http://www.livelytimes.com/ Lively Times | Montana Arts and Entertainment Calendar, a complete statewide searchable database of music, concerts, events, theater, dance, recreation and art exhibits. en kristi@livelytimes.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-10T20:18:24-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/grammy_winning_klezmatics_perform_in_helena_and_whitefish/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/grammy_winning_klezmatics_perform_in_helena_and_whitefish/#When:20:18:24Z The world-renowned, Grammy-winning superstars of the klezmer world visit Whitefish March 20 and Helena March 21 this month. In the course of over 20 years and nine albums they have stubbornly continued making music that is wild, mystical, provocative, reflective and ecstatically danceable. New + Notable 2010-03-10T20:18:24-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/jack_horner_and_james_gorman_how_to_build_a_dinosaur/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/jack_horner_and_james_gorman_how_to_build_a_dinosaur/#When:05:28:59Z Bozeman's Jack Horner, whose fascination with dinosaurs has led him on some remarkable journeys, turns his formidable expertise to cutting-edge research in a book subtitled "Extinction Doesn’t Have to Be Forever." In a book co-written with science writer James Gorman, he explores the controversial question: Can we or should we build a dinosaur? Books + Readings 2010-03-09T05:28:59-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/charlie_daniels_band_headlines_headwaters_country_jam/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/charlie_daniels_band_headlines_headwaters_country_jam/#When:01:17:07Z One of country music's all-time legends, The Charlie Daniels Band (“Devil Went Down to Georgia,” “Uneasy Rider,” “Simple Man”), headlines Saturday night's line-up at the Headwaters Country Jam, June 24-26 near Three Forks and the Alberta Bair Theatre's second annual Wild West Soiree, June 25 in Billings. New + Notable 2010-03-09T01:17:07-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/guitar_festival_and_workshop_includes_pat_metheny_larry_carlton_and_scott_t/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/guitar_festival_and_workshop_includes_pat_metheny_larry_carlton_and_scott_t/#When:18:05:38Z The Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation Guitar Festival and Workshop, Aug. 29-Sept. 5 at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork, offers a rare opportunity to study with such renowned guitarists as Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton, Alex DeGrassi and Scott Tennant. Discounts are available for those who register before March 15. Music + CDs 2010-03-05T18:05:38-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/ween_plays_the_wilma_tickets_on_sale_march_5/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/ween_plays_the_wilma_tickets_on_sale_march_5/#When:19:16:01Z UM Productions brings alternative rockers Ween to the Wilma Theatre in Missoula May 30. Tickets go on sale March 5. "Ween is more in tune with the fundamental nature of rock and roll than anyone currently making music,” writes Popmatters. “They’re doggedly passionate, gloriously theatrical, brilliantly subversive, and maybe a little bit evil." New + Notable 2010-03-03T19:16:01-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/aahhtt_choose_the_right_temperament_for_your_new_canine/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/aahhtt_choose_the_right_temperament_for_your_new_canine/#When:20:18:14Z Q.: We had a wonderful Scottie. We got another of the same breed and she is awful. Why? A.: When people bring dogs to me I see good dogs suffering people problems. Their pet is usually the wrong temperament for them. People are frustrated when their new dog, same breed as their old dog, isn’t as "good". New + Notable 2010-03-02T20:18:14-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/hotel_on_the_corner_of_bitter_and_sweet_wins_2009_montana_book_award/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/hotel_on_the_corner_of_bitter_and_sweet_wins_2009_montana_book_award/#When:19:49:31Z Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Great Falls author Jamie Ford won the 2009 Montana Book Award. This annual award recognizes literary and/or artistic excellence in a book written or illustrated by someone who lives in Montana, is set in Montana, or deals with Montana themes or issues. Books + Readings 2010-03-02T19:49:31-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/jerry_olson_hey_lin_i_love_you_songs_of_life_and_love/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/jerry_olson_hey_lin_i_love_you_songs_of_life_and_love/#When:18:52:22Z Helena folksinger and guitar player Jerry Olson has released an album of self-penned tunes that cover everything from humorous hard-luck stories to uplifting love songs. The retired Lutheran minister gets together here with long-time cohorts Bruce Anfinson and Gary Burgess. Music + CDs 