Join us at Kool Beans for Coffee with Vets every Third Wednesday at 11am, where we'll discuss programs and topics of interest to the Veteran community. Free coffee, camaraderie and guest speakers.
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. 10-10:45 am Petite Rouge & Other Twisted Tales-Mike Artell, Community Room The Story Behind a Dinosaur Named Ruth – Julia Lyon, Party on One Classified: The Secret Career of […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]