• CANCELLED: Sophia Beatty: Jazz for a Late Summer’s Afternoon

    We are so disappointed to announce that Sophia Beatty's "Jazz for a Late Summer's Afternoon" performances on August 21 have been cancelled due to Covid illnesses. Advance ticketholders will be contacted by Matthews Opera House staff. The Matthews is excited to announce that Sophia Beatty will perform at the Matthews Opera House with her special ... Read more

  • Dave Martinson’s Big Band

    Hear the sounds of a bygone era with Dave Martinson's Big Band! The 17-piece band along with two vocalists performs a variety of "big band" music from the 1940's-the present. Sturgis musician Dave Martinson leads to ensemble, which has performed for  the Sturgis Area Arts Council, the Hospice Ball in Spearfish, Main Street Square in ... Read more

  • Author Talks at the Matthews

    Author Talks at the Matthews returns this fall 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 ... Read more

  • Dead Horses with special guest Adda Boyd

    The Matthews and Spread the Tunes are excited to announce that Dead Horses will perform at the Matthews Opera House for one-night-only on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:30 pm! About Dead Horses The union of Sarah Vos' emotive songwriting and Dan Wolff's bass playing transcends the singer-songwriter-with-backup-musicians paradigm. Dan’s adventurous musicality equally shines alongside Sarah’s songwriting sensibility. To ... Read more

  • Theater on the Run 2022

    Theater on the Run is back for its eleventh year on Saturdays, September 10 & 17 at 6 pm with a special "Theater Running in Place" performance on Sunday, September 18 at 2 pm! Each Saturday evening, four downtown Spearfish businesses open their doors to a set of actors and who will perform a playlet ... Read more

  • Author Talks at the Matthews

    Author Talks at the Matthews returns this fall 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 ... 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

  • Theater on the Run 2022

    Theater on the Run is back for its eleventh year on Saturdays, September 10 & 17 at 6 pm with a special "Theater Running in Place" performance on Sunday, September 18 at 2 pm! Each Saturday evening, four downtown Spearfish businesses open their doors to a set of actors and who will perform a playlet ... Read more

  • Theater on the Run 2022

    Theater on the Run is back for its eleventh year on Saturdays, September 10 & 17 at 6 pm with a special "Theater Running in Place" performance on Sunday, September 18 at 2 pm! Each Saturday evening, four downtown Spearfish businesses open their doors to a set of actors and who will perform a playlet ... Read more

  • Author Talks at the Matthews

    Author Talks at the Matthews returns this fall 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 ... Read more

  • Fassbender Photographic Exhibit

    The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center has partnered with Historic Black Hills Studios to bring the Fassbender Photographic Exhibit to the Matthews gallery. This historic exhibition portrays images of the early days of the Black Hills and its people, many of which have never been seen before. The exhibit opens on Friday, September 23 ... Read more

  • Author Talks at the Matthews

    Author Talks at the Matthews returns this fall 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 ... Read more