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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Event Series GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit

GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit

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

Step into Giving Thanks, an immersive art exhibit that celebrates the universal power of gratitude. Through a array of artwork, this exhibit explores how people from diverse cultures and time periods express thanks—whether in sacred rituals, personal moments, or acts of kindness. From ancient offerings to modern-day gestures of appreciation, Giving Thanks invites visitors to [...]

Free
Event Series Winterfest

Winterfest

Aberdeen Civic Arena South Washington Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

November 23rd-24th, 2024 Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 10 am - 4 pm Aberdeen Civic Arena 203 S Washington November 23rd-24th, 2024 Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm. Sunday: 10 am-4 pm Winterfest has been held on the weekend before Thanksgiving since 1978.  The Winterfest Committee is committed to presenting a high-quality juried [...]

Event Series TEACH Gallery Exhibit

TEACH Gallery Exhibit

New York Mills Regional Cultural Center Gallery North Main Avenue, New York Mills, Minnesota, United States

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibit “TEACH” in the gallery from October 23 – November 30, 2024. A reception will be held on Saturday, November 30 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. The show is about inspiration: the teachers we learn from and those who inspire us. [...]

Free

USD Composition Studio Recital

Campus Wide Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: Dr. Paul LombardiContact Email: Paul.Lombardi@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3466Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACBXMPComposition students of Dr. Paul Lombardi present their fall recital in Colton Recital Hall, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere in this post.  This event is open to the public at no [...]

Basic Jewelry Making – A guided art class

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

BASIC JEWELRY MAKING Join artist Tara Barney with Red Door Creations in this basic jewelry making class. You will learn the tools of the trade and basic jewelry making skills in this class. You will finish the class with a fun bracelet and a pair of earrings to enjoy. We will be using gorgeous faceted [...]

$35.00
Event Series You Can’t Take It With You

You Can’t Take It With You

Grand Opera House 109 S Pierre St, Pierre, SD, United States

At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings [...]

JAS Mini Big Band

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

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

Event Series MacBeth

Macbeth

The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, 1601 University Blvd, Brookings University Boulevard, Brookings, South Dakota, United States

Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders the Kind and takes the Scottish throne for himself. Shakespeare’s classic tale gives warning to the destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints. [...]

Event Series Almost, Maine

Almost, Maine

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

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky [...]

Event Series More Than Marching

More Than Marching

Lemmon Legion Club 1st Avenue West, Lemmon, S, United States

"More Than Marching" a western dance series for Military and military connected individuals along with their families and community members.   “Hosting dance events open to the public at the local Legion club fosters a sense of community and belonging. It provides an inclusive space where veterans can interact with neighbors, bridging the gap between [...]

JAS Mini Big Band

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

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

Art Exhibit – We Are All Weeds: Susan Heggestad

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

Augustana University's Eide/Dalrymple Gallery presents "We Are All Weeds," an exhibition of mixed-media artwork and installations by Susan Heggestad. The exhibition runs from November 15 to December 12, with a reception on Friday, November 15, from 7-9 p.m., featuring an artist talk at 7:30 p.m. Heggestad's work explores the symbolism of plants, using cast paper, [...]

Free

The Festival of Trees 2024: Vintage Christmas

Brookings Arts Council 4th Street, Brookings, South Dakota, United States

Every year the Brookings Arts Council is transformed into a winter wonderland of holiday splendor created around beautifully decorated trees and displays each with their own theme and style. From whimsical to elegant and everything in between, this year promises to be no different! The celebration’s special events this year include a local artisan holiday [...]

Imagined Horizons

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

Featuring Hot Springs painter, Gayle Tescher, this exhibition will be on display in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Café & Gallery from November 7 to December 30, 2024. Admission is free. After retiring from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009, Tescher returned to her love of art, a passion that began in [...]

The Lightning Thief

USD College of Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

The Lightning Thief Book by Joe Tracz and Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Knutson Theatre, Nov 22 – 24 and Dec 5 – 8, 2024 In this whirlwind adventure, Percy, a misfit middle schooler with ADHD, sets off on an epic adventure to retrieve [...]

$10 – $62

2024 Autumn Festival, An Arts & Crafts Affair

Denny Sanford Premier Center North West Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Join us November 22, 23, 24, 2024 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center (Convention Center) in Sioux Falls, SD for the Autumn Festival, An Arts & Crafts Affair. Hundreds of the nation’s finest artists and crafters display and sell their handcrafted works. Our Arts & Crafts tour of shows are consistently ranked in the Top [...]

$8 – $10
Event Series GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit

GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit

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

Step into Giving Thanks, an immersive art exhibit that celebrates the universal power of gratitude. Through a array of artwork, this exhibit explores how people from diverse cultures and time periods express thanks—whether in sacred rituals, personal moments, or acts of kindness. From ancient offerings to modern-day gestures of appreciation, Giving Thanks invites visitors to [...]

Free
Event Series Winterfest

Winterfest

Aberdeen Civic Arena South Washington Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

November 23rd-24th, 2024 Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 10 am - 4 pm Aberdeen Civic Arena 203 S Washington November 23rd-24th, 2024 Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm. Sunday: 10 am-4 pm Winterfest has been held on the weekend before Thanksgiving since 1978.  The Winterfest Committee is committed to presenting a high-quality juried [...]

Caroline Maloley, Senior Viola Recital

Campus Wide Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: Dr. Ioana GaluContact Email: Ioana.Galu@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3482Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livestreamEvent Locator: 2024-ACBQQPCaroline Maloley invites you to her senior viola recital, from Farber Hall, Old Main, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  This event is open to the public at no charge.

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