May 21 Tuesday
A memory café is a social opportunity for caregivers along with their loved ones with memory loss to come together to enjoy camaraderie with others in a similar situation, without the common pressures of daily life with dementia. Please join us for a fun and engaging program with occasional entertainment. Resources and educational information available. No one needs to travel the dementia journey alone.
The South Dakota Art Museum invites you to experience "Primordial Shift: The Art of Michael Meilahn" a captivating exhibition of numerous large-scale works by the renowned glass artist, Michael "Mick" Meilahn. The monumental title installation features 32 hand-blown glass ears of corn, each around four to six feet tall, which are suspended from the Museum’s ceiling on cast bronze and blown glass stalks. The ears of corn and are illuminated by a video and audio projection of the artist’s family farm.
An artist and farmer, Meilahn learned glassmaking as a university student in Wisconsin in the 1970s and subsequently participated in the wave that became the American Studio Glass Movement. Through his work, Meilhan crafts a visual dialogue about the genetic modification of corn that invites reflection on humanity's evolving relationship with nature and the intricate interplay of science, agriculture and art.
Curated by David J. Wagner, Ph.D.
Termespheres® provide "an optical illusion: an inside-out view of the total physical world around you on the outside surface of a hanging and rotating sphere. [They] capture the up, down and all around visual world from one revolving point in space. Most of the time these spheres are painted on the outside so it takes a six-point perspective system to keep all of this environment around you organized," Dick Termes said.
Explore the mesmerizing world of Dick Termes through this large selection of Termespheres®. Termes was raised in Spearfish, received his bachelor’s degree in education from Black Hills State University and began a career as an educator. It was during this period that Termes discovered his passion for sharing ideas. Eventually he decided to pursue his own art full-time and in 1992, he opened the Termesphere Gallery just outside of Spearfish that has been visited by thousands of art enthusiasts from around the globe.
You can also enter the world of Termes through a virtual reality experience, which will be available for use in-person.
Art House Hot Springs presents “Women Artists of the Black Hills ” an exhibit created by the women in our region.
The exhibition with open to the public on May 17th and run till July 20th.
Our opening reception is Saturday March 25, from 5pm-8pm.
May 22 Wednesday
Story Time (Ages 2-5yrs)Story Time introduces your child to the incredible world of language and books through stories, songs, and activities. This program is designed to help prepare your child for successful school experiences using early literacy components, and it’s a great opportunity for your child to develop social skills and make friends. Topics and themes change each program. Story time generally lasts 30 minutes and no registration required. Caregivers are expected to attend.When: Every other Wednesday starting January 17th through March 27th Time: 10:00-10:30AMRegistration: No registration required
Come to the Sturgis Public Library on Wednesday, May 22nd, at 11am for Preschool Storytime for ages 3-6. Celebrate literacy with movement, stories and crafts every Wednesday with Miss Sierra.
The Department of Labor and Regulation Spearfish Job Service is sponsoring a free virtual hiring event for the Spearfish area and other Northern Hills communities on Wednesday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. MDT. The state of South Dakota has partnered with Premier Virtual who will be facilitating this virtual platform. The virtual hiring event is set up to enable job seekers to interact online with employers from the Northern Hills area, discover more about their organizations and available positions, and possibly conduct interviews on the same day. Registering in advance will provide opportunities to review user guides offered within the virtual platform before the event. All hiring events are offered free of charge.