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SUMMARY:CLOSED: WINTER HOURS in effect
DESCRIPTION:We will be closed Mondays starting Dec. 25\, 2017\, through April 30\, 2018. \n\nWINTER HOURS\nTuesdays – Saturdays\n 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\n\n…
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SUMMARY:Collage: The Art of World-Invention Workshop (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nCollage: The Art of World-Invention\nSpearfish artist (of collage\, sculpture\, illustration)\, Jo Powell\, uses the RE:Create theme of found art with a workshop all about collage. This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nDetails about this workshop\n One of the most interesting things about collage is that it doesn’t have to follow real-world rules. \nCollage allows the artist to invent new worlds. Worlds where there is no gravity\, where water flows through the desert\, or where children are in charge. In this project\, images from magazines or from old tintypes will be put together to create a sense of a story in pictures. Come join Jo Powell in making a collage and explore new worlds. \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout Jo Powell\n\n“Art is an expression. We express what and how we see or feel. Anyone can make art because everyone has feelings and can perceive.” — Jo Powell \n\nThis is a firm belief of the local artist\, Jo Powell. She taught art for 25 years for the American school system overseas in Germany and then retired to the Black Hills where she continues to explore art in its many forms. \nJo Powell received a degree in Fine Arts and Sociology from Benedictine College in Atchison\, KS. She completed an M.A. in Art Education and a PhD in Educational Policy from the University of Illinois. After a 3 year tour of duty with the Army in Germany\, she decided to stay and found a job teaching Elementary and Middle School Art for children of the U.S. military in Germany. 26 years later\, she retired to Spearfish to be near family. She enjoys the small town sense of community\, its arts orientation\, and the inspiration gained from living with the beauty of the Bill Hills. \n 
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR VISIT: Mary Buchholz (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Author Visit with Mary Buchholz\nMary is a life-long resident of the northern Black Hills area. Her family arrived in Harding\, Colorado in 1890s and later settled in Belle Fourche. Her long-time passion is family history (genealogy) and area history. As a volunteer at the Tri-State Museum in Belle\, she was the author of “ Image of America’s History of Belle Fourche.” \nMary has also published a family history book using Lulu Publishing on the internet. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe event takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery.
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SUMMARY:COFFEE TALK & TINKER: Peg Loom Workshop (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nWorkshop: Peg Looms\nBring that coffee shop conversation and your coffee friends – to RE:Create and see what happens when you explore creativity together. \nIn this session\, Mary Ann Meyer and Cindy Wilson instruct us on peg looms.  This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Sign-ups are requested to make sure we have enough materials. \nPeg looming was one of the earliest forms of weaving and also is one of the simplest. A wood\, tabletop base with round holes drilled in it is fitted with round pegs. A rectangular rug is woven by passing the rug material back and forth around the pegs. There will be demonstrations of the process and hands-on practice of the weaving. Two peg looms will be available to work on. \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:ART HAPPY HOUR: Watercolor Pencil Painting
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n“No Straight Lines Allowed” Watercolor Pencils\nDuring this Tuesday Art Happy Hour\, Jayna Watson provides instruction on the use of watercolor pencils.  \nUsing simple watercolor techniques\, participants will create two small\, basic landscape scenes – one fall and one winter\, that will make you wonder how you did it! \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. *Some of these events will have wine and beer for sale. IDs will be checked.  \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout Jayna Watson\nJayna has enjoyed drawing and painting since she was a kid. It is her escape from everyday life. She took several art classes at SDSU where she explored two and three dimensional art mediums\, including drawing\, textiles\, and ceramics as part of her major in Landscape Architecture. Jayna’s successful projects are hanging in the homes of friends and family. Her failures are painted over with primer and readied for the next exploration. \n 
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR VISIT: Bob Schneider (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Author Visit with Bob Schneider\nRobert Schneider is the author of “COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE: Philipp Schneider and Gottlieb Sayler Family History.” This family history is the story of Germans emigrating from Russia. It shows how historical events\, such as the Reformation\, wars\, political strife\, and economic problems caused people to uproot their lives and move thousands of miles in search of opportunities for a better life. \nAs an American history teacher in the Spearfish School District for 36 years\, he tells his family’s unique story and through his story\, shows the common thread that many immigrants families have experienced. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe event takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery.
