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Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center

The Oscar

The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center serves ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, the Brookings community and the region. It is a state-of-the-art performing arts center that is the home for concerts, theatrical and dance performances, special events and the university's School of Performing Arts.

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University Chamber Music Series: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
| 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
Sponsored by the Griffith Education Fund. Live performance of the original score by Dmitr Shostakovich. The South Dakota Symphony presents this timeless classic with live…
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East Central Middle School Honor Band
| 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
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Brookings High School Spring Concert
| 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
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BCT Spring Show - Barefoot in the Park
| 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
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BCT Spring Show - Barefoot in the Park
| 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
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Our Facility
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Performance Spaces and Facilities

Learn about the four performances spaces, recording studio and other facilities at The Oscar.
Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center building
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Organizations
South Dakota Chamber Winds
University Chamber Music Series

Share the joy of music in the beautiful Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.
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School of Performing Arts

The School of Performing Arts fosters and provides opportunities for creativity, performance and artistic and intellectual understanding through the study and practice of performing arts within contemporary and historical cultures.
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Prairie Repertory Theatre

Each summer SDSU’s Prairie Repertory Theatre produces and performs four musicals and/or plays over the course of several weeks. The Prairie Repertory Theatre company comprised of SDSU and non-SDSU students has been in existence for over 50 years.
News from the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
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A poster for the silent film "New Babylon" shows a person lying on the ground holding a sword and writing on a wall.
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra to present film ‘New Babylon’ with live original score at SDSU
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A man stands on stage in front of an all-female big-band orchestra.
DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Boston Pops on Tour to perform at SDSU
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Members of the SDSU Civic Symphony sit on stage, holding their instruments.
SDSU Civic Symphony to present ‘Four Centuries of Symphony’
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William Taylor stands in a grassy, mountain landscape with a saddled horse.
Harding Distinguished Lecture to explore history of horses, humans on Great Plains
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Four musicians holding instruments stand in a row in front of a white curtain.
Celebrate chamber music with Imani Winds at SDSU
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Elementary students stand on risers on stage with a grand piano in the foreground.
SDSU to host In-Service Music Conference
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Elizabeth Robinson.
SDSU flute recital to explore French musical styles
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Two men in suits stand in a dark room, with one looking at the other.
SDSU Theatre and Dance to present encore of ‘Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story’
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Bradley Snyder
Snyder faculty recital to feature Badlands inspiration
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Contact Us
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Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
Physical Address
1601 University Blvd.
Brookings, SD 57007
Mailing Address
Performing Arts Center 189, Box 2830
Brookings, SD 57007
Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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