Bozeman Magazine December 2020

BOZEMAN MAGAZINE December 2020 - Volume 14.7

Inside This Issue:

Standing On The Verge Top 10 Winter Activities For Kids Help Bless Foster Children This Season

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Kelly Hartman

Visual Arts

R e c & H e a lt h

Cover Shot: - Kelly Hartman 10

State Tree Shows Fire Resilence - A Lauten-Scrivner 22

Food & Drinks The Local American Saloon - A Ripple 12

Can Beavers Help Wildfires? - S Mosquera 24 MT College Jouranists Cover Covid-19 - B Leigh 26

M o n ta n a M u s i c

Living Local

Bozeman Symphony Holiday - A Bradford 16

Winter Weavings - K Hartman 28

These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ - M Jochum 18

Top 10 Winter Activities for BZN Kids - K Hulbert 32

Sc r e e n & S ta g e Standing on the Verge - C Pfannenstiel 20

Stepping Into the Unknown - R Zitzer 34 SLAM Covid 19 Artist Relief Fund - S McGee 36

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Residential Sales North of $1M - T Ford 31

H OROS C O P E Black Rose Spiritual Center - Dr Nikki 17

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Angie Ripple - Publisher Angie makes Bozeman Magazine happen all while wrangling her three children and adventuring with her husband and living the dream.

Brian Ripple - Publisher Brian enjoys taking his kids camping, and skiing. He is an artist, sound engineer and co-editor of this fabulous magazine you are reading.

Sarah Cairoli - Copy Editor Local writer, tutor, and mother who has been enjoying all Bozeman has to offer for the past decade. Copy Editor for Bozeman Magazine.

Nikki Judge - Horoscope Nikki is a spiritual counselor and life coach who is happily serving those who have chosen a solo spiritual path.

Abby Bradford- Music The Marketing and Development Communications Manager for the Symphony, loves connecting people to purpose through the arts, outdoor adventure, and time shared together.

Michael Jochum - MT Music Michael Jochum is a Husband, Father, Grandfather, Drummer (Jackson Browne, Jonothan Davis), Author, advocate for the disabled musician, Activist, and dog lover.

Kelly Hartman - History Kelly Hartman is the Curator at the Gallatin History Museum.

She is also a painter and printmaker inspired by the beauty of Montana.

Kat Forester - Recreation Kat is a young adventurer, who enjoys skiing, biking, hiking, rock climbing, and rafting. Kats blog Kat-Tasrophe Avoided can be found at www.katsplace.me

Cassie Pfannenstiel - Local living Cassie is an intern and senior at MSU. She has a passion for cultural and social issues, in her free time she enjoys playing polo for MSU and cracking jokes with her improv troupe.

Eric Kofer - Music Former ASMSU concerts director.

Local music contributor and ChickenJam West Productions Owner. Eric spreads his love for music around the valley.

Ruby Zitzer - Local Living Ruby is currently a student at MSU studying writing and human development. You will most often find Ruby outside adventuring on the trails & rivers that surround the Bozeman area.

Kris Drummond - Local Living Kris Drummond is a writer, photographer, and traveler living in Bozeman and enjoying spring skiing in December.

Montana Grant - Recreation A retired Educator, Consultant, Naturalist, & Guide, he spends time sharing and teaching about the great outdoors.

Phil Knight - Local Living / Rec Phil is a wilderness explorer, guide, author and shameless agitator. He’s lived in Bozeman with his wife since the 1980s, traveled to 7 continents, and seen some crazy stuff..

Kate Hulbert - Local Living Kate spends almost every free moment enjoying Bozeman and Montana in some way; hiking and exploring the mountains, skiing, or kayaking the rivers.

Rachel Phillips - History Rachel Phillips is the Research Coordinator at the Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman.

Kevin Brustuen - Screen & Stage Kevin Brustuen lives in Bozeman and can be contacted at kbrustuen@hotmail.com. He is an avid theater-goer.

Missy Glenn - Music/Local Living Missy Glenn lives in Bozeman with her son DJ, two dogs, and her cat Ginger. She is a licensed Esthetician and Patient Care Specialist.

Joey Wishart - Photography An aspiring landscape and portrait photographer from Seattle, Washington & student at Montana State University in pursuit of a astrophysics graduate degree.

Cynthia Logan - Local Living C ynthia Logan has been a freelance writer and editor for nearly three decades. She assists individuals and corporations to further their branding.

Tim Ford - Real Estate Tim Ford is a Broker / RealtorÂŽ with Bozeman Broker Real Estate in Bozeman Montana.

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W H A T ’ S YO U R B E E F ?

Is Gallatin Valley Land Trust staying true to its mission?

Teresa Prond, photo: Tim McGough

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allatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) is often upheld as one of the most responsible and highest-regarded organizations in the valley. Its mission to connect people, communities and open lands through conservation and trail creation aligns with many interests of our growing community. Over the years, GVLT has garnered respect, financial support, and the trust of donors (myself historically being counted among them) by building this reputation. Now it seems the organization may be going astray.

GVLT’s mission statement “Gallatin Valley Land Trust connects people, communities, and open lands through conservation of working farms and ranches, healthy rivers, and wildlife habitat, and the creation of trails…”

In the mission statement above, conservation of the land, rivers and wildlife are listed before trail creation. But in the organization’s drive to pursue the “Bear Canyon Trail and Conservation Project,” we see that “Trails” comes first, at the cost of much more.

I became aware of GVLT’s plans for the “Bear Canyon Trail and Conservation Project” in early October at a community meeting organized by GVLT for the residents of Bear Canyon. The project centers on the purchase of 18 acres of private land in order to develop a parking lot and new trail in a well-known wildlife migration corridor used by elk, deer, moose and bear alike. This alone will

have a striking impact. The ultimate goal to provide access to the adjoining 6,500 acres of state trust lands to cut in a more extensive trail system will further encroach upon wildlife and threaten the future of our valley as we know it.

Many of my neighbors stepped forward that evening, voicing concerns about road traffic, public safety, increased fire risk and the inevitable negative impacts to wildlife as well as soil and water quality. The point was also raised that there are approximately six trail heads within three square miles of this project, two of which already provide access to the state lands. We spoke of the need to better manage existing trails and consolidate human use instead of developing new trails in vital elk breeding and calving grounds.

Friends of Bear Canyon is a grass roots movement formed after the meeting, uniting residents of Bear Canyon, Bozeman and beyond who value both conservation and recreation – in that order. We acknowledge the increased use of and demand for trails as Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley continue to experience rapid growth, but we also contend that there is a pressing need to find balanced use and preservation at the human-wildlife interface.

We, as Friends of Bear Canyon, are asking that GVLT stand behind its mission and show that conservation of wildlife, rivers and land do indeed come first by preserving the 18 acres in Bear Canyon as a conservation easement for the protection of the habitat and the animals who call this land home. At the very least, we ask that GVLT show fair intent by initiating a 3rd party review of the impacts that this project would have on the land, habitat, wildlife, and public safety before pursuing its “Bear Canyon Trail and Conservation Project.” v Teresa Prond is a LEED-accredited interior designer and a landowner in Bear Canyon.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

GROWING UP MONTANAN Angie Ripple

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rowing up in Montana meant searching for, and cutting down a Christmas each year with my family, specifically my dad who lead the charge to the forest and did the majority of the searching, all of the cutting and hauling, and my brother and I were along for the ride. I grew up on the Flathead Indian Reservation where we were close to plenty of pine trees that were available for us to cut down and bring home with us.

There were no tags to pay for and pick up, there really were no rules for this search at all. And, growing up in my small town, 40+ miles from the nearest big box store, I didn’t even know that fake Christmas trees existed. I know there was at least one year that my family had two Christmas trees, one upstairs and one downstairs, both from the woods outside of town. So this year when my husband found a great deal on a previously owned fake Christmas and asked if we should begin down that route I had a decision to make.

Three years ago our family headed up Hyalite in our 1995 Subaru with a saw, some twine, and a tree permit. The road was covered with ice, the ground with snow, but our spirits were high and we were ready to find a suitable tree for our holiday celebration.

We went up the road and back down again to the Moser Creek parking area, also an ice rink. After carefully traversing the lot to the hillside we climbed our way up and weaved our way from tree to tree. As soon as we’d spy one that looked good we’d realize it was only half full and we’d keep looking and trekking. Eventually we realized we’d need to go further up the road in the car to find our tree. We made it up this snow covered road, parked along side road and trekked through deeper snow toward the trees.

There the perfect little tree stood, just right for us, so we cut it down and brought it to the car, tied it to the ski racks and carefully headed back down to our house.

The usual trimming commenced, and our holidays were merry and bright. And then it was time to take the tree down. Once all of the ornaments and lights were taken down something caught my eye, something tucked into the branches, something very unexpected after all the tree hunting and hauling and trimming. A birds nest. We had cut down a tree with a birds nest in it, what in the world?

After the shock and wonderment we had a good laugh, hoping the birds had long abandoned this nest and we hadn’t forced them into hopelessness for the holidays. We still tell the story to friends who haven’t heard it yet, the Rockefeller Center 2020 tree and owl reminded us of our nest tree.

My decision to continue hunting for real Christmas trees didn’t take long, for me it’s an opportunity to make more memories with my family, and I just can’t pass that opportunity by. Funny, happy, celebratory memories that getting a fake tree out of a box just won’t match.

This year the forest service has waived the $5 fee for tree cutting in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. You can download a tag (which you will still need to cut down a tree) online, or by visiting the FS office at 3710 Fallon St (406-522-2520).

Grab your tag, your boots and gloves, a saw, a 4x4 vehicle, and the family and get out to the woods for a tree hunt, and a holiday season to remember, or go to the closest tree lot, or grab your tree out of the box, I won’t judge. Be careful out there! Happy Holidays. k

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VISUAL ART COVER

SHOT

Kelly Hartman

www.mountainstudio308.com/

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elly Hartman grew up in the mountains, quite literally, in a tiny valley just a half a mile from Yellowstone National Park. Her parents are wildlife photographers, so she spent much of her childhood hiking through the woods on the search for the elusive owl or that perfect scenic vista. Following graduation from Northwest College and Western Oregon University, where Kelly received her BFA in painting, she moved back home to Montana, back to the log cabin she had lived in her whole life.

“I have always known that I wanted to be an artist, but never was I more inspired then when seeing the amazing place I grew up in all over again with fresh eyes. After spending three years at home, working as the Director of the Cooke City Montana Museum, I made the move to Bozeman, where I am currently the curator at the Gallatin History Museum. I spend all of my free time creating. I am a painter, printmaker, weaver, writer, and photographer. Studio 308 (named for the painting studio I occupied in college) was formed so that I can share my love of home with others, in hopes that they get the same feeling of comfort and sense of place out of my works.”

Montana, and the Bozeman area in particular, has no end to inspiring views. From the grand vistas to be seen on the mountain tops to the beautiful trails that wind their way through the town. Kelly’s latest body of work has begun with a vision of translating some of this local beauty into art, primarily printmaking and weaving.

On this month’s cover, “Triple Tree Trail” is Kelly’s first multi-layer limited edition print that emulates the scope of those to come. Kelly is planning about a dozen prints in this vein, the next being a view from a cornfield in Manhattan looking back toward the Bridgers.

Just this last month, Kelly purchased her first loom and since has

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been creating scarves inspired by the colors of Montana from photographs she has taken. Kelly pairs each scarf with an image in hopes that the wearer will receive the same sense of peace and joy that she found being in that place every time they wrap up in one. h

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FOOD & DRINKS

Angie Ripple

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raig Seguin may not be a cowboy on horseback, but he often performs a multitude of ranch, I mean restaurant-related tasks as the owner and head chef at Belgrade’s Local American Saloon. Craig is skilled at using the tools of the trade to create delicious steaks and burgers; he is an indispensable laborer in the Belgrade Food Scene. 2020 has forced extensive creativity and pivots in the industry to stay afloat, and Craig shares his concept and passion for community in this month’s dining interview.

Angie Ripple: How was The Local conceptualized?

Craig Seguin: It was something I’d been looking at doing for a long time, and Belgrade was a pretty specific market. I guess we kinda looked at places like Ale Works that are super successful and decided that Belgrade needed a Cowboy-style Ale Works.

We’re a family friendly restaurant with a sports bar, so we offer anything from bar apps, chicken wings and nachos, to steaks, sandwiches, burgers. We have a big menu that fits everybody’s price point and fulfills everybody’s needs, so we have a little bit of something for everybody.

AR: What makes The Local unique in the Bozeman/Belgrade Food Scene?

CS: We are one of the few Cowboy bars around. I don’t know if anyone quite markets the cowboy thing as much as we do, the Western Montana thing. In Belgrade, there were so few options of restaurants we just felt like it was a much-needed thing for the Belgrade area, just to have that casual comfort food and once again, anybody can please their appetite here with our menu because it’s pretty big.

Most of our customer are from Belgrade. We are very well received here, and we do fundraisers with people around here. Of course, there is not as much going on with the high school and grade schools this year, but we support sporting events in Belgrade. It’s nice because compared to Bozeman it is definitely the smaller town, community feel, with all the parades and the Farmers’ Market, it’s just a little more tight knit community, which is good for us.

We kind of took center stage getting such a nice spot downtown, on Main Street, that forced us to do some good things and meet the high expectations of the community.

AR: What do you want people to experience when they walk through your doors?

CS: I guess for us, our employees take a lot of pride in what we do, and for the most part we are not trying to be fine dining, we’re not trying to showcase anything, it

11 W Main St #105, Belgrade (406) 924-6033

www.thelocalbelgrade.com

FOOD STYLE:

Designed to Appeal to All

DRINKS:

Original Cocktails, Wine, Beers, Soda

HOURS:

11:30 am - 9pm Seven days a week

VIBE:

Inviting & Friendly

PRICES: $$ - $$$

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really is more community involved and I think if you ask any employee here, they’d prefer just to see our local community come in. Obviously, we get a lot of travelers from the airport, but they come in here and are like, ‘oh, cool place, and cool name, and cool menu’, and we sell lots of cool schwag and they like to buy that stuff just for the memories. People have a really good time with it and as far as branding our restaurant, we did the right thing and people seem to really enjoy it.

AR: What do your regulars keep coming back for?

CS: Our number one seller is our burgers; our burgers are pretty awesome. We’ve got a pretty big crowd around here that likes to come out and watch sports, and always our chicken wings and nachos are a thing.

I feel like this restaurant is split in two.

We have a bar area that the burgers and nachos and chicken wings - that’s what people come here for, but then there are a lot of people that like to sit in the nice comfy booths in our dining room and have a salmon meal or a nice steak. We’ve got a lot of really cool steaks too. I kinda feel like we fit two different worlds there, kind of a steakhouse and kind of a cool sports bar atmosphere all in one place.

Salmon with Pesto & a Balsamic Glaze

AR: What do you enjoy most about being part of the Bozeman community?

mountain biking and hiking. Other than that, I’m always working.

CS: Me personally, in the winter-time I’m a referee for the local Hockey Association, so that’s kinda my exercise program during the winter. I’m also an avid hunter, archery hunter so that’s usually fall-time, and then in the summertime I like to do a lot of

AR: How has it been running the restaurant through the pandemic?

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CS: That could be another couple hour discussion; it’s actually been really interesting. In some ways, it’s been a good thing.

