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Five score and eighteen years ago...
ozeman is a
town no longer. An
area once defined
almost exclusively
by its farming and
agriculture is well
on its way to
becoming the
mountainside metropolis some will come to
embrace, while others cling to more nostalgic
sentiments of what used to be. As we go barreling into the future and Bozeman continues
to grow, the history of our city should not only
be remembered, but celebrated. This is one
philosophy the freshly opened Feed Café
strives to live by in their service to the community. The breakfast and lunch restaurant serving what they call “artisan comfort food” is
housed within the completely renovated Red
Barn, the largest building of the Kirk
Homestead just off of Main Street (across
from the Hastings Shopping Center). You’ve
driven directly by hundreds, if not thousands
of times, but you, like most Bozemanites, are
unaware of the story behind the property.
Henry Kirk relocated to Montana with his
four sons in 1872, following a stern warning
from his doctor that smoky Pittsburgh would
kill him in as short as a year’s time. Per the
doc’s recommendation, Kirk chose Montana
for its clean, fresh air and likeness to his homeland of Scotland. Similarly, the Kirk’s chose
the Gallatin Valley for its rich and fertile soil.
After settling in the area, Kirk and his son,
Harris, built the Red Barn in the summer of
1898 with the help of other community members. The Kirks’ eighty acres would remain a
working farm until Harris’ death in 1958.
As the town of Bozeman continued to
expand, pieces of the farm were sold off. As
part of these land sales, Harris’ daughter,
Marguerite, donated a plot of land to the City
of Bozeman that would later become what we
now know to be Kirk Park. Over the years,
Marguerite and her younger sister, Elanor,
would undertake many enterprises. These
included the founding of the Country
Bookshelf, Country Flower Shop, and the
Paperback Barn–the latter utilizing the storage
space of the Red Barn and doing most business out of the building that is now The Roost
and formerly the Kirk Farm’s chicken house.
After the Kirk sisters retired, the Red Barn
had a number of diverse commercial tenants
including a saddle-maker’s store and workshop, a wine, cheese, and sandwich store, an
antique furniture store, and internet café.
In 2009, the 111-year old Red Barn was
renovated top to bottom by current owners
Christopher and Nicholas Harris in their effort
to secure the local landmark’s place in
Bozeman’s ever-present history. The original
dark patina timber floorboards actually remain
from the original barn. In this grand restoration, the great-great grandsons of Henry Kirk
created a space that speaks to the lure of
Bozeman–new but historically relevant. The
Kirk Homestead is currently home to three
fine restaurants–Feed Café, The Roost, and
Saffron Table. Upscale hair salon The Chapel
and popular bridal shop Eskay Bridal are also
part of the homestead.
Feed Café offers a fresh array of delicious
breakfast and lunch items. Owners and business partners Serena Rundberg and Chef
Sean Lehmann are proud to offer Bozeman a
menu of items made fresh, from scratch, on
site. From handcrafted specialties, soups & salads, and delicious sandwiches to a selection of
health-conscious grains and a la carte options,
Feed Café has something to fuel your busy
Bozeman day. They also have a wide variety of
coffees, teas, and fresh-squeezed juices to help
you wash the nourishment down. Order at the
counter, and enjoy your meal in the comfy,
farm-chic atmosphere or take it to go knowing
that you’re nourished and ready for whatever
life throws at you next. Feed Café is open daily
from 7am–2pm. Visit feedcafebozeman.com/
to take a look at the menu, items available for
purchase at the general store, or for further
information. •
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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . .4-5A
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Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7A
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Montana Chamber Music Society
Reynolds Recital Hall
March 16 & 18 - 7:30pm
Food Bank Food Drive
Bridger Bowl
March 26, 8am - 2pm
MoR Brews & The Big Sky
Museum of the Rockies
March 29, 5:30-7:30
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MSU’s Distintive
Dialogues at the Hilton
From MSU News Service
The Friends of Montana State
University Library will host
Distinctive Dialogues, an annual
evening of light fare and conversation, on Tuesday, March 29th, at the
Hilton Garden Inn in Bozeman. A
social hour with a no-host bar will
begin at 6:30pm with dialogues following at 7pm.
At Distinctive Dialogues, guests
are invited to join a table of five to
seven others and participate in a
conversation led by their choice of
one of 17 local experts. This year,
dialogue topics range from literature
to diplomacy, Yellowstone to music,
and wine to running. Tickets are
$25 for Friends of MSU Library
members and $35 for non-members.
Tickets must be reserved in advance
at msuaf.org/dialogues16 or by calling 406-994-3119 by Thursday, March
24th. For a complete list of table
hosts and topics, visit friendsofmsulibrary.com/.
All event proceeds go to support Montana State University
Library collections. The event is
sponsored by Toyota of Bozeman,
Ressler-Chevrolet of Bozeman,
Marilyn Sue and Jim Hamilton,
Pheasant Farms, LLC, the
Bozeman Daily Chronicle and
Allegra Bozeman. The Friends of
Montana State University Library is
a group dedicated to enriching
MSU, the lives of students and the
community by strengthening the
MSU Library. •
Paul Zarzyski reading
Cowboy poet, recording artist
and former bareback rider Paul
Zarzyski will bring his wild words
to Livingston for a free reading on
Thursday, March 17th beginning at
7pm as the kick-off guest of Elk
River Arts & Lectures’ spring 2016
lecture series.
The 2005 recipient of the
Montana Governor’s
Arts Award for
Literature, Zarzyski has
performed at the annual National Cowboy
Poetry Gathering in
Elko, Nevada for the
past 30 years and has
toured Canada,
Australia, Wales,
England, and Russia.
He has recited his
poetry at the Kennedy
Center and the Library
of Congress, performed with the Reno
photo:
Philharmonic and the
Spokane Symphony, and was featured on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie
Home Companion. He studied with
renowned poet Richard Hugo in
the 1970s at the University of
Montana, where he received a MFA
in creative writing and later taught
Hugo’s classes after his passing.
During the same period, he began
competing on amateur and professional rodeo circuits, riding bareback broncos–an activity he has
often compared to writing poetry.
Following the reading, Zarzyski
will be on hand to sign copies of his
latest book of poetry, Steering With
My Knees. A spoken word and music
cd of the same title will also be
available.
During his visit
to Livingston,
Zarzyski will
also work in the
classroom with
Park High students. Events
are co-sponsored by the
Murray Hotel.
The public
event will take
place upstairs at
Elk River Books,
located at 120 N
Molly Morrow
Main St. Elk River
Arts & Lectures is a
non-profit organization that seeks
to bring writers to Livingston for
free public readings, and also to
provide opportunities for those
writers to interact with local
public school students. For more
information, call 333-2330 or visit
elkriverarts.org/. •
Elise Donohue celebration
at Ellen
A Celebration of Elise
Donohue will take place Saturday,
March 19th at the Ellen Theatre
beginning at
7:30pm. Ten of
the Gallatin
Valley’s outstanding arts and cultural organizations will join
together to honor
the former Clyde
Park. This tribute
will feature The
Montana
Chamber Music
Society, Bozeman
Symphony,
Montana Ballet,
Intermountain
Opera Bozeman,
MSU School of
Music, Montana
Shakespeare in the Parks, Museum
of the Rockies, The Dance Center,
and Kaleidoscope Youth Theater.
Joel Jahnke, local actor/director,
prominent member of the artistic
scene and dear friend of Elise, will
serve as master of ceremonies for
the evening.
Elise Donohue
was a treasure who
is missed deeply by
all those whose lives
she touched. The
Bozeman community, and places far
beyond, benefited
from her understated generosity, which
in turn has created
a local environment
of vibrant and
diverse arts and cultural offerings.
Reserved seats to
this life celebration
are $5 and may be
purchased at theellentheatre.com/. Join the family,
friends, and fans of Elise, Saturday,
March 19th at 7:30pm, to honor her
remarkable legacy. •
Thrive with family-friendly events
Thrive is set to host a number
of events during the back half of
March. Here’s a look at what’s
coming up!
Gym Days are back! Thrive
hosts a fun and FREE open gym for
children 0-5 years old in Bozeman
and Belgrade. Bozeman’s Gym Day
takes place Thursdays from 1011am in the Wilson Gym.
Upcoming dates include the 24th &
31th. Belgrade’s Gym Day takes
place Wednesdays from 11:40am12:20pm at Heck-Quaw Elementary.
Upcoming dates include the 23rd &
30th. There will be no Bozeman or
Belgrade Gym Day during the week
of March 14th. Gym Day is
designed for parents and toddlers to
have a place to go, socialize, and be
able to actively play on cold
Montana winter days! The Parent
Place provides plenty of riding toys,
tunnels, and balls for the kids to play
with! The Bozeman and Belgrade
school districts each generously
provide a space for use for one hour
a week during the school year. The
average number of parents and
children for Gym Day in a week is
96 people.
The Lily Ball will take place
Saturday, April 2nd beginning at
5:30pm at the Hilton Garden Inn.
For the past 30 years, Thrive has
been providing mentoring, education, and support for thousands of
children and parents in our community. Join in for this exciting event as
Thrive looks another 30 years into
the future to see the impact of its
five signature programs: Child
Advancement Project (CAP), Parent
Place, Partnership Project, Girls for
a Change, and Parent Liaison. Cost
is $125 per attendee.
Thrive has also announced
Parenting With Love and Logic,
a 6-week course for parents of elementary-aged children. This course,
developed by the Love and Logic
Institute, Inc., will help you find specific answers and strategies for some
of those difficult moments in parenting. Some difficult moments may
include bedtime routine, getting
dressed, or just plain arguing. These
simple techniques will be geared
towards elementary age children.
Designed to help you find specific
answers and strategies for those
everyday moments that can be difficult in child rearing. For
parent/caregivers of children ages
4-12. You can learn strategies to feel
better about your parenting techniques, deepen your relationship
with your child and receive more
enjoyment in parenting. The course
will take place April 7th, April 14th,
April 28th, May 5th, May 12th, and
May 19th at 6pm. Sessions will take
place at Hyalite/Irving, but the
course is open to all families in the
Bozeman School District. Cost is
$10 for a workbook.
Thrive is a community-based
organization established in 1986. At
the heart of Thrive lies a preventative, strength-based, empowerment
model of working with parents and
children. They provide families with
the resources, tools, and support to
raise healthy, successful children.
Their programs have been developed using evidence-based practices,
adapted to meet local community
needs, and rigorously evaluated to
ensure program efficacy. Thrive has
developed critical community partnerships built on sharing design,
implementation, management, evaluation, financial resources, and
responsibilities for programs. This
approach, which has the success of
the child at its center, results in the
highest quality services, maximizes
scarce resources, and has a powerful
impact on outcomes for children.
To register for any of these
events or for more information on
other Thrive programs, visit
allthrive.org/. •
Jacqueline Rieder Hud fronts discussion
Lane Books of Venice, CA is
pleased to announce a discussion
with Timothy J. Tate, Archetypal
Therapist and his client artist
Jacqueline Rieder Hud, moderated
by publisher Etan Boritzer.
Laundry for Strangers: One
Woman’s Descent Into and Out
of Madness will be held
Wednesday, March 23rd at the
Bozeman Public Library beginning
at 7pm. The discussion will relate the
soul’s journey deep into the fearsome
darkness of the human unconscious
as experienced by Ms. Rieder Hud.
Veronica Lane Books recently
released the book Laundry for
Strangers as the artistic and literary record of that disturbing sojourn
by Ms. Rieder Hud. Mr. Tate and
Ms. Rieder Hud will retell parts of
the art and therapeutic process that
helped her survive the precipitous
descent into what is commonly
called madness. How the ascent out
of her personal hell was achieved
will also be discussed. The relevance
of psychological archetypes, dreams,
art, sex, and fury, figure prominently
into the recounting of this extraordinary passage across the precipitous
fault lines of the human psyche.
There will be a Q&A after the talk.
Jacqueline Rieder Hud is an expressionist painter who has journaled
her dream life for over thirty years.
She has been a professional artist
exhibiting her art works nationally
for over 30 years. In Jacqueline’s
words, “The process of going
inward to intuit the way to one’s
personal vision, to the creative radiance, has a tonality of wildness and
surrender to it. I see this dynamic
within the psychic cauldron as a
mirror of the instinctual forces
expressing themselves in continuum
in the Wholeness of Nature and in
the larger Wilderness without.”
Timothy J. Tate has been in psychotherapy practice for the past 34
years. He co-created The Montana
Men’s Foundation, and has lectured extensively on Archetypal
Therapy. Timothy loves the ineffable mystery of life, renews through
hiking in the mountains, trailer
camping, golfing, fly fishing, and
hosting a weekly radio show of
indie music on kglt.net/.
Etan Boritzer is the founder and
publisher of Veronica Lane Books in
Venice, CA. The company was started in 1992 using the slogan “Books
That Make a Difference.” Etan is
himself a bestselling author of 14
children’s books, now published in
16 languages. He teaches four yoga
classes a week also. •
Author events at Country Bookshelf
Country Bookshelf in
Downtown Bozeman–Montana’s
largest independent bookstore since
1957–has an exciting slate of March
events for bookworms and literature
enthusiasts alike.
Attend an exciting Author Event
with Janet Fox for The Charmed
Children of Rookskill Castle on Tuesday,
March 15th at 7pm. “Keep calm
and carry on.” That’s what
Katherine Bateson’s father told her,
and that what she’s trying to do:
when her father goes off to the war,
when her mother sends Kat and her
brother and sister away from
London to escape the incessant
bombing, even when the children
arrive at Rookskill Castle, an
ancient, crumbing manor on the
misty Scottish Highlands. But it’s
hard to keep calm in the strange castle that seems haunted by ghosts or
worse. What’s making those terrifying screeches and groans at night?
Why do the castle’s walls seem to
have a mind of their own? And why
do people seem to mysteriously
appear and disappear? Kat believes
she has the answer: Lady Eleanor,
who rules Rookskill Castle, is harboring a Nazi spy. But when her
classmates begin to vanish, one by
one, Kat must uncover the truth
about what the castle actually harbors–and who Lady Eleanor really
is–before it’s too late.
Janet Fox writes award-winning fiction and non-fiction for
children of all ages. Her published
works include the non-fiction middle grade book Get Organized
Without Losing It, and three YA historical romances: Faithful, Forgiven,
and Sirens. Janet’s debut middle
grade novel The Charmed Children of
Rookskill Castle is an historical fantasy
set in 1940 Scotland. Janet is a 2010
graduate of the MFA/Writing for
Children and Young Adults program
at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Another Author Event with
Richard Fifield for The Flood Girls
will follow on Wednesday, March
23rd at 7pm. The Flood Girls are a
special kind of team. Bound together over the years, they come from
the small Montana town of Quinn.
They’re dreadful at softball, and
have never once had a winning season. Regardless, they take the field
every year, ready for whatever the
game will bring, whether it’s pop
flies or fist fights. The people of
Quinn don’t welcome outsiders easily, but they especially have it out for
Rachel, who for years was the alcoholic town harlot. She hit the road
soon after high school, but nine
years later, she’s back with a list of
amends to make. Rachel knows her
mother, Laverna, hardnose captain
of the Flood Girls, wants nothing to
do with her, and quickly learns that
the rest of the team don’t either.
Rachel befriends one of the only
people in town who will acknowledge her–her 12-year-old neighbor
Jake. An outsider like her, he’s
obsessed with Madonna, thrift
stores, and his daily outfit. With
Jake’s help, Rachel begins to make a
life for herself in a town she never
wanted to return to.
Richard Fifield earned his MFA
from Sarah Lawrence College in
upstate New York. He grew up in
Troy, Montana: population 956. For
the past twenty years he has worked
as a social worker for adults with
intellectual disabilities, while volunteering as a creative writing teacher.
A member of Alcoholics
Anonymous and proud of living
nine years sober, Richard spends his
time playing softball, writing, and
directing hip-hop music videos. He
lives in Missoula, Montana.
An Author Event with CJ Box
for Off the Grid will take place on
Thursday, March 24th at 7pm. The
latest Joe Pickett installment begins
not long after the events of
Endangered, which left Pickett and his
best friend, Nate, separated, out of
touch, and lucky to be alive. Nate is
living off the grid entirely, relying on
survival skills as an outdoorsman,
and his ability hide his movements.
However, a secretive government
agency finds and blackmails him
into locating a rogue journalist, who
has gone off the grid too, but in a
way that could lead to bloodshed.
Pickett’s daughter, Sheridan, receives
an invitation to join a nighttime,
wilderness gathering with a group of
political activist strangers. All she
knows is that they are “passionate”
about their cause. Curious, Sheridan
agrees to go. It’s a decision that will
place her directly in the middle of
danger. While Joe Pickett is conducting a series of unrelated investigations, he soon finds himself in
Wyoming’s Red Desert.
Unfortunately for him, he’s also
about to stumble across a diabolical
plan, and it will leave him stranded.
Even if he makes it out alive, he may
be too late to save his daughter and
his friend.
C.J. Box is the New York
Times bestselling author of sixteen
Joe Pickett novels. He has won the
Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and
Barry Awards, as well as the French
Prix Calibre .38, and was a Los
Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, all
for the Pickett novels. He has also
won the Edgar Award for Best Novel
for his first standalone, Blue Heaven.
A Wyoming native, Box has worked
on a ranch and as a newspaper
reporter and editor. He lives outside
Cheyenne, WY with his family.
The Country Bookshelf is located
at 28 West Main Street downtown.
All events are free and open to the
public, though an RSVP is recommended. For more information
about the store or these events,
visit countrybookshelf.com/
or call 587-0166. •
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M arch 15, 2016 • T he B o Z one • P age 3a
Dance party @ Baxter celebrates women
Hysteria! A Celebration of
Women has been announced. In
honor of Women’s History Month,
Chicks with Sticks and the MSU
Women’s Center present Hysteria, a
dance party featuring Bozeman’s
favorite DJ, Missy
O’Malley. Festivities
begin at 8pm on
Friday, March 25th
at the Baxter
Ballroom. The
dance is open to all
over age 18 with
tickets available at
the door. Tickets are
$15 for singles, $25
for couples, and $12
for students with ID.
Chicks With Sticks
is an all-woman bucket
drum corps who
empower and inspire by
making a joyful noise.
The MSU Women’s
Center promotes greater responsiveness to the needs of university
women. These local organizations
are joining the nationwide celebration of Women’s
History Month in March to highlight the contributions of women
throughout history and contemporary society.
Hysteria is a
fundraiser for Chicks
with Sticks and a “fun
raiser” for women and
all who love them.
The event will run
from 8pm until midnight on March 25th
in the Baxter
Ballroom. Enjoy a
special performance
by Chicks with Sticks,
show off your dance
moves, and try your
luck with a 50/50 raffle. For more information, visit Chicks with
Sticks ~ Bozeman
Bucket Drum Corps
on Facebook. •
MORe pints, politics
& pictures
There’s a lot happening at the
Museum of the Rockies in the back
half of March! Here’s a look at
what’s coming up.
Popular series Brews & the Big
Sky will return for another session
on Tuesday, March 29th in the main
lobby of the Museum of the Rockies
between 5:30 and 7:30pm. High
Flyers in the Big Sky: Aviation in Montana
with Bozeman Yellowstone
International Airport & Summit
Aviation featuring brews from Lewis
& Clark Brewing Co. Ever since J.C.
“Bud” Mars’ 1910 flight at the state
fair in Helena (the first in the state of
mention Museum of the Rockies. In
addition, they will donate 10% of
Whiskey Wednesday sales to MOR
through March 31st. Treat yourself to a
great time that will also do a great
deal of good. Thank you Bozeman
Spirits for supporting the work of
the Museum of the Rockies!
Also at the Museum: new
exhibits! 50 Greatest
Photographs: National
Geographic will be on display
through May 30th. In its 125-year
history, National Geographic photographers have presented some of
the most striking images of our
Montana), flying has been a challenge here in Big Sky country.
Today, aviation plays a critical role
in Montana’s economy. Whether
bringing tourists to visit Yellowstone
or transporting Montana products to
the world, aviation keeps us all connected. Join in to talk air travel history and sample our state’s finest
export: Beer! There is an $8 admission which includes a free glass and
beer tasting for those 21 and older.
Based on the popular summer
time Hops & History program that
supports the Living History Farm,
this new winter series pairs the history of local industries–presented by
MOR Curator of History, Michael
Fox–with beer tastings from local
breweries. Each presentation
explores a unique historical Big Sky
industry to complement an equally
unique local brew. This program
supports the Museum of the Rockies
History program.
The Elise R. Donohue Lectures
of the American West, in memory of
Walter S. Rosenberry, will present
Michael J. Lansing’s
“Insurgent Democracy: The
Nonpartisan League in North
American Politics” on
Wednesday, March 30th from 67:30pm in the Hager Auditorium. In
1915, western farmers mounted one
of the most significant challenges to
party politics America has seen: the
Nonpartisan League. The organization sought to empower citizens and
restrain corporate influence. Before
its collapse in the 1920s, the League
counted over 250,000 paying members, yet today it is all but forgotten,
neglected even by scholars. Michael
J. Lansing’s newly released book,
Insurgent Democracy, offers a new look
at the Nonpartisan League and a
new way to understand its rise and
fall in Montana, the United States,
and Canada. Join MOR for a stimulating evening of discussion about
the Nonpartisan League. This event
is free and open to the public.
Presented in association with the
History and Philosophy Department,
Montana State University.
Bozeman Spirits generously
donates 10% of your bill when you
world ever captured on film. In
MOR’s new exhibit, National
Geographic’s 50 Greatest Photographs,
you’ll see not only at the photos as
they appeared in the magazine, but
also learn about the stories behind
them and the photographers themselves. For some images, you will be
able to see the “near frames” taken
by the photographer: the sequence
of images made in the field before
and after the perfect shot.
Documentary videos throughout the
exhibition reveal many of the stories
of these iconic photographs and the
photographers who shot them. Join
MOR and travel through 125 years
of National Geographic’s history
and its most unforgettable images.
Across the Andes is also open
now! Deia Schlosberg and Gregg
Treinish set out to trek the length of
the Andes Mountain Range from
the Equator south. Creating a new
route, they covered 56 degrees of
the globe and more than 7,800 miles
through some of the most difficult
conditions on Earth. And some of
the most beautiful landscapes imaginable. Their incredible journey is
now captured by 60 large-format
photographs, personal journal
entries, Insights into the Andean
way of life, stories and maps, in a
stunning exhibit called Across the
Andes. Join MOR and travel with
them as they trek over trails that
have been used for centuries by
locals, train tracks, aqueducts, and
across snowmelt-fed lakes and rivers.
Across the Andes is a remarkable photographic record of an even more
remarkable journey that led to
National Geographic naming Gregg
& Deia Adventurers of the Year.
Using the past and present
Museum of the Rockies inspires lifelong learning in science, history, culture, and art; advances knowledge
through collections, research and
discovery; and presents engaging,
vibrant exhibits and programming.
MOR brings the world to Montana
and Montana to the world. For more
information for these and future
events, or to register, visit
museumoftherockies.org/ or call
406-994-5257. •
Learn to dance before wedding season!
Dancing is fun! It’s a great way
to meet new people, gain self-confidence, learn a social skill and get
exercise. Lauren Coleman’s Have
Fun Dancing announces new Basic
Ballroom, Basic Country, and
Basic Waltz courses for beginners
starting the week of April 18th. No
experience or partner necessary.
Come and get ready for those spring
and summer weddings!
Basic Ballroom serves as an introduction to partner dancing with a
focus on the fundamentals of the
Foxtrot and Swing. These skills are
used in all other dances. Tuition for
the course is $58 per person. It will
meet twice a week for three weeks,
Mondays and Wednesdays beginning at 6pm.
Basic Country will combine Two
Step and Triple Step. Two Step is
an easy-going dance based on
walking steps traveling around the
dance floor with lots of fun turns.
Triple Step is exhilarating, easy,
and you will do this almost as often
as you do the two step. Sometimes
confused with country swing, Triple
Step is related to the Polka. Tuition
for the course is $68 per person. It
will meet on Tuesdays for seven
weeks starting April 19th, beginning at 7pm.
Learn to float around the dance
floor with the greatest of ease with
Basic Waltz. This is a classic dance
done in ballrooms, country bars,
contra dances, and many social
events. This class will cover
fundamentals of this timeless
dance. Tuition for the course is
$68 per person. It will meet on
Thursdays for seven weeks
starting April 21st, beginning
at 6pm. Intermediate and
advanced courses are also
available. Classes will be held in
the Have Fun Dancing studio at
414 Bryant Street (off of North
Rouse) in Bozeman. The studio
features a spacious floating and
sprung hardwood dance floor
which prevents injury and
reduces fatigue in a unique and
friendly atmosphere. For more
information on how
to register and for more
specifics, please visit
havefundancing.com/ or
call Lauren Coleman at
(406) 763-4735. •
Come to fun ballroom dance
Ballroom Dance Bozeman is set
to host an Informal
Friday Ballroom Dance on
Friday, April 1st at the Bozeman
Senior Center.
There will be a fun and friendly
dance lesson at 7pm, with open
dancing beginning at 7:45.
Experienced dancers are encouraged to come for the lesson as
well...mix, mingle, and support
newer dancers as they join the
Bozeman ballroom dance community. Dance to a great mix of recorded
music–including swing, foxtrot, and
waltz, Latin, nightclub, country twostep, and more. Dress is casual,
admission is $5 for BDB passholders,
and $7 without a pass. This includes
the lesson. The motto is “Keep
dancing in style!” Your job is to have
a great time dancing in a friendly,
casual atmosphere! Please bring in
your dancing shoes to keep the wood
floor at the Senior Center clean, dry,
and grit-free.
The Bozeman Senior Center is
located at 807 N Tracy Ave. For
more information, visit ballroomdancebozeman.com/. •
Bozeman Folklore hosts Contra Dances
The Bozeman Folklore Society
will host a Contra Dance on
Saturday, March 19th beginning at
7:30pm. Live music will be provided
by Trade Winds featuring
caller Amy Letson. A half hour
beginner’s workshop begins at
7:30pm, with dancing continuing
until 11pm. Admission is $10, $8 for
Bozeman Folklore Society members,
and $5 for MSU students. The
dance will be held at the Bozeman
Senior Center. Bring your nonmarking shoes and get ready to kick
up your heels!
An additional Contra Dance
will be held on Friday, April 1st
beginning at 7:30pm. Live music
will be provided by Helena
Handbasket featuring caller Bev
Young. A half hour beginner’s workshop begins at 7:30pm, with dancing continuing until 11pm.
Admission is $10, $8 for Bozeman
Folklore Society members, and $5
for MSU students. The dance will
be held at Whittier School. Bring
your non-marking shoes and get
ready to hit the hardwood!
The Bozeman Folklore Society
(BFS) is an all volunteer, non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, enjoying, and sharing the music, dance, arts, crafts,
and skills of traditional cultures. It is
an associate group of the Country
Dance and Song Society (CDSS).
The Bozeman Senior Center is
located at 807 North Tracy
Ave.Visit bozemanfolklore.org or call
406-581-3444 for more information
about any of these events. •
Curry night at Bridger Kitchens
A collaboration of Meta Sate
Catering and Bridger Kitchens will
present Indonesian Curry
Night: a 5-course PopUp Dinner on Saturday,
April 2nd beginning at
5:30pm. This special night
will help you to explore,
share, and enjoy all the flavors of Indonesian curries.
This is a one night only
event and a rare treat to
Bozeman. Tickets to this
event are $70 per person.
Dinner will take place at
Bridger Kitchens’ location in
Four Corners at 7540
Pioneer Way and will run
until 8pm.
This event is BYOB, so
please feel free to bring your
own favorite beer and wine
to go along with this dinner.
Several good white wine
choices to pair with curries
include a fruity rosé, off dry
riesling, and pinot gris. Red
pairings could include shiraz, carmenere, and pinotage. IPA, APA, and lagers
are great beers to also
accompany curry.
Cocktailing starts at
5:30pm–this is a half hour
window to uncork your beverage, enjoy Indonesian
snacks, and mingle. Dinner
service will follow at 6pm.
For tickets, detailed
menu, and more informa-
tion, visit eventbrite.com/e/indonesian-curry-night-5-course-pop-up-
dinner-tickets-21357146801/. Hope
to see you there! •
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Rumors at Blue Slipper
The Blue Slipper Theatre of
Livingston will present “Rumors”
by Neil Simon with performances on
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and
Sundays at 3pm,
April 1st-24th.
