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RACHEL HERGETT
For the Chronicle
Julien Harris and Syd Wilson met in their very rst class as freshmen at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois: a 9 a.m. honors writing course.
“We grew closer as the years went on, watching each other become the artists that we are in two very di erent art forms,” said Harris, who graduated from Bozeman High School in 2019. Fresh o their college graduation,
actor/writer/director Harris and visual artist Wilson are taking up a residency at Verge eater in Bozeman. “ e Gallery,” written, directed and performed by Harris in collaboration with Wilson, is at Verge eater’s space in the Emerson from June 1 to 17.
Harris is no stranger to the local stage. Aside from recent roles in Bozeman Actors eatre’s “ e Zoo Story” and Nervous eatre’s “Strange Mating Calls,” Harris has acted with almost every company in town — Verge eater, Open Door eatre, Kaleidoscope
Youth eater and e Ellen eatre. is is the rst time Harris will perform in a show they also wrote and directed. Harris created “ e Gallery” as their senior capstone project, exploring the interaction between people and art through theater.
“I knew that I wanted the art, no matter what it was, to be a character in itself,” they said. “I did not want it to be like oh, there’s a piece of art. I wanted my character to interact with it and have some sort of relationship with it.”
e piece is uid, as Harris’ e Being connects with Wilson and
the art they are creating throughout each show. Wilson paints live, but does not speak.
For the capstone, Harris staged the play inside the gallery space where Wilson had their capstone show on display. ey were amazed the impact e Being’s journey — at rst rejecting the visual art, then opening himself to it — had on the way people viewed the art after the show.
Wilson has live painted before, but never within a theater production, and not where they interact with other characters. Still, they have always enjoyed watching people take in their art.
Fri 6/02
Happy Hour Open Mic
@ 5pm
Join us for Happy Hour Open Mic with host Jon Jacobs! With $4 Beer, Wine, Wells and sets, this is the perfect end of the week activ‐ity Grab your of�ce mates and come try your hand at some com‐edy Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@last bestcomedy com, 406-570-7766
The Gallery @ 7pm / $35
THE GALLERY is an absurd per‐formance piece written directed and performed by Bozeman native Julien Harris along side friend artist and catalyst Syd Wilson in residency with Verge Theatre Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. julien harris22@ gmail.com, 406-404-0009
Friday Night Stand-Up
with Mike Masilotti
@ 7pm / $20-$25
Mike Masilotti is an LA based stand-up comic originally from Al‐bany, NY He tours internationally performing wherever people will let him Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@ lastbestcomedy.com, 406-5707766
Stacey's with Brandon Hale and the Dirty Shame @ 8pm Stacey's Old Faithful Bar & Steak‐house, 300 Mill St, Gallatin Gate‐way
Mr. Bill @ Club Zebra
@ 8pm Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 321 E Main St, Bozeman
Sat 6/03
Big Al's Bargain Corral
@ 7am
Big Al's Bargain Corral is back!
Kenyon Noble Lumber & Hard‐ware, 1243 West Oak Street, Bozeman
Introduction to Copper Enameling
@ 12pm
Learn to make colorful, enamel jewelry 126 S 6th St, 126 South 6th Street, Livingston beth@ bethaimeejewelry com, 406-2202082
kLL sMTH & Conrank @ Gallatin County Fairgrounds w Animal Treats & DJSAMS @ 6pm
Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N Black Ave, Bozeman
The Gallery @ 7pm / $35
THE GALLERY is an absurd per‐formance piece written directed and performed by Bozeman na‐tive Julien Harris along side friend artist and catalyst Syd Wilson in residency with Verge Theatre
Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. julien.harris22@ gmail com, 406-404-0009
Notorious BOZ with Herman Watson
@ 7pm / $15
Herman is a criminal defense lawyer, ultramarathoner, and moderately reformed liability
Herman competed in and won the Iditarod, a 350-mile race across the Alaska Range, in February; it was not fun. Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@lastbestcomedy com, 406570-7766
Kitchen Dwellers: Pine Creek Lodge 2023 @ 7pm Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E River Rd, Livingston
Stacey's with Brandon Hale and the Dirty Shame @ 8pm
Stacey's Old Faithful Bar & Steak‐house, 300 Mill St, Gallatin Gate‐way
West Dakota Stutter @ 8pm
The Owl Lounge, 110 N 2nd St, Livingston
Whiz BANG! Intoxicating Comedy @ 9pm / $10
Make your own sterling silver "�d‐get ring". 126 S 6th St, 126 South 6th Street, Livingston. beth@ bethaimeejewelry com, 406-2202082
The Ghosts of Bozeman's Past: Historic Sunset Hills Cemetery Walking Tour @ 4pm / $15
Join The Extreme History Project for a walking tour through Boze‐man’s historic Sunset Hills Ceme‐tery. Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman. info@extremehisto ryproject.org
John Roberts y Pan Blanco @ 7pm
Live music while you soak! Featur‐ing the Billings-based funky salsa band “John Roberts y Pan Blanco” Bozeman Hot Springs, 81123 Gallatin Road, Bozeman. adam@bhsprings com, 406-5866492
The DIP @ 8pm Rialto, 10 W Main St, Bozeman
Wed 6/07
Fiber Arts
@ 4pm
The Fiber Arts meet up taking place at the library is a chance for you to work on your projects and share your passion for all types of �ber craft Bring your projects and join us at the Library. Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman. edevries@boze man.net, 406-582-2409
15th Annual Big Sky Farmers Market
@ 5pm
The 15th Annual Big Sky Farmers Market Join us for one of Big Sky's favorite summer events This season the market will run every Wednesday from June 7 to September 27, from 5-8PM. Fire Pit Park, Ousel Falls Road, Big Sky. info@bigskytowncenter.com
The Pickin' Pear: Pickin' Pear at Pine Creek Lodge @ 6pm Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E River Rd, Livingston
Caleb Caudle @ 7pm
Little Jane and the Pistol Whips: Little Jane at GRL!
@ 5pm
Gallatin River Lodge, 9105 Thorpe Rd, Bozeman
Featured
Horse Sense Clinic @ 5:30pm / Free Jun 6th - Aug 22nd
Cedar Ridge Equine, 555 Rocky Road, Bozeman
Recipe Test Kitchen @ 6pm
Calling all cooks, bakers, and food lovers! Bozeman Public Li‐brary is hosting a recipe test club! Test your skills with Chocolate Chip Cookies Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman. edevries@boze man net, 406-582-2409
Bone Dry Comedy Hour
Live From The Divide, 627 E Peach St, Bozeman
Wednesday Comedy Oasis
@ 8pm / $10-$15
The Wednesday Comedy Oasis is your midweek summer comedy destination Every Wednesday night we'll be showcasing impro‐visers from our community in a loose, fast and playful night! Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@lastbest comedy com, 406-570-7766
Thu 6/08
Premiere and Bene�t for Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation + Guest Panel
@ 6pm / $12-$20
A Marine injured in Afghanistan returns to a VA hospital in Montana where he meets a dam‐aged Vietnam vet who teaches him �y �shing as a means of coming to terms with his trauma.
1) The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein
2) Mac Miller - The Divine Feminine
Filmed in MT. Emerson Center for the Arts & Cul‐ture, 111 South Grand Av‐enue, Bozeman. lisa@ bozeman�lmsociety.org, 406-581-2188
Jess Atkins @ 7pm
3) Mac Miller - GO:OD AM
4) Billy Strings - Home
Live music while you soak! Featur‐ing the Bozeman-based folk artist Jess Atkins Bozeman Hot Springs, 81123 Gallatin Road, Bozeman. adam@bhsprings com, 406-586-6492
5) Mac Miller - K.I.D.S.
6) Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna Live 1981
Paul Lee Kupfer @ 7pm Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E River Rd, Livingston
7) Tyler Childers - Purgator y
8) Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak
Fri 6/09
Guest Panel @ 6pm / $12-$20
Happy Hour Open Mic
@ 5pm
Join us for Happy Hour Open Mic with host Jon Jacobs! With $4 Beer, Wine, Wells and sets, this is the perfect end of the week activ‐ity Grab your of�ce mates and come try your hand at some com‐edy Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@last bestcomedy com, 406-570-7766
Works: misc. @ 7pm / $30-$100
A Marine injured in Afghanistan returns to a VA hospital in Montana where he meets a dam‐aged Vietnam vet who teaches him �y �shing as a means of coming to terms with his trauma. Filmed in MT. Emerson Center for the Arts & Cul‐ture, 111 South Grand Av‐enue, Bozeman lisa@ bozeman�lmsociety.org, 406-581-2188
Jess Atkins @ 7pm
An evening of eclectic and diverse works where choreographers and dancers from Raison D'etre Dance Project explore a range of movement possibilities. Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black Avenue, Bozeman. admin@ raisondetredance.org
Live music while you soak! Featur‐ing the Bozeman-based folk artist Jess Atkins Bozeman Hot Springs, 81123 Gallatin Road, Bozeman. adam@bhsprings com,
Friday Night Stand-Up with John F O'Donnell @ 7pm / $20-$25
1) “Trust” by Hernan Diaz, $17
2) “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver, $32.50
John F O'Donnell was a corre‐spondent on the radical comedy news TV show, ‘Redacted Tonight' for 5 years. He recently released his stand up special 'The Manic Depressive Chocolate Fountain Operator". Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@lastbestcom edy com, 406-570-7766
3) “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese, $32
4) “Lessons in Chemistr y” by Bonnie Garmus, $29
Murders, Madams, and
Mediums: Bozeman's Dark Side Walking Tour @ 7pm / $15
5) “Yellowface” by R. F Kuang, $30
6) “The Heartbeat of the Wild” by David Quammen, $28
Bozeman’s darker history comes to light in an Extreme History Pro‐ject walking tour designed to send a shiver up your spine. The Ex‐treme History Project, 234 East Mendenhall Street, Bozeman. info @extremehistoryproject.org
7) “The Lost Journals of Sacejewea” by Debra Magpie Earling, $26
8) “West with Giraffes” by Lynda Rutledge, $14.95
6/04
Whiz BANG! is an explosion of in‐toxicating comedy! Exciting, high-energy, short-form improv that is so funny it's criminal Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@lastbest comedy.com, 406-570-7766 Spinner Rings @ 12pm
Open Mic @ 8pm
Bone Dry Comedy brings Open Mic night to Last Best Comedy
Our weekly open mic is a sup‐portive place to start your com‐edy journey, try new material, and connect to the Bozeman Stand up scene. Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@ lastbestcomedy com, 406-5707766
Family Promise's Summer Kick-Off Carnival
@ 1pm
Come celebrate the last day of school with a dunk tank, giant in‐�atables, grilling with �L Country hosts Derek and Megan, crafts, games, prizes, book giveaways from Country Bookshelf, and more! Family Promise of Gallatin Valley, 1603 Tschache Lane, Bozeman. jbriceno@fami lypromisegv.org, 406-312-9803
9) Mac Miller - Swimming
10) Boygenius - The Record
Sweet N' Juicy play The Filling Station @ 9pm Filling Station Vfw, 2005 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman Th Pe @ 9:
9) “This Is How You Lose the Time War” by Amal El-Mohtar, $16.99
10) “Quietly Hostile” by Samantha Irby, $17
Free Talk and Meditation on Kriya Yoga @ 7pm Yogacharya Richard Peterson, from Los Angeles, will be speaking on Kriya Meditation in Everyday Life. Kriya Yoga was �rst popular‐ized in America in the book Auto‐biography of a Yogi. Pilgrim Con‐gregational Church, 2118 South 3rd er2007@att.
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This drama’s seventh and final season picks up six months after the events of Season 5, with the Bordelons celebrating new beginnings as they continue to leave their mark on the community and honor the legacy of their family. Rutina Wesley, Kofi Siriboe, Omar J. Dorsey, Nicholas L. Ashe, Tina Lifford and Bianca Lawson star.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of “Cruel Summer” follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan (Sadie Stanley), Isabella (Lexie Underwood) and Megan’s best friend Luke (Griffin Gluck), the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
This BBC series follows Danny (Lewis Gribben), whose mum was killed in a car crash when he was a baby. Overwhelmed with grief, his dad Steve (Rory Keenan) bought a house in the middle of nowhere and locked Danny in, telling him the world outside was full of monsters waiting to take him away, just like they took his mum. When Danny turns eighteen, everything he’s ever known gets turned upside-down in an instant. He has to come to terms with a new world he never knew existed and find the real monster — the one that killed his mum.
