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MUSIC THEATER & FILM VISUAL ART DANCE LITERARY EVENTS

A Tony educator:

Stephani Lourie

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Bozeman Symphony and Lions Club present Festival of the Fourth

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he Bozeman Symphony and Gallatin Empire Lions Club present the Festival of the Fourth at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman, on July 4. For 18 years, the Gallatin Empire Lions Club has presented the Festival of the Fourth, providing both entertainment and fireworks, free of charge, to the greater Bozeman community. This is the fifth year the Symphony and Lions Club have collaborated presenting this community event, attracting over 5,000 attendees from Southwest Montana.

The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a fundraising BBQ at the Haynes Pavilion—an all-ages event. The Bozeman Symphony will perform a program of patriotic favorites at 9 p.m., leading right into the traditional fireworks display at 10:30 p.m. The concert and fireworks are free and open to the public. Tickets to the BBQ are $25/ adult, $15 for children under age 16—whose proceeds support the free concert and festival. An anonymous donor will match 50 percent of the qualifying portion of the ticket.

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CO N T E N T S JUNE 2, 2015

Bozeman Symphony and Lions Club present Festival of the Fourth........2 Spotlight on the Emerson.......................................................................3 Acclaimed New York Organist, Nigel Potts, to preform in Bozeman............4 Bluegrass at The Ellen Theatre: The Special Concensus...........................4 The 27th annual Montana Chamber Music Festival................................5 “Strings under the Big Sky”....................................................................5 A Tony educatior: Stephani Lourie....................................................6–7 Tribute to Ben Bullington by Darrell Scott and Friends............................8 Master Classes with Ballerina Sharon Wehner.......................................10 Directories: Music, Visual Arts, Film & Theater...................................... 11

Spotlight on the Emerson

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hile all artistic endeavors rely upon the creative process, so too did the evolution of the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture. Thanks to a visionary coalition of community members, the Emerson School was purchased from the Bozeman Public School District in 1992. In May 1993, the Emerson opened its doors to the public.

With community support over the last 22 years, the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture renovated a historic building; filled it with working artists and musicians; created a popular theater as well as exhibition, retail and rental space; educated thousands of children and adults; and welcomed the community time and again through its doors to gather, share and revel in the arts and culture.

Most of all, the Emerson is about people coming together: Children laugh and play at Lunch on the Lawn; artist-tenants open their studios on Art Walk evenings; music or movie lovers take their seats in the Crawford Theater; tiny people twirl in a second-floor dance studio; schoolchildren sit on the floor in the Jessie Wilber Gallery intent on an art project; shoppers cruise Galleria Hall and pause for a meal at the Emerson Grill; students work wheels in the pottery studio; and in a prelude to Bozeman’s Christmas Stroll, a pandemonium of excited children assemble gingerbread houses.

The old Emerson School building may be on the National Register of Historic Places, but what is truly historic is the vitality that continues to emanate within its walls.

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Acclaimed New York Organist, Nigel Potts, to preform in Bozeman

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igel Potts has become renowned worldwide as “a consummate musician who knows how to communicate the essence of [the] music” (The American Organist), whose “playing is assured and stylish” (Organists' Review, UK), and for his “broad command of tonal color” (The New Mexican).

He has built a reputation for his expressive, colorful and tasteful performances; always communicating and placing the music at the forefront with “… warm, sympathetic playing” (Choir & Organ, UK).

Nigel has recorded an alltranscription program on the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia for WRTI-FM and has performed his orchestral reductions of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concertos No.1 & No.2 with pianist Jeremy Filsell. Many of Nigel’s transcriptions were published by

Morning-Star Music.

In the fall of 2014, Nigel recorded his transcriptions of Wagner’s Prelude to Act I from Tristan und Isolde, Wagner’s Wesendonck-Lieder & Elgar’s Sea Pictures with mezzo-soprano Sarah Rose Taylor & harpist Grace Cloutier. In June 2014, they performed selections from Elgar’s Sea Pictures in Carnegie Hall.

Nigel has performed recitals at distinguished venues across four continents, including March for the Retreat of the Governor of Hong Kong, as well as commissioning choral music for his choirs from prominent American and British composers, such as Paul Spicer and Richard Webster.

