Events

The annual Fourth of July celebration will kick off Wednesday, and will take start at 6 p.m. in Barstow Park. Members of the community are encouraged to gather for family-friendly activities in the park. “In past celebrations in the park, we estimate about 400 to 500 people come out to the park,” said Vermillion’s Chamber […]

Today marks the first day of this year’s Shakespeare Festival in Vermillion’s Prentis Park. Three professors from the University of South Dakota organized the festival with the producing and marketing skills of Coyoteopoly. Artistic Director Chaya Gordon-Bland spent many years involved in Shakespeare Festivals around the country before moving to South Dakota to become a […]

Serving as culmination of a semester’s work, the University of South Dakota’s concert and symphonic bands will take the stage Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Knutson Theatre to perform their last concert of the school year — the USD Band Extravaganza. Junior Emily Mason, a music education major, said the USD Band Extravaganza will provide […]

Four years of learning and a one semester of hard work is being put on display at the John A. Day art gallery for graduating art majors. Undergraduate art students are putting their thesis artwork out for the public to view. Alison Erazmus, director of the university art galleries, said this is the fourth thesis […]

Three musical groups at the University of South Dakota will wrap up the spring semester with a final concert Saturday, April 21 at 3 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall. The concert will feature the Men’s and Women’s Choir, the Concert Choir as well as the Vocal Jazz Group. David Holdhusen, director of choral […]

The University of South Dakota’s symphony orchestra gets the opportunity of a lifetime. Friday, April 20, the band Kansas will perform at USD on their Collegiate Symphony Tour with the USD Symphony. The Collegiate Symphony Tour began in 2010 when Kansas celebrated the 35th anniversary of their band. Guitarist Rich Williams said the band has […]

Teacher and poet Zachary Schomburg will be spending his birthday on the University of South Dakota campus hosting a poetry reading. The USD English department will present its Visiting Writer Series April 5 in the National Music Museum from 4 to 5 p.m. Heather Christle and Schomburg will read their poetry for the free event. […]

The International Students Club is hosting their annual Festival of Nations celebration Saturday. The event will be held in the Muenster University Center Ballroom from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Festival of Nations is an event meant to recognize the diverse population of people at the University of South Dakota and the Vermillion area. It […]

Think “Harry Potter.” Or “Twilight.” But instead of wizards, witches and vampires, think impoverished families fighting to survive. Instead of current times, think future. While you’re at it, think “1984.” The Hunger Games, the first in a three-book series by Suzanne Collins, is set to hit theaters Friday and has some University of South Dakota […]