• FILM FESTIVAL: “Dakota 38” (ArtCentral)

    ArtCentral has announced the ArtCentral Film Festival – Season 2 to be shown at The Matthews in 2018. The films run from September through November, for a total of four movies. The Northern Black Hills Rotary Club again partners with us to help bring this quality series of films to Spearfish. Through this series, we use art as ... Read more

    FREE!
  • Santa’s Craftshop for kids

    The Art Gallery on the first floor will be celebrating the Spearfish Christmas Stroll from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1.  The gallery will be running children activities the day Santa arrives at The Matthews. Workstations will be set up around the gallery along with necessary supplies for kids to make different crafts: ... Read more

  • Santa’s Visit

    On Saturday, Dec. 1, The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center hosts one of our favorite events during the Spearfish annual Christmas Stroll. The event is free and open to the public. HO. HO. HO. Kids and adults alike can share their Christmas wishes with Santa from 1:00-4:00 p.m in the Opera House Lobby (2nd floor). Santa will ... Read more

  • BELLMAN BROWN BAG: Holiday Piano Duets

    The annual Holiday Spearfish Piano Duets takes place in the opera house theater. This event is free and open to the public from noon until 1 p.m. It's always wise to get here early for a good seat. The balcony will be opened only until all the main floor seats are full. This is a ... Read more

    FREE!
  • 25th Holiday High Tea

    One of our oldest and favorite annual events is just around the corner.  The Holiday High Tea is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8, 1:00-2:30 p.m. in The Matthew’s Theater.  Tickets go ON SALE NOV. 1.  They will be available during business hours in the gallery, by phone (605.642.7973), or online. All seats are $30.  Tickets must ... Read more

    $30
  • CONCERT: A Green Dolphin Jazzy Christmas with Special Guests

    It’s another Green Dolphin Jazzy Christmas In 2017 The Matthews sold out this same holiday event.  “A Green Dolphin Jazzy Christmas” is back, this time the stage is being shared with very special jazz musician friends. Green Dolphin is a local jazz quartet. This jazz concert is sure to bring the holiday spirit to all of ... Read more

    $20 – $35
  • Big Read Kick-Off Panel: Bellman Brown Bag

    On January 9th join Becky Nacarrato Eastuburn, Courtney Huse-Wika, Burt Juhrend and Amber Wilde for an open panel discussion on the upcoming Big Read events.     What is the Bellman? The Bellman Brown Bag series is a humanities program designed to explore ideas, history, literature, art, and culture.  Programs are presented on the second ... Read more

    FREE!
  • NEA Big Read Film Series – Forbidden Planet

    Come to the Matthews Opera House and watch a FREE showing of the classic sci-fi film, "Forbidden Planet." Released in 1956, directed by Fred Wilcox, Shot in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope, it is considered one of the great science fiction films of the 1950s, and a precursor of contemporary science fiction cinema. The characters and isolated setting ... Read more

    Free
  • SUBSCRIPTION SERIES: “All the World’s a Song” with Daniel Kelly Concert

    Award-winning composer and pianist, Daniel Kelly brilliantly reinterprets texts from Shakespeare’s most beloved plays with powerhouse jazz vocalists. This is the 3rd event of 2018-19 Subscription Series at The Matthews.  Single tickets go on sale Sept. 1, 2018. LEARN MORE about this concert.

    $10 – $25
  • NEA Big Read Film Series – Children of Men

    Come to the Matthews Opera House and watch a FREE showing of the thrilling movie, "Children of Men." In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea. Showtime: Tuesday January 22, at 7:00PM at the ... Read more

  • NEA Big Read Paracord Survival Keychains

    Come to the Matthews Art Gallery and take part in this FREE workshop, where you will learn how to create your very own paracord keychain. Event Time: January 24, Thursday at 5:00PM Cost: FREE! Click Here to learn more about the NEA Big Read and other events happening in your community! NEA Big Read is ... Read more

    Free