News From The Matthews

Bellman Brown Bag: Folk Art – A Mirror of Culture with Jo Powell

February 11, 2019

What is the Bellman? The Bellman Brown Bag series is a humanities program designed to explore ideas, history, literature, art, and culture. Programs are presented on the second Wednesday of each month, noon to 1:00 p.m. Designed to begin and end within each lunch hour, patrons are invited to bring…

Auditions – Community Theater: Curious Savage

January 30, 2019

We have a new theater production coming up and we want YOU to audition! Auditions will be open February 12 and February 13 at 6:30PM. Come to the Matthews Opera House and try out your acting abilities for a chance to be part of this fun show. Plot…

Big Read Kickoff Discussion

December 18, 2018

Big Read Kickoff Discussion A Free Event to Welcome the Community into Upcoming Big Read Jan. 9 | Wednesday at 12:00PM | FREE | The Matthews’ Theater Join Becky Naccarato Eastburn, Courtney Huse-Wika, Bert Juhrend, and Amber Wilde for a Panel Discussion on all of the upcoming…

The Matthews hosts Santa and his Craftshop on Dec. 1

November 20, 2018

Santa welcomes kids of ALL ages!
On Saturday, Dec. 1, The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center hosts one of our favorite events during the Spearfish annual Christmas Stroll. The event is free and open to the public.

Me, the Other – Online Exhibit

November 13, 2018

“Otherness” is never one thing.
This collection of portraits and autobiographical statements tells a story of our community where we all share the human experience of being an ‘other’. Individual experiences lead us to a certain set of assumptions and pre-judgements. Yet, the experience of otherness often comes in unexpected places. Some otherness is external; some is internal.

ArtCentral’s impact through two years

October 23, 2018

ArtCentral: Two Years!

By Elizabeth Freer
Matthews Opera House, ArtCentral Manager

Elizabeth Freer, ArtCentral Mgr.
It seems hard to believe that ArtCentral – the Bush Foundation Community Innovation Grant awarded to The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center in 2016 – has been underway for two years. Good, hard, and important learning and work has taken place and we will continue to see the impacts of these efforts in our community in the coming years.
The grant has supported many projects including Cardboard Chaos; Linking Fences in the summer of 2017, and again in 2018; two sets of Painted Crosswalks; RE:Create – a Creative Community Makerspace; ArtCentral Film Festival: Season One and Season Two, including discussions following each of the eight films, and a photography exhibit; Art of My Life: A Multimedia Celebration of our Creative Soul; this monthly column, and more.

ArtCentral: “Me, The Other” first film of series

September 5, 2018

ArtCentral: “Me, The Other” Film Festival kick-off movie

By Elizabeth Freer
Matthews Opera House, ArtCentral Manager

The “What would it be like to live in a town where every house looked exactly the same (color, shape, landscaping)?” What if there was only one flavor of ice cream (mocha!), and no rainbow sprinkles? Without variety, this world would be a very boring and unhappy place!

Auditions announced for “Playing with Fire (after Frankenstein)” in September

August 10, 2018

AUDITIONS “Playing with Fire (After Frankenstein)”
This exciting drama is directed by Dwight Myers. Adapted from the Mary Shelley novel. Author is Barbara Field.

AUDITIONS | Return to the Forbidden Planet | Musical

August 8, 2018

AUDITIONS “Return to the Forbidden Planet” (musical) Nov. 15 & 16
Director Joanna Mechaley is conducting auditions from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday-Friday, Nov. 15-16, in The Matthews theater.

ArtCentral: Film Festival – Season Two

August 7, 2018

ArtCentral: Film Festival — Season Two

By Elizabeth Freer
Matthews Opera House, ArtCentral Manager

This fall, we are excited to bring the second season of the ArtCentral Film Festival to The Matthews in Spearfish. All films are FREE to our community, thanks to the support of the Northern Black Hills Rotary Club and the Bush Foundation through our 2016 Community Innovation Grant. The four films relate thematically to the mission of the Rotary Club and the goals of ArtCentral and demonstrate how our community is stronger when our organizations work together.