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Tuesday April 1
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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Poetry on the Road
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Poetry on the Road Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center, 1301 N Main St, Chamberlain, SD 57325, USA 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>
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Wednesday April 2
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Thursday April 3
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6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Poetry on the Road
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Poetry on the Road Waterfront Gallery for the Arts, 207 E Missouri Ave Suite 1A, Pierre, SD 57501, USA 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>
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7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Shining a Spotlight on the Ku Klux Klan in South Dakota
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Shining a Spotlight on the Ku Klux Klan in South Dakota Old Courthouse Museum, 200 W 6th St, Sioux Falls 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: Sioux Valley Genealogical Society
For more information, contact: Kimberley Mckeon <kimberley_mckeon@hotmail.com>
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Friday April 4
4
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The Dude is a Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and the American West
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm The Dude is a Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and the American West Mead Museum, 82 Mickelson Dr, Yankton Explore TR’s time as a rancher and cowboy in the North Dakota Badlands and how that experience shaped his view of conservation, reclamation and the history of the American West. Through his writings, Roosevelt, along with Frederick Remington and Buffalo Bill Cody, became one of the shapers of the nation’s collective view of the West. We will also look at TR in South Dakota: his friendship with Seth Bullock, his acts of land preservation and his place on Mount Rushmore.
Scholar: Duane Jundt
Sponsored by: Mead Museum
For more information, contact: Amanda Blaha <amanda.blaha@k12.sd.us>
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6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Poetry on the Road
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Poetry on the Road 7th Generation Cinema, 19 F St, Eagle Butte, SD 57625, USA 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>
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Saturday April 5
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12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Veterans' Writing Workshop
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Veterans' Writing Workshop Rapid City Public Library, 610 Quincy St, Rapid City SDHC is sponsoring a Veterans Writing Workshop open to military veterans and their families.
Below are the primary goals of the workshops.
- To connect veterans with others who have shared or similar life experiences
- To provide a welcoming and comfortable place for veterans to “tell their stories”
- To create a collection of stories that can be shared with a broader audience
- To provide a platform for veterans to engage in lifelong learning through writing
Location: Rapid City Public Library – Hoyt Room, 610 Quincy St, Rapid City
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm MT
Scholar: Molly Barari
Sponsored by: South Dakota Humanities Council
For more information, contact: Stacy Chidaushe <stacy@sdhumanities.org>
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Sunday April 6
6
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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Birdwatcher-in-Chief: Theodore Roosevelt and America’s Birds
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Birdwatcher-in-Chief: Theodore Roosevelt and America’s Birds Union Creek Lutheran Church, 31030 481st St, Akron, IA Theodore Roosevelt’s reputation as the foremost conservation president is assured and his hunting exploits are legendary, but what is less well known is that Roosevelt was an avid birdwatcher and a champion of preserving America’s threatened bird species and habitats. As President, Roosevelt acted decisively on behalf of America’s birds, but his interaction with birds also had a marked effect on him. This presentation will explore the role birds and birding played in TR’s life.
Scholar: Duane Jundt
Sponsored by: Union Creek Lutheran Church
For more information, contact: Sherri McKee <sherri.l.mckee@gmail.com>
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Monday April 7
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Speaking of Health - Book Discussion: Higher Powers
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speaking of Health - Book Discussion: Higher Powers Virtual Event
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Tuesday April 8
8
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7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Poetry on the Road
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Poetry on the Road The Lonesome Dove, 312 Main Ave, Lemmon, SD 57638, USA 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>
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Wednesday April 9
9
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Thursday April 10
10
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Humanities Café - The Urgent State of the Humanities
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Humanities Café - The Urgent State of the Humanities VIRTUAL EVENT
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Friday April 11
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Saturday April 12
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Sunday April 13
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Monday April 14
14
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Speaking of Health - Book Discussion: Higher Powers
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speaking of Health - Book Discussion: Higher Powers Virtual Event This event is the second of two similar prep sessions for those who are curious about the upcoming April 25th event featuring a discussion focused on the book Higher Powers, with co-authors China Scherz, George Mpanga, and Sarah Namirembe. Peter Hoesing, with assistance from Anna Simonson, will facilitate a discussion about the medical sector in Uganda with special attention to how traditional healers in particular, and religious communities more generally, shape the landscape of addiction care in Kampala, Uganda as well as beyond the capital city.
