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Montana outdoors home to frost - heavy winter recreation
                    ith the holidays over,        U.S. Forest Service, and Friends of            the return of its Community Dual GS            parent or legal guardian is required for

W                   everyone’s dying to get
                    out of the house and into
                    the wintry elements,
                    right?! Montana’s chilli-
                    est season is the true test
for recreationists, with plenty of outdoor
activities available to those who can
handle the cold. Skiing and snowboarding,
                                                  Hyalite, the fun begins at 10am from the
                                                  Hyalite Reservoir parking lot. There will
                                                  be various route options, with maps avail-
                                                  able. Distance and route is up to you: ski a
                                                  mile, three, five, or event the 17km loop
                                                  around the reservoir! NEW this year,
                                                  Bridger Ski Foundation will offer guided
                                                  two-hour tours of the trails. Tours depart
                                                                                                 Series, six giant slalom races open to all
                                                                                                 ages and disciplines. Take one run on the
                                                                                                 blue course and one run on the red course.
                                                                                                 Best of two timed runs. Upcoming races
                                                                                                 are set for January 5th, 12th, 13th, 19th
                                                                                                 and 20th. A bonus race, the Spring
                                                                                                 Equinox GS, will take place on St. Paddy’s
                                                                                                 Day – March 17th. A 10am registration
                                                                                                                                                those under the age of 18.
                                                                                                                                                   Several ice fishing contests have
                                                                                                                                                been approved by Montana Fish, Wildlife
                                                                                                                                                & Parks for the 2018-19 season with
                                                                                                                                                tournaments taking place in regions across
                                                                                                                                                the state. Upcoming events in Southwest
                                                                                                                                                Montana include the Hebgen Lake NAIFC
                                                                                                                                                Qualifier on Sunday, January 20th from
snowmobiling, ice skating and climbing,           at 10am and 11am. Meet at the Hyalite          deadline precedes course inspection at         8am–1pm and the Stan Shafer Memorial Ice
sledding and even one or two brisk winter         Pavilion to join.                              11am and race time from noon–2pm.              Fishing Derby at Clark Canyon Reservoir on
walks – we’ve got it all under the Big Sky.           Ski as much as you want before heading     Awards to follow in Jim Bridger Lodge at       Saturday, January 26th from 7am–4pm.
Here’s a look at just a few events upcom-         to the pavilion for some fun and relax-        4pm with fantastic door prizes.                Please visit http://fwp.mt.gov/fish for
ing for enthusiasts immune to the icy             ation. Warm up by the fire with a free         Competitors are granted entry into the         further information and a complete list of
January temps.                                    lunch complete with soup and bread, hot        March 17th Grand Prize Drawing – a trip        this season’s statewide contests.
   The annual Hyalite Tour kicks things           drinks, and s’mores! The annual Hyalite        for two to Hawaii!                                And of course, a day of slopeside recre-
off Tuesday, January 1st with another             Tour has become a great holiday tradition         Cost is $15 per event or $80 for the        ation is always an option at Big Sky Resort,
casual, family-friendly, FREE cross-              in recent years. This event is meant for the   series. Prior to race day, sign up online      Moonlight Basin, or Bridger Bowl. Enjoy a
country skiing event. It’s a yearly tradition!    enjoyment of all ages. Please leave dogs at    with a credit card or in the Marketing         day on the hill before a night on the town!
Load up the skis and meet at Hyalite              home – and remember to bring your              Office in Jim Bridger Lodge with cash,         Flip through the issue to learn more about
Reservoir to ski freshly groomed trails and       classic skis!                                  check or credit card. Race Day                 arts and entertainment happening in and
celebrate the new year.                               Ski, ride, or tele in some friendly        Registration also takes place in Jim Bridger   around The BoZone this month. –
   Hosted by Bridger Ski Foundation, the          competition! Bridger Bowl has announced        Lodge, from 8:30–10am. Signature of a          Welcome to 2019, Bozeman! •

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   ART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2A
   Community . . . . . . . . . . .3A
   Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5A
   Community . . . . . . . . . . .6A
   Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7A
   Community . . . . . . . . . . .8A
   EndZone . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2B
   EcoZone . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4B
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                                                       Hawthorne Roots Duo                                Keller Williams                       Montana Early Music Festival
                                                       Bozeman Hot Springs                                  The Rialto                              Holy Rosary Parish
                                                        January 10th - 7pm                             January 12th - 8:30pm                      January 17th - 7:30pm
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Venture to Argentina w/                                                                    Have FUN Dancing begins new course
Emerson’s annual                                                                           schedule January 7
‘Celebration of the Arts’                                                                      Dancing is fun and anyone can
                                                                                           learn how! It’s also a superb
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Tuition for all
                                                                                                                                                                                                   courses is $62
    The Emerson Center for the Arts        Exhibition on display in the Jessie             physical conditioner. Learning to                                                                       per person. Each
& Culture will present one of its most     Wilber Gallery. This exhibit features           dance will open up a wonderful                                                                          will meet six
anticipated annual events with the         selected artworks from artists in               new world of new friends and a                                                                          times. Classes
Celebration of the Arts – Tango to         support of the Emerson. Enjoy an                thriving social life. It’s a great way                                                                  will be held at
Argentina! on Friday, January 25th.        array of mediums and styles. All works          to meet new people, gain                                                                                Have Fun
Explore the rich cultural heritage of      in the exhibit are up for bid in the            self-confidence, learn a social                                                                         Dancing, located
Argentina with an evening of dancing,      Celebration of the Arts Auction.                skill and get some exercise. No                                                                         at 414 Bryant St.
entertainment, fine dining, and quick      Bidding on these works is now open              experience or partner necessary.                                                                        (off N Rouse) in
draw artists, with live and silent         and closes during the main event on                 Lauren Coleman’s Have Fun                                                                           Bozeman. The
auctions featured as well.                 Jan. 25th. Remote bidding is available.         Dancing announces its new course                                                                        studio features a
    The event will be held in the              To purchase tickets for the                 schedule for classes starting the week                                                                  spacious floating
Emerson Ballroom beginning at 6pm.         Celebration of the Arts – Tango to Argentina!   of January 7th. Beginner classes                                                                        and sprung
Tickets are $125 per person with table     event or to learn more about its                will include Basic Ballroom, Basic                                                                      hardwood dance
rates available for groups of 8 or 10.     corresponding exhibit, please visit             Swing (Jitterbug), Basic Country                                                                       floor in a unique
Cocktail attire is suggested for what      www.theemerson.org.                             Western Two-Step and Basic Cha                                                                         and friendly
will be a culturally rich evening of           Located at 111 S Grand Ave., the            Cha Cha. Classes meet on different                                                                     atmosphere.
arts, eats and enjoyment in the heart      Emerson Center for the Arts &                   days of the week, depending on                                                                         Practices and
of Bozeman.                                Culture serves as a primary resource            flavor of dance.                                                                                       dance parties are
    And of course, don’t miss the          for the arts, arts education, and cultur-           Basic Ballroom serves as an intro-                                                                 also offered
Celebration of the Arts                    al activities in Southwest Montana. •           duction to partner dancing with a                                                                      throughout the
                                                                                           focus on the fundamentals of the                                                                       season.
                                                                                           Foxtrot and Swing. These skills are                                                   For registration information,
                                                                                           used in all other dances. Two-Step is    other like-dances. Cha Cha Cha is a       course specifics, and gift certificates,
                                                                                           the foundation of Country Western        versatile dance you can apply to          please visit www.havefundanc-
Belgrade Library hosts Thrive’s                                                            dancing, popular in numerous local
                                                                                           clubs. This dance travels around the
                                                                                                                                    many genres of music. This season,
                                                                                                                                    intermediate and advanced classes in
                                                                                                                                                                              ing.com or email lauren@havefun-
                                                                                                                                                                              dancing.com. Check out Have Fun
next dad-centric night, plus                                                               floor and features lots of turns.
                                                                                           Jitterbug is the most simple and basic
                                                                                                                                    Ballroom, Country, Cha Cha,
                                                                                                                                    Foxtrot and Tango will also be
                                                                                                                                                                              Dancing’s Facebook page for
                                                                                                                                                                              updated event info, or call Lauren at
register for CAP Trivia                                                                    style of swing, providing a base for     offered.                                  (406) 763-4735 with questions. •

