Bozeman Magazine April 2017

BOZEMAN MAGAZINE

Inside This Issue:

April 2017 - Volume 10.11

Forest to Faucet: Bozeman’s Watershed

Confessions of an Eco-Mom Taco Montes Interview

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

Table of Contents

Kyle Stinson

Living Local

Screen and Stage

Editors Note: Valley of the Flowers - A Ripple 6

Titan - Bozeman Symphony 37

What’s Your Beef? 20 Years Ago - S Ward 7

Recreation & Health

The Writers Town - J Schuster 8

Nordic Sprinter Jennie Bender - K Drummond 22

Lewis & Clark Caverns MT’s 1st State Park - C Shearer 10

Fitness vs Over Training - P Cameron 24

Forest to Faucet - L Leoniak 12

Confessions of An Eco-Mom - H Higenbotham 26

Do You Know Your HRDC? - R Mayer 14

Horoscope - N Judge 21

Food & Drinks

Montana Music

Taco Montes - C Miller 16

Record Store Day 32

Scoop Bar - R Hergett 18

Head for the Hills 33

Business in Bozeman

Visual Arts

Energy Efficiency At Home - T Ford 20

Cover Shot: Kyle Stinson 35

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Editor’s Note

Bringing Bozeman Back To The Valley Of The Flowers Angie Ripple with Wren Kilian

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pril is Keep America Beautiful Month, and one local mother, now grandmother, is working very hard to make Bozeman and America a more beautiful place with The Valley of the Flowers Project. The project grew out of Wren Kilian’s deep concern for the lack of recycling in Montana. Wren’s research in the early ‘90s informed her that Montana was (and still is) nearly last in the nation in recycling; West Yellowstone’s landfill, like many others across the state, was leaking toxins; and Yellowstone National Park had plans to become zero waste with the implementation of an educational program, recycling bins beside every trash can, and a municipal composting facility. So began 25 years of activism at the local, state, and national levels, culminating with a bicycle ride from Montana to Washington, D.C. in 2013 with the hopes of her petition for a National Bottle Deposit and Single-Use Bag Law going viral. A Mother’s Day for Mother Earth was the theme of this ride.

Upon her return from that amazing, but unsuccessful trip, Wren realized that the amount of energy she was using to lobby the government was better spent trying to make her own life more sustainable. She turned her lawn into permaculture gardens, and a new direction for activism unfolded. A realization that working directly with businesses in the sustainability arena, educating the public, and attaining grants to fund communitybuilding nature stewardship work would be more fruitful. Thus began the Valley of the Flowers Project with a free veggie stand on her street corner, a new petition, this time to local store owners about BYO Bag for Change, some signs, and flyers.

Two other groups quickly became collaborators with the Valley of the Flowers Project’s efforts, Transition Town Bozeman and 1,000 New Gardens Bozeman, working in different aspects of sustainability from food and energy independence to creating a zero-waste grocery store, an app for consumers to locate sustainability minded businesses, community service gardening/nature cleanup programs, funding for a glass pulverizer and state-of-the-art municipal composter with local education and infrastructure to take Bozeman and all of Montana to zero waste.

Local successes have been small, but significant, as the $.05 bag refunds of BYO Bag for Change have raised over $2,000 in grants for community gardens, park recycling bins, and youth nature programs in its first 2 years at just a few stores.

Bring the Bins!, with the aid of the Bogert Farmer’s Market and the City of Bozeman, will bring, for the first time ever, public recycling bins to 6 city parks.

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ally funded and maintained.

Fast forward to 2017, and each group still has less than $1,000 in its budget and 1 volunteer holding down the fort. Yet, Valley of the Flowers Project has big plans for this year, and so do the gardening groups. Consumers can convince more stores to get on board with BYO Bag for Change because the single-use bags stores pretend to give away for “free” are actually factored into our groceries/ goods’ cost. Those nickel and dime bag refunds really do add up, and can make a big difference in our community. Ask your favorite store to do BYO Bag, and write to companies to change their packaging.

Like many bees collecting tiny amounts of nectar to make copious supplies of honey, our small actions, like BYO Bag really make a difference when we all do our share.

Wren’s hope is that Montanans will seize the opportunity for civic engagement this program brings, and will show that Montanans don’t need a law to do the right thing. If a simple step to sustainability like using our own bags at stores can make that big of a collective difference in being better stewards of our “last best place,” then let’s get ‘er done!!

Valley of the Flowers Project’s fundraising campaign in the coming years will focus on “nature inspiring art, art giving back to nature,” with sales of donated arts and crafts in an online gallery and at farmer’s markets. Until its big grant comes through, the organization will continue to create small ripples of positive change, helping to deepen people’s respect for and connection to the natural world.

Volunteers in all aspects of building community through sustainability are always needed, so this grassroots movement can grow and spread like wildflowers!! If Yellowstone made it to zero-waste, why we can’t we do it state-wide?

The Valley of the Flowers Project’s goal is for Bozeman to become a model of transforming into a sustainable community in which to raise our children and grandchildren. The Valley of the Flowers Project is named in honor of the original inhabitants of this land, whose deep reverence for the natural world was reflected in every action.

Join Wren and other volunteers at The Valley of the Flowers Mother’s Day fundraiser at Bozeman Brewing; please come out, get a free flower, and lift a pint for Mother Earth! t Angie is a third generation Montanan, who balances wrangling her three children and adventures with her husband while living the dream. She is, as Heather Higinbotham says, an eco-hypicrite.

What’s Your Beef?

I didn’t move here 20 years ago to live in a big city Seth Ward

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e’re sitting on plastic stacking chairs in that little meeting room at the library when someone says it. A familiar refrain in these neighborhood meetings and public comment sessions where we occasionally cross paths. Not enough where I actually know your name but we’re solidly into downtown-coffee-shop-head-nod-greeting territory. Another one of our neighbors, software-startup-guy, whose name I do know from the paper, is listening and jotting notes.

It might have been you that said it, but my attention had been drifting. Now that the big city comment is out there, we can’t be more than one or two from someone throwing shade at Boulder. I’m tuned in now, mostly because it sounds like we got to Bozeman at the same time. You might have passed me along I-90 on the way in; that loaded-down Legacy wagon doing just a little better up the pass than my pickup towing a U-Haul.

Which gets me thinking. Up to that exact moment in time, we were both perfectly comfortable with, or indifferent to population growth in Bozeman. At some point our different experiences led you to decide enough is enough, and me to sit here in this uncomfortable chair drinking cold coffee, picking apart that comment.

I mean, we did both move here 20 years ago. That much we’ve established.

Both of us with the same potential to take up space and spark all kinds of change for our new neighbors. We’ve watched the same changes, reported the same way, and come to different conclusions. From just our comments, each of us can only guess why the other did in fact move here 20 years ago. But up to that point, it’s fair to say growth wasn’t our first concern.

My mind wanders while the not-the-next-Boulder commenter gets their turn. What if, as we seem to wish, the door to Bozeman really did close behind us? What if, right after you and I moved here, that Brad Pitt fishing movie had flopped? If Montana fell out of favor with lifestyle magazine writers? What if the growth stopped?

Even without the population change of the past 20 years, outside pressures are there. The forces that took away railroad jobs, that moved the livestock auction, closed the theaters, and reduced the summer snowpack were all still in play during our time here. But in this Bozeman, there are fewer options to fall back on.

With no growth there are fewer construction jobs for our neighbor to work while he gets his business off the ground.

With a few storefronts already empty when we moved here, downtown anchors like the Rialto, Imperial, and now the Willson School are still vacant.

There’s still nowhere to park, though, and the stoplights never got synced up to improve the flow of traffic. Not only is the old Pizza Hut still sitting there, but the old Hardee’s too. Bridger is less packed, but that sweet expansion never happened either. This nice library where we are meeting to ponder the next 20 years? It’s just a fenced lot with elevated levels of asbestos in the soil.

All of this absence makes it hard for our neighbor’s start-up to recruit the talent it needs to really become an engine for the local economy. No one moves to this Bozeman after all, and MSU’s best and brightest know that the smart money, and good sushi, can be found in actual big cities. The kind they can’t even book a direct flight from here. None of this helps my family’s local food service business that tried hard, but couldn’t hang on through that recession.

But I’m getting off topic, and we should probably be listening to the present-

er. Our real life town is really growing, and it affects both of us. Everyone in these chairs is determined to live in a healthy community. And we continue to choose Bozeman as that place despite all the changes. Also, this cold coffee unites us.

We’re here, and not any of a dozen nearby towns where the real-deal, three bars and two churches Montana experience is available immediately, and at a significant discount. Our license plate choices and “Save Our Smith” bumper stickers might give up our big city roots, but we could learn to blend in again. Still, here we are, rallying for Bozeman as the best place to live. Even where we disagree about the next 20 years, we have that common ground. Even when we fritter away these meetings daydreaming and treading water with the same old comments, we’re here and we mostly want the same things for our community.

We’ve got a way to go before our growing town is anything like a big city.

I believe it’s going to happen eventually no matter how we wish it away, and maybe this is where you and I disagree. We have real opportunities to make it our big city, something unique to this part of the world. And here we are, doing just that. I’m as excited about that as anything I imagined about Bozeman when I signaled for exit 309 that day 20 years ago. q Seth is a first-generation Montanan, navigating fatherhood, marriage, business and downtown life (on a budget) in the New West. He is a freelance photographer, web designer, and aspiring artist.

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Living Local

The Writer’s Town

Jerry Schuster

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et’s start with a simple premise; just about everyone in Bozeman writes articles or books.

This account is limited to just book writers.

Because, it is a lot easier to poke fun at others when I am not included in the group.

The question asked in Bozeman is not, “Are you writing a book?” No, the question is, “What is your book about?”The goal here in Bozeman is to get one book on the local best seller list.

This means that you sell 25 books or more, after spending three years attending promotional events.

Most writers cannot wait the average six years it takes to send the manuscript to 400 literary agents only to receive rejection letters so, you are left with little choice but to “self publish.” Go get yourself another cup of coffee, this will take awhile.

HOW TO SELF PUBLISH: Write the book. This is usually the least painful and most fun of the entire process. If this is a typical romance, murder mystery or teen thriller, this step takes on the average 23 minutes, unless you are going for a best seller, which will then take you 2 hours and 15 minutes.

If you are writing historical fiction, nonfiction or the type of warm and fascinating book you can’t put down; the type you read in its entirety on a cold Bozeman evening while snuggled under your blanket, a state of being referred to by the Danish as “hygge,” this step will take three to ten years.

The research, writing, rewriting, etc. will put your patience to the test.

Write a second book. This is a very crucial step.

Hint: have the second book ready before proceeding with the remaining steps. You can just pick up where you left off on the first book, so don’t worry about the time. The second book can take as little as 28 minutes to write, unless it is historical fiction, or nonfiction, which will take approximately 28 more years. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. Self- edit the book. This means taking the time to read what you have written. You might find silly mistakes, for example, “Oh, I forgot to write Chapter 2,” or another common one is, “I changed the protagonist’s name from “Lloyd” to “Flossie” in Chapter 3.” Now, go through and clean up these little details.

Have a writer friend review the books to give you constructive criticism. This step takes about 32 months. You see, this friend is also reviewing 384 8 April 2017 BozemanMagazine.com

other books at the same time as yours, plus writing her own book and sequel. Just relax a bit.

Hire a graphic designer for the cover. This is a must—what you are looking for here is the look of success and accomplishment. The cover should be embossed with huge letters showing your non de plume: e.g., “E.X. UXWORTHY.” VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE WAKE UP! Female writers should choose a neutral name, where the sexual identity of the author is undisclosed. An example would be “M.Y. Secret.” The reason for this is that books by male authors generally sell better than those by female authors. This is all part of the “Montana Experience.” It has something to do with the Livingston writers, but I have not figured it out yet.

Oh, by the way, the actual title of the book is largely irrelevant and can be shown in small letters at the bottom of the cover. For example, a recent title was, “Teenage Werewolf Resurfaces in Montana Prairie Town, Vol. XXX11.”

Now this cover will cost some serious money, but having it done professionally is the only way to sell at least two copies of the book. The cover design, graphic engineering, peer review and actual production rights will set you back about $1,700.00.

Not to worry, you will recoup $1.23 when you sell your first book for $12.99, less printing, shipping and handling costs, leaving you a net profit of 13 cents. An added suggestion is that you get the cover gold foil embossed, as that will attract at least three otherwise disinterested browsers. Once they have the volume in hand with the gold embossed author’s name in giant letters, the battle is won.

In order to self-publish, you have to self-advertise your book. This is a quick and easy step which involves getting other writers excited and anxious about your forthcoming book, if you would please send them a free copy to review. Thank you.

Sell the book. This is where it gets frustrating.

After you try “e” sales for 6 years with no success, you go to the local bookstores and library to get your book on the shelf. Folks, I am not talking about the shelf you see as you enter the premises; these spaces are reserved for the current Montana author best sellers, which are romance-spy or who done it thrillers set in Scobey, Montana, with author’s name in huge gold-foil letters, for example, “Z.R. Stillcansit;” the book title at bottom in tiny letters “Prairie Romance Thwarted by Mysterious Drone Fly Over.”

Here is what happens. All store or library personnel head for lunch or the bathroom as you

enter the facility with four copies of your book and the sequel in hand. After you wait for two hours, the custodial engineer’s administrative assistant, hired the day before, comes out to inform you that the facility is closing in ten minutes; please exit and have a nice day.

If you are fortunate to have someone actually take a copy for placement, it is put in a large bin with other such books, located in the basement.

The bin is labeled “Wanna-be-best sellers.” When the bin is full, a yard-type sale is held where your book can be purchased for 50 cents. Gold foil cover books go for 75 cents. The author gets 10 cents per sale, but must go to the facility to pick up the coins.

The thing about local book writing anymore is that the people who write the books just sell or give them to other local writers. There are few readers who are willing to buy new books now, as they can get them off their devices for nothing. They just have to click that they will review it, which of course they don’t get around to doing.

Then, your second book follows up where the first one left off. VOILA! You are a bona fide expert on writing, which allows you to do several things.

First, you can write a didactic book about how to write a book. When this becomes a local best seller, meaning it was purchased by 3,000 local wanna-be-best-seller writers, you are set for the second reward. This is the home run for local writers, which is presenting local seminars and workshops about how to write a book! Yes, this is where the local book writers’ money is made or spent, depending on your point of view. For the presenter, now expert, this is comparable to the famous chef getting out of the hot, stuffy kitchen and promoting the must have cook book. For wanna-be- best sellers, this is your chance to hear how one person out of 10,000 sold over ten copies of their book, and thus became an expert.

Oh, all of this writing is giving me writer’s cramps. I also have writer’s block. Gives me an idea about a future article, which would be about physical and mental ailments experienced by writers.

Stay tuned.

My best wishes to all the Bozeman writers who work so hard to get a book out. You are my heroes. s Jerry Schuster is a “semi-retired” attorney who moved from Wolf Point to Bozeman in 2013. I enjoy reading good books, writing for work and fun, and “things Bozeman”.

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Fueled by Creative People Brian Ripple - Publisher Brian runs a sound & lighting company in Bozeman, skis the cold smoke, and enjoys going camping & taking his kids to the BMX track.

Angie Ripple - Publisher Editor for Bozeman Magazine Angie balances wrangling her three children and adventures with her husband while living the dream.

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

Jerry Schuster - Local Living A “semi-retired” attorney who moved from Wolf Point to Bozeman in 2013.

Enjoys reading good books, writing for work and fun, and “things Bozeman”.

Cassi Miller - Dining Cassi is a writing instructor and veteran services tutor at MSU and also works for Montana Gift Corral. She loves spending time with her Husky named Flames.

Rachel Hergett - Local Living Rachel writes well, reads fast, sleeps occasionally, then runs rivers.

Zach Hoffman - Photography Fascinated by the power of light to transform and educate, Zach strives to create, grow, and enrich the local photographic community.

Maddie McCann - Calendar Currently a sophomore at Montana State University, studying Business Marketing. Maddie likes to spend her free time outdoors either skiing or hiking.

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

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

Mariah Leuschen-Lonergan - Recreation / Health Mariah Leuschen-Lonergan is the Public Affairs Specialist for Forest Plan Revision on the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

Dr. Phil Cameron - Health Phil Cameron is the owner of the Bozeman Wellness Center. He is a Chiropractic Physician and Professional Applied Kinesiologist.

Pat Hill - Music Pat is a freelance writer from Bozeman. He loves summer music festivals.

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

Cindy Shearer - Local Living Cindy Shearer is a volunteer at the Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman and also the Gallatin Historical Society Board President.

Ken Thorsen - Music / Rec An avid music lover and freelance photographer with three children. Ken or ‘Kenny T’ has been a KGLT disk jock for over twenty years.

Eric Kofer - Music Former Associated Students of Montana State University Campus Entertainment Director, and ChickenJam West Productions co-owner.

Tim Ford - Real Estate Tim Ford is a Realtor® with Bozeman Broker Group in Bozeman Montana.

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Living Local

Lewis and Clark Caverns Montana’s First State Park…

From Private Tourism to National Monument to State Park Cindy Shearer

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e know that Native Americans did know of the caverns hundreds of years ago, as the stories of the steaming mountain are mentioned in their oral histories. Although the caverns are now named for Lewis and Clark, we also know that Lewis and Clark camped within a mile of the caverns on July 31 1805 but did not know of the underground labyrinth of limestone rooms.

Of Montana’s 300 caves worthy of name, the Lewis and Clark Caverns are considered the most spectacular. The caverns are not just one big cave, like some of the other popular caves in the country, but a series of unique rooms connected by narrow tunnels. Visitors descend 500 stairs and down nearly 400 vertical feet.

In 1882 two men from Whitehall, Charles Brooke and Mexican John discovered the cave entrance. The men had heard Native American stories of the great caves and explored the area to find out for themselves if the stories were true.

Neither of the men shared the exact location of their discovery but enough was said that they are remembered in historical records of the area.

Ten years later in 1892 two local hunters, Tom Williams and Burt Pannell, “officially” discovered the cave entrance. One story was, “while they were resting they noticed a plume of steam coming out of the caves” and another story, “they noticed bats flying in and out of the limestone mountain”. The men threw a large rock into the opening and knew that it was deep. Williams always wanted to explore the cave and six years later in 1898 he brought ropes to rappel and candles for lighting and along with six other men, they lowered themselves down into “Discovery Hole”.

In the years immediately following, Williams framed and installed a rope ladder and provided some development work inside the cave. On occasion, he would take parties into the cave, leading them through the strange passage-ways using candles for illumination.

Williams saw the cave’s tourism potential and in 1902 convinced local investor, Dan Morrison, to develop the caverns for tours. Once involved Morrison set to improving the caverns. He delegated his nephew, George Morrison, the task of cleaning and enlarging the lower entrance and building a trail-way through the caverns.

While they were successful in developing and promoting their tourist business, they were doing so on land that was owned by the Northern Pacific Railway Company as a result of the Pacific Railway Land Grant Acts.

In 1864 President Lincoln signed into law the largest of the railroad land grants, the Northern Pacific Railroad land grant. This law conditionally granted public lands for the purpose of building and maintaining a railroad from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean. The law gave public lands for a railroad right-of-way upon which to lay the tracks, and 40 million acres (an area slightly smaller than Washington State) to raise capital needed to build and maintain the railroad. The land was granted in alternating square miles, which created a “checkerboard” pattern of ownership that is still visible on maps and the landscapes of much of the Pacific Northwest. This pattern of granting some sections while retaining alternating sections--the checkerboard pattern-- was intended to increase the value to the public treasury of land remaining in public ownership (every other section) once railroad access was provided.

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was not surveyed for title. The matter of ownership of the caverns site was conclusively defined on May 11 1908 when President Theodore Roosevelt, acting under the authority of the Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities, proclaimed the 160 acres around the caverns entrance as Lewis and Clark National Monument. A second proclamation was given by President Taft in 1911 which added a survey of the caverns area. This second proclamation sealed the ownership to the Federal Government by locating it exactly and on February 14 1911 Northern Pacific Railway Company signed a quitclaim deed.

Failing to obtain ownership of the caverns property, Mr. Morrison petitioned Congress for $40,000 in remuneration of all services and expenses incurred underwriting the discovery exploration, and development of the Lewis and Clark

National Monument. The court rejected his claim asking why he spent money on a project that he knew he held no title. In 1928, Congressman Scott Leavitt introduced a measure to pay Dan Morrison $5,000 as compensation for the work he did on the cave and to pay him five percent of the cavern net profits for a period of ten years. In 1929 Morrison received $5,000 as payment in full for his contribution but was denied any further income.

After becoming a National Monument, the caverns was operated on an erratic basis under the control of the Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, and in 1917 under the control of the newly formed National Park Service. Technically the caverns were closed, with only a custodian and Mr. Morrison holding keys to the locked cave until 1936 when the area surrounding the caverns became a state park.

While the economic depression of the 30’s destroyed many American’s lifes, the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) breathed new life and opportunities for the Lewis and Clark National Monument.

Shadan Lahood, a Cardwell merchant and land owner, was very interested in the development of the caverns. It was through his efforts and offer of property that a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was established in the area and dedicated to furthering the development of the caverns.

From the summer of 1935 until the summer of 1941 there were 175 to 200 young men working in or around the cave. Many improvements were added during this period, including 3.2 miles of scenic highway through Greer Gulch to the

parking area, a refurbished picnic area, the stone Headquarters House, and expensive development work inside the cavern. One can still see steps the CCC men carved in the stone floor of the caves but probably the most significant accomplishment within the cavern was the 538-foot exit tunnel that allowed visitors to exit the cavern without having to turn around and retrace the tedious route back through the entrance. All in all it is conservative to estimate their contribution at the time to be worth approximately $2,000,000. At this point the state had provided no funds for the project.

The idea of a Montana state park system started as early as the 1920’s, influenced by the new conservation movement spearheaded by President Teddy Roosevelt. Montana cities were growing and more people owned automobiles, increasing the demand for places to go outdoors.

Before the caverns development could be successfully completed it was necessary to acquire land in the proximity of the caverns. To this end, the Northern Pacific Railway Company deeded several hundred acres of adjacent land, which the Montana State Land Board accepted as Morrison Cave State Park in 1936, the first state park in Montana. The actual cave site and additional land totaling almost 1500 acres was not deeded to the State of Montana from the Federal Government until later in August of 1937.

Visitors were permitted in the caverns in 1938, and in 1940 electric lighting was installed. It was closed during the war years of 1943, ‘44 and ‘45. In 1947, the State of Montana started making annual appropriations for the State Park System.

1947 saw the construction of a concession building, water system and seven miles of power lines, constructed entirely at the expense of the Montana Power Company. That year also saw the addition of a rail-tram system that would take passengers from the parking area up the half mile to the cave entrance, the train was a converted army jeep named the “Dinosaur Jitney”.

The oversight of the park was assigned to different state agencies and with each management change the park was given a new name. In 1946, the Lewis and Clark designation was restored by the State Park Commission, and in 1953 the name was changed back to Morrison Cave State Park by the State Highway Commission. Later a petition was filed and at the encouragement of the State Land Board the State Highway Commission changed the name back to Lewis and Clark Cavern State Park. Currently the park is under Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

When the land acquisition program was finally accomplished Lewis and Clark Cavern State Park encompassed 2770 acres.

Bozeman to Lewis & Clark Caverns (37 miles) - Jump on Interstate 90 and head west until you reach the exit for Highway 287. From there, head south to the Lewis & Clark Caverns. b Cindy Shearer is a volunteer at the Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman and also the Gallatin Historical Society Board President. Visit the Gallatin History Museum at 317 W Main Street in Bozeman, www.gallatinhistorymuseum.org or on Facebook.

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Living Local Forest to Faucet:

Bozeman’s Watershed Sustains Water Supplies Lain Leoniak

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fter taking friends hiking above Hyalite Reservoir last summer, we sat on the back deck enjoying the beautiful evening. Sporadic lightening strikes could be seen to the southwest. Conversation turned toward the intense wildfire season throughout the West and how lucky we had been in Bozeman to have made it to late August without a major fire.

Dusk turned to dark and we said our goodnights. Unable to sleep, I thought about the conversation and that luck was really the only thing protecting our watershed from a devastating wildfire and that, unfortunately, luck tends to run out.

Bozeman’s forested watershed covers roughly 50,000 acres and although it provides habitat for fish and wildlife, recreation, and wilderness, its most

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important output may be water. Bozeman’s demand for water will continue to increase, and the role of clean water from forests will become better understood as an ecosystem service of great value. Many factors impacting water supplies from forests include a changing climate, wildfires, insect outbreaks, and urban sprawl. Bozeman’s watershed forests of the future will need to be managed as much for a sustainable supply of clean water as any other goal.

Nature not only provides our freshwater, it can also help us efficiently and sustainably manage and protect it. A healthy watershed acts like a sponge, absorbing, storing, and slowly releasing water. Bozeman’s watershed collects snowmelt for our use throughout the year. Some of it is intercepted and used by trees and other vegetation. Some flows overland into our reservoir, streams and rivers. Some soaks into the soil, which filters the water as it travels downward to be stored in underground aquifers on its way to the Gallatin River. It may re-emerge at a stream or spring or it can remain underground for a period of time ranging from days to many years.