Learn more here: https://libguides.usd.edu/healthhumanities/speakingofhealth
Join Meeting:
https://dsu.zoom.us/j/92875105641?pwd=g00UOJhD4vsOD639afRbLeuE0cFU6s.1
Meeting ID: 928 7510 5641
Passcode: 628225
Scholars: Peter Hoesing
Sponsored by USD – Sanford School of Medicine
For more information, contact: Peter Hoesing <Peter.Hoesing@dsu.edu>
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6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Galena: The Ghost Town That Came Back to Life
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Galena: The Ghost Town That Came Back to Life South Dakota Art Museum, 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD 57007, USA This project is part of a triple feature titled COJO Cinema, featuring screenings and discussions of several documentaries.
This particular film is about the community of Galena, a small but historically rich town. The event will feature a screening of the film along with a Q&A with the filmmakers to explore how the people there are surviving despite their town’s status as a ghost town.
Scholars: Finn Kane and Rocky Dailey
Sponsored by: SDSU College of Communication and Journalism
For more information, contact: Rocky Dailey <rocky.dailey@sdstate.edu>
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Tuesday April 15
15
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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Cost of Free Land Book Discussion
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm The Cost of Free Land Book Discussion Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library, 102 1st St NE, De Smet In this 2025 One Book South Dakota, award-winning author Rebecca Clarren investigates the entangled history of her Jewish ancestors’ land in South Dakota and the Lakota, who were forced off that land by the United States government.
Sponsored by: Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library
For more information, contact: Jenny Todd <desmetlibrary@cityofdesmet.com>
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Wednesday April 16
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Thursday April 17
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Friday April 18
18
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Saturday April 19
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Sunday April 20
20
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Monday April 21
21
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Tuesday April 22
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7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Poetry on the Road
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Poetry on the Road The Brickhouse; 106 SE 2nd Street, Madison, SD 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>
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Wednesday April 23
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6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Poetry on the Road
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Poetry on the Road Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th St, Brookings, SD 57006, USA 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>
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Thursday April 24
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Humanities Café - We’re #1! - In the Nation… For Medical Debt. What?!
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Humanities Café - We’re #1! - In the Nation… For Medical Debt. What?! VIRTUAL EVENT
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Friday April 25
25
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Speaking of Health - Book Discussion: Higher Powers
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speaking of Health - Book Discussion: Higher Powers Virtual Event This event features a discussion focused on the book Higher Powers, with co-authors China Scherz, George Mpanga, and Sarah Namirembe. Audiences will learn about the medical sector in Uganda with special attention to how traditional healers in particular, and religious communities more generally, shape the landscape of addiction care in Kampala, Uganda as well as beyond the capital city.
To register and learn more, go to:
https://libguides.usd.edu/healthhumanities/speakingofhealth
Scholars: China Scherz, George Mpanga, and Sarah Namirembe
Sponsored by USD – Sanford School of Medicine
For more information, contact: Peter Hoesing <Peter.Hoesing@dsu.edu>
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Saturday April 26
26
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Sunday April 27
27
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Monday April 28
28
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Tuesday April 29
29
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Wednesday April 30
30
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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Stories of Strength: Celebrating Queer Lives in South Dakota
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Stories of Strength: Celebrating Queer Lives in South Dakota ICON Events + DaDa Gastropub, 402 N Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA 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. Appetizers will be provided and food/drinks will also be available for purchase.
Scholar: Cody Ingle, MPH
Sponsored by: The Transformation Project, Inc.
For more information, contact: Susan Williams <susan@transformationprojectsd.org>
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