Rushmore Plaza Civic Center [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center is a exhibition center, in Rapid City, South Dakota. It contains two multi-purpose arenas (one with a permanent ice floor), a Fine Arts Theatre, two large convention/exhibit halls, and numerous other meeting rooms all under one roof. The grand opening event was a concert by Elvis Presley on June 21, 1977. That concert was filmed for a CBS television special that aired in October. The concert was during the singer's final tour before
Rapid City Thrillers were a professional basketball club that competed in the Continental Basketball Association beginning in the 1987–88 season through the 1996–97 season.
Art and culture.
Because of the importance of tourism in the area, and its extensive market area, Rapid City has many cultural resources usually found only in much larger urban areas. Among these are:
- The Journey Museum
- Museum of Geology
- Dahl Arts Center
- Suzie Cappa Art Center
- The Rapid City Public Library
- Rushmore Plaza Civic Center