The plants and soil, and the microbes that live in them, do much of the work in a watershed. In forests and floodplains, wetlands and prairies, they work behind the scenes to filter, store and produce clean water. Taking care of the soil and vegetation with vegetation management and natural infrastructure projects enhances their ability to do those jobs. Forest vegetation and soils, if healthy and intact, can benefit human water supplies by controlling water yield, peak flows, low flows, sediment levels, water chemistry and quality.

Over the next twenty years, Bozeman’s population is expected to increase by forty percent. However, our current water supplies have and always will be roughly the same. As Bozeman’s population grows, demand for water will increase, putting greater pressure on our watersheds and the water security of our community. At our current rate, by 2036, we are likely to face a scenario in which our demand for water exceeds our available supply. The choices we make today about where and how development in Bozeman occurs will have a big impact on the city’s future.

This will require a shift in how we think about our watersheds. The federal legislation that created the forest service all the way back in 1897 declared that “[n]o national forest shall be established, except to improve and protect the forest… or for the purpose of securing favorable conditions of water flows.”

But, for the last several decades, we have forgotten that projects to preserve and enhance healthy forests are effective ways to secure our future water supplies.

The traditional approach to meeting water demands with built infrastructure is not sustainable without changing the way we develop, build and operate. To create a more sustainable and efficient water future, we must circle back to an old concept and look for ways to protect Bozeman’s watershed and integrate forest vegetation management and natural infrastructure into our built infrastructure solutions. Exploring options for pursuing projects that protect, support and enhance the forests, rivers and wetlands on which we depend for our water is key. Remember, there is no upstream for us!

For most of us, hearing the term “infrastructure” makes us think of dams,

pipes, bridges, train tracks and interstate highways. But infrastructure is so much more than just the man-made systems of concrete and steel. Infrastructure also includes forests, wetlands, rivers and streams– the natural systems that provide crucial services that we depend on.

To ensure these ecosystem functions and associated benefits continue, options include projects to strategically secure networks of natural lands, working landscapes, and other open spaces as natural infrastructure.

While concrete-andsteel built infrastructure will continue to play a critical role in water storage and treatment, investing in natural infrastructure can reduce or avoid costs and enhance water services and security as part of an integrated system to cost-effectively deliver safe drinking water. Promising efforts in other places across the country have secured natural infrastructure for water management objectives through a variety of means—from land acquisition, zoning ordinances, and conservation easements to catastrophic wildfire risk mitigation and payments to private landowners for best management practices.

In its current state, a wildfire event in Bozeman’s watershed could result in increased levels of sediment that would likely overwhelm the city’s water treatment plant. This could have massive economic impacts to our community. Moreover, forest chemicals, including those used to fight fire, can adversely affect aquatic ecosystems, especially if they are applied directly to water bodies or wet soil.

Natural infrastructure projects are far less expensive than recovering from the damaging effects to our water supplies as a result of a catastrophic wildfire made more intense as a result of poor forest management.

Natural infrastructure can safeguard and complement traditional water infrastructure systems, for example, by avoiding water pollution that would otherwise need to pass through a conventional water treatment plant, thus reducing costs. Forest management and natural infrastructure can provide many of the same services as built infrastructure, including the ability to purify water, control water temperature, minimize sedimentation, regulate urban storm water runoff, reduce the impact of floods, and hold and slowly release water into and from groundwater aquifers.

For example, during dry periods, Bozeman’s forests and floodplains continue to slowly release cool, shallow groundwater into streams. These same areas

also reduce soil erosion, and store water, thereby reducing downstream flooding during heavy storms.

Natural infrastructure can be adapted to manage future conditions because it tends to be more flexible and reversible than built infrastructure. Once large infrastructure is built, it is often difficult to reverse, remove or adapt for economic or social reasons. The value of natural infrastructure, on the other hand, can appreciate over time as ecosystems become more mature and potentially more resilient. Where built infrastructure exists, natural infrastructure can enhance, protect, or increase its useful life by, for example, retaining sediment.

Protecting Bozeman’s watershed can also have considerable benefits including wonderful recreational opportunities for Bozeman residents and visitors. Thanks to their close proximity to Bozeman, Hyalite and Sourdough drainages are visited by hundreds of recreationists who hike, bike, ski and ice climb. Campers and anglers consistently use Hyalite Reservoir. Combined with other popular venues, the areas help make the Gallatin National Forest the busiest in the state for recreation.

Times have changed and Bozeman’s water challenges require a re-evaluation of current conditions and an evaluation of future needs. Preserving and managing our forests will help sustain water supplies and water quality from the city’s headwaters in the future. But, it is a community effort. Tapping our watershed councils and citizen groups to coordinate with the City of Bozeman and Gallatin County to get more people involved in water, stream and land management issues at a local level will increase opportunities for all views to be considered and conflicts avoided to sustain our water supplies. z Lain Leoniak is theWater Resources Manager for the City of Bozeman. She can be reached at waterconservation@bozeman.net or 406.582.2280.

Living Local

HRDC? Do you know your

W

hat does it mean to create and maintain a sustainable community? According to Local Initiative Support Community, or LISC, “Sustainable communities are places that offer the resources and environment all residents need in order to participate in their neighborhoods, live safely and in health, learn, build assets and take part in the mainstream economy.” Local non-profit organization HRDC Builds a Better Community by providing wrap-around services in the areas of housing, food and nutrition, child and youth development, senior empowerment, community transportation, home heating and weatherization, and community development.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR HRDC?

Often referred to as our “community’s safety net”, HRDC is a local nonprofit Community Action Agency that leads the way in connecting resources, creating innovative solutions and changing lives. A little History…. The foundation of HRDC began in 1964 with the declaration on the War Against Poverty. Community Action Agencies began to take shape with HRDC establishing services in 1975 to serve Gallatin, Park and Meagher Counties. HRDC’s mission is to Build a Better Community focuses on moving the needle on poverty by offering resources and creating opportunities to empower people to truly change their lives.

HOW DO WE DO IT?

Staying focused and current community needs is vital to fulfilling our mission. Every three years we embarks on a comprehensive Community Needs Assessment. HRDC is solely focused on local priorities and engages the entire community in the creation of the Needs Assessment. This Assessment, a key tool to addressing the most pressing needs in the communities we serve, yields a unique relationship between HRDC and the customers served. HRDC’s family of services are all uniquely designed to identify and address need in the community. The data from the Assessment translates into our strategic plan that guides us in tackling the underlying issues affecting our community.

HRDC’s innovative approach to community needs goes back to the very

beginning. Highlighted below are three HRDC’s initiatives that are highly sustainable, in terms of viability, longevity, and environmental stewardship: Transportation Services, Senior Services and Housing.

HRDC’s first approach to addressing transportation barriers was born from a Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) initiative to provide educational and entertainment opportunities and to, according to an article published in 1973, “…visit the sick and shut-ins…so these older folks can live in their homes longer without need of hospitals or nursing homes.” What began in a storeroom with Director Ken Baldwin and one support staff quickly grew into a full service door to door transportation provider called Galavan.

Galavan provides door to door transportation to senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and lower income populations. With six buses operating daily, Galavan ensures people have access to the services they need to maintain their health and independence. Galavan is an important resource for local partner, Reach, Inc. On average, 22 Reach customers are provided with 570 rides a month via Galavan. A typical route includes stops at our Gallatin Valley Food Bank, Warming Center, the Community Café, multiple stops at the Bozeman Senior Center and local business, and life-saving rides to critical medical appointments such as chemotherapy and dialysis.

Past Needs Assessments identified transportation as one of the greatest barriers to self-sufficiency. This finding initiated HRDC’s involvement in the creation of Streamline. The yellow buses are designed to mimic the historic Yellowstone National Park buses. Although the first ride was provided in August of 2006, the inception dates back to a 1986 feasibility study by the MSU College of Engineering. Currently, 60% of Streamline users are faculty, staff, or students at Montana State University. The remaining riders utilize this service for employment, shopping, volunteering, appointments or late-night service down town.

Recipient of numerous transit awards, Streamline operates 16 buses, providing daily transportation services to and from Livingston, Belgrade, and Four Corners. In 2007, Streamline formed a successful partnership with Bohart Ranch and Bridger Bowl, providing weekend services to and from the Bridger Mountains.

Between April 2015 and March 2016, Streamline provided the following 305,284 rides amounting to a savings of over $700,000 in fuel costs for community members. Streamline is successful in decreasing traffic, emissions, and gas usage—keeping our valley beautiful and our roads safe.

The roots of HRDC’s transportation initiatives can be tied back to caring for our senior citizens. A core value is ensuring our grandparents and your grandparents have their needs met and are able to age with the dignity and respect they deserve. We continue to see an increase in this vulnerable population and served over 1,800 seniors in the past year. Currently, 12.6 % of all seniors in Southwest Montana live at 150% below the federal poverty line.

With such a limited income, many of our seniors are forced to choose between purchasing necessary medications, nutritious food, or adequately heating their homes during the coldest months of the winter.

How do we help our seniors? HRDC provides wrap around services to help seniors remain self-sufficient and engaged within the community. We have dedicated Service Navigators who work side by side with seniors to empower

them stay engaged in their community, and healthy and safe within their home. Our Navigators negotiate the complex eligibility and application processes to access resources such as affordable housing, energy assistance, food security and home care. These dedicated community advocates care for our friends and neighbors with grace and dignity.

HRDC provides an avenue for our seniors to stay active and give back to their community. RSVP, or Retired Senior Volunteer Program, is one of the largest contingent of volunteer organizations in the nation. RSVP volunteers currently serve over 67 community organizations and can be seen proudly serving within the Museum of the Rockies, American Red Cross, Bozeman Health and Meals on Wheels. Between January and December of 2016, 734 RSVP volunteers contributed 75,523.58 hours of meaningful and impactful services in Gallatin and Park Counties.

RSVP truly changes lives and empowers seniors to remain actively engaged in our community. Volunteer Dorothy Roeder was introduced to RSVP on May 15th 1975 after her husband passed away. At 97 years young, Dorothy continues to make an impact through volunteering and recorded 75 hours during the month of February, 2017. Dorothy proudly holds a volunteer record for her astounding 33,508 volunteer hours served during her RSVP tenure.

Providing transportation, healthy food, and keeping seniors engages are just a few of the puzzle pieces that allow our seniors to age in place. The Home Maker program provides seniors with vital in-home services such as grocery shopping, meal planning and prep, light housekeeping, medication management, and wound care. Home Maker services enable vulnerable seniors to remain in their homes, without having to bear the often overwhelming expense of nursing home care or private nursing care. The comparative cost savings of remaining in home with assistance versus private nursing home care are illustrated below: HRDC Homemaker Program: $135/month In Home Health Care or Private Homemaker Services: $4,385/month Nursing Home – Semi-private Room: $6,387/month Affordable housing is a need that challenges the majority of HRDC customers. Finding and maintain affordable housing is a constant struggle. Homelessness is a reality for an increasing number of men, women, and children in our community every year. The majority of our homeless community members are born and raised in Montana and are employed or in school. HRDC works hard to address all housing needs from homelessness to homeownership.

Housing First Village (HFV) is HRDC’s newest housing initiative. HFV is a collaboration between HRDC, St. James Episcopal Church and the MSU School of Architecture. This innovative housing concept will fill a critical gap in the continuum of housing already provided by HRDC and our community partners.

HFV will support and bolster existing critical services provided by the Warming Center and transitional housing opportunities.

The Housing First model is used successfully nation-wide to address the needs of hard to house individuals. The St. James Episcopal Church Deacon, Connie Campbell-Pearson, along with MSU architecture Professor Ralph Johnson, agree this initiative shows enormous promise and jumped on board.

Because of the extensive experience in the Housing First continuum, HRDC became an integral part of this process.

According to Professor Johnson, senior level architecture students will, “…engaged in site design, further development of the building design, coordinating with the City of Bozeman on zoning and building requirements and the University with regard to construction space.”

The Housing First Village team plan to build 15 houses initially, and will eventually build nearly 50 tiny homes. These homes will be approximately 160 square feet, will cost under $10,000 to build, and will utilize donated materials and labor. They will be conveniently located near public transportation hubs, health centers and social service opportunities. As tiny homes have a smaller footprint, their construction uses far less building materials, electricity, and emits significantly levels of carbon dioxide.

Over the past 41 years HRDC has been honored to be a part of countless success stories. Each day the staff of 120 plus employee work together with customers to connect them with the tools and resources they need to create a better life. We work with partners and leaders to create the opportunities our customers need to succeed. We know that with tools, support and advocacy, our community comes together to light a path to sustainability and achievement. Learn more about all of HRDC at thehrdc.org h

Food & Drinks

Cassi Miller, photos Zach Hoffman

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ersonality and charm. Bozeman has it in spades. Each neighborhood you cruise through and each street you walk down possesses its own sense of place. The Willson Avenue area is steeped in history and gorgeous, old architecture.

The North Broadway neighborhood has an eclectic fusion of modern and cozy homes, bustling warehouses, and small startup companies. West Bozeman is a neighborhood bubbling with life and families and new construction. It’s no surprise then that the University and its surrounding neighborhoods are just as unique and original. Thanks to the evermoving droves of college kids from all over the country and the world, MSU’s neighborhoods are a veritable melting pot of innovation and culture. And the restaurants and shops in that area are no exception.

Enter Taco Montes. A charming, unique, quick-serve, warm, little restaurant that offers up food that tantalizes the taste buds. Based on the classic street taco that’s a staple on any daring foodie’s must-eat list, Taco Montes puts a whole new spin on things. You start with the tortillas, choose your meat, and then choose your style of flavor and ingredients.

Want barbeque tacos? They’ve got that. How about Thai style? They’ve got that, too. They even do some unique variations for the hearty eaters of Montana, like the Bobcat (your choice of meat + caramelized onion, sauteed mushroom and peppers, cheddar cheese, avacado ranch).

There’s nothing else quite like it in town, which is why it fits so well in the diversified feel of the university area. Combine that with the fact they are open until 3 AM on the weekends, and it’s a college kid’s and food lover’s dream.

On a chilly, quiet afternoon, I cruised into Taco Montes to have a chat with Hal Pedersen, chef extraordinaire at the joint, to talk the unique vibes of Bozeman and, of course, tacos.

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CM: What made you want to get into the restaurant business?

HP: Well, I started out way back as this little punk rocker. I was in a band and I was going to make it big. That didn’t quite pan out as I had planned.

I had been working in restaurants in Livingston forever. I spent a lot of time working at the Pop Stand, back when it was called the Pop Stand. I came to realize I was pretty good at multitasking. I could also put out good, quality food; it sort of came natural to me. It also came to me that I had a natural talent for this. I realized that I had a following, which was cool. But, it wasn’t until after I got married that I went to culinary school. I attended the Oregon Culinary Institute in downtown Portland. When I came back to Montana, I interned at Ale Works for about nine months. From there, I was over here when it was still the College Street Café. Taco Montes is still under the same owners as the College Street Café. But, we decided that we wanted to switch directions, change things up a bit. So, we brought in a new menu and rethought the restaurant. It’s actually been about four years now. We made the switch around September 2013, I believe.

CM: Wow! It’s been four years already.

Well, what’s so great about being part of Bozeman and the food scene here?

HP: Bozeman’s food scene is really changing. People are more into food and trying new things than ever before. It’s not just steak and potatoes anymore, you know? People go out to eat and have really unique tastes.

They are comfortable with being exposed to new things. We wanted to

be a part of that, to get people to try new things, but in more of a familiar way. Just in general, the people here are wonderful. They have to be wonderful. It takes a special kind of person to survive the winter here!

But overall, people are just genuinely friendly. We can have arguments and disagreements, but no one takes it too seriously. Specifically being down here near the college, the diversity is great.

It has a real urban feel to it. You get a

unique kind of attitude and atmosphere. It’s really a diverse crowd and we really love being near that, being a part of it.

815 W College St, Ste A (406) 587-2693

CM: What makes Taco Montes unique?

HP: I’m not sure many people realize that we literally make everything from scratch. Every morning, the first thing people do when they get here is start tortilla dough. We press them and we cook them. We try to have fresh tortillas in a five minute turn-around. It’s a constant process. We shave our own meat, too. It comes in and we take care of it. Even the corn comes in on the cob. We shave it off. So sure, everything is pretty labor intensive, but we hope that we are able to produce better food at a lower cost in the long

run. It all starts with raw ingredients.

CM: Wow! I actually didn’t know that at all. Well then, what is it that you want people to experience when they come here?

HP: Above all, we want them to feel comfortable. We want them to enjoy the atmosphere and our customers tell us they love it. They come in here, they love all the signs on the wall.

It kind of has that fun, dive bar feel that resonates with people. I always want my staff to be happy working here but at the same time entertaining for customers. I want them to be attractive to people when they first step in here. I won’t hire anyone that doesn’t entertain me when I interview them. I want to feel that connection and that personability with them right

FOOD STYLE:

Tex-Mex, fusion, street tacos

DRINKS:

fountain pop, water

HOURS:

Monday-Thursday: 11am-3pm Friday and Saturday: 11am-8pm, and 10pm-3am; Sunday: closed away. Also for customers, we want there to be virtually no wait time between when they order and when they get their food. Fast and fresh. We also want to be constantly evolving.

We’re always trying to streamline our processes and make them better, get people their food faster. And we want to be consistent, but we also want to tweak the experience each time someone comes in. Every time we want it to be good, of course, but we want people to experience something just slightly different. We don’t want to be putting out food like an assembly line. We want to help them develop a palate. Actually, up until about six months ago, we didn’t even have recipes written down. We just worked through the menu through extensive training and practice, so we could really highlight those differences for people. It’s all about seasoning. We prepare the taste, and it’s just slightly unique each time.

CM: Any upcoming deals or specials that people should know about? What do you think is the most popular item ordered here?

HP: By and large, people will orders their tacos Sante Fe style and the rest kind of fall fairly evenly.

CM: Really? Why is that?

HP: I don’t know, I guess. I think it’s the first way they try them when they first come here. It’s kind of safe and familiar so it is a good place to start.

Then when they come back, they kind of just stick with what they know.

That’s actually why we started the Taco Tour punch card.

CM: Tell me more about that.

HP: So we have a punch card where you have to try all the styles before you get rewarded. And you know, we’ve never had anyone complain about that. They are pretty willing to try new things. They are never disappointed. We were closed for Spring break in March, doing some renovations, knocking down a few walls, and making the place look fresh. Hopefully we’ll have some sort of grand re-opening when it’s all said and done.

Speaking from experience, Taco Montes is a fun adventure for the taste buds. That’s what I love about them. They are definitely unique to Bozeman. With the classic vehicle of tacos, I can actually get a world of different flavors each time I venture in there. My favorite, if you’re feeling really adventurous, is the Korean style with pickled veggies, kimchi, sriracha aioli, cilantro, toasted sesame seeds, and a bugogli-style sauce. Of course, you can’t go wrong with a classic street or Baja style. The thing is, you’re going to get a burst of flavor regardless of what you order. While you might love the personality of your own little niche in Bozeman, stepping out and trying something new should definitely be a must-do at Taco Montes. m Cassi is a writing instructor and veteran services tutor at MSU and also works for Montana Gift Corral. She loves exploring everything Montana has to offer and spending time with her husky named Flames. She can be reached at: cassijo79@gmail.com

PRICES:

$4-$12 for a whole meal

VIBE:

comfortable, relaxed, fresh and fun

Food & Drinks

Rebelling Against And Embracing The Future Rachel Hergett

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n 1977, brothers Jerry and Gary Davis saw an ad in the Sunday paper about a bar for sale. Not knowing it was the Scoop Bar, where Gary had once been a bartender and then helped remodel and expand in 1976, the brothers inquired. By September, they had bought themselves a bar.

The Davis brothers formed their own company, Hard Times, Inc., but kept the Scoop much as original owner Lee Brookshire had left it. Brookshire had a vision, expanding the former pizza place into his dream hangout with room to shoot games of pool, throw a game of horseshoes, or toss some darts.

Thus the Scoop Beer Parlor became the Scoop Bar, although the liquor license still lists the former name.

After Jerry’s death in 2011 and Gary’s death in 2015, the bar passed on to the next generation, namely Jerry’s son Robert and Gary’s daughter Thail.

Like their fathers before them, this generation of the Davis family is determined to let the bar be, not falling into traps to gentrify the place.

“Not much has changed,” Robert said of the time his family has owned The Scoop during an interview at the bar at the end of March.

And no one seems to want anything different.

Each remodel, no matter how slight, comes with blowback from the regulars. There was grumbling when TVs were installed on the south wall, when the ceiling was painted white after smoking was banned in Montana bars.

“We both knew Montana in the ’70s,” Thail said. “It kind of reminds me of that atmosphere. It’s part of what The Scoop is… The Scoop to me is just a B.A.R.”

This Modern World Reality, however, is things do change. The Scoop no longer sells pitchers of every macro-brew out there. You’ll only find PBR and Coors Light on tap. But the Scoop does sell a lot of PBR, more than any other bar in the state for two years running.

Moving past the macro-brews, other taps are reserved for Montana beers.

“We’ve had a lot of success rotating taps,” Robert said. “Until two years ago, they hardly changed… There are so many great breweries in the state.”

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Tastes in other types of beverages are constantly in flux as well. Fernet, for example has seen a recent spike in popularity, Thail said.

“Drinking trends go in circles,” Robert agreed.

“Some years everyone is drinking Crown Royal. Then it’s Jameson.”

About a decade ago, Jagermeister had a run, though looking back it’s hard to remember why, he said.

Demographically, The Scoop’s patronage has also changed.

“In the ‘90s, The Scoop was mainly a workingman’s bar,” Thail said, joking you could easily build a house with the carpenters, plumbers, electricians and painters on the stools come happy hour. “Now in Bozeman there’s not the same percentage of working-class people.”

Another change is the way people get to and from the bar. More and more people are walk-

ing, biking or taking the bus (Streamline bus has a couple nearby stops). It’s decidedly different than the culture of 40 years ago, Thail explained, when police would follow behind your car if you had overindulged.

“Younger people got the memo about drinking and driving,” she said. “They never knew a time when it was not a big deal.”

Location, Location The Scoop is right at home next to Bagel Works near the corner of Seventh Avenue and Main Street.

It forms the northern point of the Barmuda Triangle, an affectionate name for a trio of bars (the Scoop, the Molly Brown and the Haufbrau) with similar mentalities on the block between Seventh and Eighth avenues and Main and Babcock streets. The joke, like the namesake Bermuda Triangle in the Atlantic Ocean, being that if you enter, you may never be seen again.

“It’s interesting how many people love to come back to Bozeman and come back to the Barmuda Triangle,” Thail said.

There is an affection between the bars, with slightly different but generally overlapping clientele.

They don’t compete, Robert explained, but work together. When Gary died two years ago, people were invited to celebrate his life at the Scoop, with overflow at the Haufbrau, according to his obituary.

To walk into The Scoop is to be transported.

The wood walls and low-hanging beams make you feel like you’re in some secret hideaway. And maybe some like it that way.

“Patrons coming in here are not judged,” Robert said. “It’s a place to get away for whatever reason you want to get away.”

There are no windows to the outside world, though evidence of one sometime in the building’s past remains in the rock facade on the Main Street side of the building. There are precious few frills, aside from the bottle-cap mural Robert started in 2007.

“Oh, it’s a dive bar,” Thail said when asked to describe the Scoop. “A proper one in the best way.”

The Scoop, at the south entrance to the North

Seventh Avenue corridor in city manager speak, is finding its way in an evolving town.

“I think we’re the heart of Midtown,” Thail said.

Sign of the Times Original owner Brookshire bought the “BAR” sign gracing the building’s Main Street entrance, giving life to the plain brick facade.

“The Scoop is sort of gloriously devoid of architectural elements,” Thail said. “The sign is the thing.”

The angled sign once lived farther down Main Street, bringing customers into the Stockman Bar, which was in the space now occupied by Plonk. At one point, Robert said, the sign had an angled beer on top.

Last year, at the urging and in the hands of the technicians at Signs of Montana, the retro “BAR” sign was reworked, stripped of much of its colorful (and broken) neon, and retrofitted with LED lights. During that process, the original painted “Stockman” over the illuminated “BAR” was revealed. With the restoration, the sign now says “Scoop” in red script in its place.

A Different World With the March shuttering of The Bacchus Pub, local bar owners may seem to be on edge, worrying about an uneasy future.

But the trend is nothing new. An increase in sting operations has led to an increase in violations in local bars, Thail explained. And if you

exceed a certain number of violations in a threeyear period, your license is revoked. But like most owners, the Davis’ stick to the book and take their responsibilities seriously.

“We have to cross all our t’s and dot our i’s, tightening things here and there,” Robert said.

“Twenty years ago this business was a lot different.”

