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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 [...]

CREEPY, SPOOKY, EERIE, & STRANGE Art Exhibit

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

"Creepy, Spooky, Eerie, and Strange" is a chilling exploration of the mysterious and uncanny, inviting visitors to delve into the darker corners of the imagination. This exhibit intends to bring together a collection of works that play with themes of the dark, the supernatural, the bizarre, and the otherworldly, challenging perceptions and evoking a sense [...]

Free

“Little and Often” 2024 One Book Discussion

Platte Public Library, 310 S Main, Platte Main Street, Platte, South Dakota, United States

2024 One Book South DakotaA book discussion of "Little and Often: A Memoir" by Trent PreszlerScholar: Brad TennantSponsored by: Platte Public Library For more information, contact: Jan Van Vuuren <janvanvu@yahoo.com>

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 [...]

CREEPY, SPOOKY, EERIE, & STRANGE Art Exhibit

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

"Creepy, Spooky, Eerie, and Strange" is a chilling exploration of the mysterious and uncanny, inviting visitors to delve into the darker corners of the imagination. This exhibit intends to bring together a collection of works that play with themes of the dark, the supernatural, the bizarre, and the otherworldly, challenging perceptions and evoking a sense [...]

Free

Brainstorming: The Human Connection – Jacob Friefeld – Black Homesteaders in South Dakota

VIRTUAL EVENT

Dr. Jacob Friefeld, director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield, joins scholar Lawrence Diggs for a discussion on Black homesteaders in South Dakota and Homesteading throughout the Great Plains.Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Jacob FriefeldLink: 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/

Chorus rehearsal

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

“Little and Often” 2024 One Book Discussion

Madison Public Library, 209 E Center St, Madison Madison, Wisconsin, United States

2024 One Book South DakotaA book discussion of "Little and Often: A Memoir" by Trent PreszlerScholar: Anne DilenschneiderSponsored by: Madison Public Library For more information, contact: Melanie Argo <melanie.argo@cityofmadisonsd.com>

Live & Local Presents: Fear Falls Radio Theatre and Bangers & Mash

Washington Pavilion 301 South Main Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Experience the thrill of live radio theatre with Fear Falls Radio Theatre at Live & Local on October 17 at 7 p.m. This spine-chilling performance brings classic suspense stories to life with a small ensemble of actors, expertly reading from scripts and creating immersive sound effects. Fear Falls Radio will transport you back to the [...]

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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 [...]

CREEPY, SPOOKY, EERIE, & STRANGE Art Exhibit

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

"Creepy, Spooky, Eerie, and Strange" is a chilling exploration of the mysterious and uncanny, inviting visitors to delve into the darker corners of the imagination. This exhibit intends to bring together a collection of works that play with themes of the dark, the supernatural, the bizarre, and the otherworldly, challenging perceptions and evoking a sense [...]

Free

USD Symphony Orchestra Concert

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

Event Contact: Dr. Chun-Ming ChenContact Email: ChunMing.Chen@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3478Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACBBPCThe USD Symphony Orchestra presents its fall concert to the public at no charge in Aalfs Auditorium, Slagle Hall.  Livestream link also available, elsewhere on this post.

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 [...]

CREEPY, SPOOKY, EERIE, & STRANGE Art Exhibit

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

"Creepy, Spooky, Eerie, and Strange" is a chilling exploration of the mysterious and uncanny, inviting visitors to delve into the darker corners of the imagination. This exhibit intends to bring together a collection of works that play with themes of the dark, the supernatural, the bizarre, and the otherworldly, challenging perceptions and evoking a sense [...]

Free

Heirlooms: Creative Life Writing Workshop

Custer County Library, 447 Crook St, Ste. 4, Custer Crook Street, Custer, South Dakota, United States

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 [...]

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS AT ONE: BASIC WEAVING WITH MARY BAKER

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

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 WORKSHOPS AT ONE: BASIC WEAVING WITH MARY BAKER

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

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 [...]

NMM Live! | Elizaveta Miller & Oleg Timofeyev

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/76a8772e-d5b7-4a1d-a95d-21c027a87ac0Event Locator: 2024-ACBGNJThe seven-string guitar played a vital role in music of the Russian Empire with many works composed for guitar solo and duet. Combinations of guitar with other instruments are quite rare, and the best music for guitar and piano comes from the circles [...]

PENDING: Alma Sejmenovic, Mezzo-Soprano, and Nicole Santos, Collaborative Piano, in Recital

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

Event Contact: music@usd.eduContact Email: music@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3466Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACBKJPSenior mezzo-soprano Alma Sejmenovic, and graduate pianist Nicole Santos invite you this recital, held in Colton Recital Hall, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.

Auditions for the Spook-Spectacular Radio Play

Krikac Administration Auditorium 300

Event Locator: 2024-ACBFPD Casting for on-stage voice-acting roles in our annual "live-to-tape" old-style radio drama. These auditions are open to the Aberdeen community as well as to all Northern State students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Production takes place with scripts in hand (no memorization) and requires that actors commit to four scheduled rehearsals and the [...]

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