Explore Red Lodge August 2017

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Fun for the Whole Family at Oktoberfest

INSIDE Labor Day Arts Fair Hosted by the Carbon County Arts Guild, the annual fair brings together more than 90 artisans and fine craftsmen from across the region.

Page 4 Turkey Trot Participate in the 8th Annual Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning.

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Page 5 Upcoming Events Red Lodge is host to exciting events year-round; read up on what’s happening.

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Adult games at Red Lodge Ales’ Oktoberfest are $1, so try out the keg toss, stein hold or cornhole for a chance to win prizes.

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Albert Einstein, who hailed from Germany, would probably agree with the equation: fun equals brats and beer multiplied by games. But there’s nothing square about this year’s Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Bring the whole family to Red Lodge Ales from 2 to 9 p.m. for live music, food and games. Entry is $5 (kids 12 and under are free), and children’s activities are available at no additional charge.

“It’s a very family-friendly event with a bouncy house, dunk tank, climbing wall, face painting and ice cream,” said Red Lodge Ales event coordinator Andy Simpson.

“We also have games for adults, usually coined the Oktoberfest

Olympics.”

Tickets for adult games are $1, so try your hand at keg toss, stein hold, cornhole and more with a chance to win prizes. In previous years, the Olympics were a team competition.

“This year, however, we’re going to be doing things a little different,” Simpson said. “We’re going to open up the games to everyone.”

Visitors can purchase Red Lodge Ales brews and traditional German food, like sausages and potato salad, too. Proceeds benefit the Beartooth Recreational Trails Association, a nonprofit that creates and maintains hiking and bike trails in the Red Lodge area.

For additional information, con- Red Lodge Ales event coordinator Andy Simpson says the Oktoberfest tact Red Lodge Ales at (406) 446- event on Saturday, Sept. 9 is family-friendly with a bouncy house, 0243. dunk tank, climbing wall, face painting and ice cream.

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The Sixth Annual Nitty Gritty Off Road Race

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Finish the summer strong at the base of Red Lodge Mountain with a half-marathon or 4.37-mile loop as part of the Nitty Gritty Off Road Race’s sixth annual running competition. Nitty Gritty Off Road racers don’t need a team to participate Red Lodge’s competitive dirt trail trek Saturday, Sept. 16.

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Trade in asphalt roadways for dirt trails during the sixth annual Nitty Gritty Off Road Race on Saturday, Sept. 16.

“It’s a great way to wrap up your summer running season,” said race director Kristen Hollum.

“You’re (already) fit and strong.”

Organized by the Red Lodge Chamber of Commerce, the race has a community, rather than competitive, focus.

Not many running events allow runners to shave five seconds off their time for every piece of trash picked up along the way or to stray off course if they find a better way to ascend a hill, that in fact, is a ski run, Hollum said.

An event with more than a few twists – runners can compete solo or as part of a two, three or six-person team – the contest is billed as 14.7 miles of climbing and a 3,400-foot elevation change.

Race length options include a half-marathon or a solo “hot lap” on the course’s 4.37-mile loop venturing along mountain bike and ski paths at Red Lodge Mountain.

A year ago, organizers tested out the hot lap in hopes that people who either couldn’t get a team together or were new to trail running would sign up if a less intimidating shorter route was available.

What keeps the race interesting for its returning competitors is that the course is modified each year to offer changes in scenery and new tests for trail-running abilities.

The start and finish line is located near the base of Red Lodge Mountain and includes single track, access roads and trails.

For solo marathoners, it takes six laps around the course to the finish line. For a six-person crew, one time around the loop for each competitor will do.

To keep participants motivated,

race organizers have entertainment stationed at different locations along the route.

Spectators are encouraged to hang out at the Bierstube and cheer on the racers while listening to music and washing down burgers with a beverage or two.

The race is limited to 200 competitors to make it manageable for volunteers and to lessen the impact on the environment, Hollum said.