Unlike The Bacchus, the Davis family also owns the building housing the bar. It’s one less worry in a business where mistakes can have realworld repercussions.

“There’s a lot of things that can be stressful about owning a bar, stressful about any business,” Thail said. “I remind myself this place has been doing what it’s been doing for longer than I’ve been alive. We just have to be good stewards.”

Robert and Thail said they have been making small changes so as not to rile the regulars. The bar has Wi-Fi, a TouchTunes internet jukebox, and is now looking into ordering patrons who may have had a few too many a very modern ride home - an Uber on their bar tab.

Underneath that, however, it’s still the same old bar.

“It’s a little slice of real Bozeman,” Thail said.

“There’s a lot of history here,” Robert added.

“People come back to reminisce.”

For more information, visit www.scoopbar.com or find The Scoop on Facebook at www.facebook. com/scoop.bar.bozeman. v Rachel Hergett writes well, reads fast, sleeps occasionally, then runs rivers.

Bozeman Real Estate

Energy Efficiency at Home

Tim Ford REALTOR®

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pril is the month we celebrate Earth Day, and with spring weather approaching, it’s a great time to try to improve a home’s energy efficiency. This not only helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it also helps to reduce monthly and annual bills.

Heating and cooling usually make up the largest consumption of energy in a home. Programmable thermostats can help reduce energy use at night or when no one is home, and there’s a lot of great new options with smart thermostats. Make it easier for your heating and cooling system and extend their life expectancy by cleaning or replacing the filters regularly and consider an annual servicing so the systems are running at peak performance.

Many people do not realize how effective sealing up cracks and air leaks can be. Even in a well insulated home, air leaks can release as much heat as an open window! Consider having an energy audit completed. NorthWestern Energy offers energy audits for NorthWestern Energy customers in homes that are at least 5 years old if they have not had a previous energy audit. Additional qualifications may apply, call 1-800-823-5995 for more information.

According to www.energystar.gov, water heating can account for 14% to 25% of the energy consumed in a home. The simple task of insulating the water heater can greatly cut energy use. If your water heater is in need of replacement, look for energy efficient models that may be eligible for tax credits.

Behavior is often cited as the easiest and least expensive change to make. Turning off lights, computers and other appliances when not in

use doesn’t cost anything and can help decrease energy consumption. Also consider adding power strips with on/off switches or actually unplugging electronic devices when not in use. Many electronic devices continue to use electricity even when they are turned off.

To help reduce your carbon footprint and increase your homes curb appeal, planting trees that block Southern sunlight into windows can help reduce the need for cooling in the summertime.

Using deciduous trees that lose their leaves in the winter will allow sunlight through when it’s needed for passive solar heat. This also increases your homes appeal and offsets other carbon emissions.

Whether you decide to take small steps or large leaps, make April the month you increase the energy efficiency of your home. Not only will you decrease your monthly and annual bills, you will also help to decrease carbon emissions.

As usual, I have included data for the number of homes sold during the first 3 months of 2017. In addition to the 115 homes sold during this time period, another 156 homes are currently pending, or under contract, as of the date of writing this article.

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 Southwest Montana MLS, and does not include private party sales, Condominiums, or Townhouses. f Tim Ford is a Realtor® with Bozeman Broker Group in Bozeman Montana. He can be contacted at 406209-1214

Sun Sign Horoscopes April 2017 Aries: The Full Moon in Libra on the 11th could see you actually thinking about settling down.

Long range Jupiter lends an assist to your commitment to the relationship. So, is it time, or is it time to move on for a new opportunity? It is time to decide.

Libra: It is all about the Full Moon in Libra on the 11th! Connecting with Jupiter, you are going to be in the mood for love and romance. Lovely Venus brings a positive influence and a connection with someone you have been hoping for.

Taurus: Venus spends most of the month in your 11th house of peers and intellectual connections. With Venus holding influence in and from Pisces and its connection with things of a spiritual nature, now is the time to seek new spiritual connections.

Scorpio: Mercury turns retrograde on the 9th prompting you to reminisce about someone from the past. Reaching out may find you taking a get away from the maddening crowd with your sweetie. Get those takes taken care of before the 15th!

Gemini: Beware! An April Fool’s prank could push it a little too far. Have fun but take it easy. Be cautious with money matters, especially on the 9th until the end of the month. Mars enters your sign on the 21st and you will need to remember diplomacy.

Sagittarius: Have fun with the April Fool’s energy, but keep it fun and not hurtful – that could backfire. Venus is retrograde from the 9th through the 15th so major purchases should be put off until next month if at all possible.

Watch your wallet.

Cancer: Venus is in retrograde and will return to Pisces on the 2nd. She may have you giving your long distance relationships a solid once over. The energy can have you wanting to reach out across the miles or years and say hello.

Close the distance.

Capricorn: Venus retrograde in Pisces indicates the it is time to reach out to someone you have been thinking about. The 8th could bring misunderstandings or inability to move your projects forward. Wait until after the 25th to start anew.

Leo: Venus returns to Pisces lending you the energy to finish some things up in romance. Is it time to revisit a love from the past? Just do not get too starry eyed, make sure changes have taken place.

Financial matters are featured all month.

Aquarius: A friend takes action and proves the depths of loyalty on the 5th. Saturn and Mercury retrograde in Aquarius, so it is time to step back on look. Watch for an important serendipitous meeting on the 15th that influences love.

Virgo: Venus finally returns to direct motion on the 15th giving the energy to reach out to the person who has been on your mind. Money issues are revealed with the Full Moon on the 10th; an unexpected expense may have to be dealt with.

Pisces: The 8th is going to be difficult so try not to have important conversations, especially in the workplace. The 16th and 17th are the best time to seek the advice of an authority figure. Be ready with your data.

Recreation & Health

The Olympic Equation:

Nordic Sprinter Jennie Bender Kris Drummond

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hen Jennie Bender was thirteen years old, sitting in her Vermont home journaling about “making the Olympics in either running or skiing,” the often-harsh reality of an athletic career was probably a distant and uninteresting detail. Like the millions of children around the world who dream of a life in professional sports, there were probably visions of medals, travel and glory. In her words, the Olympics were “that big, far-off, magical life accomplishment,” and with an inclination toward endurance sports stemming from a childhood of running through fields and country roads, the dream, distant as it may have seemed, always felt right.

Today, the 29 year-old Jennie Bender is poised to follow through on the quest 15 years in the making as she continues one of her most successful seasons as a professional Nordic Sprinter, positioning her within striking distance of a spot on the US Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As with all athletes, the world only ever sees the primetime climax of the journey, but the arc of Bender’s story travels to the edges of the human experience, through the unique joys and sorrows of living life with a solitary, uncompromising focus.

Amidst a world of increasingly potent distractions, through physical and mental setbacks, sacrificing the comfort of “normalcy” for over a decade, Bender remains committed to a dream that suddenly isn’t so far-off. And while competing at a professional level is surely still magical, it’s a wizardry of perspiration and mental toughness that only true dedication can conjure.

Since her collegiate career at the University of Vermont and in the seven years of professional competition following it, Bender has racked up numerous medals and awards. She’s been National Sprint Champion and SuperTour Sprint Leader four times each, podiumed at the USA Nationals Sprint and Distance Combined nine times, started in 15 world cup races, and generally compiled an impressive resume too extensive to complete here. And yet, in learning about her story, none of those things are what struck me most about her. It was hearing about the lifestyle, the sacrifices, the heartache, and her positive, devoted attitude through it all that inspired me to dig deeper into Jennie’s life and her passion for Nordic skiing, a sport which is often overlooked amid Bozeman’s myriad outdoor opportunities.

In the summer of 2012, while Bender was training with a professional team in Minnesota, she 22 April 2017 BozemanMagazine.com

contracted both Mononucleosis and Lyme disease simultaneously. A year later, she suffered a herniated disk in her lower spine, and the combined convergence of challenges caused her to question her path. In Bender’s words, “One of the worst feelings is letting yourself down. Many things seemingly out of my control shifted my athletic progression, and during the recovery time, I often felt my world was at

nity. Taking the signal that it was time for a change of scenery, Bender moved to Bozeman in 2013 “to join BSF (Bridger Ski Foundation), and take my time to race and heal in the mountains.” It would be nice if that was the whole story; healing, a comeback, and the Olympics. But it isn’t. After a disappointing season in 2015, Bender suffered burnout, a condition only those who have experienced can truly understand. At

rock bottom...I went from the fittest I had ever been, to having to quit training cold turkey for a couple months. I was depressed and gained twenty pounds through what I realized later was therapy baking. In my reality, it was horrible.”

For any human, let alone a professional athlete, this combination of circumstances is a major setback and a potential career-ender.

For Jennie Bender, however, it was an opportu-

potentially the lowest point of her career, she had to face the difficult reality that her life as a professional skier, an identity that had come to define her, may be over.

“I mentally checked out when I didn’t have the post Olympic comeback year I was hoping for. I went through the stages of grief for my athletic career…”

When Bender hit mental burnout and “stopped being a skier” midseason, she faced not just the dis-

solution of a 14-year athletic career, but also the dissolution of who she believed herself to be. She wasn’t losing skiing, she was losing herself.

“It can be hard for an athlete to change into their Clark Kent business suit and hang up the spandex for good, and there is not enough talk about how mentally crushing this transition can be. When you take an athlete who has built their life on having found a place, a peer group, a title, a purpose, a foundation of self-efficacy, and flip that on its head, that person needs to recreate themselves in some manner.”

Sometimes this re-creation means turning the other way and plotting an entirely new course in life. In Jennie Bender’s case, it didn’t. Instead of moving on, she recognized that her quest for the Olympics still carried meaning.

Facing down her demons, Bender came out of the experience more driven, and has gone on to ski one of her best seasons ever.

“It was a bizarre experience, but I came out of it and realized I wasn’t done yet. I took some time to find my happiness again, and that overall fall and rise has made me stronger.”

That strength seems to be the crux of Bender’s attitude and continued success. Through the intensity of training once or twice a day, six days a week, eleven months of the year, with the intangibles of health and circumstance always threatening to disrupt momentum, strength of mind is a non-negotiable quality. Add to the mix that most of the elite athletes Bender races against started skiing at two or three years old. Bender really didn’t get into Nordic skiing until 13, so she’s always traveled a steep growth curve. Along with the gruelling aspects of the training and the competition itself, there are the added challenges of walking a lonely path filled with detractors and naysayers.

“People have told me to my face that I will not make it, that I should lose weight, that people don’t like me, that I am too old, or too much of a wild card. I was told in college, that in high school, one competitor made her team stick pins in a Jennie Bender voodoo doll for a whole season.”

I asked Bender how she deals with the inevitable target painted on her back, and she responded with an aspect of life that athletes may be less known for.

“When you are being vulnerable by putting yourself and your abilities out there, you need to have a sense of humor, or else the negative feedback will haunt you...Standing out from the crowd is hard to swallow, until you do it long enough that it becomes normal.

I don’t mind making fun of myself to make others laugh, and enjoy breaking people out of their shell by being the one who is over the top. It’s 100% true

that you race better when happy, and laughter is indeed the best medicine.”

In talking to Jennie through a dismal wifi connection, we basically skipped the things that this article has covered. I was peppering her with questions about challenges and passion, trying to distill the “Olympic equation,” and the thing she wanted to talk about, and kept returning to, was the Bozeman Nordic community.

“Running into other skiers and parents who mention with a smile ‘my daughter has your poster on the wall’ is such an amazing feeling, because it means I am being the role model that I hope to be.

When I can, I teach clinics around the US during my travels as well as in Bozeman, but there is never

enough time.” Bender said, her voice coming through in sporadic bursts.

I was surprised, considering that in the winter of 2015 she, along with BSF coach Heidi Makoutz, started the Community Nordic Team which offers the wider Bozeman community an opportunity to learn Nordic skiing from world-class athletes like Jennie and other members of BSF. In Bender’s words, “these clinics were meant to help inspire, teach some tricks of the trade, and start sharing the sport from a nonracing perspective.”

It’s clear that while Jennie Bender has devoted much of her life to a discipline that gets less attention than other sports in our mountain-crazy community, she believes that it can be a gateway for people of all ages and abilities to test themselves and grow as athletes and humans. “Cross country skiing can fit into anybody’s workout routine, or leisure adventuring afternoon.

Gliding around through the woods, no matter what type of clothes you wear or speed you are going, is one of the most satisfying winter experiences.”

While most of us will be watching the 2018 Winter Olympics from the comfort of our couches, likely with a beer nearby, Jennie Bender may be one of the skiers we see on the screen. Regardless of results, Jennie and all the other athletes will be measured by a tiny sliver of time; a brief flurry of action reflecting decades of devotion. Win or lose, most will be criticized.

But that’s not what matters. Whether it’s courage or community, strength or silliness, Bender’s quest has undeniably shaped the person she is, and Olympics or not, those qualities will continue to inform her life.

“No matter how much progress or success has happened thus far, I want to make 13-year old Jennie proud by being who she thought I could be.”

To learn more about Jennie Bender, visit her website, jenniebender.com and follow her on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/JennieBenderSkier/ To learn about the Community Nordic Program, check out the Facebook group “xc skiers of bozeman” as well as www.bridgerskifoundation.com w Kris Drummond is a writer, photographer, and traveler living in Bozeman.

Recreation & Health

Fitness

Dr. Phil Cameron DC

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OVER TRAINING VS

our body isn’t getting any younger. That’s a good thing because if you weren’t getting any older you would have big problems.

However nature and gravity are working to pull you back into the ground so you can push up the daisies. It’s a constant battle between you surviving and nature recycling you. The best way to fight nature is to stay healthy and strong. Strength comes from training, either from your activities of daily living that require physical strength that you use regularly, or from working out and training to be stronger.

Everyone knows that it is important to workout. We see all the latest and greatest workout equipment, 10-minute abs videos and thigh master commercials telling us that being in shape is easy and waiting in a box for you to buy. The truth is fitness takes discipline, a constant regiment of time devoted to moving your body, in a challenging uncomfortable way to achieve an adapted body that was stronger than the day before. Or said simply doing what you don’t want to do now so you can do what you want to do later.

I know I just short circuited your limbic system (your lizard brain) by telling you that working out has to be uncomfortable which will put a serious damper on compliance, but I will tell you if you stick to it, working out and enduring the discomfort of exercise will make you feel amazing. At least it will feel amazing as long as you don’t over train and injure your body.

There is a fine line between fitness and over training and it’s not a clear line that is easy to see.

When I talk about fitness I am talking about your physical body working with your physiology to produce a desired outcome of purposeful work to enhance your muscle size and your cardiovascular system to deliver nutrients and oxygen to cells to make more energy to do more work. Or simply put making you harder to kill. However working out uses up many of the body’s resources that must be replenished to restore the body to optimal function.

The harder and longer you workout the more your body uses up its stores of reserved energy and the

more you must do to replenish your body. If you try and workout again to soon after a hard workout you are actually doing more harm than good to your body and are risking injury and physiological damage.

There is a classic equation in physiology called the Hans Selye stress curve that shows how the body responds to stress. At first the body weakens below its original state before the stress but then adapts to be able to handle more stress after the recovery.

It also shows that if the body is not fully recovered before another stress (workout) happens that the body will be weaker and continue to weaken in a negative downward progression with each continued stress before recovery. Therefore more workouts don’t actually make you stronger and more fit, more workouts at the right time after your recovery from the last workout make you more fit.

Just to be clear recovery doesn’t mean sitting on the couch watching TV and eating potato chips.

I’m talking about doing active recovery to enhance your body, and speed recovery time. Every time you workout your muscles and body create waste products like lactic acid and carbon dioxide that need to be cleared by your liver, lungs and kidneys. Your organs however never get a rest day. They have to work every day of your life to keep you healthy.

Remembering to help your organs clear the waste products by eating healthy foods including green leafy vegetables is step one. You also need to replenish your energy supplies, which come from fats and carbohydrates. Good fats should be consumed regularly, which include animal fats like butter and fat from grass fed or wild animals, and plant fats like nuts, coconuts, olive oil and avocado’s are best.

Always avoid trans fats, which are a poison to the body. Also avoid canola or vegetable oil, which are inflammatory in our body increasing arachadonic acid that increases pain. Complex carbohydrates like sweet potato’s, squash, brown rice and quinoa are also good sources of energy. Don’t forget to eat good protein also as protein is the building blocks for your muscles.

Measuring your level of fitness is how you

know you are not over training. There are many tools that are helpful like a heart rate monitor that can be used to give you real time feed back of how your body is performing during your workout. The simplest way to know if you are not overtraining is to make sure that your body is improving from its last workout. Your runs should be getting faster, you should be lifting heavier weights you should be able to workout for a longer period of time without getting fatigued. If any of those are no longer happening than its time to increase your active recovery between workouts.

Walk instead of run working on keeping your heart rate and breathing balanced, do yoga working on flexibility, spend more time on the foam roller, dial in your post workout food intake, drink more water, and get better sleep. If you are still having trouble with recovery it could be a hormonal imbalance like adrenal fatigue and you should consult a physician knowledgeable about measuring and treating adrenal fatigue to help you find your hormonal balance.

You only have one body and putting your health on the back burner because you are to busy to deal with it or work on making it healthier only makes it worse. If your not growing you’re dying.

It’s a simple fact of nature. Flowers remind us of this fact and show us how quickly life can change.

Of course we are all on a one-way path for the pine box, but we want to live as healthy and stay as strong as we can for as long as we can. Many scientific studies show us how weight training and working out will benefit us all throughout our life and even as we get older we can still see many improvements in our health and athletic performance if we train appropriately. Dr. Jack Lalanne who graduated from Oakland Chiropractic College but used his education to promote health instead of going into private practice worked out for two hours everyday until he passed away at age 96 from pneumonia.

It just goes to show that you can be strong all your life if you work at it. Make fitness a part of your life and avoid over training and you will live a healthy, natural, and optimal life. d

Dr. Phil Cameron DC is the owner of the Bozeman Wellness Center. He is a Chiropractic Physician and Professional Applied Kinesiologist. He treats every patient based on his or her individual healthcare needs and strives to help each patient Live Healthy, Live Naturally, and Live Optimally. Visit www.bozemanwellnesscenter.com for more information.

Recreation & Health

Confessions of an

Eco-Mom

Heather Higinbotham

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am an eco-warrior. It is my mission in life to teach people how to reduce their impacts on the planet and work toward leaving a better world for my daughter, your kids and our grandkids.

The truth is, I am also a hypocrite. An educated, professional, “I do this stuff for a living, but I still can’t seem to get it right all the time” hypocrite.

In the spirit of Earth month, here are my top 10 confessions of how I’m killing the planet (sorry, kid. Hope your generation figures it out!):

Recycling

I hate recycling. I do it religiously, but I hate it. All the clutter in my house drives me crazy. How on Earth do I have so much trash to recycle? And separating out my recyclables is such a pain. My time can certainly be better spent than rinsing out organic ketchup bottles. Besides, only 30% of what can be recycled actually gets recycled…wait, what? So basically we just don’t care 70% of the time? Well that’s depressing.

Food (or more appropriately, food-type products) I let my kid eat Pixie Stix. And white bread. And gummy bears. I may or may not be eating gummy bears as I write this. But at least I’m making up for it by feeding her organic Annie’s boxed mac ‘n cheese instead of that gross Kraft stuff.

Food (actual food)

I love avocados. And salads in the middle of winter. And steak. According to the World Watch Institute, 51% or more of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by conventional animal agriculture. I’m not great about eating with the seasons, but I do only eat sustainably raised meat—holistic management can actually improve the soils, reduce erosion and improve wildlife habitat.

Stuff

I have OCD…Obsessive consumptive disorder. I can’t even pretend it’s borderline. My life consists of endless hours spent moving piles of stuff from one place to another. Did you know that America has enough square feet of selfstorage units that literally every man, woman and child in this country could stand inside a storage shed at the same time? Studies show that 60-80% of the impacts on the planet come from household consumption. We spend more on shoes, jewelry and watches in this country than on higher education.

More (and bigger!) stuff

I have a love-hate relationship with Costco. As a single mom, the sheer economics of getting 96 rolls of toilet paper for under $20.00 can’t be undervalued, especially when the recycled TP costs 4 times as much. And while I love that I can buy some organic food, my 10-year-old and I don’t need/can’t eat 10 pounds of cheese or a 5-gallon bucket of broccoli before it goes bad. So when I clean out my pantry/fridge and throw away garbage bags full of expired or rotten food, I try not to think about the fact that 40% of food in the US goes to waste. Or that 28% of ag land is used to produce food that is never eaten. Or that 13% of American households are food insecure.

Even more (and faster!) stuff

Amazon, you had me at “Prime”. Free 2-day shipping, and pretty much anything I could ever want? What’s not to love? Umm…maybe the ridiculous amount of packaging they use? Or the fact that Amazon shipped more than 1 billion items around the world over the 2016 holiday season? Or how about the fact that when I shop at Amazon, I’m not keeping my dollars in my community or giving my business to our awesome local stores?

26 April 2017 BozemanMagazine.com Kacie Q Photography, Title art: Ivy Courtney Creative

Lets Get Dirty!

Traveling

Traveling is one of my all-time favorite activities. I travel to visit family, for work, for grad school, and for the simple joy of adventure and experiencing new cultures and communities. But air travel has one of the highest emissions impacts per person. In the past 6 years, I’ve been on 44 airplane trips. My gallivanting emitted over 28,000 pounds of CO2 equivalent, or 329 trees planted and grown for 10 years. :/

Gadgets

Plastic, the worst kind of stuff

How many devices does your family have? Between my kid and I, we have 4 iPhones at various stages of functionality, an iPad, iPod, MacBook, desktop computer, Samsung Galaxy and a portable DVD player. I’m pretty sure I can only use one device at a time, as hard as I try to multitask. There are more mobile phones in use than there are people on the planet. Americans throw away 50 million TONS of e-waste each year. E-waste is 70% of the toxic waste in landfills, leaching mercury, lead, and brominated flame-retardants into our soils and waterways. Our addiction to tech is literally killing the planet.

I avoid single use plastic like the plague. We are drowning the planet in single use plastic—Americans use 1,500 plastic water bottles a second, and every year we produce 330 billion single use plastic bags.

The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish by weight in the oceans. Not to mention the toxicity concerns, like phthalates, BPA, and carcinogens. But I have a kid, so avoiding plastic altogether is impossible. Nobody warned me about all the (ahem…cheap, disposable, toxic $%*#) “stuff” kids can’t live without! Am I a horrible parent for hating birthdays? And Christmas?

And Easter? And the dentist?!? Seriously, why do kids get presents at the dentist? Here’s some food for thought: 3.1% of children globally live in the US but own 40% of toys consumed globally.

Now that I’ve successfully ruined your day, I want to leave you with this: Our choices DO make a difference. I’m killing the planet, and I’m a conscious consumer. Think about the impacts of the folks who aren’t paying attention to their consumption and trying to reduce their impacts. If we all start paying attention and make small changes, cumulatively we can make a huge impact. It doesn’t matter what you do, as long as we all do something.

I probably won’t stop flying to visit my family, but I will commit to lowering my impact in other ways—no single use plastic, no more OCD, eating only sustainably raised meat, buying local, using my iPhone 5 and computer until they die, and I’ll try to go a week without buying anything from Amazon.

Happy Earth Day (but really, every day)! h

Water

Heather Higinbotham is a Montana girl, passionately working to protect the landscape and communities that inspire and ground her. She is literally writing the book on being an environmental hypocrite.

When she’s not busy saving the world, she can be found adventuring with her precocious kid, sleeping, soaking in hot springs, drinking tea, writing poetry, and trying to make the world a better place.

I love long hot showers. When I’m standing in the shower, that glorious, blissful, steamy heaven, the last thing on my mind is the 2½ gallons of water I’m using every minute… Or the fact that 1 in 9 people worldwide don’t even have access to clean drinking water.

Bobbi Geise, Learning By Nature

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gave a talk last month on getting dirty.

You know, the kind of dirt that gets in the soles of your shoes, under your nails and grits in your teeth. (Get your mind out of the sheets, though that’s fun too!).

At the talk I passed out small stones and pine cones for people to hold and ponder the forces of nature that created their gift. Afterward, someone told me they got sap on their hand from their cone and went from being dismayed about the sticky mess to intrigued. The dirty experience that had once caused discomfort was now a welcome gift. It was a beautiful ‘ah ha moment.’

When will be yours? As parents, custodians, teachers… there’s often disconnect between our understanding and our behavior. We may know it’s inherently good for children to interact with nature and know they enjoy getting dirty, but then cringe when they’re covered from head to toe in grime. Or when the grime gets tracked indoors.

The good news is, if children are allowed and encouraged to spend time outdoors and get dirty, you will likely spend less time and money at the doctor’s office and buying toys, you’ll take less sick days from work, and co-create more fun memories to share. It’s true! Here’s a synopsis: Getting dirty and related nature experiences… help build a strong immune system and immune responses; • reduce stress; • improve concentration; • invite intrigue, innovation and creativity; • provide intense happiness and emotional connection, a connection that far exceeds that of getting a gift or gadget; • serve as a tool for reducing ADHD symptoms.

