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Summit League Softball Championship
2023-05-10 - 2023-05-13 | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium, 1505 Jackrabbit Ave, Brookings, SD, 57007, United States

Resilient Communities: Overcoming Adversity Together
2023-05-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Swiftel Center, 824 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, join us as Billie Sutton and local panel help us walk through how to challenge the stigma around accessing supports as protective factors towards healing and recovery.
The Brookings County Resilient Communities team invites all community members to this free event. Please encourage a friend to sign up, too.
Together, we can move from individual responsibility to shared community responsibility for decreasing adversity and increasing positive experiences that allow all of us to build hope and resilience. See you May 10th!
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Presentation and Discussion
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Networking Lunch (provided by START-SD)

After School Maker Studio
2023-05-10 15:00 - 17:30, 2023-05-11 15:00 - 17:30, 2023-05-12 15:00 - 17:30, 2023-05-15 15:00 - 17:30, 2023-05-16 15:00 - 17:30 | Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Ages 5-12 | Drop Off | Registration Required | $5.50 ($4.40 members)
Need after-school care? Or perhaps you are looking for a place to spark your child’s imagination? The After School Maker Studio is a flexible, come and go experience for children age 5 and up.
The space, designed by children for children, will inspire all makers. Daily experiences foster creativity, curiosity, and self-expression through a variety of activities including robotics, circuitry, pottery, sculpture, and paint to name a few. Children will have the time and space to explore the diverse interests they bring with them.

Wall Street Wednesday
2023-05-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Wooden Legs Brewing Company, 309 5th Street, Ste 100, Brookings, SD, 57006
Drink like a capitalist at this dynamic draft beer stock exchange at WLBC! Opening bell rings at 7 PM, all draft prices start to fall and only rise when a beer is ordered. You set the price at Wall Street Wednesday – the most dynamic happy hour in Brookings! Closing bell rings at 10 PM.

Cricut Flower Banner Workshop
2023-05-11 13:00 - 17:30 | Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd Street, Brookings, SD, 57006-2022, United States
Learn to use Brookings Public Library’s Cricut electronic cutting machine and customize your own floral banner. Registration is limited and required. Ages 16+. Classes at 1pm and 5:30pm.

Sensory Friendly Play
2023-05-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join us for a low-sensory playtime that offers a calm, less crowded opportunity for exploration in our Museum’s exhibits. This event is specially designed for children, adults, and families who will benefit from expanded accessibility and sensory accommodations. Service providers and therapists are welcome to accompany students/clients. Regular admission rates apply.
These events include the following adaptations:
– Service providers as well as service pets are welcome
– Less crowded environment
– Designated quiet rooms
– Adaptive equipment
– Adaptive art tools
– Café space available if families bring a packed meal
If your child needs specific accommodations to attend, participate, or engage in play at our museum, please contact the Director of Education Carrie Benson at 605-692-6700 ext. 236 or cbenson@prairieplay.org.
Do you know someone who would like to know about these events? Please share this newsletter with them, or have them sign up themselves!

Brookings Community Theatre Auditions for "9 to 5: The Musical"
2023-05-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Gracepoint Wesleyan Church
9 to 5 is based on the 1980 movie of the same name, and features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. It centers on the downtrodden working lives of three women, Violet, Judy, and Doralee. They all work at Consolidated Industries, which is presided over by the sexist, lecherous, and pompous, Franklin Hart. Violet has worked at Consolidated for many years, but has never been given the chance to rise above senior supervisor status, although she is capable of much more. Judy is newly separated and joins the company having never worked before. Doralee is a sexy, happily married country girl, but she is ostracized from the other female workers. After Judy has an awful first day, Hart passes Violet over for another promotion, and Doralee finds out that Hart has been telling everyone they are having an affair, the three women unite in their hatred of Hart. Over a joint, they fantasize about how they would kill him. When Violet almost unwittingly poisons Hart the next day, he blackmails the three women, threatening them with the police. Doralee ties Hart up with the phone wires and, feeling empowered, they decide to imprison him in his own house while his wife is away. In Hart’s absence, Violet, Judy, and Doralee run the office to great effect. They introduce childcare, hour-long lunch breaks, rehab programs, and much more to benefit the staff at Consolidated. While Hart is tied up, the women also use the time to gather evidence that Hart has been embezzling from the company, but Hart breaks free and surprises the women at the office. However, his attempts to reveal the truth about his kidnapping are foiled when the Chairman of the Board arrives to praise the company’s increased productivity. The Chairman sends Hart to head up the Bolivia office and promotes Violet to the first female CEO. With Hart gone, the company reprise 9 to 5, in the happy knowledge that times have changed for the better.
Performance Dates: July 27 – 30 & August 3 – 6
This musical is for Mature Audiences (and has some adult themes through-out)
To audition, you must be recently graduated high school (Class of 2023) or older
​Roles available for several men and women ​