Admission is
$15 for
adults and
$12 for students and seniors over 60.
At a large, tastefully
appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New
York has just shot himself. Though
only a flesh wound, four couples are
about to experience a severe attack
of Farce. Gathering for their tenth
wedding anniversary, the host lies
bleeding in the other room and his
wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer,
Ken and wife Chris must get “the
story” straight before the other
guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications
mount, the
evening spins
off into classic
farcical hilarity.
The New York
Times said, “Has nothing on its mind except making the
audience laugh.” The New York
Post called it, “Light, frothy and
fun.” USA Today commented, “Neil
Simon makes people laugh a lot!”
And NBC-TV added, “Not only side
splitting, but front and back splitting.” Special permission to perform
given by Samuel French, Inc.
Directed by Gary Fish, “Rumors”
stars Gary Fish, Debbie Jamieson,
Jason Moreland, Carmen Dunn,
Tim Schaeffer, Peggy Wesigerber,
Christopher DeJohn, Shannon
Moreland, Michael Ross, and
Kelsey Huber.
The Blue Slipper is also seeking
six women, ages 20-70, to audition
for roles for a stage production of
“Steel Magnolias” by Robert
Harling on Monday, April 18th and
Tuesday the 19th. The production is
to be directed by Christopher
DeJohn.
The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana,
where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done.
Helped by her eager new assistant,
Annelle (who is not sure whether or
not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses
shampoos and free advice to the
town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser,
(“I'm not crazy, I've just been in a
bad mood for forty years”); an
eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee,
who has a raging sweet tooth; and
the local social leader, M’Lynn,
whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest
girl in town), is about to marry a
“good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious
repartee and not a few acerbic but
humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy
when, in the second act, the spunky
Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality
affects the others, but also draws on
the underlying strength–and
love–which give the play, and its
characters, the special quality to
make them truly touching, funny,
and marvelously amiable company
in good times and bad. Special permission to perform given by
Dramatists Play Service.
The Blue Slipper Theatre continues its tradition of offering the best
in community theater as it has for 50
years. Located in the heart of
Livingston’s historic downtown district, the theatre produces four or
five full-length productions each season, with a variety of comedic and
dramatic selections included in the
annual lineup. The Blue Slipper
hosts touring productions, music,
and comedy throughout the year
and offers a holiday variety program
to the public free of charge. The
Blue Slipper also hosts a Kids
Playwriting Festival in the spring to
give area students the opportunity to
write, direct and star in their own
plays. The theatre is located at 113
East Callender Street. For tickets or
more information, call 406-2227720 or visit blueslipper.com/. •
Catch Jesus Christ Superstar
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s explosive rock opera Jesus
Christ Superstar will hit the
Shane Center this March. Jesus
Christ Superstar looks at the last
days in the life of Jesus through the
eyes of Judas Iscariot, and has been
stunning audiences for over 40 years.
The performance runs through
March 26th in the Dulcie Theatre at
the Shane Lalani Center for the
Arts, playing Fridays and Saturdays
at 8pm, with Sunday matinees at
3pm. Special Saturday Matinees will
be presented at 3pm on 3/19 and
3/26. This show closes Saturday
evening, March 26th. Tickets to all
shows are $16 for adults, $13 for
seniors and college students, and $10
for youth, and are available at theshanecenter.org/ or by calling the
Shane Center Box Office at (406)
222-1420. Jesus Christ Superstar is
generously sponsored by Chico Hot
Springs, Joanne & David Gibson,
and Livingston’s Ace Hardware.
Located in the heart of
Livingston, the Shane Center is ded-
icated to fostering creativity and building
community through
various arts programming, classes and
events. The Shane
Center is home to a
thriving theatre company–mounting top-notch
community theatre
productions, classes,
educational outreach
programming for area
schools, and intense
Young Actors’
Workshops twice a
year. In addition, the
Shane Center offers
access to a variety of
short and long-term
rental spaces available
for a wide range of
artistic endeavors and community
events. A 165-seat auditorium, a lavish ballroom with attached catering
space, a mirrored rehearsal hall,
music and art studios, dance facilities, offices, classrooms, and meeting
rooms all keep the Shane Center
abuzz with daily activity. In striving
to bring the community together
through the arts, the staff is committed to inclusiveness and offering
affordable access to its programming
and facilities. •
Verge comedy marches on
Verge Theater has been entertaining for many successful seasons
and the excitement continues into
the spring!
In March, Verge Theater is
proud to present These Shining
Lives, Melanie Marnich's play
based on a true story of four women
who worked in a watch factory in
the 1920s. The story dramatizes the
danger that women faced as new
members of the American workforce, and the lack of concern by
companies for protecting their
employees. Contemporarily, as we
debate concussion protocols in the
NFL, and despair over textile mills
collapsing on workers throughout
the world, Marnich's play adds a
human voice to the dialogue and
speaks relevant volumes.
Catherine Donohue lands a
good paying job with the Radium
Dial Watch Company, painting the
faces of watches with a radioactive
Radium compound that glows in
the dark. The women are told that
the compound is not dangerous,
and actually may have healthful
attributes, but as the watches pile
up, the symptoms start to mount,
and the women must fight battles
on many fronts as their new worlds
begin to decay. The emancipation
that comes with money and work
outside of the home exposes the
women to new friendships, new
ideas, and new perils.
These Shining Lives will feature
some of Bozeman’s best young talent, in roles that will stay with you
for a long time. Performances will
begin promptly at 8pm on Fridays
and Saturdays from March 18th
through April 2nd. Reservations are
$14, and can be made in person at
Cactus Records in Downtown
Bozeman, or online at
vergetheater.com/.
improv games similar to those you
see on Who's Line Is It Anyway?,
and perform long form improv that
is basically making up short plays on
the spot. You have to experience this
to believe it!! It's a mere $7 to get in
and laugh like hell at our team of
S.W.A.T. trained Improv Players.
(S.W.A.T. = SouthWest Alternative
Theater). Upcoming show on March
Young Frankenstein 2015
Come check out what Improv
Comedy is all about! Once again
Verge Theater is offering up a
Monday Night sacrifice of the most
daring, death defying type of live
theater there is: Improv! They call it
Improv on the Verge! Improv
Monday Nights feature The
Bozeman Improverts who will
beguile you with their laser-like wits,
sharp tongues, and obnoxiously
large heads. These masterful, main
stage players improvise sketches built
around audience suggestions, play
21st at 7pm. Reservations can be
made online at vergetheater.com/ or
in person at Cactus Records in
Downtown Bozeman.
Verge Theater is located at 2304
N. 7th Ave, in the strip mall across
from Murdoch's at the EXTREMELY FUN edge of Bozeman.
Reservations for all shows can be
made in person at Cactus Records,
or online at vergetheater.com/. Visit
the website for more information.
See you at one of these exciting
shows! •
Celebrate four centuries of Shakespeare!
April 23rd, 2016
marks the 400-year
anniversary of
Shakespeare’s death.
In honor of the
enduring legacy of
his plays and poetry,
the city of Bozeman
will celebrate with
Shakespeare Flash
Mobs.
On Saturday,
April 23rd, the words
of Shakespeare will
erupt all over town:
in coffee shops, bookstores, grocery stores, galleries,
restaurants, trails, and other locations. Would you like to be a part
of the Shakespeare flash mob?
You could recite a soliloquy or a
sonnet, sing a Shakespearean
song, perform a
small scene with
your friends, dress
up in costumes or
stay in your usual
clothes…anything
Shakespearean, in
any public place in
or around Bozeman.
The Country
Bookshelf will be the
Shakespeare Flash400 headquarters.
Participants and
event coordinators
will be there having
refreshments and
sharing stories of Shakespearean
mobs on this important anniversary.
All ideas welcome! Please contact
Gretchen Minton at
[email protected]
if you are interested. •
Circus returns to Gallatin
Country Fairgrounds
The Jordan World Circus
will return to the Gallatin County
Fairgrounds’ indoor arena during
its 2016 tour on Monday, April
4th at 7:30pm and Tuesday, April
5th at 4:30pm & 7:30pm. With
three rings of affordable family
fun, The Jordan World Circus
will thrill fans of all ages. Come
see the death-defying aerial acts
and animal attractions–including
tigers and elephants. In addition
to the performing acts, kids will
have the unique opportunity to
ride and pet different types of
animals. Tickets to this event
range from $15-$45 for single
and family tickets and are
available through their
official Facebook page.
The Jordan World Circus, one of
North America’s premier traveling
circuses, is owned and produced by
Jody and Patsy Jordan of Las Vegas,
Nevada. Hailing from a long background of aerialists and circus performers, Jordan brings a unique talent to the circus management field.
His exciting two hour shows are
presented on annual tours from
coast to coast and border to border
by local Shrine Centers and Clubs,
police and fire associations, civic
clubs and organizations, merchant
associations, local presenters and
venues, and fairs, festivals, parks and
the like. For more information on
the Jordan World Circus, visit thejordanworldcircus.com/. •
Writers
Danny Waldo
Bayard Lewis
Terri Schlichenmeyer
Zelpha Boyd
Rebekah Schields
Emily Lockard
Dr Steven W Running
Sister Marya Grathwohl
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BFS screens two acclaimed indies
Bozeman Film Society will present the Oscar winner for Best
Foreign Film, the Hungarian Son of
Saul on Wednesday, March 23rd
beginning at 7:30pm.
October 1944, AuschwitzBirkenau: Saul Ausländer is a
Hungarian member of the
Sonderkommando, the group of
Jewish prisoners isolated from the
camp and forced to assist the Nazis in
the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the
crematoriums, Saul discovers the
body of a boy he takes for his son. As
the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an
impossible task: save the child’s body
from the flames, find a rabbi to recite
the mourner's Kaddish, and offer the
boy a proper burial.
Sweeping the Cannes Grand Prix,
Golden Globe, and Academy Award
for Best Foreign Film, Philadelphia
Inquirer film critic, Steven Rea, calls
Son of Saul “A crushing view of
humanity at its most desperate, and a
view of one man’s fevered efforts to
find grace and dignity amid the horror.” Directed by László Nemes and
starring Géza Röhrig, Levente
Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont,
Sándor Zsótér, Marcin Czarnik,
Amitai Kedar, Son of Saul is rated R
for disturbing violent content and
some graphic nudity and runs 105
minutes. The evening will open with
a introduction by Rabbi Ed Stafman
of Congregation Beth Shalom.
On Wednesday, March 30th at
7pm (please note earlier start time),
BFS is proud to present Druid
Peak, the first in the inaugural
three-part “Science on Screen” film
series, a national program sponsored
by the Coolidge Corner Theater and
the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Set against the backdrop of the
wolf reintroduction program in
Yellowstone National Park, Druid Peak
is a redemptive coming of age story
about a troubled teenaged boy
(Spencer Treat Clark) whose mom,
unable to control him, ships him off
to the wilds of Wyoming, where his
estranged father (Andrew Wilson)
works as a Yellowstone biologist.
Shot on location in Wyoming,
Montana, Utah, and West Virginia,
we see that the role of wilderness in
the human experience is as necessary
as food, shelter, or love. If your children are teens, or about to be teens,
bring them along! The LA Times
calls the film, “Enlightening... undeniably gorgeous.” Rated PG-13 the
film runs 115 minutes.
Now in its 9th year, Science on
Screen provides national funding to
expand film and scientific literacy by
creatively pairing screenings of popular culture and documentary films
with lively expert presentations. Each
film offers a jumping-off point for a
speaker to introduce current research
or technological advances that
engage audiences. Druid Peak will be
introduced by ‘Wolves & Teens: “Unpacking” Social Creatures,’ a presentation by Doug Smith, lead biologist
on the Yellowstone Wolf Project and
Katey Franklin, Director of MSU’s
Human Development Clinic and
Addictions Counseling Program. A
panel Q&A with the film’s Director,
Marni Zelnick, and Executive
Producer, Maureen Mayer will follow. The screening is a collaboration
with the Montana Outdoor Science
School and the Montana
Environmental Educators.
Tickets are $8.75/General;
$8.50/Seniors & Students (plus fees)
and may be purchased by calling the
Ellen box office at 585-5885, online
at theellentheatre.com or by visiting
the Ellen's box office WednesdaySaturday between 1 & 3 pm, or two
hours before the screening. Doors
open one hour before the screening
with wine/beer and concessions
available in the lobby. BFS pass holders and sponsors can reserve seats by
visiting or calling the Ellen Theatre
box office at 585-5885.
Bozeman Film Society Member
Passes are available in the Ellen
Theatre lobby before all BFS shows,
online at bozemanfilmsociety.org or
by calling 406-585-5885. Visit their
website for detailed information on
levels and benefits of a Bronze, Silver
or Gold level Membership–and as
always, “Keep 'Em Flickering!” •
Classic film & live music at the Ellen
h Downtown Bozeaman’s mainstay
the Ellen Theatre is forever ripe
with big screen and stage entertainment and the upcoming weeks are
no different! Here’s a look at what’s
coming up in the 2nd half of March.
Friday, March 25th brings the
first in a series of great films coming
to The Ellen Theatre with a screening of the 1962 masterpiece To Kill
a Mockingbird. Based on the classic novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a
Mockingbird is the story of Atticus
Finch (Gregory Peck), a lawyer in
1930s Alabama, who defends a black
man, falsely accused of a serious
crime. In standing up for what he
knows is right, Atticus strives to teach
his children, and his hometown, that
the only true crime committed was
prejudice. To Kill a Mockingbird was
well-received by critics and audiences
alike, nominated for eight Academy
Awards, including Best Picture and
Best Actor (Gregory Peck). The
film is set to screen at 7:30pm and
tickets are $5.
Movies continue with a very special event on Saturday, March 26th,
a screening of Back to the Future
with special guest Bob Gale. Meet
the guy who wrote the movie! After a
screening of one of the most popular
films of all time, enjoy a discussion
with Bob Gale (writer and producer
of the Back to the Future trilogy),
including behind-the-scenes anecdotes and Audience Q&A. Reserved
seats are $19.85 and $9 for youth 17
& under. The evening begins at 7pm.
The 30th anniversary of the 1986
Tom Cruise classic Top Gun, with
another Ellen Trivia Night, will take
place on Saturday, April 2nd. Join
Maverick, Charlie, Iceman, and
Goose and experience the high-flying
flick as it was originally intended–on
the Big Silver Screen! Brush-up on
all things Tom Cruise, from Risky
Business to Mission Impossible, and
prepare to be stumped! Trivia begins
at 6:30pm and will be read aloud on
stage. Answer sheets must be submitted prior to the start of the film,
which begins at 7:30pm. The best
part? It costs $5–now that’s a deal!
On Tuesday, April 5th, the Ellen
invites you to a very special concert
with Stuart Weber and Friends.
Mr. Weber teams up with two fantastic musicians, New York flutist
Morgan Pappas and young guitarist Gerardo Zarate Terrazas
from Mexico, for a lively evening of
guitar solos, duets and trios. In addition to works by Piazzola, Pujol, and
Rodrigo, Weber will present a set of
original guitar duets from his youth
which have not been performed in
nearly four decades. The performance is scheduled for 7:30pm and all
seats are $19.75.
Wine, beer, and other refreshments–which may be brought into
the theatre–will be sold in the lobby
beginning one hour prior to all show
times. Tickets for all events are available online at theellentheatre.com/.
For questions, or to purchase tickets
over the phone, please call The Ellen
box office at 406-585-5885. •
Frame by Frame doc at Emerson
The Bozeman Doc Series continues Thursday, March 17th, at 7pm at
the Emerson Center, with the awardwinning documentary Frame
by Frame.
When the Taliban ruled
Afghanistan, taking a photo was a
crime. After the regime fell from
power in 2001, a fledgling free press
emerged and a photography revolution was born. Now, as foreign troops
and media withdraw, the country is
left to stand on its own, and so are its
journalists. Set in a modern
Afghanistan bursting with color and
character, Frame by Frame follows four
Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous
media landscape–reframing their
country for the world, and for themselves. Combining observational
footage, intimate interviews, powerful
photojournalism, and never-beforeseen archival footage shot in secret
during the Taliban regime, the film is
a powerful chronicle of the fight for
freedom in a war-torn country.
Frame by Frame world-premiered at
the SXSW Film Festival, and has
screened at prestigious festivals
around the world, winning several
major awards. The Hollywood
Reporter said, “A bracing tribute to
the power of photojournalism...
Frame by Frame is a work of profound
immediacy...exquisitely crafted and
emotionally searing.” Variety noted,
“A piercing, poignant and–as befits
its subject–beautifully composed
exploration of the challenges and
responsibilities faced by photojournalists in Afghanistan’s post-Taliban
free press…a sharp, soulful
doc...proves the alternately confrontational and cathartic power of
the camera lens.”
The Bozeman Doc Series will
continue with one screening every
other Thursday through April.
Tickets are available at the door or
before the show at Cactus Records
and Movie Lovers. Tickets are also
available online at bozemandocseries.org/ where you can also buy
7-film punch cards, learn more
about the series, and view trailers
for upcoming films. •
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Presents: A Place to Stand
by Bayard Lewis
The story of a young boy with
an abusive, alcoholic father and a
mother that abandoned her family
to escape the
abuse is not
something that
usually ends well.
This boy would
later be incarcerated for drug
charges and face
intense violence
within the
Arizona State
Prison.
Jimmy
Santiago Baca’s
memoir “A Place
to Stand”
becomes an incredibly personal
documentary, one that drops dramatic breadcrumbs to leave you
wondering how he made it out
alive.
Baca recalls in vivid detail his
five year prison experience and the
key moments that prevented his
succumbing to a life of violence
and fully surrendering his humanity. It may have been a happy accident or fate giving him a once in a
lifetime opportunity when a
stranger begins writing him letters
to see if he needs support.
At that moment his reading and
writing capacity were so limited
that it took days just to comprehend this first compassionate letter
from a good Samaritan. He wrote
back with the help of a fellow
inmate to ask for a dictionary. This
seemingly simple item would prove
to be critical in unlocking a new
world Baca had never known—
books and writing poetry.
We’re immersed in the ominous
metal sounds in the belly of the
prison; mechanized gears and
cages closing and opening. These
echoes serve as a backdrop for the
spoken words of his poetry. He
reads them aloud with grace and a
compassion that extends to all who
endured the brutality of the prison.
The filmmakers
weave stunning
imagery of the
natural landscapes
and flora in the
desert plains and
mountains of
Arizona and New
Mexico. They are
a bright and hopeful contrast to the
dark chambers and
desolation within
the prison walls.
When paired with
the poet’s words
they become something existential,
reflecting on the power hope and
the human spirit.
Journalists and authors who
have deep knowledge of the penal
system in the U.S. also contribute
to Baca’s story, highlighting that
prisons in the 70’s were not built
with rehabilitation in mind.
Ardent film lovers will probably see
a parallel near the end of his story
involving the prison warden whose
contempt for Baca prevents his
timely release approval from the
parole board.
This narrative serves to remind
us that education is one of the
pathways to a life of meaning. In
Baca’s case, he needed words, perseverance, and the supportive faith
of a stranger to turn his life
around. There are other stories of
redemption through literacy, but I
don’t think we hear about them
often enough. His story is not fictional by any means, but still
reminds us of the mythic hero’s
journey—one where the hero must
endure a hellish underworld and
find the courage and strength to
emerge reborn. •
Star Trek party supports
Reach Inc.
Reach Inc. is a local, private
non-profit that helps over 110
adults with developmental disabilities in the Gallatin Valley to lead
the most independent, fulfilling
lives possible.
Reach Inc.’s birthday, April 4th,
correlates with an important date in
Star Trek history: the day (in the
movie “First Contact”) when
Captain Picard and his crew travelled back in time to Bozeman, MT
to stop The Borg from interfering
with First Contact between humanity and The Federation. In order to
celebrate this connection, a First
Contact Party will be held on
Saturday, April 2nd at the Holiday
Inn from 6pm to 9pm. The party
will include a costume contest, a
trivia contest, an Enterprise ship
building contest, raffle prizes, and
Star Trek themed alcoholic and
non-alcoholic drinks.
Tickets to this fun event are $20
each and are available online and at
the door. For tickets or more information, visit reachinc.org/, or contact Dee Metrick at 406-587-1271
or [email protected]. •
Beer
celebration
at AleWorks
On Tuesday, March 29th,
Montana Ale Works and
Western Sustainability Exchange
are pairing up for the 3rd annual
Beer Celebration
Fundraiser to support the programs of Western Sustainability
Exchange. Montana Ale Works
will showcase beer from Big
Sky’s Lone Peak Brewery,
Missoula’s Draught Works, and
Billings’ Uberbrew. Wild Rye
Distillery of Bozeman will also
be on hand to showcase locally
crafted cocktails. Ale Works chefs
will prepare small plates
designed to enhance the taste of
each beer and cocktail. There
will be two seatings: 5:30-7pm
and 7:30-9pm. Seating is limited,
so purchase tickets now! Tickets
are $40 and purchased at
http://clo.do/ntzp/.
All proceeds go to Western
Sustainability Exchange (WSE),
a sustainable development nonprofit based in Livingston.
WSE’s goal is to help create a
food system that provides healthy
local food, wide-open spaces,
and profitable farms and ranches. For more information, visit
their website at westernsustainabilityexchange.org/. •
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“Barbe-clues” —this cookout’s missing something.
Crossword Sponsored By: www.BoZone.com
Across
1 Move slowly
5 “Smokey ___ Cafe”
9 “American ___ Warrior”
14 First state to weigh in on
presidential candidates
15 Inauguration Day
recitation
16 How anchovies are
preserved
17 Ink for a fan of ‘60s
chess champion Mikhail?
19 Bossa nova relative
20 Photographer Adams
21 Facebook display
23 “I call it!”
26 Crew team need
27 Do a grocery store task
30 Introduction from an
Italian guy who doesn’t
speak much English?
36 Box score stat
37 Having no experience in
38 “Beat it!”
39 English aristocrat
41 Resulted in
43 Feels under the weather
44 Roman ___ (novel genre)
46 Trees that yield hard
wood
48 Dir. from Reno to L.A.
49 Insult your private
instructor’s headwear?
51 Monopoly token choice
Tap into Montana with Brew Fest
Back for it’s second year, the annual Tap
into Montana Craft Beer Week & Brew
Fest will take place April 3rd-9th with the
Brew Fest being held
Saturday, April 9th from
2-7pm. Last year’s inaugural event featured 12
beer related events, 15
Montana breweries, and
over 350 Brew Fest
attendees. Tap into
Montana, now part of
Vision Livingston,
boasts more events
throughout the week
and a bigger and better
brew fest for its 2nd
annual celebration.
This year, the Brew
Fest moves to the Park County Fairgrounds
and will feature over 20 Montana breweries
including local favorites, Katabatic Brewing
and Neptune’s Brewery in addition to several
new Montana breweries, like Map Brewing
(Bozeman), Great Burn Brewing (Missoula),
and Cabinet Mountain Brewing (Libby).
Attendees will get a chance to sample beers
from the breweries and enjoy live music from
Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs and Tom
Catmull’s Radio Static, and food from Crazy
Mountain Catering (Clyde Park) and Zac’s
Montana BBQ (Livingston).
VIP Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at
the door (limited to 100 tickets), while regular
tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
A VIP ticket gets you in ahead of the crowd
for a chance to sample special release beers
and talk with the breweries before everyone
else gets there. VIP hour is 2-3pm and regular
brew fest hours are 3-7pm. For those coming
from out of town, discounted room rates are
available at the
Yellowstone Pioneer
Lodge for $55 a night
(mention Tap into
Montana).
Beer related events will
take place throughout
Livingston including beer
and cheese pairings at
Uncorked, a stein holding
competition at Katabatic,
bison rocks and beer at
Mustangs, a screening of
the cult classic film
Strangebrew at Neptune’s, and the Beer Mile to
name just a few. For a full lineup of events,
visit tapintomt.com/.
Tap into Montana is funded in part by
Livingston Business Improvement District and
also received a Cultural Tourism Grant from
Yellowstone Country Montana. Visit tapintomt.com/ for event details, Brew Fest information, sponsorship details, and to purchase
tickets to the brew fest.
Tap Into Montana is the ultimate celebration of Montana craft beer. It encompasses a
week of craft beer related events hosted by
local businesses throughout Livingston,
Montana and ends with a Montana-focused
Brew Fest. The first annual Tap Into Montana
Brew Fest featured 15 Montana breweries and
over 50 different brews. •
Art auction event in Big Sky
The Arts Council of Big Sky is pleased to
be hosting its third annual fund-raising
Auction for the Arts event on Thursday,
March 24th, at the Lone Mountain Ranch
from 5-8pm. The event is sponsored by Big
Sky Sotheby’s International Realty. Tickets to
the event are limited and are $50 each, which
includes heavy appetizers from chef Nick
Steen at the ranch, and two drink tickets good
for a draft beer or house wine. Tickets are now
available and can only be purchased by phone
at (406) 995-2742.
“We’re excited to bring in these amazing
artists and showcase them to the Big Sky community,” says ACBS Executive Director Brian
Hurlbut. “We feel this is a fun and different
event for Big Sky, and anyone who appreciates
fine art and delicious food is encouraged to
attend.”
The evening begins at 5pm, with a Quick
“Finish” session with well-known painters Tom
Gilleon, Harry Koyama, Carol Spielman,
Shirle Wempner, Laurie Stevens, Julie
Chapman, Robert Ransom, Todd Connor and
Tom English, along with sculptor Greg
Woodard. These artists will be finishing their
work during the first part of the event, and
then the final pieces will be auctioned off later
in the evening. People are encouraged to come
early and watch as the pieces come to life, then
finished and framed in front of them. During
the quick-finish session, appetizers will be
passed around and the ranch saloon will be
open with a full bar. Light jazz music from the
Adam Greenberg Trio will be playing as well.
New this year is a silent auction component, featuring artists from Big Sky and
Bozeman. Artists represented in the silent auction include Jackie Rainford Corcoran, Jill
Zeidler, Ryan Turner, Ari-O, Kene Sperry,
Shelly Bermont, Lorri Lagerbloom, Heather
Rapp, Kira Fercho, Lori Elliot, Julio Freitas,
and Greg Darden. Culinary selections from
the Lone Mountain Ranch and the Moonlight
Tavern will also be part of the silent auction.
The live auction for the artwork will take
place at 7pm, with a professional auctioneer
getting the bidding going in the Lone
Mountain Ranch dining room. Half of the
proceeds from the art auction will go directly
to the Arts Council of Big Sky, to help offset
the costs of producing more than 15 events
throughout the year–many of them free. This
is a great way to acquire some incredible artwork and contribute to the Arts Council.
For more information on this amazing
event, please call the Arts Council at (406)
995-2742, or visit bigskyarts.org/. •
52 Restroom door word
53 Actress Sedgwick of “The
Closer”
55 It’s often served
sweetened
60 Buddy who bugs Bert
64 Friar’s Club event
65 Barbecue offering, or
what the other three theme
answers do?
68 First name in fragrances
69 Musician who feuded with
Eminem
70 1960s bluesman Redding
71 Consenting responses
72 Blunt-edged sword
73 Get one’s feet wet
Down
1 Falafel accompanier
2 Home buyer’s need,
usually
3 Mail deliverers at
Hogwarts
4 Behind the times
5 Write hastily, with “down”
6 Grain in granola
7 Prince William’s
alma mater
8 Yeezy Boost 350, for one
9 Leaf and Pathfinder, for
two
10 Where Chad is
11 Coastal Alaskan city
57 “... ‘cause I ___ me
12 Agree (with)
spinach, I’m Popeye ...”
13 “Only ___” (Oingo Boingo
58 Mr. Hoggett’s wife, in
song)
“Babe”
18 Even out
59 Each, informally
22 Got the most votes
61 1920s leading lady ___
24 Jessica of “7th Heaven”
Naldi
25 Site of a 1976
62 Abbr. in the footnotes
anti-Apartheid uprising
63 “___ quam videri” (North
27 Sandwich need
Carolina motto)
28 Calculators with sliding
66 Late actor Vigoda (for
beads
real)
29 Lena Dunham show
67 Grain in some whiskey
31 Dark Lord of the Sith
32 Onslaught
33 From Limerick
©2016 Jonesin' Crosswords
34 Mango side, maybe
35 “Good to go!”
