Transformation Project SD

09/28/2026

This week at the Prism Community Center...

Safe Space (in person and online)
🌈Tuesday, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Sign up for Safe Space here: https://forms.gle/CXnxLq2pVFUkqTnA7

Group Support for Parents/Caregivers of Trans Individuals (online)
🌈Tuesday, 7pm - 8pm

LGBTQ2S+ Adult Hang Out Hours
🌈Wednesday, 5pm-9pm

LGBTQ2S+ Youth Hang Out Hours
🌈Friday, 3:30pm-7:30pm

Mike Maimone: Guess What? I Love You Album and Book Release Tour
🌈Saturday, Doors at 7, show at 8
Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guess-what-i-love-you-album-book-release-tour-sioux-falls-tickets-1999187954990

See you at the Prism Center!

09/26/2026

Get ready for Halloween Homecoming, a FREE night of costumes, dancing, food, games, activities, and q***r joy at the Prism Center! 🪩👻

This is your chance to dress up, bring your friends, meet new people, dance the night away, or just hang out and enjoy a Halloween celebration where you can be completely yourself.

🗓️ Friday, October 30
⏰ 5–9 PM
📍 Prism Center
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ youth ages 13–18
🎟️ FREE! Sign up with the Google Form: https://forms.gle/FPeLo8wFLPbKhJeM6
Register ahead of time to receive a MAC Cosmetics grab bag!

We’ll have sensory-friendly spaces available throughout the night, and transportation assistance is available for youth who need help getting to the event.

🎤 ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON!

Save the date, start planning your costume, and get ready for Halloween Homecoming. 🖤🎃

Made possible with support from ItGetsBetter.org.
[Image Description: A cat in front of the large moon with a spider web and ghosts. Text "LBGTQ2S+ Youth Halloween Homecoming at the Prism Community Center. October 30th, 5pm to 9pm. Dancing, food, games, and q***r joy. Sign up with the Google Form."]

09/25/2026

Celebrate with Mike Maimone, on tour for the release of his 15th album and 1st book, both called Guess What? I Love You.

🗓️Saturday, October 3rd
🕖️Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm
📍at the Prism Community Center
500 N. Western Ave.
🎟️Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guess-what-i-love-you-album-book-release-tour-sioux-falls-tickets-1999187954990

This show features Mike performing songs from his new album on solo piano. Guiding the audience on an emotional journey, he will also read short selections from his book, which received a Kirkus recommendation, an endorsement from Don Lemon, and Los Angeles Magazine called it "a moving account of love, loss and the radical act of staying open to possibility.”

The companion pieces are a tribute to his late husband Howard Bragman, who championed the LGBTQ+ community by helping celebrities navigate their coming out journeys, and was a beloved Hollywood luminary appearing on shows from RuPaul's Drag Race to Good Morning America.
[Image Description: Mike stands in front of a sunset over water. Text "Mike Maimone, Guess What? I Love You book and album release tour. Prism Center, Sioux Falls, SD. Saturday, October 3rd, 7pm doors."]

09/25/2026

09/25/2026

🔥🌟 We can't wait to see you tomorrow at the Sixth Annual Phoenix at the Prism Center!🌟🔥

Be a part of a powerful gathering where we burn our dead names to symbolize embracing our true, authentic selves. This event is for all ages—bring your family and friends to support and celebrate with you!

This year local poet, author, and teacher, Xavier Pastrano, will be joining us to lead some creative prompts centered around your own phoenix journey. This year, we will be reflecting on and releasing not just our dead names or pronouns, but other aspects of our life that we are ready to let go of to make room for the new. We will provide origami paper and a tutorial on how to make an origami phoenix to burn, and Xavier will lead a class on journal making, sending you home with your own journal and prompts to continue where you left off reflecting throughout the year!

We hope you'll be able to join us for an afternoon of rebirth, regeneration, and to celebrate the energy of the harvest! After the ceremony, stick around for snacks and to connect with other community members and hang out at The Prism Center! Let’s celebrate authenticity and community together. We can’t wait to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈🔥

📅Saturday, September 26th
🕔️1-5pm
📍At the Prism Community Center
500 N. Western Ave. Sioux Falls, SD

This event is part of the Prism Healing Lab event series that will be taking place throughout the fall, bringing art therapy programming to the Prism Center for personal growth and community care. Keep an eye out on our calendar and socials for other Prism Healing Lab events!
[Image Description: A phoenix in front of pink and blue flames. Text "6th annual Phoenix Festival, September 26, 2026. Prism Healing Lab. At the Prism Community Center."]

09/24/2026

It’s always so fun to see the works of art that come out of Paint and Sip night at Adult Hang Out Hours 😍🩵

09/24/2026

⏰ 1 WEEK LEFT for early bird pricing! Grab your CEU or Student ticket before prices go up October 1.

Every ticket helps fund gender-affirming care access through our Trans Resilience Fund and Q***r Mental Health Scholarship.

