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A festive Fourth for all with fun area events
k Bozeman. The Fourth of
July falls on a Monday this
year, giving devoted patriots
everywhere an extra day to
celebrate our nation’s independence. Though many
can joyously declare they
have the holiday off from
work, far fewer can say the
same of the day following. But that
cannot–will not–weaken our celebratory spirits. Because fun on the Fourth lasts all weekend
throughout Southwest Montana, The BoZone
has compiled some of the area’s most exciting
events you and the family can enjoy!
The Bozeman Symphony and Gallatin
Empire Lions Club present the annual
Festival of the Fourth at the Gallatin
County Fairgrounds in Bozeman on July 4th.
Under the direction of Maestro Matthew
Savery, the Orchestra will perform a program
of patriotic and pops favorites at 9pm, leading
into the traditional fireworks display at
10:30pm. The concert and fireworks are
FREE and open to the public.
The Tiny Band, comprised of some of
the best musicians in Montana, will be in
Big Sky on Monday, July 4th, performing at
7pm. Doors open for the FREE event at 6pm
at the region’s best outdoor music
venue–Center Stage at Town Center Park,
located on Ousel Falls Road in Big Sky. The
night will end with the area’s most spectacular
fireworks show at dark after the show. As
always, this festive celebration is free! Beer,
wine, soft drinks, and a variety of food will be
available for purchase from local vendors.
There will also be kids activities, including a
climbing wall and inflatable bouncer from
Airtime Inflatables from 6-9pm.
The Livingston Depot Festival of the
Arts will be held July 2nd-4th from 10am6pm each day. Over a hundred fine artists and
crafters will present fine arts and craftworks
including oil paintings, fine pottery, blacksmithing, woodcrafts, decorative repurposed
antiques, stained glass, vintage curios, inlaid
furniture, photography, herbal soaps, gifts,
attractive jewelry, and more. A central hallmark of the event each year is the Depot
Foundation’s homemade pie booth with a tasty
range of homemade pie offerings. Plenty of
main course options are lined up too. Other
vendors will offer fresh-popped kettle corn,
chocolates, handcrafted lemonades, and more.
This always popular event is a great chance to
stroll in the fresh air and enjoy food, pies, art,
and company–a perfect finishing touch for a
memorable Fourth of July weekend.
The Livingston Roundup Rodeo will
once again be held July 2nd-4th. Every year,
the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association
and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association
event convenes on these dates at 8pm nightly.
Top hands compete in saddle bronc, bareback,
team roping, tie down roping, steer wrestling,
bull riding, and barrel racing. Tickets to this
annual event in Livingston are $16 for general
admission and $27 for reserved seating each
night. There is also a $49 Family Night admission on July 2nd.
The Ennis 4th of July Rodeo will be
held July 3rd at 8pm and July 4th at 6pm at
the Ennis County Fairgrounds. Enjoy two days
of NRA sanctioned rodeo featuring the top
cowboys and cowgirls from the Northwest in
both rough stock and timed events. So come
on out and enjoy all of the fun and excitement! General Admission is $12 for adults,
$10 for kids age 6-12, and free for those 5 and
under. As always, the annual parade begins at
10am on July 4th. One of the Madison
Valley’s most celebrated events, the traditional
4th of July Parade follows a route through historic downtown Ennis. Horses, floats, marching bands, and classic cars highlight the annual
event which draws crowds in the hundreds to
the Main Street shopping district. •
Contents
Community/Film . . . . . .2A
Community/Art . . . . . . .3A
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . .4-5A
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . .6A
Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7A
Community . . . . . . . . . . .8A
EcoZone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B
RollingZone . . . . . . . . . . . .C
Endzone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D
Bi$Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4D
Young Dubliners
Pine Creek Lodge
July 13
Big Sky Country State Fair
Gallatin Co. Fairgrounds
July 18-24
Moods of the Madison
Ennis, Montana
July 15 & 16
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The Jewish Film Festival features engaging flicks
Congregation Beth Shalom of
Bozeman recently brought back its
Jewish Film Festival for a second
year of immersive film. During the
festival, come see award winning
films of Jewish interest from around
the world at MSU’s Procrastinator
Theatre, located on the ground floor
of the Strand building on campus. Many films will be shown over
the summer beginning at 7pm on
various Wednesday evenings. The
fun continues into July! Remaining
dates include: July 6th, July 27th,
and August 3rd.
The fourth film in the series,
scheduled for July 6th, is Dough
beginning at 7pm. Nat Dayan’s family has been making and selling bakery products from their east London
shop for 100 years. However, modern life is threatening to bring that
to an end as his attorney son has no
interest in the family business, his
customers are aging and dying and a
nearby grocery chain is encroaching
on his business. So, where’s the “feel
good” in all of this? It begins when
Nat’s cleaning lady, a refugee from
Darfur, needs to find a job for her
teen-aged son who, in an effort to
provide a decent home for his mother, takes the job as cover for his real
income-producing activity: drug
dealer. Several themes are touched
by the movie, including youth and
old-age, Jews and Muslims, tradition, and modernity.
The New York Times called the
film, “Funny...Sweet...Appealing,”
while Leonard Maltin commented,
“A sweet, feel-good film that delivers.” Two-time Tony award winning
actor, Jonathan Pryce (“Evita,”
“Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Pirates of
the Caribbean,” “Game of
Thrones,” etc.) stars and is joined by
newcomer, Jerome Holder.
Live and Become will follow
on July 27th at 7pm. Cultural confusion and the lack of true identity
plague a young boy swept away
from his mother during a joint
American-Israeli rescue mission in
Enjoy flavorful wines &
savory eats at MOR
It’s here! The 15th Annual
Wine & Culinary Classic will
take place on Saturday, July 9th at
the Museum of the Rockies from 6-
Vineyards and Tamarack Cellars.
Rip & Susan McIntosh, IV will be
honorary chairs with special guest
Fred Dame, Master Sommelier.
Schlomo. Terrified of being revealed
and shaken to the core by the radically different culture of Israel,
Schlomo does his best to adapt to
his new surroundings as his presumed salvation slowly gives way to
the inner decay of a fading identity.
Congregation Beth Shalom, with
the professional assistance of Jill
Joyce at Movie Lovers in Bozeman,
is pleased to present this summer
series of wonderful movies to the
community with no admission
charged. See you at the movies! •
director Radu Mihaileanu’s factbased drama. As thousands of displaced Africans crowd into Sudanese
refugee camps, American and Israeli
troops organize “Operation Moses,”
a mission aimed at relocating the
wandering Falashas to Israel. Forced
by his Christian mother to declare
himself Jewish in hopes of joining
the exile and escaping a grim fate,
young Solomon (Moshe Agazai) is
swept away to Israel and adopted by
a Tel Aviv-dwelling French
Sephardic family and re-named
The Grand Rescue features legendary
‘67 Teton Rangers
Join Bozeman Film Society at
7:30pm at The Ellen Theatre on
Tuesday, July 26th as they present
the Montana premiere of The
Grand Rescue, a gripping true
story about a rescue that became
legend. In 1967, on the North Face
of the Grand Teton, seven rescuers
risked their lives to save a severely
injured climber and his companion.
The rescue took three harrowing
days, pushed the team to the edge of
their abilities, and cemented a lifelong bond. Remarkably, once safe,
the injured climber publicly criticized the very men who risked their
lives to save his. Looking back after
more than 40 years, the rescuers
and survivors recount the trial
with a mixture of honesty and
unabashed candor.
It was August 22nd around 2pm
when a young graduate student and
his female climbing companion
became stranded on a narrow ledge
13,000 feet high. A boulder had broken free and showered the climbers
with rockfall, leaving Gaylord
Campbell with protruding compound fractures. The young national
park rangers quickly went to work,
relying on innate skill, instinct and
trust. History was about to be made.
The rescue was the first on the
feared North Face–an unprecedented rescue for its time due to the
climber’s severe injuries and
unknown terrain.
The Grand Rescue humbles us to
the majestic Grand Teton, exposes
the tenuous relationship of man and
mountain, reveals the endurance of
the human spirit, and recounts one
of the most infamous rescues of its
time. Not rated, this documentary
runs just 49 minutes. A preview of
the film may be viewed by visiting
thegrandrescue.com/trailer.cfm/.
Joining for the film premiere are
Rick Reese and Bob Irvine, two
members of the original 1967 rescue team, who will answer questions and draw comparisons with
current search and rescue techniques after the screening. A
portion of the evening’s proceeds
will benefit Gallatin County Search
and Rescue.
Tickets are $8.75 for general
admission and $8.50 for seniors and
students (plus fees). These are available online at theellentheatre.com/,
by calling the Ellen Theatre box
office at (406) 585-5885, by visiting
the box office Wednesday-Saturday
from 1-3pm, or two hours prior to
any performance. Membership pass
holders and sponsors must call, visit
the box office, or email [email protected] to reserve seats.
BFS Membership passes are available in the Ellen Theatre lobby
before all BFS shows and online at
bozemanfilmsociety.org/.
Keep ‘Em Flickering! •
Film series features Wayne’s World, Fast Times
10:30pm where you will SIP a sampling of 100 wines from all corners
of the earth; SAVOR a smorgasbord
of the local culinary landscape; and
SUPPORT the Museum and all it
does for the community. This year’s
theme is Earthy Delights! Earth, air,
water and re are the four life-giving
elements of our world. The 15th
Annual Wine & Culinary Classic is
a celebration of the many Earthly
Delights that spring from these elements and add wondrous flavor to
our food, our drink, and our lives.
The event will be held on the
Museum grounds in the big tent
under the gaze of Big Mike. Casual
elegant attire is suggested. Featured
vintners will include Truchard
This special evening will include: a
Grand Tasting Live and Silent
Auctions with experiences and treasures for all ages; select and reserve
the wines you taste; capture the
moment with friends at the Photo
Booth; and discover the opportunity
to support future world-class
exhibits at MOR.
Cost of this event is $150 for
Museum Member open seating,
$175 Non-Member open seating,
and $300 Reserved Seating.
Purchase your seats by calling (406)
994-1998, e-mailing [email protected], or visiting museumoftherockies.org/. Also call about
Sponsorship Support, starting
at $1,250. •
ChickenJam West Productions
has quickly become one of
Bozeman’s most reliable promoters
of live music and events throughout
the area. Living up to this declaration, the guys are amidst their presentation of the Summer Film
Series featuring cult flicks wildly
beloved and insanely quotable.
Every Monday evening through
September 26th (minus July 4th),
ChickenJam is screening ubiquitously enjoyed films in the upstairs ballroom of the Eagles Lodge at 9pm.
Selections will range from classic
and newer comedies to adventure
movies, cheesy action movies, and a
few so bad they ended up being
brilliant! These movie Mondays are
for those 21+ and will include bar
access, pizza by Red Tractor Pizza,
and of course popcorn! Admission
to these weekly events are only $3
and are available at the door.
Wayne’s World is set to be
screened, Monday, July 11th. Based
on the Saturday Night Live sketch of
the same name, Wayne’s World is a
wacky, irreverent pop-culture comedy about the adventures of two
amiably aimless metal-head friends,
Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth
(Dana Carvey). From Wayne’s basement, the pair broadcast a talkshow called “Wayne’s World” on
local public access television. The
show comes to the attention of a
sleazy network executive (Rob
Lowe) who wants to produce a bigbudget version of “Wayne’s
World”–and he also wants Wayne’s
girlfriend, a rock singer named
Cassandra (Tia Carrere). Wayne
and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but
also Cassandra. Director Penelope
Spheeris, Myers, and Carvey hang
a lot of silly, but funny, jokes on this
thin plot, and the energy of the
cast–as well as the wild pop-culture
references–make Wayne’s World
a cut above the average Saturday
Night Live spin-off movie.
Fast Times at Ridgemont
High is due to follow, Monday, July
18th. Amy Heckerling’s adaptation
of Cameron Crowe’s Fast Times at
Ridgemont High is often considered
one of the finest films of a disreputable genre (the teen sex comedy),
and kick-started the careers of
many future stars. The center of
this ensemble film is Jennifer Jason
Leigh as Stacy Hamilton. She is a
young, innocent high-school student
who, as the film opens, is asking for
advice from her friend, the sexually
outspoken Linda Barrett (Phoebe
Cates). Stacy takes a liking to nebbish Mark Ratner (Brian Backer),
but he is too afraid to make a move
even after Stacy all but throws herself at him. She eventually hooks up
with Mark’s more confident best
friend, Mike Damone (Robert
Romanus). When not concerning
itself with these four characters, the
film spends time with stoned surfer
dude Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) and
his ongoing feud with history
teacher Mr. Hand (Ray Walston).
The film includes brief appearances
by such future stars as Nicolas
Cage, Eric Stoltz, and
Forest Whitaker.
Come check out these awesome
nights of film and fun! ChickenJam
West Productions is Bozeman’s premier live events production company. Officially formed in 2015 and
owned by two childhood friends,
ChickenJam exists to make
Bozeman the next big city for music.
Through presenting touring and
local music, the fellas aim to serve
artists and the community with the
most hospitable and enjoyable experience possible. Learn more about
these and other events at chickenjamwest.com/. •
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All over the walls: Art at the Emerson
and wildly romantic places from the
The Emerson Center for the
Little Bighorn to Yellowstone. Like
Arts & Culture is set to showcase
early twentieth century illustrators,
an ecclectic selection of art in its
McConnell derives much of his
galleries throughout the summer.
Here’s a look at
what you can
expect
when visiting!
Carol
Hartman’s
“Challenges” will be
featured in the
Weaver Room
Gallery from July
1st through August
26th. A Montana
native, Hartman
creates large square
colorful oil landscape paintings on
cradled Royal Birch
panels. She finger
paints instead of
using brushes,
which allows her a
significantly closer
relationship with
Searching for Three Buttes: Carol Hartman
her art. Carol creates
imagery from photographic sources
this art to honor the history and
and is particularly drawn to classic
incredibly beautiful landscape of
black and white. He interprets these
Montana.
still images with animated brushThe Jessie Wilber Gallery will
work, variegated paint handling,
feature Gordon McConnell, a
and modulation of values for a
Colorado Native who first visited
graphic, expressive effect. The show
Montana in the 1960s and was
entitled “Outdoor Adventure” will be
inspired by the historically haunted
on display from July 8th through
September 2nd.
The Lobby Gallery will showcase
an Emerson Tenant Exhibit featuring the work of Dana Aaberg,
Bille Rose Agee, Susan Dabney,
Loretta Domaszewski, David
Hutchison, Duncan Kippen, Mike
O’Connell, Jessica Palmer, Angela
Prond, Robert Royhl, Kelly Sullivan,
Kara Tripp, Cherlyn Wilcox, and
Rod Zullo. The Emerson is proud to
build community while promoting
arts and culture. The exhibit will run
from July 8th through September
2nd.
These shows will have an Art
Opening Reception on July 8th
from 5-8pm, with an Art Walk
Reception to follow on August
12th from 5-8pm.
The goal of the Emerson Center
for the Arts & Culture is to serve as
a primary resource for the arts, arts
education, and cultural activities in
southwest Montana by stimulating
and celebrating the arts in all its
forms, fostering lifelong appreciation
and understanding of arts and culture, and building community and
economic development among creative enterprises, businesses, and
civic organizations. The Emerson is
located 111 S. Grand Ave. Learn
more about these galleries and other
events at theemerson.org/. •
Drink beer for Yellowstone Gateway Museum
The Friends of the Yellowstone
Gateway Museum are excited to
announce their participation in
Beer for a Cause, Tuesday, July
12th from 4-8pm at the Katabatic
Brewing
Company,
located at 117
W. Park St. in
Livingston.
Katabatic
Brewing Co.
will donate $1
for every pint
of beer sold
during the
evening. New
pub glasses,
specially
designed with
the historic
Northern
Pacific
Railway Park
Branch line
logo and the museum’s name, will be
available for sale at the Yellowstone
Gateway Museum, located at 118 W.
Chinook, before the event and at
Katabatic that evening. (There is a
limited supply, so stopping by the
museum gift shop before the event is
encouraged.)
The Friends will provide snacks
that evening and also offer a
50/50 raffle. Additional tickets
will be pulled from the 50/50
pool fora beautiful full-color relief
map of Park County and some
“Rolling through Time” railroad
history posters, both specially
designed for the new
Transportation Room exhibit.
Both are suitable for framing.
The Friends non-profit organization supports the Museum by
providing critical funding through
membership and other fundraising
for a variety of projects. Currently,
the museum needs funds for ongoing
operations, specifically for the curation of exhibits, printing of educational activity materials, and collections management. The Museum is
rehousing archival materials, including historic photographs and artwork, and need to purchase archival
supplies. Staff is also working on
new interpretive materials designed
for sleuthing students of history.
Preserving artifacts for families and
other researchers, as well as for
upcoming interpretive exhibits, is
part of the museum’s mission.
So enjoy a great beer (or two)
in a glass that gives a nod to the
fact that Livingston began as a
proud railroad town and help
your county museum in the process.
For more information and for
updates, please call Paul or Karen
at (406) 222-4184, check out their
Facebook page or
yellowstonegatewaymuseum.org/. •
Instagram, online security
workshops with F-11
F-11 Photographic Supplies
is amidst its summer lineup of information and experience-rich classes,
ripe with opportunities to make photos and interact with knowledgeable
instructors. Take a break from the
heat, come into the cool inside, and
learn more about the devices you
use in your every day life. Here’s a
look at some upcoming workshops.
Crazy About Instagram with
instructor Briana Bell will be held
Saturday, July 9th, from 10am12pm. Become an #INSTAMANIAC by attending this crazy fun and
FREE workshop on the world’s most
popular social photo app. Using
your smart phone or tablet, you’ll
learn about all the creative features
Instagram has to offer in a hands-on
classroom setting. Make amazing
images, add filters, learn how to get
social with this platform and much
more! Your phone is the camera you
always have in your pocket, so why
not transform basic shots into creative images worth sharing!? For this
class, you will need an updated
smart phone (Apple users need iOS
8), the Instagram app installed on
your device, and a basic understanding of phone functionality. iPhone
and Android users welcome!
Security for Mac Users with
instructor Ian Bell will be held
Saturday, July 16th, from 10-11am.
Take a moment. Imagine the
unimaginable. Someone has
accessed your Mac and its data.
How do you recover from that invasive access? How might you prevent
it? At this FREE class, find out how
to keep out intruders, hackers,
thieves, and malicious software, as
well as ways to protect your information from loss or theft. Better Mac
security can improve your privacy,
prevent your Mac from being turned
into a spam-sending robot, and help
you use the Internet more securely.
Assess your risk level, then get
acquainted with appropriate security
measures. Learn how to set strong
passwords and where to safely
record them. Data loss and theft?
Backups are key. Are you ready for
essential information delivered by an
expert? Here you go!
Passwords, Passwords &
More Passwords with instructor
Ian Bell will follow on Saturday, July
16th, from 11am-12pm. Have password weariness? Sometimes it does
seem like every step you take online
requires a password. It’s tempting to
use something that’s easy to remember and type, like password or baseball, or to reuse a password you’ve
used on dozens of other sites. But
with hacking and password theft on
the rise, that’s risky. A sound password strategy gives you a combination of security (passwords that are
sufficiently complex to resist guessing
by humans or computers) and ease
of use (not having to remember and
constantly peck out long strings of
random gibberish). Learn how to
best manage your passwords–how to
create them, when to share, when to
update, and more. Go home with
risk reduction strategies you can use
immediately.
Pre-registration is required for ALL
classes. Visit f11photo.com/, call 406586-3281, 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-of-the-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. •
Get your Sweet Pea wristbands now!
The 2016 Sweet Pea Festival
will return to the Bozeman area
Friday, August 5th through Sunday,
August 7th as it celebrates its
39th year.
Sweet Pea is a three-day festival
of the arts held the first Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday every August.
The Festival kicks off late Friday
afternoon in Lindley Park with a
performance by Montana
Shakespeare in the Parks. Saturday
ramps up with a children’s run and
parade that lead the community to
the park where the festivities continue through 7pm on Sunday.
Weekend entertainment comes in
many forms–music of all genres,
performances by local theatre and
dance troupes, workshops, familyfriendly entertainment and activities, a flower show, a beer and wine
garden featuring Montana microbrews, and over 100 arts and crafts
vendors to stroll through and purchase unique gifts for yourself, family, and friends.
The week leading up to the
Festival offers additional fun-filled,
community events. Artists of all
skill levels converge on Main Street
Tuesday morning for Chalk on the
Walk. Wednesday evening local
restaurants line Main Street to offer
up samples of their fare, while
musicians entertain, during the ever
popular Bite of Bozeman and the
Sweet Pea Art Show runs through
the entire month of August at the
Bozeman Public Library. Admission
to events leading up to Festival
weekend is free. Admission to the
events in Lindley Park requires the
purchase of an admission wristband. Three-day admission wristbands can be purchased at the gate
on a depreciating scale for $30 on
Friday, $25 on Saturday, and $15
on Sunday. You can purchase wristbands in advance by visiting
sweetpeafestival.org/.
Take a look at some event highlights that make Sweet Pea what it
is! Sweet Pea’s Bite of Bozeman
is a highlight of the annual festivities. This palate-friendly evening
precedes the main event and will
take place on Wednesday, August
3rd beginning at 5:30pm in
Downtown Bozeman. Enjoy the
food and drink offerings of over 40
area restaurants and food vendors.
With entertainment on every corner, food choices galore, and the
fun of dining among friends in the
middle of Main Street, you’re sure
to have a good time!
The Sweet Pea Parade is
something all locals and returning
visitors are familiar with. The Sweet
Pea Festival Parade is one the
largest and most popular parades in
the state of Montana. The Sweet
Pea Children’s Run will kick off the
parade of colorful floats featuring
this year’s theme:
“Yellowstone–National Parks
Centennial.” The parade is free and
open to the public. The parade runs
along Main St. between 8th Ave &
Wallace.
And last, but definitley not least,
one of the biggest draws of Sweet
Pea is the LIVE Music! Here’s a
look at the schedule of 2016’s performance slate. Aubrie Sellers
will start things off on Friday,
August 5th at 6pm, before
Asleep at the Wheel brings
down the house at 8pm.
Saturday, August 6th will see a
slew of performances, starting
with Hollow Wood at 12pm,
Paa Kow at 1:30pm, and
Joshua James at 3pm. James
McMurtry will continue things
at 6pm before Sonny Knight &
The Lakers take the stage at
8pm. Sunday, August 7th performances include Montana
Jazz Collective at 12pm, Ethan
Tucker at 1:30pm, and The
Hard Working Americans finishing things off at 3pm.
For further festival information
or to pre-purchase wristbands to
the 2016 Sweet Pea Festival, visit
sweetpeafestival.org/. •
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Summer happenings at the Bozeman Public Library
The Bozeman Public Library
offers more than just a vast selection
of books, periodicals, and movies to
its many pass-holders. The staff is
excited to host a number of fun
events throughout the summer
months. So when you’re not getting
lost in the stacks, come check out
one of these engaging events at your
community sponsored Library.
SouthWest Montana Artists
(SMarts) will host a reception for the
annual Bozeman Public Library
Atrium Gallery show on
Wednesday, July 6th from 5:30-7pm
in the Large Community Room.
This juried show features tremendously talented artists in our community, working in various mediums.
The public is encouraged to attend
the reception and the announcing of
prize winners. The variety of pieces
will be on display through the
month of July, with all art for sale
with a portion going to the Library
Foundation.
