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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Queen City SONGWRITERS INVITATIONAL

WHO: Queen City Songwriters Invitational WHAT: MUSIC FESTIVAL! WHERE: MATTHEWS OPERA HOUSE 612 N Main Street WHEN: SEPTEMBER 20TH & SEPTEMBER 21ST WHY: Dedicated to elevating the voices of local and regional songwriters HOW: Tickets are $25 per show or $40 bundle AND get both nights. The main event starts at 7pm. First hour is the opening acts with [...]

Event Series She Kills Monsters

She Kills Monsters

Pierre Players Community Theatre South Pierre Street, Pierre, South Dakota, United States

Synopsis: She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. [...]

Fellowship Jazz Collective

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

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

2024 South Dakota Festival of Books

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

Come join us for the 2024 South Dakota Festival of Books!A full schedule as author details can be found at https://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books/

Vortex Film Festival

Coyote Twin Theater 10 E Main St,, Vermillion, United States

Since our early days renovating the Coyote Twin, it’s been a VCA goal to host a film festival on our home turf. We hope you will join us for the inaugural Vermillion Vortex Film Festival, September 20–22, 2024. Vortex Film Festival seeks to create a community of area cinema enthusiasts and filmmakers of all experience [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS AT ONE: PAPER MACHE TEACUPS WITH JOANNA MECHALEY

The Matthews MAKEspace 612 North Main Street, Spearfish, SD, United States

SATURDAY ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT ONE WHO: You with Joanna Mechaley as your instructor! WHAT: WORKSHOP AT ONE Paper Mache Teacups WHERE: Matthews 612 N Main Street WHEN: September 21 at 1pm (Workshops are held on the First and Third Saturday of every month at 1 PM running from September through December) WHY: Immerse [...]

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS AT ONE: PAPER MACHE TEACUPS WITH JOANNA MECHALEY

The Matthews MAKEspace 612 North Main Street, Spearfish, SD, United States

SATURDAY ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT ONE WHO: You with Joanna Mechaley as your instructor! WHAT: WORKSHOP AT ONE Paper Mache Teacups WHERE: Matthews 612 N Main Street WHEN: September 21 at 1pm (Workshops are held on the First and Third Saturday of every month at 1 PM running from September through December) WHY: Immerse [...]

Event Series Wayward Women Tour!

Wayward Women Tour!

Deadwoon History Inc. Sherman Street, Deadwood, South Dakota, United States

September 19, 20, and 21: The Wayward Women Tour – New York Times bestselling author Chris Enss is back! On Thursday, September 19, Enss will present author and film director L.J. Martin’s newly released western Mr. Pettigrew, a film she starred in, at the Days of ’76 Museum at 6:00 p.m. The movie preview is [...]

Photography Exhibit: Abstract Geometry in Architecture and Nature

Coyote Gallery East Main Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Step into the colorful world of Abstract Geometry in Architecture and Nature! In this collection, photographer Tim Schreiner foreshortens what we see, almost to the point of abstraction. Colors might be the entire point of the composition, or a flat scene becomes bands of intense, saturated color. It's an intense array. Tim also has a [...]

Free

Black Hills Film Festival Hat Bar

Hat Bar Workshop. Create your own custom hat. Saturday, Sept. 21, 4:00 - 6:30 pm, Hill City Center, 227 Walnut Ave, Hill City, SD. Our HAT BAR workshop will help you create a custom hat of various styles, designs, shapes and colors. Purchase a plain hat that suits your style or bring your own hat. [...]

$25

“More Than Marching” Western Dance Series Kick-Off

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

Military and military-connected individuals along with their families and community members are invited to attend the kickoff event on September 21st, 2024 at the Lemmon American Legion Post 66. The Brattvet Green Unit 66 American Legion Auxiliary will celebrate its 100th anniversary with music to follow at 8:00 pm (MST) from the Dakota Country Band, [...]

Free

JAS Quintet

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

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

Fall in Love with Lead Comedy Night

Homestake Opera House 313 W. Main Street, Lead, SD, United States

An evening of clean comedy featuring Yer Mom's Comedy Show and headliner Kyle Yamada! Hours of laughs for the whole family. Kyle is a Christian comedian based in Minneapolis, MN. He travels around the country performing in churches, Christian events, comedy clubs, corporate events, and fundraisers. He is a recurring audience warm-up comedian for the [...]

$25
Event Series She Kills Monsters

She Kills Monsters

Pierre Players Community Theatre South Pierre Street, Pierre, South Dakota, United States

Synopsis: She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. [...]

JAS Quintet

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

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

2024 South Dakota Festival of Books

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

Come join us for the 2024 South Dakota Festival of Books!A full schedule as author details can be found at https://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books/

Vortex Film Festival

Coyote Twin Theater 10 E Main St,, Vermillion, United States

Since our early days renovating the Coyote Twin, it’s been a VCA goal to host a film festival on our home turf. We hope you will join us for the inaugural Vermillion Vortex Film Festival, September 20–22, 2024. Vortex Film Festival seeks to create a community of area cinema enthusiasts and filmmakers of all experience [...]

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