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Washington Pavilion Jerstad Gallery 301 South Main, Sioux Falls, SD

Artwork by Quintin Owens Now – June 30, 2023 Visual Arts Center | Jerstad Gallery Artist Statement: I am reflecting on Look Out Mountain, Crow Peak, Spearfish Mountain, Bear Butte and Terry Peak as objects of wonder. Each location is represented by its seven highest topographic lines utilizing topographical contour maps and satellite elevation data [...]

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Schulte Room at the Washington Pavilion 301 S. Main Ave., Sioux Falls

Artwork by Merecedes Nelson Now – June 30, 2023 Visual Arts Center | Shultz Gallery Artist Statement: I’ve been studying electrical towers and poles, as well as their outstretching lines, and documenting them with a polaroid camera. I feel that I’ve always been drawn to them, these huge structures erected all over our land, seeming like [...]

Black Hills State University Art Majors Exhibition

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th Street, Rapid City, SD

Featuring the work of BHSU seniors graduating with a fine arts or K12 teaching degree in the arts. The show includes 25 students with a wide variety of mediums, techniques, and concentrations. Artwork will include capstone pieces in painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media and graphic design.

Mirror Mirror

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th Street, Rapid City, SD

Mirror Mirror is a series of gouache paintings on wood panels that explore the theory of quantum mechanics which suggests that all possible outcomes deriving from every circumstance are carried out within their own distinct universes. Nicole explores the collisions within the multiverse, where parallel lives are fleetingly merged into one. Nicole is a Tennessee [...]

Black Hills Vibrant

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th Street, Rapid City, SD

Spearfish artist Bonnie Halsey-Dutton exhibits a selection of her recent Black Hills inspired landscapes. Bonnie works in vibrant watercolors on Claybord or Yupo. She explores the way she experiences the world through her paint, finding healing forms in nature. Bonnie has been a member of Artists of the Black Hills and shows her paintings locally [...]

Artists of the Black Hills Annual Group Exhibition

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th Street, Rapid City, SD

After a hiatus due to COVID-19, the annual exhibition by the Artists of the Black Hills returns to the Dahl Arts Center. Artists of the Black Hills is a juried organization of professional artists, artisans, and galleries who joined together with the common goal of presenting and promoting the Black Hills region as an art [...]

AMPT Lunchtime Concert Series

Cherapa Place 300 Cherapa Pl, Sioux Falls, SD

Announcing the AMPT Lunchtime Concert Series! Grab lunch at a food truck and enjoy live music every Tuesday, June-August. Concerts take place at the scenic Cherapa Amphitheater, right next to the Arc of Dreams!

One Book Tour “The Seed Keeper” – Yankton

Yankton Community Library, 515 Walnut St, Yankton

In the 2023 One Book South Dakota selection, The Seed Keeper, author Diane Wilson follows several generations of a Dakota family as they struggle to preserve their way of life.Wilson is visiting a dozen communities in three regions: eastern South Dakota June 5-9, western and central South Dakota July 25-28, and the northern Black Hills [...]

After School Maker Studio

Need after-school care? Or perhaps you are looking for a place to spark your child’s imagination? The After School Maker Studio is a flexible, come and go experience for children age 5 and up.

$5.50

One Book Tour “The Seed Keeper” – Vermillion

Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library, 18 Church St, Vermillion

In the 2023 One Book South Dakota selection, The Seed Keeper, author Diane Wilson follows several generations of a Dakota family as they struggle to preserve their way of life.Wilson is visiting a dozen communities in three regions: eastern South Dakota June 5-9, western and central South Dakota July 25-28, and the northern Black Hills [...]

LIVE MUSIC – Heinous 3 – Every Tuesday

Icon Event Hall + Lounge 402 N Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD

LIVE MUSIC by Heinous 3 every Tuesday at DaDa. This is FREE and normal DaDa dinner + beverage service takes place.

Playful Preschooler Camp

Preschool Camps offer a great opportunity to make new friends, learn new skills, and have fun adventures. With our hands-on approach to learning, remember to dress for a mess!

$20

NMM Special Exhibition: "As Good As Gold: The First 50 Years"

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: Carol RobertsonContact Email: carol.g.robertson@usd.eduContact Phone: 16056583452Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2023-ABVCNTNational Music Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary Year with Special Exhibition "As Good As Gold: The First 50 Years." The National Music Museum (NMM) is celebrating 50 years in the making with the special exhibition “As Good as Gold: The First 50 Years (1973–2023).” Since [...]

English-Speaking Class

Doland Community Library, 405 Humphrey Dr, Doland, SD 57436, USA

The Doland Community Library is hosting a weekly English-Speaking class to help the English as a Second Language residents in the community prepare to take the US Citizenship test. It will also provide them with valuable tools to help read, speak and understand the English language better. They will also learn about resources available in [...]

Monthly Lakota Cultural & Language Instruction – “Who We Are”

Virtual event SD

NOTE:  This event takes place at 12:00 pm MTSee below for Zoom registration.The Monthly Lakota Cultural & Language Instruction will provide cultural teachings and discussions to encourage cultural identity development among indigenous youth and families.  These teachings will strengthen families by learning Lakota language, cultural practices, creativity, and lifeways to promote healing, harmony and Wolakota [...]

After School Maker Studio

Need after-school care? Or perhaps you are looking for a place to spark your child’s imagination? The After School Maker Studio is a flexible, come and go experience for children age 5 and up.

$5.50

One Book Tour “The Seed Keeper” – Madison

Madison Public Library, 209 Center St E, Madison

In the 2023 One Book South Dakota selection, The Seed Keeper, author Diane Wilson follows several generations of a Dakota family as they struggle to preserve their way of life.Wilson is visiting a dozen communities in three regions: eastern South Dakota June 5-9, western and central South Dakota July 25-28, and the northern Black Hills [...]

Day Camp Exploring the Studio

Like to tinker? Want to be part of a team working its way through science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) challenges in both our museum exhibits and the Maker Studio?

$52

Day Camp Exploring the Studio

Like to tinker? Want to be part of a team working its way through science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) challenges in both our museum exhibits and the Maker Studio?

$52

Child-Caregiver Playgroup

These playgroups are designed for all parents and caregivers to interact in a developmentally appropriate safe environment for non-mobile infants through play.

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