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SUMMARY:CLOSED: WINTER HOURS in effect
DESCRIPTION:We will be closed Mondays starting Dec. 25\, 2017\, through April 30\, 2018. \n\nWINTER HOURS\nTuesdays – Saturdays\n 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\n\n…
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Weaving on a Picture Frame (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Weaving on a Picture Frame\nWeaving can be simple and easy. We’ll learn basic vocabulary and simple methods using only a small picture frame and some yarn. Anyone can do this as there is no such thing as perfection. All levels of ability\, beginner to expert\, are encouraged to attend. You’ll end up with a picture sized weaving or perhaps a coaster for your hot cocoa mugs! This workshop is lead by Mary Baker and Cindy Wilson. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout the Artists\n Mary Baker was born and raised 20 minutes north of San Francisco. She was raised by a family immersed in the liberal arts. Her mother was an art appreciator and her father was a lover of art and history. \nAt the time Mary went to school\, as a baby boomer\, many new schools were built and there was great stock set in schooling children well and fully. Mary always enjoyed the many field trips to museums\, zoos\, historical sites\, and beaches. \nEven as a young child Mary immersed herself in trying many different fields of arts and crafts. She especially\, to the frustration of her mother\, loved picking up objects and using them in “found object art.” At that time she received a rock tumbler as a gift\, which sparked a focused interest in rocks.\n In a brand new high school\, in an art department stocked with anything and everything\, Mary was introduced to ceramics\, printmaking\, spinning fiber\, painting\, and weaving. This was where she developed the sense that three-dimensional arts and crafts were her forte. \nSince school\, Mary and her husband have raised two men in Spearfish. Once the children were old enough to fend more for themselves Mary was able to continue her dabbling in whatever crafts found their way to her. At this time she focuses on fiber\, spinning\, and knitting\, and polishing local rocks to use in jewelry and home decoration. \nMary can be found most Saturday mornings in the summer at the Spearfish Farmers Market where she sells her polished rocks and jewelry. \nCindy Wilson bio not available at the time of this article. \n 
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR VISIT: Jo Powell (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Author Visit with Jo Powell\nJo Powell is a retired art teacher who always wanted to write graphic novels and children’s books. \nHer current focus is “Colorable History and Activity Books.” Powell researches area tourist attractions and turns them into history and coloring books that the whole family can enjoy. Thus far\, she has written a book for the Tri-State Museum (Belle Fourche)\, The Vore Buffalo Jump\, and Sundance\, Wyoming. She is currently working on one of the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery. She has also written a graphic novel entitled\, “Dr. Spot and the Moon Queen.” All of these were self-published using Amazon.com’s venue\, CreateSpace\, which she’ll be explaining in her talk. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe event takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery.
