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Springtime in the Rockies
he beauty of
Bozeman in the
spring time is unparalleled; from the
blooming lilacs to the
blue, sunny skies and
the velvety green of
the Bridger
Mountains, there are
many days it feels like paradise. During
this fleeting time there are several ways
to enjoy the beautiful valley, from hiking
and biking to fishing, sports, and more.
When it isn’t raining, gardening is an
excellent way to enjoy the season.
Gardening is not only relaxing but is also
a way to stay in shape.
Living in an apartment or town
home? It is not necessarily a problem if
you do not have space for a garden. The
City of Bozeman has two areas designated as community garden spaces with
plots available for rent during the summer. One of these is at Langohr Park
and the other is behind the Westlake
BMX Park. Langohr Garden offers 42
plots, each approximately 20’ by 30’.
Water spigots are available to use.
Westlake Gardens features 21 plots each
13’ by 45.5’ in size. This garden also has
water spigots.
For those who did not have a plot last
year and would like to have one this year,
call the Recreation Division at (406) 5822290 to have your name added to a waiting list for either or both gardens. As
plots become available, they will work
their way down the list until all plots are
filled for the season. Remaining names
will be left on the list until the following
year. Depending on interest, it could take
some time to have a chance at leasing a
plot; therefore, contact information needs
to be regularly updated. If they are
unable to reach you, you will be removed
from the list. Cost to lease is $40 per plot,
plus a $40 deposit. Depending on the
garden, a $4 tilling fee may be added.
For those who had a plot last year,
paperwork is generally sent out at the
end of February. The plot owner has
four weeks to fill out the paperwork
and send it back in. If they do not
respond, their plot will go to the top
name on the list. Fees are the same. To
get the refund back, the plot must be
cleaned by the end of October. For
questions or concerns, please call the
Parks and Recreation Department at
(406) 582-2290.
Don’t let this time pass you by. Get
out and enjoy the sunny weather—afterall, there is nothing quite like Bozeman
in the springtime. •
Contents
Community . . . . . . . . . . 2A
Literature/Dance . . . . 3A
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 4-5A
Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A
Film & Art . . . . . . . . . . .7A
Art/Crossword . . . . . . 8A
EcoZone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B
Music . . . . . . . . Section C
RZ Interview . . . . . . . . 4C
Sports . . . . . . . .Section D
Bi$Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . .4D
Little Jane & The Pistol Whips
Chico Hot Springs Saloon
May 15th
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­P age 2a­•­T he B o Z one •­M ay 15,­2015
Brewery Follies returns
to Virginia City for 2015
The Brewery Follies of Virginia
City, Montana returns in 2015 to
Virginia City’s historic H. S. Gilbert
Brewery for another summer season
of belly laughs, celebrity imperson-
ations, sketch comedy, and plenty of
music! This hilarious comedy
cabaret, accompanied by your
favorite Montana micro brews and
standard domestic beer flavors, will
leave your stomach muscles sore for
days from laughing and guffawing.
Sunset Magazine called it “a
cabaret show wild enough for any
old-time miner. Christine Meyers of
The Billings Gazette said, “if there’s a
funnier or more polished show
around, I haven’t seen it.”
The mission of The Brewery
Follies is simple: to make you laugh
as they make fun of just about every
aspect you can think of in today’s
political and social landscape.
However, you might want to find a
sitter for
the kids,
because
with
laughter
and beer
on tap
some of
the
Follies
antics
can be
pretty
irreverent. Of
course,
the nasty
four letter words
are left
out, but the jokes might mean what
those words mean. The Brewery
Follies is rated well beyond PG-13!
This comedy show will keep you
talking for days! The Brewery Follies
2015 Season starts Friday, May 22nd
and will run through Saturday,
September 26th. Show times at 4
and 8 pm. Due to mature content
parental guidance is suggested.
Reservations are required. Call (800)
829-2969 ext. 3. Tickets are $20.
Learn more at
www.breweryfollies.net. •
Museum of the Rockies presents
Chocolate: The Exhibition
Museum of the Rockies at
Montana State University is pleased
to announce the opening of its new
summer blockbuster exhibit,
Chocolate: The Exhibition. The
exhibit will open to the public on
Saturday, May 16th, 2015.
Chocolate: The Exhibition looks
back over the thousands of years
humans
have been
fascinated
with the
delicious
phenomenon
known as
“chocolate.”
Visitors to
the exhibit will discover the
complete
story
behind the tasty and remarkable
treat everyone craves.
Through more than 200 objects
and highly detailed replicas, immersive exhibits, interactive displays,
and media, this engaging exhibition
explores chocolate throughout history and around the world. Chocolate:
The Exhibition engages the senses
and reveals facets of this sumptuous
sweet that most chocolate lovers may
have never thought about before.
Visitors will come to know the plant,
the products, and the culture of
chocolate—all seen through
the lenses of science, history, and
popular culture.
To complement the exhibit, the
Museum has scheduled special
“chocolate” programming for families and adults throughout the summer. Sweet Factory Fridays, a family
event, takes place every Friday from
10 am to 2 pm, beginning June 12th,
2015, and running through August
14th, 2015, and will include sticky
geyser explosions, edible chocolate
creations, and feature a different
look at the science of sweets every
week. The Museum has also
planned a Chocolate Family Day on
Saturday, May 30th from 2 pm to 5
pm, where visitors can dip their
favorite snacks in a tower of chocolate, as well as a Cocoa & Cafe lecture that includes a chocolate and
coffee tasting, on both Tuesday, July
21st and Thursday, August 13th.
Chocolate: The Exhibition will
run through Monday, September
7th, 2015. Presenting sponsor for
the exhibit is NorthWestern Energy.
Assisting sponsors are Ghost Town
Coffee Roasters and La Chatelaine
Chocolat Co. Its national tour was
developed by The Field Museum,
Chicago. The exhibition was supported, in part, by the National
Science Foundation.
Museum of the Rockies is both a
college-level division of Montana
State University
and an independent 501(c)(3)
nonprofit
institution.
Accredited by the
American
Alliance of
Museums, MOR
is one of 776
museums to hold
this distinction
from the more
than 17,500
museums nationwide. The Museum
is also a Smithsonian Institution
affiliate and a federal repository
for fossils.
MOR’s mission is to use the past
and present to inspire life-long
learning in science, history, culture,
and art; to advance knowledge
through collections, research and
discovery; and to present engaging,
vibrant exhibits and programming.
MOR brings the world to Montana
and Montana to the world. For
more information visit museumoftherockies.org or call (406)
994.2652. •
Bridger Brewing takes Best
A look at Listen to your Mother
Tasting Room
Brewing
came out on
top at
26.92% and
Bozeman
Brewing Co.
came in a
close second
place at
24.73%. We
apologize
for our
error! •
In all the excitement of publishing
this year’s Best Of
Bozeman results, we
mistakenly posted
last year’s statistics
for the “Best Tasting
Room” votes.
Though Bozeman
Brewing won the
2014 vote by a landslide with 45.19%,
this year Bridger
Test your knowledge at
Sex Trivia Night
Bridgercare presents the 3rd
Annual Sex Trivia Night on May
29th, 2015 at 6:30 pm at the Beall
Park Recreation Center. Attendees
must be 21 or over and bring ID to
the event. No exceptions! Only presold tickets are available and they
cost $35 each. To purchase tickets,
go to bridgercare.org/eventsnews or
contact Juliane McLean at
[email protected] or (406)
587-0681, ext. 37.
This exclusive event will be
capped at 72 attendees, so get your
tickets now! Every attendee will take
home a new mini bullet vibrator
from Erotique. Sex Trivia will consist
of four rounds of ten questions each
with an action mad minute at the
end of every round. The event is
sponsored by The Birth Place, Cello,
The Birth Center, and the Susan
Wicklund Fund Board of Directors.
Bridger Brewing and Plonk will sponsor an open beer and wine bar and
Food for Thought and Elle’s Belles
Bakery will serve up delicious food
and desserts. The Community Food
Co-op is sponsoring a fun photo
booth to make the memories last!
Bridgercare provides excellent,
affordable reproductive and sexual
healthcare and education in a safe,
supportive, empowering atmosphere.
They are a non-profit family planning clinic that provides services to
men and women regardless of ability
to pay. They seek to improve the lives
and future prospects of children and
families. Their specific strategy is to
prevent unplanned pregnancy and
promote preventative health. If
they are successful, child and
family well-being will improve.
Please visit www.bridgercare.org to
find out more. •
Listen to Your Mother, edited by
Ann Imig
c.2015, Putnam
$25.95 / $28.95 Canada
246 pages
Safe. That’s what you would’ve
been, if you’d just paid attention to
your mother. You wouldn’t have
caught your death of cold or poked
someone’s eye out. You’d never even
bother looking for money trees.
Accidents would be free of dirty
undies, and you’d have nice things.
But nooooo, you didn’t heed
Mom’s advice until you had children
of your own. And in Listen to Your
Mother, a collection of essays edited
by Ann Imig, you’ll see what else
you missed.
For much of your life, your
mother told you what to do. As it
turns out, she is the boss of you and
sometimes her advice is right. Other
times, says Mary Jo Pehl, her words
scare you enough that “she should
have a flashlight under her face.”
And yet, you’ve probably noticed
that Mom is strong as steel. Maybe
she “leads you to water and stays ‘til
you drink,” as does Tasneem Grace
Tewogbola’s mother. And even if,
like Lea Grover, you’ve forgotten
things, you still know Mom’s “a
supernatural entity made of love…
and constant presence.”
If you’re the moming one, then
you understand how Jenny Fiore
needs outings “in order to keep my
child happy enough, occupied
enough not to break me.” You can
“finally let go of all your crazy
hopes and dreams and just live vicariously through your children,” says
Wendi Aarons. Like Jennifer Ball,
you know that traditions mean
everything. Like Stacey Connor, you
can do what is right for your child
and hope the condemnation isn’t too
harsh. And you can remember, as
does Natalie Cheung Hall, “I am a
good mom because I have a good
mom.”
Mothers, as anyone who’s had
one knows, come in all shapes and
sizes. Some of them are single, while
some families have two moms. In
many cases, like that of Alexandra
Rosas, Grandma takes the role and
“all the ugliness of my world disappears,” or an Auntie does the mothering. Some moms eagerly anticipate
e
their babies’ birth, others fear for
their child’s future before it’s even o
born, and all mothers find it
hard to let go.
And sometimes, Mom is actually a
a Dad… So, all things considered, a
you were a pretty good kid—
i
although there were times when,
o
well, let’s just say that “Listen
i
to Your Mother” could help
make amends.
Because of long Wisconsin win- w
ters spent with two small children, m
blogger-editor Ann Imig created a M
stage show “to make room for the a
a
voices of other mothers and men
r
and women…” from which her
book is titled.
Some of these fifty-some essays e
will make you laugh, others will res- a
p
onate in your own life. A few will
a
make you wonder if the author
somehow knew your mother. Many r
stories will touch your heart—and at a
least one will break it in pieces.
If you’re a mother or a mom-to- a
be, you’ll find comfort and kindred
spirits inside this addictive, easy-to- p
a
read book. If you’re looking for
something to give your own Mom,
I’d say wrapping up Listen to Your
Mother is safe. •
Chinese in MT; Our Forgotten Pioneers
The Extreme History Project
and the Museum of the Rockies will
host Humanities Montana Speakers
Bureau program “Chinese in
Montana: Our Forgotten Pioneers”
with Ellen Baumler on Thursday,
May 21st at 6 pm.
Chinese pioneers have been neglected in Montana’s written record
even though in 1870, they comprised 10 percent of the population.
By the 1950s, very few remained.
Chinese homes and businesses fell
victim to urban renewal programs.
Time erased their remote mining
and railroad camps. Traces of their
culture disappeared, and their stories have become obscured in myth
and legend. What happened to these
pioneers and where did they go
This program explores Montana’s
urban and remote Chinese settle-
S
ments through archaeological sites,
artifacts, and rare remaining landmarks, recalling the contributions of
Montana’s Chinese and the cultural
footprints they left behind.
Ellen Baumler earned her Ph.D.
from the University of Kansas in
English, classics, and history. She
has been the Montana Historical
Society’s interpretive historian since
1992 and is the author of numerous
books and dozens of articles on
diverse topics.
The program will be at The
Museum of the Rockies at 6pm.
The presentation is free and open
to the public. This program is
sponsored by CTA Architects
Engineers and Partial funding for
the Speakers Bureau program is
provided by a legislative grant
from Montana’s Cultural Trust
and from the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information, please
email The Extreme History
Project at [email protected] or visit
www.extremehistoryproject.org. •
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M ay 15, 2015 • T he B o Z one • P age 3a
Summer events at the Bozeman Library Bozeman Folklore Society
information about the summer read- and layering. She wanted to suggest
There is always something to do
to host contra dance
the way we experience books; that
ing program.
at The Bozeman Public Library.
This May, they have a full lineup of
community events from music to art
to yoga and more, suiting a broad
spectrum of interests.
Moms & Babies Yoga is back!
Because the classes filled up so
quickly in the past, they’ve added
another class, Yoga For All. Both
classes will meet every Tuesday in
the large community room. These
classes are free and open to everyone. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join at the usual time of 11
to 11:45 am, immediately following Books
& Babies. If
lunchtime is more convenient, please join
from noon to 12:45
pm. Taught by accomplished yoga instructor
Karen Averitt, the
Moms & Babies weekly
yoga class is for parents
or caregivers with their
baby or babies. Jen
DuCharme, owner of
FLOW Outside
(www.flowoutside.com)
will teach the noon class for anyone
in the community who wishes to
attend. Please bring your own mat.
Call Paula at (406) 582-2426 for
more information. Turi
Hetherington will continue to fill-in
when necessary.
Saturday, June 13th, kick off
summer reading with the Bozeman
Public Library’s summer reading
program, “Every Hero Has a
Story”! Families can pick up a summer reading packet anytime after
school is out, and they include a
schedule of summer programs, reading logs, bedtime math, games,
coupons, and more. Call (406) 5822404 or check our website for more
Missing Pages: A Literary Series by
artist Shannon Troxler, will be on
exhibit in the Atrium Gallery at the
Bozeman Public Library next
month. This unique collection of
encaustic paintings, inspired by
the characters of classic literature,
will be on display through Tuesday,
June 30th.
“Great books are made of great
characters. Characters so real they
step off the page and into our lives,”
says Troxler. She continues, “This
Shannon Troxler
collection of paintings is an invitation to visit old friends and to reread
and explore the classics with a fresh
eye and open mind. I hope that it
sparks conversation and dialogue—
How do you envision these characters? Which are your favorites?”
The paintings are created using
rabbit skin glue, also used in bookbinding, to glue pages of original
books or bamboo paper to wooden
panels. Troxler paints an oil sketch
on top of the pages and then applies
a layer of encaustic medium
(beeswax and damar varnish) and
continues to paint with hot liquid
wax and pigment. This combination
creates a sense of luminosity, depth,
first initial impact of the story, and
then a gradual unraveling of layers
and threads of meaning which
change as the reader changes and
evolves with time.
Troxler is a graduate of the
Schuler School of Fine Art in
Baltimore, Maryland and she also
attended the Art Students League in
New York City. She has had numerous solo exhibitions in Jackson,
Wyoming, and on the east coast,
including shows at the Kimball Art
Center and the
Samuel Morse
Museum in New
York. Her work
has been in several
prestigious national shows, including
“Birds in Art”,
Arts for the Parks,
The Governor’s
Capitol Art
Exhibit, and the
Salmagundi Club.
Her work is also in
the permanent collection of The
Wyoming State Museum in
Cheyenne.
Troxler’s exhibition will be on
display during library hours. A percentage of sales will go to the
Bozeman Public Library Foundation
to ensure continuation of cultural
programs at the Library for public
benefit. For more information about
the exhibit or opening reception,
please call Sarah DeOpsomer at
(406) 582-2425 or [email protected].
The Bozeman library is located
on 626 East Main Street. For more
information, contact them at (406)
582-2400 or visit their website at
www.bozemanlibrary.org. •
Art exhibitions on display at Emerson
Bozeman artist Ella Watson’s
exhibit, Geysers, Pelts, and Mudpots, is
on display at the Jessie Wilber
Gallery now through Friday, June
26th. Her body of work focuses on
adaptations within the environment
and one’s self.
Ella uses nature as a loose jumping off point for her work with the
organic influence being most evident
in her use of fluid, colorful forms.
She builds multiple layers of cold
wax and oil paint onto canvas to
mimic the awesome landforms of
Montana, then scrapes and cuts
away at the surface revealing depth
and color, which resemble the natural evolution of the earth.
Often, the scrapings will be used
elsewhere within her work, building
a new layer, or adding to another
piece entirely. Ella’s method of
adding, taking, rearranging and
reevaluating is her way of observing
and embracing change within herself as an artist, an individual, and
as a part of the vast, living landscape. Ella values the challenges
presented by change in her work
and life. They force her to constant-
ly rethink and adapt to her surroundings, which adds richness to
the everyday.
Ella Watson was born in Virginia
and studied Painting, Printmaking
and Sculpture at Virginia
Commonwealth University. She has
worked as a fabricator and installer
for various institutions as well as an
instructor of art and design at the
elementary and collegiate levels. In
2010, Ella self-published Liverwurst, a
compilation of images and writings
she created while waiting for a liver
transplant.
The Jessie Wilber Gallery is
located inside the Emerson and is
free and open to the public. Hours
are Tuesday through Friday from
noon to 5 pm and select Saturdays.
Learn more at
www.theEmerson.org.
Edd Enders presents Local
Flow; Rivers, Roads, Sky in the Lobby
Gallery at The Emerson Center
now through Friday, September 4th.
A Livingston native, Enders presents
a series of paintings in oil, which
reflect his observations and emotional response to life in the
Northern Rockies.
He enjoys studying patterns,
shapes and relationships that surround him. Enders’ vibrant use of
color relates to an intimacy he has
always felt toward the environments
of Montana and the impact it has on
its inhabitants. He spent much of his
life as a guide, packer, wrangler, and
cowboy. These periods spent in isolated areas provided him ample time
to ponder, observe and draw. Enders
is not trying to depict hidden meanings or make social-political statements with his artwork; he is simply
relaying his feelings and interactions
with life through painting.
Edd Enders was born and raised
in Livingston, Montana. He studied
art at Montana State University and
is now a full time painter. Enders is
widely collected and has shown his
work in over one hundred exhibits
across the United States.
The Lobby Gallery, located
inside The Emerson, is free and
open to the public, viewable
during building hours seven days a
week. Learn more at
www.theemerson.org. •
Country Bookshelf is busy, busy, busy
The Country Bookshelf is a
local, independent bookstore located
in historic downtown Bozeman.
Their goal is to promote the love of
reading to all by carrying the best
selection of books anywhere. They
host regular author events and workshops throughout the year, as well as
their very own Book Club. Here’s a
look at what’s coming up in May:
A seminar with Elsie Johnson:
Dyslexic Thinking will take place
on Saturday, May 16th at 2 pm.
Learn how this natural ability—
seeing ideas in pictures when
thinking—is at the root of many
learning disabilities. Gaining a
conscious awareness of this “picture thinking” helps problems in
reading, writing, attention, math,
and verbal communication. There
are ways to use your way of thinking to your advantage. Parents of
students who have attended this
seminar report seeing positive
changes in self-esteem, confidence, and success. Teachers comment that they appreciate the
information and resources they
can use on their own.
plete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton
is discovered in Absaroka County,
Wyoming, it appears to be a windfall for the Big Horn Mountain
Dinosaur Museum until Danny
Lone Elk, the Cheyenne rancher
on whose property it’s discovered,
is found dead with no eyes, floating face down in a turtle pond.
With millions of dollars at stake,
Danny’s family claims her, the
tribe claims her, and the federal
government claims her. As
Wyoming’s Acting Deputy
Attorney and a cadre of FBI officers descend on the town, turning
what should be a local matter into
a political charade, Sheriff Walt
Longmire is determined to find
out who would benefit from
Danny’s death.
This Wednesday, May 20th at 7
pm, Kelsey Sather will be reading
from her collection of essays,
Pulling Up Beets, followed by a
discussion about how to create a
more vibrant local food system.
Pulling Up Beets is a collection of
essays exploring the Gallatin Valley’s
local food system in southwest
Montana. Kelsey is not an avid food
grower, but rather a consumer seeking out ethical food options. During
her time exploring the practice of
sustainability and social justice in
food systems, she often found her
habits and expectations were in
conflict with the reality of supporting “local.”
Look forward to these and future
events at Country Bookshelf,
located at 28 West Main Street.
For more information, call (406)
587-0166, email [email protected], or visit
www.countrybookshelf.com. •
Join the Bozeman Folklore
Society for a Contra Dance on
Saturday, May 16th! Trade Winds
couples are welcome. All dances are
held at the Bozeman Senior
Community Center, located across
band will play lively jigs, reels, and
waltzes for your dancing pleasure.
Janet Grove will teach and call the
dances. A half-hour beginner’s workshop will be held at 7:30 pm, and
the main dance begins at 8 pm. All
dances are taught. You don’t need a
partner, and dance steps are easy,
simple, fun, and it’s a great way to
meet new friends and get some exercise. People from all walks of life
contra dance. Families, singles, and
from the Fairgrounds.
Admission is $7 for Bozeman
Folklore Society members, $9 for
non-members, and $5 for MSU students and those 18 and under (children five years and younger are
free). BFS memberships are available
at the door. Please bring clean, gritfree, non-marking shoes to protect
the floor. Visit bozemanfolklore.org
or call (406) 581-3444 for questions
or further information. •
BFDC hosts Season Finale
Ballroom Dance
The Bozeman Formal Dance
Club is a non-profit social organization dedicated to
ballroom dancing.
They offer elegant
and fun evenings of
social dancing for
all ages with a wide
variety of dance
styles, such as
swing, foxtrot, waltz
and quickstep,
rumba, cha-cha,
and other Latin
favorites, tango,
night club, and
country/western
two-step, plus
polkas! Here’s a
look at their final
event of the season:
On Saturday,
May 16th at 8 pm,
Bozeman Formal Dance Club will
host their Season Finale Ballroom
Dance at the Bozeman Senior
Center. Enjoy live ballroom dance
music from The Highlites Band.
Admission is included with BFDC
membership and is $20 for guests.
Suggested attire is Formal/Dressy—
cocktail dresses or
evening wear for
women, a tuxedo or
dark suit for men.
You don’t need to be
an expert to enjoy
BFDC dances; they
welcome everyone
who loves to dance!
The Bozeman
Senior Center is
located on
Tamarack and
Tracy. As always,
please bring shoes in
with you to dance
in—let’s keep the
great wood floor at
the Senior Center
smooth and clean.
Singles and couples
are welcome at all events. Bringing
something to share on the snack
table is always appreciated. For
more information, email
[email protected] or
call www.formaldanceclub.com. •
Summer archaeology
courses for teachers
Teachers and informal educators
can learn to incorporate archaeology into their classrooms and programs through hands-on summer
courses from Project Archaeology, a
program based at Montana State
University.
Participants engage in archaeological activities such as investigating
field sites and analyzing artifacts
while exploring curriculum materials
that cover topics such as math and
language literacy, problem solving
processes and inquiry. The program
has several STEM components (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and also fulfills many core
requirements in Indian Education
for All and the Common Core
Standards.
“Project Archaeology:
Investigating a Plains Tipi” takes
place Monday, June 15th through
Thursday, June 18th in Bozeman.
“Project Archaeology: Educator
Field School” takes place Monday,
August 3rd through Friday, August
7th in the gold rush town of
Virginia City.
Both courses offer graduate
credits from MSU; participants in
the Virginia City course may also
choose to enroll in the non-credit
option and receive 30 OPI renewal
units instead of academic credit. All
participants receive a full set of curriculum materials.
Educators from throughout the
United States are encouraged to
participate. The field school and
curriculum materials are also
appropriate for informal educators,
such as those based at museums,
science schools and after-school
programs.