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During the shutdown, we did to-go food only and brought all of our food out of the kitchen and set up like a grocery store inside the dining room. We moved our cash register up to the front door and we were selling groceries and to-go food and chemicals, bleach, toilet paper, and paper towels that we bought through our Sysco company. It was a horrible experience, but

it was also pretty fun and we had a pretty good time with it. We were pretty creative with the way that we adapted to things, and then when we opened back up, we needed to learn how to adapt because it’s a really tough business, and I’m assuming a lot of restaurants probably won’t make it through the year which is unfortunate, but you have to be willing to adapt otherwise this will be a really rough time.

AR: Is there anything coming up that you would like the readers to know?

CS: We can’t do large parties over 25 because there are a lot of restrictions there, so once again we are in the process of planning how to figure that out. How can we be creative and still make this work when people get worried about coming out? For one thing, our dining room is pretty big, it’s spread out.

People come in and say ‘I love it’, it’s big and spacious, the tables are pushed apart, so people are pretty excited about that. But as far as what we’ll be doing over the next couple of months, we’ve changed the menu quite a bit. As we change it, we are being more price conscious in some areas. Some people will still want to spend money and buy $15 burgers or $30-40 steaks, but we also need to adapt to people’s needs because during pandemics people get a little worried about spending. With our new menus, we try to adapt and come up with some more price

conscious things and comfort foods.

Something that is really important for us is our to-go food program. We do Door Dash, but we also have online ordering you can do from your phone and that link is on our Facebook page and our website https://www. thelocalbelgrade.com You can order from your phone, you basically access our point of sale system so you can modify things, you can add things, you can upsell yourself and decide how much you want to spend, you can pay, you can tip and then all you have to do is walk in the door, grab your order, and leave. People have really been enjoying that, especially those worried about COVID, about no-touch, about swiping their credit card or passing cash, it’s been huge for us to continue to serve our customers who are worried about coming out.

AR: Any parting words?

CS: Get out and support your local restaurants; it’s been tough.

Burn the breeze to The Local in Belgrade, pull up a seat at the huge bar or find a table in the dining seated area, and take in the Cowboy Western theme. Fly at it! R Angie Ripple is the co-publisher of Bozeman Magazine, making it happen each and every month since 2007.

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HEIGH HO HOLIDAY! TWIDDLE YOUR THUMBS & WAIT F FOR PHASE 3?

M O N TA N A M U S I C

eaturing: Bozeman Symphony’s Concertmaster Carrie Krause, Principal Oboe Sandy Stimson, Principal Trumpet Sarah Stoneback, Cellist Julia Kory Slovarp, and Violinists Natalie Padilla and Cade Fiddaman, Violist Amy Letson, and Organist Ilse-Mari Lee. Baroque Music Montana and Bozeman Symphony partner to present, Heigh Ho Holiday, a concert of seasonal gems from centuries past. This free holiday concert streamed to Bozeman Arts Live on December 12, 2020, at 7:00 PM celebrates varied instrumental colors with Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, Albinoni’s Oboe Concerto in D minor, and Holborne’s Heigh Ho Holiday. ​ Join Bozeman Symphony and Baroque Music Montana musicians for an evening of seventeenth-century Celtic to Venetian splendor.

Bozeman Arts Live is artists from Bozeman and our surrounding communities in live-stream from their shelter spaces; a capital campaign simultaneous with each broadcast goes to the artist.

Repertoire: Charpentier Trumpet Tune from Te Deum Corelli Christmas Concerto in G minor Albinoni Oboe Concerto Op 9 No 2, 2nd mvt Buxtehude Passacaglia in D minor BuxWV 161 Drive the Cold Winter Away Holborne Heigh Ho Holiday, Cradle Pavan, A New Yeeres Gift Gabrieli Canzon IV a 6

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ozeman has a vibrant art scene, but it is hurting. Many artists thrive on and need recognition. This is why we have movie openings, art galleries and art walks, and this is why we have live music and concerts.

As a musician a huge majority of my friends in Bozeman are also musicians. Getting together and jamming, weather it is in a Funk Bunker in someone’s basement, at the Haufbrau for open mic night, or hitting up the Filling Station or Rialto to take in a touring band this is what we do. Now with COVID-19 and the “new normal” artists and musicians alike have been out of work since march, and have figured out that their livlihoods will return “sometime later” when the rest of society can decide work together to get us all into phase 3 of reopening the economy.

Artists watch as people fight and bicker over what should be solid scientific data. They are shocked that there are so many people

photo: Bill McAlaine

who will not do what is asked of them to keep the rest of society safe.

Artists see many people that when asked by scientists and doctors to do what it will take to go back to normal they still refuse. The artists see you.

There’s a story about people on a boat. A guy decides to dig through the wood floor of his cabin. Water begins to flow in. Other passengers on the boat have a wide variety of reactions from being pissed to outright fear.

“But it’s my cabin”, the guy argues, “Why should it matter to you what I do in my cabin?”

Unfortunately for “the guy” personal choices can only go as far when we’re all on the same boat.

The artist’s fear is that the same deniers who have refused to wear a mask to help keep everyone safe this year will likely do the same thing when it comes to taking a vaccine created by the worlds leading scientists and health experts.

With nearly 2 million letters sent, artists are still hoping Congress does the right thing and passes legislation that will #SaveOurStages.

The truth is that while we wait for Congress, many venues are at risk of closing forever if they don’t get help today.

Here’s Save Our Stages video of Bozeman MT they would like you to check out. I guess it all helps... https://youtu.be/jCiuRpaqxrM f 16

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Sun Sign Horoscope December 2020

Aries: The end of 2020 comes

Libra: As you look back over the

Taurus: Your inner drive is in

Scorpio: You can put away the

Gemini: Reflecting back on

Sagittarius: Take a breath!

Cancer: Your daydreams and reminiscing about the year almost gone by allows you to focus on what you want to manifest in 2021. By letting go some of the negatives, you are visualizing that successful future you know you can make for yourself. Go for it!

Capricorn: The year has been

quickly and you are probably more than ready. December has much to give you. There is still the trepidation of the unknown, but once you get past it courage and success await. Once you hit your stride, forward momentum is there!

high gear making sure to push through that tiredness to get it all done. The perchance for over-doing could come in to play and have you feeling a bit overwhelmed. Your energy reserves will get you through and ready for 2021.

2020 may not reveal much physical change, but the way you see yourself has changed. Being stronger in who you are comes from overcoming all the challenges thrown your way. You are doing exactly what you need to for a strong 2021!

BRING BACK LIVE MUSIC

WEAR YOUR MASK

Leo: Now is the time for you to

listen to that inner voice – and not the inner editor. You have overcome much and refined your personal perspective. Let that mane shine and don’t quiet that roar.

Your newfound perspective shows you a path to a strong 2021.

Virgo: You have been going in

high gear and there isn’t time to slow down now, either. Your fears of running on empty may feel real, but you are going to make it through. Pay attention to new ideas and plans as you will want to bring more than one into fruition.

year you have just been through, it is okay to take the time to congratulate yourself. You have met the challenges head on, strengthened your inner compass and found out just how strong you really are.

shovel knowing you have dug deep enough within yourself. The year has given you a great opportunity to refocus the you that you are, not what others want you to be. It is okay to walk away from the things that are holding you back!

You made it. The end of the year is here and you are in still in one piece. There is a strength that comes from facing the challenges and getting through a roller coaster of upheaval and change.

Now you know you can do it, so do it.

unsettling and December is no different. You have gotten through the rest of the year with determination and grit. There is an underlying feeling of dis-ease that does not have a source; have trust and faith in yourself, you got this!

Aquarius: You enter the month with faith that everything is going to be all right and, you will be rewarded for it. You have no problem with self-doubts as you have been through your crucible.

Now you can take on anything you set your mind to.

Pisces: Yes! It is time to cel-

ebrate. You have made it to the end of 2020 and you are still in one piece. You may be wondering what new rough waters 2021 will bring, but those fears are overshadowed by a strong sense of purpose and power.

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M O N TA N A M U S I C

Michael Jochum

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o, I’ll tell you my Ted Nugent story. It was right around 1986.

I was one of the “session guys in demand,” and I got a call to play on a Ted Nugent record. During that period of time, I was deep into some illicit drugs that caused me to be a little more arrogant than I am today—and even more opinionated, hard as that may be to believe. For some unknown reason, I was also deeply into cowboy boots. Due to my foot size, cowboy boots are not my favorite footwear, but they seemed to be “hip” at the time, so I was wearing them.

I made my way over to Capitol Studio B, and of course “The Nuge” was not there, but his team of accomplices, along with a recording engineer of note and a producer of some cred, were there waiting for me to begin my drum sounds around 9 AM. I achieved brilliance with my drum sounds, when finally, in walks Ted Nugent. He did his usual play-acting with everyone, as though he actually liked them, and then proceeded to enter the drum booth where I was sitting, anxiously awaiting his arrival.

He didn’t even shake my hand—just looked at my feet and asked, “Are you going to wear those cowboy boots when you play the drums?”

I responded by saying, “F@&K yes, I’m gonna wear these cowboy boots when playing the drums! After all, that’s what I have on my feet!”

He looked at me incredulously with those milky, devilish eyes of his and said, “Drummers simply don’t wear cowboy boots.

You need to go home and change your shoes before we start the session.”

So, I stood up from the drum kit, walked out of Capitol Studio B, into the parking lot, drove through the guard gate, and proceeded to make my way home to change into some suitable footwear. Keep in mind that Nugent had no idea where I lived or how long it would take me to grab the new pair of shoes suitable for his very important recording session.

On my way down Sepulveda Boulevard from my Gucci house in the extremely gentrified Royal Oaks neighborhood of Sherman Oaks, I figured I might as well stop and fuel up at my very favorite fuel emporium (After all, my little road trip was bought and paid for by The Nuge)—the same 7-Eleven where, fourteen years into the future, in a galaxy far, far away, I would meet and greet one OJ Simpson. I was feeling a bit peckish, so I stopped at In-N-Out Burger for a Double-Double with cheese, an order of fries, and a vanilla milkshake. I realized that I was out of my favorite illicit drug and made a quick stop at a dear friend’s house (whom I called “the dealer”) to pick up a little stash for my evening’s fun with Teddy. By the time I got back to the studio it was approximately 4 1/2 hours after I exited Capitol.

Triple scale is a beautiful thing when you are a sideman. Sidemen don’t usually get the due that they deserve, but sometimes the compensation is well worth the lack of recognition. I walked back into Studio B and didn’t even glance at Nugent or his engineer of note or the producer of cred. I sat down at my drum kit and began to record one of his stupid songs. y

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g n i d n SOntathe Cassie Pfannenstiel

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ozeman has a vibrant performing arts scene, full of creative folks who work hard to put on productions for our community. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a serious toll on artists of all kinds; many creatives are struggling to make ends meet. Because of restrictions placed on the number of people allowed to meet in a space, most in-person performances have had to stop completely. When so much of the experience of live theater is wrapped up in a collective experience, it can be difficult to replicate that experience virtually.

The Verge theater, founded in 1994, has been a staple of live community theater performance and instruction here in Bozeman.

The theater is known for its annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Improv on the Verge and Silly Moose Comedy. Recently, I spoke with Executive Director of Verge Theater Hilary Parker about the state of theater during the pandemic, the importance of comedy during these difficult times and what the Verge plans to do in the coming months.

CP: How would you describe the Verge’s place in our community?

HP: Verge has a twenty-fiveyear history of performing thought-provoking and critical pieces, pieces which are timely and which always answer the question: why this play now? When we choose plays, we’re looking for things that are contemporary, typically written in the last 10 years or so, and that makes us unique in the Bozeman theater scene and arguably in the artistic scene as well. Bozeman has a cowboys and Indians tendency to its art scene, nothing wrong with that, but what we like to bring is a little bit more of a contemporary urban sense in terms of the classic and timely questions that we are asking. Who are we? Where are we going as a species? What are our responsibilities? How do we care for each other? How do we live with one another? How do we maintain different approaches to this life, but do it in harmony?

CP: How has the Verge been doing during the pandemic? What kinds of challenges have you faced?

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HP: Challenges and opportunities. What basically happened was we called the board together in March, when it was clear that we were in a pandemic situation and that we were going to handle the pandemic here in Montana. There was no reason to think that we weren’t going to be a part of it, and we would likely need the board’s quick action should we need to shut down. On March 12th, we made the decision to shut everything. And that meant no one going into the theater, no one going into the office. We stopped all rehearsals. We were luckily in a break between classes, so we didn’t have to stop any of our classes. Instead of meeting in person, we made the spring classes virtual. And that continues, our virtual education continues. But it meant looking at the forecast for what a pandemic shortage would mean; we’d seen Broadway shut down. It was sort of a thing where theater went “Yeah, that’s not going to be a place where people want to congregate during a pandemic.” We know this from our history with the 1918 flu pandemic as well. Theaters were the first to halt production and some of the last to reopen.

And so that’s a struggle for us.

We want to make beautiful theater. Art and theater are an in-person thing. Can we get by online? Absolutely. Can we meet and be resilient? You bet.

And we’re doing that, but it’s not the same. Still, the board and Verge’s leadership is and remains committed to lowering community spread. So, we are not meeting in person. We could have an eight-person class meeting right now with masks on. We are choosing not to do that because we feel like it is just not necessary.

Every chance we get to protect members of our community, we are going to take; that’s just part of who Verge is. In March, we started negotiating with our landlord and saying, look, we don’t think we’re going to be bringing in any real income over for productions for quite some time. March was the last time we paid rent.

Once August came around, it became clear that we were going to be doing this for a while and we had agreed with the landlords that if they found another user for our space, that we had right of first refusal to start paying on the space. And in fact, they did find that

person. And the board decided that because the space, although it was our home for twenty-two years and we love that space, but because the space had been too small for some time - the best move, during a pandemic that we weren’t expecting, was to pull up roots and go homeless for a little while.

So that’s what we did and pulling the stage and the risers out of that theater, I mean, a number of board members and I did it by hand - was heartbreaking. It’s just absolutely heartbreaking. Twenty years in one place. That was a low point, but we did it to keep our options open, to remain viable as a theater. We have gotten grants from the state to help us survive COVID, we could have spent that money paying on a space we weren’t using and then gone out of existence. We chose to keep the money to keep our education programs going and to keep our outreach with local schools all virtual and the prison program also virtual. We chose to fund those efforts instead of funding a building that no one was using. So we’re taking this time to work with the board on what’s next for Verge. We think that will eventually mean a new home, but 2020 has been a dumpster fire, and we are as theater artists, really good at improvising. So we’re improvising. We are taking what 2020 gives us and making the best decisions we can for the future of the theater.

CP: How is the Verge operating right now and what sorts of programs are going on?

HP: We have three adult classes that we are offering virtually as well as our teen theater, fall production. So that’s happening all virtual. We’re working with several instructors on all of those classes and our director of instruction, Kate Britton. Other than that, we are reviewing scripts to see if we might pull together a virtual production. But we wanted to get through the election before deciding much of anything about how firmly we want to commit to virtual production. And here’s why: theater on a screen is either television or movies. It’s not theater. Theater is a live, in-person event. And if you had seen something in our previous home on North Seventh, that little theater was a womb - you couldn’t help but catch feelings there. You couldn’t help but feel like you were part of the whole production. It’s just not the same, virtually. And so what we want to do is we want to hopefully find some scripts that do work virtually and that give our theater artists a chance to collaborate because that just keeps all of our moods up.

