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SUMMARY:Singer Performer Kathy Banta
DESCRIPTION: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. Admission is free\, but freewill donations are encouraged. \nWhen she is not performing at various venues\, Sioux City resident Kathy Banta is not afraid to drive a few miles and take on challenging acting roles. She recently completed a run as Hannah in Come From Away at the Omaha Community Playhouse. She previously played The Moon in Omaha Community Playhouse’s production of Caroline\, Or Change. This performance earned her a nomination for the Elaine Jabenis Cameo Award at the Playhouse and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role by The Theater Arts Guild Omaha. \nHer other passion is working to find a home for Haus of Qui\, a non-profit performance group geared toward providing a stage for people of color and LGTBQIA+ youth.  Other favorite roles include The Lady Of The Lake in Spamalot\, Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde\, Velma Kelly in Chicago\, Joanne in RENT\, and The Witch in Into The Woods. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
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LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Moms' Time Out: Seasonal Decorating
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe cost is $10 for association members and $15 for non-members. Registration is a requirement for participation in the two classes. You can register by phone\, in person\, or by mail. When registering\, please give your name\, address\, phone number\, and email. \nWe encourage anyone to attend but moms with young children are specifically invited because the Center has arranged for the children to be entertained in a nearby room. At MiMi’s Music Place they will be learning nursery rhymes\, poems\, and simple movements and play rhythm instruments to express themselves through music and sound. At this time\, we are unable to care for children who are wearing diapers. Grandma or another trusted adult are welcome to come along with the children. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/moms-time-out-seasonal-decorating/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event,Kids’ Event
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SUMMARY:National King Tut Day
DESCRIPTION: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. \nCome celebrate King Tut Day with a video tour of the new Grand Egyptian Museum and the Tut Treasures. Actual Egyptian artifacts will be on display as part of the guided discussion of the impact the discovery had on popular culture of the day and through the present. This program is being co-hosted by the Sioux City Museum and Historical Association. \nThe W-O-W What’s on Wednesday programs are held the first Wednesday of each month over the lunch hour from 12:00-1:30pm in the Center’s multi-purpose room. You are welcome to bring your lunch! Some of the W-O-W What’s on Wednesday programs will charge a small fee (the program description will have that information). An Association Membership discount will apply. Registration is a requirement for participation in most WOW programs. You can register by phone\, in person\, or by mail. When registering\, please give your name\, address\, phone number\, and email. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/national-king-tut-day/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Siouxland Inspirational and Historical Short Film Festival
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe festival will feature a variety of selected short films that are uplifting\, interesting\, clean-language\, and family-friendly. Our committee has selected from the videos submitted by regional\, national and international filmmakers. Several locally made films will again be featured. \nAudiences will be able to vote for their favorite film. Following the films showing\, a question-and-answer session with the filmmakers will be held. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/7th-annual-siouxland-inspirational-and-historical-short-film-festival/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event
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SUMMARY:Moms' Time Out: Making the Perfect Pie
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe cost is $10 for association members and $15 for non-members. Registration is a requirement for participation in the two classes. You can register by phone\, in person\, or by mail. When registering\, please give your name\, address\, phone number\, and email. \nWe encourage anyone to attend but moms with young children are specifically invited because the Center has arranged for the children to be entertained in a nearby room. At MiMi’s Music Place they will be learning nursery rhymes\, poems\, and simple movements and play rhythm instruments to express themselves through music and sound. At this time\, we are unable to care for children who are wearing diapers. Grandma or another trusted adult are welcome to come along with the children. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/moms-time-out-making-the-perfect-pie/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event,Kids’ Event
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SUMMARY:Entertainer Jill Miller Performs
DESCRIPTION: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. \nShe will be showcasing songs from her latest CD\, Run Towards Love\, as well as performing classic country songs you will know and love. She will also be debuting some brand-new\, hot-off-the-press recently penned songs she can’t wait to share with you about life\, love and faith. There will also be some patriotic tunes thrown in as well in honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary. \nSince making music her full-time career\, Jill has recorded six albums in Nashville. She collaborated with Denny Hemingson (the steel player for Tim McGraw\,) the drummer from Rascal Flatts\, and the lead guitar player for Garth Brooks\, along with many others. e and enjoy her wonderful music. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/entertainer-jill-miller-performs/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event
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SUMMARY:Ornament Decorating at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
DESCRIPTION: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. \nChildren are asked to stop in to decorate two wooden ornaments\, one to hang on the Center’s community tree and one to take home. Everyone is welcome to celebrate the start of the holiday season with us. \nCaptains Lewis and Clark and their men would have been unfamiliar with the tradition of hanging ornaments from evergreen trees. Christmas trees and decoration wouldn’t become popular in the United States until the mid-1800s. The Captains usually celebrated the holiday with a discharge of firearms\, singing and dancing\, small gifts exchange\, and “the best to eat that could be had” (according to Sgt. John Ordway). \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/ornament-decorating-at-the-lewis-and-clark-interpretive-center/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event
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SUMMARY:Moms' Time Out: Let Your Imagination Flow!
