Music & Arts January 2017

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MUSIC THEATER & FILM

‘LOVING’

VISUAL ART

THE COUPLE &

DANCE

CHANGED AMERICA

LITERARY EVENTS

THE CASE THAT

S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E B O Z E M A N D A I LY C H R O N I C L E

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January 3, 2017 | Music & Arts | Big Sky Publishing

CONTENTS JANUARY

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Verge Offers Wide-Ranging Shows, Classes for All Ages in New Year................3 Open Door Casting for ‘Helium’.......................................................................................3 Near Death Documentary & Discussion at Library January 7................................3

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‘Loving’: The Couple & the Case That Changed America

Relive The McCartney Years at the Ellen......................................................................4 Art Works By Area High School Students Sought for Emerson Show..................4 Symphony Performs Mozart, Hayden and Peck’s ‘Signs of Life II’ Feb. 4-5.........6 MSU Hosts Competition of Best Young Symphony Musicians Jan. 14.................6

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Bolshoi Dancer Coming to Livingston to Teach...........................................................6 Annual Diversity Concert at First Presbyterian Church Jan. 15..............................6 Chamber Music Society Hosts Night of Jazz Selections and Ravel......................7 See Free Screening of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Jan. 8 at the Shane........................7 Cheever Hall Showing Art of James D. Gough Jr.......................................................8 EDITOR/WRITER Lisa Reuter DESIGN Christine Dubbs ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Cindy Sease

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EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS Submissions are welcome and will be considered for publication. Query by emailing lreuter@dailychronicle.com or by calling 406-582-2642.

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VERGE OFFERS WIDE-RANGING SHOWS, CLASSES FOR ALL AGES IN NEW YEAR

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HORT STORIES OF RESOLUTIONS, IMPROV MONDAY NIGHTS AND THE 6th Annual All Original Comedy Revue will fill the first month of the New Year with laughter at the Verge Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave., across from Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply. Get tickets for all performances at Cactus Records, 29 W. Main St., or online at vergetheater.com.

First up is “Resolutions,” in which a collection of Bozemanites recount true stories on the theme. Expect tales touching, funny, embarrassing, exciting, thought-provoking and entirely true as host Ryan Cassavaugh and friends share stories from their lives.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Jan. 12-14. Tickets, $14.

IMPROV MONDAY NIGHTS Recover from the weekend with death-defying Improv Comedy on Jan. 16 and 30. The Bozeman Improverts offer sketches and improv games built around audience suggestions. Performances begin at 7 p.m., and tickets cost $7.

ALL ORIGINAL COMEDY REVUE Directed by Erin Roberg in the style of SNL, Second City and The Groundlings, the Verge kooks fine-tune the funny to create an all original sketch comedy show written by the cast.

This year’s themes are Alternative Realities and Dystopian Dreamscapes. Come laugh yourself into a new year.

The 6th Annual All Original Comedy Revue runs on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Jan. 27-Feb. 11. All tickets are $14.

CLASSES FOR ALL AGES

Verge Theater offers a class for everyone in January.

Get details at vergetheater.com/education.

KIDS: Students in grades K-5 can take either Comedy Improv, Musical Theater or both. Learn to be a Broadway star, or crack up your friends with new improv skills.

GRADES 6-8: Teens in these grades can enjoy a 5-week after-school program that includes staging and costume creation, and culminates in a performance of “A Little Shade of Noir.”

DROP-IN IMPROV: This program for teens grades 6-12 features improv exercises and games led by Jessie Sherman. No experience necessary.

WRITING WORKSHOP: Greg Owens will teach playwriting workshops for grades 9-12 this winter and spring. Participants will write, revise and produce a staged reading of an original short play, and enjoy feedback from other writers. No experience necessary.

ADULTS: Both Improv and Acting classes will be offered this winter. The five level curriculum helps build confidence in public speaking and quick thinking in a supportive environment.

Jayne Maginot is the instructor.

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OPEN DOOR CASTING FOR

‘HELIUM’

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UDITIONS FOR OPEN DOOR THEATRE’S MARCH PRODUCTION OF “Helium” will be held at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 16-17 at Kaleidoscope Playhouse, 1602 W. Beall St. Callbacks, if necessary, will be on Jan. 18.

Rehearsals will begin as soon as the play is cast. The director is Neil Gregersen.