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SUMMARY:COFFEE TALK & TINKER: Decoupage Vessels (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nWorkshop: Decoupage Vessels\nBring that coffee shop conversation and your coffee friends – to RE:Create and see what happens when you explore creativity together. \nIn this session\, Tami Otis instructs us on how to decoupage common household vessels.  This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Sign-ups are requested to make sure we have enough materials. \nCome and play while learning to decoupage with different mediums like fabric\, yarn\, lace\, ribbon or tissue paper. You will probably be up to your elbows in the fun\, so please be sure to wear clothes you don’t mind getting glue on and leave your jewelry at home! \nOnce you learn the basic techniques\, if it stands still you may want to decoupage it! \nAnyone can do this. There is no such thing as perfection. All levels of ability\, beginner to expert\, are encouraged to attend. You’ll end up with a piece of art to take home and enjoy. Supplies are available for your use there but feel free to bring something you would like to cover or your own mediums too.  \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \n  \n 
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CATEGORIES:Lectures & Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180220T183000
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SUMMARY:ArtCentral FILM FESTIVAL: "Waste Land"
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nArtCentral has partnered with The Northern Hills Rotary Club to create a film series that will benefit the community. Through this series\, we use art as a tool – films in this case – to engage our community on specific topics that are relevant to both partnering organizations.  \nFollowing each film\, the co-hosting organization will help facilitate a discussion about ideas presented in the film. Co-hosts for films are organizations in our community and will help us talk about how these issues relate to the Spearfish community. The co-hosts will also actively promote each film to their organization to increase awareness of the film series offerings. \nADMISSION\nAll films are FREE! General Admission. \nFILMS\n“Waste Land” | Feb. 20\, 2018 | 6:30 p.m.\n2010\, NR\, 1h 39m \nDirected by: Lucy Walker and Karen Harley | Location: The Matthews Opera House theater \nCo-host: BHSU Sustainability Committee \n“Waste Land” is an uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist\, Vik Muniz\, takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho\, the world’s largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro\, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores\, pickers of recyclable materials. They are true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves. DISCUSSION follows the movie until approximately 9 p.m. \n\n\n\n LEARN MORE about all of the movies in this film series \n\nJan. 21 |”If You Build It” | 2 p.m. | The Matthews theater \n Mar. 20 | “Make No Noise: The Story of a Skatepark” | 6:30 p.m. | The Matthews theater \n Apr. 12 | “More Than a Word” | 6:30 p.m. | BHSU – Jonas Room 305
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CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:ART HAPPY HOUR: Fiber Tiles
DESCRIPTION:Fiber Tiles\nDuring this Tuesday Art Happy Hour\, Elizabeth Mattson provides instruction on the making of fiber tiles.  \nFiber tiles are an outstanding way to use found materials to make something visually interesting and personal. The basic materials for fiber tiles can be easily found in your home; whether that’s string\, fabric\, beads\, buttons\, yarn\, or twine. They can be made at any skill level and can be as simple or as complicated as you desire. Fiber tiles can also be made from very meaningful pieces to create a memorial piece for a loved one or commemorate a special day. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. *Some of these events will have wine and beer for sale. IDs will be checked.  \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout Elizabeth (Lizzie) Mattson\nElizabeth (Lizzie) Mattson was raised in Buffalo\, WY\, where she was taught fiber crafts such as embroidery\, quilting\, garment making\, and crochet. She currently resides in Spearfish\, SD. \nSustainability is part of Elizabeth’s process as she repurposes materials such as fabric trimmings\, dryer sheets\, strips of canvas\, and doilies. She is drawn to neutral color schemes\, which allow her to showcase the unique textures and patterns found in her materials. Elizabeth hopes to present a unique perspective to the lost and forgotten elements of this beautifully textured craft. \n 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180220T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180220T130000
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR VISIT: Bobbi Sago
DESCRIPTION:Author Visit with Bobbi Sago\nBobbi Sago has co-authored five books for Arcadia Publishing. They are “Spearfish\, “Black Hills Gold Rush Towns\,” “Black Hills National Forest Harney Peak\, “The Historic Fire Lookout Towers\,” and “Black Hills Gold Rush Towns II.” \nBobbi is the Special Collections Librarian for the Case Library at Black Hills State University and the Accessions Coordinator for the High Plains Western Heritage Center. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe event takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery.