CP: You spoke a little bit about this, but is there more you want to say about the place of theater and comedy right now?

HP: One of the things that Verge loves to do is connect with our

most vulnerable populations in Gallatin County, including working with the prison system, and we hear all the time when we do prison theater and improv in prisons about the life force that it offers.

That’s not just for the incarcerated, that’s for everybody. And all of us are experiencing a certain level of stay at home right now. We all feel a little cooped up and in need of the joy, the belly laughs, the unexpected surprise that theater brings - particularly improv. I think a lot of focus is given to artists, music, movies, television writers, all of those amazing artists. Theater is less so only because, again, it’s a live event, but theater instruction can be done virtually. We’re having great success doing it virtually and it always leaves people feeling so much better than when they signed on.

CP: What has the virtual aspect of teaching been like?

HP: One of our chief questions going into virtual instruction was: “Would it be the same?” And of course, it’s not the same. But our teachers bring a level of physicality to the Zoom classes that really make people feel connected to one another and as though they are really, from a bodily perspective, very much engaged. You know how some Zoom meetings you kind of feel like your head becomes a computer - this is not that; this is my body is glowing with laughter and connection. That is possible, and we have found great success with that. And we are so grateful for that because it means that our work can continue in terms of helping people connect, grow, laugh and play.

CP: Are there any events that people could look forward to for the holidays or any other special events happening?

HP: Yes, we are going to put on a broadcast version of She Kills Monsters, and that is on December 4th (https://www.vergetheater. com/teen-theater). It’s going to be a free staged production that people can join on Zoom. We’ve used a bunch of different technology and woven them together so that what you’ll get will feel more like watching a staged play than just the Brady Bunch boxes.

The technology has improved since March, and we’re really grateful for that. That’s our teen theater showcase. And any time I get a chance to watch our teens, I am both amazed by their level of talent, but also just blown away by what it so clearly gives each of them in terms of their resilience, their connection to each other, their sense of acceptance in the group. It’s really some of the best work we do. p Cassie Pfannenstiel is an intern and senior at MSU. She has a passion for cultural and social issues, in her free time she enjoys playing polo for MSU and cracking jokes with her improv troupe.

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Montana’s State Tree Shows Resilience Against Wildfires Abigail Lauten-Scrivner

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ontana’s iconic state tree, the ponderosa pine, is surprising researchers with its resilience against wildfires in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

Over a century of fire suppression snuffed out the forest’s historic burn cycle of 20-30 years, leading to a buildup of flammable debris.

This raised concerns among local wilderness managers, who worried that if a fire finally sparked, it could decimate the trees.

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But a recent study of more than 600 ancient ponderosa pines suggests that fires may not harm the trees as feared. In fact, fire may be the best protection for the historical trees due to a built-in safety mechanism.

“Everybody was wondering, if a fire happens, (are) we going to lose these 500-800-year-old trees, and lose that ecosystem?” said Robert Keane, a U.S. Forest Service research ecologist and co-author of the study. “All those ones we thought

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were going to die lived.”

The findings stem from a January U.S. Department of Agriculture study by Keane and Sarah Flanary, a biological science technician with the Forest. Researchers found that fires in 2003 and 2011-- the area’s first blazes since at least 1910 -failed to kill off the pines at significantly high rates.

The study is one of many in recent years driving calls to allow wildfires and prescribed burns to blaze freely, helping

to restore ecosystems that would naturally burn more frequently.

Special interest, however, is paid toward sheltering ponderosa pines. The trees are considered historically and culturally significant, as they offer a uniquely authentic look into Native American use of the forest.

The pines display oval bark-peeling scars from populations including the local Salish Tribe, who peeled back the bark to get to the tree’s nutritious interior during times of famine, or as a delicacy. Peeled ponderosa pines are guarded by several special protective laws and regulations.

“If there wasn’t much to eat, you could peel a ponderosa and you’d have some food,” said Dean Nicolai, a Salish Tribe member and chair of Salish Kootenai College’s Native American studies.

Salish children especially liked the trees’ inner nourishment for its sweet flavor, he said.

Other Native American artifacts, like tools or weapons, are often relocated to the four walls of a museum. But marks on ponderosa pines are “living artifacts,” observable on the land only during the trees’ limited lifespans, Nicolai said.

But some forest managers and researchers suspected that the hundreds-of-years-old trees with exposed bark scars would be most likely to be killed by forest fires.

That was not the case, Keane said.

Most ponderosa pine deaths following the 2003 and 2011 fires were among the youngest and smallest trees -- those without bark peeling marks -- the study found.

The resilience is due to a protective resin-producing response triggered when the trees are introduced to fire early on in their lifespan, Keane said.

Ponderosa pines old enough to have been exposed prior to 100-plus years of fire suppression largely survived the most recent blazes. Unprotected younger trees died at

higher rates, but those that lived are better equipped to survive future flames.

The 20-30-year fire interval prior to Euro-American settlement that primed the older trees was likely established by Native American populations, according to the study.

Tribal peoples periodically set fires to clear the forest when it became overgrown, Keane said. This facilitated hunting and travel along trail corridors.

Ponderosa pines with bark-peeling marks are most often found along these routes, Nicolai said. While the pines protected themselves, the fires offered a rejuvenating reset to the land.

“Tribes burnt those areas out all the time, and there was a reason for that,” Nicolai said.

Researchers came to a similar conclusion with the recent study -- and the results are good news for wilderness managers, Keane said. Some cautious managers have avoided even prescribed burns in proximity to ponderosa pines, he said.

But not burning encouraged crowding from competing tree species, allowing them to invade what was described during the Lewis and Clark expedition as distinguished open ponderosa pine savannas.

Now that most of the area has burned at least twice, the study’s findings support fire as a tool to limit encroachment, eliminate incendiary fuel and reestablish the environment around ponderosa pines.

“I think that this ecosystem is well on its way to being restored to what it once was,” Keane said. n Abigail has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She has worked as a local government and public health beat reporter for a daily newspaper and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Environmental Science/Natural Resource Journalism at the University of Montana, Missoula. www.bozemanmagazine.com

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Can Beavers Help Montana Mitigate Future Wildfires?

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ontana’s wildfire season is lengthening, and help may come from an unlikely source: the beaver.

Historically seen as a nuisance, these buck-toothed rodents are now hailed as wildland firefighters in parts of the American west. By keeping the ground full of moisture, the beaver’s habitat does more than improve the soil and promote plant growth -- they may also slow wildfires.

As the planet warms, western scientists are studying the possibility of beaver repopulation as a fire mitigation tool. Can Montana, the state built by the fur-trade, re-introduce an abundance of beavers to potentially deter future wildfires?

New research from ecohydrologists at California State University- Channel Islands concluded that beaver habitats likely altered the paths of some western fires. According to the study, the rodent’s channels and ponds created fireproof refuges during the wildfires.

Emily Fairfax, an ecohydrologist and the study’s lead author, and her colleague Andrew Whittle, studied satellite images of burn zones in five different states --- California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. Their research found that beaver zones remained unscathed.

“There’s a lot of evidence of beaver dams acting as fire breaks.”

Andrew Lahr, a Wildlife Biology Ph.D. candidate at the University of Montana, said, “It makes sense because they’re increasing the height of the water table. Making things wetter, and so a fire is going to stop.”

Repopulation efforts have grown across the West as evidence of beaver benefits increases. Excessive hunting and trapping by early settlers in the nineteenth century drastically reduced the beaver population; now scientists have been actively reintroducing them into the wild. “There were 300-500 million beavers on 24

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the North American landscape, and then after the fur trade, there were somewhere between 6-12 million,” Lahr said. “That’s orders of magnitude less.”

By the end of the nineteenth century, scientists began studying the ecological importance of beavers. And though trapping is still legal, Lahr said that climate change, rather than trapping, is now the primary reason for the rodent’s population decline. Beavers are known for altering habitats to their liking, but the warming climate reduces the number of willows and aspens, their primary food sources, resulting in habitat loss.

As pro-beaver advocacy ramps up, repopulation efforts are abundant. But Elissa Chott, a beaver conflict resolution technician for the Clark Fork Coalition, warned, “beavers are only beneficial in places where they are appropriate. They change the habitat so much that they can cause immense damage in the wrong area.” Chott works alongside park managers and rangers to offer non-lethal management and reduce human-beaver conflicts.

It’s no secret that beavers can be a nuisance to landowners.

Flooding and property damage are the most prominent complaints about the rodent’s presence. In Montana, the typical solution often involved a shotgun.

CFC and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks are working to make it easier for humans and beavers to co-exist. They have many conflict-prevention procedures in place, including securing a simple barrier around the base of a tree to prevent the rodent from nibbling on a homeowner’s beloved elm.

Chott said they hope to give landowners the tools they need to live alongside beavers. “We want to increase public appreciation for what beavers do. With greater tolerance, we can support higher populations.”

The idea of using beavers as firefighters isn’t a new one. During the Cold War, fear of Soviet firebombs on the arid West led the U.S. military to suggest beaver repopulation as a potential defense strategy. Even though the Soviets never dropped any firebombs, the idea stuck around.

In his book, “Eager,” Ben Goldfarb explained that the West looks very different today than it did in pre-European times. Goldfarb argues two main actions are responsible for drastically altering North America’s landscape: total fire containment and the neareradication of beavers.

In this flammable, contemporary landscape, climate change is causing western fire seasons to be longer and deadlier, which is why scientists and fire experts are performing more controlled burns and, in some states, repopulating beavers.

However, some Montana fire experts aren’t sold on the idea.

Valentijn Hoff, a GIS analyst for the University of Montana fire lab, said, “in 1995 I was in a California fire, in an area with over 12,000 beavers and the fire killed 90% of them.”

Hoff, who has worked with fires for over 20 years and does not claim to be a beaver expert, said the idea makes sense in theory, but his personal experience speaks differently. Instead, Hoff puts his energy towards studying controlled fires as a mitigation tool.

“Naturally occurring wildfires allow forests to sustain themselves,” Hoff said. By immediately stopping all forest fires, early settlers didn’t let the landscape rid itself of excess brush, renew soil or revitalize watersheds.

Controlled burns have been used by native communities for centuries and, more recently, by the forest service. Hoff explained that these burns reduce ground accelerants, promote new growth, and remove invasive species.

Montana experts might need more convincing before using beaver habitats as a fire mitigation tool, but interest in the furry

rodent’s hard work is rising. Organizations like CFC and FWP are working to repopulate beavers because of the many benefits beaver habitats provide.

As the planet continues to warm, these types of nature-based solutions may help lessen the severity of future Montana wildfire seasons. Pairing the benefits of beaver habitats with regular controlled burns might be worth a try in this highly flammable state.

“Fires happen, they’re natural, but they are getting worse and worse,” Lahr said. “So the question is, how do we mitigate our impact on the increasing fire danger by rewilding beavers?” b Sarah Mosquera is a freelance photojournalist and graduate student at the University of Montana. Her work has been featured in Montana Untamed, Photographers Without Borders, and The Independent Record. www.bozemanmagazine.com

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Montana’s college journalists step up to cover COVID-19 on campus Student reporters are holding universities accountable and keeping college communities informed Bowman Leigh

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hen Griffen Smith, a sophomore at the University of Montana, took a job as a sports reporter at the Montana Kaimin student newspaper two weeks into his freshman year, he never guessed that he would soon become “the COVID guy.”

Yet, a few months later in March 2020, Smith switched to covering the news right as the pandemic hit. While worried students began to leave town, Smith was one of the few who remained on campus. He started investigating what was happening with regard to COVID-19 and never looked back.

“One thing that I noticed [was], nationally, other colleges were releasing information that the University of Montana wasn’t,” Smith said.

More and more, student journalists are picking up the slack as local news outlets struggle to report on coronavirus from within colleges and universities. In Missoula, the staff at the Kaimin have been reporting on COVID-19 since March, calling for greater transparency from the University of Montana’s administration with increasing success.

In late September, a front page feature story on COVID-19 — co-authored by Smith and arts and culture editor, Alex Miller — followed one student’s account of feeling sick and getting tested for the virus, exposing the fear and stress many students face as cases have spiked throughout Missoula County. The story also revealed more detail about the two different machines used in student testing, including the fact that each of them can produce inaccurate results.

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from the story was the fact that — “Healthy Griz Kits” aside — the university cannot protect students. Students need to look out for themselves.

“I hope with this story, and with the further reporting we do, that responsibility spreads more than COVID,” Miller said.

While the University of Montana has slowly released information to students and the public, access continues to be a challenge for student reporters. Citing laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (also known as HIPAA) which regulates the disclosure of private

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health information, the university hesitated to release the number of active cases, for example, until a faculty senate resolution on August 25 demanded greater transparency.

Increased reporting on COVID-related issues in the Kaimin, however — including a story on the faculty senate resolution — could be a reason for quicker responses from the administration in recent months.

For instance, after editor-in-chief Erin Sargent requested the university’s definition of isolation and quarantine, all students received an email the following morning containing both definitions. According to

Miller, that was a good sign.

“Last spring, it felt like we, being the Kaimin, were a little bit behind everything the university was doing. And at that moment [when the email was sent], it really felt that we were running parallel if not ahead,” Miller said.

That sense of anticipating university actions and playing a role in shaping them has generated new energy in the Kaimin’s newsroom. While reporting on COVID-19 is time consuming — the newspaper’s September feature required a team effort to complete — its impact on the community has been worth it.

“While we’ve had to stay up late in the office and skip a class and get behind on schoolwork, I feel like this story is powerful in which it’s our collective story. Everything that has to do with COVID affects everyone and that’s what makes the story so important,” Smith said.

For Miller, this type of high stakes reporting reminded him of why he wanted to pursue journalism in the first place.

“This story helped spark me wanting to actually actively report again. It’s probably some of the most fun I’ve had in a very long time in this school… We’re not going to solve COVID with this story, but [we can] at least inform people that [care] enough to be informed,” Miller said.

Addie Slanger, features editor for the Kaimin, had an even wider perspective.

While Slanger admitted that the coronavirus permeates almost every story in the Kaimin, she also noted the responsibility of student journalists to think beyond what most people immediately associate with COVID-19.

“The challenge for us… is to dig a little deeper. It’s a balance of maintaining our watchdog power and making sure that the university is being held accountable, while also making sure we display the voices of, for example, people with a disability who maybe aren’t getting as much help as they need with a COVID-adapted campus,” Slanger said.

After the September feature was published, Smith noticed a shift occur. By early October, the University of Montana had shut down extracurricular activities and additional classes moved online, followed by the first downturn in student case numbers since the school year began. According to Smith, the Kaimin staff also received requests from students at Montana State University in Bozeman, who wanted assistance with getting information about their own on-campus case numbers.

Carlee Baker, a news writer covering COVID-19 for the MSU Exponent student newspaper, was not aware of these requests, but noted that it would be helpful to receive extra support. Baker has felt frustrated with Montana State University’s lack of transparency as she has tried to report on COVID-19 this semester.

“There is information that the university doesn’t want out there,” Baker said.

“But I exist as a part of the larger student

community. It’s my job to keep people informed.”

Yet, while student journalists at the Kaimin have witnessed the positive impact of their work, the effort it takes remains significant.

