Bozeman Magazine Feb 2026

IN THIS ISSUE / FEATURES

7 / LETTER TO EDITOR

LET’S APPRECIATE WHERE WE ARE - STEVE MCGANN

10 / VISUAL ARTS

COVER SHOT - HANNAH UHDE

12 / FOOD & DRINKS

FIELDLING’S - KATIE THOMAS

LEMON POPPYSEED CAKE WITH STRAWNERRIES - KATIE THOMAS

18 / MONTANA MUSIC

THANKS BOBBY - TOM GARNSEY

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT

STANDOUT PERFORMERS & INTIMATE SHOWS - JENNIFER ARR

24 / GV REAL ESTATE

2025 YEAR END BOZEMAN MARKET REVIEW - TIM FORD

26 / LOCAL LIVING

FEATURED BOZEMANITE, JIM EBERHARD - LIZ KRAUSE WILLIAMS

THIS IS NOT EMILIE’S FIRST RODEO - NICOLE BARLOW

HEART OF THE VALLEY - TOPHER SEDLAK

LOTS & ACRES OF LOVE, THE COOPER FAMILY - RACHEL PHILLIPS

36 / REC & HEALTH

WHAT’S IN A NAME - STEVE MCGANN GETTING LOST - PETER BRANCACCIO

TOP 10 PLACES GIFTS FROM LOCAL ARTISANS - JOSI HINDS

43 / HOROSCOPE

OPEN DOORS ASTROLOGY - KATHLEEN JOHNS

48 / GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

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CONTRIBUTORS

ANGIE RIPPLE - PUBLISHER

Angie makes Bozeman Magazine happen all while wrangling her three children and adventuring with her husband and living the Big Sky dream.

STEVE McGANN - RECREATION

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

JOSI HINDS - LOCAL LIVING

Josi was born and raised in Bozeman, and returned home after graduating from the U. of Utah with a degree in Journalism in 2025.

TIM FORD - REAL ESTATE

Tim is a Broker / Realtor® with Bozeman Broker Real Estate in Bozeman Montana.

BRIAN RIPPLE - PUBLISHER

Brian is a husband and father. A professional Sound Engineer & Stage Manager for live events. An artist & designer, a dog lover, and the Music Editor and co-publisher of this magazine.

KATIE THOMAS - DINING

Katie was born and raised in Bozeman. She can usually be found writing, cruising farmer’s markets, building campfires, and critiquing restaurants with her friends.

TOM GARNSEY - MUSIC

Tom Garnsey has been a Bozeman resident for many moons, sings and plays guitar for Hooligans, and is a long time follower of the Grateful Dead.

KEVIN BRUSTUEN - SCREEN & STAGE

Kevin lives in Bozeman and can be contacted at kbrustuen@ hotmail.com. He is an avid theater-goer.

CYNTHIA LOGAN - COPY EDITOR

Cynthia has been a freelance writer and editor for nearly three decades. She assists individuals and corporations to further their branding.

KATHLEEN JOHNS - ASTROLOGY

Kathleen is the owner/founder of Mantra located in Bozeman, MT. Kathleen holds a degree in English Literature from MSU/Bozeman and is an avid high altitude gardener.

RACHEL PHILLIPS - HISTORY

Rachel is the Research Coordinator at the Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman.

LIZ K. WILLIAMS - LOCAL LIVING

Liz Krause Williams helps job seekers and brand-building professionals move forward with confidence as they pursue career ambitions.

B ZEMAN MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 2026 - VOLUME 19.9

PUBLISHER CASEN CREATIVE

SALES MANAGER, EDITOR ANGIE RIPPLE

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COVER ARTIST HANNAH UHDE / HEADER: ROBERT ROYHL

PHOTOGRAPHY GALLATIN HISTORY MUSEUM, ANGIE RIPPLE, BRIAN RIPPLE, KEN THORSEN, TOM GARNSEY, PETER BRANCACCIO, STEVE MCGANN

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GV REAL ESTATE TIM FORD

FOOD & DRINKS KATIE THOMAS

MONTANA MUSIC JENNIFER ARR, TOM GARNSEY

LIVING LOCAL TOPHER SEDLAK, RACHEL PHILLIPS, KATHLEEN JOHNS, LIZ KRAUSE WILLIAMS

RECREATION & HEALTH STEVE MCGANN, PETER BRANCACCIO, JOSI HINDS

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DON’T TELL ME THIS TOWN AIN’T GOT NO HEART

IN THE WORDS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD (RIP BOB WEIR) “DON’T TELL ME THIS TOWN AIN’T GOT NO HEART YOU JUST GOTTA POKE AROUND”

Bozeman Magazine has been helping locals, newcomers, and visitors poke around this town for the past eighteen years, with informative content, and the most accurate and extensive events calendar in Southwest Montana. We continuously give readers what they are hungry for—local info, from locals. If you continue to pick up the print magazine monthly, and check our website and social media frequently, you won’t have to poke around elsewhere for the most up-to-date content about ‘all things Bozeman.’

We’ve created an editorial calendar for 2026 that follows the seasons, and gets to the heart of the mountain lifestyle that makes Montana-living unlike anywhere else in the world. What truly makes Montana unique is the deep appreciation and love for the land, nature, and each other that has endured throughout every long winter, and every influx of tourists, and newcomers. We care about history here, and our culture is that of honor, courage, honesty, hard work, self-reliance, and fairness. We have both an independent spirit, and the knowledge that we are stronger together, and that community is more important than any individual.

In this issue you will find the Heart of the Valley, both literally and figuratively. We’ve chosen to poke around the topics of historic love letters, place names, thoughtful artisans, a recipe (along with our local dining interview), a local real estate update, the Grateful Dead, and our monthly events calendar. Each issue, this being the 224th, is a love letter to Bozeman, beginning with cover art created by a local or regional artist, and handcrafted discourse from local contributors on topics they care deeply about.

As I mentioned last month, appreciation continues to flow our direction, and we are extremely grateful to hear from those of you willing to share your love of the magazine with us. Please feel free to send more love our way this month! G

ATTICS OF MY LIFE

Grateful Dead

In the attics of my life, full of cloudy dreams unreal. Full of tastes no tongue can know, and lights no eyes can see. When there was no ear to hear, you sang to me.

I have spent my life seeking all that’s still unsung. Bent my ear to hear the tune, and closed my eyes to see. When there was no strings to play, you played to me.

In the book of love’s own dream, where all the print is blood. Where all the pages are my days, and all the lights grow old. When I had no wings to fly, you flew to me, you flew to me.

In the secret space of dreams, where I dreaming lay amazed. When the secrets all are told, and the petals all unfold. When there was no dream of mine, you dreamed of me.

LET’S APPRECIATE WHERE WE ARE

Iwatched a YouTube video the other night made by an outdoor adventurer. He travels the western United States exploring and sharing his experiences. He lives in Idaho, but seems drawn to western Wyoming and southwestern Montana. In the video he explores the west end of the Gallatin Valley and tours the Blue Horses sculpture by Jim Dolan, the Madison Buffalo Jump, and the Beartrap, places that those of us who live here take for granted. He admits that he would love to live in Montana but, for family reasons, cannot. The comments below his video are filled with yearning and regret from people who would love to live in SW Montana or at least visit more often, yet also do not have the means to do so.

So why is it that many of us who do live here spend so much time complaining? The rent, the prices, the out-ofstaters, the traffic, the crowds, the high rises, the long lines at the Western Cafe. Sure, things can get frustrating. Yet, all the problems that exist in Bozeman exist elsewhere—and in most other places are much worse (and the places where they exist are not as wonderful). We are still a small city and, though we may not recognize everyone at Town and Country, we can still smile or nod.

Not all that long ago the problems in Bozeman were of a different nature. A generation of kids from around Montana and other locales came to college at MSU in the 60s and 70s. We loved the place so much that after graduating we determined to stay here, whatever the hardships. Many of us never used our degrees but worked as bank tellers and carpenters, grocery clerks and janitors. Anyone who had a job kept it, regardless of

pay or conditions, as there were no others. There was no traffic on N 19th because there was no N 19th.

We all raised our families and sent the kids to school in one of the best educational systems in the state. In the summer they went to Sports Camp at MSU. We skied and camped and fished and rooted for the ‘Cats. Oh hell, there were complaints enough; that is human nature, but that overall choice to be here was not questioned. These were not

rich outsiders but mostly Montanans who had even fewer prospects in their hometowns. Not everyone made it; some had to leave for Seattle or Denver, or head back to the Midwest. There was an entire colony of former Bozeman residents in Portland, Oregon. Those are the people who commented in the section below the video. With yearning and regret, they had to leave.

Our town and citizens hoped for better, for more students and more jobs at MSU, for

some kind of high tech, non-polluting, high paying jobs, for more opportunities. Guess what? We got it all. Boom! High tech companies with high paying jobs. New schools, new city parks. How many universities around the U.S. are constructing new buildings, and welcoming more students each year? MSU is one of them. A thriving downtown, new commercial districts. Yet now that all of that is here it is not quite right, not quite fair, not all fun. Holy Hawkeye! Look around… better yet, get outside and enjoy yourself. This valley is one of the greatest places ever; the similar valley over to the east is actually called Paradise.

Before I get run out of town, I will admit that many of the criticisms are valid. Back in the day the pay was five bucks an hour, but the rent was affordable. A couple, both working, could afford a down payment on a house after saving hard for five years. That is no longer the case. Yet affordability in housing and goods is not just a Bozeman problem; it exists worldwide, as does homelessness.

We have elected new people to the City Commission who have the concerns of underhoused and homeless people at the front of their agenda. I hope these issues can be mitigated, or at least lessened. Get involved, help with these issues by voting and volunteering. In the meantime, head up to Bridger or Hyalite. It may take a bit of effort to get

THE IDIOM TO HAVE A BEEF MEANS TO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT SOMETHING, TO HAVE A DISAGREEMENT WITH SOMEONE, TO BE DISSATISFIED WITH SOMETHING. THE WORD BEEF TO MEAN A COMPLAINT, DISAGREEMENT OR DISSATISFACTION CAME INTO USE IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1880S.

beyond the crowds, but it is possible. Don’t forget the privilege of being where we are. And it is an earned privilege, not a right. Complaining is also a right but not very effective at getting anything accomplished. So let’s all be thankful, welcoming, and whether on the street, the trail, at the store or the coffeeshop, put on a smile and remember all of those others who can only watch videos of the place we get to be in every day. Z

Steve McGann is a frequent recreation contributor to Bozeman Magazine.

HANNAH UHDE

Hannah Uhde is a sixth-generation Montanan whose creativity was sparked by her rural upbringing.

As an honors graduate of Montana State University, she went on to study oil painting under Stass Paraskos at the Cyprus College of Art in 2009. Hannah obtained her MFA at the University of Northampton, earning the Bonarota Award for Excellence.

While her passion for oil painting lies in questioning what it is to be human, light and movement are at the forefront of her work.

Hannah produces a few solo exhibitions a year and has exhibited at the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, and at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture in Bozeman. She plays an active role in many nonprofit organizations that support the arts, women in business, and environmental awareness.

Hannah recently was named one of the featured artist for the Kimpton Armory Hotel in Bozeman, completing seven largescale paintings for the venue. Her life and

artistic passion are deeply rooted in her love of Montana. Currently, she is working on a series which celebrates her personal heritage, along with the history and people of Montana. Referencing historical black and white photographs, she produces vibrant oil paintings on copper, connecting the past to the present, honoring our history in a contemporary way. Visit www.denorthart.com to see Hannah’s extensive portfolio. Z

Ihave a cousin whose first name is Field. I used to think it was a really weird name, but not as weird as his brother’s name (Cotter). I was worried they would get made fun of on the playground, same as I was for my maiden name (which is Lineberger, and appears to truly inspire the immature mind). But eventually I learned about Fred Fielding Willson, the famed and beloved architect responsible for many of Bozeman’s iconic buildings. That name makes the use of “Field” sound elegant. And elegance abounds within Fielding’s, Willson’s namesake restaurant in the historic Armory Hotel.

Designed by Willson and built in 1941, the Armory saw many uses over many years. In 2020, Kimpton Hotels opened the hotel we know today at 24 West Mendenhall. Fielding’s, one of the Armory’s three restaurant/bars, sits on the main floor and stands out with its chartreuse booths, Italian tile floor, and local art adorning the walls. The other day I met with Executive Chef Steven De Bruyn, Chef Nikki Smith, and PR whiz Blythe Beaubien to find out more about this unique restaurant.

KATIE THOMAS: How was Fieldling’s conceptualized?

CHEF NIKKI SMITH: Fielding’s was originally conceptualized as a Montana supper club. That was the initial intention of this space – a supper club with locally driven, Montana- and mountain-inspired food.

BLYTHE BEAUBIEN: And of course you know the history behind the name “Fielding’s,” for Fred Fielding Willson, who designed the original Armory building, which served as the primary base of operations for the 163rd Cavalry Regiment of the Montana National Guard for over 60 years.

KT: Yes, I love that. And what distinguishes Fielding’s from Sky Shed, your rooftop restaurant?

EXECUTIVE CHEF STEVEN DE BRUYN: Here at Fielding’s we are really more focused on Montana and making it the Montana experience, whereas, at Sky Shed, we do have a little bit more freedom. At Sky Shed we’re bringing some different cuisines all together and creating more of a small plate environment. Fielding’s is a bit more elevated and less casual than Sky Shed. It’s not out of reach, but it is a place for locals to come in and feel comfortable and still get an elevated experience. At the same time, our hotel guests might just want to come in, sit at the bar, and have a burger. So we’re thinking of our guests staying in the hotel as well as Bozeman residents.

KT: What would you like people to experience when they walk through your doors?

NS: I think I’m aiming for a sense of community. There’s kind of an idea surrounding Kimpton properties that it’s supposed to be luxury and maybe out of reach to locals. But

at the end of the day, maintaining that community and maintaining that local clientele is really what we strive for – including ensuring the hotel guests are happy, as Chef Steven mentioned.

SDB: And it can be a challenge to have people think of a hotel restaurant as a place to go and eat. Especially these days, people just Google restaurants nearby. So we want to be known; we want to come up in that search. We want everyone to know that we’re here and we’re a full-service restaurant. It’s important to move beyond the idea of a hotel restaurant just being a continental breakfast.

KT: What would you say makes Fielding’s unique in the Bozeman food scene?

NS: One of the big things is the environment. This is such an amazing, historic building and I think when they were building this place, they tried to maintain some of that history and honor Fred Fielding Willson. I also feel like our focus on locality and sourcing sets us apart. We try to rotate our menu seasonally so there’s always something different available, and that’s a big part of supporting local ranches and farms around here. That gives us a way of supporting the community while keeping things creative and fun.

SDB: Yes, and I think it’s just a little more interesting to have a bit of a rotating menu

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and keep people guessing somewhat. Nikki has great connections with the local purveyors, the people, and the community. She knows them well and has worked with them for many years. So that was a lot of fun for me coming in, because I’ve only been here since the first of May. Nikki already established all those connections and relationships.

KT: How would you describe the food offered at Fielding’s?

SDB: I’d say elevated Montana local. Comfortable yet elevated, which is what I think people are looking for. You know, the white gloves and stiff table service aren’t really what’s popular anymore. We want the guests to experience amazing food and wine, along with incredible service.

NS: Our servers are remarkable, and what’s really cool is that a lot of them end up creating this bond with their tables, which is great. Guests receive a personalized approach – kind of back to that supper club feel. Repeat guests become family, and I think there’s something on the menu for everyone.

KT: Are there any local purveyors or suppliers that you’d like to shout out?

NS: We use Reminisce Angus Beef out of Dillon; that’s where all our burgers come from. We also source some of our beef from Wickens Ranch, and we work pretty closely with the Western Montana Growers Cooperative. We buy some of our veggies from Amaltheia – they’re like the OGs of farmers in the valley. All our eggs are local too, from Mission Mountain Organic Eggs. And our microgreens come from our server, Traci Cota, who owns Community Craft Greens. They’re gorgeous. She has a really wide selection and she’s very passionate about her business. She does custom products for us – for the holidays, we needed micro-purple basil, and she made it happen. So we kind of get things from all over, as much as we’re able to. We love it.

KT: What drinks are included on your menu, besides the full bar?

NS: We have Coke products, coffee and teas, juices, all sorts of things. And there’s a whole list of seasonal cocktails that rotate through with our bar menu changes.

BB: There are also NA cocktails, which are called Tasty AF, meaning “alcohol-free.”

KT: That’s great. And what menu item do regulars keep coming back for?

NS: Our Reminisce Ranch Burger is a big one. Also our Snake River Farm Wagyu Strip and Eva’s Cornbread.

KT: Oh, I love your cornbread!

SDB: Yes, that’s going to be a staple for the duration of Fielding’s, I think. That’s Chef Eva’s cornbread – she is the hotel’s Executive Sous Chef and also does all of our pastries.

KT: Do you each personally have a favorite menu item?

NS: I like the Delicata Doughnuts (beer-battered delicata squash, parmesan, fermented hot honey) and the Bison Tenderloin (brown butter spaetzle, caramelized endive, verjus gremolata).

SDB: I don’t have a favorite – I try to like everything that’s on the menu!

BB: It depends on the day, but I’m really into those doughnuts right now too. They’re fun. I mean, they’re squash doughnuts, so you feel like you’re getting your vegetables.

KT: What do you enjoy most about being part of the Bozeman community?

NS: How close this community is. When you start working in restaurants around here you get to know everybody, between the bartenders, purveyors, cooks, and I think largely people are really interested in growing together in this industry. So I find that to be exciting, as well as the dedication to keeping things local and sustainable.

SDB: Same for me. I’ve been all around the world, but I love it here. I discovered Bozeman while working as a private chef. I always say I came for the winter and I stayed for the summer.

KT: Do you have any special events coming up?

NS: Coming up we have our Valentine’s Day coursed dinner. It’s $125 per person, and the menu will be a leek and sockeye mousseline tartlet, our Mixed Gem Salad, Bison Cheek Raviolo, a choice of braised short ribs or king salmon, and a Bourbon Baba with Chantilly cream and candied citrus.

KT: That sounds amazing. What’s the best way for people to follow your events and happenings?

BB: Folks can visit fieldingsbozeman.com or follow along on IG @armoryhotel.

KT: Anything else you’d like readers to know about Fieldings?

BB: We offer a 20% discount to Montana locals, year-round. I don’t think any other restaurant in town does that.

That’s a fact. Nor does any other restaurant in town provide Delicata Doughnuts, and the experience at Fielding’s is worth it for those Doughnuts alone. But if squash isn’t your jam, maybe try the Rocky Mountain Breakfast or the French Toast Casserole. Or the Lobster Pappardelle or Scallop Risotto at dinner. The next time you’re strolling down Main Street deciding where to go for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, you might want to dip off the beaten path and into the Armory. Fielding’s will be waiting to offer you a delectable range of locally-sourced options and friendly, professional service. And don’t forget your ID for that discount! J

Born and raised in Bozeman, Katie lives with her husband and their collection of beloved pets, and can usually be found writing, cruising farmer’s markets, building campfires, and critiquing restaurants with her friends.

FOOD STYLE

Hearty, mountain-inspired fare

DRINKS

Full bar, Coke products, coffee/tea, juices

HOURS

Breakfast and lunch daily, 7AM - 2PM Dinner, Tuesday – Saturday 5PM - 9PM

VIBE

Historic art deco

Katie Thomas

APOPPYSEED CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES Lemon

s one of my favorite vocalists sings, “The nights are long and cold and scary / Can we live through February?” Sometimes I dislike February; sometimes I don’t. It depends on whether I have to spend two days shoveling snow to get my car out or not. I actually like shoveling snow, but Bozeman has had some extreme Februarys in the past 10 years, especially if you live up high. A couple of these, with roof-level snow and 40 below temperatures, have made me rethink my aversion to Arizona.

I do like the concept of love that permeates this month, though. Not just romantic love, but love that focuses on connection, community, and family. There are endless things to love about Bozeman and the many amazing people and organizations that exist here. Those of us who have lived here most or all of our lives have seen enormous change, and of course we take the good with the bad. A month where the theme is love is an excellent reminder to focus on all the wonderful things about our community and the

connections we share with our neighbors, families, families of choice, furry, feathered, and scaley family members, and the things that make each of our hearts sing in the deepest months of winter.

One of the things that makes my heart sing is baking. I love an on-theme recipe, and this one has white cake and frosting in honor of snow, and strawberries in honor of love. I first tasted this cake at my dear friend Melissa’s house. It was just after we finished college and I had not yet figured out what to do with my life, so I was renting a room from her and her husband in their little house in south Bozeman. One fine day Melissa, an artist who had figured out what she wanted to do with her life quite some time ago, was having a party. I came downstairs to find her assembling this cake, just finishing putting the sliced strawberries on top. There were a few extra berries that had been sliced up and were still sitting in the bowl, so I asked Melissa if I could eat one. We both popped a strawberry slice in our mouths, and immediately tasted the sharp, sulfury flavor of onion. It turned out that Melissa’s

husband had helpfully offered to do the berry slicing, but he used the same knife he’d diced onions with earlier, without rinsing it off first. That cake did not make it to the party, and you will see why. There are strawberries layered inside it and topping it, and raw onions together with fresh fruit is not a thing. Melissa and I ended up picking the damaged dessert apart later, trying to eat around the strawberries. So when you embark on this recipe, just make sure your berries taste like they should and you’ll be good to go.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 ½ cups cold heavy cream

• 6 oz. white chocolate

• 2 ¼ cups cake flour

• 1 ½ tsp. baking powder

• 2 Tbsp. poppy seeds. *NOTE: Poppy seeds can go bad. Due to their high natural oil content, they can become rancid, losing their nutty flavor, and developing a bitter, paint-like taste and smell, especially when exposed to heat, light, and oxygen. So get into that spice drawer in advance and check on your seeds, so you’re not texting everyone on the block to avoid making yet another trip to the grocery store.

