September 21, 2011
Lecture to honor local Native American artist
The late Oscar Howe never let failure keep him from becoming a great artist. After his rejection from the Philbrook Art Museum, he continued to paint modern art that reflected the Native American Culture in a new way and the University of South Dakota will host the annual Oscar Howe Memorial Lecture to honor Howe’s […]
New class twirls into Wellness Center
College may seem a little late to pick up ballet but that isn’t stopping Maddison Kissick from starting a new class. The lessons are being offered at the Wellness Center Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Kissick, a 24-year-old graduate student, teaches the class and it is for anyone interested in learning ballet, from beginner to expert. […]
Naked Roommate’ author to speak at MUC
Chances are, the average college student has not had the opportunity to attend a presentation at which the speaker has declared his intentions to perform “The Syphilis Song” and teach his audience how to get as much sex as they want. On Sept. 22. the opportunity for both of those things will present itself to […]
USD graduate to give free folk music performance
Folk tunes sung by the likes of Paul Revere and Laura Ingalls Wilder will be brought to life when the National Music Museum hosts folk singer and songwriter Jami Lynn Buttke on Sept. 23. heart.” According to their website, the Brown Bag Lunch Program encourages people attending the event to bring their own brown bag […]
Celtic trio makes music magic
A St. Paul, Minn.,-based trio provided a lesson in Scottish and Irish music as part of the National Music Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch program Sept. 16. The trio, comprised of instrumentalist Laura MacKenzie, guitarist/percussionist Ross Sutter and violinist/dancer Danielle Enblom, presented “Celtic Wizardry: Wind-Powered Instruments” over the lunch hour. The musical performance included MacKenzie on […]