Events

May 10

LEAD LIBRARY FUNDRAISER
May 10
LEAD - Join all of our Lead Library friends at the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center on May 10th from 5pm-7pm for Cheyenne Crossing’s desserts, Chubby Chipmunk’s treats, wine, door prizes and silent auction items galore! We are now collecting items for the silent auction. Please drop off donations at the Lead Library before April 30th - 315 W. Main St. in Lead.

Fee: $15

May 10

The Great American Book Festival is a dynamic literary event featuring authors from around the globe. There will be storytellers, author readings, book signings, author and vendor booths, arts and crafts booths, music and dance performances, food vendors and face painting.

The GABfest Writers' Conference & GABfest Lit Walk will be held in conjunction with the book festival. Writers' Conference sessions include:

• Authors' Round Table Panel Discussions - Literary Classics award-winning authors
• Paths to Self Publishing - Avoiding Costly Mistakes by Branch Isole
• Breathing Life into Your Book - Book Marketing Strategies by Dawn Nelson
• Helping Your Book Soar - Writing Tips & Strategies by Lisa Reinicke
• The Science of Publishing - Finding an Agent & Getting Published by Jacob M. Appel
• From Flat to Funny - Revising for Humor by Dorothy Rosby
• One-on-One Private Agent Pitch Session with Queressa Robinson of the Nelson Literary Agency*

The GABfest Lit Walk on May 10 is a pub crawl that explores the joys of literature and libations. 
6:00 pm — Lit Jeopardy at the Firehouse Wine Cellars
7:15 pm — Lit Trivia at Wobbly Bobby British Pub
8:30 pm — Author readings and live music pairings at the Hay Camp Event Center

May 10

Enter for a chance to win a 2-year 2019 Honda Passport lease, have drinks at four awesome local breweries, and help raise money for Almost Home Canine Rescue at the and annual Hops & Hondas Tour. Visit each brewery, or tour stop, and get your “passport” stamped to be entered to win a Vern Eide prize package valued at over $750! While at each tour stop, you’re allowed one entry (4 total entries) to win a 2-year 2019 Honda Passport lease! Plus, at each tour stop, you could win a $50 tab or brewery prize pack to that brewery!

May 10

Prom attire is requested but not required for El Riad Shrine Dance Club and the Ballroom Dance Club's "Prom Through the Decades" big band dance. The Kickin' Brass Big Band will play a variety of danceable music. A Rumba dance lesson will start at 6:45 & the band will start at 7:30. For more information please visit facebook.com/ElRiadDanceClub, elriad.org or ballroomdanceclubsf.org. Tickets can be purchased at elriaddanceclub.eventbrite.com.

Tickets: $14 per person, $7 with student ID.

May 10

LEAD, SD – The Gold Camp Players at the Historic Homestake Opera House announce their spring musical production of “Oliver”!

THE STREETS OF VICTORIAN ENGLAND come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected shop boy of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to the streets of London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the crafty Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow, takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap Oliver back, threatening his chances of discovering the true love of family.

“Oliver”, an English musical with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, considered a masterpiece, includes a large ensemble cast of over 30 actors. “Oliver” won the Tony Award for best original musical score in 193. Based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, the show was adapted for film in 1968 and won six Academy Awards, including best picture.

"It's a wonderful experience to work on a classical musical with a large cast featuring characters of all ages. I've been blessed with a variety of community members from first time performers to well-seasoned actors. The cast is working hard on this project," says Davis Scherer, stage director of the play. "Musicals are our largest endeavors and involve a lot of moving parts. Set design, props and costumes, vocal and instrumental music. I cannot overstate my gratitude to everyone who is working together to make this production a magical experience."

Show dates are May 3, 4, 10, and 11 at 7 pm and May 5 and 12 at 2 pm at the Historic Homestake Opera House located at 313 W. Main Street, Lead, SD.

Admission is $20 for adults and $15 for HHOH members and $8 for young people 17 and under.
Tickets may be purchased at the door or online in advance of performances at www.homestakeoperahouse.org. The ticket booth opens one hour prior to performances. Seating is first come, first serve. All proceeds benefit programming at the Historic Homestake Opera House. The building is wheelchair accessible and parking is in several lots within 3 blocks of the Opera House.

The Historic Homestake Opera House Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to returning Lead’s Historic Opera House to productive use for the enrichment of the community and to provide cultural opportunities for generations to come.

Support for “Oliver” is provided by the South Dakota Arts Council through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts through the S.D. Department of Tourism. Support is also provided in part by our annual members, the City of Lead and the Adams-Mastrovich Family Foundation.

For more information, contact the Historic Homestake Opera House office at 605-584-2067 or visit www.homestakeoperahouse.org.

Fee: $8-$20