40 “Hmm ...”
42 Word of
affirmation
45 Former MTV
personality
Daisy
47 Buying binge
50 Blast creator
54 Katniss
Everdeen’s
projectile
55 “Dirty
Dancing”
actress
Jennifer
56 Actress
Byrne
Answers: The Movie Room
SLAM (Supporting Local Artists
& Musicians) applications due
CALL TO
MONTANA
ARTISTS,
CULINARY
ARTISANS, AND
MUSICIANS FOR
THE 2016 SLAM
SUMMER
FESTIVAL
All applications are
available on the SLAM
website: www.slamfestivals.org
SLAM (Supporting
Local Artists &
Musicians) is a
non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting
the arts and art education in the state, in a manner that enriches,
and involves the community.
The 2016 Summer SLAM Festival will take
place August 6 & 7, 2016 at Bogert Park in
Bozeman, MT. Artists will be selected to participate based on quality and originality of
their craft . Participants of the SLAM Festival
must be current residents of Montana.
ARTISTS AND CULINARY ARTISANS:
The application fee for the festival is $20 per
application and is non-refundable. Applications
are due April 18, 2016. Notification of
acceptance will be e-mailed on or before
April 30, 2016. We will keep a wait list of
artists to fill spaces in the event of cancellation
by invited artists.
The booth fee for accepted artists is $275
and is due no later than May 16th, 2016.
Invited artists will be required to sign a contract. If we have not received your contract
and payment for your booth by May 16th,
your booth will be reassigned to an artist
from the wait list.
All applications will be reviewed by a jury.
The jury will consist of a panel of artists and
community members. Jury scores will be out
of a maximum 30 points: 10 points for originality and design, 10 points for execution and
technique, 5 points for overall presentation,
and 5 points for marketability. Applicants
receiving the highest scores in each category
will be invited to participate in the festival. If
the work submitted in the application process is
inconsistent in quality, medium, or style with
the artwork displayed at the show, you may be
asked to leave and you will forfeit all payments.
All art must be created and represented by
the artist. Limited reproductions are allowed.
No Buy-Sell or Kit manufactured work is
allowed at this festival, and you may not display the work of any other artist.
Participants must provide their own tent
with walls, tie downs, and display materials.
Booth spaces are 10' x 10'. All invited artists
must be present at the event for the entire
duration of the festival.
Established guilds consisting of more than
one artist may apply in a single application.
You may only display work in the medium category in which you have applied. If you plan
on exhibiting work in more than one category,
please fill out a separate application for each
medium category. No booth sharing (with the
exception of guilds) will be allowed at the
2016 festival.
MUSICIANS: There is no fee to apply,
and no fee to play. You must be a Montana
band to play at the event, and bands will not
be invited to play two consecutive years in an
effort to give stage time to as many bands as
possible. Selections will be made based on
appropriateness for the event, and to provide a
diverse and high quality lineup. •
Critters & the Cloud at F-11
F-11 Photographic Supplies is amidst
its winter lineup of information and experience-rich classes, ripe with opportunities to
make photos and interact with knowledgeable
instructors. Winter offers quiet at-home
evenings that create an ideal opportunity to
set-aside time to learn how to better interact
with your Mac devices and to bring your
images to life. Here’s
a look at some
upcoming
workshops.
Landscape &
Critters with
instructor Jon
Shaver will take
place Saturday,
March 19th from
11am-3:30pm. Wild
about landscape
and wildlife photography? Join F-11
Photographic
Supplies’ own wild
man and learn what
gear is best suited
for your needs.
Tour the tools and
techniques you need
to use in the field to get
better images. Discuss animal behavior, technical, and artistic aspects in composition, and
much more. What does it mean to “get better
images?” What do you really want to capture
in your landscape shots? Jon can help you get
clear on these essential questions. Tickets are
$99.99 and F-11 VIP members pay $89.99 for
this event. If you need more information,
please call 406-586-3281.
Befriend The Cloud with instructor Ian
Bell will be held Saturday, April 2nd from
10:30am-12pm. Get to know the how and why
of cloud-based computing. The “cloud” is not
synonymous with the internet, but you do need
an internet connection to use it. When you use
cloud-based computing things such as: hardware maintenance, software upgrades, storage,
and other details are someone else’s problem.
Using the cloud makes it simple to share
resources between devices, or to access materials when you’re on the road. Sure you pay for
the service. Do the benefits make the investment worthwhile? Take home the knowledge
you need to answer that and other questions
you might have about the Cloud. Tickets are
FREE for this event, but registration is
required.
Photo by Jon Shaver
Pre-registration is required for all classes.
Visit f11photo.com, call 406-586-3281, or stop
by the store at 16 East Main in Downtown
Bozeman. Learn by doing at F-11 Photo. A full
service, full selection destination store, F-11 is
Bozeman's oldest and most innovative independent photography store and Apple reseller.
Providing excellent customer service means
they work hard to find the perfect products for
you, their customers. They create educational
opportunities for our community and output
the highest quality photo and imaging products for home and business in their state-ofthe-art photo lab. In addition to a wide selection of cameras, accessories and the full line of
Apple products, F-11 offers individual tutoring,
photo and Apple classes plus destination photographic workshops. •
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the national Park Service
celebrates its 100th birthday
on august 25th, 2016.
The BoZone • Volume 23, Number 6
March 15, 2016
E nvironmEnt • H EaltH •
in and
a round
tHE
B o Z onE
An argument regarding global warming
From Dr. Steven W. Running &
Sister Marya Grathwohl
A new study shows that many teachers
aren’t aware of the strong consensus on
human-caused climate change and instead
overstate material from a thoroughly discredited minority. They don’t realize that 97% of
climate scientists– those who qualify as experts
capable of testifying in court on the
issue–conclude from their many studies that
humans are causing the earth
to warm. Knowledgeable teachers will clarify
that 809 scientists who helped review 9,200
scientific publications for the 5th
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Report confirmed human-caused global
warming! The National Academies of Science
from 80 countries along with 18 American
scientific organizations (including the
American Meteorological Society and
American Geophysical Union) have made formal policy statements recognizing humans
cause global warming.
Teachers are urged to explain that scientists could not reproduce findings in 38 publications which those denying human caused
climate change quote most often. Professor
Katherine Heyhoe (wife of an evangelical pastor) wrote about the review: “Every single one
of the 38 studies we examined had at least
one error; an error that, if it was fixed, would
bring the results of the study straight into line
with the thousands of other studies that …
find that climate is changing and humans
are responsible.”
So, failure to teach accurately about the
clear consensus view may be one reason the
Yale Project on Climate Change
Communication, which surveyed 13,000 persons older than 25 from 2008-2014, indicated
60% of Montanans
think global warming is happening.
However, only
46% of those
Montanans indicated they thought
“global warming is
caused mostly by
human activities.”
Gallup’s March
2015 poll found
55% of US citizens
thought increases
in the earth’s temperature over the
last century were
due to human
causes. Only 41%
believed natural causes brought about increased warming.
Percentages acknowledging human causation likely would be higher than 55% if the
electorate correctly perceived the overwhelming scientific consensus behind the human
caused global warming conclusion. However,
in the Yale study, only 37% of Montanans
answered that “most scientists believe that
global warming is happening.” That perception simply does not reflect
the facts.
The Yale Project also found 57% percent
of Montanans thought 20% of their electricity should come from renewable resources like
the wind and the sun. 25% is already being
achieved in Iowa and South Dakota. More
than 20 percent of the 80,000 megawatts of
the Electric Reliability Council of Texas
(ERCOT) capacity now comes from wind.
Texas wind turbines don’t always produce
20% of the needed electricity. However, they
accounted for more than 45% of ERCOT’s
overall load on February 18th, 2016. And
Texas is adding 5,000 MW of wind power.
Proposed I-180 ballot initiative (which we
support) would give Montanans (57%) what
they want. It requires NorthWestern Energy
and Montana Dakota Utilities (investorowned utilities or “IOUs”) to produce by
2019, 22% of their electricity from renewable
resources that have been installed after 2005.
By reaching 50% renewables in 2030, I180 also will facilitate IOU compliance with
America’s Clean Power Plan. And by requiring 80% renewables by 2050, I-180 will be
well on the way to accomplishing what we
must do to prevent overheating our earth. So,
please help. Say you’ll sign to put I-180 on
Montana’s November ballot by emailing your
contact information to [email protected]
so a signature gatherer can contact you.
Speaking only for themselves as private citizens, the authors include: Dr. Steven W.
Running, Regents Professor, Global Ecology,
University of Montana. He was a Chapter
Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change when it was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 “for their efforts to
disseminate greater knowledge about humanmade climate change,” and Sister Marya
Grathwohl, OSF, Sisters of Saint Francis,
Billings, founding director of Earth Hope. •
49th Garagarama!
Returns to Fairgrounds
Now’s the Time to Plant Sweet Peas
By Zelpha Boyd
This one’s for you, Carol! At a recent garden club meeting—the program was wildflowers!—you asked me if I grew Sweet Peas.
Well, yes, I do, they’re one of my favorites.
And NOW is the time to get them planted!
The Bozeman Public Library is sponsoring
a Sweet Pea growing program on March
19th, 2-4 in the large meeting room. A panel
of three experienced Sweet Pea growers will
present all you need to know about growing
these most beautiful of flowers.
My mother loved Sweet Peas, too. We had
a long row of these lovely flowers along driveway to our farm house. Right next to them
was a row of
light blue delphinium.
What a sight
it was! She
picked bouquets every
day and filled
vases for
friends and
neighbors.
Even in her
declining
years, she
planted and
grew Sweet
Peas. Always a
competitor,
she even
entered specimens in the
contest at
Sweet Pea
Festival.
There are
many, many varieties, colors, and types of
Sweet Peas to choose from. Most Sweet Peas
are annuals, needing to be planted every year.
Cashman’s Nursery, Planet Natural and
Fishers have perhaps the best selections of
seed. These folks will also answer any questions you may have.
The perennial variety will naturalize and live
forever. They only bloom in whites and pinks,
and have no fragrance. They do well on a
fence to hide an unsightly corner, and grow
more vigorous every year.
Growing Sweet Peas is not rocket science.
Find an area along a fence and dig a trench
about four inches deep. Plant the seeds at the
bottom of the trench, about 2 inches apart,
pressing in slightly. Cover lightly with soil.
Water well with a sprinkling can, not full
force hose. As the seedlings begin to emerge,
fill in around the tiny seedlings with more
soil. And of course, keep them watered.
A Few Hints: Sweet Peas love our cool weather and should be planted as close to Easter as
possible.
Soak the seeds in warm water for 24 hours
before planting. Placing the seeds in ice cube
trays and planting the ice cubes works for
some folks. The seed has a hard shell; either
of these methods helps break down this shell,
for faster germination.
Sweet Peas are heavy feeders; they need a
good rich soil. Use plenty of manure and
compost
worked
into the
soil. Jerry
Cashman
recommends
planting
in a new
area each
year.
Planting
the seeds
2-4 inches
apart
allows for
each
plant to
have
room to
grow its
best.
Some
gardeners
plant the
seed thickly, thinning out the extra seedlings.
The idea of planting thick, is because
sometimes all the seed doesn’t germinate.
But letting them grow too thick, ensures
poor growth.
Keep the plants well watered, especially
during the hotter parts of the summer. Water
near the base of the plants rather than sprinkling the entire vine.
Plant in full sun. Sweet Peas do like our
cool nights; they won’t even grow in the
warmer climates of the south.
I hope this answers your questions, Carol.
Be sure to attend the session on growing
Sweet Peas at the Library; March 19th at 2.
And don’t hesitate to call or write: 219-3534,
[email protected] •
Buy local & organic at Strike Farms
Strike Farms is a 6-acre diversified organic
farm just outside of Bozeman’s city limits.
They are committed to providing high quality, sustainably grown vegetables, herbs, and
flowers to the local community.
Strike Farms is offering a great opportunity to save money on produce this spring by
joining their Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) program. This program
is highlighted by the mutually beneficial relationship it creates between the farm and
community members. Members pay a set
price before the season, which helps the farm
when cash flow is typically at its lowest. The
CSA members then get to enjoy local,
healthy, certified organic produce throughout
the growing season! When you join, you support a local farmer and receive a summer’s
worth of vegetables at a discounted rate.
Strike Farms grows well over 100 different
varieties of organic vegetables, herbs, and
flowers each season that can be found
through summer and winter CSA programs,
at two summer and one winter farmer’s markets, at Town & Country Foods, the
Community Food Co-op, Heebs, Rosauers,
and in several area restaurants via distributor
Market Day Foods. Sign up for the CSA program and learn more about the farm
at strikefarms.com/. •
The Optimist Club of Bozeman will present the 49th Annual Garagarama on
Saturday, April 2nd from 8am-3pm at the
Gallatin County Fairgrounds. This annual
event features countless garage sales under
one roof ! There will also be a pancake
breakfast beginning at 7am, a burger or hot
dog lunch, and silent auction the day of the
event. Breakfast is provided by Imerys Talc
Company & the Optimist Club of Bozeman.
For booth registration information, or to
donate items and arrange pickup, call Amy
Hanson at 599-3535. Limited spaces available! So come down and help support local
youth organizations while finding great deals!
The Bozeman Optimist Club is a “Friend
of Youth” and devotes its time and energy
into raising funds for local youth groups,
organizing community youth oriented events,
and giving out student “non-traditional”
scholarships and sports gear scholarships.
The Optimists contributed to the Bozeman
Pond, the Skate Park, Destination
Imagination, and more. They are partnered
with Play it Again Sports to find kids sporting equipment through a fund-matching
scholarship program. They also will accept
donations of used sports equipment to that
fund and match the value that the customer
would have received. Learn more about
the Bozeman Optimist Club at
optimistclubofbozeman.org/. •
Plan an active summer for your kids
Montana Parent Magazine is set to host
the Annual Summer Camp & Activity
Roundup on Thursday, April 7th at the
Gallatin Valley Mall! Yes, we are gearing up
for summer…already. But ask any parent in
town, and you should be too. Those glorious
three months of school-free summer days are
right around the corner and if left unprepared, you may be spending every one of
them with your little flock (or scrambling to
find someone else to).
The Bozeman Roundup will return to the
Gallatin Valley Mall, on April 7th from 47pm. With more entertainment for the kids
and more multitasking opportunities for parents, this event is not to be missed. This popular one-stop summer planning tool provides
attendees a chance to visit personally with
more than 50 camp and activity vendors and
get a jump-start on summer planning.
Summer camps fill up fast; don’t be edged out
of your favorite ones.
After you’ve figured your summer out,
shop and let the kids take advantage of the
Roundup children’s activities: face painting,
drumming with Chet Leatch, dance demonstrations, aerial yoga demonstrations, a bouncy house, characters Elsa and Spiderman
from Eclectic Characters.
The Helena Roundup will be held on
Tuesday, April 12th from 4-7pm at St. Peter’s
Hospital. The Roundup will feature drumming with Chet Leatch, robotics and chemistry demonstrations, arts and crafts, snacks
and an opportunity to meet the Helena summer camp and activity providers. Vendors,
reserve your booth today. Space is limited and
registration fills up fast.
Why the rush? Because it works.
According to Katie Goodman, director of
Bozeman’s Camp Equinox, “Parents know
this is the place to find everything that is
going on for kids in the summer.” To reserve
booth space, contact Britt Ewert today, at
406-788-2254 or [email protected].
Vendor forms and listing information can also
be found at mtparent.com/ with convenient
Pay-Pal options. For advertising information,
contact [email protected] or 579-0746.
The Bozeman Activity and Camp
Roundup is a nonprofit community event,
hosted by Montana Parent, Bozeman
Recreation Department, The Gallatin Valley
Mall, Gallatin Valley YMCA, and Montana
Outdoor Science School. The Helena
Roundup is brought to you by Montana
Parent Magazine, Exploration Works, and St.
Peters Hospital. •
Edible Backyards Series begins
March 30th!
Eat local, starting in your own
backyard! Broken Ground will be offering an
Edible Backyards Series on three consecutive Wednesdays, March 30th, April 6th, and
April 13th, from 6:30-8:30pm in Bozeman.
Imagine vine-ripened tomatoes, fresh
strawberries, succulent raspberries, and sprigs
of rosemary–all plucked from your backyard
garden. The Edible Backyards Series will
teach you how to design a productive landscape right outside your backdoor. Session 1
will cover how to design and plan your property for annual and perennial edible gardens.
Session 2 will cover composting and soil-building. Finally, Session 3 will cover techniques
such as companion planting, planting polycultures, and creating edible forest gardens.
Incorporating the principles of permacul-
ture (a design science for sustainable human
habitat), this comprehensive three part series
will give you fresh ideas for your yard, practical advice on how to make your garden more
productive, and concrete steps to make you
more successful this growing season. The cost
for the Edible Backyards Class Series is $79.
Please sign-up in advance.
Join Broken Ground and get growing this
Spring! Stay tuned for more workshops on
Permaculture, Growing Great Tomatoes,
Growing a Green Juice Garden, and much
more in the upcoming weeks and months.
For more information, location details, or
to sign-up, please visit brokengroundpermaculture.com/, e-mail [email protected], or call Kareen Erbe
at 600-7881. •
P age 2B • T he e co Z one • M arch 15, 2016
Bozeman Cemetery Stories:
Charles Hoffman
Charles Wheeler Hoffman is
From Rebekah Schields
George Eliot wrote “Our dead are
never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” The Extreme History
Project hopes to remember some of
our dearly departed in Bozeman and
surrounding region by sharing with you
the stories of people buried in our local
cemeteries. With this series, learn just
who those people are in the cemetery.
They all have lifetimes of stories to tell.
The following is the story of Charles
Wheeler Hoffman, Bozeman’s
unknown founding father.
Have you ever heard of Charles
Wheeler Hoffman? Throughout the
late 1800s, he was a well-known and
much loved man around Bozeman, a
prominent pioneer, business owner,
state senator, and breeder of fine horses. After he died suddenly while attending a movie in Los Angeles, his body
was transported back to Bozeman and
he is buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery.
Born in Michigan in 1846 as the last
of five children, Hoffman received a
common school education, first in
Detroit, then Burlington, VT after his
family moved. Joining the army at an
early age, (before 1863) he was posted
to Fort Randall, situated on the banks
of the Missouri River in what is now
South Dakota. In 1866, when Fort
Buford was built near today’s Williston,
ND, Hoffman was transferred and
given the position of “Sutler.” A sutler
is a civilian merchant who sells nonmilitary goods to the army, sometimes
at extortionate prices. As Joquiam
Miller writes in 1894 in History of the
State of Montana, “This was at that
time the very heart of the Sioux country. Hostile [I]ndians surrounded Fort
Buford nearly all the time and his life
there was necessarily full of thrilling
experiences and narrow escapes.”
After being appointed as Sutler at
the newly established military post,
Fort Ellis in Montana, Charles
Hoffman returned to the east coast
where he married Elizabeth Byron
Penfield. After their marriage in
Buffalo, NY on April 27th 1869, they
Yellowstone bears emerging from dens
Grizzly bears are emerging
from hibernation in the Greater
Yellowstone Area. Hikers, skiers,
and snowshoers should stay in
groups of three of more, make
noise on the trail, and carry
bear spray. Bear spray is a good
last line of defense, if kept
handy and used according to
directions, when a bear is
approaching within 30 to 60
feet. The first confirmed report
of grizzly bear activity in the
Park was February 22nd. Wolf
biologists observed a large grizzly bear in the Nez Perce
drainage.
Bears begin looking for food
soon after they emerge from
their dens. They are attracted
to elk and bison that have died
during the winter. Carcasses are
an important food source, so
bears will sometimes react aggressively while feeding on them. The
park implements seasonal bear
pictured on the far right
management area closures to
reduce encounters between bears
and humans in areas where there
quickly returned to Montana, making
is a high density of elk and bison
their home in Bozeman. Census
carcasses. Visit nps.gov/yell/parkrecords tell us that the couple was fairmgmt/bearclosures.htm/ for a listly well off, in 1900 they employed two
ing of bear closures.
servants and lived at 19 South Tracy
Yellowstone regulations require
Ave. Elizabeth and Charles had two
visitors to stay 100 yards from
children together: Mary, who unfortublack and grizzly bears at all
nately died as a child, and Eugene,
times. The best defense is to stay a
who graduated from Gallatin County
safe distance from bears and use
High School. He married a Bozeman
girl before moving to New York to
attend law school at Columbia, he later
practiced law in Buffalo.
We don’t have many records of
Charles Hoffman’s exact movement in
the years that followed his appointment
The National Park Service celeto Fort Ellis, but we do know that he
brates its 100th birthday on
was quite a diversified businessman.
August 25th, 2016. The Find Your
Several sources tell us that Hoffman
Park campaign was established to
was involved in several different busi- make it easy for Americans to
nesses: including banking, mining,
explore and enjoy their national
farming, horse breeding, and stock
parks, historic sites, state
raising. He later became very involved and local parks, trails,
in local politics serving as Gallatin
and museums. As one
County Commissioner, Alderman of
of the campaign’s title
the city, a member of Montana’s first sponsors, Recreational
State Senate, president of successive
Equipment Inc. (REI),
sessions, and was appointed quarterwill be hosting a variety
master general of Governor Leslie’s
of park-related events at
staff in 1888, a post he held for
the Bozeman store durseveral years.
ing 2016.
Despite all of his successes, tragedy
As a lead-in to
befell Hoffman in the year 1916, when National Park Week
both his wife and son died within weeks (April 16th-24th), REI
of each other. Elizabeth, his wife, died will host a presentation
August 10th and Eugene died a few
entitled “Find Your
weeks later on September 2nd, in
Park: Yellowstone” on
Washington DC, of a short but severe Thursday, April 14th when one of
illness. Perhaps due to this great
its Outdoor School Instructors will
tragedy, Hoffman moved to California do a slideshow on our own backsettling in Los Angeles and remarried yard national park. This talk is taiin 1918. Charles Hoffman died in 1923 lored to new residents or visitors,
in a movie theatre in Los Angeles. Per but anyone wanting to learn about
his request, his body was transported
Yellowstone, from park regulations
back to Bozeman where he was buried and fees to the best wildlife watchin Sunset Hills Cemetery next to his
ing areas, is welcome.
first wife Elizabeth.
During National Park Week,
Please stay tuned for the next install- there will be two park-related
ment of Cemetery Stories, featuring
Lizzie Williams. Do you have a suggestion for future installments of this
series? Please contact [email protected]/. •
binoculars, a telescope, or telephoto lens to get a closer look. While
firearms are allowed in the park,
the discharge of a firearm by visi-
Seven years ago, on
March 5th, 2009, a natural gas
explosion ripped a hole in the
heart of Bozeman’s downtown,
leveling five historic buildings
and damaging several more.
And tragically, on that day the
life of a sister, daughter, and
friend, Tara Reistad, was lost.
It was seven years ago that our
community suffered this significant loss. Today, our community is healing and Tara’s family
is honoring her in a unique way
that will continue to impact
lives for years to come.
In 2014, the Reistad family
chose to partner with the
Bozeman Area Community
Foundation to honor Tara’s
legacy by setting up The Tara
Reistad Endowment fund in
her honor. Each year, the
Reistad family will connect and
make grant recommendations
from their endowed fund to local
nonprofits in Tara’s honor.
Tara’s brother, Garth Reistad,
believes that his sister’s legacy will
continue to make an impact
through this fund. “We created this
endowment to honor our dear sister, daughter, and friend, Tara
Reistad. Two things she enjoyed in
life were bringing family and
friends together and giving. While
Tara had foibles like the rest of us,
her understanding that we are all
in this together and the joy she
found in giving made her unique. I
am not sure whether she was born
with this awareness or learned it
through all the work she did.
Probably both,” said Reistad.
“The Bozeman Area
Community Foundation was honored to partner with the Reistad
Family on this important initiative.
and their property safe. Visitors
should report bear sightings to the
nearest visitor center or ranger station as soon as possible. Updated
http://www.defenders.org
tors is a violation of park regulations. The park’s law enforcement
rangers who carry firearms on
duty rely on bear spray, rather
than their weapons, as the most
effective means to deal with a bear
encounter.
Visitors must keep food,
garbage, barbecue grills, and other
attractants stored in hard-sided
vehicles or bear-proof food storage
boxes. This helps keep bears from
becoming conditioned to human
foods, and helps keep park visitors
bear safety information is available
on the Yellowstone bear safety
webpage at nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/bearsafety.htm/ and in the
park newspaper available at all
park entrances.
More than 20,000 National
Park Service employees care for
America’s 409 national parks and
work with communities across the
nation to help preserve local
history and create close-to-home
recreational opportunities. Learn
more at nps.gov/. •
“Find Your Park” at REI
events at the store, starting with
the first of the monthly Bears
and Backcountry talks on
Wednesday, April 20th. Steve
Primm, Conservation Director for
People and Carnivores, will share
his insights on the nature of bearhuman confrontations and discuss
bear ecology, behavior, and identification. Participants will learn
about safety tips for recreating in
grizzly country and the proper use
of bear spray, and receive handson experience with inert training
bear spray canisters.
Then on Thursday, April 21st,
writer Tyler Dunning will guide a
talk entitled ‘Important Figures
in National Park History.’ He
will look back at some of the
prominent figures that made
“America’s best idea” possible
including Abraham Lincoln, John
Muir, Ulysses Grant,
Gifford Pinchot,
and Theodore
Roosevelt. The lecture will also touch
on how early forms
of advocacy can be
applied to modern
ecological plights
and how, by recognizing our legacy of
preservation, we
can help foster this
country’s youth into
future stewards of
public lands.
Throughout the year REI will
continue to host presentations on
some of our favorite Montana
parks including Lewis and Clark
Caverns, Missouri Breaks,
Headwaters, and Madison Buffalo
Jump. These evening presentations
are free and open to the public.
Seating can be reserved at
rei.com/bozeman/. For questions
call Teresa at 587-1938. •
Tara Reistad memorial fund supports
community
When a loved one passes away,
many families and friends wish to
create a lasting legacy in honor of
his or her life. Making the decision
of which charity or charities
should receive donations can be
daunting during this time of loss.
A memorial endowment fund at
the Bozeman Area Community
Foundation gives you time to consider how best to represent your
loved one’s passions and interests.
We were grateful to partner with
Tara’s family to continue to honor
her legacy, for generations to
come,” said Bridget Wilkinson,
Bozeman Area Community
Foundation Executive Director.
The Tara Reistad Endowment
will make a donation to programs
in the Bozeman area in her name
every year, forever. Once a year,
family and friends will gather, eat
dinner, and make recommendations to the Bozeman Area
Community Foundation as to
where to send the annual donation. And every few years have
a party to raise additional funds
for the endowment. I think this
would make her happy,” said
Reistad.
Gifts to the Tara Reistad
Endowment can be made to the
Bozeman Area Community
Foundation. For more
information, please contact
Bridget Wilkinson at 406587-6262 or bridget @bozemanfoundation.org.
The Bozeman Area
Community Foundation is connecting people who care to
causes that matter most to
them. The Bozeman Area
Community Foundation serves
the areas of Bozeman, Big Sky,
Belgrade, Manhattan,
Churchill, Three Forks, and the
rural areas in between. Since its
inception, the Foundation has
distributed more than $300,000
in grants to 100+ local nonprofit organizations. Learn more at
bozemanfoundation.org/. •
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Mountain View welcomes you home
Mountain View Apartments
is located in Gallatin Valley, tucked
inside the extraordinary Bridger
Mountain Range! The property features breathtaking views, free cable
and internet, and the area’s best
floor plans. Welcome home to
Mountain View Apartments, a
truly amazing community in the
heart of Bozeman that features the
most spacious two and three-bedroom
apartment homes.
Mountain View’s community
has everything you could ask for!
Apartment homes come with fullyappointed kitchens, full size washers and dryers, private patios and
balconies, ceiling fans, and designer vertical blinds. You will love living in this wonderful community!
24-hour amenities include a newlyremodeled state-of-the-art fitness
center, a business center, BBQ
grills/picnic areas, and walking trails
throughout the property.