For more information or to register, visit eu.montana.edu/credit/ or
call (406) 994-6683. •
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Monday
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MT Commuter Challenge
8 am
Gallatin Valley
Joshua Tree Music Festival noon
www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com/
Survival of the Fittest
1 pm
E Gallatin Rec Area
The Stars of the South
3 pm
MoR Planetarium
Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi
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West Side Story
3 pm
Shane Center
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Every Last Child
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Emerson Center
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Haufbrau
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Back to the Moon for Good
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MoR Sign 10:15 am
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11 amChildrens Musuem Of Bozeman
Back to the Moon for Good 1 pm
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Lego Club 3:30 pm Bozeman Library
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Gilbert Brewery
Pints w/Purpose: BridgerCare
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Bluegrass Jam 6 pm
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Opening the Lines of Communication
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Azar Lawrence & Benito Gonzalez
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Country Bookshelf
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Gallatin County Extension
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George Winston
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Alberta Bair Theatre
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
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Lockhorn Cider House
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Coldsmoke Coffee House
Heavy Metal Show 7 pm
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 7:30 pm
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Driftwood Grinners 9 pm
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Keelan Anderson 10 pm
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 7:30 pm
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Darrell Scott & Friends - The Songs of Ben Bullington
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Don’t Close Your Eyes: Live Radio Theatre
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Cold Hard Cash Show 9 pm
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Satsang and Tubby Love
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Yelawolf w/Hillbilly Casino
8 pm
Wilma Theatre - Missoula
James McMurtry
9 pm
Wells Fargo Steak House
Open Mic 10 pm
Haufbrau
MT Commuter Challenge
8 am
Gallatin Valley
The Tyrant Kings
9 am
MoR
MoR Sign
10:15 am
MoR
Maker Monday
11 amChildrens Musuem Of Bozeman
Lego Club
3:30 pm
Bozeman Library
Pints w/Purpose: Friends of
Bozeman Fish
5 pm
Bridger Brewing
Jon Cheryl
5:30 pm
Neptunes Brewery
Bluegrass Jam
6 pm
Katabatic Brewing
Gypsy Rhythm Writers’ Group
6 pm
Bozeman Library
Bridger Creek Boys
7 pm
Col. Blacks
Improv on the Verge
7 pm
Verge Theatre
Open Mic 10 pm
Haufbrau
Thursday
Wednesday
Since 1993
MT Commuter Challenge
8 am
Gallatin Valley
Back to the Moon for Good
10 am
MoR
The Little Star That Could Noon MoR
Back to the Moon for Good
1 pm
MoR
CityTrail fundraiser run by Schnee’s
1 pm
Schnees
The Stars of the South
3 pm
MoR Planetarium
Cèilidh 3 pm
Bridger Brewing
Brewery Follies 8 pm
4 pm
Gilbert Brewery
Wade Montgomery
5:30 pm
Kountry Korner cafe
Two Story Ranch
6 pm
Livingston Bar and Grill
Micah Swanson and the Wild Militia
7 pm
Norris Hot Springs
Modern Sons 9 pm
Filling Station
Open Mic
10 pm
Haufbrau
Bent Bones w/Modern Sons
6 pm
Filling Station
Tuesday
IF IT'S HAPPENING... IT’S IN THE BO Z ONE •
Sunday
P age 6a • T he B o Z one • M ay 15, 2015
Ellen hosts comic
genius Lily Tomlin
Support the Ellen Theatre at
their Gala Fundraising Benefit on
Saturday, June 27th at 8 pm by
spending an evening with an
American treasure—comic genius
Lily Tomlin. In addition to sharing
video clips, the woman responsible
for Ernestine and Edith Ann will
perform many of her characters in a
retrospective of her incredible
career. After the performance, there
will be a question and answer session with Ms. Tomlin.
Lily has been a major force in
American comedy since the late
1960s. Starting as a stand-up comic,
she became a must-see weekly staple
on television’s Rowan & Martin’s
Laugh-In, with Ernestine the nosy
telephone operator and child
philosopher Edith Ann, dispensing
advice from an over-sized rocking
chair. Ms. Tomlin is the first woman
to perform a solo show on
Broadway, for which she won the
first of two Tony Awards. Her
records (she has a Grammy, too!)
and books have sold millions.
In the 1970s, Time magazine
honored Ms. Tomlin with a cover
story, crowning her “The New
Queen of Comedy.” Quirky and
always entertaining, Tomlin characters have populated hit TV shows
like Will and Grace, Sesame Street,
Murphy Brown, The Magic School Bus,
West Wing, and Desperate Housewives,
contributing to her Emmy collection
of six in all.
On the big screen, Ms. Tomlin
has sparkled for directors as varied
as Robert Benton, Carl Reiner, and
Woody Allen. She’s plotted with
Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton in 9 to
5, wrestled with Steve Martin in All
of Me, and harmonized with Meryl
Streep in Prairie Home Companion. For
her very first movie role, in Robert
Altman’s drama Nashville, she earned
an Academy Award nomination.
Now, 40 years later, Ms. Tomlin has
garnered rave reviews and “Oscar
buzz” for her
work in the
Sundance
Film Festival
hit Grandma,
due out
in 2015.
Each year,
the Kennedy
Center
Honors recognize the lifelong accomplishments of
America’s
most extraordinary and talented artists. In 2014,
Ms. Tomlin received this most prestigious award and it was noted, “She
has touched a huge cross-section of
people with her work, delighting us
with her sophisticated wit and keen
insight into human nature. Lily
Tomlin makes us laugh louder and
think harder.”
Here is your invitation to be a
part of this important event, which
will allow The Ellen to remain
focused on our goal of sustaining a
premier performing arts venue. With
your ticket purchase, this beautiful
historic showplace will continue to
flourish and present the very best in
entertainment, right here in the
heart of downtown Bozeman.
Knowing that this evening is to
benefit The Ellen, Ms. Tomlin is
hosting a post-show, one-hour wine
and dessert reception. Join the party,
where she has offered to “sign photos, take pictures, have a few good
laughs, and do whatever it takes to
help raise money for such a lovely
theatre.” This is limited to just 25
guests, so secure your tickets early.
It’s going to be a great night of
entertainment—and that’s the truth!
All proceeds for this Gala
Fundraiser go directly to The Ellen
Theatre. For tickets and further
information, visit http://www.theellentheatre.com. •
Tate Academy summer
enrollment now open
Tate Academy, the educational
wing of The Ellen Theatre, has
announced the schedule for this
year’s summer programs. Tate
Academy offers workshops for rising 4th through 12th graders
interested in music and theater
taught by professional actors and
musicians.
These workshops will provide
students with solid, techniquebased theatre arts training in a nurturing but professional atmosphere.
Students will learn the benefits of
working together in the performing
arts, honing individual skills while
working together as a creative
team. This teaching style will produce not only the best results on
stage, but more than likely new
friends along the way! The acting
workshop runs from June 15th
through June 26th, and the musical
theater workshop runs from July
13th through July 24th. All classes
take place at The Ellen Theatre.
Sign up today!
Tuition is $385 per workshop.
Discounts and scholarships are
available. More info at theellentheatre.com. Contact [email protected] or call 585-6918. •
The Verge hosts Don’t Close Your Eyes
Don’t Close Your Eyes: Live Radio
Theatre show, Montana’s longest
running, and most popular, live
radio theater returns for their
smash fifth season at Bozeman’s
Verge Theater!
for one weekend only by the talented and multi-voiced cast of DCYE
actors, musicians, and live sound
effects performers.
On Monday night, the cast
meets for an initial rehearsal.
fun for the entire family!
The run begins June 5th and 6th
and continues eight weekends
through July 24th and 25th, with a
break during the Fourth of July
weekend for barbecuing and fire-
To preserve the excitement, challenges, and accompanying creative
energy that comes with recreating
an old-time weekly radio broadcast,
writers Keith Suta and Ryan
Cassavaugh alternate scripting a
brand-new, one-hour program each
week, always in a different genre:
From mystery, comedy, and suspense, to sci-fi, western, adventure,
and more! Each episode is presented
Tuesday and Wednesday, the cast
reviews their roles, sound effects are
gathered, and musical accompaniment is prepared. Thursday is the
full technical rehearsal, and 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
works. All showtimes are at 8pm.
The Verge Theater is located on
North 7th Avenue in Bozeman,
Montana, across from Murdoch’s!
Tickets and new money-saving
multipasses are available at Cactus
Records in Bozeman, and online at
cactusrecords.net/verge. For an
archive of previous years’ shows and
current schedule information, please
visit dcyeradio.com! •
West Side Story playing at the Shane
The exceptionally talented students of Park High School and
Sleeping Giant Middle School will
bring the Broadway classic West Side
Story to life at the Shane Center this
May. A modern-day take on
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set in
the rough streets of New York City
in the mid-1950’s, star-crossed lovers
Tony and Maria seek somewhere
their romance can thrive in a neighborhood torn apart by rival street
gangs. Fueled by the genius of
Leonard Bernstein’s score, West Side
Story is one of the greatest love stories of all time, and a major milestone in American musical theatre.
West Side Story runs in the Dulcie
Theatre at the Shane Center in
Livingston now through Sunday,
May 17th, playing Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 pm, with
Sunday matinees at 3 pm.
Tickets to all shows are $13 for
adults, $10 for seniors and college students, and $7 for youth
17 and under, and are available
by calling the box office at
(406) 222-1420.
This production is generously sponsored by Don &
Marilyn Murdock. The Shane
Center is located at 415 East
Lewis Street in Livingston,
Montana. To learn more, visit
www.theshanecenter.org. •
Catch Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by
Edward Albee is coming to
Livingston’s Blue Slipper Theatre.
Performances will run Friday, May
29th through Sunday, June 21st.
Directed by Francis Wendt, this
production stars Timothy A.
Schaeffer as George, Carmen
Dunn as Martha, Christopher
DeJohn as Nick, and Addy Scher
as Honey.
George, a professor at a small
college, and his wife, Martha, have
just returned
home, drunk from
a Saturday night
party. Amidst general profanity,
Martha announces
that she has invited a young couple
to stop by for a
nightcap; an
opportunistic new professor at the
college and his shatteringly naïve
new bride. When they arrive the
charade begins. The drinks flow
and suddenly inhibitions melt. It
becomes clear that Martha is determined to seduce the young professor, and George couldn’t care less.
But underneath the edgy banter,
which is cross-fired between both
couples, lurks an undercurrent of
tragedy and despair. George and
Martha’s inhuman bitterness
toward one another is provoked by
the enormous personal sadness
that they have pledged to keep to
themselves: a secret that has seemingly been the foundation for their
relationship. In the end, the mystery in which the distressed George
and Martha have taken refuge is
exposed, once and for all revealing
the degrading mess they have made
of their lives.
For reservations, call (406) 2227720. Tickets are $15 for adults
and $12 for students and seniors 60
and over. The Blue Slipper Theatre
is located at 113 East Callender
Street in Livingston, Montana. •
What’s up in May at the Verge Theater
The Verge Theater is the perfect
place for a good laugh! Several
shows are coming to the stage in
May and they’re not to be missed.
Recover from your weekend with
improv comedy! Once again the
Verge Theater is offering up a
Monday Night sacrifice of the most
daring, death defying type of live
theater there is: improv! We call it
“Improv on the Verge!” Our
Monday night improv shows begin
with a suggestion from the audience. Based on that suggestion, our
team performs a short, comedic
monologue which leads to the
whole team improvising sketches
built around that monologue.
This is followed up by improv
games and sketches performed by
our masterful Mainstage Players. It’s
a mere $5 to get in and laugh like
hell at our team of S.W.A.T. trained
improv players. (S.W.A.T. =
SouthWest Alternative Theater).
Upcoming shows are May 18th and
June 1st. All improv shows begin at
7 pm at the Verge Theater.
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of
Doom is coming to your neighborhood theater at the lonely edge
of Bozeman. In a suburban subdivision with identical houses,
parents find their teenagers
addicted to an online horror
video game. The game setting?
A subdivision with identical
houses. The goal? Smash
through an army of zombies to
escape the neighborhood for
good. But as the line blurs
between virtual and reality, both
parents and players realize that
fear has a life of its own. Playing
like a slick episode of The
Twilight Zone, the story builds to
an astonishing finale.
Performances are from May
15th through 30th at 8 pm on
Friday & Saturday nights.
Tickets are $12.
The Verge Theater is located
at 2304 North 7th Avenue across
from Murdoch’s Ranch and
Home Supply. To reserve tickets,
call the Verge at (406) 587-0737,
ext. 1, purchase tickets from the
website at www.vergetheater.com,
or in person at Cactus Records in
Downtown Bozeman. •
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Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter wraps up BFS Free family movie night
underdog fable, populated by
seen in the movies.
The Bozeman Film Society preat Ellen
eccentrics and elevated to sonic
The LA Times calls Kumiko “a
mieres Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter as
its final Spring film on Thursday,
May 21st at 7:30 pm in the
Emerson’s Crawford Theater.
Powerfully acted and beautifully
shot, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
offers a treat for cinephiles with
a taste for the pleasantly peculiar. In this darkly comedic
odyssey, Academy Award
nominee Rinko Kikuchi
(Babel, Pacific Rim) stars as
Kumiko, a frustrated Office
Lady whose imagination
transcends the confines of
her mundane life. Kumiko
becomes obsessed with a
mysterious, battered VHS
tape of the film Fargo that
she’s mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene
where a suitcase of stolen
cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of North
d Dakota. Believing this treasure to be
real, she leaves behind Tokyo and
her beloved rabbit Bunzo to recover
it, and finds herself on a dangerous
adventure unlike anything she’s
moody comic allegory about desperation, disconnection and dreams
that uses Fargo, the Coen brothers
classic, as a
touchstone to examine modern life”
while Variety calls Kumiko
“Wonderfully Strange and
Beguiling.” A fantasy adventure for
all ages, indie mavericks the Zellner
Bros. spin a strangely touching
heights by a Sundance award-winning score from electro-indie outfit
The Octopus Project, that will
leave audiences rooting for the
impossible.
Film is rated NR and runs
105 minutes. Tickets available
at Cactus Records and in the
Emerson lobby one hour
before the film. Doors
open at 7 pm. No-Host
Pizzetta and beverages
from the Emerson Grill
will be served in lobby
from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
Summer Screenings begin
at the Ellen Theatre on
the BFS’s new DCP projector on June 13th with
While We’re Young, starring
Ben Stiller and Naomi
Watts, who find their stagnant lives reinvigorated by their
friendship with a couple of twentysomething hipsters. For previews and
more upcoming film attractions, visit
BozemanFilmSociety.org.
Keep ‘Em Flickering! •
Bozeman Doc Series presents Every Last Child
Over the past ten years, documentary film has undergone a renaissance. Equipment has become
smaller, more powerful, and more
affordable, and the art form is
more vital than ever. The Bozeman
Doc Series will bring award winning films from around the world
to the Crawford Theater at the
Emerson Center for the Arts and
Culture. Experience fourteen
beautiful, challenging films. No
actors. No comic book characters.
Real people. Real Life. Come see
the world.
The Bozeman Doc Series and
the Bozeman Sunrise Rotary Club
present the Montana premiere of
the critically acclaimed documen-
tary Every Last Child. Screening will
take place on Sunday, May 17th,
2015 at 7 pm in the Emerson
Crawford Theater. The Emerson
is located at 111 South Grand
Avenue.
In 2012, polio persisted in only
three countries and the number of
victims was steadily decreasing.
Pakistan was the key, with over 80%
of all endemic cases. However,
when the Pakistan Taliban issued a
ban against vaccination, and incited
fatal attacks against vaccinators,
Pakistan’s vaccination campaign
was thrown into disarray. Now, families and healthcare workers find
themselves in the crosshairs of politics and bloodshed as they attempt
to protect their children from polio.
An intense and moving documentary, Every Last Child paints an
intricate portrait of the desperate
battle to put an end to this devastating disease. A percentage of the
proceeds from the screening will
benefit Rotary International’s
End Polio Now campaign, and
will be matched two-for-one by the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Doors open at 6:30 pm and
the film begins at 7. Tickets are
available online at www.bozemandocseries.org, at the door, or before
the show at Cactus Records and
Movie Lovers. Tickets are $10 at
the door and online at
www.bozemandocseries.org. •
Gallatin Art Crossing wraps up
with Josh DeWeese
The Gallatin Art Crossing wraps
up its Spring Art Lecture series, on
Wednesday, May 27th at 7pm in the
Bozeman Public Library’s large
community room. The series features regional artists and members of
the creative community who are
promoting public art and its value
and impact on the Gallatin Valley.
This final lecture will feature MSU
Assistant Professor of Art and
Bozeman art icon Josh DeWeese. He
served as Resident Director of the
Archie Bray Foundation for the
Ceramic Arts in Helena from 1992-
2006. He holds an MFA from the
New York College of Ceramics at
Alfred, and a BFA from the Kansas
City Art Institute. He has exhibited
and taught workshops internationally and his work is included in
numerous public and private collections. He will speak about his history
with art in Montana and the
Bozeman area.
Recently merged with the
Bozeman Sculpture Park, the
Gallatin Art Crossing exhibit hosts
over 50 pieces, introducing viewers
to many artistic approaches in the
free public gallery. The goal is to
add one piece annually to the permanent collection of sculptures,
which can be found from the
Emerson Cultural Center down to
the Bozeman Public Library. The
lecture series is hosted by the
Bozeman Public Library.
Contact Paula Beswick at [email protected]
or (406) 582-2426 for more information about the lecture series or visit
www.gallatinartcrossing.com for
more information on the Art
Crossing. •
Elling House to host art opening & concert
The Elling House Arts &
Humanities Center is pleased to welcome artists Jean and Sandy James
of Dillon, Montana! Join us this
Saturday, May 23rd at 5:30 pm for
Jean James’ art show and reception,
and at 7:00 pm Sandy James will
entertain us with his humorous and
satirical songs! Concert tickets are
$10. Please call or email for reservations!
Jean James began her art career
in her early twenties when she began
learning watercolor painting from
the late Hilton Leech. She studied at his summer school in
Virginia City, Montana and at
his school in Sarasota, Florida.
In 1981, Jean took a stained
glass class from Kennedys
Stained Glass and fell in love
with the medium. After years of
designing and fabricating glass,
she found a way to return to her
love of painting by combining
oxides and enamels with glass
and firing the pieces in the kiln.
Raised on a ranch and married to a rancher, Jean has a passion for Montana history, geology and landscape. She also has
an interest in space exploration
based on the beauty of the
Hubble Telescope photographs.
She is currently bringing human
forms and portraiture to her
glass and painting with egg tempera on true gesso panels.
Robert Alexander James,
known as Sandy, was born to a
pioneering horse prairie ranching family in 1946. His mother
and father were both proficient
musicians. He was the family
renegade, avoiding a classical
approach to music. He preferred
listening to Western music in the
bunkhouse with the hired men.
Sandy has been writing songs
for the last 25 years. He sings to
his own piano accompaniment
and entertains audiences with
his unique and humorous outlook on contemporary living and
politics. Although he has written
a few parodies to well known
songs, he generally composes his
own music to match the lyrics of
his songs. Anything is fair game for
this humorist who has a talent for
subtleties that are worth close
scrutiny. Topics range from food
fads to global warming and suicide
bombers.
Sandy currently serves on the
Virginia City Preservation Alliance
Board of Directors and has been a
Music Director for the Dillon Junior
Fiddlers for 32 years. He has taught
at the Montana Fiddle Camp and
keeps an active roster of students,
traveling 90 miles round trip to
Dillon to teach fiddle lessons four
nights a week. He works on the family ranch near Grant, Montana and
mills specialty lumber.
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 center
or serving as a volunteer for events
or committees is encouraged to visit
our website: ellinghouse.org. •
Friday, May 22 at 7 pm, the
Ellen Theatre will be screening a
free family movie, Homeward Bound:
The Incredible Journey!
Disney’s 1993 remake of the
1963 hit The Incredible Journey follows
three household pets as they travel
across mountains and plains on their
way to find their owners. A misunderstanding leads the animals to
mistakenly believe that they have
been abandoned by their loved ones,
when in reality they have been left in
the care of a friend while the family
has moved from the country to the
city for the father to take a temporary assignment. All three pets—a
golden retriever (voiced by Don
Ameche), a cat
(voiced by
Sally Field),
and a bulldog
puppy (voiced
by Michael J.
Fox)—can talk,
and they bicker and crack
jokes as they
set off on a
truly incredible
journey chock
full of misadventures as they find
their way back to their owners.
The Ellen is located in
Downtown Bozeman. Learn more at
theellentheatre.com. •
Big Sky Art on the Street
seeks submissions
A local public art project started
by Lone Peak High School student
Dasha Bough is seeking submissions
from area artists for artwork that will
be used on numerous bear-proof
garbage containers and utility boxes
around Big Sky. The project, called
Art on the Street, aims to enhance
the natural beauty of Big Sky by
covering bear-proof garbage containers and utility boxes with vinyl
wrap images of the selected art. The
wrapping will be done by Bozemanbased Clean Slate Group, which has
managed similar projects in places
like Jackson Hole, Bozeman, and
Sioux Falls.
Artists must be from Gallatin,
Madison, or Park counties, and the
subject matter of the artwork must
be relevant and representative of the
unique aspects of the Big Sky community. The artwork must be original, and designs may not be used to
promote a business, product, or
viewpoint, and may not include any
breach of intellectual property,
trademarks, brands, or images.
Artists may submit more than
one proposal, and artwork must be
submitted by 5 pm on Friday, May
15th. High-resolution images of artwork can be emailed to
[email protected]. A
detailed criteria on eligibility of artwork and submission will be published separately and available on
Arts Council website and Clean
Slate website. Artwork will be
judged by the Art on the Street
planning committee, and artists will
be notified by the end of May if
their work is accepted.
The first phase of the project is
being funded by the Rotary Club of
Big Sky, the Arts Council of Big Sky,
and the Big Sky Town Center. The
Crail Ranch Museum is also funding
the covering of two utility boxes
with historic Big Sky images.
Individual donations are also being
accepted through the Arts Council.
Please contact Brian Hurlbut at the
Arts Council, (406) 995-2742 or
[email protected], for more
information. •
Stroll through 2015
Downtown Art Walks
The Downtown Bozeman
Association, Downtown Bozeman
art galleries, and retailers, and the
Emerson Center for Art and Culture
are proud to present the 2015
Downtown Bozeman Art Walks.
The Art Walks occur on the 2nd
Friday of the month from June
through September and again for
the “Winter” Art Walk in December
from 6 to 8 pm 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.
2015 Art Walk dates are June 12th,
July 10th, August 14th, September
11th, and December 11th.
Maps for the 2015 Art Walks are
available throughout the season at
all the participating galleries and
businesses listed below or a printable
online version at www.downtownbozeman.org.
Many local businesses and Art
Galleries will be participating in the
2015 Art Walks! Visit Altitude
Gallery, Artists’ Gallery, Cello,
Country Bookshelf, Dari Rasa
Trunk Show, Four Winds Gallery,
Jessie Wilber Gallery, tart, Visions,
and much more! In addition to the
featured openings at the galleries
and businesses above, the Art Walks
also feature live performances
throughout downtown.
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. You can
find these ensembles and/or bands
at the following locations: In front of
First Security Bank, the Ellen
Theatre, the 777 Building, and at
Soroptimist Park.
This free community event is
brought to you by our gracious
sponsors; First Security Bank, SCS
Unlimited, KBZK, 95.1 “The
Moose”, The Bozeman Daily
Chronicle, and Allegra. The Art
Walks are open to the public and
will go on rain or shine. For
more information, visit www.downtownbozeman.org or call the
Downtown Bozeman Association at
(406) 586-4008. •
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Across
1 Adjust accordingly
6 “The Many Loves of ___
Gillis”
11 Consumed
14 “Against the Wind” singer
Bob
15 It’s not what you’d expect
16 Shins genre
17 V-shaped fabric pattern
19 Smith or Taylor
20 Chapter in history
21 “Disco Duck” singer Rick
22 Renaissance Faire title
24 Curly treatment
25 Molly formerly of “SNL”
27 Show up
30 Deli turnover
31 Kazakh character who’s
been retired
32 Muscular jocks,
stereotypically
36 “South Park” character
Cartman
37 Wild hogs
38 Anti-piracy org.
39 Adult contemporary
radio fare
41 Like Old King Cole
42 Band with a Ben & Jerry’s
flavor named for it
43 Endowment recipients
44 Person on a pension
47 Dad’s sister
48 Big name in violins
49 Killer whale of a 1977 film
50 Hotel amenity
53 Instrument for Stan Getz
54 Lines seen outside the
club?
58 50-50, for instance
59 Dasani rival
60 Blackboard stuff
61 Ice Bucket Challenge
cause, for short
62 “Touched by an Angel”
actress Reese
63 Sharpens
Down
1 Tennis Hall of Famer Arthur
2 “Caught in the headlights”
animal
3 Taj Mahal’s locale
4 Part of MPH
5 Neptune prop
6 Mascot of Kellogg’s Honey
Smacks
7 Odist’s spheres
8 Haunted house greeting
9 “Canterbury Tales” locale
10 Hair that’s wished upon
11 Reddy or Hunt
12 Chum
13 Amount of eggs
18 One short on social skills
23 Occurring naturally
24 It’s surrounded by the
fuzz?
25 Sarcastic comments
26 Compilation album tracks,
often
27 His mother raised Cain,
too
28 “90210” actress Spelling
29 Advanced math course
30 Stacy of “Prison Break”
32 Bullwinkle, e.g.
33 Frigid follower?
34 Bold challenge
35 “Survey ___
...” (“Family
Feud” phrase)
37 Soft white
cheese
40 Flourished
41 Black-andorange butterfly
43 Air conditioning conduit
44 One who uses
cannabis
spiritually
45 Letter with an
attachment,
maybe
46 Perennial
presidential
debate issue
47 Venue for some football
games
49 Toyota logo’s shape
50 C-___
51 Brazilian hero
52 Makes inquiries
55 Night before
56 Rapper ___ Wayne
57 “So that’s your game!”
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Livingston Depot Museum opens 2015 season
The Livingston Depot Museum will
open its 2015 season on Saturday, May
23rd at 10 am with its regular rail and
Yellowstone history displays complemented by the special exhibit, TRAIN IN ART:
Train + Depot = Light, Energy, Motion. The
museum is operated by the Livingston
Depot Foundation, which celebrates its
30th year in 2015.
“TRAIN IN ART,” a contemporary
view of the Western rails making its
debut in 2015, is a collaboration by
Livingston artists Sheila Hrasky and
Tandy Miles Riddle and represents
the Depot’s first train art show by
female artists.
