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SUMMARY:Mary Queen of Scots: Triumph\, Tragedy\, and Ironic Immortality
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, September 20\, 2026\, at 2:00pm in the Betty Strong Encounter Center auditorium\, author and historian Scott Culpepper will lead a guided tour of Mary Queen of Scots’ (1542-1587) remarkable life and times in this interactive presentation. Admission is free\, but freewill donations encouraged. \nMary lived an ironic life marked by early triumph\, painful tragedy\, shocking scandals\, and a surprising posthumous victory. She inherited the Scottish throne as an infant and lost it as an adult only to have her heirs inherit the whole of England and Scotland. \nScott Culpepper is an author\, historian\, and speaker creatively exploring the history and mystery of human experiences. He holds a Ph.D. from Baylor University and specializes in the history of the early modern Atlantic world\, focusing on how fear and faith have shaped and been shaped by history from early modern Britain to modern America. The Demonologists’ Daughters\, his debut novel\, was published by Scotland Publications in 2024 and the sequel\, The Demonologists’ Legacy\, was released in 2025. His nonfiction book Francis Johnson and the English Separatist Influence was published by Mercer University Press in 2011. He teaches courses in history and religious studies at Dordt University in Iowa where he lives with his wife\, Ginger. He loves history\, spooky tales\, reading\, writing\, swimming\, and spending time with his amazing family. \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
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event
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SUMMARY:Amy Ellsworth to Entertain at the Betty Strong Encounter Center
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, September 27\, 2026\, at 2:00pm\, the Betty Strong Encounter Center will host talented singer Amy Ellsworth. Admission is free\, but freewill donations encouraged. \nEllsworth\, a Center favorite\, always provides the audience with enjoyable music. She is from Brandon SD and former lead vocalist of Jukebox Zeroes.  She has opened for many national acts like Foreigner\, Joan Jett\, Rick Springfield\, and Brett Michaels. \nOver the last few years\, Ellsworth has played at Sioux City venues like Crash Boom Bang Whiskey Hole\, The Marquee\, and the Sioux City Orpheum with Rockestra. \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/amy-ellsworth-to-entertain-at-the-betty-strong-encounter-center-2/
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:The Music of Crabgrass
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, October 4\, 2026\, at 2:00 pm\, at the Betty Strong Encounter Center\, get ready for some foot stompin’\, handclapin’ music as Crabgrass performs Traditional\, Bluegrass\, and Country Music.  Admission is free\, but freewill donations are encouraged. \nCrabgrass takes you back in time to the songs of the Grand Old Opry as Joan Wells and Kris Simon perform songs of the Carter family\, Bill Monroe\, Ralph Stanley\, Flatt & Scruggs\, Johnny Cash\, Loretta Lynn\, Patsy Cline\, and various other artists. Each tune is rich in arrangement\, and these musicians have years of performing experience. \nThe originator of Crabgrass\, Joan Wells\, a native of Seward NE from a musical\, artistic family\, sings and plays rhythm and lead guitar.  A Carroll IA native\, Kris Simon sings harmony\, plays bass\, and provides some comedy for the performance. Kris also performs “Cattle Trails and Songs of the West” through Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau. Joining them at this performance is Steve Hanson\, a Lincoln musician who was influenced by his musician parents. He began playing at age 13. He spent his career Steve teaches guitar\, mandolin\, and banjo. \nAltogether they are known as “Crabgrass\,” a unique sound inspired by their lover for real traditional music. Crabgrass is a Lincoln\, NE-based group who has performed for over ten years in the Lincoln and Omaha area. They have appeared for Echoes of the Trail\, Nebraska Bluegrass Festival\, Barn Fest\, Great Platte River Road Archway Monument\, Southeast Community College\, Hay Market Haydays\, Bellevue Berry Farm\, Riverside Fest\, Ribfest\, and various stage shows\, festivals\, picnics\, and celebrations. \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/the-music-of-crabgrass-2/
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: Lettering & Sign Making
DESCRIPTION:Interested in updating your wall décor but don’t have much money to spend? Consider making your own! On Wednesday\, October 7\, 10:00am-11:30am\, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is holding a class on Lettering & Sign Making for Wall Décor as part of their Moms’ Time-Out series. Admission is free\, but registration is a requirement for participation in the 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 them to be entertained in a nearby room. At MiMi’s 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-lettering-sign-making/
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 Crime and Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day
DESCRIPTION:The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is introducing a new program series for Fall 2026. The first W-O-W What’s on Wednesday program is on October 7\, 2026\, focusing on  National Crime and Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day. \nJoin the exploration of the world of Crime Scene Investigation with crime scene technicians from the Sioux City police department. Learn how forensic scientists collect\, analyze and interpret evidence from crime scenes. Crime scene analysis is the scientific examination of physical\, biological\, digital\, and trace evidence to reconstruct events\, identify suspects and support legal proceedings\, using methods such as DNA profiling\, bloodstain pattern analysis\, ballistics\, digital forensics\, and trace evidence interpretation. \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! \nSome 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. \n 