    Thrive will present Dynamite           cover and build upon their individual
Dads: Lego Extravaganza on                 strengths, and affirm each student’s
Wednesday, January 16th from
5:30–7pm. This edition of the popu-
                                           ability to shape their own futures.
                                               Also this month, Thrive and the             Porcelain sculpture artist Jeremy Hatch
lar series will take place at Belgrade
Community Library, located at 106
                                           Parent Place’s Gym Days continue
                                           in Bozeman and Belgrade. Gym                    exhibits at Old Main
N Broadway. Come construct objects,        Days are designed for parents and
vehicles, buildings, robots, houses, or    toddlers to have a place to go, social-             Old Main Gallery &
whatever your imaginations will let        ize, and actively play on cold                  Framing is pleased to
you build! Thrive will be on hand          Montana winter days! The Parent                 feature the work of
with dinner and the Belgrade Library       Place provides plenty of riding toys,           Jeremy Hatch for a solo
will provide the Legos.                    tunnels, and balls for the kids to play         exhibition, “Sometime
    This event series puts male role       with. The Bozeman and Belgrade                  Near Yesterday,”
models in the spotlight and fosters        school districts each generously pro-           during the month of
the father-child bond. Dynamite            vide a space for use one hour a week            January. An opening
Dads is free of charge and dinner is       during the school year.                         reception will take place
always included – plus, moms get a             On Wednesdays, Belgrade Gym                 on Friday, Jan. 4th from
night off ! Preregistration is required    Days are held from 11am–12pm at                 5–7pm. This event is open
for these events.                          Heck-Quaw Elementary, located at                to the public.
    Looking ahead, Thrive needs            308 N Broadway. On Thursdays,                       “My recent
your help recruiting 100 new CAP           Bozeman Gym Days are held from                  installations – Sometime
mentors! The 5th Annual CAP                10–11am at the Willson School Gym,              Near Yesterday – employ
Recruitment Trivia Night is set            located at 404 W Main St. Please note:          the cultural associations of
for Monday, January 28th. The event        there will be NO Bozeman Gym Day on             porcelain to invoke a
returns to Starky’s Authentic              Jan. 3rd. Call (406) 587-3840 for fur-          range of conflicting
Americana, 24 N Tracy Ave., from           ther information.                               responses,” Hatch’s artist
6–8pm. Invite your brainiest friends           Registration information for                statement reads.
to share in a night of fun, trivia, free   Dynamite Dads and CAP Trivia, as                    “In representing famil-
appetizers, and learning about the         well as further details about Gym               iar childhood experiences,                   Hatch is a Bozeman-based artist       Arts, The Archie Bray Foundation,
amazing benefits of mentoring.             Days and other upcoming events, is              I seek to question the nature of         who constructs large-scale cast           The European Ceramic Work
Trivia teams are made up of 4 to 6         available at www.allthrive.org.                 nostalgia and the in/authenticity of     porcelain sculpture. His studio           Center, Bemis Center for
people with a registration fee of          Thrive is located at 400 E Babcock in           memory. Occupying both social and        practice employs a variety of             Contemporary Art, the
$10 per person.                            Bozeman.                                        solitary space, my sculpture is simul-   techniques and concepts linked to         Art/Industry Program at Kohler
    Thrive’s Child Advancement                 Established in 1986, Thrive is a            taneously monument and souvenir –        ceramics, ranging from vessel-            Company, and Medalta. He is
Project, or CAP, matches adult             community-based organization with               a mnemonic device that awakens           based, wheel-thrown sculpture to          currently an assistant professor at
volunteers from the community with         a preventative, strength-based                  feelings of loss and longing.            large-scale slip cast porcelain           Montana State University.
children in Bozeman and Big Sky            empowerment model of working                        “For me, the act of casting is a     installation. He regularly exhibits          Old Main Gallery & Framing is
Public Schools. These mentors work         with parents and children. They pro-            symbolic gesture; it freezes a           nationally and internationally.           located at 129 E Main St. in
one-on-one with students in grades         vide families with the resources, tools,        moment in time, recording and pre-           Hatch received an MFA from            Downtown Bozeman. Hours are
K-12 to provide support and encour-        and support to raise healthy, success-          serving forms and events that are        the New York State College of             Monday through Friday from
agement. Mentors help students dis-        ful children. •                                 impossible to relive. My work            Ceramics at Alfred University in          10am–5:30pm, Saturday from
                                                                                           implicates the viewer as a partici-      2003, and a BFA from Emily Carr           10am–5pm, and Sunday from
                                                                                             pant, reflecting back the personal     University in 2000. He has been           11am–5pm. Learn more about the
                                                                                             histories, desires, and anxieties      the recipient of residencies at the       space and framing services at
                                                                                             brought to it.”                        Watershed Center for the Ceramic          www.oldmaingallery.com. •

                                                                                            Call to artists: new mixed-media exhibit
                                                                                            at Yellowstone Gateway
                                                                                                Past and present Park County,       rock structures, and other                piece and post on its website to aid
                                                                                            Montana residents are invited to        “permanent” human-made struc-             with an in-the-field scavenger hunt.
                                                                                            participate in Vignettes of             tures. Submissions must have been         Museum-goers will be asked to
                                                                                            History: Cultural                       completed within the last year.           interact with the exhibit by
                                                                                            Landscapes of Park County,                  The location of the artwork’s         matching locations from the pool
                                                                                            a new multi-media exhibit that          subject should not be immediately         of possible locations to individual
                                                                                            portrays well-known and obscure         identifiable; if the subject is a large   artwork – encouraging people to
                                                                                            cultural landscapes of Park             building or structure a small             use observation while at the
                                                                                            County – the exterior of                portion is encouraged. The                museum and when surrounded by
                                                                                            buildings, roads, fences, bridges,      museum will photograph each               local landscapes. People or animals
                                                                                                                                                                                  should not be the focus of the
                                                                                                                                                                                  piece, rather architectural or
                                                                                                                                                                                  structural detail and design.
                                                                                                                                                                                     All media, including
                                                                                                                                                                                  photographs, paintings,
                                                                                                                                                                                  drawings, fiber, sculptural
                                                                                                                                                                                  pieces and more are
                                                                                                                                                                                  encouraged. Two-dimensional
                                                                                                                                                                                  pieces must be ready to hang;
                                                                                                                                                                                  maximum allowable dimension
                                                                                                                                                                                  in either direction is 24”
                                                                                                                                                                                  (including mat and frame).
                                                                                                                                                                                  Three-dimensional pieces must
                                                                                                                                                                                  be no greater than 24” in any
                                                                                                                                                                                  direction. Each artist may
                                                                                                                                                                                  submit two pieces, but because
                                                                                                                                                                                  of space constraints one piece
                                                                                                                                                                                  may be returned. Location of
                                                                                                                                                                                  subject must be in Park
                                                                                                                                                                                  County and identified to the
                                                                                                                                                                                  selection board.
                                                                                                                                                                                     Artists can mark their pieces
                                                                                                                                                                                  for sale; the museum will
                                                                                                                                                                                  charge a 40% commission.
                                                                                                                                                                                  Deadline for submission is April 1st,
                                                                                                                                                                                  2019. The artwork will be
                                                                                                                                                                                  displayed in the Expedition
                                                                                                                                                                                  Room of the museum from
                                                                                                                                                                                  June 2019 through September
                                                                                                                                                                                  2019. For more information,
                                                                                                                                                                                  contact Karen Reinhart at
                                                                                                                                                                                  (406) 222-4184.
                                                                                                                                                                                      The Yellowstone Gateway
                                                                                                                                                                                  Museum’s mission is to
                                                                                                                                                                                  “preserve and interpret the
                                                                                                                                                                                  cultural and natural history of
                                                                                                                                                                                  Park County, Montana and its
                                                                                                                                                                                  relationship to Yellowstone
                                                                                                                                                                                  National Park.” Learn more by
                                                                                                                                                                                  visiting www.yellow-
                                                                                                                                                                                  stonegatewaymuseum.org. •
page 2A • Volume 26, Number 01 - January 01, 2019 • The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • www.BoZone.com • 406-586-6730 ––– Tell ’em, “ I Saw It In The BoZone!”
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Local climate change, stone carving with Zak Zakovi & a Django
Reinhardt celebration at Library
    Bozeman Public Library offers        Extended University and hosted by         Museum and the                                                                   Nancy Padilla, rhythm guitarist Ray
                                                                                                                                             Zak Zakovi
more than its selection of books,        the Library. It is open to the public.    Montana State                                                                    Padilla, and bassist Mike Carey.
periodicals, and movies to its many      There is no fee to attend or registra-    University                                                                           The presentation will begin at
passholders – it also hosts a number     tion needed. Brown bag lunches are        Library. For                                                                     7pm, followed by a brief
of engaging events open to the           encouraged. Coffee and tea are pro-       more informa-                                                                    intermission. The concert portion of
public. Here’s a look at what’s          vided. Join in! For more information,     tion, please con-                                                                the evening will begin at about
coming up to kick off 2019.              please visit http://montanawon-           tact Librarian                                                                   7:30pm. This wonderful evening
    The public is invited to take part   derlust.org.                              Beth Boyson at                                                                   event is FREE and open to the
in the first Wonderlust Friday Forum         Later in the month, the public is     (406) 582-2413.                                                                  public. To learn more about the
of the new year, “Assessing &            invited to the first Library Lecture of       Looking to                                                                   group, please visit www.montana-
Addressing Our Changing                  2019 by artist Zak Zakovi on              Wednesday,                                                                       manouche.com.
Climate: A Local View,” set for          Sunday, January 20th. “Carving            January 23rd,                                                                        Yoga for All continues this
January 11th in the community            Stone: Zak Zakovi’s Journey”              local Gypsy Jazz                                                                 winter! This weekly event is held
room from noon–1:30pm.                   will be presented in the Large            ensemble                                                                         every Tuesday at 11am and noon in
    Bozeman Deputy Mayor and             Meeting Room beginning at                 Montana                                                                          the Community Room. Open to all
Mayor-Elect Chris Mehl will present      2:30pm. Music will be performed           Manouche will                                                                    ages and abilities, instructors focus
an overview of climate change in the     preceding the lecture by pianist Ann      present “The                                                                     on the basics of yoga, breathing, and
Gallatin Valley – how it is affecting    Tappan and vocalist MJ Williams,          Life & Music                                                                     mind/body connections. Please
our natural resources and landscape,     beginning at 2pm. Doors at 1:30pm.        of Django                                                                        bring your own mat and any props
the ways the city is addressing its          Zakovi is the author of Stone         Reinhardt” in                                                                    you choose to use, including
impacts, and how we can work             Journey, as well as books on leather-     honor of                                                                         blocks or straps.
together to build a more resilient       working, home-building and design.        Reinhardt’s                                                                          Terra Kopf instructs the 11am
community. A Q&A portion will            He’s a native Montanan who has            108th birthday.                                                                  class. Terra completed her teacher
follow the presentation.                 created original art in several           The event will                                                                   training at the Maui Yoga Shala
    In addition to his public duties,    mediums for his entire adult life,        feature a concert                                                                and additional training at the
Mehl is the Policy Director at           spanning 50+ years. This talk will        of his music,                                                                    Yandara Yoga Institute in Baja,
Headwaters Economics, an inde-           examine the path Zakovi chose as an       preceded by a                                                                    Mexico. Brooke Russell, a Yoga
pendent nonprofit research group         artist and craftsman, including 30        presentation of                                                                  Motion-certified instructor,
focusing on community development        images of six major sculpture             his fascinating life story.           Club of France were the most               continues to teach the noon class.
and land management decisions.           projects, his training and inspiration,       Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)      influential of the European WWII-              Located at 626 E Main St.,
Chris and his wife, Laura, have lived    and his counsel for other artists.        was a Belgian-born Romani-French      era jazz ensembles. This joyous and        Bozeman Public Library creates
in Bozeman since 2001.                   Visit www.zakzakovi.com to                musician and composer who created     emotive style of music is performed        opportunities that inspire curiosity,
    The monthly speaker series is        learn more.                               the unique style of music known as    and enjoyed all over the world. The        exploration and connection. For
sponsored by MSU Wonderlust, a               The Library Lecture is sponsored      Jazz Manouche, or Gypsy Jazz.         members of Bozeman-based                   more information about other
nonprofit organization affiliated with   by Bozeman Public Library, with the       Based in Paris, Django Reinhardt,     Montana Manouche are lead                  library happenings, please visit
Montana State University’s               assistance of the Bozeman Art             Stephane Grappelli, and the Hot       guitarist Dave Sullivan, violinist         www.bozemanlibrary.org. •