This season sees Mac (Rob McElhenney, “Mythic Quest”) battle with allergies and long-distance dating, Charlie (Charlie Day, “I Want You Back,” 2022) face his long-forgotten sisters, Dee (Kaitlin Olson, “Hacks”) fight for rent control and women’s athletics, Dennis (Glenn Howerton, “A.P. Bio”) struggle with his mental health and Frank (Danny DeVito, “Matilda,” 1996) yearn for the past. All the while, a few figures from their past rear their heads as the gang work to navigate the world.
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1
7
15
17
36 Short, for short
37 Elf employer (2)
42 Huckleberry Finn carrier
45 TV viewers
46 Certain plaintiff, at law
47 Salt suffix
48 Vitamin bottle info
49 “The Incredibles” (2004) and “Incredibles 2” (2018) writer/ director Brad
50 Stimpy’s cartoon pal
51 Capone and Gore
1 Each (2)
2 French wave
3 Old Spanish kingdom
4 Oktoberfest souvenir
5 It can be hard to swallow
6 Tumbles
7 Old police sitcom (2)
8 “The Kids ___ Alright” (short-lived ABC sitcom)
9 Genealogy word
10 “Yikes!”
12 Doesn’t care
16 Long-running police procedural
19 “How awful!”
22 It follows 11
23 British boy’s school
24 PlayStation maker
25 Unit of bread
26 Words to Brutus (2)
27 Linguist Chomsky
32 Grp. involved in “the Troubles”
33 “Veni, vidi, ___”
35 Broadcasting (2)
36 Burdened
38 Adjust, as an instrument
39 One-two connector
40 West Coast sch.
41 Legis. meeting
42 Barbecue seasoning
43 “Just ___ thought!” (2)
44 ‘Oh, ___ cryin’ out loud!”
BY JAY BOBBINOF GHOSTS ON CBS, PARAMOUNT+
Q: With “Ghosts” such a hit now, what are your thoughts about having so much of your series work based in the supernatural?
A: I’m starting to wonder if I’m ever going to get a “regular” job, not playing somebody at least half dead, again. I guess I found my niche. I’m really excited to be in a genre kind of theme, as much as it’s hopefully grounded and is this (premise) that we can all relate to as humans.
One of the things I get most excited about — and I was so fortunate with “iZombie” to have this – is to see people dressing up, getting lost in another world. I think some of the fans in this kind of theme are the most dedicated, creative, imaginable people out there. I feel really lucky that this world would take me back again.
Q: Were you a fan of the genre before you became so involved in it yourself?
A: I grew up in New Zealand, doing bit parts on all the shows that came out (there). We call ourselves the “Sword and Sandals Country”; we have “Hercules,” “Xena,” “The Lord of the Rings.” I think I always grew up with an appreciation that as an actor, you get this chance to go into this other world, whatever that might mean.
As much as I have been able to hopefully play some grounded versions, and some more heightened or stylized things, I kind of feel the best part of the job is being able to get in and dress up and become something that isn’t just you every day … the escapism that comes in a show like this, and the humor. I just feel like something that I want to (watch) at the end of the day is something that makes me laugh and something that kind of is a great escape from whatever the day may have been. The genre stuff has always been fun, but it’s really at its peak right now.
This limited docuseries exposes the truth beneath the wholesome Americana surface of one of reality tv’s most famous mega-families, The Duggars, and the radically controversial organization behind them: The Institute in Basic Life Principles. A number of ex-IBLP survivors bravely come forward and reveal the abusive practices that kept them in a living nightmare.
Based on the first book of Mercedes Rom’s Culpables trilogy, this new Spanish drama film sees Noah (Nicole Wallace) having to leave her town, boyfriend and friends behind and move into the mansion of William Leister (Iván Sánchez), her mother’s rich new husband. There, she meets her new stepbrother Nick (Gabriel Guevara), and despite their many differences, both begin to feel an irresistible attraction to one another.
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Created by Judge Judy Sheindlin from the iconic “Judge Judy” reality series, this new unscripted courtroom series sees a new group of experienced judges adjudicating real-life cases. The series is presided over by Judge Patricia DiMango, Judge Tanya Acker and Judge Adam Levy.