I’m not making this up! The happiness factor as well as positive attentional and immunological effect of getting dirty are measurable. For a resource and reference list supporting the above points and for simple ways to relax and encourage kids to get outside and get dirty instead of reach for the hand sanitizer, visit www.LearningByNature.com Bobbi Geise has been professionally playing and exploring outdoors with children and families for over 25 years. She directs Learning By Nature, a design-build service and consultation service for natural play grounds and learning landscapes. For more information and resources visit www.LearningByNature.org

A New Geologic Epoch

On The Horizon Daniel J. Smith

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he Earth’s climate has changed often since the Earth formed some 4.5 Billion years ago. Indeed, our northern Rocky Mountain location has, at various times in Earth history, been a humid tropical paradise, a Sahara-like desert, and, at other times, a year-round, frigid winterscape. Does that mean that the global warming we are seeing today is simply a normal trend of changing climate? Let’s explore the question.

majority of world scientists believe it is humancaused from the increase of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrial revolution, exacerbated by the decimation of the world’s rainforests.

Cyclical Climate Change

The Wind River Range, just southeast of Yellowstone has the “largest concentration of glacial mass in the Rocky Mountains within the contiguous USA,” says Greg Vandeberg, a climate scientist from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

Vandeberg received his Masters Degree in Earth Science from Montana State University, Bozeman and a PhD from Kansas State University, and is now head of the Deprtment of Geographic Information Science at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Greg’s recent research has focused on the recession of high mountain glaciers in the Rocky mountains. In collaboration with Jeff VanLooy, an assistant professor with the Deaprtment of Earth System Science and Policy at UND, he is conducting cutting-edge research into the condition of high-alpine glaciers in the Wind River Range of Wyoming.

In the summers of 2012 and 2014, Vandeberg and VanLooy (along with some University of Utah

Paleoclimate research is the study of past climates and is critical to understanding how our climate is changing today. The study of deep ocean and terrestrial lake sediment cores, ice cores from continental and alpine glaciers, pollen studies, geochemical analyses, and a host of other analytical tools help to determine past climates and atmospheric composition. It is clear that the climate changes, but what causes it and how fast does climate change occur?

A complex cycle of the Earth’s orbit around the sun predicting the tilt of the Earth and the shape and timing of the orbit, known as the Milankovich cycle, has roughly predicted natural cycles of glaciation and interglacial or warming periods over millions of years. The tilt of the Earth and the distance from the sun has a great influence on solar insolation, or radiation affecting the Earth’s surface. Other factors affect the glacial cycle as well, but the Milankovich cycle is considered a “forcing” dynamic on glacial and interglacial periods.

At the end of the Pleistocene glaciation, 15,000 to 12,000 years ago, temperatures rose gradually over several thousand years to a maximum (approximately 7500 to 4500 years ago) known as the Holocene Climatic Optimum or Altithermal period. The average temperature was a mere 1-2 degrees C higher than today (1.8 to 3.6 F).

During the Altithermal, nearly all the lakes in the Great Basin dried up. The region of the northern Rockies was a desert. Paleoindians who lived in our area at that time moved high in the mountains to survive.

Since the Holocene Maximum, a cooling period has occurred leading to our current North American climate. The Milankovich cycle would 28 April 2017 BozemanMagazine.com

Local Evidence of Climate Change

predict a continued cooling due to the orbital relationship with the sun. However, a sudden spike in global average temperature has been recorded since the beginning of the industrial revolution.

If the temperature continues to rise, we may be heading toward another altithermal-like period.

The difference is that the Holocene maximum temperature rise developed over thousands of years, but our modern-day spike in global average temperature is, alarmingly, occurring over decades.

So what is causing this documented rapid increase in average global temperature? The vast

researchers) traveled high into the northern Wind River Range to study the Continental Glacier, a massive 2.5 square kilometer ice mass draining the northern Wind River mountains into the Missouri River drainage. Along with students and an unweildly amount of equipment including heavy lead batteries, a solar-powered recharger and a variety of analytical devices, the team took an 8-horse pack train up to base camp at 10,000 feet. From there, the team became their own pack animals carrying 65-70 lb backpacks to camp 2 at 11,000 feet, where they spent another day acclimating to the altitude. Continental Glacier camp would be another 1,300 feet above in the thinning alpine air at 12,300 feet. Life high in the Wind Rivers is tenuous at best. “In a 24 hour period, at 12,300 feet in August,” Vandeberg mused, “the weather is at various times windy, snowy, sunny and freezes every night.”

area based on ice core data, which indicate that average annual temperature at 13,000 ft elevation increased by 3.5 degrees C (6.3 degrees F) between 1960 and the mid-90s.

The other data collected by the UND team related to stream flow volumes from the melting glacier, and the geochemical composition of the glacial water verses the snowmelt. In a dry year, 2012, meltwater from Continental Glacier contributed more than 70% of the late summer stream flow of Torrey Creek draining the glacier. In a wet year, 2014, the glacier contributed 17%.

“Our results, along with many other studies, are very concerning,” said Vandeberg, “Once these glaciers are melted, the extra water flow will not be available to augment local stream flow. This will cause great harm to local fisheries and to irrigation water resources.”

Just northwest of the Wind Rivers, Yellow-

and 30 fewer days with snow on the ground than in the 1960s.

Aerial photographs from 1966 were used to establish a baseline extent and thickness of the glacier. At that time, the world’s population was 3.4 billion and the population of the U.S. was 195 million. Current population of the U.S. is over 326 million and the population of the Earth is nearing 7.5 billion, over double the 1966 figure.

The team’s mission was to create a 3-dimensional model of the glacier using ice-penetrating radar and GPS, then calculate the difference in volume from 1966 to present. They also measured the glacial meltwater discharge and sampled the geochemistry of snow verses ice melt. Their results are telling.

Their findings indicate that Continental Glacier has thinned almost 14 meters from 1966 to 2012, or more than the height of a four-story building, and they predict that 43% of the glacier will melt out over the next hundred years. That may seem like a long time when considering the urgency of global warming, but Wind River glaciers are exceptionally high at 11,500 ft to 13,775 ft elevation. Lower elevation glaciers are melting much more rapidly and disappearing as annual temperatures increase. Vandeberg cites other studies in the

stone is also experiencing climate change like we’ve never seen. The growing season in Yellowstone, the time between the last freeze of Spring and the first freeze of Fall, has increased around 30 days in the last 50 years. The northeast entrance is experiencing 80 more days per year above freezing

F. In 2015, nearly 1,300 people died in the Pakistani heatwave of that summer. The Earth’s oceans are warming, causing traditional fishing grounds to migrate to cooler areas; and becoming more acidic, causing massive coral bleaching around the world.

World Climate is Changing Before Our Eyes Today we are seeing alpine glaciers melt, and continental ice sheets break up at unprecedented rates across the world. The Arctic tundra is melting and releasing carbon dioxide and methane (another powerful greenhouse gas) into the atmosphere.

Growing seasons are lengthening in northern climes.

Already in 2017, Australia has had the most record high days in a single year ever, and a new record for the hottest day in February, 109.2 F, was reached on February 10th. Last summer India experienced the hottest day ever, at 123.8 F, and in adjacent Pakistan, temperatures topped out at 124.7

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Recreation & Health

The Makings of a

Forest Plan Mariah Leuschen-Lonergan

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uzzle pieces come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, coming together to create a picture that can be quite intricate and unique. The Custer Gallatin National Forest started forest planning a year ago, and in 2017 we get into sorting the puzzle pieces out and starting to piece them together.

A forest plan is the overarching document that guides forest management on the given forest for decades into the future. Every forest in the nation goes through forest planning at some point, and this timeline rotates on a national timeframe.

The 2012 national planning rule is the framework document that provides guidance on developing forest plans today. The Custer Gallatin National Forest falls squarely in the middle of developing its revised forest plan this spring. As a recent consolidation is part of the package, the final product will encompass what was once two separate forests into one plan.

Opportunities We are just finishing up with our initial series of public meetings, with the Bozeman Public meeting April 3-4. If you missed one of them, there are also a handful of webinars to attend:

Online: https://usfs.adobeconnect.com/cgpm-1000/ April 7 – Desired Conditions Focus Webinar April 26 – Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Focus Webinar with General Q & A Throughout the spring as we move through the Wild and Scenic Rivers process and step one of the Wilderness process (Inventory), public feedback periods will be available. The absolute best way to stay abreast of up-to-date information is to subscribe to our electronic mailing list by opting in yourself online at www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin - click on Forest Plan Revision or by requesting so at: cgplanrevision@ fs.fed.us.

As we continue to move into developing the draft plan, we’ll work with other government counterparts including Tribal, local, state and federal entities. Through our interactions with the public and various organizations, we expect additional information will arise to incorporate into the process.

There are quite a few voices in the equation to balance and we are building a picture looking at the future of the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

The Vision Step one in making a plan starts with making desired conditions. Desired conditions describe the aspirations or vision of what the Custer Gallatin N.F. (or portion of) should look like into the future and drive the development of other plan components. For our meetings we’ve broken that down into relatable questions such as: • What opportunities do you see on this landscape?

• How do you want this landscape to look?

• Is this different in different places?

• What specific areas in this landscape would look different than they do now?

• What are those differences?

• How might the changes you envision be achieved? * (also available through an online questionnaire) www.fs.usda.gov/custer gallatin - click on Forest Plan Revision.

Desired conditions don’t prescribe any sort of project or make a task list of what will happen on the landscape, but they do act as the vision for Forest direction.

From our public meetings February thru early April, we collected many thoughts and the beginnings of these desired conditions. After some internal working time, we’ll come back out with additional public meetings in June.

In June we get into further details in forest planning such as management approaches, objectives, standards, guidelines and monitoring. This starts getting into the details: Objectives provide measurable and time-specific statements, giving an idea of progress towards the desired conditions put forth for the particular landscape described.

Objectives example: “Treat 10,000 acres of weeds in ten years.”

Standards place constraints on a project or activity that may occur – they are put in place to ultimately help achieve a desired condition.

Standards example: “All revegetation projects shall require weed-free seed.”

Guidelines are similar to standards, although allow more flexibility so long as they achieve the purpose of the guideline.

Guidelines example: Non-native invasive plant treatments in riparian areas should utilize mechanical, biological and cultural methods before chemical control methods.”

Geographic Areas – Recognizing Uniqueness in an Area

In 2016, our initial year of forest planning, we heard from basically every community visited that there is an overarching concern to recognize and address the uniqueness of an area. Under the 2012 planning rule guidance we are able to set up either management areas or geographic areas or both. The Custer Gallatin National Forest is particularly well-suited to take advantage of the opportunity to utilize geographic areas and set particular direction for particular areas. As one of the most geographically diverse national forests, we have developed six geographic areas that take into account the large amount of diversity across our landscape. As we move across the different communities throughout our public meetings we’ll be working place by place and hearing about each geographic area and the importance that arises from that landscape and be asking if these geographic areas make sense.

Geographic areas across the Custer Gallatin National Forest: • • • • • • •

Bridger, Bangtail and Crazy Mountains Madison, Henrys Lake and Gallatin Mountains Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains Pryor Mountains Ashland Ranger District Sioux Ranger District Continued Involvement

We encourage your involvement in this next year. This next year is akin to getting out in the sandbox and seeing what there is to work with, seeing what can go into the future plan and where the pieces might lie. We’ve built this year to be interactive and accessible through a variety of means, allowing people to plug into meetings more in-depth or less, depending upon your interest level.

The planning process does have a lot of complexity to it, and many opportunities exist. We are striving to provide current information across a wide variety of communities and people, from public meetings, to speaking at organizations, to social media or webinar venues. Ideas can be submitted to cgplanrevision@fs.fed.us.

Two more years of planning lie past 2017, and the structure gets more formalized and concrete as we move forward. Get out early and get involved.

Be sure to stay up to date by requesting to be added to the mailing list at: cgplanrevision@fs.fed.us or adding yourself to the list by scanning and entering your information.

Wild and Scenic Rivers Process and Wilderness Process

The Wild and Scenic Rivers process and Wilderness process are two processes under the 2012 planning rule that must also be completed concurrently with the development of the plan.

Public involvement is incorporated throughout the two processes. Outlined is the flow of each process through Wild and Scenic River Eligibility and through potential Wilderness inventory, evaluation, analysis and recommendation (if any). f Mariah Leuschen-Lonergan is a public affairs specialist on the Forest Plan Revision Team. cgplanrevision@fs.fed.us.

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Cactus Records, recordstoreday.com

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ecord Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. The first Record Store Day took place on April 19, 2008. Today there are Record Store Day participating stores on every continent except Antarctica.

This is a day for the people who make up the world of the record store— the staff, the customers, and the artists—to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role these independently owned stores play in their communities. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day. Festivities at Bozeman’s own Cactus Records include a full day of live music, meet & greets with artists, special limited music releases, and much more. In 2008 a small list of titles were released on Record Store Day and that list has grown to include artists and labels both large and small, in every genre and price point. In 2015, 60% of the Record Store Day Official Release List came from independent labels and distributors. The list continues to include a wide range of artists, covering the diverse taste of record stores and their customers.

On the first Record Store Day, Metallica spent hours at Rasputin Music in San Francisco meeting their fans and now each year hundreds of artists, internationally famous and from the block, flock to record stores around the world for performances, signings, meet and greets and to fill their own shopping bags with music. In 2009, Jesse “Boots Electric” Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal) declared himself the “Record Store Day Ambassador” as a way of shouting out how important the stores were to artists and since then Joshua Homme (Eagles of Death Metal, Them Crooked Vultures, Queens of the Stone Age), Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Jack White, Chuck D, Dave Grohl and Metallica have worn the ceremonial sash. For 2017, that sash has been handed to St. Vincent and the bands leader Annie Clark stars in a hilarious video, made by Funny or Die, that involves her training to become the ambassador for a small, nonexistent island called “Recordstorda.”

Throughout its nine years, cities across the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles, Boise, Charleston and Las Vegas have declared Record Store Day an official holiday. In 2013, Co-Founder Michael Kurtz was made a Chevalier of the Ordre Des Arts et Des Letters in France, honoring Record Store Day’s contribution to the cultural and artistic life of the French people. That same year, the organizers of Record Store Day accepted the Independent Spirit Award from NARM (now the Music Biz Association). In 2015, Record Store Day was named the Marketplace Ally of the Year by A2IM, an organization of independent music labels.

While there’s only one Record Store Day a year, the organization works with both independent and and major labels throughout the year to create contests, special releases and promotions in order to spotlight the benefits of supporting these independent, locally owned stores with music purchases throughout the year. Celebrate the 10th annual Record Store Day in Downtown Bozeman on April 22, 2017 at Cactus Records, 29 West Main Street. f

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hickenJam West Productions, Spark1 and Mellow Mood - Bozeman Present a 4/20 Party and benefit for KGLT Alternative Public Radio Bozeman Thursday, April 20th with doors at 8pm and music starting at 9pm. This is a 21+. show at The Molly Brown, with tickets available at Cactus Records & Gifts and online soon! The price is $10 advance/$12 door. A portion of every ticket sold goes to KGLT to help keep wonderful independent radio on the air.

The post-bluegrass, progressive string music, modern acoustic noir, and bluegrass bricolage that is Head for the Hills will headline this 4/20 event. Head for the Hills is “On top of modern string music,” (Bluegrass Today), “Cutting edge,” (Drew Emmitt) or “Best in Colorado Bluegrass” (Westword Showcase Readers Poll). Strip away the artful descriptors and you have a forward thinking group of {mostly} acoustic musicians drawing on eclectic influences, tastes and styles. They didn’t grow up immersed in bluegrass music but came to it later in life, with each other. The result is a sound based in bluegrass that reaches into indie rock, jazz, hip hop, world and folk to stitch together fresh songs that bridge the divide between past and future acoustic music. Head for the Hills— Adam Kinghorn on Guitar and vocals, Joe Lessard on violin and vocals, Matt Loewen on upright bass and vocals and Mike Chappell on acoustic and electric mandolins—has been bringing their music, whatever you’d like to call it, to audiences from the Telluride Bluegrass Festival to South by Southwest and a multitude of stages in between since 2004. The band has independently issued two studio records and one live, been featured on NPR Ideastream and eTown, co-released a beer with Odell Brewing Company in May 2013 and charted on the CMJ Top 200 (Blue Ruin, 2013 and Head for the Hills, 2010).

Blue Ruin, an all-new album of original material is available now.

Meta-fictional sea shanties. Pop-infused newgrass murder ballads and urbane lyricism. Twang and punch. Head for the Hills’ fourth record, Blue Ruin, fuses bluegrass, jazz, hip-hop and indie rock into songs inspired by love

and misery and comic books. Featuring twelve new original songs marked by moving narratives and stellar musicianship, Blue Ruin showcases the quartet’s contemporary take on acoustic music; embracing the bluegrass pedigree while looking forward. Recorded and mixed in Fort Collins, Colorado at Swingfingers Studios with ace engineer and banjoist Aaron Youngberg (Martha Scanlan, Cahalen Morrison and Eli West), Blue Ruin features contributions from Andy Hall (The Infamous Stringdusters), James Thomas, Gabe Mervine (The Motet), and more. Renowned screen print artist Timothy Doyle (Muse, The Black Keys, Lucas Films, NASA) created the stunning cover art and Grammy Awardwinning mastering engineer David Glasser rounds out the production team. This is Head for the Hills at their most artistically fulfilled: self-produced and in top form. Blue Ruin is more than just a “bluegrass” record—it’s a Head for the Hills record.

A quintessential Colorado band, Head for the Hills has been fortunate to work with many of the area greats, starting with Grammy Award winning Dobroist Sally Van Meter, producer of 2007’s Robber’s Roost. Legacy Colorado musician and Leftover Salmon mandolin player Drew Emmitt came in to produce 2010’s Head for the Hills.

The list goes on, with a bevy of talent from Colorado and beyond surrounding 2010’s Head for the Hills; including Grammy Award winning mixing engineer Vance Powell (Jack White, The Raconteurs), technical wizard and Pink Floyd re-master engineer Gus Skinas, Anders Beck (Greensky Bluegrass), Kyle James Hauser (Sonablast! Recording Artist) and keyboardist James Thomas, with String Cheese Incident guitarist and Colorado mainstay Billy Nershi rounding out the lineup as studio host and collaborator. In 2012 Head for the Hills released their first live record (Live). Captured in high fidelity sound & culled from 5 great nights in Colorado, Live is just that; the band live and unadorned, performing favorite original material and select covers.

Hear the band for yourself, and support local public radio on April 20th at the Molly Brown at 9pm. z BozemanMagazine.com April 2017 33

Geologic Epoch p 28 The idea, posed from certain camps, that since we see huge snowfalls in various locations, global warming can’t be happening, shows an ignorance of science. A warming climate will naturally accelerate evaporation, adding moisture to the atmosphere, and may encourage large snow events.

The point is, you can’t take isolated events and call them evidence for or against climate change. That is what long-term scientific studies are for, and science has shown conclusively that humans are accelerating global warming.

majority of THE brains of our species are telling us so.

In modern times, as Earth’s population hurtles toward 8 billion, we don’t really know what the consequences might be when we reach that threshold. Do we really want to roll the dice?

NOTE TO CONCERNED CITIZENS OF EARTH:

The bottom line is that the 20 warmest years in recorded history have occurred since 1981, and the 10 warmest have all occurred in the last 12 years. 2016 was recently declared the hottest year ever recorded! q

Daniel J. Smith is a Bozeman-based geologist / filmmaker and media developer. You can follow his writing and film projects on thisisyellowstone. com.

Our Responsibility It’s been a difficult year for climate scientists.

Threats of funding cutbacks and political savaging of the work of a generation of scientists and analytical systems have rocked the community. These people are the brains of our planet. How foolish to disregard their work, work that is in the best interest of everyone.

In the recent United Nations Paris Climate Agreement, the long-term goal is to keep the global average temperature from rising above 1.5 degrees C. That is approximately the high temperature during the Holocene Maximum when the Northwest became a desert and Great Basin lakes dried up. To keep the Earth’s average temperature from rising above this “tipping point” will take a concerted effort of all the nations of the world. There are signs that our current administration would like to withdraw from the Paris climate deal. The United States should be a thoughtful leader in pursuing a solution to such a dire problem, especially when the

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Recently, geologists and other earth scientists are considering adding a new geologic epoch, “relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.”

The proposed new epoch has been coined the Anthropocene. Humans now control the fate of not only our own species, but all species on our planet.

Our state and national representatives who don’t believe in science and deny the overwhelming evidence that humans are causing a rapid increase in greenhouse emissions and average global temperature are putting us all at risk. It is up to us as citizens of the Earth to deny power to those who would put our planet and its people at risk.

Please think before you vote, and vote fo representatives who put people before profit!

Visual Arts

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Kyle Stinson

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yle Stinson, a Bozeman native, loved great photos well before taking his own.

When he became compelled to capture the world around him he bought a DSLR and a couple lenses second hand. They sealed the deal: Kyle was meant to be a photographer. Being self taught provided Kyle with a chance to develop his own artistic style. He learned on full manual mode so he was forced to learn the complexities of bending a camera to his artistic will. Eventually, Kyle collaborated with a few professional photographers to learn from them.

Originally, Kyle was inspired by the plethora of beautiful mountains found in the Gallatin and surrounding valleys. Due to his love of nighttime, Kyle’s greatest inspiration was the night sky.

Hunting out great shots of the Milky Way, star trails, and lightening storms occupy most of his summer nights. He dreams of the night he will be able to capture the Northern Lights in their full glory.

Kyle and his wife-turned-photography-assistant have recently created a portrait business. With experience in engagement and maternity shoots, KR Photography will soon be breaking into the realm of wedding photography.

His work has been featured in Right Angles Gallery of Ennis, MT, a local bank’s calendar, and many Montana based Instagram accounts, including the ever so popular VisitMT. Kyle’s landscape photography can be viewed at 406exposure.com, and krphotography.us features his portrait work. You can also follow him on Instagram @kyleofthe406 to stay up to date on the happenings of Kyle Stinson and get first looks at all his new work. s

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The Screen & The Stage

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he Bozeman Symphony presents performances of The Titan on Saturday, April 8th at 7:30 P.M. & Sunday, April 9th at 2:30 P.M., both performances held at Willson Auditorium (404 West Main Street) in downtown Bozeman. The Symphony’s 49th season comes to a close with the monumental drama of Gustav Mahler’s first symphony, “The Titan.” His vision for the scale and scope of what a symphony could achieve was colossal, and beyond what any other composer has attempted. With massive orchestral forces (including seven French Horns!), the sheer power of his sound is almost overwhelming. You won’t want to miss this! The Symphony also presents the Bozeman debut of esteemed violinist Stephanie Chase performing the virtuosic Bruch G minor concerto. Hailed as “one of the violin greats of our era,” Ms. Chase has performed with over 170 orchestras in 25 countries with many of the world’s leading conductors, and is a recent recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. Majestic!

Stephanie Chase is internationally recognized as “one of the violin greats of our era” (Newhouse Newspapers) through solo appearances with over 170 orchestras that include the New York and Hong Kong Philharmonics and the Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta and London Symphony Orchestras. Her interpretations are acclaimed for their “elegance, dexterity, rhythmic vitality and great imagination” (Boston Globe), “stunning power” (Louisville Courier-Journal), “matchless technique” (BBC Music Magazine), and “virtuosity galore” (Gramophone).

“Renowned for her impeccable intonation” (Temperament, Stuart Isacoff), her playing is also characterized by “great intensity and a huge tone, the epitome of the modern violinist” (The Baroque Cello Revival, Paul Laird).

A top medalist of the prestigious VII International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Ms. Chase has performed concerts in twenty-five countries throughout the world and is a recipient of the esteemed Avery Fisher Career Grant. In recent seasons her performances have been selected as a “Classical Act of the Decade” (Courier-Journal, Louisville), one of “20 Concerts to Hear this Fall” (WQXR) and “Critics’ Choice” (Musical America).

Equally at home in the virtuoso’s repertoire, historically informed performance practice and contemporary music, Ms. Chase offers a diverse repertoire of over 60 concertos and large works for violin and orchestra. Her recordings include Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, which is “one of the twenty most outstanding performances in the work’s recorded history” (Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Cambridge University Press) and honored with the highest possible ratings by BBC Music Magazine and Classic CD, including “Record of the Month.”

Born in Illinois, Stephanie Chase’s early violin teachers were her mother and Sally Thomas, and she was renowned as a child prodigy through concert performances starting at age two. She made her debut with the Chicago Symphony at eight and began extensive national concert touring while in her early teens. Following her Carnegie Hall debut at eighteen, she studied violin privately with Arthur Grumiaux and chamber music at the Marlboro Festival.

Ms. Chase often performs in the dual roles of violin soloist and conductor, and she is a favorite guest of chamber music festivals such as Bravo! Vail, Bargemusic, and Caramoor. Her violin was made in 1742 by Petrus Guarnerius of Venice, which she pairs with a bow made by Dominique Peccatte.