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SUMMARY:CLOSED: WINTER HOURS in effect
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY THEATER: "The Nerd"
DESCRIPTION:The Matthews’ community theater presents the comedy\, “The Nerd\,” written by Larry Shue. The event runs Thursday through Sunday\, Feb. 8-11\, 15-18\, 2018. “The Nerd” is directed by Joanna Mechaley. The Thursday-Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m.\, while the Sunday performances are 2 p.m. One of the funniest plays ever written\, this extraordinarily inventive comedy was first presented by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre\, then produced in Great Britain\, then went on to Broadway. \n\nLEARN MORE about this play. \n\n  \n\nShow Details:\n\nBUY TICKETS\n \n\nFeb. 8-11\, 2018\n Feb. 15-18\, 2018\n Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30 p.m.\nSunday: 2:00 p.m.\nTickets:\n$15 for Adults\n $10 for Subscribers \n $5 for Youth and BHSU students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180217T130000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Bookmaking with Michael Baum (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Bookmaking\nSpend part of your Saturday learning how to create your own book.  Michael Baum\, assistant professor of Studio Art at BHSU\, is the instructor. This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout Michael Baum\nMichael Baum is a South Dakota native\, whom over the last twenty years has focused much of his time exploring the mountain ranges of California\, Wyoming\, Montana\, Washington\, and Alaska. His interactions with nature and the wilderness became the impetus for his graduate studies in fine art\, which he completed at Washington State University with an emphasis in drawing and printmaking. Michael is currently an Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Black Hills State University in Spearfish\, South Dakota. \nMichael’s recent drawings have been exhibited at Site: Brooklyn\, Brooklyn\, NY\, The Tucker Cooke Gallery\, UNC Asheville and featured in INDA 9\, International DRAWING Annual. His work has been selected for the South Dakota Governor’s 6th & 7th Biennial Art Exhibitions. Michael has been a past recipient of a career development grant from the South Dakota Arts Council. \n Regionally his work has been featured at The Plains Art Museum\, the South Dakota Art Museum\, the John A. Day Gallery at the University of South Dakota\, and The Dahl Arts Center. His work has also been accepted into multiple public collections\, which include the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Oregon\, the Museum of Art/WSU in Washington\, the Boise Art Museum\, Idaho\, and the Missoula Art Museum in Montana. \n 
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180216T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180216T130000
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR VISIT: Meg English (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Author Visit with Meg English\nIn 2010\, Meg English began the Belle Fourche Writer’s Group. The Belle Fourche Writers Group serves beginning\, amateur and published writers in the area. They have published one anthology and present regular public readings. She and her husband writer\, John English publish and distribute a series of history in photography books\, including\, “The Black Hills A History in Photographs.” \nMeg English is a veteran classroom teacher. She has an undergraduate degree in language arts\, a master in history\, and a doctorate in educational administration. She wrote a weekly education column for the Black Hills Pioneer from 2011-2012. She currently teaches English Language Arts at Newell High School. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe event takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery.
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180215T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180217T213000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY THEATER: "The Nerd"
DESCRIPTION:The Matthews’ community theater presents the comedy\, “The Nerd\,” written by Larry Shue. The event runs Thursday through Sunday\, Feb. 8-11\, 15-18\, 2018. “The Nerd” is directed by Joanna Mechaley. The Thursday-Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m.\, while the Sunday performances are 2 p.m. One of the funniest plays ever written\, this extraordinarily inventive comedy was first presented by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre\, then produced in Great Britain\, then went on to Broadway. \n\nLEARN MORE about this play. \n\n  \n\nShow Details:\n\nBUY TICKETS\n \n\nFeb. 8-11\, 2018\n Feb. 15-18\, 2018\n Thurs.-Sat.: 7:30 p.m.\nSunday: 2:00 p.m.\nTickets:\n$15 for Adults\n $10 for Subscribers \n $5 for Youth and BHSU students