Local superheroes A Preferred Mortgage cover 10 days of dinner
service at Fork & Spoon
    Being a superhero is as easy as      wide variety of diners, including         Mortgage                                                                                            who are facing food
buying dinner for a neighbor, or if      those who pay the suggested price,        Bozeman’s                                                                                           insecurity, demon-
you’re A Preferred Mortgage,             those who pay extra to help offset        Branch                                                                                              strated by the fact
buying dinner for 1,000 neighbors.       the cost of those who cannot              Manager, “We                                                                                        that only 25% of
Through Fork & Spoon’s Pick Up           contribute, and those who pay what        are proud to                                                                                        Fork & Spoon
the Tab program, A Preferred             they can and a pay a portion              support a pro-                                                                                      patrons are able to
Mortgage will be picking up a            of the cost.                              gram that gives                                                                                     make any kind of
$5,000 tab at Fork & Spoon,                 On average, Fork & Spoon               back to the                                                                                         contribution
covering ten days of dinner service      provides $500 worth of food every         community and                                                                                       towards their meal.
over the next five months.               night to patrons who are unable to        serves the needs                                                                                        If you’re inter-
    Fork & Spoon is a homestyle,         pay. To help pay this nightly tab,        of many in our                                                                                      ested in teaming up
Americana restaurant in Bozeman          Fork & Spoon is reaching out to the       town. To be                                                                                         with Fork & Spoon
operating on the innovative pay-         Bozeman community for help. Pick          able to help                                                                                        to become a local
what-you-can model. Fork & Spoon         Up the Tab partners commit to             provide quality                                                                                     hero by picking up
presents patrons with a suggested        sponsoring a night at Fork &              meals to any                          program.”                                                     the tab for a night,
cost for their meals, but customers      Spoon, helping to ensure everyone         who need it and can pay what             The impact Pick Up the Tab              contact Fork & Spoon at forkand-
are ultimately given the opportunity     in Gallatin County has access to a        they can afford warms our hearts.     sponsors have on Fork & Spoon and          spoon@thehrdc.org or (406) 587-
to set their own price. Every night,     delicious and affordable meal.            Thank you for allowing our small      the Bozeman community is                   4225. You can also learn more at
Fork & Spoon invites and serves a           Says Judy Sprandel, A Preferred        business to support this important    significant. Nightly, Fork & Spoon         www.forkandspoonkitchen.org
                                                                                                                         serves 80 to 120 patrons, including            Fork & Spoon is owned and
                                                                                                                         an average of 14 children, 10              operated by the HRDC, a non-profit
                                                                                                                         seniors, and 7 families. Fork &            community action agency dedicated to

MOR lectures explore pre-Yellowstone                                                                                     Spoon is a vital resource for those in
                                                                                                                         the greater Bozeman community
                                                                                                                                                                    strengthening community and advancing
                                                                                                                                                                    the quality of people’s lives. •

National Park, changing Arctic & Middle
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                                                                                                                                     Have Fun Dancing –                    Have Fun Dancing –
                                                                                                                                     Classes Begin Jan. 7th
East relations
                                                                                                                                                                           Classes Begin Jan. 7th
                                                                                                                                          Have Fun Dancing                             Have Fu Dancing
                                                                                                                                     Experience the Aurora                 Bozeman Creek Hill Climb
                                                                                                                           1pm Taylor Planetarium @ MOR            9am                   Sourdough Trail
    With the holiday season in the                                                                                        Donnie Elliot Experience                Experience the Aurora
                                                                                                                           5:30pm             Kountry Korner
rearview, the Museum of the                                                                                               Tom Catmull 6pm Uncorked – Liv
                                                                                                                                                                   12,1 & 4pm       Planetarium @ MOR
Rockies is getting back to business                                                                                                                               Diamond 3:30pm
                                                                                                                          John Sherrill 7 Norris Hot Springs
with public events to accompany its                                                                                       Jazz Night w/ Alex Robilotta                          Montana Jack – Big Sky
                                                                                                                                                                  Lone Mountain Trio 4:30pm       Chet’s
many exhibits. Here’s a look at some                                                                                       7pm             Red Tractor Pizza
                                                                                                                          Great Falls Americans at                Dan Henry 5:30pm
upcoming happenings at your                                                                                                                                                Katabatic Brewing Company
neighborhood museum.                                                                                                       Bozeman Icedogs
                                                                                                                           7:30pm            Haynes Pavilion      Balboa Swing Dance
    MOR is pleased to host the                                                                                            The Earth Harp Collective                7pm           Townshend’s Teahouse
Extreme History Project Lecture                                                                                           7:30pm                      WMPAC       Heather Lingle 7pmNorris Hot Springs
Series, encouraging public under-                                                                                         www.TWANG 8pm                           Yellowstone Quake at Bozeman
standing of the way our history has                                                                                               Chico Hot Springs Saloon         Icedogs 7:30pm       Haynes Pavilion
shaped our present. Speakers take a                                                                                       Cold Hard Cash Show                     Bozeman Folklore Contra Dance w/
                                                                                                                           8:30pm            Rialto Bozeman        Da Skekklers
fresh look at interesting historical                                                                                      The Waiting                              7:30pm       Bozeman Senior Center
topics. Before Yellowstone:                                                                                                8:30pm       The Attic – Livingston    www.TWANG 8pm
11,000 Years of Native                                                                                                    Dilly Dilly 9pm          Eagles Bar                Chico Hot Springs Saloon
Americans in Yellowstone                                                                                                  The Wind Drifters                       The Lil Smokies 8:30pm
National Park with Doug                                                                                                    9pm                     Murray Bar                           Rialto Bozeman
MacDonald is next up on Thursday,                                                                                         Groovewax
                                         planner and filmmaker who has             Mark Johnson (Ret.), a Montana          9pm         JR’s Lounge & Casino
                                                                                                                                                                  Mike Haring & Kali Armstrong
January 10th at 6pm. The lecture         been working in the Arctic for near-      native and 30-year veteran of the      Slo Mo Joe                               8:30pm Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky
will be held in Hager Auditorium         ly a decade. In step with Indigenous      U.S. State Department. Johnson          9pmAmerican Legion – Bozeman           Band of Drifters 9pm
and is open to the public.                                                                                                Sunrise Karaoke 9pm                                   Murray Bar – Livingston
                                         governments, communities, and             founded the Council on the belief                                              Bluebelly Junction 9pm
    MacDonald, professor of              organizations he has completed            that it was vital to bring meaning-     Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks
                                                                                                                          Verge After Dark                                Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks
Anthropology at the University of        research, plans, and digital story-       ful and compelling international        9pm                 Verge Theater      Groovewax 9pm
Montana, will discuss what archaeo-      telling in the face of environmental      issues to the forefront of             Karaoke Night 9:30pm                                    JR’s Lounge & Casino
logical research at nearly 2,000 sites   change. Inupiaq colleague Esau            Montana’s schools and communi-                    Montana Jack – Big Sky       Comedy/Music Special
has revealed about the long history      Sinnok, is an emerging leader from        ties and to promote what we now        Tales From Ghost Town                    9pm            Zebra Cocktail Lounge
of human presence in what is now         Shishmaref Village Alaska, a com-         call citizen diplomacy.                 10pm                      Haufbrau     The Regulators 10pm           Haufbrau
Yellowstone National Park.               munity which has recently made the            Catch them before they’re
    The next edition of this season’s    difficult decision to relocate inland.    gone! On display through January
Science Inquiry Lecture Series                Following Thursday, January          27th are photo exhibit Polar
will take place Wednesday, January       24th is Montana World Affairs             Obsession and multi-media Into
16th in Hager Auditorium                 Council Lecture, “The US & the            the Arctic. Both are included
beginning at 7pm. Open to the            Middle East: How We Got to                with Museum admission.
public, the topic and speaker for the    This Point – The Hard Lessons                 For more information about
presentation are TBA.                    of 1979.” The presentation will           these events and other Museum
    At each month’s Science Inquiry      start at 7pm in Hager Auditorium          exhibits, visit www.museu-
Lecture, explore cutting edge science    and is open to the public.                moftherockies.org or call (406)
topics, their latest developments, and        Presenting will be Ambassador        994-5257. •
their relevance to society through
speaker presentations followed by
a Q&A session.
    On Tuesday, January 22nd,
the public is invited to special
presentation “Humans &
Change in the Arctic: An
Evening with Christopher
Carter,” in Hager Auditorium
beginning at 6pm.
    Explore how the changing
Arctic brings challenges to
Indigenous peoples, their rights
and well-being while offering a
glimpse into inspiring practical
action and leadership at play in
that region today. After the pres-
entation, enjoy light appetizers
and explore the two changing
exhibitions, Polar Obsession and
Into the Arctic.
    Christopher Carter is a
Montana-raised professional

      Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZ one! ” ––– The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • www.B oZone.com • 406-586-6730 • Volume 26, Number 01 - January 01, 2019 • page 3A
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          Happy Kwanzaa!                          Happy Kwanzaa!                                                                     Children’s Book Drive                      Children’s Book Drive
                       Gallatin Valley            Into the Arctic 9am MoR                                                                      Country Bookshelf                            Country Bookshelf
          Children’s Book Drive                   Season of Light                                                                    Classes Begin Jan. 7th                     Classes Begin Jan. 7th
                                                                                                                                               Have Fun Dancing                            Have Fun Dancing
                   Country Bookshelf                11am & 3pm            MOR

                                                                                      Happy
                                                                                                                            PIR Day Camp: Winter Beach Party          PIR Day Camp: Little Picasso
Have Fun Dancing – Classes Begin         Winter Wonderland 11am           CMB                                                 7:30am       The Rock Youth Center        7:30am         The Rock Youth Center
Jan. 7th                                 Microbrew Mon. 11:30amMtns                                                         Polar Obsession 9 am MoRockies            Chamber’s Business Before Hours
                   Have Fun Dancing      Walking                                                                            Into the Arctic 9 am        MoRockies       7:30am              Bank of Bozeman
Sunday = morning meditation              Experience the Aurora 1pm MOR                                                      Open Lab Hours 10 am              CMB     Polar Obsession 9 am          MoRockies