Pottery Wheel Lesson
2023-05-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join us at the BAC to learn how to use a pottery wheel from local ceramicist Rachel Funk!
PLEASE NOTE: This is an afternoon class!

Only 4 spots open for each class

This class is 2 sessions, each approx. 2 hours long

All supplies included in the cost of the class

No experience necessary

Materials used will generally wash out of clothing, but wear things you’re okay with getting a bit muddy!

Short fingernails are helpful for this class

Ages 9+, under 13 should be accompanied by an adult

Dates
Making: April 28
Glazing: May 12
Time
2 – 4pm, both dates

BHS Tennis
2023-05-12 14:00 - 18:00 | Brookings Hillcrest Tennis Courts
Boys Varsity Dual vs. Sioux Falls Jefferson

SDSU Baseball vs. Northern Colorado
2023-05-12 15:00, 2023-05-13 13:00, 2023-05-14 13:00 | Erv Huether Field, 1410 Jackrabbit Ave., Brookings, SD, 57007, United States
Cheer on South Dakota State as they take on Northern Colorado!

Scotty Roberts 5K
2023-05-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Pioneer Park, 6th Street and First Avenue Brookings, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
USATF Certification #SD21002TRR (Pioneer Park)
Friday May 12, 2023
Registration/Bib Assignments: 5:00 to 5:30 pm
Race Start: 6:00 pm (Pioneer Park Entrance)
Run on Friday evening of race weekend. The Scotty Roberts 5K is back with a new course that starts and finishes at Pioneer Park!
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​Online registration for the 5K opens on March 1st.
​Parking and Packet Pickup
On Friday, the road through Pioneer Park will be open. Runners are asked drive slowly and park in the west end of the park. 5K packet pickup and check in will take place in a small tent near the northeast entrance to Pioneer Park.

History
Named for a running icon in the Brookings community, the Scotty Roberts 5K takes place the evening before the marathon. Dr. Roberts ran before running was even considered good for you, and his efforts helped pave the way for Brookings running over many years. This event provides a great chance to participate in a friendly race and still volunteer or cheer for your favorite runner on Saturday. Getting involved in marathon weekend couldn’t be easier.

BHS Baseball
2023-05-12 17:00 - 21:00 | Bob Shelden Field, 530A Elm Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006
BHS Baseball Varsity Double Header vs. Harrisburg

Fire & Ice Gala + Auction
2023-05-12 18:00 | Swiftel Center, 824 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Fire & Ice Gala + Auction is an evening to raise awareness and financial support for East-Central CASA and to honor the work volunteer advocates are doing in the lives of children in our community. This year East-Central CASA is celebrating 20 years of advocacy…..providing a VOICE for children.

Funds raised are critical to strengthening the capacity our our program to meet the needs of the child victims currently served and those who still await a caring, consistent adult to speak for the best interests in the courtroom and in the community. For more information, email info@eastcentralcasa.com.

Game Night at Wooden Legs
2023-05-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Wooden Legs Brewing Company, 309 5th Street, Ste 100, Brookings, SD, 57006
Join us for game night at Wooden Legs Brewing Company. We’ll have games available to choose from or feel free to bring your own to play with a group.

Brookings Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay
2023-05-13 07:00 - 14:00 | Pioneer Park, 6th Street and First Avenue Brookings, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join us for the oldest marathon in South Dakota and one of the oldest in the United States. Run every year since 1970, the Brookings Marathon offers small town running at its best!

