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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Welcome to the Frog Pond with Storyteller, Cory Cavill

Storyteller, Cory Cavill hailing from the Black Hills will be bringing her performance, Welcome to the Frog Pond to G.A.R. Hall on October 12th. This incredible event will take place on **October 12th, with a performance at 7:00 PM**, and promises to mesmerize audiences with Cory's unique storytelling style and her ability to transport listeners [...]

$12.50 – $15

NSU Theatre presents: Now. Here. This.

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100

Event Locator: 2024-ACAXDL Join the NSU Theatre for their production of Now. Here. This. by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, and Jeff Bowen. Follow the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time--from the present to the past and back again. They share their stories about friendship, hoarding, hiding, laughing, living, [...]

3RD ANNUAL “GETTING OUR ACTS TOGETHER: A NIGHT OF NORTHERN HILLS ONE-ACTS”

WHO: YOU! Taking a journey to Belle Fourche Area Community Theater, the Historic Homestake Opera House, the Mathews Opera House, and for the first time this year, Sturgis Community Theater WHAT: A night of Northern Hills One-Acts (GETTING OUR ACTS TOGETHER AKA GOAT) The performance, aptly named for the collaboration between the Matthews Opera House, [...]

3RD ANNUAL “GETTING OUR ACTS TOGETHER: A NIGHT OF NORTHERN HILLS ONE-ACTS”

WHO: YOU! Taking a journey to Belle Fourche Area Community Theater, the Historic Homestake Opera House, the Mathews Opera House, and for the first time this year, Sturgis Community Theater WHAT: A night of Northern Hills One-Acts (GETTING OUR ACTS TOGETHER AKA GOAT) The performance, aptly named for the collaboration between the Matthews Opera House, [...]

On View: “Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time”

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States

The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University opens “Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time,” which will be on view from Sept. 12 through Oct. 5. A homecoming gallery reception will be on Friday, Oct. 4, from 7-9 p.m., with a talk by artist Brad Widness at 7:30 p.m. This is an exhibition of 25 years of [...]

All you ever wanted to know with Dick Termes

Hot Springs Public Library Library Drive, Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States

A new exhibit by artist Dick Termes opens at the Hot Springs Public Library. The exhibition featuring 10 Termespheres® will be on display from September 18th - October 14th. There will also be two Termespheres at Chautauqua during this time. A Termesphere Virtual Reality experience will be made available to the public at Chautauqua Artisans [...]

Event Series Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate

Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate

Black Hills Community Theatre Columbus Street, Rapid City, SD, United States

​Christmas comes but once a year; chaos never ends! Based on the book by celebrated local author Dorothy Rosby, ’Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate is a collection of humorous essays about holidays and special occasions, ranging from Christmas to Lumpy Rug Day. If you've ever gotten poison ivy during Nude Recreation Week or had [...]

NSU Theatre presents: Now. Here. This.

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100

Event Locator: 2024-ACAXDL Join the NSU Theatre for their production of Now. Here. This. by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, and Jeff Bowen. Follow the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time--from the present to the past and back again. They share their stories about friendship, hoarding, hiding, laughing, living, [...]

On View: “Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time”

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States

The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University opens “Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time,” which will be on view from Sept. 12 through Oct. 5. A homecoming gallery reception will be on Friday, Oct. 4, from 7-9 p.m., with a talk by artist Brad Widness at 7:30 p.m. This is an exhibition of 25 years of [...]

All you ever wanted to know with Dick Termes

Hot Springs Public Library Library Drive, Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States

A new exhibit by artist Dick Termes opens at the Hot Springs Public Library. The exhibition featuring 10 Termespheres® will be on display from September 18th - October 14th. There will also be two Termespheres at Chautauqua during this time. A Termesphere Virtual Reality experience will be made available to the public at Chautauqua Artisans [...]

On View: “Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time”

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States

The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University opens “Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time,” which will be on view from Sept. 12 through Oct. 5. A homecoming gallery reception will be on Friday, Oct. 4, from 7-9 p.m., with a talk by artist Brad Widness at 7:30 p.m. This is an exhibition of 25 years of [...]

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

Symphonic Band Rehearsal

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

Event Locator: 2024-ACBTGK Symphonic Band Rehearsal

On View: “Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time”

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States

The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University opens “Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time,” which will be on view from Sept. 12 through Oct. 5. A homecoming gallery reception will be on Friday, Oct. 4, from 7-9 p.m., with a talk by artist Brad Widness at 7:30 p.m. This is an exhibition of 25 years of [...]

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

Empty Bowls 2024

Deadwood Social Club Main Street, Deadwood, S, United States

The 2024 "Empty Bowls" event will be held on Wednesday, October 16 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Deadwood Social Club. Empty Bowls is a soup kitchen type project where artists, along with students from Lead Deadwood High School, Spearfish High School & Black Hills State University, have donated handmade pottery bowls. Participants [...]

$10 – $15

“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>

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