🗓️November 6th, 2026
🕗️8:15am - 5pm
Registration at 7:30am
📍Sioux Falls, SD - Exact address will be sent to folks who register

Register now for Early Bird Pricing!
$150 general tickets, $75 students & pre-licensed
Get your tickets here: https://midwestinclusivecare.org/

Hosted by The Transformation Project South Dakota and Encompass Mental Health, LLC, this conference offers a unique opportunity for medical and mental health providers to strengthen their skills in serving LGBTQ+ clients with affirming, inclusive care. 6.5 CEUs for mental health providers in South Dakota.


[Image Description: A country road next to a field. A group of medical professionals put their hands together. Text " One week left for early bird tickets!. Midwest Inclusive Care Conference. Advancing Q***r health. A one day gathering of clinicians, educators, and advocates building the future of inclusive care. November 6th. 8:15AM - 5:00PM. Registration at 7:30AM. Sioux Falls, SD. Exact address will be sent to folks who register. Register now for Early Bird Pricing! $150 general tickets. $75 students & pre-licensed. 6.5 CEUs for mental health providers in South Dakota. MidwestInclusiveCare.org."]

09/23/2026

Mental health doesn't exist in isolation from the rest of the body. Veronica Sherwood (she/her) is bringing that whole-person lens to the stage.

Her session, “Hormones and Mental Health: Understanding the Evidence, Benefits, and Clinical Considerations,” explores how hormones, medications, and life experience interact to shape emotional well-being.

Veronica is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and founder of Elevate Minds Psychiatry right here in Sioux Falls.

🗓️November 6th, 2026
🕗️8:15am - 5pm
Registration at 7:30am
📍Sioux Falls, SD - Exact address will be sent to folks who register

Register now for Early Bird Pricing!
$150 general tickets, $75 students & pre-licensed
Get your tickets here: https://midwestinclusivecare.org/

Hosted by The Transformation Project South Dakota and Encompass Mental Health, LLC, the inclusive Care Conference offers a unique opportunity for medical and mental health providers to strengthen their skills in serving LGBTQ+ clients with affirming, inclusive care. Attendees can earn 6.5 CEUs for mental health providers in South Dakota.


[Image Description: Veronica smiles. Text "Midwest Inclusive Care Conference, Advancing Q***r Health. November 6th, 2026. Hormones and Mental Health: Understanding the Evidence, Benefits, and Clinical Considerations. Veronica Sherwood (she/her). Sioux Falls, SD. Exact address will be sent to folks who register. 8:15AM - 5:00PM, Registration at 7:30AM. Register now for Early Bird Pricing! $150 general tickets, $75 students & pre-licensed. 6.5 CEUs for mental health providers in South Dakota. midwestinclusivecare.org."]

09/23/2026

💖💙💜 Today we celebrate , a time to uplift the resilient and beautifully multifaceted lives of bisexual people.

Bisexuality isn’t confusion. It’s not a phase. It’s a valid identity that exists with pride, purpose, and movement. Bi folks often navigate a world that tries to simplify or erase who they are. Being bi can mean being misunderstood by straight spaces or sidelined in q***r ones. It can mean constantly being asked to “pick a side” or justify your identity based on who you’re dating. That’s why visibility matters.

Bisexuality is dynamic, It’s expansive, and it deserves celebration!
[Image Description: A bisexual pride flag with hearts. September 23rd, Celebrating Bisexuality Day."]

09/22/2026

🔥🌟Join us for the Sixth Annual Phoenix Festival on Saturday, September 26th, at 1pm at the Prism Center!🌟🔥

Be a part of a powerful gathering where we burn our dead names to symbolize embracing our true, authentic selves. This event is for all ages—bring your family and friends to support and celebrate with you!

This year we're excited to announce that local poet, author, and teacher, Xavier Pastrano, will be joining us to lead some creative prompts centered around your own phoenix journey. This year, we will be reflecting on and releasing not just our dead names or pronouns, but other aspects of our life that we are ready to let go of to make room for the new. We will provide origami paper and a tutorial on how to make an origami phoenix to burn, and Xavier will lead a class on journal making, sending you home with your own journal and prompts to continue where you left off reflecting throughout the year!

We hope you'll be able to join us for an afternoon of rebirth, regeneration, and to celebrate the energy of the harvest! After the ceremony, stick around for snacks and to connect with other community members and hang out at The Prism Center! Let’s celebrate authenticity and community together. We can’t wait to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈🔥

📅Saturday, September 26th
🕔️1-5pm
📍At the Prism Community Center
500 N. Western Ave. Sioux Falls, SD

This event is part of the Prism Healing Lab event series that will be taking place throughout the fall, bringing art therapy programming to the Prism Center for personal growth and community care. Keep an eye out on our calendar and socials for other Prism Healing Lab events!
[Image Description: A phoenix in front of pink and blue flames. Text "6th annual Phoenix Festival, September 26, 2026. Prism Healing Lab. At the Prism Community Center."]