Lewis and Schneider head to Rapid City venues this weekend

Rapid City hosts a dense lineup of live entertainment from Friday through Sunday.

The calendar lists more than a dozen distinct events across the three days. These include concerts, stand-up comedy, and theater productions. Venues range from historic ballrooms to local breweries.

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis opens the main concert events on Saturday at 7 p.m. He performs an acoustic set at The Monument's Fine Arts Theatre. The tour is titled Acoustic Origins. Lewis will be the only major musical act on the Saturday schedule.

Comedian Rob Schneider takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. on the same evening. He performs at the Performing Arts Center's Historic Theater. Schneider is a former cast member of Saturday Night Live. His appearance anchors the second half of the Saturday night program.

The comedy schedule extends into Sunday. Steven Farmer, an Austin-based performer, appears at the Dahl Arts Center at 7 p.m. on November 8. His set features impressions and original characters. Chris Fonseca, also known as Crazy Legs, headlines the Comedy Night at the Hotel Alex Johnson Ballroom on Saturday at 7 p.m. Ricky Ramos opens that show, and Maurae Gab hosts.

The Performing Arts Center hosts two performances of the play The Four Horsemen. The first showing is Friday at 7 p.m. in the Studio Theater. A second matinee is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. The production describes the end of the world with dark humor.

Local music and art events frame the major tours. EPA Open Mic begins Friday at 6 p.m. at the Dahl Arts Center. The three-band lineup of With A Vengeance, Goodfire, and CorpuS plays at 707 Nightlife on Saturday at 6 p.m. A Shrek-themed rave follows at 9 p.m. on Friday at the same venue. The Suzie Cappa Artist Reception and Exhibit 25 release takes place at Lost Cabin Beer Company on Sunday at noon.