                                                                                       NEW
  8am     Mountains Walking Brewery      Lauren Jackson & Jeff Bellino                                                      Little Ones Storytime                     Into the Arctic 9 am          MoRockies
                                          3:30pm      Montana Jack – Big Sky                                                  10:15 & 11:15 am         Bzn Library    Thrive Gym Days 10 am             Willson
Polar Obsession                                                                                                             Thrive Gym Days – Belgrade
  9am         Museum of the Rockies      Northern Arizona at MSU Bobcat                                                                                               Books & Babies
                                                                                                                              11 am       Heck-Quaw Elementary
                                         Women’s Basketball                                                                                                             10 am & 1 pm         Bozeman Library
Into the Arctic                                                                                                             Winter Wonderland
                                                                                                                                                                      Winter Wonderland 11 am              CMB

                                                                                      Year!
                                          4pm       Brick Breeden Fieldhouse                                                  11 am Children’s Museum Bozeman
  9am         Museum of the Rockies
                                         Mike Haring 4pm             Carabiner                                                                                        Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
Secret of the Cardboard Rocket                                                                                              All Ages Stick & Puck
                                         Mathias 4:30pm Chet’s Bar,Big Sky                                                    11 am       Ressler Motors Ice Rink       11 am         Ressler Motors Ice Rink
  10am Taylor Planetarium @ MOR                                                                                                                                       Baby Bistro 11 am      Bozeman Library
                                         Bluegrass Jam 5:30pm         Katabatic                                             Winter Break Tumbling Open Gym
Season of Light                                                                                                               12 pm                Motion Athletics   All Ages Stick & Puck 2:45pm Haynes
                                         Vibe Quartet 6:30pm      Red Tractor     Happy Kwanzaa!        Gallatin Valley
  11am & 3pm Planetarium @ MOR                                                                                              All Ages Stick & Puck                     Kent Johnson 3:30pm Montana Jack
                                         Montana Manouche 7pm Uncorked            Children’s Book Drive
Brunch Live Music – A Band                                                                                                    1:30pm              Haynes Pavilion     Kenny Diamond 4 pm              Carabiner
                                         Exit 288 8pm       Chico Hot Springs                       Country Bookshelf                                                 Lauren Jackson & Jeff Bellino
Called Luck                                                                                                                 Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
                                         New Year’s Blacklight Party w/           Have Fun Dancing – Classes Begin                                                      4:30pm     Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky
  11am              Pine Creek Lodge                                              Jan. 7th          Have Fun Dancing          3 pm                Haynes Pavilion
                                         MOTH & DASH 8pm                 Zebra                                              Minecraft Meetup                          Cross-Country Skiing Basics
Winter Wonderland 11am           CMB     Balboa New Year’s Eve!                   2019 Hyalite Tour
                                                                                                                              3:45pm      Bozeman Public Library        6 pm                     REI Bozeman
Experience the Aurora                                                              10 am               Hyalite Canyon
                                          8pm         Townshend’s Teahouse                                                  Kali Armstrong                            Art on the Rocks 6:30pm          Emerson
  12,1 & 4pm     Planetarium @ MOR                                                Lauren Jackson & Brian Stumpf
                                         Evening of New Beginnings w/              8:30pm           Carabiner Lounge          4 pm Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky         Open Builds 6:30pm           Makerspace
Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)       Satsang & Friends 8:30pm Rialto                                                    After the Bell School Program             Band of Drifters 7 pm      Bzn Hot Spgs
                                                                                  Beau Houston 10 pm         Haufbrau
  1pm                Ressler Ice Rink    That 1 Guy New Years Eve                                                             4 pm           Gallatin Valley YMCA     Portland State at MSU Bobcat Men’s
The Big Sky Tonight 2pm          MOR                                                                                        READ to a Dog                             Basketball 7 pm           Brick Breeden
                                          9pm                   Filling Station
Spaghetti Dinner & Torchlight                                                                                                 4 pm        Bozeman Public Library      Lang Termes 7 pm The Mint - Belgrade
                                         The Dead Yellers 9pm Murray Bar                                                    Brian Stumpf & Ben Macht
Parade                                                                                                                                                                Roller Derby: Fresh Meat Boot Camp
                                         Groovewax 9pm           JR’s Lounge                                                  4:30pm             Chet’s Bar & Grill
 4pm                   Bridger Bowl                                                                                                                                   – Open Enrollment
                                         Daniel Kosel 9pm          Eagles Bar                                               Music & Mussels w/ Madeline Kelly           7 pm              Gallatin Fairgrounds
Luke Flansburg 6pm           Outlaw      New Year’s Eve w/ The MAX                                                          & Lucas Mace                              Bridger Creek Boys 7 pm Red Tractor
Bridger Mountain Big Band                 9pm                 Sacajawea Bar                                                   5:30pm              Bridger Brewing     Writer’s Night – Adam Boehler
 7pm                    Eagles Bar       Diamond 9pm         Lane Bar – WSS                                                 Kids Night 5:30pm             Katabatic
                                                                                                                                                                        7 pm                Pine Creek Lodge
Tom Catmull 7pm Norris Hot Springs       Laney Lou & the Bird Dogs w/                                                       Edis Kitrell 6 pm         Mtns Walking
                                                                                                                                                                      Mountain Yarns: Narrative Tales of
                                                                                                                            The Donnie Elliot Experience
Leif Christian 7pm Bzn Hot Springs       Lazy Owl String Band 9pmThe                                                                                                  Adventure
                                                                                                                              6 pm                 Outlaw Brewing
Exit 288 8pm      Chico Hot Springs      Attic                                                                              Trivia Night 7 pm Pine Creek Lodge          7:30pm           The Mountain Project
The Lil Smokies 8:30pm        Rialto     The Well 9:30pm        Montana Jack                                                Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm          19th Hole   Larry Myer 8 pm               Murray Bar
Open Mic Night 10pm        Haufbrau      A Band Called Luck 10pm Haufbrau                                                   Open Mic Night 10 pm          Haufbrau    Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm          Eagles Bar

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         Polar Obsession                          Polar Obsession                           Polar Obsession                           BPW Morning Social                        Polar Obsession 9 am MoR
           9 am           MoRockies                 9 am          MoRockies                   9 am           MoRockies                 7:30am                                   Into the Arctic 9 am       MoR
         Into the Arctic                          Into the Arctic                           Into the Arctic                           Farmer’s Daughters Café                   Thrive Gym Days
                                                    9 am          MoRockies                   9 am           MoRockies                Polar Obsession                             10 am         Willson School
           9 am           MoRockies                                                                                                    9 am             MoRockies
                                         All Ages Stick & Puck                    Books & Babies                                                                      Books & Babies
Brunch Live Music – Cole Thorne                                                                                             Into the Arctic 9 am        MoRockies       10 am & 1 pm         Bozeman Library
                                          11 am       Ressler Motors Ice Rink      10 am & 1 pm        Bozeman Library
 11 am             Pine Creek Lodge                                                                                         Little HeARTs 10 am           Emerson     Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
                                         Public Skating (No Sticks &              Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
Apron Challenge                                                                                                             Little Ones Storytime                       11 am          Ressler Motors Ice Rink
                                         Pucks)                                    11 am         Ressler Motors Ice Rink      10:15 & 11:15 am         Bzn Library
 12 pm                   Bridger Bowl                                             Yoga for All 11 am & 12 pm Library                                                  Baby Bistro 11 am      Bozeman Library
                                          1:30pm             Haynes Pavilion                                                Thrive Gym Days – Belgrade
Howard Beall & The Fake News –                                                    La Leche League                                                                     Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
                                         All Ages Stick & Puck                                                                11 am       Heck-Quaw Elementary
Canceled 1 pm              Wild Joe*s                                              11 am         Bozeman Public Library                                                 1:30pm                Haynes Pavilion
                                          2:30pm             Haynes Pavilion                                                All Ages Stick & Puck
                                                                                  Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)                                                  All Ages Stick & Puck
Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)       Lauren Jackson & Jeff Bellino                                                        11 am       Ressler Motors Ice Rink
                                                                                   1:30pm               Haynes Pavilion                                                 2:45pm                Haynes Pavilion
 1 pm         Ressler Motors Ice Rink     3:30pm      Montana Jack – Big Sky                                                All Ages Stick & Puck
                                                                                                                              1:30pm              Haynes Pavilion     Kent Johnson 3:30pm Montana Jack
Sweet Sage Band                          LEGO Club 3:45pm         Bzn Library     All Ages Stick & Puck
                                                                                                                            Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)        Kenny Diamond 4 pm              Carabiner
 6 pm                   MAP Brewing      Roblox Club 3:45pm       Bzn Library      2:30pm               Haynes Pavilion
                                                                                                                              3 pm                Haynes Pavilion     Lauren Jackson & Jeff Bellino
                                         Mike Haring                              Mathias 3:30pm          Montana Jack
Marcedes Carroll                                                                                                            Minecraft Meetup 3:45pm         Library     4:30pm     Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky
                                          4 pm Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky         Beer for a Cause 5 pm        Katabatic
 6 pm                 Outlaw Brewing                                                                                        Kali Armstrong 4 pm          Carabiner    Bzn Area Backcountry Skiing Basics
                                         Pint Night – Firefighters Stair Climb    Sadie Lynn Locken
Nathan North                                                                                                                READ to a Dog 4 pm              Library     6 pm                     REI Bozeman
                                          4 pm                 MAP Brewing         5:30pm               Bozeman Spirits                                               Extreme History Lecture – Before
 7 pm              Norris Hot Springs                                                                                       Brian Stumpf & Ben Macht
                                         Mathias 4:30pm     Chet’s Bar & Grill    Life Drawing (18+) 6 pm      Emerson                                                Yellowstone
                                                                                                                              4:30pm            Chet’s Bar & Grill
Dash Duo                                                                          Rich Mayo 6 pm         Kountry Korner
                                         Mandie Castro                                                                      Wonderlust Winter/Spring                    6 pm           Museum of the Rockies
 7 pm           Bozeman Hot Springs                                               Reading Challenge Celebration at          Reception at Country Bookshelf            Open Builds 6:30pm          Makerspace
                                          5 pm        Murray Bar – Livingston
Open Mic Night 10 pm         Haufbrau                                             Country Bookshelf                           5 pm             Country Bookshelf      Bozeman Doc Series: América
                                         Pints w/ Purpose – Project Alive
                                                                                   6 pm               Country Bookshelf     Music & Mussels w/ Cole & the               7 pm                  Emerson Center
                                          5 pm               Bridger Brewing
                                                                                  West Coast Swing                          Thornes                                   Idaho at MSU Bobcat Women’s
                                         Pint Night for SheJumps
                                                                                   6:30pm      Yoga Motion Yoga Center        5:30pm              Bridger Brewing     Basketball 7 pm           Brick Breeden
                                          5 pm               Outlaw Brewing                                                 Kids Night 5:30pm            Katabatic
                                                                                  Pottery Advanced Independent                                                        Hawthorne Roots 7 pm Bzn Hot Spgs
                                         Bluegrass Jam                                                                      Harley Larson 6 pm       Mtns Walking
                                                                                  Study                                                                               Bridger Creek Boys 7 pm Red Tractor
                                          5:30pm Katabatic Brewing Company                                                  Ryan Acker 6 pm       Outlaw Brewing
                                                                                   6:30pm                      Emerson                                                Writer’s Night – Rick Lamplugh
                                         Sweet Sage                               J. W. Teller 7 pm          Murray Bar     “Wooden Step Stool Class”                   7 pm                Pine Creek Lodge
                                          6:30pm           Red Tractor Pizza      Mike & Mike 7 pm           Red Tractor      6:30pm        Bozeman Makerspace
                                                                                                                                                                      Travelin’ Kind 7 pm       The Mint Cafe
                                         Roller Derby: Fresh Meat Boot            Livingston Film Series – Science          Trivia Night 7 pm Pine Creek Lodge
                                                                                                                                                                      Martin Taylor & Laurence Juber
                                         Camp – Open Enrollment                                                             Roller Derby: Fresh Meat Boot
                                                                                  Fair                                                                                  7:30pm              The Ellen Theatre
                                          7 pm Gallatin County Fairgrounds                                                  Camp – Open Enrollment
                                                                                   7 pm                     Shane Lalani      7 pm            Gallatin Fairgrounds    Symphony at the Shane
                                         Improv on the Verge 7 pm       Verge     Dave Provost 8 pm        MAP Brewing                                                  7:30pm                   Shane Lalani
                                                                                                                            BFS – At Eternity’s Gate
                                         Greenhorn Winter Season                  Lauren Jackson & Brian Stumpf                                                       Danny Bee 8 pm                Murray Bar
                                                                                                                              7 pm                       The Ellen
                                          8:30pm             Haynes Pavilion       8:30pm Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky        Comedy Night 7:30pm Red Tractor           Corb Lund 8:30pm Top Hat – Missoula
                                         Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm          Legion     Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm            Bar IX    Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm         19th Hole    Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm          Eagles Bar
                                         Open Mic Night 10 pm       Haufbrau      Matt Nunberg 10 pm           Haufbrau     Open Mic Night 10 pm         Haufbrau     Jeff Jensen 10 pm               Haufbrau