• ¼ tsp. salt

• 1 ½ cups sugar

• 1 ¼ stick unsalted butter

• 1 ½ Tbsp. grated lemon zest

• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice

• Whites from 3 large eggs plus 1 whole egg

• 1 cup whole milk

• 8 Tbsp. strawberry jam

• 1 lb. strawberries (reserve 4 small whole berries for garnish)

DIRECTIONS:

FROSTING:

ASSEMBLY:

• 1. Pour 1 cup of the cream into a 4-cup glass measure; bring to a simmer in microwave, about 2 minutes; add white chocolate. Let stand 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth; refrigerate while making cake.

CAKE:

• 2. Heat the oven to 350°F. Line bottom of two 8 x 2-in. round cake pans with parchment or wax paper; coat pans and paper with nonstick cooking spray.

• 3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, poppy seeds, and salt. Beat sugar, butter, lemon zest and juice with mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg whites and whole egg until smooth. With mixer on low, alternately beat in flour mixture and milk until incorporated. Continue to beat batter on medium speed for 3 minutes. Divide batter between prepared pans; smooth tops with spatula.

• 4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted in the centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen edge of cakes with knife; invert onto the rack and remove parchment paper. Turn cakes right side up. Cool completely, as this recipe will not work if those cake layers are at all warm!

• 5. In large bowl, beat chilled white-chocolate mixture with remaining 1 ½ cups cold cream until stiff peaks form.

With a serrated knife, halve cakes horizontally. Place 1 layer on a serving plate, cut side up; spread with 2 Tbsp of the jam. Spread a scant 2/3 cup frosting over jam. Arrange one third of the sliced strawberries evenly over frosting. Top with a second cake layer; spread with another 2 Tbsp jam, frosting and a layer of berries. Repeat with a third layer. Brush the cut side of remaining cake layer with the rest of the jam and place it on top, jam-side down. Cover cake with remaining frosting and garnish with strawberries, flowers, etc.

If you don’t care so much about homemade frosting, Cool Whip will work for coating this cake. You’ll just want to stick it in the fridge right away so the white stuff doesn’t slide off like a small avalanche, which wouldn’t be a risk if we lived in another climate or if you made this cake at a different time of year when you could open a window. However you frost this cake, it makes a wonderful Valentine for your loved ones, your main squeeze, your neighbor, yourself, or anyone who appreciates a cake that looks as beautiful as it tastes.

Born and raised in Bozeman, Katie lives with her husband and their collection of beloved pets, and can usually be found writing, cruising farmer’s markets, building campfires, and critiquing restaurants with her friends.

THANKS BOBBY

Bobby Weir? Where do you start? You’re a 13-year-old Upstate NY kid trying to learn guitar, and you hear Europe 72 and Hot Tuna’s first record, and it’s like WTF is that? You discover Grateful Dead just as they’ve gone on hiatus in 74 - maybe forever.

Your brother’s best friend, who’s four years older and has a car and is cool, asks if you want to go see the New Riders of the Purple Sage - “Garcia plays with them”. I’m in. Lots of old “Wall of Sound” speakers and Alembic guitars on that stage and a terrific “country psychedelic” vibe. Yep. I found those too. There’s something going on here. Dead tendrils are everywhere – CSN, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, David Bromberg - the band members pop up in most things I’m hearing.

1975 - I’m 15. My brother’s friend, I’ll call him Rusty, as that’s his name, asks “Wanna go see Garcia? He’s playing at Cornell”. Why yes! I should state that my brother was more of a Grand Funk guy, so Rusty took me. Mom liked him, and he was a good driver even under “challenging” circumstances… The Garcia Band was Nicky Hopkins (Stones/Rod Stewart), Ron Tutt (Elvis), John Kahn (Mike Bloomfield/John Lee Hooker), and it was a glorious way to start a lifelong adventure. I felt like I’d stepped into a foreign country that I never wanted to leave and everyone

there was my friend for life. Many still are.

A month later, we’re in Syracuse for Kingfish, Mathew Kelly’s band that Bob Weir had joined up with while Dead was off the road. They put out one brilliant studio record, which Weir brought Lazy Lighting/ Supplication and some cowboy tunes to. The Keith and Donna Godchaux Band were the opening act with Billy Kreutzman on drums. So I’ve now seen everyone in the Dead except Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart!

By 15 or 16 years old, I’d seen a LOT of concerts, but nothing prepared me for what was to come - Grateful Dead were back together and on the road again. Upstate NY was always a second home for them, and the audiences always treated it like Christmas morning when they arrived.

I stood outside the Syracuse War Memorial with a few of my tribe and soaked up this feeling of home and possibly some “enhancements”. When they kicked off “Cold Rain And Snow,” it was like a rainbow of sound opened up and washed over us. Crisp, clear audio. All instruments loud, distinct, and separate from one another, vocals fully present - not like the mushy, distorted din of most mid 70’s hockey rink shows I’d seen.

But wait. What the hell was Bob Weir doing on his fancy Ibanez guitar? I had a pretty good idea of where Garcia was coming from in the folky, bluegrassy, roots

rock vein. But Weir was a moose of a different magnitude! Crystalline tones ducking and weaving in and around Phil and Jerry, punctuating and coloring in all the subtle and nuanced shades of harmony in the music. Now you hear him, now you don’t… No connection to my experience with rhythm and lead guitar roles in rock music, where one chunks away on big fat chords while the other shreds a “solo”. These guys were having a full blown conversation between seven extraordinarily different musical viewpoints that likely would crumble if anyone was absent in the mix. Throughout the night, I marveled at Weir’s uncanny placement of little stabs, chimes, and 12th fret and above shading that seemed to be the glue that held it all in place. Giant hands and chord shapes that clearly didn’t (and still don’t) exist on my guitars. He clearly had invented a style and process for ensemble guitar playing that wasn’t there prior to the Grateful Dead. 9/28/76 - go find it. I was hooked.

The next few years found me chasing short bits of Spring and Fall Dead and Jerry Garcia Band tour stops in the NY areablessed to have seen Cornell 77, Englishtown 77, Colgate, Rochester, Binghamton 77 (big weekend). All of these shows were featured in the Dick’s Picks series of releases, so my perception that I was witnessing some special nights was borne out later on. The Dick’s

Picks soundboard releases are wonderful examples of the clarity and precision that the Dead could muster at times.

I attended scores of other concerts during this period, but the cyclical nature of Dead tours were almost like medicine that was required to carry on and recharge seasonally. Hard to explain, but very real nevertheless.

The band took lots of twists and turns with various members slipping into addiction, new keyboard guys, edgy coke-fueled tours, and new technologies shaping the sound (some questionable IMO). Nothing changed the constant quest for reaching further into the unknown, and Bobby seemed to be especially curious about searching new creative avenues. Bobby and the Midnights paired him with jazz legend Billy Cobham on drums, Little Feat bassist Kenny Gradney, Alphonso Johnson on bass for a slick, LA

“Debe Tirar Mas Fotos” is a reggaeton and house record that heavily blends together diverse elements of traditional Puerto Rican music that Bad Bunny listened to when growing up, including plena, jíbaro, salsa, and bomba.

This is the soundtrack for the upcoming film, based on the classic literature book by Emily Bronte, of the same name.

style musical outing that was brilliant, if somewhat distant from Dead world. Ever changing gear tweaking was a constant in Bob’s world to the very end, often holding up getting doors to a show opened while he made things “perfect” on stage.

My move to Montana in 1982 to work in Yellowstone led me to Bozeman in the off seasons, where I fell in with my brothers, Gary Small and Rich Robiscoe in the Hyalite Blues Band. We knocked around the Rockies for about eight years playing a cool blend of blues, Santana-style rock, Dead, and white boy reggae. I tried to incorporate the idea of ensemble playing into what we did as much as possible, and this continues to color everything we’ve done as Hooligans for the last 30 years with Robiscoe and drummer Ron Craighead and many others. The idea of music as a conversation is an

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altogether unique way of treating it - like having dinner weekly with the same five or six longtime friends and seeing where the conversation goes. Someone just broke up with a girlfriend, got fired, had a baby. You always end up somewhere new and unexpected. David Crosby called the Dead style of playing “electric Dixieland”. That description works, and Weir was, in many ways, the architect of that avenue.

Fast forward into the early nineties, where I accidentally became a concert promoter and was lucky enough to be part of the musical changes in SW Montana over 35 years, a thousand shows, 50 plus festivals at Grand Targhee, Red Ants Pants and others.

Many Dead related artists found their way into our sphere over the years. Hot Tuna, Merl Saunders, Steve Kimock, Melvin Seals, Robert Hunter, and yes, eventually Bobby Weir himself.

While the first time we booked him with bassist Rob Wasserman we were heartbroken when he cancelled for what management often refers to as “exhaustion”, we soon got back on track.

We produced Ratdog (Bob’s main post Dead band) for a show in Missoula on September 16th, 1998. I know the date because my sweet wife, Bridget, went into labor and had our daughter, Al, on the 15th. We wisely resisted the idea of a dear friend of naming our daughter Ratdog! All day long I was freaking out about how to handle the show if I couldn’t make it (and not getting to work with Bobby!). Fortunately, it was a smooth and easy birth (for me!), and Bridget gave me the green light to head west. Weir and his crew were a joy to work with. No rock star bullshit or vibe - just a band ready to “take a handful of songs for a walk in the woods,” as he said in a Bozeman Chronicle interview. He was extremely inter ested and fun to talk with about babies (he had a six-month-old) and music, and seemed to possess a childlike joy in living and creating this environment of discovery and joy for others. A pretty refreshing perspective for an artist of his stature. Then there’s the part where his tour manager and I were backstage making fun of his questionable decision to sing “Misty”, a classic Errol Garner jazz standard made famous by Sarah Vaughn and Johnny

Mathis, not realizing that Bobby was offstage for a bass solo and within earshot of our good natured ribbing. He said nothing, but we did get a heavy dose of side eye from him as he walked back to the stage. Ouch.

The guy had a sense of humor about all of it and certainly had been on the receiving end of joking since his days as the 17-year-old ”kid” in the Dead. Endless jokes about his “Daisy Duke” shorts, Izod Lacoste shirts, on-stage rock star posturing, pink guitars, aviators, and goofy personae followed him wherever he went. We took my soon-to-be mother-in-law to a show at the Boulder Theater, and she loved the music but had some rich commentary on his choice of shorts for stage clothing!

In 2001, we secured a date with Ratdog, at MSU campus. Whether it was the odd venue (Shroyer Gym) or timing, the show didn’t sell as well as expected, and we moved it to the much smaller and better vibe of the Emerson Center. The band came and played a stellar show for 700 lucky Montana Deadheads. Weir was once again gracious, kind, and engaging to work with. He had already done quite a bit of environmental work with people in Montana - another thing that made him a special human. Genuine concern and activism for causes crucial to survival. Another aspect of his ethos that is virtually unheard of in the music business is that, after the show having to be moved to the much smaller room, my company lost a fair amount of money on the show.

About three weeks later, I received a $5,000 check back from his camp to soften the blow.

NOBODY DOES THAT!

Having seen every post-Jerry ensemble that Bobby has been part of, getting to know many of his crew members and literally dozens of musicians who have been invited into his world and onto his stage, I have never heard anyone report anything but how gracious, generous, inquisitive and kind he was, whether they were high brow players, parking lot fans, or someone soliciting donations for a particular cause. All attributes we’d do well to carry forward.

Endlessly searching for new ways to present his work with Grateful Dead, Dead and Co, The Wolf Bros, RatDog, Weir/ Wasserman, Midnites, various symphony projects, stage plays, and countless one-off collaborations with other artists (Joe Strummer! Sammy Hagar! Yikes.) Bobby lived his life fully and fearlessly in search of the next magic space in the muse, and we’ve been blessed to share the air with him for all of these years. He reminds us all to not be afraid to slow down, breathe deeply, and enjoy the ride.

“This is more fun than a frog in a glass of milk,” Bob Weir. Thanks, Bobby, always a hoot. X

Tom Garnsey has been a Bozeman resident for many moons, sings and plays guitar for Hooligans, and is a long time follower of the Grateful Dead.

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REDEFINING THE IMPOSSIBLE ON 6 STRINGS AND 4 STRINGS REDEFINING THE IMPOSSIBLE ON 6 STRINGS AND 4 STRINGS

THE PLAYERS IN INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT 2026 UPEND THE POTENTIAL OF ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND UKULELE, CHARTING A MUSICAL FUTURE THAT FUSES DIVERSE CULTURES AND STYLES

International Guitar Night (IGN) consistently reimagines what a guitar concert can be—bringing world-class players from different countries and traditions on one stage to let the sparks fly. This year’s tour from January to March across the US brings together an adventurous cadre that features left-handed fingerstyle trailblazer Alexandr Misko, groundbreaking ukulele virtuoso Taimane, classical virtuoso Thu Le, and the rock/flamenco powerhouse Lucas Imbiriba.

The show began humbly as a “guitar happening” in a converted Berkeley laundromat but has since gained a global presence, selling out venues worldwide—from The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh and the Igloo Church in Nunavik to The Barns at Wolf Trap, the “Grosses Haus” in Rüsselsheim, and the Mareel in Shetland. These nights offer audiences the chance to experience one-time-only collaborations in never-to-be-repeated combinations.

In over 25 years, IGN never ended a night without standing ovations and encore requests. On that score, IGN 2026 promises not to disappoint, offering its fieriest, most mind-melting foray yet. More information and tour dates can be found at: www.nternationalguitarnight.com.

THE ARTISTS OF IGN 2026

TAIMANE

(Hawaii) Taimane is a groundbreaking ukulele virtuoso known for her high-voltage performances and genre-bending creativity. By perpetually upending the potential of the ukulele, she has become one of the instrument’s most influential ambassadors. Her concerts take audiences from Bach to Led Zeppelin, all powered by a magnetic stage presence. As IGN’s first ukulele artist, Taimane expands the festival’s sonic palette with passion, precision, and fearless imagination.

ALEXANDR MISKO

(Russia) Alexandr Misko is a modern fingerstyle trailblazer whose inventive technique and imaginative arrangements have earned him a global following. Rising to prominence through widely shared videos, he now tours internationally, records prolifically, and performs worldwide. The first-ever left-handed player to join IGN, his custom guitar enables drumming and on-the-fly retuning. His music is a fusion of percussive innovation and deeply melodic storytelling.

LUCAS IMBIRIBA

(Brazil) Lucas Imbiriba is an internationally recognized guitarist celebrated for his dynamic fusion of flamenco speed, Latin American rhythms, classical lyricism, and rock intensity. After earning top prizes in multiple European competitions, he embarked on this eclectic creative path that has earned him viral acclaim and tours across the world. His electrifying solo arrangements of classic rock and cinematic themes have captivated millions online.

THU LE

(Vietnam) A true prodigy, Thu entered the National Conservatory of Music in Hanoi at just seven years old, becoming its youngest student ever. A favorite among IGN audiences, she’s celebrated for her distinctive style and impeccable technique. Her repertoire ranges from Baroque to contemporary works, complemented by Latin American and other global influences that showcase her broad artistic vision while also playing music close to her cultural roots in Vietnam.

IGN DATES: 2/9 Wacholz College Center 2/10 The Myrna Loy 2/11 Ellen Theatre

PINE CREEK LODGE ANNOUNCES 2026 WINTER CONCERT SERIES

STANDOUT PERFORMERS AND INTIMATE SHOWS

Jennifer Arr

After another unforgettable year of summer concerts under the pines, Pine Creek Lodge is turning inward — literally — with the announcement of its 2026 Winter Concert Series, featuring a handpicked lineup of acclaimed artists performing in an intimate indoor setting.

Nestled between the Absaroka and Gallatin mountain ranges and just steps from the Yellowstone River, Pine Creek Lodge has become a bucket-list destination for live-music lovers from across the country. While the venue is best known for its legendary outdoor summer shows, winter at Pine Creek offers something entirely different — and equally special.

“The room is small, the air is warm, the sound is dialed in, and there’s no bad seat in the house,” says the Pine Creek Lodge team. “It’s the kind of night that reminds you why live music still wins.”

WINTER CONCERT SERIES

FEBRUARY

• Sat, Feb 7 — The Pickpockets

• Fri, Feb 13 — Abby Webster (Night 1)

• Sat, Feb 14 — Abby Webster (Night 2)

• Fri, Feb 20 — Joe Robinson

• Sat, Feb 21 — STiLGONE

• Fri, Feb 27 — 710 Ashbury (Night 1)

• Sat, Feb 28 — 710 Ashbury (Night 2)

MARCH

• Fri, Mar 6 — North Fork Crossing (Night 1)

• Sat, Mar 7 — North Fork Crossing (Night 2)

• Thu, Mar 19 — Sicard Hollow

• Sat, Mar 21 — Aaron Golay & The Original Sin

• Fri, Mar 27 — Honeyholler

APRIL

• Sat, Apr 4 — Wes Urbaniak & The Mountain Folk

Each show will be limited capacity, with a small food menu available and tickets selling fast. The full list of 2026 Winter Shows, along with individual event details and ticket information, is available now at: www.pinecreeklodge.com/events

2025 YEAR END BOAEMAN REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT

Hopefully, your 2026 is off to a great start! As we progress into the New Year, it’s time to look back at how the real estate market fared in 2025. Overall, the year saw improving inventory, cautious buyer interest, and continued affordability challenges as interest rates remained higher than many hoped for. The fourth quarter saw some momentum build as rates dipped slightly and buyer interest continued.

Inventory levels, which saw their peak in 2020, continued to climb from 2023 lows. Looking at all residential property types, including single family, condos, and townhouses, the peak year for sales and inventory was 2020, when 1,982 homes were listed for sale, and 1,816 of those sold.

In 2021, 1,747 homes were listed and 1,669 were sold. In 2022, there were 1,607 new listings and 1,160 sales. In 2023, new listings were down to 1,532, along with 1,070 sales. In 2024, listings were back up near 2021 numbers, with 1,741 homes listed in and around Bozeman. Sales remained similar to the previous year with 1,037 homes sold. That trend continued in 2025 with 1,784 new listings and 1,052 sales in and around Bozeman across all residential property types.

Restricting the data to just single-family homes inside Bozeman city limits tells a similar story, although 2019 was the peak for new listings, when 707 homes were listed and 591 were sold. By 2021, those numbers had decreased to 555 new listings and 514 sales. The following year, 2022, saw 475 new listings and 355 sales. In 2023, it continued to decrease, with 465 new listings and 344 sales. In 2024, new listings were again back up, with 527 homes brought to market, while 322 of those homes sold. This past year, the numbers continued to rise, with 353 sales and 533 new listings.

Pricing, which was essentially flat in 2024, continued along similar lines this year.

There are multiple ways to run the median sold price, depending on whether one includes just homes inside city limits, outside city limits, or condos and townhouses.

Looking back at pricing for just single-family home sales inside Bozeman city limits over the past few years, in 2022, the median sold price rose 14% from $700,000 in 2021 to $799,000 in 2022. In 2023, it appeared to be down slightly from 2022, sitting at $770,000, which would indicate a 3.6% decrease. Last year, the median sold price for single family homes inside city limits was up slightly from 2023, coming in at $779,500. In 2025, it also continued the upward trend, coming in at $795,000, approximately a 2% increase from last year.

Running the median sold price for areas both inside and outside of Bozeman city limits, including areas like Bridger Canyon, south valley, north valley, etc., the median sold price did not take the same dip it took in 2023. It rose just over one percent, from $889,950 in 2022 to $900,000 in 2023. In 2024, it again rose another 2.7% from 2023 to $925,000. This past year, it remained flat, coming in at the exact same number as last year—$925,000.

New construction listings also increased this year. Looking in both Bozeman and Belgrade, across all residential types including condos, townhouses, and single family homes: In 2020, there were 729 new construction homes listed for sale on our local MLS. This does not include custom homes or homes sold directly from builder to buyer, just new construction homes listed for sale on the MLS. In 2021, that number decreased by more than 50% to 345. 2022 was up just slightly with 395 new construction listings. It continued to rise slightly in 2023 to 397 new listings. In 2024, it took a bigger bump, with 525 new construction homes listed, but was still well below the 729 listed in 2020. 2025 was well above the 2021-2023 years,

but slightly below last year, with 497 new construction homes listed in Bozeman and Belgrade.

The big news for 2024 was high-end homes setting a new volume record. The pandemic saw a significant increase in the number of luxury homes sold in our market, and those numbers have held out or increased in most years since.

These numbers include homes inside and outside of Bozeman city limits: In 2019, only 11 homes sold for more than $2 million. That number nearly tripled to 32 closed sales in 2020, then nearly doubled again to 56 homes sold for more than $2m in 2021. Sales volume continued to rise in 2022 to 63 sales. In 2023, it was down slightly, as 52 homes sold north of $2m. Last year, the number of closed sales north of $2m hit a new high, with 82 homes sold. 2025 saw slightly lower, but still elevated numbers, with 74 homes sold for more than $2m in and around Bozeman.

