We will continue our celebration of Hispanic culture with a presentation by Ballet Folklorico. This company of traditional Hispanic dancers is sure to delight the senses.
Experience the Andean cultures of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile through an acoustic journey and storytelling.
Through stories and art, students will learn about the importance of preserving Native culture and see how families share and pass down traditions. Students will gain an understanding of the ongoing Plains traditions of beadwork and quillwork (decorative arts done with beads and porcupine quills) and the “Give Away” - an honoring celebration.
Through stories and art, students will learn about the importance of preserving Native culture and see how families share and pass down traditions. Students will gain an understanding of the ongoing Plains traditions of beadwork and quillwork (decorative arts done with beads and porcupine quills) and the “Give Away” - an honoring celebration.
Sonnich Lydom and Kristian Bugge will guarantee you an entertaining journey through the traditions of Danish folk music. This lively group performs old dance tunes and long forgotten songs from every corner of their Scandinavian home country. From rural islands like Læsø to the metropol Copenhagen, including a few of their own compositions.
Join us for apple cider, beef stew and biscuits, storytelling, candle making, and more! There will be plenty of fun activities you can enjoy as a family.
For the Halloween season, historian and radio theater performer Ralph Swain will conduct a multimedia presentation on a 1938 fictional radio broadcast of a Martian invasion of the U.S. that thousands of listeners across the country believed was actually occurring.
Today we use pumpkins mostly for pies and jack-o-lanterns, but did you know that the pumpkin was a very important part of the Native American diet? We will learn about the way Native American cultures used pumpkins, and how carving jack-o-lanterns became a Halloween tradition.
Today we use pumpkins mostly for pies and jack-o-lanterns, but did you know that the pumpkin was a very important part of the Native American diet? We will learn about the way Native American cultures used pumpkins, and how carving jack-o-lanterns became a Halloween tradition.
Members of the Sioux City Magic Club will entertain Center guests with family-friendly entertainment to celebrate the Halloween season. Each performer, ranging in age from 8 to...much older, will offer something a little different from the others, with each bringing something fun and easily visible to all in the auditorium. The slate of performers is yet to be determined, but Center audiences are hoping for the return of the bubble artist who previously appeared to rave reviews.
The members of the Lewis and Clark expedition sat around a campfire every night during their journey. Do you think they were telling stories? Storytelling has been an important tradition in most cultures around the world. Let’s have s’mores and share some of our favorite stories!
The members of the Lewis and Clark expedition sat around a campfire every night during their journey. Do you think they were telling stories? Storytelling has been an important tradition in most cultures around the world. Let’s have s’mores and share some of our favorite stories!