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Jason DeShaw Serenity in the Storm

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CO N T E N T S MAY 5, 2015 In the Footsteps of Norman Maclean: A literary festival .................................2 Bozeman Symphony to present Far Afield Chamber ensembles Bel Canto and Absaroka Winds ......................................................................4 A deeper look into the cast of IOB’s “Gianni Schicchi” and Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” ..............................................................................5 Jason DeShaw, Serenity in the Storm .........................................................6–7 John Dover, hometown trumpeter ................................................................8 Open Door Theatre to present Neil Simon comedy: Brighton Beach Memoirs ...9 Darol Anger & Friends Special Concert .........................................................9 Bozeman Film Society “Keeps ‘em Flickering” with a new digital projector and venue ...................................................................................................10 Gallatin History Museum announces May events ........................................10 Directories: Music, Visual Arts, Film & Theater ............................................ 11

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In the Footsteps of Norman Maclean: A literary festival

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or those looking for summer plans, keep July 10-13 free on your schedule. The nonprofit Alpine Artisans will be hosting an inaugural festival honoring the celebrated author Norman Maclean of the Montana classic “A River Runs Through It.” Happening at Seeley Lake along the Blackfoot River, the festival, aptly called “In the Footsteps of Norman Maclean: A literary festival,” will give participants an opportunity to hear from Laird Robinson, the forest ranger who walked the Mann Gulch with Maclean and from Maclean’s son John who is an author and reporter, tour the actual fishing holes described in “A River Runs Through It,” hear the updates of the successful conservation efforts on the Blackfoot River. For adventurous souls there will be a toured hike of Mann Gulch and, of course, there will be a screening of the film “A River Runs Through It.” “This festival is really ambitious,” said Jenny Rohrer, Festival Director in an article published by the Seeley Swan Pathfinder in January. “It is perfect for Montana’s branding, because it is an authentic, small town festival to celebrate a world renowned author.”

The festival cumulates in a writer’s workshop at the Double Arrow Resort. For a complete list of planned speakers and events, please visit their website at macleanfootsteps.com.

By Stevie Croisant Chronicle Staff Writer

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Bozeman Symphony to present Far Afield Chamber ensembles Bel Canto and Absaroka Winds The Bel Canto chamber ensemble: Karla Vandersloot, Sharon Beehler, Diane Dwyer, Linda Larsen, Jill Brauss, Betsy Crabs, Nancy Murdock and Christine Neumeier (not in order of appearance in photo) Photo by Bozeman Symphony

Bozeman Symphony Far Afield chamber ensembles Bel Canto and Absaroka Winds will perform a concert at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts on Thursday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Bel Canto of the Far Afield roster is a group of nine women from the Bozeman Symphonic Choir with accompanist Alison Todd. With the versatility of voice and numerous personnel combinations this group offers a wide variety of repertoire, from Baroque to ragtime. They will be performing pieces in Latin, familiar hymns, pieces written around charming poetry, children’s songs, a song from Broadway and recognizable favorites. Members include Karla Vandersloot, Sharon Beehler, Diane Dwyer, Linda Larsen, Jill Brauss, Betsy Crabs, Nancy Murdock and Christine Neumeier.

Absaroka Winds is an ensemble made up of three professional woodwind players and educators who perform on flute, oboe, English horn and bassoon. The group’s repertoire is far ranging, consisting of traditional woodwind quartets and music in a variety of styles arranged especially for this unique ensemble. Included in this performance are works by Vivaldi (edited by Jean-Pierre Rampal), John Loeillet, Bach (edited

by Josef Marx), Haydn (revised by Louis Moyse) and many more. Members include Patricia Gates, flute; Sandra Stimson, oboe and Paul Gates, bassoon.