As we enter 2026, there are early signs of increased activity, both late in 2025, and in the first few weeks of 2026, boosted by easing rates and buyer interest levels. As usual, I have included the most recent sales numbers for Bozeman. In addition to these sales, there are currently 86 single family home sales pending in and around Bozeman. This is up considerably from this time last year, when 53 single family home sales were pending.

The included data reflects sales of homes in the greater Bozeman area, including Four Corners, Gallatin Gateway, Bridger Canyon, and within Bozeman city limits. The data includes home sales reported through the local Big Sky Country MLS, and does not include private party sales. H

Tim Ford is a Realtor® with Bozeman Brokers Real Estate in Bozeman Montana. He can be contacted at 406-209-1214.

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FEATURED BOZEMANITE

JIM EBERHARD

Craft pizza and craft beer—that’s what you get at Bridger Brewing on 11th Avenue across from the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Rarely do you find an establishment that creates—from scratch—equally indulgent food and drink. Bridger Brewing is that place.

Open for only a year, Bridger Brewing’s handcrafted beers are already winning awards. Scrumptious quality doesn’t stop with a pint. Their artisan-style pizzas are unreal. Locally-sourced, fresh ingredients. Creative pairings. The menu boasts bison pepperoni, wild mushrooms, and smoked mozzarella.

In the made-from-scratch marinara sauce hides a tight family bond that shaped the life of Jim Eberhard, co-owner of Bridger Brewing.

The kitchen at Bridger Brewing is open so guests can peek at the magic happening inside. Every time Eberhard glances up to check the pace of the dining room, he looks past a framed picture perched on the ledge. In it, Rose Arlotti, Eberhard’s maternal grandmother, sits smiling.

Eberhard’s grandparents were the first generation of an Italian immigrant family to grow up in the United States. Eberhard developed a love of great food and thoughtful cooking from the Italian dishes made by his mother and grandmother. From the edge of the countertop, Eberhard learned about selflessness, unconditional love, and boundless generosity. And—of course—how to make pizza.

of his family. His grandparents lived in an adjoining home much of his youth. Their influence on Eberhard’s life is visible today.

Trout fishing was Eberhard’s grandfather’s greatest passion—and he was an excellent spin fisherman. As a little boy, Eberhard followed his grandfather up and down the Owen’s River in southeastern California. Fishing came naturally to him. It was in his blood.

From river banks and boat gunnels,

a 23-year fishing guide career followed by pizza chef and owner of a Brewery, his parents were instilling a fundamental trait that would direct every major life decision. How? By taking him to Montana, of course.

From the time Eberhard was two or three years old until he graduated high school, every year the family loaded up in an Airstream and headed to Montana. Year after year, they spent weeks fishing Taylor Creek and the Gallatin River from Nine Quarter Circle Ranch south of Big Sky. The Gallatin canyon has been Eberhard’s summer home his entire life. His parents loved the wildness of Montana. They encouraged the quickly developing obsession with wilderness growing in Eberhard.

His grandfather uncovered a love for fishing and instilled a belief that pursing your passions is more important than pursuing money. His grandmother and mother developed his palette for cooking. His mom and dad unveiled a deep desire for wilderness and a dedication to Montana. All of them role modeled kindness and compassion.

Eberhard was born in Los Angeles. His father developed real estate and his mother gracefully raised three boys. One of Eberhard’s greatest joys is the eternal closeness

Eberhard learned many truths from his grandfather: Know your principles and live by them. Even when you have to go home without the biggest fish, never dismiss your principles. Never feel guilty for doing what you love. Play more. In fact, do it now instead of waiting to do it “someday.”

While Eberhard’s grandparents were setting into motion what would later become

When Eberhard was nine, the family moved to the suburbs of Chicago but they continued their yearly pilgrimage to the Gallatin Valley, often with his grandparents. By the time he graduated high school he was scheming for ways to make a career out of Montana. He had three “suburban buddies” with a similar drive. Unbeknownst to their parents, the four boys—on the verge of adulthood—started planning an expedition deep into Canada.

For three years, they planned. They were scattered around attending college –Eberhard pursing wildlife biology studies at Humboldt State in California. But they stayed in regular contact and met annually for more detailed preparation. Each saved money until they had enough to buy all their provisions, including a Suburban named the “Tundra Buggie,” a trailer and three canoes, and all the fixings for an 800 mile trip.

The team added two more members to

make six. Each boy had personal responsibility to master a skill that would benefit the team. Eberhard took EMT training. Another boy did wilderness first aid training. They understood the potential danger.

At 20 years old, the boys set out across Saskatchewan and Manitoba up to Baker Lake which puddles near the same latitude as the Northwestern Passages. In sixty-five days, they traveled through five watersheds. No trails. No civilization. At one point, they made an eighteen mile portage across tundra.

They saw wolves, caribou, musk ox, and the beauties only seen when the sun hardly sets. Their planning was exquisite. Food perfectly rationed. Timing and progress was nearly flawless. This type of adventure is something men do. An undeniable rite of passage, the boys returned as men.

Not long after the tundra expedition, Eberhard was applying for fishing guide jobs in Montana. The Rivers Edge in Bozeman snagged him on a line.

Eberhard said, “When I moved to Montana, I learned you can get paid to do the things you love to do.”

And so he did. He spent the next twenty-three years guiding fishing trips for the Rivers Edge. In the mid-90s, longing for deeper wilderness, Eberhard took a job guiding in Alaska on the Togiak and Meshik

Rivers spending summers there and the three other seasons in Bozeman. He lived on the rivers in “out camps,” with guests flying to him daily for guided trips.

Living on a river in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness was pure bliss for Eberhard. It was during this blissful period that he met Linda Cencer. She worked for the same lodge, but at their main camp. Their connection was immediate. Fate—with its little tricks—helped Eberhard meet a Bozeman lady in Alaska.

This year the two celebrate twenty years of shared life, partnership, and deep love. I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with them. This is what I noticed: when together, there’s a gracefulness that settles around them.

Sometimes the best way to tell someone’s story is to let you—the reader—in on the behind-the-scenes part of the interview. This is one of those cases. Eberhard was a little shy about sharing his story; he’s a very humble man. He had no agenda in what I wrote.

But there was one point that was important to him: “Make sure to say how much I love Linda.” The way he said it—with boyish, puppy-love enthusiasm that is rarely seen after twenty years with someone—it melted my heart a little. To say he loves her doesn’t seem adequate. Jim adores Linda with love that pours from his heart.

Another behind-the-scenes detail I feel compelled to share…as I was leaving the brewery after our interview, one of his employees ran after me.

“Wait! I have to tell you some things Jim would never say himself.”

He went on to tell me he’s never known anyone as kind and generous as Eberhard. He told me stories about Eberhard helping out other employees who were in tricky personal situations. Selfless, unexpected acts of kindness. He raved about the type of manager Eberhard is.

As the employee went on and on, I thought back to my interview with Eberhard. When we discussed the brewery, he didn’t talk much about the pizza and beer. He talked about his staff. How great they were; how he wants to help them pursue their individual dreams.

Eberhard said of starting the brewery, “I had no idea how much joy I’d get from my staff.”

In reflection, I think he meant to say, “I had no idea how much I’d love my staff.” And the feeling is mutual.

It’s uncommon to find clear and distinct evidence of the things that shape who we become. Many relationships, situations, and moments build our character and direct our future. But, for Eberhard, very clear lines exist.

His grandfather uncovered a love for fishing and instilled a belief that pursing your passions is more important than pursuing money. His grandmother and mother developed his palette for cooking. His mom and dad unveiled a deep desire for wilderness and a dedication to Montana. All of them role modeled kindness and compassion. And that is just a short list. These four people unknowingly carved a gem of a person who is admired, respected, and loved by all those who know him.

Often toting a full beard and baseball cap, Eberhard doesn’t exactly move through the Bridger Brewing kitchen. It’s more like a flow. Eberhard flows through the kitchen, from the industrial mixer to the prep line and the oven. Eberhard has a calming pace. Like the whispered melody of a rod casting a quiet line. Like the peaceful ripple of a stream. Eberhard is the gentle ebb and flow energy of a Montana river.

Jim Eberhard makes pizza and fishes the rivers in the Gallatin Valley with the love of his life, Linda. Linda is co-owner of the brewery, along with Dave Breck and some behind the scenes geniuses. Stop by Bridger Brewing for a sample of his family-inspired pizza and to discuss which flies are working. W

Liz Krause Williams is a professional story teller. She helps job seekers and brand-building professionals move forward with confidence as they pursue career ambitions. Learn more at www.occupationinnovation. com and follow Liz at facebook.com/occupationinnovation.

THIS IS NOT EMILIE’S FIRST RODEO! THIS IS NOT EMILIE’S FIRST RODEO!

My daughter Emilie’s passion for horses and rodeo royalty started at the young age of eight. Growing up in Red Lodge, Emilie loved attending the Home of Champions Rodeo, an action-packed three-day event with traditional parades and a PRCA rodeo.

Her journey truly began when she met Talli Mariah Carmalt, the 2014 Miss Teen Rodeo Montana. Talli complimented Emilie on her pink chaps, and from that moment on, Emilie was hooked. Soon after, she found the love of her life—KitKat, a feisty eight-year-old bay mare from Arkansas. Through much doubt from her trainer, Emilie and KitKat created a bond so strong it’s just short of magic.

Emilie first ran for and earned the Red Lodge Home of Champions Little Miss title in 2018, which she proudly held for four years. Then in 2022, she competed for and won the Home of Champions Teen title. In 2024, two years after she moved to Bozman, Emilie made history by becoming the first Miss Teen Bozeman Stampede.

As her reign was coming to a close, Emilie set her sights higher and competed in the Miss Rodeo Montana Pageant in April 2025 in Billings. Following three days of hard work, Emilie won the Miss Teen Lady-in-Waiting 2026 title. On January 17th, at the Montana Circuit Finals in Great Falls, Emilie was crowned Miss Teen Rodeo Montana 2026.

The passion for connecting with others began early. When Emilie was ten years old, she participated in the Kids N’ Cowboys event at the NILE in Billings. One moment from that experience has stayed with her ever since: meeting a young girl named Penelope. This little girl was deeply happy and radiated a true joy for life, despite her health challenges. That encounter left a lasting impression on Emilie and continues to inspire her to spread kindness to all young rodeo fans.

Another event especially dear to Emilie is the Rooster Reynolds Memorial Fund “Exceptional Rodeo,” held during the Circuit Finals. She was honored to support the event by helping youth and adults with special needs learn how to throw a rope and run a barrel pattern—an experience that perfectly reflects what Emilie values most about rodeo: connection, inclusion, and rodeo spirit.

Horses have always held a special place in Emilie’s heart, a passion deeply rooted in a family tradition that began more than 120 years before she was born. The Barlow Ranch, located in northeast Wyoming, has a rich history of raising cattle and shaping the Western way of life. This legacy began in 1898, when Emilie’s great-great-grandfather, Lewis Henry Barlow,

moved to Gillette, Wyoming, from northern Idaho.

What stands out in the Barlow family history is their dedication not only to ranching, but also to education and community. Emilie’s great-grandfather, Lewis “Lew” Barlow, was known for his love of the land, respect for natural resources, and keen eye for livestock. Emilie’s great-grandmother, Marion Barlow, served as county superintendent, working with 12 school districts and 133 schools, many of them oneroom schoolhouses, throughout Campbell County. Today, the Barlow Ranch continues to thrive, raising Red Angus cattle, sheep, and yaks.

This 5th generation cowgirl has a deep and lifelong love for animals. She grew up raising pigs, goats, bum lambs, ducks, chickens, and her pet cow, Lucy—experiences that taught her responsibility, patience, and the skills necessary to care for animals. One of Emilie’s favorite summertime traditions is traveling to the ranch for branding. The long days filled with smoke, the sounds of cows and calves, the satisfaction of hard work, and dirt-covered clothes are moments she holds dear.

Today, Emilie cares for four horses and 28 chickens, including two roosters named Cyrano and Romeo. At school, her favorite activities include playing trombone in the Bozeman High School marching band as well as being the low brass section leader. She also sings soprano in the chamber and jazz choir. During the summer months, she enjoys trail riding with her family and is beginning to explore the world of horse cutting.

It takes a strong organization to help girls and women succeed in the sport. The Miss Rodeo Montana Pageant Council is now in its ninth decade, with roots tracing back to the 1940s. The new Miss Rodeo Montana 2026, Bentley McCulough, and Emilie, Miss Teen Rodeo Montana 2026, have been named Montana’s “First Ladies of Rodeo.”

Throughout 2026, Bentley and Emilie will represent the state at professional rodeos, parades, and community events across Montana. In addition to public appearances, they will visit clubs and organizations and participate in radio and television interviews. As ambassadors of the sport, they will help educate the public about rodeo—explaining everything from what it means to “break the barrier,” to the meaning of a “money barrel,” and the vital role of a stock contractor. Emilie’s coronation gala, “Sparkles & Spurs,” will be held Saturday, February 21st from 5–9 PM at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman. The evening will feature a home-cooked dinner with yak meatballs and chokecherry BBQ sauce, followed by ice cream sundaes for dessert. Guests will enjoy both silent and live auctions, featuring auctioneer and emcee Ron Murry of Murry Kennels, as well as live music by Montana-based singer-songwriter Amanda Stewart. For tickets and more information, visit the Miss Rodeo Montana Facebook page.

If you see Emilie at a rodeo this summer, be sure to stop and visit—she would love to talk rodeo with you! E

One summer 20 years ago, a group of friends from Minnesota made a Big Sky Country visit. We hung around Bozeman and Hyalite for a few days before a trip up to Glacier and Flathead. While driving down Willson Avenue, an older man in a beat-up truck passed us; he had a Blue Heeler on the front seat. A block later, a Golden Retriever zoomed around a short-fenced yard. Next, we stopped for a woman and a terrier navigating a crosswalk. Two blocks after, an MSU student jogged down the sidewalk with a German shepherd.

One of the North Star staters shouted, “Everybody in Bozeman has a dog!” My reply: “Pretty much.” (Back then, every other newcomer had a black lab named Bridger or Madison along with a pair of Carhartt pants sans rips or stains. Locals usually settled on lab names like Bomber or Bosco.) During that visit, and others, they were surprised by the number of pets in Bozeman, as well as the number of horses, llamas, and alpacas in the valley.

In much of the country, a colloquial phrase for describing a large crowd of people is “everybody and their mother.” In contrast, Montanans grow up saying, “everybody and their dog.” People here truly love their pets.

This isn’t just anecdotal. Statistics from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) show that Idaho is the top state for dog ownership, with 58% of households. Montana is #2, with 52% of families having at least one canine member. (The average here is 2 dogs, the highest in the nation.) Top pet-owning states overall are Wyoming (72% of homes), West Virginia, Nebraska, Vermont (also top for cats, at 45%; MT is 23%) and Idaho. Strangely, another neighboring

“Garbanzo” adopted from Heart of the Valley in December, 2024

state, South Dakota, has one of the lowest pet-ownership levels. 46% of households there include at least one animal —Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Illinois are also at the bottom— while it’s fully 62% in Montana. The rate in Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley is likely even higher, perhaps 70% or more.

A GREAT NEED

All of these dogs and cats lead to some unfortunate escapes and unplanned puppies and kittens. Who comes to the rescue? Local shelters. In the 1960s, the need for a shelter in Bozeman was recognized and discussed. The Humane Society of Gallatin Valley (HSGV) was incorporated in 1973. They opened their first shelter in 1975, leasing the land from the City of Bozeman for just $1 per year.

This shelter, just west of the East Gallatin River near the corner of N. Rouse and Griffin, was primarily built by volunteers. During its first years, the executive director (ED) also acted as caretaker and

lived in an apartment on-site. In the late 80s, Pierce Trailers donated a unit for the caretaker/ED. This enabled staff and volunteers to move the cats into the former apartment, giving them an area separate from the dogs.

By 1999, the Bozeman shelter was a noisy jumble of buildings and walkways. Gray paint and gray metal. I had several friends volunteer there, and remember the outdoor kennels for most of the dogs. The HSGV was well-known in the community for its open-door and no-kill policies and friendly people. The HSGV also held contracts with the City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, and West Yellowstone to house stray and impounded animals. As Bozeman grew, it was painfully obvious that more space was needed.

reuniting. That’s only one and a half weeks before going home with a human family, which is remarkable. Marla Caulk, HOV’s ED, says that’s a statistic volunteers and staff are rightfully proud of. They work with heart, truly loving their jobs.

ANIMALS ARE SUCH AGREEABLE FRIENDS, THEY ASK NO QUESTIONS, THEY PASS NO CRITICISMS.

The Universe provides. In the early 2000s, a group of community members were given a land donation off East Cameron Bridge Road. This group formed a non-profit, The Animal Services Center Inc., with a goal of creating a new shelter. In March 2004, after much discussion and input from the community, the Humane Society of Gallatin Valley and The Animal Services Center voted to merge and create a new non-profit, Heart of the Valley Humane Society. This is now Heart of the Valley Inc., or HOV for short. The merger was even celebrated with humorous dog and cat marriages. The location on Rouse updated its signage, calling the Bozeman location Heart of the Valley.

GEORGE ELIOT

At this time, it was clear that the existing shelter was overcrowded and needed repairs. Upgrade or start fresh? The choice was clear. HOV’s board of directors raised $4 million to build a new shelter and $1 million for an endowment. In October 2007, just three and a half years after the merger, HOV moved into the new facility. One happy animal, a dog named Puma, also made the move.

DOGGONE GOOD

The numbers surrounding HOV are impressive, even mind-blowing.The modern shelter is a state-of-the-art facility of almost 20,000 ft2. It has indoor housing for all animals, a veterinary clinic, and conference rooms. HOV has cared for over 3,000 pets a year for the last 18 years, for a total approaching 60,000 animals at the new location. The former shelter had a smaller capacity, around 750 – 1,500 animals yearly. That fast napkin math yields at least 40,000 animals cared for between the early 1970s and early 2000s. Put it together, and that’s 100,000 dogs and cats in half a century. That’s enough to put a furry backside in every seat of the Rose Bowl or Wembley Stadium and still have more than 10,000 parked on the field. (Granted, it would be 50k cats darting around bleachers and 50k dogs frolicking on the green.) It’s also enough to give a pet to every household in Minneapolis.

Currently, there are 500 volunteers at HOV, who put in over 20,000 hours a year. In 2025, 3,800 pets were successfully adopted. Each year, the shelter performs over 2,000 surgeries, mainly spaying and neutering. Mahatma Gandhi opined several times that you can tell much about a country by the way it treats animals. Perhaps the most impressive stat about HOV is that it has a save rate of 96%, the percentage who live to see another year; only 4% are euthanized, reluctantly, because they are sick beyond care. And, just 11 days is the average time living at the shelter before adoption or

There are going on 100 amazing non-profits in Bozeman and our valley. This attests to the can-do attitude and community spirit here, its hearts and minds. Heart of the Valley is one of the key organizations out of the bunch. It’s appropriately named, working so hard to help people and their non-human companions.

It’s worth mentioning the shelter’s name is fitting in another way. It’s near the actual “heart” of our valley. This is usually calculated to be near Cameron Bridge Road, just west or east of the Gallatin River. (Gallatin River Lodge and Cameron Bridge itself are both good contenders.) Differences lie in how you measure the valley, spanning from near Bozeman Pass to the Gallatin River north of Manhattan, and from the Bridger foothills to Gallatin Gateway and just above the Madison Buffalo Jump (below the jump is the Madison Valley; two valleys terraced side-by-side is one hallmark of Montana geography). HOV cares for animals from these 800 square miles and beyond.

WHAT’S IN A NAME

There’s a common misunderstanding that ends up hurting animal shelters. Many people assume HOV and other local shelters around Montana and the nation are under the “American Humane Society” or the “Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).” The first was founded in Cleveland, OH, in 1877. Last year, it changed its name to the Humane Society of America. The second split from the first in 1954. It too has recently changed its name to Humane World for Animals.

The confusion lies in names coincidentally having “humane society” in common. People donate money to these organizations assuming funds go to their local shelter. That’s not the case. Instead, Heart of the Valley is a completely independent non-profit, relying on its own donations. HOV has a friendly relationship with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), which offers grants to local shelters by application and need. However, the operating costs of HOV are met by local donations. The Humane Society of America and Humane World for Animals are worthwhile organizations, but do not oversee or fund our local shelter.

To donate to HOV, please visit their website, www.heartofthevalleyshelter.org. There are also remarkable adoption stories and applications for volunteers. Note also that HOV’s biggest event is in a few months’ time. The Dog Ball is in May, held at MSU Campus. This is a pawz-itively fun fundraising gala with a silent auction, live auction, dinner, music, and dancing. 2026’s theme is, “A Galaxy Fur, Fur Away.” (Chewy may or may not attend.) Details to come, also at HOV’s website. R

Topher Sedlak’s kin have been in Montana for seven generations. When he’s not doing chemistry or genetics and genetic genealogy —including finding the bio parents of adopted individuals— he’s in the mountains with his family.

BOZEMAN WITH LOTS & ACRES OF LOVE

Rachel Phillips

Walter and Mariam Skeels Cooper and their daughter, Mariam Cooper Bunker, were a fairly typical early Bozeman family. Like most, they experienced their shares of ups and downs. The letters, diaries, and photographs they left behind offer a glimpse into their steady love for each other and for the Bozeman community.

Walter Cooper was born in New York state and lived briefly in Michigan before heading west in 1858. As a young man, he lived a nomadic lifestyle and dabbled in fur trading, prospecting, scouting for the U.S. military, and freighting. He arrived in Montana in 1864, where his talent as a gunsmith soon led to a successful business in Bozeman.

