Bozeman Magazine April 2023 by Bozeman Magazine

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Cover Artist: Jake Mosher Avoiding Rental Scams Top 10 Thriftiest Hot Spots

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IN THIS ISSUE / FEATURES APRIL 2023 - VOLUME 16.11 8 / LETTER TO EDITOR VIOLENT SEXUAL CRIME FILES - GALLATIN CO EMERGENGY SVCS 10 / VISUAL ARTS COVER SHOT - JOSH MOSHER 12 / GV REAL ESTATE AVOIDING RENTAL SCAMS - T FORD 14 / FOOD & DRINKS RED TRACTOR PIZZA - T OWENS 18 / SCREEN & STAGE MARY PAGE MARLOWE - K WILDER 20 / MONTANA MUSIC RECORD STORE DAY - M KURTZ RAPPIN THE RIVERS - N BARNEY SHIINEDOWN AT MSU 28 / LIVING LOCAL THE GRIZZLY BEAR, EARTH DAYS POSTER CHILD - C NAGEL PROMOTE GLOBAL WORMING - K NICHOLSON THE TILTON - C ALEGRIA A BRIEF HISTORY OF KIRK HILL - R PHILLIPS 38 / REC & HEALTH BRIDGER’S BATTLE FOR SUSTAINABLE SLOPES - A PHELAN TOP 10 THRIFTIEST HOT SPOTS IN THE BOZEMAN AREA - A PHELAN 40 YEARS OF YELLOWSTONE - P KNIGHT FLY-CASTING IN MY SLEEP - J BEYL 45/ SUN SIGN HOROSCOPE BLACK ROSE SPIRITUAL CENTER - DR NIKKI 46 / GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR SPONSORED BY US FOODS WWW.BOZEMANMAGAZINE.COM/EVENTS

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EDITOR’S NOTE

OPPOSITE OF LITTER BUG

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APRIL 2023 - VOLUME 16.11 Angie Ripple

am definitely the opposite of a litter bug. I’m not exactly sure where it came from, but I realize that my formative years on an Indian Reservation instilled values in me that many communities don’t foster as strongly. We didn’t actively go out and pick up trash around our neighborhood; honestly, I don’t remember that being an issue—when you don’t litter, you don’t have to pick it up later. I have always been more likely to pick up trash on a walk and toss it in a garbage bin than just walk past, although I did recently read of someone picking up a dollar and immediately feeling the effects of fentanyl, becoming very sick, and ending up hospitalized, so I’m not as likely to pick up after others without protecting myself first! Bozeman has historically been a very clean place, but not all roads are free of litter. We are lucky enough to have at least one community member who has taken the responsibility of walking Huffine Lane and filling bag after bag with trash (shout out to Jan). April brings the opportunity for any community member to join Jan’s efforts and Clean Up Bozeman! The City of Bozeman has created a program to encourage team cleanup opportunities. Your group just needs to pick your ideal date and location to de-litter, and the city will make sure your team has everything you need—from bags, vests, and gloves to bag pickup afterward. The five easy steps to create a cleanup group are: call the city at 406-582-3237 or send an email to solidwaste@bozeman. net ASAP with your desired location and the number of volunteers. Next, tell your group the plan. Have a team member pick up clean up kits a few days before your event. Your kit will include:

VOLUNTEER VESTS GLOVES YELLOW TRASH BAGS (AND TIES) GREEN RECYCLING BAGS (AND TIES)

PUBLISHER CASEN CREATIVE SALES MANAGER, CO-EDITOR ANGIE RIPPLE PRODUCTION MANAGER, CO-EDITOR BRIAN RIPPLE COVER ARTIST JOSH MOSHER PHOTOGRAPHY GALLATIN HISTORY MUSEUM, BRIAN RIPPLE LETTER TO EDITOR GALLATIN CO EMERGENCY SERVICES SEND YOURS TO: INFO@BOZEMANMAGAZINE.COM FOOD & DRINKS TAYLOR OWENS MONTANA MUSIC BRIAN RIPPLE, NICKEL BARNEY SCREEN & STAGE KARA WILDER RECREATION & HEALTH ASHLEY PHALEN, PHIL KNIGHT, JEFF BEYL GV REAL ESTATE TIM FORD LIVING LOCAL RACHEL PHILLIPS, CRYSTAL ALEGRIA, KELLY NICHOLSON, CLINT NAGEL

HOROSCOPE NIKKI JUDGE, BLACK ROSE SPIRITUAL CENTER EVENTS CALENDAR ADD YOUR OWN EVENTS AT: bozemanmagazine.com THE BASICS Bozeman Magazine features a local artist on every cover and contributions from talented local writers each month. Every attempt has been made to provide our readers with accurate, dependable information about things which make the Bozeman area unique. Distributed to over 150 locations in the Gallatin Valley, and on MSU’s campus, well over 20,000 people enjoy Bozeman Magazine every month. We think you will too. CONTRIBUTING Bozeman Magazine relies on the hard work of creative local people to keep our flow of information going. If you would like to become a contributor in writing, art, or photography please email us at info@bozemanmagazine.com to learn how. Every attempt is made to include accurate information, however, our writers and staff can NOT be held responsible for misprinted information.

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

BRIAN RIPPLE - PUBLISHER Brian enjoys camping with friends and family, and running sound for live events and bands. He’s an artist, dog lover, and music editor of this magazine.

CYNTHIA LOGAN - COPY EDITOR Cynthia Logan has been a freelance writer and editor for nearly three decades. She assists individuals and corporations to further their branding.

NIKKI JUDGE - HOROSCOPE Nikki is a spiritual counselor and life coach who is happily serving those who have chosen a solo spiritual path.

JEFF BEYL - REC & HEALTH Seattle-based writer, Jeff Beyl, has been published with work on fly-fishing, nature, the ocean and music. His book, A Conversation With the Earth was recently released.

MARION JACKMAN - LIVING LOCAL Marion is a graduate of MSU, majoring in English Writing and an intern at Bozeman Magazine. She also enjoys going on adventures with her dog, Jay.

OLIVIA MITCHELL - FOOD & DRINKS Olivia Mitchell is an avid skier, hiker, and former ballerina who is currently serving the Bozeman community as a licensed Realtor, at eXp Realty.

PHIL KNIGHT - REC & HEALTH Wilderness explorer, guide, author and shameless agitator. Lived in Bozeman with his wife since the 80s, traveled to 7 continents, and seen some crazy stuff.

THOMAS AUSTIN - REC & HEALTH An economics student at Montana State University, Thomas Austin enjoys finding new waters to fish and getting lost in the woods.

CRAIG CLARK - MT MUSIC G.M. at KGLT FM in Bozeman, he enjoys spending time with his son and daughter and being a DJ on Saturday nights on the one and only KGLT 91.9 and online at KGLT.NET

TIM FORD - REAL ESTATE Tim Ford is a Broker / Realtor® with Bozeman Broker Real Estate in Bozeman Montana.

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

KELLY NICHOLSON - RECREATION Kelly is an adventurer, singer, outdoor educator, and book hoarder.

STEVE KIRCHOFF - OPINION Steve Kirchhoff, 59, is an instructor in MSU’s English and Political Science departments and has been a teacher for 31 years. He lives in Bozeman, his hometown, with his wife Colette.

CRYSTAL ALEGRIA - HISTORY Crystal Alegria is the Director of The Extreme History Project.

STEVE McGANN - RECREATION Steve McGann has lived in Bozeman since the 1970s. Now retired, he is trying to finally use his history degrees. Or he is in the hills.

ASHLEY PHELAN - REC & HEALTH Ashley Phelan, originally from Boston, Massachusetts, is a writing major at Montana State University.

TAYLOR OWENS - LIVING LOCAL Taylor Owens is a writer, editor, and videographer based in Bozeman. She spends her days running in the sun, playing in the snow, or on the hunt for the best breakfast all across the West.

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LETTER TO EDITOR

GALLATIN COUNTY ATTORNEY DISCOVERS BOXES OF UNPROSECUTED VIOLENT SEXUAL CRIME FILES IN A CLOSET CREATES JOINT TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRISIS Gallatin County Emergency Management

he Gallatin County Attorney’s Office is responsible for reviewing investigations submitted by law enforcement agencies, which are called “Request for Prosecutions” or RFPs. When an RFP is submitted to the County Attorney’s Office by law enforcement, a prosecutor is supposed to promptly review the RFP, determine whether further investigation is required, and then make a decision about whether to prosecute the case or decline to prosecute the case based on the law and the investigation’s evidence. That is how the prosecution process is supposed to work. “When I took office in January of this year, one of the first things I did was take stock of the physical office space. In an empty office stuffed under a desk and in a closet, I found boxes filled with unreviewed and unprosecuted RFPs from law enforcement for sexually violent crimes committed between 2008 and 2022. Once I realized what they were, it made me sick to my stomach,” Cromwell said. The unreviewed RFPs totaled 113 cases: including 53 violent rape cases, 20 sexual assault cases, 14 domestic violence cases, 8 incest cases, and 7 sexual abuse against children cases, among others. One hundred of the victims identify as female. Fifty-two of the cases include some form of sexual violence against children. “Clearly these cases were deprioritized by the former administration. No action had been taken on any of these cases, with the longest case sitting for the past 14 years,” Cromwell said. “When I look at a case file, I don’t see pieces of paper; I see a victim whose life is forever altered because of the violence they suffered. I also see an offender who has not been held accountable for his or her actions. Justice has not been served and there has been no closure for victims. This is unacceptable,” Cromwell said. Of the 113 cases, 42% of stem from investigations by the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, 37% from the Bozeman Police Department, and 22% from the Belgrade Police Department.

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“I want to be clear that law enforcement did everything properly. The failure has been at the County Attorney’s Office, and that stops now. Our community is in good hands with our law enforcement agencies and it should likewise be in the good hands of our county-level prosecutors,” Cromwell said. “I campaigned on a promise to address crimes involving sexual violence and I will.” Cromwell has worked to create a multi-agency Joint Task Force consisting of experienced attorneys, law enforcement officers, and criminal justice professionals to review each case and pursue those that are still viable for prosecution. The Joint Task Force includes: • Audrey Cromwell, Gallatin County Attorney • Jane Mersen, attorney at Kasting, Kaufman, and Mersen, and town attorney for West Yellowstone and Manhattan • Mike Emens, detective with the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office • April Waltee, victim advocate with Gallatin County Victim Services • Prosecutors from the Cities of Bozeman and Belgrade In addition, by working with the Bozeman and Belgrade City Attorneys, Greg Sullivan and Kyla Murray, their city prosecutors have volunteered to review RFPs from their respective municipal law enforcement agencies and work with the County Attorney’s Office to prosecute them. “I am proud of my community – that this Joint Task Force with personnel from Gallatin County, the City of Bozeman, and City of Belgrade are all willing to come together in service to our community to review and prosecute these cases and ensure that this never happens again,” Cromwell said. Many County Attorney’s Offices have written policies or guidelines when reviewing sexually violent cases for prosecution. The Gallatin County Attorney’s Office has never had such a policy. This is something Cromwell would like to remedy. She has disclosed this issue to other prosecutorial agencies in an effort to create best practices and policies in charging, prosecuting, and taking sex cases to trial.

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One policy Cromwell will immediately ensure is the prompt review of law enforcement requests for prosecution of sexually violent crime. “I promise you this – as long as I am County Attorney, I will prioritize prosecution of sexual violence and ensure victims are not forgotten in boxes under a desk or in a closet. My deputies will review all new rape and sexual abuse cases as fast as possible upon receipt by law enforcement from here on forward,” Cromwell said. Ultimately, Cromwell would like her deputies to review all new cases within two weeks of submission by law enforcement. “We are currently severely understaffed, so right now we cannot review every submission within two weeks. However, as long as the County Commission funds additional attorney positions, we should be able to reach this goal by the end of my second year in office, if not sooner. I can assure you, though, never again will an RFP involving sex crimes sit in a box for 14 years,” Cromwell said. “I am heartbroken for the victims of these violent crimes whose trauma was not acknowledged. To the victims in our community, I know you have been further traumatized by the failure of the criminal justice system in our county,” Cromwell said. “You have my word that this will never happen again as long as I am county attorney.” C

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS EXPE RIENCED SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS LOCAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOU HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY: HELP CENTER SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNSELING CENTER 24-HOUR HOTLINE – 406-586-3333 GALLATIN COUNTY VICTIM SERVICES 406-582-2075 HAVEN’S 24-HOUR SUPPORT LINE 406-586-4111 MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY VOICE CENTER 406-994-7069

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COVER ARTIST

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ake Mosher, an international, award-winning photographer from Bozeman, believes that the view from the other side of the mountain is always worthwhile, and that time spent in the wilderness is added onto his life. “In extraordinary country, remarkable moments occur much more frequently than people would guess,” Mosher says. “Off the beaten path, I’m convinced that the world is still a wondrous thing to see. That’s what I want to convey with my photos. I want people to see these places through my eyes, and perhaps feel a little of what I do when I’m there.” Mosher grew up in Northern Vermont, where he fell in love with the outdoors as a boy. “I couldn’t get enough of it,” he says. “I was fortunate to live within a stone’s throw of big woods, and that’s where I felt most at home. Fishing, hunting, exploring. That’s what I spent my childhood doing.” By the time Mosher graduated from college in 1995, he wanted more space and set his sights on the Rocky Mountains, settling in Butte, where he worked as a logger, miner, prize-fighter and published novelist. “It was a rough and tumble existence, and I loved it,” Mosher says. “Seasons revolved around what I was doing in the mountains, from steelhead fishing in Idaho to bow hunting elk along the Continental Divide. I never had a penny of money, but I had a world of freedom.” Eventually, Mosher says he needed more stability and became an explosives engineer, running the blasting at a large, Eastern Montana mine for a decade. “It was great for my wallet, but hard on my soul,” he says. “One day, right in the middle of my life, I decided it wasn’t for me anymore. I wanted to spend more time in the country that speaks loudest to my heart.” Against the advice of nearly everyone, Mosher quit his job to become a full-time photographer. “There’s been a definite learning curve,” he says, “but I love what I do, and I love the places I photograph even more. Montana is changing at light speed, and maybe my photos will show the importance of preserving the wildest places that are left.” A two-time winner of the National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest for the world’s best landscape, and the 2022 World Nature Photography Awards winner, again for a landscape image, Mosher attributes much of his success to where he lives. “The world makes it easy for me sometimes,” he jokes. “Hard to beat the beauty of SW Montana. Every artist shares a little of their soul with their work, too. This is how I see the world. If you can slow down a little and look around at what lies in our literal backyard, you won’t be disappointed.” J

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LEFT/COVER: BIG TIMBER CREEK FALLS

FAR RIGHT: EVENING WALTZ

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GV REAL ESTATE

AVOIDING RENTAL SCAMS Tim Ford – Real Estate Broker

here is no shortage of scams out there these days. The scammers have discovered Real Estate and, unfortunately, they’ve had some success. There are two main Real Estate scams the public should be aware of to protect themselves. The first big Real Estate scam is wire fraud. Incidents of wire fraud have been increasing and have occurred in Bozeman. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report from 2021, on a national level, over $6.9 billion in victim losses occurred that year. Here’s how the scam works: Criminals hack into the email accounts of Real Estate agents, title companies, and lenders. Based on the email activity, they will see a new pending transaction or a closing coming up. They will then email the buyer, pretending in the email to be the either the Real Estate agent, lender, or title person, and give the buyer wiring instructions to send in either their earnest money or, potentially, their down payment. The unsuspecting buyer, knowing their closing is coming up, schedules the wiring of their down payment or earnest money, but instead of sending it to the title company, they wire the funds to the criminals. If the funds can’t be recovered, the buyer often loses those funds. Multiple cases of this scam have occurred in Bozeman, with some unfortunate buyers losing tens of thousands of dollars they were hoping to use for the downpayment on their new home. To avoid this scam, the first choice would be to use a cashier’s check to bring down payment funds to closing. If this is not possible, any wiring instructions should be independently verified over the phone through a trusted source. Also, any unexpected emails regarding wiring instructions, or any emails purporting a change in those instructions, should be viewed

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with extreme suspicion and verified over the phone through a trusted source. Another scam that has taken place in Montana involves vacant land. Criminals will pose as the owner of a vacant piece of property, generally one that does not have a mortgage or debt owed on it. The criminal will contact a Real Estate agent over the phone, stating they want to list and sell their property. They will generally price the property for a quick sale, preferring a cash offer, and will quickly accept an offer, often below market value. The criminals will use remote notary signings, and will provide forged documents to the Real Estate agents and title companies. The title company then unknowingly sends the proceeds of the sale to the criminal. This scam really requires more vigilance from title companies and real estate companies in verifying they’re dealing with the actual property owner. However, it could be a good idea for owners of vacant land to keep an eye on listings in the area of their property. They could even potentially contact a local real estate agent who could set them up on an auto-notification to receive email alerts when properties with similar characteristics, such as lot size, area, etc., hit the market. This is even more important if the vacant land is free of mortgages or other liens. As usual, I have included home sale data. In addition to the 79 homes sold during the first two months of this year, another 86 homes are currently pending, or are under contract as of the date of this writing. This compares to 87 pending sales at this same time last year. The included data reflects sales of single family homes in the greater Bozeman area, including Four Corners, Gallatin Gateway,

Bridger Canyon, and within Bozeman city limits. The data includes home sales reported through the local Big Sky Country MLS, and does not include private party sales, condominiums, or townhouses. T Tim Ford is a Realtor® with Bozeman Brokers Real Estate in Bozeman Montana. He can be contacted at 406-209-1214.

FOOD & DRINKS

#FARMTOPIZZA Taylor Owens

ed Tractor Pizza on West Main Street in Bozeman operates on the philosophy that “the foundation to great communities starts with creating welcoming environments where people can come together.” This philosophy is cultivated in a warm and friendly space, where delicious pizzas and live, local music congregate. Founded in 2014, Red Tractor has cultivated re-

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lationships with local organic farmers and food producers to bring the best food to the people of Bozeman. An emphasis on reducing negative impacts on the environment is crucial to Red Tractor’s mission, as well as positively impacting the community through hosting local artists and musicians, family-friendly entertainment, and offering their space for community events and fundraisers.

Tasty pizzas with names like Creek to Pizza, Farmhand, Verdante, Big Red, The Hobbit, and many more line the menu, with classic and eclectic toppings mixed in unique combinations. The menu also touts a variety of salads, sides, pizza roses (cheesy stuffed rolls), desserts, and even Italian cream soda. Not only a restaurant, Red Tractor is also a venue for local musicians and bands. Music-themed nights take place every week at the restaurant. Monday is singer/songwriter night, Thursday is bluegrass night, Friday is jazz night, and Saturday is rock/funk night. I sat down with Red Tractor’s owner, Adam Paccione, to talk about how the restaurant got started, his favorite dishes, and things to look forward to this summer.

TAYLOR OWENS: How was Red Tractor Pizza conceptualized? ADAM PACCIONE: I guess it’s just a product of how I eat personally, and I guess a product of my environment growing up. It’s just a combination of my whole life. My dad was a restaurateur, a chef. So cooking food was really important to him. He taught us, my brother and me. That was the first thing he taught us to do when we were kids. Just to cook food. The way we grew food was also important to him and my mom. My mom was like the ex-hippie that turned Buddhist, vegan, all that good stuff. When we were growing up, we had 100 acres. They had huge gardens and grew a lot of our own food. And that’s just important to me. From a chef’s standpoint the food tastes better.

Then you can go to like the economic value, keeping dollars in your community, and even bringing out-of-state dollars in through tourism. And then I just love music as well. That always had to be involved in the restaurant. Yeah, just how I walk through life, the culture in here. It’s an extension of myself. TO: What would you like people to experience when they walk through your doors? AP: Kindness, empathy, compassion. Laughter. And, obviously, great food and music. TO: What do regulars keep coming back for? AP: Music. We have the food and music that continued on next page

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same server each week. Yeah, a little bit of everything. TO: What is your personal favorite menu item? AP: Cheese pizza. The test of a champion. If you can’t get cheese pizza right, then there’s no reason to even go into the menu at all. I’m just a simple dude when it comes right down to it. TO: Does your menu rotate?

Red Tractor Pizza p.14 are obviously the prime reasoning for why you get these folks to come back, you know, a couple times a week, if not week after week. Genres are based off of nights. So Monday is singer/songwriter night, Thursday is bluegrass, Friday is jazz, etc. And those specific nights have a really strong following of folks that we’ve been seeing for, you know, five, six, seven, eight years now. That is probably the foremost, and the food as well. If it was bad food, no one would show up. The pizza; and then, I really do think we have people that enjoy seeing us, as well. We have folks who like to have their

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AP: We do specials, and we try to do them every other week, every other month or so. I’ve added new pizzas and taken them away through the years. There’s not really a timeline. It’s just whatever I feel like doing. I’m in the process of doing that right now. I want to go to Red Tractor 2.0 and show people we’ve been at it for ten years. We have all these great pizzas, and people are still loving them. But at the

same time, we still have a lot left in the tank. We could create a new menu and have none of the pizzas anyone has seen for another ten years. TO: What would you say makes you unique in the local food scene? AP: I think just my determination, motivation, and direct New Yorker attitude. I guess my slightly aggressive ways. How I’ve gone past just being a restaurant or a music venue, and we’ve become part of the community. Every farm I use, I’m friends with the farmers, friends with the owners. I would go out there before we were busy, and I would volunteer once a week at a different farm just to stay connected with the food that I love, and with what is most important to me in life. We also fundraise nonstop. I really don’t see another restaurant getting as involved with the com-

munity as much as we are. We do fundraisers for nonprofits or some sort of organization once or twice a year. We’re really active on social media. I’m out and about all over town all the time. I feel like everyone knows me. I don’t think I see that here with other restauranteurs. And that’s just my style. I love people. I love being around everyone. I love being a part of things. I would have to say that, and the music, obviously. There’s not another venue doing as much local music as I am. So that’s pretty sweet, I think. TO: What do you personally enjoy most about being part of the greater Bozeman community? AP: It’s really cool to be part of such a quickly growing economy and quickly growing community. And, you know, you hear a lot of, I guess, naysayers, this and that. Growing too fast, too many Californians and New Yorkers. But I think, at the end of the day, it’s a pretty kind community. People are in it for each other. You know, we’re surrounded by billionaires, and people who live in trailer parks. You don’t really get that anywhere else. And if you do, there’s a lot of segregation. Obviously, you’re gonna get that here, too. But I don’t think it’s as prominent as in, say, a metropolitan area, right? Yeah, just being part of a community that cares, and cares about the environment. In the mountains, you know, we’re all like-minded.

