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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Threaded Impressions

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

Exhibition: Threaded Impressions: an Emerging Visual Artists Exhibition Featured Artist: Peggy Halsrud Exhibition Dates: 06.06.24 - 07.25.24 Reception Date: June 6, 2024 | 5-7pm Location: Bruce H Lien Cultural Café & Gallery, Dahl Arts Center The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) announces the opening of “Threaded Impressions,” an exhibition of felt portraits by local artist [...]

27 Local Black Hills Artists’ Showcase at the Dahl

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

WHAT: Artists of the Black Hills Annual Exhibition EXHIBIT DATES: 06.21.24 - 10.19.24 OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, June 21 | 5-7pm WHERE: Ruth Brennan Gallery | Dahl Arts Center The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) is pleased to announce the Artists of the Black Hills 16th Annual Exhibition. This exhibition will be in the Ruth Brennan [...]

Impressions of the Heartland

G.A.R. Hall 508 Douglas Ave, Yankton, United States

Current exhibit at the historic G.A.R. Hall by Yankton Area Arts. Running May 24- July 9th. Landscape impression paintings in watercolor by South Dakota artist Danna Kolbeck. https://www.yanktonareaarts.org/exhibits-1/danna-kolbeck Funded in part by NEA and South Dakota Arts Council

Painted Lodges of the Blackfeet Nation

The Journey Museum & Learning Center 222 New York Street, Rapid City, SD, United States

The Journey Museum and Learning Center, in partnership with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit, Painted Lodges of the Blackfeet Nation. The exhibit will open to the public on February 16 and will be on view through May 5, 2024. Admission to this exhibit is [...]

Event Series Cinderella

Cinderella

Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center SDSU 1601 University Blvd., Brookings, SD

Music by Richard Rodgers Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein Adapted for the Stage by Tom Briggs From the Teleplay by Robert L. Freedman July 10-12 and 17-19, 2024 at 7:30pm July 13 and 20, 2024 at 2:00pm Oscar Larson Theatre Experience the magic of “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella” as the timeless fairy tale comes [...]

Playful Preschoolers Camp – SOLD OUT

Playful Preschoolers offers an opportunity to connect with new friends, explore new interests, and build new skills. Classes are hands-on and child-led. Play along!

$22

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD, United States

For 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 has continuously expanded throughout the world, throughout time. Opening in March 2024, [...]

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 [...]

Magnetic Fishing

Try your luck fishing on our outdoor fishing pond. Grab a magnetic fishing pole or a net, and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a sunfish or a record-setting trout! Activity is weather-permitting.

Summer Maker Studio

Play along with us in our Maker Studio this summer! Children ages 5-7 are invited to join us on Thursday afternoons and explore their interests making for an afternoon of fun. Experiences will foster creativity, curiosity, and self-expression through a variety of activities.

$30

Crafts and more

Caille Branch Library 4100 S Carnegie Cir, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Welcome crafters of all kinds! Bring your own project to share, work on, get help and feedback. We meet weekly on Thursdays and also, every 2nd and 4th Saturday* 1-5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Caille Library * Depending on library availability

Magnetic Fishing

Try your luck fishing on our outdoor fishing pond. Grab a magnetic fishing pole or a net, and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a sunfish or a record-setting trout! Activity is weather-permitting.

Sioux Falls Community Arts Tours

Downtown Sioux Falls

Art is everywhere in Sioux Falls! Join your tour guide, Marty, as she leads you on a one-hour tour exploring downtown Sioux Falls’ vibrant arts scene! Tours are offered on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights or by special request.

$10

Eliza Blue – Stories, Songs and Yarn Tour

Fall River Fibers 631 N. River Street, Hot Springs, SD, United States

Folk-singer, author, and shepherd Eliza Blue’s performances capture a slice of ranch life through stories and songs, and offer a multi-species narrative about the discovery of her interconnection with the grassland ecosystem. Blue’s lyrics and prose traverse the geography that carries her from soil to stars and then back again, while also imbued with the [...]

Free

Power Grid Cats by Judith R. Peterson

Brookings Arts Council 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, United States

Cats at rest are stillness. There may be an occasional electric twitch of an ear or tail thump as they absorb ambient energy. Suddenly, something arouses them. There is a shift. Whiskers and fur radiate in all directions. The power grid is on. You look, the cat that was flattened to the floor has jumped [...]

Chorus rehearsal

Performing Arts Center, 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA

Drifters Summer Patio Sessions 2024

Drifters Bar & Grille 325 E. Hustan Avenue, Fort Pierre, SD

Drifters is bringing you LIVE MUSIC this summer with our Summer Patio Sessions, every Thursday from 6 - 9! Enjoy covers and originals from talented artists from across the state. Huge round of applause going out to our Sponsors! Their support helps us bring in these incredible artists at no cost to you! + First [...]

Chorus rehearsal

Performing Arts Center, 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA

Event Series Tales on the River

Tales on the River

Moose Lodge of Fort Pierre 910 N. Deadwood Street, Ft. Pierre, United States

This speaker series, hosted by the Short Grass Arts Council, has been an annual tradition in the Pierre/Ft. Pierre area for over 10 years. Tales on the River is held every Thursday evening in JUne, July (except July 4th) and August at 7:00pm at the Moose Lodge in Ft. Pierre. Scheduled speakers share their personal [...]

Free
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