Mountain View offers 24-hour
emergency maintenance services as
well as the friendliest office staff in
Bozeman! Need more room for your
skis and or bikes? Convenient storage areas are offered in each build-
ing. On top of it all, Mountain View
is one of the only pet-friendly communities in Bozeman! With all these
wonderful amenities, why wouldn’t
you make Mountain View your
new home?
Mountain View is in a great
location, only a five minute
drive (1.3 miles) from Montana
State University. It is also only a five
minute drive to downtown
Bozeman, which
offers the finest dining options.
Mountain View is
located directly on
the free Streamline
Bus route so you will
be able to take
advantage of the historic and culturallyrich downtown
Bozeman with ease or
get to Montana State
University in minutes.
So reserve your new
home at Mountain
View today!
Please call (406) 587-7788 to
schedule an appointment or visit
mountainviewapts.net/ for further information. Mountain
View Apartments is located at
603 Emily Drive. •
What is green building?
From Emily Varmecky
This is part 2 of 6 articles that
aims to demystify the popular jargon
used within the green building
industry.
Sustainable Building: The
word sustainable means “able to
be used without being completely
used up or destroyed” and “able
to last or continue for a long
time.” In the construction industry, it is difficult to find a definition of sustainable building that is
not synonymous with green building, but in my opinion, this term is
slightly different. To me, sustainable
building encompasses the utilization
of renewable resources, which
are“resources that can be replaced
naturally and can be used again.”
Sustainable energy systems within a
home use energy efficiently in a
manner that doesn’t use up all of
the energy available and allows the
home to consume energy for a long
time. Fossil fuel is considered by
many scientists to be a finite
resource, therefore although using
fossil fuels efficiently within a home
or building is considered green, this
usage is not necessarily sustainable.
In many parts of the world,
however, the sun shines consistently, providing an energy
source that never runs out.
Solar energy systems are
therefore considered sustainable.
Sustainable construction
materials can be materials
that are grown and produced
in methods that allow those
materials to be continually
produced, the usage of materials that last a long time, or
the usage of materials that
are reused or recycled. Fast
growth pine, for example, is a
building material that is
grown and milled here in
Montana. When responsibly
harvested, a pine forest can
regenerate and provide lumber for future generations
without significant harm to
the environment. Using local-
Shear Image Styling Salon of
Livingston is set to host the 5th
Annual St. Baldrick’s Head
Shaving Event on Sunday, April
3rd beginning at 1pm. How can you
help? Become a shavee, captain a
team, donate, volunteer, like and
share on Facebook…talk it up! For
more information on this inspiring
event in the fight against childhood
cancer, contact Marguerite Veber at
406-600-3429. Register online at
Stbaldricks.org/ and find the Shear
Image event on St. Baldricks’
Facebook.
Worldwide, 175,000 children are
diagnosed with cancer each year.
And in the U.S., more children die
of childhood cancer than any other
disease–more than AIDS, asthma,
cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies,
and diabetes combined. Two-thirds
of children treated for childhood
cancer will suffer long-term effects
from treatment including loss of
hearing and sight, heart disease, secondary cancers, learning disabilities,
infertility, and more.
Childhood cancer isn’t just one
disease–there are over a dozen types
of childhood cancer and countless
subtypes, each requiring specific
research to develop the best treatment for every child. But in the last
20 years, only three new drugs have
been approved that were specifically
developed to treat children with
cancer. Less than 4% of the
National Cancer Institute’s budget is
solely dedicated to childhood cancer
research. So please, come help fight
the good fight! •
“Locally Laid: How We Built a
Plucky, Industry-
Changing Egg Farm– From
Scratch” by Lucie B. Amundsen
c.2016, Avery
$26.00 / $34.00 Canada
situation, but not in direct sunlight.
annual!
320 pages
(And just this morning, while search- Water sparingly with a diluted soluThere are many ways to feathtion of plant food.
ing the internet, I find several other
er your nest.
When the
Some people
plant seems
take in work at
to be dying, it home. Others tackmay have
le extra hours, extra
had too
tasks, or have partmuch water,
time jobs. And then
or just wants there are entrepreto rest for a
neurs who put
while.
everything on the
Withhold the line – which is what
water and
Lucie B. Amundsen
allow the
and her family did
plant to
not long ago, and
“die”. Place in the new book
in a dark cor- “Locally Laid,” it
ner and
almost put egg on
when it
their faces.
begins
The moment
sprouting,
definitely was not as
bring to the
romantic as Lucie
light and
Amundsen had anticipated.
resume
When her husband, Jason, took
watering.
her on a date so they could “talk…
When the
about something,” she never
plant outfigured it would be chickens.
grows the pot, Specifically, commercial egg
This flowering Shamrock is Oxalis acetosella
separate the
production.
bulbs carefully
As in, a farm.
and replant with new soil. Water in
colorful varieties of the Shamrock
With neither of them being parwell, at first, then sparingly. Feed
including ones with yellow blossoms
ticularly handy, and Amundsen
with a diluted solution of plant food smarting over an unwanted move
and a red and white striped variety.
with every watering.
Amazon.com)
from her dream home in
Lucky is the person to whom you Minneapolis to an odd rental in
The potted houseplant variety we
give a Shamrock plant. Enjoy the
buy at the store is usually an Oxalis
Duluth , it seemed like a disastrous
day with lots of laughter, corn beef
regnellii. Growing a Shamrock as a
idea. They didn’t really know much
and cabbage, perhaps a green beer,
house plant is fairly easy. The main
about chickens, and even less about
and of course the Lucky Shamrock. raising them on pasture. After a
thing to remember is to not over
Over the top entertainment, would
water. The plant grows from bulbs,
chilly few days of tears, frowns, and
be a trip to Butte for their St.
to about 8 inches in height. Select a
silence, the idea was mutually tabled
Patrick’s Day parade! •
healthy plant; set in a strong light
– until a lost job and a family disaster changed every clucking plan.
Chickens, to Amundsen’s chagrin,
were in her future.
Finding the farm was the easy
part: Jason scouted out a rental with
ample room for several tube-shelters
can be recycled.
ly available materials also minimizes
for slightly fewer than two thousand
Energy-Efficient: Energy-effilong distance shipping, another envi“young lady hens.” Procuring said
cient is a broad term used to
ronmentally-friendly practice.
hens was a little more difficult, until
describe a building or
he found a man in Iowa who agreed
system within a
to raise the hens to an almost-laying
building that proage, and deliver them to northern
duces and/or uses
Minnesota . By the spring of 2012,
energy in a less
wasteful manner. It can also
be described as
“using less
energy to provide the same
Snow Pod is an energy-efficient, passive solar concept service.” A varihome designed with unique features and amenities.
ety of strategies
can be used to
promote energy-efficiency that
The usage of metal construction
may include design methods,
material may be considered to be
construction methods, materials,
sustainable because of its durability.
and technologies. Some methods
Although ore is a finite resource like
may be active such as radiant
fossil fuel, metal is long lasting and
floor heating or an “Energy
can be recycled into new materials.
Star” dishwasher and some
Metal roofing on a building can last
strategies may be passive such as
significantly longer than asphalt
passive solar heating or wellshingles, which generally last 15-20
insulated windows.
years. When asphalt shingles are
Emily Varmecky is co-owner of
spent, there are few ways to recycle
Greenovision Home Design in
or reuse them, so they usually end
Bozeman. Please visit our website at
up as trash. However, when a metal
greenovision.com/. •
roof is finally worn out, the metal
Celebrate St. Pat’s with a Shamrock
By Zelpha Boyd
The Luck of the Irish, green
beer, corned beef and cabbage;
sounds like St. Patrick’s Day is upon
us! And in the gardening world we
cherish the Shamrock. The day is
extra special for me, because it’s
also my first grandchild’s birthday.
Joe has red hair, is serving in the
Air Force and among other wonderful traits can spot a lucky fourleafed clover anywhere.
The Irish Shamrock, considered to be lucky by the Irish,
grows only three leaves, and displays tiny white flowers. It’s been
a symbol of Irish Culture, especially on St. Pat’s Day, ever since
St. Pat himself invaded Ireland
and chased away the snakes. It’s
believed that he used the
Shamrock to teach the Trinity of
Christian Belief; the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit.
Today in Ireland, the most common variety of the Shamrock is
oxalis Trifolium dubium, sometimes called a lesser clover. It’s
commonly found in brides’ bouquets, worn as corsages and found in
men’s buttonholes.
One account states that the plant
itself originated in Mexico. So how
did it get to Ireland? The answer
may lie in knowing that the oxalis,
or one of its 500 varieties, can be
found anywhere in the world. Leaves
of the various species range in colors
of green, reds and even purple.
Blossoms may be white, or pink. In
our yards, the red leafed oxalis, with
its white blossoms can become a
weed. Thank heavens, it’s only an
Shave your head for a
good cause!
the Amundsens were in business.
It didn’t take long for things to go
fowl.
Improper paperwork, government regulations, dead chickens,
bad weather, inadequate equipment,
and exhaustion
took their toll on
the chickens, the
farm, and the
Amundsens, who
both began to
suffer health
issues from stress.
Despite support
from family and
friends, enthusiasm from customers, and a
contest that
brought a city
together,
Amundsen says
she was “a prairie
train wreck.”
“But there was
nothing to do,” she
says, “other than to ride through our
rocky startup.”
Where does your food come
from?
That’s a basic question asked in
“Locally Laid,” and the answer may
be different than it was even a few
decades ago. In addition to sharing
a story that’s funny and endearing,
author Lucie B. Amundsen explains,
while also laying down a few brutal
truths about what’s for breakfast.
For a consumer, that could cause
scrambled thoughts, especially if
you can’t tolerate too much information because Amundsen is honest
about the bad, as well as the good –
the latter of which she was slow to
realize – and yes, there’s a happy
ending. The surprise is that this is
also a business tale with all the
inherent frustrations, beautiful
moments, work-arounds, and triumphs of entrepreneurship.
And, of course, this tale is a
charmer because… chickens.
So who should read this book?
Well, anyone who eats, first of
all, and anybody who’s ever loved a
feathered friend. Farmers, foodies,
and fans of a good story will also
want to bring “Locally Laid” home
to roost. •
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Art abounds at Wheatgrass Saloon
As part of Craft Beer Week,
Wheatgrass Saloon will host Art on
Tap: Sip & Dip & Dab with
Parks Reece. This finger painting
class with the Livingston artist will
be combined with craft beer and
heavy appetizers. The event will
take place Friday, April 8th from 68pm at Wheatgrass Saloon, located
at 120 North Main Street in
Livingston. Cost of the event is $45
and includes a lesson with Parks
Reece, all materials, craft beer, and
heavy appetizers. As Livingston
hosts its 2nd annual Tap into
Montana Craft Beer Week,
Wheatgrass Saloon will host its 2nd
annual Art on Tap. Last year’s Art
on Tap was a huge success and sold
out early. Call 406-333-2330 to
reserve your spot now!
Wheatgrass Saloon has also just
announced two calls for art for the
upcoming Art Walk season in
Livingston. The Upstairs Gallery
invites artists to participate in
Livingston’s July Art Walk exhibit,
“Reclaiming our Icons.” Once
sacred icons, the swastika and the
cross have been consciously distorted as propagandizing tools used to
symbolize and celebrate all that
ensues from a culture of duality:
sin, judgment, supremacy, hatred,
fear. Can the artist, who works
from a deeper knowing, help to
reclaim these and other icons and
restore them to the collective
unconscious by reinvention, reinterpretation, and re-grounding? The
Upstairs Gallery also invites artists
to participate in the YNP
Centennial Celebration exhibit
“Hot Pots” by submitting, for
consideration, original works of art
to be on display in the gallery
August 19th–September 12th. The
goal of the exhibit is to celebrate
the alchemy of matter and mystery
at play in the mud of Yellowstone
National Park deep below the
surface and on its dynamic crust-
Mapping workshop for
backcountry skiers
Winter Wildlands Alliance and
REI are hosting a Mapping
Workshop for Backcountry
Skiers on Wednesday, March 23rd
from 6:30-8pm at REI, located just
off of South 19th.
Winter Wildlands Alliance is
working with REI to document
where backcountry recreationists
play. Learn how to use online mapping tools to gather and share information about backcountry skiing
areas and be part of the planning
process. Hilary Eisen, recreation
planning and policy manager at
Winter Wildlands Alliance, will also
discuss how, and why, to get involved
in the Custer-Gallatin forest plan
revision that will affect
winter recreation.
Winter Wildlands
Alliance is a national non-profit organization that works
with backcountry
skiers, cross-country
skiers, and snowshoers to help them
protect the places
where they play.
They are working
with REI to document where skiers
and snowshoers
recreate in the backcountry in order to advocate for protecting these areas to preserve
opportunities for human-powered
winter recreation.
Backcountry skiers of all experience levels are welcome to attend
this event. To RSVP, please visit
rei.com/events/winter-wildlandsalliance-mapping-workshop/bozeman/138256/. •
ed top. Submissions for both exhibits
must be received by 5pm on Friday, July
15th. For detailed requirements
for either application, please email [email protected] or call 406-333-2330
for more
information.
Wheatgrass Saloon offers
cold-press juices using a Norwalk
juicer, raw vegan smoothies, and
vegetable-laden Dragon Bowls.
They strive to use as much local
and organic produce as possible.
The eco-boutique offers a go-to
assortment of gifts for others and
treats for oneself: bulk teas, candles, jewelry, bath items, clothing,
cards and journals, with many
made by local and regional artists
and sourced from fair trade businesses. The gallery is arranged in
the upstairs events room of
Wheatgrass Saloon. Art openings
occur for the Livingston Summer
Art Walks which take place on the
fourth Friday of the months of
June through September as well as
for the Holiday Stroll in December.
Wheatgrass Saloon is delighted
to share a space with Elk River
Books, truly one of the best used
bookstores in the country. Elk
River Books features frequent readings by noted authors and poets.
Combined, Wheatgrass and Elk
River provide a pleasant and stimulating atmosphere for conversation,
learning and enjoying a day in
Livingston. For more information,
visit wheatgrasssaloon.com/. •
Author Ken Egan presents at YGM
The annual meeting of the
Friends of the Yellowstone
Gateway Museum will take
place Thursday, March 31st, beginning at 6:30pm at the LivingstonPark County Public Library, located at 228 W. Calendar.
Immediately following the brief
meeting, at 7pm, is a program by
Humanities Montana Speakers
Bureau speaker, Ken Egan,
“Montana 1864: Stories from
Montana’s Creation.” The
presentation is free and open to the
public. Partial funding for the
Speakers Bureau program is provided by a legislative grant from
Montana’s Cultural Trust and from
the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Sidney Edgerton, Mary Ronan,
Pretty Shield, and Crazy Horse are
just some of the interesting people
of Montana in 1864. Journey back
to the year of Montana’s founding
in this lively presentation on various characters and events that
shaped the state from its beginnings. Egan talks about selected
historical figures, then leads a conversation about Montana’s past
and present. Egan’s presentation is
based on his book Montana 1864,
which offers a lively panorama of
events during the Territory’s first
year. His earlier study, Hope and
Dread in Montana Literature, pro-
vides insight into the state’s rich literature from the 1860s to the present. Egan serves as executive director of Humanities Montana–he
taught college literature and writing for 25 years.
After receiving his B.A. in
English from the University of
Montana Missoula and his Ph.D. in
American Literature from the
University of WisconsinMadison, Egan taught college literature and writing for 25 years at
Middlebury College (Vermont),
Rocky Mountain College (Billings),
and Drury University (Missouri).
He became executive director of
Humanities Montana in 2009, a
dream come true for a Montana
kid (born in Polson) who loves public humanities. Egan has authored
book-length critical studies of nineteenth-century and Western
American literature. He
wrote Montana 1864 as part of
Humanities Montana’s commemoration of the state’s territorial
150th birthday and is now
working on a
sequel, Montana 1889, slated for publication in 2017.
Egan’s program is the
first program in the museum’s Spring Speaker
Series. The second program, “Yellowstone:
Yesterday & Today” by
Bob Berry and Paul
Horsted is slated for April
14th. The final program,
“Amazing American
Indian Women throughout
Montana’s History” by Laura
Ferguson will be held on Thursday,
May 12th. All programs are held at
7pm at the Livingston-Park County
Public Library and are free and
open to the public.
Members of the Friends nonprofit organization and others
interested in learning about the
museum are urged to attend the
annual meeting. People only interested in the program are welcome
to slip in at 7pm when there will
be a break for refreshments.
Please visit the museum’s website,
yellowstonegatewaymuseum.org/
or call 406-222-4184, for more
information. •
Preserving water & wetland habitats
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
(THI) CEO Michael Sprague
recently met with senior agency
representatives in the Roosevelt
Room at the White House to
discuss private investments for
preserving and restoring
America’s most vital natural
resources. During the two-hour
roundtable on natural resource
conservation, Sprague talked
about how his company’s
processes and technologies are
enabling projects across the U.S.
and discussed ways that he and
others in the private sector are
working to restore and preserve
water, wetlands, and species
habitats.
The meeting, attended by Jeff
Zients, Assistant to the President
for Economic Policy, and Shaun
Donovan, Director of the Office
of Management and Budget,
and others, was focused around
the nearly $2B in new private
sector investments being made
to protect natural
resources. Christy Goldfuss,
Managing Director of the
Council on Envrionmental
Quality led discussions around
policy solutions intended to help
expand opportunities for public-
private partnerships, and discussed
mainstreaming conservation investments.
For more than 20 years now,
THI has deployed technologies for
industry, government and non-profits enabling efficient conservation
quantification, most recently building the environmental big data
platform “EcoBlu Analyst,” which
includes modules like “Mitigation
Analyst” for mitigation and conservation users across the
country. These platforms improve
the transparency and reliability for
the ecosystem markets and help to
insure high quality projects to
ground. THI announced that along
with its many project partners, it
intends to deploy significant new
resources and investments to these
interactive reporting platforms and
to answer advance mitigation needs
from the Department of Interior,
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The meeting, called to support
President Obama’s November 2015
Presidential Memorandum encouraging private investment solutions
to restore damaged natural
resources, is one part of a federalwide series of initiatives intended
to bring environmental consistency
and clarity for industry and the
environment.
“I believe that private-public
partnerships represent our nation’s
best strategy for addressing the
growing needs for environmental
restoration,” Sprague
said. “Thanks to project partners
like C2Invest, Valencia Wetlands
Trust, North American Land Trust,
Montana Stockgrowers, The Corps
Network, and many others, Trout
Headwaters is solidly-positioned to
bring innovative solutions and
increased capacity to ecosystem
service and mitigation markets.”
Trout Headwaters, Inc. (THI) is
an industry leader in sustainable
approaches to stream, wetland and
habitat restoration, renewal, and
repair. As one of the oldest professional firms in the industry they
have consistently pioneered stateof-the science technologies and
processes. Building better tools and
techniques for industry, government and non-profits has long been
a mission of the firm. Trout
Headwaters is proud to have
worked for so long and with so
many, to create real and positive
environmental change–one project
at a time. Learn more at troutheadwaters.com/. •
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Story Mansion String Jam
Every Wednesday night
Story Mansion @ 7pm
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Attend a MT Chamber performance in March
The Montana Chamber Music
Society presents its third installment of
performances with two variety-filled programs Wednesday, March 16th and Friday
the 18th, both taking place at 7:30pm in
Reynolds Hall at MSU Bozeman.
The March 16th performance features
members of the Muir String Quartet performing combinations of works for string
duo, trio, and quartet by Mozart, Kodaly
and Dvorak. March 18th is highlighted by
the great Chausson Concerto for violin,
piano and string quartet, with Montana’s
own superstar violinist Angella Ahn, frequent MCMS artist Michele Levin and the
Muir Quartet. Other works performed on
the 18th are to include the Martinu
Madrigals for violin and viola and the
Dvorak Terzetto for string trio. Net pro-
ceeds from these programs support
MCMS’s mission to present great chamber
music performances throughout Montana
year-round.
Angella Ahn, MSU Bozeman’s recently
appointed Professor of Violin, has toured
wordwide with the Ahn Trio. The Muir
Quartet, now in its 37th season, has toured
worldwide including concerts at the White
House and Carnegie Hall along with over
50 tours to Europe and the Far East. The
Muir Quartet is in Residence at Boston
University.
MCMS returns for its third annual
engagement at the Shane Lalani Center in
Livingston for a performance of great works
for string duo, trio and string quartet by
Mozart, Kodaly and Dvorak on Tuesday,
March 15th at 7:30pm.
MCMS is also partnering with
Red Lodge FRINGE Festival for
a concert of works by Haydn,
Mozart, Dvorak, Kodaly and
Chausson at St. Agnes Church
on Thursday, March 17th, featuring Ms. Ahn, Ms. Levin, and the
Muir Quartet.
Tickets for MCMS concerts
may be purchased online at montanachambermusicsociety.org/.
Tickets are also available at
Cactus Records in downtown
Bozeman. Single ticket prices are
$27 for adults, $20 for seniors
and $10 for students. For more
information about MCMS, email Michael Reynolds at
[email protected]. •
Charlie Parr returns to Filling Station
Get ready Bozeman! Folk and acoustic
blues artist Charlie Parr will bring his talents
back to the Filling Station on Saturday, April
2nd with a little local help from Russ
Chapman beginning at 10pm. On tour in
support of his latest effort Stumpjumper, Charlie
is sure to put on an excellent performance!
Tickets to this 21 and over show are $15 and
are available in store and online at cactusrecords.net/ or at the door. Doors open at
9pm.
Part of the Duluth, MN, music scene (Alan
Sparhawk and Low, Trampled by Turtles),
Charlie Parr is an electrifying performer whose
live shows are akin to a religious experience.
Propelled by his incredible fingerpicking (12string and a custom 4-chamber resonator guitar), searing vocals and percussive foot
stomps, Charlie gets a huge sound. His
songs are populated with a list
of characters you wouldn’t ordinarily meet: old
ladies going to buy “the cheap wine” (“they
ain’t no better than the bums”), a woman
with “an uncontrollable temper,” and people
getting left out getting of the American
Dream. While his albums sound like vintage
field recordings, his live shows are anything but retro. Deservedly, he’s a cult
hero in some circles.
For the recording
of Stumpjumper, Charlie changed things up,
traveling to rural North Carolina to
record the album with fellow
musician Phil Cook (Megafaun, Hiss
Golden Messenger) for his first full-band
release. Charlie’s blistering picking and
insightful lyrics have brought him a fervent following that crosses ages and genres. His recent Folk Alley session was just
selected as an NPR Favorite
Session and Stumpjumper was chosen as one
of the best roots/folk albums of last summer by Rhapsody.
With a decidedly creative style, Russ
Chapman stomps and sings highly original
music drawn from the deep well of
‘16 KGLT Fund Drive starts 3/27
The KGLT Fund Drive 2016 has
been announced and will run
March 27th through April 9th.
It is through this two-week
event that KGLT generates almost half of its
annual operating
expenses. 2015’s
was the most successful fund drive
in KGLT History,
so please help
KGLT hit that
mark again!
KGLT DJs will
be soliciting your
pledges of support
and offering great
incentive gifts from
local businesses, as well
as their very own KGLT
hats, t-shirts, locally-made
coffee mugs and Hoodies!
Phone a live DJ at (406) 994-4492,
or pledge at kglt.net/. Your support
keeps local radio rocking for
another year in Helena
(98.1), Bozeman (91.9),
Livingston (89.5),
Gardiner-Mamoth
(107.1), and MSU
(97.1), and on the
web at kglt.net/.
KGLT
91.9 fm is listener-supported, alternative
public radio
broadcasting
for over 40
years from the
campus of
Montana State
University in
Bozeman, with translators in Helena and
Livingston, and streaming on
the web at kglt.net/. •
Americana. Combining a keen sense of
melody and lyrical wit, with medicine show
sensibility, here is one of those rare performers
who can keep an audience on the edge of its
ears. Russ has recorded and performed with
multiple Grammy winners, including members
of Ricky Skagg’s Kentucky Thunder, Jim
Lauderdale’s band, and America’s favorite
cowboys–Riders in the Sky. It was during a
Nashville co-writting session with Earth, Wind
and Fire’s founding member Ronnie Laws,
that a giddy Laws proclaimed, “You’ve got a
good thing there, man!” Indeed...from the
melodically percussive guitar style and
inspired wordsmithing, to an impressive ability
to stomp and shuffle his feet, there is something positively fun and refreshing about Russ
Chapman. Or as John Anglim (KAFM radio)
put it, “Every once in a while an artist comes
along who defies description...Russ Chapman
is unforgettable!”
Be sure to check out the next issue of the
BoZone for an exclusive interview with
Charlie Parr prior to the show! For more
information about this and other shows, visit
chickenjamwest.com/. •
Bacchus Pub to offer 3 days of
Saint Patty’s Day
The Bacchus Pub, a staple of the downtown area and Bozeman favorite, will be presenting Three Days of St. Patrick! for
three nights straight–Thursday, March 17th
through Saturday the 19th. Live Music will be
provided by Brass Flask from 9pm until midnight all three nights. Brass Flask plays primarily Irish music with a little country mixed in.
Set lists include originals and covers from
bands like: The Pogues, Flogging Molly, The
Dubliners, The Gourds, Steve Earl, etc
Brass Flask gets the crowd dancing,
drinking, and having a good time.
Guinness, Killian’s, and Irish Whiskey
Specials will keep you in the festive
spirit all night long. Car Bombs with
the Bacchus’ famous house made Irish
Cream and traditional Irish food specials will also be available all three
evenings. Celebrate St. Patty’s with
Bacchus Pub, where it’s more fun to
drink in a bar than eat in a restaurant.
After opening its doors in 2008, it
has been the Bacchus Pub’s goal to
offer the highest quality food at
affordable prices, while providing the
service you expect and deserve. Stop in
and enjoy a signature cocktail on their
Main Street patio this upcoming
summer, or cozy up to the inviting
fireplace during these last few chilly
weeks of winter. The Bacchus caters
to all ages and offer plenty of entertainment during the evenings. Come
in for live music and karaoke and test
your knowledge during weekly trivia
night. Learn more at
bacchuspubbozeman.com/. •
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Red Tractor Pizza hosts grand
re-opening party
Red Tractor Pizza is celebrating its newly expanded space
through a Grand Re-Opening
Party taking place Thursday, March
24th through Saturday the 26th.
Over the course of the weekend,
patrons can enjoy live music and
delicious pizza
while supporting local musicians, local agriculture, and the
local economy.
Schedule of
Events is as follows: Thursday,
March 24th will
see Dan
Dubuque from
6-8pm; Friday,
March 25th will
be highlighted
by a Bluegrass
Jam Session
from 5-7pm
and Laney Lou
& the Bird
Dogs from 710pm;
Saturday,
March 26th will
include a Kids Pizza Making Party
from 2-5pm, a performance by
Alex’s Jazz Trio from 5-7pm, and
music by Hawthorne Roots from
7:30-9:30pm.
The local brick-oven pizzeria
offers fresh, local ingredients and
vegan and gluten-free options.
Owner Adam Paccione, who hails
from New York, calls it “New-Yorkstyle pizza with a Bozeman spin.”
With the additional space, Red
Tractor can now serve four-times the
amount of people and also offer a
variety of new opportunities, such as
more live music and a fun kids area
so that parents can come hang out
without having to worry about their
kids. Overall, the expansion will lend
itself to a more comfortable experi-
James Salestrom
ence for just getting together with
family and friends, new and old.
“I want to instill a comfortable,
casual atmosphere–just a place for
people to eat awesome food and
drink good beer while hanging out
with their buddies,” Paccione said.
“We’re all about community, so we
want to bring the community together.” The new space officially opened
for business on March 2nd.
Now that things are up-and-running, it’s time to celebrate Red
Weekly string jams at
Story Mansion
Tractor’s success and all the customers who have made it possible. A
number of bands will be playing
over the course of the weekend,
including the Hawthorne Roots,
who in 2015 were voted as
Bozeman’s “Best New Local Band”
and “Best
Folk Act.” A
bluegrass
jam session
on Friday
will give
local pickers
a chance to
get together
and show
off their
chops, and
a kids’ pizza
making
party on
Saturday
should
prove to be
educational,
fun and
tasty for
the whole
family.
