Sunday Boredom Busters: April 13th
AMC Collective in Sioux Falls is hosting a One-Sheet Wonder Card Workshop. Stop by anytime between 1-4 p.m. and create 14 unique greeting cards using the One Sheet Wonder technique. All supplies are provided. The cost is $20.
Test your detective skills during Crime or No Crime, where you'll analyze evidence and draw your own conclusions, as part of One Book Siouxland. The sessions are taking place at 1 and 2:30 p.m. at the Oak View Branch Library in Sioux Falls. Registration is required through the Siouxland Libraries website.
The Crossthreads Fiber Guild is hosting Fiber Fun at the Old Courthouse Museum in downtown Sioux Falls. Everyone interesting in knitting, crocheting and needle work is invited to work on projects from 1-4 p.m.
The Orpheum Theater in downtown Sioux Falls presents the Easter musical The Passion and the Cross. The performance is at 4 p.m. Tickets go from $15 to $20.
The Green Earth Players present A Night at the Palace, featuring three one-act plays performed at the Palace Theatre in Luverne, MN. Showtime is 2 p.m.
The Mighty Corson Art Players present Women Playing Hamlet. The performance is at 2:30 p.m. at the Corson Playhouse. Tickets are $25, $20 for students.
The City of Sioux Falls Leaf & Branch Drop-off sites are open for the spring. They're located at Lyon Boulevard, south of the fairgrounds and on Chambers Street, near the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Today's hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Movies playing at the historic State Theater in downtown Sioux Falls include Hugo and The Age of Innocence, both rated PG.
The Wells Fargo CineDome & Sweetman Planetarium at the Washington Pavilion features T-Rex, Mars: The Ultimate Voyage and 3-2-1 Liftoff.
New movie releases playing at a theater near you include The King of Kings, rated PG, The Amateur, rated PG-13 and Warfare, rated R.
Enjoy final round action of The Masters golf tournament on KELOLAND TV. CBS Sports coverage from Augusta National goes from 1-6 p.m. Central Time. KELOLAND Weekend News at 5:30 will air on KELOXTRA.
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