From left to right, Vanessa Frank, her sister Lauren Good Day Giago, and their mother Deborah Painte, owners of the new family business Sage & Silver Americana Gallery and Boutique at 629 Main St., invite the public to a grand opening May 8 and 9, to celebrate the only 100-percent Native-owned business in Rapid City's Historic Downtown District. Photo courtesy Darren Thompson
Native-owned downtown business, Sage & Silver Americana to celebrate Rapid City grand opening
By Talli Nauman
Native Sun News
Health & Environment Editor RAPID CITY –– Sage & Silver Americana Gallery and Boutique, a new, Native-owned women’s western boutique and art gallery, announced its grand opening celebration on May 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On both days, the downtown venue is hosting live music by local and national talent throughout the afternoons, as well as refreshments, merchandise discounts and giveaways. Sisters Lauren Good Day Giago and Vanessa Frank, along with their mother Deborah Painte, launched Sage & Silver, a native-owned retail business in Rapid City's Historic Downtown District, in October. "After months of planning and hard work, this has been our dream come true, and we are inviting the public to celebrate with us,” said Good Day Giago. “We have fun activities planned with performances by nationally recognized talents, food and drink, merchandise sales, and raffle giveaways,” she said in an invitation to the event. A graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Good Day Giago (Arikara-Hidatsa) has artwork featured in Washington, D.C. at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian; the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum in Cody, Wyoming; the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, and in numerous private collections in the United States and abroad. She has presented a piece of her ledger art to U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and will be a featured artist in an upcoming historical and contemporary ledger exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian. "I am thrilled to debut Sage & Silver to the community and extremely pleased to be able to showcase not only my artwork but many emerging and established contemporary Native and Western artists," said Good Day Giago.
Inside the Sage & Silver Americana store in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota. Photo from Facebook
She said the store’s aim is to offer a relaxed shopping experience that captures the spirit of the New West through fashion, unique jewelry, and art “with an innovative yet timeless look” in the context of a laid-back authentic Americana lifestyle that impassions her. Customers can browse through fine apparel, one-of-a-kind Native American designer clothing, and authentic native and locally made accessories, in addition to contemporary Native and Western art. Nationally acclaimed Native American flautist Darren Thompson, who tours worldwide, will provide music at the opening event. Thompson considers the boutique and gallery a new “must-see destination” in Rapid City. "Sage & Silver offers an experience that is unique not only to the Rapid City area, but throughout the country" Thompson said. It provides “an experience that appeals to all people,” he said, adding that he hopes the music for the event will, too. A Lac Du Flambeau Ojibway, Thompson will be joined by country favorite Cat Clifford, an Oglala Lakota musician from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Performing both country-western and Native American music captures the family business owners’ commitment to both the local cultures, he said. Grand opening discounts include 20-percent off of one item and special sales on a variety of apparel. Sage & Silver is located at 629 Main St. (Contact Talli Nauman at talli.nauman@gmail.com) Copyright permission Native Sun News Related Stories:
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