TO: Do you have anything coming up at Red Tractor Pizza that you would like readers to know about? AP: Yes, absolutely. June 24th is our first fundraiser of the year. It’s for Child Care Connections. They’re an organization that connects parents with daycare and childcare. So, we’ll have a party all day long. We’ll start music at 1pm and go to 9pm. We reach out to tons of awesome manufacturers and businesses in Bozeman. We reach out and we solicit for all these awesome products and then we do door prizes and auctions. It’s just a party. When we held our biggest fundraiser, we raised $13,000 in a day for Gallatin Valley Farm To School. So yeah, June 24th. Tell everyone to come and put their bids in for some silent auction prizes and raise some money for these folks.

Come check out all the delicious recipes and local, live music taking place every week at Red Tractor Pizza. A Taylor Owens is a writer, editor, and videographer based in Bozeman. Taylor spends her days running in the sun, playing in the snow, or on the hunt for the best breakfast all across the West.

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SCREEN & STAGE

MARY PAGE MARLOWE Cara Wilder

he Blue Slipper Theater in Livingston presents Mary Page Marlowe, by Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright Tracy Letts, May 5th through 7th and 11th through 14th. Performances on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will begin at 8pm with Sunday matinees at 3pm. Mary Page Marlowe premiered in 2016 at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater Company, followed by an off-Broadway run in 2018. Known for his complex portrayals of the human psyche, Tracy Letts expands what at first appears to be an intimate snapshot of one woman’s ordinary life into a sweeping portrait chronicling seven decades, with five actresses playing the title role. In a series of elegant, nonchronological scenes, the play hopscotches through Mary Page Marlowe’s quiet existence as an accountant from Ohio — complicating notions of what it means to lead a “simple life.” The show beautifully captures the fragility of life and the moments we tend to ignore as pointless, only to look back and understand how they affected our choices and life trajectory. Bozeman actress, director, and producer Cara Wilder directs a cast of 18 actors from Bozeman and LivingsJENNA CIRALLI, CARA WILDER, MERIWEATHER CAMPBEL ton. Wilder produced and acted in Letts’ August: Osage County a decade ago, and will also be playing Mary in two scenes. Other actresses playing Mary in various stages of life are Jenna Ciralli, Mary Orr, Meriweather Campbell, and Jessica Lee. Rounding out the large cast are Daniel Erickson, Marc Beaudin, Lou Morris, John Henry Haseltine, Carolyn Peavy, Immanuela Meijer, Emily Jones, Beau Linnell, BB Webb, Lisa Garcia, Isabel Huston, Emma Huston, and Finn Johnson. The New York Times called the play, “Exquisite…Beautiful and affecting, like flipping through a friend’s photo album in no particular order…” while the Wall Street Journal said, “Tracy Letts is a poet of the ordinary, a playwright who writes about commonplace lives in uncommon ways…Mary Page Marlowe is the most purely beautiful play that Mr. Letts has given us.” Seating at the Blue Slipper is limited, and tickets for Mary Page Marlowe will be available at www.blueslipper.org, beginning April 12th. This production is recommended for ages 15+. Please call (406) 222-7720 for more information. C

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Michael Kurtz - recordstoreday.com Michael Kurtz holding the RSD Taylor Swift album (which will be the biggest RSD release in their 16 year history - with 115,000 copies pressed)

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, Record Store Day is celebrated at independently-owned brick-and-mortar record stores around the world. 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 they play in their communities. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, DJs spinning records, and on and on. In 2008 a small list of titles was 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. For several years, 60% or more 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 artista—both 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, 20

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Iggy Pop, Jack White, Chuck D, Dave Grohl, Metallica, St. Vincent, Run The Jewels, Pearl Jam, Brandi Carlile, Fred Armisen and Taylor Swift have worn the annual ceremonial sash. Throughout its 15 years, cities across

the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles, Boise, Charleston, Raleigh 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 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. In 2010, Record Store Day coordinated its first RSD Black Friday event, which gives record stores exclusive releases as part of the attempt to redirect the focus of the biggest shopping day of the year to the desirable, special things to be found at these local, independently-owned small businesses. In 2016, Record Store Day created RSD Summer Camp, a conference devoted to the unique business that is the independent record store. The conference provides a place for record store owners and staff to meet and interact with labels, distribution, vendors and anyone whose work places them in the orbit of a record store. RSD Summer Camp

2023 will be held in New Orleans August 8 through the 11. Contact summercamp@ recordstoreday.com for more information. In 2017, Record Store Day was a founding partner in the Making Vinyl conference, which brings together the companies and individuals responsible for the ongoing vinyl resurgence. In 2020, due to the global pandemic which affected record stores worldwide, Record Store Day morphed into three RSD Drops dates-- August 29, September 26 and October 24-- and split the official List of releases between them. The focus wasn’t on parties, and shows but on celebrating the comfort, joy and fun that they bring their customers through what they sell. Even during a pandemic, record stores proved essential to their community. In 2021, Record Store Day partnered with Think Indie Distribution and Cured Vinyl for a series of releases called RSD Essentials, bringing classic, “essential” catalog releases of all genres and decades to record store bins year-round. A partnership in 2022 with Atlantic Records created the RSD New Artist Series, introducing younger artists and fans to the beauty of physical formats and the glory of the record store with a tour of in-store appearances, signings and performances across the country. Record Store Day 2023 is scheduled for April 22, 2023. K

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ANNOUNCES THAT THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION, THE NATION’S LARGEST SUICIDE PREVENTION ORGANIZATION, TO DONATE $1 PER EVERY TICKET SOLD DURING THE TOUR TO THE CAUSE

ulti-platinum, record-breaking rock band Shinedown will be bringing The Revolutions Live Tour to Bozeman on May 3 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, in support of their critically acclaimed, chart-topping album Planet Zero. The band just announced that they have partnered with the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention, the nation’s largest suicide prevention organization, to donate $1 per every ticket sold during the tour to the cause. Three Days Grace and From Ashes to New are opening. Shinedown just released their latest music video for new Hot AC single “A Symptom Of Being Human,” a standout track from Planet Zero. The song celebrates the beauty of our individual differences and embraces the ups and downs of life and the struggles and weirdness we all feel, while showcasing Shinedown’s gift for making us feel connected through our common humanity. While the song is a truly universal message about empathy, connection, and taking care of one another, the theme of mental health is an element found in the song and something the band has been talking about for the better part of 20 years, from personal experiences. And now with the mental health crisis (which was a crisis including among young people even before the pandemic which then exacerbated it) a song like this holds even more importance for the empathy it offers. PRESS HERE to watch the video. The Planet Zero album, which debuted in the Top 5 on the Billboard 200 and at #1 on six other Billboard charts, addresses the societal forces in our culture that perpetuate divisiveness while offering a restorative path forward through empathy, open conversation, perseverance and human connection. This is seen on songs like pop-rock anthem and #1 rock hit “Daylight” which PEOPLE called “the most powerful of pop-rock songs created to remind us that we are truly all in this together,” and current Top 10 rock single “Dead Don’t Die,”a rousing anthem about the resilience of the human spirit which has become Shinedown’s 30th Top 10 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart, the most out of any artist in history. 22

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The band’s video for “Daylight,” set to the Amazon Original version of the song, is a love letter to their fans and shows the impact that the song’s message – that you are never alone - had during Shinedown’s sold-out Planet Zero World Tour last year. Use your phone’s camera and SCAN HERE to watch. Shinedown are known for their epic live shows, and the important and timely messages behind their chart-topping songs that resonate with not only the rock community and their global audience but the greater public and our culture at large. With more than 6.5 billion streams, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification for all their albums, and more than 10 million albums sold, the band is one of the most successful modern rock bands of the past 2 decades and hold the record for the most #1s ever (18) in the 40-year history of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs Chart and are currently on a streak of 8 consecutive #1s in a row. M

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MONTANA MUSIC NO-COAST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

Ryan Torres

ailing from Bozeman, Montana, beloved Pink Floyd tribute band Pinky and the Floyd is set to make their KettleHouse Amphitheater debut on Saturday, June 24, 2023. The band will be playing Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety, along with plenty of other classic hits and hidden gems from the iconic band. Pinky and the Floyd will be performing a whopping three sets of music, promising to create an unforgettable night of timeless tunes on the Blackfoot. The band has built up a loyal following over the years, thanks to their incredible live performances that do justice to the legendary rockers. Their recent sell-out show at The ELM on March 1st was another testament to their popularity, as they celebrated the proper 50th anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon. They’re known for their attention to detail when it comes to replicating the sound and feel of Pink Floyd’s music, and they are sure to deliver an experience that is as close to the real thing as you can get. Fans can expect to hear all the classics, as well as some deeper cuts that will delight even the most die-hard Pink Floyd fans. Hearing Dark Side of the Moon live along the Blackfoot River with the summer night sky glimmering is bound to be an amazing treat! Also, fun fact: Pinky and the Floyd will be the first local band to headline the KettleHouse Amphitheater… pretty cool! Tickets to the show will be available at the Top Hat box office, The ELM box office, online or by phone at 1 (800) 514-3849. General Admission standing pit tickets, reserved stadium seating tickets, and general admission lawn tickets are available. Shuttle and parking tickets for this event are also available for advance purchase. All ages are welcome. T

2 DAY CONCERT WITH CAMPING Nichol Barney

o-Coast Entertainment presents ‘Rappin The Rivers Festival”, taking place August 18th & 19th 2023 at The Bridge near Three Forks Montana, where they have held the legendary Rocking The Rivers Festival every summer for the last 23 years. This event is a two day festival of live Rap / Hip Hop and EDM performances, as well as camping options and many of your favorite merchandising and food vendors. List of acts includes: Asher Roth w/ a live band, Mac Lethal, Dirtysnatcha, Chevy Woods, Stevie Stone, The Luniz, OG Nixin, Total Devastation, Odd Squad Family, Carnage The Executioner, Stagga Lee, Statik G, Filth and Foul, and many more to be announced. No-Coast Entertainment is proud to bring Rappin The Rivers Festival to Three Forks Montana for the first ever Montana Rap and EDM festival . Rappin The Rivers will provide an entertaining and safe summer atmosphere for concert goers, combining live music and the great outdoors with camping and RV spots available. Providing 2 stages and live music Aug 18th from 5pm-3am and Aug 19th from 12pm-3am As well as the music, Rappin The Rivers will host numerous other awarded events within the event including: MC Battle, Dance Contest, Comedy Contest, Best Moustache, Best Belt Buckle, Beauty

Pageant including awards for King & Queen of “Rappin The Rivers Festival 2023” All tickets for the festival are available on eventbrite. “Early Bird” two day concert passes are currently on sale for just $80 each, and two day “Early Bird” camping passes are on sale for just $70. Ticket prices will go up May 1st when No-Coast Entertainment announces the fully completed line up. Rappin The Rivers Festival will be the ultimate experience of the summer if you are truly a lover of live music and the outdoors. Please come and be a part of history at the inaugural ceremony that will be- Rappin The Rivers Festival 2023. Nickel Barney of No-Coast Entertainment has been booking and promoting live concerts and events across the northwest since 1998, and has worked with many of the best in the business. Now No-Coast Entertainment has teamed up with the folks at legendary Rockin The Rivers to help bring you something new this summer. We have only announced a portion of our full line up so stay tuneed. B Nickel Barney of No-Coast Entertainment has been booking and promoting live concerts and events across the northwest since 1998, and has worked with many of the best in the business. www.bozemanmagazine.com

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The Grizzly Bear Poster Child for Earth Day 2023 Clint Nagel

s we grow older and become more mature, we hopefully come to the realization at some point that life is not always about ‘me.’ We are not the center of the universe. Our arrogance, our stubbornness and our pushy, greedy, selfcentered approach can only take the joy of living so far. There are lives and causes outside of ourselves that demand attention. As we spend time rotating on this Earth, responsibilities befall all of us to think about, care about, and act upon issues that make this life worth living. This was the mindset during the formulation of Earth Day 1970, driven by the awareness that our societal behavior and actions were taking a toll on our natural systems, and that a change was needed. Fifty-three years ago, Earth Day became a thing. Who would have thought that, this many years later, we would recognize that the need is greater than ever. In the year 2023, there is no better place to honor this anniversary than right here in Bozeman, the Gallatin Valley, and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). The GYE is the largest temperate zone landscape in the lower 48 states, and it is in trouble. This year, Gallatin Valley Earth Day decided to center the attention on wildlife, and the Gallatin Wildlife Association (GWA), one of the many sponsors of the event, is glad they did. Our wildlife (I don’t mean that in a possessive sense) is intrinsic. Wildlife belongs to planet Earth, to itself, and like all of us, wildlife has a reason for being. We’ve treated our intrinsic wildlife poorly over the decades. We’ve taken them for granted and made decisions on the landscape for our future, but not necessarily for theirs. Our needs, wants and desires came first. Yet, the grizzly bear is a prime example of an iconic species that has fought back from the edge of extinction, primarily due to its protected status under the Endangered Species Act. With that success, we still believe they are not a recovered species, not yet. Current and future threats are aligned against them more than ever. Unless we do something different, unless we change our behavior, the grizzly bear will decline, and could essentially be extirpated from the region as we know it. So we ask, what does the future hold for the grizzly bear? This is the story that needs to be told because it is timely. It is timely because the state of Montana is currently formulating a new statewide grizzly bear management plan. It is timely because currently petitions from three western states (Montana being one of them) are urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to review and remove protective status from the Great Bear. If there ever was a more iconic species to showcase the need for Earth Day 2023, the grizzly bear would be it, for it highlights the continued need for protection. So, what does the future hold for the grizzly bear? This was the topic at the February 1st presentation at the Emerson Center by au-

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thor Todd Wilkinson and Dr. Chris Servheen. The highlight of the night was knowing and learning that as long as the population in the state of Montana, and more specifically, Gallatin County, continues to expand, it does not bode well for the bear. That increased population dynamic comes with a fairly heavy price tag. Increased tourism and growth will materialize into increased human/bear conflicts. The increased popularity of the region will transpire into an increase in habitat fragmentation, recreation, and exploitation, all of which diminishes the bear’s ability to roam freely upon the landscape, achieve connectivity, look for additional food sources, and search for cooler climes during a time of climate change.

IN A RECENT GUEST OPINION TO THE BOZEMAN CHRONICLE, GWA LAID OUT A FEW FACTS: 1. “…more than 70% of grizzly bear deaths result at the hands of man. Some references report that number as high as 77-90% of deaths, with only 12% of deaths occurring naturally.” 2. “Many grizzly bear deaths are resulting from actions taken in the name of conflict resolution, vehicle-wildlife collisions, habitat fragmentation, and the more recent deaths from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Climate change will complicate and exacerbate this issue before us.”

This mortality rate does not include deaths resulting from recent regulative changes in hunting and trapping as a result of political influence in the state legislature. Yes, those changes have and will increase the likelihood of indiscriminate deaths. And if the wishes and desires to eliminate federal protections by the state of Montana and other western states come to fruition, the grizzly bear will ultimately face the threat of trophy hunting. This is the bear’s future. It doesn’t have to be this way, but this is the trend the bear is facing unless we change our behavior. The current protective status of the grizzly bear is helping to maintain the bear’s population, such as it is. It is easy to sit back and look at the bear’s population and distribution and say the bear is recovered, but population numbers don’t tell the whole story. The current protective status of the grizzly bear is the strongest vector the bear has on its behalf. Because of federal protections, the law provides some safe harbor. But, look at the forces aligned against them. All of the anthropogenic and climatic vectors are not contain-

able or mitigable. Why? Because we don’t have control over natural systems. We don’t even have complete control over ourselves. We use the formidable argument that we know best. Our arrogance, once again, is thinking we understand all natural systems, failing to realize we don’t. Those in the environmental community argue the bear’s protective status is contingent upon genetic connectivity. It is feared that grizzly bears, especially those in the GYE, will become genetically isolated, not reaching connectivity with other grizzly bear populations. Of the six recovery zones in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rocky Mountains, only two have substantial populations, and those populations are not genetically connected. There is a concern that until that goal is reached, the grizzly will genetically decline over time, thus weakening the health and genetic vitality of the bear. Using an analogy to the “State of the Union” address, the state of the grizzly bear in the lower 48 contiguous states is “being maintained” for now, but ominous clouds are on the horizon. But we must be clear; maintaining is not the same as sustaining. Grizzly bear connectivity must be reached at some point in time. Grizzly bear habitat must be protected, not chipped away, and we must stop using the rationalization during destructive forest projects that individual bears may be harmed, but the population will endure. This double talk occurs all too frequently during the expression of biological opinions and in environmental assessments. It’s an example

of how we allow a death by a thousand cuts. At some point, individual grizzly bears become the population. How many cuts become too many? Removing federal protections for the grizzly bear is like removing a life preserver from a drowning victim. To claim that each state can manage its own wildlife is a great soundbite, but where is the evidence? In Montana, the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission have not shown the maturity and responsibility to manage wolves well. As long as the interest and the desire to kill predators is stronger than the desire to protect them, our large carnivores are in need of help, and the biodiversity of this planet is at risk. What is the future of the grizzly bear? That future depends upon us. We need to change our behavior. We need to realize we are not alone on this rotating Earth. Other life forms and other lives depend upon us. When will we reach the maturity to recognize that? When our arrogance and self-centered approach comes to an end. Only then will the grizzly bear be a recovered species. Until then, the grizzly bear will be the poster child for Earth Day 2023. N Clint Nagel is President of the Gallatin Wildlife Association located in Bozeman. Its mission is to be a voice for all wildlife, and to do so on the basis of the best available science, the law and the ethical treatment of wildlife.

photo credit: Montana Public Radio

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Promote Global

Worming Kelly Nicholson

was in middle school when my family first set out for the Len Foote Hike Inn in North Georgia. Located just off the Appalachian Trail, this backcountry lodge holds a special place in my memory. The unassuming grey buildings on stilts, connected by walkways and surrounded by the lush vegetation of the Appalachian foothills, are just a five-mile hike from the trailhead, but the experiences I had there have followed me all over the country. Upon arriving at the Hike Inn, a young woman with brown hair and a big smile greeted us. She proceeded to tell us some things we needed to know about our stay: details of our accommodations, when dinner would be served, and that there were plenty of games in the Sunrise Room overlooking the mountains. We were all excited to explore the grounds, but I had a question. Why was she wearing a t-shirt that said, “We’ve Got Worms”? In answer to my question, she laughed and spun around so I could see the back of the shirt. In the same red letters as the declaration on the front, the words across her shoulders exclaimed, “Promote Global Worming!” above the name of the Hike Inn. I thought the shirt was great, but I still had no idea what it meant. The young woman explained that the Hike Inn practiced vermiculture. “It’s composting with worms,” she said, and offered to give us a tour of the vermicomposting bins after dinner. Meals are family-style at the Hike Inn, and no one goes hungry. Leftovers are stored in a refrigerator for guests to eat later, or for A.T. thru-hikers needing a snack or meal. Spoiled food does not leave the Inn in a garbage bag. Instead, it goes 28

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into bins filled with red wiggler worms. The worms turn the organic food waste into valuable organic fertilizer to be used in the Inn’s garden. That explained the “We’ve Got Worms” t-shirt!

My family and I also learned that red wriggler worms can eat half their body weight a day in organic material. Some of the

things they can eat are surprising, like feathers, dryer lint, and natural fibers. Our tour guide told us the staff had once experimented with an old pair of cotton pants—they ate every bit! Earthworms are amazing creatures. These terrestrial invertebrates play the critical role of ecosystem decomposers, which means that they break down and recycle organic matter from dead animals and plants (as well as food waste from kitchens) and return it to the soil. Earthworms don’t have teeth, so they depend on an important body part called a gizzard to grind food down into smaller parts. After the organic matter has passed through the worm’s gizzard, it travels through the intestine, where nutrients are absorbed, just like in humans. Undigested material is then excreted as worm castings. Any good gardener can tell you how important worm castings are to a garden. Castings are full of nutrients, kind of like multivitamins for your plants. The typical earthworms you’ll find in your home garden are commonly known as night crawlers (Lumbricus terrestris). However, these are not the type of worms you’ll find at the Hike Inn. Vermicomposting depends on the hard work of the red wiggler worm (Eisenia fetida). These resilient worms are rarely found in soil; they evolved to thrive in rotting organic material, making them perfect for adding to your compost pile or worm bin. They work at a rapid pace, but it can still take a couple of months for the worms to produce usable compost. If you’re just as intrigued as I was when I first learned about vermicomposting and are interested in learning more about the

process, there are many resources out there to help you get started. First, pick up a copy of Mary Appelhof’s book, Worms Eat My Garbage, widely regarded as standard reading in the vermicomposting world. Appelhof wanted to change the way people think about garbage, and she uses the book to share her knowledge with the world. From here, you can buy a worm bin (or make your own) and some worms to compost at home. It can be a time-consuming process and will take some trial and error, but is an incredible way to learn about environmental responsibility and natural science at the same time.