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         Polar Obsession                           Another Pound Bites the                  Polar Obsession                           Little HeARTs                            Thrive Gym Days
           9 am           MoRockies                Dust – 8 Week Weight                       9 am            MoRockies                10 am              Emerson                10 am                 Willson
         Into the Arctic                           Loss Challenge                           Into the Arctic                           Little Ones Storytime                    Books & Babies
           9 am           MoRockies                 5:30am Gal Valley YMCA                    9 am            MoRockies                10:15 & 11:15 am Library                  10 am & 1pm            Library
         Brunch Live Music –             Polar Obsession 9 am       MoRockies     Books & Babies                            All Ages Stick & Puck                     Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
Sierra Kamplain 11 am Pine Creek         Into the Arctic 9 am       MoRockies                                                 11 am        Ressler Motors Ice Rink     11 am          Ressler Motors Ice Rink
                                                                                    10 am & 1pm         Bozeman Library
Community Dual GS Series                 Preschool Performers 10:30am CMB                                                   All Ages Stick & Puck                     Baby Bistro 11 am     Bozeman Library
                                                                                  Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
 12 pm                   Bridger Bowl    All Ages Stick & Puck                                                                1:30pm              Haynes Pavilion     Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
Jenny Jahlee 1 pm          Wild Joe*s                                               11 am        Ressler Motors Ice Rink    Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)
                                           11 am       Ressler Motors Ice Rink                                                                                         1:30pm                Haynes Pavilion
Tea Tasting: Chai & Tea Lattes                                                    Yoga for All                                3 pm                Haynes Pavilion
                                         Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)                                                                                           All Ages Stick & Puck
 2 pm         Townshend’s Teahouse                                                  11 am & 12 pm       Bozeman Library     Minecraft Meetup 3:45pm         Library    2:45pm                Haynes Pavilion
                                           1:30pm             Haynes Pavilion
Lazy Owl String Band                     All Ages Stick & Puck                    Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)        Kali Armstrong 4 pm          Carabiner    Kent Johnson 3:30pm Montana Jack
 6 pm              Red Tractor Pizza       2:30pm             Haynes Pavilion       1:30pm               Haynes Pavilion    READ to a Dog 4 pm              Library   Kenny Diamond 4 pm             Carabiner
John Sherill 6 pm       MAP Brewing      Lauren Jackson & Jeff Bellino            All Ages Stick & Puck                     Brian Stumpf & Ben Macht                  Lauren Jackson & Jeff Bellino
David Carney 6 pm              Outlaw      3:30pm      Montana Jack – Big Sky       2:30pm               Haynes Pavilion      4:30pm Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky      4:30pm     Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky
Travis Yost 7 pm Norris Hot Springs      LEGO Club 3:45pm          Bzn Library    Mathias 3:30pm           Montana Jack     Music & Mussels w/ Brice Ash &            2019 Dance Lesson Series
Big Head Todd and the Monsters           Roblox Club 3:45pm        Bzn Library    Beer for a Cause 5 pm        Katabatic    Friends 5:30pm         Bridger Brewing     5 pm                   Baxter Ballroom
 7 pm       The Pub Station – Billings                                            Lang Termes 5:30pm          Bzn Spirits   Kids Night 5:30pm            Katabatic    Tuning In w/ Jeannie Little & Don
                                         Mike Haring 4 pm            Carabiner
Luke Flansburg                                                                                                              Thrive’s Dynamite Dads: Lego              Kronenberger 5:30pm               Library
                                         Pint Night – Bridger Ski                 Beer Maven: Beer Education Series
 7 pm           Bozeman Hot Springs                                                                                         Extravaganza                              Art on the Rocks 6:30pm       Rocking R
                                         Foundation 4 pm         MAP Brewing      for Women
Open Mic Night 10 pm         Haufbrau                                                                                         5:30pm       Belgrade Comm. Library     The Lentil Table
                                         Mathias 4:30pm      Chet’s Bar & Grill     6 pm         Kitty Warren Social Club   Josh Moore 6 pm          Mtns. Walking
                                         Tom Susanj 5 pm            Murray Bar    Life Drawing (18+) 6 pm       Emerson                                                6:30pm                 Claudia’s Mesa
                                                                                                                            “The Local Goods” 6 pm            MAP
                                         Pints w/ Purpose – Hope & the            Rich Mayo 6 pm          Kountry Korner                                              Open Builds 6:30pm         Makerspace
                                                                                                                            Women’s Snowshoeing Basics
                                         Holidays 5 pm         Bridger Brewing                                                                                        Kelly Nicholson 7 pm Bzn Hot Springs
                                                                                  Neil Filo Beddow 6 pm              MAP      6 pm                   REI Bozeman
                                         Bluegrass Jam 5:30pm        Katabatic                                                                                        Providence College at MSU Bobcat
                                                                                  Intro to Swing Dance 6:30pm YMCA          Lucas & Maddie of the Hawthorne
                                         Dan Henry 6 pm Mountains Walking                                                                                             Hockey 7 pm            Haynes Pavilion
                                                                                  Friends of the Library Book Club          Roots 6 pm             Outlaw Brewing
                                         Open Mic w/ Bozeman Poetry                                                         “Sew a Chalk Bag Class”                   Bridger Creek Boys 7 pm Red Tractor
                                                                                    6:30pm       Bozeman Public Library                                               Holler N’ Pine 7 pm      The Mint Cafe
                                         Collective                                                                           6:30pm         Bozeman Makerspace
                                                                                  Chandler Huntley 7 pm Murray Bar                                                    Musikanten Montana presents
                                           6:30pm       Townshend’s Teahouse                                                Trivia Night 7 pm Pine Creek Lodge
                                         Jeff Peterson 6:30pm      Red Tractor    Board Game Night                                                                    Christmas Oratorio (part 2)
                                                                                                                            Intro to Meditation 7 pm Dharma Ctr
                                         Northern Colorado at MSU Bobcat            7 pm          Townshend’s Teahouse                                                 7:30pm            Holy Rosary Church
                                                                                                                            Foxy Blues 7 pm             Eagles Bar
                                         Men’s Basketball                         Lauren Jackson & Brian Stumpf             Science Inquiry Lecture                   The Bill Murray Stories 7:30pm Ellen
                                           7 pm      Brick Breeden Fieldhouse       8:30pm Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky         7 pm          Museum of the Rockies     The Travelin’ Kind 8 pm     Murray Bar
                                         Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm           Legion    Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm             Bar IX   Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm         19th Hole    Random Acts of Improv 8 pm Verge
                                         Open Mic Night 10 pm        Haufbrau     Raven Rōshi 10 pm             Haufbrau    Open Mic Night 10 pm         Haufbrau     Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm        Eagles Bar

