Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center serves South Dakota State University, the Brookings community and the region. It is a state-of-the-art performing arts center that is the home for concerts, theatrical and dance performances, special events and SDSU’s School of Performing Arts.
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Featured Events
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Arc of Justice Lecture and Book Signing with Author David Grann
Lecture and book signing will be Friday, April 5th 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Larson Memorial Concert Hall at in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the SDSU campus. This event is open to the public, but due to level of interest, tickets will be required. This event will be live streamed, and information on that is coming soon. For ticket information, please see below: SDSU Students and Employe...
Performing Arts Organizations
The Oscar has multiple event series - Brookings Chamber Music Society, Brookings Community Theatre, Brookings School District, School of Performing Arts Music, Prairie Repertory Theatre, State University Theatre and Dance, and Woodbine Productions.
Performance Spaces and Facilities
Looking for a place to host a business meeting, an event or a wedding? The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center has what you need.
About The Oscar
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s mission is to engage its community through artistic, educational and cultural experiences that enrich lives, promote lifelong learning in and through the performing arts, and serve as a gateway between SDSU and the greater community.
News from The oscar larson performing arts center
SDSU Concert Choir to present ‘Untraveled Worlds’
The South Dakota State University Concert Choir, under the direction of Laura Diddle and guest conductor Phillip Swan, will present a spring choral concert, “Untraveled Worlds,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.
Brookings Chamber Music Society concert postponed due to weather
This concert has been postponed due to weather and will be rescheduled for a later date.
Daly to present senior recital
Joseph Daly, a music education major at South Dakota State University, will present his senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the SDSU campus.