Aug 13 | (John Andrews; Terry Bohn; James Giago Davies) – Baseball & Summertime in South Dakota: So Much More Than a Game – John Andrews, Managing Editor at South Dakota Magazine, Terry Bohn, prominent baseball historian and author, and James Giago Davies, an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, sports writer, and journalist with the Lakota Times and Native Sun News Today, join SDHC guest host Joshua Rudnik to discuss the history and importance of baseball in South Dakota, including the birth of Legion baseball, a museum dedicated to the sport, and the impact of “America’s game” on South Dakota culture.

Aug 27 | (Chase Moon, Kyle Beach) –The Familiarity of Tradition: Fairs and Festivals in SD – Chase Moon, Community Vitality Field Specialist with SDSU Extension, and Kyle Beach, SDSU Extension Program Manager and Regional Youth Educator, join SDHC host Stacy Chidaushe to discuss the history and significance of traditional fairs & festivals in South Dakota, how they’ve evolved over time, and how the trajectory of that evolution continues to impact communities around the state.

Disclaimer: The opinions shared by Humanities Café guests and panelists are their own and are not to be considered representative of any state organization and/or the South Dakota Humanities Council.