Giving a historically male subject a
female perspective, the two plein-air
artists have painted at the Depot for
years. Riddle initially focused more on
the ornate historic architecture, calling it
one of her favorite buildings, where
Hrasky tends to favor the train activity
itself. Both artists were inspired and influenced by the interplay of movement,
light, color, and shadow in the Depot and
adjacent rail activity.
“There is a lot of play in Tandy Riddle’s
raw and unaffected paintings,” commented Greg Keeler. “Instead of capturing
imagery, she releases it in bold, direct
brushstrokes on broad canvasses that
reveal a confidence in color, line, and form that
can only come from years of experience. For
those of us familiar with the Livingston Depot,
its crossings and its trains, there is the added
treat of seeing the familiar defamiliarized in vivid
expressions that convey a light, energy
and motion only Tandy and her brushes
can improvise.”
Hrasky celebrates life living by the rails as she
captures landscapes in watercolor and oil. “The
rails brought the train and gave life to the town,”
she said. “Taking the most vibrant parts of a location, I create a simplified and engaging image.
These pictures are then referenced and used as
building blocks for larger oil paintings focusing on
the deconstruction of a subject using shaped musical instruments.”
Seonaid Campbell, an area writer and filmmaker, amplified, “Their confluent passion to
paint runs like parallel tracks while their
differing styles inspire one another…
TRAIN IN ART confirms that like a passing train,
art too moves us.”
The museum plans to hold an evening artists’
reception for TRAIN IN ART with Hrasky and
Riddle on Thursday, June 18th at 7 pm. The event
will feature live music, hors d’oeuvres, and a wine
tasting from the up and coming Gourmet Cellar
Uncorked.
The Depot Museum’s popular ongoing main
exhibit, Rails Across the Rockies: A Century of People
and Places, introduces visitors to the rich history of
railroading in Montana with special attention
to the Northern Pacific and its central role in
the opening of Yellowstone, America’s first national park, through Livingston beginning in the
1880s. In addition to the main exhibit, the museum also presents The Livingston Depot in History and
Architecture, Film in Montana: Moviemaking under the Big
Sky, selections from On Track: The Railroad
Photography of Warren McGee, and TRAIN IN ART.
The Depot Museum exhibits in 2015 will run
from Saturday, May 23rd through Sunday,
September 13th. Depot Museum hours are
Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm
and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. There is a nominal admission fee. For additional information, contact the Depot office at (406) 222-2300 or visit
www.livingstondepot.org. •
S.L.A.M. gears up for arts festival
S.L.A.M. (Support Local Artists &
Musicians) began five years ago with a group
of community members who saw that
Bozeman was rapidly outgrowing the number of opportunities for artists and musicians. In response, they created an organization geared specifically to showcase local talent. In one weekend, the S.L.A.M. Festival
provides a platform for artists spread across
the great state of Montana, highlighting not
just the visual arts but culinary, performance,
and musical art, showcasing all of those
things together in one two-day event. The
S.L.A.M. Festival is free and open to the
public and they present this opportunity in
hopes of getting support and recognition for
local artists from the community.
This summer, the S.L.A.M. Festival celebrates its fifth year and anticipates seeing
10,000 or more in attendance. In 2015, the
S.L.A.M. Festival will feature some new
interactive art projects for attendees of all
ages. Spanning the entire park, S.L.A.M.
the lawn and the bandshell. There, the youth
showcase kicks off each day, featuring the
up-and-coming talent in the community,
moving into more established acts as the
weekend progresses, featuring all different
types of genres.
S.L.A.M. is a three-pronged organization that
not only plans the art festival but also provides
grants and scholarships for the pursuit of
education in the arts. S.L.A.M. is always open
to hearing proposals from anyone who wants
to further art education. In the past, they have
given an annual scholarship to the Worthy
Student Scholarship at Bozeman High, and
established the first Visual Arts Scholarship at the
high school for seniors moving into college and
going into education in the arts.
Additionally, S.L.A.M. organizes art installations in community spaces. Right now, they
have a frog statue installed at Beall Park and
a fish statue at Bogert Park. Their next upcoming
installation will be functional bike racks in some
of the parks that are severely lacking bicycle
parking. Eventually, they hope to create a brick
and mortar space to host regular events, workshops, and concerts.
This year’s S.L.A.M. Festival 2015 is
scheduled for Friday and Saturday, August 8th
and 9th. Saturday hours will be 10 am to
7 pm and Sunday hours will be 10 am to
5 pm. S.L.A.M. is completely volunteer-run
and welcomes anyone who would like to be
involved. To learn more, visit
www.slamfestivals.org or email
[email protected]. •
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Consider testing garden soil before fertilizing
Knowing about garden soil helps gardeners grow healthy plants, protect ground and
surface water, as well as efficiently use
resources like nutrients, water and money.
Soil nutrients and organic matter are
important for a healthy garden. If plants
aren’t thriving, soil nutrients could be lacking,
out of balance or even too high. Adding fertilizer, compost or manure may not solve the
problem or may actually make the problem
worse if nutrients are in excess.
“A good starting point is with a soil test,”
said Clain Jones, Extension soil fertility specialist in the Department of Land Resources
and Environmental Sciences at Montana
State University.
Early spring is the best time to sample
because the results will best represent what is
available to this year’s plants. Plus there is
time to make adjustments before the plants
need the nutrients. Soil test reports generally
provide recommended fertilization rates. Due
to time and cost of a typical soil analysis
($20-$50), many gardeners use standard fertilizer rates often given on fertilizer bags
rather than soil tests.
“If you are using standard fertilizer rates
and your plants appear healthy, then your
current fertilizer strategy is likely working,”
said Jones.
Other soil properties to consider, aside
from nutrient levels, are soil pH and soil
organic matter. Most Montana soils are high
in pH (greater than pH 7). “Although vegetables generally prefer pH levels between 6 and
7, they grow just fine in high pH soil,” said
Jones. This is good, because little can be done
to lower soil pH. Elemental sulfur lowers pH,
but at a high
cost and at
the risk of
increasing
sulfate and
soil salts to
harmful levels. If your
pH is below
6, consider
liming to
increase
soil pH.
Many gardeners love to
add organic
matter to supply nutrients,
keep soil
loose, and help
hold water. “Yet, if the organic matter is
manure or food compost, a garden can accumulate too much of a good thing,” cautioned
Jones. One inch of composted manure adds
more than 10 times the nitrogen and potassium annually removed by vegetable harvest,
and 50 times the phosphorus. Excess nutrients, whether from organic material or conventional fertilizer, can be unhealthy for the
plants and contaminate water.
If your soil has high phosphorus and
potassium, Jones suggests adding organic
matter high in
carbon, such
as straw, dry
leaves, woodshavings, or
peat moss.
However,
these can tie
up nitrogen
for a few
months,
leaving insufficient
amounts for
the plants.
Consider
using urea,
blood meal
or legumes
(beans, peas) in
rotation to supply extra nitrogen.
Unlike conventional fertilizers, compost
supplies a diversity of nutrients at relatively
low, unknown concentrations. Lab analysis
can determine nutrient concentrations, but
not with the same confidence as the label on
a bag of pelleted fertilizer. A concern with
compost is the potential for residual herbicides. If in doubt, conduct a simple test by
comparing beans, peas or tomatoes grown in
pots with and without the compost. If
plants don’t germinate, die young, or have
abnormal growth, the compost is likely contaminated.
Compost slowly decomposes and supplies
nutrients, so should be applied and turned
into the soil in the fall. It can be used as very
thin topdressing during the growing season.
Liquid or pelleted fertilizers release their
nutrients quickly and can be applied to
the side of the seed row or early to
mid-growing season.
The foundation of a healthy garden
is a healthy soil. Understanding soils
leads to wise nutrient use, promotes maximum plant health and yields, and protects
our water and air. More information is available in a new SoilScoop publication
(http://landresources.montana.edu/soilfertility/soilscoop.html).
Montana State University Extension’s
MontGuide Home Garden Soil Testing and
Fertilizer Guidelines outlines soil sampling
and fertilizer calculations. For more information on soil fertility, see Jones’s website:
http://landresources.montana.edu/soilfertility, or contact Clain Jones at [email protected] or (406) 994-6076. •
New shows at the Taylor Planetarium
The Taylor Planetarium at Museum of the
Rockies joins only a handful of planetariums
in the world that offer advanced Digistar 5
projection technologies. Developed by Evans
& Sutherland, this state-of-the-art projection
system allows visitors to experience our universe and our world in vivid colors, dramatic
motion, and brilliant displays of light. Here’s
a look at what’s playing at the Taylor
Planetarium in May and June!
One World, One Sky features the
adventures of Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend
Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from the Chinese production of Sesame Street, as they travel from
Sesame Street to the Moon in this brilliant
spectacle of light and color designed for
young children. This show is a great way to
introduce the littlest members of the family to
astronomy. Showtime is Saturday at 10 am.
The Stars of the South is playing now
through May 31st. For years we have focused
on the stars you can see in your backyard.
What if you stepped out in a backyard in
Australia or Argentina? We will take a trip
south of the Equator and explore the southern skies from the Southern Cross to the
Magellanic Clouds. An original production of
the Taylor Planetarium, showtimes are
Saturday at 11 am and 3 pm and Sunday at
3 pm.
Saturday, May 23rd brings two brand
new shows to the Taylor Planetarium! The
first new show, Back to the Moon for
Good, will be showing daily at 10 am, 1 pm,
and 4pm. This show chronicles teams around
the world competing for the largest incentivized prize in history — the $30 million
Google Lunar XPRIZE — by landing a
robotic spacecraft on the moon for the first
time in more than 40 years. This global competition is designed to spark imagination and
inspire a renewed commitment to space
exploration, not by governments or countries,
but by the citizens of the world. Who will win
the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE?
The second new show, The Little Star
That Could, is a fun new children’s show
with screenings on Saturdays and Sundays at
12 noon. Join us for a story about an average
yellow star on a search for planets of his own
to warm and protect. Along his way, he
encounters other stars, learns what makes
each star special, and discovers that stars can
combine to form clusters and galaxies.
Eventually, Little Star finds his planets, and
each is introduced to audiences along with
basic information about the Solar System.
All shows and times are subject to change
without notice. The Taylor Planetarium is
located inside the Museum of the Rockies at
600 West Kagy Boulevard in Bozeman,
Montana. To learn more, call (406) 994-2251,
email [email protected], or visit museumoftherockies.org. •
West Paw Design: Sustainable pet toys
They say when you move to Bozeman,
you’re given a bike, a Subaru, and a dog. Yes,
our roadways are saturated with “Subies” full
of adventure-loving folks and their pups...we
certainly love playing outside with our fourlegged friends. Bozeman’s West Paw Designs,
a company that produces locally-made pet
products made from sustainable materials,
seems an obvious product of our community.
West Paw Founder Spencer Williams wanted
to bring joy to people’s lives, so at 23 he
bought a small cut-and-sew pet toy company
in Livingston, Montana, and hired a team of
home-sewers to produce organic catnip toys.
The company quickly outgrew the space and
moved to Bozeman, and rather than outsourcing production, Williams chose to keep the
entire operation local. West Paw now employs
over 80 employees, and manufactures 98% of
its products in the same Bozeman facility that
houses its offices.
West Paw still makes organic catnip toys
and everything is sewn by hand, but naturally,
they have expanded. The company now produces pet beds, apparel, blankets, and plush
toys. All of these products are made with
IntelliLoft®; an impossibly soft and durable
fabric spun from recycled plastic bottles. West
Paw’s Zogoflex® chew toys are produced with
zero waste and are said to be “dog-proof ” —
if your dog
destroys one,
West Paw
will replace it
for free!
Sustainability
permeates all
of West
Paw’s operations. To
avoid buying
plastic totes,
they re-uses
old banana
crates. They
have a
closed-loop
recycling program for their worn out Zogoflex
chew toys, and their commitment to local production stimulates our economy and employs
members of our community. They even use
recycled paper and soy-based inks in their
offices and packaging.
West Paw’s excellent business practices
have not gone unnoticed: They were named
in Forbes’ “11 Companies Considered Best for
the Environment”, among giants such as
Patagonia and Seventh Generation. They are
a Certified B Corporation, which means they
measure their success not just by profit, but
how they treat their employees and planet.
This April, they were named an All-Star
Award Finalist by the Great Game
of Business.
It is truly a privilege to
have such a positiveminded company operating right here in
Bozeman, especially one
that embodies our community values in everything it does. Be sure to
pick up a special (and
sustainable) treat for your
furry friend at one of
West Paw’s retailers
around town! You can
find their products at
Planet Natural, Dee-OGee, Heebs Grocery, and
Bark City among many other locations. To
learn more, visit their website at www.westpawdesign.com. •
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Hops & History series
continues
Hops & History, now in its second
year, pairs the Gallatin Valley’s brewing past with beer tastings from local
breweries. From 5 to 7 pm on the last
Tuesday of every month, beer from a
different local brewery will be served
as visitors explore the long and diverse
history of brewing in the Gallatin
Valley and Montana. Admission to
Hops & History is $8 per event or $35
for entire series and includes a free
beer glass and beer tastings. The
event is sponsored by Montana
Ale Works Community Partnership.
Guests must be 21 or older to
participate. This season they’ll be kicking off
the series again with a Hops &
History Brew Party at Montana Ale
Works on Tuesday, May 27th from
5:30 to 7 pm or 7:30 to 9 pm (two
rounds). You’ll enjoy local beers from
the five breweries featured at Hops &
History events, along with delicious
small-plate pairings.Come join the fun
at Montana Ale Works. All proceeds
benefit the Living History Farm. Cost
is $30 per person. Advance tickets are
available for purchase at museumoftherockies.org or by calling (406)
994-7460.
Don’t miss MOR’s first Hops &
History event: Stouts & Porters with
Bozeman Brewing Company on
Tuesday, May 27th from 5:30 to 7:30
pm at the Living History Farm. For
more information, visit www.museumoftherockies.org. •
International Migratory Bird festivities
Yellowstone National Park and
the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery
Center will celebrate International
Migratory Bird Day on Saturday,
May 16th with free public programs and field trip.
A bird-watching car caravan is
set for Saturday morning from 8
am ‘til noon inside the park.
Those interested in participating
should meet at the Madison
Junction picnic area. Caravan
riders are reminded they will
need to pay the $25 park
entrance fee.
Saturday afternoon between 1
pm and 4 pm, the Grizzly and
Wolf Discovery Center in West
Yellowstone, Montana, will host
a live raptor program and a presentation on common birds of the
area. Children of all ages can
participate in a variety of programs, crafts and activities,
including making bird masks,
origami, and a migration game
called “It’s a Risky Journey.”
Construction is underway
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 ! On Wednesday,
May 21st, head to the Bozeman Pond
from 6 to 7:30 pm for Dynamite Dads.
The evening will be spent fishing!
Poles and bait will be provided.
Please call Thrive at (406) 587-3840
or go to www.allthrive.org for more
information.
For any questions, please contact
Thrive at (406) 587-3840 or visit
www.allthrive.org. •
ECO Reminder:
Bogert Farmers’ Market
Tuesday, June 2– Bogert, 5 pm to 8 pm!
from the northern part of the park
should expect daytime delays of
up to 30 minutes. For further
mile section of the road is being
rebuilt, as is the bridge over the
Gardner River. Visitors traveling
information, call National Park
Service volunteer Katy Duffy at
(307) 699-2696. •
Yellowstone awarded $1 million
for projects
How to be a Dynamite Dad
Thrive is a community-based
organization established in 1986 that
provides families with the resources,
tools, and support to raise healthy, successful children. At the heart of Thrive
lies a preventative, strength-based,
empowerment model of working with
parents and children. Their programs
have been developed using evidencebased practices adapted to meet local
community needs, and rigorously evaluated to ensure program efficacy. This
month, join Thrive for one of their
excellent youth programs. Here’s a
look at what’s coming up:
Dynamite Dads is a chance for
north of the entrance to the Norris
Campground on the road to
Mammoth Hot Springs. A 5.4
Yellowstone National Park recently
received $1 million from the
National Park Service Centennial
Challenge to fund two significant
partnership projects. The
appropriation was more than
matched with money from the
park’s partner fundraising organization, the Yellowstone Park
Foundation (YPF).
An appropriation of $500,000
in Centennial Challenge funds will
go to the Gardiner Gateway
Project to be added to nearly
$16 million already allocated to
the project through YPF, local
partners and additional federal
and state funding sources. The
project will restore and enhance
the park’s only year-round
entrance, the
North Entrance
from Gardiner,
Mont., which
includes the park’s
iconic Roosevelt
Arch. The project
will improve the
road, parking,
walks, signage and
pedestrian areas
to meet modern
road and accessibility standards.
The second
Centennial
Challenge Project funded in
Yellowstone National Park will
help preserve the native
Yellowstone cutthroat trout and
return the natural function of the
ecosystem. The appropriation of
$500,000 will be added to the $1
million Yellowstone Park
Foundation annual commitment to
the fish restoration project. Native
cutthroat trout are thought to be
among the most ecologically
important fish of the Greater
Yellowstone Ecosystem. Several
factors, nonnative species and disease among them, are threatening
the persistence of these fish.
Ongoing efforts since 1994 to
restore habitat and reduce the
numbers of nonnative species are
proving successful as the numbers
of both healthy adult and juvenile
cutthroat trout have been increasing for the past two years, while
the numbers of nonnative species
are showing a decline.
“We are very gratified that our
support has contributed to the
progress that the park is making to
restore the Yellowstone cutthroat
trout, an essential species that
plays such a vital role in
Yellowstone Lake’s ecosystem,”
said Yellowstone Park Foundation
President Karen Bates
Kress. “Our many individual, corporate, and foundation donors
have helped make it happen.”
“As the National Park Service
approaches its Centennial in 2016,
the Yellowstone Park Foundation is
making a big difference,” said
Yellowstone Superintendent Dan
Wenk. “The Yellowstone Park
Foundation is raising private funds
to match federal appropriations for
projects, which greatly increases
the investments we can make to
improve the facilities and programs in Yellowstone.”
Nationwide, 106 projects in
more than 100 parks in 31 states
and the District of Columbia were
funded with a $10 million
Congressional appropriation that
was matched with $15.9 million
from more than 90 partner
organizations. •
Find your way Back to the Roots
Back to the Roots is
working towards re-defining
the future of food—one that is
all about the “undoing of
food” back to its simplest
ingredients and least processed
versions. They’re on a mission
to make food personal again
and inspire families to ask
“where does my food
come from?”
In a college class, the
founders of Back to the Roots
learned that mushrooms could
grow on recycled coffee
grounds. After watching hours
of how-to videos and turning
their fraternity kitchen into a
big science experiment, they
eventually decided to give up
their our corporate job offers
to become full-time mushroom farmers. What started
as curiosity about urban farming has turned into a passion
for “undoing food” and reconnecting families to it through fun,
delicious, and sustainable “ready
to grow” and “ready to eat” products.
Back to the Roots offers three
amazing products. The Organic
Mushroom Garden allows you to
grow up to 1 1/2 pounds of fresh,
organic oyster mushrooms in less
than 10 days—all you have to do
is open, water, and harvest! These
mushrooms are great for soups,
pastas, and salads. Back to the
Roots Mushroom Gardens are
made in the USA. Cost is $19.99.
The Water Garden is a closedloop ecosystem. The fish feed the
plants, and the plants clean the
water! Formerly known as the
AquaFarm, this perfect green gift
includes everything you need to
get started: water pump, organic
seeds, betta fish coupon, gravel
for the tank, fish food, and natu-
ral water treatment. Aquaponics
is a closed-loop, sustainable farming method that combines traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic
animals) and hydroponics (growing
plants without soil). It uses 90%
less water than traditional farming.
Cost is $59.99.
Grow organic herbs right out
of the can with Garden in a Can.
Perfect for the urban farmer, these
easy-to grow-containers are ideal
for small-space windowsill gardening. Grow organic basil and
organic cilantro in just three simple steps: open the can and plant
seeds in soil, add water, place can
in full sun, harvest, and enjoy!
Cost is $11.99 for two-pack and
$23.99 for four pack.
Reconnect with your food! To
order or to learn more about this
amazing company and their green
products, visit www.backtotheroots.com. •
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Beat Monday blues at Pints
with a Purpose
In just its second year, Bridger
Brewing’s “Pints with Purpose” has
raised over $15,000 for local nonprofits and charities. If you’re not
familiar with this relatively new program, you should be, especially if
you’re involved with a non-profit.
Every Monday night from 5 to 8
pm, Bridger Brewing donates $1
from every glass of beer sold in
their taproom. That’s an astonishing 25% of their beer sales!
“We are able to raise somewhere
in the neighborhood of $300 each
week,” says owner and kitchen
manager, Jim Eberhard. “As small
business owners we recognize and
understand the sacrifices made by
non-profit organizations. Pints with
Purpose is our way to say thank you
and show our support.” With a grin
he adds, “...of course it doesn’t hurt
that we all benefit over a few pints
of brew.”
“It’s really a fun night down
here and, you know, it also builds
relationships. Not only with the
organizations, but also new customers that come down to support
a cause that is near and dear to
them. I love it!” says manager and
owner Linda Cencer. Let’s take a
look at what sort of organizations
you can support through your brew
purchases in May and June:
Pints support Friends of
Bozeman Fish Technology
Center on Monday, May 18th.
Since their formation in 2007, the
Friends are responsible for service
projects at the Center and for assistance in maintaining/promoting
good local community
education/interaction with the
Center, as well as helping to maintain and manage the Drinking
Horse Mountain Trail, the DHM
parking lot, the Kevin Mundy
memorial bridge, the dedicated
benches along the trail, the poop
management stations, and the new
fish food dispenser at the “retirement” pond at the Center.
Bring your quarters—this is
always a great finish to a hike up
the DHM trail.
Pints help out the Payden
Memorial Foundation on
Monday, May 25th. The Payden
Memorial Foundation provides
financial support to Montana families with a childhood cancer diagnosis through funds raised during their
annual Blazing Saddles bike ride.
Learn more at www.payden.org.
On Monday, June 1st, come support Bridgercare, Montana’s only
independent, grass roots family
planning clinic providing sexual
healthcare and education on a sliding fee scale or on donation basis.
We focus on preventative services
such as contraception, cancer
screenings and sex education in
schools and the community. We also
offer STI testing, mental health
counseling and a free weekly walkin clinic for teens. For more information, visit www.bridgercare.org.
Monday, June 8th, Pints will be
come supporting Mountain Air
Dance, a non-profit aerial dance
company in Bozeman, MT. Their
mission is to bring quality aerial
dance to the Gallatin Valley and
beyond through classes, workshops,
and performances. Their vision is to
bring people together through the
shared experience of flight and to
pass on a love of dance to future
generations. To sign up for classes,
visit mountainair.org.
Pints will be donating to the
Forward Montana Foundation
on Monday, June 15th. The
Forward Montana Foundtaion is a
501(c)3 non-profit. They are a
homegrown, statewide, youth-led,
grassroots organization, and their
mission is to train, mobilize, and
educate the next generation of
young leaders in the state of
Montana.
Why not beat the Monday blues
by enjoying a pint while supporting
an altruistic organization? To learn
more about Pints with a Purpose,
visit bridgerbrewing.com. •
Walk, talk, and explore with GVLT
The Gallatin Valley Land Trust
has worked hard over the last 25
years to build an extensive 80 mile
trail system that connects
Bozeman’s Main Street to the
mountains that surround us. The
Main Street to the Mountainstrail
system has trails for all abilities and
they are accessible from neighborhoods all over town. In order to
help people explore the great community trail system, GVLT is
launching the first season of
Discovery Walks: Trail
Exploration Series from
Wednesday, June 3rd through
Saturday, June 27th. Join GVLT
volunteers to walk, talk, and
explore the trails while meeting
new people and learning something
new along the way. These guided
educational walks are just an hour
long, totally free, and open to the
public. During the walks, volunteers
and local experts will be hosting
short talks and activities about topics such as yoga, outdoor photography, bird identification, wildflower
identification, railroad history, bouldering, and more! Many of the
walks are geared toward families
and kids, such as a kid’s nature
walk with the Montana Outdoor
Science School and a Trail Read
with the Bozeman Public Library
Children’s Librarians. You can do
business on the trails too! Twice a
month GVLT will host Biz Walks, a
networking lunch hour with other
business professionals on the trails.
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
walks. The full schedule for June is
located online at www.gvlt.org/discoverywalks. Meeting locations for
walks and Google maps are also
located on the website. Non-profits
and businesses can contact GVLT
to schedule a walk for their participants or employees. For more information or to volunteer, email EJ
Porth, [email protected] or call 406-5878404 ext. 8. •
Get ready for Bogert Farmers’ Market
Since the early 70s, the Bozeman
community has been holding farmers’ markets at Bogert Park and they
are excited to continue that tradition! Each year The Bogert
Farmer’s Market (BFM) starts the
first Tuesday in June and runs consecutively for 17 Tuesdays throughout the summer. The 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 funfilled community environment!
To maintain the quality of the
market, they constantly challenge
each of their vendors to continue to
help represent BFM as a market
that the Bozeman community can
be proud of. The market is a
fundraiser for the “Friends of
Park’s”—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.