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CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180215T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180215T110000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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SUMMARY:COFFEE TALK & TINKER: Sewing - Microwavable Bowl Holders (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Basic Sewing: Microwavable Bowl Holders\nBring that coffee shop conversation and your coffee friends – to RE:Create and see what happens when you explore creativity together. \nIn this session\, Elizabeth Freer instructs us on sewing fabric bowl holders that are to be used in microwaves. This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Sign-ups are requested to make sure we have enough materials. \nNo previous sewing experience required\, but those with machine sewing experience are also welcome! Using simple sewing methods (straight stitching\, turning corners\, basic assembly\, and topstitching)\, we’ll work step by step to make a microwave-safe bowl holder out of 100% cotton materials (fabric\, thread\, and batting). \nThese are not only very simple to make\, these reversible bowl-shaped pot-holders are useful for heating up bowls of soup this winter. Come join us and make your very own soup bowl holder. \nIf you have cotton fabric that you love (it must be 100% cotton to be microwaveable)\, then feel free to bring it with you\, otherwise\, donated materials will be available. If you have a sewing/fabric marking pen (disappearing or Mark-B-Gone) or fabric pencil\, please bring it along. If you are more comfortable hand-sewing\, that is also an option\, but may take longer to complete. \nWe’ll take turns sewing on the two machines in RE:Create\, have some coffee or tea\, and enjoy the morning together.  \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout the Instructor\nElizabeth Freer\, a constant crafter\, and dabbler in many art forms is currently managing ArtCentral for The Matthews Opera House. After moving to Spearfish in 2016 from San Francisco\, she started her project management and creative consulting business (Dialogue\, LLC). \nHer hands have been busy creating since she was quite young. In elementary school\, she started working in ceramics; studied sewing in middle and early high school; watercolors\, painting\, batik and photography in high school while she also experimented with fimo and jewelry making on the side; photography and drawing in undergrad; and now regularly works at her knitting while intermittently picking up some of her other favorite crafting hobbies (or debating which book to read). And\, she is always looking for the next thing to try and create. \nCurrently\, she’s enjoying getting to know the many and varied artists\, crafters\, and those who are creatively curious in and around Spearfish\, and she looks forward to welcoming you to RE:Create. \n 
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180214T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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SUMMARY:Bellman Brown Bag: Making Art from Found Objects
DESCRIPTION:As part of the ArtCentral  Bush Foundation Community Innovation Grant\, The Matthews is planning a two-month makerspace for the Matthews gallery during February and March of 2018. The makerspace is focused on making art from found objects. \nAs a part of this project\, Gina Gibson\, an art professor at BHSU\, presents on the background of making art from found objects\, her own work\, and the relevance of the makerspace.  \nWhat is the Bellman?\nThe Bellman Brown Bag series is a humanities program designed to explore ideas\, history\, literature\, art\, and culture.  Programs are presented on the second Wednesday of each month\, noon to 1:00 p.m.  Designed to begin and end within each lunch hour\, patrons are invited to bring their lunch\, if desired\, or simply enjoy an hour of learning and entertainment.
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CATEGORIES:Lectures & Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180213T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180213T180000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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SUMMARY:ART HAPPY HOUR: Believe Your Voice
DESCRIPTION:Believe your Voice\nDuring this Tuesday Art Happy Hour\, Doula Sylvia Anne Marchetti will explore how to find our voice\, how to listen to it\, nurture it\, respect\, and protect it. We will explore moments of our lives that may not look like much and start to learn how to mine them for the nuggets they are. Sylvia Anne Marchetti leads this event. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. *Some of these events will have wine and beer for sale. IDs will be checked.  \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout Sylvia Anne Marchetti\nSylvia Anne Marchetti is a writer\, a teacher\, a gardener\, a listener\, and a weaver of her life. She is a Doula who traverses the land halfway between the earth plane and the spirit plane with people helping them to die wise and make the transition into the spirit world a wondrous hike. She has traveled and lived in many different places and has continued to weave each place into her soul. \n 
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T141610Z
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR VISIT: Marsha Warren Mittman (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Author Visit with Marsha Mittman\nMarsha Warren Mittman’s poetry\, essays\, and short stories have been widely printed in the U.S. and Europe. A humorous memoir\, “You Know You Moved to South Dakota from New York City WHEN…”\, was just accepted for publication. She’ll be discussing “Kick-starting Publication” and reading an excerpt from her latest “Chicken Soup for the Soul” tale. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe event takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery.
