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"May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go."

All Nations Saint Patrick's Day Parade

Saturday, March 18 | 10 AM
Downtown Rapid City

Join in to celebrate the diversity of our community, heritage, and roots - all in a fun, family environment.

Fremont Street Jazz

Firehouse Wine Cellar on St. Patrick's Day,
Friday, March 17 | from 6:30 to 7:30 PM

Sister Act

Friday, March 17 | 7:30 PM – 10 PM
Performing Arts Center of Rapid City

Music by Alan Menken,Lyrics by Glenn Slater,Book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
7:30 pm - Fridays and Saturdays, March 17, 18, 24, 25
2:00 pm - Sundays, March 19, 26
Historic Theater of the Performing Arts Center

White Rabbit Red Rabbit

March 17 | 7 - 9 PM
March 18 - 19 | 2 - 4 PM
Historic Homestake Opera House

Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. With no rehearsals, no director, and no set, a different actor reads the script cold for the first time at each performance. White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been performed over one thousand times and has been translated into more than 20 languages.
*This production contains adult language. Some material may not be appropriate for children.
This production will take place in the downstairs conference room with only 30 seats available at each performance.

We've been getting a lot of questions about when our next call for artists will be posted, the answer is NOW!!
We are excited to announce our 44th annual Community Art Show! Awards will be given in six different categories: Best of Show, People's Choice, Adult (with first second and third awards), as well as awards for youth.
This call of artists is for all ages and all levels from amateur to professional. There is an application due at the time of art submission with a maximum of three entries. It is $15 per entered piece, or 3 for $40.
All artwork MUST be entered from March 20 - March 25 during our regular business hours of Monday - Friday from 10am - 5pm.

Applications can be printed out online or you can stop into the Art Gallery to collect one. For more information on our 44th annual Community Art Show, call the Art Gallery at (605)642-7973

Find Out More Here

Slamabama at The Park-Rapid City, SD
Friday, March 17 | 8 PM – 11:30 PM
The Park - Rapid City

Rapid City! We’re coming back to see y’all and we can’t wait! Join us for TWO big nights at The Park. Friday & Saturday, March 17 &18! It’s Rapid City’s hottest upscale night spot!

TICKETS

Deadwood's St. Patrick's Weekend Celebration 2023

March 17 AT 4 PM – March 18 AT 11:45 PM
HISTORIC DEADWOOD

Rapid City Area Schools
Strings in Concert
Orchasaurus Park

Saturday, March 18 | 4 PM & 6:30 PM

Rapid City Area Schools presents the 2022 “Strings in Concert”. Nearly 1000 string students from the Rapid City Public Elementary and Middle Schools will be participating in this event. The string students will give two concerts on Saturday March 18th. Four orchestras will perform in two concerts:
4th, 7th & 8th grade at 4:00pm
5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade at 6:30pm

Gerdan

Kaleidoscope of World Music

April 18 | 7:00 pm

Advance Tickets: $20 Adults | $10 BHSU & youth

We are beyond excited to host Gerdan!
The ensemble is named after Gerdan, a multi-colored, intricately woven beaded necklace from Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. Like this dazzling and exquisite necklace of different colors and shapes, musicians create original arrangements of traditional Ukrainian folk melodies and rhythms that reflect their passion for blending the old with the new, in a style that is fresh, lively, and beautiful.
Tickets are available for sale either through our website or you can reserve your seats by contacting the Art Gallery at (605) 642-7973.

TICKETS

Join us, March 20th, for the sounds of Simon & Garfunkel! Tickets are on sale at The Monument.

Find Out More Here

What an outstanding show! Gary Mauer, Elizabeth Southard, and pianist Dan Riddle were wonderful, as were the students who participated in an Outreach with the artists.

Recently, Gary Mauer and his wife Elizabeth Southard who has had a similar career, came through the Midwest in a concert tour of their favorite Broadway moments as a performing couple. They had a wonderful time, but nothing matched the excitement of getting together with 25 kids from Rapid City high schools as they put them through the paces of an actual Broadway show rehearsal. They chose a song from Phantom and the kids learned it ahead of time. When they got there, they did a short vocal rehearsal and taught the kids the actual choreography as it appears in the show on Broadway. The kids performed in their show later that night. This type of outreach program was only made possible through the hard work of the Rapid City Concert Association and the sponsorship from the Allied Arts.
We thank them and look forward to working with Rapid City kids again in the future.

