• Gina Gibson: SURF Artist-in-Residence Program

    Our February Bellman Brown Bag presentation will feature BHSU Professor Gina Gibson who recently served as the first-ever Artist-in-Residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead. Gina will share her experience in this role and some of the resulting artwork from her time there. Gina is now the coordinator for the SURF AiR ... Read more

  • Dr. David Wolff: “Finding our Past: Landmarks in Black Hills History”

    Join us Wednesday, March 9 at noon as BHSU's Dr. David Wolff presents Finding Our Past: Landmarks in Black Hills History. By using a number of images, this presentation will visit sites around the Black Hills that can tell us about our past. Some of these places have historic markers, while others are just anonymous ... Read more

  • Alex Portal: Award-Winning Cartoonist and Illustrator

    Alex Portal was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He grew up watching and loving everything related to cartoons and comic books. As a kid, Alex would spend hours scribbling away on pretty much any blank surface he could find. After high school, Alex worked odd jobs while continuing his self-guided studies of cartooning and working ... Read more

  • Bellman Brown Bag Series: Michael Baum

    Join us Wednesday, September 14 at noon as BHSU's Michael Baum presents Geographic Reach: Explorations on the Taku Glacier. Baum will be highlighting his recent interdisciplinary research entitled Geographic Reach. This project focuses on a two-week ski expedition on a remote portion of the Juneau Icefield, the fifth largest expansion of ice in North America. ... Read more

  • CANCELED: Bellman Brown Bag Series: Bob Wilson

    We are so disappointed to announce that today's Bellman Brown Bag, "Gorillas in the Mist" with Bob Wilson has been cancelled.     Join us Wednesday, October 12 at noon as photographer Bob Wilson presents this month's Bellman Brown Bag Series lecture, "Gorillas in the Mist." In 2017, Wilson traveled to Uganda. The purpose of ... Read more

  • Bellman Brown Bag Series: Tim Velder

    Join us Wednesday, November 16 at noon as Tim Velder presents this month's Bellman Brown Bag Series lecture. Tim will present information on a person who is likely not well-known to area aviation enthusiasts: Neva Esmay. Ms. Esmay's adventures deserve to be remembered for many reasons, particularly for a prairie-raised girl whose fearless appetite for ... Read more

  • NEW DATE: Spearfish Piano Duet Club

    Please join us as the December Bellman Brown Bag Series rings in the holidays with Spearfish Piano Duet Club's "Music for the Season." This special holiday concert will take place in the Matthews theater on Wednesday, December 14 from noon until 1 p.m. This highly popular event packs the house, so it’s wise to arrive ... Read more

  • Bellman Brown Bag Series: Bruce Junek

    Join us Wednesday, January 11 at noon as this month's Bellman Brown Bag speaker, Bruce Junek, joins us in the Matthews theater. Bruce will be presenting the slide show A Writer's Life of Adventure- Fact &Fiction during this free event. This program highlights how Bruce's travels and bicycle journeys with his wife, Tass Thacker, through 54 ... Read more

  • Bellman Brown Bag Series: Dr. Jo Powell

    Join us for this month's free-to-attend Bellman Brown Bag Series on Wednesday, February 8 at noon in the Matthews Theater with speaker Dr. Jo Powell and her presentation On Mythology. Most people are familiar with the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans, stories of the gods and goddesses that ruled the world in early ... Read more

  • Bellman Brown Bag Series: William LeRoy

    Join us for this month's free-to-attend Bellman Brown Bag Series on Wednesday, March 8 at noon in the Matthews Theater with speaker William LeRoy.  "My grandmother told me that it was time that I learned about The Big Elder Brother.  Who will teach selected-living beings about surviving upon the lands they've settled on.  The few ... Read more

  • Author Talks at the Matthews

    Author Talks at the Matthews returns with a new lineup of local writers ready to dive into their stories, their methods, and their inspirations. Join us in the fireplace room every Tuesday at 12:30 for an hour with some of the best authors in the Black Hills area! Are you interested in presenting an Author ... Read more

  • Author Talks at the Matthews

    Author Talks at the Matthews returns with a new lineup of local writers ready to dive into their stories, their methods, and their inspirations. Join us in the fireplace room every Tuesday at 12:30 for an hour with some of the best authors in the Black Hills area! Are you interested in presenting an Author ... Read more