The first market of the season
will take place on Tuesday, June
2nd under the Bogert Pavilion,
located in Bogert Park on South
Church Avenue. The market will
run consecutively each Tuesday
throughout the summer from 5 to 8
pm. The market 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! The Bogert Farmers’ Market is
fun for the whole family! For more
information, visit www.bogertfarmersmarket.org. And remember: Life
is a garden. Dig it! •
Head Uptown for 2015 farmers’ market
Butte’s Farmers’ Market will
return for the 2015 season on
Saturday, May 23rd from 8:30 am
to 1 pm on West Park Street
between Main and Dakota Streets
in Uptown Butte. The market will
run every Saturday for 20 weeks
through the summer until
October 3rd.
The open air craft and fresh
produce market has been a fixture
of summer in Uptown Butte since
1995 when it was started by the
Butte Uptown Association. The
market will feature a lively mix of
fresh produce, cut flowers, and
products from Southwest Montana
crafters.
The market continues to grow
each year hosting a record number
of vendors, reflecting a national
trend that highlights fresh local
food being brought from the farm
to the table through the local farm-
ers’ market. A variety of art and
crafts by artisans and vendors from
throughout Southwest Montana
will be available, too. For details
about rates and rules for being a
vendor or for what you can expect
to find as a customer at this year’s
Farmers Market, visit Mainstreet
Uptown Butte’s web site at
mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm,
or on Facebook at
facebook.com/ButteFM. •
A visit to Sage Mountain
Center in Whitehall
By Zelpha Boyd
Located 13 miles west of
Whitehall up against the national forest, the gravel road turned to dirt as
we climbed higher, and soon found
what we were looking for. Donna and
I had come for the weekend and
were pleasantly surprised by what we
found at Sage Mountain Center.
Sage Mountain Center is an educational, ecologically friendly place for
learning. Their main focus is teaching how to live off-the-grid, using
solar and wind power and
living in a sustainable
manner. To this end,
owners Linda
Welsh and Chris
Borton live and
work from this
off-thegrid home
and
retreat
center.
They
offer a
variety of
seminars,
workshops,
retreats,
and tours
at their facility and elsewhere. When
not working at Sage Mountain
Center, Chris travels all over the
Northwest teaching and promoting
sustainable living systems and Linda
works as a Hospice Nurse in Butte.
She is the go-to person for reservations, workshop and tour dates, etc.
“Uncle” Warren, a recent transplant from California, contributes his
labor and expertise to developing the
gardens. A main player at Sage
Mountain, he took Donna and I on
an extended tour of the facility. His
knowledge is impressive.
The large cord-wood building in
the middle of the Center contains a
meeting room, kitchen, dining area,
and comfortable living room with a
fireplace. The upper level houses an
office and bedrooms. A well provides
water for household and garden
needs. The entire facility is elegant,
ecologically constructed, and sustainable, helping us to realize what offthe-grid living can be.
Donna and I stayed in a guest
cabin with three guest rooms on the
first level and three more on the second level. Floor-to-ceiling windows
on the south wall let in sunlight and
heat the rooms during the day, and at
night heavy drapes are drawn to keep
the rooms warm. A wood heater is
used in colder weather. We were
asked to leave our shoes at the door
and wear slippers inside the building
to help keep the floors clean.
There are raised beds for vegetables, fruiting trees and shrubs, and a
spiral herb garden in the generous
gardening area. All the produce,
either fresh or preserved, is consumed by the residents and guests
Several measures have been taken to
protect the gardens from hungry
wildlife: Tall deer fences border the
garden, and quarter-inch hardware
cloth mesh has been installed to a
depth of a foot or so below the fences
to keep out the voles, rabbits and
squirrels. A solar heated and cooled
greenhouse operates year-round.
Seedlings are started here, while
tomatoes and other tender plants are
permanent residents.
The most recent and most interesting innovation of Sage Mountain
is the huge
crater garden
located in the
draw below the
garden area. This crater acts as a
reservoir, collecting rain and
snowmelt otherwise lost to waterways
downstream. This water is saved and
used during times of drought. The
annual average rain fall here is only
12 inches. The lower levels of the
crater will be able to grow plants
needing a more moderate temperature. Around the top edges of the
garden are fruiting trees and shrubs.
An electric fence surrounds the area
to keep the deer at bay.
While we were there, Raleigh
(hired on to help update the computer system) began building a
“Hugelkultur” garden, another
intriguing feature of sustainable living. Hugelkultur gardens are built to
create more soil to be used. Raleigh
dug a trench two feet deep by three
feet wide and about twelve feet long.
In the bottom he put logs, larger
branches, and then smaller branches,
then topped the wood with sage,
straw, and sawdust. On top of that,
he loaded several wheel barrows full
of top soil. This then becomes a
garden where a variety of plants
will grow. As the wood decays it
provides food for the plants. The
larger logs in the bottom rot and
become like sponges soak up and
hold a water supply.
To say it was a wonderful weekend would be an understatement.
Donna and I came home refreshed
and full of new knowledge about
what sustainable living looks like.
Thank you, Linda, Warren, Raleigh
and Chris!
For more information concerning
event dates and history of Sage
Mountain Center, visit their web site
www.sagemountaincenter.org or call
(406) 494-9875. Even better, plan a
trip to Sage Mountain! •
MSU Extension hosts
Belgrade Plant Clinic
Montana State University
Extension in Gallatin County will
host a Plant Clinic in their Belgrade
office during the growing season.
The Plant Clinic will be held on
Wednesdays from now until
September 16th, 2015 between 1 pm
and 4 pm at 201 West Madison
Avenue, Suite 300 in Belgrade,
Montana.
Questions will be answered
through phone calls and walk-ins
from the public. The public is
encouraged to bring in plant samples
for identification or disease diagnosis.
Yard and garden insect samples can
also be brought in for identification
during this time. Plant and insect
samples can be dropped off to the
Extension office during their normal
business hours, but yard and gardening questions will be answered during
the Plant Clinic. The public can also
call during the Plant Clinic to have
questions answered and to request
yard and gardening information.
The Gallatin County MSU
Extension office Plant Clinic can be
reached at (406) 388-3213,
[email protected]
and is located at 201 West Madison,
Studio 300, in Belgrade. •
Could the soil save us?
Don’t miss the Nicole Masters
soil seminar at Steve Charter’s 2
Lazy 2 Ranch (located between
Mile Markers 19 and 20 on
Highway 87 north of Billings) on
Saturday, May 23rd. Event
will last from 1 to 5 pm.
Cost is $45 for seminar and
$15 for ranch cookout following at 5:30 pm.
Nicole Masters, an
agro-ecologist from New
Zealand, will teach a public
seminar on building soil
health, capacity, and productivity using simple and
practical methods while
taking carbon out of the
atmosphere. Masters is an
expert at building soil at a
rate previously thought
impossible. Masters will
show how to use inexpensive and practical methods
to stimulate the underground life in the soil.
Northern Plains Resource
Council and the Western
Organization of Resource
Councils will be hosting the event
with Steve Charter and family. The
field seminar is $45 and will be followed by a ranch cookout for $15.
For information or for
tickets, please call (406) 2481154, email [email protected], or visit the Northern
Plains website at
www.northernplains.org. •
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Morel mushroom season is here!
by Anna Sagatov
Springtime is upon us! Morel
mushrooms, those elusive, treasured
delights, are pushing up their wrinkled caps through the softened soil,
offering up their earthy deliciousness to foragers. Jack Czarnecki,
author of The Cook’s Book of
Mushrooms, describes morel season,
“...wild morels have a great flavor
complexity and are more interesting
to me...Both because of the thrill of
the hunt with morels, and also
because people are back in the
woods. Life has begun again. So
morels are as much a symbol of the
beginning of Spring, a resurgence
of life.”
It seems as though there is a lot
of fear surrounding mushroom foraging. While it’s true that some
mushrooms are toxic and it’s always
a good idea to be cautious, the reality is that the vast majority of them
are not dangerous. If you know
what you’re looking for and you
have a reliable identification guide,
foraging is perfectly safe. Morels in
particular are very easy to identify
with their wrinkly, honeycomb patterned caps and hollow caps and stems.
However, if you’re
not 100% sure
about a mushroom’s identification, it’s better
kicked then picked.
Morels tend to
grow most abundantly in soil that
has been disturbed, such as a
recently flooded
area, a forest with
many downed
trees, and especially recent burn sites.
The charred soil is what gives these
morels their distinctive smoky flavor. Morels also tend to grow under
cottonwoods, especially along river-
Apply now for Hopa MT
summer camp
Hopa Mountain’s Youth
Leadership Program is now accepting applications for the 2015 summer youth leadership camps for
teens 13 to 17. The camp for Park
County teens will be held June 15th
through 19th, and the Gallatin
County camp will be July 6th
through 10th. The camps are freeof-charge for accepted participants.
In these weeklong residential camps,
youth will participate in outdoor
problem-solving and skill-building
activities, self awareness activities,
art and sciences activities, and community service. This summer’s
camps also include white water rafting. Each summer camp is followed
by bi-weekly service-learning programs and community service projects throughout the school year.
Hopa Mountain’s Youth
Leadership Program is a year round
initiative which promotes positive
and sustained educational experiences for Gallatin and Park County
teens by fostering direct interaction
with the environment, the arts,
respected adults, and the greater
community. These experiences help
prepare teens for life as contributing
members of their families, peer
groups, and communities.
The program is made possible
through the generous support of the
Mountain Sky Guest Ranch Fund,
the O.P. and W.E. Edwards
Foundation, the Walter L. and
Lucille Braun Family Charitable
Gift Fund, the Gilhousen Family
Foundation, and Hopa Mountain
members. The Park County program is collaboratively organized
with LINKS for Learning in
Livingston.
Hopa Mountain is a Bozemanbased non-profit that invests in
rural and tribal citizen leaders,
adults, and youth in their efforts to
improve education, ecological
health, and economic development.
To learn more, visit
www.hopamountain.org.
Citizen leaders are those individuals—adults and youth—who step
forward when they recognize that
their community needs help. Hopa
Mountain provides these leaders
with training, mentoring, and networking opportunities. Promoting
and supporting youth leadership
and community service is core to
Hopa Mountain’s mission. Hopa
Mountain’s Youth Leadership Camp
applications are available online at
www.hopamountain.org or by calling (406) 586-2455 or emailing
[email protected]. •
Catch final course
from MOSS
Montana State University’s
Extended University is partnering
with Montana Outdoor Science
School (MOSS) to offer a series of
outdoor science skills classes for
adults. These hands-on courses are
designed for adults who enjoy outdoor activities and want to improve
their outdoor science knowledge.
The last remaining course in the
series, Orientation to
Orienteering I, is on Tuesday,
May 19th. Students will explore
topographic maps, compasses,
and Bozeman landmarks in this
beginners’ orienteering course.
The class is $29.
Courses take place on the MSU
campus from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
and are led by experienced outdoor
skills instructors from Montana
Outdoor Science School. Courses
are limited to 12 participants per
class for maximum hands-on interaction with instructors. View and register for the courses
at eu.montana.edu/noncredit. For
more information or to sign up for
regular email announcements, contact Nicole Soll with MSU Extended
University at [email protected] or (406) 994-6633. •
sides. You can find them in aspen
groves and in older coniferous
forests — ponderosa pine, Douglas
fir, grand fir, and spruce-subalpine
— all provide potential morel hunting grounds. As with most mushrooms, morels tend to emerge en
masse after a rain storm. However,
it seems as though
anytime you make
generalizations
about where
morels should be,
one shows up
where you don’t
expected it. Be
sure to keep an
open mind!
Morels are one
of the most
prized mushrooms found in
this area, with a
pound of dried
mushrooms fetch-
ing up to $100. Though some foragers would rather sell these savory
morsels, it’s much more fun to cook
with them! They have a very complex flavor; earthy and smokey,
though it depends upon the soil in
which they grow. Morels are delicious in sauces, soups, pastas, and
creamy risotto, or you can simply
sautee them in butter and serve
them over toast.
Mushroom foraging is both
relaxing and invigorating, and the
thrill of the hunt makes the spoils
so much more satisfying! A morel
hunt in the woods with the springtime sun on your shoulders sure
beats a trip to the grocery store...
get out and explore some burn sites
and cottonwood groves! Happy
hunting! •
Rendezvous with Eagle Mount
Eagle Mount Bozeman will
hold its 20th Annual Western
Rendezvous on Saturday June 13th
at Eagle Mount’s indoor riding
arena at 6901 Goldenstein Lane.
This event features a barbecue
dinner, children’s carnival, live
and silent auction, and a barn
dance to the music of the Rocky
Mountain Pearls. The Children’s
carnival will start at 4 pm, dinner
will be served at 6 pm, and a funfilled evening will last until 11 pm.
It’s a great occasion to bring the
entire family to!
All the proceeds directly benefit
Eagle Mount’s therapeutic recreational programs for people with
disabilities and children fighting
cancer. Ticket prices are $65 for a
family (2 adults, 2 children), $29 for
adults, and $8 for children (12 and
younger). Tables of eight can also
be reserved for $250 to ensure a
great seat for the entire night.
Tickets or tables can be purchased
online at eaglemount.org or
by calling
Eagle Mount
directly at
(406) 5861781.
Since 1982,
Eagle Mount
has been trans-
forming the lives of people with
disabilities and children with cancer. With the help and support of a
generous community, Eagle Mount
opens up a world of adventures in
skiing, horseback riding, swimming,
camping, rock climbing, kayaking,
cycling, fishing, and more that foster freedom, joy, strength,
focus, and confidence.
Set under the beauty of
Montana’s legendary
big sky, Eagle Mount
focuses on people’s abilities while gently supporting their disabilities. Learn more at
eaglemount.org. •
Livingston hosts Wild & Scenic Film Fest
The Greater Yellowstone
Coalition, the region’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to
protecting the lands, waters and
wildlife of the 20 million acre
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem,
will host the Wild & Scenic Film
Festival on Wednesday, May 20th
at the Shane Center’s Dulcie
Theatre in Livingston at 6:30 pm.
Doors will open at 5:30 pm. The
Wild & Scenic Film Festival represents the largest conservation film
festival in the nation. This year’s
selections include a stirring suite of
adventure, conservation, and
lifestyle films spanning the globe
from the Namibian desert to the
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Film features include the festival’s jury award winner Drawn.
Merging film and illustration,
Drawn transports you on four journeys from the Venezuelan
Amazon, to the China-Mongolian
Border, to the northern reaches of
Canada, and closer to home in the
Yosemite Valley as one man
embarks on an epic voyage to
honor a beloved friend. Other
highlights include the importance
of large landscape conservation,
featuring Montana cinematography in Spine of the Continent; commentary on the value of living a
simple life through surfing
Norwegian breaks in Catch It; and
National Geographic freshwater hero
Pete McBride’s journey into the
Fijian Highlands to discover local
efforts to create a conservation
area that protects one of the
world’s most beautiful rivers in
River of Eden.
“This diverse lineup of nearly
two hours of documentary films
reveals the connection we share
with the planet and our role as
stewards to keep it healthy for
future generations,” says River
Conservation Associate, Charles
Wolf Drimal of the Greater
Yellowstone Coalition. “It’s an
opportunity to celebrate the community’s connection to iconic
regional rivers and inspire citizens
to engage in river conservation
interests, including current efforts
to designate new Wild and Scenic
Rivers in southwest Montana.”
This year’s Wild & Scenic Film
Festival is proudly sponsored by
local gourmet restaurant and guest
ranch Yellowstone Valley Lodge,
with additional support from
Timber Trails and Neptune’s
Brewery. The event also includes a
drawing of prizes donated by local
businesses. Tickets are $10 and
available at the door or online at
www.greateryellowstone.org/events
For a full schedule of events,
visit www.greateryellowstone.org/events. For more information,
contact Charles Wolf Drimal at
[email protected],
by calling (406) 556-2817, or visiting greateryellowstone.org. •
Take a class at Paradise Permaculture
Paradise Permaculture, located
in Livingston, Montana, is offering
several classes and workshops this
season. Here is a quick look at
what they’ve got to offer:
Nature is our classroom! Edible
medicinal plants are local, free,
abundant, and they can be a sustainable source of plants for healing. The second of the Medicinal
Plant Walks series will take place
on Saturday, June 13th, and will
continue on Saturday, July 11th;
Wednesday, August 12th; Tuesday,
September 15th; and Saturday,
October 10th. Each walk costs
$20. Walks will be led by instructor
Bev Axelsen, herb and plant medicine specialist. During the course
you 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.
Creating a Medicinal
Garden will take place on
Thursday, June 11th from 6 to 8
pm. The class costs $24. Led by
instructor Bev Axelsen, class will
cover the medicinal qualities,
planting, and harvesting of 30
plants for our climate zone. All
plants will be available for purchase at Rosedale Nursery.
The Paradise Permaculture
Institute demonstrates how to work
with nature to co-create abundant
foodscapes and sacred spaces. To
learn more or to register for classes, call (406) 222-9999, email
[email protected],
visit visit www.paradisepermaculture.org. •
Join MOSS for Annual Watershed Festival
Hosted by Montana Outdoor
Science School and the US Fish &
Wildlife Service, the 17th Annual
Watershed Festival is a free community event on Saturday, June
6th, from 9 am to 2 pm in
celebration of local watersheds.
Kids can catch two Rainbow
Trout for free and see live
Montana Raptors up close! Join in
for fun education activities, meet
local community organizations,
explore science through art, and
eat great food. Kick your summer
off and come play at the
Watershed Festival!
The mission of Montana
Outdoor Science School is to promote an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the natural world through quality educational experiences. In 1994,
Martha Collins, Louise Forrest,
and Martha Kauffman started a
summer camp with the simple
goal of creating fun, hands-on
nature experiences for kids.
Armed with experience as educators, mediators, scientists, authors,
and moms, the trio shared a
vision that our lives are enriched
when we have a greater understanding of our natural surroundings. Today, the summer camp has
grown to offer year-round courses
for all ages. As Montana Outdoor
Science School celebrates 21
years, the founders’ vision is even
more compelling.
To learn more about MOSS,
email [email protected]
or call (406) 582-0526. To
learn more about this event, visit
www.outdoorscience.org/Watershed. •
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A look at Headwaters Country Jam
Headwaters Country Jam is proud to
announce four time Grammy nominated country music superstar Trace Adkins has been
added as the second headliner for the 2015
Headwaters Country Jam festival at The
Bridge near Three Forks, Montana! Adkins
joins previously announced artist,
Clint Black.
A country music traditionalist from Texas,
Clint Black was one of
the first artists to kickstart the mass-market
popularity of country in
the ‘90s. Black is also
one of the first artists of
a generation that was
equally inspired by rockoriented pop—like ‘70s
singer/songwriters and
‘60s rock & roll—as well
as country artists like
Merle Haggard, Bob
Wills, and George Jones.
He offered a shiny, marketable version of traditional country and in the process paved the
way for a new generation of country artists,
particularly Garth Brooks. After Brooks broke
through into the pop mainstream, Black’s
career began to fade somewhat, but he
remained one of the most popular and
acclaimed vocalists of the ‘90s. Trace Adkins
helped keep country’s traditionalist flame
burning during the crossoverhappy late ‘90s, mixing classic
honky tonk with elements of
gospel, blues, and rock & roll.
Adkins was
born in the
small
Louisiana
town of
Sarepta in
1962 and took
up the guitar
at an early
age; he went
on to study
music at
Louisiana
Tech, where
he also played
football and worked on an offshore oil rig after graduating. His finger was
severed in an accident while on the job, and
once several years had passed, he returned to
music with the gospel quartet the New
Commitments. In the early ‘90s, he began to
Girlschool to play Faultline North
Legendary all girl British hard rockers
Girlschool are gearing up to storm North
America for the first time in 20 years, joined
on their Guilty As Sin tour by
SwedesCrucified Barbara, leaders of the
new wave of female hard rockers.
Girlschool came together in 1978 in
London, England and within two years landed
a record deal and recorded their first album,
produced by Vic Maile, well known for his
work on The Who’s Live at Leeds and
Motörhead’s Ace of Spades. Soon they had
toured the world with the biggest names in
heavy metal such as Black Sabbath,
Motörhead, Rush, Iron Maiden, Scorpions,
Deep Purple, Rainbow, and Blue Öyster Cult.
In 2013, Girlschool celebrated their 35th
anniversary, returning to Japan for the first
time in 12 years and toured South America for
the first time.
Crucified Barbara originally formed in
Stockholm, Sweden as a punk rock band in
1998 but soon changed their style to hard
rock. They signed their first record deal in
2003. To date they have released four albums
and this is their second tour of North
America. Old James (Toronto, Canada) and
Velvet Black (Quebec, Canada) complete this
international lineup.
Girlschool will be playing on Sunday, May
31st at the all ages venue, Faultline North, 346
Gallatin Park Drive. Doors are at 7 pm and
the show begins at 8 pm. Tickets are $20, in
store at Cactus Records or online at www.ticketriver.com. For more information, visit
www.faultlinenorth.com. •
pursue a solo career, playing honky tonk bars
and clubs as often as he could, and honing a
powerful, wide-ranging baritone voice in the
process. He spent several years on the circuit
and finally moved to
Nashville to try his
luck in the industry; he was quickly
signed to Capitol
by Scott
Hendricks, who
had produced the
likes of Brooks &
Dunn, Faith Hill,
and Alan Jackson.
Headwaters
Country Jam was
created to bring
live country music
in a festival atmosphere to Montana
and the northwest.
The festival was
conceived in late 2007, and the first Jam was
held in June 2008. The festival is held at the
venue known as The Bridge, near Three Forks.
The Bridge is comprised of 159 acres and is
the final resting ground for the historic
Sappington Bridge that once spanned the
Jefferson River. Sixty acres are used for the
state-certified campground, which holds 1,200
sites. Within the venue is a 12-acre arena
where all the magic happens. Live music from
national and local acts plays all day and into
the night. The three-day festival has brought in
high caliber stars including Eric Church,
Montgomery Gentry, The Charlie Daniels
Band, Eli Young Band, Dustin Lynch, Tracy
Lawrence, Sammy Kershaw, The Bellamy
Brothers, Pat Green, Blackhawk, Lonestar,
Colin Raye, Emerson Drive, John Anderson,
Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, Mark Wills, Deana
Carter, Little Texas and many more.
Besides the live music, festival-goers can
enjoy horse shoe tournaments, dance contests,
mechanical bull riding as well as food and merchandise vendors. The Headwaters Country
Jam will be held this summer, June 25th
through 27th, in the scenic countryside of
western Montana. Tickets and camping
passes are on sale now at
HeadwatersCountryJam.com. Buy your tickets
now, as Headwaters Country Jam 2015 is sure
to be a special event this summer! Look out for
more announcements in the coming weeks, and
make sure you stay connected by liking
Headwaters Country Jam on Facebook and following @HeadwatersCJam on Twitter. •
The Pony Homecoming Club
at Fiddle Fest
The Montana Old Time Fiddlers present
the 9th Annual Fiddle-Fest at
the Historic Pony Gym in Pony,
Montana on Saturday, May
16th. This event features an
open mike session, informal
jams, music workshops, a
potluck dinner, and an
evening concert.
The open old-time music
“jam” kicks off the afternoon
at 1 pm, which is open to all
acoustic instruments. The music
workshops go from 1:30 to 4:45
pm with fiddle, banjo, mandolin, and ukulele
classes in the lineup. The Potluck Dinner starts
at 5 pm, the concert starts at 7.Bring your
family and friends, a potluck
dish, your dancing shoes, and
your jubilant smile! Admission is
free and the public is welcome.
Donations are gladly accepted.
For more information, call (406)
685-3481.
The historic gym is located
at 108 Broadway Street in Pony,
Montana. The Montana Old
Time Fiddlers District 3 is dedicated to preservation of old time
fiddle music in Montana, providing
educational and performance opportunities for
all. Learn more at www.montanafiddlers.org. •
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Darrell Scott to perform at the Ellen theatre
Americana Singer/Songwriter
Darrell Scott is releasing his 11th
CD on Tuesday, May 19th. “10 Songs of Ben Bullington,” is a tribute to Montana doctor/songwriter
Ben Bullington who died of pancreatic cancer in 2013. The two songwriters met in Montana and forged
a friendship and the mutual admiration of society.
There are only two shows scheduled for this very special release.
One in Nashville on release day –
Tuesday, May 19th — at the City
Winery. This show is being presented with the Americana Music
Association and the Newport Folk
Festival as a part of a tribute to
Americana Roots Music. The
Nashville show will feature special
guests Rodney Crowell, Bill Payne,
Gretchen Peters, Barry Walsh, Will
Kimbrough, Tommy Womack, John
Cowan, Tracy Nelson and Joanne
Gardner.
The second show is at the historic Ellen Theatre in Bozeman, MT
on Friday, June 5th. Special guests
for this show are Bill Payne, John
Lowell, Tom Murphy, Kris Clone,
Russell Smith and Joanne Gardner.
At each show, artists will perform
songs that Ben Bullington wrote.
Tickets are available at www.theellentheatre.com.
The CD will be released on Full
Light Records in conjunction with
Thirty Tigers. “10” was the second
most added CD to the Americana
chart in it’s first week of release and
is being played on stations throughout the country and in many countries. A video was made for
“Country Music, I’m Talking to
You” and can be seen on YouTube.
