Need help with your taxes? Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program certified volunteers can help you prepare and file your tax return for free. You qualify for this service if your income does not exceed $55,000 and do not require a Schedule C. VITA will be available from Jan. 29 until Feb. 28, in Harding Hall Room 206, SDSU. The service is available every Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon, every Thursday from noon-3 p.m., and on Saturdays, Feb. 9, 16 and 23, from 9 a.m.-noon. For more information, contact the site coordinator at victoria.dubbelde@sdstate.edu.
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Brookings AARP Foundation TaxAide provides free tax return preparation and electronic filing for taxpayers with low to middle incomes, with special attention to those aged 60 or older. Trained volunteers are available from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from Jan. 31-April 11 at the lower level of First Bank and Trust, 520 Sixth St., Brookings. Bring social security cards, photo ID, last year’s tax return and tax records for 2018. No appointment is necessary. Brookings residents unable to come to the site may call LaVonne Tufty at 692-4766 to make arrangements for tax assistance at their place of residence.
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The Brookings Public Library will host a class to teach participants about the Libby app from OverDrive, held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5. Bring your smart phone, iPad or Android tablet to follow along and practice browsing, checking out and reading or listing to ebooks and digital audiobooks from the SD Titles to Go digital collection. Registration is required; stop by the library or call 692-9407 to sign up.
1 Million Cups, a way for creators, artists, entrepreneurs and business owners to gather and share ideas on upcoming projects or new products, will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Children’s Museum of South Dakota. Free coffee will be served.
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The Brookings Arts Council will exhibit the works of Dr. Matthew R. James, Golf: From an Artistic Lens, in its main gallery from Feb. 6-March 1. James’ collection showcases golf through a variety of art pieces featuring print, oil painting, graphite pencil sketching, digital print, three-dimensional modeling, watercolor and golf course architecture representation. A reception is from 4:40-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 524 Fourth St., with James giving an artist presentation at 5 p.m. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
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The 2019 Deubrook Booster Club Prom Dress Resale continues from 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at McKnight Community Center in White. For more information, call Dawn Byers at 695-9733 or Jody Olson at 695-2358.
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SDSU students are invited to join UPC for a fun Pinterest vs. Reality night. Taking place in the Hobo Day Gallery from 6-8 p.m., come choose between cookie decorating or canvas painting and put your skills to the test. Cash prizes will be awarded: $80 for first place, $60 for second place, $40 for third place, and $20 for nice try. Refreshments will be provided. Sign up at Info Exchange. Questions? Contact Becca Peick at rebecca.peick@jacks.sdstate.edu.
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Bingo at the Brookings VFW, 520 Main Ave., is from 6:30-10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Cards are handed out at 6:30, and bingo starts at 7. Lunch will be available. For more information, call 692-6771.
If you love to paint, join the painting group that meets from noon-5 p.m. every Thursday at the Brookings Arts Council, 524 Fourth St. Come work on individual projects and collaborate on art talk and ideas. No pre-registration is needed.
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Briggs Library will host Adulting: Cooking for Valentine’s Day from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. Come learn how to create a special meal that’s fast, budget friendly, and easy to make in a small cooking space. SDSU senior dietetics student Kylie Serie will share how to make pesto French bread pizza, sparkling raspberry lemonade mocktail, and “fancy” cheesecake. Try a sample while they last.
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Music educators from around the state will gather for three days of concerts, workshops and discussions during the South Dakota In-Service Music Conference. The conference, hosted by South Dakota State University Feb. 7-9, will feature performances by approximately 1,000 elementary, middle school, high school and university students. The Feb. 7-8 evening concerts are free and open to the public and will take place in the Performing Arts Center on the SDSU campus. Choral Day is scheduled for Feb. 7. Concerts open to the public include the Elementary Festival Honor Choir directed by Drake University professor Barb Sletto, at 4:45 p.m., and the Festival of Mixed Voices, directed by Brian Schmidt from Baylor University at 7:30 p.m.
The Brookings Public Library’s next Game Night will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Wooden Legs Brewing Co., 309 Fifth St. Games will be available to choose from, or feel free to bring your own to play with a group.
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Bingo at the Brookings VFW, 520 Main Ave., is from 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8. Cards are handed out at 6:30, and bingo starts at 7. Lunch will be available. For more information, call 692-6771.
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The South Dakota In-Service Music Conference continues at South Dakota State University. Friday evening’s concert features the SDSU Wind Symphony at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. The Boston Brass, this year’s Patricia Noethe Pierce Artists-in-Residence at SDSU, will join them onstage as will guest conductors Bolstad and SDSU Professor Emeritus James McKinney. For more information, visit www.sdstate.edu/music or call 688-5188.
The George Magistad Lake Campbell Ice Fishing Derby starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. Weigh-in of live fish is any time before 3 p.m. at the Sportsmen’s Club, 46776 220th St., on the shoreline of Lake Campbell a half-mile west of Danceland Road. Entry fee is $15 per person age 13 and older. Also available at the club will be lunch, raffle, door prizes, silent auction, and educational and historical displays. For more information, call Chuck Berry, 693-7750; Julie Bortnem, 661-4797; or Rad Bortnem, 690-2029.
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Brookings American Legion Post No. 74 will hold a pancake, sausage and eggs breakfast from 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the post home, 1229 Western Ave. Proceeds will be used to support Boys State, Youth Trooper Academy and American Legion Baseball programs. The American Legion Auxiliary will also hold a bake sale during the breakfast.
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The Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce Public Affairs Committee will host its next legislative forum with Districts 4 and 7 lawmakers from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the third-floor chambers of the Brookings City & County Government Center.
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The United States Air Force Heartland of America Band will present a free concert at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Larson Memorial Concert Hall in the SDSU Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available at the Hy-Vee Customer Service counter and at the front office of The Brookings Register, 312 Fifth St.
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The South Dakota Art Museum’s fourth annual Family Fun Day will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at 1036 Medary Ave., Brookings. Come enjoy free fun for the whole family, including shrinky dinks, felted pins, seed paper Valentine’s cards, and many more hands-on crafts for kids led by SDAM Guild members. Activities appropriate for kids of all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 688-5423.
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The 2019 Deubrook Booster Club Prom Dress Resale continues from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at McKnight Community Center in White. For more information, call Dawn Byers at 695-9733 or Jody Olson at 695-2358.
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The inaugural public concerts in the Performing Arts Center’s new Recital Hall will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10. The concerts feature the Boston Brass with organist Gregory Hand. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts at 688-5187 or 688-5188. Seating is reserved and limited.
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Do you make the best chili? Prove it! Join the Books4Kids program at its second annual chili cook-off starting at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at American Legion Post 74, 1229 Western Ave., Brookings. To pre-register to compete, call 605-783-7715 or email Books4Kids@PublishPS.com; cost is $20. Participants, who need to bring a Crockpot of chili, can also register at the door no later than 4 p.m. for $25. The public is also welcome to buy chili samples for 25 cents apiece and submit their votes. The event also includes a silent auction and a 50/50 drawing. All proceeds go to the Books4Kids program.
The next Moments to Cherish Bridal Show is set for noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Swiftel Center. Admission is free.
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A public concert featuring the Boston Brass with organist Gregory Hand will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in the SDSU Performing Arts Center’s new Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts at 688-5187 or 688-5188. Seating is reserved and limited.
