Thrills and spills from the Black Hills: the entertainment scene in Rapid City, South Dakota, and beyond
Thrills and spills from the Black Hills: the entertainment scene in Rapid City, South Dakota, and beyondThrills and spills from the Black Hills: the entertainment scene in Rapid City, South Dakota, and beyondThrills and spills from the Black Hills: the entertainment scene in Rapid City, South Dakota, and beyondThrills and spills from the Black Hills: the entertainment scene in Rapid City, South Dakota, and beyond
Seventy-two years. That’s a long time — especially for an arts organization. But that’s just how long the Rapid City Concert Association has been putting on its annual concert series. This year’s lineup looks promising, bringing a variety of musical and arts performances — everything from Chinese acrobats to Big Band and swing music.
Cantus — Monday, Sept. 21. An all-male vocal ensemble singing art songs, folk songs, and msuic ranging from spirituals to Sting.
String Fever — Thursday, Oct. 1. A family of four world-class musicians with an original show featuring five and six stringed electric violins called violectras, a viola, and a cello.
Boston Brass — Thursday, Nov. 19. Five-piece chamber brass performance ranging from exciting classical arrangements, to breakthrough vocal harmony, to burning jazz standards.
New Shanghai Circus — Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Troupe of highly acclaimed Chinese athletes present of Chinese circus acts dating back to harvest festivals of more than 2,000 years ago.
Riders in the Sky — Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Grammy-winning Western music group present favorites by such legendary cowboy singers as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers.
The Harry James Orchestra — Monday, April 26, 2010. Music from the golden age of swing by a band that has continued the tradition of the fine playing that first made it famous, now under the direction of Harry’s lead trumpet virtuoso, Fred Radke.
All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center theater. The concerts have open seating, so early arrival is advised.
Season memberships are still available for the six-concert series; cost is $60 adult, $25 student, and family packages at $70 and $130. Single-performance tickets cost $20 for adults, and $10 for students.
Black Hills Blues Society presents Eddie Turner in concert this Saturday, Sept. 19, in Rapid City.
Showtime is at 8:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Firehouse Brewing Co. restaurant in downtown Rapid City. (That door is just east of the restaurant door.) Admission is $10, or free if you’re a Blues Society member, which you’re really starting to consider if they keep bringing these amazing acts to town, right?
I’m not a man, not by a long shot, but I’m still digging this Turner track called “I’m a Man,” below:
Man. If I can scratch together $10, I’ll be there.
Eddie Turner’s website — and I’m not making this up — is www.eddiedevilboy.com, which he earned by beating the devil in one of those guitar-playing contests you see in movies from time to time.
“Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat,” a Tony-nominated show from the same people who brought you “Jesus Christ Superstar,” retells the Old Testament story of Joseph and his colorful coat. The colorful, family-friendly musical with a cast of 26 stars Adante Carter as Joseph and Michelle Martinson as the narrator. Directed by Mikal Kraklio, with choreography by Andrea Schaefer, this play should be a blast. Last season Kraklio proved his talent for directing comedy, and Schaefer was part of the “Procedo” dance performance I enjoyed so much this summer.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays through October 4 at the Black Hills Community Theatre at the Rushmore Mall.
The box office at the mall is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; stop by, call 394-1786 or go to www.bhct.org for tickets, which cost $18 adults, $16 senior/military, and $11 students.
Click here to read what swell things rollingstone.com has to say about the Kickback, a hip rock band that has played here more than once — notably, they opened for Costes in that legendary show at the Dahl a few years back. Unlike Costes, the Kickback kept their pants on.
The reviewer calls them Chicago-based, but we all know about their SoDak roots.
Tickets for Black Hills Community Theatre’s first show of the 2009-2010 season, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” go on sale today. The box office at the Rushmore Mall theater space will be open from noon to 4 p.m. each Tuesday to Saturday through October 3.
The Tony Award-winning “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical based on the Biblical character of Joseph, will be performed September 18 through October 4. Showtime is at 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; tickets cost $18 for adults, $16 for seniors/military, and $11 for students. Wacky Wednesday is on Sept. 30.
The box office has been open for VIP season ticket subscribers since Sept. 4, and season subscribers since Sept. 10, but I assume they already knew that.
For more information, call 394-1786 or go to www.bhct.org.
Local jam band Groovedaddy will host a benefit concert for Lester Nelson this Friday, Sept. 11, at Valley Sports Bar. That’s on the corner of South Valley Drive and St. Patrick Street; I know where it is because I routinely go to sports bars and eat monster burgers while cheering on football teams and getting into fistfights over whose cheerleaders are hotter. No, really because I used to live just down the street.
Dissent’s first ep
Lester was an original member of Rapid City’s 1980s punk band Dissent; he was recently involved in a motorcycle accident, and proceeds from the event will help him out. My source for this info is none other than American Heavy Metal Weekend — a local group that features two more members of Dissent, although all three were not simultaneously with the band. (See Dissent’s website for a detailed history and to hear Dissent perform Devo’s “Whip It.”) AHMW would have liked to perform at the benefit, but Kevin Dorsman will be out of town. Singalongs kept them going without a vocalist last month, but unfortunately the bass really is necessary.
Cost is $5, and the show is open only to people 21 and older… if you remember seeing Dissent perform, you’re old enough to attend.
6:45 p.m. — The Outlaws, Southern rock from Florida
8:30 p.m. — Mat Kearney, pop/rock from Nashville, as seen on Conan O’Brien and Grey’s Anatomy promos
Tickets for the 2009 Deadwood Jam are available at www.deadwoodjam.com or by calling Black Hills Central Reservations at (605) 578-7722 or 1-800-344-8826. Two-day tickets sell for $45; single-day tickets cost less.
I’m loving Janitor Bob and the Armchair Cowboys, mostly because of the name. Here’s a recent video:
The 2009-10 Broadway series at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center includes the following four productions:
Mamma Mia: A tale of love, laughter and friendship set to the music of Abba. Showtime at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26; and 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27. Tickets $59.50-$77 plus fees.
Cirque Dreams “Illumination”: Ordinary characters perform extraordinary feats with an international cast and urban score. Showtime at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13; 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14; and 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Tickets $49.50-$59.50 plus fees.
Annie: The classic tale of the loveable orphan and her dog Sandy. Showtime at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 7-8; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Tickets $49.50-$59.50 plus fees.
Hairspray: Tony Award-winning musical based on the 1988 film by John Waters. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 25-26. Tickets $49.50-$59.50 plus fees.
At those prices, you’d better start saving now. Sheesh.
For information about season ticket packages now on sale, go to www.gotmine.com.
If you enjoyed the Hank Harris Group Experience Project’s performance June 11, you’ll be happy to hear they’re playing at the Firehouse this weekend. If you happened to miss that gig, check them out anyway — this band is a lot of fun, playing rock ‘n’ roll covers and originals and generally having a great time. You can hear some of Hank’s original work in several genres at www.hankharris.com.
The Hank Harris Group Experience Project (what a mouthful!) will play this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4-5, at the Firehouse Brewing Co. on Main Street in downtown Rapid City. Live music there generally runs from 9 p.m. to midnight, and there is no cover charge.
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