Scott’s interpretations of
Bullington’s songs make his recording a singularly interesting project
and will certainly open many ears to
songs that may not ever have been
heard without his involvement.
Bullington released five CDs of original songs, with only one featured
co-write — Little Feat’s Bill Payne
collaborated on “The Last Adios.”
Advance reviews of “10” are
extraordinary. Songwriting icon
Rodney Crowell says, “Ben
Bullington was a friend. I knew his
heart. After listening to ‘10’ I can
McMurtry to play Wells
Fargo Steakhouse
This Sunday, May 31st, celebrated Americana singer/songwriter
James McMurtry will be playing at
the Wells Fargo Steakhouse in
Virginia City. McMurtry is the quintessential Americana artist, seamlessly combining rock, country and folk.
Though active since 1989, he
recently released his first studio
album in six years, Complicated Game.
McMurtry spins stories with a poet’s
pen and a painter’s precision, but
with a healthy dose of cynicism.
Complicated Game tells the story of the
common man, whether it be a
farmer, rancher, bartender, or fisherman. He weaves social commentary
into personal experience, creating a
lyrically-driven narrative of an
album. “It’s a little about the big old
world verses the poor little farmer or
fisherman. I never make a conscious
decision about what to write about.”
Complicated Game delivers
McMurtry’s trademark story songs
time and again, but the record
brings a new (and certainly no less
energetic) sonic approach. “How’m I
Gonna Find You Now,” the record’s
lead single boasts buoyant banjos
and driving drums; endlessly energetic. Whiplash vocals further frenzy
the beat. “I’ve got a cup of black
coffee so I don’t get lazy/I’ve got a
rattle in the dashboard driving me
crazy,” McMurtry effectively raps.
“If I hit it with my fist, it’ll quit for a
little while/Gonna have to stop to
smoke in another mile/Headed into
town gonna meet you at the mercantile/Take you to the Sonic get you
grinning like a crocodile.”
Such vibrant vignettes consistently turn heads. They have for a quarter century now. Clearly, he’s only
improving with time. “James
McMurtry is one of my very few
favorite songwriters on Earth and
these days he’s working at the top of
his game,” says Americana all-star
Jason Isbell. “He has that rare gift of
being able to make a listener laugh
out loud at one line and choke up at
the next. I don’t think anybody
writes better lyrics.” “James writes
like he’s lived a lifetime,” echoes
iconic roots rocker John
Mellencamp. Yes. Spin “South
Dakota.” You’ll hear.
Be sure to catch McMurtry’s
show Sunday, May 31st at 9 pm at
the Wells Fargo Steakhouse in
Virginia City. Tickets are $25 in
advance, $30 at the door. For more
information, visit www.wellsfargosteakhouse.com. •
say, with all sincerity, Darrell Scott
has created a masterwork. His readings of Ben’s songs are
tone perfect. He’s captured beautifully with
guitar, piano and soulful
voice, the very album
Ben dreamed of. I know
this as surely as I know
the names of my children. The stillness and
unhurried revelation
that is the hallmark of
Ben Bullington’s best
songwriting, thanks to
Darrell Scott, is alive
and well.”
Mary Chapin
Carpenter adds, “I love
Darrell Scott and I
loved Ben Bullington.
To hear one great songwriter inhabit
another’s work is a breathtaking
experience, and it makes me happy
to imagine that Ben’s gifts will live
on through Darrell’s interpretations.
Collaborator Bill Payne says,
“Darrell Scott’s ‘10’, an inspired collection of songs by Ben Bullington, is
built on a structure of simple eloquence and honesty. Each song a
portrait of life experiences. A conversation, really. The tradition and
art of storytelling is its heart and
soul. Cascading images of vast
prairies, small town America, backcountry roads, love, loss, indignation,
sunrises, solitude,
skies filled with stars.
Where words are
important, and deeds
have consequences.
Performed with conviction and an open
heart, Darrell has
captured the essence
of Ben’s writing, his
truths and doubts
and dreams not yet
realized. It is storytelling at its finest, to
be shared with those
you love.”
For more information on Darrell
Scott, go to
www.darrellscott.com. For more
information on Ben Bullington, go
to www.benbullington.com. For
interview requests, please contact
[email protected] or
[email protected]. •
Intermountain Opera delivers double bill
Intermountain Opera Bozeman
presents Puccini’s Suor Angelica and
Gianni Schicchi in two, one-act operas
sung in Italian with English translation supertitles. Performances are
Friday, May
15th at 7 pm
and Sunday,
May 17th at
3 pm at the
Willson
Auditorium.
This 2 in 1
performance
has something for
everyone!
Originally
conceived as
part of
Puccini’s Il
Trittico, Suor Angelica and Gianni
Schicchi deal with the most powerful
of raw human emotions. In Suor
Angelica, the redemptive power of
love saves the soul of a young nun
who has just learned of the death of
her illegitimate child. Gianni Schicchi
is the prototype of all sitcoms, as a
group of greedy family members try
to “rearrange” the terms of their
rich relative’s will only to find themselves outsmarted in the end by a
wolf in sheep’s clothing. In both
works, Puccini’s lyrical gifts shine at
their very brightest. Whether in
tragedy or comedy, Puccini’s music
will strike a heart string.
The music and characters will be
brought to life by nationally
renowned guest artists under the
baton of Christopher Allen, associate conductor of the LA Opera and
stage direction of Jeffrey Buchman,
director of Intermountain Opera’s
2012 production of Romeo et Juliette.
The title roles will be portrayed by
Maria Kanyova (Suor Angelica) and
Levi Hernandez (Gianni Schicchi),
back after their highly acclaimed
performances in IOB’s 2012 production of La Traviata. These artists will
be joined by fellow guest artists and
numerous local artists along with the
IOB chorus and orchestra. The
newly renovated
Willson will be put
through its paces
with these two
shows. The first
opera will feature
the grandeur of traditional Opera sets
and costumes. The
second will show off
the amazing new
technical capabilities
of the Willson, with
a modern set dramatically enhanced
by lighting effects.
For additional information
and tickets, visit
www.IntermountainOpera.org
or call (406) 587-2889.
Tickets range from $25 to $75, with
25% discounts for first time IOB
attendees and 50% discounts for all
students. Following each performance join fellow patrons along with
the cast of the show at John
Bozeman’s Bistro for hors d’oeuvres
and no-host beverages. •
Rock with Metallica-tribute band
Blistered Earth
Heat up the dance
floor at Bozeman’s only
nightclub! The Zebra
Cocktail Lounge is your
#1 stop for late-night
debauchery, delicious
drinks, and smooth
tunes. Here’s a look at
their hottest upcoming
shows:
Blistered Earth
comes rumbling in on
Saturday, May 23rd.
Cover is $8 at the door;
doors open at 8 pm.
Formed in December of
2009, Blistered Earth is
the best Metallica tribute band on the planet. Playing
classic songs ranging from 1983’s
“Kill Em’ All” to 1991’s self-
titled “Metallica” this tribute pays
it’s respects to one of the greatest
heavy metal bands of all time with
the raw energy, showmanship, look
and song selections that diehard Metallica
fans want to see
and hear. They
are the ultimate
tribute to
Metallica. For
more info,
visit www.
blisteredearthtribute.com.
The Zebra
is located on
321 East Main.
For more
information,
give them a
call at (406) 585-8851 or check ‘em
out online at
www.zebracocktaillounge.com. •
New format for Camp EPIC 2015
Hand Me Down Some Silver,
Inc. (HMDSS) is pleased to
announce the return of Jake
Fleming as Director of Camp
EPIC 2015, to be held June 22nd
to 26th at Howard Hall on the
campus of Montana State
University. Students entering
grades 7 to 12 are invited to
stretch their musical skills through
participation in a small ensemble
setting as well as master classes.
Now in its eighth year, Camp
EPIC will incorporate some changes
to its previous format. In 2015,
campers will build their own camp
experience by choosing from an
array of master classes, including
Music Theory,
Composition/Songwriting, Music
Technology, and more. The camp
concludes with a June 26th presenta-
tion for the public. Camp EPIC is
y
designed for musicians (any instrument) entering grades 7 through 12.
Two years playing experience is
required, though exceptions may be
considered.
Details and registration information available at www.handmedownsomesilver.org. Questions? Contact
Jake Fleming at (406)548-1985 or [email protected]. •
Don’t be out-PHOXed at the Filler
Compound Presents welcomes
PHOX to the Filling Station on
Friday, May 22nd. Opening the
show at 9 pm will be Paige and
the People fronted by none other
than Paige Rassmusen with her
brand-spanking new funk soul set.
Tickets are available at Cactus
Records or cactusrecords.bet
for $12.
PHOX is a bunch of friends
from the Midwestern circus hamlet, Baraboo, Wisconsin, a place
where kids often drink poisoned
groundwater and become
endowed mutants. They make
music that straddles Feist and
Monty Python. It was in Baraboo
that the six unlikely musicians
attended high school together,
some playing on the soccer field,
others on video production sets.
But in a town with a drive-yourtractor-to-school day, they didn’t
last. They did the thing that most
people do when they are 18: they
fled the coop, each going their separate ways (to film school, cosmetology school, a job with Homeland
Security) but promises were made
that couldn’t be kept, and as they fell
in unrequited love and lost their
respective jobs, in spite of themselves, each simultaneously pulled
the ripcord and came home.
The sextet promptly (-ish) got a
house together in the Portland of
the heartland, Madison, Wisconsin.
As prolifically documented in their
online video series, PHOX rekindled
their onetime A/V production house
while discovering how to live as a
family (i.e. how not to berate each
other about the hair in the sink).
After two years of cohabiting,
PHOX beheld a demo reel of bedroom-recorded music (and home
movies) that made Bon Iver and The
Fray recording engineer Brian
Joseph blush. Donning his producer’s cape (and occasional lab coat),
Joseph cheer-led the band through
its debut album at April Base
Studios in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Joseph’s enthusiasm propelled the
band through the production of
more than a dozen songs that have
been swimming in the think tank for
two years. Mixed by Michael Brauer
at Electric Lady in NYC, their debut
album is a school of simple folk-pop
songs swimming amidst a chaotic
eddy of rock, psychedelia, and soul.
If the goal here is friendship, PHOX
is doing quite well. If the chosen
path is blue collar pixel-pushing and
church camp trust falls, they’re on
the way. And if their only coping
mechanism is to lay down their arms
and, for 30 or 45 minutes a day, shut
up and listen to each other, you can
t be too upset. •
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What’s Happening at Faultline North
A brand-new music venue is now
open in Bozeman. The Faultline
North is a state-of-the-art facility
that offers live shows, rehearsal
space, a recording studio (coming
soon) and educational opportunities
for people of all ages and tastes.
Featuring state-of-the-art sound and
lighting, high-fidelity acoustics and
an intimate setting, Faultline North
aims to be the best place to see live
music in Gallatin County and
beyond.
“A real music scene happens
when you don’t know what the
music is going to sound like,” says
co-owner David Hearst, who along
with his wife, Nancy Reynolds, was
inspired to bring a more eclectic
music scene to Bozeman by creating
a venue that’s all about the music on every level.
Parents, software engineers, and
self-described “metalheads,” the
couple wanted to create a space that
would attract high-level acts but welcome and support local bands, too.
Their vision includes an emphasis on nurturing the next generation
of musicians through educational
programming, summer camps, kidspecific and family-friendly concerts;
plus underage shows that will give
Bozeman youth a safe space to enjoy
and experience live music.
The venue also caters to adult
music lovers who want to see incredible and innovative shows in an elegant but casual atmosphere, where
every seat is the best seat in the
house. The handsomely renovated
former millworks will also be available for rent as a community space
for non-music events. Faultline
North plans to offer an “open-minded” lineup of live music in all genres, from metal to country to jazz;
and will host seasoned performers as
well as fresh, up-and-coming artists
and local favorites.
Heavy metal devastation comes
to Bozeman Friday, May 29th in the
form of Walking Corpse Syndrome,
Arkheron Thodol, As the Crow
Flies, and Beneath the
Kraken. Walking Corpse Syndrome
is a six-piece dark metal band
formed in Missoula, Montana,
formed in December 2006 by gui-
tarist Matthew Bile and drummer
Nocktis. Arkheron Thodol, As the
Crow Flies and Beneath the Kraken
are local favorites from the Bozeman
metal scene. Walking Corpse
Syndrome has released three
albums, Alive in Desolation (2013),
Narcissist (2010), and Forsaken
(2008), followed by regional touring
in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming. The
band is currently working on their
fourth album, expected in mid-2015.
Doors are at 7 pm and the show
begins at 8 pm. Tickets for this allages show are $7 at the door. The
Faultline North is located at 346
Gallatin Park Drive. For information
go to faultlinenorth.com. •
Tucker Down plays the Sac Bar
Local watering hole The
Sacajawea Bar is the place to be!
Lively conversation, a great bar
menu, karaoke, and live music on
the weekends is the reason why their
downstairs bar is so popular. This
month, catch the Tucker Down
Band for two performances on
Friday and Saturday, May 15th and
16th at 9 pm.
Tucker Down is a Helena-based
rock band featuring Shaun
Anderson on lead vocals and bass
guitar; Bruce Craig on vocals and
lead guitar; Ken Nelson on vocals,
keyboard, and guitar; and Ron
White on lead vocals and drums.
Shaun was born and raised in
Helena. He began touring at an
early age and has fronted bands
nationwide. His vocal delivery is
both intense and diversified, while
his bass playing and dynamic stage
presence is second to none. When
performing cover tunes, Shaun’s
ability to transform his vocals to
closely simulate the vocal styles of
the original artists make him an
invaluable asset to Tucker Down.
Bruce has been playing guitar
professionally for 40 years, touring
across the US and abroad. He spent
24 years in Nashville before relocating back to his hometown Helena in
mid 2012. Bruce’s experience is
diverse, including rock, pop, and
country music. Artists he has toured
with include Tommy Tutone, Ronna
Reeves, Mindy McCready, Les
Taylor, and Trace Adkins. Venues he
has performed at include the Grand
Ole’ Opry House, Radio City Music
Hall, Maple Leaf Gardens, Farm
Aid, as well as television appearances on Nashville Now, OnStage, Crook
& Chase, Grand Ole’ Opry Live, Music
City Tonight, and more.
Ken has spent his entire professional life as a musician playing keyboards in bands across the Pacific
Northwest, but most notably in the
Montana/Idaho region. Having
grown up in Helena, he still lives
there today. Ken has been fortunate
enough to have been called on for
his professional keyboard services
and/or has played with The
Drifters, Charlie Pride, Lou Rawls,
Nokie Edwards (The Ventures),
Randy Bachmann, and many more.
Ron has been a drummer for 20plus years, originating from Canada
and playing shows all over North
America. He professionally trained
through a drumming scholarship at
Kalispell of the Arts. He eventually
ended up in Helena as a house band
concert promoter for the Silver City
Saloon and continued enjoying playing live music. He has been an inte-
gral part of a number of popular
Montana bands. Ron spearheaded
the evolution of the band, Tucker
Down. His search for some of the
best talent in the Helena area resulted in a compilation of highly qualified and experienced musicians who
offer up an eclectic blend of rock,
pop, and country that keeps the
dance floor hopping. In addition to
Ron’s solid drumming skills, he is
also a very talented vocalist,
singing very powerful lead vocals
and harmonies.
Tucker Down’s band members
are very well experienced at a high level,
and they all share a
passion for great
music. Their selection of music
includes rock/pop
and alternative with
a touch of country.
The band was
formed in early 2013
and are performing
at venues across the
state of Montana
including nightclubs,
private parties, and
charity benefits.
The Sacajawea Bar is located at
5 North Main Street in Three Forks,
Montana. They are open seven days
a week from 4 pm to close, with the
bar menu being served from 4 to 9
pm Monday through Friday and
from 11 am to 9 pm on Saturday
and Sunday. For more
information, give them a call at
(406) 285-6515 or visit
www.sacajaweahotel.com. •
Matthew Savery to
perform at Carnegie Hall
Maestro Matthew
Savery, conductor of the
Bozeman Symphony
Orchestra, will be performing at Carnegie Hall in
New York City on Friday,
June 5th, 2015 with
extraordinary solo violinist,
Alexander Markov and a
string orchestra. Markov
most recently visited
Bozeman in September,
2014 as part of the
Bozeman Symphony’s 47th
concert season and the
Discover the Wild performance featuring Paganini’s
second violin concerto.
Now in his 21st season
as Music Director of the Bozeman
Symphony Orchestra and
Symphonic Choir and continuing in
his 7th season as Music Director of
the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra,
Matthew Savery enjoys an expanding reputation for his multi-faceted
career as an electrifying performer,
dedicated orchestra builder and
charismatic teacher. An internationally acclaimed conductor, Savery will
be joined by world-renowned violin
virtuoso and the hippest violinist on
the planet, Alexander Markov, as
part of Maestro Savery’s Carnegie
Hall debut.
Savery and Markov perform at
Carnegie Hall on June 5th, 2015 at
8 pm in the Stern/Perelman auditorium, collaborating with Heike
Doerr on harpsichord performing
Vivaldi’s epic “Four Seasons”. Other
masterpieces on the program
include Tchaikovsky Serenade and
Vitali Chaconne.
Tickets are priced from $25 to
$120 and may be purchased by calling Carnegie Charge at (212) 2477800 or online at
www.carnegiehall.org. •
Compound Presents the
talented Corb Lund
Americana singer/songwriter
Corb Lund performs a 21+ show at
Faultline North on Saturday, May
16th at 8 pm. The Faultline North is
located at 346 Gallatin Park Drive.
Goth girls to survivalists, bovines
to bibles, antique pistols to vintage
motorcycles: Alberta-born honkytonker Corb Lund’s songcraft covers
it all. From a rustic retreat deep in
the Rocky Mountain forest, Cabin
Fever, Lund’s enthralling past album,
evolved from a period of introspection and hard traveling. Just like the
prolific Lund’s subjects run the
gamut, so do the sonics on the livesounding long-player, ranging from
rockabilly to Western swing, cowboy
balladry to country-rock... and, of
course, the occasional yodel. And
now, Corb Lund is proud to
announce the release of his latest
album, Counterfeit Blues.
Corb Lund released Counterfeit
Blues on July 1st in the US via New
West Records. The spirited set of
rockabilly,
rock n’ roll,
and honky
tonk country
was recorded live, off
the floor, at
Sun Studio
in Memphis,
Tennessee in
much the
same way
Elvis Presley
and Johnny
Cash did 60
years before
in that same
room.
Just as
Lund mixes
up styles on
his recordings and the types of venues he plays, a special edition of
Cabin Fever will feature an extra
disc with an acoustic version of the
tracks. “The electric one’s done live,
but the acoustic one’s even more
live,” says Lund. “We were all sitting
right beside each other and are in
each other’s mikes. We kept it as
unpolished as possible.”
Don’t miss your chance to spend
an evening with Corb Lund as he
tours the US in support of his new
album. Tickets are $27 in-store at
Cactus Records and $28.50 online at
cactusrecords.net. •
Bridger Brewing takes
Best Tasting Room
In all the excitement of publishing this year’s Best Of Bozeman
results, we mistakenly posted last
year’s statistics for the “Best Tasting
Room” votes. Though Bozeman
Brewing won the 2014 vote by a
landslide with 45.19%, this year
Bridger Brewing
came out on top at
26.92% and
Bozeman Brewing
Co. came in a close
second place at 24.73%. We apologize for our error! Also, in our haste we used the old
school Bridger Bowl logo in their
AD when we should have placed the
current one. •
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The Interview
This charming sextet – a PHOX Interview
By Anna Sagatov
This Friday, May 22nd, Baraboo,
Wisconsin-based band PHOX will
be playing their way into our hearts
at the Filler. This charming sextet
plays dreamy, folk-pop tunes driven
by the melodies of lead singer
Monica Martin. The band tastefully
embellishes her clear but smoky
voice, and songs hypnotize listeners into a
place of comfort
and ease.
In recent months,
PHOX has received
quite a lot of buzz.
Their performance at
last year’s South by
Southwest Festival put
them on several publications’ lists of “bands
to watch”. They’ve
toured with Blitzen
Trapper and the
Lumineers, and
they’ve been featured
on NPR’s “All Songs
Considered”, “Tiny
Desk Concerts”, and
“World Cafe”. Recently,
they appeared in Vanity Fair as part
of a portrait series of bands that
played at the Coachella Music
Festival. Though they’re very talented and have received quite a lot of
attention in the past year, they’re
unpretentious and easy-going, striving to remind audience members
that they’re just people in a room
playing a show. This kind of realness
and approachability seems to be lost
in so many bands; theirs will be a
show not to be missed!
Rolling Zone spoke with PHOX’s
guitarist Matthew Holmen about
this past year’s tour and the band’s
future plans:
RZ: We’re all pretty excited that
you’re coming to Bozeman! How’s
your tour going so far?
MH: We’re actually just finishing up
our tour for the year. We have a
bunch of festivals coming up...we’re
doing Bonnaroo and Firefly, and one
in Wisconsin called the Euax Claires
Festival. It’s pretty close to where we
live, about two hours away from our
hometown. I guess it’s mostly a festi-
val tour, but we’re going to a lot of
places we haven’t been before.
RZ: Have you played in Montana
before?
MH: Hmm..I don’t think so...
RZ: I’m calling from Bozeman, and
your tour list says you also have a
show in Missoula. We’re a relatively
small town so it’s pretty cool that
you guys are
coming here,
we’re all
looking forward to it.
MH: I know
recorded the music at the same time,
so it was kind of like a live music
video. We wanted to show the culture of our band, it was all filmed at
our house. This film is taking more
of a fictional angle on being a new
band, beginning to participate in the
music industry, and trying to figure
out how to jockey for control in your
own life and learning how to balance yourself between business obligations and artistic wants.
RZ: Well it sounds like you guys
probably have lots of real-world
experiences to pull from in that
Bozeman
from the
book Zen and
the Art of
Motorcycle
Maintenance.
RZ: Oh yeah!
MH: I’ve always kind of wanted
to go.
RZ: Yeah! It’s a cool blend of traditional Western culture...there are a
lot of ranches surrounding Bozeman
and cowboys walk around downtown, but then there’s a college here
so there’s a decent amount of arts
and music going on. But it’s still a
small town and we’re definitely in
the mountains.
So tell me about this film you guys
are working on.
MH: We’re actually shooting right
now. We started making a short film
for the Eaux Claires Festival. We
went back and forth a lot about the
purpose. We’ve made films in the
past. We made a short film that was
kind of like a video EP, called
Confetti. We shot the video and
regard. You got tons of coverage at
last year’s South by Southwest
Festival, I heard you on NPR’s “All
Songs Considered”, and you played
recently on “World Cafe”… it
sounds like you guys kind of blew
up! You haven’t been playing together for very long from what I understand, correct?
MH: We put out our debut album a
year ago, but we’ve been playing
together since 2011. We just celebrated our four-year anniversary as
a group! But another part of it is
dealing with expectations and how
people view bands because...it’s a
job. It really is just like owning a
small business. There’s a big disparity in expectations of comfort and
glamour. Like I’m sure wherever
AC/DC stayed for their Coachella
show they were taking baths in dia-
monds or something...I don’t
know...but for most bands it’s like we
were renting Airbnb's, sleeping on
the floor...that’s what we did.
RZ: Well it still must’ve been pretty
cool to play at Coachella…
MH: Well no doubt, it didn’t detract
from any of that. This is what I’ve
wanted to do since I was a kid. You
know...tour, play these music festivals
with a bunch of my musical heros.
It’s great, but we’ve been on tour for
pretty much a year straight. And it’s
good, you just have to remember
what your mission is as a band. And
not just in a commercial sense or
even in an artistic sense, but in a
personal sense. Like, what are we
actually doing together? And sometimes we just need to sit down and
talk to each other and just remember that yes, we’re business partners
and yes, we’re collaborators, but we
started as friends and that’s how we
want to end up.
RZ: That’s awesome, so what
would you say is your personal goal
in this band..? Just staying friends
with your bandmates essentially?
MH: (Laughter) That as a means!
We talk about it a lot. One of our
initial goals was just to become better people and to be close enough
friends to call each other out.
There’s this form of therapy called
milieu therapy...you put a bunch of
people with different mental disorders in the same living situation.
And through daily life, through
doing tasks and chores and working
together to achieve the same goal
of having a liveable
environment...the theory was that
people could step outside of their
own inadequacies in order to try to
contribute to a group of people
and try to be their best self. I don’t
know if that’s exactly accurate…
RZ: (Laughter) Well it sounds like a
good practice whether or not it
aligns with the original meaning of
the therapy! That’s great that you
have that kind of dynamic worked
out because I know that touring
can be really stressful. Don’t you
guys have six band members?
MH: Yeah, six.
RZ: That’s quite a lot! It’s pretty
impressive that you guys have stayed
close throughout all of the stresses of
traveling.
MH: I think that’s the most important thing, keeping each others
needs in mind or else it’s not gonna
work. Especially at the level we’re at.
It’s not like “OK, I’m just gonna
check in and make my million
bucks,” we all have to be completely
invested to make it worthwhile.
RZ: Cool. So then this tour is going
to be over for you in mid-July?
MH: That’s the Eaux Claires
Festival, and then we’re gonna
play in our hometown of Baraboo
as well.
RZ: And so that draws the tour to
a close?