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The beginning of the series found Justin (Jordan Gavaris) hoping to find himself again and reconnect with his biological daughter, Billie (Madison Shamoun), whom he gave up for adoption as a teenager, by planning a trip to the lake where he spent his summers as a child. Now, Season 2 finds Justin and Riley (Travis Nelson) deciding to make their relationship official, but their plans go up in flames alongside the beloved boathouse.
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BY CAROLINE COLLACUTT
This summer, the stakes (and the steaks) are hotter than ever, as this fan-favorite cooking competition heads outside to hit the pit – the barbecue pit, that is – for Season 2 of “Barbecue Showdown,” now available to stream on Netflix.
Just in time for grilling season, hosts Lyric Lewis (“A.P. Bio”) and Rutledge Wood (“Lost in Transmission”) return to the showdown’s outdoor stage, inviting eight new chefs to compete for the title of American Barbecue Champion, in what Netflix calls a “fierce but friendly faceoff” between some of barbecue’s very best.
The competing backyard barbecue enthusiasts, smoking connoisseurs and pitmasters range in specialty and experience level but share one thing in common: they all practise the art of “manning the grill,” with skills honed sharper than a boning knife.
Challenges cover a variety of different cooking styles, forcing the chefs out of their comfort zones as temperatures rise in more ways than one. Adding pressure to the cookers, each task must be completed within a time frame that slices into the normal amount of time required to prepare and cook each given dish. There are also “surprise challenges,” interrupt-
ing the ever-present need for chefs to maintain their ideal grill temperature, a job necessary to produce an evenly smoked and evenly textured slab of meat.
The completed dishes are then presented to a panel of celebrity chef judges, including barbecue restaurateur Kevin “Big Kev” Bludso (“Diners, Drive-ins and Dives”) and seven-time barbecue champion Melissa Cookston (“Food Paradise”). Each episode, one chef is named “Star Pitmaster” by the judges, while another is eliminated from the game, narrowing the competition until only two remain for a flaming-hot grill-off featured in the finale.
Last season saw competitors cooking meals for 50 ravenous firefighters — choosing between exotic proteins in a dish featuring either iguana, raccoon or hare meat and creating epic, one-of-a-kind signature sandwiches. This second season features more unique challenges (and just as satisfying a winner), having been released just in time for the barbecue season on Sunday, May 28.
For a mouth-watering taste of well-done competition, both seasons of “Barbecue Showdown” are now available to stream on Netflix.
Hot on the tail of the release of his new series “FUBAR,” fans of the Governator can get even more “Arnold” when the new threepart biographical docuseries.
Chronicling the life of former professional bodybuilder, actor, filmmaker, businessman and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, from his childhood in the Austrian countryside to the American limelight, “Arnold” features a series of candid interviews with Schwarzenegger, his friends, foes, co-stars and observers.
From the producers of “Formula 1: Drive to Survive,” over eight episodes this new series closely follows the riders, team managers and everyone in between as they prepare to take on the world’s most famous bike race. Biking 3,328 kilometers through the French Alps, 176 riders compete, but only one will earn the yellow jersey for the Tour’s 109th edition.
With affordable classic cars becoming an increasingly rare find in the United States, a shop set up in El Paso, Texas, right on the Mexican border, is on a mission to bring up the “forgotten and undervalued classics” (per the official trailer) that sit in junkyards across Mexico. Making the trip across the border to bring back some gems in the rough, the team turns these dented, rusted beauties into one-of-a-kind masterpieces ready for a new life on the road.
Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and her friends return for their greatest adventure yet — senior year — in the fourth and final season of this dramedy. based on series co-creator Mindy Kaling’s own teenage years, modern-day, first-generation Indian American teenager Devi deals with young love, friendships and continuing grief from losing her father in the first season. Lee Rodriguez, Ramona Young, Michael Cimino, Darren Barnet and Jaren Lewison also star.
