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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Chorus rehearsal
Performing Arts Center 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesNSU Winter Choral Concert
NSU Off Campus South University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United StatesEvent Locator: 2024-ACAXHP Join the NSU Choir for a wonderful evening at the First Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen.
North Area Honor Band
Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Choir Classroom 155, Johnson Fine Arts Band Classroom 158, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100Event Locator: 2024-ACAXJS The local area schools come together on Northern's campus for the annual North Area Honor Band. With rehearsals all day Friday, and Saturday, you can enjoy the students' hard work on Saturday, December 7th at 4:00 pm in the Jewett Theater!
High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments
National Music Museum Groves GalleryEvent 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 [...]
GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit
Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 204, Sioux Falls, SD, United StatesStep 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 [...]
NMM Live! | Touch of Brass Quintet
National Music Museum Performance Hall East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United StatesEvent Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/events/c66e0cde-c973-43d2-9dcf-f4bd4aafb396Event Locator: 2024-ACBJLZGroup members include Dr. David Bohnert, dean of arts and humanities at Wayne State College (WSC), on trumpet; Dr. Josh Calkin, director of bands and professor of low brass at WSC, on tuba; Kevin McLouth, director of instrumental studies at Northeast Community College, [...]
Augustana Christmas Vespers 2024 – Prepare the Way
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 5500 E 57th St, Sioux Falls, S, United StatesPrepare the Way- Christmas Vespers Join us on Dec. 6 and 7 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers: Prepare the Way. Through music, word, and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in [...]
North Area Honor Band
Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Choir Classroom 155, Johnson Fine Arts Band Classroom 158, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100Event Locator: 2024-ACAXJS The local area schools come together on Northern's campus for the annual North Area Honor Band. With rehearsals all day Friday, and Saturday, you can enjoy the students' hard work on Saturday, December 7th at 4:00 pm in the Jewett Theater!
Augustana Christmas Vespers 2024 – Prepare the Way
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 5500 E 57th St, Sioux Falls, S, United StatesPrepare the Way- Christmas Vespers Join us on Dec. 6 and 7 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers: Prepare the Way. Through music, word, and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in [...]
High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments
National Music Museum Groves GalleryEvent 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 [...]
GIVING THANKS Art Exhibit
Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 204, Sioux Falls, SD, United StatesStep 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 [...]
Augustana Christmas Vespers 2024 – Prepare the Way
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 5500 E 57th St, Sioux Falls, S, United StatesPrepare the Way- Christmas Vespers Join us on Dec. 6 and 7 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers: Prepare the Way. Through music, word, and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in [...]
Jazzed Up Christmas!
Roof Garden Ballroom Lake Drive, Arnolds Park, IA, United StatesJoin the Jazzed Up Big Band for a spectacular evening of holiday cheer and swinging jazz at the 6th Annual Jazzed Up Christmas on December 7, 2024, in the iconic Roof Garden Ballroom at Historic Arnolds Park! Click here for TICKETS #fellowshipjazzcenter #jazzedupchristmas #arnoldspark
Bassoon It Will Be Christmas
Performing Arts Center 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesA holiday celebration with that most Christmas-y of instruments -- the Bassoon! St. Paul Chamber Orchestra principal bassoonist, Charles Ullery, joins the Black Hills Symphony for a performance of the Weber "Bassoon Concerto" and "Bassoon It Will Be Christmas."
Annual Holiday Choral Yuletide Concert
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, 1601 University Blvd, Brookings University Boulevard, Brookings, South Dakota, United StatesSouth Dakota State University will hold its annual holiday choral Yuletide concerts at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 8, 2024 in The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Larson Memorial Concert Hall. The concerts are a festive celebration with more than 250 students performing from the stage, balcony, aisles and all together on the stage. [...]
Sturgis Community Christmas Concert
Sturgis Community Center Theater Lazelle Street, Sturgis, SD, United StatesSturgis Area Arts Council will proudly continue the performance of Christmas music at its 45th Annual Community Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 8th, at 2:00pm. For these many years, church musicians – both bell ringers and song singers – have gathered for this enjoyable community event. The Chapel Bells from First Presbyterian will open the [...]
USD Holiday Concert
Campus Wide Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United StatesEvent Contact: music@usd.eduContact Email: music@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3466Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACBQQXThe USD Music Department invites you to this annual favorite, live from Aalfs Auditorium, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post. This event is open to the public at no charge.
