How to make the jump in genres and why. This workshop is a hybrid writing workshop which features an informal conversation with Reese, an award-winning working writer. Reese provides workshop prompts to get you started writing and to delve into what matters most to you.

Scholar: Jim Reese

Sponsored by: Augustana University

For more information, contact: Patrick Hicks

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Have you always wanted to record your memories onto paper so your family can cherish your stories for years to come? This workshop provides writing prompts which encourage participants to pen their life memories through sensory detail. Creative writing has many benefits aside from preserving valuable memories. It helps sharpen the mind and provides a therapeutic outlet for emotions. For the workshop, please have access to a notebook and pen or a Word program on your computer. All ages of adults are welcome to attend. 

Scholar: Molly Barari

Sponsored by: SDSU, West River Research & Extension – Rapid City

For more information, contact: Leacey Brown

Douglas and Cederburg are a musician/poet duo who will give you a glimpse of the Black Hills and the West. Stirred by stories in song and poetry, they will have you sitting around the campfire, riding the hills, and taking a walk back through history. Douglas’ strong beautiful voice and Cederburg’s “meadowlark in the morning crispness” blend well together, transitioning smoothly from song to spoken word.

Scholars: Pegie Douglas and Sherl Cederburg

Sponsored by: Rapid City Public Library

For more information, contact:     Aly Quinn <aquinn@rcplib.org>

This event features a storytelling panel discussion about the Inclusive Care Collaborative and why queer research is needed in South Dakota.  Panelists will share their lived experiences as LGBTQIA2S+ South Dakotans.

Scholar:  Cody Ingle, MPH

Sponsored By:  The Transformation Project, Inc.

For more information, contact:  Susan Williams

South Dakota State University professors, Dr. Becky Kuehl and Dr. Molly Enz, join SDHC for an explanation of “DEI” – an acronym for “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” – and a discussion of why it’s dividing America.

Scholars: Dr. Becky Kuehl and Dr. Molly Enz

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Yes, there were women working at Mount Rushmore during this time, but what did these women do? Kirkpatrick’s presentation answers this question.

Scholar: Jeanie Kirkpatrick

Sponsored by: Black Hills Retired School Personnel

For more information, contact: Vicki Sterling

Donovin Sprague, educator, author, and historian, and Aaron D. West, Jr., Director of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Lakota Cultural Center, join SDHC to discuss the issue of “blood quantum” – it’s premise, history, and ongoing impact on Indigenous populations.  

Scholars: Donovin Sprague & Aaron D. West, Jr. 

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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After last summer’s Festival of New Plays, the Sioux Empire Community Theatre will bring their two finalist selections to full production for the cultural enrichment of audiences.  In addition, they invite the public to a free talk-back session with scholars involved in the development of locally written works.

Scholars:  Jen Luke, Oliver Mayes, Casey Paradies, Mikennah Oleson, and Sigue Sueños.

Sponsored by:  Sioux Empire Community Theatre

For more information, contact:  Oliver Mayes

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Marcella Remund, Bruce Roseland, John Nelson

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit: https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Guests to be determined. 

Scholar: 

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Born in Mound City, Illinois in 1870, Katherine Chapman moved to Yankton as a child. Being very sickly, her schoolteacher mother homeschooled Kate. Enjoy Kate’s poetry as Jefferson interprets Mrs. Tillman’s work as if she were living today. (Chautauqua)

Scholar: Joyce Jefferson

Sponsored by: Brookings Public Library

For more information, contact: Mikaela Neubauer

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Marcella Remund and Ann Tweedy

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Marcella Remund and Ann Tweedy

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Dr. Jenna Borseth, Assistant Professor at the University of South Dakota, joins SDHC to talk about the SAFER SD Reentry System, recently adopted by the state of SD, and the importance of meaningful programming for those incarcerated in South Dakota prisons.  

Scholar: Dr. Jenna Borseth

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Marcella Remund and John Nelson

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

This PowerPoint presentation exposes the Invisible Empire of the KKK in the Rushmore state in the 1920s and today. Slithering into the state, the KKK reaches nearly all cities and communities. The murder of a Catholic priest in Lead, the recruitment for KKK members at the Homestake Gold Mine and the role of Gutzon Borglum as a white supremist are a few of the highlights. 

Scholar: Arley Fadness

Sponsored by: Huron Public Library

For more information, contact: Angela Bailey

Note:  This event takes place at 5:00 pm Mountain Time.

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Jean Helmer, Holly Moseley, Bruce Roseland

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit:  https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Dr. Craig Howe, founder and director of the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS), joins SDHC to discuss the importance of Lakota Star Knowledge and its relationship to mainstream space science, including the primary understandings of Lakota Star Knowledge, its relationship to the Spring Equinox, and how NASA/mainstream science has taken an interest in this Knowledge.         

Scholar: Dr. Craig Howe

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Marcella Remund and John Nelson

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Bruce Roseland and John Nelson

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Note:  This event takes place at 5:00 pm Mountain Time.

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Marcella Remund, Bruce Roseland and John Nelson

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Note:  This event takes place at 6:00 pm Mountain Time.

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  John Nelson

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Scholar: TBD

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  John Nelson

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Poetry on the Road returns for another year!  South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) member poets and special guests, will be visiting towns across South Dakota monthly through April 2025. At each location, SDSPS members will give poetry readings and host a Q&A session along with an open mic, during which any area poets will be invited to sign up and read their own original poems.

Scholars:  Jodi Andrews and Betty Beer

Sponsoring Organization:  South Dakota State Poetry Society

For more information, visit https://sdpoetry.org/poetry-on-the-road/ or contact:  Dana Yost <indyed@yahoo.com>

Scholar: TBD

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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Scholar: TBD

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Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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