Join us for this month’s free Bellman Brown Bag Series on Wednesday, December 13 at noon in the Matthews Theater as Spearfish Piano Duet Club presents their annual holiday concert, “Music for the Holidays.”

It’s always wise to get here early for a good seat. This event is free and open to the public and the theater typically fills up quickly.

The club has performed for the popular Bellman Brown Bag series since 2004. Musicians include Pamela Baum, Sue Cole, Donna Dettman, Kathy Ewing, Carolyn Gosse, Rita Hicks, Constance Hubbard, Laura Kolb, Janeen Larsen, Colleen McKirdy, Emma McKirdy-Wilsey, Angela O’Shea, and Marilee Woodard.

About Spearfish Piano Duet Club…

The Spearfish Duet Club began in 2003, under the leadership of Synva Chrysler and Marianne Bieber, as a way for intermediate and advanced pianists to maintain their piano skills and, at the same time, have fun and enjoy each other’s musical talents. Members of the community and BHSU music students are involved in the performance and rehearsal activities, organized by Dr. Janeen Larsen. The concert is free and open to the public.

About the Bellman Brown Bag Series…

The Bellman Brown Bag series is a humanities program designed to explore ideas, history, literature, art and culture. The Brown Bag program was developed by Dr. Stewart Bellman in the 1990’s. Recognizing the Matthews Opera House as an ideal venue for the exploration of humanities topics, he engaged a line-up of speakers to present programs on a range of humanities topics each month.

Dr. Bellman was a professor of English at Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD. His teaching career spanned thirty years. Bellman retired from BHSU and passed away in November 2002.

Programs are presented on the second Wednesday of each month, noon to 1pm. Designed to begin and end within the lunch hour, patrons are invited to bring their lunch, if desired, or simply enjoy an hour of learning and entertainment.  This is an opportunity to gain insight into themes that touch our daily lives.

Coffee for the Bellman Brown Bag Series is generously provided by Common Grounds in Spearfish, SD.