The 2023 "Empty Bowls" event will be held on Wednesday, October 18 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Deadwood Social Club. Empty Bowls is a soup kitchen type project where artists, along with students from Lead Deadwood High School, Spearfish High School & Black Hills State University, have donated handmade pottery bowls. Participants [...]
The Marshals and Mayors of Deadwood & Sheriffs of Lawrence County Since 1876 by Bill Haas, published by the Lawrence County Historical Society. DEADWOOD, AUGUST 28, 2023 - Deadwood History, Inc. will host a book signing with researcher, writer, and speaker Bill Haas, on Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Adams Museum, [...]
Join us for the 21st annual South Dakota Festival of Books! September 22-24, 2023 – Deadwood, SD The state’s premier literary event, the Festival celebrates literature in South Dakota and beyond by connecting the very best regional and national writers with our state’s readers for conversations, presentations, panel discussions, book signings, and special events. Through [...]
Join us for the 21st annual South Dakota Festival of Books! September 22-24, 2023 – Deadwood, SD The state’s premier literary event, the Festival celebrates literature in South Dakota and beyond by connecting the very best regional and national writers with our state’s readers for conversations, presentations, panel discussions, book signings, and special events. Through [...]
Join us for the 21st annual South Dakota Festival of Books! September 22-24, 2023 – Deadwood, SD The state’s premier literary event, the Festival celebrates literature in South Dakota and beyond by connecting the very best regional and national writers with our state’s readers for conversations, presentations, panel discussions, book signings, and special events. Through [...]
The Lead Deadwood Arts Center will be hosting an open house to unveil its latest exhibit featuring "Tia Erin Artistry." Tia will be showcasing over 30 new, original pieces displaying a mix of cyanotypes and photographs. Tia's work is a reflection of her constant exploration of mediums and motivations. The open house will be held [...]
Gabrielle Knife will provide a brief family background as well as song and dance demonstrations that explore the different styles of popular dances within the Native American communities and Powwow circuit. Gabrielle will explain many of the historical backgrounds to the dances, where they originated, and how those styles differentiate and evolved into today. During [...]
There are always at least two sides to every story. Authors Kellen Cutsforth and Bill Markley have co-written two books covering ten controversial Old West stories: Will Rogers Medallion Award finalist Old West Showdown and its sequel Standoff at High Noon. For the first time, Cutsforth and Markley will debate in front of a live [...]
Karl Emanuel, a geologist with the Black Hills National Forest, will discuss caves and karst systems in the Black Hills. The Black Hills is host to two of the world’s largest and most complex cave systems, as well as hundreds of less extensive, but equally complex caves and karst systems. The origin and evolution of [...]
August 1: Family Fun Tuesdays: Deadwood’s History – Explore Deadwood’s history – everything from the legends of Deadwood to a 90 million year-old plesiosaur from the Adams Museum. See over 50 historic buggies, carriages, and wagons at the Days of ’76 Museum. Walk through the Historic Adams House and hear lively stories about two of [...]