Red
Tractor Pizza is located at the intersection of West Main Street and
North 10th Ave. A sustainable, community-minded operation, Red
Tractor serves New York-style pizza
with ingredients sourced as locally as
possible. Open for lunch and dinner
Monday-Saturday and dinner only
on Sundays with delivery and
takeout options. Visit
redtractorpizza.com/ or the Red
Tractor Facebook page to view the
complete menu and place an order. •
MAXimum entertainment with local
music group
Livingston-based The Max has
been rockin’ the area for more than
three decades and are still going
strong! Here’s
a look at
where you can
catch them in
action in the
coming weeks.
The Max will
be at the 49er
in Livingston
on Friday,
March 18th at
9pm, and the
Big Timber
Bar in Big
Timber on
Saturday,
March 19th at
9:30pm.
They’ll follow
those performances up
with shows at
JR’s Lounge in Belgrade on Friday,
April 8th and Saturday the 9th at
9:30pm, and Chico Hot Springs in
Pray on Friday, April 15th and
Saturday the 16th at 9:30pm.
The Max is a three-piece band
from Livingston that has entertained
and delighted audiences across the
country for 31 years. Since its inception in 1984, The Max has toured
the U.S. not only extensively, but
continually and has become a mainstay on the local Montana scene
The Pickin’ in the Park music
series hosts the Story Mansion
String Jam every Wednesday
night at 7pm at 811 S Wilson.
Upcoming jams are on March 16th,
23rd & 30th. This is an open community free jam for all acoustic
Nancy Padilla runs from 6:307:30pm on the first Wednesday of
every month, and the Beginners
Jam with Mike Gurzi runs from
6:30-7:30pm on the second
Wednesday of every month.
Musicians on these nights are
Fiddle Jam First Wednesday of each Month
string instruments such as the guitar, mandolin, banjo, Dobro, fiddle
and bass. The group plays songs
and tunes in the traditional bluegrass style as well as other folk,
Americana, country blues and oldtime styles. All levels are welcome.
This is a fun and easy jam where all
are made to feel welcome and
encouraged to participate. Nonplayers are also welcome to come
and listen and dance. Come out
and join the fun! Also at the Story
Mansion: the Fiddle Jam with
encouraged to stick around for the
weekly String Jam.
The Bozeman Parks &
Recreation Department welcomes
new hosts for its Pickin’ in the Park
community music program!
Musicians Mike Gurzi and Shawna
Lockhart bring years of experience
and a true passion for acoustic
music, and are eager to share it
with the community through
Pickin’ In the Park. For more information, visit bozeman.net/. See you
at one of the jams! •
11th & Grant with Rio
since 1993, setting
the bar for longevity and quality
In America during the late 50s
and early 60s, a new sound made
landfall: Brazilian Jazz. This intimate, straight-time “bossa nova”
plished, and pioneering talent. The
seven-time Emmy winning performance series also devotes significant
time to each artist’s personal story,
sound quickly hit the airwaves and
took hold on records and in live performances by everyone from Ella
Fitzgerald to Dave Brubeck. Rio
brings us a stylistically pure performance through the haunting voice of
Julia Yates and the skilled hands of
guitarist Tim Drackert on 11th &
Grant with Eric Funk in the April 7th
episode airing at 7pm on
MontanaPBS.
11th & Grant with Eric Funk is
the premiere outlet for music performance in Montana, seeking out
the state’s most acclaimed, accom-
insights into their music and their
approach to life, ultimately providing a deeper experience than a seat
at a concert. Accomplished composer and musician Eric Funk
serves as host and artistic director,
hand selecting each performer from
communities around the state to
form a diverse series featuring genres from jazz to classical, country to
zydeco, and rock to fusion. 11th &
Grant with Eric Funk airs on
Montana PBS. Visit
montanapbs.org/ for more
information. •
2011
among the
region’s
many
bands. With
Kyle
Brenner on
1984
guitar and
vocals, Mike Young on drums and
vocals, and Bobb Clanton on bass
and vocals, this “power pop party
rock” trio from the Rockies puts out
a massive sound for just three guys.
The Max has an incredible knack
for pulling off spot-on covers of
tunes new and old and for being
able to please audiences both young
and old.
The Max has two independent
album releases of original tunes,
both available on iTunes. 1990’s
Shadows in the Shade and 1992’s Vinyl
Valentine were both well-received by
the press and fans alike, and they
received radio airplay from both
albums. The Max has opened for
Styx, REO Speedwagon, The
Fabulous Thunderbirds, Atlanta
Rhythm Section, Marshall Tucker
Band, and Foghat. They’ve played
from Pittsburgh to Portland and
everywhere in between, in every
venue ranging from bars to weddings to outdoor concerts and exclusive corporate ranches and in front
of crowds as large as 80,000. They
have played numerous festivals and
conventions as well–most notably
Kansas City’s “Spiritfest” and The
National Association of Campus
Activities’ national convention in
Nashville, as well as headlining their
hometown “Summerfest” in
Livingston for the past 14 years.
The Max has been voted
Livingston’s best local band several times, was voted Bozeman’s best
local band in 1995, and with a
myriad of experience and an
incredible ability to entertain, The
Max sets the bar for top-quality
rock and roll bands. Learn more
at themaxrocks.com/. •
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Bozeman Spirits offers live music &
craft cocktails
Have you checked out Bozeman
Spirits in historic Downtown
Bozeman? The distillery uses only
pure Rocky Mountain water to produce the most flavorful
spirits. They also host live
music by great local artists
every Tuesday from 5:308pm in their homey tasting room. Here’s a look at
the upcoming acts.
Bramble & Rye are
set to perform on March
15th. A blues-infused folk
duo based in Bozeman,
the pair weave folk, country, rock, and blues into
their tunes, tipping their
hats to songwriting legends like Gillian Welch,
Neil Young, and Bonnie
Raitt while taking inspiration from new Americana
artists like Jason Isbell and
Ryan Bingham. Both
songwriters, Jesscy Dean
and Jeff Miesbauer met in the fall of
2014 and have been sharing and
writing songs together ever since.
They write from the parts of themselves that are used but not used up,
and are inspired by things that are
old and true, like rusty tools or tempered love. Jesscy is a Bozeman
native and has been filling the wideopen West with her powerful voice
since birth. She channels her wild
roots with every breath. Jeff comes
from the foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains in South Carolina, where
he learned to hear voices in falling
water...and they always told him to
play more guitar.
Quenby will take over entertainment duties on March 22nd.
Quenby plays a wide variety of
Vintage Country, Contemporary
Bramble & Rye
(minus Pop), Outlaw, and Classic
popular covers as well as originals
which include songs from Merle
Haggard, Buck Owens, Jerry Reed,
Mary Gauthier, The Mavericks,
Waylon Jennings, George Jones,
Patsy Cline, Lucinda Williams, and
many more!
Travis & Josh will close out the
month with a performance on
March 29th.
Bozeman Spirits Distillery’s tasting room offers a warm and welcoming environment. With the history
kept alive in the reclaimed wood and
metals throughout, you will feel the
modern charm and history as you
walk in. Your fresh cocktail is served
upon wood from the 1930s, and the
bar brings the atmosphere of the old
saloon. The beautiful stills and production are seen
through the back
glass windows of
the tasting room,
and the mixologists
will be happy to
explain distilling
techniques from the
grains, mashing,
blending, and bottling processes.
History is an intimate part of
Bozeman Spirits
Distillery, aiming to
be a focal point of
the downtown area,
and the business
prides itself on its
Montana roots.
They currently have
created two types of
vodka, a gin and a whiskey, using
Montana ingredients as much as
possible. Each spirit is crafted with
water sourced from the Hyalite,
Sourdough, and Bozeman Creek
watersheds, and all distilling and bottling occurs in the back room of the
distillery. Bozeman Spirits Distillery
uses two stills in the production area.
An Artisan 300 Gallon Traditional
Copper Pot Still with a 4 plate and
16 plate column, and an Arnold
Holstein Copper Pot Still with a 4
plate column. Learn more about
their spirits, distilling processes,
and other offerings at
bozemanspirits.com/. •
Sam Platts is Live from the Divide
Sam Platts & The Kootenai
Three are set to take the stage at
Live from the Divide on Saturday,
March 19th beginning at 9pm.
Tickets to this show are $25 plus fees
and available in store or at cactusrecords.net/. Doors open at 8pm.
The four-piece honky-tonk group
focuses on making roots country
music that is engaging to any audience with Sam Platts (vocals, guitar,
steel guitar), J Kane (upright bass),
Joel May (drums), and Eric Lee (guitar). They try to keep the spirit of
authentic honky-tonk music present
in their personal sound, while producing something that is fresh and
pleasant to listen to, watch, and
dance to. Jason McMackin of the
Missoula Independent said, “Coeur
d’Alene’s Sam Platts and the
Kootenai Three don’t give a honk or
a toot about fitting into office background soundtracks. They play traditional country music anchored by
Platts’ steel guitar and baritone
voice. The group’s sound is reminiscent of longtime Texas troubadour
Dale Watson.”
Live from the Divide is a radio
broadcast created simply as a “A
Celebration of the American
Songwriter.” The 60 minute show
features regionally established and
legendary songwriters alike. Artists
vary their interactions with the
crowd, sometimes poking fun at a
live audience member or by taking
time to explain the origin of the
song they are about to perform. The
program provides listeners with an
unparalleled opportunity to hear
songwriters in a natural stripped
down and raw setting. The show is
based out of an intimate 50 person
venue and recording facility, located
at 627 East Peach Street in
Bozeman. For more information,
visit livefromthedivide.com/. •
Surrealist Arts Ball announced
Gamma will be held on
Saturday, March, 19th at The
Cottonwood Club, located at 213
South Wallace, in Bozeman beginning at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased for $5 in advance at brownpapertickets.com/event/2514806/
or at the door.
Come to Bozeman’s first annual
Surrealist Arts Ball! Gamma is the
beginning of a Renaissance of the
strange, showcasing brilliant and
bizarre local Bozeman musicians,
artists, and poets. Costumes are
recommended–the event is resurrecting the 1972 Rothschild
Surrealist Dinner Party & the
Parisian Bal des Quat‘z’Arts. Come
party in the dreamland. The night
will consist of live electronic music,
spoken word poetry, and live and
interactive artwork happening
throughout the night. There will be
a Salvador Dali kissing booth, photography booths, identical twin oracles to tell you your future, mimes,
creatures, and total madness.
Things are going to get weird. It is
part one in the dream series taking
you into the sleep-sphere that will
be Fantasoria coming winter 2016.
$5 recommended at the door and
all ages welcome, but 21 and
over to drink.
The Bozeman Poetry Collective
is an active community of writers
and spoken word poets in the
Gallatin Valley. The collective was
founded in August of 2013 and frequently hosts open mic readings
and special events. Poets and
enthusiasts of all disciplines and
levels of experience attend
these events to enjoy an open
and relaxed atmosphere and to
become inspired by a talented
and diverse spectrum of local
artists. The Bozeman Poetry
Collective believes strongly in
fostering creative expression
and culture in the Bozeman
community and beyond.
If you would like more information, please e-mail [email protected] or
[email protected],
visit bozemanpoetrycollective.com/, or check out
facebook.com/bozemanpoetrycollective/. •
Disco Dance Party at
Open Range
Dust off your bell bottoms and
boogie over to Open Range on
Saturday,
March
19th for
their first
ever
Disco
Dance
Party
from
10pm2am. DJ’s
U&Us
will be
spinning
vinyl and
Open
Range
will feature signature
cocktails
for the
evening. Come dressed to impress in
your best 70’s inspired disco gear
because there will be a costume contest with prizes from local businesses!
Local dance troupe IndepenDANCE
will teach the crowd how to do the
hustle, and guests can get their
photo taken at trunk show photobooth. For more information about
this awsome party, visit Open
Range’s official Facebook page.
Following their mantra that the
guest always comes first, Open
Range is
committed to
offering
an experience in
the best
traditions
of
Montana
hospitality. The
owners
and staff
strive to
offer the
highest
quality
and freshest ingredients,
locally
sourced whenever available, in an
unpretentious, comfortable, and
friendly atmosphere. Combining the
great culinary traditions of the past
as well as innovative and creative
contemporary ideas in food and
drink, Open Range hopes to provide
its guests with a unique and satisfying evening. For menu, wine list, and
more information, visit openrangemt.com/. •
Mobb Deep drops in at
Molly Brown
The infamous Mobb
Deep comes to the Molly
Brown in Bozeman on
Thursday, March 31st. The
hip-hop duo will be joined
with performances by Filth
and Foul, Buckshot Killit,
Idio-Syncrasy, Tommy
John, The Brand, Twizzy,
R.J. Suisse, PDell Castro,
Dying Breed, Dyverse Ent,
Ambidext, Tomvict, Hostyle
Music, Tucash, Gentlemen Script,
and Al Bezzy. Tickets to the 21 and
over show are $27 in store and
online at cactusrecords.net/. Doors
open at 7pm.
One of the most prolific and
original groups in hip-hop, Mobb
Deep are still a very active force in
today’s music industry with twenty
years of experience. The group has
appeared on records that have sold
over 40 million copies. Aiming from
the Queensbridge neighborhood of
NYC, the duo has been responsible
for delivering some of the most popular and forever current anthems in
rap music. Tracks like “Survival of
the Fittest,” “Shook Ones Part II,”
and “Quiet Storm RMX” have
remained significant and still move
crowds from New York to Tokyo.
Mobb Deep’s ability to perfectly
describe their gritty surroundings
and lifestyle always made them a
first choice for music writers and
critics across the board. Mobb Deep
have graduated to the role of cult
group. Today, they are followed by a
new wave of cutting edge music listeners, as well as their original core
foundation of hip hop aficionados.
If you’re a fan of hip-hop
music and culture, you won’t want
to miss this show! Learn more
about the duo at
theinfamousmobbdeep.com/. •
Juan M Soria visits the
Valley
Argentine musician Juan M
Soria is set to bring his talents to
the Gallatin Valley with a few
upcoming performances. He is first
set to perform at the Murray in
Livingston on Wednesday, March
16th beginning at 7pm. He’ll then
head to Norris Hot Springs for an
intimate poolside performance on
Friday, March 18th, also beginning
at 7pm.
Soria hails from Buenos Aires,
Argentina, where he began writing
and performing music at the age of
8. He has played in major venues in
Buenos Aires such as Luna Park,
Gran Rex Theater, and Estadio
Ferro. He specializes in rock/folk
music and is now living in Brooklyn,
New York. Soria performs with several bands as well as solo in various
bars and venues such as Rockwood
Music Hall, Parkside Lounge, and
The Bowery Electric. When he’s not
performing original music, he works
as a session musician for other
artists. Soria is on a coast to coast
tour, playing shows from NYC to
Portland in promotion of Juan’s first
ablum Erase una vez. Learn more
about Soria by visiting
juanmsoria.com/. •
Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZone!” ––– The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • www.bozone.com • 406-586-6730 • Volume 23, Number 6 - March 15, 2016 • page 3C
P age 4C • T he R olling Z one • M aRCh 15, 2016
The Interview
Remembering Kelly Roberti
Local music and the arts, bolstered by its many area stages, act
arguably as the heart and soul of
our not-so-little mountain town. The
community suffered a blow on
March 7th with the passing of
Bozeman jazz musician Kelly
Roberti, ending his valiant fight
with cancer. In celebration of everything he gave–whether it be one of
his many compostions, spirited live
performances, or countless other
contributions ranging from poetry to
cooking, the BoZone looks back to
April of 2009 when the Rolling
Zone spoke with the man himself.
Commemorative introduction
by Gaye-Lee Grant.
Being a teenager who loved
music in the early 1970s in Bozeman
was not easy. Two radio stations–one
country, one easy listening–and one
music store. A desert land, unless
you knew the Roberty family. As
everyone knows, the habitat of
teenagers in the 70s was either a
garage or a basement, and on the
corner of 8th and Koch, in a mint
green house with a three-legged dog
named “Lurch,” you could find
both. You never knocked or rang the
bell as Mr. Roberty was at work and
Mrs. Roberty gave piano lessons.
You went around back though the
chain link gate and through the back
door. Always unlocked, and in the
summer, always wide open. Then
down into the basement you went. It
always seemed as if some one was
there, even if it wasn’t a Roberty
kid. Music was always playing.
There were four kids: Mike,
Kelly, Sue, and Tony–all between
the ages of 20 and 11. With friends
involved, there were at least ten to
fifteen kids there at any given time.
We discussed art, music, and politics.
It created a bond, a family, that even
after many years and teenagers of
our own, still exists. In the summer
of 1971, oldest brother Mike came
home from college for summer
break. After a few days of constantly
listening to our music (can I say
“Led Zeppelin...Led Zeppelin...Led
Zeppelin”?), Mike couldn’t take it
any longer and gave us some new
albums out of his collection. Dave
Brubeck! John Coltrane!
For Kelly, that was it. He had
found his love that never left him
and never disappointed. From then
on, Jazz and the bass was all he
thought of. In fact, I’m not sure if
anything but jazz was played in the
basement again. So, if Kelly’s music
brought you happiness, thank Mike
Roberty. I’m sure Kelly would have
found jazz later and through another
path, but Mike gave us a few more
years of it. How lucky were we to
have had that freedom allowed by
The Roberty’s. The same freedom
that helped Kelly grow as a artist
and change the “y” to an “i”.
“Thank you Kelly, for being my
friend. I will miss you and seeing you
in so many places around Bozeman.
Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Roberty,
and thank you Mike.”
Rollin’ with Kelly Roberti.
Interview printed April 15th, 2009.
World-acclaimed bass musician
and composer Kelly Roberti grew
up in Bozeman surrounded by
music. He played his first gig at 11
and went on to carve a niche for
himself among legendary musical
giants. Reflecting everything from
Tin Pan Alley to ethnic world,
Roberti’s style is a powerful blend of
musical passion layered with physical
grace and a spiritual edge. He has
toured over 150 times with musical
giants in jazz, rock, and world
music, including Arnett Cobb, Eddie
Harris, Peter Gabriel, Freddie
Hubbard, Tommy Flanagan and
David Murray. Kelly has taught at
major educational institutes, has
contributed to 51 recordings and has
two more in the works. He has performed at nearly every major jazz
venue (both clubs and festivals) on
five continents. The RollingZone
cornered Kelly and sat him down for
a chat in April of 2009.
RZ: You grew up in a musical family here in Bozeman. How much did
that influence your pursuit of
music?
KR: My dad was the high school
band director, then the Music
Supervisor for public schools in
Bozeman. He taught in public
schools for 42 years. He and my
mom (a piano teacher) had the most
profound influence of any in my
life. I never wondered about a life
path — I thought everybody played
a musical instrument until I was
about 11. As a young kid, some of
my memories are sitting in front of
a little Motorola monaural record
player listening to Broadway, Rogers
& Hammerstein. It’s amazing how
the melody, rhythm, and harmony
of that genre has played into jazz.
Everybody around me played guitar,
so I told dad I wanted an electric
bass. Later, my friends and I started
listening to jazz music so I switched
to acoustic.
RZ: Did you complete a formal
education?
KR: Technically, no, but I had the
opportunity to learn from my parents and got the technical know
how from gigging and road playing.
I’m intuitively ambitious and have
been awarded an honorary Masters
Degree so I could teach at the university level.
RZ: What was your trajectory
towards becoming well-known?
KR: I left Bozeman in the early
1970s and played bass on the road
with various groups. Then I was in a
quartet called Open Stream with
Fred Raulston, Bob Nell and Jim
Honaker. We made a self-titled
album in SF, hit the road and had a
good tour. Then we played the 1978
Monterey Jazz Festival. After we
returned, Nell, Honaker, Chuck
Florence and I formed the Montana
Jazz Quartet. Steve Aaberg opened
Piney Brown’s in Livingston. I
played there with Mose Allison and
a few others. But, it was hard for
jazz in Livingston at the time and
the place closed after a couple years.
Then Dr. Ray Pratt and Steve
Aaberg started the Bozeman Blues &
Jazz Society. They asked my trio to
back the great jazz artists and that is
a long, long, story. I took over the
operation of the society after a couple of years and it survived through
the mid ‘90’s. I got an amazing education through touring with the
greatest living jazz artists.
RZ: Let’s talk about improvisation
— what elements go into that?
KR: The word ‘improvisation’ is
such a mystery to many, so, it’s
breaking the mystery — you have to
improvise just to drive — everything
is a reaction, staying in the moment
and staying in front of the moment.
Jazz is step by step. Once there, you
have to trust yourself and others —
open your ears and impulse factors
— go with the pulse of the situation
you’re in. Of course, you have to
know the rules before breaking them
and you have to know how to
spontaneously analyze. Those
who break the rules set the
trend for everyone. Then
they’re the ones to be
analyzed.
RZ: What was playing with
Peter Gabriel like?
KR: Peter is a great guy. He traveled
with a big entourage of 350 people
and knew everyone’s name. We flew
into Sarajevo in the mid-’90s; we were
in a bus driving into the city and it was
obvious that bombs were going off
everywhere — blown up crap all
around— he got up and told everyone
it would be alright. There were
160,000 people at the concert in
Sarajevo, and Gabriel gave all the
was in bed for a year and had 14
surgeries on various parts and pieces
of me. Metal here and there...so on
and so forth.
RZ: So, you’re the bionic man now.
KR: (Laughs) I’ve got all this metal
in me and in the winter it hurts. I
was pissed off when the hot springs
blew up cause that was my saving
grace. But I have great support in
town, great friends. Overall it was a
very positive experience, since I came
money away; most followed his lead.
RZ: What’s going on in your head
when you’re on stage jamming?
KR: In jazz music, you have to be in
the moment, not anywhere else. I
don’t think anything and I don’t
think about the audience. I want to
get to the core of what I feel musically. For me, that means working on
the subtleties of being in tune with
fellow musicians and every part of
the craft: intonation, rhythm, being
able to manipulate those. It’s the
bass player’s job to give the tune its
groove; s/he plays on top of the
beat, behind the beat. You have a
responsibility if you’re a bass player:
it takes a while to break the adage
that when the bass starts to solo
everyone talks... but you can. It’s like
a shaman with bag of bones — he
throws them out and starts to read
them. But you’ve got to put the
bones in there.
RZ: You perform solo as well as in
groups — what are the joys of that?
KR: I’m not nervous anymore, even
in front of lots of people. If you’re
out by yourself exposed, any emotional upheaval will translate on
stage — as will an incredible joy.
When you’re by yourself you have to
realize you’re playing in your own
personal choir. The audience can be
more helpful when I’m playing solo.
RZ: You suffered a terrible accident
a number of years ago — what happened and how long has it taken you
to recover?
KR: Yeah, I had a motorcycle accident on S. Black — it’ll be four years
ago June 13th. I was riding my
Harley south on Black and glanced
over at the baseball fields thinking
what a great day it was when a college kid on a cell phone in an SUV
pulled out of a parking place. I took
the bike down like they say you
should, but couldn’t get my left leg
out. I slid under the bike and car.
He basically dragged me along. I
out a very different human being.
When you sit in bed for a year, you
learn a lot about your inner life,
which is where you live. As far as
playing the bass, I did hurt myself
pretty bad but I won’t admit it limits
me. I couldn’t play for a long time; I
started by leaning the bass against
myself in bed. Then I’d get up and
play for 10 minutes at a time.
RZ: Can we talk about those
tattoos?
KR: I’ve got my life story displayed
here (shifts position to better display
the phoenix on the back of his left
hand, the scorpion on the right deltoid, and lifts his shirt to show off
the eagle splayed across his chest).
It’s about being able to live in Never
Never land and insisting on it. The
race wasn’t put on this planet to
develop this particular culture. A lot
of us (musicians) are rebels. I feel
like musicians have responsibilities
to bark when a stranger walks
into the yard.
RZ: How is Jazz at the Equinox
(Roberti’s current local project)
being received?
KR: Very well so far. The Equinox
is really important for me right now.
It’s been around for 14 years and is
a perfect jazz venue at 90 - 100
seats. That’s the capacity for a small
town. If bigger artists come in, they
can play two nights. I have heard
some grumbles about the ticket
prices ($18 - $20), but if you buy
season tickets it takes some dollars
off every show. The series is a showcase for the wonderful jazz players in
the area...their thing! After this first
series I hope to begin the Monday
night Library series where I interview an artist who will play a Friday
night gig at the Equinox during
the summer.
RZ: Your bass playing has been
described as “virtuosic, earthy and
meticulous.” Comment, please.
KR: I love the bass; particularly its
woody, ancient nature. It
produces a sound you can
really control. And it’s physical; you have to use some
real physical stuff to coax
out the secrets of projection. Called by any name
(acoustic bass, contra-bass,
upright bass, fiddle, doghouse bass), it’s really cool.
You find new techniques
and ways to use them to
complement what you have
to say. If you plan too
much, you’re not
playing jazz.
RZ: What do you mean
when you say that true
music is an indefinable
communication — physics,
philosophy, history, mathematics and, to you, a big
dose of romance.
KR: With physics, it’s about
the invisible angles, about
how you’re going to make
things go together. The
music of the spheres has to
do with physics, numerology
and the whole shot. It’s not
very definable. We’d be a
mess if we could define
what music does to us or
what a painting does. I’m romantic
about being able to do exactly what
I want to do. I’m stubborn about
that. Sometimes you have to weather
the storm about what people say
about what you do, but you can only
be what you’ve lived or dreamed;
express the pulse of your nature.
RZ: That stubborness has helped
you in overcoming addictions, no?
KR: I finally quit smoking after 40
years. Cold turkey. I’ve quit gambling and drugs. I wasn’t gonna let it
beat me. I figure I’m not adding a
lot of years to my life, but the quality is so much better.
RZ: What is your driving
philosophy?
KR: I want to give what I have
been given. I want to contribute to
the tradition — the true human
condition — and to the next generation. When I was 18, an old drummer told me; ‘you have to go into
this music so you can give something to the music — it’s an entity.’
Some of these old jazz artists treated us like they needed to pass something on. They’d say; ‘You’ve got a
great sound. Use your sound, not
your technique.’ Jazz is subtle. It
can die, and it has come close to
doing that. As of late, jazz incorporates everything around, adding to
the encyclopedia of the genre —
and artists know how to ‘steal’ in
the right way. Charlie Parker tunes
still sound great... you have to know
them, but also add a layer or two.
And be a businessman, because
they’re not playing jazz on the
airwaves (other than by dedicated
humans like Brad Edwards).
Corporate America and the
record companies have tried
hard to take indi-entrepreneurs out
of the picture.
RZ: How are things going for you
in this economy?
KR: I have a handful of private students and want another handful. I
charge a lot and don’t take beginners. Bozeman has become a hard
place to make a living in; seems I
have to leave the country to
make a living.
RZ: You seem to have a ton
of energy!
KR: I get up at 5 am and jump into
my life. I drink two cups of coffee;
check my e-mail, then check my
schedule for future bookings. Then I
look at my music to make sure my
next gig is better than my last. I play
the bass. I used to sleep 3 - 4 hours /
night; now it’s at least 5 - 6, and
now and then I do the big crash
— 9 hours.
RZ: What do you do when you’re
not working?
KR: I love to cook, love Italian and
French food. It’s a meditational
thing for me. When it’s warm I walk.
Before the wreck I walked 60 miles a
week. I practice, compose, clean
the house.
RZ: Who do you most admire
musically?
KR: Lately, I’ve been listening to
Van Morrison and Seal; I’m making
an arrangement of his song, “Love’s
Divine.” The greats really separate
themselves from the crowd. I have
three terrabyes of mp3 files on my
computer. That’s 400,000 tunes that
cover every genre from every continent on the planet. On the random
setting they would play for 20 years.
RZ: You are someone who has really embraced technology; tell us why
you’re such a fan.
KR: Technology can be very positive if used in the right mindset. You
can do new things. I record into my
computer, which I consider to be my
thought studio. I don’t self-produce
my music, but I manage to get a
record or two done every year. The
next one is ballads; I’m proud of it.
Eric Funk, Alan Fauque, and David
Murray are on it, and Jeni Fleming
will sing, including one tune with MJ
Williams. Record companies have
such a limited mindset thinking they
can’t market jazz. Now no recordings sell.
RZ: What do you think about free
music downloading?
KR: It can be helpful, if you’re
smart. I think savvy musicians know
how to create a website, maintain it
and give away the right amount of
music so they connect with people.