Presently, Nigel Potts is Organist & Choirmaster of Christ & Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in New York City, where he oversaw the installation of the new Schoenstein organ in 2008.

He is a member of the music staff

Nigel Potts

at the Saint Thomas Choir School, and hosts benefit concerts to raise funds for children from developing countries to have critical heart surgeries in New York.

The organ at Holy Rosary Church

The concert will take place on Friday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Rosary Church, 220 West Main Street. Free admission.

Bluegrass at The Ellen Theatre: The Special Concensus

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he Special Consensus has played their special brand of Bluegrass across the globe, with tours to Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, South America and Australia.

Now they’re coming to Bozeman for a special concert on Friday, June 12, at The Ellen Theatre.

Former president of the International Bluegrass Music Association Greg Cahill plays banjo and leads the group which features Rick Faris (Mandolin), Dustin Benson (Guitar), and Dan Eubanks (Upright Bass).

Reserved seats to enjoy some incredible Bluegrass are only $15 for adults and $9.50 for youth (17 and under). Visit theellentheatre.com to purchase tickets or for more information about the group.

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.

The Special Consensus: Greg Cahill, Rick Faris, Dustin Benson, Dan Eubanks

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The 27th annual Montana Chamber Music Festival July 6–12

he 27th anual Montana Chamber Music Festival, under the umbrella of the Montana Chamber Music Society, will present five concerts during the week of July 6-12, including three public performances. Bozeman native Michael Reynolds, Artistic Director of the Montana Chamber Music Society, annually schedules concerts including members of his Grammy-winning Muir String Quartet, in residence at Boston University. Acclaimed guests join the Muir Quartet from Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Texas and Utah.

The annual Chamber Music Concert is Wednesday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m. in MSU’s acoustically superb Reynolds Recital Hall. That program begins with Johannes Brahms’s monumental Horn Trio with Michele Levin, piano; Bayla Keyes, violin; and William Scharnberg, horn. Chris Brubeck’s (son of the famous Dave Brubeck) new Clarinet Quintet follows, featuring Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Peter Zazofsky and Bayla Keyes violins; Brant Bayless, viola; and Michael Reynolds, cello. The program concludes with Ernst von Dohnanyi’s delightful Piano Quintet, Op. 1, with Michel Levin, Bayla Keyes, Peter Zazofsky, Brant Bayless, and MSU’s own Ilse-Mari Lee, cello. Tickets are: $27 (adults), $20 (seniors), and $10 (students), purchasable (beginning June 15) at Cactus Records, Landmark ERA, or online at montanachambermusicsociety.org.

Additional public concerts include a concert and dinner, presented by Strings Under the Big Sky, at Big Sky’s Rainbow Ranch on Friday, July 10.

Next to the Gallatin River, the audience will hear Mozart’s G Major Duo for Violin and Viola, Beethoven’s C Minor String Trio and a medley of Klezmer works for clarinet and strings featuring MCMS Festival artists.

Reserved seating for the dinner and concert is $75 per person. Call (406) 284-2677 for details.

The Festival concludes with a guest appearance at St. Timothy’s Summer Concerts at St. Timothy’s Chapel in Georgetown Lake on Sunday, July 12, at 4 p.m. Featured are the Brahms Horn Trio, Joan Tower’s new Bassoon Quintet (featuring Kathleen Reynolds with string quartet) and Dohnanyi’s Piano Quintet.

Visit sttimothysmusic.org for tickets and information.

Michael Reynolds, cello

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“Strings under the Big Sky”

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riday, July 10, the Montana Chamber Music Society will host its annual “Strings Under the Big Sky” dinner and chamber music concert beside the Gallatin River at the Rainbow Ranch Pavilion. One of the founders of the Muir String Quartet is a Bozeman native, Michael Reynolds, son of Creech Reynolds for whom the Reynolds Recital Hall at Montana State University was named. The Muir Quartet began annual visits to Montana in 1990 to provide musical performances of international caliber throughout Gallatin Valley and Montana.

Mike is also the co-founder of the Classics for Kids Foundation and artistic director for the Montana Chamber Music Society (montanachambermusicsociety.org).

“Strings Under the Big Sky” features members of the internationally acclaimed Muir String Quartet and other guest artists. The Rainbow Ranch, an award winning luxury resort and restaurant, is located five miles south of the turnoff for Big Sky on Highway 191. The event begins at 5 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The concert starts around 6 p.m. and is followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person (dinner and concert). Advance reservations are required and may be ordered by calling (406) 284-2677 or emailing info@ stringsunderthebigsky.org.

