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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Coyote Gallery East Main Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Our holiday pop-up shop is stuffed with pretty, cozy, sparkly, useful, and fun gift and goods! Come by any Thursday–Sunday between now and December 22. Our artists are always restocking or sharing new goods, so it’s worth popping in a few times before the end of the holiday season. 15% of all purchases support the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

The Toast

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #siouxfalls

A CHRISTMAS STORY

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

WHO: Entertainment on your Christmas list this year? Come Here! Sure to be a festive Family fun night! WHAT: A CHRISTMAS STORY WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish WHEN: December 13, 14 at 7 pm | December 15 at 2 pm | December 17, 20, 21 at 7 pm | December [...]

A Christmas Carol presented by The Premiere Playhouse

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

Make this your Holiday traditions by getting tickets to see A Christmas Carol at the Historic Orpheum Theater. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After [...]

$35
Event Series A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) North Main Street, Spearfish, SD, United States

The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center is excited to announce their community theater production of “A Christmas Story,” opening on Friday, December 13 on the historic stage! THIS IS GOING TO BE ALMOST AS MAGICAL AS A LEG LAMP… Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old [...]

$10 – $20

The Toast

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #siouxfalls

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 [...]

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 [...]

Meet Santa

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

Tell Santa your wish list and take photos. Bring the whole family and your camera to see Sioux Falls Santa at your Washington Pavilion. *Santa will be taking a 30-minute lunch break in the afternoon.

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

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS AT ONE: CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS WITH JOANNA MECHALEY

The Matthews MAKEspace 612 North Main Street, Spearfish, SD, United States

SATURDAY ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT ONE WHO: You with Joanna Mechaley as your instructor! WHAT: WORKSHOP AT ONE Christmas Ornaments WHERE: Matthews 612 N Main Street WHEN: November 16th 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 Workshops at One: Christmas Ornaments

The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) North Main Street, Spearfish, SD, United States

Bring your holiday spirit and let’s craft beautiful ornaments to decorate your homes and share with loved ones. Led by Christmas craft connoisseur Joanna Mechaley an assortment of ornament opportunities will be available with all materials provided. Feel free to bring your friends and family. Let’s make this a memorable holiday gathering! We can’t wait [...]

$30

Winter Camp

Racing Magpie East Saint Andrew Street, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Join us on December 21st at 1:00pm for our December Winter Camp session! We’ll be doing a screening of Lakota Nation vs. United States and holding a conversation with the co-director of the documentary, Jesse Short Bull (Oglala), facilitated by Arlo Iron Cloud, Sr. (Oglala). 1:00pm - Screening of Lakota Nation vs. United States 3:15pm [...]

Roses and Lattes

La Luna Cafe North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Join us for an afternoon of art and relaxation at La Luna Cafe in downtown Sioux Falls. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or trying painting for the first time, this rose-themed painting class is perfect for you. Paint With A Rose, Sip A Latte. What you can expect, the most important details: Create art in historic downtown Sioux [...]

Bone-ified Quartet

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #siouxfalls

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