In addition to his work with firearms, Walter Cooper was a key figure in the establishment and the early growth of the community. He served as one of Bozeman’s first council members and lent his talents to the governing board of Montana Agricultural College (now MSU), established in 1893. Cooper was also involved in local business enterprises, including lumber operations in nearby Bear and Gallatin Canyons.

It was likely during his mid-1860s mining and freighting activities in Montana that Walter met Mariam Diane Skeels. Mariam was born in 1852 to Nelson and Lucinda Skeels, who arrived in Montana from Illinois in 1865. The Skeels family settled on a farm in the Boulder Valley

in what is today Jefferson County. Mariam Skeels and Walter Cooper were married April 19, 1870. They built a home in Bozeman on West Main Street, very near the current location of the Baxter Hotel.

Mariam and Walter happily welcomed their first child, a boy, on November 26, 1871. The Bozeman Courier announced: “Walter is justly proud of the first issue, which we hope will require but few corrections, and attain manhood with as few mistakes and as free from slurs as his worthy progenitor.” Tragically, their son died only weeks later. The Bozeman Courier printed a message of sympathy: “We tender our warmest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Cooper in their severe and untimely affliction. But three weeks since we had the pleasure of announcing the birth of this their darling first born, which gave evidence of vigorous health and a longer life, but the little boy has been early called.”

Twenty years later, the Coopers were blessed with two daughters – first Mariam, then Frances. Tragedy struck a second time when Frances died at age ten months in September 1892. Once again, the Courier reported the heartbreaking news: “She was a sweet babe, aged one year, and had wound the tendrils of love so closely about the father and mother, that they are stricken with grief at her loss. We

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know of nothing else so touchingly sad as the death of a child.”

The Cooper’s only surviving child, Mariam, came into the world on September 28, 1890, when her parents were 37 and 49 years old. It is obvious from family letters and photographs that they loved Mariam tremendously and treasured her dearly. She was raised in the family’s large home on Main Street, which in the 1890s, was one of the most popular social hot spots in Bozeman.

Local resident Helen Noble Creasy reminisced about the Cooper home in a 1976 oral history interview. “They lived where the Baxter Hotel is now and that was from the alley to Main Street. It was fenced with beautiful white iron fencing and there’s where the parties were. Ladies went with beautiful dresses and lovely coats and capes and hats before they went to an opera or a show.”

Mariam graduated from Gallatin County High School and then enrolled at National Park Seminary; a girls finishing school located in Maryland. The separation and distance must have been especially hard on the close-knit Cooper family. In October 1907, Mariam wrote a letter home to her parents in which she joyfully described attending a live theater production of “Peter Pan” and her elation after being accepted into Kappa Delta Phi sorority.

“My dearest family:

It is Sunday morning a quarter past eleven, and raining outside – just the day to write letters. I would have begun this earlier but after making up my bed with clean sheets and pillow cases I sat down and read & re-read all your dear letters to me... I became so interested that the time slipped & I have no idea how late it was...

Well, Friday night I was “pledged” into Kappa Delta Phi, and am now wearing a little silver bracelet with a red and white bow tied on – the colors of the Sorority... Tomorrow night is initiation. I am a little bit scared but think I can live through it...

My music gets more interesting every day. I do love it so, and Mme. is very interested in me. She said again to write you that I was doing well. I am afraid you will be awfully disappointed if I don’t do well, but remember I did graduate from High School, thanks to only you, Mother. I appreciate that if it hadn’t of been for you dear, I am afraid I would yet have been no farther than the 9th...

Well, dear folks, it is now 12:30 and I must dress for dinner... remember – just so I get home in June.

With lots and acres of love, I am, Your only and loving daughter, Mariam Cooper

National Park Sem. Forest Glen, Maryland. Nine miles out from the city of Washington, D.C. and several thousand miles from Bozeman, Montana.”

The end of Mariam’s letter home suggests how much she loved and missed her parents and Montana. Her father Walter felt the same way. Two years later, he wrote a sweet letter to a family who had befriended Mariam during her education in the East.

“Bozeman, April 30th, 1909

My Dear Mr. Myers,

I write to thank you and Mrs. Myers for your great kindness to our little daughter, Mariam. You have certainly made it possible for her to spend the most delightful and happy vacation of her life. She has written us of your care and thoughtful consideration of her every want and pleasure. It is difficult to find words to suitably express to you how grateful we are.

We are also most thankful that it was Mariam’s good fortune to have so delightful companion through her school year as your charming daughter Miss Hazel, whom Mariam loves dearly. May we not hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you and your family to our mountain home in the near future. Montana is considered a most delightful summer country...

With kindest regards to yourself, family and friends I am,

Sincerely yours,

Walter Cooper”

Walter Cooper’s invitation to the Myers family to visit their Montana cabin was a thoughtful gesture, and evidence of his love for his family and his state. The Cooper’s “mountain home” was located near Hellroaring Creek in Gallatin Canyon. They spent idyllic summers there, relaxing and enjoying the outdoors and each other’s company.

In 1909, the nearly nineteen-year-old Mariam Cooper was crowned Sweet Pea Queen at the Sweet Pea Carnival in Bozeman. This great honor was bestowed on one young woman every year, and undoubtedly Mariam’s parents celebrated with her and shared in her recognition and congratulations. The Republican Courier proudly reported on Mariam’s selection as Queen on September 7: “A Bozeman girl and that proves her a natural queen. Born and all her life spent in Bozeman, there could be no flowers too sweet and beautiful to crown her with. The committee chose well and the city will be proud of Queen Mariam of the Carnival.”

By the 1910s, Walter Cooper was experiencing financial difficulties, which unfortunately continued for the rest of his life. He focused his attention on writing a memoir of his youth spent traveling the West. Walter hired cowboy artist Charles M. Russell to produce illustrations to accompany his work, but due to high costs, Cooper was unable to publish his manuscript. After his death in 1924, and his wife Mariam’s a year later, the work was passed down to his daughter and grandchildren, who kept the dream alive. Cooper’s manuscript, A Most Desperate Situation, was finally published in 2000, and serves as a tribute to his love of the West.

Mariam Cooper married attorney Eugene Francis Bunker in Bozeman in 1913, and the couple moved into the family home on West Main Street with Mariam’s parents. Mariam and Eugene Bunker later purchased their own home at 319 S. 3rd Avenue, where they raised their three children – Virginia, Elizabeth, and Eugene Francis, Jr. Eugene, Sr. died in 1956, and their South 3rd Avenue home was sold soon after. Mariam continued to live in Bozeman until her death in 1981 at age 90. R

Rachel Phillips is the Research Director at the Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman. Visit the Gallatin History Museum at 317 W Main Street in Bozeman, gallatinhistorymuseum.org, or on Facebook and Instagram.

NAME WHAT’S IN A ?

Agood friend called me a number of years ago, excited about a property. He thought that we should buy it, split 50/50. It was a cabin in the woods in Montana near Lincoln. I asked for details. He said it was a bit run-down, overgrown, kinda hard to access, and not that cheap. I said that it did not sound very good. He said; ‘Man, the address is on Thunder Road.’ We did not buy it, but you can see why we were tempted.

Words are important, names even more so. What we call places says much more about ourselves than it does about the locations, but a good name resonates. Some can inspire, even bring a glow of anticipation: Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Granite Peak. Some are descriptive, some commemorative, some poetic, and inevitably, some are just plain dumb. The application of language to things and places is a very human trait.

My own preoccupation has been the outdoors—exploring it, reading about it, and eventually writing about it. I have become interested in, even fascinated by, the words we use to name places. For example, more than half of the states in the U.S. have names that originated with Indian words. (Montana is not one of these, although the name ‘Shoshone’ was suggested for our state.)

Another aspect of place names is mispronunciation. The inhabitants of the state of Missouri usually refer to their state as Missoura. Similarly, I knew people in Miami, Oklahoma who pronounced their city, Miama. In Arizona, there is Prescott, called Prescutt, and in Utah, Hurricane is referred to as Hurricun. I cannot think of any Montana places in this category, but surely there are native words (along with Spanish terms) that are mispronounced. Previously, I stubbornly adhered to proper pronunciation, but finally realized that doing so labeled me as a clueless outsider rube. Locals should not have to feel instructed by others.

Which brings up a point. All of this analysis and commentary of place names puts me in a position of appearing pedantic and superior. I prefer the above term, ‘clueless,’ in the sense of searching for clues of how and why these words were used, trying for some knowledge, and perhaps a bit of understanding. And, along the way, having some fun.

There are two names in our locale that dominate when referring to geography, businesses, and even waterways. They are Bozeman and Bridger. For Bozeman, there is the town itself, a street, a mountain pass, a creek, and many other applications. For Bridger, there are the local mountains, the ski hill, another street, another creek, and even a brewery. Each of us probably uses those names every day in conversation.

They are unique to our city, if not exclusive. The only other names as common within our area are Gallatin and Bobcats.

It is interesting that Bridger and Bozeman refer to men who were important in the history of our region at exactly the same time—the mid1860s, when the town was being established. Bozeman was an official name adopted by vote. Bridger probably came into use by habit, as in Bridger’s canyon or creek. However they came to be, they have continued in usage and have become so common as to not be questioned after over 150 years.

The name Gallatin comes from Lewis and Clark. William Clark was the first of the expedition to encounter the three forks of the Missouri, but he was preoccupied with finding the Shoshone tribe and moved on. Two days later, Lewis and the rest of the Corps arrived. Lewis called the place; “...an essential point in the geography of this western part of the continent.” With Clark’s consent, he determined to name the rivers accordingly. The most promising fork to their route, he called the Jefferson after the president. Next, he named the Madison after the Secretary of State. The smallest fork received the name Gallatin after the Secretary of the Treasury. It is interesting that the Captains ignored Aaron Burr, who, as far as they knew, was the vice-president, but not a popular guy. The names they bestowed on those rivers held, and the mountain ranges and valleys near the sources of the rivers also carry those names (though the mountains near the Jefferson River are called the Tobacco Roots).

Lewis continued his tribute to Thomas Jefferson by naming tributaries of that river the Wisdom, the Philosophy, and the Philanthropy, which, in his opinion, were attributes of the President. Those names did not stick; the first became the Big Hole, and the latter the Beaverhead. The Philosophy became Willow Creek. Yet, the town of Wisdom on the shores of the Big Hole still holds the name, and a tributary that flows in downstream is called the Wise River.

Lewis and Clark were generally pretty good with names, though they named a bit too many places after each other. Their general rule was that whoever encountered something first had naming rights. So, each frequently honored the other. They both named rivers after girlfriends; Clark named the Judith, and later married that lady. Lewis named the Marias, after a woman called Maria (somehow, the apostrophe was mislaid). Later expeditions and pioneers lacked imagination. How many Rock Creeks are there? Boulder Rivers? Cottonwood Creeks? And my favorite—Mount Baldy. Artists and naturalists accompanied

explorations… how about bringing along a poet or two for purposes of naming streams, mountains, and other features?

Native Americans tended to name places after events or animals, even spirits. Luckily, many of those have survived. Native speakers called our place the Valley of the Flowers. It was a place of peace. White settlers named places after people; there are lots of Lincolns, Columbias, and Washingtons. In Bozeman, the streets echo the pioneers; Story, Beall, Lamme, Mendenhall. In the American southwest, Spanish names have been retained. This brings with it history, and a kind of romance. Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Rancho Mission Viejo. Montana is an example. This Spanish word for mountain was written across our area on a map that made its way east to a naming center: Congress.

More seriously, there are traditional names that are disrespectful or insulting. One such word is ‘squaw.’ That area in Montana is now called Storm Castle. What a great name! In Upper Michigan that word was replaced by Ski-Kwe-gaag’igan. An improvement, but kinda tough to pronounce.

This, of course, brings us to football. The biggest game of the year in Montana is called the Brawl of the Wild. I have never heard that phrase spoken by fans or students. It is written in the sports pages and used by sportscasters. At one point the game was supposedly called the Great Divide War. Never heard that one either. In Bozeman it is Cat-Griz. In Missoula it is probably Griz-Cat or the Cat Game. Simple, descriptive, to the point. Actually, my research for this article later included speaking to a Missoula native. He says they also call the game Cat-Griz—alphabetical, rather than indicating any prominence.

Both university towns have nicknames that were no doubt started by students: Bozone and Zootown. Sometimes these are shortened to the Zone and the Zoo. Most likely, these nicknames are hopelessly out of date and not in use at all this century, relics of some kind of Boomer usage. In that case, they would be historic.

Back to Baldy. I believe that is the name of a trail run. Anyway, I almost stopped hiking that mountain north of Bozeman because of the name. The name was dumb, but not going there would be dumber. Whatever we call it has no effect upon that great big Buddha of a peak. Hey, could we change it to Buddha? No, probably not. How about Bozeman Peak? Yeah, overused. But I have learned to accept it. It is a great place, and a great hike.

In the same mountain range, farther north, the names are awesome. Three peaks in a row— Sacajawea, Naya Nuki, and Pomp. They honor the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition, her girlhood companion, and her son. Hiking there is no different than hiking on Baldy; the peaks have no feelings for me or anyone else. The mountains have existed for millions of years, and the trails we have worn upon them have more effect than the names we use for them. But, somehow, I never shake off the effect of language.

That reminds me of guys who have the same name as their fathers. They end up being Buddy or Sonny, or Junior. How come girls do not seem to suffer that fate? Some kind of male ego thing, I suppose. I never thought one way or another about my own name until high school, when guys began calling me after a Motown star who happened to be just our age—Little Stevie Wonder. Thankfully, we both grew up and thus lost the “Little.” The rest of the nickname was pretty cool. C

Steve McGann is out in the hills naming trees, and a few rocks.

LOST GETTING

We left Montana with a winter storm roiling up hard on the high peaks. By the time we pulled into Red Lodge, the road over the mighty Beartooth Mountains was closed, and fingers of sleet were creeping down her long valleys. We holed up for two days exploring trails along cold and raging mountain rivers. There were lots of those.

With the road still closed over the pass, we shifted east and skirted around the edge of the massive Beartooth and Absaroka ranges. If Red Lodge was quiet, then the broken road leading up and out of town into the remote Wyoming backcountry was completely desolate. Tall, angry clouds were still spilling off the flanks of the mighty Absaroka mountains, chasing us east in the rearview mirror. We skipped through small ranching towns with names like Powell, Greybull, Worland and Ten Sleep. Each small town represents a story that ties this vast quilt of land into a colorful relief of hard-working ranches, open ranges, and someone’s vision. In some towns, faded flags were

snapping hard in the wind, and thin smiles were etched deep in brown, weathered faces. Ten Sleep sits at the edge of the remote Big Horn Range. We were the only car sliding through town. It was noon.

Using the Indian method of measuring distance, trappers named the town Ten Sleep because it was “ten sleeps” from Yellowstone and “ten sleeps” from Fort Laramie. It was also the site of one of the last bloody feuds of the Sheep and Cattlemen Wars in 1909. Grazing rights are a big deal out on the range. Big enough that quite a few men and thousands of sheep were killed over said rights. Nothing ever came easy in these parts.

Just outside of town I turned south onto a nameless dirt road that I had never noticed before. My wife, with her fine intuition, expressed mild concern. But I was under the mistaken impression that this road would turn to asphalt just a few miles in. That never did happen, and 45 miles later we were still bumping along on dirt and steering by dead-reckoning whenever we came to muddy intersections. We

would choose a direction, then splash through large brown puddles of slush across an expanse of high western plateaus that stretched out rich in beauty all around us. This was a good place to be lost.

Hundreds of antelope surrounded us; at one point, a handful of cowboys, sitting deep in their heavy coats, touched the brim of their hats as we drifted past, dreamlike. We tracked back and forth up a steep jeep road; somewhere along that trail we climbed right out of the clouds.

We pulled over and stepped outside. The sun was bathing the surrounding hillsides in slants of forest green light and the mountain tops in golden warmth. It was the kind of indigo sky that pushed down hard and stretched right to the edge of forever. It was the kind of sky that made you smile, and feel just a little bit dizzy. We inhaled the cold beauty of pine and sage and the moist earth. We did not speak; the vista was loud enough. Sure, we were lost—but we were lost together.

The next mountain pass was steeper and wilder, more horse trail

than road. There was no room for error as we scraped up over jagged rocks and then held our breath as we nosed over broken, blind passes. It was gut wrenching at times. But if you’ve lived long enough, you already know that life is like that. Steep and wild and sometimes gut wrenching. No one gets it easy in this life. We all want the safety of the GPS to tell us where to go, what to do. But what we really need is someone who will stand with us and say: “Wherever we go, we will go together.”

There is great wealth in that. We drove 450 miles that day and we never did see a traffic light. Turns out we didn’t need one.

When not hiking in the mountains that surround Bozeman, Peter and his wife Wendy can be found, most mornings, enjoying the quiet streams and small lakes which surround Valley West in Bozeman.

O pen DOOrs ASTROLOGY

FEBRUARY 2026 FORECAST

ARIES

(March 21–April 19) The week surrounding February 13 marks a turning point in how you lead and love as Saturn enters your sign. Choose steady devotion over impulsive passion. Red Jasper grounds desire into lasting strength. “I build love with purpose and heart.”

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Romantic clarity arrives quietly in the days just after Valentine’s Day and emotions settle into something real. Trust what feels calm not dramatic. Rose Quartz brings gentle emotional security. “I recognize love by how safe it feels.”

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) Love conversations peak during the third week of February when community and friendship themes shift. Listen closely—what’s said now shapes what lasts. Clear Quartz sharpens discernment. “My words open doors to meaningful connection.”

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) February 22 brings a heart-opening moment for love, harmony, or emotional reassurance. Say yes to intimacy and shared joy. Moonstone amplifies emotional confidence. “Love flows to me with ease.”

LEO

(July 23–August 22) The Full Moon in early February illuminates where love asks for balance between self and others. Release the need to be center stage and step into shared purpose. Sunstone softens ego into warmth. “I shine brightest in mutual connection.”

VIRGO

(August 23–September 22) Mid-February reveals where overthinking has blocked emotional closeness. Let love be imperfect and human. Green Aventurine encourages openness.“I allow love to unfold naturally.”

LIBRA

(September 23–October 22)

The days surrounding the Aquarius Solar Eclipse on February 17 reset relationship dynamics. Speak honestly now to avoid repeating old patterns. A heart-centered breath (like HeartMath) restores balance. “Truth creates harmony.”

SCORPIO

(October 23–November 21) Romantic intensity builds during the third week of February as emotional awareness deepens. Express desire openly rather than testing loyalty silently. Garnet strengthens trust and passion. “I deepen love through honesty.”

SAGITTARIUS

(November 22–December 21)

Love gains clarity just before Mercury’s retrograde late in the month. Slow down and choose presence over pursuit. Grounding herbs like Ashwagandha and Ginger keep your fire focused. “I stay present with what matters.”

CAPRICORN

(December 22–January 19) The days following Valentine’s Day soften emotional defenses and invite deeper connection. Let vulnerability replace control. Smoky Quartz supports emotional release. “I am safe to open my heart.”

AQUARIUS

(January 20–February 18) The Solar Eclipse on February 17 marks a powerful new chapter in love and identity. Step out of solo mode and into collaboration. Amethyst aligns vision with heart. “I claim my place in shared love.”

PISCES

(February 19–March 20) As the Sun enters your sign after February 18, love becomes quieter, deeper, and more intuitive. Rest before responding and let feelings settle. Support calm and clarity with Blue Lace Agate stones. “Stillness reveals my truth.”

Kathleen Johns is the owner/founder of Mantra located in Bozeman, MT. You can connect with Kathleen through her website at www.KathleenJohns.com

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GIFTS FROM LOCAL ARTISANS

It’s the month of love, and there’s no better way to celebrate those dearest to you than with a gift you can be sure was made locally with care, attention, and, of course, love! Bozeman is rich with passionate makers of all kinds, including gourmet food producers, silversmiths, fiber artists, and more. With such a vibrant, active community of creators and artisans, the perfect present for anyone in your life could be just blocks away. Still, if you need some help generating a gift idea or some direction on which local artisans to check out, you can find our recommendations here.

A DESSERT FROM AURORE FRENCH BAKERY

Voted Bozeman’s Choice All-Around Dessert and Bozeman’s Choice Bakery, Aurore French Bakery produces and sells authentic French pastries and bread right here in Bozeman. Originally from Paris, France, Aurore Adam founded her bakery after moving to Bozeman and deciding to bring a taste of home with her. The bakery stocks macarons, brioche, croissants and more, and they’re all baked using flour and butter imported from France. Plus, the bakery’s retail section includes jams, juices, and vinegars from France, too. The bakery produces and sells its goods out of its location in Four Corners, but it also recently expanded into retail space at the historic Baxter Hotel. Grab some croissants

or French bread for a special breakfast with your loved one, or maybe a tarte or specialty cake to give to friends or keep for a little extra sweetness at home.

DISHES FROM BARE MINIMUM CERAMICS

Carter Camille is the mind and maker behind Bare Minimum Ceramics, a local ceramics business built around intentionality and connection with earth. She offers a variety of hand-thrown, functional pottery in her shop, including cups and mugs, two-in-one veggie and dip trays, and other dishware. Plus, her pieces are food, dishwasher, and microwave safe (unless the product states otherwise).

