Local historian Russ Gifford will present an informative discussion on "POW Camps in Iowa, Nebraska, and Sioux City."
The Betty Strong Encounter Center is honored to host Dr. Scott Culpepper’s presentation on “Elizabeth I in History and Memory.”
Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with LAMB Arts Regional Theatre present “Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest."
One of the Center’s favorite musical duos will bring their comfort music to warm our hearts and souls. Jack and Mike have entertained audiences all over the United States and Europe.
On Sunday, February 25, at 2:00 pm, Dr. Bruce Forbes will discuss “Easter Surprises: Bunnies, Eggs, Lilies, and Religion.”
On Sunday, March 3, at 2:00 p.m. at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, the Sioux City Camera Club (SCCC) will present a series of dynamic still-photo travelogues. Beautiful Photos in Beautiful Places is the theme of the presentation.
On Sunday, March 10, at 2:00 pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center, Wynema Morris will present information on "Francis La Flesche and The Omaha Collection at The Berlin Museum."
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is playing host to the Siouxland Garden Symposium on March 16 from 9:00am--3:30pm.
On 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.
On 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.
This 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...
Mapping 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...