The event is anticipated to sell out For more information visit stringsunderthebigsky.org Big Sky was added as a performance venue in 1997 and by 2005 had evolved to include dinner. For five years beginning in 2008, under the leadership of Doug and Henrietta Gale and Marilyn Hill, the concert was also a fundraiser, garnering more than $60,000 for the arts programs at Ophir and Lone Peak High School and the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Big Sky. In 2013, with arts programs well established at the schools and the performing arts center complete, the event returned to its roots as a simple evening celebrating beautiful music and fine food accompanied by the rippling of the Gallatin River.

The spectacular outdoor setting beside the Gallatin River, fine food and wonderful music make for an evening to remember.

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A Tony educator:

Stephani Lourie

By Ashley Cosgriff Chronicle Staff Writer

Laurie Kinna, Stephani Lourie and kids in the “Annie” cast; Photo by Kristin Wimberg

A young girl, ten years old, visits her grandparents in The Big Apple over her winter break. A small town girl with big dreams, she writes a letter to Broadway stating that she was available and talented and that they should know. Now, years later, she has been answered; and in the meantime, she has created a sense of her own Broadway here in Bozeman.

A scene from “Mary Poppins”; Photo by David Hutchison Photography

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tephani Lourie teaches history, English and math to fifth and sixth graders at Anderson School during the day and then transitions to theater teacher after class. She has been nominated for Montana Teacher of the Year, and if that didn’t seem like enough, she has now been nominated for a Tony Award.

The Tony Awards recognize achievement in live Broadway theatre productions and performances. This year, the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University proudly added a new award to the ceremony: the Excellence in Theatre Education Award. The award will be presented to an educator who has demonstrated “a positive impact on the lives of students, advancing the theatre profession and a commitment to excellence. These are dedicated professionals who discover talented students, nurture them, inspire them and set them off on a lifelong journey as theatre supporters and professionals.”

The Anderson School Board Committee caught word of this award and sat down to discuss who should be nominated. Based on her success with the drama program, her talent, inspirational visions and dedication toward her students, Lourie was chosen.

Her whole life centered around theater and the arts.

Her family and their love of the arts encouraged her to never steer away from pursuing her artistic interests. Lourie moved to Bozeman and became one of the founding members of Broad Comedy, performing with them for ten years. A woman with a vision, Lourie came to Anderson School in 1995 and got straight to work.

Before Lourie, Anderson School’s

drama program consisted of one or two mini plays throughout the year. They practiced and performed off-site at the Little Red Schoolhouse across the street from the school with approximately 20 kids. Teaming up with her current partner in crime, Laurie Kinna, Lourie added two full-length shows a year to the playbill, and now has up to 75 students participating in the program. Kinna is the musical mastermind behind each play, and the two women’s talents come together to create the beautiful shows Bozeman has come to love.

These wildly colorful and creative women have brought a new level of talent and rigor to the Montana art scene, always pushing themselves to achieve the latest, greatest technical and physical feats. They work with students K-8, and their shows have amazed audiences for twenty years. All over town, people know who they are, and ask, “What’s next?” and “How will you top that last show?” It is very impressive that a rural middle school can create the incredible sets, costumes and props they do.

They’ve even had students flying through the air across the stage in such shows as “Peter Pan” and “Mary Poppins”.

Lourie includes every student who auditions; no one is cut.

Her philosophy is to include all

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“Mary Poppins”; Photo by David Hutchison Photography

students with the hope of fueling their passion and love of music and arts and stress the importance of teamwork. She makes a connection with each student and looks to bring out their confidence on and off the stage. She believes in each student, and her passion inspires them. Graduated students and parents whose children graduated Anderson School still come back to help Lourie with the productions based on their wonderful experiences with the theater program.

Like most rural theater programs, Lourie and Kinna raise their own money for their productions, and they credit much of their success to the community that helps them thrive. They have a great appreciation and love for Mike

Wiex and his crew at the Emerson Center, who host the Anderson Little Red Schoolhouse Players productions. The Emerson is flexible and supportive of the school, allowing them to bring in structural engineers to build additions to their stage, and accommodate anything needed to make their performance magical, because they understand how amazing it is to have so many kids there every single day for many hours, loving it all the way.

