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  • NEA Big Read Trekkie Night at Spearfish Brewing

    Spearfish Brewing is hosting a Trekkie Night where you are invited to come down to the Brewery and enjoy a local NEA Big Read themed beer dressed up as your favorite Star Trek Character! There will also be a showing of the Star Trek episode of "Survival Is Insufficient!"  Event Time: February 1, at 5:00PM at ... Read more

  • NEA Big Read Film Series – Snowpiercer

    Head up to Black Hills State University in Jonas 305, and watch a FREE showing of, "Snowpiercer!" Set in a future where a failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for a lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system emerges. Director: Joon-ho ... Read more

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  • National Players Shakespeare Truck Stage Performance

    Come Witness the National Players Shakespeare live candlelight performance on the pick-up truck stage.  Only 50 seats will be available, so don't hesitate! Tickets: $50 Per Seat  

    $50

  • Big Read Book Giveaway Kickoff

    The Matthews is a recipient of the 2023 NEA Big Read grant! We are one of 62 nonprofit organizations to receive this year's NEA Big Read grant. The NEA Big Read: Spearfish will focus on Circe by Madaline Miller with mythologically-themed activities taking place January – March 2023. Keep your eye on our calendar of ... 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

  • What Do You See?

    Young artists are being invited to the Matthews on Saturday, January 14 at noon for "What Do You See," a painting project workshop. After listening to a passage from Circe, students paint the characters or scenes they see while objectives of line, shape, form, and space are present. A discussion will take place after each masterpiece ... Read more

  • God’s Eye Ornament

    Join us in the Matthews Gallery on Tuesday, January 17 at 10 am for Gods Eye Weaving, where you will be guided through the process of creating a colorful ornament using simple weaving techniques. You may have encountered God's Eye ornaments as a school project but the activity has a history that is hundreds of ... Read more

  • Jason & the Argonauts

    We welcome you to join us in the Matthews theater on Saturday, January 21 from 2-4 pm for a free screening of the 1963 film Jason & the Argonauts. This cult classic was a leader in special effects for its time, featuring the mind-blowing stop motion scenes of film artist, Ray Harryhausen. Who can forget ... Read more

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    We welcome you to join us in the Matthews theater on Saturday, February 4 from 2-4 pm for a free screening of the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? In this quirky reimagining of Homer's Odyssey, three Depression-era convicts escape a Mississippi chain gang and embark on an odyssey to find a hidden ... Read more

  • Drawing with Dionysus

    Join us in the Matthews Theater on Saturday, February 4 from 5-8 pm for a free, 18+, figure drawing workshop. This fun workshop for adults will feature drawing from live, costumed models in a historic theater atmosphere! The theme of the evening will be fantasy and mythos, as inspired by the Big Read novel, Circe. ... Read more

  • Dreamcatchers

    Join us on Tuesday, February 7 from 10 am-noon in the Matthews Art Gallery to create your own dreamcatcher with iconic hoop-and-web design. The dream catcher is one of the most enduring and widespread symbols associated with Native American culture. It's commonly believed that the iconic hoop-and-web form is meant to protect sleepers from bad ... Read more

  • Helios & Chronos

    Stop by the Matthews on Thursday, February 9 from 5-8 pm in the Matthews Art Gallery for a cyanotype printing project. Come join us as we take a step back into history and explore one of the first printing-out processes created. In this workshop, we will explore chemistry mixing, coating techniques, and printing tips for ... Read more