If you’re like me, a renter who is always on the go, you can contact one of the vermicomposting companies in town. They will provide you with a five-gallon bucket and schedule a weekly pickup date. All you have to do is put your acceptable food waste in the bucket and set it out on your curb. You won’t get to personally witness the worms’ magic if you hand off your food waste, but it’s still an important step in keeping organic material out of landfills. Did you know that each year, over 55 million tons of food waste are sent to landfills in North America alone? For comparison, one male bison weighs around a ton (2,000 pounds), so that would be the entire estimated population of bison before the mid-1800s! As I think back on my introduction to vermicomposting, I find myself daydreaming about beautiful gardens, fragrant soil, and summer sunshine. I think about hunting for night crawlers in my great-grandparents’ front yard in South Georgia, rescuing worms stranded on my driveway after the first spring rain, and admiring those red wigglers in the bins at the Len Foote Hike Inn. Before my family began the hike back to the trailhead, I asked the young woman at the Hike Inn if there were any more “We’ve Got Worms” t-shirts. She sadly said no, and, to my surprise, gave me hers. It’s been almost 25 years, and while I don’t remember her name, I will always remember her generosity and kindness towards the curious

teenager I once was. I still have the t-shirt and I often dream of going back to the Inn to teach educational programs to other visitors. Who knows, maybe they would even let me lead a worm bin tour. K Kelly Nicholson is an adventurer, singer, outdoor educator, and book hoarder. Follow her on Instagram at @knichoutdoors.

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THE STORIES BUILDINGS TELL

THE TILTON Crystal B. Alegria, photos courtesy of Gallatin History Museum

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Bozeman. In March of 1887, forty-three thousand pounds of iron were ordered for the construction of the building, and in August that year, W. S. Brandenburg secured the contract for the woodwork in the building. In August of 1888, the building was almost complete, with all but the inside shelving in place. The building finally opened in 1889, the final cost of construction being $30,000. The magnificent store was furnished inside with rich hardwoods. Columns at the main entrance were made of Massachusetts polished granite. It was topped with a distinctive, Moorishstyle dome. The new building housed Tilton’s general merchandise, grocery and hardware store. The Tilton building was the first of three significant buildings to be built on this corner. A year later, in September 1890, the City Hall and Opera House opened on the southwest corner of Main and Rouse. And a year after that, during the cold March of 1891, the Bozeman Hotel opened its doors for business on the northwest corner. These three buildings made up the economic hub of Bozeman for many years, and must have been quite an impressive sight to

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building holds many stories. Whether it’s a residence or a commercial building, people live their lives inside these places, giving life to the structure. That is certainly the case for the Tilton Building, a monumental commercial building that once graced the northeast corner of East Main and Rouse Avenue. This building stood for a short seventyfour years, and in that time it saw many people pass through its doors. John Tilton came to Bozeman, Montana Territory, in 1881 with his wife, Mary. They purchased a lot on East Main Street, and Tilton built a two-story, false-front wood-frame building, where he opened a mercantile business. Historic photographs show this building with a large sign on the awning and false front of the building that says, ‘J. W. Tilton.’ John and Mary lived in a residence at the rear of this building. He operated out of this location for about four years, but he had grander ideas in mind. In 1886, Tilton laid the foundation for his new Tilton Building, on the corner of Rouse Avenue and Main Street, in what was becoming the bustling commercial center of

people entering Bozeman from the east. John Tilton was born in Ashland County, Ohio in 1843. At 21 years old, he decided to come west. Tilton came to Montana Territory via the Missouri River, arriving in Fort Benton on the steamship Welcome in 1864. With fifteen cents to his name, he immediately went to Alder Gulch and began mining, which he did for two years with minimal returns. He then turned to agriculture for a time before settling in Helena, where he met Mary Thompson. The two were married on January 29, 1878 in Helena. Mary was born in Norway on January 16, 1846 and had immigrated to America in 1864 when she was 18 years old. The couple lived in Helena until they moved to Bozeman in 1881. After the completion of the Tilton building, John had a one-story brick residence built next door, almost adjoining his commercial building, where he and Mary lived. The design of their residence was a cross between Masonry Queen Anne and Romanesque. It was often referred to as a very elegant residence, with a very elaborate façade. The Tiltons did well with their mercantile and grocery business, and John was one of Bozeman’s leading merchants. This is evidenced by their ability to retain a “servant,” Ellen Peterson, who served as their housekeeper. Peterson had immigrated from Sweden in 1880. John Tilton died suddenly of heart failure in 1904, at the age of 63. His will stated

that his widow Mary would receive the rents and profits from the property belonging to the estate. Upon her death, he requested that the property go to the City of Bozeman, and that, “The Bozeman City Council shall appoint a committee of three persons to rent to the best advantage for a period of one year, or term of years, said property; the rental and income arising from said property shall be expended each year or alternate years, as the people may desire, in helping defray the expenses of celebrating the Fourth of July in a public manner for the purpose of keeping before the public mind the National day, and for the pleasure of the people of Bozeman and Gallatin County. Above contract not to exceed a term of ninety-nine years.” This did not play out as John Tilton intended. The executor of Tilton’s estate, John Peets, sold the property to Robert F. Bohart on December 19, 1908. Mary died in January of 1915. The cou-

ple are buried together under a monumental stone in Bozeman’s Sunset Hills Cemetery. After the Tiltons’ ownership, the building was used for various purposes, including a dance hall on the second floor and an auto repair and garage on the main floor. In the 1920s, the building hosted the Rose Garden Dance Hall and the Rose Garden Orchestra, an eight-piece band that played waltzes and special arrangements of dance music. There were many who witnessed prize fights there as well. In later years, the second floor was used as a rollerskating rink. As Bozeman grew west, the east end of town, once the economic center, became less prominent, and the buildings, including the Tilton, began to show their age. The dome that graced the Tilton building was removed, as were many of the domes and decorative embellishments on downtown buildings, due to a fear of collapse during earthquakes. As the 1960s

AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE TILTON BUILDING, JOHN HAD A ONE-STORY BRICK RESIDENCE BUILT NEXT DOOR, ALMOST ADJOINING HIS COMMERCIAL BUILDING, WHERE HE AND MARY LIVED.

dawned, the east end of Bozeman became the focus of a revitalization of sorts, and many of Bozeman’s original buildings that were in disrepair and disuse were torn down, including the Tilton building in September of 1963, and the City Hall and Opera House in 1966. The corner of Main and Rouse, once such an impressive entrance to Bozeman, lost two of its cornerstone buildings. The Bozeman Hotel remained as the last remnant of a time in Bozeman’s history that reflected growth, prosperity, and hope for the future of Bozeman as a leading economic force in the state of Montana. John and Mary Tilton helped us realize the Bozeman of today with their vision, incentive, and desire to build a monumental building that influenced the early landscape of Bozeman’s downtown. The Tilton, and stories of dancing, skating, music, work, business and more, still endure within people’s memories today, even though the building is gone. The next time you drive through the intersection of Main and Rouse, take a minute to imagine that you are surrounded by the Tilton Building, the City Hall and Opera House, and the Bozeman Hotel, and think of the stories those buildings generated, and the stories the buildings you live in today generate. A Crystal Alegria is the Executive Director of The Extreme History Project.

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Nature Trails For the Self-Instruction of Interested Persons

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Bird-watching, 1976. Photograph by Max Hunke Opposite page: View of the Hodgman Ranch near what is today Kirk Hill, circa 1900

Rachel Phillips, photos courtesy of Gallatin History Museum

ost Bozeman residents are familiar with the expression “Bozeman’s backyard,” which is used to describe the numerous national forest lands, trails, rivers, state parks, and other outdoor recreation opportunities within a short drive of downtown. Despite recent area growth, even those living near the city center are only a half hour away from several top-notch mountain hiking trails. One favorite is Kirk Hill, located at the curve of South 19th Avenue, five miles south of town. My childhood home, located several miles south of Bozeman, was about a two-minute drive from the Kirk Hill trailhead. I have fond memories of countless trips to Kirk Hill with my family during my youth. It was almost literally in our backyard. Kirk Hill was a magical place to explore as a child, with its softly babbling stream, secluded ravine, and boardwalks snaking their way through the thick, marshy aspen grove at the base of the hill. As a child, my mother also enjoyed Kirk Hill, where she spent hours riding her horse and exploring the forest near the Kirk property. Kirk Hill’s namesake, the Kirk family, contributed enormously to Bozeman and Gallatin County history. Pennsylvanians Henry and Margaret Sample Kirk settled on a farm in Salesville (now Gallatin Gateway), Montana in the 1870s. While several of the couple’s five children remained in Pennsylvania to run the family hardware business, two of their sons, Harris and Thomas, eventually settled permanently in the Gallatin Valley along with their parents. In 1886, Harris Kirk married Elizabeth Baker, the daughter of a neighboring farmer, and the pair soon settled down to farm and ranch on their own spread west of Salesville. In 1899, Harris Kirk completed work on a two-story stone house for his family — one of only a handful of stone buildings constructed in Gallatin County. The Harris Kirk property eventually became part of the Flying D Ranch.

Harris and Elizabeth later moved to a farm on Bozeman’s west side. This property was originally purchased by Harris’s father, Henry Kirk, in 1872. The Kirk family house, a barn, and some outbuildings still exist today on West Babcock Street and house restaurants and businesses, including Los Jarochos Mexican Food and the Feed Café. Harris and Elizabeth had five children: Grace, Cassius, Marguerite, Howard, and Eleanor. Marguerite Kirk was born November 24, 1894 and, like her brothers and sisters, grew up on the ranch near Salesville, and on the family farm near Bozeman. Marguerite would later play an essential role in an iconic local business, as well as in the formation of the Kirk Hill natural area. After college at Montana State, a brief stint as a teacher, and the completion of library science degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University, Marguerite spent a long career as a librarian in New Jersey. She retired permanently to the Kirk family farm on West Babcock in 1960, where in her later years, she devoted herself to several philanthropic and community projects. For example, when the old 1885 wood-frame Catholic church building at North 7th Avenue and West Mendenhall Street needed to be relocated, she moved the structure to the Kirk farm on Babcock. The little white church building became the Country Bookshelf, and Marguerite and her sister Eleanor managed the bookstore in its early years, before it moved down the street to 28 W. Main. For a time, the loft of the Kirk’s red barn was known as the Loft Theatre, a place where MSU theater students could perform. Marguerite Kirk expanded the Kirk family property in 1956, when she purchased 320 acres south of Bozeman. Marguerite’s new purchase was nestled in the northern foothills of the Gallatin Range, continued on next page www.bozemanmagazine.com

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Kirk Hill p.32 between Leverich and Hodgeman Canyons. A dive into homestead records reveals that two of the original landowners in this area were Marium Patterson Harris and Joseph A. McElroy. Marium Gertrude Patterson Harris was born in 1875 in Gallatin County, the daughter of ranchers James and Eleanor Wadsworth Patterson. Marium grew up on the Patterson family farm south of Bozeman, which was located along what is today South 19th Avenue, near Goldenstein Lane and Patterson Road. In February 1904, Marium married Fountain Harris, who originally hailed from Missouri. Harris settled in Montana as a young man and worked in the cattle and sheep ranching industry the rest of his life. Marium Harris purchased forty acres of land from the government in 1908. Her property was located five miles south of Bozeman, just southeast of today’s ninety-degree curve in South 19th Avenue. Other Kirk Hill, 1976. Photograph by Marian Stephens early landowners in the vicinity included Charles Leverich and E.A. Hodgman. Marium Harris’s forty acres adjoined a 160-acre tract directly to the west, which was homesteaded Cliff Davis’s love for birds not only made him a favored professor, by Joseph A. McElroy in 1883. The McElroy homestead included what but also a beloved member of the Bozeman community. Beginning in is today most of the trail system at Kirk Hill. By 1903, Joseph McElthe late 1960s, Davis led the Audubon Society’s local branch — the roy and his wife Clara had moved to Kalispell, where they lived until Sacajawea Chapter. After his retirement from MSU, Dr. Davis contintheir deaths in 1920. Later owners of this tract of land included J.N. ued to teach, leading bird enthusiasts on free guided walks around Ramsey, J.R. Wyatt, and Richard and Elberta Spencer. Marguerite Kirk town. Cliff Davis was also a talented woodcarver; over the course of purchased the property in the mid-1950s. his lifetime, he hand-carved and painted more than 3,000 life-sized Known through the years as the Kirk Hill Recreation Area, or birds. A small collection of Cliff’s carved wooden birds, titled “The 50 the Kirk Hill Natural Area, the looping trail system we enjoy today Most Common Song Birds of the Bozeman Area,” are now a part of originated in the late 1960s, when several community-minded individuthe Gallatin History Museum collection. It was his deep knowledge als worked together to preserve and share this unique spot. In 1969, of and love for birds that drew Davis to his involvement in preserving Marguerite Kirk deeded forty Kirk Hill. The forested hillside acres of her property near provided excellent habitat for South 19th Avenue to Mona variety of bird species, and tana State University’s EndowMarguerite Kirk’s land donation ment and Research Foundato MSU meant that students tion. According to an article in and community members could the Bozeman Daily Chronicle learn about and enjoy local on January 30, 1969, Marplants, animals, and birds. guerite worked closely with Kirk Hill was adjacent to several MSU professors on National Forest land, largely a plan for the land’s future unaltered by humans, and was, protection and use. according to Dr. Davis in a 1969 Marguerite Kirk’s coChronicle article, “the type of preservationists at Montana area we may not have access State University included Dr. to in the future.” The deeded W.E. Booth, Dr. Homer Metforty acres included stipulations calf, and Dr. Cliff Davis. Dr. related to preservation, while William Booth was a botanist at the same time providing for and taught at Montana State public access and education. University for thirty years, The Chronicle reported the Harris and Elizabeth Baker Kirk, 1886 from the early 1940s through intended use as follows: “An the early 1970s. Teacher and area to develop nature trails for horticulturist, Dr. Homer Metthe self-instruction of interested calf was a plant expert known persons;” “A convenient place for field classes from MSU and other for his knowledge of chrysanthemums and iris. Metcalf worked closely schools or groups;” “An area restricted to native Montana plants, eiwith the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs during his career, bether currently growing or introduced;” “A location for an arboretum of fore his retirement in 1979. Ornithologist Cliff Davis was perhaps the trees and shrubs native to Montana but not currently growing here,” best well-known of the three, and instrumental in establishing the Kirk and “A place for studying water, snow and air relationships and as a Hill nature area. place to study plant and animal ecology.” Dr. Davis was a popular figure, not just at Montana State, but Fifty years later, Kirk Hill natural area continues to inspire and eduaround Bozeman. He grew up near Judith Gap, Montana, studied cate us all, thanks to the generosity, knowledge, and foresight of people Zoology at Montana State College, and earned a master’s degree at like Marguerite Kirk and Dr. Cliff Davis. History and nature continue to the University of Michigan, and a PhD from Oregon State. Davis spent mingle today in this treasure locals affectionately call “Kirk Hill.” his entire teaching career in Bozeman, where he began in the science department at Gallatin County High School. He taught at Montana Rachel Phillips is the Research Director at the Gallatin History Museum State College/Montana State University from 1946 until his retirement in Bozeman. Visit the Gallatin History Museum at 317 W Main Street in in 1974. Bozeman, gallatinhistorymuseum.org, or on Facebook and Instagram. 34

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Battle for Sustainable Slopes Ashley Phelan

s the ongoing climate crisis rages and becomes a more prevalent concern in our society, it is important to consider different approaches and methods to foster sustainability. In efforts to try and repair the damage being done to the ecosystem, it’s helpful to remember that this is a communal effort. With the Rocky Mountains as our backyard, winter activities are plentiful, and widely enjoyed throughout Montana, there are over fourteen ski areas in the state. Within the Gallatin Valley, we are fortunate to have access to Bridger Bowl, a sizable resort attracting people, near and far, like moths to a flame. The skiing and snowboarding culture in this area of the country is huge; we love our powdered mountains, and we want to take care of them. Bridger has made a commitment to the preservation of the area, organizing research programs and projects to maintain the vitality of our mountains. As it takes a team effort to find solutions for climate change, it is important for us as a community to understand and engage with local, ongoing sustainability programs. A Bozeman local, Bonnie Hickey has worked for Bridger Bowl Ski Resort for over 30 years, and is currently its Sustainability Director. This position includes the responsibility of limiting the impact that winter sports activities have on the mountain. There are several factors to consider when working on maintaining the natural land, as well as fulfilling the enjoyment of guests at the ski resort. “Many initiatives are ongoing projects, as opposed to one-time equipment upgrades or installations,” explains Bonnie. “Programs get underway, then we seek ways to make them more effective. Ongoing environmental projects include the weed control program, forest health and habitat maintenance, and wildfire mitigation strategies.” Environmental concerns vary from snowmaking, energy usage, waste production, and general grooming. Bridger Bowl has received accolades and awards for its work

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in environmentally focused initiatives. As a partner of the National Ski Area Association (NSAA), Bridger contributes to its research, and to gathering statistical data within the ski industry. The NSAA works toward the goal of supporting partners that operate and sustain outdoor winter recreation. The research and data collected by the association is applied to help ski areas thrive, while making the least negative impact on the surrounding environment. The National Ski Area Association created a voluntary program called the Climate Challenge, which most partners commit to. The goal of this Climate Challenge is to decrease emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG). Not only does this project help to minimize damage to the natural environment surrounding the mountain resort, it also helps partners save money and energy. An amazing program that was developed at Bridger is the Green Team. While Bonnie is still working on expanding the program to generate further outreach, the group is mostly comprised of department heads, and employees with specialized skills. This is a team that works with and was created by Bridger Bowl Ski Resort, though these are

two separate entities. The resort and Green Team address different environmental concerns. Actions taken at Bridger concerning sustainability are divided into focus areas of energy, waste, education, and outreach. Ski resorts require the use of a large amount of energy for their facilities. Taking into consideration heat, chair lifts, lodges, dining, lighting, and more, it all adds up. Northwestern Energy provided a grant to Bridger, which is being invested towards their clean energy solar project. The use of solar energy will help the resort reduce its carbon footprint and reliance on acquiring energy from fossil fuels. Where people flock, their trash has a tendency to tag along for the ride. Bridger Bowl attracts many, many outdoor enthusiasts, averaging around 2,200 visitors a day throughout the season. It is the responsibility of the people working at the mountain to find efficient ways to manage waste. This kind of work entails careful planning and organization. Bridger Bowl has reduced a massive amount of landfill waste by instituting a recycling program and, in 2020, composting. Educating the community and raising awareness is one of the most important steps in taking care of our planet. Bridger Bowl Ski Resort supports this cycle through its focus on community outreach. From donations and food drives to the annual RaptorFest, there are constant efforts to strengthen their connection with the Bozeman community and share a sense of appreciation for the land we live on. How can Bozeman locals get involved in lending a helping hand to this hotspot? As Bonnie has explained, there are a number of ways to help, including utilizing reusable bottles and water stations, cleaning up after oneself, and carpooling or using alternative transportation. Bridger Bowl provides a variety of resources when it comes to contributing to communal sustainability practices. Through partnering with the Streamline Bus system, riders wanting to hit the bowl for a day can rely on a fare-free ride. It is highly encouraged to carpool or take other means of transportation to the mountain. Bridger established a Park and Ride lot, by the Fairgrounds, creating an easy location to meet up and find rides heading towards the canyon. “You can also follow and support the many regional organizations that work

to ensure we continue to enjoy clean air and water, and organizations such as Montana Renewable Energy Association and Montana Environmental Information Center,” says Bonnie. “This provides education and advocacy for business schools, and community.” Also, did you know that you can sign up for their commuter challenge, making you eligible to win a seasons pass for 2023/24? You can find more information on Bridger’s website. During the month of April, Bridger Bowl Resort hosts the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event. Join this festive celebration, filled with live music, events, and libations; along with the fun, you’ll learn more about our planet and how we can be in service to Mother Nature. “Everyone loves to be at a ski area, because you are around lots of smiling faces; I love seeing families enjoy a day on the hill and knowing that I’m helping to contribute to the ski area’s longevity,” says Bonnie. “The other thing I love is that I am networking with people who are as passionate about our environment and the outdoors as I am, and many of those individuals are immensely knowledgeable in the specialties, so I am always learning.” Bridger Bowl is well known for treating every visitor like family. Family takes care of each other. By understanding more about ongoing programs addressing environmental concerns and putting in extra effort, we can reach new realizations. It feels good to be a part of something bigger. Bridger Bowl is a ski resort for the community, and works to seek improvement for our future to ski another winter. So make sure that, as a valued guest, you are actively working to share the load of responsibility when it comes to taking care of the resort. Who cares if it takes an extra minute or two? This is OUR mountain. If we want to achieve something, let’s take after Miss Bonnie Hickey, and put our best foot forward when facing a challenge! M Ashley Phelan is an English Writing major at Montana State University. She lives in Bozeman to pursue her education and career, but more importantly, for her love of exploring the outdoors.

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THRIFTIEST HOT SPOTS IN THE BOZEMAN AREA Ashley Phelan

have yet to meet someone who can pass on a good deal. Thrifting culture has always been a beloved and highly valued activity for lovers of shopping. Luckily for us, it is growing in popularity as society begins to confront the issues of fast fashion and, more importantly, appreciate the sustainability of secondhand clothing. It encourages shoppers to get creative and to find themselves in materials that have lived many past lives. When you thrift to splurge on yourself, you’re splurging on the planet at the same time. Fast fashion makes up for 1.2 billion tons of pollution in our environment. By donating and shopping at these local stores, you’re preventing yet another material object from being discarded in a landfill. Do the Earth a favor by doing yourself one! Here are the top ten glorious thrift shops I have scouted out and deemed as second hand-royalty in the Bozeman area.

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RE-COUTURE Re-Couture was voted #2 Used/Thrift Store in the 2023 Bozeman’s Choice Poll for good reason—they have great stuff! Their commitment to recycling fashionable, high-quality clothing (including great shoes and boots) in order to preserve the world is admirable, and certainly helps out the budget-conscious and environmentally concerned shopper. ReCouture is not just for shopping, but also for consigning high-quality designer and trendy clothing labels, select vintage denim, and even furniture and household items.

SACKS THRIFT STORE Sacks lives tucked away on the corner of Grand Ave. and Mendenhall. As a nonprofit thrift store, this shop does more for the community than meets the eye. All the earnings made by the store are distributed and shared among local Help Center Incorporated programs. Sacks actively supports organiza-

tions that work to provide support and tackle major issues within the community. Some of these problems include suicide, sexual assault and harassment, child abuse and neglect, mental health, and so much more. The dollars you spend on a sweet necklace for your friend, or the cute top you’ve been eyeing for weeks, all go to outreach among the community. Not only have you treated yourself to shopping at this store, but you have also given a little bit of love back to the community. Give in to the excruciatingly tempting steals you can uncover here, Sacks Thrift Store works as a guardian angel and you get to kill two birds with one stone!