See one of Lourie’s plays, talk to her coworkers and her students.

Follow in her footsteps, stay creative, follow your dreams and aspire to be anything you want.

The 2015 Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 7, and will be broadcast live on CBS.

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Tribute to Ben Bullington

by Darrell Scott and Friends

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inger/Songwriter Darrell Scott and Friends will be appearing at The Ellen Theatre on Friday, June 5 at 8 p.m. in a tribute to Ben Bullington. This one-time show is presented as a way to raise awareness of Bullington’s music and help fund the album release. The CD will be for sale at the show, with profits going to Ben’s three sons.

Scott, a Nashvilleknown country singer established himself in the country music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His band includes a collection of the genre’s biggest players including Rodney Crowell, Will Kombrough, Billy Payne, Gretchen Peters, Barry Walsh, John Cowan, Kenny Malone, Tommy Womack and Tracy Nelson. Scott’s latest album “Memories and Moments” was released in 2013.

There are three ticket prices for this show, with a limited number of seats available at $50, a second tier at $35 and a third level at $25. Tickets may be purchased online at theellentheatre.com or at The Ellen box office.

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.

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Galleries The Emerson is home to over 10 spectacular galleries. Visit Galleria Hall on the first floor, and discover the Artists’ Gallery, ECCE Fine Art Gallery, tart, Beaucoup Framing, Tripp Studio and Four Winds Gallery. The Galleria shops and galleries have individual hours that vary.

The Emerson runs three non-profit galleries in the building. The Jessie Wilber Gallery is a beautiful, state-of-the-art venue with diverse exhibits of contemporary art. The gallery has regular hours and is available for interactive tours through our Education Outreach program. The Weaver Room gallery, which is located on the second floor of the Emerson and the Lobby Gallery exhibits local and regional artists, and are open to the public extended hours.

Exhibitions The Emerson curates and hosts art exhibitions of significant community value. Emerging and established contemporary artists of regional and national recognition exhibit their work in the Emerson’s three gallery venues: the Jessie Wilber Gallery, the Weaver Room and the Emerson Lobby.

The Emerson displays a variety of exhibitions representing both traditional and innovative techniques, media and content, with the intent of appealing to diverse audiences. As a nonprofit art center, the galleries are educational in focus. Each exhibit is tailored to a specific target audience as well as being of general public interest. The exhibitions program as a whole is meaningful to viewers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.

The Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture is located at 111 South Grand Ave. Bozeman, 406-587-9797 www.theEmerson.org.

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Master Classes with Ballerina Sharon Wehner

She has been honored to have solos and pas de deux created on her by choreographers Edwaard Liang, Mathew Neenan, Christopher Wheeldon, Darrel Grand Moultrie, Dwight Rhoden, Jessica Lang, Brian Reeder and Toru Shimazaki.

In addition to the Colorado Ballet, Wehner has also performed with The Washington Ballet, Oakland Ballet and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery. She has also been a guest artist at the Vail International Dance Festival, the Aoyama Ballet Festival in Japan, and the National Ballet of Japan’s Golden Ballet Co-star.

For more information please contact Yellowstone Ballet School 109 S. B St., Livingston, yellowstoneballet@gmail.com, 406-222-0430.

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Schedule: Intermediate Ballet Thursday, June 4 at 5:00 p.m.

Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Saturday, June 6 at 9:30 a.m.

Advanced Ballet Tuesday, June 2 at 5:15 p.m. and Wednesday, June 3 at 3:30 p.m.

Pointe/Variations Tuesday, June 2 at 6:45 p.m. and Wednesday, June 3 at 5:00 p.m. *Individual private coaching can be arranged Tuesday–Saturday.

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ellowstone Ballet School is hosting master classes with ballerina Sharon Wehner, principal dancer of Colorado Ballet, Tuesday, June 2–Saturday, June 6. Sharon Wehner is originally from San Jose, Calif. She trained with Jody White and David Roxander, San Jose Dance Theatre, San Francisco Ballet and San Jose/Cleveland Ballet.

