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First Friday Artists at the Studio

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

Join us for an unique opportunity to meet a few of our wonderful artists and see more of their work. Featured artists will be set up around the building showing new and warehoused artwork of their own making. Happening during Downtown Sioux Falls First Friday, stop into the studio and check this out.

Free

Matt Wallace Fusion Force

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls

May Big Band Dance

El Riad Shrine 510 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Join us for our Big Band Dance Friday May 2. We will be dancing to live music from the El Riad Big Band on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. The 17-piece Shrine Big Band will be playing music complementary to swing, ballroom, two step, and Latin dancing [...]

$7 – $15
Event Series The Cottage

The Cottage

Town Players 5 S Broadway, Watertown, South Dakota, United States

Directed by Amber Bosworth Written by Sandy Rustin Audience: Recommended for 16 + Step into the charming world of "The Cottage," where Sandy Rustin serves up a delightful cocktail of romance, wit, and delicious chaos, all shaken (not stirred) in the spirit of Noel Coward's classic comedies. In the picturesque English countryside, long-time lovers Sylvia [...]

Event Series 39 STEPS

39 STEPS

Knuston Theatre East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD, United States

Based on the 1915 novel and the 1939 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name, The 39 Steps is a comedic adaptation of the classic spy thriller. Richard Hannay meets a beautiful woman at the theatre, only to have her immediately murdered in his apartment. Fearing for his life and spurred into action by her [...]

$10 – $62
Event Series Disaster! The Musical

Disaster! The Musical

Augustana University 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Disaster! The Musical Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 PM Friday, May 2 at 7:30 PM Saturday, May 3 at 2:30 PM Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM Sunday, May 4 at 2:30 PM

Event Series Madison BrickHouse

Madison BrickHouse

The Brickhouse 106 SE 2nd Street, Madison, SD, United States

There’s a lot happening at the house this Spring!Madison High School Art Reception #2Poetry on the Road in MadisonSketchy Neighbors // April EditionSeamus Donelan // Listening Room SessionMadison Middle School Art Reception #4and more to come.#madisonsd #stateofcreate

Matt Wallace Fusion Force

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls

The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition

The South Dakota State Capitol East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota, United States

Governor Kristi Noem announced 12 students who are being recognized for their artistic talents through the Governor’s Student Art Competition. An exhibition of the artwork is now open to the public in the South Dakota Capitol building. The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition includes work from the following students: A panel of nine professional artists served [...]

Discovery Saturday: AANHPI Heritage Month

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/5275d13a-1bee-4433-a582-2ff560318aa8Event Locator: 2025-ACDSNWLearn the ukulele with Vermillion music educator Gretchen Burbach at two fun and informative ukulele discovery sessions at 11:30 and 1:30. Learn a chord, a couple strumming patterns—and maybe even a song—at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM that day. We will have several [...]

NMM Discovery Saturday

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Discovery Saturday: AANHPI Heritage Month Learn the ukulele with Vermillion music educator Gretchen Burbach at two fun and informative ukulele discovery sessions at 11:30 and 1:30. Learn a chord, a couple strumming patterns—and maybe even a song—at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM that day. We will have several ukuleles on hand for you to play, [...]

Included with Museum Admission

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1201 N W Ave, Sioux Falls

Dr Tenant will be presenting history programs to K-Sr High students who are attending the 2025 Homeschool South Dakota Conference with their families to be informed, inspired and encouraged in their homeschool journey. Scholar: Brad Tennant Sponsored by: Homeschool South Dakota Conference For more information, contact: Claudia Brunick-Spieker

Letters from the Attic

Tri-State Museum, 415 5th Ave, Belle Fourche 5th Avenue, Belle Fourche, South Dakota, United States

Participants will gain a perspective on the life and times of people who settled in Dakota Territory. The presentation is based on fifty letters written in German script addressed to Schrag’s great-grandfather, F.J. Meier. These letters have been carefully saved, never translated, and handed down through the generations. They detail faith, firsthand experiences, and the [...]

Musical Theatre Senior Project Performance

Old Main 111 (Farber Hall)

Event Contact: Rai GennaContact Email: Raimondo.Genna@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3486Event Locator: 2025-ACDNSWBFA Theatre: Musical Theatre major Lydia J. Saxton will be presenting her senior project, that combines lectures and performances

Echoes of Experience: The Augustana Senior Show

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States +1 more

Don't miss the impressive Senior Art Exhibition featuring the diverse talents of Augustana University's graduating class. This year's large and talented group necessitates a special two-gallery presentation, hosted in partnership with the gracious help of the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. Opening Receptions: Eide/Dalrymple Gallery: Friday, April 25, 7:00 - 9:00 pm (Awards and Artist [...]

Acceptance Through a Nerd Convention

Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd St, Brookings 3rd Street, Brookings, South Dakota, United States

On May 19th, 2015, Gerlach sent a Facebook Message to a friend that would change his life for the next 9 years. That message led to his becoming one of the co-founders for the fan convention, SiouxperCon. In this presentation, he will share how a fan convention became a place of acceptance, empowerment, validation, safety [...]

Event Series Disaster! The Musical

Disaster! The Musical

Augustana University 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Disaster! The Musical Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 PM Friday, May 2 at 7:30 PM Saturday, May 3 at 2:30 PM Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM Sunday, May 4 at 2:30 PM

The Arikara

Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1201 N W Ave, Sioux Falls

Dr Tenant will be presenting history programs to K-Sr High studentswho are attending the 2025 Homeschool South Dakota Conference with their families to be informed, inspired and encouraged in their homeschool journey.This program includes the history and culture of the Arikara, their role in intertribal trade, the impact of disease, their encounter with Lewis and [...]

JUMP INTO METAMORPHOSIS

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United States

The Metamorphosis Exhibition showcases 15 murals created by students in JSC and the juvenile diversion program as part of the Just Us Mural Project (JUMP). Supported by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, this initiative empowers justice-involved youth through culturally relevant arts education. ​ With the freedom of expression, youth from Rapid City have been collaborating [...]

Takyo Jones!

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls

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