You can make your own custom pottery piece with the help of Bare Minimum Ceram-

ics, too. Take a workshop with the artisan and you’ll get ready-to-paint-pottery, along with glazes, brushes, and tools to customize wherever with. Afterward, the painted pieces will be fired at Bare Minimum Ceramics’ studio and ready to pick up or ship within a few weeks. Gift this experience for a date night, or as a Galentine’s activity; you’ll walk away with great memories and personalized pottery to commemorate them!

CLEAN BEAUTY PRODUCTS FROM THE REFILLERY SUPPLY CO.

The Refillery Supply Co. is Bozeman’s Choice Business for Green Products and Bozeman’s Choice Place to buy Made in Montana Items. The local business was founded with the mission of reducing single-use plastics by providing affordable beauty products to the Gallatin Valley, products that are also easily refillable or repurposed. Check out its shop in the Misco Mill building off North Wallace for goods like soaps, hair accessories, cleaning products, and more. The shop primarily sources its goods from small, women-owned businesses that produce in the United States, and looks for products that are non-toxic and eco-friendly. Refillery Supply Co. also stocks several Montana-made goods. For some locally made products, look for soap from Red Twig Mountain Market or body oil from Hyalite and Co. If you want to gift something Bozeman-made on the refill menu, look for regenerative oil or facial cleansing oil from Bozeman-based business Glō Luxury Oils, hand sanitizer or room spray from Hyalite and Co., or goat milk body lotion from Amaltheia Dairy. So, if you want a gift that supports local businesses and the environment, check out Refillery Supply Co.

CUSTOM HAT FROM MONTANA TERRITORY HAT COMPANY

For years, hat maker Courtney Greene has been honoring the American West by crafting and selling felt cowboy hats with her business, Montana Territory Hat Company. Inspired by heritage and built with the future in mind, her hats are constructed from start to finish in her Bozeman studio, and are available for purchase online. She offers ready-towear cowboy hats and Western accessories, but if you’re looking for a specially tailored gift for your cowboy (or girl), then get a hat custom-made. The hat’s shape, color, band, and other details are up to you, and you can trust it’ll be built to accompany your partner down whatever trail life leads them to next.

LINOCUT ARTWORK FROM SARAH ANGST ART

For work that’s simple, colorful, and a little quirky, check out Sarah Angst Art. Angst sells a variety of products through her completely women-owned-and-operated business, all featuring images of her original, linocut prints. To produce her work, Angst carves her designs into linoleum blocks and uses those blocks to print original copies. You can find something for everyone, including puzzles, magnets, and earrings online, plus original prints and tile jewelry for sale at Altitude Gallery. Pair your gift with a Sarah Angst greeting card and a handwritten note and you’ll have a beautiful, fun present with which to lighten a loved one’s day.

ILLUSTRATION FROM BRITTANY FINCH ART

Big Sky-based artist Brittany Finch focuses on detailed, black-and-white pen illustrations of Montana’s diverse plant and animal species. Inspired by a love of the outdoors and an affinity for detail, she hopes her work encourages others to notice all the little details in their lives, too. Finch offers prints of her illustrations and a recent collection of watercolors online, but she also sells caps and t-shirts with images of her work. To top it off, you can get her wrapping paper to make sure your gift looks its best before you present it. `

CUSTOM LEATHER ACCESSORY FROM TWO PALOMINOS

Lisa Eshbaugh is the leatherworker and saddle maker behind Two Palominos, an equine couture small business. From her saddlery in Bozeman, Eshbaugh uses traditional leather techniques to build saddles and other leath-

erworks, often of her own design. Her equine couture pieces frequently feature precious and semi-precious stones, and her saddles are customized to optimally fit you and your horse.

But Two Palominos doesn’t only produce work for the equestrians out there. You can request custom leather goods to get a durable, functional, and carefully crafted piece designed with you or your special someone in mind. Two Palominos has crafted custom bags, toolbelts, wallets, and much more!

A BUNDLE FROM DANIEL’S GOURMET MEATS AND SAUSAGE

Voted Bozeman’s Choice for Locally Produced Foodstuff, Daniel’s Gourmet Meats and Sausage is a butcher shop specializing in locally sourced meats. Its shop carries a variety of proteins, including house-smoked sausage, jerky, veal, and seafood. You can also grab cheese, seasonal vegetables, rubs, salts, and more in its grocery section, making it the perfect one-stop shop for a romantic dinner at home. You can even check out Daniel’s website for recipes, including those for its house rubs and spices.

To make it even easier, Daniel’s offers bundles containing a selection of meats curated for an at-home meal. Get a weekend breakfast bundle to prepare a delicious, slow start to a weekend at home, or the smoked charcuterie bundle to add to a board for a get-together with friends. To finish it all off, pair your selections with wine or locally crafted beer from the grocery section.

A MONTANA YOGO SAPPHIRE FROM MILLER’S JEWELRY

Miller’s Jewelry in downtown Bozeman has been specializing in fine jewelry for more than 140 years. The locally owned and operated business, voted Bozeman’s Choice Jewelry Store, builds, repairs and appraises jewelry, and you can find rings, estate jewelry, and precious gems in-store.

While Miller’s has sapphire, diamond, and other gemstone jewelry available, they specialize in Montana sapphires, specifically the Montana Yogo Sapphire. This dark blue gemstone is commercially mined only in Montana, and it can make the perfect ring, necklace, or bracelet for someone you care about. You also order a custom piece, which will be uniquely crafted by Miller’s Jewelry’s goldsmiths and gemologists to reflect all that makes your loved one special.

A BISON YARN SWEATER FROM MONTANA BISON FASHION AND YARNS

Montana Bison Fashion and Yarns makes knitwear and yarn from bison, sheep, and alpaca raised on Montana ranches. The fibers are milled and produced in the United States, and founder Jennie Montana uses her original patterns to create hats, scarves, and more. For an extra hint of Montana charm, some of their work features hand-polished deer and elk antler buttons. Skeins of the yarn Montana Bison uses to make its products are also available online. So, get a pair of fingerless gloves and a matching hat for a stylish, cozy gift this month, or a few skeins of yarn for the knitter or crocheter in your life for something authentically Montanan through and through.

Bozeman is brimming with talent from artisans like these, plus hundreds more. Luckily, Bozeman knows it, and is constantly and proudly supporting local creators. Shops throughout town stock from local small businesses, like the runners-up for Bozeman’s Choice Place to buy Made in Montana Items: Best of 406 Marketplace at the Gallatin Valley Mall and HandMADE Montana’s Made Fairs. Biome Slow Craft Collective also provides retail space to local artists, and shops like the Montana Gift Corral and HeyDay stock items from local makers, too. So whatever you’re looking for, you can find it Montana-made and contribute to our town’s vibrant art community while celebrating all the love in your life this month. J

Josi Hinds was born and raised in Bozeman, and recently returned home after graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in Journalism this past spring. When she’s not writing, she enjoys playing with her parents’ corgis, spending time under Montana’s big skies, and crafting.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - KALEIDOSCOPES 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Peer through a giant kaleidoscope and then build your own pocket-sized device.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - TISSUE PAPER SUNCATCHER

10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Explore something awesome all month long in the Teen Corner. Available during all library open hours. Bring some color to your wintery windows.

SUNDAY STUDENT STUDY DAY 11am-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Study with SHINE during their Sunday Student Study Day! Enjoy 2 for $5 tacos all day until May.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

BOARD GAME DAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Bring in a game and every player gets a free 4oz pour!

MONTANA OPERA: RAGTIME 3pm • The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman • $24 - $75 • 13+ • 406.585.5885 • theellen.my. salesforce-sites.com/ticket/ The epic Tony-award winning musical RAGTIME makes its Montana debut in a new production by the visionary and groundbreaking stage director Francesca Zambello, artistic director of Washington National Opera.

CELTIC MUSIC JAM 3:30-5:30pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, listen or dance to classic Celtic tunes! Happy hour food and drinks as well!

BRISCOE - NEARLY SOLD OUT 5pm • Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman • $40 (tickets almost gone) • livefromthedivide.com Folk-rock

HARMONY & HEALING SOUND BATH 6-7pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $30 • www.wildwisdommt.com Experience harmony and healing with a tranquil sound bath.

RIPARIA 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Bozeman-based rock trio “Riparia”.

BRISCOE - NEARLY SOLD OUT 8pm • Live From the Divide, Empire Theatre, 106 N. 2nd St. Livingston • $40 (tickets almost gone) • livefromthedivide.com Folk-rock

MONDAY, FEB. 2

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - TISSUE PAPER SUNCATCHER 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Explore something awesome all month long in the Teen Corner. Available during all library open hours. Bring some color to your wintery windows.

AUDITIONS: BEAST OF BOZEMAN 4:30-8:15pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-206-6463 • forms.gle Audition to become our next Beast of Bozeman in this fourth annual community talent competition!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com With Picture Rounds, Sound Rounds, Word Jumbles and more.. There’s Something for Everyone.

SWEET PEA / ALE WORKS PAIRING DINNER FUNDRAISER 6-9pm • $100 • All Ages • 406.570.5422 • events.eventgroove.com Sweet Pea Featival annual fundraiser to help support local artists in the greater Bozeman community.

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • 406 404-1996 • www.bacchuspub.com Join us for our weekly trivia night, Game Night Live is a leader in bar trivia and music bingo, putting on awesome games at local venues that everyone can enjoy.

BINGO 7-9pm • The Honey Hole • $10 • 18+ • 406.505.5558 • www.honeyholebozeman.com Bingo at The Honey Hole, 7-9pm $10 Buy in and Industry Night Food Specials + Prizes

SPORTS TRIVIA 7:30pm • Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E. Main St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9355 • www.rockingrbar.com For those looking for more sporty trivia questions this is it.

GAYS ON BLADES 8-10pm • Len Hill Park, 33 Lone Peak Dr, Big Sky • FREE Come and ice with us on our free community ice rink

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

YOGA 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Join certified yoga instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45-minute flow.

AUDITIONS: BEAST OF BOZEMAN 4:30-8:15pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-206-6463 • forms.gle Audition to become our next Beast of Bozeman in this fourth annual community talent competition!

CRIBBAGE NIGHT 5-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Join SHINE for cribbage night every Tuesday!

NONFICTION WRITERS GROUP 5:30-7:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 577-2403 • www.outlaw-brewing.com Our games are free to play and are for everyone who likes to play games and win prizes!

OPEN MIC 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come share music, poetry or whatever you like with us every Tuesday!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Colombo’s Pizza & Pasta, 1003 West College Street, Bozeman • (406) 587-5544 • www. colombospizzaandpasta.com/index.html Come play!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • It Will Always Be That Way Cocktail Lounge Come play!

TRIVIA TUESDAY 6pm • 406 Brewing, 308 East Main St Suite 406, Manhattan • FREE • All Ages • www.406brewingcompany.com The best trivia in the valley, with Stephen, the absolute GURU of trivia hosting. Every Tuesday at 406, just down the road in Manhattan. Catered by Crazy Torta Tacos.

KATABATIC MUSIC BINGO 6pm • Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 W Park St, Livingston • FREE to play • 21+ • (406) 333-2855 • katabaticbrewing.blogspot.com Hear a clip from a popular song. If you have that song on your card, mark it off. Rounds at 6PM and 7PM, 3 games per round (single line, double line, and blackout).

RISKY QUIZNESS 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com It’s a show. It’s a quiz show. It’s a comedy, quiz show! Every week has it’s own theme and expert hosts.

GENTLE YOGA 6:15-7:30pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $22 • www.wildwisdommt.com With over 11 years of teaching experience, Charlee will guide you through a slow, accessible practice to calm the mind and relax the body.

TUESDAY LIVE MUSIC 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 4064041996 • www.bacchuspub. com/menus Live music every Tuesday night from 7–9 PM with a rotating lineup of talented local artists!

KATABATIC MUSIC BINGO 7pm • Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 W Park St, Livingston • FREE to play • 21+ • (406) 333-2855 • katabaticbrewing.blogspot.com Hear a clip from a popular song. If you have that song on your card, mark it off. Rounds at 6PM and 7PM, 3 games per round (single line, double line, and blackout).

OPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Calling all artists, musicians, and lovers of local sound. Open Mic Night with Robby Hutto happens every Tuesday at 8 PM at Tips Up. Whether you’re ready to take the stage or just want to cheer on Big Sky’s up-and-coming talent, this is your chance to plug into the local music scene.

BONE DRY COMEDY HOUR OPEN MIC 8pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Bone Dry Comedy brings Open Mic night to Last Best Comedy. Our weekly open mic is a safe, friendly, supportive place to start your comedy journey, try new material, and connect to the Bozeman Stand up scene.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

QIGONG noon-1pm • Pilgrim Congregational Church • Donation Accepted: Suggested $5.00-10.00 • 4065800187 • www. arisebowenwork.com Join Barb and the Qigong community for some gentle stretching, mindful breathing and a series of flowing movements to increase strength, flexibility, balance and calm.

READ WITH A DOG 4-5pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Kids can read with an Intermountain Therapy Dog each Wednesday afternoon.

AUDITIONS: BEAST OF BOZEMAN 4:30-8:15pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-206-6463 • forms.gle Audition to become our next Beast of Bozeman in this fourth annual community talent competition!

PRESENTING PREHISTORY: THE IMPACTS OF ANCIENT VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS WITH DR. MADISON MYERS 5:30pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with membership, $5/non-member • All Ages • 4069942251 • mor.ticketapp.org Volcanoes can produce ashfalls and flows that damage habitats and alter temperatures, but over time products of these same eruptions can enhance biodiversity. Join Dr. Madison Myers, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences at MSU, for this lecture!

DRINK AND DRAW 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come make art with us! Supplies provided.

TRIVIA NIGHT 6-8pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Trivia Night in the Back Lounge Grab a pint and some nachos... win some great prizes!

IAN & JAZZ FRIENDS 6-8pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • No cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Ian & Jazz Friends perform Jazz Americana for the Happy Hour Early Show! Ian Oehler & Jazz Friends bring the sweet improvisation, syncopation, swing rhythm, and the use of “blue notes” to Tune Up Bar stage!

BOZAMBIQUE 6-8pm • MAP Brewing Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-581-5013 • www.mapbrewing.com Live music every Wednesday night with our chili & cornbread special!

SHOW TIME ROCK’N BINGO W/ ROCKSTAR TRIVIA 6-8pm • It Will Always Be That Way Cocktail Lounge Come play!

CASUAL SETS 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www. lastbestcomedy.com Weekly Community Showcase Looking for more performance opportunities? Come play in this low-stake, experimental show. You can sign up as a team or an individual to get a 5-15 minute slot. First come, first served.

CRICUT ACCESSORIES - MUGS 6:30-7:45pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 12+ • (406) 5822400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Learn how to use additional tools with the Cricut Venture to create personalized mugs. Registration is required. Registrants must have their Work Bench Cricut Venture badge.

SHOW TIME ROCK’N BINGO W/ ROCKSTAR TRIVIA 6:30-8:30pm • College Street Taproom Come play!

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $5 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Current Events, Potpourri, Name That Tune, handouts and more. Nightly prize, plus a prize for the season long champions. Teams from 1-6 people. We are first come first serve. We do not accept reservations. Please get there early to ensure you get a table. Come on in, drink beer, eat dinner, have some fun and let’s Trivia!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 7-9pm • The Waypoint, 50 Ousel Falls Rd, Big Sky Come play!

WESTERN SWING WEDNESDAYS 7-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • Lessons $10 • 21+ after 9pm • (406) 219-0400 • www.thejumpmt.com There will be a great dance floor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman’s Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes.

BILLET TEAM NIGHT 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Locally sourced independent Improv Teams show their stuff during the Billet Team Showcase. From Long-form teams to a musical improv team, there is a little bit of something for everyone!

JACOB ROUNTREE 8pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Unique Sound/ Delay Effects/Looping

EDDIE T & JAZZ FRIENDS 9-11pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • No cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge.com Join Bozeman’s best jazz group Eddie T. & Friends for an in-depth journey into jazz.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

THURSDAY, FEB. 5

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

GYROKINESIS - AN INTRODUCTION 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Discover the joy of movement in this gentle, seated class led by certified instructor Erin Groth, and designed to support spinal health, body awareness, and overall well-being.

GYROKINESIS - PROGRESSIVE PRACTICE 1:15-2:15pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org For those with prior Gyrokinesis experience, certified instructor Erin Groth leads this dynamic class that expands into seated, standing, and floor-based sequences.

THIRSTY THORSDAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman $5 special drink all day. $5 off bottle fills (32 & 64 oz. only), and happy hour food all day!

VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK - VANESSA RILEY 5-6pm • Online through Bozeman Public Library • FREE • Adults Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley.

EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS-ONLY EXHIBIT PREVIEW OF FROGS – A CHORUS OF COLORS 5:30pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • For MOR Members Only • All Ages • 4069942251 • mor.ticketapp.org Join us for exclusive early access

LENA MARIE SCHIFFER ALBUM RELEASE PARTY WITH FULL BAND Feb 6 - The Attic

to MOR’s newest traveling exhibit. These amphibians are among the most visually stunning, vocally pleasing, and adaptively remarkable life forms on earth!

KIDS SCIENCE NIGHT AT MSU 6-7:30pm • MSU SUB Ballroom, 280 strand Union, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-994-6005 • ato.montana.edu This free public event will feature hands-on educational activities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for the whole family. Registration is not required but an adult must accompany children.

BLUEGRASS JAM 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, sing or just enjoy.

THREE FORKS MUSIC NIGHT WITH JOHN FOSTER 6-8pm • Bridger Brewing Pub + Grill, 10751 Hwy 287, Three Forks • No cover • 406-200-9354 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Country

DUSTIN TUCKER 6-8pm • Tune Up Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • No cover • 21+ • (406) 551-7702 • tuneupbarandlounge. com Dustin Tucker’s music style can be described as a mix of rock riffage, soul/R&B, and groove-based pop/alternative music with catchy hooks, memorable melody, layered harmonies, and dynamic guitar builds and solos.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Bozeman Spirits Distillery Come play!

GRAVE MORTALITY W/ NIKKI 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Three-part lecture series exploring the dark and often unsettling origins of modern public health

COSMIC TUBING 7-9pm • Yellowstone Alliance Adventures • $25 Adults; Children 12 & under $20 • All Ages • 406-763-4727 • www. yaacamp.org/events Cosmic Tubing combines the excitement of speeding down the hill with the magic of lights and music for a winter experience like no other.

REMAINING NATIVE 7-9pm • The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman • $12, $10 students • (406) 587-9797 • www.theemerson.org The Bozeman Doc Series continues with the Montana premiere of the award-winning new doc, Remaining Native.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 7-9pm • Gravel Bar Come play! TOM CATMULL 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Missoula-based singer-songwriter Tom Catmull.

GAVIN DEGRAW 7pm • The Elm • $46.10 - $64.90 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Gavin DeGraw for a live in concert performance.

MSU MEN’S BASKETBALL: BOBCATS VS IDAHO 7pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com MSU men’s basketball game

THURSDAY NIGHT OUT! 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 / $5 for MSU Students • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com New and exciting improv shows

FRIDAY, FEB. 6

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

INTRODUCTION TO GRIEF YOGA & THE GRIEF RECOVERY METHOD 3-5pm • Strength & Grace Yoga & Wellness • FREE • 18+ Join us for a unique experience blending yoga and grief recovery methods to navigate through challenging emotions.

CELTIC MUSIC LIVE 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Join us for Celtic music! A full 6 piece ensemble plays Celtic classics. Enjoy some delicious mead as well as Scandinavian-inspired cuisine!

KAFKA’S MONKEY 7-8pm • Tinworks at Rialto • $20 • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Adapted by Colin Teevan from Franz Kafka’s A Report to an Academy, this acclaimed one-woman performance by Isabel Shaida offers a gripping exploration of identity, freedom, and survival.

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ 7-9pm • gute Laune, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 404-7911 • gutelaunewurstbar. com Live Jazz Every Friday! Featuring a rotating line up of some of the best musicians SW Montana has to offer! Hosted by Alex Robilotta.

SALT OF THE UNIVERSE: A LITERARY CONCERT 7-9pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $17.85 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater.com Join Amy Leach, Megan Makeever and Lori Rosolowsky for this musical performance integrating with Amy Leach’s writings.

KT TUNSTALL 7pm • The ELM • $47 - $65 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome KT Tunstall for a live concert performance.

LAST BEST COMEDY PRESENTS: CHAD & JT 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $24 • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Chad and JT - the bros you’ve seen with their viral antics at city councils and movie quotes in public - are back to bring you a groundbreaking new live show. All listings are subject to change. Check ahead for full details.

ICE HOCKEY: BOZEMAN ICEDOGS VS GREAT FALLS AMERICANS 7:30pm • Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov

WHITEY MORGAN AND THE 78’S DAMN THE WEATHER TOUR 8-11pm • The Westerner, 304 Mill St., Gallatin Gateway • $40 • 21+ • 4065707422 • thewesternermt.com American country band based in Flint, Michigan.

LENA MARIE SCHIFFER ALBUM RELEASE PARTY WITH FULL BAND 8-11pm • The Attic, 110 N Main St, 2nd Floor, Livingston • $20 • www.theatticmontana.com Folk music. Support with Ryan Acker & Lee Henke of the Last Revel.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PEARLS 8-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • FREE • 21+ • 4062190400 • thejumpmt. com Frontwoman Lindsay Pearl rolls into The Jump this Friday with The Rocky Mountain Pearls, serving up boot-stompin’, skirtswingin’ country fun in all its unfiltered glory. A Gallatin Valley favorite for nearly a decade

EMMA AND THE LEDGE 8pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Local Blues Band/Family Band

WOMEN’S BOBCAT HOCKEY 8:30-11pm • Gallatin Ice • $5+ • All Ages • 4065865557 • tickets.gallatinice.org MSU Women’s Hockey Live at Gallatin Ice, located at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds tickets.gallatinice.org

LAST BEST COMEDY PRESENTS: CHAD & JT 9pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $24 • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Chad and JT - the bros you’ve seen with their viral antics at city councils and movie quotes in public - are back to bring you a groundbreaking new live show.

