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Art Journaling
2022-10-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Art Journaling is creating a visual diary, combining scrapbooking, writing, drawing painting, photographs or found objects. Artist Eileen Binkley will help you create collage images that reflect a memory, place, emotion, season, etc. All supplies included in the cost of the class.

Spooky Cake Decorating Competition
2022-10-20 18:00 | Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd Street, Brookings, SD, 57006-2022, United States
Join Brookings Public Library for a Spooky Cake Decorating Competition!
For this in-person competition, teams will have 45 minutes to build and decorate their own Halloween themed cake. Bring your own cake and we’ll provide all the frosting and decorating supplies. You are more than welcome to bring special items from home. Winners will receive a prize and bragging rights! 🙂
Space is limited, so be sure to call the Library to register starting on October 13th. This is an all ages event.

Crochet Basics Class
2022-10-20 17:30, 2022-10-20 13:00 | Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd Street, Brookings, SD, 57006-2022, United States
Learn the basic stitches, tools and techniques you need to get started with crochet while completing a bookmark at Brookings Public Library.
Classes are on Thursday, October 20 at 1:00pm or 5:30pm. Registration is required and opens October 14.

"When Trees Dream" Reception and Curator Talk
2022-10-20 16:30 - 19:00 | South Dakota Art Museum, 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join us to celebrate the exhibition When Trees Dream, curated by Rina Yoon and John Schuerman.
4:30 – 6:00 | Public reception with appetizers and beverages*
6:00 – 7:00 | Curator / Artist talk
* Cash bar for wine and beer. South Dakota Art Museum Members receive complimentary wine and beer.

Playful Preschoolers: Fall Fun
2022-10-20 08:30 - 11:30 | Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Ages 3-5 | Drop Off Optional | Registration Required | $20 ($16 members)
Preschool camps offer a great opportunity to make new friends, learn new skills, and have fun adventures. With our hands-on approach to learning, remember to dress for a mess!

Wall Street Wednesday
2022-10-19 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.

EBC Trivia Night
2022-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Eponymous Brewing Company, 126 Main Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Trivia Night at EBC is a time to test your knowledge against your fellow beer lovers! As always, the game is free to play and offers many fun prizes to our star teams of the evening. The game will start at 7pm and will wrap up by 9pm. We also ask that you limit your team size to less than 6 individuals.
Every week is a different topic and many weeks it is random trivia to test all your knowledge.

Meet & Greet with New City Staff
2022-10-19 16:00 - 17:30 | Mosaic Wine Bar & Small Plates

Coffee with Vets
2022-10-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Kool Beans
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.

Trivia Tuesday
2022-10-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Wooden Legs Brewing Company, 309 5th Street, Ste 100, Brookings, SD, 57006
Trivia Night at Wooden Legs is a time to test your knowledge against your fellow beer lovers! As always, the game is free to play and offers many fun prizes to our star teams of the evening. The game will start at 7:30pm and will wrap up by 10pm.
Table are limited so we suggest getting here early to grab yours! Trivia is 21+.

Cookie Decorating
2022-10-18 18:00 - 19:30 | SD
Want to create something both artistic and delicious? Then this is the class for you! The local Brookings company, Sunny’s Sweet Spot, will teach you the secrets behind their perfectly decorated sugar cookies. All supplies included, each person will get to make three cookies.

BHS Volleyball vs. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
2022-10-18 16:30 - 21:30 | Brookings High School Auxiliary Gym, 530 Elm Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006
Cheer on the Brookings Bobcats as they take on the Sioux Falls Roosevelt Rough Riders!
4:30pm – 9th Grade (Jostad Gym) & JV
5:30pm – 10th Grade
7:00pm – Varsity

SDSU Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Career Fair
2022-10-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, 1396 Stadium Rd, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States

Mini Makers: Fall Fun
2022-10-18 10:30 - 11:15 | Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Ages 2-5 | Family Style | $6.50 ($5.20 members)
In this hands-on class participants will make their own take home play-kit while meeting new friends. This play date inspired class has time to explore different ways your kit can be played with at home.

October Make & Take Monday - Pumpkin Patches
2022-10-17 14:30 - 17:00 | South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, 977 11th Street, Brookings, SD, 57007, United States
Due to the Native American Day holiday, join us on the THIRD Monday of October for a Make & Take Monday craft! Each month will bring a new craft for you to stop in, make, and take home to enjoy. The cost is $1 per craft, and you can visit agmuseum.com or our social media pages to check out the craft each month! In October, we will be making pumpkin patches!

Storytime at Brookings Public Library
2022-10-17 10:30 | Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd Street, Brookings, SD, 57006-2022, United States
Join Brookings Public Library for storytime featuring traditional books, songs, and take-home crafts paired with apps, video clips, and more!

