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This summer, the Rapid City Arts Council
at the Dahl Arts Center presents Summer
Nights at the Dahl, a diverse series of events
including dance performances, live music, poetry readings, a magic
show & more - held every Thursday night from June 12 – August 28,
6pm-9pm each night!
Additional light entertainment,
concessions, free art activities and/or guided tours of the Bruce H.
Lien gallery will be available starting at 6:00pm each Thursday
night, with main performances starting at 7pm and ending by 9pm.
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Events will take place at the new
addition to the Dahl on the corner of 7th & Kansas City Street. This
series will correlate with the new Summer Nights series on 7th
Street, a project of Leadership Rapid City, which will feature
concerts, vendors and other activities happening just one block away
on 7th Street between Main Street and St. Joseph. For more info on
the schedule of Summer Nights events presented by Leadership Rapid
City, go to www.rapidcitysummernights.com
Summer Nights at the Dahl will be
free to attend, and coffee and soda will be available for purchase
in a relaxed, cafe-style atmosphere. So stop by or stay a
while, grab a cup of coffee and hang out in the gallery, try out a
free art activity or catch some live entertainment! Feel free to
come and go as you please as you check out other events, shop or
grab a bite to eat along 7th Street and throughout downtown.
Details
on additional activities featured each Thursday will be announced
prior to each event when possible.
SCHEDULE -
Upcoming Summer Nights at the Dahl . . .
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July 31 – Dance Showcase by
Barefoot Dance Studio
Starting at 6pm,
stop in and check out the new featured art exhibit “Impacted
Nations”. Also starting at 6pm, there will be sidewalk chalk
available, plus soda and coffee will be available for purchase
in the lobby. Face painting available from 6pm-7pm only.
From 7pm-9pm,
check out a variety of dance styles in the fun and informal
Dance Showcase presented by Barefoot Dance Studio. Plus try out
a few basic ballet moves at about 7pm during a free informal
workshop/ballet demo. Focusing mostly on contemporary and
experimental site-specific pieces, the showcase will also
include tap dance and ballet. Child and adult students will
perform as well as professional dancer and Barefoot Dance Studio
instructor Andrea Muehl. Muehl is known for her original and
experimental style of modern dance and recently choreographed as
well as starred in the theatrical dance production of Flutter
presented by the Black Hills Community Theatre and Black Hills
Workshop. Dances will take place inside the Dahl as well as on
the sidewalk in front of the Dahl.
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August 7 – Gypsy Black Hills
Belly Dance Performance and Workshops
An
evening of American Gypsy Style Bellydance. Gypsy's dancers will
enchant you as they shimmy and spin to a mix of Middle-Eastern-style
and American music. Enjoy an array of American Tribal Style
belly dance numbers performed by the Gypsy Black Hills Belly Dance
troupe, adorned in their trademark vivid costuming, jingling
coin-trimmed hip scarves and bold jewelry.
Inspired by
Gypsy culture, and infused with influences from all over our big
world, Gypsy, Black Hills Bellydance offers classes & performance
opportunities in a completely unique form of bellydance. Instructor
Bianca Boll has studied with a wide variety of teachers. Her unique
style combines traditional style folk dances, ancient & contemporary
bellydance, and other moves borrowed from India, Persia, Central
Asia, Spain, Egypt, Turkey...yes, from everywhere else along the
Romany Trail.
Gypsy Black
Hills Belly Dance will offer several FREE special workshops
throughout the evening at the Dahl so that community members who
come to watch the dancers can try out a few basic moves themselves.
Don’t miss out on this special opportunity.
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August 14 – Open Mic Night
Calling all area poets,
acoustic musicians, comedians and other performers: this is your
chance to show the community what you’ve got. Bring your instrument
or other performance material down to the Dahl Arts Center. All
performers wishing to be a part of the Open Mic Night must check in
at the Dahl at 6:00 so Dahl staff can review material performers
intend to perform as well as arrange a lineup. All subject matter in
lyrics, poetry, spoken word, jokes, etc. must be considered
appropriate for general audiences by the Dahl staff, or they will
not be included in the Open Mic Night. Performers wishing to be a
part of Open Mic Night should also be aware that the performance
space for this event is relatively small, and the Dahl Arts Center
also cannot accommodate rock bands or anyone requiring more than a
very simple PA setup. For more information, please contact
amethyst@thedahl.org or call 394.4101 ext. 209.
August 21 – Ken & Cory Tomovic
Ken & Cory Tomovick are regional singer/songwriters who perform an
all original, eclectic mix of rhythm & blues, folk and storytelling
songs as a duo, with Ken on guitar and Cory on vocals. Cory is also
the president of the organization Black Hills Songwriters and she is
the writer behind all of her and Ken’s songs. Ken & Cory have a CD
out called “Beneath the Surface” which also features acclaimed
violinist Kenny Putnam on some recorded tracks. Another act to be
announced will share the bill.
August 28 – String Tied
Popular local bluegrass
music. String Tied is an eclectic band of musicians who bring a
wealth of experience, creativity and tradition to the active Western
South Dakota music scene.
They play a straight ahead, roots based, gospel laced, fast paced,
high lonesome, fab foursome, clean
wholesome, soulful, chockfull, hands full, striving, reviving, hard
driving, straight up, stay up, one up, put up or shut up, 4 part,
from the heart, almost art, light to dark, foot to the feed, feel
the need, take the lead set that will have you feeling the beat,
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All ages are welcome. Please note: Some subject matter
featured in exhibits and/or live entertainment may not necessarily
be considered appropriate for children by some parents.
General parental discretion is advised.
Summer Nights at the Dahl are free to attend thanks to partial
support from Allied Arts Fund and the Stanford Adelstein Grant. |
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