Community Calendar

Joined by the vocal power of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Mozart's choral masterpiece is paired with the gripping thirteenth century purity of Part's Stabat Mater.

Heartland Handbells is a community bell choir made up of top level ringers from SE South Dakota. They will present a free one hour concert followed by a reception. This concert will feature guest percussionists and saxophone and feature renowned handbell composer, Cathy Moklebust. All Are Welcome!

Singers from area-wide churches located in the Black Hills will join as one voice in the performance of the Easter cantata, “What Love Is This?”. This 14th Sturgis-area cantata leads the listener along the way from Christ’s jubilant entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the rugged path to the cross, a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice and love, and into the triumphant resurrection on Easter. The work is the creation of Lloyd Larson along with a collaboration of esteemed colleagues who share both superb musicianship and a deep faith.

Performances will be held on Palm Sunday, April 2nd, and Tuesday, April 4th, at 7:00 pm each evening at Grace Lutheran Church, located at 1061 Sherman Street in Sturgis. Marlene Kotab again conducts the 60-voice choir and Randy Bender will serve as narrator for the cantata. A reception in the church basement will follow each performance which is free to the public. An opportunity for a freewill donation will be available. Come join us in this Easter celebration.

Singers from area-wide churches located in the Black Hills will join as one voice in the performance of the Easter cantata, “What Love Is This?”. This 14th Sturgis-area cantata leads the listener along the way from Christ’s jubilant entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the rugged path to the cross, a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice and love, and into the triumphant resurrection on Easter. The work is the creation of Lloyd Larson along with a collaboration of esteemed colleagues who share both superb musicianship and a deep faith.

Performances will be held on Palm Sunday, April 2nd, and Tuesday, April 4th, at 7:00 pm each evening at Grace Lutheran Church, located at 1061 Sherman Street in Sturgis. Marlene Kotab again conducts the 60-voice choir and Randy Bender will serve as narrator for the cantata. A reception in the church basement will follow each performance which is free to the public. An opportunity for a freewill donation will be available. Come join us in this Easter celebration.

Singers from area-wide churches located in the Black Hills will join as one voice in the performance of the Easter cantata, “What Love Is This?”. This 14th Sturgis-area cantata leads the listener along the way from Christ’s jubilant entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the rugged path to the cross, a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice and love, and into the triumphant resurrection on Easter. The work is the creation of Lloyd Larson along with a collaboration of esteemed colleagues who share both superb musicianship and a deep faith.

Performances will be held on Palm Sunday, April 2nd, and Tuesday, April 4th, at 7:00 pm each evening at Grace Lutheran Church, located at 1061 Sherman Street in Sturgis. Marlene Kotab again conducts the 60-voice choir and Randy Bender will serve as narrator for the cantata. A reception in the church basement will follow each performance which is free to the public. An opportunity for a freewill donation will be available. Come join us in this Easter celebration.

The trio Luehrman, Shaffer & Check is from Warrensburg, Missouri, by way of Kansas City. They are known for the large collection of musical instruments they use to play a dizzyingly diverse variety of musical styles and genres, running the gamut of American musical archetypes: old time country, folk, New Orleans jazz, swing, Broadway, and delta blues. The best single descriptor for their music would likely be Americana. Their repertoire features primarily original compositions that dovetail well with covers from bygone eras of American music. They have released multiple CD's and have been featured on Kansas City area radio station 90.9 The Bridge.

Mick Luehrman can be heard on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, and occasionally cornet. A dedicated songwriter and musical archivist, he is also a visual artist and professor of art education in the Department of Art & Design at the University of Central Missouri (UCM).

Multi-instrumentalist Tony Shaffer, long time member of country legend Leroy Van Dyke’s band, provides stellar musicianship and entertaining wit. Tony is featured on a boatload of different guitars, dobro, banjo and harp. He has toured with an amazing array of country music stars including Roy Clark, Narvel Felts, Rex Allen Jr., Jimmy Fortune, Moe Bandy, TG Shepard, and Bobby Bare, to name a few.

John Check can be found on the upright string bass, sousaphone, clarinet, trombone, and occasional vocals. Check is a professor of music theory at UCM and is a member of various faculty instrumental ensembles. He is at home with a diverse group of musical genres, from classical to jazz and even polka, a musical form that he learned at an early age playing in his father’s band in Wisconsin.

Swing into spring and join us for the Big Band Dance Friday, April 14, on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. The evening begins at 6:45 with a beginners swing dance lesson (free with admission to the dance) taught by instructor Lisa Myhre. Dancing starts at 7:30 with live music from The El Riad Shrine Big Band playing music suited to swing, ballroom, two step, and Latin dancing styles. There will be opportunities for instruction in other partnered dances throughout the evening along with popular line dances like the Electric Slide, Shivers, and Fireball. Dressy attire or business casual is suggested. There is ample free parking on the street and in the large lot on the east side of the El Riad. Facebook.com/ElRiadShrineDanceClub Facebook.com/BallroomDanceClubSiouxFalls