2010-03-02T18:52:22-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/les_danses_de_lamour_comes_to_bozeman/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/les_danses_de_lamour_comes_to_bozeman/#When:18:21:23Z Youth Arts in Action presents “Les Danses de L’Amour,” 7 p.m. March 24 at the Emerson Center. The performance features classical and contemporary dances of love with pas de deux and solos by an international cast from Staatsballett Berlin, which has been voted by dance critics as one of the top five ballet companies in the world. Theatre + Dance 2010-03-02T18:21:23-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/artists_auctions_flood_great_falls_during_western_art_week/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/artists_auctions_flood_great_falls_during_western_art_week/#When:17:29:20Z From March 17-21, Great Falls is brimming with art during what’s become known as the Great Western Art Week. The town will be home to a variety of auctions and art shows that attract artists, collectors and art admirers from far and wide. This year, the inaugural "The Russell: The Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum" joins the 42nd annual C.M. Russell Auction. Artists + Exhibits 2010-03-02T17:29:20-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/high_flying_harlem_globetrotters_hit_montana_and_spokane/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/high_flying_harlem_globetrotters_hit_montana_and_spokane/#When:19:45:02Z The iconic Harlem Globetrotters are primed to showcase their eye-popping 2010 “Magical Memories” World Tour April 13 in Bozeman, April 14 in Missoula and April 15 in Spokane. Now in their 84th consecutive season of touring the world, the Globetrotters’ high-flying show features some of the most extraordinary athletes and entertainers on the planet. Sports + Recreation 2010-02-25T19:45:02-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/lively_up_with_the_wailers_touring_montana_in_march/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/lively_up_with_the_wailers_touring_montana_in_march/#When:19:16:35Z The Wailers, considered the greatest living exponents of Jamaica’s reggae tradition, perform in Missoula, Billings and Bozeman in March. Together with Bob Marley, the Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide and carried their message "of roots, culture and reality" to an estimated 24 million people across the globe. New + Notable 2010-02-25T19:16:35-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/sherman_alexie_visit_rescheduled_for_march_16/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/sherman_alexie_visit_rescheduled_for_march_16/#When:23:20:11Z Acclaimed author, poet and screenwriter Sherman Alexie, who cancelled his visit to Helena in February due to health reasons, has rescheduled his visit for March 16. Alexie will present “Without Reservations: An Urban Indian’s Comic, Poetic, and Highly Irreverent Look at the World” at 7 p.m. in the Helena Middle School Auditorium. Books + Readings 2010-02-23T23:20:11-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/kbga_brings_vampire_weekend_to_missoula/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/kbga_brings_vampire_weekend_to_missoula/#When:16:12:30Z New York City’s Vampire Weekend returns to Missoula on Tuesday, March 16, for an all-ages show at The Historic Wilma Theatre, sponsored by KBGA College Radio, 89.9 FM. This show marks the band’s third visit to Missoula – and the first at the Wilma. Tickets to the Missoula show are $23 in advance and available online at www.inticketing.com. New + Notable 2010-02-18T16:12:30-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/doris_knowles_pulis_how_it_looks_going_back/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/doris_knowles_pulis_how_it_looks_going_back/#When:03:19:11Z When the Knowles family embarked from their home in California on a summer vacation to Canada in 1949, little did they expect to wind up moving to a log cabin, perched on a fish-filled lake, in the sparsely populated Yaak Valley. In her vivid and well-crafted memoir, Doris Pulis tells about the six years her family spent there, minus electricity or running water. Books + Readings 2010-02-17T03:19:11-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/rocky_mountain_ballet_theatre_joins_rossetti_trio_in_an_affair_to_remember/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/rocky_mountain_ballet_theatre_joins_rossetti_trio_in_an_affair_to_remember/#When:03:10:10Z Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre brings the Rossetti String Trio from Los Angeles to Missoula for an evening of music and dance titled “An Affair to Remember,” 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Founding members Henry Gronnier and Thomas Diener will perform works of Debussy, Ravel and Dvorak with pianist Rina Dokshitsky. Theatre + Dance 2010-02-17T03:10:10-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/musicians_and_artists_collaborate_in_benefit_for_haiti/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/musicians_and_artists_collaborate_in_benefit_for_haiti/#When:17:21:25Z