Register online through Sept.

8 to avoid a late registration fee.

Online registration closes the night before the event and onsite registration is available on race day, although a time has yet to be set.

Pick up race packets at Red Lodge Ales from 5:30 to 8 p.m. the day before the event.

Start time for solo runners is 8:30 a.m., followed by the team start at 9:30 a.m.

Call (406) 446-1718 for information or visit redlodgeevents. com for a course map and details.

Nitty Gritty details Co-ed teams are optional.

Hot lap $30 through Sept. 8 $40 Sept. 9 through Sept. 15 Solo, half or full marathon $40 through Sept. 8 $50 through Sept. 15 Two-person relay team $80 through Sept. 8 $100 Sept. 9 through Sept. 15 Three-person relay team $120 through Sept. 8 $150 Sept. 9 through Sept. 15 Six-person relay team $240 through Sept. 8 $300 Sept. 9 through Sept.

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Tee Time Family Golf Carnival TARA CADY

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The date of the Ski and Gear Swap in November is to be determined. Check beartoothtrails.org for updated information.

Swap Your Snow Swag TIFFINI GALLANT

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Snow sports are no fun with worn-out equipment and apparel.

With the opening of Red Lodge Mountain just around the corner, assess how well your gear held up after last ski season. If your winter sport items leave something to be desired, check out the annual Ski and Gear Swap.

In its 11th year, Beartooth Rec-

reational Trails Association hosts the swap where skiers and other snow sports enthusiasts buy and sell their outdoor gear.

Although this year’s date is to be determined, the sale will take place on a Saturday in November from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drop off your gently used duds and other items at the Civic Center in Red Lodge the night before or morning of the event.

Not looking for new stuff?

No problem. Parents can rent cross-country ski packages for their children or sign them up for the Red Lodge Nordic Center’s Kids Nordic Ski program during the swap.

Funds raised benefit the host association, which operates the Nordic Center in addition to creating and maintaining area hiking, biking and horseback riding trails.

Visit beartoothtrails.org for details.

Help the Carbon County Historical Society and Museum welcome its newest board members, Carol Hartman and Cindy Millard, and executive director Sarah Russell at the Tee Time Family Golf Carnival.

The family-friendly event begins with free museum admission from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 26. Then, head to Red Lodge Mountain Golf Course for an afternoon of golf, food and carnival games.

At $45 a ticket, golfers can vie for a nine-hole tournament win. Tee time starts at 2:30 p.m. and grilling begins at 3 p.m., with hotdogs and burgers on the menu. A meal is included with golf registration.

While there’s no admission cost, food for event-goers not participating in the golf tournament is $12. With a wristband, kids can play unlimited carnival games like whiffle ball, mini golf, duck races and cornhole.

Individual games are $1 a ticket.

Wristbands, game and tournament tickets can be purchased online at carboncountyhistory. com, at the museum or at the event. Golfers can also register through the golf course.

The High Country Cowboys join in the fun, performing favorites from the society’s past Hoe Down fundraisers, plus songs from their latest album.

Event proceeds benefit the society and museum, which Russell says hopes to renovate its building.

“We want to restore it to its original glory,” said Russell.

“It’s pretty ambitious what we want to do.”

The building, which houses the museum at 224 N. Broadway in Red Lodge, has had its basement and main floor remodeled, but the society aims to renovate two other floors.

While still too early to confirm remodel plans, Russell says events like the carnival aim to expand the museum and society’s donor base and membership as well as increase programming and exhibits.

“We are building programming to be able to support the third floor once it’s a useable venue,” Russell said. “We are gearing up expanded programming with local schools and organizations and have many kid-friendly exhibits now. The third floor will eventually be a space we can use for more hands-on exhibits and events for the public.”

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Kinzley Photography Focused on the lens

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Landscape photography like this rainbow that was created in the mist coming off the Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park are part of Kevin Kinzley’s portfolio.