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1. California city (2)
9. Corn serving
10. Frame of mind
11. __ Cruces, NM
13. Santa __ Park; California racetrack
15. Fraternity letter
17. California city (2)
18. Driver’s lic. or Soc. Sec. card
20. Choice word
21. Bawl
23. Ms. Gardner
24. “…hallowed be __ name…”
25. Traffic snarl
26. Initials for a Beatle
29. French article
30. California city
34. Sleep disturber
36. Understood (2)
38. Mork’s planet
39. Actor Alan
42. Hullabaloo
43. San __; California city DOWN
1. Actor Chaney
2. Silk sashes
3. To __ __; unanimously
4. Refusal
5. Monopoly board corner square
6. Margin
7. Red Muppet
8. Houston, for one
9. San Juan __; California city
12. California city
14. Money for Uncle Sam
16. Years lived
19. Comments from Homer
20. Tennis racket’s shape
22. Fly-__-night; irresponsible
23. Race car driver Foyt
27. Argon or xenon
28. Yoko __
30. Long-bodied fish
31. __ Penn
32. Old-time cry of dismay
33. __ __ impasse; deadlocked
35. Sphere
37. Bachelor’s last words (2)
40. Note of the scale
41. Kildare or Quinn: abbr.
This National Geographic docuseries takes viewers on an extraordinary journey through world-famous and lesser-known national parks, revealing the diversity and natural wonder that can be found in America.
James Cameron’s visually stunning Avatar world returns to the screen with this newest installment. Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, the story follows the Sully family — Jake (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) and their kids), who live on the extrasolar moon Pandora, through the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure.
Set in the United States’ most northern state, this National Geographic reality series sends camera crew to remote communities to chronicle the troubles faced by Indigenous Alaskans. While the weather is cold more often than not, the Alaskans are generally prepared for this type of hurdle. What they are less prepared to handle stems from shifts in the natural environment and political landscape.
This animated adventure comedy follows Hailey (Auli’i Cravalho), a risk-averse but resourceful teenager on a mission to complete every item on her long list of challenging — and sometimes impractical — tasks in order to save the world. With her best friend Scott (Manny Jacinto), Hailey is always encountering new challenges and more opportunities to conquer her fears.
A legendary film that serves as a great musical and a tribute to Hollywood’s golden age, “Singin’ in the Rain” — which Turner Classic Movies presents Tuesday, June 6 — is an essential entry in the MGM catalog that never loses its sense of sheer fun, thanks in no small part to the appeal of a fabulous cast.
Teaming him with Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor, the 1952 picture boasts Gene Kelly as a movie star making the transition from the silent era to “talkies” … and needing a singer to help him with that switch. Kelly also co-directed with Stanley Donen, and among the fabulous numbers is O’Connor’s genuine showstopper “Make ‘Em Laugh,” which he literally throws himself into without reservation. Rita Moreno had one of her earliest screen roles here.
Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly star in “Singin’ in the Rain”
“To be able to create art that is almost a conversation, a very active conversation, is a really really cool thing for me to do,” Wilson said.
“The Gallery” was conceptualized over the course of the year after one of Wilson’s pieces was used as centerpiece of the show “Screaming in Silence,” which Harris directed and produced in the spring. Harris was drawn to the way visual art influenced the work of theater.
“More than just ‘let me use your art piece,’ I wanted to create something together and explore how different forms of performance art and visual art can interact and grow together,” Harris said.
In the fall, they each studied abroad in England, Harris in London and Wilson in Liverpool. A visit to Liverpool solidified their vision.
“I saw their art studio and saw what they had been doing,” Harris said. “I kind of had like an ‘aha’ moment of how their art had shifted since I had last seen them and how that was going to change the show.”
Wilson’s art had moved away from realism in favor of a more abstract style representing the fuzziness of memory. During “The Gallery,” Wilson uses a series of photographs they took of Harris through their college years as inspiration for paintings.
The paintings are acrylic on fabric, a medium shift prompted in part by necessity. Traveling with all of the accoutrements necessary for oil painting was not a trial Wilson wanted to endure.
Wilson has also leaned into a doodle style that illustrates thoughts and experiences. Their capstone includes a book of some of the doodles,
which will be available at the show. “The Gallery” also makes use of an animated play on the doodles.
Wilson seems both flattered and flabbergasted by their role in the creation of “The Gallery.”
“It’s crazy,” Wilson said. “I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that my art did inspire so much of the show.”
Wilson wasn’t considering the show, which Harris had described as starting in reality and shifting into their internal world, as their art evolved.
