Adults/Families’ Event

On Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 2:00pm, award winning author and historian Dr. Don Hickey will deliver a wonderful lecture on “James Monroe: America’s Fifth President.”

On Sunday, August 31, 2025, at 2:00pm, the Betty Strong Encounter Center welcomes the Great Plains Radio Theatre Project’s (GSR) presentation of Orson Welles’ radio adaptation of Huckleberry Finn.

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, at 2:00 PM, Jack and Mike Langley will celebrate “Songs for Autumn and Grandparents’ Day.” Admission is free; freewill donations gladly accepted.

On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 2:00pm, Kevin and Joanne Keane perform at the Betty Strong Encounter Center. Admission is free; freewill donations are encouraged.

On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 2:00pm Byron Kuehl, one of Sioux City’s most sought after solo acoustic acts will perform at the Betty Strong Encounter Center. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.

On Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, listen to Jeanne Emmons read (with commentary) from her latest poetry collection, Dead Language.

On Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 2:00 pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center in Sioux City, Don Hickey, award-winning author and historian, will present an illustrated account of the life of the great Sioux leader Red Cloud. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.

At 2:00pm on Sunday, October 5, 2025, Jeff Barnes will share details on the “Forts of the Missouri River Valley.” Admission is free but donations are encouraged.

On Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00pm, the Betty Strong Encounter Center will host talented singer Amy Ellsworth. Admission is free, but goodwill donations encouraged.

On October 19, 2025, at 2:00pm the Betty Strong Encounter center welcomes talented guitar player/singer Mark Buckingham. Admission is free, but goodwill donations are encouraged.