The Sioux City Conservatory of Music is hosting a writer’s contest next Saturday, October 15th, to highlight an important issue nationally and locally. Gia Emory shared her thoughts with Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer and provided a preview of the Sound and Style Fashion Festival on October 22nd.
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