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Field Notes: Out like a Lion
What started as an Emerging Artist showcase had to be moved into the main theater, with a full house turning out to see Johnny Hastings and Bob Fahey share the stage again….
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News
Deadwood Blues Festival Announces Saturday Night Lineup at Outlaw Square
Keb’ Mo’ to Headline with Ruthie Foster and Amani Burnham onSaturday, July 11, 2026 DEADWOOD, S.D. — Deadwood Blues Festival 2026 is proud to announce theSaturday night lineup at Outlaw Square for…
[ read story ]A Busy Weekend for Theater Across the Black Hills
This weekend, there are more stage lights coming up than usual across the Black Hills. Not just one show or one company, but three different productions in three different towns, all opening…
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The Squirrels Opens at Catalyst Theater Company This Week
There are moments in The Squirrels where the room will be laughing, and moments where it won’t be.The show opens March 27 at Catalyst Theater Company’s space on 7th Street. It moves…
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Field Notes
Field Notes: A Park Pavilion, Piano Loops, a Metal Pit, and a Sunday Jam
Felid Notes from the weekend of March 18-23th, 2026 Over the weekend, notes started coming in from a few different corners of the Hills. A park show in Spearfish. A piano set…
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On Our Radar
Black Hills Artist, Dick Termes, Featured on PBS Travel Series
The feature comes from Samantha Brown’s Places to Love, a PBS travel series that airs nationally. Brown spent years on the Travel Channel before bringing the show to PBS, where it has…
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Phillip Daniel and Alex Massa at HayCamp
by Orange Ficus • March 21, 2026 It’s Saturday, March 21st (sometime between six and six-thirty PM) and Phillip Daniel is jumping out of his seat. Literally. If only for a moment…
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Backstage
Michael Winslow: the Human Jukebox
Michael Winslow & Friends @ the 707 Sports Bar & Nightlife, March 27, 2026 By Bonny Fleming Think about the movie Police Academy for a second. What’s the first thing that comes…
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