On the web you become your own
conglomerate. You could have five or
ten sites and link them, sell product
and kiss the record companies goodbye. Ani DiFranco is a great example
of someone doing this very successfully. Go onto a torrent site and post
your own torrent. Instead of 5 - 25
units, you can sell hundreds, even
thousands. My new website (kellyroberti.com) will have all my old vinyl
and CDs (50+) available free. The
new stuff, no. Maybe a snippet.
Better to ensure your future and
some legacy than to say ‘you’ve got to
pay.’ You should share music and art.
A Kelly Roberti memorial concert
and fundraiser will be held at the
Eagles Lodge on Sunday, April 10th
beginning at 3:30pm. •
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‘16 Hoot to feature Vince Gill & Rodney Crowell
The Livingston Hoot has
announced the 2016 headliners and
they’re not messing around! 20 time
Grammy winner Vince Gill will
join his good friend (and Hoot alum)
Rodney Crowell for what they’re
calling “a street dance.” The Hoot is
a free community sponsored event
providing fun, food and music on
historic Main Street in downtown
Livingston. The Hoot will take place
Vince Gill
Thursday, August 4th, rain or shine.
One of the most popular singers
in modern country music, Vince Gill
is famous for his top-notch songwriting, world-class guitar playing and
warm, soaring tenor, all wrapped up
in a quick and easy wit. Gill
achieved his big breakthrough in
1990 with “When I Call Your
Name,” which won both the
Country Music Association’s Single
and Song of the Year award as well
as a Grammy. Since then, he has
won 17 more CMA honors, including Song of the Year four
times–making him the most-awarded artist in that category in CMA
history. Since 1990, Gill has won 20
GRAMMY Awards. The Academy
of Country Music has conferred on
Gill eight awards, including its prestigious Home Depot Humanitarian
Award and the 2011 Career
Achievement Award. Gill was
inducted into the Country Music
Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also a
member of the Grand Ole Opry. In
August 2012, Gill was honored with
a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. He is a member of the fourtime Grammy-nominated band The
Time Jumpers.
Rodney Crowell is a Texas-born,
Nashville-based songwriter, artist,
producer and author whose work
and career sets a benchmark for
commercial success and lifelong
artistic ambition and integrity in
country and Americana music. His
ed Vince that this year he and I
would be providing the merriment.
‘It’s already on the calendar’ was his
reply. Be there!”
Hoot producers Joanne Gardner
and John Lowell created the event in
2014. “Livingston is such a special
place, and we thought we’d throw
our town a big party,” said Gardner.
“We also realize how much great
work the non profits of this area do
and wanted to give them a chance to
interact with the community in a fun
environment.”
“The first Hoot drew 3,000 people in 2014,” said Lowell. “Rodney
Crowell was our first headliner and
everyone loved the show. Local musical legend Bill Payne joined Crowell,
with Steuart Smith on guitar and
special guest John Mayer. It was a
memorable night–and packed Main
Street. This has turned into the
biggest night of the year for many
restaurants and bars in Livingston.”
Last year, the Hoot featured New
Orleans trio the Tin Men and headliner Roy Rogers and the Delta
Rhythm Kings with special guest
Phil Aaberg. The event drew close to
5,000, and spread three blocks. This
year, the event will kick off at 4pm,
with a kid’s
fun area
available,
and vendors
with food,
drink, art
and more on
Main Street.
Opening act,
the Fishing
Music Band
with Mollie
O’Brien,
kicks off the
music at 6pm
and Vince
Gill and
Rodney
Rodney Crowell
Crowell
with special
guest Paul Franklin will take the
Music Association.
stage at 8pm.
Crowell says, “In 1976, Vince
The International Federation of
Gill and I met at the Troubadour in
Fly Fishers is returning to Livingston
Los Angeles. Since then we’ve been
for their Fly Fishing Fair and will be
close friends and collaborators.
attending the Hoot. The opening
Once a year, Vince and I host a
band at the Hoot this year is a talbarn dance fundraiser near my
ented combination of artists doing
home in Nashville. We play pretty
many fish related songs. The Fishing
much any song that pops into our
Music Band began as a recorded
heads. If we don’t know the words
music project dreamed up by Ben
we just make new ones up. On
Winship and David Thompson, two
August 4th, Vince, myself, the legavid fly fishermen and long-time,
endary steel guitarist Paul Franklin
Rocky Mountains based musicians.
and a rocking little dance band will
Winship and Thompson spent
be taking the stage at the Livingston
countless hours collecting songs they
Hoot. Two years ago, I played the
thought captured the spirit of fish,
very first Hoot and afterwards alertcompositions, including “Til I Gain
Control Again,” “I Ain’t Livin’ Long
Like This,” “Song For The Life,”
and “Ashes By Now” have been
widely and successfully covered by
legendary singers. He led the way as
a recording artist, achieving a dazzling run of radio hits in the 1980s,
followed by a series of more personal albums in the 2000s that secured
his place as much more than a
chart-topper.
His 2011
memoir
Chinaberry
Sidewalks vividly fleshed out
the life story
of this sincere
and complex
artist. Crowell
is a 2 time
Grammy
Award winner,
a member of
the Nashville
Songwriters
Hall of Fame
and the recipient of the
2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
for Songwriting from the Americana
Electronic artist CloZee at Zebra
Musik Lives Here will present
CloZee on Saturday, March 19th
as she brings her Revolution Tour to
Bozeman at the Zebra Cocktail
Lounge beginning at 8pm.
Hailing from Toulouse, CloZee
is Chloé, a young music producer
who seamlessly combines technical
precision with a wild imagination.
An accomplished instrumentalist,
she began playing the classical guitar at 11. Influenced by edIT,
Bonobo, The Widdler, and Amon
Tobin, she started producing electronic music at the age of 16. In
2014, she won the ‘Best
International Newcomer of 2013’ at
the UK Glitch-Hop Award.
Her tracks defy genres, oscillating between Glitch-Hop, Trip-Hop,
Future Bass and World Bass. She
created her own place in the glitch
community, thanks to a unique,
highly surprising style mixing powerful basslines, funky off beat percussion, world instruments and
emotional cinematic sounds. Her
recent track ‘Koto’ (Otodayo
Records) is about to reach 900k
plays on Soundcloud in 6 months,
and already more than a million
views on YouTube in only 2 months.
A musical identity which led her
to play in the USA (more than 45
dates in 2014/2015, including the
festivals Coachella, Camp Bisco,
Sonic Bloom, Enchanted Forest,
Farm Fest) but also in Canada,
India, Germany, Ukraine, and more
than 30 different cities in France,
alongside artists like Bonobo,
Gramatik, Chet Faker, Pretty Lights,
TOKiMONSTA, Tipper, GRiZ,
Phutureprimitive, Big Gigantic,
Papadosio, and Stwo. Runner-up of
several remix contests (launched by
artists Mr. Bill, Asian Trash Boy,
Crazy Daylight, Daenine), CloZee
was spotted by respected labels
such as Gravitas Recordings,
Glitch Hop Community, Otodayo
Records, Adapted Records, and
Digital Whomp.
This energetic show will
include local support by
Sounsiva, MonadAeon, and
Ampathy. There will be a $10
presale through Cactus Records
and online very soon, and tickets
available at the door. •
fishing, and rivers–also contributing
some originals to the mix–and then
invited some of the top musicians
from the new acoustic scene to bring
their talents to the project. Artists
like Tim O’Brien, Mollie O’Brien,
John Lowell, Mike Dowling, David
Grier, Matt Flinner, Billy Novick,
Rob Ickes and many more brought
the ideas to life in two Fishing Music
albums, which have enjoyed remark-
able success across the country. At
the Hoot, Winship, Thompson and
O’Brien will be joined by Rich
Moore and Brian Crumrine.
For information regarding sponsoring the Hoot, vendor and volunteer opportunities and non profit
organizations requesting space,
please visit LivingstonHoot.com/.
The Hoot’s fiscal sponsor is the Park
County Community Foundation. •
Red Ants Pants announces
community grants
The Red Ants Pants Foundation
recently announced it is now accepting applications for its 2016
Community Grant Cycle funded
by the Red Ants Pants Music
Festival. Grant applications can be
filled out online and must be returned
by April 30th. Grant applicants are
encouraged to submit proposals for
projects throughout the region that
further the Foundation’s mission of
developing and expanding leadership roles for women, preserving and
supporting working family farms and
ranches, and enriching and promoting rural communities. To date, the
Red Ants Pants Foundation has provided more than $45,000 in grants
to working family farms and ranches, projects to support women’s leadership and our rural communities.
The news comes as the Red Ants
Pants Music Festival plans to release
its highly anticipated 2016 lineup at
a block party on April 2nd on Main
Street in White Sulphur Springs.
The headliners will include
Grammy-award winning music legends along with a host of rising stars
and fan favorites. A portion of the
proceeds from the Red Ants Pants
Music Festival funds the Red Ants
Pants Foundation’s community
grant cycle.
“Fans of the Red Ants Pants
Music Festival make a lasting impact
on our rural communities long after
the last headliner plays. Due to
record attendance in 2015, the Red
Ants Pants Foundation can now offer
more grants to promote women’s
leadership, boost our working family
farms and ranches, and invest in our
rural communities. We are grateful
to all who support the Red Ants
Pants Foundation’s mission and look
forward to learning more about the
people and projects that are making
Montana even better,” said Sarah
Calhoun, executive director of the
Red Ants Pants Foundation & pro-
ducer of the Red Ants Pants Music
Festival. 2016 Grant Applications
must be submitted online to
redantspantsfoundation.org/grants/. The 2016 Grant Cycle
Closes April 30th, 2016. A full list of
the 2015 Grant Recipients can also
be found online at this address.
Throughout the day of the
Lineup Release Block Party on April
2nd, signature Red Ants Pants Music
Festival snap shirts will be on sale at
the Red Ants Pants store, 206 East
Main Street. The party begins at
5pm on the 200 block of Main
Street, White Sulphur Springs.
Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs will
play at 5:30pm at the new 2 Basset
Brewery. Stageline Pizza, WSS will
be selling pizza by the slice throughout the evening. The festival lineup
will be announced at 7pm at the
Strand Theatre (doors open at 6pm).
The 2016 Red Ants Pants Music
Festival will be held July 28th-31st
just outside of White Sulphur
Springs, on the Jackson ranch. A
limited release of 500 early bird tickets will go on sale ONLINE ONLY
at 8PM on April 2nd at
RedAntsPantsMusic-Festival.com/ at
the discounted price of $115 per
weekend pass. Regular advanced
tickets and VIP weekend passes will
go on sale online and in the Red
Ants Pants store April 2nd. Tickets
to the festival are as follows:
Weekend (3-Day) Pass run $135 in
advance/$150 at the gate; Single
Day Pass (Good for Friday, Saturday
or Sunday) run $55 in advance/$60
at the gate; VIP Weekend (3-Day)
Pass–includes premium, shaded seating with complimentary refreshments run $500 (limited quantity
available for purchase online and at
the Red Ants Pants store only)
Live streaming of the full lineup
announcement will be available on
the music festival’s Facebook page
and via Google Hangouts. •
American Pinup at Whistle Pig
New York’s American Pinup is
coming through Bozeman in March!
They will be playing Whistle Pig
with The Sleepless Elite and
Rats on Monday, March 28th
beginning with doors at 7pm. This is
an all ages show with a $5 suggested
donation.
American Pinup emerged from
the suburban sprawl of Westchester
County, New York in 2010 to offer a
rousing blend of punk rock and
powerpop with seasoned songwriting
at its core. Thoughtfully arranged
compositions and lyrical depth bolster the band’s radio-ready, exuberant indie rock sound. Fronted by
Lauren West, who unites sultry,
melodic crooning with a raspy, rock
and roll growl, the band draws on
influences from across the spectrum
of alternative music, creating an
explosive mixture of pop-savvy
melody and punk rock attitude. The result is the perfect
marriage of hook and edge.
Following two full-length
albums and two EPs, multiple
nationwide tours, and countless appearances at festivals
such as Vans Warped Tour,
The Fest, and SXSW since
their arrival on the scene,
American Pinup has carved
out their own niche in the
world of independent music.
A tireless, DIY work ethic
paired with undeniably infectious tracks and electrifying
live shows has propelled the
quartet from obscurity to earning a
coveted place on the Alternative
Press list of “100 Bands You Need
To Know” in 2014.
Located in picturesque
downtown Bozeman, Whistle
Pig Korean is an affordable
restaurant with a laid back
atmosphere. They focus on
serving fast, fresh, and healthy
food. The owners and staff are
confident that once exposed to
traditional Korean dishes like
Bibimbap, Kimbap, and
Mandu, people will applaud
their use of fresh vegetables and
traditional sauces. They also
have many vegetarian, vegan,
and gluten-free options. Whistle
Pig Korean is located at 25 N
Willson Ave and is open
Tuesday through Friday from
11am to 9pm and Saturday
from 12-9pm. For more information,
visit whistlepigkorean.com or call
406-404-1224. •
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Chico Hot Springs offers
up suds ‘n sounds
Your destination weekend is but
an hour away as Chico Hot
Springs offers welcoming accomodations, a natural hot springs to soak
in, and live entertainment every
weekend! The final weekends this
month have an ecclectic slate of performers sure to keep everyone on
their feet.
Chico will be doing their part to
help you celebrate St. Patricks
Day with corned beef & cabbage
and drink specials all day on
Thursday, March 17th. So be sure to
come on down, and don’t forget to
wear green!
Exit 288 will take the stage
Friday, March 18th and Saturday
the 19th. The high energy musical
group performs classic through contemporary rock, blues, and country
styles. The band connects with the
audience and creates a fun and
exciting atmosphere. Their music is
carefully selected to get people
involved in the party and to keep the
dance floor hopping.
Under the Bleachers will perform Friday, March 25th and
Saturday the 26th. Under The
Bleachers is a band consisting of
Scott Williams on guitar, Tim
Borsberry on drums, and Pat
Borsberry on bass. They have an
intensely diverse song list, which is
also a result of the our diverse origins. Tim and Pat hail from Helena
and Scott is a transplant from Los
Angeles, but grew up in Southern
Arizona. A look over
UTBs song list will show
that we keep up with
today’s hits, and have
been playing yesterday’s
hits since they were a
‘hit’ the first time!
Norrine the
Outlaw Queen will
play a special Sunday
show on March 27th
beginning at 5pm. Her
old school country western will be sure to
impress.
All Chico shows
begin at 9pm unless otherwise noted. Chico Hot
Springs is the perfect location for
your getaway...not too long of a
drive, but also just far enough away
to leave your troubles behind. The
historic resort is located in the heart
of Paradise Valley, just north of
Yellowstone National Park and nestled in the foothills of the breathtaking Absaroka Mountain Range.
Chico offers an extraordinary variety of accommodations, exceptional
dining, outdoor adventures, live
entertainment, ultimate relaxation,
all with a warm smile and welcoming spirit from their friendly staff.
Chico Hot Springs is located in Pray,
Montana, 20 miles south of
Livingston. Come sip, soak, and
swing! For more information, call
(406) 333-4933 or visit
chicohotsprings.com/. •
See Verdi’s Requiem
The Bozeman Symphony will
present Verdi’s Requiem on
Saturday, April 9th beginning at
7:30pm and Sunday, April 10th
beginning at 2:30pm at the Willson
Auditorium.
Power-Majesty-Beauty; with
Voices Stentorian! These are but a
few words that describe the
grandeur of Giuseppe Verdi’s haunting Messa da Requiem. Join the
Bozeman Symphony Orchestra,
Symphonic Choir, MSU University
Chorus, and quartet of internationally renowned guest artists as the
2015-2016 concert season of the
Symphony concludes with what
promises to be the most profound
and stirring performance. Featuring
special guests Cortney Mills (sopra-
no), Margaret Lattimore (mezzosoprano), Michael Morrow (tenor),
and Mark S. Doss (baritone).
To learn more, contact the
Bozeman Symphony at 585-9774 or
[email protected]. Ticket
s are available to purchase for $22
per student and $27 and up per
adult. Purchases can be made online
at bozemansymphony.org/, by
phone at 585-9774, or in person at
the Bozeman Symphony Offices at
1001 West Oak Street, Suite
110. Thank you to sponsors
Spectec/TIC, Walter & Regina
Wunsch, and David and Kippy
Sands. Receptions follow Saturday at
Starky’s Authentic Americana, 24 N
Tracy Ave. and Sunday at the
Holiday Inn, 5 E Baxter Lane. •
Upcoming Chicken Jam(s) set to rock
ChickenJam West Productions
has the show you’re looking for this
month in Bozeman. Here’s a look at
what’s coming up.
The Magic Beans will perform
with help from Solidarity Service
at the Eagles Ballroom on Friday,
March 25th beginning at 10pm.
Tickets to this 21 and over show are
$10 in advance in store or at cactusrecords.net/ and $12 at the door.
Doors at 9pm.
Seamlessly combining acoustic
roots music and traditional instruments
with modern technology and amped
up dance music,
The Magic Beans are
as unique as their
place of origin, the
Colorado Rockies.
The group’s diverse
approach to music
leaves no genres off
the table and no
one left out, many times resulting in
one song spanning several styles
within a singular composition. The
Beans use no pre-recorded tracks or
computers in favor of a more traditional approach to music. Original
songwriting, diverse instrumentation
and a deep musical bond between
the musicians is what sets the band
apart. Fans have coined terms like
“spacefunk,” “ameritronica,” and
“groove grass” to try to describe
the music they hear from The
Magic Beans.
Satsang will host their album
release party for The Story of You with
help from Ladies Choice at the
Filling Station on Saturday, March
26th beginning at 10pm. Tickets to
this 21 and over event are just $8 or
$15 including their new album and
available at the door. Doors at 9pm.
Satsang is a Conscious Music
Collective made up of Drew
McManus (Guitar/Vocals), Karl
Roth (Bass, Keys, Vocals,
Weissenborn), and Keller Paulson
(Drums/Percussion), as well as an
ever growing and rotating group of
multi instrumentalists including
David Cleaves. Blending world conscious lyrics with a unique blend of
Reggae, Folk and Hip-Hop, Satsang
seems to have something for every
musical palate. The lyrics come from
and are rooted in change, growth,
awareness, and imperfection, and
are used as a mission statement for
reflection and activation. Touching
on everything from the bliss of traveling and the growing pains of
change, to the ills of the justice system and environmental encroachment. The live show is everything
that the band name suggests: a gathering of people to assimilate and
share their truths. The reggae
rhythms put forth by the band keep
everyone on their feet, and the lyrics
leave them craving active and immediate change. Satsang has toured all
over the country and has shared the
stage with the likes of Steel Pulse,
Nahko and Medicine for the People,
Trevor Hall, Chris Berry, Mike Love,
Jon Wayne and the Pain, Tubby
Love and many many more. With a
very dedicated fan base and a lot of
respect in the music community
amongst other artists, Satsang is a
band to watch closely.
Spiritual Rez will perform with
local help from Milton Menasco
& the Big Fiasco! at the Filling
Station on Wednesday, March 30th
beginning at 9pm. Tickets to this 21
and over event are just $7 and available at the door. Doors at 8pm.
With their latest release,
Apocalypse Whenever, Boston’s beloved
reggae-rock funkateers Spiritual Rez
deliver their most triumphant musical offering yet. Produced by lead
singer Toft Willingham, co-produced
by bassist Jesse Shaternick, and mastered by legendary engineer Howie
Weinberg (Ramones, Beastie Boys,
Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers), the
14-track collection of infectious
anthems is chock-full of rollicking
guitar riffs, ocean-bathed melodies,
swagger-centric basslines, crisp soaring horns, and ska-infused jam sections that have come to define Rez’s
progressive signature sound. While
their groove is primarily rooted in
rock, reggae, and funk traditions, the
septet draws stylistic influence from
nearly every musical movement of
the 20th century. Over the past 9
years, Rez has tirelessly toured the
country ten times over, cemented
their status as a consistent festival
favorite, and honed their exhilarating live show into an incomparable,
unabashed musical extravaganza.
They have shared the
stage with a startlingly
broad range of artistic
visionaries, including
Toots and the Maytals,
Rubblebucket, Gogol
Bordello, the Dirty
Heads, George
Clinton and
Parliament Funkadelic,
Jimmy Buffett and
Bernie Worrell.
Evoking their personal
power animals, they
fearlessly forge into a
bold new chapter of
their epic musical journey and prepare to hit the road for a nationwide
tour once more.
The Morrison Brothers
Band will perform with help from
Lexi Wyman at the Eagles
Ballroom on Friday, April 1st beginning at 9pm. Tickets to this 21 and
over show are $10 in advance in
store or at cactusrecords.net/ and
$12 at the door. Doors at 8pm.
Drawing on their musical roots in
Nashville, New Orleans, Los
Angeles, and Washington D.C., The
Morrison Brothers Band play a unique
brand of country/rock music.
Founded in 2007 by brothers
Truman and Willie Morrison, the
group’s award-winning sound took
form in their hometown of
Washington, D.C. with the additions
of brothers Matt and Kevin Nolan.
The band is currently based out of
Nashville and is performing regularly in the Eastern, Mid-Western, and
Southern U.S. In the last few years,
The Morrison Brothers Band has
opened for Merle Haggard, Leon
Russell, Frankie Ballard, Maggie
Rose, Old Dominion and Big Smo,
and shared stages with many of the
biggest acts in country music today
from Alan Jackson to Alison Krauss
to Tim McGraw.
For more information about this
and other shows, visit
chickenjamwest.com/. •
Opera superstar Mark S. Doss at Ellen
An Evening with Mark S. Doss is a
delightful evening of arias performed by Grammy Award winning
bass-baritone Mark S. Doss. Doss is
a world-renowned opera superstar.
Having performed in all the major
opera houses of the world, Mark is
one of the biggest names in the business; Mark is a powerhouse. An
Evening with Mark S. Doss will
take place on Wednesday, April 6th
at the beautiful Ellen Theatre in
downtown Bozeman. Doss has graciously offered this special concert
as a gala benefit event for the
Bozeman Symphony.
This event boasts both general
and premium seating. General
admission tickets for $28 allow ticketholders into the concert at the
Ellen Theatre beginning at
7:30pm. A limited amount of premium tickets for $60 allow ticketholders into the concert, and
grant access to the pre-concert
reception beginning at 6pm at the
Legacy Gallery, next door to The
Ellen. Both premium and general
tickets can be purchased online at
bozemansymphony.org/ or by
phone at (406) 585-9774. This special performance promises to be a
night you’ll never forget.
Join us in celebrating this worldclass performer, by playing “Who is
Mark S. Doss?” In select local
restaurants, you will find oversized
playing cards depicting Doss in costume as some of the most well
known operatic characters of his
career. Hints are printed on card
backs to help you guess which character Doss is playing. You are
encouraged to write your answer or
best guess in the blank spaces provided. Play the game by visiting
local businesses in March or by visiting bit.ly/marksdoss online.
Who is Mark S. Doss?
“Mefistofele, Mark S. Doss is so
charismatic he may change your
mind about an ultimate destination
in the afterlife. In total command,
Doss raises hell with his raven-black
voice and titillates with his balletic
presence...,” published London
Financial Times writer Larry L. Lash.
Who is Mark S. Doss? “[S]tentorian bass-baritone Mark Steven Doss
gave the most sensitive and attentive
interpretation of the text of the
quartet,” wrote Natasha Gauthier of
the Ottowa Citizen.
Who is Mark S. Doss? “Leading
the field among the four principals is
Mark S Doss as Amonasro–a
thrilling stage performer who wastes
no opportunity to advance his character and sings with vehemence, he
is the star of the show,” published
The Stage.
Mark Steven Doss has sung with
the major orchestras of
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago
and Toronto, while additionally performing 87 roles with more than 60
major opera companies around the
world, including Milan’s Teatro alla
Scala, the Vienna State Opera,
London’s Covent Garden, San
Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of
Chicago, and the Canadian Opera
Company.
The 2014-15 season began with
Mr. Doss as the Colonial Soldier in
Nicholas Lens’ World Premier
of Shell Shock at the Théâtre de la
monnaie in Brussels. Afterwards, he
returned to Chicago for
Händel’s Messiah, where he was featured in a Chicago Sun Times article
and appeared on FOX and AB 7
TV. Subsequently, was Mark’s debut
as the bass-baritone soloist in
Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with the
Ottawa Symphony.
The 2013-14 season included
Mark as Amonasro in Aida at the
Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville,
and the Four Villains in The Tales of
Hoffmann with the New National
Theatre in Tokyo. He travelled to
Chicago and Princeton, New Jersey
where he performed as a bass-baritone soloist in Messiah and
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony respectively (the latter soon to be released
on CD under the Westminister
Choir College label); then Simone in
Zemlinsky’s Eine florentinische
Tragödie with Turin’s Teatro Regio,
the bass soloist in Bach’s St John
Passion with the National Symphony
in Costa Rica, Pizarro in Fidelio and
Amonasro (Aida) at the Dorset
Opera Festival, and Jochanaan
in Salome with the Theatro
Municipal in São Paulo, Brazil.
Highlights of Doss’ career
include: his title role in Wagner’s The
Flying Dutchman and one of his most
acclaimed roles, Escamillo
in Carmen, with the Teatro Regio in
Turin, double bill performances of
Premysl (Sarka) and Alfio (Cavalleria
Rusticana) with the Teatro de la
Maestranza in Seville, the
Dutchman at the Teatro Comunale
in Bologna (soon to be released on
DVD), Amonasro with the San
Diego Opera, the Dutchman with
the Dorset Opera Festival,
Méphistophélès in Santa Fe
Opera’s Faust, and successful debuts
at the Vienna State Opera as
Amonasro and the Berlin State
Opera as Jochanaan (Solome).
Mark is known for both his musical and humanitarian achievements.
In 2011, Mark was awarded the
prestigious Entertainment Award
from Planet Africa to commemorate
his volunteer work and community
fundraising efforts. An Evening with
Mark S. Doss represents a continuation of Doss’ charitable efforts. Join
Mark S. Doss and support the symphony during this evening of pure
entertainment on Wednesday, April
6th at 7:30pm at the Ellen Theatre.
Special thank you to concert
sponsors Bruce Jodar and Kimberlie
Birdwell. •
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Sacajawea hosts weekly live music
Eagles entertains with live music
horses. His favorite saying is “Life is too short
The Sac Bar within the Sacajawea Hotel
to ride an ugly horse.” G.T. also likes to write
in Three Forks is a place to wine, dine, and
about real people and includes some ballads
enjoy some of Montana’s best live music.
and has some fun with a little rock thrown in
Hotel guests, locals, and people from all
along with Bob
around are welcome
Wills Western swing
head out and enjoy
G.T. Hurley
for measure. He
everything the Sac has
“writes songs about
to offer. Here’s a look
the life he’s lived,
at some of the
and what he feels
upcoming music!
and observes (‘the
The Sugar
taste of gunpowder,
Daddies will perthe smell of horse
form Friday, March
sweat and the damp
18th. This Montanadark of the hardbased trio was foundrock mine’). G.T.
ed in early 2012 and
is a 20 year career
consists of Richard
US Marine Patriot,
Riesser on guitar and
former Ranch
vocals, Oscar
Hand, Hard Rock
Dominguez on keyMiner and today, a
boards, bass and
Quarter Horse
vocals, and Rick
Breeder. While
Philipp on drums and
working as a miner,
percussion. Between
he was in a serious
the three, there is a
accident and
vast amount of expealmost bled out. As
rience, professionalism
such, he has a
and talent with its
better appreciation of life and the plans of
basis in Nashville, New York, Las Vegas and
his Creator. “God first, family second, then
San Francisco. Since its inception, the band
the music.”
has been successfully performing in various
Sunrise Karaoke will encourage you to
venues throughout Southwestern Montana.
hop onstage and show everyone what you’ve
The main attribute for this success lies in the
got on Friday, March 25th. Come sing your
bands ability to be as versatile as it possibly
heart out and maybe even do the Cupid
can, thus enabling it to adjust their set list at
Shuffle between songs.
any given time to adapt to any particular
Old school Country Westerners Sam
venue. While the gist of their material is popPlatts & The Kootenai Three will be putular rock and roll, country, oldies, R&B and
ting on a great show on Saturday, March 26th.
blues, they also have an extensive arsenal of
The four-piece honky-tonk group focuses on
original songs, all of which are palatable, as
making roots country music that is engaging
well as an array of lesser-known but still great
to any audience with Sam Platts (vocals, guisongs by both obscure and well-known
artists/songwriters. Their main focus is variety, tar, steel guitar), J Kane (upright bass), Joel
May (drums), and Eric Lee (guitar). They try
and they half-jokingly have a motto of “No
to keep the spirit of authentic honky-tonk
request left behind.”
music present in their personal sound, while
The G.T. Hurley Band will take up the
producing something that is fresh and pleasant
mic Saturday, March 19th. G.T. would be best
to listen to, watch, and dance to. Jason
described as a blend of Waylon Jennings
and Billy Joe Shaver on the Country side, with McMackin of the Missoula Independent said,
“Coeur d’Alene’s Sam Platts and the Kootenai
a seasoning of Tex Ritter and Wylie
Three don’t give a honk or a toot about fitting
Gustafson (Wylie & the Wild West) on the
into office background soundtracks. They play
Western music side. As such, G.T. Hurley says
traditional country music anchored by Platts’
his music is “Outlaw Western Music.” He
steel guitar and baritone voice. The group’s
goes on to explain that his songs have “elesound is reminiscent of longtime Texas trouments of cowboy, blues and Southern rock
badour Dale Watson.”
that combine to form ‘outlaw Western.’ His
All music begins at 9pm. The Sacajawea
musical taste comes from folks like Waylon
Hotel is located at 5 N. Main in Three Forks.