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         Hebgen Lake NAIFC                        PIR Day Camp: A Day at                   Mathias 3:30pm         MtJack             Kali Armstrong 4Carabiner                 Kent Johnson 3:30pm
         Qualifier – Hebgen Lake                  the Zoo                                  Boston McDonald                           Brian Stumpf & Ben                        Montana Jack
           8 am        Hebgen Lake                 7:30am            The Rock                5:30pm Bozeman Spirits                  Macht 4:30pmChet’s Bar                    Kenny Diamond 4 pm
         Brunch – Harley Larson                   Family Science Day –                     Rich Mayo 6 Kountry Korner                The Waiting 5:30pm                        Carabiner
           11 am Pine Creek Lodge        Newspaper Engineering                             Brice Ash 6 pm MAP Brew                                                    Lauren Jackson & Jeff Bellino
Community Dual GS Series                                                          Humans & Change in the Arctic: An                             Bridger Brewing
                                          10 am           Children’s Museum                                                 Peter King 6 pm        Mtns Walking        4:30pm     Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky
 12 pm                  Bridger Bowl     Meal Planning 12 pm             YMCA     Evening w/ Christopher Carter 6pm MoR                                               Chamber’s Business After Hours
Edis Kitrell 6 pm      MAP Brewing                                                West Coast Swing 6:30pm Yoga Motion       Foxy Blues 6 pm     Outlaw Brewing
                                         Lauren Jackson & Jeff Bellino                                                                                                 5:30pm           Hillcrest Senior Living
Michael Hoffman 6 pm         Outlaw                                               Shane De Leon 7 pm          Murray Bar    Life & Music of Django Reinhardt
Cole Thorne & Aaron Banfield              3:30pm      Montana Jack – Big Sky      Weston Lewis 7 pm           Red Tractor                                             Open Builds 6:30pm Bzn Makerspace
                                                                                                                            w/ Montana Manouche 7 pm Library
 7 pm           Bozeman Hot Springs      Mike Haring 4 pm            Carabiner    ABK & BLAZE’s Juggalo Unity                                                         Relación Brevísima 7 pmBzn Hot Spgs
                                         Pint Night: Local Nurse/Kidney                                                     Knee Jurk 8 pm           Eagles Bar
Weston Lewis 7 pm Norris Hot Spgs                                                 Tour 8 pm                        Zebra                                              Weber State at MSU Bobcat Men’s
                                         Transplant 4 pm        MAP Brewing                                                 Magic City Hippies w/ Future              Basketball 7 pm         Brick Fieldhouse
Yonder Mountain String Band w/                                                    Dorothy/ Spirit Animal 8:30pm Rialto
Handmade Moments 8 pm          Rialto    Mathias 4:30pm            Chet’s Bar     Lauren Jackson & Brian Stumpf             Generations 8:30pm            Rialto      Bridger Creek Boys 7 pm Red Tractor
                                                                 Ryan Acker        8:30pm Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky        Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm      19th Hole       Writer’s Night – Dan McCann
                                                                 5 pm                                                                                                  7 pm                 Pine Creek Lodge
                                                                   Murray Bar                                                                                         Alex Robilotta Trio 7 pm       Mint Cafe
                                                                 Pints w/                                                                                             11th & Grant w/ Laney Lou & the Bird
                                                                 Purpose –                                                                                            Dogs 7 pm                   MontanaPBS
                                                                 Heroes &                                                                                                                      US & the
                                                                 Horses 5pm                                                                                                                    Middle East:
                                                                  BridgrBrewing                                                                                                                How We Got
                                                                 Bluegrass                                                                                                                     to This Point
                                                                 Jam5:30pm                                                                                                                      7 pm MoR
                                                                     Katabatic                                                                                                                 Sunrise
                                                                 Raven Rōshi                                                                                                                   Karaoke 9 pm
                                                                 6:30pm                                                                                                                            Eagles Bar
                                                                  Red Tractor                                                                                                                  Luke
                                                                 Sunrise                                                                                                                       Flansburg
                                                                 Karaoke                                                                                                                       10pm Haufbrau
                                                                  9pm Legion
                                                                 Open Mic
                                                                 Night 10pm
                                                                     Haufbrau

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                                                                                                                              IF IT'S HAPPENING... IT’S IN THE BO Z ONE •
          Classes Begin Jan. 7th Have Fun Dancing                    Polar Obsession 9 am        Museum of the Rockies
          PIR Day Camp: The Land of Oz                               Into the Arctic 9 am        Museum of the Rockies
           7:30am             The Rock Youth Center                  Bozeman Winter Farmers’ Market
Polar Obsession 9 am         Museum of the Rockies           9 am                 Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture
Into the Arctic 9 am         Museum of the Rockies          Resolutions & Intentions 9 am      Bozeman Dharma Center
Open Lab Hours 10 am              Children’s Museum         “FIKA – Creativity Café” 9 am          Bozeman Makerspace
Read Sing Play! Storytime                                   Super Sitters Class 10 am               Gallatin Valley YMCA
  10:15 & 11:15 am           Bozeman Public Library         Books & Babies 10 am                 Bozeman Public Library
Winter Wonderland 11 am           Children’s Museum         Kids Chess Club 10 am                Bozeman Public Library
All Ages Stick & Puck 11 am          Ressler Ice Rink       Winter Wonderland 11 am       Children’s Museum Bozeman
Diamond 3:30pm               Montana Jack – Big Sky         Teen Leadership Club 11 am              Gallatin Valley YMCA
Mike Haring 4 pm         Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky         Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks) 12 pm         Haynes Pvln
MandoTom Murphy 4:30pm              Chet’s Bar & Grill      Community Dual GS Series 12 pm                   Bridger Bowl
Pokémon Club 4:30pm          Bozeman Public Library         Sacramento State at MSU Bobcat Men’s Basketball
Jeremy Hatch Reception – Sometime Near                       2 pm                              Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Yesterday                                                   Bridger Family Band 3 pm                         Bridger Bowl
  5 pm                   Old Main Gallery & Framing         Diamond 3:30pm                      Montana Jack – Big Sky
Donnie Elliot Experience 5:30pm       Kountry Korner        Lone Mountain Trio 4:30pm       Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky
Open Mic Night 6 pm           Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot        Bob Britten 5:30pm                       Kountry Korner Café
Firestarter Making Class 6:30pm     Bzn Makerspace          What the Luck 5:30pm           Katabatic Brewing Company
Neil Filo Beddow 7 pm              Norris Hot Springs       What the Luck 5:30pm           Katabatic Brewing Company
Jazz Night w/ Alex Robilotta                                Joe Schwem 7 pm                            Norris Hot Springs
  7 pm                             Red Tractor Pizza        Grateful Dead Night 7 pm                        Filling Station
Tango de Salon (Argentine Tango) Group Class                PermaFunk 7 pm                             Red Tractor Pizza
  7 pm                           Big Sky DanceSport         Missoula Junior Bruins at Bozeman Icedogs
Open Dance 8 pm                  Big Sky DanceSport          7:30pm                                      Haynes Pavilion
Glacial Tomb, Archeron Thodol, Scavenger                    Take 6 7:30pm           Warren Miller Performing Arts Center
  8 pm                                  Filling Station     Mike Haring & Kali Armstrong
Swamp Dawg 9 pm              Murray Bar – Livingston         8:30pm                        Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky
Comstock Lode 9 pm Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks              Cool McCool & The Spies 9 pm         Murray Bar – Livingston
Close To Toast 9 pm                        Eagles Bar       Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm            Silver Dollar Saloon – Ennis
Exit 288 9 pm                  JR’s Lounge & Casino         Sugar Daddies 9 pm            Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks
BlackWater Band 9 pm       Chico Hot Springs Saloon         Close To Toast 9 pm                                Eagles Bar
Karaoke Night 9:30pm         Montana Jack – Big Sky         Exit 288 9 pm                          JR’s Lounge & Casino
Noel Lacey & Harvestmen Haw 10 pm             Haufbrau      BlackWater Band 9 pm               Chico Hot Springs Saloon
Rotgut Whines 10:15pm             Top Hat – Missoula        Keelan Evans 10 pm                                    Haufbrau

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          Bridger’s 64th Birthday Celebration                         Family Breakfast 8 am        Gallatin Valley YMCA
                                           Bridger Bowl               Polar Obsession 9 am       Museum of the Rockies
          Polar Obsession 9 am               MoRockies                Into the Arctic 9 am       Museum of the Rockies
          Into the Arctic 9 am               MoRockies                FUNdraiser XC Ski Day 9 am            B Bar Ranch
All Ages Stick & Puck 11 am            Ressler Ice Rink     Books & Babies 10 am                Bozeman Public Library
Scott Nelson 12 pm                         Bridger Bowl     Kids Chess Club 10 am               Bozeman Public Library
Friday Forum – Local Climate Change                         Beginning Epee Fencing for Adults
  12 pm                        Bozeman Public Library        10 am                         Bozeman Fencing Association
Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)                          Yoga & Beer with Ellie 11 am                 Outlaw Brewing
  1:30pm                               Haynes Pavilion      Lindy Layover featuring Jonathan Lindsey
All Ages Stick & Puck 3:15pm           Haynes Pavilion       11 am                                        Masonic Lodge
Diamond 3:30pm                 Montana Jack – Big Sky       Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks) 12 pm        Haynes Pvln
Swordfight Social                                           Community Dual GS Series 12 pm                  Bridger Bowl
  4 pm                   Bozeman Fencing Association        Williston State at MSU Bobcat Hockey
Mike Haring 4 pm           Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky        2 pm                                       Haynes Pavilion
MandoTom Murphy 4:30pm                Chet’s Bar & Grill    Spek Atlas 3 pm                                 Bridger Bowl
Pokémon Club 4:30pm            Bozeman Public Library       Diamond 3:30pm                      Montana Jack – Big Sky
FREE Friday Night 5 pm              Children’s Museum       Lone Mountain Trio 4:30pm        Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky
Donnie Elliot Experience 5:30pm         Kountry Korner      Bob Britten 5:30pm                      Kountry Korner Café
Open House 6 pm              Bozeman Dharma Center          Peter King 5:30pm               Katabatic Brewing Company
Jeff Peterson 6 pm              Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot      Restless Pines 7 pm                       Norris Hot Springs
Relacion Brevisima 7 pm              Norris Hot Springs     Vibe Quartet 7 pm                         Red Tractor Pizza
Jazz Night w/ Alex Robilotta 7 pm           Red Tractor     Ryan Acker (of The Last Revel) 7 pm       Pine Creek Lodge
                                                            Big Head Todd and The Monsters
Artapaloozla 7 pm                         Filling Station
                                                             7 pm                                 The Wilma – Missoula
Teahouse Tango
                                                            Bozeman Folklore Contra Dance w/ Chordwood Cricket
  7:30pm             Townshend’s Bozeman Teahouse
                                                             7:30pm                             Bozeman Senior Center
Williston State at MSU Bobcat Hockey
                                                            Martha Redbone Roots Project 7:30pm The Ellen Theatre
  7:30pm                       Ressler Motors Ice Rink
                                                            An Evening w/ Keller Williams 8:30pm        Rialto Bozeman
Yellowstone Quake at Bozeman Icedogs
                                                            Mike Haring & Kali Armstrong 8:30pm Carabiner Lounge
  7:30pm                               Haynes Pavilion
                                                            Cole & The Thornes 9 pm             Murray Bar – Livingston
If You Build It 7:30pm               The Ellen Theatre
                                                            www.Twang 9 pm                 Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks
Lazy Owl String Band 9 pm Murray Bar – Livingston           Sunrise Karaoke – Friendly 9 pm              Friendly Tavern
Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm                    Sacajawea Bar       Red Glow Buffalo w/ STiLGONE 9 pm              Filling Station
Blue Belly Junction 9 pm                     Eagles Bar     Blue Belly Junction 9 pm                          Eagles Bar
DJ Troy-Mach One Music 9 pm                JR’s Lounge      DJ Troy-Mach One Music 9 pm           JR’s Lounge & Casino
Montana Sun 9 pm             Chico Hot Springs Saloon       Montana Sun 9 pm                  Chico Hot Springs Saloon
Karaoke Night 9:30pm           Montana Jack – Big Sky       Reckless Abandon 10 pm                               Haufbrau
Neil Filo Beddow 10 pm                          Haufbrau    Dodgy Mountain Men 10:15pm               Top Hat – Missoula