Open Door’s previous productions were “Play On!,” Brighton Beach Memoirs,” “Exit the Body” and “Twelve Angry Men.” Julian Wiles’ play is the uplifting story of a brilliant, humorous, creative chemistry teacher who braves the trials of frailty and aging, all while keeping her imagination, charm and dignity intact. Her daughter and home health aide struggle to keep her mind anchored in reality while her grandsons watch in wonder and amazement as their mischievous grandmother slips away into cloudy dementia.

Gregersen is looking for three women ages 30 to 80 and three young men ages 10 to 18. No parts have been precast. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. For more information, email him at neilandnangreg@gmail.com.

NEAR DEATH DOCUMENTARY

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ALLATIN VALLEY CIRCLE OF COMPASSION PRESENTS A FREE SHOWING of the Near Death Experiences documentary from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Bozeman Public Library, 626 E. Main St. Refreshments and discussion follow.

The nonprofit volunteer group works to connect, educate and empower the community on matters related to death and dying. Its 2017 Mountains of Courage conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 25. Watch the group’s website, www.gallatinvalleycircleofcompassion.org, for details.

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January 3, 2017 | Music & Arts | Big Sky Publishing

RELIVE THE MCCARTNEY

YEARS AT THE ELLEN

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IME TO LIVE AND LET DIE AND RELIVE THE career of Paul McCartney as the Ellen presents The McCartney Years, a faithful recreation of a mid-1970s Wings concert, on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Dutch performer Yuri Pool, who has portrayed the legendary songwriter and musician in Beatles tribute shows in England, is true to McCartney’s stylings and presentations in this period-true tribute show, which plays like a recreation of a Wings concert when the band was at the top of the charts. Audiences will enjoy “The Long and Winding Road,” and the theme from the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die,” along with Beatles flashbacks including “Hey Jude” and “Let It Be.” Endorsed by McCartney and Beatles promoter Sid Bernstein, the show has been called the world’s No. 1 McCartney tribute experience.

Tickets are $24 for general admission, $29 for premium seating.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

A screening of “Before the Flood,” the captivating National Geographic documentary on climate change, starring Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The film begins at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25. All seats are $5.

The TATE Academy student production of “East of the Sun, West of the Moon,” a Norwegian interpretation of “Beauty and the Beast” as a lesson in bullying, friendship, bravery and hope. Community actors in grades 6 through 12 present the play at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, and Saturday, Jan. 28; and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan 29.

Tickets are $7.

A Montana Repertory Theatre presentation of Neil Simon’s romantic comedy “Barefoot in the Park,” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1. The warm, funny play follows newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter as their honeymoon ends and the reality of wedded bliss sets in. It’s long been a theater and movie hit with audiences and critics. Reserved seats are $19.

The Ellen is at 17 W. Main St. Tickets to all events are available ALSO UPCOMING AT THE ELLEN ARE: Yodeling Wylie and the Wild West, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. online at theellentheatre.com, or by calling 406-585-5885. Wine, 21, starring native Montanan Wylie Gustafson. Gustafson and his beer and other refreshments, which may be brought into the theband have toured the country, appeared on “A Prairie Home Com- atre, are sold in the lobby one hour prior to show times. panion” and “The Conan O’Brien Show,” and played The Grand Ole Opry more than 50 times. All seats are $12.

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IGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE AREA are encouraged to submit original, 2D and 3D art in all media for a curated show at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture entitled “Our Perspective: Art Right Now.” Deadline to submit is Friday, March 3. The show will be on display March 24-April 28.

Works from 2015 to the present exuding passion, attention to detail and a personal voice are being sought. A maximum of three works per artist may be submitted. Make submissions in the form of digital images. Young artists will be notified March 7 if their works are accepted.

The “Our Perspectives” show will be a follow-up to the national young artists show “Art. Write. Now: The National Scholastic Exhibition,” which will hang at the Emerson Feb. 10-March 17.

In 2016, more than 320,000 public, private and home school students nationwide submitted original works in 29 categories for “Art. Write. Now.” The competition and national tour are

sponsored by the New York-based Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.

Feb. 10-March 17, the Emerson will host the first-ever Montana exhibition of the competition. No Montana artists entered it in 2016, sparking the Emerson’s launch of the “Our Perspectives” show. It will introduce area students to formal art exhibiting procedures and the possibilities for personal recognition, and encourage artistic pursuit.

Any area student in grades 9-12 attending public, private or home school is invited to submit work for the local show. For submission forms and details, call 406-587-9797, ext. 104, or email Education@theEmerson.org.