GOODWILL Good old Goodwill! We all know this classic American nonprofit organization. These stores are everywhere; it’s like the McDonald’s of thrifting. The slightly longer drive out of town is worth the deals you can find at this huge warehouse, located off Jackrabbit Lane in Belgrade. Here, you will get sucked into the maze of perfectly worn sweaters, a sea of

denim jeans squished on the rack, and cozy T-shirts you could live in for days. Goodwill is passionate about its drive for creating opportunities within each community they are a part of by providing access to jobs, guidance, and resources for all. Areas of focus include supporting disabled, low-income as well as elderly individuals, helping them to achieve more independence and control of their daily lives. Goodwill offers these services across the country, by state. By shopping here, we are contributing to the ongoing cycle of community support.

RETHINK THRIFT One of my personal favorites, and the first thrift store I found when I initially moved here, this original small shop off Main Street, Rethink Thrift has recently experienced a major upgrade! This business has now relocated to a larger building right off Rouse. The more space, the more hidden gems! You can find a fun collection of trinkets, houseware, clothing, toys, and accessories. They are popular for their punch cards which, over time, give you deals and discounts, as well as half-price Fridays. There is something for everyone at Rethink. If you love crafting, you can find a well-organized collection of yarn, fabrics, art material, and more. Naturally, this place can fall under the category of stores that have you convincing yourself that you needed something you never thought you did before. Inspiration is fun! Who knows, maybe you can pick up knitting again to make your nana smile?

SECOND WIND SPORTS Second Wind is a big one, possibly a pot of gold, for athletes and adventurous types. If you like going outdoors, whether it be to ski, climb, hike, camp, or anything of the sort, let me let you in on a secret — you don’t have to pay full price for those high-end, quality brands. Second Wind Sports, located on Olive Street near downtown, provides second-hand sports and outdoor gear for a lower price. Seriously, your credit card will thank you in the long run. Hobbies can get grossly expensive, and this is a gold mine. Do what you love, but Second Wind can reduce the damage to your bank account (especially since they are known as having the lowest consignment rates in Bozeman). And on the same vein, you can trade in some of your old gear, allowing it to have a new life with someone else who would really appreciate it. Whether you’re well-seasoned in your hobbies or a newbie, the staff here is determined to help you find exactly what you need at the price you desire.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE Another treasured nonprofit in the Gallatin Valley, the Habitat for Humanity ReStore is located on Arden Drive in Belgrade. This is not a store to overlook, especially if you are on the hunt for some quality furniture at a digestible price. Incoming college students: this is the place to furnish your ever-sotemporary establishment. Let’s not feed into the chain of corporate industry and capitalism! Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to provide support and guidance for families in need of a home. These ReStores take donations and recycle previously owned merchandise, sold at a fraction of its original price. Whether you need to furnish your home or just need spare materials for a project, this Habitat for Humanity Restore location has you covered.

TWICE TREASURED THRIFT Out near Four Corners, you’ll find Twice Treasured sitting pretty off Gallatin Road. This thrift and consignment store raises money in support of Christian education. This little shop has two floors; on the first floor you can find kitchen tools and appliances, China and dish sets, clothing and accessories. The basement can be easily overlooked; if you take the stairs to the left of the entrance, the lower level contains crafting materials, old books, desk supplies, and much more. The key is to take your time at Twice Treasured— their floor displays are comparable to what can be found in a museum, and you never know what trinkets you might stumble upon.

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BOZEMAN VINTAGE This is one of the more secretive pockets of Bozeman. In an unassuming shopping mall, you can stumble upon one of the more elaborate and impressive vintage shops around town. At the M View Plaza off North 7th, you wouldn’t expect to see such a beautiful collection of authentic leather jackets, vintage pins, patches, and more. Walking into the shop, you can see a patchwork project of broaches, posters, and jerseys, encapsulating trends of the past. Bozeman Vintage is determined to stay connected to its authentic western roots and heritage while presenting many different eras and styles of AmericanWestern culture.

RARE BIRD VINTAGE Rare bird contains a lot of coquette-style and mainstream aesthetics. Rare Bird can supply you with all your ‘dollette’ needs. You are investing in quality clothing that was cared for properly by a previous, stylish owner. The clothing offered here is carefully curated. If you are not looking for a feminine style, this is not the place for you, as it is definitely tailored to a softer look. In terms of second hand shops, I would consider this designer quality, and worth checking out if this is something that inspires you.

Keep in mind that donating your old clothes and items to local thrift and consignment stores is just as much fun as shopping! To keep these shops alive and in business, it is important that we all contribute to the cycle of reducing, reusing and recycling forgotten or unwanted items. This is a communal effort; something that means nothing to you now has the potential to bring a smile to someone else’s face and live a new life. P Ashley Phelan is an English Writing major at Montana State University. She lives in Bozeman to pursue her education and career, but more importantly for her love of exploring the outdoors.

Cash 4 Clothes enables you to sell your closet while expanding your wardrobe. Don’t anticipate getting more for your dollar, but do expect to find something that can boost your daily confidence with a little bit of spice. While this location is not on the cheaper side of the thrift spectrum, you can find spectacular deals and unique finds. Cash 4 Clothes has not only the latest trends in fashion, but also vintage, antique finds. It is located on North 7th Avenue; treat yourself to Dairy Queen next door after you shop! Rather than donation-based, this is more of a community buy-back program.

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OF YELLOWSTONE Phil Knight

hen I first came to Yellowstone, the park was only 110 years old. Now it is 151. Of those 41 years, I worked in or visited Yellowstone during all but one of them. I arrived in the West by train in 1982, a total greenhorn, for my first summer of work in Yellowstone National Park. My brother Chris was the first of my immediate family to visit Yellowstone, on a cross country road trip in 1974, and he inspired me big-time. I applied to several parks by mail after graduating from college in Connecticut. Itching to explore the Wild West, I accepted a job as a dishwasher at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel. So much for using my college education. I arrived in mid-May to find Yellowstone Lake still frozen over, and snow everywhere. After three days washing dishes I was promoted to bus boy and, later, to waiter. That summer I made the most of my time off, hiking 400 miles with new friends and on my own, climbing peaks, dodging bison, exploring the park and getting hooked on this one-of-a-kind landscape. And I’m still here, still working in Yellowstone. Sometimes I have to pinch myself and think, “Yes, I work in the world’s first national park!” Like a lot of people, I was quickly hooked on the place and did not want to leave. I ended up working three summers at park hotels — one more summer at Lake (1983, when I was fortunate to live in a cabin at Fishing Bridge) and another at Mammoth (1985). In the intervening year, I worked trail crew in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and wintered over as caretaker of a remote hike-in hostel in the White Mountains. A summer of waiting tables at Mammoth gave me the chance to explore more of the country surrounding the park, and I started to get to know the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). As I made ascents of Mount Cowen, Mount Wallace and other peaks, I was getting the sense that this was one wild and rugged region, and that here, lifetimes of exploration are to be had. Following my summer at Mammoth, a friend invited me to

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check out Bozeman. I was soon convinced this was the town for me, and I have lived here ever since. My wife Alaina and I have greatly enjoyed our life here, have a home that is paid for and a wide network of friends. Yellowstone has shaped my life in a variety of ways. For many years, the park was a promised land for adventure and challenge. When I lived and worked in the park, I had all kinds of opportunities to explore the backcountry. Having some backpacking and climbing experience from New England, I wasted no time applying those skills to the Yellowstone and Grand Teton country. In 1982, I climbed a number of remote peaks with fellow employees. Three of us set out from the East Entrance Road after my girlfriend dropped us off at Sylvan Pass. We scrambled over Top Notch Peak and camped on a high ridge, then, the next day, climbed Mounts Langford, Doane and Stephenson (Doane is now known as First Peoples Mountain). We then bushwhacked out to Yellowstone Lake and hitchhiked back to Lake Hotel. That same summer four of us backpacked twenty miles up Eagle Creek in Wyoming and climbed Eagle Peak, Yellowstone’s highest point. Only two of us tackled the tricky scramble to the summit. With one of those friends, Robert McDermott, I climbed the Grand Teton that summer as well. Later, I set out on a fifty mile, three day solo hike through Pelican Valley to Wapiti Lake and the remote Hot Springs Basin. Those solo miles had a profound impact on my self-confidence and backcountry skills. Backpacking alone in grizzly bear country is no joke, but it’s got its rewards. My love affair with Yellowstone continued long after I moved to Bozeman. I found the unique combination of steaming hot springs, raging rivers, deep green forests, big mountains, crystalline lakes, large, dangerous wild animals, and solitude irresistible. Most of our family members and many old friends visited us over the years, and we always went to Yellowstone for fun and relaxation.

GUESTS ON TOUR IN YELLOWSTONE. PHOTO BY PHIL KNIGHT

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THE WALK FOR WILD YELLOWSTONE

My most ambitious solo hike took me one hundred miles through

I needed to get even deeper into the wilderness. In 1989, I’d met a very special lady, Alaina Lammer, who would become my wife. Somehow she agreed to join me for an epic journey – one we called the Walk for Wild Yellowstone. Seeking true immersion in wilderness hiking, and wanting an intimate knowledge of the ecosystem, our plan was to spend the entire summer backpacking a huge loop around the GYE. Months of planning, scrounging gear, and drying food followed. On July 1st, we locked our apartments for the summer and set out from Hyalite Canyon. Ten weeks later, weather-beaten, lean, woods wise and wild, we emerged at Pine Creek in Paradise Valley. Our feet had taken us through the most remote parts of the Gallatin, Madison, Teton, Gros Ventre and Absaroka mountains and into a few corners of Yellowstone Park. At 640 miles, it was the adventure of a lifetime. We were the first to backpack this route all in one trip. It also sealed our relationship, and in 1996 we were married.

Yellowstone’s wildest corner. Hoping to visit the Thorofare country, I laid out an arduous one week journey starting and ending at the South Entrance. In 1989, the year after the Yellowstone fires, I went for it. This huge loop hike took me across the Snake River (chest deep) to Heart Lake, the South and Southeast Arms of Yellowstone Lake, into the upper Yellowstone River valley, over Two Ocean Plateau and Big Game Ridge and back to my starting point. I was nearly hobbled by tendonitis three days into the hike due to crummy boots, but was able to tape up my ankle and continue.

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PHIL KNIGHT (ON LEFT) AND FRIENDS ON GANNETT PEAK, WYOMING.

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PROTESTING DEVELOPMENT As a serious nature lover, I got involved in some campaigns to challenge some questionable management in Yellowstone. I also helped push for the reintroduction of wolves. The environmental groups I worked with protested in Yellowstone against overdevelopment of critical grizzly bear habitat. This was in the late 80s, when there were maybe one-third as many grizzly bears in the GYE as now. I was actually arrested at Fishing Bridge in 1988, wearing a bear suit! I also protested against snowmobile pollution in the park with a group of righteous women. We wore gas masks along the snowmobile road at the West entrance. A very frustrating campaign I’ve worked on for years and years is the mistreatment and killing of Yellowstone’s iconic bison.

YELLOWSTONE AND SHOSHONE LAKES Yellowstone rivers, with one exception, are closed to boating and floating, but the park’s three largest lakes offer stellar canoeing and kayaking. Yellowstone and Lewis lakes are mostly open to motorboats, while Shoshone Lake is paddle power only. My wife and I received a canoe for our wedding gift from friends and family and have made several epic canoeing trips on these big, cold lakes. We’ve paddled the big southern “arms” of Yellowstone Lake, where there are no roads, and power boats are restricted. This is a wild and remote place, and the weather and cold water make you pay attention. Our three trips to Shoshone Lake have also been grand adventures, with one excursion ending in a snowstorm as we crossed the lake. PHIL KNIGHT ON THE SOUTH ARM OF YELLOWSTONE LAKE. PHOTO BY ALAINA KNIGHT

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PHIL KNIGHT ON THE SUMMIT OF EAGLE PEAK, YELLOWSTONE’S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN. PHOTO BY NED GREEN.

TWENTY-TWO PEAKS To top off my expeditions in the vast Yellowstone region, I compiled a list of the highest mountain in every range in the GYE – 22 mountains in three states. My goal was to climb to each of these high points. My first one was Electric Peak, highest in the Gallatin Range, in 1982, and my last was Mount Fitzpatrick in the Salt River Range in 2020. In between, I joined friends or went solo to far-flung mountains in the Absaroka, Crazy, Wind River, Snowcrest, Gros Ventre, Madison, and many other ranges, allowing me to experience many spectacular corners of this incredible landscape.

TOUR GUIDING FOR FUN AND PROFIT Yellowstone became my workplace once again in 1999. I started guiding tourists in the park, utilizing my knowledge and understanding of the place to entertain and educate people. My first professional tours were in a snow coach to Old Faithful. Tour guiding there has been my main income ever since. I work year round, guiding wildlife watching and scenery trips, giving me the chance to make a living while experiencing the never ending nature show that is Yellowstone. From 2006 to 2016, I worked as an instructor for Yellowstone Association (now Yellowstone Forever). I’ve guided thousands of people while working for a variety of tour companies, and have seen hundreds of wolves, grizzly bears, and nearly all of Yellowstone’s wildlife species, though bobcats and lynx have so far eluded me. These days I work for Yellowstone Guidelines. Look us up! These days, my wife and I are setting our sights on less physically demanding journeys, and generally enjoy a slightly slower life. But we often look around, gazing at the Spanish Peaks or the Tobacco Roots, and say, “Look where we live!” And Yellowstone still beckons — I will be there many times this year for work and play, and will keep going back as long as I am able. I hope you do, too. J Phil is a wilderness explorer, guide, author and shameless agitator. He’s lived in Bozeman with his wife since the 1980s, traveled to 7 continents, and seen some crazy stuff. www.bozemanmagazine.com

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ome people take sleeping pills. Some people drink a glass of warm milk. Others, a snifter of warm brandy. Some people practice a series of muscle relaxations starting with their toes, then their ankles, then their calves, working their way, muscle group by muscle group, up their body. Some people, at least in cartoons, count sheep. There are many things people do to fall asleep. There are books devoted to the subject. But I don’t do any of those things. When I can’t sleep, I think about fly-casting. I think about the Yellowstone River in southwestern Montana. I envision sections of the upper Yellowstone, below the park, casting dry flies for cutthroat trout. I think about drifting along the middle section of the river through the Paradise Valley, fishing bead-head nymphs under feathery attractor patterns in search of hefty rainbows. I muse on certain runs flowing through and below the town of Livingston, stripping-in large streamers in quest of big browns. I reflect on rocks and overhanging brush where a trout might hide. I mull over patches of foam and log jams, where a trout might search for food. I consider seams where faster water meets slower water. I ruminate on deep holes and drop offs.

BUT REALLY, IT IS MORE ABOUT THE CAST. I never actually catch trout in these nighttime mental meditations. I just cast. I work the water as best I can. What type of cast works best in the different types of water. Slack line. Right reach. Snake roll. Power haul. I even watch the mend. In my mind’s eye, I see my fly line forming tight loops in the air. I see the

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quence and pattern of the line as it moves aloft. The forward cast. The back cast. I am more of a spectator, watching myself cast. But I am really watching the rod and the line. I watch the rod load and the transference of energy to the line. I watch the cycle. The rise and fall. The presentation. There is a rhythm to it. A pace. A uniformity of movement. There is a pulse and a cadence. Like a symphony conductor. There is a measure and a flow, like a lark ascending. I don’t concentrate. I just observe and let it happen. It is more of an absentminded activity. Casual viewing. Attentive inattention. Breathing in time. Like daydreaming. I was telling a friend about this and he said that I was practicing a form of mindfulness meditation. What? That’s a good thing, he said. Okay, I said, but I’m not trying to achieve enlightenment or a state of grace or anything like that. I’m just trying to fall asleep. I’m just watching the progression of motion. The kinesis. The surge and sweep. It is absorbing and spellbinding. It is entrancing and hypnotic in its repetitiveness. Watching the line curl through the air soothes and lulls me to sleep. Forward and back. I can almost hear the quiet woosh of the line. Sometimes it is a ten-foot cast. Other times, a thirty-foot cast. The line dances in the air. It is graceful. Balletic. Willowy and fluid. A Chaconne. A Passacaglia cavorting over the water. Forward and back. Landing supple on the water. Then I pull back on the rod and the line zings into a back cast and I watch as it reaches forward again. Maybe I am achieving a state of grace. Of sorts. All I know is that as I breathe in sequence through the casts I feel myself relaxing both mentally and physically and, soon enough, I fall asleep. B Seattle-based writer, Jeff Beyl, has been published with work on flyfishing, nature, the ocean and music. His book, A Conversation With the Earth was recently released.

SUN SIGN HOROSCOPE APRIL 2023 ARIES: You will get plenty of opportunities to bite to your tongue as the month begins. Difficulties or problems regarding a family member or close friend. You will have to make sure to keep a little time for self care with so many screaming for attention.

LIBRA: You may not be able to resist playing that April Fools joke on a friend. However, do not expect your action to be the last in the foray. Your target for the Fool is quite capable of turning the tables for some fun hijinks that is all-in good-hearted fun.

TAURUS: Enjoy the spontaneity – you can’t stop it, so you might as well enjoy it. Being willing to try something new before the Aries New Moon on the 20th. The Solar Eclipse allows you the chance to see strengths and weaknesses in your long term plans.

SCORPIO: Your 7th House (partnership) is activated with Venus in Taurus which creates a strong love energy for you. Single Scorpios could make long term connections. Solar Eclipse brings word of changes in the work environment that are to your liking.

GEMINI: Things have been so serious and the planets and stars align to give you the opportunity to have some fun and lighten up a little. Spontaneity and fun are sure to be featured. Use some of this positive social energy for going out with friends for a while.

SAGITTARIUS: When you are somewhat inundated with April Fools’ Day shenanigans, you know you are loved. And, well, this year you will be well loved. It might be good to have some “stand by” response pranks to be able to keep up with the innocent silliness.

CANCER: The stars may have you doing some serious spring cleaning when the Libran Full Moon on the 6th wakes up with 4th House ruling domestic affairs. From spring cleaning to paint project getting an early start to Spring season chores are a breeze.

CAPRICORN: You are going to have to stay on your toes to keep up with it all this month. Your management skills are going to be put to the test, but they are up to the task of juggling work, family, child and personal needs. Hold off on spending at this time.

LEO: Uranus in Taurus’ run in with Venus in your 10th house means you will be busy with a wide range of things – some you want to be busy with, and a few will challenge your patience. The New Moon on the 20th reveals a difficult relationship that needs work.

AQUARIUS: You are ready to do something to mark the change of season so why not use the energy to plan your garden and get started on pre-planting chores. A desire to become more active in the community arrives with the Solar Eclipse. It’s time to volunteer.

VIRGO: The 1st starts things off with the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter in Aries, activating your 8th House. Communication can get garbled, so don’t start any tall tales on April Fool’s Day. Get a happiness boost by attending a comedy show with friends you enjoy.

PISCES: Don’t let that hardearned cash slip away in frivolous spending as the 1st indicates that it is time for you to make a major purchase or commitment. This is an expense of thousands; you have earned every bit of it. Just make sure it is what you want!

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SATURDAY, APR. 1 CHILD CARE CONNECTIONS 4TH ANNUAL COLORING CONTEST Virtual Event • FREE • All Ages • 4065483670 • cccmontana.org Child Care Connections is a local nonpro昀椀t advocating for the well-being and quality care of children. Our 4th Annual Coloring Contest celebrates early childhood and creates awareness of the important role early childhood plays in your community. GARAGARAMA 8am-3pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $2 • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov The Optimist Club of Bozeman’s biggest fundraiser of the year; get rid of your stuff or grab something to take home! MOUNTAINS OF COURAGE CONFERENCE 9am-4pm • Best Western Grantree Inn, 1325 N 7th Ave, Bozeman • $40 adv, $50 door • (406) 587-5261 • bestwestern.com Explore the practical issues, emotions, myths, and traditions of dying in America at Mountains of Courage 2023. GRC WELCOME KIT DRIVE 9am-5pm • Pilgrim United Church of Christ Bozeman • All Ages • 706-209-2593 • gallatinrefugeeconnections.org Gallatin Refugee Connections (GRC), in cooperation with Soft Landing Missoula and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), is sponsoring a collection drive to help refugee families start their new lives in Missoula. STEAM AT THE SCIENCE STATION 10am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • All Ages • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Pull up a stool at the Science Station and learn through a guided STEAM experience from a community volunteer.

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NAMI BOZEMAN MENTAL HEALTH CLASSES 10am-noon • St. James Episcopal Church • FREE • Adults 18 and over • (406)7636270 NAMI peer to peer is an 8 session recovery focused course for adults with mental health conditions. It is a free and con昀椀dential educational class(skills taught)led by trained peers with lived experience who offer understanding and hope.

47TH ANNUAL AMERICAN INDIAN COUNCIL POW WOW noon • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • FREE • All ages • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com All are welcome, 3 grand entries will happen Friday at 6 and Saturday at 12 and 6.

13TH ANNUAL BABY EXPO 10am-3pm • Gallatin Valley Mall, 2825 West Main St., Bozeman • FREE • (406) 586-4565 • gallatinvalleymall.com Meet healthcare providers, shop from local businesses and enter to win lots of incredible prizes.

THE JACKSON HOLE RENDEZVOUS SPRING FESTIVAL 3pm • Jackson Hole Town Square, 10 E Broadway Ave, Jackson • No Cover • All Ages A two-day music festival providing the most iconic backdrops imaginable for our legendary music acts: historic downtown Jackson Town Square and the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

FAMILY STORYTIME 10:15-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • birth-5 and their caregivers • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Singing simple rhymes and songs for babies, moving and grooving for tots, reading a longer book or two for preschoolers – this program has it all!