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These performances would not be possible without strong community support and sponsorship. This concert weekend is sponsored by Spectec/TIC, Walter & Regina Wunsch, and Mrs. Robert W. Martin, Jr. for Saturday’s performance and Sunday’s performance by Bruce Jodar and Kimberlie Birdwell. Adult ticket prices range from $27.00-$67.00. Individual tickets are available for purchase online at bozemansymphony.org, by calling 406-585-9774, or at the Bozeman Symphony office located at 1001 West Oak Street, Suite 110. Student discounts are available. Tickets may be purchased for rush, based on availability on Friday, April 7th. Please contact the Bozeman Symphony for more information on rush tickets and purchase locations. Join Maestro Matthew Savery, special guest Stephanie Chase and the orchestra for a reception immediately following each performance Saturday at Starky’s Authentic Americana (24 N. Tracy Ave.) and Sunday at the Legacy Gallery (7 W. Main), catered by Corner Bakery Café.

Please contact the Bozeman Symphony at 406-585-9774 or info@bozemansymphony.org with questions you have regarding performance, ticket sales, venue, and seating information. T

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EVENTS CALENDAR Bozeman Forest Plan Revision Public Meeting 5:30-7:45pm ^ Hilton Garden Inn

Bozeman, 2023 Commerce Way, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 582-9900 ^ hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com Forest Plan Revision Public Meetings April 3 at 5:30 – 7:45 p.m. & April 4 from 1:00 p.m. – 6 p.m. Full details www. fs.usda.gov/custergallatin and click on Forest Plan Revision.

Makoshika 5:30-7:30pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Screening hosted by Hopa Mountain

Bozeman Writers’ Group 6-8pm ^ Boze-

Monday, Apr. 3 Badminton 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging Program.

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org The group welcomes all levels of writers, and encourages the free exchange of ideas among writers in the Board Room on the second floor.

Ballroom & Swing Dance Classes 6-9pm ^

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

The MAC - Montana Movement Arts Center, 1871 S. 22nd Street Ste. A-2, Bozeman ^ $10/$8 students ^ All Ages ^ (406) 5516077 ^ themacmontana.com Beginning and continuing partner dance classes including Waltz, Swing, Cha Cha, Foxtrot and more. One hour class, take the series or drop in for a single session.

Mule Mondays! 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distill-

Bingo Night 7pm ^ Sacajawea Bar, 5 N

ing, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook. com Mule Monday EVERY Monday! All Mules on our Mule Team are $1.00 OFF!! You can even create your own! Happy Hour is from 3-5pm: purchase a bottle and get a FREE cocktail!

Main St, Three Forks ^ (406) 285-6515 ^ www.sacajaweahotel.com Cash prizes and drink specials! Game starts at 7pm.

Spanish Class with Kristin ND Wolf 7:30-

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org For kids who love to build; LEGOs provided!

8:30pm ^ Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ $130/punchcard (includes 8 classes and one glass of cider/class) ^ 21+ ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider.com Sip cider and hone your Spanish speaking skills. All levels welcome.

Teen Writers 4-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

An American Forrest 8pm ^ The Murray

LEGO Club 3:45-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Teens ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org This teen-led group meets every Monday in the Teen Study Room.

Pints with Purpose 5-8pm ^ Bridger Brewing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ All ages ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing. com Every Monday night Bridger Brewing donates $1 from every pint sold to a non-profit or charity.

Check our website (bridgerbrewing.com) for details.

An American Forrest 5pm ^ The Murray

Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Original western folk

Free Tax Help 5:30-7pm ^ Jake Jabs Col-

lege of Business and Entrepreneurship, ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-4421 Accounting students from MSU’s Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship are offering free help preparing tax returns for MSU students and individuals who made less than $58,000 last year.

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Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Live folk music.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Tuesday, Apr. 4 2017 Take the LEAD Series 8-10am ^

Bozeman Chamber of Commerce, 2000 Commerce Way, Bozeman ^ $99/$198 ^ (406) 586-5421 ^ www.bozemanchamber. com Leading through Change: Getting from Here to There

Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

Tours for Tots 10-11am ^ Museum of the

Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ 3-5 ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Museum learning for 3-5 year olds.

Stress, Grief and Trauma noon-1pm ^

Willson School, 404 East Main, Bozeman ^ Talk by Laura St. John, SAFE-TI (School & Family Engagement Trauma Informed)

Finding Your Blind Spots 12:15-1:15pm ^

MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ www.montana.edu Facilitated by Carmen McSpadden, director of the MSU Leadership Institute, this workshop is designed to challenge your unseen weaknesses and turn them into your greatest strengths.

Books & Babies 1-2pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

Bozeman Forest Plan Revision Public Meeting 1-6pm ^ Hilton Garden Inn Bozeman, 2023 Commerce Way, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 582-9900 ^ hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com Forest Plan Revision Public Meetings April 3 at 5:30 – 7:45 p.m. & April 4 from 1:00 p.m. – 6 p.m. Full details www.fs.usda. gov/custergallatin and click on Forest Plan Revision.

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

2-For-1 Tuesday 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distilling, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook.com Come in for tasty cocktails! When you buy your first one, you can get a second one FREE from the Free Drink List! Every Tuesday!

Kids’ Chess Club 3:30-5pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ K-12 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org If you are in grades K-12 you are invited to Chess Club.

Lecture: Frances Lefcort 4pm ^ MSU

Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman ^ www.montana.edu Lefcort will discuss familial dysautonomia, a genetic disease that devastates the nervous system.

SW MT Crohn’s & Colitis Community Support/Education Group 5:30-7pm ^

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital PINE ROOM, ^ Free ^ all ages ^ 406-209-0277 The group offers support and education for those suffering with inflammatory bowel disease.

Tommy Georges 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing

Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Live music.

Wonderlust: Research Update 6-7:30pm

^ Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade ^ FREE ^ Adult ^ (406) 388-4346 ^ www.belgradelibrary. org The Use of New DNA Technologies to Promote Human Health: Part 1 of this program will provide an overview of the modern techniques scientists use to uncover information in DNA. Part 2 will explore further the concept of “risk of disease.”

Cribbage Night 6:30-9pm ^ Eagles Lodge,

316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $8 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-9996 Open cribbage tournaments every Tuesday evening. Sign up at 6:25, start at 6:30!

Come play five games with us! $8 buy-in, 100% payout, high hand bonus, and lots of good times!

Profiles of African American Montanans

6:30-9pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org This compelling program chronicles the lives and contributions of more than 20 African American families and individuals.

Chord Rustlers Rehearsals 7pm ^ Boze-

man Catholic Community Center, 210 S. Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ If you’re a fellow who loves to sing join us in singing four-part harmony on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

A Perennial Edible Forest of Food

7-8:30pm ^ Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ $30 ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider. com Learn about fruit trees, berry bushes, and other useful plants for a low-maintenance, abundant and beautiful backyard space! More info:brokengroundpermaculture.com/gardeningseries

Smoker’s Ball with Lil Debbie, Potluck, Demrick 7pm ^ Zebra Cocktail Lounge,

321 E Main St, Bozeman ^ 21+ ^ (406) 5858851 ^ www.zebracocktaillounge.com Live music with special guests The Brand and Triad

Meet the Author: Susan Ewing 7pm ^

Country Bookshelf, 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman ^ (406)587-0166 ^ www.countrybookshelf.com Author talk, reading and book signing.

Karaoke 9pm ^ Bar IX, 311 E Main St,

Bozeman ^ (406) 551-2185 ^ www.bar-ix. com Make your voice heard at Bozeman’s Choice for karaoke every Tuesday from 9-close.

Wednesday, Apr. 5 1 Million Cups 7:30-8:30am ^ Red Tractor

Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 359-1999 ^ www.redtractorpizza.com The first Wednesday of each month, the 1MC program offers two local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience.

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

BRI NG I N G IN T E R E S T IN G A RT & CU LT U RE T O PEO P L E H U N G R Y F OR S O ME T H IN G N E W ...

Planning and Investing For Your Retirement 6:30-8:30pm ^ Montana State

Mandolin Orange April 7 - Filling Station

University, Bozeman ^ $79.00 ^ (406) 994-0211 ^ www.montana.edu You will learn: - Ed’s Top Ten Investment and Retirement Planning Priorities - Why many are unaware that today may be the most challenging investment environment in history, and options for responding to that.

Edible Backyards Series 6:30-8:30pm

^ Broken Ground, 1505 Bridger Drive, Bozeman ^ $89 ^ (406) 600-7881 ^ www. brokengroundpermaculture.com Create an edible landscape brimming with fresh vegetables and succulent fruit, a backyard ecosystem that provides you with bounty and beauty! brokengroundpermaculture.com

“Made in the Valley” Panel Discussion

6:30-8:30pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ 406-5707752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Bozeman Makerspace to Host Discussion on the Importance of How Things are Made.

Bozeman’s Original Pub Trivia 7-9:30pm ^

Power Up: Create your Business, Financial, and Marketing Plan 9am-noon

^ Foundant Technologies, ^ $150 for Prospera members, $175 for non-members (that includes all 3 class days within the registered session) ^ 4065873113 ^ www. prosperabusinessnetwork.org “Power Up: Create Your Business, Financial, and Marketing Plans” is a 3-hour course, held on 3 separate days for aspiring business owners.

Sensational Babies 10-11am ^ Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Free for members, $5 ^ Birth - 36 months ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Read, talk, sing and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities and explorations designed specifically for newborns, one- and two-year-olds.

Little Ones Storytime 10:15-11am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Little Ones Storytime 11:15am-noon ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-5707752 ^bozemanlibrary.org Storytime ages 2-4.

Public Skating 1:30-2:45pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

Minecraft Meetup 3:45-5pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.

bozemanlibrary.org Play Minecraft with other kids - bring your own device, or use one of ours!

Wii Wednesday 4-5:30pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Kids of all ages are invited.

R.E.A.D. to a Dog 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.

Bozeman Learn to Skate 5:10-6:20pm ^

Haynes Pavilion, ^ $240- 12 WEEK SESSION $150- 6 WEEK SESSION ^ www.bozemanskating.com Learn to Skate! All skills levels welcome. Classes include basic skills, hockey skills, and adult skills. Go to www.bozemanskating.com for more information or call 640-0475.

Music & Mussels 5:30pm ^ Bridger Brew-

ing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing.com Live music by The Vibe Quartet.

Mathias 6-8pm ^ Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages, 21+ to drink ^ (406) 577-2403 ^ outlaw-brewing. com Live Local Music

GoPro Editing Basics- with GoPro Studio 6-8pm ^ REI, 2220 Tschache Lane, Bozeman ^ $20 member ^ (406) 587-1938 ^ www.rei.com Only 4 spots available.

Pickin’ in the Parks 6:30-9:30pm ^ The

Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman ^ Free ^ all ^ 406-582-2910 ^ www. friendsofthestory.org Pickers, singers, listeners, dancers, on-lookers of all abilities are welcome.

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

Pub 317, 321 E Main St Ste 317, Bozeman ^ 21+ ^ (406) 582-8898 ^ www.pub317. com Bring your friends and test your smarts during our Wednesday night trivia. Topics include sports, history, politics, geography, science, animals.....

Trivia Night 7-9pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ $5 entry/ team ^ (406) 222-3628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Categories change weekly.

Drink and food specials.

Trivia Night 8pm ^ Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E.

Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-9355 ^ www.rockingrbar.com Trivia followed by a live DJ 10pm- close.

Trivia 8pm ^ The Molly Brown, 703 W.

Babcock, Bozeman ^ (406) 552-7362 Bar tabs for the top 3 teams.

Marco Benevento 8pm ^ The Filling Sta-

tion, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $12 Advance $15 door ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-0585 Benevento’s studio albums and live performances set forth a vision that connects the dots in the space between LCD Soundsystem and Leon Russell pulsating with dance rock energy.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Thursday, Apr. 6 PIR Theater Fun Days 9am-4pm ^ Kalei-

doscope Youth Theatre, 1602 W. Beall St., Bozeman ^ $50 ^ (406) 587-3642 ^ www. kytbozeman.com Acting games and crafts for grades K-6.

Tours for Tots 10-11am ^ Museum of the

Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ 3-5 ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Museum learning for 3-5 year olds.

Baby Bistro 11am-1pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group.

Babies & Books 11:15am-noon ^ Belgrade Community Library, ^ FREE ^ (406)3884346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Bring your little one, ages birth to 36 months. Songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Each story time is followed by active play time and socialization.

Toast Masters noon-1:10pm ^ Owenhouse ACE Hardware (Downstairs), ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ The mission of a Toastmaster Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and lead.

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

DIY (Do It Yourself) Club 4:30-5:30pm ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ ages 10-16 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org This club is an extension of the diy.org website and app, where you can create projects, share then with other DIYers, and earn patches.

Gallatin Valley Farm to School 4:30-7pm

^ Monforton School, ^ Volunteer opportunity.

Sing up online for time slots.

The Vibe Quartet 6pm ^ 406 Brewing,

111 S. Oak St., Bozeman ^ no cover ^ www.406brewingcompany.com Local music!

Celebrity Servers 6-9pm ^ Un-Knotted,

708 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $65 ^ No age requirement ^ 406-582-7388 ^ www. familypromisegv.org The 5th Annual Celebrity Servers event benefiting Family Promise of Gallatin Valley, invites local “celebrities” to serve a delicious dinner to event attendees.

Community Conversation-Finding Common Ground 6-8pm ^ Wild Joe’s Coffee

House, 18 W Main St, Bozeman ^ (406) 586-1212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com Join us for an evening of intimate roundtable/speed dating type conversation. Limited space, please RSVP.

What Ever Happened to the U.S. Congress’s Portraits of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette? 6-7pm ^ Museum of

the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Free/public ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Join us for What Ever Happened to the U.S. Congress’s Portraits of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette? Todd Larkin.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Art on the Rocks: Pints & Prints 6:30-

8:30pm ^ Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E. Main St, Bozeman ^ $35 members/ $40 non-members ^ (406) 587-9355 ^ www.rockingrbar. com Learn basic printmaking techniques while drinking draft beers.

Bluegrass Thursdays w/The Bridger Creek Boys 7-9pm ^ Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 359-1999 ^ www.redtractorpizza. com The Bridger Creek Boys draw inspiration from traditional artists such as Dock Boggs and Bill Monroe, as well as more contemporary artists like the Grateful Dead, Steve Earle, and The Band.

Tom Marino 7pm ^ Gallatin Riverhouse

Grill, 45130 Gallatin Rd, Big Sky ^ (406) 995-7427 ^ gallatinriverhousegrill.com From Cash to Keen and a little hippie in between!

Live music.

Aaron Williams 7-10pm ^ Bozeman Hot

Satsang & World’s Finest 8pm ^ The Fill-

ing Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $10 advance, $12 door ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-0585 Satsang is a Conscious Music Collective blending world conscious lyrics with a unique blend of Folk, Soul, Indie Rock, and Hip-Hop.

Spek Atlas, Left on 10th, Cole and the Thornes 8pm ^ The Eagles Lodge, 316 E

Main St, Bozeman ^ Cover at the Dooor.

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Take Back The Night 2017: Celebration

8:30pm ^ The Baxter Hotel, 105 W. Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 582-1000 ^ www.thebaxterhotel.com/ The celebration supports the Help Center’s Sexual Assault Counseling Center.

Friday, Apr. 7 Poverty and Policy Conference 8am-5pm

Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners ^ Pool Admission ^ All Ages ^ (406) 586-6492 ^ www.bozemanhotsprings.co Solo/Acoustic Progressive Rock Reggae

^ MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman ^ $10 ^ www.montana. edu “Poverty and Policy: Understanding the causes, consequences, and current programs to address poverty in Montana and the U.S.”

MSU Spring Rodeo 7pm ^ Brick Breeden

MSU Library, MSU Center for Faculty Excellence, & NEH Grant Writing Workshop

Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $6-$18 ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www.brickbreeden.com Come support the Bobcat Rodeo Team!

8:30am-5pm ^ MSU SUB (Strand Union Building), 280 Strand Union, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-4636 ^ www.montana. edu/sub/ Register online for this free grant writing workshop.

PIR Theater Fun Days 9am-4pm ^ Kalei-

doscope Youth Theatre, 1602 W. Beall St., Bozeman ^ $50 ^ (406) 587-3642 ^ www. kytbozeman.com Acting games and crafts for grades K-6.

Pokemon Club 4:30-5:30pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Love Pokemon? Meet other Pokemon fans Fridays at 4:30 in the library for all kinds of Pokemon fun.

Montana - The Last Best Place 5-7pm ^

Old Main Gallery & Framing, ^ FREE ^ 406-587-8860 ^ www.oldmaingallery.com Old Main Gallery is hosting an opening reception for our juried photography exhibition, Montana - The Last Best Place.

Bozeman Without Borders 5K 5pm ^

Public Skating 1:30-2:50pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

Dr. Paul Hessburg’s Era of Megafires

4-5:30pm ^ Hilton Garden Inn Bozeman, 2023 Commerce Way, Bozeman ^ FREE ^

Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $6-$18 ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www.brickbreeden.com Come support Bobcat Rodeo Team!

The Shawshank Redemption 7:30pm ^

The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ $5 ^ (406) 585-5885 ^ www.theellentheatre.com Movie night at The Ellen!

Spring Awakening 7:30pm ^ MSU Black

Bozeman Folklore Society Contra Dance

Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ $5(good for 3 days) Kids: Free ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www.gallatin.mt.gov Fundraiser for the Little Bear Museum School House.

Claudia Williams 5:30-8:30pm ^ Kountry

Korner Cafe, 81820 Gallatin Road, Bozeman ^ all ages ^ (406) 586-2281 Claudia from Montana Rose, live music while you dine.

Walcrik 6pm ^ Uncorked Wine & Cheese

Bar, 212 W. Park St, Livingston ^ 406-2225418 ^ thegourmetcellar.com/wine-bar/ Folk/blues

Meet The Hawkers 6-9:30pm ^ The

Physics Bowl 6-8pm ^ Wild Joe’s Coffee

11:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

MSU Spring Rodeo 7pm ^ Brick Breeden

Little Bear Antique Show 5-8pm ^

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

^ Romney Hall Montana State University Campus, ^ $50 ^ This weekend workshop includes eight hours of lessons, three social dances, and more. It is open to dancers of all levels, and no partner is necessary!

Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-9797 ^ www.theemerson.org Showcase, raffle, silent auction.

10:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Swing+: A Lingy Hop Workshop 7-11pm

Across from Burke Park Parking Lot, ^ $15 students/ $20 adults ^ 5k and after party at Zocalo Coffee House! All proceeds support EWB’s mission: providing clean water and sanitation to communities in Khwisero, Kenya!

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging event.

Pickleball 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

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(406) 582-9900 ^ hiltongardeninn3.hilton. com Bozeman will be the first community to host this speaker.

House, 18 W Main St, Bozeman ^ (406) 586-1212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com Physics Bowl competition - trivia style, in which teams of 4-5 members will attempt to answer questions selected from all areas in Physics.

Photography Reception 6-7:30pm ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org The Bozeman Public Library is hosting a photography reception with The Camera Club of Bozeman!

Horse Packing in Mongolia 7-9pm ^ Room 233, Strand Union Building, ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ 4062192315 Montana Wilderness Association’s Madison-Gallatin Chapter and the MSU Wild Club present “Horse Packing in Mongolia,” with Deborah and Greg Schatz.

Aran Buzzas 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs,

Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www. norrishotsprings.com Homegrown Montana Folky Tonk

7:30-11pm ^ Bozeman Senior Center, ^ $10 or $8 for BFS members, $5 Students and those under 18, 5 and under free ^ All Ages ^ The Bozeman Folklore Society will host a Contra Dance Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Bozeman Senior Center 807 N. Tracy Ave. Visit bozemanfolklore.org or call 406.581.3444

Kitchen Dwellers 7:30-10pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ $20 at door ^ (406) 222-3628 ^ www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com Live music.

Mandolin Orange 8pm ^ The Filling Sta-

tion, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $20 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-0585 Mandolin Orange returns!

The amazing folk duo is a Bozeman favorite.

Cosmic Noise 9pm ^ American Legion

Bozeman, 225 E Main St, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ 21+ ^ (406) 586-8400 ^ www.gallatinpost14.com Live local music

Sol Seed + Cole & The Thornes + Halocene 9pm ^ Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 321 E Main St, Bozeman ^ $8 advance, $10 door ^ 21+ ^ (406) 585-8851 ^ www.zebracocktaillounge.com Sol Seed brings a distinct sound combining elements of Rock, Hip Hop, Soul, World Music and Psychedelic Jam all over a solid Reggae foundation to form a positive musical fusion.

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts 9pm ^ The

Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Modern Outlaw Country

Quiles & Cloud 9pm ^ Live From the

Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman ^ $22 ^ livefromthedivide.com Live music.

Intermission 9pm ^ Sacajawea Bar, 5 N

Main St, Three Forks ^ (406) 285-6515 ^ www.sacajaweahotel.com Originals to old timey to the King of Pop they play an assortment of hip moving and energy driven music.

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

Strangeways 9pm ^ Chico Hot Springs,

20 Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings.com Live music.

Saturday, Apr. 8 Little Bear Antique Show 9am-5pm ^

Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ $5(good for 3 days) Kids: Free ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www.gallatin.mt.gov Fundraiser for the Little Bear Museum School House.

MSU Spring Rodeo 9am ^ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $6-$18 ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www.brickbreeden.com Come support the Bobcat Rodeo Team!

Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

(Be on TV) Caravan of GLAM Takes over Bozeman 3pm ^ The Emerson Center for

the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ $10-$20 ^ All Ages / 18+ ^ (406) 587-9797 ^ www.theemerson.org Be on TV! The #1 Production on the West Coast comes to Bozeman! Featured on America’s Got Talent and touring throughout North America! Filming for our new series and Documentary!

Cole & The Thornes 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Live music.

Amber Ikeman 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs,

Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Singer/songwriter

Swing+: A Lingy Hop Workshop 7-11pm

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed storytime for caretakers and babies ages 0-2.

^ Romney Hall Montana State University Campus, ^ $50 ^ This weekend workshop includes eight hours of lessons, three social dances, and more. It is open to dancers of all levels, and no partner is necessary!

Take Control of Photos for Mac 10-11am

MSU Spring Rodeo 7pm ^ Brick Breeden

^ F-11 Photo, 2612 West Main, Bozeman ^ $24.99 ^ 18+ ^ (888) 548-0203 ^ f11photo. com Get organized and learn how to use Apple’s Photos App on your Mac, iPhone and iPad. Learn creative editing tools, plus tag, organize and sync.

Saturday Stories 11:15am-noon ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us with the whole family for this all-ages storytime.

Public Skating noon-1:20pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

TEDxBozeman 2017 1-5:30pm ^ The Com-

mons at Baxter and Love, 1794 Baxter Lane, Bozeman ^ $30 students/$55 GA ^ All Ages ^ (406) 451-0067 ^ www.thecommonsbozeman.com This event will be an afternoon composed of 16 speakers, musicians, and dancers broken up into three sessions with breaks in between. This is your opportunity to be part of TED!

TEDx Viewing Party 1-5:30pm ^ Wild Joe’s

Coffee House, 18 W Main St, Bozeman ^ (406) 586-1212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com Join us to watch Bozeman’s TEDx live!

The Emperor’s New Clothes 2pm ^ Verge

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com Kathryn Schultz Miller’s dynamic and fun stage adaptation of the classic story is packed with action, laughs, and magic tricks!

Tap into Montana Craft Brew Fest 2-5pm

^ Livingston Depot Center, 200 W. Park St., LIvingston ^ $30 at event/ $25 advance ^ Come enjoy brew fest with 30 Montana breweries, food and music.

Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $6-$18 ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www.brickbreeden.com Come support Bobcat Rodeo Team!

The Titan 7:30pm ^ Willson Auditorium,

404 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ Adults $27+, Students $22 with ID ^ The Bozeman Symphony & Symphonic Choir present The Titan, by Gustav Mahler. Program also features Stephanie Chase on violin performing Bruch’s virtuosic G minor concerto.

Spring Awakening 7:30pm ^ MSU Black Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

Cosmic Noise 9pm ^ American Legion

Bozeman, 225 E Main St, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ 21+ ^ (406) 586-8400 ^ www.gallatinpost14.com Live local music

Dodgy Mountain Men & Cascade Crescendo 9pm ^ The Filling Station, 2005

N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $7 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-0585 Dodgy Mountain Men sling a home-brewed Montana stompgrass that goes down smooth but packs a bite.

Hawthorne Roots 9pm ^ The Murray Bar,

201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Montana soul music

Peelander-Z 9pm ^ Zebra Cocktail Lounge,

321 E Main St, Bozeman ^ $8 ^ (406) 585-8851 ^ www.zebracocktaillounge.com Live music.

Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons 9pm ^ Eagles Lodge Ballroom, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $7.50 ^ Live music.

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

Zene Williams 9pm ^ Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman ^ $38 ^ livefromthedivide.com Live music.

WWW.TWANG 9pm ^ Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks ^ (406) 285-6515 ^ www.sacajaweahotel.com Live music.