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Kevin Kinzley captured this barn owl as part of his former work with the Powell Tribune.

Kevin Kinzley and his wife, Jessica, always thought it would be cool to end up in Red Lodge.

The Beartooth Pass, East and West Rosebud and Tippet Rise are a few of the many landscapes that captured Kinzley’s heart as he began his photography business in Big Sky Country.

Originally from Rapid City, South Dakota, Kinzley took to taking pictures while in high school.

“We rolled our own film and had a dark room,” he said. “I guess you could say the bug got into me then.”

At the time of graduation, Kinzley had three years of amateur photography work under his belt, but he wasn’t sure he could make a career out of it.

One and a half semesters at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo. was less con-

vincing, so he moved back home and worked with a local photographer. At her urging to gain more customer service experience, he got a job serving tables and that’s where he met Jessica.

Kinzley and Jessica moved to Colorado, where he spent time pursuing other interests despite still having a passion for photography.

“My wife gave me a big push to come back to college,” Kinzley said.

“She’s always been a good driving motivation to keeping the camera in my hands.”

The couple returned to Powell where Kinzley graduated with a degree in Photographic Communications. They relocated to Red Lodge four years ago; Jessica works in the medical field and Kinzley is an upand-coming business owner and professional photographer.

Kinzley Photography is a studio and gallery located at 22 N. Broadway Ave. Kinzley’s focus is mostly commercial: family and senior portraits; special events like weddings; artists’ original paintings and real estate.

Kinzley has worked with Tippet Rise and Rocky Mountain Log Homes in the recent past, though he does try to day hike and capture landscapes and wildlife when he can.

“The goal is to just keep things building,” he said, sharing his desire for an expanded art walk in Red Lodge to mirror what Billings has, perhaps even helping coordinate a rotating event between area towns.

“I think there’s such a good community around here, whether you’re in Billings, Cody, Powell, Red Lodge,” he said. “It’s pretty sweet living in Red Lodge.”

There’s A New Artist in Town Carol Hartman TARA CADY

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Carol Hartman is a fourth generation homesteader. She hails from the northeastern side of Montana, 65 miles south of Sidney on the southern side of the Missouri River.

As a well-known artist who’s had her works featured across the country, Hartman lived in Sidney, Wolf Point, Miles City and Bozeman before landing in Red Lodge last fall.

Hartman has been perfecting her oil painting craft since toddlerhood. When she turned 7, she wanted two things for Christmas: a spider monkey from the Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue and a Jon Gnagy art kit with all of the fixings for an amateur artist—watercolor, oil and acrylic paint, plus paper and canvasses that would last through high school.

She had a knack for knowledge, and not just of the creative kind. In

1960, when Hartman was in fifth or sixth grade, she’d volunteer at a local senior center, painting the A-frame windows in the cafeteria and listening to stories a century old.

“They had to have been born in 1865,” Hartman said of the senior residents. “They would tell me the stories of homesteading and losing children and the accidents they’d have out on their horses. It was just so rich.”

It was then that her two passions combined – history and painting – but she’d follow other creative pursuits before settling into landscape and homestead painting in Red Lodge.

As a high school cheerleader, Hartman would paint the windows by the gymnasium’s entrance every morning.

“Then after the games, the poor janitor would have to clean it all off,” she said.

After graduating, Hartman went to Bozeman to study electrical engineering.

“I was the only girl in the elec-

trical engineering building so I walked over and majored in art,” she said. “They stuck me in the experimental section and the teacher said, ‘Sink or swim.’ Luckily, I swam.”

In her professional career, Hartman created multi-media exhibits she called “interactive installations” of a political, religious and philosophical nature using video, infrared detectors and slide projectors in places like Fresno and Washington, D.C. She also taught at California State University.

“I loved it, but I’m having so much fun painting landscapes now,” Hartman said. “It’s more soothing to my soul, less stress.”