“We are stressed. We’re limited,” said Smith, adding that the Kaimin news staff consists of three student reporters and one intern.

Normally, a full-time higher education reporter at the Missoulian would also be covering the university. But former reporter Matt Neuman, who covered the higher education beat from January – May 2020, has since left the newspaper. Due to consolidation within the news team, the Missoulian’s current education reporter is tasked with covering both K-12 and higher education, rather than being able to focus solely on the university.

“They’re kind of leaving this story to us,” Smith said. Without a dedicated higher education reporter at the Missoulian, a news hole has appeared with regard to COVID-19 coverage of the university in local media.

“That’s something that’s really stuck out about college journalism, especially here, is that we just have to do it ourselves,” Smith said. b Bowman Leigh is a graduate student in the University of Montana’s Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism Program.

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LIVING LOCAL

Winter

Weavings Kelly Suzanne Hartman

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inters are long in Montana, especially when you grow up in the mountains at Silver Gate, Montana, like I did.

For those with an artistic bent (I went to college for art), a long winter can be a joyous time for cozying up with your favorite crafts. There is nothing like a blizzard raging outside while you sit by the fire with your knitting needles making those last-minute Christmas gifts!

For many in the Gallatin Valley, arts and crafts have been a way of life. Today, there is the Bozeman Weavers Guild (ca. 1979) and the Gallatin Quilt Guild as well as the Southwest Montana Arts group (SMArts, ca. 1948). It seems those who create like to create in a community of sharing ideas and techniques. But how were people creating at the turn of the century? Were they gathering together or were they working on their projects individually? Looking at the artifacts in the collection of the Gallatin History Museum, one can

quilt was created, and in 2013-14 the Gallatin Quilt Guild created a “Moo-Tana Cow” quilt. The latter won two ribbons at the Big Sky Country State Fair in 2017 and was donated to the Museum the following year. These items were made in a community of creative individuals who came together to make one powerful product.

On July 8, 1983, an article appeared in the local paper about Margaret Post, “the Grandmother of weaving in Montana.”

Margaret was the founder of the Bozeman Weavers Guild and taught hundreds of people the skill. That year, 1983, Margaret had woven three pairs of alter cloths for the First Presbyterian Church in memory of her husband which are still in use today, changing out with the seasons. She stated she had only sold a few pieces, almost all she had given away as gifts. Unfortunately, the Museum does not have an example of her work; however, the collection does have one piece we know was made here in Bozeman. It’s a white dish towel

glean information about those who were creating in the late 1800s through the 1920s and ‘30s.

The oldest made quilt in the Museum’s collection dates from 1854, prior to the settlement of the Gallatin Valley. It was made by Hettie Martin Lewis, wife of John Shelvy Lewis who had come to Bozeman in 1912 at the age of 80 years old. The Lewis’ had originally lived in Kentucky, where they raised 11 children. While not a relic of the Gallatin Valley, per se, the quilts journey to the area shows its significance in the lives of the family. These things we create hold comfort.

In the 1930s, women working at the Local Pea Cannery created a Friendship Quilt each embroidering their names in a block.

This idea of building community through craft has been carried on through the generations. In 2011, a Gallatin History Museum

with a blue border hand woven by Irene Kyle. And much like the Lewis quilt, we also have a woven shawl that was brought over from Scotland to America as a comfort.

While many arts and crafts have continued into the present day, even becoming popular again, some seem to have stayed rooted firmly in the past. Embroidery crafts have made a comeback, however the art of the sampler has not. Samplers were usually composed of the alphabet, sometimes a saying or phrase and a few images that a child could use to practice their embroidery skills. The Museum has a few fine examples all dating prior to the settlement of the Gallatin Valley. The oldest one appears to be from 1831 (it includes two dates, 1807 and 1831) and shows the alphabet written continued on next page www.bozemanmagazine.com

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Winter Weavings p.28 twice in different sized fonts with little images in between. The next oldest is from 1834, and little is known about the maker, Eleanor Hill, but it contains similar letters and a phrase. It appears she was 11 years and 6 months old when she completed the sampler. The third sampler was made by Sarah Purdom in 1856. Sarah was the sister of Mrs. Rev L.B. Stateler. This sampler was donated to the Sons and Daughters of Gallatin County Pioneers and in turn given to the Gallatin History Museum in 2016. We also have a pillowcase with a sampler on the front which has a large border with a stitched design of a rooster and the text “1913” and “Bozeman, Montana.” The pillowcase was made by “Grandmother Nordquist.”

A unique item related to embroidery and sewing was also given to the Sons and Daughters: a needle case carved to look like a snail from a piece of wood. This piece was donated to the society

by Mrs. E.H. Kleinschmidt. And as recently as this last week, the Museum received a pair of hand-carved knitting needles and spool, which were made by the sons of Christina Rentekler Dale for her use in the 1920s. The spool is still wound with a brown wool yard and the beginnings of a ribbed knitting project still rest on the needles.

It seems things like knitting and embroidery were done in the quiet of the evening, sometimes need-based (socks for the children for example) and sometimes just for pleasure. In contrast, projects like weaving and quilting were done in community.

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a timeline of the Gallatin Valley through embroidered panels? If so, The Gallatin History Museum is proud to announce a new community project: the Gallatin County Tapestry. The Museum is currently working with local artists to create a timeline of images that will tell the history of Gallatin County from the land to the First Peoples to the creation of all that Bozeman and the surrounding communities are today. Once the drawings are complete, we are going to ask you, our community, to join us in embroidering a panel, or two, or many!

Each participant will be given a kit containing the panel image on fabric, a color guide, a history snippet on the panel content, one hoop, and the embroidery floss and basic needles needed for the project. We ask that our participants be creative in the way they use the embroidery floss to show us your unique style. We welcome a plethora of stitches! We will also be sharing online content and resources to assist anyone who wants to pick up an embroidery needle for the first time.

We will be asking for a donation for each kit, big or small, it is up to you, to pay what you can for the kit. We do not wish to turn anyone away because of cost.

We look forward to sharing more details about the project soon but if you are already interested, please email Kelly Hartman at curator@gallatinhistorymuseum.org or call 406-522-8122 to get on an email/mailing list. k Kelly Hartman is the Curator at the Gallatin History Museum. She is also a painter and printmaker inspired by the beauty of Montana.

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Residential Sales North of $1 million Tim Ford – Real Estate Broker

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hen the Covid-19 pandemic first took its grip on our world and on Bozeman, a lot of people wondered what effect it would have on the real estate market. Many predicted that we would see a significant downturn. However, as the numbers now show, the market in Bozeman has seen a big uptick in 2020. One segment that has seen a lot of growth in both activity and pricing is the higher end market.

If we look back at sales last year from the first of the year through November 1st, and look at all residential sales in the greater Bozeman area, including single family, condos, & townhouses, 72 properties sold for more than $1 million. The previous year, 2018, saw a similar number with 64 homes sold. However, looking at the same time period this year; 111 properties have sold north of $1 million, a 54% increase in sales volume from 2019 and a 73% increase from 2018.

Drilling down a little deeper and looking at the even higher end market, in 2018, 23 homes sold in the first 10 months for more than $1.5 million. Last year, that number was 19 homes sold. This year, the number has more than doubled to 54 homes sold for more than $1.5 million.

The median days on market for homes north of $1 million was 79 days in 2018. It went down to 57 days in 2019, and interestingly enough, went up this year to 66 days.

The average price per square foot for homes north of $1 million in the greater Bozeman area rose from $342 for the first 10 months of last year to $403 this year. The median sold price for homes north of $1 million last year was $1,250,000. That number rose this year to $1,460,000.

Of the 72 homes sold north of $1 million last year, just less than half, or 33 of the properties, were purchased in all cash. It was a slightly larger percentage this year, with just over half, or 59 of the 111 properties purchased in all cash.

As usual, I have included the latest Real Estate statistics. As one can see, the median sold price has taken a big increase, rising over 16% compared to the same time period last year. Sales volume rose nearly 10% compared to the first 10 months of last year. In addition to the 960 homes sold in the first 10 months of 2020, another 169 home sales are currently pending or under contract as of the date of writing.

The included data reflects sales of homes in the greater Bozeman area, including Four Corners, Gallatin Gateway, Bridger Canyon, and Bozeman city limits. The data includes home sales reported through the local Big Sky Country MLS, and does not include private party sales, Condominiums, or Townhouses. f Tim Ford is a RealtorÂŽ with Bozeman Brokers Real Estate in Bozeman Montana.

He can be contacted at 406-209-1214.

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Winter Activities For Kids in Bozeman Angela Jamison

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ozeman is the perfect place to be a kid in the winter because there is a lot to do and it lasts so long! Here is a useful list of ten winter activities for kids (of all ages) in Bozeman.

Skiing It’s hard to grow up in Bozeman and not get into skiing! Both Bridger Bowl and Big Sky are nearby and offer fantastic ski lesson packages for kids. There is nothing cuter than watching the little kids come down the bunny hill! Cross country skiing is another fun activity for the family. The Bridger Ski Foundation grooms several trails in town, plus in Sourdough and Hyalite Canyon. This is a more affordable option because there is no cost to use these trails and renting cross country skies is less expensive than downhill skis.

Sledding This is an all-time favorite for kids. What’s not to love? Flying down a hill with snow flying all around and landing softly (hopefully!) at the bottom. There are a few great options in Bozeman for sledding. The old Bozeman place to sled has always been Peet’s Hill in Burke Park, but we suggest saving it for the older kids. Peet’s Hill is steep and gets a lot of use which makes it icy, but it is a lot of fun for the thrillseekers. The hill at the 100-Acre Regional Park has quickly become the sledding hill of northwest Bozeman. It is also steep in spots, but there’s more room to spread around and find some smaller sections for the little kids. If you’re okay with dogs, Snowfill Recreation always has a few sledders in the 32

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winter. Just remember it is an off-leash dog park and some pups can’t resist chasing kids down the hill.

Get Hot Cocoa Coffee or Tea Hot cocoa is the quintessential wintertime treat! After a day of sledding or skiing, treat the kids to hot cocoa and get yourself a cappuccino at one of Bozeman’s coffee shops. Wild Joe’s is a favorite of ours. If you have middle school or high school kids, the place to be is Townsends Teahouse having chai or bubble tea and hanging out with friends.

Ice Skating Bozeman has three major ice-skating rinks. Southside Park, Beall Park, and the Anderson Pavilion (formerly the Bogert Pavilion) all aim to be open for ice skating around Christmas time. Often a couple of the elementary schools have small iceskating rinks open to the public. There are also some ponds in town and Hyalite Reservoir that freeze during the winter that you’ll find people ice skating on. If you don’t have skates for the family, they can be rented at Chalet Sports. Pro tip: If your kids are in one of the Bozeman elementary schools, they can often borrow them from the gym teacher. You can also always find them second hand at Play it Again or Second Wind Sports.

Jump Time Sometimes it’s just too cold to be outside and the kids get restless. Jump Time is Bozeman’s indoor trampoline park and the best place to let them burn off some energy!

They have trampolines, dunk basketball, and a special activity area for younger kids.

Jump Time is currently open and requiring masks during check-in and for spectators.

They ask anyone jumping to also practice social distancing.

Arts on Fire Another great indoor activity for the kids in Bozeman is Arts on Fire, a paint-your-own pottery studio. They have several items available to paint, from small figurines to mugs to plates. The kids pick it out, paint it, and then they fire it and you pick up their beautiful piece of art a week later. This is a fun one to do with your kids…grab a paintbrush and join in!

Take a Hike Winter hiking is the best in Bozeman! The trails are less crowded and there’s something magical about walking in the snowy woods. Especially if you’re hiking to a frozen lake or waterfall! Grotto and Palisade Falls are two beautiful waterfalls right in Hyalite Canyon.

Go to the Movies While Bozeman’s main movie theatre is currently closed, you can still go see a movie at the Procrastinator Theatre on the MSU campus. The upside to the Procrastinator Theatre is that it is super affordable (we’re talking $2 tickets) but the downside is they show just one or two movies at a time.

Masks are required.

Museum The Museum of the Rockies is always a good winter indoor activity. The dinosaur exhibit is a hit with the kids and so is the Planetarium! The Museum of the Rockies is open to visitors, but they do recommend a reservation. Masks are required for visitors over the age of 5, and the Children’s Discovery Center is temporarily closed.

There is also the Montana Science Center, formerly the Children’s Museum. They have a circuit studio, Farmer’s Market, a Bug’s World exhibit, STEAM lab, a maker place and so much more. They are operating on a reservation-only system at this point. You can make reservations on their website.

Swimming The kids don’t have to wait until summer to go swimming! The Bozeman Hot Springs has 12 different pools, both inside and out, with varying temperatures. Located just past Four Corners, this is our pick for swimming during the chilly winter months. If you feel like heading out of town for a soak, Chico and Norris Hot Springs are both great options. The Bozeman Swim Center has family swim night on Friday’s from 6:00-8:30 pm, rec swims from 1-4 pm on Saturdays, and 11:30 - 5:00 pm on Sundays. b This article, 10 Winter Activities for Kids in Bozeman was written by Angela Jamison at Bozeman Real Estate Group.

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Ruby Zitzer

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any of us have a narrow vision of what it means to be a clown, usually built off images of clowns in scary films.

Due to these horrifying associations, we are often far from feeling comforted or open to the idea of being around clowns. I would argue that most people would have a generalized negative reaction to clowning because of the small box that our society has put clowns into. I would like to show a different narrative and shift the rhetoric of clowning. Mine is also a true narrative of clowning often ignored by cinema and the mainstream media. Paúl Gomex and Naomi Shafer represent what clowns really are and what they stand for. Both Gomex and Shafer have worked in the clowning profession for much of their lives.

Gomex first started his journey as a street performer in Venezuela, primarily doing juggling acts. In the early 2000s, there were favorable conditions for street performance. The Venezuelan economy was thriving and there was lots of support for artistic creation. “I decided to move to Belgium when I felt like I hit a roof in terms of artistic development in Venezuela. I wanted to see if I could make it in the European scene,” Gomex says.

While in Brussels, Gomex worked in contemporary circus and dance and started volunteering for Clowns Without Borders, an association that performs in refugee camps and conflict zones.

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performing arts.” Gomex applied to Academy Dmitri for a MA in physical theatre, and a few months later he was on his way to Switzerland. “I went to Switzerland thinking I was going to make a solo show, but all the while I kept thinking, wondering why there was no Swiss chapter of Clowns Without Borders, and so I decided to form it.” In 2016, Gomex first travelled to Bozeman, to collaborate with late choreographer Mary Overlie.

Shafer recalls her first experience seeing a clown act in her hometown in Vermont. She was 10 years old and sat in a crowd of people. When the performance started, everyone around her dropped away as she became mesmerized and inspired by the clown on stage. The person performing was doing a miming act; as a kid with a speech impediment she was completely awestruck by the power of an act with no words. The clown who put the show on that day offered an afterschool program. “Mime class is where I could be my loudest self,” Shafer laughs. “No one asked me to repeat myself or teased me about my speech.”

Although Shafer knew that clowning was where she thrived, her life forced her to push that passion to the side. Shafer went to school at Middlebury where she gained a B.A. in theater and Sociology. After Middlebury, Shafer went on to manage a grant for the Environmental Protection Agency and pursue an M.B.A in Environmental Business from Marlboro College. But Shafer couldn’t push down her inner drive for clowning forever.

