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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA opens new Early Learning and Youth Development Center
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KCAU) — The Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA in South Sioux City held a ribbon cutting for its new addition on Friday. The Early Learning and Youth Development Center is a 12,000-foot expansion to the facility that houses an indoor playground, four rooms for early learning, and two flex rooms for older students. The flex room houses six state-of-the-art gaming PCs and a giant touchscreen. Sioux City Art Center honoring artist and Sioux City native Craig Albright The $5 million project, which was paid for by grants and private donations, is for children ages six weeks to 16 years old. Construction started last May, and its opening has been a long time coming. 'I get a little overwhelmed because this is something I've wanted to do since I got here in 2018,' Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA CEO Rhonda Robson said. 'Bringing it to life and seeing the amount of people that showed up today for this event just proves how impactful this is going to be for our community.' Right now, the facility is just open to the kids currently in the YMCA's Early Learning and Youth Development program. It will fully open to the public on Monday, May 5. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sioux City Art Center honoring artist and Sioux City native Craig Albright
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A new exhibit at the Sioux City Art Center will display the works of an artist who was born and raised locally. The museum announced Friday that the upcoming 'Chasing Light' exhibit will display a collection of paintings by Craig Albright. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 1 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will be free and open to the public. Albright was born in Sioux City and went to high school at Sioux City North. He currently lives in Iowa City. Book Lovers' Book Sale kicks off at the Southern Hills Mall According to a release, his paintings are inspired by the 'pastoral and industrial landscapes' of Iowa. Perfect realism, however, is not his goal. 'My interest is not to capture a faithful copy of what I see or to duplicate a photograph.' Albright says. 'I'm taking cues from various sources. Through the activity of painting, I use a process of abstracting, distilling, refining and even obliterating the image before me to bring the painting to its own life.' The May 1 reception will feature food and drink, as well as an artist talk in the Lecture Hall at 6 p.m. The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 14, 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