The Library Foundation will continue to sponsor its Outdoor
Summer Concerts. Sunday, July
17th will see John Roberts and his
high-octane band for a performance
from 4-7pm in the Bozeman Public
Library Plaza. With an energetic
band of high level
musicians, John
Roberts Y Pan
Blanco is an original
sounding ensemble
that is designed to
make the audience
move. Many years of
national and international touring, recording and performing
experiences with West
African, funk, soul,
salsa, jazz and r&b
ensembles have led to
this project. With
vocals in Spanish,
English, and
Portuguese, this group
is melding high energy funk,
African, and salsa dance grooves
with blistering instrumental solos, all
aimed at sharing musical and cultural diversity with the audience. An
album release is expected later this
Jeannette Rankin lecture
at Elling House
The Elling House Arts &
Humanities Center, in partnership with the Virginia City
Preservation Alliance, will be sponsoring their third series of history
programs in 2016. Once again, the
programs will be held in the beautifully restored cabin of Frank Bird
Linderman, on the grounds of the
historic Robber’s Roost. The general
theme of this year’s series will focus
upon the lives of four prominent
political figures in the history of
Montana.
Dr. Jim Lopach and Dr. Jean
Luckowski will present a program on
Jeannette Rankin, the feminist
and pacifist who became the first
woman elected to Congress, in the
beautifully restored Linderman
cabin on July 11th at 6:30pm. The
cabin is located near Laurin, at the
Robber’s Roost historic site, approximately 8 miles south of Sheridan
and 2 miles north of Laurin on
Highway 287.
Jeannette Rankin was born near
Missoula, Montana on June 11th,
1880. She successfully fought for a
woman’s right to vote in Washington
State and Montana and was elected
to the U.S. House of Representatives
in 1916. The first woman to serve in
the U.S. Congress, during her two
separate terms, Rankin helped pass
the 19th Amendment and was the
only Congressperson to vote against
both WWI and WWII. She died
in 1973.
Jim Lopach is a native
Montanan. Born and raised in Great
Falls, he is an alumnus of Great Falls
Central High School, Carroll
College, and the University of Notre
Dame, where he earned an M.A.
degree in American Studies and a
Ph.D. degree in American government and public law. During his 40
years at the University of Montana,
he served in various administrative
capacities, taught American government and constitutional law courses,
directed the Bureau of Government
Research, and advised Montana
state and local governments. His
scholarship includes articles and
books on constitutional law, Tribal
law and government, and Montana
government and politics (including,
with Jean Luckowski, Jeannette Rankin:
A Political Woman). He retired from
the University of Montana in 2013.
Jean Luckowski was born and
grew up in Oklahoma. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma
with a B.A. degree and M.A. degree
in history and from Oklahoma State
University with a doctorate in education. After teaching social studies
to middle and high school students
in Texas and Oklahoma, she worked
30 years at the University of
Montana School as a professor and
department chair in the School of
Education. Her courses included
social studies methods, history of
education, and the ethics of teaching. Her professional responsibilities
included in-service training for
Montana teachers, development of
social studies curriculum in local districts and at the state level, and consulting regarding professional ethics.
Her scholarly activity includes articles on professional ethics, best practice in teaching social studies content, and, with James Lopach,
Jeannette Rankin: A Political Woman.
She retired from the University of
Montana in 2013.
Admission is by donation and
open to the public. Hosted by the
Virginia City Preservation Alliance
of Virginia City who will provide
light refreshments. Additional financial support for this series is being
provided by Humanities Montana
and the National Endowment for
the Humanities. 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/. The Elling House is
located at 404 E. Idaho Street in
Virginia City. Call (406) 843-5507
for further information. •
summer. More info can be found at
johnrobertsypanblanco.com/. This
event is free and open to the public.
Concerts are family friendly and
John Roberts Y Pan Blanco
hosted by the Library Foundation.
For more on the band, please visit
johnjroberts.net/. For a complete
schedule of summer shows, please
visit bozemanlibrary.org/ or call
(406) 582-2425. In case of rain, concerts will either be moved indoors or
rescheduled.
The Bozeman Public Library
Foundation, Bozeman Police
Foundation, Bozeman Fire
Department, Gallatin Art Crossing,
and Gallatin Valley Land Trust are
all joining forces
to bring you an
evening of family-friendly fun!
The East Side
Mish-Mash
will take place
Wednesday, July
27th from 69pm in the
Library parking
lot and south
lawn. They will
be filled with
food, beer garden, games, live
music, and
activities for all.
Each organization will feature special events with
raffle items and give-aways to help
raise money and awareness for the
important, collaborative work they
all do in the community.
Funds raised will benefit each
independently for specific projects.
The Library Foundation will raise
money for the bookmobile; Police
Foundation for the new community
outreach room at the Library; Fire
Department for dress uniforms; Art
Crossing to purchase pieces of public art; and GVLT for the new dog
waste program.
Special activities include a kids’
bike rodeo, a treasure hunt amidst
the Sculpture Park, the smoke demo
truck, fun relay races, and the main
event of a Tug-of-War between
Police Officers and Firefighters!
Everyone can join in the fun, and
everyone will have an opportunity to
learn more about each of these
organizations who do so much to
keep us safe, healthy, engaged, and
informed. Please mark your calendar
for this first-time venture.
Yoga for All continues Tuesdays in
July with upcoming dates the 7th,
14th & 21st. The classes are held
from 11-1:45am and 12-12:45pm in
the Large Community Room. The
morning class is taught by yoga
instructor Turi Hetherington and
the noon class by local mom and
yoga instructor Jen DuCharme.
Please bring your own mat.
The Bozeman Public Library is
located at 626 E. Main Street. For
more information on these and
other events, please e-mail Paula at
[email protected], call (406) 582-2426, or visit
bozemanlibrary.org/. •
Book Review: “Morgue: A Life in Death”
by Dr. Vincent Di Maio and Ron
Franscell
c.2016, St. Martin’s Press
$26.99 / $37.99 Canada
268 pages
“What happened?”
We blurt it out without thinking;
it’s a common question when someone has died unexpectedly. What
happened, where did it happen,
why, how…? Knowing the answer
can help make sense of the senselessness of death. And in the new
book “Morgue: A Life in Death” by
Dr. Vincent Di Maio and Ron
Franscell, knowing what happened
could lead to a conviction.
Even as a little boy, Vincent Di
Maio “assumed” he would become
a doctor.
It was “not a conscious decision,” he says, but many family
members had taken that route so he
entered medical school, which he
“detested.” When it was time to
finally choose a specialty, he
remembered how his father (also a
physician) had “dragged” him to
various New York City morgues
on his rounds. Di Maio was comfortable with and fascinated by
death and corpses. He chose
pathology, too.
“Pathologists,” says Di Maio,
“are doctors’ doctors” but the science itself is imperfect. “Most coroner systems” don’t produce quality
work, he claims but yet, they’ve
solved many, many crimes. The
work “isn’t nearly as glamorous as
TV makes it,” but pathology has
answered all kinds of questions
about death.
That doesn’t mean that it doesn’t
affect its practitioners.
Di Maio says that pathologists learn
not to let violence bother them.
“You can’t live expecting everyone
to be… a psychopath,” he says, and
he learned early that “What I have
on the tray [during an autopsy] is
not a person but a body….The person, the soul, is gone.” In his long
career, Di Maio has seen his share
of dead bodies, and he’s solved a
lot of crimes – some of them,
decades old.
In Maryland , he weighed in on
the deaths of multiple infants by
their mother.
“I am angry,” he says, “that I still
don’t know her true death toll.”
He was involved in the solving of a
Civil-Rights-Era bombing. He
was there at the last exhumation
of Lee Harvey Oswald, and he
consulted on the Phil Spector
trial. He solved a few “secrets and
puzzles.” He even saved a man
from capital punishment.
Overall, he says, when looking at
forensic evidence, it’s all about
reasonable doubt.
“In matters of death and life,
that’s our only moral standard.”
There was one mistake I made
with “Morgue”: I had it by my
bedside.
Not only did authors Vincent
Di Maio and Ron Franscell keep
me up reading way past my bedtime, but they also kept me awake
with real-life gruesomeness and
tales of murder and mayhem
solved. Yes, there are times when
a strong stomach is required to
proceed, but there’s also an element of can’t-look-away, too. Di
Maio’s stories are well-told and true
crime fans may recognize them; if
so, you’ll also enjoy knowing how
those cases were closed and buried.
Sensitive readers, know that this
is probably not a book for you.
Nope, but CSI lovers and true
crime fans will be overjoyed with it,
so get your hands on “Morgue.”
Miss it, and you’ll forever wonder
what happened… •
Kids fun, author events at Country
Bookshelf
New Mysteries We Can’t Put
Down.” His third, Dead Man’s Fancy,
also received a star review from
Publisher’s Weekly. Keith lives in
Bozeman.
Another event with Scott
Graham for Yellowstone Standoff will
follow on Monday, July 11th at 3pm.
When Yellostone National Park’s
grizzly bears and gray wolves suddenly and inexplicably go rogue,
archaeologist Chuck Bender teams
up with his old friend, Yellowstone
Chief Ranger Lex Hancock, to
defend the suspect members of a
group scientific expedition. Soon,
Chuck finds himself defending the
lives of his family as an unforeseen
danger threatens deep in the storied i
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national park, Graham was
awestruck by Yellowstone as a child.
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continued in the years since, with
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numerous visits to Yellowstone’s
geyser and wildlife filled front country and its incomparable wilderness.
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enjoys mountaineering, skiing, hunting, rock climbing, and whitewater t
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emergency physician, and their
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587-0166. •
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The Country Bookshelf in
Downtown Bozeman–Montana’s
largest independent bookstore since
1957–has an exciting slate of early
July events for bookworms and literature enthusiasts alike.
Where’s Waldo? In Bozeman,
of course! The famous children’s
book character in the striped shirt
and black-rimmed specs is visiting
twenty-five local businesses
throughout our community this
July. Find Waldo Local is a great
summer vacation activity and a
wonderful way to support local
businesses and the Shop Local
movement in our community.
Anyone who wishes to participate
can pick up a “Find Waldo Local
in Bozeman!” passport at the
Bookshelf, which contains the
names of all the participating
sites, and get their passport
stamped or signed for each Waldo
they spot.
Bookworms Furry Friends
will take place Wednesday, July
6th at 11am. Woof ! Meow! Pets
are very special. Join in for an
afternoon full of learning about
animals and the care they need.
Don’t have a pet of your own? Dr.
Suess will help you figure out
which type of furry friend is right
for you. Bookworms is for preschool through early elementary
school aged children. The program combines activities, crafts,
games, and books to help foster
a lifetime love of reading–and
kids have lots of silly fun in
the process.
Attend a “Meet the Author”
event with Keith McCaffery for
Buffalo Jump Blues on Thursday,
July 7th at 7pm. In the fifth novel
in the Sean Stranahan mystery
series, Montana’s favorite fly fisherman-detective tackles a case of
lost love, murder, and wildlife politics. In the wake of Fourth of July
fireworks in Montana’s Madison
Valley, Hyalite County Sheriff
Martha Ettinger and Deputy Sheriff
Harold Little Feather investigate a
horrific scene at the Palisade cliffs,
where a herd of bison have fallen to
their deaths. Victims of blind panic
caused by the pyrotechnics, or a ritualistic hunting practice dating back
thousands of years? The person who
would know is beyond asking, an
Indian man found dead among the
bison, his leg pierced by an
arrow. Farther up the valley, fly fisherman, painter, and sometime private detective Sean Stranahan has
been hired by the beautiful Ida
Evening Star, a Chippewa Cree
woman who moonlights as a mermaid at the Trout Tails Bar & Grill,
to find her old flame, John Running
Boy. The cases seem unrelated until
Sean’s search leads him right to the
brink of the buffalo jump. With
unforgettable characters and written
with Spur Award Winner Keith
McCafferty’s signature grace and
wry humor, Buffalo Jump Blues weaves
a gripping tale of murder, wildlife
politics, and lost love.
Keith McCafferty is the Outdoor
Skills and Survival Editor of Field &
Stream, a recipient of the Traver
Award for angling literature, and has
twice been a finalist for a National
Magazine Award. His first novel in
the Sean Stranahan mystery series,
set in Montana’s Madison River
Valley, The Royal Wulff Murders, was
a Book of the Month Club and
Mystery Guild selection and
received a starred review from
Publisher s Weekly. Keith was one of
three finalists for the High Plains
Award for the Novel, along with
Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Ford
and National Book Award recipient
Louise Erdrich. Keith’s second
novel, The Gray Ghost Murders, was
selected by the Oprah Winfrey Book
Club as one of the “5 Addictive
J uly 1, 2016 • T he B o Z one • P age 7a
The Shane tales you to Chicago
Kander & Ebb’s award-winning
musical Chicago is set in the notorius city during the decadent 1920s,
where celebrated murderesses Velma
Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together after
each has murdered their husbands.
The show follows their fight
for fame that
they hope will
keep them from
the gallows.
Originally choreographed and
co-written by
the legendary
Bob Fosse, Chicago is a fast paced
whirlwind of excitement and thrills
in the jazz age.
Chicago will run in the Dulcie
Theatre at the Shane Center
through July 10th, playing Fridays
and Saturdays at 8pm, with Sunday
matinees at 3pm. Tickets are $16 for
adults, $13 for seniors and college
students, and $10 for youth 17 and
under, and are available at theshanecenter.org/ or by calling the box
office at (406) 222-1420.
Located in the heart of
Livingston, the Shane Center is dedicated to fostering creativity and
addition, the Shane Center offers
access to a variety of short and longterm 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
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
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. •
Screen & stage at Ellen with western
film & Oliver!
Downtown Bozeaman’s mainstay
the Ellen Theatre wants you to
saddle up for its 3rd Annual
Summer Western Series. A
screening of Steve McQueen in
Junior Bonner will take place Friday,
July 1st. Junior Bonner follows a cowboy rodeo rider as he returns home
to reconnect with his family and
with rodeo riding competitions.
Giddy up and hold on to your hat
for another John Wayne classic The
Shootist, screening Friday, July 8th.
The Shootist is the story of a gunfighter seeking to find peace and maintain dignity after his retirement from
the gun-toting trade. Kurt Russell
will follow in Tombstone on
Wednesday, July 27th. For more
information and a full schedule of
films, visit theellentheatre.com/.
Sponsored by Bozeman’s Western
Café, all Westerns begin at 7pm and
the Ellen Saloon opens for refreshments at 6pm. All seats for the
Western Series are $5 plus fees.
Giddy up and catch this Cowboy
Train before it’s too late! Hee-haw!
Also at the Ellen...get your tickets
for the stage production of Lionel
Bart’s Oliver! to run Friday, July
15th through Sunday, July 31st.
There is nothing quite like a wellcrafted musical to bring together a
community. A talented cast of 33
and a live orchestra are in the spotlight for this all-singing, all-dancing,
musical. You’re sure to be tapping
your toes and humming along to
Bart’s award-winning score with
such favorites as “Consider
Yourself,” “Food, Glorious Food,”
“I’d Do Anything,” “Pick a Pocket
or Two,” and “As Long as He
Needs Me.”
Presented by Montana
TheatreWorks (producers of last
year’s sold out hits Fiddler on the Roof
and White Christmas), this beloved
classic is based on Oliver Twist. The
magical world of Charles Dickens
leaps from the page to the stage–and
into your heart–with such memorable characters as Fagin (Frank
Simpson), Nancy (Hannah Meeks),
Bill Sykes (Colter Langan), Artful
Dodger (Julien Harris), and the
young orphan boy
at the center of it
all, Oliver Twist
(Stetson Tripp).
Make plans to
visit 1830s
London and
consider yourself
part of The Ellen
family with Oliver!
Tickets to this
spectacular production run $29
for premium seating, $23 for adults,
$19.50 for seniors,
and $16.50 for
youth and upper
balcony admission. Additional fees
apply. Tickets are available NOW at
theellentheatre.com/. Performances
run July 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd,
23rd, 28th, 29th, and 30th at
7:30pm and July 17th, 24th, and
31st at 3pm. Please note: As this is
an adaptation of the Charles
Dickens novel, there are some darker themes and parental guidance is
suggested. Recommended for ages
eight and up. •
Engaging, staged reading of
“Good People” at Verge
Bozeman Actors Theatre presents a staged reading of David
Lindsay-Abaire’s “Good People,”
two nights only, Sunday and
Monday, July 17th and 18th, beginning at 7:30pm each evening at
Verge Theatre.
Winner of the New York Drama
Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play
of the 2011 Season, “Good People”
blends incisively drawn characters,
humor, and deeply relatable issues
of income inequality and racism.
Set in blue collar “Southie” Boston,
the play tells the story of Margie
Walsh, a single mom living paycheck to paycheck, and her longlost flame who’s worked his way out
of the neighborhood. With his signature humorous glow, LindsayAbaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties, and unshakeable
hopes that come with having next
to nothing in America.
Bozeman Actors Theatre has
assembled a wonderful cast, including Ben Anderson, Rayna Cozzens,
Kari Doll, Daniel Erickson, Dee
Dee Van Zyl, and Cara
Wilder.
There are no advanced
tickets or reserved seating,
with a $10 suggested donation at the door. Doors open
at 7pm each night, with wine
and desserts available. A short
discussion of the play and talk back
with members of the cast will be
offered following each performance.
For more information, please find
Bozeman Actors Theatre on
Facebook, or go to bozemanactorstheatre.org/. Material is suitable
for ages 14+. •
Movie Lovers
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit:
By Kari Bowles
When Film Noir Met
Looney Tunes
One of the most
common criticisms
of contemporary
Hollywood blockbusters is that they
are more invested
in state-of-the-art
special effects than
in telling a good
story. This complaint is not
unfounded; it is
rare to find a highconcept production that privileges a
well-crafted narrative as much as
noisy computer-generated spectacle.
But they do exist. One of the best
examples heralds from 1988. Who
Framed Roger Rabbit, directed by
Robert Zemeckis, pioneered several
innovations in animation and optical
visual effects (none of the imagery in
the finished film was done with a
computer). But the technical
achievement isn’t what makes it one
of the most entertaining movies of
the decade; the ground-breaking
visual effects are in service of a
clever script, heavily indebted to
classic Hollywood film noir.
Set in an alternate version of
post-war Los Angeles where cartoon characters inhabit threedimensional space alongside
humans, the movie follows Eddie
Valiant (played to perfection by the
late Bob Hoskins), a hard-drinking
and disillusioned private detective
when he is approached by cartoon
producer R.K. Maroon (Alan
Tilvern) to dig up dirt on Jessica
Rabbit(voiced by Kathleen Turner),
the sultry wife of his biggest star,
Roger Rabbit (voiced by Charles
Fleischer). But what initially seems
an open-and-shut adultery case
rapidly becomes more complicated,
as Roger is accused of murder and
comes to Eddie for help. What follows involves corrupt real estate
deals, nefarious schemes, and several cameos from classic cartoon
characters from Disney and
Warner Brothers
Studios—the piano
duel between
Donald Duck and
Daffy Duck is a particular highlight—.
If the above
description sounds
messy or convoluted, fear not. The
pacing of Roger
Rabbit is so deft
and the exposition
handled so clearly that viewers will
not be left in the dust, even as the
tangled threads of the mystery are
unworked. The screenplay (credited
to Jeffrey Price and Peter S.
Seaman) owes much to Robert
Towne’s script for Chinatown,
another detective yarn concerned
with L.A. corruption, as well as
several Humphrey Bogart pictures
from the era in which the film is
set. You don’t have to be previously
familiar with those films to enjoy
this one, but there’s an extra
couple of layers to savor and enjoy
if you are.
It would be easy for a film like
this to throw characterization to
the side, but fortunately all the
players, human and toon, leave
indelible impressions. Eddie is
offered a chance at redemption and
ultimately lives up to his name.
Jessica exemplifies the femme fatale
image only to subvert it (“I’m not
bad. I’m just drawn that way.”)
Christopher Lloyd gives the sinister
Judge Doom the right amount of
laughable obsessiveness—the freeway speech is a case in point—.
And Roger himself emerges as a
comedic fall guy with a surprising
dose of pathos.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is
one of those movies kids can watch
and enjoy, and that adults will
enjoy just as much, if not more. •
LIVE Radio Theater
entertains at Verge
Verge Theater has been entertaining for many successful seasons
and the excitement continues into
the summer!
Now in its record-setting sixth
season, Don’t Close Your Eyes:
Live Radio Theatre! brings you
numerous live one-hour productions, each highlighting a different
genre of old-time radio!
Writer/Directors Ryan Cassavaugh
and Keith Suta once again bring
their high-energy, high-wire act of
writing and staging a new script
each week, replicating the demands
of a weekly nationwide broadcast!
Each show is written, practiced, and
performed in one week’s time–starring many of the Gallatin Valley’s
finest actors of stage and screen and
featuring entirely live, analog sound
effects! Every show presents a different genre: from mystery, comedy,
and suspense, to sci-fi, western,
adventure, and more!
On Monday night, the cast
meets for an initial rehearsal;
Tuesday and Wednesday, the cast
reviews their roles, sound effects are
gathered, and musical accompaniment is prepared; Thursday is the
full technical rehearsal; Friday and
Saturday are show nights! While all
this is going on, next week’s show is
being written! It’s a dizzying feat of
creativity that yields spontaneous,
engaging, and imaginative entertainment that is fun for the entire
family! This year’s shows run every
Friday and Saturday through July
22nd and 23rd! Every show
begins at 8pm.
Tickets are $10 per show and $8
for students and seniors. DCYE
Season Passes are also available.
Shows begin promptly at 8pm at
Verge Theater. Tickets can be purchased at Cactus Records downtown
or online at vergetheater.com/.
Don’t miss another great Summer of
Live Radio Theatre!!
Verge Theater is located at 2304
N. 7th Ave, in the strip mall across
from Murdoch’s at the EXTREMELY FUN edge of Bozeman. Visit
vergetheater.com/ for more information. See you at one of these
exciting shows! •
Neil Simon’s captivating play hits
Shane Center this summer
ness and offering affordable access
schools, and intense Young Actors’
Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound
to its programming and facilities. •
Workshops twice a year. In addition,
is the stirring conclusion to the playthe Shane Center offers access to
wright’s autobiographical “Eugene”
a variety of short and long-term
Trilogy. We watch Eugene grow up
rental spaces available for a wide
in Brighton Beach Memoirs, and join
range of artistic endeavors and
the army in Biloxi Blues. After his
community events. A 165-seat
military service, he returns home to
auditorium, a lavish ballroom
pursue a career as a comedy writer,
with attached catering space, a
but he immediately alienates his
mirrored rehearsal hall, music
family when he uses their foibles as
and art studios, dance facilities,
the basis for a new radio show.
Broadway Bound runs in the Dulcie offices, classrooms, and meeting
rooms all keep the Shane Center
Theatre at the Shane Center from
abuzz with daily activity. In strivJuly 15th through August 7th, playing to bring the community
ing Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm,
together through the arts, the
with Sunday matinees at 3pm.
staff is committed to inclusiveTickets are $16 for adults, $13 for
seniors and college students,
and $10 for youth 17 and
under, and are available at theshanecenter.org/ or by calling
the box office at (406) 2221420.
Located in the heart of
Livingston, the Shane Center is
dedicated 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
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Lunch on the Lawn at Emerson announced
Lunch on the Lawn is a premier gathering point for the community of Bozeman
and the Gallatin Valley locals to spend their
lunch hour. Join the fun and soak up the sun
outside on the Emerson’s West Lawn with
live local bands, food vendors, and kid’s
activities on Wednesdays 11:30 am to 1:30
pm throughout the summer. Lunch on the
Lawn kicks off Wednesday, July 6th and will
run through Wednesday, August 17th. The
roster of live music includes: The Hawthorne
Roots on July 6th, Edis & The Incredibles on
July 13th, Big Ol’ on July 20th, Kate & The
Alley Kats on July 27th, Brianna Moore &
The Sasquatch Funk on August 3rd, Katie
Careless & The Reckless Ambassadors on
August 10th, and Into the Abyss and Saxy
Brewfest ‘16 returns to
beautiful Big Sky
Big Sky Resort has recently announced its
11th annual BREWFEST 2016 to be held
Saturday, July 16th from 39:30pm. Breweries from
Montana and all over the
country come to Big Sky
Resort to share their latest
and greatest brews. With live
music by the Tim Daniels
Band and Brianna Moore &
The Sasquatch Funk, great
food, and fun for the whole
family, Brewfest is the perfect
weekend getaway! Admission
to this spirited event is only
$25 with a current season
pass. There is a $30 tasting
fee for those without a season pass. Lodging will be available at discounted rates during the weekend of the Brewfest.
