Community Calendar

Dad's, you deserve a break! On your special day, bring the whole family for a fun day at Wylie Park, and you get a FREE attraction of your choice! This includes Laser Maze, Euro-Bungy, Bumper Boats, Mini Golf, and Go Karts. See you there!

The Department of Labor and Regulation Rapid City Job Service is hosting a “Hire the Hills” hiring event on Wednesday, June 25, from Noon to 2:00 p.m. MDT at 2330 N. Maple Ave. Job seekers can meet with employers, apply for jobs, and potentially interview on-site.

These free events offer businesses valuable opportunities to increase brand awareness, connect with a diverse pool of qualified candidates, engage directly with potential employees, and streamline the hiring process by saving time and resources.

Interested individuals needing help with a resume or cover letter before the event can call the Rapid City Job Service office at 605-394-2296 to speak with a job advisor. To view open positions before the event, visit southdakotaworks.org.

DLR hosts both in-person and virtual hiring events to connect job seekers and employers. Businesses interested in participating in future events should contact Jerome Wickersham, business service specialist, at 605-394-1680.

The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) will celebrate its 17th annual science festival, Neutrino Day, on Saturday, July 12. This free, citywide event fills the Lead community with fun and informative activities for curious minds of all ages!

Get ready for interactive hands-on science, art, speakers, entertainment, and virtual reality throughout various locations throughout Lead, including the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center, the Historic Homestake Opera House, and the Handley Recreation Center. We will will also be giving hoistroom and garden tours at SURF periodically throughout the day.

Neutrino Day activities, booths, and demonstrations start at 9 a.m. and wrap up at 3:30 p.m. with a final performance at the Homestake Opera House at 4:00 p.m.

Explore our Neutrino Day website today! Visit neutrinoday.com.

VOLUNTEERS: If you are interested in volunteering at Neutrino Day, please sign up at https://neutrinoday.com/volunteer/signup

The Inaugural #DoDeadwood Presents Deadwood Blues Festival is a three-day, city wide event celebrating Blues music in Historic Deadwood. From July 11-13, 2025, ticket holders will experience over a dozen local, regional and national blues bands playing at venues throughout town culminating in an electrifying evening at Outlaw Square featuring co-headliners Samantha Fish and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.

In addition to the Saturday shows, VIP ticket buyers will be invited to the La Aurora Cigar VIP Pre-Party at Deadwood Tobacco Company the night of Friday July 11th. Each VIP receives exclusive La Aurora cigars, Deadwood Blues Festival merchandise, and possible autographs and co-headliner Meet & Greet.

The Festival continues on Sunday July 13th with a Blues Brunch at Deadwood Mountain Grand featuring the best of the weekend’s performers throwing down. It all wraps up Sunday afternoon at Deadwood Tobacco with the presentation of checks to our charities, Shorty’s Rescue Inc. and the Lead-Deadwood School District Music Department.

Samantha Fish:

A formidable blues guitarist, Samantha earned a Grammy nomination for Death Wish Blues and joined all-stars like Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Eric Johnson on the Experience Hendrix Tour, and was invited by Eric Clapton to perform at his famed Crossroads Guitar Festival

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram:

GRAMMY-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generation and was selected in summer 2022 to open for The Rolling Stones in London’s Hyde Park.

More information and tickets are available now at: www.deadwoodbluesfest.com or phone 1-949-877-6143

The ADA Sioux Falls Committee and the City of Sioux Falls Disability Awareness and Accessibility Review Board (DAARB) are excited to announce The ADA Festival: Strengthening Connections & Moving Forward Together.

The milestone celebration being held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 5:00PM to 9:30PM looks to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the important day protections were guaranteed for people with disabilities with the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The celebration, first-of-its kind in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, will honor the deeply interwoven connections we all share with people with disabilities, will foster opportunities for greater understanding and will look to the future as a community of diverse perspectives and abilities. The festival will take place at the Levitt at the Falls and include vendors, interactive booths, activities, food trucks, and more. The celebration will culminate with performances by artists with disabilities throughout the evening and a Proclamation from Mayor Paul TenHaken.

Thank you to our Fiscal Agent for The ADA Festival, Independent Living Choices, a registered 501 (c)(3).
This event wouldn't be possible without incredible sponsors including Sanford, First Bank and Trust, Augustana University, Avera Foundation, Experience Sioux Falls, First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard, Forward Sioux Falls, Journey Group, Knife River, MarketBeat, Mobility Works, Sioux Valley Energy's Operation Round Up, RehabACTion, Verne Eide Motorcars, Inc. and other important community supporters.