Patricia grew up in the Midwest where her

varied musical experiences ranged from band to numerous college community orchestras. She holds degrees in music performance and music education from the University of Kansas. For 26 years, Patricia taught music in the public schools in Atchison, Kansas and Livingston. She served as instructor of flute at Benedictine College and the University of Kansas. Patricia maintains a private flute studio in Livingston. Currently, Patricia performs on viola with the Bozeman Symphony and flute in the Absaroka Winds. She was a member of the Kansas City Symphony flute section and performed on flute, violin and viola in many regional orchestras in Kansas and Missouri. She and her husband Paul, own Yellowstone Agate Jewelry, a business devoted to artisan jewelry made from Montana Agate and other stones from the area.

Stimson is the newly appointed Principal oboe of the Bozeman Symphony. She is in her thirteenth season as Principal oboe of the Breckenridge Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, a professional summer music festival in Colorado.

Previous orchestral engagements include Principal oboe of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Indiana, Principal oboe of the Louisiana

Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans, Principal oboe of the Billings Symphony and Acting Associate Principal oboe of the Omaha Symphony in Nebraska. Originally from New York, she earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College and a Master of Music degree from Yale University. Stimson has her own business making oboe and English horn reeds, with sales nationwide. Her website is sandysreeds.com. An avid hiker and cross country skier, she and her husband are thrilled to return to Montana. She resides in Livingston with her husband, Ken Decker, a woodwind repairman and oboe maker.

After studying saxophone in Minnesota through high school, Paul Gates received degrees from Lewis and Clark College and The University of Michigan. He taught instrumental music in Livingston for twenty years. Paul was an associate professor at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kans. and held adjunct positions at Willamette University, Reed College and Lewis and Clark College in Oregon. Presently, Paul performs on bassoon, contrabassoon and saxophone with the Bozeman Symphony. He also plays bassoon with the Billings Symphony. Paul performed on contra bassoon and saxophone with the Kansas City Symphony and was a member of the International Saxophone Quartet. Paul and Patricia have greatly enjoyed playing in numerous musicals at the Shane Center.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors and available by calling 585-9774 or online, bozemansymphony.org. Tickets for this The Absaroka Winds ensemble: Sandra Stimson, oboe; Patricia Gates, flute; and Paul Gates, bassoon.

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A deeper look into the cast of IOB’s “Gianni Schicchi” and “Suor Angelica”

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By Stevie Croisant, Chronicle Staff Writer

hree of the guest artists for Intermountain Opera’s next production were key in the choice for mounting this pair of operas. The three artists—Maria Kanyova as Angelica, Levi Hernandez as Gianni Schicchi and Christopher Allen as conductor—are familiar with Bozeman as they performed together in the fall of 2013 for IOB’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” and immediately petitioned IOB Artistic Director Linda Curtis to consider these Puccini operas for future programming. All three of these artists have incredible biographies and each wrote letters of commitment to this project last spring, which were submitted with a grant proposal to the National Endowment for the Arts. IOB was then awarded $12,000 toward this production, and the commitment from these artists, was instrumental to the funding from the NEA, according to IOB Executive Director Jackie Vick.

Here’s a deeper look into the three artists who will be bringing Puccini’s work to the Willson Auditorium on May 15 and 17.

Music and Arts: The three of you performed in Bozeman together before.

What bought you back?

LH: The last time we were in Bozeman, the three of us went for a hike. We had such an amazing time, and as we were hiking, we began brainstorming to think of future projects we can work on together.

M&A: Do you three perform together often?

LH: Allen and I met a few years ago at Opera North in NH. Christopher is one of my best friends. We try to think of projects we can work on together and look forward to collaborations when they are possible. I had met Maria while I was a young artist at Chicago Lyric Opera. Since then, we have worked at the Opera Theater of St Louis and in Bozeman. Maria is the complete package—an amazing singing actress.

M&A: How does these two operas fit together into one show?

LH: Death is what ties the three shows together, even though they differ in plot and setting.

CA: What’s amazing about both these shows are that they are written by the same composer and later on in life. One opera is a tragedy but with redemption at the end (Suor Angelica) and the other is a comedy of sorts that deals with conniving, greed and getting out of an incredibly ridiculous

situation (Gianni Schicchi). The stories couldn’t be more different, yet the voice of the composer shines through and his mastery is prevalent throughout.

M&A: How does this show as an opera bring it more life than if it were performed in another medium?