LINDZY NEILSON 5-8pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • 21+ • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel. com Live local music.

EAGLE MOUNT EASTER EGG HUNT 10:30am • Eagle Mount, 6901 Goldenstein Lane, Bozman • FREE with registration • (406) 586-1781 • eaglemount.org This community event is for anyone to have a safe and fun option for Easter fun!

BELGRADE’S INAUGURAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS 6pm • Belgrade High School, 303 North Hoffman Street, Belgrade • (406) 388-6862 • www.belgrade.k12.mt.us A fundraising event for the Belgrade High School Music Program will feature 5 original bands and 5 cover bands over 2 fun-昀椀lled nights of fabulous music.

KAILEE FAILLA - BRUNCH 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Kailee is an indie-jazz singer songwriter living in Bozeman. She will be serenading you with a composition of original music this April Fools! OPEN HOUSE noon-3pm • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • FREE • All ages • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn. com Tour Bozeman’s newest wedding venue and art gallery, the 1889 Barn.

FILM: WOMEN TALKING 6:30pm • MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman • $2 • www.montana.edu PG-13 • 2022 • Drama • 1h 44m BOOMBOX 7-11pm • The ELM • $25-$35 (Adv.) $28 (DOS) • All Ages • 4068304640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome BoomBox for a live in concert performance. LOST CANYONS 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • No Cover • All Ages • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Live local Alt Country music.

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LEGENDS OF HOCKEY SENIOR TOURNAMENT 7pm • Ice Barn, 901 N Black Ave, Bozeman • $1,200 / Team • www.gallatinicefoundation.org Roster and fees due by Wednesday, March 1st. All Rosters need to include: First and Last Names, USA Hockey Numbers and shirt size. Register here. Email all Rosters to: Stephanie Self at sself@gallatinice.org THE LION KING JR. 7pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • (406) 522-6000 Morningstar Elementary Presents The Lion King Jr.! BAROQUE MUSIC MONTANA PRESENTS: IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH 7:30-9pm • Reynold’s Recital Hall, MSU Howard Hall, Bozeman • $10 General, $5 Students • 4065993397 • baroquemusicmontana.org Pianist Julie Gosswiller and violinist Carrie Krause team up to present works incorporating elements of nature, both contemporary and 19th century. Works by Brahms, John Luther Adams, John Cage, Lili Boulanger, Max Richter, and Ravel. LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts. IAN JONES 8pm • Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman • $30 • livefromthedivide.com Singer, songwriter and performing artist. WESTERN ROOTS COUNTRY DANCING 8pm-12:30am • Bourbon, 515 W Aspen St, Bozeman • no cover • bourbonmt.com Learn to line dance with Western Roots Dancing at 8pm then dance and party the night away! FILM: SOUND OF METAL 9pm • MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman • $2 • www.montana.edu 2019 • Drama/ Music • 2 hours • Rated R LOST OX 10pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • 21+ • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Genre-Blending Jammers

SUNDAY, APR. 2 YOU CAN FACE THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE 10am-noon • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses • FREE • All Ages • www. jw.org A special program featuring a free 30-min talk on the theme, “You Can Face the Future With Con昀椀dence!” BENN & ABEL - BRUNCH 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com Live music inside the restaurant

THE ORNERY JACKS 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Bozeman-based Irish pub rock group “The Ornery Jacks”. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

MONDAY, APR. 3 PRESCHOOL SCIENCE SERIES 10-11am • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • Ages 3-5 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Join us each week for a shared storytime, hands-on STEAM activity, and take-home craft. LEARN TO DO YOUR TAXES WITH VITA 10am-4pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • (406) 3884346 • www.belgradelibrary.org A trained tax coach will walk you through 昀椀ling your own taxes online. This service is provided free by VITA through HRDC. (406)585-4878 to make an appointment. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. THE WAR AND TREATY (MATINEE SHOW) 3pm • Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman • $80 • livefromthedivide. com Known for a live show nearly revival-like in its intensity, they ‘build up waves of emotion that crash into acathartic release of a tour-de-force performance. LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle!

GENTLE YOGA 2-3pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Take time for yourself to stretch, breathe, and relax during this hour of yoga. Please bring a mat. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. LIFE DRAWING 6-8pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • $18/class • Adult • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org Artists of all ability levels are welcome. Participants should provide their own drawing supplies; however, 8 drawing ponies are available – 昀椀rst come, 昀椀rst served. Pre-registration encouraged! Please check in with monitor. BEERS + BUGS 6-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Tell some lies and tie some 昀氀ies! Bring your gear for 昀氀y tying upstairs at SHINE! $4 Bavik Pints BOZEMAN SCHOOL LEVY INFORMATION MEETING 6:30-8pm • Bozeman Public Safety Center • FREE • Adults • 4065822410 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Superintendent Casey Bertram and Business Manager Mike Waterman will present information about the upcoming School levy. A question and answer from the audience will follow. Be an informed voter for the May 2 election! FILM: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 6:30pm • MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman • $2 • www.montana.edu PG • 1981 • Adventure/Action • 1h 45m MEMORIAL OF JESUS DEATH 7:45-8:45pm • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses • FREE • All Ages • www.jw.org The public is invited to join nearly 20 million other global attenders for the annual observance of the Memorial of Jesus Christ’s death. Admission is free and no registration is required.

CARA SCHUTTLER 6:30pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • All ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local music while you dine. FILM: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 6:30pm • MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman • $2 • www.montana.edu PG • 1981 • Adventure/Action • 1h 45m CARA SCHUTTLER 6:30pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local music while you dine.

SUNDAY DANCE 1-5pm • American Legion Manhattan, 218 E Main St, Manhattan • $10 per person • 21+ • 406-284-6138 Enjoy the beginning of a great month to the music of “WWW Twang,” highly acclaimed musicians offering a wide range of western, contemporary and original music...come join the fun and wear-off a little shoe leather; you’ll love it.

EAGLES JAM 7-9pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 Bluegrass/Americana acoustic string jam, come on down and pick some tunes!

GAME NIGHT 2-10pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ Bring a game in to play and receive a free drink.

BEGINNING TANGO LESSONS & DANCING 7-10pm • FREE Beginning drop in Argentine tango lessons, if you want to try it out or if you want to augment your learning if you are taking a series.

LEGENDS OF HOCKEY SENIOR TOURNAMENT 5pm • Ice Barn, 901 N Black Ave, Bozeman • $1,200 / Team • www.gallatinicefoundation.org Roster and fees due by Wednesday, March 1st. All Rosters need to include: First and Last Names, USA Hockey Numbers and shirt size. Register here. Email all Rosters to: Stephanie Self at sself@gallatinice.org

WAR AND TREATY 8pm • Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman • $80 • livefromthedivide.com Known for a live show nearly revival-like in its intensity, they ‘build up waves of emotion that crash into acathartic release of a tour-de-force performance.

BRIDGER MOUNTAIN BIG BAND 7-9:30pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 The Bridger Mountain Big Band is a 17-piece jazz orchestra that plays all styles of music from the 1.

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SENSATIONAL BABIES 10-11am • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3.

GET UP & MOVE 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 3-6 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org Our preschool exercise program continues

THE ANTI-PERFECTIONISM GROUP 5:20-6:20pm • Virtual Meeting • $27 • 18+ • 4062015790 • www.joannatownsend.com A processing group for the burnt out millennial looking to live with less avoidance, self-criticism & more humanness, and joy. Hold less shame, process your feelings, get support, and gain perspective through connection, community, and conversation.

QIGONG MOVEMENT CLASS 12:15-1pm • Story Mill Community Center, 600 Bridger Drive, Bozeman • FREE Join instructor Barb Muller as she leads through a series of gentle movements with mindful breathing. SENSATIONAL BABIES 1-2pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3. BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER JAM SESSION AND GROUP LESSONS 1-4pm • Bozeman Senior Center, 807 N. Tracy Ave, Bozeman • Seniors Here you will learn some very basic music theory to help you stay oriented on your musical journey. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership.

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PRESENTING PREHISTORY: A PALEONTOLOGY LECTURE SERIES 5:30-7:30pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Members: Free, Non-members: $7.50 • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org The Ultimate ‘Iffyosaur’: The Story of An Unusual Ichthyosaur Composite GNL TRIVIA WEDNESDAY 6-8pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights Designed for Anyone who Loves to Play Games. Free-to-Play & Prizes for the Winners. GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Audreys Pizza Oven & Freefall Brewery, 806 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman • No Cover • (406) 522-5456 • www.audreyspizzaoven.com Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights Designed for Anyone who Loves to Play Games!

ART SHINDIG 6-8pm • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • FREE • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn.com First Wednesday of the month Art Shindig featuring artist Amber Sampson. BINGO 7-9pm • American Legion Bar, 225 E. Main St., Bozeman • 18+ • (406) 586-8400 • www.facebook.com 100% of the proceeds go to assisting our Veterans, their families, our youth programs, and the community. MARCHFOURTH 7-11pm • The ELM • $25 (Adv.) $28 (DOS) • All Ages • 4068304640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome MarchFourth for a live in concert performance. WESTERN SWING WEDNESDAYS 7-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • Lessons $10 • 21+ after 9pm • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com There will be a great dance 昀氀oor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman’s Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes. See ya at THE JUMP every Wednesday! LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Live local music every Wednesday. LADIES NIGHT 8pm-2am • Club Zebra, 321 E Main St, Bozeman • $10 for guys • 21+ The wonderful Ladies of Bozeman can enjoy 2 free drinks, $3 drinks till 10 pm, and that booty shakin’ music provided by DJ Chedda. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

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THURSDAY, APR. 6 CHARLES DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION: ITS IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY 10-11:15am • Online via Zoom Explore the history of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution by natural selection from a biological and moral perspective. BABIES & BOOKS 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 0-3 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org In addition to stories, there will be songs and activities for your baby. HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE 1-2:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $210 per semester (14 weeks) • Ages 8-13 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Engage with the science, art and math all around us in this drop-off program. Register at MontanaScienceCenter.org. VANISHED KINGDOMS OF EASTERN EUROPE 2-4pm • Online via Zoom • $65 In this virtual tour through space and time, explore the tumultuous history of states that have disappeared from the historical map. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. LEGO CLUB 4:30-5:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • kids ages 5-12 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Take inspiration from the weekly challenge or free build, work solo or collaborate – it’s in your hands, LEGO Architect! MONTANA CONTEMPORARY ARTS COLLECTIVE GROUP ART SHOW RECEPTION 5-7pm • Zoot Art Gallery • FREE • 406-539-6676 • www.montanacontemporaryarts.org Montana Contemporary Arts Collective is showcasing local artists for their “Jouneys” group show, a diverse collection of works, sure to have something for everyone. The show runs from Apri 5 - June 29. Gallery hours: M-F 9am - 4pm, Reception is 5-7pm TRIVIA WITH TRIVIA TOM 5:30-7:30pm • Bunkhouse Brewery Four Corners • FREE • All Ages • www.bunkhousebrewery.com Come on down and enjoy some of the best trivia in the valley, curated by the legendary Trivia Tom! SMALL BITES WITH CULINARY ARTS 5:30pm • The Farmer’s Daughters Cafe and Eatery, 510 N 7th Ave, Bozeman • $15 RSVP by March 30 • (406) 404-7999 Spring over for a little Blue & Gold hospitality and enjoy small bites prepared by students in MSU’s Gallatin College Culinary Arts program. BLUE & GOLD HOSPITALITY 5:30pm • The Farmer’s Daughters Cafe and Eatery, 510 N 7th Ave, Bozeman • $15 • (406) 404-7999 Attendees will hear from Dr. Stephanie Gray, Dean of Gallatin College, and Chef Mike Dean, Director of Culinary Arts, about MSU’s pathway to a career in hospitality. BOZEMAN WRITERS GROUP 6-8pm • Bozeman Lodge, 1547 N. Hunters Way, Bozeman • FREE • Ages 21 and above • (406) 599-4433 • bozemanwriters.com Calling all writers in the greater Gallatin valley area! Get feedback on your work and connect with other writers, stay motivated and inspired, learn from and encourage other members - come to the Bozeman Writers Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays. FLY-TYING NIGHT 6-9pm • Bozeman Fly Supply • FREE • All Ages • 406-404-1662 • www.bozeman昀氀ysupply.com Fly-tying night every Thursday. Bring your vise and beverages to tie some 昀氀ies. The 昀氀y-tying table will be open at 6 pm, and we will stay open until 9 pm. This is a non-instructional, FREE event, and the shop will be open to purchase materials.

FILM: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 6:30pm • MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman • $2 • www.montana.edu PG • 1981 • Adventure/Action • 1h 45m SHINE DANCE FITNESS WITH MARISSA 7-8pm • Montana Ballet Company • $10 • All Ages • (406) 461-6961 SHiNE brings original routines to life using hit music and choreography for all abilities. Rooted in jazz, ballet and hip-hop, this workout gives you a creative outlet to escape from daily stress. Please visit https://bit. ly/SHiNE_RESERVE reserve your spot. VINTAGE SWING SOCIAL 7-8pm • Blend, 31 S Willson Ave, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 414-9693 The Downbeat Vintage Swing Society hosts an introductory swing lesson to get you on the dance 昀氀oor, followed by a social to dance and drink Blend’s awesome wine. THREE FORKS MUSIC NIGHT WITH BAND OF DRIFTERS 79:30pm • Bridger Brewing Pub + Grill, 10751 Hwy 287, Three Forks • no cover • 406-200-9354 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Come join us for some tunes with the AMAZING Band of Drifters! THE MIGHTY TRAVIS 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Missoula-based acoustic rock artist “The Mighty Travis”. DANIEL DONATO SOLD OUT 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Donato, a 25-year-old Nashville native. BINGO NIGHT 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • $20 • 18+ • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Its a game that we all know and love, so why not bring everyone down for dinner, and drinks!

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • ages 3 to 5 • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Songs, rhymes, and stories with a slightly more complex structure followed up by a craft or activity and socialization time. FIRST FRIDAY noon-1pm • Story Mansion • FREE • All Ages • 4066000464 • friendsofthestory.org Join Sarah Rosenberg, the Historic Preservation Of昀椀cer for the City of Bozeman as she discusses the history of the city’s preservation program and where it is heading. She will touch on creating initiatives to make preservation more equitable and inclusive to promote the protection of intangible heritage. BOZEMAN GOLD CLUB 12:10-1pm • First Security Bank, 208 E. Main St,, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-580-1921 • www. toastmasters.org A friendly group of individuals who meet weekly on Fridays at 12:10 p.m. in the basement of the First Security Bank to improve our communication skills. KIDS’ ART CLUB WITH BOZEMAN ART MUSEUM 2:30-4pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • (406) 3884346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Led by the Bozeman Art Museum for students grades K-6 as part of our Friday early release clubs! OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. BOOKS & BOBA! 3:30-5:30pm • Steep Mountain Tea • FREE • All Ages • 4065772740 • www.steepmtntea.com Stop by Steep Mountain Tea and chat with Teen Services Librarian, Ms. Kate! Sign up for a library card (or replace the one you lost when you were 7), discuss books, comics, games, and fandoms. Get 15%off your drink if you show your library card!

BOZEMAN DOC SERIES - TBD 7pm • Emerson’s Crawford Theatre, 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman • (406) 587-9797 • www. theemerson.org Documentary movie to be determined. LIVE MUSIC HOSTED BY DUSTIN TUCKER 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Dustin & friends playing tunes every Thursday. MADELINE HAWTHORNE 8pm • Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman • $30 • livefromthedivide.com Born to a classical vocalist mother and a concert conductor father, Hawthorne was surrounded by music throughout her childhood, but she never considered it a viable career path until she landed in Montana. LIVE MUSIC: RYAN LITTLEEAGLE 8:30-10:30pm • Bozeman Taproom, 101 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman • no cover Live local music for your listening pleasure. RYAN CHRYS & THE ROUGH CUTS 9pm • The Filling Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman • $10 • 21+ • 3034897458 • roughcutsband.com Denver’s award winning outlaw country band in town one night only! FILM: WOMEN TALKING 9pm • MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman • $2 • www.montana.edu PG-13 • 2022 • Drama • 1h 44m

FRIDAY, APR. 7 PRESCHOOL SCIENCE SERIES 10-11am • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • Ages 3-5 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Join us each week for a shared storytime, hands-on STEAM activity, and take-home craft.

BRIDGER CREEK BOYS 6pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • All ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local Bluegrass while you dine. All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

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ADD YOUR OWN EVENTS AT: www.bozemanmagazine.com FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ 6-8pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local Jazz every Friday while you dine.

MONTANA GAZETTE 8pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • no cover • all ages • (406) 518-5011 • www. thejumpmt.com Live Honky Tonk music while you dine and dance.

SCIENCE NIGHT IN 6-8:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $30 • 4 - 11 yrs • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Are your kids ready for a fun, parent-free evening of science? Limited to 15 spots, pizza included. (Children must be potty-trained). Sponsored by Audrey’s Pizza.

TSUNAMI FUNK 9pm • Chico Hot Springs, 163 Chico Road, Pray • no cover • 21+ • (406) 333-4933 • www.chicohotsprings.com Funk, R & B, and Rock. Dance party music.

OPEN MIC FRIDAY 6pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it! FILM: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 6:30pm • MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman • $2 • www.montana.edu PG • 1981 • Adventure/Action • 1h 45m CREATING CALM WITHIN CHAOS 7-9pm • Bozeman Dharma Center • $5-$20 sliding scale; full scholarships available • 4062192140 • bozemandharmacenter.org Discover mindfulness meditation and how it helps us develop greater resilience in the face of adversity, equanimity and ease in the face of change, and calm in the midst of chaos. Led by IMS & Spirit Rock teacher Vance Pryor! NEON RAINBOW - 90’S COUNTRY TRIBUTE 8pm • Bourbon, 515 W Aspen St, Bozeman • $15 Advance, $20 at the door. Tickets on sale now at: www.sellout.io/events/neon-rainbow • bourbonmt. com Brush poppers, twang, big hair, mullets, boot scootin’ boogies... you know, just real authentic 90s country shit. A lot about livin’ and a little bout love, eh! LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts.

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FILM: WOMEN TALKING 9pm • MSU Procrastinator Theater, MSU SUB 287, Bozeman • $2 • www.montana.edu PG-13 • 2022

SATURDAY, APR. 8 AWARENESS, KINDNESS, AND COMMUNITY 9am-4:30pm • Bozeman Dharma Center • Sliding Scale: $35-$100; scholarships available • 4062192140 • bozemandharmacenter.org IMS and Spirit Rock teacher, Vance Pryor, offers a daylong meditation retreat cultivating awareness and boundless kindness, exploring how they work in tandem to deepen community and feelings of belonging. All welcome! STEAM AT THE SCIENCE STATION 10am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • All Ages • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Pull up a stool at the Science Station and learn through a guided STEAM experience from a community volunteer. NAMI BOZEMAN MENTAL HEALTH CLASSES 10am-noon • St. James Episcopal Church • FREE • Adults 18 and over • (406)7636270 NAMI peer to peer is an 8 session recovery focused course for adults with mental health conditions. It is a free and con昀椀dential educational class(skills taught)led by trained peers with lived experience who offer understanding and hope. FAMILY STORYTIME 10:15-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • birth-5 and their caregivers • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Singing simple rhymes and songs for babies, moving and grooving for tots, reading a longer book or two for preschoolers – this program has it all!

FREE BEGINNER UKULELE LESSONS & JAM 11am-2pm • Gallatin Valley Mall, 2825 West Main St., Bozeman • FREE • (406) 586-4565 • gallatinvalleymall.com This is a free group lesson and jam session held every second and fourth Saturday. FIBER ARTS 1-3pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • 4065822410 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other 昀椀ber artists for a social meetup at the library. We’ll be meeting in the upstairs area of the library on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 4pm and the 2nd Saturday at 1pm. Bring your projects and come hang out. MAGGIE HICKMAN 5-8pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel.com Live local music. SAM & LILLY PLATTS 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • no cover • all ages • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt. com Live Western Swing while you dine and dance. LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts. BENN & ABEL 8pm • Rialto Theatre, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • $15 • 18+ • www.rialtobozeman.com Benn & Abel live in the space between Bluegrass, Americana, and the Blues. WESTERN ROOTS COUNTRY DANCING 8pm-12:30am • Bourbon, 515 W Aspen St, Bozeman • no cover • bourbonmt.com Learn to line dance with Western Roots Dancing at 8pm then dance and party the night away! TSUNAMI FUNK 9pm • Chico Hot Springs, 163 Chico Road, Pray • no cover • 21+ • (406) 333-4933 • www.chicohotsprings.com Funk, R & B, and Rock. Dance party music.

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SUNDAY, APR. 9 BRIDGER BOWL PROJECTED CLOSING DAY 9am-4:30pm • Bridger Bowl, 15795 Bridger Canyon Road, Bozeman • 800-2239609 • bridgerbowl.com Last chance to make turns at BB with lift access. EASTER BRUNCH 10am-2pm • Armory Music Hall, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • $75 for adults, kids pricing for 12/under • All Ages • 4065517700 • www.opentable.com Join us for our gourmet Easter Brunch in the historic Armory Music Hall! Brunch is buffet style, so bring your appetite! Endless mimosas available this year. Bring the family - kids’ pricing on brunch for 12/under & photos with the Easter Bunny! JACKSON HOLTE - BRUNCH 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Jackson is a hard-nosed, soft-spoken folk singer who aspires only to possess the cathartic wit of John Prine and the biceps of Kris Kristofferson. SUNDAY DANCE 1-5pm • American Legion Manhattan, 218 E Main St, Manhattan • $10 per person • 21+ • 406-284-6138 Prepare yourselves for another dance extravaganza with “Powderhorn,” a band sure to light your dancing 昀椀res and make you forget your sit-it-out recovery seats...join all your friends--and all new ones--for a wonderful dance afternoon. See ya. GAME NIGHT 2-10pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ Bring a game in to play and receive a free drink. BRIDGER MOUNTAIN BIG BAND 7-9:30pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 The Bridger Mountain Big Band is a 17-piece jazz orchestra that plays all styles of music from the 1. BLAKE BRIGHTMAN BAND 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Livingston-based country rock band “Blake Brightman Band”. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

MONDAY, APR. 10 PRESCHOOL SCIENCE SERIES 10-11am • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • Ages 3-5 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Join us each week for a shared storytime, hands-on STEAM activity, and take-home craft. LEARN TO DO YOUR TAXES WITH VITA 10am-4pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • (406) 3884346 • www.belgradelibrary.org A trained tax coach will walk you through 昀椀ling your own taxes online. This service is provided free by VITA through HRDC. (406)585-4878 to make an appointment. WEDDING RING EXTRAVAGANZA 10am-6pm • Alara Jewelry, 42 W Main St, Bozeman • (406) 522-8844 • www.alarajewelry.com More wedding rings and gems than ever seen in Bozeman in one place. CIVIL AMERICA: REMEMBERING HISTORIC CURRENTS FOR FUTURE HOPE 3-5pm • Online via Zoom We will explore four historical stories of pivotal unity, the embers of which yet simmer deep within our national conscience. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership.

