BROOKINGS (11-2-26) — The South Dakota Art Museum invites the public to “An Evening of Music and Poetry with Curious Music Collective” on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The event begins with refreshments at 5:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 6:30 p.m.
Presented in conjunction with the museum’s exhibition “America in Art,” the evening celebrates the role of local stories, creative expression and community voices in shaping our understanding of the American experience.
The program will feature Curious Music Collective, a Sioux Falls-based chamber music ensemble, performing musical compositions alongside South Dakota State University students reading their original poetry. Together, the musicians and poets will create a dialogue between music and the written word, offering audiences a collaborative artistic experience.
Curious Music Collective members include Zach Van Harris Jr., Yi-Chun Lin and Lawrence Diggs, among others.
“Just as ‘America in Art’ explores the perspectives that contribute to our understanding of the American experience, this event celebrates the creativity and voices found within our own communities,” South Dakota Art Museum Director Donna Merkt said. “By bringing together musicians and student poets, the program reflects how local experiences and personal stories enrich the broader cultural narrative of our nation.”
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About South Dakota State University
Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University is the state’s Morrill Act land-grant institution as well as its largest, most comprehensive school of higher education. SDSU confers degrees from seven different colleges representing more than 230 majors, minors and specializations. The institution also offers 41 master’s degree programs, 19 Ph.D. and two professional programs.
The work of the university is carried out on a residential campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Rapid City, and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across the state. SDSU’s research expenditures for the 2026 fiscal year were more than $86 million. SDSU has a Doctoral University: High Research Activity designation on The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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