LH: The music/orchestration is another character in the show. Puccini is brilliant in his writing. He knows how to stir emotion whether tragedy or comedy.

The orchestration is not just simply the accompaniment to the vocal lines.

M&A: Levi, you’ve played Gianni before.

What do you like about this character that brought you back?

LH: Gianni is a very intelligent and witty man. He always has to be two steps ahead of what is happening around him. Keeping the character as real as possible is key. The chemistry between the characters always changes from cast to cast and I always look forward to that different reaction to the familiar text and music.

M&A: Maria, what is your favorite thing about Suor Angelica?

MK: I first sang this show when my first child was three months old. Singers were warning me that it would be too emotional.

I was able to channel my emotions as a first-time mother so that they didn’t effect

Christopher Allen, conductor, Maria Kanyova as Angelica, and Levi Hernandez as Gianni Schicchi Photos: Intermountain Opera Bozeman

my voice, but the emotions I feel while performing are real.

M&A: Christopher, what is the role of a conductor in an opera?

CA: The job of a opera conductor is beyond complex. The most basic job is simply to artistically prepare the show (singers, chorus, orchestra) and to put the many pieces of the puzzle together. I also need to lead performances and keep the orchestra with the singers. My job is to draw out of everyone their best or most capable selves.

M&A: What do you hope the audience takes away from this production?

CA: I hope the audience laughs, cries, and is an awe of the talent, beauty and skill before them.

M&A: Bozeman is an artsy town, but it’s not known on a national level. What about Bozeman’s art scene stands out to you?

CA: I love Bozeman. It’s a very special place and a place that I love coming back to to make music and good memories. It’s still almost a secret how great the opera company is. Everyone needs to discover what is being done!

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ver 1,500 mental health evaluations were done by the Critical Response Team from the Gallatin and Park Mental Health Center from July 2014-March 2015.

That number has grown from previous years, according to Executive Director of the Health Center Jamie Grundner. “People are realizing they have access to help,” she said. “When they have that access it lessens that barrier,

Serenity Storm

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that stigma.”

That stigma is something Montana-born country singer Jason DeShaw has overcome. Since he was diagnosed with alcoholism and bipolar I disease in 2010, the country singer has dealt with his share of bad treatment from people who still hold a stigma against those with a mental illness.

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“I’ve been treated well, really well, and I’ve been treated subhuman,” he said. “The only time healing entered the equation is when I was treated as an equal.”—Jason DeShaw On Wednesday, May 6, Jason DeShaw will be performing a free concert in Bozeman. The two goals of his performance: to let those with mental illnesses know they aren’t alone and to show them there is hope.

His tour, aptly named Serenity in the Storm, weaves together music and testimony of DeShaw’s own experience with accepting his mental illness.

“Music is a universal language,” he said, “that opens the door and pulls and tugs at the heartstrings.”

Music is the way the young cowboy was able to get over the mentality of “pulling himself up by the bootstraps” that had been instilled in him from such a young age.

His songs are about the highs and lows of his life, and while many of them deal with his struggles and accomplishments around his mental illness, he keeps many of the

songs focused on hope.

Serenity in the Storm has been focused on targeting Montana high schoolers, as eight of the ten concerts have been at middle and high schools throughout the state.

Those diagnosed with a mental illness are onset with it between the ages of 18-24, and one in four Americans will face a mental illness, according to DeShaw. Montana also leads the nation in suicide.

His tour, so far, has been a powerful experience, he said. High schoolers have come up to the country singer to tell them about their struggles, to let DeShaw know that he has instilled hope in them and to tell him they no longer feel alone.

DeShaw has really emphasized the point that he believes he sees hope everywhere he goes.

In fact, he is excited about all the potential for hope he sees in Bozeman.

“I love Bozeman.

Bozeman deserves a lot of credit for trying to turn the tide around on mental illnesses. A lot of people here have dedicated their lives to helping people with mental illness.”

Audience members at DeShaw’s show can expect to feel a wide-range of emotions. His songs have been written in as short as three minutes when he was in his manic phase to complicated pieces that have been shaped over time.