MH: Yeah that’s it, and then it’s
back to creativity.
RZ: Nice! Do you guys ever write
on the road?
MH: Monica, our lead singer, does
some writing privately. It’s just really
hard to sit down and collaborate, so
it’s usually just idea generation but
we don’t really have time to execute
stuff.
RZ: That’s understandable, it seems
like you guys have a busy schedule….but I’m sure with all the people you’re meeting and experiences
you’re having it’s probably difficult
not to be a little bit creative, you
know?
MH: Yeah, for sure.
RZ: So what can we expect at your
show in Bozeman?
MH: We just try to put on a show
that is...human. We try to just be
people in a room. You know, we’re
not all trying to pretend we’re James
Dean smoking a cigarette in a
leather jacket. We’re just folks,
playing some dynamic and varied
music. We just want to connect
with people.
RZ: Yeah, I feel like that’s so
important because there are so
many bands who are all about their
image and just try too hard.
MH: Yeah...we’re not cool. Your
headline should be “PHOX is
not cool”!
RZ: (Laughter) I’ll...consider it! Well,
thank you so much for the interview!
I’m looking forward to your show! •
Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot spring concert series
Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot is located
in the heart of historic downtown
Bozeman. Voted #1 coffeehouse in
the Best of Bozeman 2014 and
2015, they’re also a Montana Eco
Star recipient for sustainable business practices. 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. Here’s a look at
their May lineup:
Intuitive Compass will be
joined by Hot Damn Scandal on
Friday, May 15th. Intuitive Compass
is a vaudevillian folk outfit out of
Southern Oregon. Check them out
at www.intuitive-compass.com. Hot
Damn Scandal describes their
sound as “tipsy American Gypsy
Blues.” Visit them online at hotdamnscandal.com.
Paul Lee Kupfers plays Friday,
May 22nd. Originally from the
Mountains of West Virginia, Paul
has travelled as a solo performer
and band leader since 2006 while
living in Philadelphia, California,
Tennessee, Montana, and towns in
between. Restless touring and writing has allowed him to share the bill
with some of his heroes, such as
The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Taj
Mahal, Truth and Salvage Co.,
Sarah Jarosz, Pokey Lafarge, the
Emmitt Nershi Band, and many
more talented performers. He has
played at the Red Ants Pants
Festival and the Bristol Rhythm and
Roots Reunion, as well as numerous
theaters, bars, venues, haunts,
dives, and many places in between
while crossing the country
performing his music.
Seattle-based musician Wes
Speight performs on Friday, May
29th. Originally from Tennessee,
Wes has played venues across the
nation including San Diego,
Manhattan, Louisville, Nashville,
and Portland Oregon, as well as
Vancouver BC. His music varies
widely from bluesy to tribal to
acoustic rock. When performing live,
this musical sorcerer evokes a new
meaning of stage presence, channeling something cloaked and hauntingly mysterious. His richly complex,
versatile and sometimes otherworldly
voice and music are irresistibly
spellbinding.
Friday, June 5th, catch Mark
Dixon & Bob Packwood. This
band is Bob Packwood’s jazz/boogie/rockin’ the piano and Mark
“Bongo” Dixon playin’ the right
beats at the right time. Over the
past 35 years these two seasoned
musicians have performed with a
“endless” list of truly greats, developing a chemistry only earned from
spending 10,000 hours on the bandstand. Their motto: “Instrumental
versions of songs we love without
concern for style or genre.” Mark
and Bob mix in enough jamming to
get the party on. Their tight 2-piece
band will rock and soothe, dance
and trance. Fun for daze!
Kristen Ford rolls into
Bozeman, performing her
latest material on Saturday,
June 6th. Kristen Ford's onewoman-band performance
includes guitars, percussion
and a variety of looping
effects pedals, to create a
unique musical experience
that’s different every night.
Her music fuses indie, folk,
country, and blues with a
healthy dose of rock and
roll. Kristen is a
Massachusetts native, with a
traveler's heart. She is currently spending the foreseeable future on the road, living in her van, and promoting
her latest album, Tighten It Up. With
this album, Kristen explores
the format of looping vocals and
guitar riffs, specifically writing for
the sum of her moving parts: loopers, drums, vocals and stringed
instruments. Within the constraints
of that technology, a stacked and
ambient vibe emerges, underpinning Ford’s ability to be acoustically
brooding one moment, explosive
and epic the next.
Kristen is on a never-ending
tour in support of her new hot
release, Tighten It Up, which
is available on www.kristenfordmusic.com. This is
That is to say, as
a songwriter
and performer
Campbell covers considerable
ground. Part
poet, politician,
and provocateur, he is a
familiar and
timeless presence. He almost
always wears a
hat, and offers a
handshake and
a smile. With
vivid lyrical
imagery and linMark Dixon & Bob Packwood
gering melody,
he sings songs that
an all ages show, so everyone come
raise questions, that give thanks, that
check out some great music!
stir up long forgotten and fleeting
Friday, June 12th brings
memories. Across the guitar strings,
Montana Manouche to the stage,
his fingers drive like a freight train,
a gypsy jazz quartet that plays
or pluck gently like a feather bed.
instrumental music in the style of
His voice is like no one
Django Reinhardt and his contemelse....remarkably, his own, too conporaries. Gypsy jazz, very popular in vincing to be classic. Wild Joe*s has
the 1930’s, has been making a resurinvited him back time and time
gence in recent years and is great
again for a reason...be sure to catch
dance music! Be sure to arrive by 7
his performance!
pm to hear their full set.
All performances run from
On Saturday, June 13th, Wild
7 pm - 9 pm and there is a $5
Joe*s welcomes Matt Campbell
cover unless otherwise noted. Wild
back to the stage. Campbell is an
Joe*s is located in downtown
American troubadour, the likes of
Bozeman on 18 West Main Street.
Woody Guthrie and Ernest Tubb.
Learn more at wildjoescoffee.com. •
Moods of the Madison returns for 2015
Moods Of The Madison is back,
this July 17th and18th in Ennis,
Montana! This two day event 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.
Our 2015 lineup includes
Bluegrass all stars Leftover Salmon,
90’s throwback Collective Soul, Los
Lonely Boys, Beats Antique, Nahko
And And Medicine For The People,
RJD2, Dopapod, Seryn, Red
Wanting Blue, and Cure For The
Common. More artists and activities
will be announced soon!
VIP areas include a shaded VIP
tent and lounge with elevated viewing platform and complimentary
adult beverages. We’ll also be the
first festival in Montana to include
Glamping (VIP Tipi Camping).
Regional Food and craft vendors
will be featured through the weekend, along with kids and family
activities. Plenty of area attractions
available to complete your
Southwest Montana experience
including hot springs, Madison
River, fly fishing… It’s Moods Of
The Madison in Ennis, Montana!
Tickets are on sale at www.moodsofthemadison.com. •
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11th & Grant to feature Drum Brothers
11th & Grant with Eric Funk will
premiere a brand new episode featuring Missoula based “Drum
Brothers” on May 21st on
MontanaPBS, and online at
11thandgrant.com.
11th & Grant with Eric Funk is the
premiere outlet for music performance in Montana, seeking out the
state’s most acclaimed, accomplished, and pioneering talent. The
Emmy winning performance series
also devotes significant time to each
artist’s personal story, insights into
their music and their approach to
life, ultimately providing a deeper
experience than a seat at a concert.
Accomplished composer and musician Eric Funk serves as host and
artistic director, hand selecting each
performer from communities around
the state to form a diverse series featuring genres from jazz to classical,
country to zydeco, and rock to
fusion.
This episode’s guests, Drum
Brothers, play an energetic mix of
ethnic and contemporary world
music. West African djembe and
doun-doun drums, Australian
didgeridoo, saxophone and flute,
guitar, and hand percussion create
polyrhythmic dance grooves that
blend seamlessly with their authentic
vocals.
Four talented multi-instrumentalists comprise this one-of-a-kind
Missoula group. Matthew Marsolek
has studied East Indian and West
African music for the past 18 years
with a variety of teachers, including
Mukesh Desai from India and
Abdoul Doumbia from Mali, West
Africa. Matthew has experience and
training in jazz, classical, and
Hindustani vocal technique and is
also an accomplished jazz and classical guitarist. His brother, Michael
Marsolek, has a passion for the
didgeridoo and Native American
flute and is a long time singer.
Michael has worked at Montana
Public Radio since 1989 and has
been program director for the network since 2001. Lawrence Duncan
lives and works as a musician with
his partner Mary Werner a few
blocks from downtown Missoula. He
is employed as a Music Thanatologist by Hospice of
Missoula, and as a performer and
workshop co-facilitator with Drum
Brothers World Music/Rhythm
ensemble based in Arlee, Montana.
Colin Ruggiero plays percussion as
well as guitar and his studies have
taken him to nearly every country in
Latin America including Cuba to
study Rumba and 6 months studying
traditional
folkloric guitar
technique in
Mexico. Colin
is also a documentary filmmaker, credited with a variety of award
winning films
for both
broadcast and
independent
release.
Drum
Brothers have performed at festivals
throughout the Northwest and have
been a featured act at the Seattle
World Rhythm Festival and have performed with Ladysmith Black
Mambazo. Performers and educators,
they teach classes and clinics around
the U.S. and in Canada to enthusias-
tic groups of all ages.
Watch your favorite episodes any
time in HD at 11thandgrant.com, or
on the 11th & Grant app, available at
the Apple App Store. You can also
find exclusive content on the
11th & Grant YouTube channel or
Facebook page. •
A look at the talent of Red Ants Pants 2015
The Red Ants Pants music festival is heading your way this July
2015! Music lineups have officially
been announced—let’s take a sneak
peek at a few of the artists who will
be taking the Red Ants Pants stage
this year:
Holly Williams will grace the
main stage on Saturday, July 25th.
Hailing from one of the most
famous lineages in American music
would surely create challenges for
other artists to create their own
identity, but not for singer-songwriter
Holly Williams. The granddaughter/daughter of Hank Williams, Sr.
& Hank Williams, Jr. respectfully,
makes her independence evident on
her third studio album—The
Highway—released on her own
imprint, Georgiana Records, earlier
this year. Co-produced by Williams
and Charlie Peacock (The Civil
Wars), The Highway contains 11 original tracks written or co-written by
Williams and features guest vocals
from Jackson Browne (“Gone Away
From Me”), Jakob Dylan (“Without
You”), Dierks Bentley (“’Til It Runs
Dry”), and Academy Award winner
Gwyneth Paltrow (“Waiting On
June”).
Raised in Nashville, Williams
embraced music by playing songs on
the guitar and writing songs as a
teenager. Soon after, she started
booking herself in nightclubs and hit
the road driving her mother’s suburban across the country. In 2004, her
debut album, The Ones We Never
Knew, was released and she soon
expanded her touring around the
world opening for Keith Urban,
John Hiatt, and John Prine.
A near-fatal car accident with her
sister Hilary two years later left the
emerging songstress unsure if she
would be able to play the guitar, but
she was able to overcome her
injuries and began playing and writ-
ing songs. In 2009 she released her
follow up album, Here With Me. People
Magazine declared the album, “One
of the Top 10 albums of the year”,
and Billboard said it was “…one of
the best singer/songwriter albums to
come out of Nashville”. During this
same time she married fellow musician Chris Coleman,
and launched a highend women’s boutique
in Nashville called H
Audrey.
Reflecting back on
her life, Williams once
again became inspired
to write and record
another album. The
Highway, she says, is her
coming of age record.
“These songs really
brought a focus into my
life personally. I turned
30, I got married, my
grandparents passed
away, I opened a clothing store, my husband tours the
world…there’s a lot to keep up
with,” says Williams. “But the highway came calling and I
suddenly had this serious longing for
the road, storytelling, and sharing
the life I live.”
Williams collaborated with songwriters Lori McKenna (“Without
You”), Cary Barlowe (“’Til It Runs
Dry”), Sarah Buxton (“A Good
Man”), and even penned three of
the albums tracks with her husband
Chris. Looking ahead to 2014, she
brings the album’s title to life by
joining one of her favorite artists,
Jason Isbell, on tour and later continuing to trek the world on her
own. Not bound by genres, she will
also release The Highway as a single
& music video to her fans around
the world. Learn more at www.hollywilliams.com.
Taking the main stage on
Saturday, July 25th, Americana powerhouse trio Red Molly is known
for their gorgeous harmonies, infectious songwriting, and captivating
stage presence. Laurie MacAllister
(bass), Abbie Gardner (Dobro), and
Molly Venter (guitar) weave together
the threads of American music—
Red Molly
from folk roots to bluegrass, from
heartbreaking ballads to barn-burning honky tonk—as effortlessly as
they blend their caramel voices into
their signature crystalline, three-part
harmonies.
Gracing stages from Denver to
Denmark, from Australia to Austin,
Red Molly is renowned for their live
shows. Four-time featured artist at
MerleFest, breakout stars at
RockyGrass, and the darlings of the
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion,
the “Mollies” bring audiences to
their feet, whether it’s on a
grand festival stage or in an intimate
concert hall.
If one word describes Red
Molly’s music, that word is joyous.
Their brilliantly wrought a capella
tunes are love letters to the art of the
vocal blend, and their innovative
instrumentation is perfectly suited
for foot stomping bluegrass-tinged
barnburners and heart-full ballads
alike. Red Molly is simply a joy to
listen to. One of the most moving
things about Red Molly’s music is
the honest sense that you’re watching three dear friends sharing songs
in their living room, and this feeling
goes all the way back to
their origins. Red Molly
got its start with the simple
joy of singing at a campsite, when they first felt the
electricity that comes
when voices blend together like honey and whiskey.
That synergy and harmony carries through to
today, on their newest studio effort, aptly titled The
Red Album.
Released on May 27th,
2014, The Red Album was
featured in USA Today, noting their “spooky, supple
harmonies” and CMT
Edge. It debuted at #1 on the Folk
DJ radio chart, and climbed to #10
on the Americana Top 40 Radio
chart, spending 25 weeks in the Top
40. The Red Album is surely their
freshest and edgiest release to date.
After immersing themselves in songwriting, the Mollies made a conscious decision to record more original songs than on any previous
album, making their choice of specific covers all the more significant.
With their arsenal of new songs and
select favorites at hand (including a
very long-awaited cover of the song
that is their namesake, Richard
Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black
Lightning”), the band traveled to
Nashville to work with producer
Ken Coomer (drummer for Uncle
Tupelo and Wilco). The result marks
a distinctive shift towards a darker,
less traditional vibe, though its
reverb-heavy noir-storytelling is still
underpinned by the exquisite vocal
clarity for which Red Molly is loved.
With delicious torch songs streaming
effortlessly into gorgeous, impeccably harmonized ballads, The Red
Album is like an Opry love note by
way of East Nashville. Learn more
at www.redmolly.com.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performs Sunday, July 26th on the main
stage. Nearing their 5th decade
together, the iconic and profoundly
influential Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,
often cited as a catalyst for an entire
movement in Country Rock and
American Roots Music, continues to
add to their legendary status.
With multi-platinum and gold
records, strings of top ten hits such
as “Fishin’ In The Dark” and “Mr.
Bojangles”, multiple Grammy,
IBMA, CMA Awards and nominations, the band’s accolades continue
to accumulate. Their groundbreaking Will The Circle Be Unbroken album
has been inducted into the U.S.
Library of Congress as well as the
Grammy Hall of Fame. NGDB’s
recording of “Mr. Bojangles” was
also inducted into the Grammy Hall
of Fame in 2010. In 2014 “Fishin’
In the Dark” was certified platinum
for digital downloads by the RIAA.
Today, NGDB (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie
Fadden, Bob Carpenter, John
McEuen) continue their non-stop
touring in their 49th year together.
Recent tour stops included
Stagecoach, Hardly Strictly
Bluegrass Festival, and many more.
The plans for their 50th anniversary
are said to be extensive! Learn more
at www.nittygritty.com.
The Red Ants Pants Music
Festival will take place July 23rd
through the 26th in White Sulphur
Springs. For tickets or more information on the Red Ants Pants Music
Festival, visit their website at
redantspantsmusicfestival.com. •
Rich Mayo plays every Tuesday
at Kountry Korner. Catch ‘em on
May 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th. He is
a highly skilled musician, playing the
guitar, harp, and vocals. He plays an
Americana mix you're sure to enjoy.
Rich is often joined by his wife,
Tanna, adding a flute and lovely
female voice.
Greek-born American country
singer/songwriter Kostas will be
playing on Sunday, June 7th. He has
a long, woven music history, having
written several top-ten and awardwinning songs for country music
artists including Dwight Yoakam,
Patty Loveless, George Strait, and
Travis Tritt. He recorded one
album, XS in Moderation, in 1994. Be
sure to catch his show, this talented
artist is not to be missed!
On Sunday, June 14th, catch
Tom Catmull, who’s music has been
described as “original rock and pop
music with a smattering of sonic
delicious”. He was featured in Paste
Magazine’s “10 Montana Bands You
Should Listen to Now”, in which the
author writes, “it harkens back to
the vibe of old-school, ’60s classic
rock just as much as it sounds truly
original and unique.”
For more information on upcoming events, call (406) 586-2281 or
visit the Kountry Korner Cafe
Facebook page. •
Catch some tunes at Kountry Korner Cafe
Kountry Korner Cafe, located at
81820 Gallatin Road in Four
Corners, features live music throughout the month. Here’s a look at their
upcoming dates:
Claudia Williams of Montana
Rose will perform on Friday, May
15th, 22nd, and 29th. Montana
Rose is a goodtime country band
from Gallatin Gateway, Montana. It
is fronted by Claudia and her band
leader/bass player husband, Kenny.
The band also features Rick
Winkling (guitar) and Mike Gillan
(drums) with accordion playing from
Fats Kaplan on Star Of Bannack.
Don’t miss your chance to see this
talented lady in a solo show!
Talented, local pianist Bob
Britten will take the reins on
Saturday, May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd,
and 30th. 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.
Sundays at Kountry Korner feature a revolving cast of musicians
every week from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
May 17th brings Travis Yost to
the stage. Travis is the the drummer
for Tom Catmull and the Clerics,
and also fronts his own group "The
Fidgets". After that is Wade
Montgomery, playing on Sunday,
May 24th. His music, part country
and part folk, is permeated with
honesty and candidly speaks to the
American experience with the
directness that only comes from a
songwriter who has lived, first-hand,
everything he writes, including his
life growing up on the reservation.
Tom Catmull plays the last
Sunday in May, bringing original
rock and pop music with a smattering of sonic deliciousness.
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Upcoming shows at the Ellen Theatre
Enter the Ellen and it is as if you are stepping back in time. The elaborate crown moldings, gilded plaster carvings, and ornate light
fixtures are a reflection of a bygone era when
playhouses were palaces and people gathered
to be mesmerized by the magic of live theatre
and music. This May and June, enjoy live
music events throughout the month at the
beautiful Ellen Theatre.
Darol Anger and Friends performs on
Saturday, May 30th at 8 pm. Darol Anger is a
true fiddle guru, unique in his range and
depth, who has spent almost four decades reinventing American string music to encompass
his explorations of bluegrass, jazz, and music
from across the globe. His playing and composition overflow with passion, prodigious technique, and a generous sense of humor. He has
spent his career enlightening and inspiring his
fellow musicians, and vice-versa. That’s where
the Friends come in. Darol has played music
all over the world and has made many allies
and musical friends, some of which will appear
at this upcoming concert! This concert will
feature the talents of renowned musician Emy
Phelps, and perhaps a surprise guest or two.
There will also be a special appearance by
local favorite and violin virtuoso Angella Ahn.
All seats are $17.
Catch the songs of Ben Bullington with
Darrell Scott & Friends on Friday, June 5th
at 8 pm. Scott, with special guests Bill Payne,
John Lowell, Tom Murphy, Kris Clone, and
Joanne Gardner, celebrate the release of
Darrell’s new CD 10 - Songs of Ben Bullington.
Scott, a songwriter, and Bullington, a doctor
who practiced in White Sulphur Springs and
Big Timber, forged a friendship in the years
leading up to Ben’s death of pancreatic cancer.
This collection of musicians is presenting this
one-time show to raise awareness of Ben’s
music and help fund the album release. CDs
will be for sale at the show. There are three
seating levels for this show, with a limited number available at $50, a second tier at $35, and
a third level at $25.
Performing Friday, June 12th at 8 pm, The
Special Consensus is a four-person acoustic
bluegrass band that formed in the Chicago
area in 1975. The band has released 17
recordings and appeared on numerous
National Public Radio programs and cable television shows, including The Nashville
Network and the Grand Ole Opry in
Nashville, Tennessee. International tours have
brought the band to Australia, Canada,
Europe, Ireland, South America, and the
United Kingdom. The Special C has appeared
in concert with many symphony orchestras
and has brought an informative in-school pres-
entation, the
Traditional American
Music (TAM) Program,
to schools nationally
and internationally
since 1984. Band
leader/banjo player
Greg Cahill is the
former
President/Board Chair
of the Nashville-based
International Bluegrass
Music Association
(IBMA), the former
President of the
Nashville-based
Foundation for
Bluegrass Music and
the recipient of the
IBMA Distinguished
Achievement Award in 2011. Other band
members include mandolin player Rick Faris,
guitarist Dustin Benson and upright bass player Dan Eubanks. The 2012 band release
Scratch Gravel Road (Compass Records) was
GRAMMY nominated for the Best Bluegrass
Album award and two songs from the 2014
band release Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute To
John Denver (Compass Records) received IBMA
awards for Recorded Event of the Year and
Special Consensus
Instrumental Recorded Performance of the
Year. Adults tickets to this show are $15.
Children 17 and younger get in for $9.50.
Beer, wine and other refreshments, which
may be brought into the theatre, will be
available in the lobby one hour before the
show. For questions, or to purchase tickets over
the phone, please call The Ellen box office at
(406) 585-5885. Learn more at
www.theellentheatre.com. •
Live from the Divide’s summer season
Live From the Divide is a radio broadcast created simply as “a celebration of the American
songwriter.” Each 60 minute show features
regionally established and legendary songwriters alike. Based out of an intimate 50 person
venue and recording facility in Bozeman,
Montana, artists vary their interactions with
the crowd, sometimes poking fun at a live
audience members or by taking time to
explain the origin of the song they are about
to perform. The program provides listeners
with an unparalleled opportunity to hear songwriters in a natural stripped down and raw setting. Live From the Divide has quite a list of talented artists lined up to appear on the show
this summer.
A performance by Anna Tivel on
Thursday, June 11th kicks off the summer season. Raised among the ferns and the farmland
of Northern Washington, the lyric-driven
songwriter loved words long before they
became the backbone of her music. After
moving to Oregon in 2007, she slowly discovered the friendly music scene as a fiddle player,
and soon after picked up the guitar and began
to write. Her latest album was released in June
2014 on Portland’s well-loved Fluff and Gravy
Records. Anna is based in Portland, Oregon
and spends her time reading, writing, touring,
fiddling and watching her dog try to catch flies
by the window.
Young Texas native Kayla Ray delivers
country music with rawness and honesty. Her
music is polished by her feminine sass and
23rd is an event not to be missed. He is a probright smile. While she was raised solely by
lific singer/songwriter and charismatic perworldly experience and heartache, Kayla has
former from Livingston, Montana. Over his
had the incredible ability to overcome any cir15 year span playing and recording his own
cumstance. The fire this ability has built inside
music, he has been compared to a varied colof her rings loud and clear in her genuine
lection of American songwriters such as Bob
delivery of pure country music. She has surDylan, Lyle Lovett and Kris Kristofferson. His
rounded herself with music from our past;
growing up she poured over the work of coun- independently released CD, “Walkin’ Down
the Road”, which sold out of its first pressing,
try music giants such as: Patsy Cline, Loretta
made the Gavin
Lynn, Tammy
Report’s Top 30 in
Wynette, Tanya
the Americana
Tucker, Merle
Category. It earned
Haggard, George
him opening slots for
Jones, and Willie
Folk legends Tim and
Nelson. Although
Mollie O’Brien,
the influence of
Rosalie Sorrels, John
these artists is
Gorka and Tom
prominent in her
Russell (“Navajo
strong delivery and
Rug”) and can be
original lyrics, she
heard on college,
has developed a
NPR and commercial
truly unique and
FM stations in
captivating style
Montana, Idaho,
that is all her own.
Wyoming, Colorado,
She is very proud
Utah, Washington,
and “blessed” as
Massachusetts,
she puts it, to have
New York.
had the opportuniIf you’re a fan of
ties that she has
NBC’s hit show The
had thus far in her
Grace Askew
Voice you might rememmusic career. Kayla
ber Grace Askew’s performance of “These
will be appearing on Live From the Divide on
Boots Are Made for Walking” which landed
Friday, June 12th.
her a spot on Blake Shelton’s team in Season
Sean Devine’s show on Tuesday, June
4. Though she didn’t win, she has a stellar
career all the same releasing a good deal of
music, EPs in 2008 and 2009 and full albums
in 2010 and 2011. Her version of Bruce
Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire” demonstrates her
knack for putting her own twist on classic
tunes. Her songs are their stories, a mausoleum to hearts broken along the way and a
shrine to the poignantly mundane hemmed
with deep compassion and an unapologetic
vulnerability. A born-again rambler baptized
by the road, she was destined by her very
name. Catch her performance on Wednesday,
June 24th.