Then visit the Jessie Wilber Gallery on Feb. 10 or after for inspiration. The gallery is open Tuesday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and select Saturdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit TheEmerson.org for specifics.

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‘LOVING’ THE COUPLE & THE CASE

THAT CHANGED AMERICA

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ICHARD LOVING AND MILDRED to the American Civil Liberties Union, which Jeter Loving were reluctant civil took their case. rights advocates in 1960s America. The couple was not looking to have a big Mainly, they were family friends impact on the world. “We loved each other who became a couple, got pregnant and got and got married,” Mildred told The Washington Evening Star in 1965, when the case was married in 1958.

He was white. She was of African Ameri- pending. “We are not marrying the state. The can, European and Native American descent. law should allow a person to marry anyone They lived in Caroline County, Virginia, and he wants.”

Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1924 barred In 1967, Loving v. Virginia was heard by them from marrying in their home state. the U.S. Supreme Court. The Lovings did not They knew that. In 1958, 24 states banned appear in court. But Richard asked the ACLU attorneys to “tell the court I love my wife, interracial marriage.

So they got married 82 miles away, in and it is just unfair that I can’t live with her Washington, D.C. They returned home and in Virginia.” quietly began to live together as husband and The court agreed and struck down the inwife. They didn’t understand that the law also terracial marriage ban in Virginia and all other forbade them from returning to live within U.S. states. The Lovings returned to Virginia, the state. A few weeks later, the sheriff and to a home Richard built for Mildred near her two deputies invaded their home in the night parents’ house. He died eight years later, in 1975, in an auto accident caused by a drunk and arrested them.

“Loving,” a new film by writer/director Jeff driver. Mildred, who never remairried, reNichols (“Mud” and “Take Shelter”), and star- mained in their home until her death in 2008. ring Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga as the She was survived by eight grandchildren and Lovings, recounts the history that followed. 11 great-grandchildren.

The Lovings were convicted and each was The movie premiered at the 2016 Cannes sentenced to a year in jail. The sentences were Film Festival, where it received a standing suspended when they agreed to leave the state ovation and was selected to compete for the and not return together for 25 years. They Palme d’Or award. Critics have given it many positive reviews, and The Hollywood Reporter moved to Washington, D.C. Mildred disliked living in the city with their and People and Essence magazines have called three children. When their son was hit by a car it an Oscar contender.

Story By Lisa Reuter in 1963, she wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for assistance. He referred her

The Bozeman Film Society presents “Loving” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St. Running time is 123 minutes.

Reserved seats are $8.75 general admission, $8.50 for seniors and students, plus fees. Closed caption available.

Get tickets at www.theellentheatre.com or by calling 406-585-5885.

Visit www.bozemanfilmsociety.org for information on film presentations scheduled for Jan. 19 and Feb. 2.

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SYMPHONY PERFORMS

MOZART, HAYDEN & PECK’S

‘SIGNS OF LIFE II’

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HE BOZEMAN SYMPHONY PRESENTS PERFORMANCES OF “SIGNS OF LIFE” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St. Featuring the intimacy and richness of the chamber orchestra and a beautiful program of diverse musical gems, each performance begins with Russell Peck’s “Signs of Life II,” a playful, exuberant work for strings.

The symphony’s wind section is featured in a performance of Mozart’s “Serenade in E-flat Major.” The program finishes with Haydn’s famous “Farewell Symphony.”

Ticket prices range from $27 to $67, or take advantage of the Pick Three special offer and save 15 percent on tickets for the February through April performances. Student discounts are available.

Join Maestro Matthew Savery and the chamber orchestra musicians for a reception immediately following each performance: Saturday at Fresco Café, 317 E. Mendenhall; and Sunday at the Legacy Gallery, 7 W. Main St. (catered by Corner Bakery Café.) Concert sponsors are Spectec/TIC, Walter and Regina Wunsch on Saturday; Jon Chaney on Sunday.

For tickets and more information, contact the symphony at 406-585-9774 or info@bozemansymphony.org.

BOLSHOI DANCER

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ELLOWSTONE BALLET COMPANY IN LIVINGSTON ANNOUNCES AN unprecedented opportunity for area youth to study Russian Method Ballet with Nikita Kusurgashev, a graduate of the famous Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow.

Kusurgashev trained with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, and was invited by ballet master and choreographer Y.N. Grigorovich to the Bolshoi Ballet Company, where he was involved in the whole theater and rose to the rank of soloist. He will share Bolshoi methods and culture, and knowledge of the diverse educational and career paths beyond ballet.