Wehner joined Colorado Ballet in 1996 and was promoted to Principal in 1999. In the last 15 years she has performed many lead roles with the Company, including Kitri in “Don Quixote”, Giselle in “Giselle”, Odette/ Odile in “Swan Lake”, Medora in “Le Corsaire”, Aurora in “The Sleeping Beauty”, Swanilda in “Coppelia”, Mina in “Dracula”, Juliet in “Romeo & Juliet”, the Principal couple in Balanchine’s “Stars and Stripes and Rubies”, Antony Tudor’s “Leaves are Fading”, and Twyla Tharpe’s “In The Upper Room”.

Montana Chamber Music Festival 2015 July 8, 7:30 pm Reynolds Hall – MSU

Michael Reynolds – Artistic Director

with members of the Muir Quartet and acclaimed Guest

Featuring Johannes Brahms – Horn Trio Chris Brubeck – Clarinet Quintet Ernst von Dohnányl – Piano Quintet

Tickets available at: Cactus Records: 406.587.0245 Rea Landmark: 406.556.5001 www.montanachambermusicsociety.com Adults: $27; Seniors: $20; Students: $10 • For more information: 406.551.4700

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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 on sale by calling Carnegie Charge at 212247-7800 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.

Bozeman Symphony Orchestra & Symphonic Choir 585-9774, bozemansymphony.org

• Wine Fundraising Event: Maestro Matthew Savery and Doug Badenoch from the Wine Gallery will host this special evening of music, food and finery to benefit your Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Choir. World class wines will be paired with Bozeman’s best music, patrons and chefs. Bid for exciting gift baskets with over a dozen themes like Golf, BBQ and gourmet snacks for our silent auction. Ticket Prices are as follows: $75, $140 Duet, $680 Dectet. As an added bonus—an anonymous donor has agreed to match 50 percent of the qualifying portion of the ticket, as well as any donations received during the event through raffle items or general contributions.

Music Ranch Montana Livingston, 222-2255, musicranchmontana.net

• Summer Concerts 2015: Tickets may be bought online or by calling the box office. Music Ranch Montana, located in Paradise Valley hosts large-scale outdoor music concerts. Their summer schedule is online.

July 9 Ricky Skaggs at 7:30 p.m.

July 10 Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives at 7:30 p.m.

July 11 John Anderson at 7:30 p.m.

Check website to purchase tickets, and for all other upcoming shows.

Open Door Theater

548-5744, www.opendoorbozeman.org

• “Brighton Beach Memoirs”: Open Door Theatre, has produced Neil Simon’s heart-warming comedy, “Brighton Beach Memoirs”.

Directed by Darin Heitt-Rennie and Kari Doll, “Brighton Beach Memoirs” is a semi-autobiographical play about a young Jewish boy growing up in Brooklyn, New York. The story describes the very different world of 1937 when America had yet to emerge from the Great Depression and a horrific trouble was brewing in Europe.

The play continues its second weekend of performances Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6, at 7:30 PM with a final Sunday matinee June 7 at 3:00 p.m. at the Kaleidoscope Playhouse, 1602 W. Beall Street.

Shane Lalani Center for the Arts 415 E. Lewis St., Livingston, 222-1420, tickets@theshanecenter.org

• Biloxi Blues is Neil Simon’s captivating play that follows Euguene Jerome, a 20-year old from Brooklyn who is drafted during the waning days of World War II and sent to Biloxi, Mississippi for basic training. There he meets a diverse assortment of fellow soldiers struggling with the demands of army life and the whims of a mentally unstable drill sergeant. Eugene keeps a detailed memoir of his experiences while he learns about army food, authority, sex, bigotry, and love.

Biloxi Blues runs in the Dulcie Theatre at the Shane Center in Livingston from July 17 through August 9, playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, with Sunday matinees at 3 pm. Tickets to all shows are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors and college students, and $10 for youth 17 and under.

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The Ellen Theatre 585-5885, theellentheatre.com

• Summer Westerns are back! Giddy up this June for the return of Summer Westerns to The Ellen Theatre. Get ready for a brand new line-up of Cowboy Classics beginning June 19 with The Wild Bunch, followed by John Wayne in “The Cowboys” on June 26. Summer 2015 will be jampacked with Frontier Fridays and Wild West Wednesdays—one day just isn’t enough to contain these rough ‘n’ tough characters.