“Similar to what the show’s concept was, I started in this kind of very realistic area and then kind of let the art take itself,” Wilson said. “That journey of allowing the art to speak for itself had so much influence on what the show is now.”
Though “The Gallery” asks interesting questions about art and audience, at its heart is a simple story. Tired of seeing people afraid of living life, or trapped in the idea that they must accomplish something specific to really live, Harris based “The Gallery” on the idea that life is beautiful on both the ups and downs of its roller coaster if only we are receptive.
“The journey is about opening yourself up to the life that you’re living now in every moment, the good and the bad,” Harris said.
“The Gallery” is at Verge Theater in the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, 111. S. Grand Ave., Suite 107, in Bozeman from June 1 to 17. Shows are at 7 p.m. on June 1-3, 8, 10 and 15-16. There is also a late show on June 9 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $35. Saturday matinees on June 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. are “pay what you can.” A talkback with Harris and Wilson follows each show.
On Sundays, June 4 and 11, at 7 p.m., Wilson will host “Sip with Syd,” an evening of painting and art discussions. Supplies and beverages will be provided. The run will conclude with an art show on Saturday, June 17, from 5-7 p.m.
For tickets and more information, visit www. vergetheater.com.
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Questions:
1) Name the stadium that hosts the French Open. (Hint: It was named after a French aviator.)
2) The French Open is one of four events considered amongst the Grand Slam of Tennis. What are the other 3 events?
3) Regarded as the “King of the Clay,” Rafael Nadal has won how many French Open titles?
4) Who was the last French winner of the men’s singles title?
5) Defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek defeated which American in the 2022 women’s finals?
6) Who currently holds the record as the youngest winner of the French Open?
7) What is the name of the French Open men’s singles trophy?
8) Having won seven titles at the French Open, which female tennis star is the current tournament record holder?
9) Name the South American player who won all his career grand slam titles at the French Open.
10) Who was the first male player to successfully win the French Open in their tournament debut?
Answers:
10) Mats Wilander
9) Gustavo Kuerten
8) Chris Evert
7) Coupe des Mousquetaires (The -Muske teers’ Cup)
6) Monica Seles
5) Coco Gauff
4) Yannick Noah in 1983
3) 14
2) Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon
1) Roland Garros
Going into the 2023 French Open, it’s clear that 21-year-old Iga Swiatek has taken the tennis world by storm, rewriting history and quickly establishing herself as a fan favorite.
Born May 31, 2001, in Warsaw, Poland, Swiatek’s first taste of Grand Slam success came in October 2020 when she won the prestigious French Open title. It wasn’t just the victory that was impressive — it was how she did it, and whom she did it against.
Entering the tournament, Swiatek was ranked No. 54. Using her aggressive style and fearless approach, she defeated world No. 19 Marketa Vondrousova in the opening round, and followed it up in the fourth round by defeating world No. 2 Simona Halep, who was on a 17-match winning streak and was favored to win the tournament. Reaching the final, Swiatek defeated No. 6 Sofia Kenin, becoming the first Polish player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title, and the lowest-ranked singles champion in French Open history.
Coming off a successful 2021 campaign that saw her enter the top 15 for the first time (she finished the season seeded at No. 4), she reached the semifinals at both the 2022 Adelaide International and 2022 Australian Open before winning the next six tournaments in a row. She finished the season with a won-lost record of 67-9, making it the most wins in a single season since Serena Williams accomplished the feat in 2013.
In 2023, she continues to impress with her outstanding performances on the court. Having established herself as one of the top-ranked female players (and the clay-court queen), she won the WTA Qatar Open 500 in February, successfully defending her title against American Jessica Pegula in the final in straight sets.
With her latest title victory in Stuttgart coming on the heels of No. 2 Arnya Sabalenka, Swiatek continues to build a legacy that would take a lifetime for most. Beyond the 2023 French Open, now entering its final week (NBC and The Tennis Channel offer live coverage), the future looks bright for this young tennis star.
Full name: Iga Natalia
Swiatek
Birth date: May 31, 2001
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Height/weight:
5”9’/143 Lbs.
Honors and achievements:
Three-time major singles champion and 13 WTA titles
Did you know: Her father is a former Olympic rower who competed in quadruple men’s sculls at the 1998 Seoul Olympic Games
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