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Two South Dakota State University students in the landscape architecture program competed in an international competition in Istanbul, Turkey. Jake Pytleski and Miranda Peck represented the ������Ƶ School of Design in the International Federation of Landscape Architects conference Sept. 4-6. Pytleski’s team placed third in the conference competition.

Curtis Chin, a critically acclaimed Chinese American writer, producer and director, will be on the South Dakota State University campus Thursday, Oct. 24, to screen his documentary films and to discuss his award-winning memoir.

Rocky Dailey, professor in South Dakota State University’s School of Communication and Journalism, will have parts three and four of his documentary series, “Voices of the Prairie: A History of Broadcasting in South Dakota,” shown on South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

A new art exhibition that explores the intersection of science, art and intuition will open Thursday, Oct. 24, in Lincoln Hall, located on the South Dakota State University campus.

Mezzo-soprano Emily Wood Toronto will present a faculty recital on Monday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Founders Recital Hall in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the South Dakota State University campus.

South Dakota State University Theatre and Dance will kick off its 2024-25 season with the wonky comedy “Fuddy Meers.”

The South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University will celebrate the immersive exhibition of “Anila Quayyum Agha: Shadows and Splendor” with a day of programming on Saturday, Sept. 28. Agha will host a fine arts workshop on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (registration required) and a free, public reception and artist talk from 5-7 p.m.

The South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts presents Sam Gowen in “Music of the Night,” a recital for horn, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall.

The Brookings Chamber Music Society has announced its 2024-25 season and fall membership drive. Allied closely to the South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts, the society’s mission is to present the finest in chamber music for the enjoyment of the Brookings community.

Laura Diddle, the Paul E. and Doris J. Moriarty Endowed Professor of Choral Activities in the South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the South Dakota American Choral Directors Association. Shawn Stemsrud, a 2022 ������Ƶ graduate, received the association's Encore Award, as did 2002 ������Ƶ alum Janice Gilbert.