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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

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

Rich Show & Mark Romanowski

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

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

Gene McGowan & Friends | September JAZZ

The History Club South Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Gene McGowan & Friends are bringing JAZZ to THE HISTORY CLUB in DTSF!

Gene McGowan & Friends

History Club South Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Gene McGowan & Friends have a JAZZ performance on September 25th at 7:30pm at THE HISTORY CLUB in DTSF. It's a fun New York style jazz club with cabaret seating. It's up close and intimate. Great music from the American Song Book. If you like straight ahead jazz of the great standards, you will love [...]

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 [...]

Fine Arts Workshop: Anila Quayyum Agha Cube

South Dakota Art Museum Medary Avenue, Brookings, S, United States

In this artist-led workshop (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), participants can make their own miniature lighted cube, as seen on display at the South Dakota Art Museum. This workshop will combine many of Agha’s artistic approaches including collage, textiles, and light. Participants will be guided through decorating a cube, cutting away patterns, and installing the light. The [...]

$50

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 [...]

Ceramics Alumni Exhibition

John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD, United States

Event Contact: amy fillContact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2024-ACBBGZConnection through Function, USD Ceramics Alumni Exhibition celebrates the works of former USD Ceramics Department Students.

Brainstorming: The Human Connection – Barry Babcock – Bonga: A Safe Abode in the Wilderness

VIRTUAL EVENT

Author Barry Babcock, born in South Dakota, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about his latest book that tells the incredible story of an African slave and family and their escape from the West Indies to the Northwoods of the Great Lakes.Scholar: Lawrence Diggs with Barry BabcockLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities CouncilPlease let [...]

Book Signing with Biographer Craig Volk and artist Dick Termes

Henry's Books 111 E Hudson St, Spearfish, SD, United States

Craig Volk, author of the SDHS Press book, “Dick Termes: Black Hills Visionary,” and the artist himself, Dick Termes, will be at Henry's Books in Spearfish on Thursday, Sept. 26, from noon to 2 pm MT. Volk and Termes will be visiting Spearfish's new indie bookstore to sign books and chat with attendees.

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

Raul Ponce De Leon Art Exhibit

Lead Deadwood Arts Center Lead, S, United States

The Lead Deadwood Arts Center will be hosting an exhibit featuring the talent of local artist Raul Ponce De Leon. The show will feature over 30 paintings. Come and say hello to Raul and view his unique and colorful artwork at an open house on Thursday, September 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. with light [...]

Free

Poetry on the Road

Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD, United States

Note:  This event takes place at 4:30 pm Mountain Time.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 [...]

Jim Mckinney & Friends

Craft Chophouse & Lounge 610 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD, United States

https://www.craftfusionsd.com

Chorus rehearsal

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

Fundraiser Concert: Shaun Johnson + The Big Band Experience

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

Come join us for an unforgettable night with Shaun Johnson + The Big Band Experience! Get ready to be blown away by the incredible vocals and energetic performance of Shaun Johnson and his talented Big Band. This in-person event will take place at the Grand Opera House, so you can enjoy the show in a [...]

$25.00

Freaky Friday presented by The Premiere Playhouse

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

Disney’s musical adaptation of the story of when an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. By spending a day in each other's shoes, they come to appreciate each other and their mother daughter bond. Immerse yourself in the enchanting tale of a [...]

$35

Bill Gibson Quartet

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

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

Bach Cantata Lecture Concert Series

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

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of exquisite music as the Augustana Bach Collegium takes the stage to perform Johann Sebastian Bach's sublime sacred cantata, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" (Now come, Savior of the Heathens), BWV 61! Join us on Thursday, September 26, at 7:30 pm in the chapel on campus for a night [...]

$5

15th Annual Black Hills Film Festival

The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD, United States

The 15th Annual Black Hills Film Festival begins Sept. 27 at 3:30 pm hosted by the Journey Museum in Rapid City, SD with the screening of FashionABLE, a documentary film about a unique Fashion Show in Rapid City. Opening night reception, introduction to filmmakers and special guests is at 5:30 pm and is followed at [...]

$10 – $50
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