“From Bach to Braindrill: Exploring the similarities between Metal and Classical music and fandom” by David Berberick, professor of music What genres did what we consider as Classical music fall into when it was being written and were they similar to the genres created that classify Hard Rock/Heavy metal? This talk will explore the audience and message of certain classical pieces compared with the same criteria in Heavy metal music. Researchers have determined that there are similarities to the music…

The Rapid City Urban Forestry Board will host the annual Community Tree Care Workshop Friday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at The Outdoor Campus-West. 4130 Adventure Trail Workshop topics include selecting the right tree for the right spot, how to plant a new tree, pruning young trees, common ornamental pests, when to hire an arborist and how to access community resources.            The first 40 people to register for the workshop receive a free tree…

The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center will become a giant playground for babies to pre–teens at the 23rd annual Youth & Family Services Kids Fair! For 23 years, Kids Fair has provided children in our community with a safe place to be active and engage in fun, hands-on activities while spending time with their families! This year’s Kids Fair will feature past favorites such face painting, live entertainment, inflatable attractions, a giant sand box, and more than 70 booths just brimming…

The hallways of Clare and Josef Meier Hall echo as student and faculty musicians rehearse for the Black Hills State University spring concerts which include student senior recitals, concerts, faculty recitals, plus a trumpet day.  The BHSU Department of Music invites the community to enjoy the upcoming events. All concerts, unless otherwise noted, are free, open to the public, and located in the Clare and Joseph Meier Recital Hall. Student and community bandHills State University Spring Concert ensembles will perform…

On this 10th Anniversary of Walk Like MADD, we hope that you and thousands of others will rally together in over 90 cities around the national to help create a future of No More Victims. WE WALK for those who no longer can, and alongside those who are learning to walk again. WE WALK with supporters who share our vision of no more drunk driving victims. WE WALK because we will end drunk driving.

The hallways of Clare and Josef Meier Hall echo as student and faculty musicians rehearse for the Black Hills State University spring concerts which include student senior recitals, concerts, faculty recitals, plus a trumpet day.  The BHSU Department of Music invites the community to enjoy the upcoming events. All concerts, unless otherwise noted, are free, open to the public, and located in the Clare and Joseph Meier Recital Hall. Student and community bandHills State University Spring Concert ensembles will perform…