• Theater on the Run

    We have added a special Sunday matinee performance called Theater on the Run: Replay. Find out more info and purchase tickets HERE Theater on the Run is back for its eighth year on September 7 & 14 at 6:00 p.m! Each Saturday, four downtown Spearfish businesses (for a total of 8 businesses) open their doors ... Read more

  • Bellman Brown Bag: Little Houses Project

    Join The Matthews and ArtCentral, along with Visit Spearfish, as we discuss the Little Houses Project: a new local art project that will help raise awareness about homelessness and home insecurity in South Dakota. We'll have the coffee on! What is the Bellman? The Bellman Brown Bag series is a humanities program designed to explore ... Read more

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  • Theater on the Run: Replay

    Theater on the Run is adding a special Sunday matinee performance! By popular demand, The Matthews is adding a one-day-only matinee performance of all five Theater on the Run plays on Sunday, September 15. This is your final chance to see these incredible community theater one-acts featuring local Black Hills actors. All plays will be ... Read more

  • Bellman Brown Bag: BHSU Bee Campus USA

    Did you know that BHSU was recently awarded a Bee Campus USA certification? Debbie Liddick, assistant director of facilities & sustainability, Eva Chase, sustainability coordinator, and Eric Hanson, grounds crew leader, will join us at the Matthews to discuss more about this project and how the community can get involved. This event is free to ... Read more

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  • JAS Quintet with Jami Lynn

    Subscription Series Kick-off! JAS Quintet is one of South Dakota’s premier jazz ensembles. Formed in 2012 and based in Sioux Falls the ensemble continues to perform concert and festival dates throughout the region. JAS features the classic jazz quintet instrumentation of trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass and drums. Their repertoire is a diverse mix of old ... Read more

  • Veronica’s Room

    A chilling mystery thriller by the author of Rosemary's Baby, "Veronica's Room" explores the thin line between fantasy and reality, madness and murder. The Matthews Opera House is proud to present this nightmarish production directed by Hoodie Smock. Performances are November 7 - 9 at 7:30 p.m. and November 10 at 2:00 p.m. Parental Advisory: ... Read more

  • Veronica’s Room

    A chilling mystery thriller by the author of Rosemary's Baby, "Veronica's Room" explores the thin line between fantasy and reality, madness and murder. The Matthews Opera House is proud to present this nightmarish production directed by Hoodie Smock. Performances are November 7 - 9 at 7:30 p.m. and November 10 at 2:00 p.m. Parental Advisory: ... Read more

  • Creative Writing Showcase

    Join us at the Matthews to hear original writings from Black Hills State University Professor Dr. Huse-Wika's creative writing class. This event is free to the public. We’ll have the coffee on!   Black Hills State University Students that will be reading their original works include: Haylee Strouf Joshua Erickson Molly Boehler Johanna Mitchell Hayley ... Read more

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  • The Talbott Brothers – Subscription Series

    The second event of The Matthews’ 2019-20 Subscription Series will take place on Nov. 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Blood is thicker than water and there’s nothing like family creating music together to prove it. With contrasting blood-harmonies and left-handed/right-handed guitar playing, singer-songwriter duo The Talbott Brothers combine rock, blues and pop with honest storytelling. Nick and ... Read more

  • Free Kids’ Coloring Days

    As part of our Day of Giving, the Matthews is hosting a coloring contest. Stop by the gallery between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and color your own version of an original Matthews design. Submissions to the contest will be hung in the gallery on December 3, and our 10 favorites will receive a free ... Read more

  • A Readers’ Theater Christmas Carol

    Join us on December 3rd as we celebrate Giving Tuesday by telling the story of the stingiest curmudgeon in fiction, Ebenezer Scrooge. The 45-minute Readers’ Theater production of “A Christmas Carol” will be followed by live caroling. Cider, coffee, and Christmas cookies will be served. Readers' Theater Group Members Hoodie Smock Wilbur Newland Paul Soriano ... Read more