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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Grace Goeller, Junior Cello Recital

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

Event Contact: Dr. Sonja KrausContact Email: Sonja.Kraus@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3466Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-videoEvent Locator: 2024-ACBDHBGrace Goeller invites you to her junior cello recital, live from the Janet L. Wanzek Performance Hall in the National Music Museum, and livestreamed via the link below.  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 [...]

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 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

Humanities Café – The Rescission of Medals of Honor and the Wounded Knee Massacre

VIRTUAL EVENT

Dr. Brad Tennant, author, historian, and SDHC scholar, and Dr. Dwight Mears, retired Army major, professor, and military historian, join SDHC to discuss the possible rescission of Medals of Honor awarded to the soldiers who participated in the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890.Scholars: Dr. Brad Tennant and Dr. Dwight MearsLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities [...]

2024 Post-Election Webinar

Virtual

In addition to one third of United States Senators and all the House of Representatives having just faced election, 27 governors were also up for election along with 5,808 (78%) state legislators in 44 states. Additionally, thousands of County Officials, Mayors, City Council Members, and other local officials have been elected and Americans have voted [...]

Post-Election Impact on the Arts Webinar

Virtual

Join us for the Post-Election Impact on the Arts webinar on November 21st from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM ET. Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund, along with our invited expert guests, will analyze what the recent election results mean for the arts and culture sector across America. This webinar will include discussions on what to expect during [...]

Symphonic Band Rehearsal

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

Event Locator: 2024-ACBTGK Symphonic Band Rehearsal

Merry Little Market

White Space Studio Industrial Street, Tea, South Dakota, United States

Merry Little Market 🎄✨ Join us for a holiday pop-up shopping experience like no other! ✨🎄 LOCATION: White Space Studio, 2001 Industrial St Unit #6, Tea, SD 57064 We’re bringing together 5-7 amazing small business vendors, each with their own unique flair, offering everything from books and bookish merchandise and stylish clothing to permanent jewelry [...]

Poetry on the Road

Red Rooster Coffee House South Main Street, Aberdeen, SD, United States

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 give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along [...]

Poetry on the Road

Red Rooster Coffee House South Main Street, Aberdeen, SD, United States

Thursday, November 21, 2024 6:00 PM  8:00 PM Red Rooster Coffee House (map) Join us for Poetry on the Road in Aberdeen! Poetry on the Road is a series of two-hour events held throughout South Dakota to help foster the creation and appreciation of poetry. The gatherings are supported by the South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS), the South [...]

Chorus rehearsal

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

Brian Hanegan Band

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

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

Live & Local Presents: Jeff Thomson and Chewy Rodriguez

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

Join us for an evening of exceptional live music as Jeff Thomson and Chewy Rodriguez take the stage for memorable performances at the Belbas Theater. Jeff Thomson is a celebrated singer-songwriter and South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee whose career spans several decades. Known for his deep storytelling and advocacy for songwriting, [...]

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USD Fall Band Concert

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

Event Contact: Dr. Bethany AmundsonContact Email: Bethany.Amundson@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3468Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACBDFWUSD's Band Area invites you to this evening's concert, featuring the USD Symphonic and Concert Bands.  This event is held in Aalfs Auditorium, Slagle Hall, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  The public is invited at no [...]

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. [...]

Event Series You Can’t Take It With You

You Can’t Take It With You

Grand Opera House 109 S Pierre St, Pierre, SD, United States

At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings [...]

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, [...]

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