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180212T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
CREATED:20260611T042711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T042711Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSED: WINTER HOURS in effect
DESCRIPTION:We will be closed Mondays starting Dec. 25\, 2017\, through April 30\, 2018. \n\nWINTER HOURS\nTuesdays – Saturdays\n 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\n\n…
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
CREATED:20260610T224723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T224723Z
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY THEATER: "The Nerd"
DESCRIPTION:The Matthews’ community theater presents the comedy\, “The Nerd\,” written by Larry Shue. The event runs Thursday through Sunday\, Feb. 8-11\, 15-18\, 2018. “The Nerd” is directed by Joanna Mechaley. The Thursday-Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m.\, while the Sunday performances are 2 p.m. One of the funniest plays ever written\, this extraordinarily inventive comedy was first presented by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre\, then produced in Great Britain\, then went on to Broadway. \n\nLEARN MORE about this play. \n\n  \n\nShow Details:\n\nBUY TICKETS\n \n\nFeb. 8-11\, 2018\nFeb. 15-18\, 2018\nThurs.-Sat.: 7:30 p.m.\nSunday: 2:00 p.m.\nTickets:\n$15 for Adults\n$10 for Subscribers \n$5 for Youth and BHSU students
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CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180210T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
CREATED:20260611T043741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T043741Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Found Sound (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nFound Sound\nExperience found sounds with BHSU music professors\, Nancy Roberts and Symeon Waseen. Create a “box drum” and participate in a drum circle. Participants will also perform a found sound piece by famous composer John Cage. No musical experience is necessary\, just the desire to hear the music in the objects around us. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout the Artists\nDr. Nancy Roberts is an associate professor of voice\, opera\, and music education at Black Hills State University. She has a Bachelor’s in voice from William Jewell College\, a Master’s in voice from Indiana University a doctorate in voice from the University of Kansas where she was a regular with KU Opera Theater. Nancy has performed roles in a number of operas and musicals\, including “Amahl” and “The Night Visitors” at The Matthews Opera House in Spearfish. In addition to opera roles\, she has been a featured soloist with the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra\, the Rapid City Municipal Band\, and The Chamber Music Festival of the Black Hills. Many of her students have placed first in their categories in both the statewide Music Teachers National Association statewide competition\, and the South Dakota National Association of Teachers of Singing competition\, and several of her students have gone on to pursue graduate degrees in voice. \nSymeon Waseen holds a doctorate degree from the Eastman School of Music\, a Master’s degree from Bowling Green State University in Composition and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota\, Duluth\, with a double major in Piano Performance and Theory/Composition. He has studied with Thomas Wegren\, Marilyn Shrude\, Robert Morris\, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon. In addition to composing\, Dr. Waseen is an active performer\, specializing in music by contemporary composers\, and has premiered several works written by himself and his colleagues. He has performed or had works performed at events such as the national SEAMUS conference\, Heidelberg New Music Festival\, Bowling Green New Music Festival\, Western Illinois University New Music Festival\, College of Southern Nevada New Music Festival\, O Instituto Villa-Lobos da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro\, and has been awarded the Eastman School of Music “Wayne Brewster Barlow Prize” for his Concerto for Voice and Voices. More recently he was the South Dakota Music Teachers Association 2012 commissioned composer. Symeon has been teaching theory\, composition\, and piano at Black Hills State University since fall 2010. \n 
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180209T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T141609Z
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR VISIT: Mary Livingston (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Author Visit with Mary Livingston\nMary is “hooked” on history or rather documenting history. And\, she loves historical research but hates the writing. Come listen to how she overcame her “handicap” to write five local history books. She can give you ideas how you can write your own book even if you are not a writer. \nMary\, a retired educator\, earned her BA at BHSU and her Masters at SDSU. She is the author of “Whitewood Historical Notes & Folklore\,” “Frawley and Anderson Families\,” “Centennial School #11\,” Finding Grandpa’s Homestead\,” and editor of the Lawrence County Historical Society’s “Lawrence County\, South Dakota\, Town Timelines.” In between books she has published a number of pamphlets\, such as\, “Whitewood\, South Dakota\, Business Advertisements in the Whitewood Plaindealer Newspaper 1917\,” and Whitewood’s Historical Walk.” \nAbout Author\nTo come. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe event takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery.