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         MSU Bobcat Ski Day                Bridger Bowl              Bozeman Winter Farmers’ Market 9 am Emerson
         Polar Obsession 9 am               MoRockies                Compassion Practices 9 am Bozeman Dharma
         Into the Arctic 9 am               MoRockies                Kids Chess Club 10 am Bozeman Public Library
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         All Ages Stick & Puck                                       Great Books and Classic Literature Book Club
 11 am                               Ressler Ice Rink        10:15am                           Bozeman Public Library
Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)                          Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks) 12 pm       Haynes Pvln
 1:30pm                              Haynes Pavilion        Community Dual GS Series 12 pm                 Bridger Bowl
All Ages Stick & Puck 3:15pm         Haynes Pavilion        Eastern Washington at MSU Bobcat Hockey
Diamond 3:30pm               Montana Jack – Big Sky          1:30pm                                    Haynes Pavilion
                                                            Eastern Washington at MSU Bobcat Women’s Basketball
Mike Haring 4 pm         Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky
                                                             2 pm                           Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
MandoTom Murphy 4:30pm              Chet’s Bar & Grill      Quenby Iandiorio & Kevin Toll 3 pm             Bridger Bowl
Pokémon Club 4:30pm          Bozeman Public Library         Diamond 3:30pm                    Montana Jack – Big Sky
Donnie Elliot Experience                                    2019 Fly Fishing Film Tour 4 pm & 8 pm Emerson Center
 5:30pm                         Kountry Korner Café         Lone Mountain Trio 4:30pm      Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky
2019 Chamber Annual Banquet                                 Bob Britten 5:30pm                    Kountry Korner Café
 5:30pm              Best Western Plus GranTree Inn         Ross Brown 5:30pm             Katabatic Brewing Company
David Carney 6 pm             Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot        Open Mic Night 6 pm                Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot
Heather Lingle 7 pm                Norris Hot Springs       SnoBar 2019 6 pm                            Big Sky Resort
Eastern Washington at MSU Bobcat Hockey                     Bridger Creek Boys 6 pm                       MAP Brewing
 7 pm                                Haynes Pavilion        Elling House: Chautauqua 6:30pm                Elling House
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Jazz Night w/ Alex Robilotta 7 pm         Red Tractor       Sweet Sage Band 7 pm                    Norris Hot Springs
BFS – Can You Ever Forgive Me?                              Howard Beall & the Fake News 7 pm        Red Tractor Pizza
 7 pm                              The Ellen Theatre        Bon Débarras 7:30pm                      The Ellen Theatre
Bozeman Symphony: Piano Recital Series                      Butte Cobras at Bozeman Icedogs 7:30pm               Haynes
                                                            MCMS Winter Concert 7:30pm           Reynolds Recital Hall
 7:30pm                   MSU Reynolds Recital Hall
                                                            Eighth Blackbird 7:30pm                             WMPAC
Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons w/ PermaFunk               Random Acts of Improv 8 pm                   Verge Theater
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 8 pm                                   Filling Station     Mike Haring & Kali Armstrong 8:30pm Carabiner Lounge
Random Acts of Improv 8 pm             Verge Theater
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                                                            Cabin Fever Band 9 pm        Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks
Tejon Street Corner Thieves 9 pm           Murray Bar       Studebaker John 9 pm              Murray Bar – Livingston
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Exit 288 9 pm          Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks          Tsunami Funk 9 pm                                Eagles Bar
Tsunami Funk 9 pm                          Eagles Bar       Sunrise Karaoke 9 pm          Silver Dollar Saloon – Ennis
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El Wencho 9 pm             Chico Hot Springs Saloon         Dicks Inventory w/Tom Cook 9 pm               Filling Station
Karaoke Night 9:30pm         Montana Jack – Big Sky         El Wencho 9 pm                  Chico Hot Springs Saloon
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Keelan Evans 10 pm                            Haufbrau      Sundance & the Wilds 10 pm                          Haufbrau

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                              Bozeman Senior Center                                           Bozeman Senior Center
         Polar Obsession 9 am              MoRockies                 Stan Shafer Memorial Ice Fishing Derby
         Into the Arctic 9 am              MoRockies                  7 am                    Clark Canyon Reservoir
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All Ages Stick & Puck                                       Books & Babies 10 am              Bozeman Public Library
 11 am                        Ressler Motors Ice Rink       Kids Chess Club 10 am             Bozeman Public Library
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Diamond 3:30pm               Montana Jack – Big Sky         Yoga & Beer with Ellie 11 am               Outlaw Brewing
Mike Haring 4 pm          Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky        Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks) 12 pm       Haynes Pvln
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                                                            Idaho State at MSU Bobcat Men’s Basketball
Martinis & Metalsmiths Bridgercare Fundraiser
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                                                              2 pm                          Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
 4 pm                          Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot
                                                            Silly Moose Comedy Improv 3 pm               Verge Theater
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MandoTom Murphy                                             Beer Supply 3 pm                               Bridger Bowl
 4:30pm                    Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky     Diamond 3:30pm                    Montana Jack – Big Sky
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Pokémon Club 4:30pm           Bozeman Public Library        Lone Mountain Trio 4:30pm      Chet’s Bar & Grill – Big Sky
Donnie Elliot Experience                                    Parent’s Night Out 5:30pm            Gallatin Valley YMCA
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 5:30pm                           Kountry Korner Café       Bob Britten 5:30pm                    Kountry Korner Café
Public Skating (No Sticks & Pucks)                          Dan Henry 5:30pm              Katabatic Brewing Company
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 6 pm                         Ressler Motors Ice Rink       Sleepover at the Y 6 pm              Gallatin Valley YMCA
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Celebration of the Arts – Tango to Argentina!               SnoBar 2019 6 pm                            Big Sky Resort
 6 pm           Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture       The Road Agents 7 pm                    Norris Hot Springs
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John Sherrill 7 pm                  Norris Hot Springs      Balboa Swing Dance
Jazz Night w/ Alex Robilotta 7 pm Red Tractor Pizza           7 pm                    Townshend’s Bozeman Teahouse
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Paige & the People’s Band 7 pm Pine Creek Lodge             Shwayze 8 pm                       Zebra Cocktail Lounge
Tango Dance                                                 Mike Haring & Kali Armstrong
                                                              8:30pm                      Carabiner Lounge – Big Sky
 7:30pm             Townshend’s Bozeman Teahouse
                                                            Deltaphonic 9 pm                  Murray Bar – Livingston
Band of Drifters 9 pm         Murray Bar – Livingston
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                                                            Sunrise Karaoke – Friendly 9 pm            Friendly Tavern
Sunrise Karaoke – Sac Bar                                   Luke Williams 9 pm           Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks
 9 pm                   Sacajawea Bar – Three Forks
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                                                            Poison Lovers 9 pm                               Eagles Bar
Poison Lovers 9 pm                         Eagles Bar       Lazy Owl String Band 9 pm                     Filling Station
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The MAX 9 pm                    JR’s Lounge & Casino        The MAX 9 pm                        JR’s Lounge & Casino
The Fossils 9 pm            Chico Hot Springs Saloon        The Fossils 9 pm                Chico Hot Springs Saloon
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Keelan Evans 10 pm                            Haufbrau      Orange Julians 10 pm                                Haufbrau

