On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 5:30pm-6:30pm, come to this What's on Wednesday Kids program to paint your own keepsake terracotta pot.
On Sunday, May 11 at 2:00 PM at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, Jack and Mike Langley will brighten our day with a “Celebration of Mother’s Day.”
Come meet Lady K DIY (aka Judy Madsen). She will teach you a new craft!
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 2:00 pm, the Betty Strong Encounter Center is thrilled to welcome Joan Wells and Kris Simon as they travel and sing “Up the Nebraska Cattle Trail and Songs of the West.”
At the Betty Strong Encounter Center on May 21, 2025, the kids WOW event will be a fabulous hands-on session where kids can learn about and play Native games. The event is free to all.
On Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 2:00pm in the Betty Strong Encounter Center, Dan Holtz and Gary Zalud will present “Heroism on the Plains: Story Songs of Courage and Determination.”
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, from 5:30pm-6:30pm, come discover all about Sioux City’s newest flea market, Junk & Disorderly Flea Market.
On Saturday, May 31, 2025, come to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center to participate in Percy’s Pals Family Game Day hosted by our Education Coordinator, Ms. Elizabeth!
On Sunday, June 1, at 2:00pm the Betty Strong Encounter Center will present a performance by Sioux City’s Noah Towns with the choir Salus.
Have you ever seen a live owl or eagle up close? You may get a chance on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from 5:30pm-6:30pm, the SOAR (Save Our Avian Resources) staff along with various birds (we don’t know which ones at this time) will present a 45-minute program.
At 2:00pm on June 8, 2025, the Betty Strong Encounter Center welcomes to its stage the unique musical stylings of “Sunflower Slim” (Todd Pirck).
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, from 5:30pm-6:30pm, come discover all about Sioux City’s newest distillery, Sioux City Distilling Company with Austin Foster.