Hartman finds there isn’t enough time in the day to explore, paint and honor the past. She’s always uncovering the next piece of history in the area, like when she was painting a small mountain near the Stillwater River by Carter’s Camp in Nye and a local property owner stopped his vehicle to see what she was doing.

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Carol Hartman’s “Rocky Mountain Life Force” is one of many pieces that reflect her love of local landscapes. of the original stagecoaches on (his) property,” she said. “Things like that happen so often around here. I can’t keep up.”

As part the Carbon County Historical Society’s board of directors, Hartman feels at home.

“It fits right in with my goals,” she said, referring to her renewed interest in researching homesteads.

Hartman’s work can be seen all over Red Lodge, including at the Pollard Hotel, Phoenix Pearl Tea, Honey’s Café and Berkshire Ha-

thaway, where she works reception four afternoons in exchange for studio space.

“You can’t miss me if you go up and down Main Street,” she said.

Hartman also plein air paints with the Beartooth Society and is participating in the Carbon County Arts Guild’s Labor Day Arts Fair Sept. 6. She says Red Lodge is very stimulating for painting.

“I just need more time, or two of me,” she said. “I’ll have to live to be 150 at least.”

RED LODGE ARTS Carol Hartman Exhibitions

Phoenix Rising Tea House (August - December) Oil Paintings Berkshire Hathaway Home Services (August - December) Oil Paintings Honey’s Cafe (September) Intaglio Prints

www.carolhartman.biz

Email: carol@carolhartman.biz • Phone: 406-209-1856

Free and Open tO the public 11 West 8th Street, Red Lodge, MT 406-446-1370 www.carboncountydepotgallery.org

22 N Broadway • 406-445-3014 www.kinzleyphotography.com

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Shredding the Slopes at Red Lodge Mountain MARLISA KEYES

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Celebrate shorter daylight hours by swapping out your hiking boots for ski boots and exploring the slopes of Red Lodge Mountain.

The resort’s official opener is Friday, Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving. While other people are looking for holiday deals, take in the fresh mountain air and make your own tracks outdoors.

There’s no need to be concerned if winter storms have yet to dust the mountains with white stuff as staff use snow-making equipment to lend Mother Nature a hand.

Indulge both your need for an outdoor fix and to flex your muscles with the purchase of a 2017-2018 season pass. Adults (ages 19-69) pay $559; juniors (13-18) pay $339; children (6-12) pay $199; and seniors (70 and up) pay $189. Prices increase after Oct. 24.

The season pass adds a new venue to RLM’s Ski 6 Mountains package: Brundage Mountain in McCall, Idaho. Unlimited skiing at RLM and Homewood Mountain Resort in California, plus limited free days at Brundage, Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana, and California’s June Mountain and Diamond Peak ski resorts are included in the package.

Don’t waste time in the morning packing a lunch when you can ski to Midway Chalet for a burger or sandwich or try out cafeteria-style dining in the Main Lodge to get you through the rest of the day.

If you’re done skiing and not ready to leave the fun behind, order a bite from the pub-style menu at the Bierstube. Bierstube is open from 11 a.m. Monday through Sunday and offers live music from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturdays.

Follow RLM on Facebook or subscribe for email updates on daily snow alerts at redlodgemountain.com.

Above: Zoe Terakedis, skis down the beginners slope during opening weekend at Red Lodge Mountain in 2016. Left: Zack Terakedis of Billings skis down the beginners slope with his son James, during opening weekend at Red Lodge Mountain in 2016.

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The Bootlegger’s Ball A night of dancing and donating TARA CADY

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There was a time when Montana became a dry state—nearly 100 years ago.

Instead of the typical Carbon County Historical Society and Museum Hoe Down, a Bootlegger’s Ball replaces the museum’s annual fundraiser Oct. 7 at Rock Creek Resort.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., come dressed as your favorite flapper, criminal or cowboy for a night of prohibition-era gambling, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dancing. Bozeman’s Gypsy Jazz Band, Montana Manouche, will be playing twenties-style swing jazz, and the silent auction prizes will be music to your ears. Items like a bronze statue, hotel stays and local gift certificates are yours for the taking, as is the bestdressed title in the costume contest.