THE JORDAN WORLD CIRCUS 4pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $10/$20 • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Appearing Indoors, Outdoors or Under Our Big Top! LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle! WESTON LEWIS 6:30-8:30pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • All ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local music while you dine. EAGLES JAM 7-9pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 Bluegrass/Americana acoustic string jam, come on down and pick some tunes! BEGINNING TANGO LESSONS & DANCING 7-10pm • FREE Beginning drop in Argentine tango lessons, if you want to try it out or if you want to augment your learning if you are taking a series.

WORLD LANGUAGE NIGHT 6-8pm • Steep Mountain Tea • FREE • All Ages • 4065772740 • www.steepmtntea.com “World Language Night” is co-hosted by the MSU Languages Department and the World Language Initiative! Featuring German and French conversation. Students and community members are all welcome. Get 15%-off drinks if you order in a non-English language BEERS + BUGS 6-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Tell some lies and tie some 昀氀ies! Bring your gear for 昀氀y tying upstairs at SHINE! $4 Bavik Pints MARCEDES CARROLL & ZACH AARON 6pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • no cover • all ages • (406) 5185011 • www.thejumpmt.com Live Songwriter music while you dine and dance. BOZEMAN SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM 6:30-8pm • Bozeman Public Safety Center • FREE • Adults • 4065822410 • www.bozemanlibrary.org If it’s Spring, it must be time to elect School Board trustees! Sally Maison will moderate the Nonpartisan School Board Candidate’s Forum, which will be recorded by KGVM 95.9 Gallatin Valley Community Radio. Attend the forum and be an informed voter!

THE JORDAN WORLD CIRCUS 7pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $10/$20 • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Appearing Indoors, Outdoors or Under Our Big Top! HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

TUESDAY, APR. 11 WEDDING RING EXTRAVAGANZA 10am-6pm • Alara Jewelry, 42 W Main St, Bozeman • (406) 522-8844 • www.alarajewelry.com More wedding rings and gems than ever seen in Bozeman in one place. TOURS FOR TOTS 1-2pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • ages 3 – 5 • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org Have a naturally curious preschooler (ages 3 – 5) that loves exploring science, history, and art? This series of tours and classes examines different areas of the museum with an early education focus. GENTLE YOGA 2-3pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Take time for yourself to stretch, breathe, and relax during this hour of yoga. Please bring a mat. ASTRONOMY ON THE FLY 2-4pm • Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman • $50 • Enrollment requires a 2022-2023 OLLI at MSU Membership This course will offer a primer on basic astronomy, including stars and planets, sky cycles, celestial events and how past cultures interacted with the sky. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. THE JORDAN WORLD CIRCUS 4pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $10/$20 • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Appearing Indoors, Outdoors or Under Our Big Top! LIFE DRAWING 6-8pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • $18/class • Adult • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org Artists of all ability levels are welcome. Participants should provide their own drawing supplies; however, 8 drawing ponies are available – 昀椀rst come, 昀椀rst served. Pre-registration encouraged! Please check in with monitor.

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PROVOST’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SERIES: ALEX ADAMS 7pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org The series of free, public talks recognizes outstanding MSU faculty for their creative scholarship and leadership. LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING 7pm • Emerson’s Crawford Theatre, 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman • $10/$12.50 • (406) 5879797 • www.theemerson.org Sundance Opening Night 昀椀lm tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. THE JORDAN WORLD CIRCUS 7pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $10/$20 • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Appearing Indoors, Outdoors or Under Our Big Top! HUMBIRD W/RYAN ACKER 8pm • The Filling Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 587-0585 Touring folk/ Americana artist Humbird takes the stage with Ryan Acker. SETH ANDERSON // BATTLE STATIONS // GALLATIN GHOST TRAIN 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • 4062241171 • www.whistlepigkorean.com/music Acoustic Punk Night at the Hauf!

WEDNESDAY, APR. 12 SENSATIONAL BABIES 10-11am • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies. org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3. WEDDING RING EXTRAVAGANZA 10am-6pm • Alara Jewelry, 42 W Main St, Bozeman • (406) 522-8844 • www.alarajewelry.com More wedding rings and gems than ever seen in Bozeman in one place.

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GET UP & MOVE 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 3-6 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org Our preschool exercise program continues ETHICS: THE GOOD LIFE 11am-12:15pm • Online via Zoom We will study the major ethical theories of the world’s philosophical traditions, immersing ourselves in an inquiry into the nature of justice, virtue, and the good life in this six week course. QIGONG MOVEMENT CLASS 12:15-1pm • Story Mill Community Center, 600 Bridger Drive, Bozeman • FREE Join instructor Barb Muller as she leads through a series of gentle movements with mindful breathing. SENSATIONAL BABIES 1-2pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3. BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER JAM SESSION AND GROUP LESSONS 1-4pm • Bozeman Senior Center, 807 N. Tracy Ave, Bozeman • Seniors Here you will learn some very basic music theory to help you stay oriented on your musical journey. BPL BOOK CLUB 3-4pm • Gallatin Valley Mall, 2825 West Main St., Bozeman • (406) 586-4565 • gallatinvalleymall.com During the renovation of the Library, the Book Club will meet to discuss the novel, The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org with admission or membership. LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle!

GNL TRIVIA WEDNESDAY 6-8pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights Designed for Anyone who Loves to Play Games. Free-to-Play & Prizes for the Winners. GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Audreys Pizza Oven & Freefall Brewery, 806 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman • No Cover • (406) 5225456 • www.audreyspizzaoven.com Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights Designed for Anyone who Loves to Play Games! BINGO 7-9pm • American Legion Bar, 225 E. Main St., Bozeman • 18+ • (406) 586-8400 • www.facebook.com 100% of the proceeds go to assisting our Veterans, their families, our youth programs, and the community. WESTERN SWING WEDNESDAYS 7-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • Lessons $10 • 21+ after 9pm • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com There will be a great dance 昀氀oor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman’s Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes. See ya at THE JUMP every Wednesday! LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge. com Live local music every Wednesday. LADIES NIGHT 8pm-2am • Club Zebra, 321 E Main St, Bozeman • $10 for guys • 21+ The wonderful Ladies of Bozeman can enjoy 2 free drinks, $3 drinks till 10 pm, and that booty shakin’ music provided by DJ Chedda. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook. com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

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THURSDAY, APR. 13 CHARLES DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION: ITS IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY 10-11:15am • Online via Zoom Explore the history of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution by natural selection from a biological and moral perspective. WEDDING RING EXTRAVAGANZA 10am-6pm • Alara Jewelry, 42 W Main St, Bozeman • (406) 522-8844 • www.alarajewelry.com More wedding rings and gems than ever seen in Bozeman in one place. BABIES & BOOKS 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 0-3 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org In addition to stories, there will be songs and activities for your baby. ELECTRONICS EXTRAVAGANZA noon-4pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $80 • Grades 6-8 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Follow the electrons as we explore electricity then practice with our tangible circuits. Learn how to solder, and build your own 昀氀ashlight on a circuit board. Register at MontanaScienceCenter.org HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE 1-2:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $210 per semester (14 weeks) • Ages 8-13 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Engage with the science, art and math all around us in this drop-off program. Register at MontanaScienceCenter.org. VANISHED KINGDOMS OF EASTERN EUROPE 2-4pm • Online via Zoom • $65 In this virtual tour through space and time, explore the tumultuous history of states that have disappeared from the historical map. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. LEGO CLUB 4:30-5:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • kids ages 5-12 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Take inspiration from the weekly challenge or free build, work solo or collaborate – it’s in your hands, LEGO Architect! TRIVIA WITH TRIVIA TOM 5:30-7:30pm • Bunkhouse Brewery Four Corners • FREE • All Ages • www.bunkhousebrewery.com Come on down and enjoy some of the best trivia in the valley, curated by the legendary Trivia Tom! FLY-TYING NIGHT 6-9pm • Bozeman Fly Supply • FREE • All Ages • 406-404-1662 • www.bozeman昀氀ysupply.com Fly-tying night every Thursday. Bring your vise and beverages to tie some 昀氀ies. The 昀氀y-tying table will be open at 6 pm, and we will stay open until 9 pm. This is a non-instructional, FREE event, and the shop will be open to purchase materials. SHINE DANCE FITNESS WITH MARISSA 7-8pm • Montana Ballet Company • $10 • All Ages • (406) 461-6961 SHiNE brings original routines to life using hit music and choreography for all abilities. Rooted in jazz, ballet and hip-hop, this workout gives you a creative outlet to escape from daily stress. Please visit https://bit. ly/SHiNE_RESERVE reserve your spot. VINTAGE SWING SOCIAL 7-8pm • Blend, 31 S Willson Ave, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 414-9693 The Downbeat Vintage Swing Society hosts an introductory swing lesson to get you on the dance 昀氀oor, followed by a social to dance and drink Blend’s awesome wine. THREE FORKS MUSIC NIGHT WITH WALCRIK 7-9:30pm • Bridger Brewing Pub + Grill, 10751 Hwy 287, Three Forks • no cover • 406-200-9354 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Come join us in Three Forks for some tunes!

JACKSON HOLTE 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Bozeman-based country artist Jackson Holte. BINGO NIGHT 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • $20 • 18+ • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Its a game that we all know and love, so why not bring everyone down for dinner, and drinks! MSU 2023 SPRING RODEO 7pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • Single day $8 - $25, entire weekend $66.50-$81 • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com The fourday rodeo will feature MSU men’s and women’s teams competing against six other Big Sky regional teams: Dawson Community College, Miles Community College, MSU-Northern, the University of Montana, UM-Western and Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming. LIVE MUSIC HOSTED BY DUSTIN TUCKER 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Dustin & friends playing tunes every Thursday. THE SHOOK TWINS WITH DANIEL RODRIQUEZ OF ELEPHANT REVIVAL 8pm • The Filling Station • $22.50 • 21+ • 4062093556 • www.sellout.io Perhaps, it could be attributed to cosmic design, good old-fashioned magic, or the unspoken, yet understood bond all twins share.

FRIDAY, APR. 14 CHILD CARE CONNECTIONS 4TH ANNUAL COLORING CONTEST Virtual Event • FREE • All Ages • 4065483670 • cccmontana.org Child Care Connections is a local nonpro昀椀t advocating for the well-being and quality care of children. Our 4th Annual Coloring Contest celebrates early childhood and creates awareness of the important role early childhood plays in your community.

ROBO WOLF PACK noon-4pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $80 • Grades 6-12 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Learn to program a robot, and teach it to do tricks! Our fully articulated robot dogs will obey your every command. Register at MontanaScienceCenter.org BOZEMAN GOLD CLUB 12:10-1pm • First Security Bank, 208 E. Main St,, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-580-1921 • www. toastmasters.org A friendly group of individuals who meet weekly on Fridays at 12:10 p.m. in the basement of the First Security Bank to improve our communication skills. BELGRADE LEGO CLUB 2:30-4pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • K-6 grades • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Children grades K-6 are invited to join us for LEGO Club, where they are encouraged to try a LEGO challenge, or just to pursue open-ended builds. No sign-up. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org with admission or membership. COLE DECKER 5-8pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • 21+ • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel.com 70S ROLLER SKATE NIGHTS 5-9pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $5-15 • (406) 582-3270 • www. gallatin.mt.gov In Building #1 DJ Swoon will be spinning the best of the Disco Era. Must have skates. ART RECEPTION - “COMING HOME” ABSTRACT PAINTINGS BY TIKA ELLIOTT 5:30-7:30pm • Sky Oro • FREE • All Ages • 406 600 8347 New artwork by Tika Elliott, (abstract mixed media), and light refreshments. DINOSAURS AND MOR! MEMBER APPRECIATION EVENING 5:30-8pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • For MOR members • All Ages • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org Dinosaurs and MOR! Members-Only

ART RECEPTION: NICOLE SANTUCCI 6-7pm • Steep Mountain Tea • FREE • All Ages • 4065772740 • www.steepmtntea.com Join local artist Nicole Santucci for complimentary snacks, wine and socializing, celebrating the opening of her art exhibit at Steep Mountain! Nicole works with mixed media to create, with a focus on the relationship between people and landscapes.

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ 6-8pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local Jazz every Friday while you dine.

WEDDING RING EXTRAVAGANZA 10am-6pm • Alara Jewelry, 42 W Main St, Bozeman • (406) 522-8844 • www.alarajewelry.com More wedding rings and gems than ever seen in Bozeman in one place. MSU 2023 SPRING RODEO 10am • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • Single day $8 - $25, entire weekend $66.50-$81 • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com The fourday rodeo will feature MSU men’s and women’s teams competing against six other Big Sky regional teams: Dawson Community College, Miles Community College, MSU-Northern, the University of Montana, UM-Western and Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming.

OPEN MIC FRIDAY 6pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it! ANDERSON SCHOOL’S THEATRICAL PRODUCTION: SUESSICAL 7-10pm • Emerson’s Crawford Theatre, 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman • $10 main 昀氀oor | $7 balcony seating • All Ages • 406-580-1309 • www.showtix4u.com Anderson School continues its tradition of exceptional performances with the whimsical and heartwarming production of SuessicalTM. This Broadway musical ignites the imagination of all ages, encouraging everyone to think new and big thinks!

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ADD YOUR OWN EVENTS AT: www.bozemanmagazine.com LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts. LUCERO 8pm • Rialto Theatre, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • $30 • 21+ • www.rialtobozeman.com Punchy driving rhythms, punkrooted guitar licks, and lyrics that evoke the whiskey-drenched sentimentality of Americana singer-songwriters. WESTERN ROOTS 8pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • No Cover • All Ages • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Western Roots Country Dancing provides dance lessons in country swing, two-step and line dancing across Montana. SUNRISE KARAOKE 9pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • 21+ • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel. com Enjoy a night of karaoke. THE FOSSILS 9pm • Chico Hot Springs, 163 Chico Road, Pray • no cover • 21+ • (406) 333-4933 • www.chicohotsprings.com Purveyors of authentic hippie music from those that were there!

SATURDAY, APR. 15 BOZEMAN WINTER FARMERS MARKET 9am-noon • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Area farmers have worked hard to drastically increase the amount of fresh greens and the variety of vegetables they can offer our community throughout the fall, winter and spring. FRIENDS OF THE BOZEMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY APRIL USED BOOK SALE 9am-5pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Spring Book Sale in Exhibit Building 3.

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DINOS & MOR! LECTURES, FAMILY DAY, AND DINNER WITH JACK HORNER 9am-9pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • VARIES • All Ages • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org Join MOR for an exciting, family-friendly day 昀椀lled with lectures, events, and art workshops featuring leading paleontologists and world-renowned artists and scientists. FIRST ANNUAL CAKE AND DESSERT TASTING EVENT 10 11:30am • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • $25 • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn.com Be ready to taste multiple desserts and meet the bakers. STEAM AT THE SCIENCE STATION 10am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • All Ages • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Pull up a stool at the Science Station and learn through a guided STEAM experience from a community volunteer. NAMI BOZEMAN MENTAL HEALTH CLASSES 10am-noon • St. James Episcopal Church • FREE • Adults 18 and over • (406)7636270 NAMI peer to peer is an 8 session recovery focused course for adults with mental health conditions. It is a free and con昀椀dential educational class(skills taught)led by trained peers with lived experience who offer understanding and hope. WEDDING RING EXTRAVAGANZA 10am-6pm • Alara Jewelry, 42 W Main St, Bozeman • (406) 522-8844 • www.alarajewelry.com More wedding rings and gems than ever seen in Bozeman in one place.

MSU 2023 SPRING RODEO 10am • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • Single day $8 - $25, entire weekend $66.50-$81 • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com The fourday rodeo will feature MSU men’s and women’s teams competing against six other Big Sky regional teams: Dawson Community College, Miles Community College, MSU-Northern, the University of Montana, UM-Western and Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming. FAMILY STORYTIME 10:15-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • birth-5 and their caregivers • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Singing simple rhymes and songs for babies, moving and grooving for tots, reading a longer book or two for preschoolers – this program has it all! CLASSIC LITERATURE BOOK CLUB: ALBERT CAMUS’ THE PLAGUE 10:15am-noon • contact Jan Light at bozemanclbc@ gmail.com for location The Classic Literature Book Club focuses on literature that has withstood the test of time and continues to be relevant. KELLY NICHOLSON - BRUNCH 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Originally from a small town in Georgia, Kelly spent a decade traveling the country before 昀椀nding a home in Bozeman. She currently sings in Dead Sky, a Grateful Dead tribute band.

TWO-DAY HOW-TO LLAMA SEMINAR 10am-7pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds • $325/$275 • All Ages (under 18 accompanied by an adult) • 406.600.3835 • www.montanallamaguides.com Montana Llama Guides is hosting a 2-Day How-To Llama Seminaris limited to 16 available slots. Open to the public llama meet and greet Saturday, 10-2pm. The seminar event begins at 3pm.

ANDERSON SCHOOL’S THEATRICAL PRODUCTION: SUESSICALTM noon-3pm • Emerson’s Crawford Theatre, 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman • $10 main 昀氀oor | $7 balcony seating • All Ages • 406-580-1309 • www.showtix4u.com Anderson School continues its tradition of exceptional performances with the whimsical and heartwarming production of SuessicalTM. This Broadway musical ignites the imagination of all ages, encouraging everyone to think new and big thinks!

LLAMA HOW-TO SEMINAR 10am-7pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin. mt.gov Two-Day Spring 2023 Llama How-To Seminar.

CHANDLER HUNTLEY 5-8pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel.com Local live music.

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GLOVES OFF GALA 6pm • Kimpton Armory Hotel, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • $200 • All Ages • (406) 551-7702 • www. armoryhotelbzn.com The night includes a magni昀椀cent dinner, souvenirs, silent and live auction, games, and world class keynote speaker: Jeremy Roenick ANDERSON SCHOOL’S THEATRICAL PRODUCTION: SUESSICAL 7-10pm • Emerson’s Crawford Theatre, 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman • $10 main 昀氀oor | $7 balcony seating • All Ages • 406-580-1309 • www.showtix4u.com Anderson School continues its tradition of exceptional performances with the whimsical and heartwarming production of SuessicalTM. This Broadway musical ignites the imagination of all ages, encouraging everyone to think new and big thinks! DIZZY WRIGHT WITH JARREN BENTON / DEMRICK 7pm • Eagles Lodge Ballroom, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • $25-85 • 21+ FilthyFam presents Dizzy Wright along with Jarren Benton / Demrick and local support from Buckshot Killit and Filth and Foul. LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts. COUNTING COUP 8pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • no cover • all ages before 9pm • (406) 518-5011 • www. thejumpmt.com Western Blues, Folk, Rock while you dine. WESTERN ROOTS COUNTRY DANCING 8pm-12:30am • Bourbon, 515 W Aspen St, Bozeman • no cover • bourbonmt.com Learn to line dance with Western Roots Dancing at 8pm then dance and party the night away! THE FOSSILS 9pm • Chico Hot Springs, 163 Chico Road, Pray • no cover • 21+ • (406) 333-4933 • www.chicohotsprings.com Purveyors of authentic hippie music from those that were there!

SUNDAY, APR. 16 SUNDAY DANCE American Legion Manhattan, 218 E Main St, Manhattan • $10 per person • 21+ • 406-284-6138 Another great Sunday afternoon with music by “Powderhorn,” twirling the gal of your dreams around the 昀氀oor---and oh, you single gals, don’t give the guys an easy time---and help polish this great dance 昀氀oor...your friends await you. TWO-DAY HOW-TO LLAMA SEMINAR 7am-4pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds • $325/$275 • All Ages (under 18 accompanied by an adult) • 406.600.3835 • www.montanallamaguides.com Montana Llama Guides is hosting a 2-Day How-To Llama Seminaris limited to 16 available slots. Open to the public llama meet and greet Saturday, 10-2pm. The seminar event begins at 3pm. LLAMA HOW-TO SEMINAR 7:30am-4pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin. mt.gov Two-Day Spring 2023 Llama How-To Seminar. FRIENDS OF THE BOZEMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY APRIL USED BOOK SALE 9am-1pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Spring Book Sale in Exhibit Building 3. WEDDING RING EXTRAVAGANZA 10am-6pm • Alara Jewelry, 42 W Main St, Bozeman • (406) 522-8844 • www.alarajewelry.com More wedding rings and gems than ever seen in Bozeman in one place.

CLEO TOLL - BRUNCH 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Live music inside the restaurant from Cleo Toll. MSU 2023 SPRING RODEO 1pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • Single day $8 - $25, entire weekend $66.50-$81 • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com The fourday rodeo will feature MSU men’s and women’s teams competing against six other Big Sky regional teams: Dawson Community College, Miles Community College, MSU-Northern, the University of Montana, UM-Western and Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming. MANTRAS FOR EMOTIONAL HEALING 2-3:30pm • Emergence Movement & Wellness • $20 • 12+ • 4065993235 • kathleenkarlsen.com Learn mantras designed to invoke supreme peace and transform negativity into spiritual jewels! Perfect for beginners and those familiar with mantras. We will use Sanskrit and English. Handouts and lyrics provided. No preregistration required. GAME NIGHT 2-10pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ Bring a game in to play and receive a free drink.

LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle! BAR+CHURCH 6-8pm • Last Best Place Brewery, 605 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman • All ages A time to gather and have a beer, coke, water… and enjoy conversations about how life and faith intersect. (You can bring your own food and they allow children). JAKOB ALEXANDER 6:30-8:30pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • All ages • (406) 359-1999 • www. redtractorpizza.com Live local music while you dine. EAGLES JAM 7-9pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 Bluegrass/Americana acoustic string jam, come on down and pick some tunes! BEGINNING TANGO LESSONS & DANCING 7-10pm • FREE Beginning drop in Argentine tango lessons, if you want to try it out or if you want to augment your learning if you are taking a series.

JAZZ JAM SESSION 5pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • All ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local music while you dine.

NICK SHOULDERS & THE OKAY CRAWDAD 8pm • Rialto Theatre, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • $20 • 21+ • www.rialtobozeman. com A living link to roots of country music with a penchant for the absurd.

HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

BUBBA FETT 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Livingston-based psychedelic country band “Bubba Fett”. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

TUESDAY, APR. 18 DEVELOPMENT + GRANT WRITING ROUNDTABLE 9-10am • Online via Zoom Open to all development, fundraising and grant writing staff at Gallatin County nonpro昀椀t organizations. These sessions occur the third Tuesday of each month.

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ASTRONOMY ON THE FLY 2-4pm • Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman • $50 • Enrollment requires a 2022-2023 OLLI at MSU Membership This course will offer a primer on basic astronomy, including stars and planets, sky cycles, celestial events and how past cultures interacted with the sky.

LEARN TO DO YOUR TAXES WITH VITA 10am-4pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • (406) 3884346 • www.belgradelibrary.org A trained tax coach will walk you through 昀椀ling your own taxes online. This service is provided free by VITA through HRDC. (406)585-4878 to make an appointment.

OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership.

MSU COACHES PANEL 11:30am-1pm • Hilton Garden Inn Bozeman, 2023 Commerce Way, Bozeman • $45 • (406) 582-9900 • hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com Come hear the wrap-up on the 2022/2023 MSU athletics seasons and predictions for the 2023/2024 programs. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership.

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SENSATIONAL BABIES 1-2pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3.

SCIENCE INQUIRY SERIES: BUILDING COMPUTERS FOR THE MOON AND BEYOND 7-8:15pm • Museum of the Rockies • FREE • All Ages • 406-994-2251 • www.gallatinscience.org Dr. Brock LaMeres, MSU Professor of Computer Engineering, will discuss his work building NASA space computers, including an upcoming test of an MSU computer on the moon.

JIM AVERITT & FRIENDS 6pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • no cover • all ages before 9pm • (406) 5185011 • www.thejumpmt.com Jim Averitt showcases his Montana inspired folk & Americana music.

BINGO 7-9pm • American Legion Bar, 225 E. Main St., Bozeman • 18+ • (406) 586-8400 • www.facebook.com 100% of the proceeds go to assisting our Veterans, their families, our youth programs, and the community.

BPL BOOK CLUB 6:30pm • Bozeman Public Safety Center, 901 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman During the renovation of the Library, the Book Club will meet to discuss the novel, The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka.

OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org with admission or membership.

WESTERN SWING WEDNESDAYS 7-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • Lessons $10 • 21+ after 9pm • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com There will be a great dance 昀氀oor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman’s Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes. See ya at THE JUMP every Wednesday!

WEDNESDAY, APR. 19 SENSATIONAL BABIES 10-11am • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3. GET UP & MOVE 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 3-6 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org Our preschool exercise program continues through the fall. ETHICS: THE GOOD LIFE 11am-12:15pm • Online via Zoom We will study the major ethical theories of the world’s philosophical traditions, immersing ourselves in an inquiry into the nature of justice, virtue, and the good life in this six week course. QIGONG MOVEMENT CLASS 12:15-1pm • Story Mill Community Center, 600 Bridger Drive, Bozeman • FREE Join instructor Barb Muller as she leads through a series of gentle movements with mindful breathing.

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FIBER ARTS 4-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • 4065822410 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Join other 昀椀ber artists for a social meetup at the library. We’ll be meeting in the upstairs area of the library on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 4pm and the 2nd Saturday at 1pm. Bring your projects and come hang out. LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle! GNL TRIVIA WEDNESDAY 6-8pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights Designed for Anyone who Loves to Play Games. Free-to-Play & Prizes for the Winners.

LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Live local music every Wednesday. NIKKI LANE 8pm • Rialto Theatre, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • $20 • 18+ • www.rialtobozeman.com A unique blend of traditional country, rock and roll, and a touch of blues. Her sound is raw, authentic, and unapologetically sassy. LADIES NIGHT 8pm-2am • Club Zebra, 321 E Main St, Bozeman • $10 for guys • 21+ The wonderful Ladies of Bozeman can enjoy 2 free drinks, $3 drinks till 10 pm, and that booty shakin’ music provided by DJ Chedda. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Audreys Pizza Oven & Freefall Brewery, 806 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman • No Cover • (406) 522-5456 • www.audreyspizzaoven.com Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights

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THURSDAY, APR. 20 RIKKI’S FURNITURE GALLERY WAREHOUSE SALE 9am-5pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 5823270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Come shop the warehouse sale. UNIVERSAL ATHLETICS WAREHOUSE SALE 9am-8pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Annual athletic sale in Exhibit Building 1. CHARLES DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION: ITS IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY 10-11:15am • Online via Zoom Explore the history of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution by natural selection from a biological and moral perspective. BABIES & BOOKS 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 0-3 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org In addition to stories, there will be songs and activities for your baby. HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE 1-2:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $210 per semester (14 weeks) • Ages 8-13 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Engage with the science, art and math all around us in this drop-off program. Register at MontanaScienceCenter.org. VANISHED KINGDOMS OF EASTERN EUROPE 2-4pm • Online via Zoom • $65 In this virtual tour through space and time, explore the tumultuous history of states that have disappeared from the historical map. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org with admission or membership. LEGO CLUB 4:30-5:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • kids ages 5-12 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Take inspiration from the weekly challenge or free build, work solo or collaborate – it’s in your hands, LEGO Architect! GARDEN PARTY 5:30-7pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • 406 388-4346 • www.belgrademt.gov Belgrade Library is hosting a garden party, with plant and seed exchange and local experts! TRIVIA WITH TRIVIA TOM 5:30-7:30pm • Bunkhouse Brewery Four Corners • FREE • All Ages • www.bunkhousebrewery.com Come on down and enjoy some of the best trivia in the valley, curated by the legendary Trivia Tom! ARTIST RECEPTION | CARRIE FRENCH AT ERA LANDMARK 5:30-7:30pm • ERA Landmark Real Estate • FREE • All Ages • 4065565001 ERA Landmark is happy to host an artist’s reception for Carrie French to showcase her artwork hanging with us through April! Join us for an evening to meet the artist and enjoy light refreshments. More info here: https://bit.ly/CarrieFrench BOZEMAN WRITERS GROUP 6-8pm • Bozeman Lodge, 1547 N. Hunters Way, Bozeman • FREE • Ages 21 and above • (406) 599-4433 • bozemanwriters.com Calling all writers in the greater Gallatin valley area! Get feedback on your work and connect with other writers, stay motivated and inspired, learn from and encourage other members FLY-TYING NIGHT 6-9pm • Bozeman Fly Supply • FREE • All Ages • 406-404-1662 • www.bozeman昀氀ysupply.com Fly-tying night every Thursday. Bring your vise and beverages to tie some 昀氀ies. The 昀氀y-tying table will be open at 6 pm, and we will stay open until 9 pm. This is a non-instructional, FREE event, and the shop will be open to purchase materials. FORAGING FOR MUSHROOMS IN MONTANA 6:30-8pm • Virtual • FREE • Adults • 4065822410 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Montana Library Network presents Dr. Cathy Cripps talking about foraging, what you need to know to get started and safely forage the wild mushrooms of Montana.

COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE WITH DOUGLAS WOLK: LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING 6:30-8pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org In this lecture, he will condense Marvel’s half-million-page story down to a single lecture and slideshow, highlighting the mega-narrative’s central themes and pivotal moments. SHINE DANCE FITNESS WITH MARISSA 7-8pm • Montana Ballet Company • $10 • All Ages • (406) 461-6961 SHiNE brings original routines to life using hit music and choreography for all abilities. Rooted in jazz, ballet and hip-hop, this workout gives you a creative outlet to escape from daily stress. Please visit https://bit. ly/SHiNE_RESERVE reserve your spot. VINTAGE SWING SOCIAL 7-8pm • Blend, 31 S Willson Ave, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 414-9693 The Downbeat Vintage Swing Society hosts an introductory swing lesson to get you on the dance 昀氀oor, followed by a social to dance and drink Blend’s awesome wine. THE WESTON & MATT DUEL 7-9pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • All ages • (406) 359-1999 • www. redtractorpizza.com Live local music while you dine. JOHN FLORIDIS & JENNI SLAYDEN 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Missoula-based acoustic rock duo of John Floridis (guitar) and Jenni Slayden (cello). BINGO NIGHT 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • $20 • 18+ • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Its a game that we all know and love, so why not bring everyone down for dinner, and drinks! BOZEMAN DOC SERIES: PATH OF THE PANTHER – EARTH DAY EVENT 7pm • Emerson’s Crawford Theatre, 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org The Bozeman Doc Series and Gallatin Valley Earth Day present the awardwinning new documentary from Bozeman-based Grizzly Creek Films and director Eric Bendick, Path of the Panther. LIVE MUSIC HOSTED BY DUSTIN TUCKER 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Dustin & friends playing tunes every Thursday.

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PRESCHOOL SCIENCE SERIES 10-11am • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • Ages 3-5 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Join us each week for a shared storytime, hands-on STEAM activity, and take-home craft. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • ages 3 to 5 • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Songs, rhymes, and stories with a slightly more complex structure followed up by a craft or activity and socialization time. BOZEMAN GOLD CLUB 12:10-1pm • First Security Bank, 208 E. Main St,, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-580-1921 • www. toastmasters.org A friendly group of individuals who meet weekly on Fridays at 12:10 p.m. in the basement of the First Security Bank to improve our communication skills. BELGRADE DOMINO TOPPLE CLUB 2:30-4pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • K-6 grades • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org K-6 children are invited to join us for Domino Topple Club! Set up dominos and let them fall to your heart’s content! OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. RECKLESS ROOSTER & THE RANCH 5-8pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • (406) 285-6515 • www. sacajaweahotel.com Wind River Mountain Country from Pinedale, Wyoming. MONTHLY COUPLES DINNERS 5:30pm • 1889 Barn • $225/couple • 21+ • 4065794865 • www.1889barn.com The 1889 Barn is a small event venue & art gallery located creekside on 21 acres in beautiful Gallatin Gateway. Join us for an upcoming dinner seating, 5 couples, 2 seatings per night, one ticket per couple. FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ 6-8pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local Jazz every Friday while you dine. OPEN MIC FRIDAY 6pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it!

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S ROUNDTABLE - VIRTUAL CALLS 9-10am • Online • FREE Our Executive Director’s Roundtable for Gallatin County nonpro昀椀t organizations is open to all paid staff in the executive director or head staff position in our county. These sessions occur the third Friday of each month from 9:00 am - 10:00 am. RIKKI’S FURNITURE GALLERY WAREHOUSE SALE 9am-5pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 5823270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Come shop the warehouse sale. UNIVERSAL ATHLETICS WAREHOUSE SALE 9am-8pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov athletic wear sale in Exhibit Building 1. TELEPATHIC ANIMAL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP 9:30am4:30pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $445 • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Over the weekend, participants will practice the skills needed to communicate with domestic animals through discussion and practical exercises. SENSATIONAL BABIES 10-11am • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3.

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WESTERN SKIES April 21 - The Jump

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MBC’S CONNECTIONS 2023 7-9pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • $25-$75 • (406) 582-8702 • www.montanaballet.org Montana Ballet Company presents CONNECTIONS 2023, Featuring World-Renowned Guest Artists ~ One Night Only! MONTHLY COUPLES DINNERS 7pm • 1889 Barn • $225/couple • 21+ • 4065794865 • www.1889barn.com The 1889 Barn is a small event venue & art gallery located creekside on 21 acres in beautiful Gallatin Gateway. Join us for an upcoming dinner seating, 5 couples, 2 seatings per night, one ticket per couple. LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts. WESTERN SKIES 8pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • no cover • all ages before 9pm • (406) 518-5011 • www. thejumpmt.com Country Rock while you dine. THE JUSTIN CASE BAND 9pm • Chico Hot Springs, 163 Chico Road, Pray • no cover • 21+ • (406) 333-4933 • www.chicohotsprings.com Cover tunes range from the Allman Brothers and Three Dog Night.

SATURDAY, APR. 22 FREE E-WASTE RECYCLING EVENT 8am-2pm • Logan Land昀椀ll, 10585 2 Dog Rd, Three Forks • FREE Free drop off of electronic (not electric) items for Gallatin County residents and businesses. Questions? call 406-582-2493 RIKKI’S FURNITURE GALLERY WAREHOUSE SALE 9am-5pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 5823270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Come shop the warehouse sale. UNIVERSAL ATHLETICS WAREHOUSE SALE 9am-6pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov athletic wear sale in Exhibit Building 1. GALLATIN VALLEY EARTH DAY FUN RUN 9am • Gallatin County Regional Park, Oak & Davis, Bozeman Find out more at https:// www.gallatinvalleyearthday.org/

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TELEPATHIC ANIMAL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP 9:30am4:30pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $445 • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Over the weekend, participants will practice the skills needed to communicate with domestic animals through discussion and practical exercises.

MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND STRINGS 6:30pm • Reynold’s Recital Hall, MSU Howard Hall, Bozeman • $10=30 • (406) 994-3562 • www.montana.edu Beethoven, Villa-Lobos, and More! Music for Flute and Strings.

BALLROOM DANCE BOZEMAN’S SPRING FEVER DANCE! 7-10pm • Bozeman Senior Center, 807 N. Tracy Ave, Bozeman • Admission: $20 per person. Included with Season Pass • www. ballroomdancebozeman.org Time to get out and dance! Music by award-winning Joe’s DJ Service. Singles/couples welcome. You don’t need to be an expert dancer to join in. Attire is dressycasual, plus clean dance shoes to protect the 昀氀oor.

DEAD SKY WITH DAD HABIT 7-11pm • The ELM • $20-$35 (Adv.) $25 (DOS) • All Ages • 4068304640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Dead Sky for a live in concert performance.

GALLATIN VALLEY EARTH DAY FESTIVAL 10am-3pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org Exhibits, talks, children’s events, short 昀椀lms, live music & food. Find out more at https://www.gallatinvalleyearthday.org/ FAMILY STORYTIME 10:15-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • birth-5 and their caregivers • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Singing simple rhymes and songs for babies, moving and grooving for tots, reading a longer book or two for preschoolers – this program has it all! FREE BEGINNER UKULELE LESSONS & JAM 11am-2pm • Gallatin Valley Mall, 2825 West Main St., Bozeman • FREE • (406) 586-4565 • gallatinvalleymall.com This is a free group lesson and jam session held every second and fourth Saturday. DOS MAYOS 5-8pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel.com MONTHLY COUPLES DINNERS 5:30pm • 1889 Barn • $225/ couple • 21+ • 4065794865 • www.1889barn.com The 1889 Barn is a small event venue & art gallery lJoin us for an upcoming dinner seating, 5 couples, 2 seatings per night, one ticket per couple.

ZACH AARON & QUENBY IANDIORIO 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • No Cover • All Ages • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com These two writes songs and sing them. MONTHLY COUPLES DINNERS 7pm • 1889 Barn • $225/couple • 21+ • 4065794865 • www.1889barn.com The 1889 Barn is a small event venue & art gallery located creekside on 21 acres in beautiful Gallatin Gateway. Join us for an upcoming dinner seating, 5 couples, 2 seatings per night, one ticket per couple. LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts. WESTERN ROOTS COUNTRY DANCING 8pm-12:30am • Bourbon, 515 W Aspen St, Bozeman • no cover • bourbonmt.com Learn to line dance with Western Roots Dancing at 8pm then dance and party the night away! THE JUSTIN CASE BAND 9pm • Chico Hot Springs, 163 Chico Road, Pray • no cover • 21+ • (406) 333-4933 • www.chicohotsprings.com Cover tunes range from the Allman Brothers and Three Dog Night.

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SUNDAY, APR. 23 2023 BOZEMAN CLEANUP WEEK Various Locations • FREE • All ages Clean up supplies (bags, vests, gloves) will be available for pick up at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event on April 22nd. Sign-ups and more information are online at www.bozeman.net/ CleanUp BIG SKY RESORT CLOSING DAY 9am-4:30pm • Big Sky Resort, 50 Big Sky Resort Rd, Big Sky • (800) 548-4486 • bigskyresort.com The of昀椀cial last day of the 2022/2023 ski season! Come get your 昀椀nal turns in! TELEPATHIC ANIMAL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP 9:30am2:30pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • $445 • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Over the weekend, participants will practice the skills needed to communicate with domestic animals through discussion and practical exercises. STEPH YEAGER - BRUNCH 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Steph is a Classic Country and Roots musician living in the Paradise Valley. SUNDAY DANCE 1-5pm • American Legion Manhattan, 218 E Main St, Manhattan • $10 • 21+ • 406-284-6138 Dancing to “The Band of Drifters” will make your day...such talent, such energy and a true challenge for all dancers toward lasting out the afternoon...sorry, but the band provides no portable oxygen or foot salve...we’ll be holding a spot for you. MANTRAS AND STORIES FROM THE VEDAS 2-3:30pm • Emergence Movement & Wellness • $20 • 12+ • 4065993235 • kathleenkarlsen.com Come and hear about the superheroes of the East! Experience fun chants that tap into archetypal stories and inspiration. Handouts and lyrics provided. Perfect for beginners and experienced chanters alike. Led by Kathleen Karlsen. GAME NIGHT 2-10pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ Bring a game in to play and receive a free drink. MONTHLY COUPLES DINNERS 5:30pm • 1889 Barn • $225/ couple • 21+ • 4065794865 • www.1889barn.com The 1889 Barn is a small event venue & art gallery located creekside on 21 acres in beautiful Gallatin Gateway. Join us for an upcoming dinner seating, 5 couples, 2 seatings per night, one ticket per couple. BRIDGER MOUNTAIN BIG BAND 7-9:30pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 The Bridger Mountain Big Band is a 17-piece jazz orchestra that plays all styles of music from the 1. TICKET SAUCE 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Missoula-based cover rock trio “Ticket Sauce”. MONTHLY COUPLES DINNERS 7pm • 1889 Barn • $225/couple • 21+ • 4065794865 • www.1889barn.com The 1889 Barn is a small event venue & art gallery located creekside on 21 acres in beautiful Gallatin Gateway. Join us for an upcoming dinner seating, 5 couples, 2 seatings per night, one ticket per couple. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

MONDAY, APR. 24 2023 BOZEMAN CLEANUP WEEK Various Locations • FREE • All ages Clean up supplies (bags, vests, gloves) will be available for pick up at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event on April 22nd. Sign-ups and more information are online at www.bozeman.net/ CleanUp

RESTAURANT WEEK 2023 Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman This 7-day event will be 昀椀lled with good eats and drinks, off-menu specials, exclusive dining experiences, plus chances to win some fabulous prizes from our local sponsors like Bozeman Magazine!

OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership.

MONTANA ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (MAB) BOZEMAN CHAPTER BOOK & CRAFT CLUB 1-3pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org Each month has a theme and discussions emphasize connections between literature and like experiences in our personal lives and understanding societal context at different times in history. WAR PIGEONS: THEY GOT THEIR MESSAGES THROUGH 3-5pm • Online via Zoom Based on her book, War Pigeons: Winged Couriers in the U.S. Military, 1878-1957, Elizabeth Macalaster’s lecture traces the remarkable service of homing pigeons in the U.S. military. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle! WEST DAKOTA STUTTER 6:30-8:30pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • All ages • (406) 359-1999 • www. redtractorpizza.com Live local music while you dine. EAGLES JAM 7-9pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 Bluegrass/Americana acoustic string jam, come on down and pick some tunes! BEGINNING TANGO LESSONS & DANCING 7-10pm • FREE Beginning drop in Argentine tango lessons, if you want to try it out or if you want to augment your learning if you are taking a series. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

TUESDAY, APR. 25 2023 BOZEMAN CLEANUP WEEK Various Locations • FREE • All ages Clean up supplies (bags, vests, gloves) will be available for pick up at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event on April 22nd. Sign-ups and more information are online at www.bozeman.net/ CleanUp RESTAURANT WEEK 2023 Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman This 7-day event will be 昀椀lled with good eats and drinks, off-menu specials, exclusive dining experiences, plus chances to win some fabulous prizes from our local sponsors like Bozeman Magazine!

LIFE DRAWING 6-8pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • $18/class • Adult • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org Artists of all ability levels are welcome. Participants should provide their own drawing supplies; however, 8 drawing ponies are available – 昀椀rst come, 昀椀rst served. Pre-registration encouraged! Please check in with monitor. RYAN ACKER 6pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • No Cover • All Ages • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

WEDNESDAY, APR. 26 2023 BOZEMAN CLEANUP WEEK Various Locations • FREE • All ages Clean up supplies (bags, vests, gloves) will be available for pick up at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event on April 22nd. Sign-ups and more information are online at www.bozeman.net/ CleanUp RESTAURANT WEEK 2023 Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman This 7-day event will be 昀椀lled with good eats and drinks, off-menu specials, exclusive dining experiences, plus chances to win some fabulous prizes from our local sponsors like Bozeman Magazine! SENSATIONAL BABIES 10-11am • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3. GET UP & MOVE 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 3-6 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org Our preschool exercise program continues through the fall. ETHICS: THE GOOD LIFE 11am-12:15pm • Online via Zoom We will study the major ethical theories of the world’s philosophical traditions, immersing ourselves in an inquiry into the nature of justice, virtue, and the good life in this six week course. QIGONG MOVEMENT CLASS 12:15-1pm • Story Mill Community Center, 600 Bridger Drive, Bozeman • FREE Join instructor Barb Muller as she leads through a series of gentle movements with mindful breathing. SENSATIONAL BABIES 1-2pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3.

