ARTS CALENDAR
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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Join SDPB and The Matthew’s Opera House for the Free Indie Lens Pop-Up series on the first Thursday of every month! February kicks off the series with The Librarians followed by a panel discussion. When Texas lawmakers seek to review a list of books, librarians find themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. Across the U.S., librarians [...]
Monthly Youth Art Night at the Sisson Library! The 2nd Thursday of each month come learn a new art skill or method with local and visiting artists! Free! Music and supplies provided!
Monthly Youth Art Night at the Sisson Library! The 2nd Thursday of each month come learn a new art skill or method with local and visiting artists! Free! Music and supplies provided!
Event Locator: 2025-ACFTKG Join us for an evening of wonderful music for wind band as the NSU Symphonic Band is joined by the Aberdeen Central High School band for several side-by-side selections! A ticket is not required for this event, it is free for everyone to attend.
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to [...]
YAA Art Exhibit, Opening Reception, Artists Meet & Greet - Yankton Highscool artists
Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
The Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane, on August 23rd, 2025 in our Contemporary Gallery. This exhibition is included with regular museum admission and will be on display through April 4th, 2026. Journeys to the Edge explores the artistic [...]
The NSU Art Department is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibition “Always a Student” displayed at the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. The two-person exhibition features the artwork of artists Michael Aasness and Mark Stemwedel. The artwork will be on display from January 12 [...]
🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]
The Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition is an annual exhibit in the John A. Day Gallery at the University of South Dakota, recognizing the talent and creative work from MFA and BFA students in the Department of Art. The exhibit is named in honor of Former Chair and Professor of Art Wilber Stilwell, his wife, Gladys [...]
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to [...]
Words & Music at The Matthews: featured poets, live music, merch launch, and open mic celebrating 1 year of Black Hills Writers Collective. One year of poetry, community, and creative expression, celebrated together. The Black Hills Writers Collective celebrates one year of building literary community in the Black Hills with a special evening at The [...]
Artist gathering the last three Fridays of each month from November until May at Kristopherson Korner, Veterans Avenue Sisseton Bring Art projects you are working on and come hang out with other artists the last three Fridays during the winter months. Music, Hot Tea and snacks provided. Don't forget your tea mug!
Join us for the Valentine Day Big Band Dance Friday, February 13, for dancing to live music from the Apostles Band. We will be moving to the beat on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. The Apostles Band has a wide ranging repertoire of contemporary and well-seaoned tunes [...]
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to [...]
Catalyst Theater is delighted to present Fly by Night at the Dahl Arts Center at 713 7th St. The show will run only two weekends. Set in 1965, New York City (with a few detours to Hill City, South Dakota): A star-crossed prophecy leads two charming sisters, a luckless sandwich maker, and an eclectic cast [...]
YAA Art Exhibit, Opening Reception, Artists Meet & Greet - Yankton Highscool artists
