us for the Winter Wonderland Big Band Dance Friday, December 12, for dancing to live music from the Kickin’ Brass Band on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. The Kickin’ Brass Band is a 10-member orchestra with a wide repertoire of contemporary and well-seaoned tunes complementary to [...]
Singers and bellringers from Sturgis and Whitewood continue a 46-year Christmas tradition when they join in song on Sunday, December 14th at 2:00pm at the Sturgis Community Center Theater. The Annual Community Christmas Concert, a favorite holiday tradition, has been performed consistently since 1979, when it first was held at Grace Lutheran Church. Area church [...]
Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers is an annual show featuring the arrangements and extended musical cohorts of the Hegg Brothers. This large group aims at variety and freshness. You’ll hear the songs you love, just not in a typical way. For the first time in a dozen years the group will have both Allisons [...]
Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]
JAMuary is back! A weekly winter concert series designed to warm up Spearfish with great music and real community impact. Each JAMuary night features a different live act and directly supports local nonprofits making a difference here at home. This year’s beneficiaries include Spread the Tunes, The Matthews, G.A.S., Spearfish Trail Co‑op, and Artemis House. [...]
Established in 2025, the Augustana Trombone Festival is a 2-day event hosted by the School of Music. This celebration of the trombone features masterclasses, rehearsals and performances. The festival allows local and regional high school and college student the opportunity to participate in clinics, ensemble work and coaching with a featured artist. The festival culminates [...]
JAMuary is back! A weekly winter concert series designed to warm up Spearfish with great music and real community impact. Each JAMuary night features a different live act and directly supports local nonprofits making a difference here at home. This year’s beneficiaries include Spread the Tunes, The Matthews, G.A.S., Spearfish Trail Co‑op, and Artemis House. [...]
GQ (Gentlemen’s Quartet) is a modern, elegant take on some of the most famous music ever written, fusing together multiple genres in a perfect symphony of sophistication, virtuosity, and humor. Comprised of cello/mandocello, electric guitar/bass, percussion, piano and violin, with special appearances by female vocalist Erin Shields, their concerts offer audiences a new, often deeper, [...]
JAMuary is back! A weekly winter concert series designed to warm up Spearfish with great music and real community impact. Each JAMuary night features a different live act and directly supports local nonprofits making a difference here at home. This year’s beneficiaries include Spread the Tunes, The Matthews, G.A.S., Spearfish Trail Co‑op, and Artemis House. [...]
Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]
Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]
Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]
A special addition returning this season, the Concert For Kids & Families will delight audiences of all ages. Designed to ignite your imagination, this 60-minute concert is a fun introduction to the orchestra.
The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra ends the season with Mozart’s beautiful and brilliant Piano Concerto No. 21, followed with Bela Bartok’s vibrant Concerto for Orchestra, highlighting the talent and beauty of the orchestral sound.
Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]
Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]
