Junkin’ Market Days® Spring Market

collecting candy-filled Easter eggs and other goodies! No registration required. INFO (605) 338-4009.

Phil’s Bird Walk Mary Jo Wegner

Arboretum

2nd Tuesday

April–September

8:30–9:30 a.m. (4/11, 5/9, 6/13, 7/11, 8/8, 9/12)

Follow along each month, April-September. Phil will have an informative hour getting us familiar with our South Dakota birds. We are so thankful for all the birdfeeders around the Arboretum that Phil maintains and fills for the benefit of everyone who enjoys Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum. The feeders attract many species of birds to our park. $10, FREE for Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum Members, kids free with adult, call 605367-4414 to register. www. maryjowegnerarboretum. com/activities/

Ceili Dance at the Old Courthouse Museum

Thursday, April 13 6:30 p.m.

Old Courthouse Museum

200 West Sixth Street Ceili (pronounced KAYlee) is an Irish social dance. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced dancer, Ceili dancing is a fun and energetic way to spend an evening. Get ready to dance to live music at the Old Courthouse Museum! Beginners welcome. Free admission.

INFO (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com

Cooking Omelettes & Eggs

Thursday, April 13

5 - 6:30 p.m.

Mary Jo Wegner

Arboretum

Break a Few Eggs to Perfect Egg Dishes: OMELETTES & EGGS. Chef Georges Auguste Escoffier (1846 –1935) knew 147 ways to cook eggs; we will learn 4. Omelettes, scrambled, poached and pan fried eggs will all be prepared in this hands-on workshop using induction range technology. INFO (605) 367-4414.

Last Comic Standing (Sioux Falls Edition)

Friday, April 14

8 - 10 p.m.

The District Junior League of Sioux Falls Presents: Last Comic Standing Sioux Falls Edition. Comedians will be judged by a local celebrity judge panel. Junior League of Sioux Falls event will not only consist of huge belly laughs, it will also include entertainment throughout the evening including BlaveRave & The Unmentionables. INFO (605) 271-5600.

Sioux Falls Area Humane Society 15th Annual Paws to Celebrate

April 15

5 - 10 p.m. Sioux Falls Convention Center

Join us to raise funds to support our Sioux Falls Area Humane Society. 100% of the proceeds directly benefit the animals of our community. Help provide life-saving medications, food, spay and neuter surgery and more. Online bidding, silent auction, seated main course. Hundreds of animal lovers come together for one night to help change the lives of homeless animals while they wait for their forever homes. Tickets: https://www. sfhumanesociety.com/paws

The Blue Ball Party With a Purpose

Saturday, April 15 6:30 p.m.

Hilton Garden Inn, Downtown

The event, hosted by Let Me Be 83, is a movement by the Rivere Foundation. The Rivere Foundation, doing business as Let Me Be 83, passionately advocates for better nutrition guidelines for people with diabetes. They follow an alternative diabetes management regimen, focused on low carb nutrition and the proper use of insulins that allows people with diabetes to achieve healthy blood glucose levels. This is an important goal, as elevated glucose levels are associated with complications of diabetes. It is their passion to spread the word that until there’s a cure, there’s a solution! Enjoy a social hour + specialty drinks, unique low carb cuisine, live music and incredible entertainment, a custom low-carb dessert prepared specially for the night and party vibes...all night long! INFO letmebe83.org

Rosemaling

Demonstration at the Old Courthouse Museum

Tuesday, April 18

1 - 4 p.m.

Old Courthouse Museum

200 West Sixth Street

Eileen Halverson will be demonstrating the Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling (decorative painting) in the secondfloor hallway of the Old Courthouse Museum.

Stop in any time for a demonstration or to ask questions! INFO (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com

Dear Evan Hansen

April 18-21 • 7:30 p.m.

April 22 • 2 & 7:30 p.m.

April 23 • 1 & 6:30 p.m. Washington Pavilion Winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2018 Grammy Award, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. The Washington Post calls DEAR EVAN HANSEN “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history.” INFO (605) 3676000.

Founding Sioux Falls: Forth Dakota at the Pettigrew Home & Museum

Wednesday, April 19

1:30 p.m.

Pettigrew Home & Museum

131 N. Duluth Avenue

Join Siouxland Heritage Museums Director Bill Hoskins for a discussion of the early years of Sioux Falls history. $5 Admission. INFO (605) 367-7097 or siouxlandmuseums.com

Compass Center Gala

April 20

5:30 p.m. Join us for the 14th Annual Compass Center Gala on Thursday, April 20! The event will be hosted at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, beginning at 5:30 p.m.. Funds raised at the

Compass Center Gala will be used towards expanding the reach of impact of The Compass Center by supporting initiatives such as new programming for teens, the Little Navigators Preschool Program, art therapy and the rape crisis hotline. Ticketing Site: thecompasscentergala.com

Kid’s Activity Day Earth Day! at the Old Courthouse Museum

Thursday, April 20

9 - 11:30 a.m.

Old Courthouse Museum

200 West Sixth Street Kids can learn about history and make their own crafts to take home. 15-minute sessions run throughout the morning. Call to reserve times. Free admission.

INFO (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com

The Premiere Playhouse Presents: Cinderella

7 p.m. Showtimes

April 20 - 22, April 27 - 29

2 p.m. Showtimes

April 22 - 23, April 29 - 30

Orpheum Theater

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s musical is a retelling of the classic fairy tale. Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is magically able to attend the royal ball and meet her prince. INFO (605) 3676000.

Junkin’ Market Days Spring Event

Friday, April 21 4 - 7 p.m.

W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds

Junkin’ Market Days® is an indoor market featuring local vendors as well as vendors from several different states. At the market, you can purchase boutique clothes, jewelry, home decor, furniture, candles, gourmet foods, and lots more!! This is a place for shoppers who are serious about shopping & fun! INFO (605) 367-7178.

Divas 3

Thursday, April 27 7 p.m. Washington Pavilion Divas 3 consists of powerhouse Las Vegas vocalists performing your favorite chart-topping hits. Their three-part harmony arrangements joined by piano and tracks pays tribute to some of the biggest divas in music history including Cher, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and more. Three Voices... Four Decades of music. INFO (605) 3676000.

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s 9th Saturday, April 29 7:30 p.m. Washington Pavilion Beethoven’s glorious Symphony No. 9 and the famous “Ode to Joy” is a call for the triumph of universal brotherhood over desperation. Music Director Delta David Gier pairs this message with Reena Esmail’s “My Sister’s Voice” and a world premiere by Niloufar Iravani. INFO (605) 367-6000.

JOHN STIEGELMEYER

Coach of the 2023 Jackrabbit Football National Championship Team “IT TAKES THE WHOLE TEAM TO WIN”

PALACE THEATRE RESERVED SEATING & VIP RECEPTION AT STERLING’S CAFÉ & GRILLE

Chamber at (507) 2834061 for tickets.