URL:https://siouxcitylcic.com/event/national-crime-and-intelligence-analyst-appreciation-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:The Trial of Standing Bear\, 1879 by Don Hickey
DESCRIPTION:On October 11\, 2026\, at 2:00pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center\, Don Hickey\, a retired history professor and award-winning author\, will present an illustrated program on “The Trial of Standing Bear\, 1879.”  Admission is free\, but freewill donations are encouraged. \nHickey will tell the dramatic story of how a Ponca chief\, native to Nebraska\, sought to travel from Indian Territory to the Niobrara River to bury the remains of his son.  Arrested for leaving the reservation\, he was vindicated in a federal trial in Omaha when the presiding judge ruled that he was indeed a “person” under the law and thus entitled to live and travel wherever he chose. \nHickey holds a PhD from the University of Illinois and is a specialist in early American history and American military history. He is best known for his books\, The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict (University of Illinois Press) and Nebraska Moments: Glimpses of Nebraska’s Past (University of Nebraska Press). His latest book\, Tecumseh’s War: The Epic Conflict for the Heart of America\, (Westholme Publishing) was published in 2023. \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/the-trial-of-standing-bear-1879-by-don-hickey/
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:Mom's Time Out: Quilling: A Paper Art
DESCRIPTION:Have you heard of “quilling”? This creative art form has become quite popular lately.  If you would like to learn the basics of quilling\, then on Wednesday\, October 14\, 10:00am-11:30am\, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is holding a class on Quilling: A Paper Art as part of their Moms’ Time-Out series. Admission is free\, but registration is a requirement for participation in the 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 them to be entertained in a nearby room. At MiMi’s 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/quilling-a-paper-art/
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:Music: It Soothes the Soul
DESCRIPTION:On October 18\, 2026\, at 2:00pm the Betty Strong Encounter Center welcomes talented guitar player/singer Mark Buckingham. Admission is free\, but freewill donations are encouraged. \nMark Buckingham started playing guitar at age of 12. Playing rhythm guitar with his dad\, a Honky-tonk piano player\, Mark has played in many different places. While serving in the US Army\, Mark started playing banjo. He has been in a variety of band types\, including Bluegrass\, Americana\, and Country. \nCurrently\, Mark plays at various places: assisted living homes\, nursing homes\, music festivals\, and more.  Mark plays a variety of instruments\, including piano\, guitar\, bass\, harmonica\, lap steel guitar\, banjo\, and penny whistle. Mark is looking forward to playing a variety of music styles\, from Country to Bluegrass to 60s/70s and gospel. \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/music-it-soothes-the-soul/
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:A Reading by Barbara Clifton Gross
DESCRIPTION:The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Betty Strong Community Center is hosting Barbara Clifton Gross on October 21\, 2026\, at 6:00pm. She will be reading from her new novel Nine Lives of Pshrr. Local readers and literature enthusiasts are encouraged to attend. Admission is free\, but freewill donations are encouraged. \nBarbara Clifton Gross has worked as a radio disc jockey\, a TV reporter and anchor\, an advertising copywriter and brand manager\, the owner/operator of a B&B on the California coast\, a bookseller\, a librarian\, and a foster mom for rescue dogs. \nThroughout her varied career\, she has been writing fiction. Her short fiction and poetry have been published in The Briar Cliff Review and Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley. Nine Lives of Pshrr is her second novel. Barbara lives near Sioux City\, Iowa\, with her husband\, two dogs\, one cat\, sixteen hens\, and four hives of honeybees.  \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/a-reading-by-barbara-clifton-gross/
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:Humbletown Band: Unique Harmonies and Instrumentals
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday October 25\, 2026\, at 2:00pm in the Betty Strong Encounter Center\, come enjoy a musical performance by the band Humbletown. Admission is free\, but freewill donations are encouraged. \nHumbletown is a folk/bluegrass band featuring Morgan Carnes on clawhammer banjo\, Dylan Lewis on flatpick guitar and mandolin\, and James Schrag on upright bass. Lead vocalists Morgan Carnes and Dylan Lewis primarily write their own songs in eclectic styles\, but the band also plays traditional songs\, fiddle tunes\, and folk and country covers. \nHumbletown prides itself on unique harmonies and vibrant traditional and improvisational instrumentals. They have shared the stage with The Charlie Parr\, Damn Tall Buildings\, Woodbelly\, Jalan Crossland\, John Craigie\, and many more. \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/humbletown-band-unique-harmonies-and-instrumentals/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center\, 900 Larsen Park Road\, Sioux City\, IA\, 51103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults/Families’ Event
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