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Pierre, SD- Today, the Todd Becker Foundation, a nationally recognized high school outreach group, announced that they are bringing their presentation, “Hear the Story. Be Moved.” to T.F. Riggs High School on April 2, 2025. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the gymnasium. Doors open at 6:40 PM, with the event starting at 7:00 PM CST. The night will feature a live concert from the band “All the Noise”, followed by an impactful and life-changing message from Keith Becker.

About the Todd Becker Foundation: Started in Kearney, NE, the Todd Becker Foundation was created in the spring of 2005 following the tragic death of 18-year-old high school student Todd Becker in an alcohol-related car accident. Keith, who was the older brother of Todd Becker, unfolds the true and life-changing story of his younger brother’s untimely death and the events shortly thereafter that changed his own life. Since 2005, the Todd Becker Foundation’s outreach program has reached close to 100,000 students in over 500 high schools across the nation.

Come and see fairies take over government in this comedic musical!
Lots of laughs, music and dancing, fun for the whole family.
Ticket prices include one dessert and a tea or coffee.
Enter the code "Early" at checkout to save $2 per ticket before April 1!

Come and see fairies take over government in this comedic musical!
Lots of laughs, music and dancing, fun for the whole family.
Ticket prices include one dessert and a tea or coffee.
Enter the code "Early" at checkout to save $2 per ticket before April 1!

Considered one of his greatest works, Mozart’s “Great” Mass comes to life with the vocal power of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Chorus.

Pianist, Anton Nel, returns to the Black Hills Symphony stage to perform the "Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 -- The Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven. The Symphony also performs Mozart's "Symphony No. 40 in G minor.

The Rawlins Piano Trio is bringing its world -- American, English, German, and Swiss compositions played by internationally known instrumentalists originally from Germany, Romania, and South Korea -- to the Yankton United Church of Christ's historic sanctuary for an exciting afternoon of classics and contemporary music. Violinist Ioana Galu, cellist Sonja Kraus, and pianist Eun-Hee Park will perform pieces by Beethoven (1770-1827), Ellen Taafe Zwilich (1939- ), Daniel Schnyder (1961- ), and Frank Bridge (1879-1941). This free performance is the last in the Yankton UCC's 2024-2025 Dakota Prairie Concert Series.

Students at the University of South Dakota can participate in several unique percussion experiences, including traditional percussion ensemble, marimba ensemble and the steel drum band. These auditioned ensembles bring together USD’s finest to connect with fellow musicians and showcase their talent. Directed by Dr. Darin Wadley, USD Director of Percussion Studies and Associate Professor of Music, the ensemble will perform on instruments from the NMM's collection.

Commissioned in 1988 by former USD percussion instructor Skip Swenson, in collaboration with Dr. Vargas, a professor in the School of Business, the NMM's Guatemalan marimbas took a year to make. The name on the instruments, “Mariaminga,” is in honor of Dr. Vargas’ mother, Maria Dominga Carcamode Vargas, a lifetime supporter of the arts in Guatemala.

A live stream of this concert will be available to watch for free on our website

Now is the time to get into step and swing into spring at the Big Band Dance, Friday, April 11. Join us as we dance to live music played by The Bill Gibson Orchestra on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. Bill Gibson has toured nationally with several notable orchestras, including the Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey orchestras, and his orchestra has a wide repertoire of music selections and styles. All are welcome to celebrate the spring season with us. The evening begins at 6:45 with a beginner foxtrot dance lesson, free with admission to the dance, taught by instructor Lisa Myhre. Open dancing to music begins at 7:30. There will be a variety of music suited to your favorite dances; including swing, ballroom, two-step, and Latin dancing styles. And there will be opportunities for instruction in other partnered dances throughout the evening. During band breaks there will be opportunities to participate in popular line dances such as the Electric Slide. Come wearing your favorite dressy or casual spring-inspired attire. There is ample free parking on the street and in the large lot on the east side of the El Riad. Admission at the door is $15 per person or for students with a school ID, $7. Facebook.com/ElRiadShrineDanceClub Facebook.com/BallroomDanceClubSiouxFalls

The 2025 Easter Cantata Choir brings the gift of music to our community in its presentation of Blessed – A Holy Week Journey Through the Beatitudes. The Easter Cantata performances are at 7:00 p.m. on Palm Sunday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 15 at Grace Lutheran Church, 1061 Sherman Street, in Sturgis. There is no charge for the concert, but a free-will offering will be accepted to help cover music costs.

Blessed explores Holy Week through the words of the Beatitudes. Through the beautiful music and lyrics of Pamela Stewart and Joe Raney, we see how Christ not only shared the Beatitudes in his Sermon on the Mount but lived out those words as He became one of us. The musical message varies from other cantatas, but the listener will be drawn into each scene in a very personal way.

The 2025 Easter Cantata Choir brings the gift of music to our community in its presentation of Blessed – A Holy Week Journey Through the Beatitudes. The Easter Cantata performances are at 7:00 p.m. on Palm Sunday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 15 at Grace Lutheran Church, 1061 Sherman Street, in Sturgis. There is no charge for the concert, but a free-will offering will be accepted to help cover music costs.

Blessed explores Holy Week through the words of the Beatitudes. Through the beautiful music and lyrics of Pamela Stewart and Joe Raney, we see how Christ not only shared the Beatitudes in his Sermon on the Mount but lived out those words as He became one of us. The musical message varies from other cantatas, but the listener will be drawn into each scene in a very personal way.