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Author Signing with Kristi Hemmer

October 22nd | 5:00 – 6:30 pm The Nook | Downtown Brookings When author Kristi Hemmer, M.Ed. was eight, she was the Connect Four champ; nobody wanted to play with […]

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Author Signing with Dann Hurlbert

October 24th | 5:30 – 7:00 pm The Nook | Downtown Brookings Join us at the Nook to meet Author Dann Hurlbert + learn more about his book, ‘Suddenly Rural […]

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Author Signing with Jim McKeown

November 23rd | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm The Nook | Downtown Brookings 🏀 Come meet South Dakota Festival of Books author Jim McKeown! 🏀 Jim’s book, ‘BELIEVE: The Story […]

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Author Signing with Dann Hurlbert

October 24th | 5:30 – 7:00 pm The Nook | Downtown Brookings Join us at the Nook to meet Author Dann Hurlbert + learn more about his book, ‘Suddenly Rural […]

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Free Community Art Days 2025

The CAD’s for next year are scheduled! Please see the event image for all of the dates.

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Free Community Art Day

There is a Free Community Art Day at the South Dakota Art Museum on Saturday, December 7th from 10 am -1 pm. The CAD features artist Xavier Pastrano teaching Zentangle […]

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Free Community Art Day

Free community art on Saturday, November 9th at the South Dakota Art Museum. We will be painting watercolor fall leaves with artist Eileen BInkley.

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Gifting for Good

Get your holiday shopping done early and shop local at these unique mission-driven gift shops. From art to jewelry, to toys and books, your purchase directly supports the mission of […]

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“Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” – Book Reading by Author Curtis Chin

Join acclaimed author Curtis Chin as he discusses his new book about growing up Asian American in Detroit, coming out in a working-class immigrant community and being a first-generation college […]

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Yellow and Blue Block Party

Bring your Jackrabbit friends and family to the Yellow and Blue Block Party, a community celebration happening from 5–8 p.m. on the Alumni Green. Food trucks, Pride of the Dakotas […]

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