In 2015, after performing in a Russian school that had been bombed, she came to the realization that laughter could be used as a powerful force for healing trauma. Shafer soon found herself volunteering for Clowns Without Borders – USA, of which she is now the Executive Director, producing clown tours for refugee camps, conflict zones and places victimized by recent natural disasters.

Then, in March of 2020, the world went into a global pandemic lockdown. Like many of us, her work experienced a domino effect of cancelations and a scary unknown future. As traveling and touring was no longer an option, Shafer called up Gomex to see if she could help in Bozeman. The two had met at a conference in Spain in 2017, and have been collaborating since then.

Gomex was excited to bring Naomi to Bozeman and benefit from her organized, enthusiastic and empathetic drive for clowning. They are both thrilled to be able to expose the community of Bozeman kids to the opportunities that clowning and circus offers.

Due to Gomex’s ability to get things done, to create a welcoming environment and a business that clicks, he was able to start 406Cirque here in town.

Gomex started 406Cirque in 2018, after his daughter was born.

It started small and has been growing at an exciting rate. What started with a small class at Bozeman Library soon became the

basis for elementary programs and circus camps. The newest edition to 406Cirque is the after-school program: as of this fall, Bozeman has a year-round circus school, training students in aerial, juggling, tumbling, balance, and of course…clowning. Gomex had planned to start an after-school program in 2021, but when the pandemic hit, he knew that the kids of Bozeman needed this now more than ever, and invited Shafer to be part of the formation. And although there has been a bit of a learning curve with masks, physical distance and Unicycles, the program has been a great success. There are currently twenty-four kids in the program split between three days.

The focus of 406Cirque is to allow the kids to be themselves in a space that is always accepting and supportive. Shafer and Gomex are strong believers in the learning experience and using varied approaches in their teaching.

“You can give the same instructions to a group of kids and each one will come up with a completely different interpretation. Every kid is so unique and every lesson can be seen in a different light,” Shafer reflects. “Our goal is to teach kids to show up, stand up, and speak up.”

In much of mainstream education and in daily life, this openness to innovation and experimentation is truly a rarity. Kids are too often being told that they have to learn and experience something in a particular way, following a strict formula. Many lessons in school are rigid with rules and directions, but at 406Cirque learning is open to a variety of approaches.

Shafer blends her personal experience into a lot of the work she does and uses that history in her teaching approaches. Shafer remembers being told over and over in theater that she didn’t fit into the part for the performance; she was always too tall or didn’t have the personality they were looking for. For Shafer, it felt like she was never quite able to fit inside the rigid box that theater wanted to force her into. Luckily for Shafer, she was able to find clowning.

“Clowning lets you be 100% yourself with all of your flaws as strengths in your act. Each clown performance is an act of vulnerability and an opportunity to give an audience the experience that they desire,” she says. “We want to create a space where kids are invited to be their true selves without limitations. Whether they want to fly on the trapeze or slip on an imaginary banana peel, we are eager to welcome them.”

Many people are struggling through these rough times trying to find some solidarity and grappling with the desire to return to some kind of normalcy. Kids have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, their world flipped upside down with little room for them to explore who they are and be supported by other kids their age. 406Cirque is working hard to make sure that kids’ creativity is not forgotten in the turmoil and loneliness of the pandemic, and to show them what they are capable of.

One of the activities that Gomex and Shafer do with their students encourages them to be vulnerable while also exploring their own desires. Shafer and Gomex ask the kids to form a circle and oneby-one a kid enters into the “unknown.” They take a deep breath, turn around, making eye contact with all the other students, and transform into whoever or whatever they desire. This is an exercise that represents a lot of what clowning is all about. Shafer came up with this activity after working overseas.

“I could read all the information about the refugee camps that I was going to travel to and try to prepare for the environment that I was going to be entering. But in reality, there was nothing that could actually prepare for the unknown of that community,” she recalls.

“Each performance and really, any genuine human interaction, means stepping into the unknown as your authentic, present self.”

So much of clowning revolves around stepping into the unknowns of the crowd in front of you, or of the immediate environment. This activity is a great and valuable lesson for all of us to exercise, especially now. Much of life today feels uncertain and unpredictable. Yet I think that if Bozeman can take a deep breath together and step into that “unknown” by harnessing our inner clown, we would all benefit. Maybe we should all take a hint from the serious and welcoming clowning example provided by 406Cirque. j Ruby Zitzer was born and raised in Bozeman. She is currently a student at MSU studying writing and human development. You will find Ruby outside adventuring on the trails and rivers that surround the Bozeman area.

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COVID-19 Artist Relief Fund grants over 8K to Montana Creatives Callie Miller & Salal Huber-McGee

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t the onset of COVID-19, SLAM (Support Local Artists and Musicians) knew it would hit artists hard and quickly mobilized the SLAM COVID-19 Relief Fund for Montana creatives. Since April, SLAM has provided $8,250 to 23 different Montana creatives,

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and do not exist in the 9-5 world. No matter how good their credentials, most artists work two full-time jobs: their primary job that provides steady income (and maybe insurance), and a second career that is their studio practice and their passion. Financial insecurity is the price artists often pay for pursuing what they feel is their best way to serve humanity. Their craft is an expression of how they understand the world, and every extra second is given to art, in their studio, or in their mind.

All the same, COVID has made earning from art even harder. Besides what may be happening with an artist’s “normal job,” summer festivals such as SLAM were canceled or restructured nationwide. Galleries, concert halls, bars, etc. have been shuttered or are operating under restrictions, providing even fewer venues to make gainful wages from art. Additionally, with unemployment so high and the future so precarious, art and entertainment are luxuries that few can or are willing to, afford.

What was already a tough profession just became even more difficult.

Understanding these challenges, SLAM dipped into its savings to support the community that has always been the heart and soul of the organization. Beginning with $5,000 from savings, and adding $3000 from Give Big, $8000 from the One Valley Community Foundation, and $700 from Facebook fundraisers, SLAM began the relief fund, awarding applicants directly to help keep the lights on. SLAM has now granted $8,250 to 24 different Montana creatives, and over $8000 is still available for

those in need.

While the pandemic was impossible to predict, it highlighted the need for a Montana artist emergency disaster fund, to which artists can apply when crisis strikes, such as a medical upheaval, fire, accident, etc. SLAM is hoping to continue a fund, post-pandemic, to help with these types of unforeseeable scenarios.

“Having once earned a grant while I was waiting for a liver transplant and poor, I know that every dollar can count. Sometimes, it is just what you need to get you by or so you can feed yourself for a week, sometimes it’s for medications. A grant can be a life saver. Plus, when things get really down and out, it is a wonderful reminder that someone believes in you and your vision— to just hold on tight till the scenery changes,” said SLAM board member and artist, Ella Watson.

Living in Bozeman since 2012, Claudia Paillao of Patagonia Hands is a native Chil-

ean fiber artist who sells felted animals from sheep wool sourced from Chile and locally.

According to Paillao, “As most artists know, shows have been canceled due to COVID...I used the money to pay bills and get some materials to keep working. I’m mostly selling online right now, returning customers who place special orders keep us afloat. . .”

For Bill Mendoza of Quill Bill Creations, his SLAM relief grant was what kept him afloat and able to focus on his art, with wonderful results. Mendoza took half of the grant money to pay his credit card bills and saved the rest for booth fees in the unlikely event any of his scheduled markets were NOT canceled. Mendoza was able to participate in the virtual Sante Fe Indian Market and won Best in Class- Quill and Bead Work (with prize money). Then he won a second accolade at a virtual juried exhibition hosted by First American Art Magazine.

These successes did not go unnoticed—the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian purchased three of his pieces for the permanent collection-- a tremendous honor.

Mendoza, who is also pursuing his Doctorate in Education at MSU, felt that this success began with the SLAM grant, in part because it kept him from needing to get a second menial job just to survive.

He now feels comfortable going into the winter with the wind at his back.

Believing that he was more likely to be awarded a local grant than a national one, Mendoza was excited by the availability of funding from SLAM and noted its quick start. “The SLAM grant was there when nothing else was. It felt like at least someone knows me, knows the quality of my work, and would know the funding would go to a good place.”

“Success for artists is about community. The strength and relationship in that creates space and interdependence. To have that with SLAM and all the artists I have met over the past two years is amazing. SLAM has bolstered the strength of the Bozeman artist community.”

In addition to the relief grant, SLAM is focused on new ways to keep supporting Montana artists and musicians and maintain community morale during the pandemic. In August, SLAM offered a socially distanced outdoor free community yoga class with yoga studio Bend Beyond, and collaborated with artists DG House, Mimi Matsuda, and Kelsey Dzintars to create three murals depicting Hope, Patience and Happiness. These will join the Bozeman artscape soon. SLAM partnered with Sweet Pea to host an artist studio tour and online auction.

SLAM also partnered with Eagle Mount to host an outdoor concert at the Eagle Mount amphitheater. It was a wonderful experience and one that both organizations hope to make a more regular occurrence once the weather warms again. Sip & SLAM carried on this fall and was a wonderful way to responsibly support local breweries, Montana artists, and SLAM during the months of September and October. In lieu of the traditional SLAM Winter Showcase, a directory of Montana artists has been added to the SLAM website to encourage shopping with artists this holiday season. Additionally, a series of artist interviews called “SLAM Presents...” will be posted regularly to the SLAM social media and YouTube pages in the coming months to give more insight into the creative processes of these wonderful artists. t To apply for a relief fund grant, or to find out information about SLAM, please visit www. slamfestival.org. To donate to the relief fund, please email info@slamfestival.org. You can also follow the organization on Facebook and Instagram.

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Help Bless Foster Children this Holiday Season Missy Glenn

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was about 5 years old when I met my 6-year-old, soon-to-be stepsister, Tiara.

She was my best friend; we played on the weekends when she came to our house with her brother for time with their dad. She was so beautiful but looked so different than the rest of her very light skinned, blue-eyed, super blonde family with her dirty blond curly hair, darker-complected skin that bronzed beautifully in the sun, and gorgeous hazel eyes. When I was old enough to understand, I learned that Tiara was adopted as a baby by her dad and mom, a year and a half before they got pregnant with her little brother. I was so grateful for her, and for them adopting her - giving her a better life than her birth parents could so she could be the person she was meant to be. I thought, what an amazing gift to be able to give to someone so helpless, so full of need and guidance. I couldn’t imagine her not in my life; she was my soul-sister that I would never have met had she not been adopted. This all compelled me to decide, at a very young age, that I would someday adopt, or provide foster care for children that also needed and deserved to have a healthy and happy family to guide them through life.

A Brief Breakdown of Foster Care in Montana According to Montana’s DPHHS website on “Becoming a Foster Parent,” as of June 30, 2020, there were 3,456 children (ages 0 - 18) in the state of Montana in the Foster Care System waiting. Waiting for their parents to get it together, for a family member to step up for them, or a caring stranger to offer them a hand and a home. 3,456 kids who must carry their belongings, most of the time in trash bags, from CPS buildings to extended relatives’ homes, group homes, strangers’ 38

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homes - no matter if it’s Christmastime, right around their birthdays, time to go back to school, or smack dab in the middle of the semester. Sometimes they get to stay with their siblings, sometimes they don’t because there just aren’t enough beds in the same place.

Sometimes they are placed in group homes about 1 out 3 teens that enter the system and 1 out of 7 children under 12 go into group homes - but right now there aren’t any group homes in Gallatin Valley. There aren’t enough foster families, either. One would be surprised to learn in a county so full of prosperity and love (e.g., Give Big Gallatin Valley), that there are very few licensed foster care families and nonprofit organizations for foster children.

To put foster care in Montana into perspective, in 2017 Montana ranked as #2 on the list of states with the largest population of foster care children, with 16.4 kids per 1,000 in the foster care system, only outranked

by West Virginia. 52% of these children are white, 36% are Native American, with neglect being the primary reason for children being removed from the home 77% of the time.

Neglect of a child, as defined by the Montana State Legislature includes, but is not limited to the following: ‘“Physical neglect” means either failure to provide basic necessities, including but not limited to appropriate and adequate nutrition, protective shelter from the elements, and appropriate clothing related to weather conditions, or failure to provide cleanliness and general supervision, or both, or exposing or allowing the child to be exposed to an unreasonable physical or psychological risk to the child. “Psychological abuse or neglect” means severe maltreatment through acts or omissions that are injurious to the child’s emotional, intellectual, or psychological capacity to function, including the commission of acts of violence against another person residing in the child’s home.’ By this

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description, it could be understood that some of these children might have some emotional and psychological or even physical, mental, and occupational needs that will require assessment and therapies. These children did not choose these issues and they need to have people in their lives that get them the proper and consistent help that will grow them into successful adults.

With all of this being said, Montana does prioritize reunification of children and families through the court system and has a 63% reunification rate. Treatment plans, therapies, the foster care system substance abuse programs, CPS, and so many other components come into reuniting a family. If no reunification is possible, and no kin can be found responsible for the child within the first 6 months, then the State will start to look for a permanent option for the child(ren) after about 15-22 months in the foster care system.

In This Season Of Giving, Here’s How You Can Help In Gallatin Valley, there are only a handful of advocate and resource groups specific to foster children and families, and donations and volunteers are always welcome and encouraged. CASA/GAL of Gallatin County (Court Appointed Special Advocates) provides the most services pertaining to the courts and legal aspect of a child being abused or neglected. This is a volunteer-based service, providing extensively trained advocates to abused children to be their voices, and Judges with non-partial eyes and ears devoted to the child’s wellbeing. They work closely with CPS and passionate volunteers to ensure children that have been removed from their homes get the placement and support they need, and the proper representation in court. CASA vol-

unteers are not always foster parents, but in many cases are, and whether or not they foster their CASA child is up to them. The CASA are currently serving 126 youths in Gallatin Valley with 62 volunteers advocating for those children. You can donate or volunteer at gallatincountycasagal.org/.

The Gallatin County Child Advocacy Center, formed in 2017 and an extension of The Help Center, provides a safe, comforting space for investigators and CPS agents to interview and record an abused child’s account of events, and to offer a place and resources for therapies and continued support. They are accredited by the National Children’s Alliance and serve to improve outcomes for and reduce trauma to the child and support communication between agencies involved in the child’s welfare case. Donating to bozemanhelpcenter.org directly impacts the Child Advocacy Center’s funding.

Youth Dynamics is a nonprofit children’s mental health organization that provides evidence-based mental health services that cover things from therapy, case management, foster and respite care, therapeutic youth home care, substance abuse treatment, independent living skills, as well as services in Boulder, MT, for children with highly sexualized behaviors.

They offer extensive training to foster families willing to provide Therapeutic Foster Care, a type of foster care that involves working closely with a YDI team for therapy, case management, medication management, and other necessary support to ensure the child can achieve the goals set forth in their treatment plan and return home or be adopted into a better family unit for them. You can look at the requirements and training associated with being a Therapeutic Foster Family, as well as ways to donate at www.youthdynamics.org.

The HRDC of Bozeman, Human Resource Development Council, offers a program to older children in the foster care system, known as the CHAFEE Foster Care Independence Program. This program, intended for foster children 14+, provides assistance with things like academic support, scholarships for college, preventative health and substance abuse, career exploration, job placement, and transitioning to self-sufficiency after “aging out” of the foster care system. Find out more about the CHAFEE program and how to donate or volunteer at thehrdc.org/chafeefoster-care-independence-program/.

