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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Weekly Tuesday Night Comedy Open Mic-On!

Icon Event Hall + Lounge 402 N Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD

New Tuesday night weekly comedy Open Mic-On at the Icon Events – Annex & Loft! With your host: SARA MANSON Bring your best 7 minutes or come for some laughs! FREE Show! Signup by 7:30 – Show starts at 8:00 — Competition night the LAST Wednesday of the month – next competition is Nov 29th [...]

LIVE MUSIC – Heinous 3 – Every Tuesday

Icon Event Hall + Lounge 402 N Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD

LIVE MUSIC by Heinous 3 every Tuesday at DaDa. This is FREE and normal DaDa dinner + beverage service takes place.

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 [...]

Bellman Brown Bag Series

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main Street, Spearfish, United States

WHO: Dr. Justin Bergh, Ph.D, Professor Skott Chanler, & Professor Allen Morris on the feature film “Sitts: In the Chair”  WHAT: Free  lecture as part of the Monthly Bellman Brown Bag Series WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater WHEN: Wednesday September 11 from 12:00 to 1:00 WHY: To explore ideas, history, literature, art, and culture HOW: [...]

Sitts: In the Chair

The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) 612 N Main St, Spearfish, SD, United States

Note:  This event takes place at 12:00 noon Mountain Time.On the night of Wednesday, December 12, 1945, a man robs a liquor store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Desperate for cash the robber unintentionally shoots and kills the store clerk and sets in motion a series of events that will lead to the murder of two lawmen [...]

Artist Chats!

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

👀 🙂 LET’S CHAT! 😲 👩‍🎨 Want to know about the art community? Have questions ❓about your art? Want to learn more about … 🤷‍♀️ Then stop in this Wednesday night to get more information. 👍We will have a short program and then time for discussion and networking. Meet other artists and share your stories. [...]

Free

Filmmaker’s Studio

Full Circle Book Co-Op 123 W. 10th St, Sioux Falls, SD

Join a collaborative network of filmmakers, actors, and creatives from all skill levels! Every Wednesday at 6pm! No budget? No problem! Film making should be accessible to everyone. The goal here is to create! Form friendships with fellow filmmakers, learn from experience – and have fun doing it!

Weekly Comedy Open Mic @ Boss’

boss comedy club 215 S Main St, Tea, SD, United States

Boss’ Weekly Comedy Open Mic at the 2111 S Minnesota Ave location With your host: JERRY IRBY Bring your best 7 minutes or come for some laughs! FREE Show! Signup by 7:30 – Show starts at 8:00 — Competition night the LAST Wednesday of the month – next competition is Oct 25th @ Club David [...]

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 […]

Brainstorming: The Human Connection – Garrett Bucks – The Right Kind of White

VIRTUAL EVENT

Garrett Bucks, 2024 Festival of Books presenter, is the founder of the Barnraisers Project, which has trained nearly 1,000 participants to organize majority-white communities for racial and social justice. He joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about his first book, The Right Kind of White.Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Garrett BucksSponsored By: South Dakota […]

Crafts and more

Caille Branch Library 4100 S Carnegie Cir, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Welcome crafters of all kinds! Bring your own project to share, work on, get help and feedback. We meet weekly on Thursdays and also, every 2nd and 4th Saturday* 1-5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Caille Library * Depending on library availability

Sioux Falls Community Arts Tours

Downtown Sioux Falls

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.

$10

Journey Through the Arts

Rehfeld’s Underground 431 N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Journey of Hope: Finding Hope Through the Art’s Program, presents Journey Through the Arts. Join us for art, music, and hors d’oeuvres from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at The Underground at Rehfelds. Learn, support and celebrate the creative journeys of young people housed at the Minnehaha County Juvenile Detention Center.

Free

A Journey Through Art

The Underground by Rehfeld’s 431 N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Join us for a FREE COMMUNITY event of art, music and hors d’oeuvres. Learn, support and celebrate the creative journeys of young people housed at the Minnehaha County Juvenile Detention Center. For more information, email journeyofhope.sd@gmail.com

Preserving South Dakota Humanities Through Digitization

Hilton M. Briggs Library Brookings, SD, United States

Having repaired specialized equipment which will allow the library to digitize materials in it's collection and digitally preserving them for public use, this event will focus on showcasing the library's digitization process and the preserved content.Scholars:  Gwen McCausland and Michele ChristianSponsored by:  SDSU Hilton M. Briggs LibraryFor more information, contact:  Michele Christian <michele.christian@sdstate.edu>

Chorus rehearsal

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

John 5

Bigs Bar 3110 W. 12th Street, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Get ready to rock out with JOHN 5 at Bigs Bar Live, it’s gonna be epic! Get ready for an epic night of mind-blowing guitar solos and high-energy rock music. pre-sale: Wednesday, June 12 @9am Password “JOHN52024” $30 GA / $50 seated ( limited # ) General Sale: Friday, June 14 @ 9am

$30

“Little and Often” 2024 One Book Discussion

First Presbyterian Church, 2300 S West Ave, Sioux Falls South West Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

2024 One Book South DakotaA book discussion of "Little and Often: A Memoir" by Trent PreszlerScholar: Lori WalshSponsored by: First Presbyterian Readers GroupFor more information, contact: Linda Rasmussen <dlrasmussen@sio.midco.net>

Other Desert Cities

Washington Pavilion – Schulte Room 301 S. Main Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Join Theatre Lab for our inaugural production of “Other Desert Cities”. This Tony-nominated, Pulitzer Prize finalist play by Jon Robin Baitz was hailed by the NY Times as “The most richly enjoyable new play for grown-ups that New York has known in many seasons”. Shifting sympathies, love, cruelty, compassion and an incredible family secret. This […]

$20

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 […]

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