Writing about things he doesn’t understand
helps Jeffrey Martin make sense of the
world around him. The mystery of songwriting is what draws him to the craft, and it is this
mystery that leaves the listener breathless and
amazed at the remarkable character of this
passionate artist. Writing compulsively and
impulsively, Martin writes deep into his head.
An English teacher by trade, he loves music
and teaching equally, and the combination of
the two keeps him honest. “Songwriting,” he
says, “pulls me deep into my head, and teaching drags me back out into the real world.”
Jeffrey will be playing on Thursday, June 25th.
All Live From the Divide performances are
hosted at Peach Street Studios, doors open at
8 pm and music begins at 9 pm. Tickets for all
shows are $20 plus service fees and can be
purchased at Cactus Records and Gifts, 29
West Main Street in downtown Bozeman. •
Upcoming shows at Lockhorn Cider House
Lockhorn Cider House is now serving local
artisan cheese and sausage boards, home-made
soup of the day, and hummus plates--all
gluten-free. But nothing pairs with delicious
cider quite like live music!
This Thursday, May 28th, come to the
cider house at 8 pm to catch Backwoods
Dreamers. Born out of living-room jam ses-
sions, spurred on by the encouragement of the
band’s greatest fan (and occasional backup
singer) Deke the Dog, the Dreamers play fast
dancin’ tunes; a mix of originals and bluegrass
covers.
On Friday, May 29th at 5:30 pm, join
Kayln Beasley for an evening of Americana
and cowboy songs. After living in Bozeman,
Montana and Austin, Texas,
Beasley is proud to be back in
Cody, Wyoming. For the last four
years he was lead singer and
bass player for the Bozeman
based alt-country band, Bad
Intentions. They played hundreds of shows all over Montana
and Wyoming, opened up for
acts like Jack Ingram, David
Allan Coe, Randy Rogers
Band and Bart Crow, recorded an EP in Nashville, and
played some legendary venues in Austin. Now Kalyn’s
taking a more personal direction in his music. He’s out on
his own, playing songs he’s
written over the years, covering
some Americana favorites including a few
old cowboy tunes that connect him to his
roots. His acoustic sets showcase his unique,
sometimes gritty voice, and his strong,
story-based songwriting. 2015 will bring
him to venues all over Wyoming and
Montana, he will be recording music, writ-
Backwood Dreamers
ing songs, and having some fun outdoors.
Lockhorn hours are noon to midnight
daily. The Lockhorn is located at 21 South
Wallace Avenue, just south of Main Street.
Visit Lockhorn’s website at
www.lockhornhardcider.com for upcoming
events throughout the year. •
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Norris Hotsprings spring line-up
This weekend, sink into the
steamy waters of Norris Hotsprings
and let some local songsmiths serenade you into relaxation.
Get in the groove on Friday, May
15th with Aran Buzzas for some
homegrown Montana folky-tonk.
Aran performs songs that are easy to
relate to, often amusing, and frequently with a regional backdrop.
Norris welcomes him back to the
Poolside Stage!
Catch some rockabilly on
Saturday, May 16th with Heather
Lingle. Heather is a Montanabased singer/songwriter, and this is
her first stop at Norris Hot Springs.
Her debut radio release Last Call on
Love made it into the top 40 on New
Music Weekly’s National Country
chart in 2012. Heather fronts a band
comprised of a lead guitar player
and upright string bassist both of
whom spent a considerable amount
of time playing professionally in
Nashville. Heather is the front person and rhythm guitarist. Learn
more at www.heatherlingle.com.
Smokestack & the Foothill
Fury deliver some Montana hill
country blues on Sunday, May 17th.
The band is Jarod “Smokey” Yerkes,
who grew up in the hills of Georgia
and stepped into the juke-joint blues
scene from 17 to 27. He plays several guitars and a small foot percussion
set-up. He spent six years and
380,000 miles on the road playing
music after leaving Georgia. For the
past three years he has found himself
living in Montana, writing country
tunes, and playing festivals across
Western Montana.
Friday, May 22nd features
Americana artist Tommy
Georges. Tommy has been playing
in the Rocky Mountain States for
many years opening for Poco, Hank
Williams Jr, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band, among others. He and his
wife Melissa recently released their
CD, Free Range Cactus. Norris is
always happy to welcome him back
to the Poolside Stage.
Get jazzed with Ava Swanson
on Saturday, May 23rd. Ava is a 17year-old singer/songwriter from
Bozeman. Featured at HATCH fest
in 2013, Ava plays predominantly
original music in the folk/soft jazz
style. Check two of her originals out
at soundcloud.com/avanoel.
Micah Swanson and the
Wild Militia bring fusion folk
on Sunday, May 24th. Fronted by
singer/songwriter Micah Swanson
with members of Wandering Wild,
they’ve become favorites out there at
the Holy Bucket in the new
configuration and they’re so glad to
welcome them back to the Poolside
Stage!
The Hawthorne Roots open
up the final weekend in May on
Friday the 29th with acoustic
Americana. Emma and Madeline of
the Bozeman band “The Hawthorne
Roots” will perform an acoustic set
of folk favorites. Their sassy original
material pulls from pop, rock, and
country genres. Learn more at
www.facebook.com/madelinehawthornemusic.
Singer/songwriter Kalyn
Beasley plays on Saturday, May
30th. Kalyn is a talented Wyomingbased singer/songwriter who recently returned from Austin to his
Northern Rockies roots to pursue a
solo career. He plays an acoustic
show featuring Americana and
Texas country, and also shares many
of his original songs. Kalyn was previously with the Bozeman-based
band “Bad Intentions” as frontman
and bass guitarist. You can follow
him at www.kalynbeasley.com.
Sunday, May 31st features original acoustic duo Britchy.
Missoula’s original acoustic
Americana duo features the fine
pickin’ and timeless songwriting of
Richie Reinholdt and 907 Britt.
Learn more at britchymusic.com.
On Friday, June 5th, Butte native
Chad Ball returns to the Poolside
Stage. He will be playing a mixture
of acoustic folk and blues with
catchy storytelling melodies. Ball is
strongly influenced by 70’s folk and
rock. You can hear his music on his
website, www.chadballmusic.com.
Neil Filo Beddow plays original folk rock for the soul. He
describes his guitar style as the West
Dakota stutter — his lyrically scrambled iambic pentameter can be politically bent, spiritually seeking,
tongue in cheek humorous with just
a twist of serious. He will be playing
on Saturday, June 6th. A
sampling of music
can be found on
soundcloud.com/neil-filobeddow.
As a duo that presents a
full band sound, the music
of You Knew Me When
parades between a fusion
of progressive indie-rock
and folk compositions all
infused with a myriad of
pulsing and stirring beats.
It’s the percussive elements
and rhythmic nuances that
set this band apart from
typical folk fare. Their
catchy melodies are deepened with beautiful harmonies and colored with
pillowy acoustic guitar. Be
sure to catch their show on
Sunday, June 7th. Learn
more at
www.youknewmewhen.com.
On Friday, June 12th, Bozeman’s
Shea Stewart performs a distinctive blend of “stripped-down”
acoustic blues and Americana.
Perfect music to soak to!
Charlie Denison is a selfdescribed “soul troubadour”. He
plays high-energy, acoustic
Americana music that will take you
on a trip through several decades in
a series of sets. Denison will be covering Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles,
Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Hank
Williams, Johnny Cash, Citizen
Cope, Kenny Chesney and more.
Smoke Stack Fury
He will keep you captivated with his
soulful, bluesy, raspy vocals. Be sure
to catch this soul troubadour in
action on Saturday, June 13th.
On Sunday, June 14th, Bozeman
based singer-songwriter Mathias
will be performing acoustic originals
and a wide range of covers. Mathias
plays throughout the Big Sky country and brings a following of fans to
his shows at Norris.
Norris Hotsprings is located outside of Norris, Montana on the side
of route 84. Every performance
starts at 7 pm. Cover is $9 and
includes a hot dip in the pool. •
Music to soak to at Chico Hot Springs Saloon
Chico Hot Springs is the perfect
location for your Montana getaway.
Their historic resort is located in the
heart of Paradise Valley, just north
of Yellowstone National Park and
nestled in the foothills of the breathtaking Absaroka Mountain Range.
Chico offers an extraordinary variety of accommodations, exceptional
dining, outdoor adventures, live
entertainment, ultimate relaxation,
all with a warm smile and welcoming spirit from their friendly staff.
One activity worth noting at Chico
is the live music that’s featured during select evenings all year round.
Here’s a look at what they have
coming up in May and June:
The Max kicks it in to high gear
on Friday and Saturday, May 22nd
and 23rd. These guys have entertained and delighted audiences
nationwide for 30 years. With Kyle
Brenner on guitar, Mike Young on
drums, and Frank O’Connor on
bass, The Max plays spot-on rendi-
tions of a wide variety of choice
dance-able covers and has two original albums, Shadows in the Shade and
Vinyl Valentine. The Max has opened
for Styx, REO Speedwagon, and
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, has
shared the marquee with Social
Distortion, and has played in every
venue from bars to weddings to outdoor concerts in front of festival
crowds as large as 80,000.
The Bus Driver Tour rolls in
on Friday and Saturday, May 29th
and 30th. The group began playing
together in the spring of 2011.
Comprised of three songwriters -Ian Thomas, Paul Lee Kupfer, and
Danny Freund -- the three met a few
years before while on tour in
Montana. They traveled well together and gained mutual respect for
each other as songwriters. As the
number of tours grew, so did the
act. While on the road, they established themselves as each other's
backing band, switching between
Magic City Blues
announces 2015 schedule
Magic City Blues is a signature
annual event for the City of
Billings and the State of Montana.
Fans from all over the country
return year after year to enjoy
their world-class music, friendly
city, and special Montana flavor.
Magic City Blues will begin on
the evening of Friday, July 31st on
Montana Avenue. Gates open at 5
pm. Music starts at 5:30 pm. The
main gate is at the 2500 block of
Montana Avenue with the
Budweiser Stage in front of The
Depot facing west and the
Stillwater Stage in the parking lot
of the McCormick Cafe. This is
an 18+ show; bring ID. The show
continues Saturday and Sunday,
August 1st and 2nd, at South
Park, located on 6th Avenue Street
and South 30th. Gates open at 5
pm on Saturday and 3:30 pm on
Sunday. Magic City Blues at
South Park is all-ages and will
introduce more tasty food options
and a craft beer garden. The
Festival site will be organized into
sections that include general
admission seating (bring your own
lawn chairs–no high backs,
umbrellas, or tents), general
admission standing (right in front
of the stage), and a VIP section
with private, upgraded restrooms,
a refreshment tent, tables, chairs,
and plenty of space.
No pets, coolers, carry-ins, or
outside food or drink are allowed.
You must be 21+ to drink alcohol.
Full concessions are available on
site. For tickets or more information, visit www.magiccityblues.com
to learn more. •
guitars, drums, and bass. The result
has been an authentic blend of energy and momentum that is The Bus
Driver Tour. Currently, the band
calls Livingston, Montana and
Knoxville, Tennessee home as they
have deep admiration and musical
roots in both states. See more at thebusdrivertour.com.
Chico welcomes Bottom of
the Barrel to the stage on Friday,
June 5th and Saturday, June 6th.
Though the band admits to having
many musical influences, the true
voice of this band is distinctly country…hard driving, classic outlawstyle country mingled with softer
melodies and honest lyrics provide
the launch pad for this band. Since
the fall of 2011, BOTB has been
touring and performing together as
one of SW Montana’s best country
rock bands. A collaboration of
friends and co-open mic performers,
the four members of BOTB have
known each other and performed
together (in many random arrangements) for a number of years. This
particular arrangement of musical
talent has allowed the members of
BOTB to refine their sound and
style to reflect their love of the good
life and their love for a good time.
Whether it’s a rowdy cover of their
favorite Hayes Carll or Loretta Lynn
song, or an original dance number
like “Wallflower” or “Robert Keen
Tunes”, BOTB will help you release
your inner hillbilly. With roots dug
The Bus Driver Tour
deep into outlaw and classic country
combined with many other influences, BOTB combines the classic
country honky-tonk sound with a
rock curveball.
Chico Hot Springs is located in
Pray, Montana, 20 miles south of
Livingston. Come sip, soak, and
swing! For more information, call
(406) 333-4933 or visit www.chicohotsprings.com. •
Drink Me Pretty & more at Desert Rose
Tantalize your ears and tastebuds
at Desert Rose Restaurant &
Catering, located at 27 West Main
in Belgrade between Rio Sabinas
and The American Legion. Here’s a
look at May’s music lineup:
Drink Me Pretty hits the stage
on Friday, May 15th. This
Bozeman-based band is a dedicated
unit that serves up a dirty cocktail of
Blues Boogie Rock n’ 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.
Saturday, May 23rd features the
incredible talent of Acony Belles.
Acony Belles is an acoustic band of
dynamic women featuring Jody
Engstrom on bass, Betsy Wise on
guitar, and Molly Grove on man-
dolin. Dazzling female vocal harmonies take center stage in their
arrangements of bluegrass, folk, and
soulful Americana tunes. These
ladies are 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.”
Sugar Daddies on Tuesday,
May 26th.
The Sugar Daddies is a
Montana-based trio founded in
early 2012. It consists of Richard
Riesser on guitar and vocals, Oscar
Dominguez on keyboards, bass and
vocals, and Rick Philipp on drums
and percussion. Between the three
there is a vast amount of experience, professionalism and talent that
has its basis in Nashville, New York,
Las Vegas and San Francisco. Since
its inception, the band has been successfully performing in various venues throughout southwestern
Montana. The main attribute for
this success lies in the band’s ability
to be as versatile as it possibly can,
thus enabling it to adjust the set list
at any given time to adapt to any
particular venue. While the gist of
their material is popular rock and
roll, country, oldies, R&B and blues,
they also have an extensive arsenal
of original songs, all of which are
palatable, as well as an array of lesser-known but still great songs by
both obscure and well-known
artists/songwriters. Their main
focus is variety, and they half-jokingly have a motto of “no request
left behind.”
To learn more about Desert
Rose and their weekly live music,
call (406) 924-2085 or visit
desertrosecatering.us. •
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30th MT Cowboy Poetry
Gathering
Whether a marriage, business venture or
tenure of employment, 30 years is a benchmark event! This Thursday, August 13th Sunday, August 16th, the Montana Cowboy
Poetry Gathering & Western Music
Rendezvous will celebrate its 30th
Anniversary in Lewistown, MT.
The Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering
is the 2nd oldest cowboy poetry gathering in
the country...a “signature event” for
Lewistown, MT, a town located
in the geographic middle of
Montana that is already 100%
western and devoted to agriculture much the same as it was 120
years ago. Cowboy hats, boots,
big belt buckles, trucks and trailers are the rule, not the exception
in Lewistown. Lewistown even
has a livestock auction every
Tuesday! Lewistown was recently
selected as one of Montana’s
most “beautiful towns” by theculturetrip.com. Main Street looks much as it
did when gold prospectors, cattle kings and
lumber barons came to town for business and
pleasure as the Montana Territory transitioned from ‘open range’ to statehood.
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary, A
Rhyme Runs Through It, a collection of 300
pages containing the original cowboy poetry
and song lyrics of over 80 gathering performers over the last 30 years, will be published. This collectible anthology will be
available at Montana Cowboy Poetry
Gathering in the Consignment Book/Music
Store at The Yogo Inn & Conference Center,
Day Headquarters for the Gathering.
The Saturday night Grand Stage Show at
the 880-seat Fergus Center for the Performing
Arts stars RED STEAGALL, poet laureate of
Texas with special guest, songster, Dave
Stamey. The show will be MC’d by Craig
Nelson, cowboy poet extraordinaire. Tickets
for the show are available online at montanacowboypoetrygathering.com,
at Don’s Store in
Lewistown, or by calling
406-538-4575.
Montana Cowboy Poetry
is dedicated to preserving
and celebrating the history
and heritage of the
American cowboy of the
Upper Rocky Mountain
west. More than that, reconnecting with ancestral
roots, whether of the west,
mid-west, or immigrant forbearers, is a growing passion among
Americans today. The earthy, steady, common
sense ethics and principles of the American
Cowboy ring true with so many today as they
look back down their own family history
lines. The authenticity and relevancy of cowboy poetry makes it a growing pursuit among
so many today wanting to re-connect with the
values and life styles of their forefathers.
For more information about Montana
Cowboy Poetry Gathering, please visit montanacowboypoetrygathering.com or call 406538-4575. •
Audition for the Bozeman
Symphony Orchestra
The Bozeman Symphony Orchestra is
currently holding auditions for the 20152016 concert season. The Bozeman
Symphony orchestra is known as “the cornerstone of arts and culture in the Gallatin
Valley” and is a source of tremendous pride
throughout our community. Bozeman
Symphony musicians are part of a winning
team that regularly attracts over three percent of the greater metropolitan population
of our community.
As a Symphony musician you will perform
for sold-out audiences, grow as an orchestral
player, play exciting repertoire, engage as a
community member, and perform on stage
with extraordinary guest artists. Get paid to
do what you love – starting at $42.00 per
service! Upcoming performances include the
Festival of the Fourth at the Gallatin County
Fairgrounds, July 4th, 2015. Our regular
concert season runs September-April with
performances in September 2015, October
2015, December 2015, February 2016,
March 2016 & April 2016.
To audition for the strings section, orchestral auditions are held at the Bozeman
Symphony office by appointment. The audition will last about 15 minutes and we ask
that you bring in a prepared piece that
demonstrates your ability/talent. Please be
prepared to play a scale of your choosing and
some sight reading may be required. To audition for wind, brass, or percussion, please call
the office for current openings and audition
requirements.
Auditions will be ongoing until all sections
are filled. Once positions are filled, players
can be added to our wait/substitute player
list. For additional information or to schedule
an audition, please contact The Bozeman
Symphony at [email protected] or
585-9774. •
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The Boys of Summer Return to the Diamond
By Danny Waldo
With the weather warming up
(sort of) across the Gallatin Valley,
it’s time for the 2015 Bozeman
Bucks baseball season to kick into
full swing.
Coming off a 2014 season that
resulted in a 28-27 finish, culminating in a knockout at the AA state
tournament, Bozeman knows there
is room for improvement if they
hope to contend for a state title in
2015. Paramount to that improvement will be finding replacements at
the plate and on the mound, as
Bozeman lost three of their top four
producers on offense, as well as a
pair of aces who provided over
a 100 innings of mound work last
season.
Gone from Bozeman’s offense are
Nate Lamberty, Connor Linebarger,
and Chad McKay, but they do
return Bennett Hostetler who led the
team in batting average and RBIs a
season ago. Last year, Hostetler hit
.463 from the plate, knocking in 58
runs in the process. He’ll be joined
by Jenner Kearns, who hit a
respectable .312 and will be counted
on to up his production this season.
But while offense sells the tickets,
it’s the Buck’s pitching that will keep
them in the games, and Bozeman
will have to replace two good ones
off of last year’s team. Tucker Gill
dislocated his shoulder in practice in
April and will not be available for
some time, while Brown tore ligaments in his knee during a February
practice session and is out for
the season. Both saw extensive action last season.
While Bozeman’s roster
may be young and inexperienced, they should be exciting to watch given the quality of athletes they have on
their team. Perdaems saw
action at quarterback for the
Hawks this past fall, and
Hostetler was a standout on
both the football field and
the basketball court for
Bozeman this year as well.
That athleticism may come
in handy early in the season
as Bozeman works to get
their legs under them.
Bozeman opened the season with a six-game homeBack Row: Jake Buck, Mitch Ullman, Wesley Schlender, Tyler Dobie, Morgan Hostetler, Jake
Murfitt, Thomas Morris, Colter Flanagan, Jenner Kearns, Michael Gunther, Jake Bishop, Austin Frandsen, stand that began on May 6th and
ends on May 13th before they
Tucker Stratton, Andrew Jarrett, Christian Drab
head out for a seven-game road
Front Row: Tom Cannell, Jhett Johnson, Ian Hodges, Andrew Purpura, Alex Ekstrom, Dj Perdaems,
swing. A complete game schedule
Adam Hubley, Bailey Paddock, Bennett Hostetler, Robert Samson, Ryan Evenson, Payton Price,
can be found online at
Not Pictured: Joel Thayer, Nelson Brown, Connor Tweet.
legion.bozemanbaseball.com.
Danny Waldo is a local freelance
writer covering Bozeman Hawk and
Moore, Michael Gunther, and Adam had to overcome has been injuries.
Bozeman did get some good news in
Montana State Bobcat athletics. Contact
Legg’s squad already has lost a pair
Hubley. Moore led Bozeman in
the return of D.J. Perdaems who
him with questions or comments at bozeof expected contributors in Joel
innings pitched a season ago, throwtook last season off to play with a
[email protected]. •
Thayer and Nelson Brown. Thayer
ing in 71 2/3 over the course of the
travel team. Perdaems threw in 25
and Jake Ekstrom were the workhorses of the Buck’s staff last season,
combining for over 100 hundred
innings of work between them.
games as a junior, and will be counted on to be the ace of Dave Legg’s
staff this season. Perdaems will be
joined in the rotation by Thomas
season. They’ll likely need that kind
of dependability again with such a
young roster.
Another obstacle Bozeman has
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found just a short hop from
downtown Bozeman. Add breakfast
and a quick photo op to your
outing, and you’ll support the
Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT)
while you’re at it.
That’s right, Southside
Saturdays are back—and this weekend through the end of May, you
can join Sola Café and Outside
Bozeman in helping GVLT, the
local organization that developed
and maintains Bozeman’s Main
Street to the Mountains trail system. To participate, take your
enthusiastic, hungry selves to Sola
Café any Saturday from now to
May 30th and fuel up for your trail
adventure. With each locally
sourced, delicious meal purchased,
Sola will donate $1 to GVLT. Then
hit one of the southside trails, snap
a picture with a copy of Outside
Bozeman, and upload it to Outside
Bozeman’s “Southside Saturdays”
website. Outside Bozeman will donate
$1 for each picture received. Try to
make the photos memorable,
creative, or goofy—the best photo
wins a prize from our fabled
Treasure Chest.
“Every dollar raised through this
event goes right into GVLT’s community trails program,” says
GVLT’s executive director,
Penelope Pierce, “helping us
expand trails and maintain our
existing network, letting everyone
enjoy the best of Bozeman.” So
take advantage of our in-town
trails, give that gas-guzzling vehicle
a break, and have an outdoor
adventure right in Bozeman’s back
yard. Get outside and hike, run, or
ride the south side!
Find out details and upload your
photos to the event’s web page,
www.outsidebozeman.com/community/southside-saturdays. •
P age 2D • T he e nD Z one • M ay 15, 2015
PGA awards local golf pro at Big Sky Resort
As Big Sky Resort Golf Course
prepares to open on Friday, May
22nd, 2015, PGA Head Golf
Professional, Mark Wehrman, has
been busy receiving recognitions
from the Rocky Mountain Section of
the PGA (Professional Golf
Association) of America as 2014
Resort Merchandiser of the Year
and 2014 Horton Smith Award.
Wehrman was selected by the Rocky
Mountain Section of the PGA of
America as the recipient of the 2014
Horton Smith Award, which he was
also awarded in 2012. The PGA
Horton Smith Award recognizes
PGA Professionals who are model
educators of PGA Golf
Professionals. This award recognizes
an individual for outstanding and
continuing contributions to professional education by demonstrating
outstanding qualities in leadership,
strong moral character, maintaining
a substantial record of service to the
Association and the game of golf.
“Mark’s willingness to educate
does not stop with the organization
of seminars and researching relevant
content,” stated Rocky Mountain
Section PGA. “He has been an
apprentice mentor since 2008 in
addition to being on the PGA
Growth of the Game committee
since 2010.” This is the first time
Wehrman has received the 2014
Merchandiser of the Year for resort
facilities from the Rocky Mountain
Section of the PGA of America.
This award is presented to individuals who excel in their abilities to purchase, present and sell golf-related
products in the most effective and
attractive way possible while providing a high level of service to the customer at their respective golf facili-
Get out your hiking shoes!
The trails await
Southwest Montana has an
extensive trail system perfect for any
level of biker or hiker. Popular trails
nearby are The M Trail, Drinking
Horse Trail, Gallagator Trail, Sypes
Canyon, Palisade and Grotto Falls,
Ousel Falls, Lava Lake, and Beehive
Basin.
The College “M” Trail is a
half mile trail located near
Bozeman. The trail is rated as moderate and primarily used for hiking.
To get there, get on Rouse headed
north until it becomes Bridger
Canyon Road. The parking lot is
located a little past the Fish
Hatchery. The trail is fairly steep
and is great for running. The top of
the trail offers panoramic views of
the entire city.
Just across the street from the M
is the Drinking Horse Trail. This
trail is a 2.1 mile loop trail located
near Bozeman that offers scenic
views and abundant shade. The trail
is rated as moderate and primarily
used for hiking. Dogs are also able to
use this trail.
The Gallagator Linear Trail
runs diagonally for more than 1.5
miles through the east side of
Bozeman. Beginning at the
Bozeman Public Library, the trail
extends southwest, passing by the
foot of Peets Hill. After crossing
Bozeman Creek and Matthew Bird
Creek, the trail passes the site of the
old Ice House. South of Garfield
Street, a spur leads to community
gardens and a climbing rock. The
trail ends in the parking lot of the
Museum of the Rockies at Kagy
Boulevard and 3rd Avenue. This
trail is flat and perfect for an afternoon stroll.
