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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Mitakuye Owas’iƞ * All My Relatives * Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ is a festival celebrating Native American music, art, and culture. Save the date for our 2024 Mitakuye Owas’iƞ * All My Relatives * Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ Festival! July 26 – 27 Festival activities will include: – Three Levitt concert performances from Kelly Jackson, Starr Chief Eagle, and [...]
Jam with us at the National Music Museum! The National Music Museum is excited to announce the addition of Music Storytime to our events schedule! Beginning on Saturday, June 1, join us at 10:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month in the lobby of the National Music Museum in Vermillion for an enchanting [...]
Try your luck fishing on our outdoor fishing pond. Grab a magnetic fishing pole or a net, and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a sunfish or a record-setting trout! Activity is weather-permitting.
Starr Chief Eagle is an enrolled member of the Sicangu (Rosebud) Lakota Sioux Tribe. She was born with the Lakota name Wichahpi Tokahe (First Star) and was later given the Lakota name Wichahpi Ohitika Winyan (Brave Star Woman). She grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota and started hoop dancing before she could [...]
Kelly Jackson's "Music is Medicine" presentation explores the healing power of music and raises awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Jackson, an international award-winning Native American artist, will be joined by two other musicians to address contemporary challenges faced by Indigenous cultures, such as historical trauma and violence against women. Through a powerful blend [...]
Join the Levitt for an enlightening panel discussion on the history and impact of Indian boarding schools in South Dakota, moderated by community organizer and TiWakan Director Allison Renville (Sissetowan, Hunkpapa, Omaha). Hear insights from Dr. Kyle Hill (Turtle Mountain Anishinaabe , Sisseton and Miniconjou), a licensed psychologist and assistant professor at UND's department of [...]
SATURDAYS, FEB. 3RD THRU MAR. 9TH, 1 pm to 4 pm. In conjunction with the production process for Fiddler on the Roof, BHCT is offering costume construction classes for those who wish to learn some basic sewing skills and how stage costumes are created. Session 1, Feb. 3 – Operating a Sewing Machine Session 2, Feb. […]
Celebrate Summer at the National Music Museum’s Family Fun Day Music enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join us for an afternoon of fun at the National Music Museum’s Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. Music crafts, games, and gallery bingo, will begin in the Museum, with a [...]
Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/events/01bc0415-fbd9-465c-903c-53efdd1f2a43Event Locator: 2024-ACAZVHCelebrate Summer at the National Music Museum’s Family Fun Day Music enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join us for an afternoon of fun at the National Music Museum’s Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. Music [...]
Enjoy these FREE performances presented by local talented Native Americans. They will entertain you by sharing the Lakota culture. Learn the significance of traditional songs and dances. Bring your chair, enjoy a seat on a bench or artificial grass. Be ready to share your talent with the Native American dancers to learn the Hoop dance.
Try your luck fishing on our outdoor fishing pond. Grab a magnetic fishing pole or a net, and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a sunfish or a record-setting trout! Activity is weather-permitting.
Art is everywhere in Sioux Falls! Join your tour guide, Marty, as she leads you on a one-hour tour exploring downtown Sioux Falls’ vibrant arts scene! Tours are offered on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights or by special request.
Cats at rest are stillness. There may be an occasional electric twitch of an ear or tail thump as they absorb ambient energy. Suddenly, something arouses them. There is a shift. Whiskers and fur radiate in all directions. The power grid is on. You look, the cat that was flattened to the floor has jumped [...]
Come see Liliac with special guests Smile Empty Soul at Bigs Bar Live – it’s gonna be lit! LILIAC, the ‘First Family of Rock’, is a 5-piece hard rock band from Los Angeles. The band is fronted by Melody, lead guitarist Samuel, drummer Abigail, bassist Ethanand keyboardist JusGn. The sibling’s talents were discovered by their [...]
Live Jazz at TRIO
Join us for two shows - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm!www.triojazzclub.com
As a member of the Apsaalooke Nation, Supaman (Christian Takes Gun Parrish) is a Native American dancer and innovative hip-hop artist who has dedicated his life to empowering and spreading a message of hope, pride and resilience through his original art form. Supaman’s one of a kind presentation combines Native culture, comedy, and urban hip-hop [...]
Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall Carol Hall's bawdy-but-wholesome crowd-pleaser skewers pretension, celebrates life and touches the heartstrings. This raucous, red-blooded, hilarious musical comedy about a "Lil Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place" took Broadway by storm and continues to enthrall audiences worldwide.
South Dakota Shakespeare Festival (SDSF) is thrilled to bring big news for the 2024 season! To begin, SDSF will perform The Merchant of Venice for their 2024 summer season. This powerful story blends romance, comedy, and suspense with cultural conflicts that still live with us today. The characters of Shylock and Portia are two of [...]
“Conjecture” is a retrospective exhibition of over six-decades of sculpture, printmaking, and poetry by Tom Rickers. From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Tom Rickers was an important member of the Sioux Falls art community, exhibiting extensively throughout the region. Although his training was in experimental printmaking, he is most known for his mixed-media and [...]