Some rates include: $169 for Huntley Lodge;
stimulating and celebrating the arts in all its
forms, fostering lifelong
appreciation and understanding of arts and culture, and building community and economic development among creative
enterprises, businesses,
and civic organizations.
The Emerson is located
111 S. Grand Ave. Learn
more about these and
other events at
theemerson.org/. •
Soundz on August 17th.
Come check out this
awesome event some
Wednesday this summer!
Also, If you are interested in being a food vendor or sponsor, please
call (406) 587-9797 x 104
or e-mail
[email protected].
The goal of the
Emerson Center for the
Arts & Culture is to serve
as a primary resource for
the arts, arts education,
and cultural activities in
southwest Montana by
$209 for Summit Hotel; and $209 for the
Village Center. Lodging discounts are valid
the nights of July 15th-17th.
Please call Big Sky Central
Reservations to book a room at
(800) 548-4486 and reference
Brewfest. QUESTIONS? Call
(800) 548-4486 or e-mail
[email protected]. See you
at Brewfest 2016!
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 about 2016-2017 season passes at
bigskyresort.com/. •
Edis & The Incredibles
Fun is sky high at Ennis Air Fair
The annual Ennis Air Fair at Ennis-Big
Sky Airport will be held Saturday, July 16th
beginning at 8am. The fun kicks off with a
pancake breakfast from 8-9:30am as the
aircrafts arrive. The Iron Pilot Competition
will take place from 9-10am, an entertaining
event that features pilots showing off
their skills with flour bombing and
spot landing competitions. Following
the competition at 10am, there will
be a flyover of the Montana Air
Guard’s C130.
The airspace will close for the first
ever Airshow at 10:05am. This event
will feature various exciting aircraft
performances, including John Bagley
in his P51 Mustang and a Pitts aircraft. The airspace opens back up at
11am, when free aircraft rides will be
offered along with a ping pong ball
drop for the kids. At noon, there will
be a free BBQ lunch for everyone.
In addition to these performances
and events, the Air Fair will also feature a display of the Reach Air Ambulance, Fish,
Wildlife, & Parks, the Department of
Homeland Security, Warbirds, and Glasair,
amongst others. Inflatables for the kids and fun
for everyone! Don’t miss out! •
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Tuesdays through September 27th
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July 1, 2016
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Sanctuary for American bison under threat
From Clint Nagel
For as long as I can remember, I can’t
think of a time when there have been so
many threats from so many sources against
public lands and the wildlife contained therein. Some are disguised so well, it’s hard to discern if there is indeed a threat. One such
action is being played out right now, unbeknownst by most of the public. I’m talking
about the future of the National Bison
Range outside of Moiese, Montana. It was
here that Theodore Roosevelt established the
National Bison Range in 1908 with hopes of
preserving an American icon from going
extinct. The one-time population of 30-60
million wild bison had plummeted to perhaps
as few as several dozen at the turn of the
19th century.
The National Bison Range (NBR) is one of
the oldest and most popular members of the
National Wildlife Refuge System. The NBR is
visited each year by 200,000 people with most
being out of state, pumping an estimated
$12.5 million a year into the local economy.
But there are efforts by some to give the land
and its assets away to the Confederated Salish
Kootenay Tribe (CSKT). Need I say this land
is public land with this herd being a public
herd, all owned by you and me. The assets of
the NBR are worth nearly $100 million. The
CSKT has received two payments for this
land over the past century totaling nearly $23
million. The CSKT claimed they weren’t paid
enough initially and I feel they were justified
in asking for additional funds. But those payments negate any treaty issues here. And now
establish new herds, and to maintain the
Director Ashe of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
genetic purity of the species itself. It is this
Service (USFWS) wants to simply give our
history and this genetic purity that could be
heritage away?
Some argue the NBR is not needed, that it lost forever. So no, the mission is not comhas outlived
its usefulness. But
the mission
of the NBR
is not complete. Bison
are still not
free to
roam on
the natural
landscape
outside of
national
parks, and
many bison
on other
landscapes
are
“nowhere”
as genetically pure
as those we
see in the
NBR. These
bison are as
Sandy Sisti By My Side
genetically pure
plete. Under the National Environmental
as any in the country with a history that canPolicy Act, a federal agency has to complete
not be matched. Bison within the NBR posan environmental impact analysis on any prosess a unique set of alleles not found within
posed action which would forever change the
those of Yellowstone National Park or anyenvironmental value to the public. It is this
where else. They are used in research, to
Explore MSU campus farms at
Field Day
From MSU News Service
Montana State University’s College of
Agriculture and Montana Agricultural
Experiment Station will host a MSU Farms
Field Day, Thursday, July 7th on MSU’s
Arthur H. Post Agronomy and Horticulture
farms. The public is invited, free of charge, to
attend and learn about MSU’s on-farm
research work that has a statewide and regional impact spanning cropping systems and plant
breeding to beekeeping and small-acre vegetable farming.
The day will begin at 8am at the Post
Farm, followed by lunch. The Post Farm will
host teaching stations from 9:30am-3pm,
staffed by MSU faculty who will present on
topics such as plant breeding, cereal quality,
pest control and management, cropping systems, pulse crops, forages, soil health and fertility, and precision agriculture. MSU
Agricultural Economics Extension Specialist
Kate Fuller will speak at lunch regarding an
agricultural market outlook for Montana. The
Post Farm is located five miles west of
Bozeman on U.S. Highway 191 and may be
reached at (406) 586-6819.
Later in the evening, the MSU
Horticulture Farm will host walking research
tours from 6-8pm on beekeeping, vegetable
production, hoop houses, and specialty crops,
with locally made beverages and snacks. The
Horticulture Farm is located one mile west of
the MSU campus on West Garfield Lane in
Bozeman and may be reached
(406) 994-2231.
“The whole day is slated to shine a light on
the university’s research and teaching capacity
at our modern, efficient farms that serve as an
extension of MSU’s larger campus,” said
Barry Jacobsen, associate director of the
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station.
“We invite not only MSU faculty, staff and
students, but local business owners, regional
agricultural producers, and members of the
public who are interested to learn about the
diversity of research happening on our
campus farms.”
In years past, the Bozeman field day
focused on crops and weeds research at the
Post Farm, though organizers this year wanted
to expand the day and include the
Horticulture Farm and an increased focus on
small farms research.
“Increasingly, today’s agriculture students
are seeking research and hands-on learning
opportunities on working farms,” said David
Baumbauer, Horticulture Farm manager.
“The Horticulture Farm not only hosts smallfarms and horticulture research, but also provides learning and research opportunities for
students in a variety of agricultural-related disciplines.”
Both the Post Farm and the Horticulture
Farm are part of the College of Agriculture
and Montana Agricultural Experiment
Station, whose mission is to conduct agricultural research meeting old and new challenges
of Montana producers. The experiment station includes seven research stations strategically located across the state and the Post and
Horticulture farms are two of twelve active
teaching and research farms affiliated with
MSU. Last year, the Post Farm was ranked
No. 28 out of 40 of the best college farms in
the nation, for its national research profile and
student involvement, according to College
Ranker.
“There are many assets at MSU, though
one of the most distinct is having nationallyrecognized working teaching and research
farms within miles from campus,” said David
Gettel, Post Farm manager. “These are functional, working farms with students, staff and
faculty who are conducting research on a
national scale and making a real difference for
Montana agriculture.”
For more information on the MSU Farms
Field Day, contact Shana Wold at
[email protected] or (406) 994-7289.
RSVPs for the day are encouraged.
To RSVP, visit agresearch.montana.edu/campusfarms/farmdaysrsvp.html or call (406)
994-7289. For more information about the
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station,
visit agresearch.montana.edu/maes.html. For
more information about the station’s research
centers, visit agresearch.montana.edu/researchcenters.html. •
Streamline offering service to
Manhattan, Three Forks
HRDC’s Streamline Transportation
has begun a pilot project connecting the communities of Bozeman, Belgrade, Manhattan,
and Three Forks. Bus service will be available
three times a day on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Streamline’s free fare service is available to
everyone.
The need for expanded transportation
services in the west valley was revealed in the
Community Health Improvement Plan. By
decreasing barriers to services, and increasing
access to services, Gallatin County residents
will be able to enjoy healthier and more productive lives.
Beginning in Bozeman every Tuesday and
Thursday, the first bus leaves from Wal-Mart
(Bozeman) at 7am and heads west, stopping in
Belgrade, then Manhattan (with service to
BlackHawk) and on to Three Forks (with service to Wheat Montana). In total, Valley West
makes three trips between Bozeman,
Belgrade, Manhattan, and Three Forks with
the last stop in Bozeman at 7pm. For more
information and a complete listing of the
routes and times, visit streamlinebus.com/ and
click on routes and schedules. This Pilot
Project is scheduled to end Thursday,
August 18th.
Streamline suggests the best way to begin
your Streamline experience is to have a plan
in mind. Streamline offers a
downloadable/printable map that will guide
you through the routes to find the best routes
and key transfer points that will take you
where you need to go.
HRDC is a 501(c)3 non-profit Community
Action Agency dedicated to building a better
community through innovation and leadership. They provide programs and services in
the areas of Housing, Food & Nutrition, Child
& Youth Development, Senior Empowerment,
Community Transportation, Home
Heating–Energy–Safety, and Community
Development. To learn more about how
HRDC is building a better community, visit
thehrdc.org/. •
law which provides public comment. I believe
the USFWS is trying to circumvent the
process. Hence, a lawsuit has been filed by the
organization known as Public Employees for
Environmental Responsibility (PEER) asking
the USFWS to perform an Environmental
Impact Statement. We need to support PEER
and the former employees of the USFWS who
are fighting this threat to America’s lands
and wildlife.
Furthermore, the USFWS has failed to
develop a Comprehensive Conservation Plan
for the NBR which is in violation of the
Refuge Act, the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act, and the
Administrative Procedure Act. Being a retired
federal employee myself and after being
involved in many issues and actions concerning the environmental community, it is clear
that government works best when each agency
fulfills its mission. Government gets into trouble when it starts placating or bending to the
will of the special and private interests. There
are many reasons to help our Native
Americans. But in this case, they are best
served by preserving our natural heritage, the
land and its respective herd of bison.
There is much more to be said on the issue
and many more who know the issue better.
But the gravity of the situation is this. If we
lose the NBR, the precedent is set. What is to
stop future transfers, sales, or giveaways of
other public lands? It has been 108 years
since President Roosevelt signed legislation
establishing the NBR. What is the life
expectancy of our heritage? •
Educational fun at L&C Caverns
There’s a lot going on at the Lewis &
Clark Caverns aside from its fun, daily
tours. Here’s a look at what’s coming
up in July.
Author and President of the Jefferson River
Canoe Trail, Thomas Elpel will tell amazing
stories about Lewis and Clark’s expedition on
the Jefferson River on Friday, July 1st at 8pm.
Snakes of Lewis and Clark Caverns will take
place Saturday, July 2nd at 8pm. The
Caverns are host to many species of snakes,
and this evening program will show how
these slithery creatures are not all that bad.
Derrick Rathe, L&C Caverns Ranger will be
sharing fun facts about these mysterious specimens. Things That Go Bump will follow at
9pm. This is a special night walk dedicated to
Saturday, July 23rd beginning at 12pm. Come
to L&C Caverns to meet and learn about the
group who helped developed the nations and
Montana’s public lands: The Civilian
Conservation Crops. The afternoon special
event is dedicated to the men who helped
developed Lewis and Clark Caverns so that
visitors today can safely walk through
on the cave.
Music in the Park will kick off Sunday, July
24th beginning at 10am. The second of three
music days by the Caverns will feature a
diverse collection of local talent performing a
variety of different musical styles. These performances are free to Montana Residents and
registered campers. Non-residents just need to
pay a $6 entrance fee.
the night life at the park. This walk will provide an opportunity to see and learn about
the creatures that thrive in the dark.
Bats on the River will kick off, Saturday, July
9th at 9pm. This special evening walk will
allow visitors to have a chance to see
Montana’s Bats. This is a short walk that will
be lead by L&C Caverns Assistant Manager
Tom Forwood and Park Ranger Derrick
Rathe.
Sgt. John Ordway of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition will be featured at a Caverns event
on Friday, July 15th at 8pm. Archer Ellwein
of Humanities Montana will tell stories of the
great expedition of Lewis and Clark through
the journal of Sgt. John Ordway.
Bats: Not just in caves! will take place Friday,
July 22nd at 8pm. Montana has many different species of bats, most of which don’t live
in caves. Matt Bell, Montana’s bat guru, will
be a special guest speaker at L&C Caverns to
talk about Montana’s bats.
CCC Identification Day will occur on
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park features
one of the largest known limestone caverns in
the Northwest. These spectacular caverns
lined with stalactites, stalagmites, columns,
and helictites are naturally air-conditioned
and lighted for a safe and enjoyable visit with
a seasoned tour guide. Kids have fun on the
tour’s famous Beaver Slide and an occasional
bat sighting! Access to cave is by guided tours
only. Summer tours are available through
September 30th. Plan to spend about two
hours to hike about two miles on the caverns’
guided tour. Tickets are purchased upon
arrival and reservations are not needed, nor
are they taken. Summer Cave Tours are $12
for adults (12 and up), $5 for children
between the ages of 6 and 11, five and under
are free. Special candlelight tours of Lewis
and Clark Caverns are offered during the holiday season every December. Learn
more about these events and the Caverns
by visiting stateparks.mt.gov/lewis-and-clark-caverns/. •
P age 2B • T he e co Z one • J uly 1, 2016
Fresh produce, novelty
items at Bogert
Bogert Farmers’ Market has
returned for its 2016 season, taking
place every Tuesday through
September 27th! Market hours are 58pm, located under the pavilion in
Bogert Park on South Church Avenue
in Bozeman.
Bogert Farmers’ Market is dedicated to the promotion of local growers,
artisans, crafters, musicians, non-profits, small businesses, and culinary
artists. The Bogert Farmers’ Market is
a place for
families and
friends to gather, socialize,
support local,
and share in a
fun-filled community environment! It
features fresh
produce from
local farmers,
arts & crafts,
non-profits, live
music, children’s activities, and a
plethora of dinner options. Grab some
groceries, get that gift made locally for
your friend’s upcoming birthday, learn
something new about one of the
amazing non-profits in town, hang out
with friends and family, and not have to
cook dinner!
Here’s a look at what’s happening
at some of the upcoming Markets! On
July 5th, Family Activities will be provided from 5-8pm by SLAM, who’ll be
hosting an Artist Demo, SpiderJump,
and 9 Energies. Camp Equinox will
provide live music in the band shell at
5pm, with Bozeman City Band
under the direction of Bill Frank,
Retired Band Director, to follow at
7:30pm. Beau Houston will entertain
with Market Music from 5-8pm.
On July 12th, Family Activities will
be sponsored from 5-8pm by Haven,
Good Neighbor Committee &
Bozeman Police, and SpiderJump.
Bozeman Dance Academy will provide live music in the band shell at
5pm, with Bozeman City Band
under the direction of Michel Sticka,
Director of Bands at Chief Joseph
Middle School, to follow at 7:30pm.
Acony Belles will perform Market
Music from 5-8pm.
The Belles are an
acoustic band of
dynamic women featuring Jody Engstrom
on bass, Betsy Wise on
guitar, and Chelsea
Hunt on fiddle.
Dazzling female vocal
harmonies take center
stage in their arrangements of bluegrass,
folk, and soulful
Americana tunes.
Acony Belles is
inspired by great
female artists including
Red Molly, Wailin’ Jennies, Della Mae,
and Gillian Welch. In fact, the band
name stems from a Gillian Welch song
about an Appalachian wildflower,
“Known as the brave Acony Bell.”
The Market is a fundraiser for the
“Friends of Parks,” a not-for-profit
whose members are community volunteers who commit the Markets revenues to the preservation and improvements of Bozeman Parks. With your
help, the Friends of Parks will achieve
a goal of maintaining a Farmers’
Market in a much-loved location and
in turn, rejuvenate and help maintain
our Bozeman parks. Learn more about
the Market at
bogertfarmersmarket.org/. •
Network for the future at
Green Drinks
Every month in Bozeman, people
who care about sustainability get together at informal gatherings known as
Green Drinks. These events feature a
lively mixture of people from NGOs,
businesses, academia, government, and
the local community across political and
economic spectra who enjoy the opportunity to chat and network under a
broad umbrella. This is a fun way to
catch up with people you know and a
great way to make new contacts and
learn about organizations and individuals interested in all things sustainable.
Everyone is welcome to invite someone
else along, so there’s always a different
crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organizing network.
Green Drinks events are typically
held the third Wednesday of each
month at rotating venues. Western
Transportation Institute of
Montana State University will host the
next event on Wednesday, July 20th.
Drinks begins at 5:30pm and hosts
greatly appreciate an e-mail or phone
RSVP so they can calculate what to
provide. Don’t forget to bring your own
cup/mug/goblet or whatever you prefer
for temporarily housing your libations
and be prepared to share ideas or inspiration for a sound future. If you are
interested in becoming an event host or
for more information on Green Drinks,
visit greendrinksbozeman.org/.
The Western Transportation
Institute is the country’s largest National
University Transportation Center
focused on rural transportation issues.
Because its employees live and work in
rural communities, WTI understands
the critical roles rural transportation
plays in the lives of people, in the environment, and in the economy.
WTI draws from eight integrated
research groups to create solutions that
work for its clients, sponsors, and rural
transportation research partners. WTI
focuses on rural issues, but some of the
program areas also address the concerns of the urban environment.
Whatever the objective, they bring
innovation and expertise to each WTI
transportation research project.
WTI’s main facility with its state-ofthe-art labs is adjacent to the Montana
State University campus in Bozeman,
Montana. Additional offices are located in Alberta, Canada, and central
Washington, and a large testing facility
in rural Montana near Lewistown.
Contact them to find out how to
address your rural transportation
research needs. Visit westerntransportationinstitute.org/ for further
information. •
Rocky Mtn. gardening summit comes
to Chico Hot Springs
Join in for a one-day summit
for Rocky Mountain Gardeners
and learn from the Best in the
West! Garden Inspirations for
the Rocky Mountains will be
held Monday, September 19th at
Chico Hot Springs.
Activities are
set to incldue a
full day of fascinating presentations, lunch plus
additional activities, as well as a
local food dinner
and final presentation in the
evening. Sign-In
is Monday from
8-9:45am. The
first presentation
begins at 10am
and the day concludes with the
dinner program.
Presentations include “Inspired
by Nature: Making Meadow and
Prairie Gardens” and “Sustainable
Garden Beauty: Well-Adapted
Wildlife-Friendly Flowers” by
Lauren Springer Ogden, and
“Why Gardens Matter, from
Global Climate Change to
Community Revitalization,” by
Susan J. Tweit.
Lauren Springer Ogden is the
author of the best-selling books
The Undaunted Garden and PlantDriven Design. Hailed as one of the
premier garden designers in the
West, Lauren’s vast knowledge of
plants is featured in every issue of
Rocky Mountain Gardening.
Susan J. Tweit is an award-win-
their own arrangements. Chico
Hot Springs may be reached at
(406) 333-4933, [email protected], or by visiting chicohotsprings.com/. When
you call for lodging, request RMG
Garden Design.
ning writer and plant ecologist. She
has designed and tended gardens
around the West. She is the author
of 12 books, including The Rocky
Mountain Garden Survival Guide.
Registration before July 15th is
$149 (includes 2 meals). After July
15th, $189 (includes 2 meals).
Register today at rockymountaingardening.com/ or call
(406) 586-8540.
Please note: Accommodations
are not included in price of admission, and guests will need to make
Rocky Mountain Gardening
Magazine is a quarterly magazine
devoted to gardening, landscaping,
local foods, and outdoor living in
the Rocky Mountain states of
Montana, Colorado, Wyoming,
northern Idaho and northeastern
Utah. The editorial focus is on
expert growing advice, colorful
photography, and news around the
region featuring local foods and
sustainable growing practices.
Check it out at
rockymountaingardening.com/. •
Final Discovery Walks of season in July
The Gallatin Valley Land Trust
has worked hard over the last 26
years to build an extensive 80 mile
trail system that connects Main
Street Bozeman to the Mountains
that surround us. The Main Street
to the Mountains
trail system has
trails for all abilities and they are
accessible from
neighborhoods all
over town. Yet the
trail system can
be daunting and
confusing to the
newcomer or
novice user. And
even the experienced
trail users in Bozeman are probably unaware of all the trails right
there in our backyard.
In order to help people explore
the great community trail system,
GVLT has been hosting the second season of Discovery Walks:
Trail Exploration Series since
mid-May. There’s still time to
catch one of the final walks of the
season! Join GVLT volunteers to
walk, talk, and explore on the trails
while meeting new people and
learning something new along the
way. These one-hour, guided, educational walks are totally free and
open to the public. Volunteers and
local experts will be hosting short
talks and activities during the
walks. The schedule of remaining
walks in July may be found online
at gvlt.org/events/discoverywalks/. Meeting locations for
walks and Google maps are also
located on the website. For more
walks about topics such as yoga,
bird identification, wildflower identification, bouldering, art, and
more! Many of the walks are
geared toward families and kids
such as the kid’s nature walks with
the Montana Outdoor Science
School. All participants will get a
free trail map at the end of the
walk so they can find other trails to
explore on their own.
Trail walks do not require an
RSVP. Dogs are not allowed on
information or to volunteer, email
EJ Porth, [email protected] or call (406)
587-8404 ext. 8.
Gallatin Valley Land Trust
builds, maintains, and enhances
trails on the Main Street to the
Mountains trail system in
Bozeman. The Main Street to the
Mountains trail network boasts
over 70 miles of trails that connect
throughout town. For more information or to find out how to purchase a trail map, visit gvlt.org/. •
Go green with gardening workshops
Paradise Permaculture Institute
will host “How to Grow More
Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts,
Berries, Grains, and Other
Crops,” a workshop, on Saturday
July 16th from 9am-4pm.
Learn updated sustainable
growing practices for optimizing
soil fertility and harvesting the
most delicious homegrown produce. Instructor Michele Evans
will be teaching from the book
How to Grow More Vegetables, Eighth
Edition: (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries,
Grains, and Other Crops) Than You
Ever Thought Possible on Less Land
Than You Can Imagine by John
Jeavons. Please bring your copy
of the book (available for purchase at amazon.com). Cost of
the event is $60 per attendee.
Call for site-based workshop
location between Livingston and
Bozeman. Please bring your own
lunch for the break.
A Medicinal Plant Walk will
be held on Thursday, July 28th
from 6-8pm and then again on
Saturday, July 30th from 9am12pm at the Deep Creek
Trailhead. This class will also be
held on additional Thursdays to
follow, August 25th, September
22nd, and October 13th; and
Saturdays, August 27th,
September 24th, and October
15th. Cost of the walk is $20 each
walk. Attendees will identify 10 to
20 wild medicinal plants growing
in the proximity of the trailhead.
Some hiking will be required. The
purpose of the class will be identification of plants, followed by
observation and study of their
cycles of growth, medicinal qualities, flowering, seed production,
and moving into dormancy.
Register for these or other
events and learn more at paradisepermaculture.org/ or by calling
(406) 222-9999. Interested in
learning about permaculture, gar-
dening, or PP’s new crowdfunding
campaign to build a rolling high
tunnel greenhouse for cold-climate
growing? Contact Mona at the
number given above. Paradise
Permaculture demonstrates how
to work with nature to co-create
abundant foodscapes and
sacred spaces.