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe cost is $10 for association members and $15 for non-members. Registration is a requirement for participation in the two classes. You can register by phone\, in person\, or by mail. When registering\, please give your name\, address\, phone number\, and email. \nWe encourage anyone to attend but moms with young children are specifically invited because the Center has arranged for the children to be entertained in a nearby room. At MiMi’s Music Place they will be learning nursery rhymes\, poems\, and simple movements and play rhythm instruments to express themselves through music and sound. At this time\, we are unable to care for children who are wearing diapers. Grandma or another trusted adult are welcome to come along with the children. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/moms-time-out-let-your-imagination-flow/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event,Kids’ Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261122T140000
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SUMMARY:Remembering JFK—And Why He Matters?
DESCRIPTION: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” It has been over six decades since JFK’s Presidency. He served less than a full term\, and his major legislative agenda was permanently stalled on Capitol Hill. What difference could he possibly have made that matters six decades later? The answer: more than you might think according to Russ Gifford. Admission is free\, but freewill donations are encouraged. \nRuss Gifford will recount the stories you know: the brinkmanship facing down Khrushchev and the Soviets. The confrontation and creation of the Berlin Wall. The harrowing moments leading to a bold decision after the Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba. The fights with Congress over legislation were right but could not advance. His bold declaration that put us in the Space Race to reach the moon. His choice to put the prestige of the Presidency on the side of the Civil Rights battles. \nBut to most American’s today\, that’s ancient history. What does it matter now? “Kennedy’s Presidency – not his death\, but his presidency – set a new standard for every Presidency\,” says Gifford. He adds that we all recognize that campaign methods have been copied by everyone\, “but what we miss is more important: They might use his style to get elected. But if they do\, and ignore his message\, they become one term presidents.” “We recognize that Kennedy changed the formula on who will become President – specifically\, the use of the primaries to decide who will be considered at the national conventions. But more importantly\, he changed how we define what a successful president does\, and how he acts\, says Gifford. “It has been true for 50 years\,” he adds. \nBut today we also see a new reality. The torch is again passing to a new generation. Kennedy’s memory lives on\, but it is from passed down memories. The people that saw Kennedy as an actual president are now 70 or older. “Today’s candidates are no longer attempting to emulate a successful\, youthful president that captured the imagination of a generation of Americas.” \nJoin us at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center as Russ Gifford delves into the events and the era to see how Kennedy’s short time in office changed America forever. Gifford takes listeners back to the 1960s with stories and clips of events that Kennedy faced\, including the confrontations\, the close calls\, and why Kennedy saw that choice as important. Hear the whole story at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center on November 22. The program starts at 2:00 pm. \nRuss Gifford\, Senior Lecturer with Western Iowa Tech’s Institute for Lifelong Learning\, delivers tales of American history to audiences in the Siouxland region. His two decades of programs include over 400 unique talks\, including a focus on Leadership skills presented by various American Presidents. He has also published numerous articles and historical papers. His work garnered two teaching awards\, and his lectures have been supported by grants from Humanities Iowa\, the Kind World Foundation\, and others. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/remembering-jfk-and-why-he-matters/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event
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SUMMARY:Ralph Dittman's Fall Show!
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRalph Dittman’s Fall Show will be an acoustic performance of songs from his albums. He will be using a looper pedal to make the acoustic guitar performance feel more alive and in-person. Along with the personal feel of the music\, Ralph enjoys talking to fans before and after the show. \nRalph’s career has been on the rise.  He has traveled to Los Angeles for a recording session and was an opening act for this summer’s Saturday in the Park. Whether you are a longtime fan or new to the music\, you can sit back and enjoy a cozy solo show. \nThe Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center was built and is sustained by the Missouri River Historic Development Organization as a gift of history to the community. For more information call 712-224-5242. Find the Center at www.siouxcitylcic.com or www.facebook.com/sclandc.
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/ralph-dittmans-fall-show/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event
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