Palisade Falls and Grotto
Falls are located in Hyalite Canyon
a little ways past the reservoir and
offer abundant shade. Palisade trail
is one half mile and is entirely paved
and somewhat steep, winding
through the forest and ending at the
spectacular, highly vertical Palisade
Falls. Grotto trail is 2.3 miles and is
unpaved, ending at the wide, powerful Grotto Falls. A felled tree hangs
in front of the falls and is perfect for
sitting on for pictures. However, use
extreme caution, as the water currents below are very powerful.
Ousel Falls Park Trail is a 1.7
mile out and back trail located near
Big Sky, Montana that features a
waterfall. The trail is primarily used
for hiking and is accessible from
May until October.
The Lava Lake (Cascade Creek)
trail is a 6 mile, moderately rated,
out and back trail that climbs 1600
feet to a beautiful lake setting that is
surrounded by the Spanish Peaks.
Located 30 minute south of
Bozeman, the trail is primarily used
for hiking and is easily accessible
from May until October.
The work to get up to Beehive
Basin is worth the effort. Beginning
with views of the Big Sky Valley, this
trail snakes its way along a trickling,
snow-fed cree across mountain
slopes carpeted with wildflowers.
Upon reaching the basin, a small
unnamed mountain lake awaits you
surrounded by open vistas, tall
mountains, and snow. A picnic lunch
on the lakeshore followed by some
trout fishing or a snowball fight is
sure to be on your agenda for the
afternoon! This hike is 6.4 miles
round trip. •
ties. “It is truly humbling to just be
nominated for a PGA of America
award. Winning not one, but two
Rocky Mountain Section PGA
awards is just icing on the cake. I
know the other PGA of America
members that
were nominated
are all equally
deserving and
being chosen
for these awards
by your peers is
the highest
honor,” said
Wehrman. “I
feel grateful
that my profession is my
obsession and
am thankful for
Big Sky Resort
to provide a platform for me to do
what I love.”
Big Sky Resort Golf Course was
featured in the January 2013 issue of
Golf Range Magazine and online at
golfrange.org after receiving the
2012 GRAA Top 50 Range in the
Public Category. The 18-hole
Arnold Palmer designed public
course opened in the early 1970’s
and has been updated several times
to continue to provide exciting play.
The course is 6,300 feet above sea
level offering longer drives, spectacular views of Lone Peak, and winds
along the banks of the West Fork of
the scenic Gallatin River. Visit
www.bigskyresort.com/golf for more
information. •
Run a race this spring!
Spring and summer is an excellent time to enjoy the great outdoors
in the Gallatin Valley, and one of
the best ways to get some exercise
and fresh air is to train for and participate in a local race. Running in
these races not only benefits the participants, but the proceeds often support local organizations and charities. Here’s a look at what’s coming
up in May and June:
Come enjoy a five mile run or
walk through Bozeman’s trails at the
3rd Annual K9 9K! The race will
begin at 9 am on Saturday, May
16th. The route will be a loop, starting and finishing at 325 South
Church Avenue. There will also be a
one mile event and you can even
bring your dog! This event is all
about running and having a good
time with your four-legged friend,
plus raising money to combat canine
cancer and help therapy assistance
dogs. Check out the huge dog
festival afterward at Bogert Park
from 10 am to 1 pm. The first 200
registrants will receive a short sleeve
tech shirt.
Also at 9 am on Saturday, May
16th, Monforton School will be
hosting Monforton Miles 2015,
the sixth annual community race
and walk. This event is designed as
the primary means for funding
Monforton School’s athletic program. Two races, a 5K and a free 1
mile kid’s run, promise to make an
exciting day for the community.
Races start and finish at 6001
Monforton School Road.
Run for Recovery on Saturday,
May 23rd, 2015 at 10 am. This second annual 5K/10K run benefits
the Alive Again Life Recovery
Mission, based at The Commons at
Baxter & Love (1794 Baxter Lane
East). The race will be a loop
through the Black Bull community
and finishes at The Commons.
Entry includes a custom race day
running shirt, competitive timing
device, lunch, awards, door prizes,
and online transaction/registration
fees. Runners will be compete in
groups based by age and gender.
There will also be a walking/stroller
division.
On Saturday, May 30th, support
the Gallatin Mental Health Center’s
second annual fundraiser and run
the Hustle for Hope 5K. May is
mental health month and sets the
platform to provide awareness, education, and valuable information
about mental health issues that
impact our community. Gallatin
Mental Health Center is a not-forprofit organization that provides
comprehensive mental health services throughout Gallatin County.
They have over 85 staff and provide
services to over 2000 individuals and
families. Last year they provided
over $326,000 in charity care and
need your help with continuing their
valuable services. Proceeds from the
run will go directly to offsetting their charity care
and allow them to continue providing valuable
services to the community.
The run will start and
end at the Gallatin
Mental Health Center
campus at 699
Farmhouse Lane, and the
route will go over Pete’s
Hill and around Lindley
Park. The race starts at 9 am, but if
you have energetic little ones aged 6
and under be sure to show up early
for the free kid’s fun run at 8:30 am!
Please car pool if you can! There
will be many prizes for top runners
and goodie bags for all who participate. Run will go on rain, snow, or
shine! The pre-registration cost is
$25, and day-of registration is $30.
For more information about the 5K
and other Mental Health Awareness
Month activities, please go to
www.gallatinmentalhealth.org.
On Saturday, June 6th, support
the Children’s Museum of Bozeman
at the Dash and Splash 5K and
Kid’s Races! This year, you can
expect great races with options for
all ages. At 9 am there will be a 1K
kids’ chase (for kids 5 and under), at
9:30 there will be a 3K kids’ challenge race, and then at 10 am the
5K race will begin. Following the
races, there will be food, music, a
bounce house, beverages, and the
chance to finish your race by sliding
along a slip n’ slide!
To register and to learn more
about any of these races, visit
www.racemontana.com. •
Experience the Longest Day of Trails
Every year, Gallatin Valley Land
Trust and dozens of local volunteers
join communities across the country to celebrate National Trails
Day by helping to build and maintain the Main Street to the
Mountains trail system. This year’s
celebration will take place on
Saturday, June 6th, from 9 am to 1
pm. With the support of volunteers
from throughout the community, we
will be resurfacing some of the most
heavily used portions of the
Gallagator Trail. This event is perfect for families and people of varying physical abilities.
Volunteer registration begins at
8:30 am at the new GVLT office,
located at 212 South Wallace
Avenue. Work crews will head out at
9 am sharp and projects will wrap
up around 12 pm. Lunch, generously provided by Schnee’s Boots &
Shoes, will be served back at the
GVLT office.
This event is free and
open to the public. Pre-registration is not required. Volunteers
are asked to bring sunscreen, layers for weather, sturdy shoes, hat
and gloves. Additional shovels,
rakes, and wheelbarrows are also
appreciated. Parking is available
in the GVLT lot at the corner of
South Wallace and East Curtiss
or in the Burke Park lot at the
base of Peets Hill.
Longest Day of Trails:
Dawn-to-dusk bike rides highlight the Longest Day of Trails,
an annual celebration of
Bozeman’s extraordinary trail
system co-sponsored by the
Gallatin Valley Land Trust and
Gallatin Valley Bike Club. One
of GVLT’s most important
membership drives of the year,
this event will take place on
Saturday, June 20th, 2015, from
6 am to 10 pm, and will include
guided bike rides for all abilities
and ages.
The event kicks off at the
GVLT office, 212 South
Wallace Avenue, at 6 am with a
sunrise ride. Various loops will
be offered until 9 pm and will
feature trails on the Main Street
to the Mountains system. Rides
vary in ability and length. Spin
around the Main Street to the
Mountains trail for a few miles,
a single loop, or the entire day.
GVLT memberships ($35
and up) are encouraged for participants. Members who sign up
at the event will receive a gift
certificate to Montana Ale
Works as well as numerous
other local retailers and business establishments. No registration is necessary prior to the
event. Bike rides are free and
open to the public. If you’re an
avid biker, or a novice biker
looking to learn about the trails,
this is a perfect event for you.
For more information on
either of these upcoming
GVLT events, please contact
Laura at [email protected] or call
(406) 587-8404 ext. 1. •
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TMSU rack & Field bids farewell
to 20 seniors
MSU Sports Information
Montana State Track and Field
hosted a rainy Tom Gage Classic
this past May, bidding farewell to 20
seniors at the conclusion of the
meet. Despite the cold, windy and
wet conditions, 23 Bobcat’s hit Big
Sky Conference qualifying marks
and two broke Bobcat track and
field complex records.
“This is going to be a tough
group to replace,” head coach Dale
Kennedy said. “It’s the largest group
of senior we’ve ever had and possibly one of the
strongest. It’s going to
take a few years to fill
everyone’s shoes, but
they aren’t done yet.
I’m excited to see what
they do next week at
the conference championships.”
The women’s
4x100 consisting three
seniors, Iris
Hardarson, Paige
Squire and Chantel
Jaeger along with
Daryan Box ran the
fastest time they have
all season, clocking a
time of 46.19. This is
the second fastest time
in school history.
Squire found herself
on top of the podium
in the 100-meter and
400-meter hurdles for
the second week in a
row, winning the races
in 13.86 and 58.88
seconds. Carley McCutchen followed Squire in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.18 and
Amanda Jaynes finished second in
the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.40).
Heather Demorest finished out
her home tenure at MSU by breaking the facility record in the 1500meter, recording a time of 4:30.55.
Jaeger and Hardarson went one-two
in the 400, with time of 54.89
and 56.32. MSU took the top four
spots in the 100, with Josephine
Petruska leading the way, running a
time of 12.07.
The women’s 800-meter was no
different than the 100, as four
Bobcat’s crossed the finish line first.
Kaylee Schmitz earned the top time
of 2:11.88, with Christie Schiel
placing behind her (2:12.83). The
‘Cats continued to finish on top,
bringing in spots one through five in
the 200. Jaeger made her way to
number one, as she ran a 24.42
race. Petruska, Sara Dolese, Chelsea
Bourque and Box all clocked times
inside the BSC qualifying mark.
The Blue and Gold continued to
finish on top with four taking the
top marks in the javelin. Taylor
Pfister led all throwers, earning a
mark of 140-0. Casey Teska cleared
a height of 12-05.5, winning the
event by almost ten inches. Amy
Rovira and Sami Risa finished second with a mark of 11-07.75.
McCutchen won the long jump
with a distance of 19-04, while
Danielle Muri finished behind her
in third marking 18-00.25. Kristi
VandeBergh added a second place
finish in the discus with a throw of
128-11.
Michael Asay kicked off the running events for the men, earning a
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personal-best 3:53.09 in 1500-meter
race. Rory Bauer finished ahead of
all 400-meter competitors with a
time of 48.05. The 110-meter hurdles was won by a Bobcat, as Mason
Storm came in first with a time of
15.15. Crisitan Soratos chalked up
another record, breaking the facility
time in the 5000. Soratos ran the
race in 14:30.35.
Sean Ferriter closed out his
home career as a Bobcat, winning
another hammer throw event with a
mark of 208-01. Zach Sharp placed
second with a throw of 183-11.
Ryan Kropp led all pole vaulters,
with a cleared height of 16-02.75.
Finishing third, Austin Decker
earned a mark of 15-03.
“The team is ready for the
championships next week. We hit a
lot of personal-bests today and
qualified quite a few more athletes
for the meet. They’re all on a mission to improve from the indoor
championships and show everyone
what they can do.”
After the meet, MSU honored
twenty seniors: Chelsea Bourque,
Heather Demorest, Iris Hardarson,
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home bouts of the season.
The Girlz now have enough
members to accommodate A and B
level teams and the Game of
Throws was the first double header
that the Gallatin Roller Girlz have
hosted. GRG’s A team and
WFTDA Charter, the Mountain
Mayhem, started the evening with a
stellar performance against the
Spokannibals (Spokane,
Washington), a league with a reputation for athleticism and toughness.
The Spokannibals had plenty of
heavy hitting blockers and they
showed themselves to be a tough
defense against Mayhem’s jammers,
but the endurance and strategy of
Mayhem’s jammer fleet and the
strength of Mayhem’s blocker walls
was too much for the Spokannibals.
The game ended with a Gallatin
Roller Girlz win—328-61.
The second bout of the night
featured the newly formed GRG
Recreational B Team, The BoZone
Brawlers versus the Jackson Hole
Juggernauts (Jackson,
Wyoming). This is the second time
the Juggs have visited Bozeman to
play GRG, but their first against the
Brawlers. Many of the skaters on
the Brawlers are recent graduates of
GRG’s successful Fresh Meat and
Derby 101 Camps and the Game of
Throws was their roller derby bout
debut. The hits were huge, crashes
amazing, and many penalties were
assessed to both teams. The action
was fierce and the crowd’s cheers
and rally cries kept the Brawlers battling hard against the more seasoned
Juggs to the end. The game ended
in a Jackson win—321-28.
Other highlights of the evening
included a Game of Throws
Costume Contest, halftime entertainment by Infusion Belly Dance,
and crowd games, prizes, and giveaways—including a new incentive
for a greater than 200 point differential in a game—free ice cream
certificates for every attendee from
Burger King.
The Gallatin Roller Girlz will
host their next home bout on June
13th at the Haynes Pavilion against
the Cheyenne Capidolls from
Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Return of
the Jammer, a Star Wars themed
bout, will be a WFTDA mock sanctioned bout that will benefit the
Gallatin Roller Girlz’s quest of
becoming a full member league in
the Womens Flat Track Derby
Association and allowing GRG to
rank at the national and international level.
More information about roller
derby, the Gallatin Roller Girlz and
how to get involved can be found at
grgderby.com or on Facebook:
GallatinRollerGirlz. •
MSU volleyball adds spring signee
By Tom Schulz, MSU Sports Information
“The MSU volleyball program
is very excited to welcome Chase
Doughty to our family,” Montana
State Head Volleyball Coach JJ
Riley said. “Chase brings great athleticism, passion, desire, and
integrity to this program. We look
for her to not only make a tremendous impact on the court, but also
the right impact on our culture.”
Coach Riley has signed his first
recruit to a National Letter-ofIntent to play for the Bobcats this
fall. Chase Doughty, a 5’9” outside
hitter from Pleasant View, Utah,
will join three newcomers who
inked with MSU in November.
Doughty is a three-year letterwinner and an All-Region 5A honorable mention pick at Weber High
School. As a senior, she paced the
Warriors with 169 kills, 72 digs, 14
aces and ten blocks. In addition,
Doughty is a three-time all-academic honoree.
“This past year Chase has
worked very hard to grow in all
aspects of her game and the
improvements are evident,” Riley
said. “We are very familiar with
her club coaches and directors so
we know that Chase will be more
than prepared to compete at a
high level. She is never satisfied
and has the thirst for growth that
we are looking for.”
Doughty played for Club V
on its U18 squad. Club V is one
of the most elite and biggest programs based out of Salt Lake
City. She is one of eight players
from Club V that signed NCAA
Division I NLIs this season.
Doughty will join Katie
Ireland, a 5’10” setter from
Highlands Ranch, Colorado;
Natalie Passeck, a 5’11” outside
hitter from Parker, Colorado;
and Marissa Quilici, a 6’3” middle blocker from El Dorado
Hills, California, as part of the
2014-15 Bobcat volleyball
recruiting class. •
Last chance to register for Kickball 2015
Your chance to shine on the field
is far from over! Overtime Sports is
Bozeman’s first adult sport and
social league—but what does that mean?
It means having fun with your
friends and meeting new people
while playing your favorite sports in
a non-competitive format. Ready for
the best part? You’ll get to drink a
lot of free beer. For example, if your
dodgeball team wins, then you get
two free pitchers of beer at an OTS
sponsor bar. If your team loses, you
get 1 free pitcher of beer. So in reality, everyone wins!
If you’re tired of looking for that
special someone in a bar, then it’s
time to play sports with OTS.
Overtime Sports is known for meeting new friends and potential “significant others”. Whether you are new
to Bozeman, looking to add excitement after your 9 to 5 job, or simply
want to run around on a grassy field,
OTS is perfect for you.
Sign-ups for Summer Kickball
2015 are now open! Kickball teams
are co-ed leisure leagues that meet at
the MSU Football Practice Fields on
Tuesdays from 6 to 7 pm. Games
will start on Tuesday, June 23rd.
Registration will be discounted
through May 19th. Cost is $49
per player and will increase to $54
after discount period. Sign-up as a
team or an individual! Each team
can have a maximum of 10
players on the field at one time
and up to 18 in the kicking
order. Maximum of 5 males if
there are 10 players on the field,
with no maximum number of
people per team.
For more information or to
sign-up, visit www.overtimesportsbozeman.com, email [email protected], or call
(406) 282-1670. •
MSU nordic coach resigns position
Tom Schulz, MSU Sports Information
“Kristina did an outstanding job
with our Nordic program, including
integrating both alpine and Nordic
squads into a cohesive unit,” Fields
said. “We respect her decision to
move on and wish her nothing but
success in her future endeavors.”
First-year Nordic Head Coach
Kristina Trygstad-Saari tendered her
letter-of-resignation to Montana
State Director of Athletics Peter
Fields. A Bozeman product,
Trygstad-Saari helped guide the
Bobcats to a seventh place finish at
the 2015 NCAA Skiing
Championships in March – matching the 2012 team for the highest coed showing in school history.
“I’ve had an incredible year with
Bobcat skiing,” Trygstad-Saari said.
“It’s been an honor to lead this team
and work with such an amazing and
dedicated group of student-athletes.
My experience working with my fellow coaches could not have been bet-
ter, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to be part of Bobcat Athletics.
My decision to leave has been a
tough one, but I’m ready to explore a
new path.” Trygstad-Saari is looking
to complete her master’s degree in
English this summer with hopes to
move into a teaching career.
This season, she helped mentor
two Montana State skiers to First-
Team All-America status.
Cambria McDermott finished
fourth in the nation in women’s
freestyle, while Forrest Mahlen
placed fifth overall in the men’s
10-kilometer freestyle event.
Trygstad-Saari’s position has
been posted and a national
search for her replacement is
underway. •
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Register now for business clinic
The Bozeman Area Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring the 2015
Assistance for Business Clinic on
Wednesday, May 20th at the Holiday
Inn, located at 5 Baxter Lane. The
Assistance for Business Clinics are
designed to assist new and established employers, accountants, bookkeepers, human resource professionals, and lawyers to proactively prevent unnecessary claims and/or
charges by providing updated reporting of state withholding, UI Tax
requirements, workers’ comp cover-
age, tax incentives, minimum wage,
overtime, USERRA laws and
regulations.
Registration
for this event will
take place the
morning of
Wednesday, May
20th from 7:30 to 8
am. Opening
remarks and agency
presentations will
take place form 8 to
5 pm. Presentation
will cover topics such as:
• State wage and hour
• Unemployment insurance tax
B o Z one
• Unemployment insurance benefits
• Workers’ compensation
• Federal wage and hour
• Withholding tax
• USERRA
Cost is $35 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members.
Registration fee covers facility and
lunch costs. Enrollment may be limited, so please respond as soon as
possible. For more information, visit
the Bozeman Area Chamber of
Commerce website at www.bozemanchamber.com. •
Olivelle featured at mentoring series
The Montana Women’s Business
Center invites you and a friend to
the third event of the 2015 Women
Entrepreneur Leadership Mentoring
Series on June 17th, with featured
woman entrepreneur Brie
Thompson of Olivelle.
The 2015 Leadership Mentoring
Series presents five influential
women entrepreneurs throughout
the year. These inspiring women
entrepreneurs are featured as mentors, sharing their stories of growth,
success, challenges and encouragement, to our community of budding
women entrepreneurs in business.
The Leadership Mentoring
Series is moderated by Ris Higgins,
business owner and long-time mentor to women entrepreneurs. She will
facilitate a dialogue between the featured entrepreneur and the audience. Join us and be inspired to grow
personally and professionally!
The third event of this series will
kick off the morning of Wednesday,
June 17th with registration and a
networking breakfast from 8 to 8:30
am. From 8:30 to 11 am join in for a
facilitated dialogue with Brie
Thompson. Event will take place in
the Baxter Hotel’s Mezzanine
Ballroom. The Baxter is located at
105 West Main Street in Downtown
Bozeman. Cost to register is $35,
which includes a
light breakfast. Seating is limited.
Register online at
www.prosperabusinessnetwork.
The Montana
WBC is a program
of Prospera Business
Network and is
funded in part
through a cooperative agreement
with the U.S. Small Business
Administration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least
two weeks in advance. Contact
Amanda Schultz at
(406) 587-3113. •
Balancing passion in both business and life
Presented by Prospera Business
Network, Montana Women’s
Business Center, MSU Jake Jabs
College of Business, and
Entrepreneurship and MSU
Women’s Circle of Excellence comes
2015 W2: The Women to Women
Conference. The next presentation
in this series will feature Karen
Stewart Brown, designer and entre-
preneur. Her presentation will delve
into staying true to your passion in
both business and in life. Event is
scheduled for Thursday, May 28th,
2015 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm at
the Best Western Plus GranTree Inn
in Bozeman.
Karen Stewart Brown co-founded the internationally acclaimed ethical fashion brand Stewart+Brown in
2002. A true pioneer, Karen built a
global sustainable supply chain without exploiting workers or the environment–after being told it was
impossible, to ensure that her designs
enable women to feel “beautiful both
on the inside and out.” Karen cofounded FUTUREADi®–a next
generation creative collective focused
on engineering and embedding sus-
tainable solutions to complex design
problems. Previously, Karen
designed for Urban Outfitters, Free
People, Anthropologie, J.Crew, and
Patagonia.
Registration is $99. Exhibitor
booth registration fees are $250,
which includes two event passes. To
register, or to learn more, visit
www.prosperabusinessnetwork.org. •
Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce May events
Since 1910, the Bozeman Area
Chamber of Commerce has helped
businesses grow and prosper. Today,
it is one of the largest and most
aggressive business organizations in
the state of Montana. 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.
This May and June, join the
Bozeman Area Chamber of
Commerce in celebrating local businesses as they embark on new entrepreneurial endeavors.
The Bozeman Area Chamber of
Commerce, Chamber Green Coat
Ambassadors, and Ted’s Montana
Grill invite you to a Ribbon
Cutting in celebration of the opening of their outdoor patio on
Thursday, May 21st at 4:30 pm.
Ted’s Montana Grill is located on
105 West Main Street. Ribbon
Cutting begins at 4:30 pm.
Join Health Works Institute for
Business After Hours on
Tuesday, May 21st, 2015 from 5:30
to 7:30 pm. This event provides a
business networking outlet for
Bozeman Area Chamber of
Commerce Members. Event will
take place at the Health Works
Institute, located at 407 West Main
Street. Event is free for members
and $25 for non-members.
The Sales Force
Excellence Series takes place
Wednesday, May 27th, 2015.
Topic will cover “Five ‘Scientific’
Hidden Weaknesses”. Event runs
from 11:30am to 1pm at The
Chamber Center, located at 2000
Commerce Way in Bozeman. Topics
to be covered include “The Value of
Being Aware of Hidden Weaknesses
& How to Overcome” and “Unseen
Reasons We Lose the Sale”. Cost is
$18 per seminar.
Business After Hours is
scheduled for Thursday, May 28th
2015 from 5:30 to 7:30 am.
Event will be hosted by Health
Works Institute, located at 407 West
Main Street. Event is free for
members and $25 for non-members.
To register, email [email protected] or call (406) 586-5421.
For more information on these
and other events, visit the Bozeman
Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.bozemanchamber.com. •
Learn
benefits of
homeownership
Are you ready to buy a home?
What are the benefits of homeownership? How do lenders decide to
make loans? HRDC’s eight hour,
comprehensive homeownership education course, directed by a HUDapproved instructor, will help you to
better understand the home purchase process.
Topics covered include: the
advantages and disadvantages of
homeownership; assessing homeownership readiness; understanding
credit; managing your finances; the
mortgage process; special programs
for first time buyers; shopping for a
home, a lender, and a realtor; closing your deal; and maintaining your
home and your finances after you
purchase.
Completion of homeownership
education makes you a smarter, better borrower, and may help you
become eligible for down-payment
assistance, low-interest mortgages,
and matched savings programs.
The course is free and open to
everyone. However, space is limited
and fills up quickly, therefore, preregistration and $25 refundable
deposit check is required to hold a
seat. The deposit check will be
returned to you at the end of the
class that you are registered. If you
can not attend class you must notify
HRDC in advance to reschedule.
You must attend an entire series (8
hours) to get a certificate. If you
miss more than 15 minutes of class
you will be required to make that
time up at a later date or forfeit your
deposit. HRDC will provide partner-sponsored refreshments at each
session.
The next class is scheduled for
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19th
and 20th from 5 to 9 pm at The
Commons, located at 1794 Baxter
Lane. Pre-registration is required for
Homebuyer Education Classes with
a $25 deposit check that is refundable upon attendance. For more
information, visit
www.thehrdc.org/how-wehelp/housing/homebuyer-education
or contact Roselle Shallah at (406)
585-4895. •