Instructor Michele Evans is a
Montana Master Gardener III
and a bio-intensive farming
instructor for Ecology Action,
a world wide organization
teaching the world’s poor how
to feed themselves. Michele has
been a Montana grower since
1978 and currently enjoys the
challenge of growing all the food
for her family in the Bangtail
Mountains at 7300’. She and her
husband have a business, Earth
Wind and Fire, helping people
become self-sufficient by providing
solar, wind, and micro hydro
power systems and alternative food
production ideas. •
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Give Big Gallatin Valley exceeds
expectations
Recently, after finalizing all gifts
made on May 3rd during Give Big
Gallatin Valley, the total raised
was greater than anyone had expected! After many weeks of hand-entering gifts given on May 3rd, the final
numbers have been tallied and the
final prizes have been awarded to
local nonprofits, including the
$12,500 Endowment Grand Prize.
On May 3rd, nonprofits from all
over Gallatin County came together
for the second annual Give Big
Gallatin Valley fundraiser, the largest
day of giving in our community’s
history. The event, which is live for
24 hours, had 132 participating nonprofits and was supported by countless volunteers and local businesses.
Within hours of launching the
event, the national online donation
platform was overloaded by hightraffic and crashed. The impact was
felt across the country, with communities from Seattle to Pittsburgh cancelling their giving events as they
could not receive online donations.
Within minutes of the platform
crashing, the Bozeman Area
Community Foundation mobilized a
team of volunteers to staff a call
center at Foundant Technologies,
setup a cash and check donation
center at First Interstate Bank and
facilitated online giving through the
Community Foundation and local
nonprofit’s websites. The Bozeman
Area Community Foundation and
local nonprofits then worked together to spread the word to the community about alternative ways to give,
ensuring that donors were able to
support the causes they care about
most on May 3rd.
Local nonprofit leaders and volunteers then banded together and
spent weeks manually entering thousands of offline donations raised by
local nonprofits on May 3rd. The
unique donors on Give Big is the
Grand Prize Winner! $12,500 will
be awarded to the winning nonprofit
total amount raised not only met, but
exceeded the 2016 Give Big Gallatin
Valley goal of $300,000 by raising
$434,032 for 132 local nonprofits
through 3,558 gifts on May 3rd!
Now that the numbers are final,
the Bozeman Area Community
Foundation is pleased to announce
its final prize winners for Give Big
2016. All prizes will be added to the
nonprofit’s total for Give Big 2016:
KBZK’s Final Countdown
Challenge, $350.00: The nonprofit
that had the most unique donors
during Give Big. Winner: The Help
Center; American Bank’s The Final
Dollar Challenge, $350.00: The
nonprofit that raised the most dollars during Give Big. Winner: Eagle
Mount Bozeman; Stephen R. Hample
Give Big Endowment Grand Prize,
$12,500: Organization that raised
over $5,000 and had the most
to start an endowment fund at the
Bozeman Area Community
Foundation. Winner: The Help Center.
For more information, please contact Bridget Wilkinson at (406) 5876262, [email protected], or go to GiveBigGV.org/ to
learn more.
Established in 1998, 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 $730,000 to 100+ local nonprofit organizations. Learn more
at bozemanfoundation.org/
or givebiggv.org/. •
2016 REI grant funds provided for
local nonprofits
Recreational Equipment,
Inc. (REI) annually donates a portion of the previous year’s operating
profits to organizations that care for
and increase access to popular outdoor recreational areas. The grant
recipients for 2016 are the Gallatin
Valley Land Trust, Montana
Conservation Corps,
Yellowstone Park Foundation,
and Friends of Hyalite.
The 2016 REI grant to GVLT
will provide ongoing support in the
development of the new Bozeman
Pond Park. Located on Bozeman’s
west end where much of the city’s
growth is occurring, the park will be
an important hub in the urban trail
system, connecting a climbing boulder, natural playground, off-leash
dog park, and fishing pond to the
larger community. The REI grant
will help to fund the construction of
trails, a kiosk trailhead sign, and natural playground.
MCC brings young people
together to work on conservation
projects as a means of developing a
strong connection to the land while
helping them develop as leaders and
citizens. The REI grant will engage
young people in the stewardship of
the heavily used Middle
Cottonwood and Bridger Foothills
National Recreation Trails, both of
which are major access points to the
Bridger Mountains. The improvements will include re-routing the
trail away from the creek, modifying
the grade, and creating erosion control structures. Given the increasing
demands on Bozeman’s trails, the
improvements will better accommodate higher traffic and require less
maintenance in the future. In celebration of National Public Lands
Day in September, REI volunteers
will team up with MCC crews on
this grant-funded project.
The REI grant to the Yellowstone
Park Foundation will contribute to the
five-year comprehensive Trails Fund
Initiative by supporting trail
improvements in the greater Old
Faithful area. With increasing visitation to our country’s first national
park, particularly during the 2016
National Park Service centennial,
the 1000+ miles of trails in
Yellowstone are badly in need of
repair. Only twice during the 20th
century has the NPS committed to
improving and expanding
Yellowstone’s trails, the most recent
of which was almost half a century
ago. Through the
Trails Fund
Initiative and the
REI grant, front
and backcountry
trails will be
restored to protect natural
resources and to
enhance the visitor experience.
Friends of Hyalite is dedicated to
the stewardship of, access to, and
support for year round recreation in
Hyalite Canyon, the most heavily
used recreation site in the northern
Rockies. With annual visitation at
approximately half a million people,
public demand for information
about Hyalite is considerable. The
REI grant to Friends of Hyalite will
be used to produce a summer recreation map to improve the recreational experience for hikers, mountain bikers, climbers, and other
visitors by providing map and trail
information that is currently in
high demand but does not exist
elsewhere. •
Thrive supports family-centric activities
Thrive is set to host a number of
fun, family events in July. Here’s a
look at what’s coming up!
Family Fun Night at The
Ridge will be held Thursday, July
7th from 6-7:30pm. The evening
will consist of swim classes and time
spent playing in the Ridge Kids
Facility! Please note: At least one
responsible adult needs to be in the
pool with each family group. A free
event dinner will be provided.
Limited spots available, so sign up
today!
Thrive Parent Place will be hosting group play days over the summer! Similar to the Gym Days in
Belgrade and Bozeman, Summer
Fun in the Park days are
designed for parents and
kids to have a place to go,
socialize, and be able to
actively play. Join in at
Bogert Park, Thursdays, July
14th & 28th from 10-11am
for fun activities, summer
crafts, and a healthy lunch
for the whole family provided by Thrive! Pre-registration required.
Thrive will again present
Dynamite Dads on
Wednesday, July 20th beginning at 6pm at Heart of the
Valley Animal Shelter, located at 1549 Cameron Bridge
Road in Belgrade. This
evening will involve a tour of
the facility, making toys for
the shelter animals, and
other fun activities!
Dynamite Dads, an event
organized by the Parent
Place, is a chance for dads, uncles,
grandparents, or any male role
model to spend quality time with the
child they adore! This event is free
of charge and dinner is provided
(plus has the added benefit of giving
mom a night off !).
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/. •
MT building supported
entirely by solar energy
About 80 people recently
stopped by Home on the Range of
Billings to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Montana’s
“greenest” building and flip the
switch on a new 75-panel solar
array that will provide the building
with 100% of its energy needs.
“We are excited for the new
addition to Home on the Range,”
said Ed Gulick, a Billings architect
and Past Chair of Northern
Plains Resource Council. “It will
be a shining example of living our
values as we have now been doing
for 10 years.”
The new 24-kilowatt solar array,
along with the existing 10-kilowatt
array atop the building, will completely offset the 10,000-square-foot
building’s electricity needs. The new
array was made possible by Tim
Crawford of Belgrade, a Northern
Plains member who has encouraged
of Western Resource Councils, and
Western Native Voice. With its distinctive design and visible solar
panels, tourists and residents alike
can see a vision of the future–energy efficiency and clean solar energy–as they drive up South 27th
Street, one of the main gateways
into downtown Billings from
Interstate 90.
Renovating a long-empty grocery store into Montana’s first
LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) Platinum
building was an intense project that
included private donations and
many volunteer hours. In the past
decade, Home on the Range has
blazed the trail for green building
in Billings, which now sports six
downtown buildings LEED
Platinum certified by the U.S.
Green Building Council.
“We remodeled this old building
solar energy in Montana. Other
donors, volunteers, and staff members have worked hard to make it
possible to generate 100% of the
building’s electricity from the sun.
“This is what is so wonderful about
this.” Crawford told the assembled
crowd. “It’s about growing our
community.”
Home on the Range, located at
220 South 27th Street in Billings, is
home to Northern Plains Resource
Council, the Western Organization
to a standard that uses significantly
less energy and water than new
construction,” Gulick said. “It has
become a model for a lot of other
projects.” Home on the Range has
received numerous awards and
been recognized in national publications and put green building on
the map in Montana.
Northern Plains Resource
Council organizes citizens to protect
Montana’s water, family farms and
ranches, and renewable energy. •
Emerson exhibits seeking
trout-inspired art
The Emerson Center for the
Arts & Culture is partnering with
the International Trout
Congress to curate two exhibits in
the Emerson’s Lobby and Weaver
Room Galleries this fall. This exhibit is in correlation with the Trout
Congress’ first ever
meeting in
Bozeman from
October 2nd-6th,
2016. The goal of
this gathering is
to explore and
celebrate the
intersections of
trout with the
arts, literature,
education, socioeconomics, science,
and conservation. To accomplish
this, they will bring together a
diverse international community of
people who are passionate about
trout and trout conservation worldwide. Your participation as an artist
in this exhibit will be essential to
realize this goal. Deadline to apply is
July 25th. For more information
about the Trout Congress and their
upcoming celebration, please visit
troutcongress.org/.
The goal of the Emerson Center
for the Arts & Culture is to serve as
a primary resource for the arts, arts
education, and cultural activities in
southwest Montana by stimulating
and celebrating the arts in all its
forms, fostering lifelong appreciation
and understanding of arts and culture, and building community and
economic development among creative enterprises, businesses, and
civic organizations. The Emerson is
located 111 S Grand Ave. Call (406)
587-9797 for more information, or
learn more at theemerson.org/. •
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MT FWP presents
Outdoor Fest 2016
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is
hosting the 2016 FWP Outdoor
Fest at its Regional Headquarters
in Bozeman,
Thursday,
July 7th
beginning at
4pm. This
familyfriendly
(and free!)
event will
provide numerous hands-on exhibits
and demonstrations for kids and
adults like: a patrol boat, wildlife
CSI, a bear trap, bear spray trailer,
FWP’s TIP-MONT trailer, fly casting demonstrations, telemetry
demonstrations, animal tracks, fish
tattoos for kids, giveaways, and much
more! FWP is located at 1400 S.
19th Ave. in Bozeman.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks,
through its employees and citizen
commission, provides for the stewardship of the fish, wildlife, parks,
and recreational resources of
Montana, while contributing to the
quality of life for present and future
generations. FWP seeks to: maintain
Montana’s natural, cultural, and
recreational resources; involve people
in decisions, provide objective information, and develop programs with
a clear understanding of public
expectations; advocate responsible
management and equitable allocation of resources; take pride in
Montana’s hunting and angling heritage; create partnerships with individuals, groups, and agencies; and
use innovation and technology to
improve services. Learn more at
fwp.mt.gov/. •
Natural energy promotes
happier, healthier life
9 Energies is set to host a number of upcoming events sure to give
insight and strenghten your natural
human experience. The health professionals are amidst a free 5-week
workshop series, “9 Practices to
Presence,” involving the 9 transformative practices that lead to a
happier and healthier life.
Non-Attachment and Holding Beliefs
as Ideas will be held on Monday,
July 11th at 12pm. Animals teach
us what presence looks like. They
are not saddled with a set of deepseated beliefs and attachments that
keep them from changing. Susan
and Martin Fisher will present a
brown bag workshop on the practice of Non-Attachment and what it
means to hold your Beliefs as Ideas.
This will be an interactive experience where the group will explore
what it means to use the practice of
releasing attachment to the things
that keep us from changing and
reaching for our dreams.
Courage and Intention will take
place on Monday, July 18th at
12pm. Susan and Martin Fisher
will present a brown bag workshop
on the practice of what it means to
have courage and set conscious
intentions to create the reality in
which you want to live. This will be
an interactive experience where the
group will explore what it means to
use the practice of being courageous. Participants will talk about
creating clarity in intentions and
how to look at underlying beliefs
and how they affect your ability to
manifest intentions.
Bring your lunch, arrive a little
early and join us for a fun event.
Bring friends that you like to
explore the world with and we will
lead you on journey of transformation. All Events are held at the
Bozeman Public Library unless otherwise noted. These events are free,
but pre-registration is appreciated.
Visit 9energies.com/ to register and
for a complete list of upcoming
workshops and events.
9 Energies is dedicated to the
research, study, and teaching of an
exciting discovery about our human
experience. There are 9 access
points located and identifiable in the
body–known as the 9 Natural
Energies. One of the 9 Natural
Energies is born active in each of us.
Initial research suggests that it
shapes our perceptive abilities,
affects how we grow, develop, move,
and learn. Why is knowing your
Natural Energy helpful? It helps
people be happier, more accepting
of themselves and others, it
improves relationships, it provides an
explanation for many of the unusual
and unexplainable experiences we
have and why we often feel so different from other people. Once identified, your Natural Energy provides a
critical context for the exploration
and growth of self. It makes growing
and changing much more fun and
easy. To hear what others have said
about it, visit 9energies.com/category/testimonials/.
Your Natural Energy is identifiable through a physical handto-hand process. Your body will
know how to do one of nine physical postures and your face will take
on a particular expression. Learn
more at 9energies.com/. •
Eat, drink, dance at Summerfest ‘16
This year’s 17th annual
Summerfest will take place
Friday, July 15th in Livingston. The
exciting event will be a full afternoon and evening of Montana
music and family-friendly festivities
along the Yellowstone River, focusing this event on our community
and roots, with local vendors and
Montana talent. Three bands will
be featured, with Western Skies
performing to kick off the festival
from 4-5:30pm. Bus Driver Tour
will next take the stage from 6-7:30
pm. The Max will headline from
8-10pm. Kids events start at 2pm
and go until the end of the festival.
Summerfest began as, and still
is, a fundraising event for the
Livingtson Recreation Department,
which helps to provide the small
community with many events,
including gymnastics, youth and
adult basketball, adult volleyball,
indoor soccer, pickleball, aerobic
workouts, open gym, tot time, open
walking, as well as programming at
the City pool like swimming lessons, water aerobics, and lap swim,
summer and winter camps, and
more. Indeed, the Livingston
Recreation Department has a con-
stant stream of activities. Due to a
financial loss from Summerfest in
2015, event coordinators are working hard for you to revamp this
event to get it back to its community roots and true to its mission.
This event is for you, and the proceeds are for you directly by supporting Recreational programming.
In the past, ticket cost was cited
as a reason people did not attend.
By the restructuring of
Summerfest, the event
costs only a $5 minimum donation per ticket! Kids 3 and under are
admitted free! Don’t
miss this awesome event!
Livingston’s 17th annual
outdoor music festival
will be held July 15th
Livingston’s beautiful
Sacajawea Park, bordered by the majestic
Yellowstone River. Music
plays from morning ‘til night, so
come and dance under the stars!
Summerfest has proven to be
one of the highlights of the summer in Livingston. For the past 16
years, Summerfest has continued to
grow and bring friends and families
together for a weekend of music,
food, and crafts in the park. It has
been very popular for class and
family reunions.
Summerfest continues to be a
family oriented event with the proceeds going back to the community
in the form of an expanded recreation department. Last year, some
of the profits were used for band
shell repairs, roller skates, shelving
for the skates, and gymnastic
equipment. New free and reduced
rate programs have been
developed also.
Learn more about Summerfest
by visiting livingstonmusicfest.wix.com/livsummerfest/. •
Art Walks hit Bozeman & Livingston
The Downtown Bozeman
Association, Downtown Bozeman
art galleries, and retailers and the
Emerson Center for Art and
Culture are proud to present this
summer’s Downtown Bozeman
Art Walks. The Art Walks occur
on the second Friday of the month
through September and again in
December for its “Winter” Art
Walk from 6-8pm in Downtown
Bozeman. The businesses and galleries generally feature artists’
openings and receptions during the
event and often provide complimentary hors d’oeuvres and
refreshments. Future 2016 Art
Walk dates include July 8th, August
12th, September 9th and
December 9th. Visit downtownbozeman.org/ to learn more.
While you stroll from gallery to
gallery, you will also be able to
enjoy live jazz and rock music
played by young musicians from
the area. The opportunity to support these budding young musicians during the Art Walks is
brought to us by donations from
First Security Bank and Blackfoot
Communications. You can find
these artists, ensembles, and/or
bands at the following rotating
locations: First Security Bank, Ellen
Theatre, Soroptimist Park, and the
Emerson Center. The Art Walks
are open to the public and will go
on rain or shine.
Livingston Art Walks are
part gallery tour and part social
gathering. An eclectic array of
locals, out-of-towners, and random
art enthusiasts arrive in hordes to
check out what’s hanging on the
walls and who’s who. Livingston
Art Walks are held the third Friday
of every month and usually start
around 5:30pm and last until about
8:30pm. Art Walks continue every
month through September.
Upcoming Art Walks will fall on
July 15th, August 19th, and
September 16th. Visit livingstonchamber.com/ for information. •
MSU professor recognized for renewable, alternative energy work
From MSU News Service
A veteran Montana State
University engineering professor
will be recognized this summer for
his years of researching and teaching renewable and alternative
energy power generation–a field he
didn’t even approach until the second half of his 45-year career.
Hashem Nehrir, a professor
in the Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department in
MSU’s College of Engineering,
will receive the Ramakumar
Family Renewable Energy
Excellence Award from the IEEE
Power and Energy Society next
month in Boston. (IEEE stands for
Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers). The annual
award recognizes a researcher’s
contributions to incorporating
renewable energy sources into the
national power grid and is meant
to spur utilization of renewable
technologies for power generation,
and further research and teaching
in the field.
“This was not at all my formal
academic training,” Nehrir said.
“So this is really a great reward for
me, because I found the opportunity to work in areas the whole world
is interested in.”
Nehrir earned his bachelor’s,
master’s, and doctorate in electrical engineering from Oregon State
University in 1969, 1971, and
1978, respectively. He came to
MSU in 1987, where he taught
courses and did research on traditional electrical power systems. But
in the early 1990s, the opportunity
arose to work with the U.S.
Department of Energy on hybrid
wind-power generation technologies. Nehrir jumped at it. “Since
then, I’ve learned to use my background knowledge and experience
to apply to these systems,” he said.
Nehrir’s work focuses on
designing intelligent systems to
manage hybrid, renewable-based
energy systems. Think of the
national power grid, the interconnected power lines and stations
that move electricity to where it’s
needed around the country. As
more and more alternative sources
of power are connected to the
grid, such as solar panels and wind
turbines, managing all those varied
sources of power to keep the grid
stable and safe becomes a priority.
“My work is modeling basically for
better operation of emission-free
systems that could ultimately save
the planet,” Nehrir said.
For nearly a decade, from 20012010, he continued researching
alternative energy sources in the
form of fuel cells, modeling them
for use in distributed power generation applications–where electricity
is generated not at one central
location but at many different
spots. The models he developed are
used around the world, along with
the textbook he co-authored on the
subject in 2009 with a former graduate student, Caisheng Wang.
Nehrir’s work has also pioneered the notion of using electric
hot water heaters to absorb excess
wind-generated power in the wind
farms in the form of heat. The
technology, which has already been
prototyped by a major utility, keeps
wind farms from having to shut
down turbines, hence avoiding the
curtailment of this emission-free
power, at times when wind-generated power is high and power
demand from the grid is low, for
example in the middle of night,
he said.
“This is important because
everybody wants to see more renewable energy used, but our current
grid in the U.S. and most of the
world isn’t designed to have these
intermittent sources like wind and
solar,” said Robert Maher, head of
the Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department. “So
there’s going to be a need to
redesign the whole grid to use these
sources, and Professor Nehrir’s
research is really at the forefront of
how that can be done.”
Over the years, Nehrir’s
research has been funded by the
National Science Foundation, the
Department of Energy, Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory,
Montana Power Company (now
NorthWestern Energy) and more.
In addition to three textbooks he’s
authored and many lectures he has
given around the world, he was
a 2010 recipient of MSU’s Wiley
Faculty Award for Meritorious
Research and was named a Life
Fellow of IEEE in 2013.
Based on his work, he developed a senior/graduate-level
course on alternative energy distributed power generation and has been
teaching it at MSU since
2003. And though he says
he’s trying to reduce his
workload, every year students come up with a list
of people interested in
taking the course and turn
it in to the department.
He continues to teach it,
he said, because “I enjoy
working with the
students.”
Maher said Nehrir has
been a constant in the
department, especially
through the 1990s when
Montana’s power companies were deregulated, hiring slowed in the industry
and fewer students sought
such degrees. “Hashem
kept the spark alive
through those years, and
now we’re back in the
mode where everybody is
looking to hire power engineers and he’s struggling
to keep up with the
demand,” Maher said.
“This is the kind of award
he deserves.” •
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fans. Bri Bagwell was the only female artist on
the Texas Music Chart for a few weeks with
her single, also titled “Banned from Santa Fe,”
and her song “Whiskey” became her first Top
15 hit. Her latest radio release, “Crazy,” has
been praised for its witty and relatable lyrics,
and it continues to climb the Texas charts.
When she’s not on tour, you can find Bri in
Nashville, Tennessee, writing songs for
Sony/ATV Publishing on Music Row. Tickets
to this show are $10. Food from Follow Yer’
Nose BBQ will be featured during this event.
The Last Revel will follow with a
Saturday performance on July 2nd at 7:30pm.
Consisting of three members, The Last Revel
uses traditional
folk-minded three
part harmonies
with honest and
meaningful lyrics
to deliver
a passionate and
soul stirring performance.
On a
backbone
of rebellious rock
The Jayhawks
attitude
and raw traditional instrumentation, band members pride
Pine Creek Lodge at 6:05pm and 7:35pm.
themselves on an unrelenting work ethic and a
Shuttles will leave Pine Creek Lodge at
deep hunger to write, perform, and entertain.
10:30pm and 11:35pm to drop-off riders on the
Tickets to this show are $8. Food from Grille
reverse route. Parking is extremely limited, so
406 will be featured during this event.
the best option is to park at the Pine Creek
The Sextones are set to take the stage
Bridge and take the shuttle.
Wednesday, July 6th at 7:30pm. The Sextones
Here’s a look at some of the upcoming
are a family of music renegades known for
music set to break in the awesome new space!
All shows take place outside, on the main stage viciously executed soul compositions and
white-knuckle driving funk. Fronted by the
unless otherwise noted. Shows will go on rain
charismatic and soulful vocalist Mark Sexton,
or shine.
The Sextones’ sound is a tip of the hat to the
Bri Bagwell & The Banned will perdays of Tower of Power and Stevie Wonder,
form Friday, July 1st at 7:30pm. Bri Bagwell is
while actively forging the path for a new genreal country music. Her first CD, Banned from
eration of soul and funk. Tickets to this show
Santa Fe, sold through several printings and
are $5.
gained traction very quickly among music
The beautifully situated and renovated
Pine Creek Lodge has reopened in Paradise
Valley with an extensive slate of live music to
keep guests and others entertained through the
summer.