Strangeways 9pm ^ Chico Hot Springs,

20 Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings.com Live music.

Sunday, Apr. 9 MSU Spring Rodeo 8am ^ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $6-$18 ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www.brickbreeden.com Come support the Bobcat Rodeo Team!

Little Bear Antique Show 10am-3pm ^

Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ $5(good for 3 days) Kids: Free ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www.gallatin.mt.gov Fundraiser for the Little Bear Museum School House.

Public Skating 11:30am-12:50pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

Remote Control Car Racing noon-6pm ^

Bozeman American Legion, ^ $10 Racing; $10 Rental Car ^ All Ages ^ 406-579-2707 ^ www.facebook.com Mini-z Racing ever Sunday at the American Legion upstairs. Setup and practice will be from 12pm - 1:30pm. Racing will start at 2pm. The club will have 4 rental cars (first come).

Astronomy & Aerospace Day 1-4pm ^

Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org With exhibitors from MSU, and lots of events for kids, you will not want to miss Astronomy Day 2017!

Family Movie- Lady and the Tramp 2pm

^ The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 585-5885 ^ www. theellentheatre.com No ticket needed! Just show up!

MSU Spring Rodeo 2pm ^ Brick Breeden

Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $6-$18 ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www.brickbreeden.com Come support Bobcat Rodeo Team!

The Titan 2:30pm ^ Willson Auditorium,

404 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ Adults $27+, Students $22 with ID ^ The Bozeman Symphony & Symphonic Choir present The Titan, by Gustav Mahler. Program also features Stephanie Chase on violin performing Bruch’s virtuosic G minor concerto.

Meet the Author: Mark Danenhauer

3pm ^ Country Bookshelf, 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman ^ (406)587-0166 ^ www. countrybookshelf.com Family friendly meet the author event.

Spring Awakening 3:30pm ^ MSU Black

Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

Dustin Carter 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing Co,

510 Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Live music.

Alex Robilotta 6-8pm ^ Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages, 21+ to drink ^ (406) 577-2403 ^ outlawbrewing.com Live, Local Music Bingo Night 6-8pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ (406) 2223628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Bingo night at Pine Creek Lodge! Every Sunday. $5 per card. Cash and other prizes.

Bridger Mountain Big Band 7-9:30pm ^

Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ (406) 587-9996 Live music each Sunday.

Travis Ward/ Gregory Rawlins 7pm ^

Norris Hot Springs, Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Roots/Blues

Swing+: A Lingy Hop Workshop 7-11pm ^ Romney Hall Montana State University Campus, ^ $50 ^ This weekend workshop includes eight hours of lessons, three social dances, and more. It is open to dancers of all levels, and no partner is necessary!

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Monday, Apr. 10 Public Land and Water Association Pint Night MAP Brewing Co, 510 Manley Rd,

Bozeman ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Pint night at MAP Brewing.

Badminton 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging Program.

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Mule Mondays! 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distill-

ing, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook. com Mule Monday EVERY Monday! All Mules on our Mule Team are $1.00 OFF!! You can even create your own! Happy Hour is from 3-5pm: purchase a bottle and get a FREE cocktail!

Monday Night Blues Jam 7pm ^ The Fill-

ing Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-0585 Stage open to Bozeman’s talented blues artists.

Spanish Class with Kristin ND Wolf 7:30-

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org For kids who love to build; LEGOs provided!

8:30pm ^ Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ $130/punchcard (includes 8 classes and one glass of cider/class) ^ 21+ ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider.com Sip cider and hone your Spanish speaking skills. All levels welcome.

Teen Writers 4-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Improv On The Verge 8pm ^ Verge

LEGO Club 3:45-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Teens ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org This teen-led group meets every Monday in the Teen Study Room.

Pints with Purpose 5-8pm ^ Bridger Brewing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ All ages ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing. com Every Monday night Bridger Brewing donates $1 from every pint sold to a non-profit or charity.

Check our website (bridgerbrewing.com) for details.

Russ Chapman 5pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Folk & beyond

2017 Plant the Seed 5:30-8:30pm ^ MSU

SUB Ballroom, 280 strand Union, Bozeman ^ $350 for table of 8 ^ (406) 994-3081 ^ www.montana.edu Fundraiser, dinner, and silent auction event. Keynote speaker: Dr. Virgil Gulker, Founder of Love INC. Register online.

Bozeman Writers’ Group 6-8pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org The group welcomes all levels of writers, and encourages the free exchange of ideas among writers in the Board Room on the second floor.

Ballroom & Swing Dance Classes 6-9pm ^

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $7 ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com Come enjoy Cheap Thrills for your Laugh Hole!

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

Ballroom, 111 S. Grand, Bozeman ^ $25 ^ (406) 587-9797 ^ www.theemerson.org A night of live Hip Hop.

Russ Chapman 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing

Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Live music.

Wonderlust: Research Update 6-7:30pm

Cribbage Night 6:30-9pm ^ Eagles Lodge,

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum 11am-6:30pm ^ Best Western Grantree Inn, 1325 N 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $150 ^ (406) 587-5261 ^ bestwestern.com The theme for this year’s conference is “Foundation and Future.”

Books & Babies 1-2pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

2-For-1 Tuesday 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distilling,

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Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Bozeman Symphony Far Afield: The Slidewinders 6pm ^ Belgrade Commu-

Country Bookshelf, 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman ^ (406)587-0166 ^ www.countrybookshelf.com Book: The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

E40 Presented by Treasure Tree No-Coast Entertainment 5:30-11pm ^ Emerson

Tuesday, Apr. 11

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes

Forever Young Adult Book Club 6pm ^

registered session) ^ 4065873113 ^ www. prosperabusinessnetwork.org “Power Up: Create Your Business, Financial, and Marketing Plans” is a 3-hour course, held on 3 separate days for aspiring business owners.

7pm ^ MSU SUB (Strand Union Building), 280 Strand Union, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-4636 ^ www.montana.edu/sub/ Live pitch of business or business idea.

^ Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade ^ FREE ^ Adult ^ (406) 388-4346 ^ www.belgradelibrary. org The Use of New DNA Technologies to Promote Human Health: Part 1 of this program will provide an overview of the modern techniques scientists use to uncover information in DNA. Part 2 will explore further the concept of “risk of disease.”

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

The MAC - Montana Movement Arts Center, 1871 S. 22nd Street Ste. A-2, Bozeman ^ $10/$8 students ^ All Ages ^ (406) 5516077 ^ themacmontana.com Beginning and continuing partner dance classes including Waltz, Swing, Cha Cha, Foxtrot and more. One hour class, take the series or drop in for a single session.

nity Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 388-4346 ^ www. belgradelibrary.org The Bozeman Symphony Slidewinders is a dynamic new group in the Bozeman music community. Its members include the four trombones of the Bozeman Symphony trombone section.

Startup Business Pitch Competition 5-

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook.com Come in for tasty cocktails! When you buy your first one, you can get a second one FREE.

Kids’ Chess Club 3:30-5pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ K-12 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org If you are in grades K-12 you are invited to Chess Club.

Michael P. Malone Memorial Professor Michael Reidy Presents “Mountaineering and Science” 4pm ^ MSU Procrastinator

Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ www.montana.edu This lecture will examine the close relationship between mountaineering and science in the nineteenth cenutry.

316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $8 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-9996 Open cribbage tournaments every Tuesday evening. Sign up at 6:25, start at 6:30!

Come play five games with us! $8 buy-in, 100% payout, high hand bonus, and lots of good times!

“Cultural Connections” A Speakers Series 6:30-7:30pm ^ Meadowlark Elementary, 4415 Durston Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ This program is presented by Crow tribal member, Dr. Shane Doyle.

Chord Rustlers Rehearsals 7pm ^ Boze-

man Catholic Community Center, 210 S. Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ If you’re a fellow who loves to sing join us in singing four-part harmony on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

Free Dream Interpretation 7pm ^

Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider.com Low key, relational, fun, interesting look at dreams.

Karaoke 9pm ^ Bar IX, 311 E Main St,

Bozeman ^ (406) 551-2185 ^ www.bar-ix. com Make your voice heard at Bozeman’s Choice for karaoke every Tuesday from 9-close.

Wednesday, Apr. 12 Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum 7-11:45am ^ Best Western

Grantree Inn, 1325 N 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $150 ^ (406) 587-5261 ^ bestwestern.com The theme for this year’s conference is “Foundation and Future.”

Power Up: Create your Business, Financial, and Marketing Plan 9am-noon

^ Foundant Technologies, ^ $150 for Prospera members, $175 for non-members (that includes all 3 class days within the

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Free for members, $5 ^ Birth - 36 months ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Read, talk, sing and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities and explorations designed specifically for newborns, one- and two-year-olds.

Little Ones Storytime 10:15-11am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Little Ones Storytime 11:15am-noon ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-5707752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Express Employment Leadership Simulcast noon ^ Hilton Garden Inn Bozeman,

2023 Commerce Way, Bozeman ^ $15 ^ (406) 582-9900 ^ hiltongardeninn3.hilton. com Registration required. For those seeking their Human Resources Accreditation.

Public Skating 1:30-2:45pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

2017 Bozeman Job Fair 3-7pm ^ Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www.gallatin. mt.gov Meet with potential future employers.

Minecraft Meetup 3:45-5pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Play Minecraft with other kids - bring your own device, or use one of ours!

Wii Wednesday 4-5:30pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Kids of all ages are invited.

R.E.A.D. to a Dog 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.

Bozeman Craft Beer Week Official Schedule Release Party 5-8pm ^ Bozeman Tap-

room, ^ FREE ^ 21+ ^ www.bozemanbeerweek.com Join Fermentana, LLC for the Official Release Party of the 2017 Bozeman Craft Beer Week Schedule and #BznBeerWeek Passport!

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

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Music & Mussels 5:30pm ^ Bridger Brew-

ing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing.com Live music by Cole & The Thorns

Gallatin History Museum Lecture Series

6-7pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Lecture series at the MOR.

Restoring Ancient Paths: Yellowstone Pronghorn Antelope 6-8pm ^ REI, 2220

Tschache Lane, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-1938 ^ www.rei.com Learn the impacts of humans on migration routes.

Pickin’ in the Parks 6:30-9:30pm ^ The

Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman ^ Free ^ all ^ 406-582-2910 ^ www. friendsofthestory.org Pickers, singers, listeners, dancers, on-lookers of all abilities are welcome.

Planning and Investing For Your Retirement 6:30-8:30pm ^ Montana State

University, Bozeman ^ $79.00 ^ (406) 994-0211 ^ www.montana.edu You will learn: - Ed’s Top Ten Investment and Retirement Planning Priorities - Why many are unaware that today may be the most challenging investment environment in history, and options for responding to that.

Edible Backyards Series 6:30-8:30pm

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Thursday, Apr. 13 Baby Bistro 11am-1pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group.

Babies & Books 11:15am-noon ^ Belgrade Community Library, ^ FREE ^ (406)3884346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Bring your little one, ages birth to 36 months. Songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Each story time is followed by active play time and socialization.

Toast Masters noon-1:10pm ^ Owenhouse ACE Hardware (Downstairs), ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ The mission of a Toastmaster Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and lead.

Strategies for a Healthier Community noon-1pm ^ Willson School, 404 East Main, Bozeman ^ Talk by Jen MacFarlane, Gallatin City-County Health Department

^ Broken Ground, 1505 Bridger Drive, Bozeman ^ $89 ^ (406) 600-7881 ^ www. brokengroundpermaculture.com Create an edible landscape brimming with fresh vegetables and succulent fruit, a backyard ecosystem that provides you with bounty and beauty! brokengroundpermaculture.com

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes

Bozeman’s Original Pub Trivia 7-9:30pm ^

DIY (Do It Yourself) Club 4:30-5:30pm ^

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

Hands-On Bike Maintenance - Trail / Roadside Repair 6-8pm ^ REI, 2220 Tschache Lane, Bozeman ^ $45 members ^ (406) 587-1938 ^ www.rei.com Learn how to maintain your bike.

Mystery Readers’ Book Club 6:30pm ^

Belgrade Community Library, ^ FREE ^ 18+ ^ (406)388-4346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Book discussion, opinion-sharing, refreshments, and lots of fun!

Friends of MSU Library to host Distinctive Dialogues event 6:30pm ^ Hilton Garden Inn Bozeman, 2023 Commerce Way, Bozeman ^ $25-$35 ^ (406) 582-9900 ^ hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com This year, dialogue topics range from toxicology to paranormal activity, GMOs to psychedelic drugs, and rodeo to wine.

Ky Burt 8pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Songwriter

Outlaw Nation 8pm ^ The Filling Station,

2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $10 ^ (406) 587-0585 Live music.

Friday, Apr. 14 Pickleball 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging event.

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

10:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Pub 317, 321 E Main St Ste 317, Bozeman ^ 21+ ^ (406) 582-8898 ^ www.pub317. com Bring your friends and test your smarts during our Wednesday night trivia. Topics include sports, history, politics, geography, science, animals, and many more.

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ ages 10-16 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org This club is an extension of the diy.org website and app, where you can create projects, share then with other DIYers, and earn patches.

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

Katherine Taylor 7pm ^ The Murray Bar,

The Vibe Quartet 6pm ^ 406 Brewing,

Public Skating 1:30-2:50pm ^ Haynes

201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Folk & beyond

A Birder’s Guide to Everything 7pm ^ The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ $5 ^ (406) 585-5885 ^ www.theellentheatre.com Movie screening.

Trivia Night 7-9pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ $5 entry/ team ^ (406) 222-3628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Categories change weekly.

Drink and food specials.

Trivia Night 8pm ^ Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E.

Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-9355 ^ www.rockingrbar.com Trivia followed by a live DJ 10pm- close.

111 S. Oak St., Bozeman ^ no cover ^ www.406brewingcompany.com Live local music!

The Hub of the Valley: A Photo History of Early Belgrade 6pm ^ Belgrade Commu-

nity Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade ^ FREE ^ Adult ^ (406) 388-4346 ^ www. belgradelibrary.org Mary Ellen Fitzgerald and Rachel Phillips will show photos from Belgrade’s past, and talk about some of the businesses and individuals who have made Belgrade what it is today.

“Indigenous Views of Health” 6-8pm ^

Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 9942251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Lecture by Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation

Trivia 8pm ^ The Molly Brown, 703 W.

Babcock, Bozeman ^ (406) 552-7362 Bar tabs for the top 3 teams.

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

Claudia Williams 5:30-8:30pm ^ Kountry

Korner Cafe, 81820 Gallatin Road, Bozeman ^ all ages ^ (406) 586-2281 Claudia from Montana Rose, live music while you dine.

Bob Britten 6pm ^ Uncorked Wine &

Cheese Bar, 212 W. Park St, Livingston ^ 406-222-5418 ^ thegourmetcellar.com/ wine-bar/ Jazz, eclectic piano

American Indian Council Powwow 6pm ^ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www. brickbreeden.com One of the largest powwows in Montana.

Ky Burt 6-8pm ^ Wild Joe’s Coffee House, 18 W Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 586-1212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com Live music.

Joe Schwem 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs, Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Original folk and rock

Spring Awakening 7:30pm ^ MSU Black

Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

The Fossils 9pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Authentic hippie.

Sunrise Karaoke 9pm ^ Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks ^ (406) 285-6515 ^ www.sacajaweahotel.com With dancing, drinks and laughter- you don’t want to miss it!

1:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary. org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

Pokemon Club 4:30-5:30pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Love Pokemon? Meet other Pokemon fans Fridays at 4:30 in the library for all kinds of Pokemon fun.

Free Friday Night 5-8pm ^ Children’s

Museum of Bozeman, 202 S. Willson Ave., Bozeman ^ Free ^ (406) 522-9087 ^ www. cmbozeman.org EVERY second Friday of EVERY month

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EVENTS CALENDAR Groovewax 9pm ^ Chico Hot Springs, 20

Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings.com Live music.

Saturday, Apr. 15 Bozeman Winter Farmers’ Market 9am-

noon ^ Emerson Ballroom, 111 S. Grand, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-9797 ^ www.theemerson.org Find hot breakfast, ethically sourced coffee and tea, fresh greens & vegetables, local grassfed meats, wild-caught fish, fresh eggs, cow & goat cheese, fresh pasta, honey, jams & preserves, Montana grown grains & oils, baked goods (gluten free too!), soaps & salves, wool, yarn, live music, and much more.

Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed storytime for caretakers and babies ages 0-2.

Photo Organizing 101 10-11am ^ F-11

Photo, 2612 West Main, Bozeman ^ $24.99 ^ 16+ ^ (888) 548-0203 ^ f11photo.com Learn organizing methods that make it simpler to find the photo you want, when you want it. Preserve your memories!

Saturday Stories 11:15am-noon ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us with the whole family for this all-ages storytime.

Public Skating noon-1:20pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

American Indian Council Powwow noon

^ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www. brickbreeden.com One of the largest powwows in Montana.

The Emperor’s New Clothes 2pm ^ Verge

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com Kathryn Schultz Miller’s dynamic and fun stage adaptation of the classic story is packed with action, laughs, and magic tricks!

Pond Skim 2pm ^ Big Sky Resort, 50 Big

Sky Resort Road, Big Sky ^ $25 to participate ^ (800) 548-4486 ^ www.bigskyresort. com Come celebrate the end of the season!

Open Mic Night 5-7pm ^ Wild Joe*s Cof-

fee Spot, ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ 4065871212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com Bring your guitar, sitar, zither or theremin and take a turn up at the mic.

American Indian Council Powwow 6pm

^ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www. brickbreeden.com One of the largest powwows in Montana.

Vessel: Women on Waves 6:45pm ^ MSU

Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ www.montana.edu A screening of the film Vessel and a follow-up discussion with the film’s co-producer, Elissa Brown.

The Lucky Valentines 7pm ^ Norris Hot

Springs, Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Stirring Americana

Tutu Cool 7pm ^ The Ellen Theatre, 17 W.

Main St., Bozeman ^ $20.50 ^ (406) 5855885 ^ www.theellentheatre.com Tutu Cool is a Montana dance collective and this year’s performance will feature exciting works by both local and out-of-town choreographers and dancers.

SwingCats Saturday Night Swing Dance

7-11pm ^ Romney Dance Studio^ FREE ^ No experience or partner required, just a willingness to groove to the music!

Rocky Mountain Pearls 7:30pm ^ Gallatin

Riverhouse Grill, 45130 Gallatin Rd, Big Sky ^ (406) 995-7427 ^ gallatinriverhousegrill.com A locals favorite. Country western boot scootin music.

Spring Awakening 7:30pm ^ MSU Black

Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

Shakewell & Dirty Revival 9pm ^ The Fill-

ing Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $8 advance, $12 door ^ 21+ ^ (406) 5870585 Missoula’s Shakewell return to The Filling Station with Portland’s Dirty Revival - Bringing FUNK!

Band of Drifters 9pm ^ The Murray Bar,

201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Modern American music

Monday, Apr. 17

Easter Sunday Brunch 8:30am-1:15pm ^

Badminton 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Sacajawea Hotel, 5 N Main St, Three Forks ^ Adult $32.95 Kids $14.95 ^ Join us for an unforgettable Easter Brunch. Reservations required.

Winter Closing Day 9am-4pm ^ Big Sky

Resort, 50 Big Sky Resort Road, Big Sky ^ (800) 548-4486 ^ www.bigskyresort.com Come enjoy the last day of the winter season at Big Sky!

Kidabaloo 10am-3pm ^ Brick Breeden

Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $5 ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www.brickbreeden. com Kidabaloo is coming Saturday, April 16 to the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University. It’s a fun-filled day for the whole family that includes games, crafts and entertainment. There will be a variety of kids’ activities, moon bounces, balloon artists, local performers and much, much more.

Call 406-586-2343 to reserve your booth.

Remote Control Car Racing noon-6pm ^

Bozeman American Legion, ^ $10 Racing; $10 Rental Car ^ All Ages ^ 406-579-2707 ^ www.facebook.com Mini-z Racing ever Sunday at the American Legion upstairs. Setup and practice will be from 12pm - 1:30pm. Racing will start at 2pm. The club will have 4 rental cars.

Easter Egg Surprise noon-8pm ^ Wildrye

Distilling, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www. facebook.com When you come in for cocktails, pick an Easter Egg from the basket for a chance to win a Prize!! Also, guess the number of Jellybeans in the Jar for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate.

Spring Awakening 3:30pm ^ MSU Black

Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

Ky Burt 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing Co, 510

Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com

Bingo Night 6-8pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging Program.

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

Mule Mondays! 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distill-

ing, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook. com Mule Monday EVERY Monday! All Mules on our Mule Team are $1.00 OFF!! You can even create your own! Happy Hour is from 3-5pm: purchase a bottle and get a FREE cocktail!

LEGO Club 3:45-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org For kids who love to build; LEGOs provided!

Teen Writers 4-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Teens ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org This teen-led group meets every Monday in the Teen Study Room.

Pints with Purpose 5-8pm ^ Bridger Brewing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ All ages ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing. com Every Monday night Bridger Brewing donates $1 from every pint sold to a non-profit or charity.

Check our website (bridgerbrewing.com) for details.

Peter King 5pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201

W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Songwriter

Bozeman Writers’ Group 6-8pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org The group welcomes all levels of writers, and encourages the free exchange of ideas among writers in the Board Room on the second floor.

Jeff & Willy 6-8pm ^ Outlaw Brewing,

627 East Peach Street, Bozeman ^ $27.50 ^ livefromthedivide.com Live music.

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ (406) 2223628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Bingo night at Pine Creek Lodge! Every Sunday. $5 per card. Cash and other prizes.

The Max 9pm ^ Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main

Bridger Mountain Big Band 7-9:30pm ^

Ballroom & Swing Dance Classes 6-9pm ^

Sera Cahoone 9pm ^ Live From the Divide,

St, Three Forks ^ (406) 285-6515 ^ www. sacajaweahotel.com Wide variety of choice danceable covers.

Gallatin Valley Bike Club Swap 9-11:45pm ^ Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www. gallatin.mt.gov Buy and sell new and used bikes and accessories.

Groovewax 9pm ^ Chico Hot Springs, 20

Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings.com Live music.

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Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ (406) 587-9996 Live music each Sunday.

2876 N 27th, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages, 21+ to drink ^ (406) 577-2403 ^ outlawbrewing.com Live Local Music

84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Acoustic rock

The MAC - Montana Movement Arts Center, 1871 S. 22nd Street Ste. A-2, Bozeman ^ $10/$8 students ^ All Ages ^ (406) 5516077 ^ themacmontana.com Beginning and continuing partner dance classes including Waltz, Swing, Cha Cha, Foxtrot and more. One hour class, take the series or drop in for a single session.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

Spanish Class with Kristin ND Wolf 7:30-

Mathias 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs, Rr

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

8:30pm ^ Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ $130/punchcard (includes 8 classes and one glass of cider/class) ^ 21+ ^ (406) 404-1168 ^

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Free Dream Interpretation 7pm ^

Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider.com Low key, relational, fun, interesting look at dreams.

The Unanswerable Questions 7:30-9:01pm ^ St James Episcopal, ^ $20 per concert or $45 for 3-concert package at door ^ All Ages ^ A three day Bach festival of complete solo violin works of J.S. Bach including a preview lecture April 17 at 31 Hitching Post, with violinists Carrie Krause and Jesse MacDonald.

Karaoke 9pm ^ Bar IX, 311 E Main St,

Bozeman ^ (406) 551-2185 ^ www.bar-ix. com Make your voice heard at Bozeman’s Choice for karaoke every Tuesday from 9-close.

Wednesday, Apr. 19 SHAKEWELL April 15 - Filling Station w Dirty Revival May 6 - Eagles’s Ballroom w M.O.T.H. lockhornhardcider.com Sip cider and hone your Spanish speaking skills. All levels welcome.

The Unanswerable Questions 7:30-9:01pm ^ St James Episcopal, ^ $20 per concert or $45 for 3-concert package at door ^ All Ages ^ A three day Bach festival of complete solo violin works of J.S. Bach including a preview lecture April 17 at 31 Hitching Post, with violinists Carrie Krause and Jesse MacDonald.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Tuesday, Apr. 18 Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

Tours for Tots 10-11am ^ Museum of the

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

2-For-1 Tuesday 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distilling, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook.com Come in for tasty cocktails! When you buy your first one, you can get a second one FREE from the Free Drink List! Every Tuesday!

Kids’ Chess Club 3:30-5pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ K-12 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org If you are in grades K-12 you are invited to Chess Club.

Live Music. 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing Co, 510

^ Foundant Technologies, ^ $150 for Prospera members, $175 for non-members (that includes all 3 class days within the registered session) ^ 4065873113 ^ www. prosperabusinessnetwork.org “Power Up: Create Your Business, Financial, and Marketing Plans” is a 3-hour course, held on 3 separate days for aspiring business owners.

Sensational Babies 10-11am ^ Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Free for members, $5 ^ Birth - 36 months ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Read, talk, sing and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities and explorations designed specifically for newborns, one- and two-year-olds.