As the country singer will leave audience members with something to believe in, he too will leave Bozeman with something.

“Seeing people’s eyes light up when they connect with what you sing or speak…The damn thing about it all is their eyes light up the same as yours or mine. That’s the beauty of music. Putting a tear in a tough cowboy’s eyes or making a 10-yearold smile. Music unites us all.”

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For more information about DeShaw’s concert on May 6, please visit his website at jasondeshaw.com The concert will take place at 7 p.m. in the Emerson’s Crawford Theater (111 S. Grand Ave.). The concert is free to all.

For more information about how to receive help for you or a loved one suffering from a mental illness, please reach out to Bozeman’s Hope House, a 24-hour crisis center at 556 -6500 (701 Farmhouse Lane).

By Stevie Croisant Chronicle Staff Writer

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Open Door Theatre to John Dover present Neil Simon comedy

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ith a tagline that states he’ll “warm you up with his cool tone,” Bozemanites would be in the wrong to miss John Dover’s Hometown Birthday concert series. The trumpet player, who will be making three appearances, will be returning to his roots for a series that celebrates his 40th birthday. The now Portland-based trumpeter has been playing the horn since he first picked it up for fifth grade band. He found a love for jazz and improvisation from his band director at Bozeman High School, Russ Newberry. From there, Dover attended college in Texas where he studied jazz. To this day, he combines those two elements—jazz and improv—to create his signature style as a solo musician.

His first performance back home will be at the Cikan Residence alongside friends and fellow musicians Kelly Roberti and Adam Greenberg on Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. The trio will be playing an unforgettable mixture of Dover’s own original compositions as well as jazz standards and something Dover calls the “Johnny Scotch Readings.”

Johnny Scotch, a fictional, jazz-playing scotch drinker, is a noir hero.

Scotch is a character is a comic series Dover writes. What’s the tie in between Scotch and Dover’s jazz?

By bringing in the element of improv, Dover uses Scotch as a performance art piece. The three musicians—Dover on the trumpet, Roberti on the bass and Greenberg on the drums—will play jazz music. Once Dover puts down his trumpet, and the other two continue playing, Dover will read from “Johnny Scotch,” and then the trio will continue to make up music on the spot that coordinates with the characters and the plot from the reading.

The next day, Dover will return to his alma matter to coach high school students through workshops and clinics.

Dover will reunite with Greenberg as the guest artist with the Montana Jazz Collective on May 31 at the Ellen Theatre at 4 p.m. Greenberg will lead the group of talented musicians who will celebrate the music of Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. The Jazz Collective is made up of top musicians from all over the state. A group of approximately 20 players will join Dover with big band pieces where Dover will solo and with smaller group pieces where they will perform Dover’s original pieces. This is a concert that will show only in Bozeman.

“I’m always pleased to come back home,” Dover said in a phone interview. “What better way to celebrate my birthday than to spend time with the town that fueled my passion for music?”

For more information regarding tickets and times, please visit the Ellen’s website at theellentheatre.com. For more information on Dover, Roberti and Greenberg, please visit their websites at johndmusic.com, kellyroberti.com or facebook.com/BelgradeDrumStudios.com respectively.

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Yocom and Harris star as the two brothers in Simon’s autobiographical comedy about the importance of family.

A year ago when we were organizing Bozeman’s new community theatre, actor/director Todd Hoberecht suggested a tagline for us: “A place for the untried to try and the hungry to grow.”

“That means,” I explained to the boys, “someone like you, Jacob, who has never done anything on stage, should have a place where you could give it a try. And you, Julien, so obviously hungry to do more theatre, should have a chance to grow beyond what you’ve done before.”

Harris agreed that his part in “Brighton Beach Memoirs” is

Photo by Marjorie Smith

By Stevie Croisant Chronicle Staff Writer

hen Jacob Yocom considered auditioning for Open Door Theatre’s production of Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” his parents—alums of Bozeman High School’s theatre program in the 1980s—advised him to give it a try.

“One thing they liked about the drama club was that the cast and crew became like a family,” Jacob said.