To top it all off, you can now catch a
FREE ride to the show! The Pine Creek
Lodge shuttle holds 40 people and will be
making two round trips from downtown
Livingston to Pine Creek Lodge for almost
every show. Pick-up times and locations are as
follows: Neptune’s at 5:30pm and 7pm; Park &
Main at 5:35pm and 7:05pm; Pine Creek
Bridge Parking at 5:55pm and 7:25pm; and
KOA at 6pm and 7:30pm. Shuttles will reach
American alternative country and country
Mandy Rowden is set for Thursday, July
rock band, known for their distinctive sound
7th at 6pm. Austin, TX-based singer/songand brilliant harmonies. They’ve long been a
writer and multi-instrumentalist Mandy
driving force and inspiration behind the
Rowden has been compared to Lucinda
Americana movement, releasing several critiWilliams, Kim Richey, and Stevie Nicks, to
cally acclaimed albums–their biggest single
name a few, and her latest album These Bad
“Blue” hit the top 40. The Jayhawks latest
Habits was voted the #2 Album of the Year in
album, Paging Mr. Proust, was released on April
the Austin Chronicle Music Poll. This show is
29th. Tickets to this show are $30. Food from
FREE and will feature a Beer Garden.
Someday Miss Pray will perform Friday, Thai Basil will be featured during this event.
ALL TICKETS are available for pre-purchase at
July 8th at 7:30pm. Someday Miss Pray is a
pinecreeklodgemontana.com/live-music/ to be picked up
four-piece band based in Montana. They call
at will call the night of the show.
on a wide variety of influences, including
Gillian Welch, John Prine,
and Wilco, to name a few.
Their Americana sound
resonates with audiences of
all ages. Tickets to this
show are $5. Food from
Follow Yer’ Nose BBQ will
be featured during this
event.
The Hasslers are set
for Saturday, July 9th at
7:30pm. The Hasslers,
since forming in 2012, have
been called a lot of things.
Genuine, hard-hitting MT
folk-rock, erudite pool hall
rock, folk-rockicana, once
even latin emo. What they
really are is a bunch of kids
from Montana with a
knack for writing catchy
tunes. Tickets to this show
are $5. Food from Grille
406 will be featured during
this event.
Young Dubliners will
provide the live entertainThe Young Dubliners
ment Wednesday, July 13th
Future performances include The Cold
at 7:30pm. The Young Dubliners are quite
Hard Cash Show on July 16th and Keith
possibly Celtic rock’s hardest working band.
Scott on July 17th.
They have twice appeared on ABC’s Jimmy
A day in the Paradise Valley sun and an
Kimmel Live!, had songs featured in TV shows
evening at Pine Creek Lodge would surely be
(Sons Of Anarchy, Human Target), and toured
an unforgettable experience. Please visit
extensively as a headliner and as the opener
pinecreeklodgemontana.com/ to reserve your
for a diverse list of artists including Collective
cabin and learn more about these and other
Soul, Jethro Tull, Johnny Lang, and many
live performances! Pine Creek Lodge is located
more. Tickets to this show are $15. Food from
at 2496 East River Road just outside of
Grille 406 will be featured during this event.
Livingston. Call (406) 222-3628 for further
The Jayhawks will perform Friday, July
information. •
15th at 7:30pm. The Jayhawks are an
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MT Chamber Music Festival set for July
The Montana Chamber Music
Society, celebrating the start of its
8th season, presents the 28th
Annual Montana Chamber
Music Festival on Thursday, July
14th at 7:30pm in Reynolds Hall at
MSU Bozeman.
This performance
features the Muir
String Quartet performing works by
Mozart, Plog, Elgar
and the great
Schubert Cello
Quintet. Guest
artists include longtime MCMS guest
pianist Michele
Levin, hornist
William
Scharnberg, bassoonist Kathleen
Reynolds, and cellist
Sara Stalnaker.
They will also be
performing July
15th for Strings
Under the Big Sky at Rainbow
Lodge, and July 16th at the St.
Timothy’s Summer Concerts. Net
proceeds from these programs sup-
port MCMS’s mission to present
great chamber music performances
throughout Montana year-round.
The Grammy-winning Muir
Quartet, beginning its 38th season
for 2016-2017, 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’ 8th season continues in
September 2016 with the Muir
Quartet and renowned guest clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein,
February 2017 with returning guest
violinist Angella Ahn,
pianist Philip Aaberg
and cellist Sara
Stalnaker, and in
March 2017 with the
Muir and the legendary flautist Carol
Wincenc. For more
information, please
visit montanachambermusicsociety.org/.
Season subscriptions and individual
tickets 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, e-mail Michael
Reynolds at [email protected]. •
The Tiny Band brings big sound to Big
Sky on July 4th
What better way to celebrate our
nation’s birthday than with one of
the area’s hottest rock, pop, and soul
bands…and the best part, it’s free!
The Tiny Band, comprised of
some of the best musicians in
Montana, will be in Big Sky on
Monday, July 4th, performing at
7pm. This free event is presented by
the Arts Council of Big Sky and
sponsored by First Security Bank.
Doors open for the event at 6pm
at the region’s best outdoor music
venue–Center Stage at Town
Center Park, located on Ousel Falls
Road in Big Sky. The night will end
with the area’s most spectacular
fireworks show at dark after the
show. As always, this festive celebration is free! Beer, wine, soft drinks,
and a variety of food will be available for purchase from local vendors. There will also be kids activities, including a climbing wall and
inflatable bouncer from Airtime
Inflatables from 6-9pm.
With a lineup of local luminaries, the Bozeman-based Tiny Band
repertoire is a blend of Motown,
rock, soul and pop standards that
keeps the dance floor pulsing. Since
July 2010, they’ve entertained guests
at weddings, parties, and special
events to rave reviews. With hits
ranging from Stevie Wonder to The
Beatles, Michael Jackson to Adele,
they’ll get you out of your seat and
onto the dance floor. The Tiny
Band brings big vocals, high energy,
and anything but a tiny sound.
What better way to celebrate our
country’s birthday than with a
dance party! The band’s members
include Ryan Matzinger, Jeni
Fleming, Krista Barnett, Jake
Fleming, Chris Cundy, Sean
Lehmann, John Sanders, and
Drew Fleming.
The Arts Council of Big Sky is a
non-profit organization dedicated to
bringing musical and artistic performances to the Big Sky Area. For
music samples, videos, and a complete schedule, visit bigskyarts.org/. •
Indie folk singer/songwriter comes
to Wild Joe*s
Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot in
downtown Bozeman is a great
place for a caffeine fix, but it also
doubles as a live music venue for
local artists and those passing
through our not-so-little mountain
town. Here’s a look at what’s coming up over the Fourth of July
weekend! The coffeehouse will host
Linsley Hartenstein on Friday,
July 1st and Saturday, July 2nd
beginning at 7pm both evenings.
Tickets to this show are just $5 at
the door.
Hartenstein is a young
singer/songwriter on summer tour
out of Cinncinati, Ohio in support
of her latest album, Highway 93. A
folk singer/songwriter whose influences include Jon Foreman, Noah
Gundersen, and Paul McCartney,
Linsley aims to capture beauty in
the tension between human
depravity and redemption. While
clearly rooted in modern vocal
stylings, her lovely voice exudes a
vulnerability and innocence that
brings to mind classic songwriters
Love Songs shows his versatility as a
musician. Jacob got his musical
inspiration for this album from
everyday situations someone may
go through with love and everyday
living. The jazz/blues guitar chord
progressions and soft/soothing
vocals match up to create a pleasant
blend of music for your ears.
Since graduating college,
Cummings looks to put music at the
forefront and truly pursue his
career in music. He has toured
through the United States, getting
his start at college sororities, and
The 13th Annual Dog and
Grog is scheduled for Friday, July
15th and Saturday, July 16th. The
Bale of Hay Saloon in Historic
Virginia City hosts this Montana
microbrew festival featuring the best
micros made in Montana.
White Dog Brewing, and Outlaw
Brewing. Beer and music flow under
the big tent next to the Bale of Hay
Saloon in Virginia City, Montana.
Festivities start at high noon and
end at 7pm with NO cover charge!
The Gallatin Grass Project will
Friday night kicks off with the
Wee Dog pint night. Outlaw
Brewing from Bozeman is making
their first visit to the Dog and bringing some of the best brews made in
Montana starting at 5pm, with
Chad Ball playing blends of folk,
rock, blues, and rockin’ country
from 9:30pm-12:30am. This is your
chance to sample beers from one of
the best breweries in Montana and
collect one of their pint glasses!
Saturday features ten breweries
including Lewis and Clark Brewing,
Bitterroot Brewing, Bayern Brewing,
Neptune’s Brewery, Madison River
Brewing, Bozeman Brewing,
Draught Works, Lone Peak Brewery,
make their debut, playing 12-7pm.
Straight from Big Sky, these guys
play the best bluegrass in the West!
Tap your feet and drink your brew!
Make sure to get there early to
get the package deal that includes 8
tasters of beer, polish dog, and limited edition commemorative glass
featuring Bozeman Brewing.
Individual beers and polish dogs are
also for sale. Dance the night away
with the Rocky Mountain Pearls
starting at 9:30pm. Listen to a blend
of new and old country that will
make you want to cut a rug! For
further information, please visit
baleofhaysaloon.com/ or
virginiacity.com/. •
PPB sends off guitarist
with free show
Paige & The People’s Band
will be playing a FREE show at the
Zebra Cocktail Lounge, Friday, July
8th beginning at 9:30pm. The
evening will mark the final show for
the amazing and talented guitarist
Dan Conwell before he moves off to
members of Paige and The People’s
Band have been, charming, captivating and blowing the collective minds
of audiences throughout the U.S.
and Europe for many years, sharing
the stage with such musical legends
as BB King, John Hiatt, Willie
NYC. They’ll also be joined by the
lovely and incomparable Sarah
Eggen on second vocal. Come dance
the night away and send Dan off
right! The band is excited to be
playing some brand new tunes for
you and of course sticking with
favorite OG’s.
There are those who have said
“Who’s that?” of Paige & The
People’s Band, not to mention,
“Never heard of ’em,” and “Is that
the band that opened for Phox that
one time?” Well yes it is, and the
reason you’ve never heard of them
could be because you’re a troglodyte
and never hear about anyone until
they are already so popular
Madonna has tried to forcibly makeout with them at an awards show.
Or, more likely, it’s because they are
a brand new band that started hitting the stage in 2015! However,
Nelson, The Doobie Brothers, Lyle
Lovett, Pat Benatar, Kenny
Loggins–and that’s enough name
dropping.
Paige and The People’s Band
choose to incorporate several styles
and genres into their performances.
Playing an assortment of funk, soul,
rhythm and blues, jazz, folk, and
pop music from some of the best
known and least known artists.
These include Aretha Franklin, Sia,
Earth Wind and Fire, Lake Street
Dive and some lesser known acts
such as, Snarky Puppy, Rubble-bucket, Zaz, Quantic Soul Orchestra, and
of course their own original works.
Their high energy, mixed with professionalism, dedication to entertainment, maintaining musical excellence
and technical skill will surely make
them a band to remember and definitely not to miss! •
Suzanne Vega and Ricki Lee Jones.
Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot is located in the heart of historic downtown Bozeman. Their aim is to
serve the best coffee, espresso, and
tea drinks in Montana–but they’re
more than just that! With a capacity of 98 people, Wild Joe*s is also
one of Bozeman’s most popular
spots for eclectic live music. Wild
Joe*s is located in downtown
Bozeman on 18 West Main Street.
Learn more at
wildjoescoffee.com/. •
WA-based singer/songwriter Jacob
Cummings at Bacchus, 406
Independent national touring
artist Jacob Cummings is set to
appear in Bozeman this July in support of his latest album, Hopeless
Love Songs. He’ll first visit The
Bacchus Pub on Tuesday, July 5th
at 8pm, then 406 Brewing,
Thursday, July 7th at 6pm.
Jacob Cummings is a 25-yearold guitarist and singer/songwriter
out of Everett, Washington. His
music is best described as blues/pop
with an easy listening feel, compared to that of John Mayer and
Jack Johnson. Debut EP Hopeless
Sip MT brews to Montana
grooves at Bale of Hay
more recently, bars, clubs, and
breweries. This eclectic blend of
shows has allowed Cummings to
craft his music and performances.
As he gets older, his love of more
traditional music and the classics
grows. He collects old 33s and finds
inspiration in eras of the past. This
has become a huge part of his
sound and how he creates music.
Cummings includes mainstream
selections in his performances to
give him a wider spectrum and
music everyone can enjoy.
Learn more about Jacob
Cummings and listen to some of
his music by visiting
jacobcummingsmusic.com/. •
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Music on Main continues into July
The Downtown Bozeman
Association is proud to present the
16th Annual Music on Main
concert series this
summer in Historic
Downtown Bozeman.
Music on Main will
be located on Main
Street from Rouse
Avenue to Black Ave.
The fun will last from
6:30-8:30pm on
Thursday evenings
through August 18th.
Bring the kids for
the “Pepsi Co. Family
Zone” on South
Bozeman Avenue
with bouncy houses,
face painting, hula
hooping, and more.
Grab a bite to eat from one of the
many food vendors, stop by some of
our local non-profit booths providing
an array of family activities, step
into a few of the downtown stores
that stay open late, and of course
enjoy outstanding live music from
popular local and regional bands.
Also, enjoy the City of Bozeman’s
Water Bottle Fill Station parked
each week on the side of First
Security Bank. Remember to bring
your reusable water bottle, and stay
hydrated for free with Bozeman’s
crisp mountain water!
The music begins at 7pm and
lasts until 8:30pm. Here’s a look at
some up the upcoming shows. July
7th will see John Roberts Y Pan
Blanco. John began playing the
piano at the age of 5 while living on
an isolated ranch in Southeastern
Montana. There was no TV, but
there was a piano. At age 11, he
picked up trombone to play in the
grade school band. After graduating
in 1996 from Montana State
University-Billings with a BA in
Music Performance, John moved to
Los Angeles to earn his Master of
Fine Arts in Western Orchestral
Trombone Performance from
California Institute of the Arts.
Feeling equally comfortable in
orchestral and commercial music
realms, John has been touring,
recording, and performing in Los
and nearly 100% funded by local
business sponsorships.
The Downtown Bozeman
Swagger irish rock band
Angeles, around the U.S. and the
world, including Mexico, India,
Asia, Europe, the Caribbean,
Australia, and Africa. Tours include
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca
(Congolese/Cuban), Bobby Womack
(Soul), Los Pinguos (Argentine),The
Temptations, The New Orleans Jazz
Orchestra, and others.
Swagger will take the stage July
14th. Swagger is a premier Irish
rock band based out of Park City,
Utah. The band has been honing
their original brand of Celtic music
at festivals and concert halls across
the United States since 2007. Well
known for their high-energy stage
performances and catchy original
lyrics, the band has amassed loyal
fans eager to hear more. Swagger’s
music is the expected Irish celebration of drink, mischief, and music,
which also dares to explore oppression and take an emigrant’s perspective on the virtues and vices of the
Irish-American culture.
Additional information and song
samples can be found at downtownbozeman.org/event/music-onmain/.
Music on Main is a FREE community event hosted by the
Downtown Bozeman Association
Association, the City of Bozeman,
and the Bozeman Police
Department would also like to
inform the public of the rules and
regulations regarding the Open
Container Waiver for the Music on
Main summer concert series and the
changes in its policies. The Open
Container Waiver allows for anyone
over the age of 21 to have an open
container of alcohol in the event
area including Main Street from
Black to Rouse Avenues during the
Music on Main event from 6pm to
9pm on Thursday nights through
August 18th ONLY. Anyone with an
open container outside of these
perimeters before 6pm or after 9pm
will be subject to a $100 open container ticket issued by the City of
Bozeman.
There are also NO glass or aluminum containers, NO dogs, and
NO coolers allowed in the event
area. And, Breathe Easy
Bozeman…Music on Main is now a
Smoke and Vapor-FREE Event!
For more information, contact
Downtown Bozeman Association at
(406) 586-4008 or check out downtownbozeman.org/. And remember...have FUN at this year’s Music
on Main and please be safe! •
Tune in for a symphony of fireworks
The Bozeman Symphony and
Gallatin Empire Lions Club present
the Festival of the Fourth at the
Gallatin County Fairgrounds in
Bozeman, Montana on July 4th.
The Bozeman Symphony
Orchestra, under the direction of
Maestro Matthew Savery, will perform a program of patriotic and
pops favorites at 9pm, leading into
the traditional fireworks display at
10:30pm. The concert and fireworks
are FREE and open to the public.
For 20 years, the Gallatin
Empire Lions Club has presented
the Festival of the Fourth, providing
both entertainment and fireworks,
free of charge, to the greater
Bozeman community. This is the
fifth year the Symphony and Lions
Club have collaborated presenting
the community event, attracting
over 7,000 attendees from
Southwest Montana.
Here’s what people in the community have said about the event:
“People were just blown away by
the wonderful concert, and the fireworks. We heard a guy say ‘I’m getting here earlier next year so that I
can be in the front row.’ People just
floated out of the fairgrounds after
the event last evening saying that
they had never seen anything like it.
We felt exactly the same way; we
went out for a drink afterwards and
just marveled at the evening we had
just experienced. Congratulations!”
said Denis Prager of Clyde Park.
Marilyn Hill of Big Sky
exclaimed, “Congratulations on the
excellent execution of a superior
evening of music. I just can’t compliment you enough. Everything was
great–the selections played, the
setup, lighting, special effects, sound,
and of course the tent! I was so
thrilled to discover that it is now
owned by the Symphony, and that is
where it belongs! Maestro always
appreciated the acoustics it affords,
and he rightfully deserves to make it
his own. In fact, you all deserve the
best. I’ve never heard a better sound
coming from under that structure
than the one I heard on July 4th,
2012! (And that includes the Utah
Symphony.) Simply spectacular! The
collaboration with the Lions’ Club
was brilliant–a magical combination. All the work and planning
came to a perfect conclusion. Thank
you so much for all of your efforts,
and congratulations! May you proceed to even greater heights in the
future! Thanks for enriching my life
with the music.”
“The concert put on by the
Bozeman Symphony this year was
outstanding and contributed greatly
to the celebration of our Nation’s
birthday here in Bozeman. Both
during the show and since the show,
we have received overwhelming
amounts of support and gratitude
from many members of the community thanking us for being involved
and helping with the event. The
message from the Bozeman
Community has been loud and
clear: they loved the show and hope
that it continues into the future.”
said Tim Ford of Bozeman.
Fran Shellenberger of Bozeman
also said, “I want to pass on a comment I heard today at the Gallatin
Newcomers Club luncheon. A
young woman from Arizona, arriving with her husband and family for
a new job here in Bozeman a few
months ago, brought the family to
the July 4th celebration. She was
amazed to find her kids totally mesmerized by the symphony! His job
is in Billings and the spouse is
telecommuting. They chose
Bozeman over Billings for their
hometown in part due to the very
pleasant July 4th experience for
their kids. The conversation came
about because I was bragging about
our Symphony only to find her
already well informed.”
Support for the Festival of the
Fourth comes from Gilhousen
Family Foundation, Gianforte
Family Foundation, American Bank,
First Interstate Bank, and the
Gallatin Empire Lions Club. Please
join the Symphony and Lions Club
in thanking these businesses and
individuals.
For more information or general
inquiries please contact the
Bozeman Symphony at
(406) 585-9774 or
[email protected]. •
Chicken Jams for live
music lovers
ChickenJam West has the show
you’re looking for this month in
Bozeman. Here’s a look at some of
the upcoming shows.
Raashan Ahmad with help
from Hemingway & the Organix
will perform Thursday, July 7th at
the Filling Station at 10pm. Tickets
to this 21+ show are just $7 at the
door. Doors at 9pm.
Raashan Ahmad is an emcee,
producer, DJ, and label owner with a
thriving career as a hip-hop artist.
He has garnered national and international critical acclaim from worldwide press. Raashans’ solo albums as
well as albums with Crown City
Rockers have garnered worldwide
attention and earned him the admiration of fans as he has toured feverishly both solo and with various
bands and orchestras all over
the world.
Hemingway is Bozeman’s Choice
best hip-hop artist in town and will
be joined by his full live band The
Organix in a rare appearance! The
Organix is a 5 piece group including
keys, guitar, bass, drums and saxaphone. The Organix give
Hemingway’s music a funky and
soulfull twist, creating a high energy
and fun live set.
Dead Larry and Indigenous
Eric will take the stage Saturday,
July 9th at the Filling Station at
10pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are
just $7 at the door. Doors at 9pm.
Dead Larry’s powerful blend of
high energy rock, dance, and funk
shakes the foundation of modern
music. From rock driven sea shanties
to pulsating dance beats. From
Beatle-esque harmonies to spine
chilling screams. From shake-yobooty funk jams to orchestral themes
of space and time travel. Dead
Larry is one thing: original.
Eric Charles Enger, or
“Indigenous Eric,” born in Joliet, IL
in 1985, is an American
singer/songwriter and multiinstrumentalist. Grimy, noisy,
and relentlessly bleak rock &
roll spilling out of Eric’s soul
may touch your heart or rip it
out.
The Last Revel will perform will help from The
Fresh Boys! on Wednesday,
July 13th at the Filling Station
at 9pm. Tickets to this 21+
show are $8 in advance in
store and at cactusrecords.net/
and $10 at the door. Doors at
8pm. The Last Revel, a powerfully talented trio of multiinstrumentalists from
Minneapolis, Minnesota so
naturally blends the genres of
Folk, Rockabilly, Old Time
String-Band and Rock to create a sound that is as equally
original as it is timeless. The
group utilizes their multiinstrumental abilities to bring
the acoustic guitar, upright
bass, fiddle, 5-string banjo, harmonica, kick drum, and threepart vocal harmonies together
to consistently deliver
“Bombastic live performances,” as well as delicate and
haunting folk ballads.
Cave Singers and
Dreamhouse will take the
stage Thursday, July 14th at
the Eagles Ballroom at 9pm.
Tickets to this 21+ show are
$14 in advance in store and at
cactusrecords.net/ and $17 at
the door. Doors at 8pm. Given
the rising popularity of meditative, folky indie acts in the early
2000s, forming a twangy, rootsy folk trio was probably the
least surprising move Derek
Fudesco could have made. The
former bassist and founding
member of the successful indie rock
group Pretty Girls Make Graves
picked up an acoustic guitar and
formed the Cave Singers following
PGMG’s demise in January 2007,
teaming up with vocalist Pete Quirk
(formerly of Hint Hint) and drummer Marty Lund (formerly of
Cobra High).
Parsonsfield will perform with
The Lonesome Heroes on
Thursday, July 14th at the Filling
Station at 9pm. Tickets to this 21+
show are $8 in advance in store and
at cactusrecords.net/ and $10 at the
door. Doors at 8pm.
Parsonsfield is a five-piece
alt/folk band from Northampton,
MA that infuses a rowdy, rock ‘n’ roll
spirit into its bluegrass and folk influences, blowing away any preconception of what you think banjos and
mandolins should sound like.
The Lonesome Heroes might as
well print “Cosmic American” on
their passports. The Austin, TX
based group may hail from the “Live
Music Capital of the World,” but
their sound suggests they originate
from a parallel universe where the
works of Gram Parsons, Beck, and
Wilco propagate. Austin’s KUTX
describes them as “the soundscape
that occurs when indie rock and
country artfully cross paths.”
Get your tickets now!
ChickenJam West has partnered
with Bridger Brewing to bring you
Beats Antique with help from
TAUK to an OUTDOOR stage on
Saturday, July 23rd beginning at
7:30pm in the Bridger Brewing front
parking lot. Tickets to this awesome
all ages show are available now for
$32 in store or online at cactusrecords.net/ and $35 at the door.
Doors at 6:30pm.
For more information about
these and other shows, visit chickenjamwest.com/. •
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The Interview
Beats Antique finds itself somewhere between past & present
Celebrating its tenth anniversary
with its tenth studio release, the Bay
Area’s wildly innovative performance dynamo Beats Antique
emerges from the studio with a
brand new album and stage show to
mark the milestone. When multiinstrumentalists David Satori and
Tommy Cappel and choreographer
Zoe Jakes dove into development of
the new Beats Antique era, the concept of “Shadowbox” emerged.
Driven by the infinite wonders of
the deceptively simple design, the
narrative of shadows and light, of
darkness and contrast, of reality and
surreality propelled the music and
vision into new territory.