An amazing foster mom and big help in the writing of this article, Kathy Schmidt, runs “Adelaid’s Closet,” found on Facebook and based in Gallatin Valley. This is a donationbased clothing resource for new foster children, or foster children that have been placed in a new home. They hope to reduce the financial strain on foster families, allowing them to focus on meeting other needs the child might have to make adapting to a new place easier. Donations of new or gently used clothing, shoes, backpacks, purses, bikes, etc. are always welcome, and more contact information is available at facebook.com/ Adelaides-Closet-751282131911195/. continued on next page www.bozemanmagazine.com

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Foster p 38 On a state-level, Child Bridge is a religious foster care/adoption nonprofit that has multiple cities and towns they help in, Bozeman being one of them. Based out of Bigfork, they are faith-based and focused on “finding and equipping foster and adoptive families for Montana children who have suffered abuse and neglect.” Child Bridge partners with a few big names including the Gianforte Family Foundation, Gilhousen Family Foundation, and Costco, and uses donations from individuals like you to provide resources free of charge. Find more information on how to sign up with them to foster or donate at childbridgemontana.org/.

The Mayfly Project is a national nonprofit, focused on using fly fishing as a catalyst for mentoring and supporting children in foster care. Based out of Arkansas and formed in 2015, the Mayfly Project has a “project location” in Bozeman that is excited to be open and accepting volunteers and donations.

The Mayfly Project offers 1-on-1 mentoring, its model being based on the 5 stages of a mayfly’s life. Some of the skills they learn during the course of the stages include line management, casting techniques, knot tying, etymology, catch and release tactics, and the importance of conservation. At the end of the program, they are gifted equipment to continue to be able to fly fish and have formed life-long skills and relationships to carry through life. Apply to mentor or donate at themayflyproject.com/bozeman-montana-project/.

Together We Rise is a well-known, national nonprofit out of California, formed in 2008, that works with volunteers across the nation to ensure foster children have access to things like duffle bags to carry their possessions in instead of trash bags, bikes or skateboards for transportation to school and activities or jobs, birthday boxes to help celebrate them on their special day, and college scholarships for foster children “aging out” of the foster care system. Visit their website at togetherwerise.org to offer to host an activity, sign up as a foster organization to receive a donation, or to donate to Together We Rise!

Ready to give the Ultimate Gift? How to Become a Foster Parent So many people in Gallatin Valley qualify to be foster parents and don’t even realize it. Not only qualify to be foster parents but would be great at it and make such a difference in the lives of so many of Montana’s children. Besides passing a background check and child protective services screening, there are about a handful of other requirements the state is looking for in a foster parent.

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references. Montana allows single persons, heterosexual and same-sex partners to be foster parents. One doesn’t necessarily need to already be a parent, own their home, or be well-off. There is no pay for being a foster parent, but there are child expense reimbursements that help offset the costs of caring for a foster child. The most important thing is that a safe and stable home life is provided, and physical and emotional needs of the foster child(ren) are met. Time, vulnerability, and love are definitely important, as well.

On the DPHHS Foster Care website, they have a lot of resources for learning about foster children, how to become a foster parent, step-by-step guides to becoming a foster parent, and a form you can fill out expressing your interest and the State will contact you. dphhs.mt.gov/CFSD/ Fosterparent#Children The Indian Child Welfare Act, protecting 36% of Montana’s foster population, states “The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of this Nation to protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum Federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of such children in foster or adoptive homes which will reflect the unique values of Indian culture, and by providing for assistance to Indian tribes in the operation of child and family service programs.” This means that Native American children should be placed with a foster family within their culture, but due to the lack of foster families in general, funding for these programs, and understaffed

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agencies, this is unfortunately not always a possibility. Native American families that have the ability to foster are strongly encouraged to apply.

As aforementioned, there are also a few local nonprofit agencies that help to prepare foster families and place foster children, Youth Dynamics and Child Bridge, and these organizations will have their own requirements much like the State of Montana’s.

They are both accepting new foster families with open arms, provide services at no cost, and are ready to help guide and support you through the process.

With so many children in Montana in need of safe, loving homes - almost 3,500 kids living in temporary situations with family members, in group homes, foster homes and the like, we have to ask ourselves how to get involved. The number of foster children in Montana steadily increases as the population grows in general, as we pass the million-population mark in Montana, socio economic issues come with. Not only with the housing and job issues that we are well aware of, but also with Montana’s children, and the neglect and abuse that some of them have to endure. Making Montana, and Gallatin Valley the “Last Best Place” means that we need to provide strong support for foster children, foster families, and parents working on reunification. Donating, volunteering, and becoming foster parents seem like great places to start! g Missy Glenn lives in Bozeman with her son DJ, two dogs, and her cat Ginger. She is a licensed Esthetician and Patient Care Specialist.

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Recovery Meditation Group 7-8pm • ONLINE with

Thomas D. Mangelsen Exhibit MOR thru December 31

Bozeman Dharma Center • Free, donations welcome • 4062192140 • bozemandharmacenter.org Dave and Shannon Smith offer Buddhist meditation practice as a supplement for those in recovery from addiction – to substances, behaviors, or destructive patterns.

Wednesday, Dec. 2 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rock-

Tuesday, Dec. 1 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center,

2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rock-

ies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Member Appreciation Sale 9am-4pm • Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org 20% Discount Storewide

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. Yoga for All CANCELED 11am • Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

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Yoga for All CANCELED noon • Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

Four Cornerz Toastmasters Club CANCELED 12:05-

ies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Member Appreciation Sale 9am-4pm • Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org 20% Discount Storewide

12:55pm • Zoot Enterprises • FREE • All Ages • fourcornerz.toastmastersclubs.org Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

Christmas Stroll Re-Imagined 2020 10am-10pm •

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

Ladies Night CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing,

How Are Museums Collecting Around COVID-19? with Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History 2-3pm • Online • FREE Curators

Ladies Day 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Women receive .50 off each pint.

and historians will use important objects from the past as a springboard to a lively discussion of how critical explorations of the past help us to better understand the present. Zoom.

Tough-Guy Tuesdays CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw

Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com $0.25 off your first pint for every pull-up you can do!

SWMT Crohn’s and Colitis Community Mtg. CANCELED 5:30-7pm • Bozeman Health Deaconess

Hospital - Pine Room • FREE • All Ages Education and support for patients, friends, and family coping with inflammatory bowel disease.

Trivia Tuesday & $5 Pretzels CANCELED 6-8pm •

Union Hall Brewery, 121 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-2533 • www.unionhallbrewery. com Trivia Tuesdays at Union Hall Brewery with Game Night Live! Games start at 6 and 7pm! Come for great beer, $5 pretzels and a fun night of trivia!

Bozeman City Commission Meeting 6-10pm • Online The City Clerk’s Office prepares and updates the Six Month Calendar to provide information on future agenda items and meetings. Virtual until further notice.

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2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Ladies get $0.50 off each pint, all day!

READ to a Dog CANCELED 4-5pm • Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Intermountain Therapy Dogs are available to be read to by kids every Wednesday afternoon.

Music and Mussels CANCELED 5:30-8pm • Bridger Brewing Co, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman • (406) 587-2124 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Eat mussels and listen to live local music every Wednesday.

Wildrye Acoustic Wednesday CANCELED 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com Receive $1 off all whiskey cocktails and enjoy live music featuring local artists.

LIVE MUSIC Jesse Atkins 7-9pm • Bozeman Tap-

room, 101 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman • no cover Live local music

Trivia Night 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496

E. River Road, Livingston • $2 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Teams between 1-6 people. Please get there early to ensure you get a table.

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Story Mansion String Jam CANCELED 7:30pm • The Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman • FREE • 406-582-2910 • www.friendsofthestory.org Bring your passion for acoustic music to share with other pickers at this FREE family-friendly acoustic string jam.

Christmas Stroll Re-Imagined 2020 10am-10pm • Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman • button • all ages You will see many of your favorite Christmas Stroll activities like; the gingerbread house contest, food to support local charities, a parade of lights window contest and more...Reimagined.

Books in Common NW: Steven Rinella presents The Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills & Survival 7:30pm • Online • $34.59 Books in Common

Cozy Cafe CANCELED 11am-noon • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group that meets in the Children’s Library from 11:00 - 12:00 PM every Thursday.

NW welcomes podcaster, television host, and author Steven Rinella to share his hard-earned experience and wilderness wisdom conveniently bound in his newest book The Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival. Your ticket includes a copy of the book and a unique link to join the conversation.

Thursday, Dec. 3

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

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Thirsty Thursday 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Business Before Hours - SCL Health Medical Group Bozeman 7:30am • SCL Health Medical

Group This event is a small business networking opportunity for Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Members.

HealthCare Connections - The Ridge 8am-noon

• The Ridge Athletic Club, 4181 Fallon Street, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4064145547 • www. bozemanhealth.org HealthCare Connections is Bozeman Health’s mobile screening program - offering free health screenings, immunizations, and services to adults across southwest Montana. To schedule an appointment, visit us at www.BozemanHealth.org/HealthCareConnections.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more! We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlawbrewing.com Fill a 64 oz growler and get a pint for $1.

Christmas Stroll Re-Imagined 2020 10am-10pm

• Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman • button • all ages You will see many of your favorite Christmas Stroll activities like; the gingerbread house contest, food to support local charities, a parade of lights window contest and more...

Reimagined.

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center,

2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more! We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org 20% Discount Storewide

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Member Appreciation Sale 9am-4pm • Museum

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

Member Appreciation Sale 9am-4pm • Museum

Tippet Rise & Friends at Home 6pm • Online Concerts will be made available to stream each month at 6pm MT on a Thursday on the Tippet Rise website, tippetrise.org/ virtual-events.

Friday, Dec. 4

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org 20% Discount Storewide

Learn how to work on your bike or sharpen your skills with master mechanic and owner Brian Wood.

Adult Chess Club CANCELED 6-8pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org The Adult Chess Club meets the first Thursday of the month, all equipment is provided and all player levels are welcome.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rock-

Learn how to work on your bike or sharpen your skills with master mechanic and owner Brian Wood.

Bicycle Repair Classes 9am-4pm • Gear Wizard

Virtual Minecraft Open Lab 4pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Membership • all ages • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us on our private Minecraft server in the STEAMLab, or virtually in the comfort of your own home!

The Bridger Creek Boys CANCELED 7-9pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Bring the whole family and enjoy some mighty fine pickin’ while you eat dinner and catch up with friends.

Bicycle Repair Classes 9am-4pm • Gear Wizard

ies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

“Pay What You Can” Christmas Tree Lot 4-8pm • Feed Cafe, 1530 West Main St, Bozeman • (406) 587-3973 • www.feedcafebozeman.com The Visscher family wants to make sure that everyone who wants a tree this holiday season, can have one, regardless of their ability to pay.

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

ies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rock-

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

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Christmas Stroll Re-Imagined 2020 10am-10pm

SANTA RUN 2020 Virtual & IN-Person Sat. Dec 5

• Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman • button • all ages You will see many of your favorite Christmas Stroll activities like; the gingerbread house contest, food to support local charities, a parade of lights window contest and more...

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Cole Decker - Brunch 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana. com Cole is a country singer-songwriter originally hailing from South Mississippi.

SLAM Winter Showcase CANCELED noon-8pm • Bozeman Event Space, 14 S Tracy Ave, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 587-4322 SLAM is focused on increasing awareness and promoting the arts in Montana.

Poker Tournament POSTPONED 3pm • Cat’s Paw, 721 N 7th Ave, Bozeman • $80 • 21+ • 406 404 1968 • seatopen.com No Limit Texas Hold’em - Join us every week for a thrilling Wild West experience! Food served until 9pm, Drinks available until 2am & Cash games running well into the night!

Read Sing Play! Storytime CANCELED 10:15am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • ages 3-6 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us for Read Sing Play! Storytime --stories and activities for ages 3-6 on Fridays.

Read Sing Play! Storytime CANCELED 11:15am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • ages 3-6 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us for Read Sing Play! Storytime --stories and activities for ages 3-6 on Fridays.

“Pay What You Can” Christmas Tree Lot 4-8pm • Feed Cafe, 1530 West Main St, Bozeman • (406) 587-3973 • www.feedcafebozeman.com The Visscher family wants to make sure that everyone who wants a tree this holiday season, can have one, regardless of their ability to pay.

David Bromberg Quintet 6-10pm • The Filling Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman • $30 adv $36 door • 21+ • (406) 587-0585 Bromberg co-invented a genre: Newgrass. a master of many instruments!

Jazz Night CANCELED 7-9pm • Red Tractor Pizza,

Santa Run 2020 8am-1:30pm • Willson Gym • Virtual 5K - $25 for ages 6 and up, In-Person 5K - $30 for ages 6 - 13, $35 for ages 14 and up, ages 0 - 5 are free • All Ages • 4065226071 • runsignup.com An In-Person 5K and a Virtual 5K this year. The In-Person 5K is limited to 600 people (50 runners starting every 30 minutes) so space is limited - sign up now! Thank you for supporting the Bozeman Schools Foundation!

Holiday Shoppe 9am • Iron Maiden Welding •

FREE • All Ages • 4065708452 Christmas, home decor, gifts all handcrafted in Gallatin County. Your hosts are Iron Maiden Welding (Brenda Stedwick) Cabin Clutter 406 ( Tina Ekola) and Sew Many Stitches (Linda Klompien)

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rock-

“Pay What You Can” Christmas Tree Lot 4-8pm • Feed Cafe, 1530 West Main St, Bozeman • (406) 587-3973 • www.feedcafebozeman.com The Visscher family wants to make sure that everyone who wants a tree this holiday season, can have one, regardless of their ability to pay.

Nutcracker REIMAGINED 2020 6-7pm • Virtual Event • FREE • All Ages • 406-582-8702 • montanaballet.org This complimentary, one-hour virtual event will feature “best of footage” from past Nutcracker performances, new reimagined footage, special interviews and more. To view, visit montanaballet.org.

Uncorked and Unplugged Live Music Series 7-9pm • Blend, 31 S Willson Ave, Bozeman • 21+ Live music each Saturday.

An Evening with Bobby Conte Thornton 7pm • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, 45465 Gallatin Road , Gallatin Gateway • $10-15 • 406995-6345 • www.warrenmillerpac.org Broadway musical star and Big Sky part-time resident Bobby Conte Thornton joins WMPAC for an evening of audience favorites and newly arranged classics.

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History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 3591999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Join Red Tractor Pizza for a rotating lineup of Bozeman’s finest jazz musicians every Friday for a special patio performance series. Curated by Alex Robilotta.

ies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Open Mic 7pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it!

Bicycle Repair Classes 9am-4pm • Gear Wizard

MSU Women’s Basketball vs South Dakota Brick

Saturday, Dec. 5

Member Appreciation Sale 9am-4pm • Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org 20% Discount Storewide

Cars and Coffee Club POSTPONED 7:30am • The Daily Coffee Bar, 1203 N Rouse Ave Ste 3a, Bozeman • (406) 585-4574 • thedailycoffeebar.com Come for discounted coffee and pastries and meet some other fellow motoring enthusiasts at the first year-round car club in Gallatin Valley.

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History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Small Business Saturday Shop Small During Small Busi-

Learn how to work on your bike or sharpen your skills with master mechanic and owner Brian Wood.

