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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

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, SD, United States

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

Just Having Pie: A Retrospective by John Henry Peters Artist Reception

Washington Pavilion 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Exhibit open December 13 – June 8, 2025 This exhibition is inspired by a life-changing experience John had 48 years ago. In a small café, he spent seven hours with the artist Hugh Kappel, sharing deep conversations about art while enjoying slices of apple pie. That unforgettable exchange shaped John’s perspective on creativity and the [...]

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Event Series First Friday Featured Artists

First Friday Featured Artists

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

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
Event Series MERRY & BRIGHT ART EXHIBIT

MERRY & BRIGHT ART EXHIBIT

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

Merry & Bright is a vibrant new art exhibit that captures the essence of the holiday season through the eyes of our talented local artists. Featuring a dazzling array of colorful paintings, playful photographs, and intricate crafts, this exhibit invites visitors to immerse themselves in the joy and warmth of the holidays. Each piece reflects [...]

Free

Ring in the New Year with the National Music Museum!

National Music Museum Performance Hall East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/Event Locator: 2024-ACCMTKThe National Music Museum (NMM) in Vermillion, SD, will be ringing in the new year during its January 4th Discovery Saturday activities. Visitors will get the opportunity to participate in introductory gamelan sessions at 11:30 and 2:30 that day, as well as learn [...]

NMM Discovery Saturday

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Ring in the New Year with the National Music Museum! The National Music Museum (NMM) in Vermillion, SD, will be ringing in the new year during its January 4th Discovery Saturday activities. Visitors will get the opportunity to participate in introductory gamelan sessions at 11:30 and 2:30 that day, as well as learn about the [...]

Included with Museum Admission

Ryan Kisor Trio

Vangarde Arts Pierce Street, Sioux City, IA, United States

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Event Series COME FROM AWAY

COME FROM AWAY

On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all. This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into [...]

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Event Series COME FROM AWAY

COME FROM AWAY

On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all. This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into [...]

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Event Series COME FROM AWAY

COME FROM AWAY

On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all. This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into [...]

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NMM Live! | White Spruce Chamber Players

National Music Museum Performance Hall East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/events/0204266d-48b2-48ac-a6ac-215b8ee6ba9fEvent Locator: 2024-ACBJMAFormed in 2016, the White Spruce Chamber Players believe chamber music’s stuffy reputation is undeserved and aim to provide Sioux Falls and the surrounding area with approachable, high-quality chamber music.  Named for the State Tree of South Dakota, the White Spruce Chamber Players [...]

heART of the City Art Show

Whittier Middle School East 6th Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

On Friday, January 10, 2025 all are welcome at the heART of the City art and fashion show from 5:00-7:30pm. Voting runs from 5:00-6:30, Fashion show begins at 6:30 with awards immediately following. For this year’s event, creative teams and individual artists of all ages and disciplines from across Sioux Falls are displaying 2D, 3D [...]

Free

Artist Toolkit for Success: Engaging Customers and Selling your Work | Communicate value

The Underground Venue at Rehfelds Modern North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

The Watering Can is excited to present a new series of FREE workshops for artists! The Artist Toolkit for Success: Business skills to set you apart. Second Tuesday of the month, from 6:30-8:00 PM Held at The Underground by Rehfelds. Led by artists Alex Lunstra and Julie Dent, and business coach, Claudia Dail. January Topic: [...]

Free

PENDING: Michail Konstantino Chalkiopoulos, Graduate Piano Recital

Campus Wide Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: Dr. Alessandra FerisContact Email: Alessandra.Feris@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3466Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-videoEvent Locator: 2024-ACBDGAMichail invites you to his graduate piano recital, live from the Janet L. Wanzek Performance Hall, National Music Museum, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  This event is open to the public at no charge.

Live & Local Presents: The Good Night Theatre Collective and Fellowship Jazz Center

Washington Pavilion 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

A Night of Big-Band Jazz, Blues and Broadway! Get ready for an unforgettable evening of entertainment as two of Sioux Falls’ premier performing arts organizations come together for a captivating cabaret experience. Featuring top vocalists from The Good Night Theatre Collective and accomplished musicians from the Fellowship Jazz Center, this performance blends the best of [...]

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Live & Local Presents: Good Night Theatre Collective and Fellowship Jazz Center

Washington Pavilion 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of entertainment as two of Sioux Falls’ own performing arts organizations come together for a captivating cabaret experience for the Washington Pavilion’s Live & Local Series. Featuring fan-fave vocalists from the Good Night Theatre Collective and the Fellowship Jazz Center Collective, this performance blends the best of jazz, blues [...]

NMM Live! | Appassionata Piano Duo

National Music Museum Performance Hall East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/events/ac1866a3-38da-49ca-ad9b-7520ecf34a44Event Locator: 2024-ACCMHFJanelle Phinney and Maira Liliestedt present a lecture-recital of Brahms’s emotionally-charged Hungarian Dances. Dr. Maira Liliestedt presents a lecture exploring the style hongrois featured in the dances and how Brahms' musical construction represents the fictionalized gypsy "other." The pair will then perform ten [...]

NMM Live! | Appassionata Piano Duo

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Janelle Phinney and Maira Liliestedt present a lecture-recital of Brahms’s emotionally-charged Hungarian Dances. Dr. Maira Liliestedt presents a lecture exploring the style hongrois featured in the dances and how Brahms' musical construction represents the fictionalized gypsy "other." The pair will then perform ten of the twenty-one dances. The Appassionata Piano Duo has been a successful [...]

Included with Museum Admission
Event Series HADESTOWN

HADESTOWN

Washington Pavilion 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

January 17, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. January 18, 2025 | 2 & 7:30 p.m. January 19, 2025 | 1 & 6:30 p.m. Mary W. Sommervold Hall COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 [...]

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Event Series HADESTOWN

HADESTOWN

Washington Pavilion 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

January 17, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. January 18, 2025 | 2 & 7:30 p.m. January 19, 2025 | 1 & 6:30 p.m. Mary W. Sommervold Hall COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 [...]

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