SATURDAY, FEB. 7

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS

10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

LIVE JAZZ 2-4pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Live jazz every Saturday afternoon.

SALT OF THE UNIVERSE: A LITERARY CONCERT 3-5pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $17.85 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater.com Join Amy Leach, Megan Makeever and Lori Rosolowsky for this musical performance integrating with Amy Leach’s writings.

GLOWING GLOBES LANTERN DECORATING WORKSHOP WITH RANDOM ACTS OF SILLINESS 4-7pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building 4, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • FREE, with donations appreciated! • Best for ages 5+ • 406-600-2184 • www.randomactsofsilliness.com Attendees will learn to decorate simple but beautiful paper globe lanterns that they can bring to the Menagerie of the Imaginary Lantern Parade on February 21st. This free, drop-in community workshop is open to all, although best suited for ages 5+

APRÈS SKI WITH DJ FRANCESCA CLOUD 4-7pm • Lone Mountain Ranch, 750 Lone Mountain Ranch Rd, Big Sky • FREE • 21+ • lonemountainranch.com Après Ski Every Saturday — Open to the Public! Bison Brats, Champagne, Caviar, DJ Francesca Cloud

MONTANA BACKCOUNTRY DISCOVERY ROUTE FILM PRE-

MIERE 5pm

• The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman • $21.50 • (406) 585-5885 • www.theellentheatre.com The non-profit Backcountry Discovery Routes® (BDR) will premiere their 22nd adventure route and feature length documentary film, the Montana BDR.

MSU MEN’S BASKETBALL: BOBCATS VS EASTERN WASHINGTON 6pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com MSU men’s basketball game

REACH, INC. 15TH ANNUAL HAVE A HEART ART AUCTION

6:30-9:30pm • The Commons at Baxter and Love, 1794 Baxter Lane, Bozeman • $30 in advance, $40 at the door • 4069200930 • ReachArt2026.givesmart.com Join Reach, Inc for an exciting live and silent auction featuring art from the Bozeman area and beyond. Purchase tickets and participate in the bidding by registering at ReachArt2026.givesmart.com. All proceeds from the event support Reach Inc.

SWEET TOOTH BALL 6:30-10:30pm • The Elm • $40 Join us at Bridgercare’s Annual Sweet Tooth Ball, the most delectable event of the year! Step into a world of elegance and fun for an unforgettable evening filled with sweet treats, live entertainment, and community spirit.

KAFKA’S MONKEY 7-8pm • Tinworks at Rialto • $20 • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Adapted by Colin Teevan from Franz Kafka’s A Report to an Academy, this acclaimed one-woman performance by Isabel Shaida offers a gripping exploration of identity, freedom, and survival.

THE PICKPOCKETS 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $20 advance, $25 day of show • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com As bluegrass continues to grow and bend as a genre, The Pickpockets are at the forefront, pushing the roots of bluegrass into new territories.

ICE HOCKEY: BOZEMAN ICEDOGS VS HELENA BIGHORNS 7:30pm • Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Ice hockey game

WOMEN’S BOBCAT HOCKEY 8:15-11pm • Gallatin Ice • $5+ • All Ages • 4065865557 • tickets.gallatinice.org MSU Women’s Hockey Live at Gallatin Ice, located at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds tickets.gallatinice.org

SIERRA PADRES AND FRIENDS 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Come join us for a fun evening of Americana Music at the iconic Haufbrau!

LATIN NIGHT 9-11pm • Grey Dog Bar, 34 N Bozeman Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 404-1014 • www.thegreydogbar. com Latin Night

SUNDAY, FEB. 8

GLOWING GLOBES LANTERN DECORATING WORKSHOP WITH RANDOM ACTS OF SILLINESS 10am-1pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building 4, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • FREE, with donations appreciated! • Best for ages 5+ • 406-600-2184 • www.randomactsofsilliness.com Attendees will learn to decorate simple but beautiful paper globe lanterns that they can bring to the Menagerie of the Imaginary Lantern Parade on February 21st. This free, drop-in community workshop is open to all, although best suited for ages 5+

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

SUNDAY STUDENT STUDY DAY 11am-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Study with SHINE during their Sunday Student Study Day! Enjoy 2 for $5 tacos all day until May.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

KAFKA’S MONKEY 2-3pm • Tinworks at Rialto • $20 • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Adapted by Colin Teevan from Franz Kafka’s A Report to an Academy, this acclaimed one-woman performance by Isabel Shaida offers a gripping exploration of identity, freedom, and survival.

BOARD GAME DAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Bring in a game and every player gets a free 4oz pour!

CELTIC MUSIC JAM 3:30-5:30pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, listen or dance to classic Celtic tunes! Happy hour food and drinks as well!

SUPER BOWL WATCH PARTY 4:30pm • The Honey Hole • FREE • Ages 18+ • 406.505.5558 • www.honeyholebozeman.com Watch the big game with us! While you’re here, buy a football square - there are payouts and free Jello shots every quarter. Enjoy big screens, a full game experience and delicious team-inspired food specials all day.

HARMONY & HEALING SOUND BATH 6-7pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $30 • www.wildwisdommt.com Experience harmony and healing with a tranquil sound bath.

MONDAY, FEB. 9

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

GALLATIN-PARK CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL MEETING 5:30-7pm • Labor Temple, 422 E Mendenhall St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 2178986686 Any and all union members are welcome to join the Gallatin-Park Central Labor Council (CLC) monthly meeting. The CLC is the regional body to coordinate collective action among different unions, fostering solidarity and advocating for workers’ rights.

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com With Picture Rounds, Sound Rounds, Word Jumbles and more.. There’s Something for Everyone.

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • 406 404-1996 • www.bacchuspub.com Join us for our weekly trivia night, Game Night Live is a leader in bar trivia and music bingo, putting on awesome games at local venues that everyone can enjoy.

SPORTS TRIVIA 7:30pm • Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E. Main St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9355 • www.rockingrbar.com For those looking for more sporty trivia questions this is it.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

YOGA 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Join certified yoga instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45-minute flow.

GRIEF, LOSS, AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP 4:305:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cost • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Find strength meeting others experiencing grief and loss in any form. Led by Kim Barrett, a Spiritual Care and Bereavement Counselor. Offered in partnership with Eden Hospice.

TEEN DOG TREAT-MAKING FOR HEART OF THE VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER 4:30-5:30pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • Teens • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Show a shelter dog some love! Join us in making safe, healthy treats for our local pups while they wait on a forever home. RSVP opens Jan 27. Please note: Although the library takes allergies seriously, we cannot guarantee the ingredients in these treats are 100% allergen-free. We ask our patrons to exercise caution when participating in this program.

NONFICTION WRITERS GROUP 5:30-7:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 577-2403 • www.outlaw-brewing.com Our games are free to play and are for everyone who likes to play games and win prizes!

OPEN MIC 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come share music, poetry or whatever you like with us every Tuesday!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Colombo’s Pizza & Pasta, 1003 West College Street, Bozeman • (406) 587-5544 • www. colombospizzaandpasta.com/index.html Come play!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • It Will Always Be That Way Cocktail Lounge Come play!

CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENT 6-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • $10 Entry Fee • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com 16 player ~ 2 brackets Winner shares 50/50 pot with KGLT Single elimination

TRIVIA TUESDAY 6pm • 406 Brewing, 308 East Main St Suite 406, Manhattan • FREE • All Ages • www.406brewingcompany.com The best trivia in the valley, with Stephen, the absolute GURU of trivia hosting. Every Tuesday at 406, just down the road in Manhattan. Catered by Crazy Torta Tacos.

THE ELOVATERS 6pm • The ELM • $47 - $65 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome The Elovaters for a live in concert performance

KATABATIC MUSIC BINGO 6pm • Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 W Park St, Livingston • FREE to play • 21+ • (406) 333-2855 • katabaticbrewing.blogspot.com Hear a clip from a popular song. If you have that song on your card, mark it off. Rounds at 6PM and 7PM, 3 games per round (single line, double line, and blackout).

RISKY QUIZNESS 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com It’s a show. It’s a quiz show. It’s a comedy, quiz show! Every week has it’s own theme and expert hosts.

GENTLE YOGA 6:15-7:30pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $22 • www.wildwisdommt.com With over 11 years of teaching experience, Charlee will guide you through a slow, accessible practice to calm the mind and relax the body.

NRWG WOODWORKING CLUB MEETING 6:30-8:30pm • Bozeman High Wood Shop • FREE • All Ages • NRWG.club Join the Northern Rockies Woodworking Guild, Bozeman’s Original Woodworking Club, for our monthly meeting and demonstration

TUESDAY LIVE MUSIC 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 4064041996 • www.bacchuspub. com/menus Live music every Tuesday night from 7–9 PM with a rotating lineup of talented local artists!

KATABATIC MUSIC BINGO 7pm • Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 W Park St, Livingston • FREE to play • 21+ • (406) 333-2855 • katabaticbrewing.blogspot.com Hear a clip from a popular song. If you have that song on your card, mark it off. Rounds at 6PM and 7PM, 3 games per round (single line, double line, and blackout).

OPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Calling all artists, musicians, and lovers of local sound. Open Mic Night with Robby Hutto happens every Tuesday at 8 PM at Tips Up. Whether you’re ready to take the stage or just want to cheer on Big Sky’s up-and-coming talent, this is your chance to plug into the local music scene.

BONE DRY COMEDY HOUR OPEN MIC 8pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Bone Dry Comedy brings Open Mic night to Last Best Comedy. Our weekly open mic is a safe, friendly, supportive place to start your comedy journey, try new material, and connect to the Bozeman Stand up scene.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

WEDNESDAY,

FEB. 11

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

QIGONG noon-1pm • Pilgrim Congregational Church • Donation Accepted: Suggested $5.00-10.00 • 4065800187 • www. arisebowenwork.com Join Barb and the Qigong community for some gentle stretching, mindful breathing and a series of flowing movements to increase strength, flexibility, balance and calm.

READ WITH A DOG 4-5pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Kids can read with an Intermountain Therapy Dog each Wednesday afternoon.

MIDWEEK EATS - CREATIVELY HEALTHY 4-5pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All ages, under 12 with adult • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Join Amy Ferguson, PharmD and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, for simple and creative strategies to prepare healthier meals for those you love.

TAROT CARD READING WITH MAISY 5pm • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn. com Full bar open for beverage purchases. Snacks available.

DRINK AND DRAW 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come make art with us! Supplies provided.

TRIVIA NIGHT 6-8pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Trivia Night in the Back Lounge Grab a pint and some nachos... win some great prizes!

SHOW TIME ROCK’N BINGO W/ ROCKSTAR TRIVIA 6-8pm • It Will Always Be That Way Cocktail Lounge Come play!

RYAN LITTLEEAGLE 6pm • MAP Brewing Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-581-5013 • www.mapbrewing.com/ events Live music every Wednesday with our chili & cornbread!

CASUAL SETS 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www. lastbestcomedy.com Weekly Community Showcase Looking for more performance opportunities? Come play in this low-stake, experimental show. You can sign up as a team or an individual to get a 5-15 minute slot. First come, first served.

SCIENCE INQUIRY SERIES: SOLAR ENERGY--FROM PHYSICS TO POLICY 6:30-7:30pm • Bozeman Public Library • FREE • All Ages • 6505801083 • www.gallatinscience.org MSU Professor Erik Grumstrup will explain how solar-generated electricity is made, why it’s cheaper than all other methods of power generation, and how economics and technology are leading to changes in providing energy for the future.

SHOW TIME ROCK’N BINGO W/ ROCKSTAR TRIVIA 6:30-8:30pm

• College Street Taproom Come play!

STATE OF THE SNOWPACK 6:30pm • Après Brewing Come eat pizza generously donated by Sidewall Pizza and and enjoy an Après brew while you hear stories from avalanche professionals and get a comprehensive overview of the changing snowpack and our season so far. Parking on campus is free after 6pm.

“ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU” BFS 6:45-9:30pm • Rialto Bozeman • $10-$14 (plus fees) • PG13 • 4065819704 • www.bozemanflmsociety.org In the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family’s life. Reeling from its aftermath, his mother, Hanan, shares the family history that led them to that fateful moment. PG13.

SOLAR POWER FOR CROPS AND COWS: WHY MONTANA’S FARMERS AND RANCHERS ARE EMBRACING SOLAR 7-8:30pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • FREE • 406-595-5976 • gallatinvalleyearthday.org Installing solar is easier than you think! Join us to learn how to qualify for the federal tax credit and for a panel discussion with three Montana ranchers & a solar installer about why and how ranchers are installing huge solar arrays.

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $5 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com

Current Events, Potpourri, Name That Tune, handouts and more. Nightly prize, plus a prize for the season long champions. Teams from 1-6 people. We are first come first serve. We do not accept reservations. Please get there early to ensure you get a table. Come on in, drink beer, eat dinner, have some fun and let’s Trivia!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 7-9pm • The Waypoint, 50 Ousel Falls Rd, Big Sky Come play!

WESTERN SWING WEDNESDAYS 7-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • Lessons $10 • 21+ after 9pm • (406) 219-0400 • www.thejumpmt.com There will be a great dance floor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman’s Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT 2026 7:30pm • The Ellen Theatre • $44.75 • All Ages • 406.585.5885 • theellen.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/ International Guitar Night comes to The Ellen with a dynamic lineup featuring classical guitarist Thu Le, Rock/flamenco/classical powerhouse Lucas Imbiriba, Innovative fingerstyle guitarist Alexandr Misko, and, ukulele master Taimane.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

THURSDAY, FEB. 12

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

INTRO TO CRICUT VENTURE 10:15-11:45am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 12+ • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Learn how to create designs and use the Cricut Venture.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

GYROKINESIS - AN INTRODUCTION 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Discover the joy of movement in this gentle, seated class led by certified instructor Erin Groth, and designed to support spinal health, body awareness, and overall well-being.

GYROKINESIS - PROGRESSIVE PRACTICE 1:15-2:15pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org For those with prior Gyrokinesis experience, certified instructor Erin Groth leads this dynamic class that expands into seated, standing, and floor-based sequences.

THIRSTY THORSDAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman $5 special drink all day. $5 off bottle fills (32 & 64 oz. only), and happy hour food all day!

ALONGSIDE BOOK CLUB 4:30-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • Adults • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Belgrade Community Library is excited to partner with Alongside Women Veterans Outreach to offer a new book club! Open to any adults, discussions take place on the second Thursday, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be offered. Stop by the Information Desk to pick up a copy of this month’s book.

COSMIC NIGHT SKI 4:30-8pm • Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, 16621 Bridger Canyon Rd, Bozeman • (406) 586-9690 • www. crosscutmt.org The cosmic lights will be on from 4:30-8pm. Dress up, bring your family & friends, and stop in the Nordic and Trail Center for glow sticks and glitter before you hit the trails! Need your own sparkle? We’re selling @_adorndesigns glitter this year!! �� Discounted tickets and rentals are available.

GALENTINE’S NIGHT 5pm • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn.com Featuring several local vendors! Gather your gals and prepare to sip, shop and have a good time!

AUTHORS AND BOOKS - ELISE ATCHISON AND AMANDA EGGERT 6-7pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • 4065822417 • www.bozemanlibrary. org Join Elise Atchison and Amanda Eggert to discuss Atchison’s book Crazy Mountain.

BLUEGRASS JAM 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, sing or just enjoy.

THREE FORKS MUSIC NIGHT WITH KYLE AUSTIN 6-8pm • Bridger Brewing Pub + Grill, 10751 Hwy 287, Three Forks • No cover • 406-200-9354 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Country

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Bozeman Spirits Distillery Come play!

GRAVE MORTALITY W/ NIKKI 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Three-part lecture series exploring the dark and often unsettling origins of modern public health

TANTRIC PARTNERED YOGA 6:30pm • OH Hi, 115 W Kagy Blvd #Ste I, Bozeman • $44.52 Grab your partner and join us at Oh Hi for a session of yoga designed to spark intimacy and connection.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 7-9pm • Gravel Bar Come play!

JESSE THE OCELOT 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Missoula-based psychedelic artist “Jesse the Ocelot”.

THURSDAY NIGHT OUT! 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 / $5 for MSU Students • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com New and exciting improv shows

KING ROPES 8pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Full of open spaces and jagged edges, King Ropes’ music perches uneasily between indie, desert rock, and ragged americana.

FRIDAY, FEB. 13

THE WINTER CLASSIC Ice Barn, 901 N Black Ave, Bozeman • $1,300/team • www.gallatinicefoundation.org BAHA’s longest-running tournament!

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

SHAKEDOWN COUNTRY

Feb 13 - The Jump

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ROUND DANCES BY PRESENTER

THOMAS LIMBERHAND 5:30pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Free and open to the public • All Ages • 4069942251 • mor.ticketapp.org MOR will host Chippewa Cree and Northern Cheyenne presenter Thomas Limberhand, who will share the tradition of Round Dances, known as roundys, through hand drums and song, celebrating kinship, harmony, and community.

PAINT YOUR PARTNER 5:45-7:45pm • Bridger Brewing Three Forks • $50 per couple • 2182341437 • aintabetterwaytopaint.com

WARNING: Participants have literally cried laughing in this class! Grab your friend, spouse, or coworker and get ready for a good time. In this class you’ll learn how to paint your partner’s basic features step by step as they sit across from you.

CELTIC MUSIC LIVE 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Join us for Celtic music! A full 6 piece ensemble plays Celtic classics. Enjoy some delicious mead as well as Scandinavian-inspired cuisine!

3RD ANNUAL ANTI VALENTINE’S DAY MIX GENRE SHOW 6-10pm • Verge Theater • $20 pre sale $25 at the door • All Ages • www.wyrdmontana.com Back for its third deliciously unromantic year, our Anti Valentine’s Mix Genre Show is back and this year we’re taking over the VERGE THEATRE! Come laugh, screamsing, or brood dramatically in a corner, all emotional states are valid here!

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ 7-9pm • gute Laune, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 404-7911 • gutelaunewurstbar. com Live Jazz Every Friday! Featuring a rotating line up of some of the best musicians SW Montana has to offer! Hosted by Alex Robilotta.

THE ROPE TRICK 7-9pm • The Mother Lode Theatre , 316 West Park Str, Butte • $25 • 406-723-3602 • buttearts.org The play is an intimate conversation between the three women in the play: Diana, the Society Outreach Coordinator, her assistant Shelby, and Helen Webb, the granddaughter of a woman who could speak with the dead. The night is full of twists and turns.

ABBY WEBSTER 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $25 advance, $30 day of show • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com Abby Webster is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Livingston. Her songs blend alt-country, folk and bedroom pop elements, showcasing lyrics that are as whimsical as they are visceral.

BIG RICHARD & DELLA MAE 7pm • The Elm • $32.45 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Big Richard & Della Mae for a live concert performance.

ICARUS W/ J.A.D.E. + PRINTS 7pm • Labor Temple, 422 E Mendenhall St, Bozeman • $10 • All Ages • 4068393908 • www. instagram.com Pre-Valentine’s Mosh happening down at Labor Temple!! Let’s get heartbroken and rowdy!!

THREESOME: RICH HALL + NOW 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $24 • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Spend your Valentine’s Day laughing as comedy legend Rich Hall joins Annie & Levin O’Connor (NOW) for a very special night blending stand-up & improv to create a completely unique and hilarious night of comedy!

CINEMATIC LEGENDS: THE MUSIC OF HANS ZIMMER & ENNIO MORRICONE 7:30-9:30pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • $30 on up • All Ages • 406-585-9774 • www.bozemansymphony.org Prepare for a thrilling journey through some of the most unforgettable moments in film history as the Bozeman Symphony presents Cinematic Legends: The Music of Hans Zimmer & Ennio Morricone over Valentine’s weekend, February 13-15, at the Willson.

ICE HOCKEY: BOZEMAN ICEDOGS VS BADLANDS SABRES 7:30pm • Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Ice hockey game

BROKEN HEARTS LATE NIGHT CIRCUS CABARET + LIVE MUSIC 7:30pm • 406Cirque • $39.19 • 21+ Welcome to Broken Hearts Circus—a high-voltage collision of circus, dance and live music featuring some of the finest performers in town! This is circus for the broken, the bold, the romantics, the rebels...Where every act is a rupture, a love letter torn open and set on fire—beautifully, deliberately.

WESTERN ROOTS BIG SKY COUNTRY DANCE SERIES 8-11pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Grab your boots and join us for a night filled with fun, friends, and plenty of dancing—line dancing AND swing dancing.

SHAKEDOWN COUNTY 8-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • FREE • 21+ • 4062190400 • thejumpmt.com Shakedown County rolls in from Helena, MT with six years of road-worn honky-tonk country that hits hard and dances easy. Expect twangy guitars, stomp-happy drums, and a stack of country-soaked favorites built for boot heels and barroom grins.

GHOSTS OF ENDOR 9pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Combining the original songwriting of Lance Kober with the sonic styling of Dave Darrow (drums), Andy Diafos (lead guitar), Andy Belski (bass guitar), Chris Dimaio (percussion) & Jordon Reese (keys). Their unique story driven sound takes listeners on a journey through adventures high in the mountains of Montana.