Auction items are available for viewing and bidding during the first hour of the event. Preview them at the museum in the month prior to the fundraiser, or see the list online.

A local prohibition exhibit is on display throughout the night, telling of the arrest of one famous Red Lodge resident. Newly-appointed executive director Sarah Russell thinks this type of event is just what locals – and the organization – need.

“It’s really something that hasn’t been done in Red Lodge before,” she said. “I think that our area is hungry

Give Back and Get Fit at the Red Lodge Fun Run for Charities TIFFINI GALLANT

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The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation puts the “fun” in fundraising.

On Saturday, Sept. 2, head to Lions Park in historic downtown for the 14th annual Red Lodge Fun Run for Charities, benefitting 56 Carbon County nonprofit organizations.

Events kick off at 7:30 a.m. with booths and activities that acquaint you with local charities and their missions.

“Each charity will have a booth,” said Kristen Hollum, the foundation’s program director. “Hope Ranch, for example, brings a pony and does pony rides.”

Some roads will be closed to traffic for the race course, so arrive early to find parking.

The run begins at 9 a.m. as participants start a 10K, 5K or 2-mile journey toward the finish line.

Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to a day of getting fit while giving back. Fun Run fidos are welcome, too, but don’t forget a leash. Registration is free until race day, although donations are encouraged. There is a $20 charge to sign up at the event. Children under six

get in free, so bring your youngster for the Toddler Trot at 9:30 a.m.

“All participants receive a free Fun Run shirt, and we keep the color a secret until the week before the event,” Hollum said.

Stick around after the race for free burgers, and cheer as prizes are awarded to top winners in each age category. Competitors vie for a Six Tix pass to Red Lodge Mountain awarded to male and female overall winners in the 5K and 10K races.

Stroll around the park visiting booths, climbing the rock wall and playing games before the fun wraps up at 11:30 a.m.

Last year’s event garnered $228,257, putting the funds raised at more than $2 million in the past 13 years. The foundation set an ambitious goal of $250,000 for this year’s fundraising efforts.

“The sense of community on event day is so much fun to see,” said Hollum.

Be a part of making Red Lodge and surrounding towns a better place by supporting the charitable causes of Carbon County.

Register online at rlacf. org, or call (406) 4462820 for more information.

Handmade Gifts at the Labor Day Arts Fair MARLISA KEYES

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The 38th annual Labor Day Arts Fair is a festive affair celebrating the waning days of summer and the beginning hints of autumn.

Hosted by the Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery, the free event is Monday, Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lions Park.

Get ahead on Christmas shopping as the fair will have unique, handmade items from 90-plus vendors.

“Everything has to be made by the person who’s got the booth,” said Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery executive director Kim Kapalka.

Wares from local and regional artists include photography, jewelry, pottery, glass, soap, stitchery, batik, dream catchers, silk paintings, clothing and wood furniture. For curious minds interested in how artists and craftspeople make their creations, The Carbon County Arts Guild

encourages vendors to demonstrate their work during the fair.

While browsing, don’t forget to stop by one of the food vendors located near the gazebo. Part of the fun is sampling new food from vendors like Mia’s Lumpia of Billings and Blue Moose Barbecue.

The Depot Gallery will be open and is hosting two exhibits in September. The artist reception is Saturday, Sept. 2 from 3 to 5 p.m.

The Painting and Poetry exhibit features painter Elizabeth LaRowe and her daughter, Meighan Perry, a poet. The duo created a book, “Poetic Views,” which they will sign during the arts fair.

The Welcome Wall exhibit includes a metal and glass collaboration by Peggy Ames Nerud and Mary Knapp, plus work by photographers Sheila Johns and her husband, Dan Wells.

