Under one roof, two wildly different creative worlds will unfold at the same time. In the Pub space (up front), Tangled Sheets returns for its second year, pairing a curated erotic art exhibition with a burlesque showcase designed to explore sensuality as intentional artistic expression. In the Event Hall, (back bar) Outside Kids headline a stacked alternative lineup alongside Easy Light, Howling Embers, and Gold Metal, bringing sweat, distortion, and a little catharsis to the other side of the building.

It also happens to fall on a birthday weekend for at least one of us, which feels like the universe quietly endorsing a night built around bein out on the town and scroungin up trouble!

Tangled Sheets: Intention Over Shock

Tangled Sheets begins at 5pm with an 18+ erotic art exhibition featuring work from Sabrina LaCroix, Elizabeth Taylor of LaCroix Artistry, and Wade Codling of Codling Creations. At 8pm, the room transitions into a 21+ burlesque exhibition hosted by internationally recognized pinup model and performer Bernie Dexter, with fetish-themed performances curated to reflect depth over costume spectacle.

Sabrina describes the event simply: “Tangled Sheets is a two-part erotic art event featuring an erotic art show followed by a burlesque exhibition with provocatively themed performances.” But the intention behind it runs deeper.

“I wanted a space where sensuality could be explored thoughtfully, not as shock value, not as parody, but as real artistic expression,” she explains. “Through an artistic lens, people can explore sexuality with curiosity.”

That word, curiosity, carries through the entire evening. The visual exhibition sets the emotional tone, inviting guests to linger, interpret, and absorb. “You’re able to linger, interpret, and absorb,” Sabrina says. “Burlesque then brings that exploration into motion. Where the artwork captures a moment suspended in time, the performers embody those same themes live, in real time.”

The artwork itself spans a wide range of themes: power, consent, identity, fantasy, body autonomy, the tension between softness and strength, and the complexity of desire. Some pieces are playful. Some are raw. Some will challenge viewers. All are presented with nuance and respect.

South Dakota does not often see erotic art handled in a curated, intentional way. Sabrina felt called to build something that treated it with depth rather than novelty. “My primary goal is representation,” she says. “I want people to be able to find themselves in the artwork and feel comforted or even challenged by what they find.”

This is an adult event, and it is designed that way. The space welcomes adults who understand consent, respect performers, and are open to seeing the human body and human desire as art. It is intimate by intention, and ticketing at the door reflects that focus on experience rather than volume.

Outside Kids and Friends: Volume, Catharsis, and Cardio

Meanwhile, in the Event Hall, the mood shifts from reflective to kinetic.

Outside Kids headline a lineup Matt Buehner calls “a celebration of the diversity of alternative/pop-punk/rock music in the Black Hills,” promising emotive lyrics, feel-good anthems, headbanging energy, and what he describes as a “screw it/come what may” attitude.

For first-timers, he says their live show lands “somewhere between an intimate conversation with a friend you haven’t seen in awhile, a scathing critique of what is wrong with American culture at large, and a cathartic scream into the void.” It is a description that feels accurate to anyone who has spent time in a packed alternative room where the lyrics are shouted back at the stage.

The lineup works, Matt says, because of friendship first. “We all like each other,” he notes. Sonically, the genres may differ on paper, but each band leans heavily into songcraft and tone. The bill builds energy as the night progresses, moving from connection to release.

Aby’s Event Hall has become one of the more consistent homes for alternative music in Rapid City, and Matt is quick to point out what makes it different. The venue is built for shows, supported by a new sound system and an ongoing commitment to improving the experience for both artists and audience.

“If you are standing in the room that night,” he says, “you can expect to get a little sweaty, to make a new friend, and to have really sore leg and neck muscles the next day.” Headbanging, apparently, counts as cardio.

Outside Kids will also be debuting new, unreleased material, the result of a winter spent writing and tightening their live set. For longtime fans, that alone makes the $15 cover worth it.