ARTS CALENDAR
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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Art House Hot Springs latest exhibit feature's artwork made by Lorri Ann Two Bulls, will be on display from October 10th till December 12th. Join us for the opening reception and meet the artist on November 2nd during 5-8pm. Words from the Artist - This show represents cells, the basic function of life from all [...]
A new exhibit by artist Dick Termes opens at the Hot Springs Public Library. The exhibition featuring 10 Termespheres® will be on display from September 18th - October 14th. There will also be two Termespheres at Chautauqua during this time. A Termesphere Virtual Reality experience will be made available to the public at Chautauqua Artisans [...]
The 2024 "Empty Bowls" event will be held on Wednesday, October 16 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Deadwood Social Club. Empty Bowls is a soup kitchen type project where artists, along with students from Lead Deadwood High School, Spearfish High School & Black Hills State University, have donated handmade pottery bowls. Participants [...]
Chautauqua Classes
SATURDAY ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT ONE WHO: You with Mary Baker as your instructor! WHAT: WORKSHOP AT ONE Basic Weaving WHERE: Matthews 612 N Main Street WHEN: October 19th at 1pm (Workshops are held on the First and Third Saturday of every month at 1 PM running from September through December) WHY: Immerse yourself [...]
SATURDAY ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT ONE WHO: You with Mary Baker as your instructor! WHAT: WORKSHOP AT ONE Basic Weaving WHERE: Matthews 612 N Main Street WHEN: October 19th at 1pm (Workshops are held on the First and Third Saturday of every month at 1 PM running from September through December) WHY: Immerse yourself [...]
Black Hills Symphony presents Myth and Magic -- celebrating storytelling. Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and Peer Gynt Suite # 2 by Edvard Grieg, Fanfare on Amazing Grace by Hailstork and other stories.
WHO: You! WHAT: A special reception honoring SHS Hall of Fame inductee Rand Higbee WHERE: Matthews Opera House Fireplace Room WHEN: Sunday, October 20th at 2 pm WHY: To celebrate a homegrown playwright and soon-to-be Hall of Famer! HOW: Please join us for this free celebration and reception! Spearfish native Rand Higbee is being inducted into [...]
WHO: Is being a Ralphie right up your alley? Or maybe you are directing your skills towards the Dad doting on an lustful leg-lamp? We need all the actors to bring the action of this family favorite! WHAT: A CHRISTMAS STORY AUDITIONS WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish WHEN: October 23 [...]
WHO: Is being a Ralphie right up your alley? Or maybe you are directing your skills towards the Dad doting on an lustful leg-lamp? We need all the actors to bring the action of this family favorite! WHAT: A CHRISTMAS STORY AUDITIONS WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish WHEN: October 23 [...]
WHO: Is being a Ralphie right up your alley? Or maybe you are directing your skills towards the Dad doting on an lustful leg-lamp? We need all the actors to bring the action of this family favorite! WHAT: A CHRISTMAS STORY AUDITIONS WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish WHEN: October 23 [...]
WHO: Is being a Ralphie right up your alley? Or maybe you are directing your skills towards the Dad doting on an lustful leg-lamp? We need all the actors to bring the action of this family favorite! WHAT: A CHRISTMAS STORY AUDITIONS WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish WHEN: October 23 [...]
WHO: Thriller seekers and humor hunters wanting to be entertained (Saturdays and Sundays not your fun days? NEW THIS YEAR! A pop-in performance for our Service Industry Citizens who slay on the weekends…Take in a Tuesday show specially made so you can go!) WHAT: DEATHTRAP (** RATED: R for ADULT THEMES) WHERE: Matthews Opera House [...]
Chautauqua Classes
Happy October! That means that PUMPKINFEST IS COMING! Mark your calendars for October 26, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We’ll be ready for you with vendors, crafts, costume contest for the littles, games and food! Watch the Tri-State Performers in the play The Great Halloween Scavenger Hunt! You won’t want to miss it!
Join us at Henry's Books in Spearfish on Saturday October 26 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM for a book launch, reading, and signing with local author Kathy Bjornestad! From 12:00-12:30 there will be a reading of her new book for middle grade students with refreshments! About the Book: Eleven-year-old Mira Morales from Guatemala was meant [...]
Chautauqua Classes
Join us for a delicious evening paired with a chamber music concert and a silent auction! All proceeds go toward supporting student fellowships at the 2025 Rushmore Music Festival. This is always a sold-out event for us, so reserve your tickets early!