“Yes!” agreed Julien Harris, who has been active in theatre since his debut at the Ellen at age eight.

“Every show I do, at the Ellen, or at Kaleidoscope Youth Theater, we all become a big family and look out for each other.”

by Marjorie Smith

At an early rehearsal of “Brighton Beach Memoirs” Julien Harris, foreground, provides commentary to the audience about his family dinner. L-R, Sarah Baker, Jennifer Bordy, Jacob Yocom, Tami Renner (back to camera) and Joshua O’Neil.

Hidden behind Harris, Corey Barrows.

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stretching him. As Eugene, Harris portrays the young Neil Simon’s determination to become a writer (if he can’t pitch for the Yankees).

In 1937, in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach, Eugene finds stories in his own family.

Open Door was not created just to provide opportunities for actors, so board member Faye Christensen asked Darin Heitt-Rennie, who has played many major roles in Bozeman and Livingston, if he’d ever thought of directing.

Heitt-Rennie said he was scared but intrigued. “I am absolutely, gloriously happy that I decided to do this,” he said. “It’s much more work than I ever realized, but it’s a fascinating process, and it’s going to make me a much better actor.”

“But,” he stressed, “I couldn’t do this without Kari.” Actress Kari Doll, who lists 45 roles on her own acting resume, agreed to be his assistant director. “Actually,” HeittRennie said, “she is functioning as co-director. Kari’s eye for detail is amazing.”

Heitt-Rennie points out proudly that their cast of seven realizes Open Door’s goal, running the gamut of theatre experience. “We go from Jacob who’s making his stage debut to Sarah Baker who’s a really seasoned actor.” Baker plays Stanley and Eugene’s mother. She and Heitt-Rennie co-starred last year as Monsieur and Madame

Thenardier in “Les Miserables” at the Shane Lalani in Livingston.

Also cast in Brighton Beach are Joshua O’Neil as the boys’ father, Jennifer Bordy as their aunt and Corey Barrows and Tami Renner as their cousins. Harris and Yokom are finding events in their own family lives that make the script real for them. Harris, an eighth-grader at Sacajawea Middle School and Yokom, a freshman at Bozeman High School, also find recent school experiences relevant. Yokom’s study in English class of Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” gave him insight into the Great Depression, and how men felt if they couldn’t support their families. Harris’s recent class trip to Washington, DC included a visit to the Holocaust Museum, which he said helped him understand why the family in Neil Simon’s play is so worried about their relatives in Europe.

“Brighton Beach Memoirs” will be performed weekends May 29 through June 7 at Kaleidoscope Playhouse, 1602 W. Beall. The play’s content is not suitable for younger children. Tickets are available online (click the Tickets page) at www.opendoorbozeman.org or may be reserved by calling 5485744.

Note: Marjorie Smith is a founding board member of Open Door Theatre.

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Darol Anger & Friends Special Concert

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arol Anger is a true fiddle guru who will be appearing at The Ellen Theatre on Saturday, May 30, accompanied by renowned musician Emy Phelps and special guest Angella

Ahn. Anger is unique in his range and depth and 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 whom will appear at this upcoming concert.

Reserved seats are $17 and may be purchased online at theellentheatre.com. Beer, wine and other refreshments, which may be brought into the theatre, are available in the lobby at 7 p.m., with the concert slated for 8 p.m.. For questions, or to purchase tickets over the phone, please call The Ellen box office at 585-5885.

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Bozeman Film Society “Keeps ‘em Flickering” with a new digital projector & venue

By Stevie Croisant Chronicle Staff Writer

Just last year, NPR published a story detailing the struggle of small cinemas and film societies going out of business because the transition of a 35mm to a digital film projector was too much of a financial burden.

But, thanks to local support and a few years of planning, Lisa McGrory, Executive Director of the BFS, was able to purchase a digitally compliant projector so Bozemanites can continue to watch films. Late 2014, the society held a fundraiser that raised approximately $27,000. Funds from the society’s own accounts were used for the purchase of the projector and installation into the Ellen Theater, the new home of the BFS, that cost $50,000.

