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Bellman Brown Bag Series

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

WHO: Gina Gibson on Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) Artist-in-Residence Program: Five Years of SURF(ing) AiR WHAT: Free lecture as part of the Monthly Bellman Brown Bag Series WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater WHEN: Wednesday November 13 from 12:00 to 1:00 WHY: To explore ideas, history, literature, art, and culture HOW: BYOB-Bring your own bite-to-eat, take [...]

Aria & Concerto Preliminary Competition

Krikac Administration Auditorium 300, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301

Event Locator: 2024-ACAXGP Watch up and coming music students compete for top voice, and top instrumentalist. Musicians who pass this level are entered into the final Aria/Concerto Competition. Vocalists will be in the Krikac Auditorium and instrumentalists will be in the Jewett Theater.

PREVIEW NIGHT Pierre Players Community Theatre Presents: You Can’t Take It With You

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

Pierre Players Community Theatre presents You Can't Take It With You. A comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman 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 [...]

$5

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 [...]

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

Deck The Walls – Art Show & Sale

Danger Von Dempsey's at ATY East Airport Drive, Watertown, SD, United States

Deck The Walls is BACK!! After a too many years hiatus, your favorite pre-Christmas Art Show & Sale returns to Watertown for ONE NIGHT ONLY! We're showcasing Painters, Illustrators, Writers, Woodworkers, Fiber Artists, Photographers, Jewelers and more at the November Arts Night @ the Pub. There will be interviews and Door Prizes GALORE — this [...]

Free

Cosmos and Cocktails

Washington Pavilion 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

It’s time for science, art and stars after hours! Experience the Kirby Science Discovery Center, Visual Arts Center and Wells Fargo CineDome & Sweetman Planetarium during our adults-only (21+) deep space-themed Cosmos and Cocktails event! Run wild in three floors of interactive science exhibits, marvel at artwork in eight art galleries, sip on tasty cocktails [...]

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Chorus rehearsal

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

Jim McKinney Quartet

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

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

Poetry on the Road

Full Circle Book Co-op West 10th Street, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along [...]

Event Series Mean Girls Jr.

Mean Girls Jr.

Orpheum Theater Center North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, S, United States

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming [...]

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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 [...]

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

History at High Noon

Sturgis Public Library 1040 Harley-Davidson Way #101, Sturgis, SD, United States

Our final program of 2024 will be the Walker Family History on Friday, November 15th, with Janeen Walker and Beth Walker presenting. History at High Noon is a program on the third Friday of the month (October and November, January through May). We meet at noon in the Community Room of the Sturgis Public Library. [...]

Free

“Body of Rooms” Exhibition

Grove Hall Ritz Gallery Stadium Road, Brookings, South Dakota, United States

BFA thesis exhibition featuring SDSU student Emma Hoff with works centering around themes of emotion and space.

Jesse Christen Album Release!

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

Jesse Christen releases his new album, Don't Forget To Tip The Band, with a weekend of shows at Trio Jazz Club Shows are November 15 & 16. Show times 6:30pm and 9pm each night. https://jessechristen.com https://www.triojazzclub.com

Event Series Mean Girls Jr.

Mean Girls Jr.

Orpheum Theater Center North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, S, United States

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming [...]

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Fall Reading: TBA

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Black Box 112, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100

Event Locator: 2024-ACAXFX Join the NSU Theater for a reading of, TBA.

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