2023 PROSPERA ANNUAL LUNCHEON: IGNITE 11am-1:30pm • Best Western Grantree Inn, 1325 N 7th Ave, Bozeman • (406) 587-5261 • bestwestern.com 6 presentations of 5 minutes each by local pros. TOURS FOR TOTS 1-2pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • ages 3 – 5 • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org Have a naturally curious preschooler (ages 3 – 5) that loves exploring science, history, and art? This series of tours and classes examines different areas of the museum with an early education focus.

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IAN THOMAS AND THE BAND OF DRIFTERS April 28/29 - Chico Hot Springs

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BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER JAM SESSION AND GROUP LESSONS 1-4pm • Bozeman Senior Center, 807 N. Tracy Ave, Bozeman • Seniors Here you will learn some very basic music theory to help you stay oriented on your musical journey. BACKCOUNTRY SAFETY AND FIRST AID 1-5pm • Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman • $25 We will cover practical recommendations for various situations you might encounter and suggestions on what you should have in your wilderness 昀椀rst aid kit. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle! GNL TRIVIA WEDNESDAY 6-8pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights Designed for Anyone who Loves to Play Games. Free-to-Play & Prizes for the Winners. GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Audreys Pizza Oven & Freefall Brewery, 806 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman • No Cover • (406) 522-5456 • www.audreyspizzaoven.com Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights Designed for Anyone who Loves to Play Games! BINGO 7-9pm • American Legion Bar, 225 E. Main St., Bozeman • 18+ • (406) 586-8400 • www.facebook.com 100% of the proceeds go to assisting our Veterans, their families, our youth programs, and the community. WESTERN SWING WEDNESDAYS 7-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • Lessons $10 • 21+ after 9pm • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com There will be a great dance 昀氀oor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman’s Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes. See ya at THE JUMP every Wednesday!

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LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Live local music every Wednesday. LADIES NIGHT 8pm-2am • Club Zebra, 321 E Main St, Bozeman • $10 for guys • 21+ The wonderful Ladies of Bozeman can enjoy 2 free drinks, $3 drinks till 10 pm, and that booty shakin’ music provided by DJ Chedda. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com

THURSDAY, APR. 27 2023 BOZEMAN CLEANUP WEEK Various Locations • FREE • All ages Clean up supplies (bags, vests, gloves) will be available for pick up at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event on April 22nd. Sign-ups and more information are online at www.bozeman.net/ CleanUp RESTAURANT WEEK 2023 Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman This 7-day event will be 昀椀lled with good eats and drinks, off-menu specials, exclusive dining experiences, plus chances to win some fabulous prizes from our local sponsors like Bozeman Magazine! CHARLES DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION: ITS IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY 10-11:15am • Online via Zoom Explore the history of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution by natural selection from a biological and moral perspective. SPARKS: A GENERATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP 10am-4:30pm • Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 Graf St., Bozeman • $60 Spark fresh drafts and discover core ideas: we’ll write in-session, share writings, and hear responses. BABIES & BOOKS 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 0-3 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org In addition to stories, there will be songs and activities for your baby. HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE 1-2:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $210 per semester (14 weeks) • Ages 8-13 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Engage with the science, art and math all around us in this drop-off program. Register at MontanaScienceCenter.org.

VANISHED KINGDOMS OF EASTERN EUROPE 2-4pm • Online via Zoom • $65 In this virtual tour through space and time, explore the tumultuous history of states that have disappeared from the historical map. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. LEGO CLUB 4:30-5:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • kids ages 5-12 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Take inspiration from the weekly challenge or free build, work solo or collaborate – it’s in your hands, LEGO Architect! TRIVIA WITH TRIVIA TOM 5:30-7:30pm • Bunkhouse Brewery Four Corners • FREE • All Ages • www.bunkhousebrewery.com Come on down and enjoy some of the best trivia in the valley, curated by the legendary Trivia Tom! RANCHER ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER SERIES 6-8pm • Gallatin Conservation District • FREE • All Ages • 4062824350 • gallatincd. org The Gallatin Conservation District is excited to host a “Rancher Roundtable” speaker series. Join us in Manhattan for a monthly presentation and discussion about various agricultural topics. RSVP at gallatincd.org. FLY-TYING NIGHT 6-9pm • Bozeman Fly Supply • FREE • All Ages • 406-404-1662 • www.bozeman昀氀ysupply.com Fly-tying night every Thursday. Bring your vise and beverages to tie some 昀氀ies. The 昀氀y-tying table will be open at 6 pm, and we will stay open until 9 pm. This is a non-instructional, FREE event, and the shop will be open to purchase materials. BELGRADE LIBRARY 4TH THURSDAY BOOK CLUB 6:30-7:45pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Book discussion, opinionsharing, refreshments, and lots of fun in the community room! MSC AFTER DARK: KOMBUCHA, ZESTY SCIENCE 6:30-8:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $25 • 21+ • (406) 522-9087 • montanasciencecenter.org Local Kombucha manufacturer Zesty beverages joins us for a discussion of fermentation science, post-biotics, and how to keep life zesty! Hard kombucha provided by Zesty Beverages.

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BOZEMAN MONOLOGUES 6:30pm • Emerson’s Crawford Theatre, 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman • $5 student, $10 community member • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org Hosted by The VOICE Center and SASA (Students Against Sexual Assault) and are an opportunity to hear people speak about experiences surrounding sexuality, relationships, and identity. THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS 7-8pm • The ELM • $30-$40 (Adv.) $32 (DOS) • All Ages • 4068304640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome The California Honeydrops for a live in concert performance. SHINE DANCE FITNESS WITH MARISSA 7-8pm • Montana Ballet Company • $10 • All Ages • (406) 461-6961 SHiNE brings original routines to life using hit music and choreography for all abilities. Rooted in jazz, ballet and hip-hop, this workout gives you a creative outlet to escape from daily stress. Please visit https://bit. ly/SHiNE_RESERVE reserve your spot. VINTAGE SWING SOCIAL 7-8pm • Blend, 31 S Willson Ave, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 414-9693 The Downbeat Vintage Swing Society hosts an introductory swing lesson to get you on the dance 昀氀oor, followed by a social to dance and drink Blend’s awesome wine. JESSE THE OCELOT 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Missoula-based psychedelic rock artist “Jesse the Ocelot”. BINGO NIGHT 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • $20 • 18+ • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Its a game that we all know and love, so why not bring everyone down for dinner, and drinks! LIVE MUSIC HOSTED BY DUSTIN TUCKER 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com

FRIDAY, APR. 28 2023 BOZEMAN CLEANUP WEEK Various Locations • FREE • All ages Clean up supplies (bags, vests, gloves) will be available for pick up at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event on April 22nd. Sign-ups and more information are online at www.bozeman.net/ CleanUp RESTAURANT WEEK 2023 Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman This 7-day event will be 昀椀lled with good eats and drinks, off-menu specials, exclusive dining experiences, plus chances to win some fabulous prizes from our local sponsors like Bozeman Magazine! SENSATIONAL BABIES 10-11am • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with admission / membership • Ages Birth – 3 • 4069942251 • museumoftherockies.org/calendar Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and 昀椀ne motor explorations designed speci昀椀cally for newborns to age 3. PRESCHOOL SCIENCE SERIES 10-11am • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • Ages 3-5 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Join us each week for a shared storytime, hands-on STEAM activity, and take-home craft. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • ages 3 to 5 • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Songs, rhymes, and stories with a slightly more complex structure followed up by a craft or activity and socialization time. BOZEMAN GOLD CLUB 12:10-1pm • First Security Bank, 208 E. Main St,, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-580-1921 • www. toastmasters.org A friendly group of individuals who meet weekly on Fridays at 12:10 p.m. in the basement of the First Security Bank to improve our communication skills.

OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. TESSY WILLIAMS 5-8pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel.com FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ 6-8pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • all ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local Jazz every Friday while you dine. ART ON THE ROCKS: PAINTING WITH COFFEE 6-9pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • $50 • 21+ • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org With a bit of water and some granulated java we will create an image by painting and staining with warm coffee tones. OPEN MIC FRIDAY 6pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • no cover • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com If you have been looking for a place to show off those skills, this is the place to do it! TREVOR NOAH: OFF THE RECORD 7pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • $39.50-$95 • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com Trevor Noah is the most successful comedian in Africa and is the host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. MONTANA MANOUCHE 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • No Cover • All Ages • (406) 518-5011 • www. thejumpmt.com Gypsy Jazz music while you dine. LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts. ARSWAIN 8pm • Rialto Theatre, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • $15 • 18+ • www.rialtobozeman.com A moody blend of tectonic beats, textural sound design, aching vocals, and a songwriting pathos reminiscent of Radiohead’s Kid A. SUNRISE KARAOKE 9pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • 21+ • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel. com Enjoy a night of karaoke. IAN THOMAS & THE BAND OF DRIFTERS 9pm • Chico Hot Springs, 163 Chico Road, Pray • no cover • 21+ • (406) 333-4933 • www.chicohotsprings.com The Band of Drifters plays Modern American Roots Music and they encourage you to dance.

STEAM AT THE SCIENCE STATION 10am-noon • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • All Ages • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Pull up a stool at the Science Station and learn through a guided STEAM experience from a community volunteer. NAMI BOZEMAN MENTAL HEALTH CLASSES 10am-noon • St. James Episcopal Church • FREE • Adults 18 and over • (406)7636270 NAMI peer to peer is an 8 session recovery focused course for adults with mental health conditions. It is a free and con昀椀dential educational class(skills taught)led by trained peers with lived experience who offer understanding and hope. BOBCAT POUNCE 5K RUN WALK STROLL 10am-noon • Montana State University, , Bozeman • $20 • All Ages • (406) 994-0211 • www.montana.edu Get outside and join the College of Education, Health and Human Development for the Bobcat Pounce: 5K Run, Walk, Stroll. FAMILY STORYTIME 10:15-11am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • birth-5 and their caregivers • 406-570-7752 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Singing simple rhymes and songs for babies, moving and grooving for tots, reading a longer book or two for preschoolers – this program has it all! RAVEN RŌSHI 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • FREE • 4062242588 • www.ravenroshi.com RAVEN RŌSHI is an indie folk music project led by singer-songwriter Charles Wolf Drimal of Bozeman, Montana. JEFF DUNHAM 5pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • $52.50 + fees • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden. com Still Not Canceled comedy tour. BOZEMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION 2023 HOSPITALITY GALA: A SILVER CELEBRATION 6-11pm • Montana State University, , Bozeman • $150 • All Ages • 406-414-1085 • www.bozemanhealth. org Wear your best silver and black-ties! The gala will feature a plated dinner, a signature 25-year anniversary signature silver cocktail, silent and live auctions, a live-drive match for cash donations. Funds raised to bene昀椀t patient support services. LIVE MUSIC 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Wednesday-Saturday featuring local and touring music acts. WWW.TWANG 8pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • No Cover • All Ages • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Country music while you dine.

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WESTERN ROOTS COUNTRY DANCING 8pm-12:30am • Bourbon, 515 W Aspen St, Bozeman • no cover • bourbonmt.com Learn to line dance with Western Roots Dancing at 8pm then dance and party the night away!

2023 BOZEMAN CLEANUP WEEK Various Locations • FREE • All ages Clean up supplies (bags, vests, gloves) will be available for pick up at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event on April 22nd. Sign-ups and more information are online at www.bozeman.net/ CleanUp

BLAKE BRIGHTMAN BAND 9pm • Sacajawea Bar, 5 N Main St, Three Forks • no cover • 21+ • (406) 285-6515 • www.sacajaweahotel.com Local live music.

IAN THOMAS & THE BAND OF DRIFTERS 9pm • Chico Hot Springs, 163 Chico Road, Pray • no cover • 21+ • (406) 333-4933 • www.chicohotsprings.com The Band of Drifters plays Modern American Roots Music and they encourage you to dance.

BOZEMAN WINTER FARMERS MARKET 9am-noon • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Area farmers have worked hard to drastically increase the amount of fresh greens and the variety of vegetables they can offer our community throughout the fall, winter and spring. INTRODUCTION TO HORSE DRIVING CLINIC 9am-4pm • Epona Equestrian Center • $25 auditing, $250 participant (weekend) • All ages • 406-241-2336 Claudia Hrebicek is teaching a 2 day progressive clinic, featuring a safety-minded, comprehensive classroom style and hands-on harnessing, hitching, and driving experience!

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SUNDAY, APR. 30 2023 BOZEMAN CLEANUP WEEK Various Locations • FREE • All ages Clean up supplies (bags, vests, gloves) will be available for pick up at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day event on April 22nd. Sign-ups and more information are online at www.bozeman.net/ CleanUp RESTAURANT WEEK 2023 Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman This 7-day event will be 昀椀lled with good eats and drinks, off-menu specials, exclusive dining experiences, plus chances to win some fabulous prizes from our local sponsors like Bozeman Magazine! INTRODUCTION TO HORSE DRIVING CLINIC 9am-4pm • Epona Equestrian Center • $25 auditing, $250 participant (weekend) • All ages • 406-241-2336 Claudia Hrebicek is teaching a 2 day progressive clinic, featuring a safety-minded, comprehensive classroom style and hands-on harnessing, hitching, and driving experience! THE SLEEPLESS ELITE - BRUNCH 11am-1pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com The Sleepless Elite creates music blending their love of the cathartic, irreverent and beautiful. SUNDAY DANCE 1-5pm • American Legion Manhattan, 218 E Main St, Manhattan • $10 per person • 21+ • 406-284-6138 Today’s music features the phenomenal “Ken Rich” band, a true Butte treasure we are pleased to welcome back to Legion Post 87; his music you’ll carry in your soul for days to come and a voice you’ll forever appreciate. You’ll regret going home. GAME NIGHT 2-10pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ Bring a game in to play and receive a free drink.

RIGOLETTO SNEAK PREVIEW WITH BRENNA CORNER 6-7:30pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • Free for OLLI at MSU members • (406) 522-6000 A behind-the-scenes conversation with Intermountain Opera Bozeman (IOB) artistic director and conductor Michael Sakir and stage director Brenna Corner, followed by an open “sitzprobe” rehearsal with singers and orchestra of IOB’s spring opera Rigoletto. BRIDGER MOUNTAIN BIG BAND 7-9:30pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 The Bridger Mountain Big Band is a 17-piece jazz orchestra that plays all styles of music from the 1. TSUNAMI FUNK 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the local funk band “Tsunami Funk”. BOZEMAN DOC SERIES: THE LAKE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD 7pm • Emerson’s Crawford Theatre, 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org Director Kathy Kasic and scientists pro昀椀led in the 昀椀lm will be in attendance and participate in a Q&A after the 昀椀lm. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com

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OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle! JAKE BRADLEY 6:30-8:30pm • Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W Main St, Bozeman • no cover • All ages • (406) 359-1999 • www.redtractorpizza.com Live local music while you dine. EAGLES JAM 7-9pm • Eagles Lodge, 316 East Main Street, Bozeman • 21+ • (406) 587-9996 Bluegrass/Americana acoustic string jam, come on down and pick some tunes! BEGINNING TANGO LESSONS & DANCING 7-10pm • FREE Beginning drop in Argentine tango lessons, if you want to try it out or if you want to augment your learning if you are taking a series. HAUFBRAU HOUSE OPEN MIC 10pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Open Mics are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

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OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership.

HIPPIE SABOTAGE 7-11pm • The ELM • $38-$50 • All Ages • 4068304640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Hippie Sabotage for a live in concert performance.

SHINEDOWN 7pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • $49.95 - $89.95 + fees • (406) 994-CATS • www. brickbreeden.com Chart-topping rock band Shinedown will play as part of a newly announced 2023 tour.

WEDNESDAY, MAY. 3 GET UP & MOVE 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 3-6 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org Our preschool exercise program continues through the fall. ETHICS: THE GOOD LIFE 11am-12:15pm • Online via Zoom We will study the major ethical theories of the world’s philosophical traditions, immersing ourselves in an inquiry into the nature of justice, virtue, and the good life in this six week course. QIGONG MOVEMENT CLASS 12:15-1pm • Story Mill Community Center, 600 Bridger Drive, Bozeman • FREE Join instructor Barb Muller as she leads through a series of gentle movements with mindful breathing. BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER JAM SESSION AND GROUP LESSONS 1-4pm • Bozeman Senior Center, 807 N. Tracy Ave, Bozeman • Seniors Here you will learn some very basic music theory to help you stay oriented on your musical journey. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership. LOW IMPACT CARDIO CLASS 5-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 406 3884346 • belgradelibrary.org/昀椀tness Join library staff every Monday and Wednesday from 5-6PM in the library’s meeting room for an hour of fun and 昀椀tness with friends! Bring your comfortable shoes and water bottle! PRESENTING PREHISTORY: A PALEONTOLOGY LECTURE SERIES - FOSSILS ON THE CUTTING EDGE 5:30-7:30pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Members: Free, Non-members: $7.50 • (406) 994-2251 • www. museumoftherockies.org Three Decades of Paleohistology at Museum of the Rockies

THURSDAY, MAY. 4 CHARLES DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION: ITS IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY 10-11:15am • Online via Zoom Explore the history of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution by natural selection from a biological and moral perspective. BABIES & BOOKS 10:15-11am • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • ages 0-3 • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org In addition to stories, there will be songs and activities for your baby. HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE 1-2:30pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • $210 per semester (14 weeks) • Ages 8-13 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Engage with the science, art and math all around us in this drop-off program. Register at MontanaScienceCenter.org. VANISHED KINGDOMS OF EASTERN EUROPE 2-4pm • Online via Zoom • $65 In this virtual tour through space and time, explore the tumultuous history of states that have disappeared from the historical map. OPEN LAB IN THE STEAMLAB 3-6pm • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • No Cover • 5-18 • 406)-522-9087 • www.montanasciencecenter.org Included with admission or membership.

CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL 4-7pm • Bogart Park, 325 South Church, Bozeman Come out for some amazing food trucks, live music and to support their incredible cause.

LEGO CLUB 4:30-5:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • kids ages 5-12 • 406-570-7752 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Take inspiration from the weekly challenge or free build, work solo or collaborate – it’s in your hands, LEGO Architect!

BIKE NIGHT 6pm • Yellowstone Harley-Davidson, 540 Alaska Road, Belgrade • FREE • All Ages • 4063887684 • yellowstoneharley.com Here is a chance to ride your motorcycle with a group. Join us for short rides to food joints all around the Gallatin Valley. Check our website for each weeks location and route map. ALL BIKES WELCOME (Must be able to go highway speeds).

TRIVIA WITH TRIVIA TOM 5:30-7:30pm • Bunkhouse Brewery Four Corners • FREE • All Ages • www.bunkhousebrewery.com Come on down and enjoy some of the best trivia in the valley, curated by the legendary Trivia Tom!

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GIVE BIG GALLATIN VALLEY 6pm • GiveBigGV.org • All Ages • 406-587-6262 • GiveBigGV.org Donate to Gallatin County nonpro昀椀ts and help build your community! Visit GiveBigGV.org to 昀椀nd a cause you care about and contribute to the $3M goal in 24 hours. Learn more at GiveBigGV.org. BOZEMAN WRITERS GROUP 6-8pm • Bozeman Lodge, 1547 N. Hunters Way, Bozeman • FREE • Ages 21 and above • (406) 599-4433 • bozemanwriters.com Calling all writers in the greater Gallatin valley area! Get feedback on your work and connect with other writers, stay motivated and inspired, learn from and encourage other members - come to the Bozeman Writers Group 1st & 3rd Thursdays. FLY-TYING NIGHT 6-9pm • Bozeman Fly Supply • FREE • All Ages • 406-404-1662 • www.bozeman昀氀ysupply.com Fly-tying night every Thursday. Bring your vise and beverages to tie some 昀氀ies. The 昀氀y-tying table will be open at 6 pm, and we will stay open until 9 pm. This is a non-instructional, FREE event, and the shop will be open to purchase materials. SHINE DANCE FITNESS WITH MARISSA 7-8pm • Montana Ballet Company • $10 • All Ages • (406) 461-6961 SHiNE brings original routines to life using hit music and choreography for all abilities. Rooted in jazz, ballet and hip-hop, this workout gives you a creative outlet to escape from daily stress. Please visit https://bit. ly/SHiNE_RESERVE reserve your spot. VINTAGE SWING SOCIAL 7-8pm • Blend, 31 S Willson Ave, Bozeman • no cover • (406) 414-9693 The Downbeat Vintage Swing Society hosts an introductory swing lesson to get you on the dance 昀氀oor, followed by a social to dance and drink Blend’s awesome wine. THE PINKY DUO 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admissions • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring Dustin Tucker & Luke Flansburg of “Pinky & the Floyd”. BINGO NIGHT 7pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • $20 • 18+ • (406) 518-5011 • www.thejumpmt.com Its a game that we all know and love, so why not bring everyone down for dinner, and drinks! LIVE MUSIC HOSTED BY DUSTIN TUCKER 8-10pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Dustin & friends playing tunes every Thursday.

FRIDAY, MAY. 5 GIVE BIG GALLATIN VALLEY midnight-6pm • GiveBigGV.org • All Ages • 406-587-6262 • GiveBigGV.org Donate to Gallatin County nonpro昀椀ts and help build your community! Visit GiveBigGV.org to 昀椀nd a cause you care about and contribute to the $3M goal in 24 hours. Learn more at GiveBigGV.org. PRESCHOOL SCIENCE SERIES 10-11am • Montana Science Center, 2744 W Main St, Bozeman • Included with Admission • Ages 3-5 • 4065229087 • montanasciencecenter.org Join us each week for a shared storytime, hands-on STEAM activity, and take-home craft.

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