For more details, visit carboncountydepotgallery.org or call (406) 4461370.

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Bozeman’s Gypsy Jazz Band, Montana Manouche, will be playing 20s-style swing jazz at the Bootlegger’s Ball fundraiser Oct. 7 at Rock Creek Resort.

Get Tickets to the Ball Online at carboncountyhistory.com In person at 224 N. Broadway in Red Lodge By phone at (406) 446-3667 for something themed. It’s in October and around Halloween.”

Proceeds from the 21 and up event benefit the museum and its mission to preserve and display Carbon County’s history. Tickets are $60, or $110 for couples. An early-bird

ticket discount of $5 off expires Sept.

2. Tickets are available through Oct. 2 or until the event is sold out. Ticket holders receive one free drink from the full bar. Society members receive an additional perk of reserved prime tables at the event.

“Some fun special cocktails available will include Gin Rickey, Champagne Cocktail, Tuxedo No. 2, Mary Pickford, Southside Fizz, Sidecar and French 75,” said Russell. Featured hors d’oeuvres are an antipasto platter, baked brie en croute, shrimp cocktail, crab stuffed mushrooms and more.

“No one will be hungry,” Russell said.

Visit REDLODGE.COM for more information on upcoming events.

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Go Wild for Wildlife This Fall TARA CADY

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Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary has been providing a nurturing space to non-releasable wildlife for 30 years.

Lucky for animals that have either been abandoned or are disabled, they have a safe and nurturing space to live out the rest of their lives in Red Lodge. Equally as fortunate are the

visitors who get to view animals they might not see otherwise.

Through October, guests can visit wildlife like bears, bison, wolves and raccoons from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, except Tuesday. Starting in November, days open are exclusively Saturday and Sunday with the same hours. Walk-ins are welcome.

Admission is $9 for adults, $4 for kids 12 and under, and $6 for seniors

and military. At an additional charge, private tours and animal encounters are available. Call ahead for an appointment.

“All of (the animals) are just definitely worth the trip to see,” said Sue Glock, administrative finance coordinator.

Visit the sanctuary at 615 2nd St. E. or call (406) 446-1133 for more information.

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Trick or Treat: Red Lodge at its ghoulish best MARLISA KEYES

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Red Lodge is enchanting, especially during Halloween when little ghouls and goblins parade through downtown for treats from local businesses.

Festivities begin at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31 with Downtown Trick or Treating for Tots, which

ends at 5 p.m. The fun moves indoors as Red Lodge Pizza Company plays host in its backroom to a Halloween Party for kids from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

If you go all out making an ensemble for your kiddos this year, stop by Beartooth Elks No. 534 at 114 N. Broadway to enter the costume contest. Festivities begin at

5:15 p.m.

There’s also frightening fun available for tweens and teens.

Red Lodge KOA plays host to games, food and activities from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Halloween isn’t just beloved by the young; the young-at-heart love it, too. Be sure to arrange for a babysitter as downtown busi-

nesses host events for adults to show off favorite garb and live music later in the evening.

The adult fun starts at 6:30 p.m. at The Pub at The Pollard with music and a costume contest until 9:30 p.m. Natali’s Front Bar has a “fantastically popular” costume competition at 9 p.m., said Lauren Larson,

marketing coordinator for the Red Lodge Area Chamber of Commerce.

Make your way to The Blue Ribbon Bar at 11 p.m. and Snow Creek Saloon from 11:30 p.m. to midnight for additional chances at winning.

Visit redlodgechamber.org for details.

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The Turkey Trot fun starts at the Edgar Gruel Building in Red Lodge at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Day.

Turkey Trot for a Tobacco-Free Montana

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Get a jump start on your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking at the 8th annual Turkey Trot on Thursday, Nov. 23. With a beautiful Beartooth Mountain backdrop, walk or run this 5K race as part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout initiative.

