3 Best Performing Arts Venues in Rapid City and the Central Black Hills, South Dakota

At the Dahl Arts Center across from the downtown Rapid City Public Library, exhibits by local artists rotate regularly, and there is a permanent piece: a 180-foot oil-on-canvas mural depicting United States economic history from the colonization by the Europeans to the 1970s. A small performance space features emerging artists, and a gift shop sells the work of local artisans.

This 1,690-seat theater is the local venue for touring Broadway shows, big-name comedians, and the Vucurevich Speaker Series, which has attracted prominent names such as the violinist Itzhak Perlman and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. The theater is part of the sprawling Rushmore Plaza Civic Center complex, which also includes an ice arena for a minor-league hockey team, a convention center, and two arenas.