On Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 2:00pm in the Betty Strong Encounter Center auditorium, come listen to The Ditchwater Bullfrogs, a Sioux City, Iowa-based, multi-instrumental roots band. With over 125 years of combined musical experience, the four-piece group playfully refuses to fit into a single musical genre, blending upbeat bluegrass, folk, Americana, Blues and original songs.
Macrame is back! If you would like to learn (relearn) the basics of macrame, then on Wednesday, October 21 and Wednesday, October 28, 10:00am-11:30am, the Betty Strong Encounter Center is holding a two-part class on Macrame Wall Hanging as part of the Moms’ Time-Out series.
On Sunday November 1, 2026, at 2:00pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, singer and performer Kathy Banta will grace the stage to entertain our audience.
Moms’ Time-Out and MiMi’s Music Place series: Come enhance your seasonal decorating skills creating Thanksgiving and Christmas themed wall decor on Wednesday, November 4 from 10:00am-11:30am at the Betty Strong Encounter Center.
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center presents the second W-O-W What’s on Wednesday program. On November 4, 2026, from noon-1:30pm, the program will focus on National King Tut Day.
On Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 2:00pm, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center presents the 7th annual Siouxland Inspirational and Historical Short Film Festival. The film fest will again be hosted by the Siouxland Filmmakers Club. Admission is free, but freewill donations are encouraged.
Moms’ Time-Out and MiMi’s Music Place series: On Wednesday, November 11 from 10:00am-11:30am at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, come to improve(perfect?) your pie making skills.
On November 15, 2026, at 2:00pm, join us at the Betty Strong Encounter Center as we host singer, songwriter, speaker, and author Jill Miller. Admission is free, but freewill donations are encouraged.
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center will host a free “Deck the Center: Holiday Ornament Decorating” from November 18 through December 22 during normal business hours.
Moms’ Time-Out and MiMi’s Music Place series: On Wednesday, November 18 from 10:00am-11:30am at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, if you are longing for some time to just be creative, then this is the event for you.
On Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 2 pm in the Lewis and Clark Betty Strong Interpretive Center, Russ Gifford will present "Remembering JFK - And Why He Matters" What difference could he possibly have made that matters six decades later? The answer: more than you might think according to Russ Gifford.
On Sunday, November 29, 2026, the Betty Strong Encounter Center welcomes a musical performance by Sioux City-born singer-songwriter Ralph Dittman. Admission is free, but freewill donations encouraged.