Whitefish Central School Auditorium will become the center of local efforts to provide support and relief to the earthquake-stricken nation of Haiti. Local musicians, artists and businesses are coming together Feb. 28 for an evening of free entertainment that includes performances by Rob Quist, John Dunnigan, Andre Floyd, Tim Torgerson, the Good Wood Trio and singer/songwriter Annette Strean. New + Notable 2010-02-10T17:21:25-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/kevin_michael_connolly_double_take_a_memoir/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/kevin_michael_connolly_double_take_a_memoir/#When:19:46:54Z From the startling black and white images of people around the world gawking at a legless skateboarder to Kevin Connolly’s smart, funny and fiercely honest narrative, Double Take reads like a downhill skateboard ride: fast, fun and utterly engrossing. It begins with Connolly’s birth in 1985 at a Helena hospital, minus legs. Books + Readings 2010-02-05T19:46:54-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/walking_with_dinosaurs_thunders_through_billings_arena/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/walking_with_dinosaurs_thunders_through_billings_arena/#When:19:37:05Z For 200 million years the dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Now, they’re back roaming through MetraPark Arena in Billings March 31-April 3 in an extraordinary new theatrical production, “Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular,” based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. Tickets go on sale Feb. 6. New + Notable 2010-02-05T19:37:05-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/race_to_the_sky_celebrates_25th_anniversary/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/race_to_the_sky_celebrates_25th_anniversary/#When:18:56:42Z The 25th annual Race to the Sky, one of Montana’s best-known winter sporting events, gets underway Feb. 12. Mushers from throughout the United States gather for this unusual test of physical power, mental toughness, teamwork, and the special bond between human and canine. Sports + Recreation 2010-02-05T18:56:42-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/msu_brings_bogosians_provocative_suburbia_to_bozeman/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/msu_brings_bogosians_provocative_suburbia_to_bozeman/#When:18:47:00Z The Montana State University’s School of Film and Photography stages the scathingly funny play “SubUrbia,” written by Eric Bogosian and directed by Professor Tom Watson. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 19-March 6, at MSU's Black Box Theater in Bozeman. Theatre + Dance 2010-02-05T18:47:00-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/tim_mcgraw_in_spokane_tickets_on_sale_feb_13/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/tim_mcgraw_in_spokane_tickets_on_sale_feb_13/#When:16:19:16Z Tim McGraw and his band, the Dancehall Doctors, will take the stage at the Spokane Arena on Thursday, May 20, as part of McGraw’s 2010 Southern Voice Tour. Reserved seat tickets are $49.75 and $65.75 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-SEAT. New + Notable 2010-02-04T16:19:16-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/las_vegas_impersonator_tours_montana_in_its_elvis/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/las_vegas_impersonator_tours_montana_in_its_elvis/#When:16:33:00Z Award-winning Elvis tribute artist, Ryan Pelton, and his five-piece band deliver the songs that made Elvis “The King” to towns throughout Montana in February. From the raw-edge fifties, the light-hearted movie years, the electrifying sixty-eight comeback special, and of course, the powerful Las Vegas years of the seventies – Pelton does it all! New + Notable 2010-02-01T16:33:00-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/dave_matthews_tickets_on_sale_feb_26_for_gorge_shows/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/dave_matthews_tickets_on_sale_feb_26_for_gorge_shows/#When:04:32:56Z The Dave Matthews Band once again makes its annual three-day Labor Day weekend stop at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA, Sept. 3-5. The group’s 2009 album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (RCA), was nominated for two Grammy Awards and the band performed at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards Jan. 31. New + Notable 2010-02-01T04:32:56-08:00 http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/yellowstone_art_museum_gears_up_for_art_auction_42/ http://www.livelytimes.com/lt/entry/yellowstone_art_museum_gears_up_for_art_auction_42/#When:21:35:30Z Art Auction 42, the Yellowstone Art Museum’s annual auction exhibit, culminates in the “Hollywood Extravaganza,” 5:30-11 p.m. March 6. Until then, view an eclectic mix of styles, from cutting-edge contemporary to traditional landscapes and western art, by some of the region's most prominent artists at the museum in Billings. Museums in Great Falls and Missoula also host benefit auctions. Artists + Exhibits 2010-01-26T21:35:30-08:00