Meet at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Day to burn off some holiday calories before the big dinner. Starting at the Edgar Gruel Building, racers follow the Airport Loop

of Rocky Fork Trail before ending back at the fairgrounds. Although there is no registration fee, participants are asked to bring a nonperishable food donation for BareTooth Cupboards Community Food Bank.

Bundle up, lace your shoes and join the Carbon/Stillwater Tobacco Prevention Program and the Red Lodge reACT teen organization to stomp out tobacco use.

Registrants and volunteers call (406) 860-3825 or email tobaccofreecarboncounty@ yahoo.com to sign up.

Above: Turkey Trot participants are asked to bring a nonperishable food donation for BareTooth Cupboards Community Food Bank. Right: Walk or run a 5K as part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout initiative on Thanksgiving Day in Red Lodge.

RED LODGE CALENDAR OF EVENTS AUGUST 17-20 Beartooth Rendezvous BMW Motorcycle Rally, Lion’s Club Youth Camp

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The St. Lawrence String Quartet, Tippet Rise Art Center – The Domo, 10:30 a.m.

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Natasha Paremski, Tippet Rise Art Center – Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 p.m.

Anne-Marie McDermott & the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Tippet Rise Art Center – Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 p.m.

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Town & Country Quilt Show, Vista 16 Point

The Nitty Gritty Off-Road Race, Red Lodge Mountain, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Natasha Paremski, Paul Huang & the 16 Escher String Quartet, Tippet Rise Art Center – the Domo, 10:30 a.m.

Natasha Paremski & Zuill Bailey, Tippet Rise Art Center – Olivier Music

Barn, 6:30 p.m.

Vicky Chow, Piano, and Doug Perkins, Percussion, with Percussionists Timothy Feeney, Todd Meehan & Stephen Versaevel, Tippet Rise Art Center – The Domo, 10:30 a.m.

Michael Brown, Tippet Rise Art Center – Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 p.m.

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Geo-Paleo Field Days, Tippet Rise Art Center, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Pedja Muzijevic & Matt Haimovitz, 1 Tippet Rise Art Center – Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 p.m.

6 Tee Time Family Golf Carnival, Red Lodge Mountain Golf Course

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Pedja Muzijevic, Jessica Sindell, Alex Klein, Mark Nuccio, William VerMeu- 31 len and Frank Morelli, Tippet Rise Art Center – Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 p.m.

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38th annual Labor Day Arts Fair, Carbon County Arts Guild and Lion’s Park, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.

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Happy Labor Day

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Anne-Marie McDermott, Tippet Rise Art Center – Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 p.m.

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Oktoberfest, Red Lodge Ales, 2-9 p.m.

The Hoedown, Carbon County Historical Society and Museum Annual Fundraiser Happy Halloween Annual Halloween Festivities, downtown, fun games, animal encounters, candy and prizes

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Happy Thanksgiving

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8th annual Turkey Trot, Carbon County Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.

First Friday Artwalk, Carbon County Depot Gallery and Downtown Red 24 Lodge 14th annual Fun Run for Charities, 10K run, 5K run/walk, 2-mile Fun Walk, Toddler Trot, Free BBQ, Historic Downtown Red Lodge and Lion’s Park, 9 a.m.

First Friday Artwalk, Carbon County Depot Gallery and Downtown Red Lodge

NOVEMBER

1 Geo-Paleo Field Days, Tippet Rise Art Center, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

SEPTEMBER

Bootlegger’s Ball, Rock Creek Resort, 6 p.m.

Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort opens (subject to change)

More Event Information For exhibits, classes and events at the Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery, please see carboncountydepotgallery.org.

For exhibits, classes and events at the Red Lodge Clay Center, please see redlodgeclaycenter.com.

For Historical Walking Tours of downtown Red Lodge, Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, please see carboncountyhistory.com.

For Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary information, please see yellowstonewildlifesanctuary.com.

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