Kelly Kirk and Carrie Gray-Wood, instructors at Black Hills State University, will lecture on “A Taste of Place: The History and Geography of Food in Italy” Thursday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. in Jonas Hall Room 110. As part of the Geek Speak lecture series, the presentation is free and open to the public.

The South Dakota Arts & Education Conference, the first-ever major arts and education conference in western South Dakota, will be held Oct. 5-6 at Black Hills State University in Spearfish. More than 130 people are expected to attend.