Events

Jun 12

Becoming an Outdoors Family teaches skills for a lifetime of outdoor recreation. We'll introduce you to many outdoor activities, providing all the instruction and equipment you need to try it out for yourself. It's ideal for kids ages 8 and up, but the whole family will enjoy spending time outside together, no matter their age.

The program fee is $75 for a family of up to six people and includes an electrical campsite for two nights, programs, equipment and T-shirts. A limited number of tents and sleeping bags are available for families to check out who don't have their own equipment. So if you are ready to have some fun fishing, kayaking, hiking, crafting, birding, challenging yourself on the obstacle course, shooting air rifles and archery sign up soon!

Fee: $75

Jun 07

We invite you to join the Vern Eide Hops & Hondas Tour - a 6 week event with a chance to enter to win a Honda Civic, have drinks at four awesome local breweries, and help raise money to protect the best interests of abused and neglected children through Sioux Falls Area CASA. Visit each brewery, or tour stop, and get your “passport” stamped to be entered to win a $750 giveaway package. While at each tour stop, you’re allowed one entry (4 total entries) to win a 2-year Honda Civic lease! If you are willing to star in one of our quick videos with a story of your first ride, you get a double entry! Plus, at each tour stop, you could win a $50 tab to that brewery!
Brewery Tour Schedule:
■ Downtown Block Party (Launch) - June 1
■ Fernson on 8th - June 8
■ WoodGrain Brewing Co. - June 15
■ Remedy Brewing Co. - June 22
■ Monks House of Ale Repute - June 29
■ Downtown Block Party (Final Giveaway) - July 6
Don’t forget Vern Eide will be offering FREE rides home until 12 AM on all Brewery Tour Stop Dates!

May 07

When Laura Ingalls Wilder recorded her experiences living in "The Little House on the Prairie," she could not have known the exceptionally broad reach her tales would achieve. Adapted from Wilder’s book series in 1974, the acclaimed NBC television show "Little House on the Prairie" brought this enduring story into homes nationwide. In 1982, to honor the beloved television series, the East Palestine China Company commissioned South Dakota artist Eugene Christopherson to create 12 paintings for a collector's plate series. In March of 2017, the 12 original oil paintings Christopherson created for this series became part of the Center's Fine Art Collection. This series, together with several other prairie-inspired Christopherson paintings, will be on display in the gallery exhibition, “On the Prairie: The Art of Eugene Christopherson,” which opens May 7 and runs through October 12, 2018.

A reception will be held June 8, 2018 from 6:30- 8:30pm.
The show is free and open to the public.

Jun 14

This camp is designed for the pre-school set and will focus on developing the skills necessary for coloring, drawing and pre-writing skills using music and a variety of manipulatives to learn about letters. An occupational therapist will guide the group in fun sensory motor activities to develop strength and visual perceptual skills necessary for pre-school readiness success.

Dates: June 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Time: 8:00-9:00 am

Cost: $100.00

Call 605-791-7400 to register!

Jun 14

This handwriting intensive will be geared toward children ages 5-7 and will focus on improving handwriting skills in preparation for the upcoming school year. The group will use the Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) program to focus on lower case letter formation and printing. A therapist will guide the group and focus on activities for improving upper extremity strength, coordination and visual perceptual skills.

Group size: 4-6 participants

Dates: June 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm

Cost: $200.00

Call 605-791-7400 to register!

Jun 14

This social skills group will focus on learning to “flex” your social style and to boost reciprocal social interaction skills. Therapists will facilitate both structured and unstructured interactions between peers to practice skills taught through social coaching, modeling, social stories and role playing during sessions.

Group size: 6-8 participants maximum
Age: 8-12 years
Session 1: June 7, 14, 21, 28 (Thursdays)
Time: 3:00-4:00pm

Cost: $300.00

Call 605-791-7400 to register.

Jun 14

Rock out at the Main Street Square Concert series in Downtown Rapid City, featuring live bands, kids' activities, delicious food vendors and an assortment of refreshments in the beverage garden. A wide variety of artists will hit the stage and keep you dancing. 

Jun 14

Food vendors, beer garden and family friendly-entertainment.

June 14: Avenger Joe

July 12: Dirty Word Band

August 9: TBD