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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Event Series Winterfest

Winterfest

Aberdeen Civic Arena South Washington Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

November 23rd-24th, 2024 Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 10 am - 4 pm Aberdeen Civic Arena 203 S Washington November 23rd-24th, 2024 Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm. Sunday: 10 am-4 pm Winterfest has been held on the weekend before Thanksgiving since 1978.  The Winterfest Committee is committed to presenting a high-quality juried [...]

Caroline Maloley, Senior Viola Recital

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

Event Contact: Dr. Ioana GaluContact Email: Ioana.Galu@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3482Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livestreamEvent Locator: 2024-ACBQQPCaroline Maloley invites you to her senior viola recital, from Farber Hall, Old Main, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  This event is open to the public at no charge.

Event Series MacBeth

Macbeth

The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, 1601 University Blvd, Brookings University Boulevard, Brookings, South Dakota, United States

Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders the Kind and takes the Scottish throne for himself. Shakespeare’s classic tale gives warning to the destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints. [...]

Chris Stenson Book Signing at the Piedmont Valley Library

Piedmont Valley Library 11 N 2nd St., Piedmont, United States

Author Chris Stenson is coming to the Black Hills. Join Chris as he travels around the Black Hills as he celebrates his first novel Sins of the Mother. Sins of the Mother is a dark fantasy novel. A new Dark Age approaches. Evil walks unfettered between realities, no longer content in hiding in the shadows, [...]

Event Series Capitol Cinema Presents: CONCLAVE

Capitol Cinema Presents: CONCLAVE

Capitol Cinema South Main Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with one of the world's most secretive and ancient events -- participating in the selection of a new pope. Surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican, he soon uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church. Show dates [...]

$9.00
Event Series Almost, Maine

Almost, Maine

Augustana University 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky [...]

NSU Symphonic and Concert Bands present: Music from Around the World

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100

Event Locator: 2024-ACAXHD Join the NSU Symphonic Band and NSU Concert Band for an evening tour of music from around the world.

Dr. Amy Laursen, Faculty Horn Recital

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

Event Contact: Dr. Amy LaursenContact Email: Amy.Laursen@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3471Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACBQQSUSD Music Department faculty Dr. Amy Laursen invites you to her horn recital, held in Farber Hall, Old Main, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  This event is open to the public at no charge.  

Art Exhibit – We Are All Weeds: Susan Heggestad

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States

Augustana University's Eide/Dalrymple Gallery presents "We Are All Weeds," an exhibition of mixed-media artwork and installations by Susan Heggestad. The exhibition runs from November 15 to December 12, with a reception on Friday, November 15, from 7-9 p.m., featuring an artist talk at 7:30 p.m. Heggestad's work explores the symbolism of plants, using cast paper, [...]

Free

The Festival of Trees 2024: Vintage Christmas

Brookings Arts Council 4th Street, Brookings, South Dakota, United States

Every year the Brookings Arts Council is transformed into a winter wonderland of holiday splendor created around beautifully decorated trees and displays each with their own theme and style. From whimsical to elegant and everything in between, this year promises to be no different! The celebration’s special events this year include a local artisan holiday [...]

Imagined Horizons

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United States

Featuring Hot Springs painter, Gayle Tescher, this exhibition will be on display in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Café & Gallery from November 7 to December 30, 2024. Admission is free. After retiring from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009, Tescher returned to her love of art, a passion that began in [...]

Event Series GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit

GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit

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

Step into Giving Thanks, an immersive art exhibit that celebrates the universal power of gratitude. Through a array of artwork, this exhibit explores how people from diverse cultures and time periods express thanks—whether in sacred rituals, personal moments, or acts of kindness. From ancient offerings to modern-day gestures of appreciation, Giving Thanks invites visitors to [...]

Free
Event Series Crocheted Christmas Ornaments

Crocheted Christmas Ornaments

Rawlins Municipal Library East Church Street, Pierre, South Dakota, United States

Trim your tree with crocheted holiday ornaments. An experienced crocheter will assist you with your ornaments. Multiple dates to choose from. November 4, 5, 25, 26. December 2, 3. All materials provided!

Jazz @ The MUC, with USD Jazz I

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

Event Contact: Dr. Christopher KocherContact Email: Christopher.Kocher@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3483Event Locator: 2024-ACCDDPDr. Christopher Kocher and USD's Jazz I bring Jazz to The MUC for lunch!  Walk by, stand by, sit down in The Pit Lounge for one or two or more Jazz tunes on your lunch break!!!!

Symphonic Band Rehearsal

Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301

Event Locator: 2024-ACBTGK Symphonic Band Rehearsal

Theatre Auditions, Spring Show

Johnson Fine Arts Black Box 112

Event Locator: 2024-ACAXKV Open Auditions for the Spring Theatre production.

USD Chamber Orchestra Concert

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

Event Contact: Dr. Sonja KrausContact Email: sonja.kraus@usd.eduContact Phone: USD605 658 3466Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACBCWXThe USD Chamber Orchestra invites you to their November concert, live from Aalfs Auditorium, Slagle Hall, and livestreamed via the link below.  This event is open to the public at no charge.

A/B Duo at SDSU

South Dakota State University State Avenue, Brookings, SD, United States

From djembe to Nintendo Gameboy to contrabass flute to drum set, A/B Duo’s no-limits instrumentation and imaginative concert programming has delighted audiences all over the United States since 2013. Made up of flutist Meerenai Shim and percussionist Christopher G. Jones, A/B Duo has made a mark for its “fresh, vibrant new music” and “commitment to [...]

Free
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