Siouxland Garden Symposium
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is playing host to the Siouxland Garden Symposium on March 16 from 9:00am--3:30pm.
Free
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“Preserving Stories that Shaped American Agriculture” by Jody Lamp
Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesOn Sunday, March 17, Jody Lamp will present on preserving stories that shaped American agriculture. The American Doorstop Project (https://www.americandoorstopproject.com/) preserves and promotes historical places, spaces and events that have shaped our country over the past hundreds of years.
Free
“Spring is in the Air” with Harpist Mary Watts
Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesOn Sunday, March 24, Mary Watts, harpist, will celebrate “Spring is in the Air.” Uplifting music including Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “It Might as Well Be Spring” and selections Claude Debussy, Aaron Copeland, and Traditional Irish.
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Young Historians Club: Pre-Colonial North America
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesThis group, designed for high school students, will teach the scientific method of historiography (the analysis and presentation of history) and develop students' understanding of the field of public history. Students will study American History topics but unlike a traditional educational setting, students will not use text books, but instead will read scholarly articles and...
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Percy’s Pals: Mapping & Navigation
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesMapping and navigation are skills which were critical to the survival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Without the ability to navigate, the explorers would have been hopelessly lost in the hundreds of thousands of acres of western North America - and without the ability to make maps, future settlers would not have been able...
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Music by “Buck-n-Bill”
Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesOn Sunday, April 7 at 2:00 pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, Buck ‘n Bill, a talented and lively Acoustic Guitar/Vocal Duo, take the stage
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Sioux City Magic Club show
Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesSeveral members of the Sioux City Magic Club will present “Magic, Mystery, and Fun” with their entertaining assortment of tricks and illusions, appropriate for the entire family.
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Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Sergeant Floyd Tri-State Chapter Spring Meeting
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesThe Spring Meeting for the Sergeant Floyd Tri-State Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation will take place on Sunday, April 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Discovery Gallery (classroom) on the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center side of the building. The meeting will...
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Lewis and Clark Kids’ Club: Arbor Day Farm
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesWe will launch our new Lewis and Clark Kids' Club with a trip to Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 20th. Students will receive a tour of Arbor Day Farm (yes, that Arbor Day), receive a short lesson on the importance of bees and pollination, roam and climb in the Arbor...
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Great Plains Radio Theatre Golden Age of Comedy
Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesThe Great Plains Radio Theatre under the direction of Ralph Swain presents a hilarious comedy from the Golden Age of radio drama.
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In Search of Essential Nutrients
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesAfter completing this lesson, students will be able to define an essential element; compare and contrast the essential nutrient requirements of plants and humans; explain why plants cannot use elemental nitrogen found in the atmosphere; and identify the sources for each essential nutrient needed by plants.
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“Tangled Trails” by Sisters from the Outlaw Trail
Betty Strong Encounter Center 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA, United StatesSisters from the Outlaw Trail, Teresa Kay Orr and Marci Broyhill will present their program, Tangled Trails. The sister duo enjoys sharing their original stories, music and PowerPoint that reflect the expansion of the American West.
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