Beats Antique is breaking
the boundaries of conventional wisdom. Why can’t an electronic music
performance encompass a range of
emotion? This isn’t a nuclear-powered laser light show from the everintensifying optical arms race of the
EDM industry. This is one of the
earliest methods of storytelling
brought from the past into the present. “The digital is there to enhance
the analog,” notes Jakes. “We’re
here to tell a story,” Satori adds.
Bringing an album from the shadows of the studio to the brightly lit
stage is what Beats Antique does
best. These are storytellers for a digital age–equipped with the newest
technology and ancient traditions.
This is where the Beats meet the
Antique.
In anticipation of their upcoming Bozeman performance, the
Rolling Zone was able to get Cappel
on the horn to talk experiential
music, hitting the road, and…artificial reality?
RZ: Hey Tommy. How are you
doing?
TC: Good!
RZ: What’s going on today? Tour
prep?
TC: Yep, you know.
RZ: Thanks for taking the time to
talk with me today, we’re excited for
your show here in Bozeman.
TC: Awesome.
RZ: To start off, can you describe
Shadowbox as a theme and how it’s
definitive of this era of your music?
TC: This new record [and tour] is
somewhat of a retrospective kind of
thing. Shadowbox is the mystery in
the shadow–you don’t know exactly
what it is ever, [and it’s something
to] invent it as you go.
RZ: Can you compare the upcoming album to some of the group’s
previous efforts? What’s changed
and what’s stayed the same?
TC: What’s stayed the same is
[what’s been] hiding in the corner,
that thing in the corner that’s making it all work. With our last project,
we took the listener on a
journey–we told a
story. This [album]
is a collection of stories made throughout our travels. We
take people to
Russia, we take people to Israel,
Australia, back to
San Francisco
[through our own
music and] collaborations with people
we’ve worked with
before and others
like the Preservation
Hall Jazz Band [of
New Orleans].
RZ: How is listening
to a Beats Antique
track on say, an
iPod, different from
seeing it performed
live?
TC: Well, there are
different versions of
the song. In those
[recorded] tracks, we
take out all the live
drums, and basically
the instruments that
would be played [on stage]. We take
out those parts and change the way
that it goes. Then, we’ll change the
arrangement and make it better for
live [shows]. On top of that, you’re
watching a belly dance that’s really
able to captivate the audience and
pull them in. You can imagine that
while you’re listening to an iPod, but
it’s really [about] the live experience. We try to make it as special as
possible with the mediums we’re
using.
RZ: I listen to your music at home,
so I am excited to see the performance side of it.
TC: It’s a different experience, it
really is. When you’re listening to it,
you’re drawn away from where you
are, whereas with the show, you’re
brought closer to where you are.
RZ: Gotcha. Very cool. How do
you feel the choreography elevates
those performances?
TC: Zoe [Jakes] is just really, really
talented and really understands how
to work an audience. When’s she’s
got some idea and she’s got some
inspiration and she’s got the music
for it, she knocks it out of the park
every time. And I think it’s just a
mixture of grace and fire–that’s
what our band is. It’s that cohesive
in Portland, it’s like “What?” Our
crowd is very diverse. You can find
really young people to people who
are my age, in their forties, [who]
are all dancing together. But it does
matter. Honestly, most of the time,
San Francisco is one of the
toughest crowds.
RZ: Really.
mix. The music is made for the
dance, the dance is made for the
music. The performance art we do
is, I think, a genuine experience.
That’s what we’re going for at least.
RZ: It definitely seems like experiential music.
TC: Yeah.
RZ: Beats Antique started off in
San Francisco. What’s it like to leave
that scene and take your music on
the road? Does audience response
shift, geographically speaking?
TC: The audience response definitely shifts. Luckily all of us have
been doing it in different bands for
a long time, so we kind of know
what to expect when we go to different towns. But geographically, it
matters one hundred percent. You
can go to a show in Asheville, NC,
then down the road to Charlotte
and it’ll be totally different. You can
go to a show in Bend, OR and then
TC: Yeah. We have tons of people
performing and doing weird shit.
[But] when you go to a place where
a lot of people are searching for that
in bands that come to town, you
actually have a more fun show.
Everybody is really into the moment
of it. I feel like they kind of appreciate it more because they don’t get it
as much.
RZ: It really is not as common.
TC: You go to a smaller town, it’s
really awesome because people are
just like, “Yeah, cool. Let’s go check
this thing out, I have no idea what
it’s going to be.” But whenever
you’re in the birthplace of your
ideas, I think it’s always a little bit
intimidating. There’s a couple sides
to it. It’s fun to go to places and do
our show for people who’ve never
really seen anything like it, unless
they’ve been to our show.
RZ: You remix other artists’ songs.
Do they respond to what you
guys come up with? On the flipside, what’s it like when your
material is remixed?
TC: Most of the people that we
remix are people that get
remixed a lot. When they get a
remix from us, there’s more live,
orchestral stuff going on.
There’s more old music, more
live instruments. Especially if its
electronic music, we’ll try to go
and make some of the parts
almost a remake or a redo of
just the orchestration of it. We
love doing that. It’s actually one
of our favorite things to do.
Had a really good time doing
some Major Lazer remixes,
making them with banjo
and piano.
RZ: That does sound like an
interesting rendition.
TC: Then, having people remix
us is really cool. It’s a really
interesting process. You get it in
the mail and you’re like, “Ok.
Let’s hear this thing.” You just
jump into somebody else’s brain,
how they heard something in
your song. That’s a really cool
experience. Sometimes it’s better
than others. It’s a unique thing.
For everything that I don’t like,
everybody else loves. It’s a funny
moment. You have to just let go
of it, take off your producer hat,
[be] a music fan, and see what happens. It almost doesn’t matter who’s
doing it, you never know what
they’re going to do. It’s a crapshoot,
but it’s a great experience. I love it. I
think it’s cool for fans too because
they get to hear something a little
different, maybe something that’s
more for the dancefloor
but still hear our song.
RZ: That’s got to be
pretty rewarding when
people are work with
your material.
TC: Yeah. Bassnectar
did the first remix of
us on “Roustabout”
and he crushed it! It
totally put us on the
map in all these other
kids’ ears. That’s what
it’s all about.
RZ: Can you name
one outstanding memory from your career
with Beats Antique?
TC: I would say sitting
in with other groups in
Egypt in front of the
Great Pyramids. That
was pretty epic. We
recorded it and it
turned into a song
called “Veil of Tears”
on the A Thousand Faces
album. There we were,
playing on the ground
at the pyramids playing
with people in our community.
RZ: That would be a highlight
for sure.
TC: It was really a beautiful
experience.
RZ: Give us a look into your own
musical tastes. What might we be
surprised to hear?
TC: Well David’s super into Phish,
[but] my secret obsession is probably Coldplay. I sing and play piano
too, so I have a whole other side of
me that isn’t this kind of shit.
RZ: It’s the kind of music that
makes you feel.
TC: Yeah, totally man.
RZ: To close out, where do you
hope or expect to see Beats Antique
or yourself in the future?
TC: Well, thinking about having an
AI, like artificial reality…show.
Where we don’t have to go anywhere and we can just set up and be
really weird and people can come
and visit us, like, on their computer.
RZ: That’s a good career path.
TC: None of us actually have to go
anywhere. We just hang out and
jam with people, play music, party,
and have fun instead of always
being tucked away in our studio.
RZ: That’s not really out of the
question these days.
TC: No, I don’t think it’s that far!
People could put on a pair of glasses and hang out with us while we
record. So maybe that’s where you’ll
find me next.
RZ: Artificially. And it would really
cut the travel expenses for sure.
TC: Yeah, it would.
RZ: Well we’re excited to see you
guys in July!
TC: We love coming to Bozeman.
Last time we were there, we had a
really good time. We’re looking forward to it again, for sure.
Beats Antique will perform
with help from rock fusion instrumentalists TAUK on an outdoor
stage on Saturday, July 23rd beginning at 7:30pm in the Bridger
Brewing front parking lot. Tickets to
this awesome all ages show are
available now for $32 in store or
online at cactusrecords.net/ and
$35 at the door. Doors at 6:30pm.
For more information about this
and other shows, visit
chickenjamwest.com/. •
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Rockin’ the Rivers
returns to The Bridge
It’s just about time to rock on as
Montana’s favorite Rockin’ The
Rivers returns to the Bridge near
Three Forks, Friday, August 12th
through Sunday, August 14th with a
hair-raising slate of performances.
The 2016 slate includes Vince
Neil of Mötley Crüe,
Cinderella’s Tom Keifer,
Buckcherry, Ratt, Loverboy,
and Survivor, not to mention
Firehouse, Steelheart, Black
Powder County, Blistered
Earth, Royal Bliss,
Windowpane, The Nixon
Rodeo, Hell’s Belles, Heart By
Heart, Hotel California, Jerry
Joseph, and Jared Stewart.
Additional acts include Bobaflex,
Blue Tattoo, and Second Sting,
Shades of Blue, Mabel’s Rage,
Metal Steel, Nova Rex, Exit
288, Mighty Flick, Voodoo
Cadillac, Sixteen Penny,
Dellacoma Rio, Drink Me
Pretty, and Groove Wax.
Come celebrate with some of
rock’s favorite legends and the
hottest up-and-comers. Stay to revel
in the party that is uniquely Rockin’
the Rivers, Montana’s largest and
most loved rockfest. Main Stage
music starts August 12th-14th, with
a FREE pre-party on Thursday,
August 11th in the Pavillion featuring favorite local and regional
bands for Rockin’ the Rivers ticket
holders. Gates Open at noon on
Thursday. General admission 3-day
passes are $145, while 3-day VIP
passes run $285. General admission
single day passes are $55, while single day VIP passes run $115.
Limited camping packages still
available. Visit rockintherivers.com/
for more information.
Since 2000, Rockin’ the Rivers
has been bringing the music of rock
legends to Montana for a three-day
rock festival–the only one of its
kind in the state! Located near
Three Forks, Montana in the
Jefferson River Canyon, the venue
consists of a sprawling 140 acres
that form a natural amphitheater
with sound quality second to none.
The arena has affectionately been
dubbed “The Bridge” by Rockin’
the Rivers devotees in tribute to the
historic Sappington bridge whose
final resting place is just outside the
concert area. Each year, thousands
of people of all ages come to The
Bridge to enjoy this unique experience under Montana’s big sky. For
over 15 years, Rockin’ the Rivers
has combined phenomenal music,
great company, and unparalleled
natural beauty to throw one of the
most entertaining and largest music
festivals in the Northwest. And the
legacy will continue in 2016! Visit
rockintherivers.com/ to purchase
tickets or to find ticket outlets,
camping info, and more on the festival and its awsome rockin’ acts! •
Uncork with live tunes
Uncorked, Livingston’s newest
music venue, continues to bring the
best of local and touring musicians
on Friday nights. On warm nights,
the music moves outside under the
eaves of the Historic Depot. Enjoy a
glass of wine, bubbly or craft beers,
or a tasting flight, cheese board, and
much more.
Uncorked is bringing three new
artists in the first few weeks of July,
as well as a favorite, marking her
return to Livingston after an extended California tour. Kicking things off
on Friday, July 1st is Russ
Chapman. If you like Taj Mahal,
Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, John
Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, or Leon
Redbone, then odds are, you’ll like
Russ Chapman. Even if you don’t
like those guys, there’s still hope. An
original songwriter, Russ stomps and
sings an inspired blend of hill country blues and swing, with a taste for
lyrical wordplay. There’s no deep,
soul crushing ballads here, just good
clean(ish) fun.
www.russchapman.com.
To celebrate Livingston’s annual
parade on July 2nd, Uncorked welcomes Sundae + Mr. Goessl for a
rare Saturday evening show. Seattle
sweethearts, Sundae + Mr. Goessl
play vintage music to make your
heart sway. It’s the perfect way to
wind down after rodeo queens,
clowns, and firetrucks!
Returning to Uncorked on
Friday, July 8th is local singer/songwriter Ashly Holland. Ashly is a
talented songwriter and performer.
She leads her band Little Jane and
the Pistol Whips and is a favorite on
stages across Montana!
On Friday, July 15th, Uncorked
presents Brian & Katie Ernst.
The duo has been touring the world
with Brian’s music for the last 8
years. His lyrics tell this story as he
builds his songs live with a looping
pedal and an assortment of instruments collected from all over the
globe. Best described as acoustic,
soul roots, Brian’s message is one of
hope and inspiration. The pair use
the music to advocate for the needs
of others. They run a small NGO
that works in Kenya supporting
women and children through education and micro loans, and they volunteered this year in Greece and
Turkey with refugee families.
Uncorked features music from 79:30pm on Fridays and is located at
212 W. Park Street in historic downtown Livingston, Montana. They
can be reached at (406) 222-5418.
For more information on Gourmet
Cellars or Uncorked, please visit thegourmetcellar.com/. •
Music, food & fun at legendary 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.
Renowned songwriter Kostas will
bring his talents to the cafe Sunday,
July 3rd at 6pm. He is a Greek-born
American country music songwriter,
known professionally as Kostas.
He has written for several country
music artists.
Lang Termes will perform
Sunday, July 10th at 5:30pm. Lang
Termes grew up with a visual artist
father and spent summers touring
with his puppeteer mother. He was
surrounded by artists, musicians,
writers and performers of all
description from the day he was
born. He has been playing professionally most of his life. His vocal
style ranges from mellow folk ballads
to growling boogie blues. Lang’s
style of song writing, both original
music and lyrics, comes deep from
the heart, or in some cases, bubbles
up from his whimsical sense of irony.
His selection of covers ranges from
early country blues to the full gambit
of contemporary classics. Lang plays
music in a wide variety of styles.
Some of his biggest influences
include: Muddy Waters, Woody
Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie
Vedder, Huddie (Ledbelly) Ledbetter,
Townes Van Zandt, John Lee
Hooker, Tom Waits, Greg Brown
and Josh Ritter.
Bob Britten
Rich Mayo performs every
Tuesday in July at 6pm. Upcoming
dates include the 5th & 12th. 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 July.
Upcoming dates include the
1st, 8th & 15th. 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 on Saturdays,
July 2nd, 9th & 16th at 5:30pm
each evening. 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
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.
For more information about
upcoming events, call (406)
586-2281 or visit kountrykornermontana.com/. •
Beat the heat at Bozeman Spirits
Bozeman Spirits in historic
Downtown Bozeman is a great place
to stop in this summer when you
need get inside and cool off ! 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 5:30-8pm in their
homey tasting room.
Here’s a look at the
upcoming acts.
Ben Broyles will
perform on July 5th.
Ben is a multi instrumentalist performer,
composer, teacher, and
luthier that resides in
Manhattan. He is also a
member of power trio
Bluebelly Junction.
Jim Averitt & Chelsea Hunt
will perform on July 12th. This duo
has a fun acoustic style and is perfect
for a relaxing, cocktail-infused
evening.
Bozeman Spirits Distillery’s tasting room offers a warm and wel-
coming 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/. •
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Dinner & dancing with
Desert Rose Restaurant
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 the
Dirt Farmers
upcoming music.
Dirt Farmers will return to the stage on
Friday, July 1st. This Bozeman string band calls
its musical style “Paisley Grass.” Spanning generations from 19-year-old Kelly Hagerman on
guitar and vocals to 72 year-old Bill Devine on
Dobro, they’re a Montana country meets cosmopolitan exprience. Nate Fortier, Shawna and
Catey Lockhart round out the group on mandolin, stand-up bass, and vocals, respectively.
The band often includes an extended line-up
of guest musicians including fiddle and banjo.
Edis and the Incredibles are set to perform on Friday, July 8th. You will hear a variety of Blues and rock covers with some originals, dance-able and FUN music. The band is
comprised of Edis Kittrell on lead vocals and
rhythm guitar, Cliff DeManty on keyboards,
Mike Gurzi on guitar, Eddie T. on bass, and
Tom Vorhees on drums.
Don Elliot will take the stage on Saturday,
July 9th with some great acoustics.
Drink Me Pretty will return to the stage
on Friday, July 15th. 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.
Mister Afternoon
is set for Saturday, July
16th. Mister Afternoon
is a Billings-based
acoustic four-piece comprised of Montana’s
native sons Rusty Logan
and Nate Petterson,
alongside Pennsylvania
boys Ben McKee and JT
Phoebe. The band’s original sound bears the
influence of the east coast’s musical diversity
blended with the rich traditional vibrations of
America’s plains.
Located in downtown Belgrade at 27 West
Main, Desert Rose is where food is still the real
deal. Now open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am9pm, 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. Desert Rose is
now offering online booking for musicians that
are interested in playing for tips. This is available Tuesday–Thursday evenings. Booking is
available at desertrosecatering.us/bookagig/.
All music starts at 7pm. For more information
about these performances, the menu, or catering services, call (406) 924-2085. •
Hypnosis, live music & more
at Big Sky State Fair
came back from a long vacation or slept better
Summer has returned to the Gallatin
than they can remember. They wake refreshed
Valley and so has the outdoor fun! The Big
and feeling great! Even the hardcore skeptics
Sky Country State Fair–previously known
will walk away from this show believing the
as the Gallatin County Fair–will return to the
impossible and be thoroughly convinced.
Gallatin County Fairgrounds, Monday, July
Other featured acts at this year’s State Fair
18th through Sunday, July 24th for another
include DockDogs in Bowser Park, and in the
round of food, fun, music, and so much more!
Family Zone, the West Coast Lumberjack Show,
Master Comedic Hypnotist James
the Half Pint Stage, and Kids Pedal Tractor Pulls.
Kellogg will be featured on the community
Other Fan Favorite activities include the
stage all week long for your interactive
Bozeman Roundup Rodeo on Saturday, the
viewing pleasure! America’s funniest
kids Barnyard Brawl Wednesday, Motor
Hypnotist helps audience memSports Friday-Sunday, and the North
bers find their inner-Superstars
Star Carnival (additional wristband
in his delightful Comedy
required). ABC Fox Montana and
Hypnosis show. The sixty
XL Country will be live broadcastminute show is a fast-paced
ing from the event daily.
blend of comedy, music, and
Live music is a highlight of
audience antics. You will
the Fair, and 2016’s performers do
laugh hysterically as James
not disappoint! Country duo
takes audience volunteers on a
Maddie & Tae are set to perform
guided tour through their
Thursday, July 21st at 7pm in
imaginations with
the Anderson Arena.
HILARIOUS
Known for their hit “Girl
results! This
in a Country Song,” this
show takes
awesome concert is
entertainment
FREE with fair admisto a whole new
sion.
level!
Old Dominion
Laughter,
will follow with their
surprise, exciteshow on Friday,
ment, and
July 22nd at 7pm
thrills are just a
in the Anderson
few of the conseArena. This conquences when
cert will also be
the science of
FREE with fair
hypnosis meets
admission. The
the art of theComedic Hypnotist James Kellogg
guys are expected
atre. Each show is unique
to perform selecwhen James turns auditions from their debut album Meat and Candy.
ence members into celebrities right before
The Broseph E. Lee Band will finish off
your eyes! You will be amazed at the unbelievthe Night Shows on Saturday, July 23rd at
able hidden talent your spouse, friends, or
8pm. The hottest Midwest country-rock band
coworkers will demonstrate when under hypcomes West for the first time to headline for
nosis. All of their inhibitions are gone and
this Small Town Throwdown Saturday night.
they have the time of their lives! These volunAnderson Arena grandstand seating is FREE
teers will experience a range of emotions and
with fair admission, but $40 festival floor seats
you can never tell what might happen when
are also available.
this lively entertainer takes the stage. His style
Admission to the Big Sky Country State
is high energy, clean, and refreshing withFair is $8 for adults 13 and up, $5 for youth 6out embarrassment or profanity. The audi12, free for those 5 and under, and $6 for senence volunteers are always respected
iors 62+. Visit 406statefair.com/ for additional
because they are the stars of the show!
information on this year’s festivities. •
When awoken, they will feel like they just
Chico has music & much more!
States.
Your destination weekend is but an hour
Too Slim & the Taildraggers will peraway as Chico Hot Springs offers welform their brand of swamp rock and boogie
coming accomodations, a natural hot
blues during a special Monday show on July
springs to soak in, and live entertainment
11th. Come check out these straight whiskey
every weekend! Plan a June getaway to
blues with a Southern rock beer chaser!
come kick up your feet–then soak them
Russ Nasset & the Revelators will
afterwards.
bring their rock-a-bility country and blues out
Under the Bleachers will perform
to Chico on Friday ONLY, July 15th. Led by
Friday, July 1st and Saturday the 2nd.
the father and son duo of Russ and Sam
Under The Bleachers is a band consisting
Nasset, the Revelators have been dishing out
of Scott Williams on guitar, Tim Borsberry
their hard driving repertoire of rockabilly,
on drums, and Pat Borsberry on bass. They
honky tonk, and rock ‘n’ roll since 1998, playhave an intensely diverse song list, which is
ing over 100 shows per year across the Pacific
also a result of the our diverse origins. Tim
Northwest. At a live show, you’d better be
and Pat hail from Helena and Scott is a
transplant from Los Angeles, but grew up in ready to dance, because when the Revelators
take the stage, they’re gonna set the dance
Southern Arizona. A look over UTBs song
floor on fire! Expect to hear unique versions of
list will show that we keep up with today’s
classic Country and Rockabilly songs, original
hits, and have been playing yesterday’s hits
originals, and lots of stuff you probably think
since they were a ‘hit’ the first time!
is original.
Joey Leone Band will perform guitar
All Chico shows begin at 9pm unless othershredding rock and blues, Sunday, July 3rd.
Be sure to catch the vintage country sounds wise noted. Chico Hot Springs is the perfect
location for your getaway...not too long of a
of The Bus Driver Tour on Friday, July
drive, but also just far enough away to leave
8th and Saturday, July 9th. In the spring of
your troubles behind. The historic resort is
2011, songwriters Ian Thomas, Paul Lee
located in the heart of Paradise Valley, just
Kupfer, and Danny Freund joined forces to
north of Yellowstone National Park and nesstart a band. The three met a few years
tled in the foothills of the breathtaking
before while on tour in Montana. They
Absaroka Mountain Range. Chico offers an
traveled well together and gained mutual
extraordinary variety of accommodations,
respect for each other as songwriters. While
exceptional dining, outdoor adventures, live
on the road, they established themselves as
entertainment, ultimate relaxation, all with a
each other’s backing band, switching
between guitars, drums and bass. The result warm smile and welcoming spirit from their
friendly staff. Chico Hot Springs is located in
has been an authentic blend of energy and
Pray, Montana, 20 miles south of Livingston.
momentum that is The Bus Driver Tour.
Come sip, soak, and swing! For more informaCurrently, the band calls Livingston and
tion, call (406) 333-4933 or visit chicohotKnoxville, Tennessee home as they have
springs.com/. •
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Music indoors & out at Bridger Brewing
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
recently celebrated three years of success, the
family-friendly brewer also hosts Mussels &
Music every Wednesday and {Pints with
Purpose} every Monday. They also host the
daily “Happiest Hours” from 2-4pm where
patrons receive $3 pints! To top it all off,
Bridger Brewing dominated 2016’s Best of
Bozeman awards, taking home the prizes for
Best Pizza, Best Brewery, Best Local Beer
Crafter, and Best Tasting Room. Come and
check out what all the fuss is about!
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.
Vibe Quartet will bring their talents to
Bridger on July 6th. The jazz improv quartet
featuring Haley Ford, Tyler Schultz, and
Weston Lewis is a favorite in the greater
Bozeman area and should not be missed!
Keith Scott Blues will perform on July
13th. Keith Scott has been at his craft for the
last 30 years. Originally from White Plains,
NY, he made it to college in Gainesville, FL
where he met Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley.