The reason for the purchases? Like all other theaters and film societies across America: “We had to get this projector or else we wouldn’t be able to show movies anymore,” McGrory said.

In their 2014 season, the society was only able to show two films on their 35mm projector, and when their goal is to show 25 films per season, that meant many of their screenings were on Blu-Ray, and many of the new releases they wanted to show, were not available for the equipment they have. The new projector also offers a higher picture quality.

The move to Main Street and into the Ellen Theatre from their current location in the Emerson Cultural Center was a decision made not entirely out of necessity.

In conjunction with the new purchase, the BFS returned to their former venue (the society used the Ellen back in their inception in late 1978 until 1980) for its downtown, Main Street presence and for the amenities the Ellen Theatre is able to offer, such as a marque, help with setup and volunteers.

After conducting a survey, McGrory found that many of her supporters felt the Ellen Theatre offered more of a traditional movie-going experience.

The first event the BFS will hold at the Ellen Theatre using their new projector will be Saturday, May 9 in collaboration with the Gallatin Ice Foundation. They will screen an award-winning documentary entitled “Red Army” about the Soviet hockey team. One executive producer is a Montana native and will be recording a congratulations to both the BFS and the Gallatin Ice Foundation on their recent accomplishments. The film will celebrate the Foundation’s recent efforts in raising money for a new year-round ice rink at the fairgrounds.

The BFS will also hold a final screening at the Emerson on Thursday, May 21. The film is “Kumiko the Treasure Hunter.”

Along with a new projector and venue, the society has plans underway for “Film Buff” cards and a grand premier in the fall. For more information regarding ticketing for both screenings or to find out more about their transition, visit their website at bozemanfilmsociety.org.

Gallatin History Museum announces May events

By Stevie Croisant Chronicle Staff Writer

On May 6 at the Museum of the Rockies, the monthly lecture series will commence featuring Dr. Hal Stearns’s presentation entitled “Montana Leaders.” Hal will be highlighting such personalities as Mike Malone of the MSU Bobcat football team of 1941, Mike Mansfield, Copper Kings Clark and Daly, Burton K. Wheeler, Dan McKay, The Devil’s Brigade, Chief Charlo, Jeannette Rankin, Harold G. Stearns, Thomas Francis Meagher, Chief Plenty Coup, Sheriff Henry Plummer and W.F. Sanders.

The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly,” 20 stories in one hour, will give a good sense of moments in time of Montana’s rich and varied history.

On May 15 at 6:30 p.m., join Montana State University Associate Professor Maire O’Neill for a presentation about the construction and historic relevance of Gallatin Valley granaries. This lecture will highlight O’Neill’s work with university architect students and area rural properties.

The lecture will be in the Community Room at the Courthouse located at 311 W. Main St., Bozeman. Following the lecture the Gallatin History Museum will host a pie social.

For the third year, the Gallatin History Museum will be hosting its popular Barn Tour on Saturday, May 16. This year’s theme is “Historic Granaries.”

Again, O’Neill will join the museum’s events but will be the tour guide and will explain the structure’s construction and relevance to farming and ranching practices in the Gallatin Valley.

Departures for the Barn Tour from the Gallatin History Museum will leave at 10:30 a.m. by school buses and return to the museum by 4 p.m. Sack lunch will be provided. Dress for the weather and wear shoes for uneven terrain.

Advance tickets for the Friday night lecture are available for $15 at the museum or by calling 406-522-8122.

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If you want to be listed in the June edition of Music and Arts, email scroisant@dailychronicle.com or call 406-582-2642. Include details, dates, times, address of venue, contact information and admission price, if any for events taking place June 2–July 6. The deadline for submissions is May 25.

Additional Performances and Events

The Bozeman Symphony Society (585-9774, bozemansymphony.org)

• Symphony Conductor Matthew Savery to perform at NYC Carnegie Hall: Friday, June 5 at 8 p.m. in the Stern/Perelman Auditorium.