Jennings, Marty Robbins, Gordon Lightfoot
For more information about these events, visit
and Dave Stamey. G.T. writes about the cowsacajaweahotel.com or call 406-285-6515. •
boy way of life which includes the land and
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and more, with
The Eagles, a decades-long mainstay in
original arrangements and music of all genres
downtown Bozeman, draws a diverse crowd.
from the 1900’s to today.
From cowboys to ski bums to college kids, you
can witness nearly every demographic on a typical night. They
host live music, karaoke, serve
inexpensive drinks, and as always,
have unlimited free peanuts!
Here’s a look at what’s coming up.
Quenby & the West of
Wayland Band will take the
stage on Friday, March 18th and
Saturday the 19th at 9pm both
evenings. Quenby & the WoW
play a wide variety of Vintage
Country, Contemporary (minus
Pop), Outlaw, and Classic popular
covers as well as originals which
include songs from Merle
Haggard, Buck Owens, Jerry
Reed, Mary Gauthier, The
Mavericks, Waylon Jennings,
Quenby & the West of Wayland Band
George Jones, Patsy Cline, Lucinda
Williams and many more!
Sunrise Entertainment brings the
The Tom Cook Band is set to perform
fun of karaoke and DJ music every
Friday, March 25th and Saturday the 26th at
Thursday at 9pm.
9pm both evenings. With Tom Cook on
The Eagles also hosts Margarita
acoustic guitar and vocals, Phil Savannah on
Mondays and BINGO every Friday.
lead guitar, Kevin Loustaunau on bass guitar,
Come play a game of pool and listen to
and Dan Ruggles on drums, the band plays
some great local bands at the Eagles Bar,
what they call “Americana Punkabilly Rock.”
located at 316 East Main Street next to the
The Bridger Mountain Big Band perNova Cafe. For more information, call
forms every Sunday from 7:30-9pm. The 17(406) 587-9996. •
piece jazz orchestra celebrates the music of
Great food & music at the KKC
The Kountry Korner Cafe in Four
Corners features live music throughout the
month. Here’s a look at upcoming event dates.
The Cafe’s Sunday shows are back in full
swing with a number of exciting upcoming
performances. Quenby is set to perform on
Sunday, March 20th at 5:30pm. Quenby and
her band play a wide
variety of vintage
country, contemporary (minus pop), outlaw, and classic popular covers as well as
originals which
include songs from
Merle Haggard, Buck
Owens, Jerry Reed,
Mary Gauthier, The
Mavericks, Waylon
Jennings, George
Jones, Patsy Cline,
Lucinda Williams
and many more!
Rich Mayo perRich &
forms every Tuesday in
March at 6pm. Upcoming dates include the
15th, 22nd & 29th. A multi-instrumentalist,
Mayo plays the guitar, harp and vocals. He
plays an Americana mix you’re sure to enjoy,
and his wife, Tanna, adds a flute and lovely
female voice.
Claudia Williams of Montana Rose
plays solo sets on Fridays at 5:30pm throughout March. Upcoming dates include the the
18th, 25th & April 1st. Williams isn’t just a
singer–she’s a sorceress, creating phrasing
and emphasis for each song she writes. Her
solo set will include Americana and folk
music.
Local pianist Bob Britten will bring his
talents to the Kountry Korner every
Saturday in March at 5:30pm. Upcoming
dates include the
19th, 26th &
April 2nd. Britten
studied piano and
guitar as a youth
growing up in
New Jersey, but it
was the guitar
that brought him
to Montana. He
studied classical
guitar and
attended
Christopher
Parkening’s master classes at
Montana State
Tanna Mayo
University in
1981 and 1982. He played guitar and piano
in various bands in Billings including the
Gentlemen of Jazz and solo piano nightly at
the Cellar 301 for several years.
Save the dates! The Korner will host a St.
Patrick’s Irish Buffet on March 17th and
an Easter Brunch on March 27th!
For more information about upcoming
events, call 586-2281 or visit
kountrykornermontana.com/ •
Desert Rose provides food & fun
A Montana-authentic evening of delicious
food paired with the savory sounds of an
eclectic roster of local music artists awaits you
at Desert Rose Restaurant & Catering
in downtown Belgrade. Here’s a look at music
coming up.
Yeti’s Jam will be held on Thursdays,
March 17th & 24th. This is a weekly jam session open to all string players of various
instrumental styles.
Drink Me Pretty will return to the stage
on Friday, March 18th. The Bozeman-based
band is a dedicated unit that serves up a dirty
cocktail of Blues Boogie Rock and Roll.
Members include Sadie Locken on rhythm
guitar and vocals, Isaac Carroll on lead guitar,
Ben Dufendach on box drum, and Austin
Rehyer ticklin’ strings on the fiddle. Come
see the band that plays it quick and gritty–
no chaser.
Tom Kirwan will give a performance on
Saturday, March 19th. Tom is a Gallatin
Valley Native and singer/songwriter, born in
the same town as his Gibson Guitar. He covers songs from old Country to Folk and a
bunch of original tunes with titles ranging
from “Whiskey and Worry” to “Hooked
Jawed Fishes.”
Cabin Fever will take the stage on
Friday, March 25th. From Manhattan, the
band plays a combination of original music,
70’s rock, and a wide variety of dance tunes
from Dwight-style country to Pink Floyd.
This 5-piece-plus band showcases strong
vocal harmonies and a wide variety of instrumentals. The members are Lonny Walker on
rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Steve
Loessberg on lead guitar and vocals, Larry
Greenbaum on bass, lead guitar, and vocals,
Josh Fike on drums and vocals, Jon Gerhts on
bass guitar, Ross Barrett with percussion, and
Lane Quandt on harmonica and vocals.
Aaron Williams will perform on
Saturday, March 26th. From rock/reggae
band In Walks Bud, Williams will be playing
a variety of rock, folk, reggae, and instrumental tunes. He always brings a great crowd.
Sugar Daddies will close out the
month with a performance on Thursday,
March 31st. This Montana-based trio was
founded in early 2012 and consists of
Richard Riesser on guitar and vocals, Oscar
Dominguez on keyboards, bass and vocals,
and Rick Philipp on drums and percussion.
Between the three, there is a vast amount of
experience, professionalism and talent with
its basis in Nashville, New York, Las Vegas
and San Francisco. Since its inception, the
band has been successfully performing in
various venues throughout Southwestern
Montana. The main attribute for this success
lies in the bands ability to be as versatile as
it possibly can, thus enabling it to adjust
their set list at any given time to adapt to
any particular venue. While the gist of their
material is popular rock and roll, country,
oldies, R&B and blues, they also have an
extensive arsenal of original songs, all of
which are palatable, as well as an array of
lesser-known but still great songs by both
obscure and well-known artists/songwriters.
Their main focus is variety, and they
half-jokingly have a motto of “No request
left behind.”
Located in downtown Belgrade at 27
West Main, Desert Rose is where food is still
the real deal. Now open Tuesday-Saturday
from 11am-9pm, the restaurant recently put
down a new oak dance floor and recovered
its stage. Many bands are commenting about
it being the best place to play in the valley
due to the quality of the venue and continued
support from its patrons and their longtime
fans. All music starts at 7pm. For more information about these performances, the menu,
or catering services, call 406-924-2085. •
Red Lodge Songwriter Fest announced
The 1st Annual Red Lodge
Songwriter Festival has just been
announced. Come celebrate summer and listen to some of the country’s best songwriters
in Red Lodge, Montana for the first this first
annual festival. This three-day event will feature four hit songwriters from Nashville,
Tennessee along with eight of Montana and
Wyoming’s best songwriters. The festival
revolves around the creativity of James
Dean Hicks, Tony Lane, Anthony
Smith, and Montana’s own Kostas. Hear
these artists perform their hit songs and tell
the stories behind these songs that were
recorded by chart topping artists the likes of
George Strait, Tim McGraw, Patti Loveless,
and others.
The festival will take place June 23rd-25th
in the mountain town of Red Lodge–“a quant
little ski town with a drinking problem”–and
five of its finest establishments. Shows will
start late in the afternoon and play into the
late night. For more information and to buy
tickets, visit redlodgesongwriterfest.com/.
A portion of the proceeds support Friends of
the Beartooths, which is dedicated to the
improvement and promotion of the Beartooth
Highway and it’s neighboring communities.
Learn more at beartoothhighway.com/. •
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Bridger Brewing hosts local
music & nonprofits
The Bridger Creek Boys
Local brewery staple and Bozeman favorite
Bridger Brewing is your source for the very
best of Montana craft beers and daily gourmet
food specials and artisan pizza. Having just celebrated three years of success, the familyfriendly brewer also hosts Mussels & Music
every Wednesday and {Pints with Purpose}
every Monday.
Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 8pm,
Bridger Brewing hosts Mussels & Music!
Come enjoy some live music and over a half
pound of succulent P.E.I. mussels with housemade sweet Italian sausage, tomatoes, garlic,
and chili flakes, topped with parsley and
tomato salsa. There is no cover charge for
the music.
March 16th will see tribute group The
Petty Band.
Montana Manouche will perform on
March 23rd. Montana Manouche began in
2012. Ray and Nancy Padilla and Livingston
jazz guitarist Dave Sullivan started jamming
on gypsy jazz tunes just for fun. Soon after,
along with bassist Jerry Linn, they started playing gig. In spring of 2015, the band recorded a
six-song CD. In fall of 2015, Mike Gurzi and
Mike Carey came on board as lead guitarist
and bassist, respectively. They often play as a
quintet, joined by vocalist Ann Dickensheets,
who began singing with the group in April
2013. Montana Manouche plays a few original
numbers, but their repertoire focuses on the
tunes recorded by Django Reinhardt, Stephane
Grappelli, and the Hot Club of France. This
music was very popular in the 1930s, especially
in Europe, and has enjoyed a worldwide resurgence in recent years.
Bridger Creek Boys will provide the
musical entertainment on March 30th.
Veterans of the Montana Bluegrass scene, the
Boys have ten years and well over a thousand
shows of experience, and will stun you with
their picking.
Bridger’s {Pints with Purpose} helps the
Brewery stand out from all the rest by supporting a local nonprofit each Monday. During
these fun and charitable evenings, $1 of every
pint sold between the hours of 5pm and 8pm
will be donated to the featured organization.
Proceeds from March 21st will benefit Child
Care Connections. CCC advocates for the wellbeing and quality care of children by supporting early childhood professionals, families, and
the communities they serve. Child Care
Connections serves Gallatin, Park and
Meagher counties. Learn more at bozemanccc.org/. Money raised on March 28th will help
the efforts of Big Sky Youth Empowerment. BSYE
provides opportunities to extraordinary
teenagers in order to foster self-reliance, critical
thinking skills, and community participation
throughout Gallatin County. Learn more at
byep.org/.
Bridger Brewing, located on 1609 South
11th Avenue in Bozeman in the Town and
Country complex, provides the Bozeman community with unique hand-crafted brews, fresh
artisan-style pizzas, and more. Locally owned,
family-friendly, and Bobcat proud, Bridger
Brewing is located just across from campus and
Bobcat athletic facilities. To learn more about
upcoming events, visit bridgerbrewing.com/
or call 587-2124. Hours are 11:30am to
9pm daily. •
Norris comes at you live
Norris Hot Springs is a place to soak
and relax, but it’s also a great live music venue
with a rotating schedule of
performers. March is no
different!
Juan Soria is set to
perform on Friday, March
18th. Juan will be playing a
mix of original songs from
his album “Erase Una Vez”
and cover songs at his first
visit to Norris. Songs will be
performed in English and
Spanish.
Weston Lewis is set to
take the stage on Saturday,
March 19th. Weston is a
former member of
Bozeman band Cure for
the Common, but has
recently left the band to
pursue other interests. He
currently plays in The Vibe
Quartet (the house band at
406 Brewing Company which plays every
Monday evening), Cat’s Bananas (with Mike
Koziel), solo performances, and as a sit in lead
guitarist for artists including The Andrew
Hand Band, John Sherrill, The Electric
Sunday, Lang Terms, Mathais, and M.O.T.H.
Aaron Williams will return to Norris on
Sunday, March 20th. Williams from rock/reggae band In Walks Bud will be playing a variety of tunes including rock, folk, reggae, and
instrumentals. He’s a blast and a favorite on
the Poolside Stage!
Cole Thorne is tapped for Friday, March
25th. Cole has been on the Poolside Stage
with friends Weston Lewis and Micah
Swanson, but this will be his first solo shot.
Enjoy reggae, soul, and blues on guitar and
ukelele, both covers and original tunes. Head
on out for a soak and welcome Cole!
Kalyn Beasley will be welcomed back on
Saturday, March 26th. Kalyn is a talented
Wyoming-based singer/songwriter who recently returned from Austin to his Northern
Rockies roots to pursue a solo career. He plays
an acoustic show featuring Americana and
Texas country, and also shares many of his
original songs. Kalyn was previously with the
Bozeman based Bad Intentions band as frontman and bass guitarist.
Nathan North will perform on Sunday,
March 27th. Nathan is a Billings performer
who uses loops to create complex and wonderful songs as a solo artist. He’ll be doing originals and favorite covers.
Norris Hot Springs is located outside of
Norris, Montana off of route 84. Every performance starts at 7pm. Cover is $9 and
includes a hot dip in the pool. •
Jill Cohn to serenade 406
Solo artist Jill Cohn has announced an
upcoming live concert at 406 Brewing
Company on Wednesday, April 13th beginning
at 6pm. This is a free, all ages show. 406 is
located at 101 E. Oak St. Suite D.
A songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, Cohn
has released nine critically acclaimed CDs,
including, Beautiful I Love You. This
release embraces the singers’ relocation from
Seattle to Northern California and meeting
Austin-based Guitarist, Dave Sampson. After
hearing Jill’s 2005 song and AAA Radio
Favorite, “Rescue Dog” on KRSH FM,
Sampson contacted Miss Cohn in regards to
possibly working together. The two became
musical colleagues and began performing
together as a duet in late 2009. After touring
extensively as a duo, it was apparent that there
was a deep and rare musical connection and
Cohn started to write songs with this duet
sound in mind.
Cohn has thirteen years of touring history
and over 390,000 miles under the hood of her
VW Van, is an endorsee for both Taylor
Guitars and Elixir Strings, has made numerous
concert appearances, as well as many of her
songs featured on radio, film, and television.
She was a top-five finalist in the Lilith Fair
Talent Search, and has opened concerts for
several national artists, including Jewel,
Stacey Earle, Loudon Wainwright III, and
Dave Matthews. •
Music, art & español at Lockhorn
Lockhorn Cider
House isn’t only a spot
to satisfy your craving for
all-natural, gleuten-free
hard ciders and a variety
of food options of the
highest quality. Lockhorn
also boasts an impressive
roster of live music
throughout the month
and hosts other events
as well.
Come show the crowd
what you’ve got at
Karaoke with Eric
Bartz on Tuesdays, March 15th at 7pm and
29th beginning at 8:30pm.
Folk, blues, and acoustic artist Edis
Kittrell will perform Wednesday, March 16th
at 7pm. Kittrell has performed in the
Bozeman area for many years, both as a solo
act and with the band, Textbook Blues.
Playing folky, bluesy tunes, she is known for
powerful vocals and warm a personality. Edis
plays the twelve string and six string guitars, as
well as five string bass and hand percussion.
Joe Corrado will be on hand with some
live tunes on Sunday, March 20th beginning
at 5pm.
John Fox & Doug will follow with a
performance on Sunday, March 27th at 4pm.
Singer/songwriter and electric guitarist
Danny Bee will provide musical
entertainment on Thursday, March 31st
beginning at 7pm.
Lockhorn will also offer a series of Adult
Spanish Classes for ten consecutive
Mondays beginning March 21st and running
through May 23rd, from 6:30-8pm each
evening. Space is very limited, so sign up in
advance! The cost of this Adults Only series is
$200 for all ten weeks. Feel like you are on top
of the world and speak Spanish with complete
confidence!
Lockhorn will host hand-cut glass expert
and mosaic artist Lisa Lord’s Art
Reception on Tuesday, March 22nd beginning at 7pm. The cider house will house an
Expressive Watercolor Class with Pam Dolan
on Tuesday, March 29th from 6-8:30pm. Try
your hand in watercolor painting in this
wonderful class. The class cost is $35, which
includes instruction, materials, and a glass
of cider!
Stop in for a cold glass and a hot plate and
enjoy these exciting artists. The Lockhorn
Cider House is located at 21 South Wallace
Avenue behind Heeb’s in Bozeman and is
open for business seven days a week between
the hours of noon and midnight. Lockhorn is
a small, family-owned cidery specializing in
crafting all-natural hard ciders of the highest
quality. Their ciders are made especially for
those who crave a seriously dry adult beverage
free of added sweeteners and chemical stabilizers. The ciders are made from 100% organic apples, include no added sugar or sulfites,
and are gluten free. For more information on
any of these events, call 580-9098 or visit
lockhornhardcider.com/. •
Elling House to host Chautauquas
The Elling House Arts & Humanities
Center in Virginia City will continue its popular tradition of hosting Chautauqua programs on Saturdays, March 19th and April
16th. Each of the programs will begin at
7:30pm, and will be preceded by a potluck
dinner beginning at 6:30pm. Admission is by
donation. Those interested in performing
should call 406-843-5454. The Chautauqua
programs provide a wonderfully entertaining
blend of music and original writing presented
by area residents. The Chautauqua concept,
founded in 1874, is a uniquely American tradition of bringing entertainment and cultural
programs to rural communities, and several
Montana communities once hosted one or
more of the “circuit Chautauqua” companies
during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
The Elling House is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the residents of
southwest Montana with quality programs in
the areas of literature, history, and the visual
and performing arts. Anyone interested in
becoming a member of the association or
serving as a volunteer for events or committees
is encouraged to visit ellinghouse.org/.
And don’t forget the fantastic
Chautauqua Raffle! The Elling House Arts
& Humanities Center is raffling off an original
piece of art graciously donated by Sherril
Gold of Ennis. This beautiful graphite and
colored pencil drawing on grey-toned paper is
matted and framed with an old barn wood
frame made by Frank Giblin at the Cattleman
Gallery in Ennis (finished framed size is 19
inches x 17 inches). The drawing is of the
Flocking Magpies at one of the EHA&HC’s
Chautauquas! Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5
and can be purchased at the Chautauquas, at
Ranks Mercantile in Virginia City, or from an
EHA&HC board member. Drawing will be
held at the last Chautauqua on April 16th.
Need not be present to win. Hope to see you
at one of the Chautauquas!
Learn more about this and other events at
ellinghouse.org/. •
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The BoZone • Volume 23, Number 6
March 15, 2016
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B o Z one
Hawks Go 1-2 at State AA Basketball Tourney
By Danny Waldo
For one team, it wasn’t the ending
they had envisioned, while for the
other, it was the perfect ending to an
up-and-down season.
The Bozeman Hawk boys and
girls basketball teams both found
themselves in the State AA championship game on Saturday night,
March 12th, in Bozeman, at the
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, and while
the prospect for a clean sweep of the
basketball titles was certainly a possibility, it was not to be as the Hawk
boys were knocked off by defending
state champion Billings Skyview 7256. The girls did their part earlier in
the evening, hanging on to defeat a
pesky Great Falls High Bison squad
45-44.
Girls
Bozeman 45, Great Falls 44
After falling behind 6-0 behind a
pair of quick threes to open the
game, the Bozeman Lady Hawks
slowly and methodically took control
of the title tilt, using superior size to
and quickness to erase the early
deficit and hang on late.
The first quarter was a seesaw
battle that ended with the score knotted at 10, but in the second Bozeman
began to distance themselves from
the Bison, racing out to a 20-12 lead.
But costly fouls allowed Great Falls
back into the game, and Bozeman
led just 25-22 at the halftime break.
Fouls would quickly become the
story of the second half as three
Bison starters picked up their third
and subsequent fourth fouls, relegating them to the bench. Included in
the foul-plagued group for the Bison
was University of Montana commit,
Nora Klick, who picked up her
fourth early in the third period and
was confined to the bench until the
fourth quarter.
The Hawks again built the lead
up to nine with just over two minutes
to go in the third quarter before
Bozeman Youth Hockey wins state
The Bozeman Amateur Hockey
Association (BAHA) announces that
the defending PeeWee “A” State
Champion Bozeman Icedogs
successfully retained their title in an
overtime Bozeman game against
Missoula, winning 3-2. The tournament hosted by BAHA and held at
Haynes Pavilion, in the Gallatin
County Fairgrounds, welcomed five
teams from around Montana.
Recently, Bozeman went undefeated
in the State Tournament, defeating
Butte 15-0; Billings 13-1; Missoula
7-3; Helena 4-2; and Missoula again
in the championship game 3-2 in
sudden death overtime.
Assistant Coach Chad Moser
says “This Bozeman Icedog group of
players has been a strong one for
several years, for two athletes this is
their 4th State “A” Title in a row and
for one other athlete it was his 3rd in
a row. These players create an
exceptional team oriented group
that continues to grow and develop
each season.”
The PeeWee “A” team had a
remarkable record going into this
tournament with a perfect 21 wins
to 0 loss, in the 2015-16 Montana
Amateur Hockey Association
(MAHA) regular season and State
Tournament. Statistics through
PointStreak confirm that throughout
the regular and tournament season,
the team also had 186 goals in the
net, versus 33 goals against.
“These boys
work well
together as a
team and
always give
their best
effort.” Adds
Coach
Moser, “The
hard work
and determination has
paid off,
CONGRATULATIONS!!”
The
Bozeman
Amateur
Hockey
Association
is a nonprof-
it service organization whose mission
is to provide facilities and programs
for the development of quality,
affordable, and disciplined competitive and recreational hockey.
Information regarding local hockey
programs can be found at bozemanhockey.org/. •
Great Falls once again came back,
eventually tying the score at 37 a
piece with just over four minutes
remaining in the game.
A rebound and put-back with just
over two minutes remaining put
Bozeman back on top, and they
would not relinquish the lead.
However, the game was not decided
until junior Amber Tarabochia
knocked in 1-of-2 free throws for a
four point lead with just seven seconds remaining.
Great Falls hit a three with less
than one second left to close out the
scoring, then there was nothing left
to do but celebrate for Bozeman who
picked up their first state title since
2010 after a runner-up finish
a year ago.
Boys
Billings Skyview 72, Bozeman 56
Cold shooting and porous defense
were the main culprits in Bozeman’s
unsuccessful bid to knock off the
defending state champion Billings
Skyview Falcons, and what many
expected to be a drag out battle
down to the wire ended up being a
Falcon rout.
Skyview opened up a 30-22 halftime lead and continued to stretch it
from there. Bozeman’s Trace
Bradshaw had 12 first half points,
but the rest of the Hawks combined
for 10. Central Arkansas signee
Aaron Weidenaar went 1-8 and 0-2
from three-point land for two first
half points.
Bozeman cut into the Skyview
lead and trailed just 36-33 in the
third, but Skyview again answered
with a quick burst to put them back
up top 42-35 heading into the
final frame.
The fourth quarter was all
Billings, as Skyview quickly opened
with a pair of threes and raced out
to a 13-point lead. Bozeman would
no closer than 10 the rest of the
way and the Falcons were on their
way to their second consecutive
Bozeman High's Caitlyn
Lonergan participates in the
2015 Valley Showcase
Bozeman High's Drew Huse
participates in the 2015 Valley
Showcase
state title, and second state title in
school history.
Meanwhile, Bozeman was denied
their first title since 2011, but they
did improve on their fourth place
showing from a year ago and finished
the season with a very respectable
20-3 record. •
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DaBobcat Backcourt Duo
Earn Post-Season Accolades
by Bill Lamberty
MSU Associate AD for Media Relations
MondaybroughtafittingvaledictoryforoneBobcatguard,anda
anappropriateopeningsalvofor
another.
BigSkyConferencecoaches
votedseniorguardMarcusColbert
SecondTeamAll-BigSkyandfreshmanguardTylerHallwonBigSky
Freshmanof theYearhonorswhile
joiningColbertontheall-league’s
secondteam.Colbertwasthe
league’sReserveof theYearaseasonago,andHallbecomesMSU’s
fourthFreshmanof theYearinthe
lastquartercentury.
“If youwonanawardinour
leaguethisyearyouearnedit,”said
BobcatcoachBrianFish.“Our
leaguehadsomanygoodplayers,
andthereweregoodonesthatdidn’t
winawards.CongratulationsMarcus
andTyler,andtotheirteammates
thathelpedthemgettheseawards.”
Colbertpunctuatedhisbrilliant
seniorseasonwitha29-pointeffort
onSeniorDaylastweekend,leading
theCatstoawinoverNorth
Dakota.HiseffortpushedMSUto
9-9intheBigSky,theprogram’s
firstbreak-evenconferenceseason
sinceColbertwasafreshmanin
2013.The5-11guardfromPost
Falls,Idaho,entersTuesday’sBig
SkyTournamentgameaveraging
16.9pointsand5.1assistsagame.
CappinghisfirstseasonatMSUby
becomingthefirstBobcatFreshman
of theYearsinceJasonEricksonin
2001,Hall’scampaignhasbeenhistoric.The6-4guard’s95threepointersisalreadyaschoolrecord,
his561pointsisthemosteverbya
Bobcatfreshman,andhebecame
thefastestplayerinschoolhistoryto
100,200,300,400and500points.
TheRockIsland,Ill.,nativehas
beenamongthetop10freshman
scorersinthenationthisseason,and
presentlyaverages18.7pointsand
5.2reboundsagame.
Hall,ColbertandtheBobcats
playSacramentoStateat5:35pm
PTonTuesdayinRenoduringthe
firstroundof theBigSky
Tournament.
2015-16 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball
All-Conference Team
FIRST TEAM
Player
*Joel Bolomboy (MVP)
*Ethan Telfair
#Venky Jois
#Martin Breunig`
Quinton Hooker
Jeremy Senglin
*Unanimous Selection
SECOND TEAM
Player
Cameron Forte Gr.Victor Sanders```
Austin McBroom Gr.Marcus Colber
Tyler Hall
HONORABLE MENTION
Player
Anthony Johson
Geno Luzcando
Walter Wright
Justin Strings
Year
Pos.
School (Hometown)
Sr,
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Idaho State (Coney Island, N.Y.)
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F Eastern Washington (Boronia, Australia)
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Montana State (Post Falls, Idaho)
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Conserve the Gallatin
Range!
“Your Wild Backyard: A
Conservation Strategy for the
Gallatin Range” issettobethe
topicof apaneldiscussionplanned
totakeplaceattheBozemanPublic
LibraryonThursday,March31st
from7-9pm.Thepublicisinvited,
andtheeventisbeingsponsoredby
MontanansforGallatinWilderness,
aninformalgroupof citizensmostly
fromGallatinandParkCounties.