With the inspiration of his music heroes, he
relocated to Chicago to pursue his musical
journey. While hanging on the scene at the
Checkerboard lounge and Teresa’s, Keith met
and jammed with Blues legends such as Buddy
Guy, Junior Wells, James Cotton and Little
Milton. Keith currently tours, records and
performs his own brand of blues-inspired
music at clubs including House of Blues, the
Soak up the fun at
Moods of the Madison
The dates for the 3rd annual Moods of
the Madison are set for July 15th-16th in
Ennis! This 2-day event will be bigger and better than ever before and will include national
headlining music, vendors, non-profits, the
great outdoors and of course a great celebration. Chamberlin Productions will be producing
and preparing for festival in conjunction with
community leaders. Two-Day
passes start at $125, while a
single-day pass runs $90 for
Friday and $80 for Saturday.
Ticket/camping combos are
also available.
Moods will once again
partner with Norris Hot
Springs to provide a great
opportunity for festival-goers!
Want a great and easy way to
relax while at Moods of the
Madison? Let event promoters take you and your friends
on a bus over to Norris Hot
Springs on Saturday! The bus
will leave the venue area from the community
center at 10:45am on Saturday, and return at
1:30pm. Cost is $15 per person, and includes
the round trip bus ride, as well as entrance into
the Hot Springs! There will be live music playing, and Norris Hot Springs has phenomenal
drinks and food for purchase! Check them out
at norrishotsprings.com/. Space is limited, so
purchase your tickets now by visiting moodsofthemadison.com/.
The festival lineup will include headliners
Bassnectar and Young The Giant, along
with The Wailers, Wolfgang Gartner,
Rising Appalachia, SOL, Robert
Randolph & the Family Band, The Russ
Liquid Test, Farch, One Leaf Clover,
Lecture, Poppa Chachi, Hawthorne
Roots, The Bent Bones, Echodrive,
Dubuddha, Nintendeaux, Woodburn and
more! The event will also include a campground open mic stage.
Hard Rock Café, and festivals throughout the
US and Canada.
Get your tickets now! ChickenJam West
has partnered with Bridger Brewing to bring
you Beats Antique with help from TAUK to
an OUTDOOR stage on Saturday, July 23rd
beginning at 7:30pm in the Bridger Brewing
front parking lot. Tickets to this awesome all
ages show are available now for $32 in store
or online at cactusrecords.net/ and $35 at the
door. Doors at 6:30pm.
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 July 11th will benefit Gallatin
River Task Force. The Gallatin River Task Force
is a locally led non-profit 501 (c)(3) watershed
group headquartered along the famous
Gallatin River in Big Sky, Montana. The Task
Force is governed by a board of community
members representing a wide variety of stakeholders including: homeowners, recreation
business owners, teachers, and local water
resource managers. Learn more at gallatinrivertaskforce.org/.
Bridger Brewing will be closed to celebrate
the Fourth of July holiday.
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 (406) 587-2124.
Hours are 11:30am to 9pm daily. •
Summer concert series takes over
the street
Magic City Blues is set to be the party
of the summer! Eat, drink, and dance in the
street on Montana Avenue in downtown
Billings to six acts each night on two stages,
Friday and Saturday, August 5th & 6th from
5pm to midnight. Every summer for fourteen
years, Magic City Blues has attracted thousands and thousands of music fans from all
across the country to Billings, the state’s
largest city. Magic City Blues, an urban music
festival in a rural state, is a signature event for
the City of Billings and the State of Montana.
The event features natural Montana hospitality, unique setting, fabulous lineups, and the
appeal of The Last Best Place.
There are few artists whose names are synonymous with one instrument and how it’s
played in service to an entire genre. Utter the
phrase “young blues rock guitarist” within
earshot of anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the music and the first name they are
most likely to respond with will be Kenny
Wayne Shepherd. The Louisiana born axeman and songsmith has sold millions of
The VIP area will include a shaded tent and albums while throwing singles into the Top 10,
lounge with elevated viewing platform and
shining a light on the rich blues of the past
complimentary adult beverages and hors d’oeu- and forging ahead with his own modern twist
vres. They’ll also be bringing Glamping back,
on a classic sound he has embodied since his
so you can stay under the cover of canvas while teens. In a 20-year recording career that
sleeping between acts! Regional Food and craft began when he was just 16, Shepherd has
vendors will be featured throughout the weekestablished himself as an immensely popular
end. Plenty of area attractions available to com- recording artist, a consistently in-demand live
plete your Southwest Montana experience
act, and an influential force in a worldwide
including hot springs, Madison River, fly fishresurgence of interest in the blues.
ing…It’s Moods of the Madison in Ennis,
Entertainment Weekly just
Montana! For tickets and more information,
named Elle King “Rock’s New Badass,” and
visit moodsofthemadison.com/. •
she has been described by The New York Times
as “a sassy, hard-drinking, love-’em-and-leave’em hellion with bad tattoos and a broad pedigree across rock, pop, and country. She has
Adele’s determination and Joan Jett’s stomp,
Brenda Lee’s high-voiced bite, and some
AC/DC shriek. It’s all melded in songs like
‘Ex’s & Oh’s,’ ‘America’s Sweetheart,’ and
‘Under the Influence.’”
The oldest son of reggae legend Bob
Marley, Ziggy Marley has carried the legacy
to a global audience. By incorporating elements of rock, funk, soul, and pop, he has
pushed the boundaries of reggae and given it
a path for the future. The music is not for his
own gain though, as his father and his peers
so strongly represented. Music has a much
deeper purpose than one’s own selfish gain.
It’s a joyous celebration of life, calling upon
the people to come together and respect each
other, and care for Mother Earth. Nothing but
peace and love.
Friday is set to include performances by
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Elle
King, as well as Otis Taylor, Guthrie
Brown, Karen Lovely, and Kevin Van
Dort. The amazing lineup continues on
Saturday with Ziggy Marley, not to mention
The Record Company, Matt Andersen,
Fiona Boyes, Altered Five Blues Band,
and Jared Stewart Band.
Tickets are on sale now for this can’t-miss
event! Single-day passes run $49 in advance or
$60 at the gate for each night. Reserved seats
are $95 and reserved tables (seats 8) are $736.
This is an 18+ event. Tickets are available
at magiccityblues.com/ or by calling (406)
534-0400. •
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Red Ants Pants celebrates rural
Montana with ‘Red’ campaign
If your next road trip includes a swing
through rural Montana, chances are you
might be asking yourself, “What’s up with
those Ants?” The Red Ants Pants Music
Festival recently kicked off a new effort to
showcase rural communities and industries
that enrich Montana as part of the lead up to
the festival, to be held July 28th-31st. Last
year, the festival launched a guerrilla marketing campaign taking Made-in-Montana steel
cut red ants signs across the state to draw
attention to Montana’s most beautiful and
iconic places.
This year, “Red” will be focusing on
Montana’s rural communities and encourag-
ing folks to take some of the roads less traveled in the state. “MontANTa” will be taking
it up a notch in 2016 with large red ants posted on grain elevators and other small businesses of rural Montana in Choteau, Havre,
Kalispell, Miles City, and of course White
Sulphur Springs.
That’s just the start! All road trippers who
are able to take photos with two of the five
large “Red” ants across the state will be
entered to win a prize package worth more
than $2,000, including: two VIP passes (a
$1,000 value which includes complimentary
beer and wine, shaded seating in a prime location near the stage in the VIP tent, 4-star
lunch backstage with festival founder and producer, Sarah Calhoun, two Red Ants Pants
Music Festival snap shirts of choice, and a
curated Made-in-Montana gift bag. Catch
‘Red’ if you Can! The festival’s new Twitter
personality @RedAntsPantsAnt will be offering clues and photos to encourage travelers to
enjoy all of the roads that lead to White
Sulphur Springs, Montana. ‘Red’ is currently
roaming around the state at various locations…see if you can be the first to spot her!
Everyone is invited to join the fun by following the new festival superfan Twitter account
@RedAntsPantsAnt and using the hashtags
#MontANTa and
#RedAntsPantsMusicFestival. For clues on
where to find Red, visit redantspantsmusicfestival.com/join-the-colony/red-ant-montana/.
As the festival heads into its 6th year,
organizers are aiming to spotlight the values
and the mission of the Red Ants Pants
Foundation. Proceeds from the festival have
helped create more than $65,000 in grants to
working family farms and ranches and
women’s leadership projects.
“Whether it’s small businesses in our rural
communities or our working family farms and
ranches, this is a fun way for us to highlight
some of the communities on the road to the
Red Ants Pants Music Festival,” said Sarah
Calhoun, Red Ants Pants Festival founder and
producer. “Our festival guests come from
every corner of the country and we hope
they’ll stop and enjoy some of the great people and places on the highways and byways
that bring them here.”
The Red Ants Pants Music Festival is produced by and benefits the nonprofit Red Ants
Pants Foundation which, to date, has provided
more than $65,000 in grants to projects that
support women’s leadership, working family
farms and ranches and enrich rural communities. At the Red Ants Pants Music Festival,
folks from far and wide gather in a cow pasture for four nights and three days of music,
community and awe-inspiring sunsets. This
year, Wynonna and The Big Noise, The
Mavericks, The Lone Bellow, Corb
Lund, Hayes Carll, Ray Wylie
Hubbard, Hurray for the Riff Raff,
Dar Williams, and many more will take to
the Red Ants Pants Music Festival stage. Join
in July 28th-31st in White Sulphur Springs.
Come connect with good folks and celebrate
rural Montana. Visit RedAntsPantsMusicFestival.com/ to learn more. •
Sunny, cool, windy, hot, rainy–
it’s summer at Norris!
Summer has come to
Madison County, and visitors
are pouring into the area.
Norris Hot Springs was
featured in the National
Geographic Montana Roadtrip
feature, which focused on a
loop leading to Yellowstone
Park. With the National Park
Centennial this year, the staff
at Norris has seen a big
increase in calls, camping
reservations, and families coming out to soak, enjoy some
delicious food from the 50
Mile Grill, and live
acoustic music on the
weekends. In typical
summer style, the
weather is all over the
map. When the
evenings grow cool,
the historic wooden
pool at Norris Hot
Springs can’t
be beat.
Every Friday,
Saturday, and
Sunday, Norris features live acoustic
music on their
Poolside Stage–a geodesic dome poolside.
For people new to the
area, this allows you
to soak in the pool, and
have your delicious, mostly
homegrown and organic dinner delivered poolside where
you can enjoy the music! Add
to that a libation from the
extensive craft beer and wine
menu and it’s no surprise that
Norris has been featured in
the national magazine as a key
spot as you travel the backroads of Montana or enjoy the
nearby Madison River.
Musically, this month will
introduce some new artists
and feature some favorites.
Kicking things off on Friday,
July 1st is Megan Makeever.
A Bozeman native and daughter of locally known classical
musicians, Megan lives a dual
life as a classical flautist and
singer/songwriter. As a Global
Music Award winning
singer/songwriter and multiinstrumentalist, she has
released three albums. She is
known for her emotionally
evocative and jazzy vocals,
meaningful lyrics and personal
subject matter. She will be
joined by Quarney Ali on
vocals, guitar, and cajon.
On Saturday, July 2nd,
Norris welcomes Margo
Cilker for her first visit.
Margo is a young Americana
songwriter out to seek her fortune in the old-fashioned way.
The last two years of travel
and touring have led her to
the Rocky Mountains, the
Basque Country, and always
back home to California for a
melodies. From Butte, he has a
strong influence from 70s
folk/rock.
Up next on Saturday, July
9th is Aran Buzzas. He calls
his music Homegrown
Montana Folky Tonk and performs songs that are easy to
relate to, often amusing, and
frequently with a regional
backdrop.
Wrapping up the week on
Sunday, July 10th is the
Acousticals. Western
Montana’s all-original blue-
Sundae + Mr. Goessl
spell. A mix of life on the
road, family campfires, and
gleaning advice from big-hitters in the game drive Margo
on toward her goals of selling
records and touring with a
band. Her acoustic guitar,
harmonica, and powerful
voice will entice even the
frostiest of concert-goers to
warm by the flame of heartfelt music written about love
and travel, as well as treasured
folk songs from the
Americana canon.
Another new duo appearing on Sunday, July 3rd is
Sundae + Mr. Goessl with
their vintage pop sound.
Seattle sweethearts, Sundae +
Mr. Goessl play music to
make your heart sway.
Week two kicks off on
Friday, July 8th with Chad
Ball. Chad returns to the
Poolside Stage, doing a mixture of acoustic folk/blues
with catchy storytelling
grass ensemble features three
of the region’s finest pickers
and composers. The band
dazzles with intricate instrumentals by mandolinist Chad
Fadely and guitar whiz Richie
Reinholdt. Upright bass player
and folksinger Britt Arnesen
contributes her own harmonic
songwriting charm.
Norris Hot Springs is planning a special collaboration
with the Moods of the
Madison festival on Saturday,
July 15th. Stay tuned to this
space for more information or
check their Facebook Page for
details on shuttles and special
day performances for festival
attendees.
Norris Hot Springs is
located west of Bozeman off
Route 84 at Hwy 287.
Directions, camping information, menus, music listings,
and more are available at norrishotsprings.com/. Reach a
human at (406) 685-3303. •
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2nd Annual Bridger Cup
Wednesday, July 20th
Gallatin County Fairgrounds
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Get your tix for Big Sky PBR ‘16
The event of the summer is coming back to Big Sky Town Center
with the 6th Annual Big Sky
Professional Bull Riders event
July 28th-30th.
The Big Sky PBR was named
Event of the Year by the world’s top
bull riders the past three consecutive
years, and this summer’s event will
again be part of the prestigious
BlueDef Velocity Tour. This tour
“has become the second most
important bull riding tour in professional sports” only behind the Built
Ford Tough Series, according to the
official PBR website. This event will
attract many of the top bull riders in
the world to the biggest weekend in
Big Sky this summer.
This year, the festivities will kick
off Thursday night with Music in the
Mountains as the Big Sky PBR partners with the Arts Council of Big
Sky to throw a pre-party concert
with cowboys and event sponsors.
The free musical event will feature
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.
Both nights of bull riding are
ticketed events. However, the live
music acts immediately following
bull-riding events on Friday and
Saturday nights are free to attend.
Southern rock legends, The
Outlaws, are kicking off a weekend
of music, with a live concert immediately following the bull riding on
Friday. Jason Boland & The
Stragglers will rock the stage on
Saturday night with their American
red dirt/Texas country sound.
More than 5,000 fans are expected to attend the two-day bull-riding
tournament, which also features a
vendor village, mutton bustin’, and a
charitable culture to raise money for
local causes.
Making sure the cowboys participating get a much-deserved Big Sky
welcome is one of Outlaw Partners’
top priorities. “We are humbled and
honored to have Big Sky voted by
touring athletes as their favorite
event of the season,” said Ersin
Ozer, event director for Big Sky
PBR, noting that a new sponsorship
opportunity will allow local businesses to subsidize athlete’s registration
fees for the 2016 event. “These cowboys work extremely hard to be able
to do what they love,” Ozer said.
auction, as well as preferred seating
and access to a viewing platform
above the chute gates.
Big Sky Resort is the event’s official lodging sponsor and will be
offering a number of lodging packages. Tickets are on sale now and
are available at bigskypbr.com/.
This event typically sells out quickly,
“Their dedication to the sport resonates with the Big Sky lifestyle, and
we want them to come back to compete next year but also on vacation
with their families.”
In addition to general admission
tickets, which are first-come, firstserved seating, PBR Golden Buckle
tickets will be available, which
include access to an exclusive area
with food and drinks, a Calcutta
so plan ahead and buy tickets and
book lodging early.
The Outlaw Partners is producing the Big Sky PBR, in partnership
with Freestone Productions,
Continental Construction, SimkinsHallin, and Big Sky Town Center.
Title sponsors are the Yellowstone
Club, Spanish Peaks Mountain
Club, Big Sky Resort, and
Moonlight Basin. •
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Rodeo season heats up
It’s summertime, it’s getting hot,
and that means Rodeo is bucking
back into Montana with a number
of exciting upcoming area events!
Here’s a look at what’s coming up.
The Livingston Roundup
Rodeo will once again be held July
2nd-4th. Every year on July 2nd,
3rd and 4th, the Livingston
Roundup
Rodeo–a
Professional
Rodeo
Cowboy
Association
and Women’s
Professional
Rodeo
Association
event–convenes nightly
at 8pm. Top
hands compete in saddle
bronc, bareback, team
roping, tie
down roping,
steer wrestling,
bull riding,
and barrel
racing. Tickets
to this annual
event in
Livingston are
$16 for general admission
and $27 for
reserved seating each night.
There is also a $49 Family Night
admission on July 2nd. To purchase
tickets or for more information,
please visit livingstonroundup.com/.
The Ennis 4th of July Rodeo
will be held July 3rd at 8pm & July
4th at 6pm at the Ennis County
Fairgrounds. Enjoy two days of
NRA sanctioned rodeo featuring the
top cowboys and cowgirls from the
northwest in both rough stock and
timed events. So come on out and
enjoy all of the fun and excitement!
For tickets, please contact First
Madison Valley Bank at (406) 6824215, Valley Bank at (406) 6823124, Tiffany Myers to have them
mailed at (406) 599-4705, or purchase at the gate on the day of the
event. All seating is now first-come,
first-serve. General Admission is $12
for adults, $10 for kids age 6-12, and
free for those 5 and under.
As always, the annual parade
begins at 10am on July 4th. One of
the Madison Valley’s most celebrated events, the traditional 4th of July
Parade follows a route through historic downtown Ennis. Horses,
floats, marching bands, and classic
cars highlight the annual event
which draws crowds in the hundreds
to the Main Street shopping district.
Parade entry forms are available for
download at ennischamber.com/ or
by contacting the Chamber office at
(406) 682-4388.
Don’t miss the 70th
Anniversary Three Forks NRA
Rodeo to be held Friday, July 15th
and Saturday, July 16th. Celebrate
with heart-pounding excitement as
you watch the cowboys and cowgirls
of the Northern Rodeo Association.
Featuring all your typical rodeo
events: Bareback Riding, Saddle
Bronc Riding, Bull Riding, Steer
Wrestling, Tie Down Roping, Team
Roping, Ladies Barrel Racing,
Ladies Breakaway Roping, Junior
Barrel Racing, and Junior
Breakaway Roping. Mini bull riding
returns again this year and will run
during the perf. Intermission will
feature a kid’s boot race and all kids
in the audience are invited to participate. Friday night is family night
and kids admission is free with an
adult. Admission is $10 each
evening and can be purchased at the
gate or in advance through threeforksrodeo.com/. Giddy up! •
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RACE on with July contests in Southwestern Montana
Summer is in full swing and so is
outdoor recreation here in
Southwest Montana. Break out your
running shoes because the Bozeman
area has a number of races you can
register for now! Here’s a look at
what’s coming up.
Enjoy the beautiful scenery of
Big Sky and majestic Lone Peak during the Big Sky Community
Organization’s 4th of July 5K, set
for Monday, July 4th at 8:30am.
Open to all ages, the race starts in
the Big Sky Community Park and
heads West on Little Coyote Road,
looping around the Big Sky Golf
Course and finishing back at the
park. The entire length of the race is
paved with the exception of a short
50-yard gravel path.
All proceeds benefit the Big Sky
Community Organization and
Community Park. Participation
prizes for first 75 finishers! Day-ofrace registration opens at the
Community Park at 7:30am, with
the 5K starting at 8:30am. Stay after
the race for the BSCO’s Annual 4th
of July Celebration! Free Kids’
Activities, including a 1K Fun Run,
starting at 9:30am and lots of other
family fun activities. Visit the BSCO
website at bscomt.org/ for more
details about the race and the 4th of
July Celebration.
The Headwaters Bank Run
will take place Saturday, July 23rd
beginning at 6:30am at Veteran’s
Memorial Park in Three Forks. This
includes a 5k, 10k, and half
marathon. Proceeds benefit the
Headdwaters Trail System to build
more trails! The course is on the
beautiful Headwaters Trail System
in Three Forks. Pre-registration is
only $20 by July 6th. Late registration runs $25 after July 6th and on
race day. All participants receive a tshirt. Register through racemontana.com/ OR visit threeforksmontana.us/ (click on Visit Three Forks
then Headwaters Trail) for an application to download and mail entries
to address listed on form.
Race Day Registration starts at
6:30am at Veteran’s Park, one block
north of the Sacajawea Hotel
Parking Lot. Cannon shot starts the
Half Marathon at 7:30am, and the
cannon shot at 8am starts the
5k/10k for runners and walkers.
The Headwaters Trail System is
Depot announces lively
Western-themed event
The Livingston Depot
Foundation has said it plans to welcome up to 200 local residents and
tourists to its annual summer
fundraising event Roundhouse
Roundup at the Depot, on
Thursday July 21st. The event features a full chuck wagon dinner and
dancing to the music of local artists
Ric Steinke and Linda Hausler and
their western swing group Open
Range. Pre-dinner entertainment
will be provided by renowned Wild
West entertainer, Kowboy Kal, who
dazzles with fancy trick roping and
old school fun. Dinner and dancing
will take place in the unique and historical outdoor setting of the Depot
with its majestic rounded colonnade
and ornate architectural detail.
The Depot museum will also be
open for the enjoyment of guests at
the event, featuring popular exhibits
such as “Rails Across the Rockies”
and “The Livingston Depot in
History and Architecture,” as well as
two new special exhibits for the
2016 season. “The Railroads of
Ron Nixon” showcases an eyecatching collection of photographs
of the rails of the Northwest on
loan from the Museum of the
Rockies, and “Getting There: From
Livingston to Yellowstone,” will be
presented in honor of this year’s
National Park Service centennial
celebrations.
Roundhouse Roundup at the
Depot is a fun summer’s evening
event intended to introduce and re-
introduce the community and visitors alike to the magnificent
Livingston Depot, an architectural
monument to Livingston’s heritage
located in the heart of the community. Proceeds from the event help
fund ongoing restoration and
preservation of the historical Depot
buildings as well as operation of the
museum, educational programs, and
community events at the Depot.
The evening is scheduled from
5:30-8:30pm. Ticket prices are $45
per person ($50 at the door) with
reserved table opportunities for
groups of eight or more.
Sponsorship opportunities are also
available. Tickets can be reserved by
calling the Depot at (406)-222-2300.
The Livingston Depot was originally built in 1902 and has been
restored and is operated by the nonprofit Livingston Depot
Foundation. The Livingston Depot
serves as a community cultural center promoting the visual and performing arts, culture, and history of
the Yellowstone Region through its
museum, educational programs, and
events for the benefit of Park
County residents and visitors from
around the world. Its museum hours
are Monday through Saturday from
10am-5pm and Sunday from 15pm. A modest admission is
charged. Group tours are also welcome, and more information is
available through the Depot office
at (406) 222-2300 or
livingstondepot.org/. •
a paved network of trails that runs
along the former Milwaukee
Railroad bed through the City of
Three Forks to the Missouri
Headwaters State Park. Future plans
include extending the trail to
Manhattan, Montana, and other
parts of Gallatin Valley.
The Cross Cut 25K & 15K
Trail Race will take place Saturday,
July 23rd beginning at 7am at
Bridger Bowl. This event will cover
some of the great trails from Bridger
Bowl, Cross Cut, and Bohart Ranch!
The courses will be primarily run on
technical terrain and mostly single
track trail. A few maintenance roads
will be crossed while running on the
Bridger Bowl property. Also, for the
mid-summer months be prepared
for tall wet grass as well.
Cost to participate in the 25K is
$60, while the 15K entry fee is $50
(plus online processing fees).
Registration is online only. Included in
your registration will be your technical shirt, BBQ style lunch post race,
and other goodies with the race bag.
BOTH races will start at 7am as to
avoid the heat. Athlete check-in is at
6:40am at Jim Bridger Lodge, where
both the start and finish line will be.
Online registration and/or additional information for ALL races is
available at racemontana.com/.