Tickets are now on sale by calling Carnegie Charge at 212-247-7800 or online at carnegiehall.org. Savery and solo violinist Alexander Markov will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City collaborating with Heike Doerr on harpsichord performing Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” Other masterpieces on the program include Tchaikovsky and Vitali Chaconne.

the Verge theater

2304 North 7th Ave., Bozeman (587-0737, vergetheater.com) • Improv on the Verge: Monday, May 4, 18 and June 1 at 7 p.m. $5. Enjoy a night of laughter in the form of live improv theater put on by the Verge’s team of SouthWest Alternative Theater Improv Players.

• Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley: May 15-30 at 8 p.m. $12. 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.

the emerson Center for the Arts and Culture

111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman (587-9797, theemerson.org) • Surface: Exhibit in the Weaver Room Gallery from now until June 5. Free. Bozeman artist and MSU graduate, Sarah Maki presents “Surface,” a series of acrylic paintings on thin, translucent acetate sheets. Maki calls attention to beauty found in the temporal and overlooked.

• Art Education Classes and Camp: Enroll now. Contact education@ theemerson.org for more information. This spring, The Emerson will offer adult and teen favorites such as Ceramics, Acrylic Painting, Portrait and Figure Drawing, Casting Basics and Art on the Rocks Series (21+). Life Drawing Sessions held indoors with nude models in the spring and outdoors with clothed models in the summer will also be held at the Emerson. A printmaking workshop taught by current exhibiting artist John Saurer will also be taught.

Loretta Fine Art Studio

(539-9528, lorettafineart.com, workshops@lorettafineart.com) • Loretta Fine Art Studio Prep for Plein Air Painting: Freshen up skills and techniques for summer Plein Air landscape painting excursions. Focus on composition, values, form, contrast, color harmony and atmospheric perspective with drawing, pastel and paint. All levels. Thursdays, May 7, 14, 21, 28. 5:30-8 p.m. Fee: $160.

• One Day Plein Air Landscape Painting: Drop In Saturday, May 16 or 30. 4-7 p.m. Meet at Loretta Fine Art Studio in Bozeman. Caravan to beautiful outdoor locations. Paint light and movement with energy and passion. Learn to paint expression with intention. Demos, practical info and lots of individual attention and critiques. All levels, ages and medium.

Limited easels available. Register before class: $40 per day. Saturday Drop ins: $50 per day. Four Pack: $150.

• Bozeman Four Day Plein Air Workshops with Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painter, Loretta Domaszewski: Catch the light and long shadows of Bozeman’s gardens, trails, valleys and streams during summer and fall evenings. Focus is on observation, technique, organizing and simplifying composition, atmospheric perspective, layering of warm and cool colors while creating harmonious landscapes. Demonstrations, individual instruction, guidance and group critiques. Oil or acrylic. Supply list available. Sun.-Wed. 4-7p.m. Four options: June 28, 29, 30, July 1. July 26, 27, 28, 29. September 13, 14, 15, 16. October 4, 5, 6, 7. Fee: $250.

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TOUR DATES

Ten-City

ApRil 14 – BUTTE 7:00 PM, Butte High School Auditorium, 401 South Wyoming Street

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ApRil 16 – GREAT FAllS 7:00 PM, Bill Will Auditorium at Charles M. Russell High School, 228 17th Ave NW

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ApRil 21 – HAvRE 7:00 PM, Havre High School Auditorium, 900 18th St ApRil 23 – GlASGOw 7:00 PM, Glasgow High School Auditorium, 1 Scotty Pride Drive ApRil 28 – SiDNEy 7:00 PM, Sidney Middle School Auditorium, 415 South Central Ave ApRil 29 – MilES CiTy 6:30 PM, Custer County High School Auditorium, 20 South Center Ave MAy 1 – BilliNGS 7:00 PM, Billings West High School Auditorium, 2201 St Johns Ave MAy 4 – HElENA 7:00 PM, Helena Middle School Auditorium, 1025 North Rodney Street MAy 6 – BOZEMAN 7:00 PM, Emerson’s Crawford Theater, 111 South Grand Ave MAy 7 – MiSSOUlA 7:00 PM, University of Montana Dennison Theatre, 32 Campus Drive

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