The Dave Holly Hour

This week's Sioux Empire Arts & Entertainment conversations include singer/songwriter Chris Sandvig and Nick & Tina Jackson from Midtown Coffee radio Hour

The 69th episode includes conversations with Warehouse Recording Studio's Mark Dahm and local poet Zach Mitchell

This week's Sioux Empire Arts & Entertainment conversations include magician Travis Nye and artist Klaire Lockheart

Episode 67 features local singer/songwriter Brady Wrede discussing his album release.

Episode 66 features Down Town Sioux Falls' Sadie Swier and local comedian William Conway

Episode 65 features great conversations with Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society Executive Director and Children's musician/entertainer Phil Baker on the Music Maker in Me program plus actor/director Debbi Jones from Monstrous Little Theatre and Sioux Empire Community Theatre

Fellow podcast Local Lou joins me to talk about her podcast and musician Tim Deats talks about having fun while entertaining.

Episode 63 goes behind the scenes of video production with Collin McKenzie from CMAC Productions, then back on stage with Beau McGregor as he talks his love of theatre.

Small theatres with big hearts and big on talent are featured this week. Artistic Director Brian Schipper from Mighty Corson Arts Players and John Boe from Olde Towne Dinner Theatre in Worthing are this week's Sioux Empire Arts & Entertainment conversations.

Episode 61 rings in 2021 with a great conversation with KTWB's The Sarge in Charge

Episode 60 takes into the final stretch before Christmas with a fun filled conversation with creator Apolonia Davalos. You're in for a holiday treat!

Time to talk holiday movies on episode 59 with Backlot 605 podcast cohosts Casey Kelderman and Brian Densing

Episode 58 features more great Sioux Empire Arts & Entertainment conversations with Shaun Johnson of The Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience and musician Katie Wrede

Happy Thanksgiving wished from The Dave Holly Hour. Episode 57 adds to our list of variety with a great conversation with storyteller Jeff Gould.

Episode 56 features great conversations with photographer Jason Pfitzer and the entire Six Feet Over band.

More great Sioux Empire Arts & Entertainment Conversations for episode 55. Local comic Jamie Tharney and local comic book publisher Brian Broekemeier & writer Zeke Hanson are featured.

It's a youth movement for Episode 54 as we feature local actress Marisa Moser and actor Luke Steinborn about his new movie.

Episode 53 brings us great conversations with Terror 29's Greenie & Frank (Cass && Adam Nixon) and Balaraena's Raena Rasmussen

Episode 52 features great conversations with singer/songwriter Ben Gertner and comic Alisha Rayne. And we hit another milestone with Alisha being guest number 100.

It's our First Anniversary andd we're joined once again by the guests form the first show, Sioux Empire Community Theatre Executive Director Robin Byrne and local artist Jillian Gunlicks.

Episode 50 is golden with great conversations with South Dakota Symphony Orchestra conductor Delta David Gier and from Siouxperconline Charlie Eccles.

Comedian Dan Bublitz, Jr. is this week's featured guest. Plus listen for a big announcement about the return of Vaudies.

A very musical episode 48 features singer/songwriter Tony DePaolo and the very talented brother and sister Bill Hoffman & Pam Hoffman

This week's show includes conversations with Lisa Conlin of LiRa Dance and Lisa Swenson an arts volunteer.

Episode 46 features two members of The City of Sioux Falls' Mayor's Arts Task Force, Apolonia Davalos & Janet Brown and multi-talented performer Nick Jackson

We chat wit the WoodGrain Brewery guys Quentin Robertson about how entertainment plays a big part in their business. Fellow podcaster Robert Mehling is also on episode 45 talking about his reboot of The Sioux Empire Podast.

Great conversations in episode 44 with Boss' Comedy Club's Luke Johnson & Skyler Bolks and author Heidi Herman

Episode 34 features Martha Stai-Winklepleck from Good Night Theatre Collective and fine art & jewelry designer Tara Barney of Red Door Creations

The excellent Sara Crosby and singer/songwriter Brady Wrede are episode 42 conversations about theatre and music respectively.

Episode 41 includes great conversations with John Gaskins of the Sioux Falls Canaries and The Miller Ryan from OLLI.

Episode 40 features musician/singer/songwriter Mat D and baseball officianato Tory Haggerty

Fun times abound on Episode 39 with The Flexible Bassist Reuben Rodriguez and visual artist Chuck Bennis

Episode 38 welcomes fellow podcasters Casey Kelderman and Brian Densing from Backlot 605 to talk about their show, film in general and the State Theatre

Episode 37nfeatures a fun conversation with the Keloland Living cohosts Ashley Thompson and Brittany Kaye

Episode 36 features the multi-talented duo Two White Square Matt & Amy Morrison. Plus listen to have a chance at winning some Books n Brewz pizza.

Episode 35 features all-around entertainer Zach Dresch and musician/singer/songwriter Elisabeth HUnstad

Bare Bdokins Theatre Company's Jayna Fitzsimmons and Books N Brewz Travis Graham are the conversations that highlight Episode 34

Great conversation with Jerry Cook from Rehfeld's Art & Framing for Episode 33

Episode 32 features a 'round the picnic table conversation with the show's unpaid staff

I'm joined by local musician Boston Steve from H2O. First face to face interview now as pandemic restrictions loosen.

This week's conversations include Levitt at the Falls Executive Director Nancy Halverson and Kevin Gansz from the Old Courthouse Museum. Both address how their organizations are going forward despite the pandemic.

Episode 29 features Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society Executive Director, Alex Gilbert-Schrag talks about how the organization is handling the pandemic including the Virtual Concert Series. Nick Burke and Michael Sorenson from Duel Purpose join us to talk about the dual purpose they have and promote Saturday's virtual Prom Night.

Episode 28 features Sioux Empire Arts & Entertainment Conversations with local theatre icon Kim Bartling and Sioux Falls Stage publisher Luke Tatge.

Arts South Dakota Executive Director Jim Spiers joins me this week to talk about the resiliency of artists and performers during the pandemic as well as some financial relief opportunities.

Boss' Comedy Club's Nathan Hults talks about how the pandemic has hurt business as a performer and club manager. Hypnotist/Comedy Magician Jesse Moffitt is usually busy this time of year performing at after prom parties. He addresses how the pandemic has hurt his wallet as well.

It's Episode 25 and time to find the silver lining! What do you do when there's no baseball? You talk baseball movies with the author of Baseball's No Hit Wonders, Dirk Lammers. Emily Wilson was supposed to perform in the Monstrous Little Theatre production of Melancholy Play. It was postponed to this fall. But she joins the show to talk about the situation as well as her acting career.

Episode 24 is regrettably short due to the lack of Arts & Entertainment taking place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode 23 comes out in the midst of a superstitious week. First there was the time change, then a full moon and tomorrow a Friday the 13th! First we have the guys from Six Feet Over. Then Laura Kreiser goes through the House of Holly to learn more about Howard the Friendly Ghost.

The double deuce episode gets us caught up on what's going on with the Sioux Falls Arts Council as we talk with its new Executive Director Kellen Boice. And we learn about the Books For Kids program from Coleen Leibsch.

Live on Stage Sioux Falls board members Charlotte Hofer and Ted Takasaki talk about the remainder of their season and hint at next season. Plus the "show wife" Jeni Mc joins me on the Black Jack episode. Twenty one also means we can celebrate with an adult beverage.