Can’t wait to hop on this horse? Visit theellentheatre.com today to see the full list of films and purchase your favorite seats for just 5 buckaroos! All Westerns begin at 7 p.m. and the Ellen Saloon opens for refreshments at 6 p.m. Saddle up and catch this Cowboy Train before it’s too late! Hee-haw!

• An Evening of Classic LILY

TOMLIN Gala Fundraiser: Saturday, June 27 at 8 p.m..

Characters, Film Clips, Stories, and More. Show tickets: $80, $100. Show and Reception with Miss Tomlin: $500 (Note: Reception limited to 25 people)

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Verge Theater 587-0737 ext. 6., vergetheater.com

• Live Radio Theatre: mystery, comedy, suspense, western, adventure, sci-fi and more! Watch our talented cast of actors, musicians and sound effects performers stage a new original episode each week. Starting at 8 p.m. Friday– Saturday, June 5–27 and July 10–25. $10 ($8 student/senior).

For more info go to DCYERADIO.com.

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DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES: LIVE RADIO THEATRE

8PM FRI-SAT JUNE 5–27 (+ JULY 10–25!)

The Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman, 587-9797, theemerson.org

• Art Walk: June 12, 5–8 p.m.

Opening Reception in the Weaver Room Gallery: “Art of the Prairie; Montana’s Historic Grain Elevators” Work by Bruce Selyem, June Billings Safford and Vern Hall.

Bruce Selyem, of The Country Grain Elevator Historical Society, will give a brief presentation on Montana’s historic grain elevators starting at 6 p.m.

• On display in the Jessie Wilber Gallery: “Geysers, Pelts & Mudpots” by Ella Watson

Live radio theater returns with mystery, comedy, suspense, western, adventure, sci-fi and more! Watch our talented cast of actors, musicians and sound effects performers stage a new original episode each week. $10 ($8 student/senior) [Family Friendly] (More info at DCYERADIO.com)

IMPROV ON THE VERGE 7PM MONDAY, JUNE 1

It’s our final Monday improv show of the season, so stock up on laughs! $5 [17+]

SUMMER WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS & TEENS Sign up! 1-week sessions start June 29: Improv to Writing! Improv! Musical Theater! Info, dates, registration: vergetheater.com

• On display in the Lobby Gallery: “Local Flow; Rivers, Roads and Sky” by Edd Enders.

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on’t miss the Bozeman Film Society’s summer debut, “While We’re Young”, Saturday, June 13th at 7:30 pm at The Ellen Theatre.

An exploration of aging ambition, “While We’re Young” stars Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as a middle-aged couple whose career and marriage are overturned when a disarming younger couple enters their lives. Directed by Noah Baumbach, “While We’re Young” is fresh and has one of the smartest scripts to be delivered this year.

Rated R, the film runs 94 minutes.

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ave a Blast with local Livingston Sci-fi Film “Cowboys VS Dinosaurs” The Bozeman Film Society proudly presents Cowboys VS Dinosaurs, Saturday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. at The Ellen Theatre.

Written and directed by Bozemanite Ari Novak and filmed in Livingston, “Cowboys VS Dinosaurs” features a lively cast and crew of locals as well as veteran actors Vernon Wells (the neonmohawked “Wez” of the legendary film “The Road Warrior”) and Oscar-nominee, Eric Roberts. Not rated, the film runs 88 minutes.

Stick around for a post-film Q&A with local actors and crew.

Tickets for both films go on sale June 1 and may be purchased by calling The Ellen box office at 585-5885, online at theellentheatre.com or by visiting the Ellen’s box office Wednesday–Saturday between 1 and 3 p.m., or two hours before the screening. BFS pass holders and sponsors can reserve seats by calling 585-5885. For more information and previews visit bozemanfilmsociety.org.

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BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS + CULTURE

The Emerson’s 65,000 sq ft historic building is filled with over 50 arts and culture based tenants. During a visit to the Emerson you are invited to stroll the halls, view our exhibits, take a class, shop in the galleries, dine at the Emerson Grill, watch an artist at work, or attend one of our community events throughout the year. We also have public space rentals available to hold your next big event. Visit us today!

TEN WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMPS STARTING JUNE 15

 MEGA-MASTERS (ages 8–12) Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  MINI-MASTERS (ages 4–7) Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Space still available. To enroll, call 406.587.9797, ext. 104.