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra: Featuring Diane Schuur
2022-10-16 16:00 | Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, 1601 University Boulevard, Brookings, SD, 57007
Woodbine Productions presents The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra featuring Diane Schuur! Purchase tickets here or at the website link below.
Count Basie Orchestra: In the history of jazz music, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold-out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for over 30 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader, William James “Count” Basie, was, and still is, an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of jazz.
Now directed by Scotty Barnhart, the Count Basie Orchestra has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once; won 18 Grammy Awards; performed for kings, queens, and other world royalty; appeared in several movies and television shows; and performed at every major jazz festival and major concert hall in the world. The latest honors include the 2018 Downbeat Readers Poll Award as the #1 jazz orchestra in the world and a Grammy nomination for their 2018 acclaimed recording, All About That Basie, which features special guests Stevie Wonder, Jon Faddis, Take 6, and Kurt Elling, among others.
Diane Schuur: A leading vocalist in contemporary jazz, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Nicknamed “Deedles” as a child, Tacoma-born Schuur grew up steeped in traditional American jazz, courtesy of her parents’ formidable record collection, with ample LPs by Duke Ellington and Dinah Washington. The artist has been blind since her premature birth in 1953, having lost her sight to the disorder Retinopathy of Prematurity. It affected newborns receiving high-oxygen therapy during neonatal intensive care—which was standard practice until, tragically, 1954. She first learned to play piano by ear, picking out tunes on the keys with two fingers at the age of 3.
Dinah Washington is often listed as Schuur’s major vocal influence. She learned the iconic singer’s “What a Difference a Day Makes” while still a toddler and began developing her own rich, resonant vocal style. Schuur is also an accomplished pianist, often accompanying herself onstage, leading her own small group or collaborating with big band or symphony orchestra.
Schuur’s much-laureled career includes two Grammy Awards – each for Best Jazz Vocal Performance – on Timeless (1986) and Diane Schuur and The Count Basie Orchestra (1987).

Friends of Brookings Library Book Sale
2022-10-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-10-15 09:30 - 17:00, 2022-10-14 09:30 - 17:00 | Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd Street, Brookings, SD, 57006-2022, United States
The Friends of the Library are holding a book sale to raise money for the Library. Come support the Brookings Public Library and grab some great reads while you’re at it!

October 12- 5:30-7:30pm (Friends Members only, memberships can be purchased at the door)
October 13- 9:30am-7:30pm
October 14- 9:30am-5:00pm
October 15- 9:30am- 5:00pm
October 16- 1:00-3:00pm

SDSU Women's Soccer vs. Kansas City
2022-10-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Fishback Soccer Complex, 1100 20th St S, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Cheer on the SDSU Women’s Soccer team as they take on Kansas City! Purchase tickets online here.

SDSU Women's Volleyball vs. Oral Roberts
2022-10-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Frost Arena, 1165 Jackrabbit Ave, Brookings, SD, 57007, United States
Cheer on the SDSU Women’s Volleyball team as they take on Oral Roberts! Purchase tickets online here.

Fall Family Festival
2022-10-15 10:00 - 13:00 | South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, 977 11th Street, Brookings, SD, 57007, United States
Stop by the SD Agricultural Heritage Museum and SD Art Museum for our second annual FREE Fall Family Festival! Both museums will have activities and kids of all ages are welcome to put on their costumes a few weeks early to trick-or-treat for candy at both sites. Please note that activities may be inside or outside depending on the weather, so check our website/social media and plan to dress accordingly!

SDSU Equestrian vs. Minnesota Crookston
2022-10-15 09:00 | DeHaan Equestrian Center, 1823 US-14 BYP, Brookings, SD, 57006
Cheer on the SDSU Equestrian Team at the DeHaan Equestrian Center!

Fear Asylum
2022-10-14 19:00 - 2022-10-15 23:00 | Fear Asylum
Twists and turns, new paths to follow, and your favorite ghouls lurking in the corners! Let Sergeant Saderday begin your visit through the Asylum…hopefully you’ll make it back out! Do you have what it takes or will you be destined to visit FOREVER?!?
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND… The Last Ride, a motion attraction with the look and feel like you are riding in a coffin to the graveyard! B Block Breakout Escape Room… a mini escape room. Can you make it out in the time allowed?
Purchase Tickets Here.
Schedule
Fear Asylum is open every Friday & Saturday, October 8-30, from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
Fear Asylum is also open from 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm on October 21, 28 & 31.

Location & Directions
Fear Asylum Haunted House is located at 216 West 6th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006.
FROM I-29

Take Exit 132 (HWY 14) and head West into Brookings
Continue driving West on 6th St.
We are located across from Pioneer Park at the corner of 6th & Hughes Ave.
Fear Asylum is open every Friday & Saturday, October 8-30, from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.Fear Asylum is also open from 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm on October 21, 28 & 31.

Game Night at Wooden Legs Brewing Company
2022-10-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Wooden Legs Brewing Company, 309 5th Street, Ste 100, Brookings, SD, 57006
Join Brookings Public Library 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. Check out our event on Facebook to RSVP and let us know you’re coming!

SDSU Women's Soccer vs. Oral Roberts
2022-10-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Fishback Soccer Complex, 1100 20th St S, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Cheer on the SDSU Women’s Soccer team as they take on Omaha at the Fishback Soccer Complex! Purchase tickets online here.

Brett Young
2022-10-13 19:30 - 23:30 | Swiftel Center, 824 32nd Avenue, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Brett Young is set to perform at the Swiftel Center on Thursday, October 13th. Tickets start at $35.00 plus applicable fees. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 22nd at 10:00am.
About Brett Young:
Brett Young has captured the hearts of fans everywhere through his honest lyrics and West Coast-meets-Southern sound, aptly dubbed “Caliville.” With an undeniable string of hits and two albums defined by a transcendent romantic spark, he has cemented his status as Country’s master in matters of the heart. The star broadened his emotional scope on WEEKENDS LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THESE DAYS following his GOLD-certified sophomore effort TICKET TO L.A., which debuted atop the Billboard Country Albums chart. Young’s PLATINUM self-titled debut dominated the Top 20 on the Country Albums chart for 37 weeks and has contributed to 5.5 billion streams globally. He was named ASCAP’s 2018 Country Songwriter-Artist of the Year for his “melodic craftsmanship” (Billboard) and has also garnered nominations from ACM, Billboard, Teen Choice, CMT and CMA Awards. Racking seven consecutive No. 1 hits, Rolling Stone deemed Young “one of country’s most consistent radio stars.”