Hamilton Loomis- Presented by the Black Hills Blues Society & DLux Productions

SATURDAY, MARCH 25 | 7 – 10 PM
The Hotel Alex Johnson

Hamilton Loomis - Bringing his high-energy Texas Bluesback to Rapid City!
Doors open at 6:00 PM
The last time Hamilton played AJs Ballroom for the Black Hills Blues Society, was December-2019, right before the pandemic! We are so happy to have him back again!

South Dakota Mines Music Center
Master Chorale had their first session on American Sign Language for one of our pieces for the Spring Concert! Thank you to Katie from CSD South Dakota for your guidance!

Calling all Artists!!!
If you are interested in performing at High Country Guest Ranch, please contact Tori at the Hill City Arts Council office.
Give her the dates you could be available.
Dates listed on the poster.
605-574-2810
or send an email to info@hillcityarts.org

Good Things Are In Store For 2023!

The Allied Arts have been busy rebuilding since the pandemic.

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with the Black Hills Community Foundation to create an Arts endowment right here in our own backyard!

Our fund with the Black Hills Area Community Foundation will create peace of mind with an annual source of support for our organizations, and it will provide perpetual support for our nonprofit grants, individuals with art projects, and scholarships for art students.

None of this could happen without your partnership. Thank you for being such a vital part of sharing the Arts with our community. If you can, a gift will help us start 2023 well-funded.
Gifts to the Allied Arts are tax-deductible and will make the Arts available for even more people in the new year.

A gift today helps support our mission for decades to come!

Right Now, donations will be matched at a 4-to-1 rate, and Allied Arts can receive up to $10,000 in matching funds from your Donation!

4 TO 1 DONATION MATCH

The Family of Verle (Fritzi) Goehring has established an endowment through the Allied Arts in the loving memory of this wonderful woman.

Verle Bernice Shurtleff was born October 30, 1922, in Olney, Illinois. She lived on the family farm in Bone Gap, Illinois with her parents Clarence Ellsworth Shurtleff and Harriet Charlotte (Williams) Shurtleff, and sister Maurice Amelia. Verle attended Bone Gap High School, where she was in the choir and played tuba in the band. After graduation, she began nursing school in Chicago, where she met Oscar Goehring from Lowry, South Dakota, who was serving in the Army Air Force. He gave her the endearing name of Fritzi, and it stayed with her for life. They married at the First Presbyterian Church in Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 11, 1943.

Fritzi was a volunteer Grey Lady at the hospital and was active in 4H, The Extension Club, Bridge Club, and the Rapid City Motel Association. She was a life member of AAUW, which awarded her “The Woman of Worth Award.” She and Oscar were founding and session members of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

After Oscar died in 1970, Fritzi continued teaching. She filled her summers working at the 1880 train as the Office Manager. She obtained her real estate license and worked for Century 21. Upon retiring from teaching, she operated gift shops in Keystone, and later, two shops in Hill City. In 1991 she established and managed Travel Connection with her daughter Linda. She became a resident at West Hills Village and became involved by serving as a volunteer and board member.

Because of Fritzi’s love of the arts her family has established this fund to support student and senior art opportunities through our Share-a-Seat program.

Memorials may be directed to the
Allied Arts Fund, PO Box 4080, Rapid City, SD 57709.

Rapid City Concert Association Ticket Information

All performances are at the Fine Arts Theatre at The Monument (formerly Rapid City Civic Center), 7:00 pm (unless otherwise noted) - Open Seating

Groups of 20 or more may purchase individual adult tickets for $20 each. For further information email us at info@rapidcityconcertassociation.com

Membership/Ticket Locations

The Monument
Box Office
(605) 394-4111
Credit cards accepted

Single Event Ticket prices vary by performance

Tickets to individual shows will be available at the following locations:

The Monument (formerly Rapid City Civic Center) Box Office
(605) 394-4111
(Credit cards accepted)

We Are Almost There!

We have collected $100,000 in eligible receipts and we only have $50,000 more to go!

The Direct Your Dollars™ program is one of many ways in which Family Fare partners with our retail communities to help our neighbors. The program is built on the concept of shopping with purpose – meaning, our store guests can use their purchasing power to support their favorite nonprofits.

Through the Direct Your Dollars program, eligible nonprofit organizations can earn $1,000, simply by collecting $150,000 in eligible receipts from participating SpartanNash-owned retail stores and fuel centers in eight states.

Please mail your receipts to:

Allied Arts
PO Box 4080
Rapid City SD 57709

Thank you!

Your Contributions To The Arts Are Greatly Appreciated!

Donate Here ~ Thank You!