Weekender

02/13/2025

The 110th season of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra (SCSO) will transport audiences back to the days of speakeasies as well as to the time when the Bard of Avon was wowing crowds. If that wasn’t enough variety, the SCSO will even be dedicating a concert to the big screen’s favorite “wascally wabbit.”

The 110th season of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra (SCSO) will transport audiences back to the days of speakeasies as well as to the time when the Bard of Avon was wowing crowds. If that wasn’t enough variety, the SCSO will even be dedicating a concert to the big screen’s favorite “wascally...

02/13/2025

Silly Billy!

Actor Billy Gardell (“Mike & Molly,” “Bob Hearts Abishola”) cites comedic legends like Jackie Gleason and John Candy as influences. See Gardell in standup mode at 8 p.m. Friday at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Anthem, 111 Third St.

02/12/2025

Swing-o Bingo?

Alright, we don’t have a lot of details on The Marquee’s age 21 and over “Valentine’s Day Adult Bingo” – taking place at 8 p.m. Friday at 1225 Fourth St. – but we’re guessing it will be different than the league your grandma used to belong to. Or, who knows, maybe not?

02/12/2025

In The Weekender's latest "Sux 6: The Best Things to Do in Siouxland" - Actor and comedian Billy Gardell is performing at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's Anthem, Sioux City Stampede is taking over the Tyson Events Center this weekend, Steins and Vines at Sioux City Convention Center, and more.

02/12/2025

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is set to perform a set indebted to pop legend Luther Vandross at WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan on Friday night for Valentine's Day. We talked with the singer about the show, his influences, winning American Idol and more.

02/11/2025

Dropping Wednesday morning online: 'American Idol''s Ruben Studdard salutes Luther Vandross at WinnaVegas V-Day show

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02/07/2025

Key achievement!

Olga Kern, winner of the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will bring her extraordinary talent while perform Shostakovich's riveting 1st Piano Concerto as a guest performer with the Sioux City Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St.

02/07/2025

Yuk it up for a good cause!

Local comics Logan Harnett, Drake Strong and Taylor Sarff are among the funny people performing at "Laugh for Good," a fundraiser for Contact Front, a charity for struggling U.S. military veterans. See you the live show at 7 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson Beer Supply, 116 Main St., Jefferson, S.D.

02/05/2025

Dunder Mifflin devotees!

Clocking in with more than 200 episodes, "The Office" was a workplace "mockumentary" that took nearly a decade to unfold. With so much material, there is bound to be plenty of trivia for devotees of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. Test your knowledge at "The Office" trivia night, occurring at 7 p.m. Friday at The Marquee, 1225 Fourth St.

02/05/2025

In The Weekender's latest "Sux 6: The Best Things to Do in Siouxland" - A staging of "Pretty Woman" at the Orpheum, "The Office" trivia night at the Marquee, a comedy fundraiser at Jefferson Beer Supply, and more.

02/05/2025

"The Velveteen Rabbit" -- to be presented for six performances from Feb. 7 - 16 inside the theater building at Briar Cliff University -- holds a special place in the heart of REACH Youth and Family Theatre's executive director Benji Cotter.

02/04/2025

Our Weekender cover story, dropping Wednesday online: 'The Velveteen Rabbit' comes to life in REACH Theatre production

02/04/2025

Bob Dylan, the Nobel Prize-winning musician, will perform at the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City on April 2.

02/03/2025

Bust a Move!

"Fat Girls Dance," Cathleen Meredith's witty and irreverent novel, will be discussed as part of the Sioux City Public Library's Open Book Club, from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at the Downtown Aalfs Library, 529 Pierce St. Librarian specialist Michael Maxwell said Meredith's rollicking read is like a "Judd Apatow movie done in book-form." Yeah, we can go for that.

02/02/2025

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02/01/2025

'Cover' story!

Above the Covers calls themselves "one of Northwest Iowa's premier cover bands." What do we call Above the Covers? Nice guys who are performing a fundraising concert for the Miracle League of Siouxland, which gives kids and adults teamwork in a very unique way. The concert will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's Anthem, 111 Third St.

01/31/2025

Drink beer, see art!

Sioux City has always been proud of its art community and Siouxland Artists Inc., which recently celebrated its 75th birthday, is the oldest artist-led organization in the area. Meet many of these artists for a special show at 6 p.m. Friday at Vangarde Arts, 416 Pierce St.

01/31/2025

DR. WALLACE: I’m 17 and so is my boyfriend. We attend the same high school and have been happily dating each other for over 10 months now. We get along great and even are planning to attend the same college together after we graduate high school.