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                                                                                            Have a laugh w/ Verge’s Random Acts,
   Bad Times at the El Royale                                                               improv for all ages this month
        is as ferociously                                                                       Following an extended run of
                                                                                            holiday-themed Eddie’s First Christmas
    entertaining as it is long                                                              on Patrol, Verge Theater’s stage
                                                                                            calendar refuses to give Bozeman
                                                                                            audiences a break from laughing in
by Joseph Shelton                                 desperate for her big break, from         the new year! Here’s a look at some
    Anyone could be forgiven for                  the haunted junkie to the                 of the fantastic performances
eyeing the 2 hour and 21 minute                   charismatic cult leader.                  happening at the Little Black Box to
running time of Bad Times at                          These characters and more             get 2019 off to a hilarious start.
the El Royale and being                           seek shelter at the El Royale, a              The always-hilarious Monday
concerned that                                                         tacky casino hotel   night Improv on the Verge aren’t
the film, a noir set                                                   that straddles the   going anywhere – unlike our 2018
almost entirely in                                                     state lines of       calendars! With a mixture of short-
a kitschy hotel                                                        Nevada and           form games (like you see on the pop-
one dark and                                                           California, with     ular tv show Whose Line is It Anyway?)
stormy night in                                                        gambling legal       and long-form stories, everything
the late sixties, is                                                   on the Nevada        you see on stage is created on the
going to be                                                            side and all the     spot using audience suggestions.
overlong and                                                           booze on the         With crowd favorites, the Bozeman
indulgent. Nor                                                         other. As is so      Improverts AND some new faces,
would that person                                                      often the case, no   you won’t want to miss the best way
be altogether                                                          one is what they     to start your week. Come get cheap
wrong, because it                                                      seem, nor is the     thrills for your laugh hole with
seems like unless                                                      El Royale itself,    advanced tickets for only $7, or $9
you’re making                                                          whose mysterious     at the door. Upcoming shows are set
Once Upon a Time in America, two                  management seem to have                   for January 7th and 28th. All per-
hours is probably more than                       supplemented their income with            formances start at 7pm. Ages 17+.
enough to tell your crime story.                  some shady, if ambitious side                 Later in the month, the Bozeman
    But Bad Times at the El Royale is             projects. Then there’s the missing        Improverts are back with Random
the latest from director Drew                     sum of money, the take from a             Acts of Improv to tackle three
Goddard, whose Cabin in the Woods                 decade old score, not to mention                                                    stress hormones. It also increases        Tickets are $7 in advance, or $9
                                                                                            nights of long-form improvised            immune cells and infection-fighting       at the door.
(admittedly much leaner at an hour                the fact that one of our party is a       comedy. Witness the years this
and thirty-five minutes long) might               secret G-man.                                                                       antibodies, improving our resistance          Visit www.vergetheater.com
                                                                                            troupe has spent honing their com-        to disease. And of course, laughter       for reservations and further informa-
provide a little bit of context for                    Unlike Cabin in the Woods,           munication skills. Come prepared to
what he’s doing with this film.                   which had so much fun mashing                                                       triggers the release of endorphins,       tion about the entire 2018-19 sea-
                                                                                            laugh your ass off at their clever        the body’s natural feel-good chemi-       son! Advance tickets are also avail-
Cabin was ostensibly a horror film,               together disparate genres, Bad            witticisms and zany story arcs! The
blended with a workplace comedy,                  Times at the El Royale has almost                                                   cals, giving people an overall sense      able in store at Cactus Records. See
                                                                                            shows are set for January 17th–19th       of well-being. The next show is set       you at “The Little Black Box on the
and steeped in the tradition of ‘80s              as much fun mashing together              at 8pm each evening. Tickets are $7
monster movies, a mixture of                      crime and noir subgenres into                                                       for Saturday, January 26th at 3pm.        Edge (of Bozeman)!” •
                                                                                            in advance, or $9 at
genres that would usually sound                   something which, if not utterly           the door. These shows
better on paper than on film, but                 original, is still a hell of a lot of     are recommended for
which turned out to be pretty                     fun. And it turns out that there are      ages 17+.
delightful, at least to those with a              enough excellent performances                 But the kids
taste for horror. Goddard does                    (especially from Jeff Bridges) and        deserve some (more
something similar here, but with                  nifty twists to almost entirely justify   appropriate) laughs of
the more limited scope of the mid-                its baroque length – which is to          their own, and
century crime story. So like Cabin,               say, I was almost sad when it was         Verge’s Silly Moose
Bad Times brims over with tropes,                 done, and how often can you say           Comedy Improv
from the kindly priest who is more                that about a two and a half hour          gives families extra
than he seems, to the showgirl                    long movie?                               chances to laugh
                                                                                            together. After all,
                                                                                            laughter decreases
Audition for Shane
Center’s spring musical –                                                                   Broad Comedy creator brings annual
Mamma Mia!                                                                                  women’s creative retreat back to Chico
    A mother. A daughter.
Three possible dads. And a                                                                      The group of 35 women were            muse,” as one participant put it.         will be experienced in this workshop
trip down the aisle you’ll                                                                  applauding and laughing. It had           And some join the fun simply              can be easily applied to participants’
never forget! On Tuesday,                                                                   been a pee-in-yer-pants kind of           looking for new insight and renewed       daily lives.
January 15th at 7pm,                                                                        funny and insightful day at the           energy for their lives and work.              Comedy improv games are
Director Russell Lewis will                                                                 retreat. “Improvisation for the           Whatever the reason, they find that       designed so you don’t have time to
hold open auditions for                                                                     Spirit” is an internationally touring     they have more creative potential         censor yourself, so you’re pulled
Mamma Mia! at the                                                                           women’s retreat that uses                 than they’d thought when they             automatically into the flow of the
Shane Lalani Center for                                                                     improvisational theatre games to          walked through the door.                  game, says Katie. Learning to feel
the Arts in Livingston.                                                                     access one’s inner creativity. Led by         The upcoming retreat will be          comfortable in this flow is important
    The storytelling magic                                                                  Katie Goodman of Broad Comedy,            held at Chico Hot Springs, February       for those who don’t operate this way
of ABBA’s timeless songs                                                                    Camp Equinox, and Spontaneous             2nd–3rd, 2019. Katie is an                on a daily basis. Improv takes us out
propels this heart-warming                                                                  Combustibles in Bozeman,                  internationally touring speaker, self-    of normal time and interactions and
tale of love, laughter, and                                                                 Montana, this self-help workshop is       help and comedy author, comedian          can be used as a diagnostic tool to
friendship. On a Greek                                                                      unusually inspiring.                      and a certified Kripalu Yoga              discover how we operate. We can
island paradise, Sophie                                                                         The participants come for a           Teacher. She has combined her             look at ourselves, laugh at ourselves,
dreams of a perfect                                                                         number of reasons. “I have a very         interests in the spiritual growth         and learn from others. We can then
wedding. She wants to                                                                       loud inner critic and I want to work      process with her skills as an improvi-    use the improv to practice changing
walk down the aisle with                                                                    on quieting it down,” says Jill, a        sational comedian and teacher.            our behaviors, such as bravely going
her father, but she doesn’t know                  through February 28th. Mamma              woman who joined the retreat last             The workshop will use improv, in      for it, ignoring our inner critic, and
who he is! On the eve of her                      Mia! runs weekends from March 1st         year. She had started the day shy         her words, “to enable participants to     being present.
wedding, Sophie secretly invites                  to 24th, 2019.                            and a little anxious. On day two, she     learn self-trust, release themselves          “This retreat is a great place
three men from her mother’s                           For more information, please          brought the house down with an            from judgment, take risks and accept      to connect with other like-minded,
past back to the island they last                 contact Russell Lewis at (406) 222-       improvised rap. “Whatever it is that      challenges, practice being present,       creative souls,” says Katie. “There
visited 20 years ago, with                        1420 or russ@theshanecenter.org.          is blocking my expressive self, stands    and be flexible and open to change.       will be a lot of laughter and a lot of
hilarious results.                                The Shane Center is located at 415        between me and everything I want          The comedy improv exercises teach         self-discovery.”
    Roles are available for ages 13               E Lewis St. Learn more about the          in life – self-esteem, artistic expres-   the retreat participants to surrender         Lisa, an enthusiastic participant
and up. No prepared audition                      Shane’s auditioning process               sion, confidence, joy, love,” she said.   to the moment, ridicule perfection-       shares her perspective:
material is required. Rehearsals for              by visiting www.theshanecen-                  Some join the retreat with Katie      ism, stay in beginner’s mind, listen to   “Improvisation for the Spirit answers
this production will take place                   ter.org/auditions.                        to learn how creative people go           our intuition, move with the flow         the question ‘How can I be whole in
weekday evenings from January 21st                Here we go again! •                       about “crowbarring open the fire          and give up attachment to the goal.”      all that I do, achieve and who I
                                                                                            doors between their mouth and their       The retreat promises that all of what     interact with?’ And ‘How can I be
                                                                                                                                                                                  whole when I am angry, hurt,
                                                                                                                                                                                  disappointed?’ It was beautiful!
                                                                                                                                                                                  Katie wonderfully blended a
                                                                                                                                                                                  playful yet professional approach
                                                                                                                                                                                  in all the activities. She chose a
                                                                                                                                                                                  curriculum that spoke to me and
                                                                                                                                                                                  the others in an encouraging way.”
                                                                                                                                                                                       “I knew the workshop would
                                                                                                                                                                                  energize me and give me
                                                                                                                                                                                  confidence,” says a vivacious
                                                                                                                                                                                  woman named Pam, “but I’m
                                                                                                                                                                                  amazed at the strength of the
                                                                                                                                                                                  energy and confidence this
                                                                                                                                                                                  weekend has inspired. Katie
                                                                                                                                                                                  possesses a real knack for putting
                                                                                                                                                                                  people at their ease. Her inner
                                                                                                                                                                                  peace and strength draw others
                                                                                                                                                                                  to her and her humor and
                                                                                                                                                                                  intelligence keep them around.”
                                                                                                                                                                                       The all-women retreat begins
                                                                                                                                                                                  Saturday morning, February 2nd,
                                                                                                                                                                                  at 9am and ends at 5pm, Sunday,
                                                                                                                                                                                  Feb. 3rd. Chico Hot Springs is
                                                                                                                                                                                  located one hour from Bozeman.
                                                                                                                                                                                  The workshop fee is $285. This
                                                                                                                                                                                  includes lunch and a workbook
                                                                                                                                                                                  to take home. Prices for
                                                                                                                                                                                  accommodations vary from $45 to
                                                                                                                                                                                  $200 per night. Lunches are
                                                                                                                                                                                  provided for workshop participants
                                                                                                                                                                                  both Saturday and Sunday.
                                                                                                                                                                                  Exceptional cuisine from one of
                                                                                                                                                                                  the region’s finest restaurant is
                                                                                                                                                                                  available in the Chico Lodge
                                                               Contributing                                                                                                       restaurant for breakfast and
                                                               Writers                                                                                                            dinner, as well as other budget
                                                                                                                                                                                  options nearby. Additional
                                                               Danny Waldo                                                                                                        activities available include
                                                                                                                                                                                  massage, hiking, horseback
                                                               Joseph Shelton                                                                                                     riding, and more.
                                                               George Wuerthner                                                                                                        To register for the Chico Hot
                                                               Christine Hrenya                                                                                                   Springs retreat, please visit
                                                                                                                                                                                  www.katiegoodmanspeak-
                                                                                                                                                                                  ing.com or call (406) 522-7623
                                                                                                                                                                                  with additional questions. •

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