Upcoming South Dakota events & entertainment
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Clean jokes for regular folks | After dark show
Saturday, Aug. 26 • 7-11:30 p.m.
Boss Comedy Club
215 S. Main Ave., Tea
The “Clean Jokes for Regular Folks” comedy tour is a nationally-touring stand-up comedy show produced by Denver-based comedians Edward Bell, Austin Black and Ben Dailey. The show features only clean comedy, meaning no use of curse words or uncomfortable topics. For tickets or more information, go to www.collectiveeffortsunion.com.
McCrossan Boys Ranch Xtreme Event Challenge Rodeo
Saturday, Aug. 26 • 4-9 p.m.
McCrossan Boys Ranch Campus
47135 260th St., Sioux Falls
Saddle Up! It’s time again for the McCrossan Boys Ranch Xtreme Event Challenge. Featuring only the most jaw dropping, xtreme, action-packed events of rodeo – Barrel Racing, Mutton Busting and the Northern Bull Riding Tour. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the gate. For more information, go to www.mccrossan.org. Tickets will also be available at Haegle’s Western Store and Sioux Falls Running’s Stores.
That Sounds Decent
Saturday, Aug. 26 • 3-11 p.m.
8th & Railroad Center
401 E. 8th St., Sioux Falls
After five years, Soulcrate returns to That Sounds Decent. Featuring Mato Wayuhi, Hot Freaks, Hooks, Stem Cells, Juke the Tiger, Johnny Berkness & the Blind Owl Band, and our host Sean Jordan. There will be food trucks, drinks by Pave, and a popup skatepark from Let’s Skate. The event is free and all ages.
Corn Maze
Weekends until Oct. 22
Harland Country corn maze
27455 Hwy. 11, Harrisburg
With a Maze Map and a list of questions in hand, find your way to ten checkpoints which contain answers. Find the Hidden checkpoint and receive a free treat from the Concession Barn. Whether young or old, the maze offers a fun outing with a twist of education. There are on-site concessions and shade tent with seating for 40. Restrooms are also available. Bring a flashlight for nighttime fun. General admission $8, child (5-10) $5 and kids 4 and under are free. Cash or check only. No credit cards.
Space Between Ticks | Art exhibit
Aug. 18-Sept. 24
Rose and Eugene Presents
701 N. Phillips Ave. Ste. 135, Sioux Falls
Step into the “Space Between Ticks,” a thought-provoking, two-artist exhibition that delves into the juxtaposition of childhood dreams and the realities of adulthood. Through every stage of conception to final realization, this show captures the moments where the artists’ imagination sneaks into the margins of everyday life – from meeting notes to lunch napkins and discarded memos. For more information, go to www.roseandeugenepresents.com.
Tellef Johnson
Wednesday, Aug. 30 • 7:30 p.m.
Augustana University, Sioux Falls
Tellef Johnson will perform in Sioux Falls at Hamre Hall in the Humanities Building at Augustana University on Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
A graduate of the Juilliard School, Johnson will be playing virtuoso Romantic piano showpieces by Liszt, Cziffra and Rachmaninoff. He will also play several of his original piano compositions, premiering “Moonlight Revisited,” a work inspired by Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. In addition, he will also play several short works by Kaikhosru Sorabji, a mysterious British-Indian composer whose music is being heard for the first time almost a hundred years later after its inception.
Johnson is a Distinguished Alumnus of Brookings High School, was a Leonard Bernstein Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, and has had his compositions performed at New York’s Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall. He has also collaborated with Garrison Keillor and has received awards for filmmaking.
Ticket prices are $20 with free admission for students.