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  1. thumbnail image for blog post: Former Westboro Baptist Church Member, S.D. Resident Featured at 2019 Festival of Books, Will Discuss Memoir, Decision to Leave Infamous Church

    Former Westboro Baptist Church Member, S.D. Resident Featured at 2019 Festival of Books, Will Discuss Memoir, Decision to Leave Infamous Church

    September 14, 2019

    As a member of what's been referred to as the "most hated family in America" and granddaughter of infamous religious zealot and Westboro Baptist Church pastor Fred Phelps, Megan Phelps-Roper grew up on raucous picket lines protesting funerals with messages like "God Hates Fags." Continue Reading

  2. thumbnail image for blog post: Rapid City Author & Artist Montileaux, Movie Producer Covel Lead 2019 Young Readers Lineup

    Rapid City Author & Artist Montileaux, Movie Producer Covel Lead 2019 Young Readers Lineup

    September 6, 2019

    Second and third graders will be quite familiar with at least two of the 2019 Young Readers Festival of Books authors by the time the event rolls around in October. Continue Reading

  3. thumbnail image for blog post: SDHC Announces Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities Winners

    SDHC Announces Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities Winners

    August 27, 2019

    The South Dakota Humanities Council, a non-profit that leads statewide advocacy for the humanities, is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities Awards. Continue Reading

  4. thumbnail image for blog post: 2019 Festival Author Reveals the ‘True’ Wild Bill Hickok

    2019 Festival Author Reveals the ‘True’ Wild Bill Hickok

    August 20, 2019

    Tom Clavin’s aim in his new biography of Wild Bill Hickok is to find the true story of the man who famously met his demise at the hands of assassin Jack McCall inside Deadwood’s Saloon No. 10. Continue Reading

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Event Calendar

17
Sep
"Neither Wolf nor Dog" Discussion, Spearfish
7:00 pm | United Methodist Church
19
Sep
"Neither Wolf nor Dog" Discussion, Winner
7:00 pm | Tripp County Library Grossenburg Memorial
21
Sep
Meditation for Improved Health and Relaxation, Spearfish
1:00 pm | makeSPACE, Inc.
24
Sep
"Neither Wolf nor Dog" Discussion, Sturgis
7:00 pm | Sturgis Public Library
26
Sep
Populism and the Recovery of Intellectual Virtues, Brookings
8:30 am | SDSU
26
Sep
"Tatanka and Other Legends of The Lakota People" Discussion, Pine Ridge
10:00 am | Red Cloud Indian School
27
Sep
A World of Music with Todd Green, Pierre
8:00 am | Five area schools
27
Sep
Aprons - Can They Talk?, Elk Point
6:30 pm | WEL-Life Assisted Living Center
28
Sep
Patchwork of the Prairie, Canton
9:30 am | Canton United Methodist Church
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South Dakota Humanities Council

The South Dakota Humanities Council (SDHC), founded in 1972 in response to an act of Congress, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and the only cultural organization in the state whose sole mission is to deliver humanities programming to the people of South Dakota. Our vision is to "lead statewide advocacy for the humanities, working with other partners to foster literary and civic engagement." This programming vision forms the core mission:

The South Dakota Humanities Council celebrates literature, promotes civil conversation, and tells the stories that define our state.

Want to read more about what the humanities are? Check out our definition of the humanities and examples of various humanities disciplines explored by our programs. 

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
- Toni Morrison