Brookings Farmers Market
2023-05-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Brookings
Support your local producer at the Brookings Farmers Market!​
The Brookings Farmers Market is open every Saturday from the first week of May through the last week of October. Join us on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the 300 block of 6th Ave, the street between the Brookings Library and County Courthouse. We are just southeast of the Children’s Museum of South Dakota.
Products available at the market vary on the season. Area producers sell a variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, jams, honey, bread, coffee, soap, eggs, teas, mixes, and more. Each week offers something new and delicious. Support your local producer by shopping often! To see a list of our recurring market vendors, click here.
Market will occasionally close early due to weather or vendors selling out of products. Be sure to arrive earlier in the day for the best selection.
Free family yoga is offered every Saturday in June, July and August at 9 a.m.
Spend a Saturday with the Brookings Market on special event days. To see our event calendar, click here.
We are proud to accept SNAP benefits. To learn more, click here.

Apple Tree Grafting Workshop
2023-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 | McCrory Gardens, 631 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States

Free Community Art Day
2023-05-13 10:00 - 13:00 | South Dakota Art Museum, 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER FREE COMMUNITY ART DAY!
Get ready to get creative with us during this ‘art break’! Join the South Dakota Art Museum and the Brookings Arts Council in welcoming local artist Erik Ritter in our next Community Art Day!
This time we’ll be creating flower power paintings that can be hung together if you like!
– All ages are welcome to attend and create
– Open house style event–drop in any time between 10am and 1pm!
– All supplies will be provided
– Totally FREE!
Saturday, May 13th
South Dakota Art Museum
1036 Medary Ave.
Brookings, SD

BHS Baseball
2023-05-14 12:00 - 17:00 | Bob Shelden Field, 530A Elm Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006
BHS Baseball varsity double header vs. Huron

Tibetian Temple Sounds Meditation
2023-05-15 14:00 - 16:30 | McCrory Gardens, 631 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join Deb Yoder from Tibetan Temple Sounds for a sound meditation with the Himalayan singing bowls in celebration of Mother’s Day. This holistic practice relaxes the body, mind and spirit. Enjoy 45 minutes of stillness and leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.
Tickets are $15.00 + taxes & fees.
Participants should plan to bring a lawn chair, blanket or mat for the meditation.
There will be two sessions: 2:00 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.
This event will be held rain or shine, with an indoor backup location.
Sign-up here: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ftibetan-temple-sounds-meditation-at-mccrory-gardens-tickets-620086634817%3Futm-campaign%3Dsocial%26utm-content%3Dattendeeshare%26utm-medium%3Ddiscovery%26utm-term%3Dlisting%26utm-source%3Dcp%26aff%3Descb%26fbclid%3DIwAR1CVzWZs-Gx1uLBExBDDmOCvHSs6JMLd6FdtRBpatsiAD5eS5jdTFMx3eg&h=AT2IgJXHuIn1ziVapHgFdTeOL-h2uHK11qZfGQlAYX9LA47HDx1V05x1YeViDRz3ZyT8674Je_5bI8aG5RHjew3DUuFsIz088_1GQerfVszvpkfvESaZGVl7HWWy5drccICB7w

Snazzy Snails and Shrooms Watercolors
2023-05-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
$26.00

Join us at the BAC to paint colorful, modern watercolor snails and mushrooms with illustrator and watercolorist, Eileen Binkley.
– No experience necessary and all skill levels welcome.
– All supplies included.

Movie Night: A Man Called Otto
2023-05-15 17:30 - 20:00 | Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd Street, Brookings, SD, 57006-2022, United States
This event is free and popcorn is provided!
May’s Movie: A Man Called Otto (PG-13, 2 hours and 6 minutes)
Otto is a grump who’s given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.

Joint Camp
2023-05-16 12:30 - 13:30 | Brookings Health System
Joint Camp is a free, 60-minute educational session for individuals who are having, or are thinking about, knee or hip joint replacements.
Joint Camp is presented by team members who regularly assist patients on their joint journey, including nurses and therapists. Topics covered include an explanation of joint pain, physical and occupational therapy preparation, how to prepare the home for safety, what to bring with to the hospital and what to expect the day of surgery. In addition, patients will learn about available services to help them plan for recovery and going home, including swing bed, short-term rehabilitation, home health and outpatient therapy.
Patients are also encouraged to bring along a support person to Joint Camp. The support person will work with the patient to learn therapeutic exercises and expectations for post-surgical care.

BHS Track & Field Meet
2023-05-16 16:00 - 21:00 | Brookings High School – Track Complex
Varsity Meet