Start stretching, Bozeman! •
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4th of July race benefits efforts of Reach
This year, Reach Inc. is hosting
their 9th Annual Reach Inc. Race
for Independence on Monday,
July 4th, beginning at 8am. As in
past years, this race features a 1K,
5K, and 10K. The fun begins and
ends at the Reach Inc. Work Center,
located at 322 Gallatin Park Drive.
The race follows a gorgeous
course mostly on trails, and raises
funds to help adults with developmental disabilities in our community
to live as independently as possible.
Reach Inc. is a local, private, nonprofit that provides care to 116
adults with developmental disabilities. Their services include vocational, residential, and transportation
supports to assist their clients in
achieving their individualized goals
and aspirations.
The 10K will start at 8am, the
5K will start at 8:15am, and the 1K
will start at 8:30am. Sorry, no dogs.
Race directors and volunteers ask
that you literally keep one ear open
for people who want to pass. Due to
the narrowness on parts of the trail,
and the hope of creating greater
opportunities
for faster folks to pass, “tuning out”
your fellow runners by
plugging both ears with music
is discouraged.
This course is flat and fast.
Registration is $25 per person for
the 5K and 10K, and $15 per person for the 1K. All children who finish the 1K will receive a medal.
Sporty and snazzy t-shirts are available for an additional $10 each.
Medals are given out three places
deep for each age group and gender.
Register at Reach Inc. from 8am to
5pm or online at reachinc.org/ or
runsignup.com/Race/MT/Bozema
n/ReachIncRaceforIndependence.
For more information, to volunteer,
or to help sponsor the event, contact
Dee Metrick at [email protected] or
(406) 587-1271.
Reach Inc. is a local, private,
non-profit organization that’s been
providing services to adults with
developmental disabilities since
1974. Their mission is to empower
the people they serve to attain their
individual goals and aspirations. For
more than 42 years, Reach Inc. has
grown to serve 116 clients. They
support people 18 years or older,
who are diagnosed with an intellectual disability, by providing residential, vocational, and transportation
services. With its vocational Work
Center, 6 full-service residential facilities, and a growing fleet of 19 vehicles, Reach provides substantial
community support for adults with
developmental disabilities. Because
of their extensive services and commitment to quality supports, Reach
appreciates inquiries about employment–be sure to check reachinc.org/
for more information. •
Kick ‘er into gear w/ mountain bike race
The Mystic MTB Race presented by Owenhouse Bicycling
Co. is proud to announce that it is
back for the third year in a row
and will be hosting the event on
Saturday July 16th! Featuring 40
miles of challenging climbs,
world-class descents and remote
scenery, the Mystic MTB Race
offers mountain bikers an opportunity to challenge themselves on
some of the most enjoyable connector trails in the Gallatin
National Forest. Originating at the
Bear Canyon Trailhead just east of
Bozeman, the race takes riders
over ridgelines, past alpine lakes,
and down flowing drainages while
exploring the abundant trails
throughout the expansive Gallatin
National Forest.
Building off of the success of
the first two years,
the Mystic MTB Race plans to
expand the field of riders, but will
still limit the number of available
spots. Interested riders can register
for the race online
at mysticrace.com/ until July 14th
and in person July 15th at
Owenhouse Bicycling Co.–early
registration is encouraged.
The Mystic MTB Race plans to
donate a portion of the proceeds
to mountain bike advocacy groups
in the Bozeman area. Event information, race updates, and online
registration is available at mysticrace.com/. Race on! •
Fish Fills Assistant Coaching Slot
Head Men’s basketball
coach, Brian Fish, may be busy
out on the recruiting trail this
summer, but at least he’ll have
a little more help now with the
addition of Erik Jackson to his
2016-17 coaching staff.
With the departure of assistant Kenya Crandell following
the 2015-16 season, Fish had
an open slot to fill on his staff
for the upcoming season, and
he did not have to go very far
to fill it. Jackson comes to
Montana State from the
University of Portland, where
he has been an assistant for the
Pilots since 2006.
Jackson has worked for
some of the top coaches in the
college ranks during his 20
years as an assistant coach,
including the late Rick Majerus
at Utah and Mike Davis at the
University of Indiana. He also
played for legendary coach
Dick Bennett at WisconsinGreen Bay, during which the
Phoenix upset a Nationally-ranked
Cal Bears team that included
Jason Kidd in the 1994 NCAA
tournament.
"I know a lot of the coaches Eric
has worked with," Fish said. "He
has come up in the business with
some excellent teachers and mentors, people who I really respect."
Jackson began his coaching
career at St. Norbert College in
1996 before taking the video coordinator job at Utah under Majerus
in 2000. Two years later, Jackson
was promoted to a full-time assistant position with the Utes before
leaving to become an administrative assistant and strength and conditioning coordinator for Davis at
Indiana in 2004. Jackson spent one
season with the Hoosiers before
moving on to a similar role with
the Wyoming Cowboys and head
coach Steve McClain in 2005, and
ultimately ending up with the
University of Portland Pilots,
where he has been since 2006.
Jackson brings strong recruiting
ties to the Pacific Northwest with
him to Bozeman, something that
should benefit the Bobcats immediately as Washington and Oregon
have produced a number of
highly successful Big Sky
Conference players.
While Jackson has had stops at
some of the premier programs in
college basketball, he is excited
about the opportunity he has to join
Montana State. "Three things really
attracted me to this position," he
said. "First is the opportunity to
learn under Coach Fish. Second is
the opportunity this program has to
win the Big Sky Conference. And
third, I'm looking forward to being
part of a great community,
Bozeman, which really supports
the Bobcats."
Jackson has already been on
campus and was seen at the
‘Cats camps over the past couple
of weeks.
Danny Waldo is a local freelance
writer covering the local high school and
college sports scene. •
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Take to the skies with drone competition & exhibition
The 2nd Annual Bridger Cup
is set for Wednesday, July 20th at the
Gallatin County Fairgrounds.
With diverse applications, including emergency medical supply delivery, accurate wildlife surveys, hazardous area exploration, search and
rescue operations, and precision
agriculture, unmanned aerial vehicles have the potential to make dangerous jobs safer, difficult tasks easier, and unobtainable goals possible.
Unlike other trade shows and exhibitions, the Bridger Cup is a fastpaced dynamic event that engages
spectators and lets manufacturers
and hobbyists demonstrate their
products and abilities in a safe and
supervised environment.
The Bridger Cup is a drone competition and public exposition
focused on bringing together various
unmanned aerial systems manufacturers, professionals, and hobbyists
to showcase the continually changing state of unmanned aerial system
technology and the benefits they can
bring to the public. This event is a
great way for all levels of drone
technology enthusiasts to interact
with professionals along with showcasing some of the innovative technologies that originate in Montana.
The Bridger Cup Exposition
allows UAS manufacturers and
industry professionals to meet in person and stay current with rapidly
evolving UAS technology and build
new relationships. In addition to
standard exhibitor booths, the threeacre fly zone provides exhibitors
with a venue to give potential clients
live, dynamic demonstrations. A
panel of industry leaders will high-
Old Faithful golf tourney
benefits Yellowstone
Join the Yellowstone Park
Foundation at the exclusive Black
Bull Golf Community in Bozeman
for the 3rd Annual Old Faithful
Open Golf Scramble on Friday,
July 22nd beginning at 12pm. This
is a great opportunity for local businesses and community members to
network, make new friends, and support the world’s first and most iconic
national park–Yellowstone.
Following the four-person scramble, the party will continue poolside
with a Hawaiian-themed luau featuring a silent auction filled with
special vacation packages, local
goods, and a variety of art. You will
also have an opportunity to meet
Yellowstone National Park
Superintendent Dan Wenk and
learn about current happenings in
the park.
Individual registration is $250
per person. You will be placed on a
team, and will receive dinner and
two drink tickets. Team registration
is $1,000 for a total of four participants. This includes two carts, plus
dinner and two drink tickets per participant. If you have any questions
regarding the tournament, please
contact Elle Winchester at (406)
586-6303 or e-mail
[email protected]. Register for
the Scramble at ypf.org/golf.
The Yellowstone Park
Foundation is the official fundraising
partner of Yellowstone National
Park, and is a nonprofit, 501(c)3
organization. In 1996, a group of
concerned citizens, working with the
National Park Service, started the
Foundation in order to protect, preserve, and enhance Yellowstone
National Park. YPF works to fund
important projects and programs,
many of which are beyond the
financial capacity of the National
Park Service. The Foundation
receives no annual government
funding–it relies instead upon the
generous support of private citizens,
foundations, and corporations to
ensure that Yellowstone’s great gifts
to the world will never diminish.
Since its inception, YPF has raised
more than $100 million for
Yellowstone National Park, and has
successfully funded more than 325
Park projects. •
light especially innovative technologies with an emphasis on those that
improve quality of life or otherwise
benefit the general public.
First Person View, or better
known as FPV, is an exciting new
topic in the drone world. First person view racing means that a video
camera is mounted to the front of
the aerial vehicle with live video
broadcasting to the pilot or controller of the aircraft. This type of
race gives the pilot the ability to fly
as if from the aircraft itself,
enabling the pilot to fly much higher and further than from the standard view on the ground. FPV racing is for all levels of drone enthusiasts, so please sign up or contact
The Bridger Cup team for more
details on how to get started.
Ready to race? Competitor
registration in the second annual
Bridger Cup is free! Visit
bridgercup.com/ to sign up and for
more information. •
AA Conference Set to Add Divisional
Tournament
By Danny Waldo
After much pleading by the head
coaches of the 13 Montana Class
AA boys and girls basketball programs, the highest classification in
Montana prep sports will begin
adding divisional basketball
tournaments to the docket in the
2017-18 season.
For many, it’s a change that could
not have come soon enough. “It’s
awesome,” said Mark Wahl, Billings
School District No. 2 Director of
Athletics and Activities, and himself
a former coach. “We’ve been proposing this for the last four years. We
just have too many kids who we feel
don’t ever get to experience a tournament atmosphere.”
The principals of all the AA
schools approved the change in format at a recent meeting held in
Billings, and all of the coaches and
athletic administrators in the Eastern
Conference, of which Bozeman
belongs, were in favor of the new
divisional tournament format.
Both the Eastern Conference and
Western Conference will host a double-elimination tournament for the
boys and the girls at their own sites.
The boys and girls will play their
games in the same host city, but at
different venues, until the consolation and championship games.
Those games will be played in the
same building.
One major hurdle to overcome
before approving the change in format was the concern about lost class
time. But the administrators feel they
have reached a positive compromise.
Under the tentative agreement, none
of the games will begin before 5:00
p.m. on both Thursday and Friday
night of the tournament, allowing
traveling teams to depart at a later
time, and the regular season will be
cut from 20 to 18 games with the
two lost games made up in the double-elimination format. The other
three high school classifications have
been playing 18 or 16 regular season
games for some time due to district
and divisional tournaments.
While the push for divisional
tournaments has been made for
some time, the necessity of it was
becoming more apparent. With the
addition of a second high school in
Bozeman, and Belgrade on the cusp
of being required to join the ‘AA
ranks soon, divisional tournaments
would have been coming down the
road anyway.
Although the principals of the
‘AA schools have approved the
change in format, the ‘AA athletic
directors still need to present their
proposal to the MHSA Executive
Board at their meeting in
September. The change will not go
into effect unless the board gives
final approval.
For the time being, the change
will only affect basketball, but for the
three other sports that rely on playin games for state tournament berths
(Volleyball, Softball and Soccer), the
change could be coming soon for
them as well.
Danny Waldo is a local freelance
writer covering the high school and college
sports scene. •
Local AAU Team Ready for Summer Season
With the high school sports seasons officially over, the time for
summer club teams to ramp up
their activity is upon us. One such
team is the Big Sky Hoops AAU
club coached locally by Cassie Toth
and Chris Tarabochia.
The Big Sky Hoops squads are
made up of girls from around the
state of Montana, and according to
its website, Big Sky Hoops’ mission
“…is to improve the quality of basketball in Montana by providing
quality tournaments, and by giving
players the opportunity to play
against top-quality basketball clubs
and AAU teams from throughout
the nation.”
Big Sky Hoops was founded in
2006 and is now being run under
the umbrella of the Montana
Basketball Academy based here in
Bozeman. Big Sky Hoops will run
two teams, Blue and White, with
members of the White team consisting of players from the eastern
part of the state, and members of
the Blue team consisting of players
from the western part of the state.
Of the 16 girls signed up to
compete this summer for Big Sky
Hoops’ 16U team (15-16
year-olds), three are from Bozeman:
Alexa Calder, Bridget Kelly,
and Jaya King.
The Big Sky Hoops teams will
compete in three tournaments this
summer, beginning with the End of
the Trail NCAA Certified Event in
Oregon City, OR on July 5-8. The
teams will immediately follow up
with another NCAA certified event,
the Midnight Summer Madness
tournament in Centralia, WA on
July 10-12, before closing out their
tournament schedule with the
Summer Heat 2016 tournament in
Spokane, WA on July 23-24. •
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An update of Bozeman’s cost of Living Index
Bozeman’s cost of living was 1.6
percent above the national average
as of January, compared to 260
other urban areas in the U.S. The
Cost of Living Index compares
costs for professional and executive
households. The latest report compared data for the first quarter of
2016. Nationwide, the after-tax cost
for a professional standard of living
ranged from more than twice the
national average in Manhattan, NY
to about 23 percent below the
national average in McAllen, TX.
The composite Cost of Living
Index score is based on six categories–housing, utilities, grocery
items, transportation, health care,
and miscellaneous goods & services.
The national average composite
index is set at 100 each period, so
the index conveys relative price levels at a specific point in time. Each
place’s index score is expressed as a
percentage of the average. The Index
does not measure inflation (price
change over time).
Housing: The first quarter 2016
housing index score was 108.8,
meaning that
area housing was
8.8 percent above
the national average for the quarter. The average
price of a new
2,400 square foot
home on an
8,000 square foot
lot that met the
index collection
specifications was
$354,272. The
average monthly
rental rate for a
950 square foot
apartment in the
Bozeman area
that met the index collection specifications was $1,044. Mortgage rates
are also taken into consideration
when computing the housing index
score.
All Other Categories: For
Bozeman residents, the best bargain
related to utility costs, which were
6.7 percent below the national average as of January. Transportation
costs came in 1.9 percent below
average and miscellaneous goods
and services were 0.9 percent below
average. Meanwhile, groceries were
0.9 percent above average and
health care was 5.6 percent above
average for the quarter.
Prospera insists on providing
accurate, dependable information
that helps inform and advance local
businesses. The Cost of Living Index
measures regional differences in the
cost of consumer goods and services
for professional and managerial
households in the top income quintile. It is based on more than 50,000
prices covering almost 60 different
items for which prices are collected
three times a year by chambers of
commerce, economic development
organizations, and university
applied economic centers in each
participating urban area. Prospera
Business Network, the local economic development organization, collects prices for the index items in
Bozeman and submits its research to
be
analyzed and compared to other
communities.
All items are priced in each place
at a specified time and according to
standardized specifications. Small
differences in the index numbers
should not be interpreted as significant. The Index does not measure
inflation (price change over time).
Because each quarterly report is a
separate comparison of prices at a
single point in time, and because
both the number and the mix of
participants changes from one
quarter to the next, Index data from
different quarters cannot be directly
compared.
C2ER, the Council for
Community and Economic
Research, is a nonprofit professional
organization comprising research
staff of chambers of commerce,
economic development organizations and agencies, and related
organizations throughout the United
States and Canada. In its dedication
to improving business information
through research, C2ER developed
the Cost of Living Index to meet
the need for a measure of living cost
differentials among urban areas.
Originally titled Inter-City Cost of
Living Indicators Project, the Cost of
Living Index has been published quarterly since 1968. The Cost of Living
Index is based on nearly 100,000
data points gathered primarily by
C2ER members located in 400
cities. For more information about
participating in this project or joining C2ER, please visit c2er.org/ or
call (703) 522-4980.
Prospera Business Network is a
member-supported nonprofit economic development organization in
southwestern Montana whose purpose is to advance, challenge and
inspire regional business communities. Originally established in 1985
as the Gallatin Development
Corporation, Prospera plays a leading role in economic development
serving a region that is one of the
fastest growing economic areas in
the northern Rocky Mountains.
Prospera is dedicated to supporting
business expansion, retention and
relocation by providing access to
business consulting, financing, professional development, and economic research. Prospera Business
Network provides a wealth of
resources and tools to business
leaders and visionary entrepreneurs
and prides itself on the range and
quality of its programs.
To learn more visit
ProsperaBusinessNetwork.org/. •
Get involved with Chamber events
The Bozeman Chamber will host
another edition of Business
Before Hours on Thursday, July
7th from 7:30-8:30am. The event
will be hosted by Heart of the West
at their location in the GranTree at
1325 No. 7th Ave. in Bozeman. This
event provides a business networking
outlet for Bozeman Area Chamber
of Commerce Members and others.
Business After Hours is a free event
for Chamber Members and $25 for
non-members.
A Business & Community
Issues event will give a Bozeman
Fiber Update on Wednesday, July
20th from 11:30am-1pm at the
Chamber Center. The forum will
give insight into whether your building plans are “fiber ready.”
Presenters include Sid Boswell,
WideOpen Networks, Bozeman
Fiber Network Operator, Anthony
Cochenour, President, Bozeman Fiber,
and Bill Procunier, Bozeman Fiber
Board & President of Granite
Technology Solutions, Inc. This
event is $18 for members and $105
for non-members.
The Bozeman Chamber is now
seeking applications for
Leadership Bozeman 29. This is
a ten month program designed for
participants to learn about the
Bozeman Community, network with
other participants and community
leaders, develop leadership skills and
participate in community service
projects. The class meets the third
Wednesday of every month, beginning in August, and ends with a
final retreat mid-May. Leadership
programs put on by the Chamber
serve to provide business men and
women with a way to expand their
leadership capabilities and help
develop their workforce skills.
Chamber members will be able to
develop into the future leaders of
the community and help the next
generation of workers learn how to
achieve their full potential.
Registration deadline is Tuesday, July
26th. The opening session will be
held on Wednesday, August 17th
at The Chamber Center from
8am-5pm.
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. Guy Sperry,
known as “Mr. Bozeman,” served as
Chamber Executive for 20 years. His
moto, “Build a Better
Bozeman,” was the foundation for
community-wide efforts to enhance
opportunities for all residents.
Community involvement has
long been inspired by Mr. Sperry’s
oft-repeated admonition: “Those of
us who enjoy the benefits should not
just pick up the apples, but should
help to shake the trees!” 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 register for any of these events or to
learn more. •
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Women-run
businesses
thrive in
Bozeman
Montana Women’s Business
Center and the Downtown
Bozeman Association will present a
Downtown Women-Owned
Business Tour featuring Cosmica
and MaYarising on Wednesday, July
6th from 12-1pm. The group will
meet at Cosmica, located at 10 East
Main Street in Bozeman. There is
no charge, but please register by
July 5th at prosperabusinessnetwork.org/.
Join in for a walking business
tour of two women-owned businesses. Each business owner
will share her experience withstarting, operating, and growing her
business. There will also be time for
networking and shopping.
MaYarising will be donating 10% of
their sales to the Montana Women’s
Business Center. Also, LilyPond will
be raffling off a bag from their fabulous line of products. Bring your
business card to participate!
Cosmica World Boutique is a clothing store focused on contemporary
and Bohemian fashion for all ages.
Founded in downtown Bozeman in
2007, Cosmica has since expanded
and opened its new doors and
online business. Inspired by
Peruvian and Hispanic culture, with
bright colors and classic clothing,
Cosmica has become one of
Bozeman’s most popular boutiques.
Supporting local artists, designers,
and those with a true international
flair, Cosmica carries statement
pieces. From Indian Swarovski crystal headbands to Nepalese purses,
these items give you a distinct sense
of style, glamour, and individuality! From Peru to Big Sky, then later
to Bozeman, owner Ana Macrae
has worked in the retail clothing
industry since 2000. Visit shop.cosmicaboutique.com/ to learn more.
Maya León is the founder of
MaYarising, concept Ethical Apparel
boutique and the creator of unique
personal coaching technique, Style
Therapy. With her business, Maya’s
aim is to provide unique, quality,
ethically-made products, while providing customers a one-of-a-kind
welcoming experience where play,
self-exploration, and transformation
are key. Visit mayarising.com/ to
learn more. •
Couple spices up life with new Bozeman store
Joel and Karen Marshall
embarked on a “journey of faith” in
2015, not knowing exactly where it
might take them. They were searching for both new careers and a new
place to call home. Karen Marshall
described the quest succinctly, “Our
story is one that is not unique by any
means, but it is ours.”
The capstone to their journey
came Friday, June 17th in
Bozeman–more than 1,700 miles
from where it began in
Houston–with the opening of the
local branch of The Spice & Tea
Exchange, purveyor of more than
30 exotic teas, 140 spices, and 80
exclusive hand-mixed blends, salts
from around the world, and naturally flavored sugars. It’s located at 18
East Main Street.
“We are anxious to introduce our
guests to the joy of being in the
store. The experience of shopping in
The Spice and Tea Exchange is
unique–it engages all of our senses,”
Karen said. “Joel and I, as well as
our incredible staff, are ready to
open the doors and introduce The
Spice and Tea Exchange to the community of Bozeman.”
The Marshalls’ quest came as the
result of an amalgam of
factors–Joel’s desire to leave the corporate world, Karen’s love of cooking gourmet food (and Joel’s passion
for enjoying such delights), and their
combined desire to set out and put
down roots someplace entirely new.
Joel had spent more than 25 years in
residential land development and
headed a division of a Houstonbased homebuilding subsidiary of
Weyerhaeuser. Karen had been a
vice president with Bank of America
before leaving to become a stay-athome mom in the late 1990s.
Afterward, she launched a successful
baking and catering business in the
Houston area in 2008. It was after
visiting a specialty spice and tea
store in 2012 that Joel and Karen
realized it was the perfect business
for them. “I fell in love with the
experience and products,” Karen
said. “I spent several years dreaming
of us owning such a business, but I
didn’t how or where we would take
on such an endeavor.”
Indeed, The Spice & Tea
Exchange was just what the
Marshalls were seeking. “Come In
and Smell the Spices!” isn’t just the
company tag line, it embodies their
desire to welcome customers to the
unique concept. The mission of
TSTE is “creating & sharing the
experience of a more flavorful life.”
In their search for a new place to
call home, the couple considered
moving to a small town in Texas, as
well as other locales from New
Mexico to Montana before discovering “the perfect place” in Bozeman.
And once again, fate stepped in.
“The owners took possession of the
building we are in the same day we
arrived in Bozeman last October,”
Karen said. “We were able to secure
the storefront the next day.” The
Marshalls already are eyeing expansion, looking to eventually open four
to five stores in western Montana. A
second location is expected to open
at Big Sky Resort in late 2016.
Visitors to The Spice & Tea
Exchange can explore, open jars and
smell, and speak with knowledgeable
staff that can typically be found
hand-mixing custom blends and seasonings right in the store, bagging
teas, or putting together unique gifts
for guests.
“I’ve always had a love of food,
baking, and blending my own spices
over the years,” Karen said. “And I
think there is a rising interest in
preparing food with spices instead of
fats, along with an upsurge in tea
consumption in the U.S. Overall, we
just feel so fortunate. Even though
there have been some delays, everything has fallen into place on this
journey and we are able to live in
a location that we only dreamed
we would be able to do so upon
retirement.”
Founded in 2008 by Clay
Freeman, The Spice & Tea
Exchange was formed by a group of
talented individuals with a passion
for life and a passion for food. Their
vision to create a one-of-a-kind
shopping experience brought the
18th Century Trading Post concept
to life, providing guests with more
than 140 spices and 75
exclusive hand-mixed blends, naturally-flavored sugars, salts from
around the world, and more than
30 exotic teas. The Spice & Tea
Exchange currently has 40 locations
across 24 states and the District of
Columbia. For more information,
visit spiceandtea.com/. •