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The South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts will present David Reynolds and Friends in a concert of brass ensemble music slated for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall.

A new exhibit celebrating the legacy of South Dakota State University’s Prairie Repertory Theatre is now on display at the Washington Pavilion’s University Gallery. The display highlights more than 50 years of PRT productions and will be on view through Jan. 5, 2026.

Anna DeGraff, South Dakota State University instructor of music, will open the School of Performing Arts’ Faculty Recital Series with a program titled “Sonnets and Scenes.” The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall in Brookings.

The Chamber Winds of South Dakota, a faculty-led ensemble founded by South Dakota State University assistant professor of music Elizabeth Robinson, released its debut album “Moxie” in June.

Two South Dakota State University students in the landscape architecture program competed in an international competition in Istanbul, Turkey. Jake Pytleski and Miranda Peck represented the SDSU School of Design in the International Federation of Landscape Architects conference Sept. 4-6.

The South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University will celebrate the immersive exhibition of huge blown glass ears of corn, “Primordial Shift: The Art of Michael Meilahn,” with a free public reception and panel discussion from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 27.

The South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University will open its newest exhibition, “Termespheres: Without Beginning or End,” with a free public reception and artist talk from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Artist Dick Termes will speak at 6 p.m., discussing the spherical paintings in this exhibition, known as Termespheres, and his process for creating them.

The annual South Dakota State University Celebration of Faculty Excellence recognized 30 faculty members, researchers and scientists Tuesday. The event honors faculty members in the university's colleges for outstanding research, teaching and service.

The South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University will open its newest exhibition, “Signe Stuart: Events in Time and Space,” with a free public reception and artist talk from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21.

The South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University (SDSU) celebrates the opening of the highly anticipated Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe with free festivities for all ages, from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on June 10.