DESPERATE ELECTRIC & STILGONE 9pm • The Filling Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman • $10 • 21+ • (406) 587-0585 We Can Go All Night Tour

NEARLY NAKED STAND-UP 9pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $20 • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Comedians bare (nearly) all in our Nearly Naked Stand Up Show!

SATURDAY, FEB. 14

THE WINTER CLASSIC Ice Barn, 901 N Black Ave, Bozeman • $1,300/team • www.gallatinicefoundation.org BAHA’s longest-running tournament!

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS

10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

COUPLES LUNCH 11:30am • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn.com Ugly Onion is doing the food, bar is open for purchase. Maisy on hand for Tarot Card Readings. NO WALK INS.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

COUPLES LUNCH 12:30pm • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn.com Ugly Onion is doing the food, bar is open for purchase. Maisy on hand for Tarot Card Readings. NO WALK INS.

LIVE JAZZ 2-4pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Live jazz every Saturday afternoon.

BOZEMAN FASHION WEEK VALENTINE’S DAY RUNWAY & GALA 2-8pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • To maintain a welcoming and accessible environment, tickets are available on a pay what you can system. • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov The gala will feature a cocktail hour, runway show, and local makers market to give the public a clear look at the people shaping fashion in our community. It’s a welcoming space to see new ideas, meet local talent, and support a growing creative community.

APRÈS SKI WITH DJ FRANCESCA CLOUD 4-7pm • Lone Mountain Ranch, 750 Lone Mountain Ranch Rd, Big Sky • FREE • 21+ • lonemountainranch.com Après Ski Every Saturday — Open to the Public! Bison Brats, Champagne, Caviar, DJ Francesca Cloud

COUPLES DINNER 6pm • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn.com Ugly Onion is doing the food, bar is open for purchase. Maisy on hand for Tarot Card Readings. NO WALK INS.

THE ROPE TRICK 7-9pm • The Mother Lode Theatre , 316 West Park Str, Butte • $25 • 406-723-3602 • buttearts.org The play is an intimate conversation between the three women in the play: Diana, the Society Outreach Coordinator, her assistant Shelby, and Helen Webb, the granddaughter of a woman who could speak with the dead. The night is full of twists and turns.

ABBY WEBSTER 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $25 advance, $30 day of show • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com Abby Webster is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Livingston. Her songs blend alt-country, folk and bedroom pop elements, showcasing lyrics that are as whimsical as they are visceral.

KATIE HALL 7-10pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • FREE • All Ages • 4062190400 • thejumpmt.com Spend Valentine’s Day with Katie Hall at The Jump as she serves up heartfelt country songwriting and sweet, soul-soaked tunes made for leaning in close. A rising voice in Montana’s music scene, Katie blends original songs with crowd-loved favorites

NOTORIOUS BOZ W/ WREN & SARAH 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Notorious BOZ is a long-form improv show that celebrates the city of Bozeman, its history and its incredible citizens.

CINEMATIC LEGENDS: THE MUSIC OF HANS ZIMMER & ENNIO

MORRICONE 7:30-9:30pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • $30 on up • All Ages • 406-585-9774 • www.bozemansymphony.org Prepare for a thrilling journey through some of the most unforgettable moments in film history as the Bozeman Symphony presents Cinematic Legends: The Music of Hans Zimmer & Ennio Morricone over Valentine’s weekend, February 13-15, at the Willson.

ICE HOCKEY: BOZEMAN ICEDOGS VS SHERIDAN HAWKS

7:30pm • Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov

COUPLES DINNER 7:30pm • 1889 Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Gallatin Gateway • 406 579-4865 • www.1889barn.com Ugly Onion is doing the food, bar is open for purchase. Maisy on hand for Tarot Card Readings. NO WALK INS.

VALENTINE’S: WHIZ BANG DOWN UNDER! 9pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Join us for our special Valentine’s Night “Down Under”

SUNDAY, FEB. 15

THE WINTER CLASSIC Ice Barn, 901 N Black Ave, Bozeman • $1,300/team • www.gallatinicefoundation.org BAHA’s longest-running tournament!

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

SUNDAY STUDENT STUDY DAY 11am-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Study with SHINE during their Sunday Student Study Day! Enjoy 2 for $5 tacos all day until May.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

SEWING CIRCLE - MENDING & TROUBLESHOOTING 2-4pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Find help with projects, mending, and other questions about sewing. Sewing machines are provided. Bring your own mending. Registration Required.

406 WINTERFEST “THE APRÉS” 2-8pm • $44.52 Bringing together music, food, community, and cold weather fun for all ages. We celebrate everything that makes Montana winters magical.

CINEMATIC LEGENDS: THE MUSIC OF HANS ZIMMER & ENNIO MORRICONE 2:30-4:30pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • $30 on up • All Ages • 406-585-9774 • www.bozemansymphony.org Prepare for a thrilling journey through some of the most unforgettable moments in film history as the Bozeman Symphony presents Cinematic Legends: The Music of Hans Zimmer & Ennio Morricone over Valentine’s weekend, February 13-15, at the Willson.

BOARD GAME DAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Bring in a game and every player gets a free 4oz pour!

CELTIC MUSIC JAM 3:30-5:30pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, listen or dance to classic Celtic tunes! Happy hour food and drinks as well!

PAINT & SIP - MOONLIT MOUNTAINS 5-7pm • The Wilson Hotel - Residence Inn Big Sky, 145 Towncenter Avenue, Big Sky • $60 • 2182341437 • aintabetterwaytopaint.com Paint along! All art supplies will be provided and your first drink is included with your purchase. Just grab a ticket online to save your seat!

HARMONY & HEALING SOUND BATH 6-7pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $30 • www.wildwisdommt.com Experience harmony and healing with a tranquil sound bath.

JACOB ROUNTREE & THE SOMETHINGS 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Bozeman-based folk rock group “Jacob Rountree & the Somethings”.

JULIE FOWLIS 7:30pm • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, 45465 Gallatin Road, Big Sky • $22-$52 • 406-995-6345 • www. warrenmillerpac.org Modern Celtic music

MONDAY, FEB. 16

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com With Picture Rounds, Sound Rounds, Word Jumbles and more.. There’s Something for Everyone.

HEADWATERS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB OF MONTANA 7-8pm • Belgrade Chamber of Commerce • FREE • All Ages • (406) 2192208 • www.HARCMT.com All licensed amateur radio operators are welcome. Montanans who are interested in amateur radio, but unlicensed, are welcome. There is no age restriction on licensure.

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • 406 404-1996 • www.bacchuspub.com Join us for our weekly trivia night, Game Night Live is a leader in bar trivia and music bingo, putting on awesome games at local venues that everyone can enjoy.

BINGO 7pm • The Honey Hole • $10 • 18+ • 406.505.5558 • www. honeyholebozeman.com Bingo at The Honey Hole, 7-9pm $10 Buy in and Industry Night Food Specials + Prizes

SPORTS TRIVIA 7:30pm • Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E. Main St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9355 • www.rockingrbar.com For those looking for more sporty trivia questions this is it.

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

TUESDAY, FEB. 17

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

YOGA 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Join certified yoga instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45-minute flow.

CRIBBAGE NIGHT 5-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Join SHINE for cribbage night every Tuesday!

NONFICTION WRITERS GROUP 5:30-7:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress.

EXTREME HISTORY: HENRY SIEBEN - THE JOURNEY IN BUILDING A RANCHING LEGACY 6-7pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Discover Henry Sieben, a German teen who rose to become one of Montana’s most prominent ranchers with Ciara Ryan. Offered in partnership with The Extreme History Project.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 577-2403 • www.outlaw-brewing.com Our games are free to play and are for everyone who likes to play games and win prizes!

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Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come share music, poetry or whatever you like with us every Tuesday!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Colombo’s Pizza & Pasta, 1003 West College Street, Bozeman • (406) 587-5544 • www. colombospizzaandpasta.com/index.html Come play!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • It Will Always Be That Way Cocktail Lounge Come play!

TRIVIA TUESDAY 6pm • 406 Brewing, 308 East Main St Suite 406, Manhattan • FREE • All Ages • www.406brewingcompany.com The best trivia in the valley, with Stephen, the absolute GURU of trivia hosting. Every Tuesday at 406, just down the road in Manhattan. Catered by Crazy Torta Tacos.

KATABATIC MUSIC BINGO 6pm • Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 W Park St, Livingston • FREE to play • 21+ • (406) 333-2855 • katabaticbrewing.blogspot.com Hear a clip from a popular song. If you have that song on your card, mark it off. Rounds at 6PM and 7PM, 3 games per round (single line, double line, and blackout).

RISKY QUIZNESS 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com It’s a show. It’s a quiz show. It’s a comedy, quiz show! Every week has it’s own theme and expert hosts.

GENTLE YOGA 6:15-7:30pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $22 • www.wildwisdommt.com With over 11 years of teaching experience, Charlee will guide you through a slow, accessible practice to calm the mind and relax the body.

TUESDAY LIVE MUSIC 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 4064041996 • www.bacchuspub. com/menus Live music every Tuesday night from 7–9 PM with a rotating lineup of talented local artists!

“HAMNET” BFS 7-9pm • The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman • $9.75-$11.75 (plus fees) • PG13 • 4065855885 • www. bozemanflmsociety.org From Academy Award® winning writer/

director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. PG13.

13TH ANNUAL PROVOST’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SERIES: YVES IDZERDA, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS 7pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 994-2251 • www.museumoftherockies.org This series, which is free and open to the public, recognizes outstanding MSU faculty for their creative scholarship and leadership. Presenters will speak on inspirations for their work in talks suitable for professionals and the public. Lectures will be followed by a reception.

HAYES CARLL 7pm • The Elm • $32.45 $40.45 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Hayes Carll for a live concert performance with Ryan Montbleau.

KATABATIC MUSIC BINGO 7pm • Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 W Park St, Livingston • FREE to play • 21+ • (406) 333-2855 • katabaticbrewing.blogspot.com Hear a clip from a popular song. If you have that song on your card, mark it off. Rounds at 6PM and 7PM, 3 games per round (single line, double line, and blackout).

OPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Calling all artists, musicians, and lovers of local sound. Open Mic Night with Robby Hutto happens every Tuesday at 8 PM at Tips Up. Whether you’re ready to take the stage or just want to cheer on Big Sky’s up-and-coming talent, this is your chance to plug into the local music scene.

BONE DRY COMEDY HOUR OPEN MIC 8pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Bone Dry Comedy brings Open Mic night to Last Best Comedy. Our weekly open mic is a safe, friendly, supportive place to start your comedy journey, try new material, and connect to the Bozeman Stand up scene.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

QIGONG noon-1pm • Pilgrim Congregational Church • Donation Accepted: Suggested $5.00-10.00 • 4065800187 • www. arisebowenwork.com Join Barb and the Qigong community for some gentle stretching, mindful breathing and a series of flowing movements to increase strength, flexibility, balance and calm.

WHAT’S COOKING? WITH DR. JOE noon-1:15pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 12+ • (406) 5822400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Explore the benefits of better eating with Dr. Joe Sofianek, as he cooks up a healthy entree.

LIBRARY BOOK CLUB 3-4pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Dive into captivating stories, share insights, and connect with fellow book lovers.

READ WITH A DOG 4-5pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Kids can read with an Intermountain Therapy Dog each Wednesday afternoon.

MIDWEEK EATS - QUICK COMFORT 4-5pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All ages, under 12 with adult • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Cozy foods in under an hour.

INTERNATIONAL FOOD BAZAAR 4:30-7:30pm • Rendezvous Dining Pavilion • Adults $17 one dining hall, $25 two dining halls, ages 5-13 is $15, 4 and under FREE Culinary staples from more than 25 countries will be represented at the bazaar. MSU Culinary Services will prepare food for the event, which is put on with the support of the MSU Office of International Programs to celebrate the university’s diverse student body.

THE BOOMERANGS TRIO (MAT MAHAN, KATE BRYAN & MIKE HELLAND) 5-8pm • Bridger Brewing Company • FREE • All Ages • (406) 587-2124 • www.bridgerbrewing.com/bozeman Classic 70’s and 80’s tunes from multiple genres (Rock, Blues, Americana, Bluegrass, and Country).

RELAX & RECHARGE SOUND SPA 6-7pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $30 • www.wildwisdommt. com Experience a sound journey

DRINK AND DRAW 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come make art with us! Supplies provided.

PAINT & SIP + COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER FOR COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL 6-8pm • Gallatin River Lodge, 9105 Thorpe Rd, Bozeman • $50 • 2182341437 • aintabetterwaytopaint.com Paint your own “Love Birds” and support members of your local community! 25% of proceeds will be donated to Cottonwood Day School, Montana’s first and only private, non profit school for students with learning challenges.

TRIVIA NIGHT 6-8pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Trivia Night in the Back Lounge Grab a pint and some nachos... win some great prizes!

BRICE ASH TRIO 6-8pm • MAP Brewing Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman • (406) 587-4070 • www.mapbrewing.com Live music every Wednesday with our chili & cornbread special!

SHOW TIME ROCK’N BINGO W/ ROCKSTAR TRIVIA 6-8pm • It Will Always Be That Way Cocktail Lounge Come play!

CASUAL SETS 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www. lastbestcomedy.com Weekly Community Showcase Looking for more performance opportunities? Come play in this low-stake, experimental show. You can sign up as a team or an individual to get a 5-15 minute slot. First come, first served.

2 COLOR 3D PRINTING 6:30-7:45pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 12+ • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Learn how to create and set up two color 3D designs

SHOW TIME ROCK’N BINGO W/ ROCKSTAR TRIVIA 6:30-8:30pm • College Street Taproom Come play!

PECHA KUCHA 49 6:40pm • The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman • $9, $5.50 students at the door • (406) 585-5885 • www. theellentheatre.com PK is back with another eclectic evening of speakers! A native’s tour of Venezuela and Montana’s top music venues featured. Pecha Kucha (peh-chak-cha which means “chit-chat” in Japanese) offers anyone with a passion or a vision an opportunity to share their ideas with the community during a fast-paced, friendly social get-together.

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $5 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Current Events, Potpourri, Name That Tune, handouts and more. Nightly prize, plus a prize for the season long champions. Teams from 1-6 people. We are first come first serve. We do not accept reservations. Please get there early to ensure you get a table. Come on in, drink beer, eat dinner, have some fun and let’s Trivia!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 7-9pm • The Waypoint, 50 Ousel Falls Rd, Big Sky Come play!

WESTERN SWING WEDNESDAYS 7-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • Lessons $10 • 21+ after 9pm • (406) 219-0400 • www.thejumpmt.com There will be a great dance floor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman’s Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

THURSDAY, FEB. 19

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

INTRO TO COMPUTERIZED SEWING 10:15-11:45am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 12+ • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Learn how the Janome MC6650 Computerized Sewing Machine works and how you can use it in the Work Bench

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

GYROKINESIS - AN INTRODUCTION 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Discover the joy of movement in this gentle, seated class led by certified instructor Erin Groth, and designed to support spinal health, body awareness, and overall well-being.

GYROKINESIS - PROGRESSIVE PRACTICE 1:15-2:15pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org For those

with prior Gyrokinesis experience, certified instructor Erin Groth leads this dynamic class that expands into seated, standing, and floor-based sequences.

THIRSTY THORSDAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman $5 special drink all day. $5 off bottle fills (32 & 64 oz. only), and happy hour food all day!

AUCTION FOR THE ARTS: ARTI GRAS (A FUNDRAISING GALA) 5pm • Big Sky Center for the Arts • $225-$500 The most colorful fundraiser of the year! Join us for a festive evening supporting access to art education and community programming in Big Sky!

THE STAND-UP POP-UP; VALENTIME’S EDITION! 6-7pm • Apres Brewing • FREE • 21+ • 406-743-8263 • www.facebook.com We’re back! Bozeman’s own short-format, early evening stand-up comedy showcase returns to Apres Brewing for February’s shindig! Bozeman’s Molly Fulton and Billings’s Ken Palmer, Jessica May & Nicholas Rogers sling jokes! C’mon out!

BLUEGRASS JAM 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, sing or just enjoy.

PAINT & SIP + COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER FOR LOVE INC 6-8pm • Bar 3 Bar-B-Q, 119 E Main Street, Belgrade • $50 • 2182341437 • aintabetterwaytopaint.com Paint along and support members of your local community! 25% of all proceeds will be donated to Love In The Name of Christ. Love INC mobilizes local churches to offer a holistic approach to care for people in all areas of life.

THREE FORKS MUSIC NIGHT WITH TESSY LOU 6-8pm • Bridger Brewing Pub + Grill, 10751 Hwy 287, Three Forks • No cover • 406-200-9354 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Country

STANDUP COMEDY 6-8pm • Willie’s Distillery, 312 Main St, Ennis • $23.18 • (406) 682-4117 • williesdistillery.com Join us for an evening full of laughs and good vibes. This in-person comedy show brings together some of the funniest comics around to keep you entertained all night long. Whether you’re a comedy fan or just looking for a fun night out, this event is a perfect way to unwind and enjoy great humor in a cool setting.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Bozeman Spirits Distillery Come play!

GRAVE MORTALITY W/ NIKKI 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Three-part lecture series exploring the dark and often unsettling origins of modern public health

GATHER & GROW: SIMPLE MEAL PREP & BULK PANTRY PLANNING 6:30-7:30pm • Community Food Co-Op Main & 9th, 908 W. Main St., Bozeman • FREE • (406) 587-4039 • www.bozo.coop Join Nutrition Professional Brooke Heller to learn how to shop the bulk section with intention!

THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUB 6:30-8pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • FREE • Young adults and adults • (406) 388-4346 • www.belgradelibrary.org Book discussion, opinion-sharing, refreshments, and lots of fun! The 3rd

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

Thursday Book Club meets each month at 6:30 PM. It is open to young adult and up in age, and new members are always welcome. To pick up a copy of this month’s selection, just ask at the Information Desk.

PECHA KUCHA 49 6:40pm • The Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., Bozeman • $9, $5.50 students at the door • (406) 585-5885 • www. theellentheatre.com PK is back with another eclectic evening of speakers! A native’s tour of Venezuela and Montana’s top music venues featured. Pecha Kucha (peh-chak-cha which means “chit-chat” in Japanese) offers anyone with a passion or a vision an opportunity to share their ideas with the community during a fast-paced, friendly social get-together.

COSMIC TUBING 7-9pm • Yellowstone Alliance Adventures • $25 Adults; Children 12 & under $20 • All Ages • 406-763-4727 • www. yaacamp.org/events Cosmic Tubing combines the excitement of speeding down the hill with the magic of lights and music for a winter experience like no other.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 7-9pm • Gravel Bar Come play!

RYAN LITTLEEAGLE 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the local country artist Ryan LittleEagle.

MSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BOBCATS VS WEBER STATE 7pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • $12-$18 • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com MSU women’s basketball game

THURSDAY NIGHT OUT! 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 / $5 for MSU Students • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com New and exciting improv shows

DAMN DUO 9pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com The Damn Duo is the acoustic, stripped down version of Dammit Lauren!, a rock band from Big Sky, Montana

STAND-UP WITH DAVE FULTON

Two Shows: Feb 20 - Last Best Comedy

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

WINTER CRAZY DAYS 10am • Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman Over 100 downtown merchants are offering unbelievable end-ofwinter sales! Don’t miss this great chance to save on those items you have wanted all winter long!

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

COMMUNITY MEETING 6-7pm • Bozeman Dharma Center • FREE • 4062192140 • www.bozemandharmacenter.org The Bozeman Dharma Center’s annual community meeting is an opportunity for the board members and staff of the BDC to share the organization’s goals and get feedback from the community.

LANTERN PUPPET PETTING ZOO & MINI PARADE BY RANDOM ACTS OF SILLINESS 6-7:30pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • FREE, with donations appreciated! • All Ages • 406-600-2184 • www.randomactsofsilliness.com This new event will allow attendees meet the large lantern puppets up close, and for little ones to have their own parade in a more easily accessible environment.

CELTIC MUSIC LIVE 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Join us for Celtic music! A full 6 piece ensemble plays Celtic classics. Enjoy some delicious mead as well as Scandinavian-inspired cuisine!

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ 7-9pm • gute Laune, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 404-7911 • gutelaunewurstbar. com Live Jazz Every Friday! Featuring a rotating line up of some of the best musicians SW Montana has to offer! Hosted by Alex Robilotta.

THE CURATORS 7-9:30pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $39.19 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater. com An original sci-fi theatrical work written by Bozeman’s Olivia Olson. In the mid-2400s, humanity gets one last chance—this time on Planet 6 Sirius.

JOE ROBINSON 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $25 advance, $30 day of show • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com World-renowned guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter from Australia

IAN MUNSICK: THE EAGLE FLIES FREE TOUR 7pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • $39.50-$59.50 • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com Country music. With Jake Worthington and Tyler Nance.

FRIDAY NIGHT STAND-UP WITH DAVE FULTON 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $24 ($30 at the door) • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy. com Dave Fulton is based in London and has performed in 25 different countries.

WESTERN ROOTS BIG SKY COUNTRY DANCE SERIES 8-11pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N. Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Grab your boots and join us for a night filled with fun, friends, and plenty of dancing—line dancing AND swing dancing.

BUFFALO TRAFFIC JAM - SOLD OUT 8-11pm • The Westerner, 304 Mill St., Gallatin Gateway • SOLD OUT • 21+ • thewesternermt.com Buffalo Traffic Jam is a folk band born in the heart of Bozeman, Montana, where its members, Frankie Cassidy and Nathan Ross, first crossed paths as students at Montana State University. United by a love for storytelling and the raw beauty of acoustic sound, they began crafting music that evokes wide-open landscapes and the emotions that live quietly beneath the surface of everyday life.

