Food Guys add spice to Great Falls book fest
Looking for some literary inspiration? The ninth annual Great Falls Festival of the Book brings readings and discussions with both state and local authors to the public library March 26–28. The festival kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday with the first annual Grand Word Meisters of the Year contest at 7 p.m. Thursday … Read more
Amy Martin: Feeling music do its magical thing
Missoula musician Amy Martin answers questions, posed by the Montana Arts Council, about how she came to be a musician, and the challenges and rewards of that career choice. She begins: "I think in my gut I knew as a kid that music was central to my path, but it took my conscious brain a while to catch up." Read more
Great Falls auctions draw art lovers
Known as the biggest bash in the western art world, the C.M. Russell Auction, held March 18-21 at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls, turns 41 this year, and organizers promise another “enthusiastic, fun-filled, and hospitable event.” Since its inception in 1969, several other auctions and art shows have joined the line-up, turning the Electric City into a mid-March Mecca for western art lovers. Read more
Snow enthusiasts swarm to West Yellowstone for EXPO
The World Snowmobile EXPO celebrates its 19th year March 13-15 in West Yellowstone. During the "largest snowmobile event in the West,” Arctic Cat, Polaris, Skidoo and Yamaha unveil their new 2010 snowmobile lines, while hundreds of new aftermarket exhibits are on display at EXPO headquarters in the West Yellowstone Holiday Inn Conference Hotel. Read more
Lectures celebrate 50th anniversary of Russell sculpture in Statuary Hall
Montana native John (Jack) Weaver will be in Montana March 19-20 for the 50th anniversary of the installation of his monumental sculpture of Charles M. Russell in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Weaver’s piece was the first of Montana's two sculptures, installed in 1959 – and is the only representation of an artist. Read more