He will be in Livingston in February. For more information on this study opportunity, email Yellowstone Ballet Company Artistic Director Kathleen Rakela at yellowstoneballet@ gmail.com.

MSU HOSTS COMPETITION OF BEST YOUNG SYMPHONY

ANNUAL DIVERSITY MUSICIANS JAN. 14 CONCERT AT FIRST

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TATEWIDE FINALISTS IN THE MASO YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION for symphony musicians ages 13 to 22 will perform in Bozeman on Saturday, Jan. 14, at Montana State University’s Reynolds Recital Hall, inside Howard Hall, on S. 11th Avenue. The performances are free and open to the public.

The competition, presented by the Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras, identifies and presents some of the most talented musicians in the state. Winners in each division (ages 13-15, ages 16 through high school graduate and post high school through age 22) receive a cash scholarship and the opportunity to play with a professional symphony orchestra.

The finalists in each division perform in person before a panel of judges, with the winners announced when each division is complete. Times will vary. For specific times, contact the Bozeman Symphony at 406-585-9774 or info@bozemansymphony.org. The competition is funded

by Montana’s Cultural Trust and grants from the Montana Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH JAN. 15

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IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL DIVERSITY CONCERT, celebrating the variety of people in the community, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15. The church is at the corner of Willson and Babcock in downtown Bozeman.

In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr., the concert will honor diverse people making diverse music, contributing to the joy of all. The theme is religious diversity. Solo and ensemble, spiritual and secular, vocal and instrumental pieces representing various cultural and religious traditions will be performed. A freewill offering will benefit the Gallatin Valley Interfaith Association.

Visit www.fpcbozeman.org or call 406-586-9194 for more information.

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SEE FREE SCREENING OF “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”

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HE LIVINGSTON FILM SERIES PRESENTS A FREE SCREENING OF ‘MAD MAX: Fury Road’ at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St. in Livingston. A 6:30 p.m. reception precedes the film.

The screening will mark the debut of the Dulcie Theatre’s new Surround Sound system.

The Livingston Film Series presents a wide variety of independent features, documentaries, local films and special screenings on the second Sunday of every month. The Series is always free; donations are encouraged. For more information, visit theshanecenter.org.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY

HOSTS NIGHT OF JAZZ SELECTIONS & RAVEL

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HE MONTANA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS PHILIP AABERG, Angella Ahn and Sara Stalnaker performing a variety of jazz selections and the Ravel Piano Trio at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Reynolds Recital Hall, inside Montana State University’s Howard Hall on 11th Avenue.

Montana pianist Philip Aaberg has performed on more than 200 albums, gained international recognition with his Windham Hill Records and earned an Emmy nomination for his performance on PBS’s All-American Jazz program. Angella Ahn, assistant professor of violin and viola at Montana State University, is a popular solo performer also known for her collaborations with her twin sisters in the Ahn Trio. Cellist Sara Stalnaker has performed with many acclaimed chamber groups and as a regular member of the New Haven and Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestras.

Tickets are $27 for general admission, $20 for seniors, $10 for students. Get them online at www.montanachambermusicsociety.org.

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CHEEVER HALL SHOWING ART OF

JAMES D. GOUGH JR.

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HE ART OF THE LATE JAMES D. GOUGH JR., LONGTIME BOZEMAN ARTIST, architect and Montana State University professor, will be on display in the Main Gallery of Cheever Hall, on S. 11th Avenue, Jan. 10-27.

Gough, who died in 2008, was an architect in Seattle, Detroit and Helena before beginning a long teaching career at MSU in 1958. He was an assistant and associate professor, acting director, and then professor and director of the College of Arts and Architecture from 1968 to 1972. He retired in 1982.

His paintings were shown at galleries and museums throughout Montana, including the Holter Museum in Helena and the Yellowstone Art Center in Billings, and the Salt Lake Art Center.

He said of his work, “A friend told me that I am a mathematician, not an artist. He is an engineer and cannot see beyond the edges. Another friend, an artist, told me that people do not want to have to use their brain to look at my work. He sees only the calligraphy. I am pleased that there are two levels of consciousness, beyond seeing the work as an ‘organic’ whole. Nothing can be added to or subtracted from without destroying the composition.”

Cheever Hall is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. A reception for the show will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Jan. 27.

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Painting by James D. Gough Jr.