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org If you have a child age 0-2, join us for Books & Babies in the Children’s Room every Saturday at 10:00 AM and enjoy rhymes, songs, and play in a relaxed setting.

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Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com Go Cats!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Member Appreciation Sale 9am-4pm • Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org 20% Discount Storewide

Holiday Shoppe 9am-5pm • Iron Maiden Welding

• FREE • All Ages • 4065708452 Christmas, home decor, gifts all handcrafted in Gallatin County. Your hosts are Iron Maiden Welding (Brenda Stedwick) Cabin Clutter 406 ( Tina Ekola) and Sew Many Stitches (Linda Klompien)

Shelly Besler Kersbergen 11am-1pm • Pine Creek

Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana. com Live original music in the main restaurant dining room from Shelly Besler Kersbergen.

SLAM Winter Showcase CANCELED noon-8pm • Bozeman Event Space, 14 S Tracy Ave, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 587-4322 SLAM is focused on increasing awareness and promoting the arts in Montana.

High Tea at Starlite CANCELED 1-5pm • Starlite

Bozeman, 622 E Tamarack St, Bozeman • $30 • 14+ • 406-551-2220 Enjoy tea sandwiches, savory bites, pastries and sip delightful tea offerings. Tea Party Times: 1pm and 3pm. Must RSVP 406-570-2096 / info@starlitebozeman. com limited seats

Game Night Live Trivia 7-9pm • Bar IX, 311 E Main

St, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 551-2185 • www. bar-ix.com No photographic memories needed here, our game is for everyone who likes to play games and have a good time.

The Bridger Mountain Big Band CANCELED

7-9:30pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 587-9996 17 piece Jazz Orchestra.

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exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Preschool Science Series 10:30-11:30am • Montana

Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with admission • Recommended ages 2-5 • 406)-5229087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us every Monday in our upstairs classroom for activities that focus on science, critical thinking skills, inventiveness, and creativity!

Military Mondays 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 5772403 • outlaw-brewing.com Veterans and Active Duty men & women receive .50 off each pint with Military ID. Yarn Crafting CANCELED 5-7pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org This is a casual get-together for yarn enthusiasts ages 18-100 plus. Bring your own project!

100 Strong Gallatin Valley 6pm • SHINE Beer

Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com 100 Women giving $100 - make an impact in your community. Become a member and cast your vote to determine who we award our next $10,000 grant.

Trivia Night 7pm • Bozeman Taproom, 101 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman • no cover First place wins a $50 gift card!

Tuesday, Dec. 8 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Yoga for All CANCELED noon • Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

Four Cornerz Toastmasters Club CANCELED 12:0512:55pm • Zoot Enterprises • FREE • All Ages • fourcornerz.toastmastersclubs.org Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. Tough-Guy Tuesdays CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw

Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com $0.25 off your first pint for every pull-up you can do!

Trivia Tuesday & $5 Pretzels CANCELED 6-8pm •

Union Hall Brewery, 121 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-2533 • www.unionhallbrewery. com Trivia Tuesdays at Union Hall Brewery with Game Night Live! Games start at 6 and 7pm! Come for great beer, $5 pretzels and a fun night of trivia!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Yoga for All CANCELED 11am • Bozeman Public

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. La Leche League CANCELED 11am-noon • Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org A breastfeeding conversation on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Children’s Room Student Corner.

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learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

RYAN ACKER December 13 - Pine Creek Lodge

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

Women’s Monthly Drum Circle CANCELED 7-8pm

READ to a Dog CANCELED 4-5pm • Bozeman

Recovery Meditation Group 7-8pm • ONLINE with

2020 Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival CANCELED

• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bozeman, 325 N 25th Ave, Bozeman • $5-15 suggested donation • (406) 586-1368 Second Tuesday of each month, all levels of musicality are welcome.

Bozeman Dharma Center • Free, donations welcome • 4062192140 • bozemandharmacenter.org Dave and Shannon Smith offer Buddhist meditation practice as a supplement for those in recovery from addiction – to substances, behaviors, or destructive patterns.

Wednesday, Dec. 9 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Intermountain Therapy Dogs are available to be read to by kids every Wednesday afternoon.

5pm We can’t wait to get the expedition back together. Save the date for December 6-12, 2021!

Music and Mussels CANCELED 5:30-8pm • Bridger Brewing Co, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman • (406) 587-2124 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Eat mussels and listen to live local music every Wednesday.

Wildrye Acoustic Wednesday CANCELED 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com Receive $1 off all whiskey cocktails and enjoy live music featuring local artists.

LIVE MUSIC Matt Miller 7-9pm • Bozeman Tap-

room, 101 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman Live local music.

Trivia Night 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496

E. River Road, Livingston • $2 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Teams between 1-6 people. Please get there early to ensure you get a table.

Story Mansion String Jam CANCELED 7:30pm • The Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman • FREE • 406-582-2910 • www.friendsofthestory.org Bring your passion for acoustic music to share with other pickers at this FREE family-friendly acoustic string jam.

Thursday, Dec. 10

Ladies Night CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing,

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Ladies Day 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Women receive .50 off each pint.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center,

2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Ladies get $0.50 off each pint, all day!

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History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote

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Cozy Cafe CANCELED 11am-noon • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group that meets in the Children’s Library from 11:00 - 12:00 PM every Thursday.

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. Thirsty Thursday 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlawbrewing.com Fill a 64 oz growler and get a pint for $1.

Virtual Minecraft Open Lab 4pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Membership • all ages • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us on our private Minecraft server in the STEAMLab, or virtually in the comfort of your own home!

Rapscallion Gallery - Ribbon Cutting 4pm • Rapscallion Gallery Join The Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Green Coat Ambassadors and Rapscallion Gallery for the celebration of their ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Bridger Creek Boys CANCELED 7-9pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Bring the whole family and enjoy some mighty fine pickin’ while you eat dinner and catch up with friends.

Friday, Dec. 11 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Read Sing Play! Storytime CANCELED 10:15am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • ages 3-6 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us for Read Sing Play! Storytime --stories and activities for ages 3-6 on Fridays.

Read Sing Play! Storytime CANCELED 11:15am

• Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • ages 3-6 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us for Read Sing Play! Storytime --stories and activities for ages 3-6 on Fridays.

Free Friday 2-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Admission is waived for everyone during Free Fridays (in the afternoons) at the Science Center.

Pre-registration is not required, but capacity is limited.

Gun Show 5-8pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds,

901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www. gallatin.mt.gov Exhibit Building 1

Jazz Night CANCELED 7-9pm • Red Tractor Pizza,

1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 3591999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Join Red Tractor Pizza for a rotating lineup of Bozeman’s finest jazz musicians every Friday for a special patio performance series. Curated by Alex Robilotta.

Open Mic 7pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it!

Saturday, Dec. 12 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

ies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

grounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Exhibit Building 1

Uncorked and Unplugged Live Music Series 6-8pm • Blend, 31 S Willson Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ Live music each Saturday.

Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol from Chicago

6pm • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, 45465 Gallatin Road , Gallatin Gateway • 406995-6345 • www.warrenmillerpac.org In this world premiere online event created for audiences of all ages, interdisciplinary performance collective Manual Cinema takes on Charles Dickens’s holiday classic with a visually inventive adaptation made to broadcast directly to your home.

Christmas Convoy 6pm Dump trucks, big trucks, pickups and more will be lit up and convoying through Belgrade neighborhoods, bringing the Festival of Lights to you.

Bozeman Symphony: Heigh Ho Holiday 7 pm • Baroque Music Montana and Bozeman Symphony partner to present, Heigh Ho Holiday, a concert of seasonal gems from centuries past.

Login to watch at Bozemanarts-Live.com

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History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more! We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included

with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Cars and Coffee Club POSTPONED 7:30am • The Daily Coffee Bar, 1203 N Rouse Ave Ste 3a, Bozeman • (406) 585-4574 • thedailycoffeebar.com Come for discounted coffee and pastries and meet some other fellow motoring enthusiasts at the first year-round car club in Gallatin Valley.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Monday, Dec. 14

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Small Business Saturday Shop Small During Small Busi-

FREE • 18+ • 4064145547 • www.bozemanhealth. org HealthCare Connections is Bozeman Health’s mobile screening program - offering free health screenings, immunizations, and services to adults across southwest Montana. To schedule an appointment, visit us at www.BozemanHealth. org/HealthCareConnections.

7-9:30pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 587-9996 17 piece Jazz Orchestra.

Sunday, Dec. 13

Gun Show 9am-3pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Exhibit Building 1

HealthCare Connections - Manhattan (Main Street) 8am-noon • Manhattan, Main Street •

Game Night Live Trivia 7-9pm • Bar IX, 311 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 551-2185 • www. bar-ix.com No photographic memories needed here, our game is for everyone who likes to play games and have a good time.

The Bridger Mountain Big Band CANCELED

Gun Show 9am-6pm • Gallatin County Fair-

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

ness Saturday on November 28 and EVERY Saturday Through the Holidays! Shop Early and Shop Local.

Ryan Acker 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Live original music in the main restaurant dining room from Ryan Acker.

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherock-

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

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Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

SEVEN MASTERS Museum of the Rockies

Looking Good on that Zoom Call: Personal Appearance During a Quarantine with Smithsonian’s National 2-3pm • Online • FREE Join the

Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for an engaging series of panels offering perspective on the current pandemic. Zoom.

Tough-Guy Tuesdays CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw

Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com $0.25 off your first pint for every pull-up you can do!

Trivia Tuesday & $5 Pretzels CANCELED 6-8pm •

Union Hall Brewery, 121 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-2533 • www.unionhallbrewery. com Trivia Tuesdays at Union Hall Brewery with Game Night Live! Games start at 6 and 7pm! Come for great beer, $5 pretzels and a fun night of trivia!

Recovery Meditation Group 7-8pm • ONLINE with Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rock-

ies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Preschool Science Series 10:30-11:30am • Mon-

tana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with admission • Recommended ages 2-5 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us every Monday in our upstairs classroom for activities that focus on science, critical thinking skills, inventiveness, and creativity!

Adventure Women’s Book Club CANCELED noon

• Country Bookshelf, 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman • (406)587-0166 • www.countrybookshelf.com Join local educator Jill Davis the second Monday of the month for your next adventurous read!

Military Mondays 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 5772403 • outlaw-brewing.com Veterans and Active Duty men & women receive .50 off each pint with Military ID.

Yarn Crafting CANCELED 5-7pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org This is a casual get-together for yarn enthusiasts ages 18-100 plus. Bring your own project!

Trivia Night 7pm • Bozeman Taproom, 101 N

Rouse Ave, Bozeman • no cover First place wins a $50 gift card!

Tuesday, Dec. 15 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

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Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center,

2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. Yoga for All CANCELED 11am • Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

Yoga for All CANCELED noon • Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

Four Cornerz Toastmasters Club CANCELED 12:0512:55pm • Zoot Enterprises • FREE • All Ages • fourcornerz.toastmastersclubs.org Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

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Bozeman Dharma Center • Free, donations welcome • 4062192140 • bozemandharmacenter.org Dave and Shannon Smith offer Buddhist meditation practice as a supplement for those in recovery from addiction – to substances, behaviors, or destructive patterns.

Wednesday, Dec. 16 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Blood Drive 10am-3pm • Montana Science Center,

2744 W Main St, Bozeman • 406)-522-9087 • www. montanasciencecenter.org Red Cross will be at the Montana Science Center hosting a blood drive. Stop by and donate!

Ladies Night CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Ladies get $0.50 off each pint, all day!

Ladies Day 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Women receive .50 off each pint.

READ to a Dog CANCELED 4-5pm • Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Intermountain Therapy Dogs are available to be read to by kids every Wednesday afternoon.

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Music and Mussels CANCELED 5:30-8pm • Bridger Brewing Co, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman • (406) 587-2124 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Eat mussels and listen to live local music every Wednesday.

Wildrye Acoustic Wednesday CANCELED 6-8pm

• Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com Receive $1 off all whiskey cocktails and enjoy live music featuring local artists.

LIVE MUSIC Josh Moore 7-9pm • Bozeman Taproom, 101 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman Live local music

Trivia Night 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496

E. River Road, Livingston • $2 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Teams between 1-6 people. Please get there early to ensure you get a table.

Story Mansion String Jam CANCELED 7:30pm •

The Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman • FREE • 406-582-2910 • www.friendsofthestory.org Bring your passion for acoustic music to share with other pickers at this FREE family-friendly acoustic string jam.

Thursday, Dec. 17 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center,

2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. Cozy Cafe CANCELED 11am-noon • Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group that meets in the Children’s Library from 11:00 - 12:00 PM every Thursday.

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Thirsty Thursday 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlawbrewing.com Fill a 64 oz growler and get a pint for $1.

Dangerous Nature Family Science Day 3-5pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $8.50 for ages 3+ • All ages • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us as a family to participate in engaging science experiments and maker activities. Registration not required, but limited capacity maintained.

Virtual Minecraft Open Lab 4pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Membership • all ages • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us on our private Minecraft server in the STEAMLab, or virtually in the comfort of your own home!

Online Art on the Rocks: String Art 6:30-8pm • Online • $15 Members/ $20 Non-Members • 21+ We’re bringing our classic AOR series to your home! This monthly series guides you in creating a unique art project using materials you can find around your house. Pre-registration required.

Science Night In 6:30-8pm • Online • $10-40 Featuring the Civil Air Patrol, the evening will feature a pick-up dinner, take-home STEAM activity and guest presenters for an evening of fun.

The Bridger Creek Boys CANCELED 7-9pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Bring the whole family and enjoy some mighty fine pickin’ while you eat dinner and catch up with friends.

LIVE MUSIC Stimulus Package 7-9pm • Bozeman

Taproom, 101 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman Live local music

Read Sing Play! Storytime CANCELED 11:15am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • ages 3-6 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us for Read Sing Play! Storytime --stories and activities for ages 3-6 on Fridays.

Jazz Night CANCELED 7-9pm • Red Tractor Pizza,

1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 3591999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Join Red Tractor Pizza for a rotating lineup of Bozeman’s finest jazz musicians every Friday for a special patio performance series. Curated by Alex Robilotta.

Open Mic 7pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it!

Saturday, Dec. 19 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Small Business Saturday Shop Small During Small Business Saturday on November 28 and EVERY Saturday Through the Holidays! Shop Early and Shop Local.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

Friday, Dec. 18 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more! We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Holiday Candlelight Tours 9:15am-3:15pm • Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, 25 Lewis and Clark Caverns Rd., Whitehall • $15 for adults (15 years and older), and $10 for children (ages 5 to 14) • (406) 287-3541 • stateparks.mt.gov Come see the Caverns by the warm festive glow of candle lanterns as we celebrate with this holiday favorite. Group size is limited to 10 people per tour to comply with coronavirus safety restrictions.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Read Sing Play! Storytime CANCELED 10:15am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • ages 3-6 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us for Read Sing Play! Storytime --stories and activities for ages 3-6 on Fridays. www.bozemanmagazine.com

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Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

HAMLET: A RADIO PLAY Dec 19

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Winter Wonderland and Winter Break Camps

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org If you have a child age 0-2, join us for Books & Babies in the Children’s Room every Saturday at 10:00 AM and enjoy rhymes, songs, and play in a relaxed setting.