Little Ones Storytime 10:15-11am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Little Ones Storytime 11:15am-noon ^

Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Enjoy some music with your beer at MAP Brewing.

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-5707752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Cribbage Night 6:30-9pm ^ Eagles Lodge,

Public Skating 1:30-2:45pm ^ Haynes

Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ 3-5 ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Museum learning for 3-5 year olds.

316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $8 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-9996 Open cribbage tournaments every Tuesday evening. Sign up at 6:25, start at 6:30!

Come play five games with us! $8 buy-in, 100% payout, high hand bonus, and lots of good times!

Depression is Treatable; Suicide is Preventable noon-1pm ^ Willson School, 404

Chord Rustlers Rehearsals 7pm ^ Boze-

East Main, Bozeman ^ Talk by Karl Rosston, LCSW Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Montana DPHHS

man Catholic Community Center, 210 S. Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ If you’re a fellow who loves to sing join us in singing four-part harmony on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

Books & Babies 1-2pm ^ Bozeman Public

Diane Elliott & Friends Poetry Night

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

Power Up: Create your Business, Financial, and Marketing Plan 9am-noon

7pm ^ Country Bookshelf, 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman ^ (406)587-0166 ^ www. countrybookshelf.com Help celebrate National Poetry Month!

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

Wii Wednesday 4-5:30pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Kids of all ages are invited.

R.E.A.D. to a Dog 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.

Music & Mussels 5:30pm ^ Bridger Brew-

ing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing.com Live music by The Blue Canoe

Dynamite Dads: April 6-7:30pm ^ Cash-

man Nursery & Landscaping, ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ Male role-models and the children they adore, Thrive is collaborating with Cashman’s Nursery to paint gardening pots and plant seeds!

Register online at allthrive.org. FREE!

Pollinators at Risk: An Evening with Experts 6-8:30pm ^ The Emerson Center

for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-9797 ^ www. theemerson.org Come learn about the ecological and socio-economic importance of pollinators and the many risks that pollinators face.

Pickin’ in the Parks 6:30-9:30pm ^ The

Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman ^ Free ^ all ^ 406-582-2910 ^ www. friendsofthestory.org Pickers, singers, listeners, dancers, on-lookers of all abilities are welcome.

Planning and Investing For Your Retirement 6:30-8:30pm ^ Montana State

University, Bozeman ^ $79.00 ^ (406) 994-0211 ^ www.montana.edu You will learn: - Ed’s Top Ten Investment and Retirement Planning Priorities - Why many are unaware that today may be the most challenging investment environment in history, and options for responding to that.

Edible Backyards Series 6:30-8:30pm

^ Broken Ground, 1505 Bridger Drive, Bozeman ^ $89 ^ (406) 600-7881 ^ www. brokengroundpermaculture.com Create an edible landscape brimming with fresh vegetables and succulent fruit, a backyard ecosystem that provides you with bounty and beauty! brokengroundpermaculture.com

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

Pecha Kucha 6:40pm ^ The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ $9/ $5.50 (students) ^ (406) 585-5885 ^ www.theellentheatre.com An opportunity to share ideas with the community during a fast-paced, friendly social get-together.

Honors Presents: Authentic Leadership with Les Craig 3pm ^ MSU Procrastinator

Bozeman’s Original Pub Trivia 7-9:30pm ^

Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman ^ www. montana.edu Learning how to be an authentic leader.

Minecraft Meetup 3:45-5pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Play Minecraft with other kids - bring your own device, or use one of ours!

Pub 317, 321 E Main St Ste 317, Bozeman ^ 21+ ^ (406) 582-8898 ^ www.pub317. com Bring your friends and test your smarts during our Wednesday night trivia. Topics include sports, history, politics, geography, science, animals, and many more.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Science Inquiry Series 7-8pm ^ Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www. museumoftherockies.org Explore cutting edge science topics, their latest developments, and their relevance to Society--through speaker presentations followed by conversations between speaker and audience.

Shelly Besler & Tony Polecastro 7pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Americana

Trivia Night 7-9pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ $5 entry/ team ^ (406) 222-3628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Categories change weekly.

Drink and food specials.

One the DJ 7-9pm ^ Lockhorn Cider

House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider. com Join us for a night of hip hop music spun by One the DJ!

Trivia Night 8pm ^ Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E.

Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-9355 ^ www.rockingrbar.com Trivia followed by a live DJ 10pm- close.

Trivia 8pm ^ The Molly Brown, 703 W.

Babcock, Bozeman ^ (406) 552-7362 Bar tabs for the top 3 teams.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Thursday, Apr. 20 Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association Party MAP Brewing Co, 510

Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Celebrating launching the new Copper City bike trails.

Tours for Tots 10-11am ^ Museum of the

Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ 3-5 ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Museum learning for 3-5 year olds.

Baby Bistro 11am-1pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group.

Babies & Books 11:15am-noon ^ Belgrade Community Library, ^ FREE ^ (406)3884346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Bring your little one, ages birth to 36 months. Songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Each story time is followed by active play time and socialization.

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Toast Masters noon-1:10pm ^ Owenhouse ACE Hardware (Downstairs), ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ The mission of a Toastmaster Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and lead.

Wonderlust Nordic Crime Fiction Series

1:15pm ^ Country Bookshelf, 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman ^ (406)587-0166 ^ www. countrybookshelf.com Book: Don’t Look Back

by Karin Fossum and Felicity David.

Public Skating 1:30-2:30pm ^ Haynes

Pavilion/Ressler Motors Ice Rink at the Ice Barn, 901 North Black, Bozeman ^ Pricing Varies ^ All Ages ^ 406-586-5557 ^ www. bozemanhockey.org Come skate with us! Bozeman has TWO indoor ice rinks with (almost) daily public skating times. Skate rental available on-site.

Ales for Trails: Copper City Fundraiser

4-8pm ^ MAP Brewing, ^ FREE ^ All Ages; 21+ to drink ^ www.southwestmontanamba.org Party with the Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association to kick off the trail-building season and raise funds for their next project, the Copper City trails near Three Forks.

DIY (Do It Yourself) Club 4:30-5:30pm ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ ages 10-16 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org This club is an extension of the diy.org website and app, where you can create projects, share then with other DIYers, and earn patches.

Gallatin Valley Farm to School 4:30-

7:30pm ^ Morning Star Elementary School, 830 Arnold St, Bozeman, Bozeman ^ (406) 522-6500 ^ ms.bsd7.org Volunteer opportunity.

Sing up online.

The Vibe Quartet 6pm ^ 406 Brewing,

111 S. Oak St., Bozeman ^ no cover ^ www.406brewingcompany.com Live local music!

Ian Thomas 6pm ^ Uncorked Wine &

Cheese Bar, 212 W. Park St, Livingston ^ 406-222-5418 ^ thegourmetcellar.com/ wine-bar/ Americana

On Using History 6-7pm ^ Museum of the

Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Free to the public ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Join us for the lecture On Using History with artist David Ligare.

Backcountry Women Series: What’s in Your Pack 6-7:30pm ^ REI, 2220 Tschache

Lane, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-1938 ^ www.rei.com Find out how to cut weight and tailor your gear to your needs.

Art on the Rocks: Whiskey & Watercolor

6:30-8:30pm ^ Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E. Main St, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-9355 ^ www. rockingrbar.com Learn basic watercolor techniques while painting a subject of your choice!

Pecha Kucha 6:40pm ^ The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ $9/ $5.50 (students) ^ (406) 585-5885 ^ www.theellentheatre.com An opportunity to share ideas with the community during a fast-paced, friendly social get-together.

Mac Mall 7pm ^ Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 321 E Main St, Bozeman ^ $16 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 585-8851 ^ www.zebracocktaillounge.com Live music.

The Unanswerable Questions 7:30-9:01pm ^ St James Episcopal, ^ $20 per concert or $45 for 3-concert package at door ^ All Ages ^ A three day Bach festival of complete solo violin works of J.S. Bach including a preview lecture April 17 at 31 Hitching Post, with violinists Carrie Krause and Jesse MacDonald.

Head for the Hills 8pm ^ The Molly Brown, 703 W. Babcock, Bozeman ^ $10 advance, $12 door ^ 21+ ^ (406) 552-7362 Fort Collins Bluegrass group Head for the Hills headlines a 4/20 party sponsored by Spark1. A portion of all ticket sales benefit KGLT.

Sundae & Mr. Goessl 8pm ^ The Murray

Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 2226433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Vintage jazz

school ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Letters and Science Distinguished Speakers Series, Larry Overman 3:10pm ^ Chemistry and Biochemistry Building, Byker Auditorium, ^ FREE ^ “Fragment Coupling and Constructing Quaternary-Carbon Stereocenters Using Carbon Radicals”

Pokemon Club 4:30-5:30pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Love Pokemon? Meet other Pokemon fans Fridays at 4:30 in the library for all kinds of Pokemon fun.

Monforton School Art & Culture Fair

5-7pm ^ Monforton School, ^ Community night for anyone that enjoys creating art and participating in cultural events!

Claudia Williams 5:30-8:30pm ^ Kountry

Korner Cafe, 81820 Gallatin Road, Bozeman ^ all ages ^ (406) 586-2281 Claudia from Montana Rose, live music while you dine.

Thrive’s 13th Annual Lily Ball 6:30pm

The Rocky Horror Show 8pm ^ Verge

^ Hilton Garden Inn Bozeman, 2023 Commerce Way, Bozeman ^ $150 ^ (406) 582-9900 ^ hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com Support Thrive at our 13th Annual Lily Ball . Music | Cocktails | Auction | Dancing & More. Reserve your tickets now. $150 per person

Friday, Apr. 21

Play: The Lion King JR. 7pm ^ The Em-

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $14 ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com An unusually thrilling production.

9pm ^ Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www. gallatin.mt.gov Universal Athletic’s biggest sale yet!

erson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ $10 main floor/$7 balcony ^ All Ages ^ (406) 5879797 ^ www.theemerson.org The Anderson School cast contains approximately 80 students led by directors Laurie Kinna and Stephani Lourie. Tix available through ShowTix4U or at the door.

Annual Student Research Celebration

Nathan North 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs,

Universal Athletic Warehouse Sale 9am-

9am-4pm ^ MSU SUB (Strand Union Building), 280 Strand Union, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-4636 ^ www.montana.edu/sub/ Undergraduate and graduate students will display posters and explain their research.

Pickleball 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging event.

The Art of Surviving 9:30am-3:30pm ^ The Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-582-2910 ^ www.friendsofthestory.org Support survivors by viewing the artwork that has helped them heal.

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

10:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

11:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Pre-

Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Looper extraordinaire

Coyote Gypsies 7pm ^ Uncorked Wine

& Cheese Bar, 212 W. Park St, Livingston ^ 406-222-5418 ^ thegourmetcellar.com/ wine-bar/ Montana Klezmer music.

Peter Mawanga 7pm ^ The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ $20.50 ^ (406) 585-5885 ^ www.theellentheatre.com Live music.

Spring Awakening 7:30pm ^ MSU Black

Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

The Rocky Horror Show 8pm ^ Verge

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $14 ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com An unusually thrilling production.

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Comstock Lode 9pm ^ American Legion

Bozeman, 225 E Main St, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ 21+ ^ (406) 586-8400 ^ www.gallatinpost14.com Live local music. 50+

Shook Twins 9pm ^ The Filling Station,

2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $15 advance, $18 door ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-0585 Born and raised in Sandpoint Idaho, Shook Twins are an Indie folk-pop band hailing from Portland, Oregon. Identical twins, Katelyn and Laurie are the main songwriters.

Gary Small & The Coyote Brothers 9pm ^

The Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar. com Fine boogie music

Mike Murray 9pm ^ Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman ^ $22 ^ livefromthedivide.com Live music.

Catskills 9pm ^ Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks ^ (406) 285-6515 ^ www. sacajaweahotel.com Live music.

Under the Bleachers 9pm ^ Chico Hot

Springs, 20 Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings. com Live music.

Saturday, Apr. 22 33rd Annual Bozeman Clean-up Day 8amnoon ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Clean-up Day, part of the worldwide Earth Day annual event, is the chance to lend a hand in the community.

10th Annual Record Store Day 9am-

7:30pm ^ Cactus Records and Gifts, 29 W. Main Street, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-0245 ^ cactusrecords.net Music, free admission and kid friendly

Universal Athletic Warehouse Sale 9am-

6pm ^ Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www. gallatin.mt.gov Universal Athletic’s biggest sale yet!

Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed storytime for caretakers and babies ages 0-2.

Play: The Lion King JR. noon ^ The Em-

erson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ $10 main floor/$7 balcony ^ All Ages ^ (406) 5879797 ^ www.theemerson.org The Anderson School cast contains approximately 80 students led by directors Laurie Kinna and Stephani Lourie. Tix available through ShowTix4U or at the door.

The Emperor’s New Clothes 2pm ^ Verge

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com Kathryn Schultz Miller’s dynamic and fun stage adaptation of the classic story is packed with action, laughs, and magic tricks!

Paint & Party Art Party 4:30-6:30pm ^

Sacajawea Hotel, 5 N Main St, Three Forks ^ $45/person ^ Join us to party and paint. Food and drink specials & special lodging prices.

Matthew Frantz 6-8pm ^ Wild Joe*s Cof-

fee Spot, ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ 4065861212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com Not easily pigeonholed, his music is soulful, honest, gritty, and relevant to what’s going on in the world now.

Black and white GALA for RFK 6pm ^

Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ 25.00 per person/$40.00 per couple ^ 16+ ^ 406.209.3617 ^ Threeforks. royalfamilykids.org This is a fund-raising dinner and auction for Royal Family Kids camp. RFK is a FREE weeklong summer camp specifically designed for foster children ages 7 to 11 call 406.209.3617

Play: The Lion King JR. 7pm ^ The Em-

erson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ $10 main floor/$7 balcony ^ All Ages ^ (406) 5879797 ^ www.theemerson.org The Anderson School cast contains approximately 80 students led by directors Laurie Kinna and Stephani Lourie. Tix available through ShowTix4U or at the door.

Willy James 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs, Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Outlaw singer/songwriter

Trivia Night: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 7pm ^ The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ (406) 585-5885 ^ www.theellentheatre.com Show up early to take a stab at trivia! Worksheets available at 6pm.

SwingCats Saturday Night Swing Dance

-11pm ^Romney Dance Studio^ FREE ^ No experience or partner required, just a willingness to groove to the music!

Spring Awakening 7:30pm ^ MSU Black

Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

The Rocky Horror Show noon ^ Verge

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $14 ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com An unusually thrilling production.

Spring Awakening 3:30pm ^ MSU Black

Community Center, ^ $15/family ^ Live music from band the Catfish Nailers and featuring caller Derek Gallagher.

Box Theater, corner of 11th and Grant, Bozeman ^ $15 GA/ $12 students ^ 15+ ^ (406) 994-2484 ^ calendar.msu.montana. edu The MSU School of Film and Photography presents the 2007 Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

The Rocky Horror Show 8pm ^ Verge

Squirrel Gravy 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing Co,

Comstock Lode 9pm ^ American Legion

Bingo Night 6-8pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

Family/Contra Dance 7:30pm ^ Senior/

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $14 ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com An unusually thrilling production.

Bozeman, 225 E Main St, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ 21+ ^ (406) 586-8400 ^ www.gallatinpost14.com Live local music

Moon Hooch 9pm ^ The Filling Station,

510 Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Live music.

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ (406) 2223628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Bingo night at Pine Creek Lodge! Every Sunday. $5 per card. Cash and other prizes.

2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $12 advance, $15 door ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-0585 Dance-oriented percussion- and saxophone-based music from Brooklyn NY.

Bridger Mountain Big Band 7-9:30pm ^

Gary Small & The Coyote Brothers 9pm ^

Chad Ball 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs, Rr

The Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar. com Fine boogie music

Under the Bleachers 9pm ^ Chico Hot

Springs, 20 Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings. com Live music.

Sunday, Apr. 23 Universal Athletic Warehouse Sale 11am-

5pm ^ Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www. gallatin.mt.gov Universal Athletic’s biggest sale yet!

Remote Control Car Racing noon-6pm ^

Bozeman American Legion, ^ $10 Racing; $10 Rental Car ^ All Ages ^ 406-579-2707 ^ www.facebook.com Mini-z Racing ever Sunday at the American Legion upstairs. Setup and practice will be from 12pm - 1:30pm. Racing will start at 2pm. The club will have 4 rental cars (first come).

Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ (406) 587-9996 Live music each Sunday.

84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Folk/blues

MSU Student Composer Concert 7:30pm ^ Reynold’s Recital Hall, MSU Howard Hall, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-3562 ^ www. montana.edu Come enjoy the work of MSU student composers.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Monday, Apr. 24 Badminton 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging Program.

Mule Mondays! 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distill-

ing, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook. com Mule Monday EVERY Monday! All Mules on our Mule Team are $1.00 OFF!! You can even create your own! Happy Hour is from 3-5pm: purchase a bottle and get a FREE cocktail!

LEGO Club 11am ^ Belgrade Community

Library, ^ FREE ^ Students grades K-6 ^ (406)388-4346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Children will be given an hour to create based on a monthly theme or free build.

Saturday Stories 11:15am-noon ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us with the whole family for this all-ages storytime.

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

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EVENTS CALENDAR LEGO Club 3:45-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Books & Babies 1-2pm ^ Bozeman Public

Little Ones Storytime 10:15-11am ^ Boze-

Teen Writers 4-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

2-For-1 Tuesday 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distilling,

Little Ones Storytime 11:15am-noon ^

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org For kids who love to build; LEGOs provided!

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Teens ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org This teen-led group meets every Monday in the Teen Study Room.

Pints with Purpose 5-8pm ^ Bridger Brewing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ All ages ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing. com Every Monday night Bridger Brewing donates $1 from every pint sold to a non-profit or charity.

Check our website (bridgerbrewing.com) for details.

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook.com Come in for tasty cocktails! When you buy your first one, you can get a second one FREE from the Free Drink List! Every Tuesday!

Kids’ Chess Club 3:30-5pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ K-12 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org If you are in grades K-12 you are invited to Chess Club.

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-5707752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Minecraft Meetup 3:45-5pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Play Minecraft with other kids - bring your own device, or use one of ours!

Bill Hudson 5pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201

Wii Wednesday 4-5:30pm ^ Bozeman Pub-

W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Folk songwriter

Kevin Grostorf 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Live music.

Bozeman Writers’ Group 6-8pm ^ Boze-

Brews & the Big Sky: Agriculture & Ales

R.E.A.D. to a Dog 4-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org The group welcomes all levels of writers, and encourages the free exchange of ideas among writers in the Board Room on the second floor.

Ballroom & Swing Dance Classes 6-9pm ^

The MAC - Montana Movement Arts Center, 1871 S. 22nd Street Ste. A-2, Bozeman ^ $10/$8 students ^ All Ages ^ (406) 5516077 ^ themacmontana.com Beginning and continuing partner dance classes including Waltz, Swing, Cha Cha, Foxtrot and more. One hour class, take the series or drop in for a single session.

Improv on the Verge 7pm ^ Verge The-

ater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $7 ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com Recover from your weekend with Improv Comedy!

Spanish Class with Kristin ND Wolf 7:30-

8:30pm ^ Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ $130/punchcard (includes 8 classes and one glass of cider/class) ^ 21+ ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider.com Sip cider and hone your Spanish speaking skills. All levels welcome.

Improv On The Verge 8pm ^ Verge

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ $7 ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com Come enjoy Cheap Thrills for your Laugh Hole!

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Tuesday, Apr. 25 Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

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6-8pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ $8 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Enjoy a night out as the Museum becomes a lively venue for drinks, dinner, and local history.

Cribbage Night 6:30-9pm ^ Eagles Lodge,

316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $8 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-9996 Open cribbage tournaments every Tuesday evening. Sign up at 6:25, start at 6:30!

Come play five games with us! $8 buy-in, 100% payout, high hand bonus, and lots of good times!

Chord Rustlers Rehearsals 7pm ^ Boze-

man Catholic Community Center, 210 S. Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ If you’re a fellow who loves to sing join us in singing four-part harmony on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

Bozeman Camera Club 7pm ^ Willson

School, 404 East Main, Bozeman ^ Annual dues: $15 ^ Open year round to new members who love to use a camera, The Bozeman Camera Club is for anyone from novice to working professional.

Free Dream Interpretation 7pm ^

Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider.com Low key, relational, fun, interesting look at dreams.

Karaoke 9pm ^ Bar IX, 311 E Main St,

Bozeman ^ (406) 551-2185 ^ www.bar-ix. com Make your voice heard at Bozeman’s Choice for karaoke every Tuesday from 9-close.

Wednesday, Apr. 26 Sensational Babies 10-11am ^ Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Free for members, $5 ^ Birth - 36 months ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Read, talk, sing and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities and explorations designed specifically for newborns, one- and two-year-olds.

lic Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Kids of all ages are invited.

Creek & River Writer’s Night: Ilona Popper 7-9pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ (406) 222-3628 ^ www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com Come join!

Trivia Night 8pm ^ Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E.

Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-9355 ^ www.rockingrbar.com Trivia followed by a live DJ 10pm- close.

Trivia 8pm ^ The Molly Brown, 703 W.

Babcock, Bozeman ^ (406) 552-7362 Bar tabs for the top 3 teams.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Thursday, Apr. 27 Baby Bistro 11am-1pm ^ 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.

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group.

Music & Mussels 5:30pm ^ Bridger Brew-

Community Library, ^ FREE ^ (406)3884346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Bring your little one, ages birth to 36 months. Songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Each story time is followed by active play time and socialization.

ing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing.com Live music.

Peter King 6-8pm ^ Outlaw Brewing, 2876

N 27th, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages, 21+ to drink ^ (406) 577-2403 ^ outlaw-brewing. com Live Local Music

Pickin’ in the Parks 6:30-9:30pm ^ The

Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman ^ Free ^ all ^ 406-582-2910 ^ www. friendsofthestory.org Pickers, singers, listeners, dancers, on-lookers of all abilities are welcome.

Creek & River Writers Night with Mike Devine 7pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E.

River Road, Livingston ^ FREE ^ (406) 2223628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Mike Devine is a poet, musician and the author of the novel, Henry.

Bozeman’s Original Pub Trivia 7-9:30pm ^

Pub 317, 321 E Main St Ste 317, Bozeman ^ 21+ ^ (406) 582-8898 ^ www.pub317. com Bring your friends and test your smarts during our Wednesday night trivia. Topics include sports, history, politics, geography, science, animals, and many more.

Headwaves 7pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201

W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Indie rock

Trivia Night 7-9pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ $5 entry/ team ^ (406) 222-3628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Categories change weekly.

Drink and food specials.

Babies & Books 11:15am-noon ^ Belgrade

Toast Masters noon-1:10pm ^ Owenhouse ACE Hardware (Downstairs), ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ The mission of a Toastmaster Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and lead.

Drug Trends in the Gallatin Valley: What Parents Need to Know noon-1pm ^

Willson School, 404 East Main, Bozeman ^ Talk by Captain Ryan Stratman, Missouri River Drug Task Force

DIY (Do It Yourself) Club 4:30-5:30pm ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ ages 10-16 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org This club is an extension of the diy.org website and app, where you can create projects, share then with other DIYers, and earn patches.

Gallatin Valley Farm to School 4:30-

7:30pm ^ Hawthorne Elementary School, ^ Volunteer opportunity. Sign up online.

The Vibe Quartet 6pm ^ 406 Brewing,

111 S. Oak St., Bozeman ^ no cover ^ www.406brewingcompany.com Live local music!

Extreme History Project Lecture Series

6-7pm ^ Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Lecture series at the MOR.

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

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Claudia Williams 5:30-8:30pm ^ Kountry

Head for the Hills - April 20 420 Celebration at the Molly Brown to benefit KGLT public radio.

Korner Cafe, 81820 Gallatin Road, Bozeman ^ all ages ^ (406) 586-2281 Claudia from Montana Rose, live music while you dine.

Fox & Bones 6-8pm ^ Wild Joe*s Coffee

Spot, ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ 4065861212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com Fox and Bones is a conceptual folk collaboration between American songwriters Sarah Vitort and Scott Gilmore based in Portland, Oregon.

Logan Dudding 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs,

Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Acoustic americana

Shelly and Tony 7pm ^ Uncorked Wine

& Cheese Bar, 212 W. Park St, Livingston ^ 406-222-5418 ^ thegourmetcellar.com/ wine-bar/ Americana

Kaleidoscope - “W.A.N.D.S. Anonymous”

7-8:30pm ^ Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre, 1602 W. Beall St., Bozeman ^ $12 for Adults, $10 for Students and Seniors, Free for children under 5 ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-3642 ^ www.kytbozeman.com In this fairy-tale mashup, watch as princesses gossip in beauty salons, evil stepmothers plot to end happiness, & wolf experts work to hunt down the Big, Bad Wolf in this fun play!

Russel Pyle 6-8pm ^ MAP Brewing Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-4070 ^ www.mapbrewing.com Live music.

Alluvion 6-8pm ^ Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot, ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ 4065861212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com The Alluvion concert experience features live midi tweaking, guitar & analogue ribbon improvisation, and heavily effect driven layered vocals.

