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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-358-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2024-ACABQBFor over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation [...]

The Life & Music of Badger Clark, South Dakota’s First Poet Laureate

Meade County Senior Citizen Center, 919 Harley Davidson Way, Sturgis Harley Davidson Way, Sturgis, South Dakota, United States

This is an hour-long program narrating the life of Badger Clark interspersed with many of his poems set to music.Scholar: Pegie DouglasSponsored By: Meade County Senior Citizen CenterFor more information, contact:  Noreen Suniga <mcseniorcitizens@gmail.com>

Event Series 2024 Welcome Back Art Show

2024 Welcome Back Art Show

NSU Art Department South Jay Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Our first reception is coming up next week! Join us on Thursday September 12 from 6-7:30p to see the welcome back exhibition, our annual show featuring student work from spring and summer, and nice;02 closing reception.

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-358-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2024-ACABQBFor over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation [...]

Bellman Brown Bag Series

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main Street, Spearfish, SD, United States

WHO: Wanda and Stewart Bellman  WHAT: Free lecture as part of the Monthly Bellman Brown Bag Series (Panel Presentation) WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater WHEN: Wednesday October 9 from 12:00 to 1:00 WHY: To explore ideas, history, literature, art, and culture HOW: BYOB-Bring your own bite-to-eat, take a seat, and enjoy entertainment for an hour while [...]

Event Series 2024 Welcome Back Art Show

2024 Welcome Back Art Show

NSU Art Department South Jay Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Our first reception is coming up next week! Join us on Thursday September 12 from 6-7:30p to see the welcome back exhibition, our annual show featuring student work from spring and summer, and nice;02 closing reception.

One Night in Memphis

Orpheum Theater Center North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, S, United States

“One Night in Memphis” is a rocking concert tribute to legendary Sun Records recording artists Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. Over 90 minutes of rockabilly, country, gospel and pure 1950’s rock and roll music performed live and backed by an authentic and energetic rockabilly backup band. Created and directed by [...]

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High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-358-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2024-ACABQBFor over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation [...]

Brainstorming: The Human Connection – David Charpentier – The Boy Who Promised Me Horses

VIRTUAL EVENT

David Charpentier, author and 2024 Festival Presenter, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about his book, which addresses themes of genocide, thievery, and forced assimilation.Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with David CharpentierLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities CouncilPlease let us know what you thought of the program!https://sdhumanities.wufoo.com/forms/r10zvgvg124kfm2/

Art House in Hot Springs presents its next exhibit, PHIYÁ WICHÓNI (A New Beginning) by Lorri Ann Two Bulls

Art House 405 N River St, Hot Springs, S, United States

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 [...]

Free

Heirlooms: Creative Life Writing Workshop

VIRTUAL EVENT

Have you always wanted to record your memories onto paper so your family can cherish your stories for years to come? This workshop provides writing prompts which encourage participants to pen their life memories through sensory detail. Creative writing has many benefits aside from preserving valuable memories. It helps sharpen the mind and provides a [...]

Event Series 2024 Welcome Back Art Show

2024 Welcome Back Art Show

NSU Art Department South Jay Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Our first reception is coming up next week! Join us on Thursday September 12 from 6-7:30p to see the welcome back exhibition, our annual show featuring student work from spring and summer, and nice;02 closing reception.

Chorus rehearsal

Performing Arts Center 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD, United States

Poetry on the Road

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

Note:  This event takes place at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Time.Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will [...]

NSU Theatre presents: Now. Here. This.

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-ACAXDL Join the NSU Theatre for their production of Now. Here. This. by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, and Jeff Bowen. Follow the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time--from the present to the past and back again. They share their stories about friendship, hoarding, hiding, laughing, living, [...]

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-358-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2024-ACABQBFor over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation [...]

NMM Live! | Kerry Grombacher & Aspen Black

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/8525ce3e-1ae6-440b-bea0-22f8414f848aEvent Locator: 2024-ACBFQDKerry Grombacher and Aspen Black, both award-winning solo artists, have worked together as a duo since 2014. Influenced by the English ballad tradition, the string-band music of Aspen’s Appalachian home, and the corridos of the desert Southwest, where Kerry has lived and worked, [...]

Event Series 2024 Welcome Back Art Show

2024 Welcome Back Art Show

NSU Art Department South Jay Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Our first reception is coming up next week! Join us on Thursday September 12 from 6-7:30p to see the welcome back exhibition, our annual show featuring student work from spring and summer, and nice;02 closing reception.

NSU Theatre presents: Now. Here. This.

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-ACAXDL Join the NSU Theatre for their production of Now. Here. This. by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, and Jeff Bowen. Follow the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time--from the present to the past and back again. They share their stories about friendship, hoarding, hiding, laughing, living, [...]

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