Apr 05 Friday
Alan Maas hosts Turtle Soup with a discussion of his newest book, The Kind Whisper.
Al came to the Black Hills over 30 years ago and was taken in by the beauty and the history. Working and playing in the hills only expanded his quest to find answers about the land and the characters that roamed this area. Al is following his dream of writing a book about the area around and in the Black Hills of South Dakota, but then is following that up with a tour explaining the historical sites and the stories that go with it. The book, The Kind Whisper, is based on the Mystery of the Thoen Stone.
Turtle Soup is a weekly lunch and learn program with revolving topics ranging from Indigenous Games of the Midwest presented by Travis Brave Heart to Art & Engineering being presented by Jon Keller of South Dakota Mines. Each presentation starts with lunch being served at 11:45 PM, followed by a presentation at 12 PM. The local non-profit Fork Real Café partners with The Journey Museum & Learning Center to provide two weekly varieties of soup including a vegetarian option. Immediately following the presentation, a discussion will be held regarding that topic.
Apr 06 Saturday
Several Black Hills communities feature historic cabins, either at their museums or in their public parks. These cabins have been saved to highlight and commemorate that town’s pioneer past. Each cabin has a story behind it, and this talk will discuss those stories, a few of which have been distorted over the years. While demonstrating how well we remember our past, this PowerPoint presentation will also provide a quick overview of these Black Hills landmarks.
Sponsored by the High Plains Western Heritage Center in conjunction with the Leland D. Case Library at Black Hills State University.
Admission is free with voluntary donations taken at the door.
Presenter David Wolff is Professor Emeritus at Black Hills State University.
Apr 09 Tuesday
Attend a Zoom Virtual Presentation by the South Dakota Historical Foundation at the Sturgis Public Library on Tuesday, April 9, at 6 pm. Author Paul Higbee, "The First Strike: Doolittle Raider Don Smith" will present.
Join poets from the South Dakota State Poetry Society as they visit the Waterfront Gallery for the Arts in Pierre, to read selections and to host an open mics as part of their Poetry on the Road tour across South Dakota! Doors open at 6:30pm, Program starts at 7:00pm followed by open mic. Sign up to read your own poem! Co-hosted by Short Grass Arts Council.
The Short Grass Arts Council invites you to join South Dakota Poet Laureate Bruce Roseland and other poets from the South Dakota State Poetry Society as they visit Waterfront Gallery for the Arts located in Pierre, SD, to read selections and to host an open mic as part of their Poetry on the Road tour across South Dakota. This tour has been made possible by a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council. Attendees are encouraged to sign up to read their original poetry! Event is FREE! ALL are welcome! Refreshments provided!
DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PROGRAM COMMENCES AT 7:00FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC!
• READINGS BY BRUCE ROSELAND, SD POET LAUREATE• SOLO READING BY JOHN NELSON, AUTHOR OF A NEW BOOK “BOOTJACK”• OPEN MIC WILL FOLLOW PROGRAM - BE SURE TO SIGN-UP!
Apr 12 Friday
Jhon Goes In Center hosts Turtle Soup with a presentation called Another America. This presentation will have a focus on Lakota perspective on the Black Hills as well as historic maps.Turtle Soup is a weekly lunch and learn program with revolving topics ranging from Indigenous Games of the Midwest presented by Travis Brave Heart to Art & Engineering being presented by Jon Keller of South Dakota Mines. Each presentation starts with lunch being served at 11:45 PM, followed by a presentation at 12 PM. The local non-profit Fork Real Café partners with The Journey Museum & Learning Center to provide two weekly varieties of soup including a vegetarian option. Immediately following the presentation, a discussion will be held regarding that topic.
Apr 13 Saturday
The Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery’s Peace Center offer this year’s Spiritual Enrichment Program, designed for Christian men and women in search of radical interior freedom. The program will meet online one Saturday morning per month, from 9:30 to 11:30 am, from September through April. Those interested are welcome to gather with Sister staff members to share prayer and dialogue on the selected reading.
Guided by Albert Nolan’s book Jesus Today: A Spirituality of Radical Freedom, we will discover our own personal transformations through Jesus’ spirituality and the experience of oneness. The text invites dialogue on topics such as The Signs of our Times, and Jesus’ Spirituality. As part of this program, participants are invited to schedule a personal silent retreat, with two overnights, at our Peace Center in Yankton.
The Benedictines who staff the Benedictine Peace Center - Sisters Jeanne Ranek, Doris, Oberembt, and Mary Jo Polak, look forward to gathering via Zoom with men and women from coast to coast and beyond who desire to deepen their faith life by connecting with others with a similar desire. Registration is requested by August 20. Find more information at https://yanktonbenedictines.org/spiritual-enrichment-program/. Register online or contact the Peace Center at benedictinepeacectr@yanktonbenedictines.org or call 605-668-6292.
Apr 15 Monday
Join the Vermillion Public Library on April 15th at 7pm for this Earth Week Book Discussion on Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer, books are available for checkout starting today, at the circulation desk 🌿
Book Synopsis:
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own gifts in return.
About the Author:
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer (also credited as Robin W. Kimmerer) (born 1953) is Associate Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF). She is the author of numerous scientific articles, and the book Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. She is Potawatomi and combines her heritage with her scientific and environmental passions.
Apr 18 Thursday
Join speaker Dr. Brad Tennant for his South Dakota Humanities Council Speakers Bureau topic, The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Dr. Tennant will cover Lewis and Clark's Expedition and their time in South Dakota.
This is a free event and is open to the public. The program is funded by a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Please let us know of any ADA accommodations needed at least 72 hours before the event.
https://harrisburg-sd.whofi.com/calendar/event/5243629
Apr 19 Friday
Jon Keller of South Dakota Mines, hosts Turtle Soup with a presentation on Art and Engineering. This presentation will highlight the integration of Art and Engineering at the South Dakota Mines CampusTurtle Soup is a weekly lunch and learn program with revolving topics ranging from Indigenous Games of the Midwest presented by Travis Brave Heart to Art & Engineering being presented by Jon Keller of South Dakota Mines. Each presentation starts with lunch being served at 11:45 PM, followed by a presentation at 12 PM. The local non-profit Fork Real Café partners with The Journey Museum & Learning Center to provide two weekly varieties of soup including a vegetarian option. Immediately following the presentation, a discussion will be held regarding that topic.