Friday, September 23, 2022

Sep
23
Poetry Walk – South Dakota Festival of Books 2022
400 Main Ave

Poetry Walk – South Dakota Festival of Books 2022

Meet in front of the Brookings Post Office (500 Main Ave) and move south through downtown to view the newly installed poetry walk, learn more about South Dakota’s seven Poets Laureate, and hear some of their work. Led by Christine Stewart-Nunez, South Dakota Poet Laureate 2019-2021, and members of the South Dakota State Poetry Society. […]

September 23, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Friday, September 23, 2022

Sep
23
Happy Hour Conversation on Banning in Education

Happy Hour Conversation on Banning in Education

Join the Festival of Books as they kickoff a happy hour event at Mosaic Wine Bar & Small Plates. This Happy Hour will include a guided discussion on banning books in education. Come enjoy while picking each others brain for a delightful beginning to the festivities. Hosted by the SDSU School of English and Interdisciplinary […]

September 23, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Friday, September 23, 2022

Sep
23
Crossroads Exhibit Opening Reception & Sarah Vogel Author Talk and Book Signing
977 11th Street
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Crossroads Exhibit Opening Reception & Sarah Vogel Author Talk and Book Signing

Join us for the opening reception for our newest exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America”. The exhibit will be open and free refreshments will be served from 4:30 – 7 PM. At 5:30 PM, join us for an author talk and book signing by Sarah Vogel, author of The Farmer’s Lawyer, the unforgettable true story […]

September 23, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
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Friday, September 23, 2022

Sep
23
Museum on Main Street Opening Reception – South Dakota Festival of Books 2022
977 11th Street

Museum on Main Street Opening Reception – South Dakota Festival of Books 2022

View the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” and hear from Sarah Vogel, author of The Farmer’s Lawyer. About the Author: Sarah Vogel Sarah Vogel is an attorney, advocate, and author of The Farmer’s Lawyer, a memoir about the landmark class action lawsuit, Coleman v. Block. She brought and won this historic […]

September 23, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Saturday, September 24, 2022

Sep
24
Festival of Books – Young Readers Festival

Festival of Books – Young Readers Festival

Join us for The South Dakota Festival of Books Young Readers! This is South Dakota’s premier literary event, brought to you by the South Dakota Humanities Council. Schedule subject to change. Check out the most recent version on their website. 9-9:45 am Wastes Time, Annoys Others: From Class Clown to Children’s Author, Community Room The Story Behind […]

September 24, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Saturday, September 24, 2022

Sep
24
Anniversary Party – South Dakota Festival of Books 2022
931 25th Avenue

Anniversary Party – South Dakota Festival of Books 2022

Celebrate 50 years of the South Dakota Humanities Council and 20 years of the South Dakota Festival of Books with hors d’oeuvres, cake, and memories! Join us for the 20th annual South Dakota Festival of Books! September 23-25, 2022 – Brookings, SD The state’s premier literary event, the Festival celebrates literature in South Dakota and […]

September 24, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Sep
29
Connie Gisi Exhibition Opening Reception

Connie Gisi Exhibition Opening Reception

ABOUT CONNIE GISI Drawing, painting, and the love of animals and the outdoors, have been a part of Connie Gisi’s life since childhood.  Her mission is to put on paper or canvas what others pass by, but don’t actually see. She paints Plein Air (French term for painting in nature), or from photos she has […]

September 29, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Free
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Saturday, October 1, 2022

Oct
1
SDSU Family Weekend Collections Storage Tours
977 11th Street
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SDSU Family Weekend Collections Storage Tours

Visiting for SDSU Family Weekend? Stop by the Agricultural Heritage Museum to see our exhibits or stop by our collection storage building north of the museum and take a behind the scenes tour of part of our large artifact collection. Both the museum and collection storage tour are free and open to the public. For […]

October 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
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Monday, October 3, 2022

Oct
3
Hannah Haksgaard Lunch & Learn Program
977 11th Street
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Hannah Haksgaard Lunch & Learn Program

The Agricultural Heritage Museum and Ness School of Economics are excited to welcome Hannah Haksgaard to the museum for a Lunch & Learn program. Hannah is an associate professor at the University of South Dakota School of Law and will be discussing her published work entitled Including Unmarried Women in the Homestead Act of 1862. […]

October 3, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Free
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