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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Jon Kelly on Piano

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

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

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.

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
Event Series 2024 Welcome Back Art Show

2024 Welcome Back Art Show

NSU Art Department South Jay Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Our first reception is coming up next week! Join us on Thursday September 12 from 6-7:30p to see the welcome back exhibition, our annual show featuring student work from spring and summer, and nice;02 closing reception.

Rich Show & Mark Romanowski

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

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

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Event Series 2024 Welcome Back Art Show

2024 Welcome Back Art Show

NSU Art Department South Jay Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Our first reception is coming up next week! Join us on Thursday September 12 from 6-7:30p to see the welcome back exhibition, our annual show featuring student work from spring and summer, and nice;02 closing reception.

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

Bill Gibson Quartet

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

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

15th Annual Black Hills Film Festival

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

We welcome you to attend the 15th Annual Black Hills Film Festival as we honor in film, the people we admire - in sports, art, music and LIFE. We open our cool fall season of films at the Journey Museum in Rapid City, with a fashionable local film followed by a reception where you can [...]

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. 27at 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 7:00 [...]

$10 – $50

SiouxperCon

Sioux Falls Convention Center 1201 N West Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Young readers age 10 and under are welcome to stop by the SiouxperCon Merchandise Table on Friday and Saturday in the Convention Center Breezeway to pick up their free copy of author Brian Middleton's graphic novel Poiko: Quests and Stuff.  They can then take their book to the Vault Comics Table (J-8) in the Convention [...]

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