MontanansforGallatin
Wildernesshasproposedanunbroken548,000-acreGallatinRange
Wilderness,whichincludesallof the
remainingroadlesslandsinthe
GallatinNationalForestportionof
therangepluscontiguouslandsin
YellowstoneNationalPark.This
229,000-acrewildlandisthegroups’
primaryfocusatthistime.The
Hyalite-Porcupine-BuffaloHorn
WildernessStudyAreaencompasses
about150,000acresof thenational
forestroadlessarea.
Thediscussionwillbeaparticipatoryevent,withaquestionand
answersessionfollowingthepanelist’spresentations.Thepanelconsistsof world-renownedBozeman
wildlifeecologistDr.Lance
Craighead;equallyrenownedbear
biologistDr.DavidMattsonof
Livingston;Bozeman-basedconser-
vationist,wildernessadvocateand
authorPhilKnight;retiredForest
Servicebiologistandconservation
activistDr.SaraJaneJohnsonof
ThreeForks;andSierraClub
OrganizingRepresentativeKiersten
Iwaiof Bozeman.Thepanelmoderatorwillbelong-timeMontana
wildernessguideandauthorHowie
Wolkeof ParkCounty.
Accordingtopanelmoderator
andwildernessguideHowieWolke,
“GallatinRangeWildernessis
importantformaintainingwildness
andbiodiversityintheYellowstone
Ecosystem.Thisisworld-class
wildlifehabitatsupportingspecies
thataresensitivetohumanintrusion.Half of themountainrange
northof Yellowstonehasalready
beendevelopedandisopento
mechanizedtransportation.Many
peoplefeelthatwhat’sleftshouldbe
protectedasdesignatedWilderness.”
JoeGutkoski,long-timeMontana
conservationist,retiredForest
Servicelandscapearchitectandcurrentmemberof Montanansfor
GallatinWildernessadded,“You
can’thavewildernessinlittlepieces;
thenit’snotreallywilderness.
Wildlifeneedsbigchunksof undisturbedwildcountryandsodomany
Montanans.”•
Carve out Hunger with Bridger Bowl
Bridger Bowl issettohosta
numberof eventsinthelastfew
weeksof itsseasoninadditionto
theirusualeveryday
downhillfun.Here’sa
lookatwhat’scoming
upinthebackhalf of
March.
TheSpring Equinox
GS andGrand Prize
Drawing willtakeplace
onSunday,March
20th.ThisisaDual
GSraceforcitizen
alpine,telemark,and
snowboardracersof
allages.Thereisa$15
entryfeepercompetitor.TheGrandPrize
drawingfor
CommunityEvents
Seriesistobeheldfollowingraceawards.
BridgerBowland
theGallatinValley
FoodBankareteaminguptocollectfoodtofeedlocal
residents.Carve out Hunger will
commenceatBridgerBowlon
Saturday,March26th.Thisisthe
GallatinValleyFoodBank’sfourth
AnnualFoodDriveatBridgerBowl.
Betweenthehoursof 8amand2pm,
GVFBwillbeacceptingfooddonationsintheunloadlotof Bridger
Bowlinfrontof SaddlePeakLodge.
Forevery15cansor15poundsof
bulk(nonperishable)food,you’ll
receive:onevouchergoodfora$20
liftticketandoneentrytowina
Dirt Bag Ball onSaturday,March
26th,aballandsilentauctionbenefittingtheBridgerBowlProPatrol
2016-17BridgerBowlSeasonPass.
TicketvoterswillbegoodMarch26
oranydayduringtheremainderof
the2015-16season.Ticketvouchers
aretransferable.Whetheryou’rea
dayticketholderorseasonpass
holder,thisisyourchancetowinan
adultseasonpassfornextseason.
Formoreinformation,visitthe
eventspageatbridgerbowl.com/.
Otherdatesof noteinclude:the
withlivemusicbyQuenbyandbeer
promotionfromUnbrew;Easter
Sunrise Service onSunday,March27th
withSunnysideLiftruns,anondenominationalservice,andbreakfastbuffetforadults($13)andchildren($7);andBridger’s Closing Day for
theseasononSunday,April3rd.
Toresgisterforanyof these
upcomingeventsorformoreinformation,visitbridgerbowl.com/.•
State swim championship at MSU
TheBozemanMastersSwim
Clubishostingthe2016 Montana
Masters State Championship
Swim Meet attheMargaHosaeus
FitnessCenterontheMontanaState
UniversitycampusSaturday,March
years.We’rehopingthetablesdon’t
turnonusthisyear.We’reholding
themeetduringMSU’sspring
break,whichcouldhurtparticipationfromBozemanswimmers.”
Bozemanhashadoneof the
entryformatusms.org/.Theentry
feeis$40.
TheBozemanMastersSwim
ClubisanofficialU.S.Masters
Swimming(USMS)programanda
nonprofitorganizationwith
19thandSundaythe20th.Thisis
thebiggestmeetof theyearformastersswimmers(swimmersaged18
andup)inthestateof Montana.It
isheldina25-yardpoolevery
spring,androtatesaroundthestate.
“We’reexcitedtohavethemeet
hereinBozemanagain,”saidrace
directorPhillipLuebke,whoisalso
presidentof theBozemanMasters
SwimClub.“It’snicethatwewon’t
havetotravel,butit’salmostlikean
awaymeetforourmembers,since
ourclubswimsinthe50-meter
BozemanSwimCenterpoolyear
round.”Bozemanisthedefending
champion,havingwontheteamtitle
in2014and2015.
“Itusedtobethatthehostclub
wouldalwaysdominatethismeet,”
saidLuebke,“Butourclubtraveled
reallywellforthismeetthepasttwo
strongestmastersswimmingprogramsinthestateoverthepasteight
years.Annually,32-41%of registeredmembersof theMontana
LocalMastersSwimming
Committee(theMontanasubsidiary
of U.S.MastersSwimming)identifiedthemselvesasmembersof the
BozemanMastersSwimClub.
Despitetheword“championship”inthetitle,thisisanopen
meet,sonoqualifyingtimesare
required,andyoudonothaveto
liveinMontanatoparticipate.You
doneedtobeamemberof U.S.
MastersSwimming(USMS),but
one-eventregistrations,which
wouldcoverbothdaysof theevent,
areavailableforswimmerswhodo
notwishtobecomefull-yearUSMS
members.Swimmersinterestedin
enteringthemeetcandownloadan
501(c)(3)status.Thevolunteer-led
programwelcomesadultswimmers
of allages,abilities,andmotivations.Membersjointheclubfor
manyreasons,includingtechnique
improvement,lifelongfitness,competitiveswimming,openwater
swimming,triathlontraining,cross
training,injuryrehabilitation,and
simplyforthefunof it.
TheMontanaLocalMasters
SwimmingCommittee(LMSC)isa
subsidiaryof U.S.Masters
Swimming(USMS).Itisoneof one
of 52officialLMSCs.The
MontanaLMSCcoversthestate
of Montanaexceptforthecounties
of DawsonandWibauxonthe
easternedgeof thestate.There
arefourclubsandoneworkout
groupregisteredintheMontana
LMSCfor2016.•
Former SEAL Team Six member to speak
From MSU News Service
TicketsareonsalenowforalecturebyRob O’Neill, theButte
nativeandformerSEALTeamSix
membercreditedwithkillingalQaedaleaderOsamabinLaden,
whowillspeakatMontanaState
Universityat7:30pmonMonday,
April11thinMSU’sStrandUnion
Ballrooms.Aquestionandanswer
sessionwillfollowO’Neill’slecture,
whichistitled“NeverQuit:The
Storyof aLifeBuiltonSuccessful
Missions.”
O’NeillwasborninButte.In
1995,ayearaftergraduatingfrom
ButteCentralHighSchool,he
enlistedintheNavy.Whileinthe
Navy,O’Neillwasateamleader
withtheNavalSpecialWarfare
DevelopmentGroupandroseupthe
chainof commandtoSeniorChief
SpecialWarfareOperator.Hewas
deployedmorethanadozentimes.
Heheldcombatleadershiprolesin
morethan400missionsinfourdifferenttheatersof war.Hereceived
52decorations,includingtwoSilver
StarMedals,fourBronzeStarswith
Valor,aJointService
CommendationMedalwithValor,
threePresidentialUnitcitationsand
twoNavy/MarineCorps
CommendationswithValor.
O’Neillwasamemberof the
SEALTeamSixthatrescued
CaptainRichardPhillipsduringthe
hijackingof theMaerskAlabamaby
Somalipirates,therescueportrayed
inthemovie“CaptainPhillips,”as
wellasthe
teamthatrescuedMarcus
LuttrellduringOperation
RedWings
portrayedin
thefilm
“Lone
Survivor.”
O’Neill
hasbeen
identifiedas
theshooter
whokilledbinLadenduring
OperationNeptuneSpear,thecode
nameforthemission.O’Neillleft
theNavyin2012andisnowapublicspeaker.Also,O’NeillandKodak
CEOJeffreyJ.Clarkeco-founded
thenonprofitorganizationYour
GratefulNation,whichsupports
UnitedStatesSpecialOperations
veteransintheirtransitionintothe
civilianworkplace.O’Neillisalsoa
contributorforFOXNewsandwas
honoredwithalifetimemembership
toUniversityCollegeDublinLaw
SocietyinNovember.
O’Neill’slectureishostedbythe
MSULeadershipInstitute.Other
MSULeadershipInstitutespeakers
comingthissemesterinclude
MuslimreformistIrshadManjion
February22ndandattorneyand
humanrightsactivistKelly
MathesononMarch8th.“Wehope
toprovidesomethingforeveryone
withthisbroadrangeof excellent
speakers,”saidCarmen
McSpadden,directorof theMSU
LeadershipInstitute.
O’Neill’slectureissponsoredby
MSUVeteranServices/Veteran
SupportCenter,Officeof the
President,Officeof theProvost,
ASMSU,JakeJabsCollegeof
BusinessandEntrepreneurship,
Murdoch’s,andKGLT.Tickets
are$10forstudentsand$20for
thepublic.Theyareavailableat
localTicketsWestlocationsand
atticketswest.com.Doorsopenat
6:45pm.Formoreinformation,
calltheMSULeadership
Instituteat(406)994-7275orvisit
montana.edu/leadershiporfacebook.com/MSULeadershipInstitute.•
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Ski Mo & Randonee races at Big Sky Resort
Shedhorn Mountain Races
will be held at Big Sky Resort on
Saturday, April 9th. There will be
two different, concurrent courses:
Ski Mo and Randonee.
The Ski Mo course is the final
stop in the 2016 COSMIC series
and has a total $2,000 cash purse
awarded to the top male and female
competitors. The Skimo course
crosses the summit of Lone
Mountain twice, covering 18 miles
with a robust vertical gain of over
9,000 feet. Special equipment is
mandatory due to the precipitous
terrain. New this year, the Randonee
course will be a non-technical tradi-
tional Randonee race covering 11
miles with a 5,000’ vertical gain.
Racers in both events will explore
the breadth of terrain and vastness
of The Biggest Skiing in America.
Casey Heerdt Co-Race Director
advises, “This year’s Skimo course
will descend the best Lone Mountain
has to offer in the spring. The Big
Couloir, Three Forks off the
Headwaters Ridge and possibly high
action in the North Summit
Snowfield. Just like touring in the
spring, you’ll be climbing in the sun
and skiing in the shade. If speed is
your thing, we have designed the
Shedhorn Randonee. This course is
about breathing
hard with fast
descents on
Andesite mountain.
You can’t just race
you have got to ski.”
The Ski Mo race is
limited to 100 participants and starts
at 7am. The
Randonee race caps
at 250 participants
and starts at
7:30am. For complete event information and registration, visit bigskyresort.com/skimo. Join for the After
Hawks’ Purcell Headed to the College Ranks
By Danny Waldo
Longtime Bozeman Hawk head
football coach Troy Purcell tendered
his resignation recently and will be
taking an assistant coaching position
with the University of Idaho
Vandals in Moscow.
Purcell, who came to Bozeman
in 2005 after leading the Havre Blue
Ponies to their first state championship in 34 years during the 2004
season, leaves Bozeman after guiding the Hawks to the state title this
past season.
Purcell’s time in Bozeman has
been one of unrivaled success. In 10
seasons guiding the red and black,
Purcell led Bozeman to three state
titles (2010, 2013, 2015), and mentored three Gatorade Players of the
Year (Tanner Roderick, Will Dissly,
Balue Chapman). The Hawks also
took a runner-up trophy home following the 2012 season.
Much like his reasoning for leaving Havre back in 2005, the opportunity to coach at the highest level of
college football was simply too good
of an offer to pass up. Purcell will
join the coaching staff of Paul
Petrino, a native Montanan, and will
join up with one of his former assistants and all-time Bobcat greats,
Bobby Daly, who is on staff as
Director of Football Operations.
Purcell has stated that he will coach
Inside Linebackers for the Vandals.
So Bozeman will once again be
looking for a new football coach
with the search expected to begin
immediately, although the position
has not been officially posted on the
district’s website.. The Hawks will be
looking to replace a plethora of
players on next year’s squad as well.
Gone to graduation are Bennett
Hostetler, Payton O’Reilly, Peyton
Guenther, Trace Bradshaw, DJ
Perdaems and Gatorade Player of
the Year for the state of Montana,
Balue Chapman who served as the
backbone of this year’s state title
winning team. Perdaems, Bradshaw
and Chapman formed the threeheaded monster that was Bozeman’s
backfield, while Hostetler has been a
three-year starter in the defensive
backfield and was a key contributor
on both of Bozeman’s most recent
state titles.
The incoming coach will not face
an empty cupboard by any means,
but they will have some big shoes to
fill in the wake of Purcell’s departure. Stay tuned for updates on
potential candidates
Cast a line at Fly Fishing Film Tour
Though it may not quite yet be
in season, anglers all around have
something to look forward to this
winter. The 2016 Fly Fishing
Film Tour will next stop by Lone
Peak Cinema in Big Sky, Thursday,
March 24th with two showings at
5pm and 8pm. Tickets to either
showing are $15. Buy your tickets
online or in person at: Lone Peak
Cinema, Gallatin River Guides,
Grizzly Outfitters, Eastslope
Outdoors, and Lone Mountain
Ranch. Ticket sales benefit conservation of trout habitat in the
Upper Gallatin River Watershed
by the Gallatin River Task Force.
This event would not be possible
without the generous sponsorship
of Lone Peak Cinema.
The original and preeminent
exhibition of fly fishing cinema,
The Fly Fishing Film Tour is a
one of a kind experience. The
Tour is fly fishing’s most anticipat-
ed annual event. The original and
largest tour of its kind, each show is
a high-energy celebration. Traveling
through the US and Canada each
year, the F3T features incredible
never-seen footage from waterways
worldwide. With a party atmos-
phere, audience giveaways, and
valuable coupons, each screening is
a celebration of the sport.
For more information about this
event, to watch film trailers, or to
purchase tickets online, visit
gallatinrivertaskforce.org/. •
Party–Whiskey A-Go-Go in the
Mountain Village Plaza from 5:008:00pm featuring a Montana
Whiskey Tasting.
Big Sky Resort, established in
1973, is located in the Northern
Rockies of southwest Montana
between Bozeman and Yellowstone
National Park. Big Sky Resort is the
Biggest Skiing in America with
5,800+ acres offering an average of
two acres per skier and 4,350
vertical drop. Learn more at
bigskyresort.com/. •
Freeskiing World Tour
returns
Registration is now open as the
Freeskiing World Tour returns
to Big Sky Resort beginning
Wednesday, March 23rd and running through Sunday the 27th.
The Freeskiing World Tour
(FWT) is the oldest competitive big
mountain freeskiing tour in the history of the sport, producing the
world’s premier open big mountain
skiing competitions at the most
rugged mountains in North and
South America. Founded in 1998,
the FWT, created and produced by
MSI, is heading into its 19th year of
operation. MSI also founded the
Masters of Snowboarding in 2008
specifically tailored to pioneer the
sport of big mountain snowboarding and the Junior Freeride Tour
(JFT) to shepherd the development
of aspiring youth.
Big Sky Resort offers 5,800 skiable acres and endless ways to navigate 4,350 feet of vertical drop.
The infamous Lone Peak has massive appeal to big-mountain
riders–it’s technical, steep, and
deep. Runs up to six miles long and
glades and bowls covered in 400plus inches of annual snowfall make
Big Sky a prime location for a big
mountain competition.
Open registration athletes are
able to apply to get into the main
event now. All athletes who are
signed up for the qualifier will be
sent an application to apply, if they
choose, to be added directly into
the main event. The application
will consist of general questions
regarding athlete skiing/snowboarding history. These will be
accepted until all main event spots
are filled. Registration cost is $100
for open registration athletes. If you
advance to the main event from the
qualifier, you will pay an additional
$50. All athletes must be 16 years
or older by the first day of the
event, March 23rd. For further
information or to register for
this exciting event, visit
freeskiingworldtour.com/. •
Bobcats Fall
on Buzzer
Beater
by Tom Schultz
Montana State Sports Information
Director for Women's Basketball
In the end it came down to
fundamentals.
The Montana State women’s
basketball team missed five of six
free throw attempts in the final
one-minute, 23-seconds and Idaho
State scored ten unanswered points,
including a half court heave with
0.2-seconds left by Juliet Jones and
the Bengals escaped with a 52-50
win over the Bobcats, Wednesday
afternoon at the Big Sky
Conference Tournament.
“Down the stretch, for us, it just
came down to finishing the game,”
said MSU head coach Tricia
Binford. “The last two minutes of
the game we were in control of
that and had opportunities to finish
it and put it away. It’s hard to help
them with the butterflies for this
tournament experience. I hurt for
them so much because it is not
characteristic of this team.”
Montana State (21-9) entered
the game shooting 75.5 percent
from the free throw line. Against
Idaho State (17-14) the Bobcats
connected on just 15-of-29 tosses.
The Bobcats seemed to have the
fourth quarter in hand taking a
nine-point advantage on a Peyton
Ferris free throw at the 8:12 mark.
Even when Idaho State closed to
within three points with 4:39 left,
MSU was able to reestablish its
lead going up 49-40 with two-minutes remaining.
Ferris led the way for MSU with
16 points, while Alexa Dawkins and
Jasmine Hommes each finished
with ten points. Riley Nordgaard
paced MSU under the boards with
11 rebounds.
Neither team shot the ball well
as the Bobcats held a 28-19 advantage at intermission. Montana State
ended the contest shooting 29.6
percent, while Idaho State went
29.4 percent from the field. The
Bengals also held a slight 49-46
edge in rebounding. •
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Tax day looms: free prep available
IRS trained tax preparers are
offering FREE tax preparation
assistance through the VITA
program (Volunteer Tax Assistance
Program). The Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance (VITA) program
offers free tax preparation to people who earn $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, and the elderly and limited English speaking
taxpayers who need assistance in
preparing their own tax returns.
IRS-certified volunteers provide
free basic income tax return
preparation with electronic filing
to qualified individuals. For information on your 2015 refund, call
800-829-1040 or visit
irs.gov/refunds/. You will need
your Social Security Number,
Filing Status, and Refund
Amount when visiting this site.
Tax preparation is available
through April 14th.
What to bring in 2016: Photo
identification–MUST HAVE;
Social Security cards and birth
dates for each member of the fam-
ily–MUST HAVE; W-2 forms for
all jobs worked in 2015; All 1099s
for other income, if applicable;
Other tax-related documents;
Childcare provider name, address,
and tax ID number; Voided check
for automatic deposit; Copy of last
year’s tax return–if you have it. If
married and are filing jointly, both
parties MUST be present to sign
the tax return. VITA Locations
include: Community Cafe, 302 N. 7th
Avenue, Bozeman, walk-ins only,
Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday
from 12-3pm; HRDC Office, 32 S.
Tracy, Bozeman, by appointment
only, Monday and Wednesday
from 5-7pm (Call HRDC at 5874486 to make an appointment);
and HRDC Office in Livingston, 111
S. 2nd Avenue, Livingston, by
appointment only, Tuesday,
Wednesday, & Thursday from
11am-3pm (Call 333-2537 to make
an appointment). You may also
visit myfreetaxes.com/ to prepare
your own taxes free of charge or
visit montanafreefile.org/. •
In honor of Bozeman’s professional women
Bozeman Business and
Professional Women (BPW) are set
to host a very special gathering on
Wednesday, March 23rd at the
Emerson Ballroom from 5:30-9pm.
Some very special women will be honored awards for Woman of
Achievement and Young Careerist,
while also recognizing an Employer of
the Year for its contributions to working women. The evening will begin at
5:30pm with socializing and network-
ing and continue with the Honors
Awards Ceremony at 6:30pm.
Bozeman BPW will be offering a
10% discount on membership dues if
you join during this event. Please
remember your business cards as you
will need them to enter the door prize
drawing and for networking.
Bozeman BPW is a diverse group
of over 170 professional women working to ensure that women in the
Gallatin Valley have the tools to suc-
ceed. Their mission is to support
women personally, professionally and
politically.
Bozeman BPW’s members come
together for regular meetings where
they pool their talents and resources to
create innovated professional, educational, and networking opportunities
for women. They honor local women
who are making outstanding contributions to our community and helping
women succeed. Bozeman BPW is
licensed by the Business and
Professional Women Foundation, a
national organization that was founded in 1919 and remains one of this
country’s largest organizations for
working women. The BPW
Foundation empowers working
women to achieve their full potential
and partners with employers to build
successful workplaces through education, research, knowledge, and policy.
Learn more at bozemanbpw.org/. •
stock you up for specialty affairs
including weddings, private parties,
and corporate events.
Vino also plays host to yearround events, wine seminars, and
cooking classes. Here’s a look at
what’s coming up this spring. Vino
per Tutti’s 3rd annual St. Patrick’s
Day Beer Tasting will be held
Thursday, March 17th from 6-8pm
at the Weaver Room in the Emerson
Cultural Center. This event is $20
per person. A French Wine
Seminar & Tasting will be held
Wednesday, April 27th. The presentation will begin at 5:15pm followed
by a tasting at 6pm. Come to both
or just the tasting. Located at the
Weaver Room in the Emerson
Cultural Center. This event is $25
per person. Presented by Vino per
Tutti, Cardinal Distributing &
Rosenthal Wine Merchants.
Vino per Tutti is located at 315
East Main Street. To learn more
about wines offered or to register for
any of these events, visit vinopertutti.com/ or call 586-8138. •
Uncork with Vino per Tutti
Vino per Tutti offers wine for
everyone in downtown Bozeman, as
the translation of the cellar’s name
suggests. The quaint shoppe strives
to find great wines that represent a
good value at any price, making it
easy for wine lovers all around to
find just what they’re looking for.
Vino tastes thousands of wines per
year and only about 20% make it
onto their shelves. There is no universal “good wine.” Each person
determines what makes for a good
wine dependent upon their personal
tastes. The staff and store owners
are happy to help each of their customers to select a bottle of wine
they’re really going to like. Whether
you’re interested in a cult classic,
that 2006 Brunello or the best $10
bottle you have ever had, Vino is
your wine store. With a constantly
rotating stock, wines available are
always new and exciting. If your
favorite blend is not in the store,
Vino will do all they can to order it
to be delivered to the store in a day
or two. Finally, the team promises to
Spring events with Bozeman Chamber
The Bozeman Area Chamber of
Commerce will present another edition of Business After Hours on
Thursday, March 24th from 5:307:30pm at REACH Air Medical
Services, located at 200 Wings Way
in Belgrade. A blue ribbon cutting
event will kick off the event. This is
a free event for Chamber Members
and $25 for non-members.
Build Your Business One
Bobcat At A Time will take place
Tuesday, April 12th from 5:30-7pm
at the Hilton Garden Inn. Montana
State University and the Bozeman
Area Chamber of Commerce presents this night with Bobcat Student
Athletes. Don’t miss this exclusive
opportunity to network with other
businesses & meet face to face with
Bobcat Student Athletes who are
exploring opportunities in the job
market. Businesses who are looking
to hire student athletes may showcase their business at this event for a
booth fee of $125. There is no
charge for this event and complimentary appetizers and
refreshments with be offered. Please
contact Karri Clark with questions
at [email protected] or
406-922-0446.
The Bozeman Chamber has also
announced a Business Lunch
Seminar to be held on Tuesday,
April 19th between 11:30am and
1pm. This luncheon will help attendees develop an employee recruitment and selection plan. Robyn
Chupka of Tributary Consulting will
be on hand to discuss methods used
to recruit and select employees, legal
Issues that affect recruitment and
selection, and supervisor/manager
roles within the organization. This
event is $18 for Chamber members
and $105 for non-members. Passes
may be included with membership.
Please contact Karri Clark with
questions at [email protected] or 406-922-0446.
Since 1910, the Bozeman
Chamber has helped businesses grow
and prosper. After 100 years of service to the Bozeman Community, it is
one of the largest and most aggressive business organizations in the
state of Montana. On top of business
and economic support, they serve
Bozeman tourism by promoting the
stunning landscapes, vibrant community, endless events and the people
that live, work and play in Bozeman.
There are several membership
opportunites designed to fit your
needs. Joining the Chamber is a great
way to get involved in Bozeman's
thriving business community. The
Bozeman Area Chamber of
Commerce, representing its membership, advocates economic vitality,
high quality of life and preservation
of the free enterprise system through
leadership, vision and communication. Visit bozemanchamber.com/
to learn more. •
Women’s
History events
with MSU
The MSU Women's Center
will present a number of programs
in March to celebrate Women’s
History Month. Their theme is
“The Limits of Gender Roles.”
Talking Back to Sexism
and Other Forms of
Oppression will take place on
Wednesday, March 23rd at
6:30pm in the Procrastinator
Theater of the SUB. Join The FWord feminist discussion group
and Sustained Dialogue for this
conversation about everyday
sexisms and other forms of
oppression and the best ways to
engage in meaningful conversations around them. Attendees
will watch Laura Bates’ Ted Talk
on Everyday Sexism and discuss
the impact sexist and oppressive
behaviors on all of us.
Hysteria! A Dance
Celebration will kick off Friday,
March 25th, from 8pm-midnight
in the Baxter Ballroom in
Downtown Bozeman. In honor of
Women’s History Month, Chicks
with Sticks and the MSU Women’s
Center will present this dance
party featuring Bozeman’s favorite
DJ, Missy O’Malley. The dance is
open to all over age 18 with tickets
available at the door. Tickets are
$15 for singles, $25 for couples,
and $12 for students with ID.
The Women’s History
Month Reception &
Presentation of Student of
Achievement Awards will occur
on Wednesday, March 30th, beginning at 5:30pm in the Great Room
of the Alumni Building, located on
South 11th Ave. This year’s
keynote speaker will be MSU
Alum Celia O’Connor who will
discuss her mother, Norma Smith,
and her book: Jeanette Rankin:
America’s Conscience. Please RSVP
for this event to [email protected].
The MSU Women's Center is a
department in the division of
Student Success and was created
to promote greater responsiveness
to the needs of university women.
Their focus is to empower women
and create an equitable campus
environment by offering educational programs to the university
population about gender and
women's issues. The Center is
open to all students, staff, faculty,
and community members, male
and female. Hours of operation
are Monday through Friday from
9am to 4pm during the academic
year when classes are in session.
For information, visit
montana.edu/women/. •
Montana
Mondays
at the R Bar
The Rocking R Bar in
Downtown Bozeman has begun to
promote Montana made liquors and
beers during its new Montana
Mondays. These special days at
the R Bar will include a special
cocktail menu that consists of
Montana made liquors and have
specials on Montana made draft
beers.
The Rocking R Bar proudly features liquors from Montana distilleries including Roughstock Distillery,
Trailhead Spirits, WildRye Distillery,
Montgomery Distillery, Willie’s
Distillery, and Whistling Andy’s
Distillery. The Rocking R offers 12
Montana made draft beers from 10
different breweries including
Bozeman Brewing Company, Map
Brewing, Katabatic, Beaverhead,
Black Eagle, Kettlehouse, Lone
Peak, Philipsburg, Tamarack, and
Madison River. The products the
Rocking R offers are constantly
changing and they try to bring in
the newest and most unique beers
and liquors from Montana.
On Mondays, all Montana made
draft beers and liquors will be on
special for just $3 a draft beer or
cocktail. There will be hat and
clothing giveaways from the
Rocking R Bar and various distilleries and breweries across the state of
Montana. The Rocking R Bar is a
proud supporter of the buy local,
drink local movement and enjoys
working with the local breweries
and distilleries. For more information, visit rockingrbar.com/. •