Entertainment
Welcome! Visitor’s Guide – 11
Mango and Dango
Mango and Dango
One of the most unique shows ever at MontanaFair is back for 2018. Mango and Dango stage show: A timeless love story… Enjoy this high skilled physical comedy circus show about the trials and tribulations of unrequited love seen through the hearts and eyes of two clowns. Will Mango ever give in… Probably not… Featured entertainment may include chair stacking, juggling, partner acrobats, free standing ladder, rolla bolla, aerial, dance, incredible balancing acts and echoing calls of “Wow that’s amazing, kiss him already!!!” The Adventures of the Flying Umbrella Ship takes you on a journey into the mind of a vibrant adventurer and her co-pilot, The Sky Captain. Watch these wide-eyed wanderers in their one of a kind contraption “The Flying Umbrella Ship” perform amazing tricks on stilts as they travel around the Globe in search for the secret to Life and laughter, bringing their playfulness, experimental dance moves and contagious smiles and energy everywhere they go. Be amazed as Stilt Walking is taken to a new level. “An Experience not to be missed!!” Catch Mango & Dango Performing at the 4th Avenue stage two times daily.
THE ROCK BOTTOM BOYS
Professional touring band, THE ROCK BOTTOM BOYS, have been serving up a ‘bone-a-fied’ act to audiences across the western states since 2009 exciting and entertaining all ages with spine-tingling three-part harmonies, homespun vocal styling, boot stomping music and well- seasoned showmanship. THE ROCK BOTTOM BOYS tickle brains and warp reality by singing iconic rock hits like ‘Pinball Wizard’ and ‘Gimme Three Steps’ to tunes like ‘Wabash Cannonball’ or ‘Mountain Dew’ gluing audiences to their seats in anticipation of what might be next. While the heart pumping music alone is irresistible, once engaged folks are riveted by the boys’ back porch clowning and hillbilly notions. THE ROCK BOTTOM BOYS have the versatility to perform in venues of all sizes ranging from small intimate rooms to large amphitheaters. Their shows are light-hearted, humorous, and intimate good fun for audiences from age 8 to 80. Playing at the Exchange Club Patio three times daily from August 10-15.
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Ancient Art forms brought to life, timeless and otherworldly; Animal Cracker Conspiracy’s Stilt Characters leave beautiful and joyful impressions in the minds of their audience. With over a decade of experience performing on traditional “echasse” peg stilts, teaching workshops, and fabricating wooden stilts for performers, ACC continues to inspire with their audacious designs and inimitable presence. Strolling the grounds three times daily!
Jeff Martin
Jeff Martin’s one of only about two thousand ‘full-time’ professional magicians and where he shines is in his ability to make people of ALL ages smile, laugh, giggle, and simply marvel at the wonders of comedy magic. You’ll find Jeff magically strolling up to four times daily!
Marty Davis
Taking the newly relocated Timesquare Furniture Community Stage for one day only, Monday, August 13, is Marty Davis. Marty Davis brings to the stage the color, excitement, and harmony of the stars of the Silver Screen and the singing cowboy era. Marty will be joined this year by Loretta Brank MacKeever. Lorette played in Marty’s band for a couple of years in the early 1980s. Since then, she’s played with Deana Carter of Strawberry Wine fame for three years, with Patty Loveless, Sara Evans, and Mindy McCready among others. Loretta has also performed on The Opry, the CMA and ACM Awards shows, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, The Today Show, and Good Morning America.