Backcountry Woman Series: Women Belong in the Mountains 6-7:30pm ^ REI,

2220 Tschache Lane, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-1938 ^ www.rei.com Join Triple Crown long-distance hiker Melanie Simmerman for a presentation on thru-hiking.

Jack Klatt 9pm ^ Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman ^ $27.50 ^ livefromthedivide.com Live music.

Friday, Apr. 28 Pickleball 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging event.

DollyDoodle Children’s Clothing Consignment Sale 10am-6pm ^ Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www.gallatin.mt.gov A chance to buy kids clothes on consignment!

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

grade Community Library, ^ FREE ^ 18+ ^ (406)388-4346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Book discussion, opinion-sharing, refreshments, and fun!

10:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Virginia Warner 7pm ^ Uncorked Wine

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

4th Thursday Book Club 6:30pm ^ Bel-

& Cheese Bar, 212 W. Park St, Livingston ^ 406-222-5418 ^ thegourmetcellar.com/ wine-bar/ Blues live music.

MSU Gamelan Sekar Gunung Spring Concert 7:30-9pm ^ Reynold’s Recital

Hall, MSU Howard Hall, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-3562 ^ www.montana.edu The program will consist of contemporary works, as well as traditional Balinese pieces for Gamelan Angklung, and Beleganjur.

Fox and Bones 8pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Folk soul

11:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Pokemon Club 4:30-5:30pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Love Pokemon? Meet other Pokemon fans Fridays at 4:30 in the library for all kinds of Pokemon fun.

Bobcat Fest on Main 5pm ^ Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman ^ Food and fun!

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

Harlem Globetrotters 7pm ^ Brick

Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $26.50-$80.50 ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www.brickbreeden.com Witness the ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that thrills fans of all ages.

Pinky and the Floyd 8pm ^ The Emerson

Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ $30 one night/ $50 both nights ^ (406) 587-9797 ^ www. theemerson.org Pinky and the Floyd for two nights in Bozeman!

Hillstomp with Tales From Ghost Town

9pm ^ The Filling Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman ^ $12 advance, $15 door ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-0585 Portland Oregon junkbox blues duo HILLSTOMP: a distinctive brand of do-ityourself hill country blues stomp

Swingley Latin-Funk-Jazz 9pm ^ The

Murray Bar, 201 W Park St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www.themurraybar.com Latin-Funk-Jazz

The Salamanders and Friends 9pm ^ The

Eagles Ballroom, 316 E Main St, Bozeman

Brad Parsons 9pm ^ Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman ^ $22 ^ livefromthedivide.com Live music.

DownTime Band 9pm ^ Chico Hot Springs, 20 Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings.com Live music.

Saturday, Apr. 29 Monforton Miles 8:30am ^ , ^ 5K and 1 Mile Kids Fun Run benefiting Monforton School.

Bozeman Winter Farmers’ Market 9am-

noon ^ Emerson Ballroom, 111 S. Grand, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-9797 ^ www.theemerson.org Find hot breakfast, ethically sourced coffee and tea, fresh greens & vegetables, local grassfed meats, wild-caught fish, fresh eggs, cow & goat cheese, fresh pasta, honey, jams & preserves, Montana grown grains & oils, baked goods (gluten free too!), soaps & salves, wool, yarn, live music, and much more.

27th Annual Depot Railroad Swap Meet

9am-2pm ^ Livingston Depot Center, 200 W. Park St., LIvingston ^ $1 donation ^ The model railroaders will be operating their tracks in a variety of gauges and may feature additional displays specially for the event.

Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed storytime for caretakers and babies ages 0-2.

DollyDoodle Children’s Clothing Consignment Sale 10am-6pm ^ Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www.gallatin.mt.gov A chance to buy kids clothes on consignment!

Saturday Stories 11:15am-noon ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us with the whole family for this all-ages storytime.

The Emperor’s New Clothes 2pm ^ Verge

Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ (406) 587-0737 ^ vergetheater.com Kathryn Schultz Stage adaptation of the classic story is packed with action, laughs, and magic tricks!

Kaleidoscope Players Present “W.A.N.D.S. Anonymous” 2-3:30pm ^ Kaleidoscope

Youth Theatre, 1602 W. Beall St., Bozeman ^ $12 for Adults, $10 for Students and Seniors, Free for children under 5 ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-3642 ^ www.kytbozeman.com In this fairy-tale mashup, watch as princesses gossip in beauty salons, evil stepmothers plot to end happiness, & wolf experts work to hunt down the Big, Bad Wolf in this fun play!

Kalyn Beasley 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs,

Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Singer/songwriter

Skizzy Mars at Between the Lines 7pm

^ South Hedges Parking Lot, ^ $10-$50 ^ 18+ ^ Live music

Multimedia Series: Capstones and Steppingstones I 7:30pm ^ Reynold’s Recital

Hall, MSU Howard Hall, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-3562 ^ www.montana.edu Showcase the work by senior music technology students at MSU.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Pinky and the Floyd 8pm ^ The Emerson

Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ $30 one night/ $50 both nights ^ (406) 587-9797 ^ www. theemerson.org Pinky and the Floyd for two nights in Bozeman!

Walcrik 9pm ^ The Murray Bar, 201 W Park

Bingo Night 6-8pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ (406) 2223628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Bingo night at Pine Creek Lodge! Every Sunday. $5 per card. Cash and other prizes.

Bridger Mountain Big Band 7-9:30pm ^

St, Livingston ^ (406) 222-6433 ^ www. themurraybar.com Bluegrass

Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ (406) 587-9996 Live music each Sunday.

DownTime Band 9pm ^ Chico Hot Springs,

Bastille - Wild, Wild World Tour 7pm ^

20 Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings.com Live music.

Sunday, Apr. 30 DollyDoodle Children’s Clothing Consignment Sale 10am-3pm ^ Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman ^ (406) 582-3270 ^ www.gallatin.mt.gov A chance to buy kids clothes on consignment!

Remote Control Car Racing noon-6pm ^

Bozeman American Legion, ^ $10 Racing; $10 Rental Car ^ All Ages ^ 406-579-2707 ^ www.facebook.com Mini-z Racing ever Sunday at the American Legion upstairs. Setup and practice will be from 12pm - 1:30pm. Racing will start at 2pm. The club will have 4 rental cars (first come).

Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman ^ $35+ ^ (406) 994-CATS ^ www. brickbreeden.com British indie pop hit-makers

Britchy 7pm ^ Norris Hot Springs, Rr 84, Norris ^ (406) 685-3303 ^ www.norrishotsprings.com Original acoustic duo

Multimedia Series: Capstones and Steppingstones I 7:30pm ^ Reynold’s Recital

Hall, MSU Howard Hall, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-3562 ^ www.montana.edu Showcase the work by senior music technology students at MSU.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Monday, May. 1

Tours for Tots 10-11am ^ Museum of the

Badminton 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging Program.

Mule Mondays! 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distill-

ing, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook. com Mule Monday EVERY Monday! All Mules on our Mule Team are $1.00 OFF!! You can even create your own! Happy Hour is from 3-5pm: purchase a bottle and get a FREE cocktail!

LEGO Club 3:45-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org For kids who love to build; LEGOs provided!

Teen Writers 4-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Teens ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org This teen-led group meets every Monday in the Teen Study Room.

Pints with Purpose 5-8pm ^ Bridger Brewing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ All ages ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing. com Every Monday night Bridger Brewing donates $1 from every pint sold to a non-profit or charity.

Check our website (bridgerbrewing.com) for details.

Bozeman Writers’ Group 6-8pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org The group welcomes all levels of writers, and encourages the free exchange of ideas among writers in the Board Room on the second floor.

Spanish Class with Kristin ND Wolf 7:30-

8:30pm ^ Lockhorn Cider House, 21 South Wallace Avenue, Bozeman ^ $130/punchcard (includes 8 classes and one glass of cider/class) ^ 21+ ^ (406) 404-1168 ^ lockhornhardcider.com Sip cider and hone your Spanish speaking skills. All levels welcome.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Books & Babies 1-2pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

2-For-1 Tuesday 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distilling, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook.com Come in for tasty cocktails! When you buy your first one, you can get a second one FREE from the Free Drink List! Every Tuesday!

Kids’ Chess Club 3:30-5pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ K-12 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org If you are in grades K-12 you are invited to Chess Club.

SW MT Crohn’s & Colitis Community Support/Education Group 5:30-7pm ^

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital PINE ROOM, ^ Free ^ all ages ^ 406-209-0277 The group offers support and education for those suffering with inflammatory bowel disease and their friends and family.

Cribbage Night 6:30-9pm ^ Eagles Lodge,

316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $8 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-9996 Open cribbage tournaments every Tuesday evening. Sign up at 6:25, start at 6:30!

Come play five games with us! $8 buy-in, 100% payout, high hand bonus, and lots of good times!

Chord Rustlers Rehearsals 7pm ^ Boze-

man Catholic Community Center, 210 S. Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ If you’re a fellow who loves to sing join us in singing four-part harmony on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

Karaoke 9pm ^ Bar IX, 311 E Main St,

Bozeman ^ (406) 551-2185 ^ www.bar-ix. com Make your voice heard at Bozeman’s Choice for karaoke every Tuesday from 9-close.

Wednesday, May. 3 1 Million Cups 7:30-8:30am ^ Red Tractor

Tuesday, May. 2 2017 Take the LEAD Series 8-10am ^

Bozeman Chamber of Commerce, 2000 Commerce Way, Bozeman ^ $99 members/ $198 non-members ^ (406) 586-5421 ^ www.bozemanchamber.com Leading Teams: Turning Dysfunction into Cohesion

Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

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Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ 3-5 ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Museum learning for 3-5 year olds.

Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 359-1999 ^ www.redtractorpizza.com The first Wednesday of each month, the 1MC program offers two local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience.

Sensational Babies 10-11am ^ Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Free for members, $5 ^ Birth - 36 months ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Read, talk, sing and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities and explorations designed specifically for newborns, one- and two-year-olds.

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Little Ones Storytime 10:15-11am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Storytime ages 2-4.

Little Ones Storytime 11:15am-noon ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-5707752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Tours for Tots 2-3pm ^ Museum of the

Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ 3-5 ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Museum learning for 3-5 year olds.

Minecraft Meetup 3:45-5pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Play Minecraft with other kids - bring your own device, or use one of ours!

Wii Wednesday 4-5:30pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Kids of all ages are invited.

R.E.A.D. to a Dog 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.

Pickin’ in the Parks 6:30-9:30pm ^ The

Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman ^ Free ^ all ^ 406-582-2910 ^ www. friendsofthestory.org Pickers, singers, listeners, dancers, on-lookers of all abilities are welcome.

Bozeman’s Original Pub Trivia 7-9:30pm ^

Pub 317, 321 E Main St Ste 317, Bozeman ^ 21+ ^ (406) 582-8898 ^ www.pub317. com Bring your friends and test your smarts during our Wednesday night trivia. Topics include sports, history, politics, geography, science, animals, and many more.

Trivia Night 7-9pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ $5 entry/ team ^ (406) 222-3628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Categories change weekly.

Drink and food specials.

Trivia Night 8pm ^ Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E.

Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-9355 ^ www.rockingrbar.com Trivia followed by a live DJ 10pm- close.

Trivia 8pm ^ The Molly Brown, 703 W.

Babcock, Bozeman ^ (406) 552-7362 Bar tabs for the top 3 teams.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Thursday, May. 4

Fri, Cinco de Mayo

Tours for Tots 10-11am ^ Museum of the

Give Big Gallatin Valley 2017 1am-6pm

Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Included with admission ^ 3-5 ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Museum learning for 3-5 year olds.

Baby Bistro 11am-1pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group.

Babies & Books 11:15am-noon ^ Belgrade Community Library, ^ FREE ^ (406)3884346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Bring your little one, ages birth to 36 months. Songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Each story time is followed by active play time and socialization.

Toast Masters noon-1:10pm ^ Owenhouse ACE Hardware (Downstairs), ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ The mission of a Toastmaster Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and lead.

DIY (Do It Yourself) Club 4:30-5:30pm ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ ages 10-16 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org This club is an extension of the diy.org website and app, where you can create projects, share then with other DIYers, and earn patches.

Gallatin Valley Farm to School 4:30-

7:30pm ^ Irving Elementary School, ^ Volunteer opportunity. Sign up online.

The Vibe Quartet 6pm ^ 406 Brewing,

111 S. Oak St., Bozeman ^ no cover ^ www.406brewingcompany.com Live local music!

Senior Photography Exhibition 6-9pm ^

The Baxter Hotel, 105 W. Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ (406) 582-1000 ^ www.thebaxterhotel.com/‎ View the work of MSU photography seniors.

Give Big Gallatin Valley 2017 6pm ^ On-

line Donations at https://www.givebiggv. org/organizations/reach-inc, ^ Give Big Gallatin Valley is a local initiative to increase philanthropy in Gallatin County.

Tha Alkaholiks 7pm-2am ^ Cat’s Paw, 721 N 7th Ave, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 21+ ^ (406) 586-3542 ^ www.facebook.com THA ALKAHOLICS Live in Bozeman for FREE! It’s Bozeman’s unofficially official graduation Hop-Hop party!

“5 On It” Party w/ Yukmouth of the Luniz 7pm ^ Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 321 E Main St, Bozeman ^ (406) 585-8851 ^ www. zebracocktaillounge.com Live music.

Live Music 9-11pm ^ Bacchus Pub, 105

W Main St, Bozeman ^ (406) 522-0079 ^ www.bacchuspubbozeman.com Come enjoy live music at the Bacchus Pub.

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

^ Online Donations at https://www.givebiggv.org/organizations/reach-inc, ^ Give Big Gallatin Valley is a local initiative to increase philanthropy in Gallatin County.

Pickleball 9am-noon ^ Southside Tennis Courts, ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging event.

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

10:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed storytime for caretakers and babies ages 0-2.

Mother’s Day Ball 10am ^ Meadowlark

Elementary, 4415 Durston Rd, Bozeman ^ $20 (12 and under are free) ^ Brunch, dancing, Photo Booth, bounce-house, crafts, door prizes.

Saturday Stories 11:15am-noon ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Join us with the whole family for this all-ages storytime.

Ben Mckee 6-8pm ^ Wild Joe’s Coffee

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

House, 18 W Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 586-1212 ^ wildjoescoffee.com Live music.

Pokemon Club 4:30-5:30pm ^ Bozeman

Saturday Dance Social 7-10pm ^ The MAC - Montana Movement Arts Center, 1871 S. 22nd Street Ste. A-2, Bozeman ^ $5 ^ All Ages ^ (406) 551-6077 ^ themacmontana. com Kick off the month with a family-friendly dance lesson and social dancing. 7:00 pm lesson ,open dancing at 7:30 (partner and line dancing) to upbeat country, swing, ballroom mix.

11:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Love Pokemon? Meet other Pokemon fans Fridays at 4:30 in the library for all kinds of Pokemon fun.

Claudia Williams 5:30-8:30pm ^ Kountry

Korner Cafe, 81820 Gallatin Road, Bozeman ^ all ages ^ (406) 586-2281 Claudia from Montana Rose, live music while you dine.

Kaleidoscope Players Present “W.A.N.D.S. Anonymous” 7-8:30pm ^ Kaleidoscope

Youth Theatre, 1602 W. Beall St., Bozeman ^ $12 for Adults, $10 for Students and Seniors, Free for children under 5 ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-3642 ^ www.kytbozeman.com In this fairy-tale mashup, watch as princesses gossip in beauty salons, evil stepmothers plot to end happiness, & wolf experts work to hunt down the Big, Bad Wolf in this fun play!

Tracy Awards 2017 7pm ^ The Ellen

Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman ^ $13.50/$10.50 ^ (406) 585-5885 ^ www. theellentheatre.com Celebration of the senior film students at MSU.

The Wench 9pm ^ Chico Hot Springs, 20

Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings.com Live music.

Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs 9pm ^

Eagles Lodge Ballroom, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $$ ^ (406) 587-9996 ^ Live Bluegrass music.

Saturday, May. 6 Bozeman Craft Beer Week , ^ A week celebrating Gallatin Valley’s craft beer scene.

Kaleidoscope Players Present “W.A.N.D.S. Anonymous” 7-8:30pm ^ Kaleidoscope

Youth Theatre, 1602 W. Beall St., Bozeman ^ $12 for Adults, $10 for Students and Seniors, Free for children under 5 ^ All Ages ^ (406) 587-3642 ^ www.kytbozeman.com In this fairy-tale mashup, watch as princesses gossip in beauty salons, evil stepmothers plot to end happiness, & wolf experts work to hunt down the Big, Bad Wolf in this fun play!

The Wench 9pm ^ Chico Hot Springs, 20 Miles South of Livingston, Pray ^ (406) 333-4933 ^ www.chicohotsprings.com

M.O.T.H. & Shakewell MSU Graduation -Time to Get Down Party 9pm ^ Eagles Lodge Ballroom, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $$ ^ (406) 587-9996

Sunday, May. 7 Bozeman Craft Beer Week ^ A week celebrating Gallatin Valley’s craft beer scene.

Remote Control Car Racing noon-6pm ^

Bozeman American Legion, ^ $10 Racing; $10 Rental Car ^ All Ages ^ 406-579-2707 ^ www.facebook.com Mini-z Racing ever Sunday at the American Legion upstairs. Setup and practice will be from 12pm - 1:30pm. Racing will start at 2pm. The club will have 4 rental cars (first come).

Bingo Night 6-8pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ (406) 2223628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Bingo night at Pine Creek Lodge! Every Sunday. $5 per card. Cash and other prizes.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Bridger Mountain Big Band 7-9:30pm ^

Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ no cover ^ (406) 587-9996 Live music each Sunday.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Monday, May. 8 Bozeman Craft Beer Week , ^ A week celebrating Gallatin Valley’s craft beer scene.

Badminton 9-11am ^ Hope Lutheran

Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman ^ $5 Bozeman Resident ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging Program.

Mule Mondays! 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distill-

ing, ^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook. com Mule Monday EVERY Monday! All Mules on our Mule Team are $1.00 OFF!! You can even create your own! Happy Hour is from 3-5pm: purchase a bottle and get a FREE cocktail!

LEGO Club 3:45-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org For kids who love to build; LEGOs provided!

Teen Writers 4-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Teens ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org This teen-led group meets every Monday in the Teen Study Room.

Pints with Purpose 5-8pm ^ Bridger Brewing, 1609 S 11th Ave, Bozeman ^ All ages ^ (406) 587-2124 ^ www.bridgerbrewing. com Every Monday night Bridger Brewing donates $1 from every pint sold to a non-profit or charity.

Check our website (bridgerbrewing.com) for details.

Bozeman Writers’ Group 6-8pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org The group welcomes all levels of writers, and encourages the free exchange of ideas among writers in the Board Room on the second floor.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Tuesday, May. 9 Bozeman Craft Beer Week ^ A week celebrating Gallatin Valley’s craft beer scene.

Books & Babies 10-11am ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

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Books & Babies 1-2pm ^ Bozeman Public

R.E.A.D. to a Dog 4-5pm ^ Bozeman Public

2-For-1 Tuesday 3-8pm ^ Wildrye Distilling,

Dan Dubuque 6-8pm ^ Outlaw Brewing,

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 0-2 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org A fun, relaxed story time for caretakers and babies 0-2.

^ 21+ ^ 4065772288 ^ www.facebook.com Come in for tasty cocktails! When you buy your first one, you can get a second one FREE from the Free Drink List! Every Tuesday!

Kids’ Chess Club 3:30-5pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ K-12 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org If you are in grades K-12 you are invited to Chess Club.

Cribbage Night 6:30-9pm ^ Eagles Lodge,

Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Intermountain Therapy Dogs are available to be read to by kids.

2876 N 27th, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ All Ages, 21+ to Drink ^ (406) 577-2403 ^ outlawbrewing.com Live, Local, Music

Pickin’ in the Parks 6:30-9:30pm ^ The

Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson, Bozeman ^ Free ^ all ^ 406-582-2910 ^ www. friendsofthestory.org Pickers, singers, listeners, dancers, on-lookers of all abilities are welcome.

Bozeman’s Original Pub Trivia 7-9:30pm ^

316 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ $8 ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-9996 Open cribbage tournaments every Tuesday evening. Sign up at 6:25, start at 6:30!

Come play five games with us! $8 buy-in, 100% payout, high hand bonus, and lots of good times!

Pub 317, 321 E Main St Ste 317, Bozeman ^ 21+ ^ (406) 582-8898 ^ www.pub317. com Bring your friends and test your smarts during our Wednesday night trivia. Topics include sports, history, politics, geography, science, animals, and many more.

Chord Rustlers Rehearsals 7pm ^ Boze-

Science Inquiry Series 7-8pm ^ Museum

man Catholic Community Center, 210 S. Grand Ave, Bozeman ^ If you’re a fellow who loves to sing join us in singing four-part harmony on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

Karaoke 9pm ^ Bar IX, 311 E Main St,

Bozeman ^ (406) 551-2185 ^ www.bar-ix. com Make your voice heard at Bozeman’s Choice for karaoke every Tuesday from 9-close.

Wednesday, May. 10 Bozeman Craft Beer Week ^ A week celebrating Gallatin Valley’s craft beer scene.

Sensational Babies 10-11am ^ Museum

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ Free for members, $5 ^ Birth - 36 months ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www.museumoftherockies.org Read, talk, sing and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities and explorations designed specifically for newborns, one- and two-year-olds.

Little Ones Storytime 10:15-11am ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Storytime ages 2-4.

Little Ones Storytime 11:15am-noon ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 2-4 ^ 406-5707752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Short storytime for ages 2-4.

Minecraft Meetup 3:45-5pm ^ Boze-

man Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Play Minecraft with other kids - bring your own device, or use one of ours!

Wii Wednesday 4-5:30pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Kids of all ages are invited.

of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 994-2251 ^ www. museumoftherockies.org Explore cutting edge science topics, their latest developments, and their relevance to Society--through speaker presentations followed by conversations between speaker and audience.

Trivia Night 7-9pm ^ Pine Creek Lodge,

2496 E. River Road, Livingston ^ $5 entry/ team ^ (406) 222-3628 ^ www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Categories change weekly.

Drink and food specials.

Trivia Night 8pm ^ Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E.

Main St, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ (406) 587-9355 ^ www.rockingrbar.com Trivia followed by a live DJ 10pm- close.

Trivia 8pm ^ The Molly Brown, 703 W.

Babcock, Bozeman ^ (406) 552-7362 Bar tabs for the top 3 teams.

Open Mic 10:30pm ^ The Haufbrau, 22

S 8th Ave, Bozeman ^ Free ^ 21+ ^ (406) 587-4931 ^ www.facebook.com Bozeman’s only bar with live music 7 nights a week. Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Thursday, May. 11 Bozeman Craft Beer Week , ^ A week celebrating Gallatin Valley’s craft beer scene.

Baby Bistro 11am-1pm ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org A free breastfeeding support group.

Babies & Books 11:15am-noon ^ Belgrade Community Library, ^ FREE ^ (406)3884346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Bring your little one, ages birth to 36 months. Songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Each story time is followed by active play time and socialization.

Toast Masters noon-1:10pm ^ Owenhouse ACE Hardware (Downstairs), ^ FREE ^ All Ages ^ The mission of a Toastmaster Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and lead.

DIY (Do It Yourself) Club 4:30-5:30pm ^

Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ ages 10-16 ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org This club is an extension of the diy.org website and app, where you can create projects, share then with other DIYers, and earn patches.

Gallatin Valley Farm to School 4:30-

7:30pm ^ Longfellow Elementary School ^ Volunteer opportunity. Sign up online.

The Vibe Quartet 6pm ^ 406 Brewing,

111 S. Oak St., Bozeman ^ no cover ^ www.406brewingcompany.com Live local music!

Mystery Readers’ Book Club 6:30pm ^

Belgrade Community Library, ^ FREE ^ 18+ ^ (406)388-4346 ^ belgradelibrary.org Book discussion, opinion-sharing, refreshments, and lots of fun!

Friday, May. 12 Bozeman Craft Beer Week , ^ A week celebrating Gallatin Valley’s craft beer scene.

Pickleball 9am-noon ^ Southside Tennis Courts, ^ 55+ ^ An Active Aging event.

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

10:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Read-Sing-Play! Preschool Storytime

11:15am ^ Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ Preschool ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other preschooler & their parents for reading, singing and learning.

Montana Brewers Spring Rendezvous

4-9pm ^ Haynes Pavillion @ the Gallatin Co. Fairgrounds, ^ General Admission; $25 IN ADVANCE, $30 DAY OF ^ All Ages, 21+ to drink ^ 4069482739 ^ montanabrewers. org This annual brewfest features only Montanamade craft beer as well as food vendors, live music from local band Solidarity Service, and a collectible glass with every ticket! 4:00- 5:00 is VIP Hour; $35 IN ADVANCE, $40 DAY OF.

Pokemon Club 4:30-5:30pm ^ Bozeman

Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman ^ FREE ^ 406-570-7752 ^ www. bozemanlibrary.org Love Pokemon? Meet other Pokemon fans Fridays at 4:30 in the library for all kinds of Pokemon fun.

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

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