The Beat
Stories, news & culture from around the Black Hills
Local voices. Big stories. The people, places, and moments shaping our creative community.
Welcome to our little corner of the Black Hills where we keep our finger on the pulse, our ear to the ground and our eyes on the stage. The shows, the openings, the late-night sets, the tucked-away venues, and the artists shaping the culture of our community. We’ll be out there taking notes so you don’t miss what matters. If it’s unfolding locally and worth talking about, you’ll find it here.
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Take Me To Your Moon: Journeys into the World of Dementia
Works by Yoko “Tenyoh” Sugawara Voices rise and fall, a murmur from neighboring galleries, distant in every way. Here, in Yoko’s world, the silence flows deep, rings in the heart, and whispers…
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Rock The Res Fundraiser hits the Dahl this weekend
Rock The Rez Fundraiser | Saturday, May 16 | 5–8:30 p.m. @ Dahl Arts Center • Rapid City Rock The Rez hosts five-day rock n’ roll camps for Indigenous girls, Two-Spirit, and…
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A Night of Live Music, Art and Dance
Belly dance, live music, drawing sessions, and a hands-on art party take over Aby’s on Saturday night. Downtown Rapid City is going to have belly dancers moving between breweries, the Farmers Market,…
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One of Climbing’s Biggest Names Is Coming to the Black Hills
Lynn Hill’s appearance at the Elks Theatre brings one of the most important figures in climbing history to a region with deep roots of its own. On May 10, one of the…
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Lost Cabin Turns 10 With a Weeklong Circus
Lost Cabin Beer Co. is stretching its 10th anniversary across an entire week this May, transforming the brewery into a rotating mix of beer releases, live music, food trucks, side-show attractions, projection…
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Mother’s Day Events Around the Black Hills
Mother’s Day is coming up in the Black Hills this weekend! We pulled together a list of events happening around the Hills we thought would be fun to do with your mom…
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Come for Jalan, Stay for Cary
A Night of Finger Pickin That’ll Leave You Awe-stricken! @ 707 Sports Bar & Nightlife • Rapid City / Friday, May 8 / 7 p.m. / 21+ For decades Cary Morin has played stages…
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Eminent Domain Closes BHCT’s 58th Season
Opening weekend offers more than the show itself Eminent Domain Black Hills Community Theatre | Studio Theater, Performing Arts Center of Rapid City Opens Friday, May 1 | 7 p.m. Continues May…
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Abbey Leach
Originally from Boise, Idaho, Abbey Leach has become a familiar presence in the Black Hills songwriter circuit, performing everywhere from…
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