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180208T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180210T213000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY THEATER: "The Nerd"
DESCRIPTION:The Matthews’ community theater presents the comedy\, “The Nerd\,” written by Larry Shue. The event runs Thursday through Sundays\, Feb. 8-11\, 15-18\, 2018. “The Nerd” is directed by Joanna Mechaley. The Thursday-Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m.\, while the Sunday performances are at 2 p.m. One of the funniest plays ever written\, this extraordinarily inventive comedy was first presented by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre\, then produced in Great Britain\, then went on to Broadway. \n\nLEARN MORE about this play. \n\n  \n\nShow Details:\n\nBUY TICKETS\n \n\nFeb. 8-11\, 2018\nFeb. 15-18\, 2018\nThurs.-Sat.: 7:30 p.m.\nSunday: 2:00 p.m.\nTickets:\n$15 for Adults\n$10 for Subscribers \n$5 for Youth and BHSU students
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CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180208T110000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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SUMMARY:COFFEE TALK & TINKER: Crocheting in the Round (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Crocheting in the Round\nBring that coffee shop conversation and your coffee friends – to RE:Create and see what happens when you explore creativity together. \nIn this session\, Ava Sauter instructs us on crocheting in the round. This is a FREE event. \nAre you tired of the boring back and forth of crocheting in rows? If so\, join us for the exciting basics of crocheting in the round. In this workshop\, participants will learn the “magic circle\,” how to make a basic flower\, and then start to crochet your very own stocking cap. Basic knowledge of crocheting is helpful\, but not necessary. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout the Artist\nAva Sauter defines herself as a renegade crocheter. Patterns are rarely followed and little additions are generally a must. With that said\, she has a great understanding of the basics of crocheting and how those skills can be built upon. She enjoys creating her own designs and makings useable gifts for the people in her life. \n 
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180206T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180206T180000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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SUMMARY:ART HAPPY HOUR with the Black Hills Balinese Gamelan
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nArt Happy Hour with the Black Hills Balinese Gamelan\nRod Garnett and members of the Black Hills Balinese Gamelan will be on hand to tell people about Balinese musical traditions and the new local ensemble\, Raga Garnita (Joyful Heart). Tuesday Art Happy Hour participants will have a chance to play the instruments and learn about the essential community-centered aspects of music and art in Bali\, Indonesia. \nJeffrey Winter and Darrell Harr will also share their experience of inventing the wrench gamelan instruments that will be displayed. \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. *Some of these events will have wine and beer for sale. IDs will be checked.  \nThe workshop takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery. \nSign-up is preferred\nEven though the workshop is free\, sign-up would be preferred in order for the instructor to be prepared with the correct amount of materials and supplies. Either call the art gallery at 605.642.7973 ext.0 — OR email kirk@matthewsopera.com to add your name to the class list. If emailing\, be sure to provide a phone number.  \nAbout Rod Garnett\nRodney Garnett is professor emeritus in the University of Wyoming\, Department of Music\, and has worked extensively as a freelance musician in orchestras\, jazz and chamber music ensembles\, folk music ensembles\, and recording studios. He is a recipient of the 2003 Wyoming Governor’s Arts Award and the 2008 University of Wyoming Internationalization Award and was the 2007 University of Wyoming Presidential Speaker. He continues to be an active performer and teacher\, utilizing many styles and forms of flutes. \nGarnett completed the Ph.D. in Anthropology in 2014\, focusing his dissertation work on the highly relational aspects of aural musical learning in the Republic of Moldova. He continues to collaborate with colleagues around the world to learn more about cultural improvisation and creativity among musicians in emergent social and material settings\, and the embodiment of aesthetic responses in daily life. \nHe initiated the Black Hills Balinese Gamelan “Joyful Heart” in October 2017\, along with a community of talented local musicians and collaborators. \n 
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20180206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20180206T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T175336
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR VISIT: Jessie Rencountre (RE:Create)
DESCRIPTION:Author Visit with  Jessie Taken Alive Rencountre\nBook title: “Peta Shows Misun the Light” (Peta means Fire or light in Lakota and Misun means Little Brother.) \nAbout Author\nJessie Taken Alive – Rencountre lives in Rapid City with her husband and four daughters. She currently teaches a program called JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates) at Rapid City High School.  Jessie worked for 8 years as a school counselor and was influenced to write her first children’s book after hearing many of the hurtful situations elementary children would share with her. The story is for all ages and teaches compassion and forgiveness. It reminds us of the ability that we all have to change the world. \nJessie’s story won her the title of being named the 2017 Great Plains Emerging Tribal Writer’s Award. She will be sharing her story and the process of how the story came to her.  \nThis is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. \nThe event takes place in the ArtCentral RE:create makerspace in The Matthews’ art gallery.
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CATEGORIES:Community Art Projects
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