The week ahead: Events for you Feb. 25-March 3

The Week Ahead is our hand-picked event guide to the next seven days in Sioux Falls and slightly beyond. For guaranteed placement or to promote your event ahead of time, email jodi@siouxfalls.business about a featured event listing.

Feb. 26: Nerf Night

Do your kids need to get out of the house? Do you need your kids out of the house? Send them to Nerf Night from 6 to 7 p.m. at The Studio 605, 2425 S. Shirley Ave.

Burn off energy with Nerf games. Guns and darts are available to rent. The event is intended for age 6 to 10. Click here to register and learn more.

Feb. 26-28: The Sioux Empire Home Show 

Browse more than 200 home-related booths this Friday through Sunday at the Sioux Empire Home Show where you’ll find many show-only deals and discounts. The event is held at the Sioux Falls Arena and Convention Center. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m to 5 p.m. Sunday.

This year, there are several new show highlights to experience:

• Stop by the kids’ area in the Arena where children can build wooden toolboxes, drive excavator simulators and learn how to use homebuilding-related tools.
• Make sure to visit the two feature areas where multiple companies will be displaying the latest and greatest in home products and trends. Free beer, spirit and seltzer samples will be given out in these areas – must be 21, proof of ID required.
• Throughout the show, learn about home industry topics during Express Talks, which will be held in multiple booths through the show. The list of talks is displayed on the event website.

Tickets can be purchased during show hours at the Arena box office. Regular admission tickets are $7 for adults. Kids younger than 12 are free. On Friday, tickets are $6 for those 65 and older. A $10 three-day wristband can be purchased for attendance during show hours. A $1-off regular admission coupon can be printed from the event website at hbasiouxempire.com or like the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire’s Facebook page and show that you like it on your smartphone when purchasing tickets for $1 off.

Feb. 26: Date Night at Buffalo Ridge Brewing Project

Live music is back at Buffalo Ridge Brewing in Hartford. Berkes BBQ food truck will serve from 5 to 8 p.m. and The Roots Rockers of Casey Rossiter and Eric Beringer will be performing rock and country from a bygone era live from 6 to 9 p.m.

Feb. 27: Donnie Baker in Sioux Falls

Maybe you’ve heard him on the nationally syndicated radio program “The Bob & Tom Show.” Now, the “rude, whacked-out, overzealous nitwit” Donnie Baker will be live in Sioux Falls.

He’s coming to Bigs Bar as part of a regional tour, with stories about all the characters in his life that you have come to love, like his boss Randy, best friend Scotty Winkler, ex-girlfriend Angel Skinner and, of course, his mom, Phyllis. For information, click here.

Feb. 27: Weiner Dog Night at the Sioux Falls Stampede

It’s that time of year: The weiner dogs will be off to the races at the Sioux Falls Stampede game. It starts at 7:05 p.m. at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The St. Francis House will receive $5 for every ticket bought using this QR code.

March 2: Pot of gold painting

Get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit a couple of weeks early with this DIY event at the Museum of Visual Materials from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Step-by-step instructions are provided, and they will be using acrylic paint. Admission is $5, and it’s for ages 5 and older. Registration and masks are required, and the classroom has space for distancing. To learn more, click here.

March 2-3: Drink With Your Dog Class

Lupulin Brewery offers ongoing chances to take your dog’s basic brewery skills to the next level, creating the best brewery buddy ever. Teaching your dog good brewery manners is the best thing you can do to keep breweries dog-friendly.

Certified Brewery-Friendly Dog Titles are a fun way to structure your training and level one tilting opportunity will be available in this class! To take this class, your dog must be 100 percent potty trained, have a go-to-bed or place-on cue. If you dog is a bit reactive, this is not the class for you right now, the brewery said. We want to always set up our dogs for success. For information, click here.

March 3: Unbominable disc golf

How are we just finding out about this? Change up your Wednesday nights by heading to Icon Event Hall for indoor disc golf from 5 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday. It’s free to play, and putters are available there. There are $3 tall boys on special plus the food and drink menu from DaDa Gastropub.