Poker Tournament POSTPONED 3pm • Cat’s Paw, 721 N 7th Ave, Bozeman • $80 • 21+ • 406 404 1968 • seatopen.com No Limit Texas Hold’em - Join us every week for a thrilling Wild West experience! Food served until 9pm, Drinks available until 2am & Cash games running well into the night!

Uncorked and Unplugged Live Music Series 6-8pm • Blend, 31 S Willson Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ Live music each Saturday.

Hamlet: A Radio Play 7pm • Warren Miller

Performing Arts Center, 45465 Gallatin Road , Gallatin Gateway • $10 • 406-995-6345 • www. warrenmillerpac.org Shakespeare in the Parks masterfully broadcasts the Bard.

Sunday, Dec. 20 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Cars and Coffee Club POSTPONED 7:30am • The

Daily Coffee Bar, 1203 N Rouse Ave Ste 3a, Bozeman • (406) 585-4574 • thedailycoffeebar.com Come for discounted coffee and pastries and meet some other fellow motoring enthusiasts at the first year-round car club in Gallatin Valley.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

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Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Holiday Candlelight Tours 9:15am-3:15pm • Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, 25 Lewis and Clark Caverns Rd., Whitehall • $15 for adults (15 years and older), and $10 for children (ages 5 to 14) • (406) 287-3541 • stateparks.mt.gov Come see the Caverns by the warm festive glow of candle lanterns as we celebrate with this holiday favorite. Group size is limited to 10 people per tour to comply with coronavirus safety restrictions.

Neil Filo Beddow 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Live original music in the main restaurant dining room from Neil Filo Beddow.

Game Night Live Trivia 7-9pm • Bar IX, 311 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 551-2185 • www. bar-ix.com No photographic memories needed here, our game is for everyone who likes to play games and have a good time.

The Bridger Mountain Big Band CANCELED

7-9:30pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 587-9996 17 piece Jazz Orchestra.

Monday, Dec. 21 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

MSU Women’s Basketball vs South Dakota State

Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com Go Cats! Time TBD

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9am-5:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • 406)-522-9087 • www. montanasciencecenter.org Make a reservation and join us during break for special winter activities at the Science Center. If you’re looking for child care for children Grades 1 5, our 3-day Winter camps are still available.

Holiday Candlelight Tours 9:15am-3:15pm • Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, 25 Lewis and Clark Caverns Rd., Whitehall • $15 for adults (15 years and older), and $10 for children (ages 5 to 14) • (406) 287-3541 • stateparks.mt.gov Come see the Caverns by the warm festive glow of candle lanterns as we celebrate with this holiday favorite. Group size is limited to 10 people per tour to comply with coronavirus safety restrictions.

Preschool Science Series 10:30-11:30am • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with admission • Recommended ages 2-5 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us every Monday in our upstairs classroom for activities that focus on science, critical thinking skills, inventiveness, and creativity!

Military Mondays 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 5772403 • outlaw-brewing.com Veterans and Active Duty men & women receive .50 off each pint with Military ID. Yarn Crafting CANCELED 5-7pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org This is a casual get-together for yarn enthusiasts ages 18-100 plus. Bring your own project!

Trivia Night 7pm • Bozeman Taproom, 101 N

Rouse Ave, Bozeman • no cover First place wins a $50 gift card!

Tuesday, Dec. 22 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. Yoga for All CANCELED 11am • Bozeman Public

sion ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Ladies Night CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing,

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

Ladies Day 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Women receive .50 off each pint.

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Ladies get $0.50 off each pint, all day!

READ to a Dog CANCELED 4-5pm • Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Intermountain Therapy Dogs are available to be read to by kids every Wednesday afternoon.

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

Music and Mussels CANCELED 5:30-8pm • Bridger Brewing Co, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman • (406) 587-2124 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Eat mussels and listen to live local music every Wednesday.

Yoga for All CANCELED noon • Bozeman Public

Wildrye Acoustic Wednesday CANCELED 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com Receive $1 off all whiskey cocktails and enjoy live music featuring local artists.

Four Cornerz Toastmasters Club CANCELED 12:0512:55pm • Zoot Enterprises • FREE • All Ages • fourcornerz.toastmastersclubs.org Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

LIVE MUSIC Luke Flansburg 7-9pm • Bozeman

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman

Taproom, 101 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman Live local music

Trivia Night 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496

E. River Road, Livingston • $2 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Teams between 1-6 people. Please get there early to ensure you get a table.

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

Story Mansion String Jam CANCELED 7:30pm • The Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman • FREE • 406-582-2910 • www.friendsofthestory.org Bring your passion for acoustic music to share with other pickers at this FREE family-friendly acoustic string jam.

Tough-Guy Tuesdays CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw

Thursday, Dec. 24

Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com $0.25 off your first pint for every pull-up you can do!

Trivia Tuesday & $5 Pretzels CANCELED 6-8pm •

Union Hall Brewery, 121 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-2533 • www.unionhallbrewery. com Trivia Tuesdays at Union Hall Brewery with Game Night Live! Games start at 6 and 7pm! Come for great beer, $5 pretzels and a fun night of trivia!

Wednesday, Dec. 23 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admis-

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-3pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thirsty Thursday 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlawbrewing.com Fill a 64 oz growler and get a pint for $1.

Museum Early Closure 3pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org The museum will close at 3 p.m. for the holiday.

Virtual Minecraft Open Lab CANCELED 4pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Membership • all ages • 406)522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us on our private Minecraft server in the STEAMLab, or virtually in the comfort of your own home!

The Bridger Creek Boys CANCELED 7-9pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Bring the whole family and enjoy some mighty fine pickin’ while you eat dinner and catch up with friends.

Friday, Dec. 25 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

BRING BACK LIVE MUSIC

WEAR YOUR MASK

Study Hall CANCELED 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-3pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

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Lewis & Clark Caverns - Candlight Tours reservations start on monday november 30, @ 406-287-3541

Cleo Toll 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Live original music in the main restaurant dining room from Cleo Toll.

IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild 3pm • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, 45465 Gallatin Road , Gallatin Gateway • $10-25 • 406995-6345 • www.warrenmillerpac.org Each guest of the performance will be given a custom set of high-quality wireless headphones that broadcasts the hour-long live performance as they explore Big Sky’s stunning landscape by ski, snowshoe, or foot.

Game Night Live Trivia 7-9pm • Bar IX, 311 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 551-2185 • www. bar-ix.com No photographic memories needed here, our game is for everyone who likes to play games and have a good time.

The Bridger Mountain Big Band CANCELED

7-9:30pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 587-9996 17 piece Jazz Orchestra.

Monday, Dec. 28 Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Open Mic 7pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E.

River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it!

Saturday, Dec. 26 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org If you have a child age 0-2, join us for Books & Babies in the Children’s Room every Saturday at 10:00 AM and enjoy rhymes, songs, and play in a relaxed setting.

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Poker Tournament POSTPONED 3pm • Cat’s Paw, 721 N 7th Ave, Bozeman • $80 • 21+ • 406 404 1968 • seatopen.com No Limit Texas Hold’em - Join us every week for a thrilling Wild West experience! Food served until 9pm, Drinks available until 2am & Cash games running well into the night!

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Sunday, Dec. 27 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Cars and Coffee Club POSTPONED 7:30am • The

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Daily Coffee Bar, 1203 N Rouse Ave Ste 3a, Bozeman • (406) 585-4574 • thedailycoffeebar.com Come for discounted coffee and pastries and meet some other fellow motoring enthusiasts at the first year-round car club in Gallatin Valley.

Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints 9am-4pm ^ Museum of the Rockies,

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibt 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org This exhibit focuses on seven artists who played a significant role in the development of the new print, and whose works boldly exemplify this new movement.

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Holiday Candlelight Tours 9:15am-3:15pm • Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, 25 Lewis and Clark Caverns Rd., Whitehall • $15 for adults (15 years and older), and $10 for children (ages 5 to 14) • (406) 287-3541 • stateparks.mt.gov Come see the Caverns by the warm festive glow of candle lanterns as we celebrate with this holiday favorite. Group size is limited to 10 people per tour to comply with coronavirus safety restrictions.

Holiday Candlelight Tours 9:15am-3:15pm • Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, 25 Lewis and Clark Caverns Rd., Whitehall • $15 for adults (15 years and older), and $10 for children (ages 5 to 14) • (406) 287-3541 • stateparks.mt.gov Come see the Caverns by the warm festive glow of candle lanterns as we celebrate with this holiday favorite. Group size is limited to 10 people per tour to comply with coronavirus safety restrictions.

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History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Winter Wonderland and Winter Break Camps

9am-5:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • 406)-522-9087 • www. montanasciencecenter.org Make a reservation and join us during break for special winter activities at the Science Center. If you’re looking for child care for children Grades 1 5, our 3-day Winter camps are still available.

Holiday Candlelight Tours 9:15am-3:15pm • Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, 25 Lewis and Clark Caverns Rd., Whitehall • $15 for adults (15 years and older), and $10 for children (ages 5 to 14) • (406) 287-3541 • stateparks.mt.gov Come see the Caverns by the warm festive glow of candle lanterns as we celebrate with this holiday favorite. Group size is limited to 10 people per tour to comply with coronavirus safety restrictions.

Preschool Science Series 10:30-11:30am • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with admission • Recommended ages 2-5 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us every Monday in our upstairs classroom for activities that focus on science, critical thinking skills, inventiveness, and creativity!

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Military Mondays 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 5772403 • outlaw-brewing.com Veterans and Active Duty men & women receive .50 off each pint with Military ID.

Four Cornerz Toastmasters Club CANCELED 12:0512:55pm • Zoot Enterprises • FREE • All Ages • fourcornerz.toastmastersclubs.org Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild 3pm • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, 45465 Gallatin Road , Gallatin Gateway • $10-25 • 406995-6345 • www.warrenmillerpac.org Each guest of the performance will be given a custom set of high-quality wireless headphones that broadcasts the hour-long live performance as they explore Big Sky’s stunning landscape by ski, snowshoe, or foot.

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

Yarn Crafting CANCELED 5-7pm • Bozeman Public

Tough-Guy Tuesdays CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org This is a casual get-together for yarn enthusiasts ages 18-100 plus. Bring your own project!

Trivia Night 7pm • Bozeman Taproom, 101 N

Rouse Ave, Bozeman • no cover First place wins a $50 gift card!

Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com $0.25 off your first pint for every pull-up you can do!

Trivia Tuesday & $5 Pretzels CANCELED 6-8pm •

Union Hall Brewery, 121 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-2533 • www.unionhallbrewery. com Trivia Tuesdays at Union Hall Brewery with Game Night Live! Games start at 6 and 7pm! Come for great beer, $5 pretzels and a fun night of trivia!

Trivia Night 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496

E. River Road, Livingston • $2 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Teams between 1-6 people. Please get there early to ensure you get a table.

Story Mansion String Jam CANCELED 7:30pm • The Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman • FREE • 406-582-2910 • www.friendsofthestory.org Bring your passion for acoustic music to share with other pickers at this FREE family-friendly acoustic string jam.

Thursday, Dec. 31 Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

MSU Mens Basketball vs So Utah Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • (406) 994CATS • www.brickbreeden.com Go Cats! Time TBD

IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild 8pm • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, 45465 Gallatin Road , Gallatin Gateway • $10-25 • 406995-6345 • www.warrenmillerpac.org Each guest of the performance will be given a custom set of high-quality wireless headphones that broadcasts the hour-long live performance as they explore Big Sky’s stunning landscape by ski, snowshoe, or foot.

721 N 7th Ave, Bozeman • $20+ • 21+ • 406 404 1968 • seatopen.com Have you ever wanted to learn how to play poker? Join us for a night out with the girls in a mellow setting perfect for beginners. Free lessons at 7pm before the action starts.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

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Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

Gallatin County A Community Memoir Gallatin

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM. Yoga for All CANCELED 11am • Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

Yoga for All CANCELED noon • Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Yoga for All is held every Tuesday at 11:00 AM and again at 12:00 PM. All abilities are welcome! Please bring your own mat.

All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

Ladies Poker Night CANCELED 8pm • Cat’s Paw,

History Museum • FREE • All Ages • 4065228122 • www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org The Gallatin History Museum is creating a Community Memoir by the people, and for the people of Gallatin County and Southwest Montana as they endure through the Corvid-19 virus.

Thomas D. Mangelsen: “A Life in the Wild” Exhibit 9am-4pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies. org This photo exhibit showcases Mangelsen’s signature, award-winning photographs of landscape and wildlife in all seven continents.

Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

Ladies Night CANCELED 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Ladies get $0.50 off each pint, all day!

Ladies Day 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlaw-brewing.com Women receive .50 off each pint.

READ to a Dog CANCELED 4-5pm • Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Intermountain Therapy Dogs are available to be read to by kids every Wednesday afternoon.

Music and Mussels CANCELED 5:30-8pm • Bridger Brewing Co, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman • (406) 587-2124 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Eat mussels and listen to live local music every Wednesday.

Wildrye Acoustic Wednesday CANCELED 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com Receive $1 off all whiskey cocktails and enjoy live music featuring local artists. www.bozemanmagazine.com

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Friday, Jan. 1

Medical Marijuana Licensing Clinic 10am-5pm Alternative Wellness Montana is seeing medical marijuana patients at our new Bozeman office. Telemedicine appointments are available.

Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center,

Books & Babies CANCELED 1-2pm • Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM and again at 1:00 PM.

Thirsty Thursday 2-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 577-2403 • outlawbrewing.com Fill a 64 oz growler and get a pint for $1.

Virtual Minecraft Open Lab 4pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Membership • all ages • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Join us on our private Minecraft server in the STEAMLab, or virtually in the comfort of your own home!

The Bridger Creek Boys CANCELED 7-9pm • Red

Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Bring the whole family and enjoy some mighty fine pickin’ while you eat dinner and catch up with friends.

2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Open Mic 7pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E.

River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it!

Saturday, Jan. 2 MSU Mens Basketball vs So Utah Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • (406) 994CATS • www.brickbreeden.com Go Cats! Time TBD Books & Babies CANCELED 10-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 0-2 • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary. org If you have a child age 0-2, join us for Books & Babies in the Children’s Room every Saturday at 10:00 AM and enjoy rhymes, songs, and play in a relaxed setting.

Sunday, Jan. 3 Cars and Coffee Club POSTPONED 7:30am • The Daily Coffee Bar, 1203 N Rouse Ave Ste 3a, Bozeman • (406) 585-4574 • thedailycoffeebar.com Come for discounted coffee and pastries and meet some other fellow motoring enthusiasts at the first year-round car club in Gallatin Valley.

NEW EVENTS ARE ADDED DAILY

High Tea at Starlite CANCELED 1-5pm • Starlite

Bozeman, 622 E Tamarack St, Bozeman • $30 • 14+ • 406-551-2220 Enjoy tea sandwiches, savory bites, pastries and sip delightful tea offerings. Tea Party Times: 1pm and 3pm. Must RSVP 406-570-2096 / info@starlitebozeman. com limited seats

Monday, Jan. 4 Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Tuesday, Jan. 5 Study Hall 9am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • Grades 6+ • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Use the STEAMlab in the morning hours to work on remote learning, school research projects, and more!

We have mentors at the ready to assist with any questions you have!

Four Cornerz Toastmasters Club CANCELED 12:0512:55pm • Zoot Enterprises • FREE • All Ages • fourcornerz.toastmastersclubs.org Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

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