FLOAT LIKE A BUFFALO - FROM RED ROCKS TO BOZEMAN! 8-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • FREE • 21+ • 4062190400 • thejumpmt.com Colorado’s Float Like a Buffalo thunders into town with a free-range jam sound that roams from funk-soaked grooves to rock-and-roll grit without ever touching the brakes. Known for high-energy shows (Including Red Rocks) and fearless improvisation!

LENA MARIE SCHIFFER ALBUM RELEASE 8pm • Live From the Divide, 627 East Peach Street, Bozeman • $45 • livefromthedivide. com MOVED TO FEB 21 @ THE WESTERNER

KAILEY MARIE 9-11pm • Grey Dog Bar, 34 N Bozeman Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 404-1014 • www.thegreydogbar. com Old Time/Outlaw Country, Bluegrass, Hip Hop, and Soul Inspired Sounds

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PEARLS 9pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Montana’s Favorite Live Country Music Band!

FRIDAY NIGHT STAND-UP WITH DAVE FULTON 9pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $24 ($30 at the door) • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy. com Dave Fulton is based in London and has performed in 25 different countries.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

R.U.F.A BOZEMAN (RUNNING UP FOR AIR) - DRINKING HORSE 6am-6pm • Drinking Horse Trail, Bridger Canyon Drive, Bozeman • $75-$125 • gvlt.org Run or hike as many laps as you can up/down Drinking Horse Mountain in 3, 6, or 12 hours!

FRIENDS & FOUNDATION USED BOOK SALE 10am-5pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Used Book Sale

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS

0am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

WINTER CRAZY DAYS 10am • Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman Over 100 downtown merchants are offering unbelievable end-ofwinter sales! Don’t miss this great chance to save on those items you have wanted all winter long!

RAPTOR MEET AND GREET 10am • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with membership/ admission • All Ages • 4069942251 • mor.ticketapp.org Meet the incredible birds of prey that serve as ambassadors from the Montana Raptor Conservation Center.

BOZEMAN SYMPHONY’S FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT

10:30-11:30am • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 4065859774 • www.bozemansymphony.org The Bozeman Symphony presents its free Community Concert featuring Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony. The program is designed for children ages 5–12 and provides an engaging introduction to the orchestra.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto

• FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

BOZEMAN SYMPHONY’S FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT 1-2pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 4065859774 • www.bozemansymphony.org The Bozeman Symphony presents its free Community Concert featuring Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony. The program is designed for children ages 5–12 and provides an engaging introduction to the orchestra.

LIVE JAZZ 2-4pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Live jazz every Saturday afternoon.

APRÈS SKI WITH DJ FRANCESCA CLOUD 4-7pm • Lone Mountain Ranch, 750 Lone Mountain Ranch Rd, Big Sky • FREE • 21+ • lonemountainranch.com Après Ski Every Saturday — Open to the Public! Bison Brats, Champagne, Caviar, DJ Francesca Cloud

SPARKLES & SPURS, MISS TEEN RODEO MONTANA 2026 GALA - EMILIE TORGERSON 5-9pm • Gallatin County Fairgrounds, Pavilion #1 • $50 • All Ages • 406-446-3645 Social hour from 5-6:30. Dinner served at 6:30. There will be a live and silent auction, live music by Montana-based singer and songwriter Amanda Stewart and more.

MENAGERIE OF THE IMAGINARY LANTERN PARADE PRESENTED BY RANDOM ACTS OF SILLINESS 6-7pm • Gallatin Regional Park • FREE, with donations appreciated! • All Ages • 406-6002184 • www.randomactsofsilliness.com The 3rd annual lantern parade will take place at Gallatin Regional Park! Save the date so you can attend, either as a parade participant or viewer!

BELGREAT BASH 6-9pm • Yellowstone Landing • $49.87 Belgreat Bash - where every bite, bid, and laugh helps support programs that make Belgrade a great place to live.

THE CURATORS 7-9:30pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $39.19 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater. com An original sci-fi theatrical work written by Bozeman’s Olivia Olson. In the mid-2400s, humanity gets one last chance—this time on Planet 6 Sirius.

STILGONE 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $20 advance, $25 day of show • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com STiLGONE is an intergalactic dirtbag soul band from Bozeman.

BALLROOM DANCE BOZEMAN BLACK & WHITE BALL 7-10pm • Bozeman Senior Center, 807 N. Tracy Ave, Bozeman • $30 per person (included in Season Pass) • www.ballroomdancebozeman. org 2025 Historic Preservation Award-winning Ballroom Dance

Bozeman Invites You to Their BLACK & WHITE BALL! Enjoy an elegant night of dancing at this distinguished legacy’s annual formal Gala! Their biggest fundraiser of the season. Singles/Couples welcome. You don’t need to be an expert dancer to attend. Formal Attire, plus clean (not outside) dance shoes

MADDY O’NEAL 7pm • The ELM • $33 - $36 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Maddy O’Neal for a live concert performance.

NOTORIOUS BOZ W/ CAITLIN QUISENBERRY 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Notorious BOZ is a long-form improv show that celebrates the city of Bozeman, its history and its incredible citizens.

ICE HOCKEY: BOZEMAN ICEDOGS VS GREAT FALLS AMERICANS 7:30pm • Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov

LENA MARIE SCHIFFER ALBUM RELEASE 8pm • Live From the Divide, The Westerner, Bozeman • $45 • livefromthedivide.com Folk singer-songwriter from Livingston, Montana

BICHOTA - LADIES NIGHT 9-11pm • Grey Dog Bar, 34 N Bozeman Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 404-1014 • www.thegreydogbar.com Ladies Night

WHIZ BANG! 9pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Whiz BANG! is an explosion of intoxicating comedy!

SUNDAY, FEB. 22

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

WINTER CRAZY DAYS 10am • Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman Over 100 downtown merchants are offering unbelievable end-ofwinter sales! Don’t miss this great chance to save on those items you have wanted all winter long!

SUNDAY STUDENT STUDY DAY 11am-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Study with SHINE during their Sunday Student Study Day! Enjoy 2 for $5 tacos all day until May.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

FRIENDS & FOUNDATION USED BOOK SALE 1-5pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Used Book Sale

THE CURATORS 3-5:30pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $39.19 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater. com An original sci-fi theatrical work written by Bozeman’s Olivia Olson. In the mid-2400s, humanity gets one last chance—this time on Planet 6 Sirius.

BOARD GAME DAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Bring in a game and every player gets a free 4oz pour!

CELTIC MUSIC JAM 3:30-5:30pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, listen or dance to classic Celtic tunes! Happy hour food and drinks as well!

PAINT & SIP 4-6pm • Bar 3 Bar-B-Q, 119 E Main Street, Belgrade • $47 • 2182341437 • aintabetterwaytopaint.com Paint your own ski slope scene, all materials will be provided - including stencils of the little skiers. Just grab a ticket online to save your seat: aintabetterwaytopaint.com

HARMONY & HEALING SOUND BATH 6-7pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $30 • www.wildwisdommt.com Experience harmony and healing with a tranquil sound bath.

GALLIVANT 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Omaha-based rock trio “Gallivant”.

SOBER SUNDAY : COME BACK K! 7-10pm • Labor Temple, 422 E Mendenhall St, Bozeman • $10 • All Ages • 4065795412 • events. sellout.io Local indie rockers Come Back K! hit the stage for Sober Sunday at the Labor Temple!

KRONOS QUARTET 7:30pm • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, 45465 Gallatin Road, Big Sky • $28-$58 • 406-995-6345 • www.warrenmillerpac.org The definitive string quartet

MONDAY, FEB. 23

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

MENAGERIE OF THE IMAGINARY LANTERN PARADE PRESENTED BY RANDOM ACTS OF SILLINESS Feb 21 - Gallatin Regional Park

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com With Picture Rounds, Sound Rounds, Word Jumbles and more.. There’s Something for Everyone.

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • 406 404-1996 • www.bacchuspub.com Join us for our weekly trivia night, Game Night Live is a leader in bar trivia and music bingo, putting on awesome games at local venues that everyone can enjoy.

SPORTS TRIVIA 7:30pm • Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E. Main St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9355 • www.rockingrbar.com For those looking for more sporty trivia questions this is it.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

TUESDAY,

FEB. 24

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

YOGA 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Join certified yoga instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45-minute flow.

GRIEF, LOSS, AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP 4:305:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • no cost • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Find strength meeting others experiencing grief and loss in any form. Led by Kim Barrett, a Spiritual Care and Bereavement Counselor. Offered in partnership with Eden Hospice.

CRIBBAGE NIGHT 5-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Join SHINE for cribbage night every Tuesday!

COOKIE DECORATING: ROYAL ICING 5:30-7pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Learn how to use royal icing to decorate cookies with Mara Severson from Sweet E Cookie Company. Registration required. Walk-ins for no show registrants will be accepted 10 minutes after the program starts.

NONFICTION WRITERS GROUP 5:30-7:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Outlaw Brewing, 2876 N 27th, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 577-2403 • www.outlaw-brewing.com Our games are free to play and are for everyone who likes to play games and win prizes!

OPEN MIC 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come share music, poetry or whatever you like with us every Tuesday!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Colombo’s Pizza & Pasta, 1003 West College Street, Bozeman • (406) 587-5544 • www. colombospizzaandpasta.com/index.html Come play!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • It Will Always Be That Way Cocktail Lounge Come play!

TRIVIA TUESDAY 6pm • 406 Brewing, 308 East Main St Suite 406, Manhattan • FREE • All Ages • www.406brewingcompany.com The best trivia in the valley, with Stephen, the absolute GURU of trivia hosting. Every Tuesday at 406, just down the road in Manhattan. Catered by Crazy Torta Tacos.

KATABATIC MUSIC BINGO 6pm • Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 W Park St, Livingston • FREE to play • 21+ • (406) 333-2855 • katabaticbrewing.blogspot.com Hear a clip from a popular song. If you have that song on your card, mark it off. Rounds at 6PM and 7PM, 3 games per round (single line, double line, and blackout).

RISKY QUIZNESS 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com It’s a show. It’s a quiz show. It’s a comedy, quiz show! Every week has it’s own theme and expert hosts.

GENTLE YOGA 6:15-7:30pm • Wild Wisdom Restorative, 7 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman • $22 • www.wildwisdommt.com With over 11 years of teaching experience, Charlee will guide you through a slow, accessible practice to calm the mind and relax the body.

TUESDAY LIVE MUSIC 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 4064041996 • www.bacchuspub. com/menus Live music every Tuesday night from 7–9 PM with a rotating lineup of talented local artists!

KATABATIC MUSIC BINGO 7pm • Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 W Park St, Livingston • FREE to play • 21+ • (406) 333-2855 • katabaticbrewing.blogspot.com Hear a clip from a popular song. If you have that song on your card, mark it off. Rounds at 6PM and 7PM, 3 games per round (single line, double line, and blackout).

OPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com Calling all artists, musicians, and lovers of local sound. Open Mic Night with Robby Hutto happens every Tuesday at 8 PM at Tips Up. Whether you’re ready to take the stage or just want to cheer on Big Sky’s up-and-coming talent, this is your chance to plug into the local music scene.

BONE DRY COMEDY HOUR OPEN MIC 8pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com Bone Dry Comedy brings Open Mic night to Last Best Comedy. Our weekly open mic is a safe, friendly, supportive place to start your comedy journey, try new material, and connect to the Bozeman Stand up scene.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

QIGONG noon-1pm • Pilgrim Congregational Church • Donation Accepted: Suggested $5.00-10.00 • 4065800187 • www. arisebowenwork.com Join Barb and the Qigong community for some gentle stretching, mindful breathing and a series of flowing movements to increase strength, flexibility, balance and calm.

READ WITH A DOG 4-5pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www. bozemanlibrary.org Kids can read with an Intermountain Therapy Dog each Wednesday afternoon.

DRINK AND DRAW 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come make art with us! Supplies provided.

TRIVIA NIGHT 6-8pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • FREE • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Trivia Night in the Back Lounge Grab a pint and some nachos... win some great prizes!

EDIS 6-8pm • MAP Brewing Co, 510 Manley Rd, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • 406-581-5013 • www.mapbrewing.com Live music every Wednesday with our chili & cornbread special!

SHOW TIME ROCK’N BINGO W/ ROCKSTAR TRIVIA 6-8pm • It Will Always Be That Way Cocktail Lounge Come play!

CASUAL SETS 6pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • FREE • 18+ • 4062193933 • www. lastbestcomedy.com Weekly Community Showcase Looking for more performance opportunities? Come play in this low-stake, experimental show. You can sign up as a team or an individual to get a 5-15 minute slot. First come, first served.

SHOW TIME ROCK’N BINGO W/ ROCKSTAR TRIVIA 6:30-8:30pm • College Street Taproom Come play!

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $5 • (406) 222-3628 • www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com Current Events, Potpourri, Name That Tune, handouts and more. Nightly prize, plus a prize for the season long champions. Teams from 1-6 people. We are first come first serve. We do not accept reservations. Please get there early to ensure you get a table. Come on in, drink beer, eat dinner, have some fun and let’s Trivia!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 7-9pm • The Waypoint, 50 Ousel Falls Rd, Big Sky Come play!

WESTERN SWING WEDNESDAYS 7-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • Lessons $10 • 21+ after 9pm • (406) 219-0400 • www.thejumpmt.com There will be a great dance floor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman’s Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes.

NEKO CASE 7pm • The ELM • $54 - $83 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Neko Case for a live in concert performance with Destroyer.

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

THURSDAY, FEB. 26

2026 NOMA SKI WEEKEND Big Sky Resort, 50 Big Sky Resort Rd, Big Sky • $268.61 • (800) 548-4486 • bigskyresort.com Join us as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the NOMA Ski Weekend,

where stunning alpine views, adrenaline-packed runs, and meaningful connection come together in one extraordinary experience.

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

INTRO TO 3D PRINTING 10:15-11:45am • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • 12+ • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Learn the basics of 3D printing and how to use the 3D printer in the Work Bench. Registration is required. Registrants must complete a Work Bench waiver and obtain a Work Bench card prior to this class.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

GYROKINESIS - AN INTRODUCTION 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Discover the joy of movement in this gentle, seated class led by certified instructor Erin Groth, and designed to support spinal health, body awareness, and overall well-being.

GYROKINESIS - PROGRESSIVE PRACTICE 1:15-2:15pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org For those with prior Gyrokinesis experience, certified instructor Erin Groth leads this dynamic class that expands into seated, standing, and floor-based sequences.

THIRSTY THORSDAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman $5 special drink all day. $5 off bottle fills (32 & 64 oz. only), and happy hour food all day!

COSMIC NIGHT SKI 4:30-8pm • Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, 16621 Bridger Canyon Rd, Bozeman • (406) 586-9690 • www. crosscutmt.org The cosmic lights will be on from 4:30-8pm. Dress up, bring your family & friends, and stop in the Nordic and Trail Center for glow sticks and glitter before you hit the trails! Need your own sparkle? We’re selling @_adorndesigns glitter this year!! �� Discounted tickets and rentals are available.

BEAVERS, BEACONS OF HOPE, AN AUTHOR TALK WITH LEILA PHILIP 5:30pm • Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman • Included with membership, $5/non-member • All Ages • 4069942251 • mor.ticketapp.org New York Times bestselling author Leila Philip will discuss the writing of Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America, how she discovered beavers, what went into researching and writing this critically acclaimed book, and the role beavers play!

BLUEGRASS JAM 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, sing or just enjoy.

THREE FORKS MUSIC NIGHT WITH KEVIN CLARKE 6-8pm • Bridger Brewing Pub + Grill, 10751 Hwy 287, Three Forks • No cover • 406-200-9354 • www.bridgerbrewing.com Solo singer, songwriter and entertainer who plays the 12 string guitar.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Bozeman Spirits Distillery Come play!

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 7-9pm • Gravel Bar Come play! THE CURATORS 7-9:30pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $39.19 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater. com An original sci-fi theatrical work written by Bozeman’s Olivia Olson. In the mid-2400s, humanity gets one last chance—this time on Planet 6 Sirius.

ELLA RAE COLE 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With Admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Bozeman-based singer-songwriter Ella Rae Cole.

DAMN TALL BUILDINGS WITH KAILEY MARIE 7-11pm • The Filling Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman • $15 Presale - $20 at the Door • 21+ • 4062093556 • events.sellout.io Damn Tall Buildings is a celebrated folk-bluegrass band based in Brooklyn, known for their soulful melodies and intricate instrumentals. Kailey Marie is Bozeman based and will be performing as a duo. Doors at 6 pm - Music at 7 pm sharp!

OPIUO 7pm • The ELM • $47 - $77 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome OPIUO for a live in concert performance with Cool Customer and rSUN.

MSU MEN’S BASKETBALL: BOBCATS VS PORTLAND STATE 7pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • (406) 994CATS • www.brickbreeden.com MSU men’s basketball game

THURSDAY NIGHT OUT! 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 / $5 for MSU Students • 18+ • 4062193933 • www.lastbestcomedy.com New and exciting improv shows

GENTLE PLUCKS: BACH & BEYOND -- PRESENTED BY BAROQUE MUSIC MONTANA 7:30-8:30pm • Cikan House • General Admission $32; Students $5 • All Ages • 406-579-6825 • baroquemusicmontana.org Baroque Music Montana reunites friends from Juilliard for a program featuring dazzling works by a harpsichordist from Spain, joined by baroque violinist Carrie Krause in obligato sonatas by J.S. Bach.

BEN LARSON DUO 9pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com It’s that backwoods, barnyard animal, Philipsburg Montana sound!

FRIDAY, FEB. 27

2026 NOMA SKI WEEKEND Big Sky Resort, 50 Big Sky Resort Rd, Big Sky • $268.61 • (800) 548-4486 • bigskyresort.com Join us as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the NOMA Ski Weekend, where stunning alpine views, adrenaline-packed runs, and meaningful connection come together in one extraordinary experience.

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

GREATER YELLOWSTONE EVENTS CALENDAR

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

SWITCH-IT-UP FRIDAYS (TEENS) 4-6pm • Belgrade Community Library, 106 N Broadway, Belgrade • Teens • (406) 388-4346 • www. belgradelibrary.org Relax with some video games and snacks at the Library! Bring your own Nintendo Switch or play on our system. For grades 6 - 12. No sign-up necessary.

COSMIC TUBING 5:30-7:30pm • Yellowstone Alliance Adventures • $25 Adults; Children 12 & under $20 • All Ages • 406-7634727 • www.yaacamp.org/events Cosmic Tubing combines the excitement of speeding down the hill with the magic of lights and music for a winter experience like no other.

CELTIC MUSIC LIVE 6-8pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Join us for Celtic music! A full 6 piece ensemble plays Celtic classics. Enjoy some delicious mead as well as Scandinavian-inspired cuisine!

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL 6-8:30pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • $15 • PG-13 • 406 539-3153 • www. bozemanchildrenstheatre.com/tickets2 Heathers: The Musical is a dark comedy that tackles high-school cliques, bullying, and peer pressure with humor and heart. While satirical in tone, the story invites reflection on kindness, accountability, and the importance of speaking up. PG-13

AFTER HOURS OPENING CELEBRATION 6-10pm • FREE Join us for the Santal After Hours Opening Celebration – vibes, drinks, and good times all night!

SPELLBOUND 6pm • Kimpton Armory Hotel, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • $175 • (406) 551-7702 • www.armoryhotelbzn.com Step into a world where fairytales come to life. A masquerade ball to benefit Montana Ballet Company.

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ 7-9pm • gute Laune, 10 West Main St, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 404-7911 • gutelaunewurstbar. com Live Jazz Every Friday! Featuring a rotating line up of some of the best musicians SW Montana has to offer! Hosted by Alex Robilotta.

THE CURATORS 7-9:30pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $39.19 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater. com An original sci-fi theatrical work written by Bozeman’s Olivia Olson. In the mid-2400s, humanity gets one last chance—this time on Planet 6 Sirius.

OSCAR SHORTS DOUBLE-FEATURE | BFS 7-9:30pm • The Ellen Theatre • $9.75-$15 (plus fees) • PG13 • 4065819704 • www. bozemanflmsociety.org Showcasing the best short films from around the world, the 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Shorts presents feature-length programs dedicated to each Academy Award® Short Film category: Animated and Live Action.

710 ASHBURY 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $25 advance, $30 day of show • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com A 4-piece band from Helena, Montana committed to preserving the legacy of the Grateful Dead

FRIDAY NIGHT STAND-UP WITH CHRIS FAIRBANKS 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $24 ($30 at the door) • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy. com Chris Fairbanks has delighted audiences for more than two decades in comedy clubs across the country and on Comedy Central, TruTV, TBS, Fox and Amazon.

BOZEMAN STINGERS HOCKEY – HOME GAME VS SUN VALLEY

SUNS 7:30-10pm • Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black, Bozeman • $6.50-$16.50 10 and under FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Join the Bozeman Stinger for a high-energy BDHL hockey showdown against the Sun Valley Suns.

RENT 7:30pm • Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., Livingston • $25 Adult, $13 Youth, $19 College/Senior/Military/ Educator • 406-222-1420 • www.theshanecenter.org Set in New York’s East Village, RENT is a raw and exhilarating story about love, friendship, and finding your voice. This special production will appear in both Livingston and Bozeman - an anthem for living boldly in the now.

COSMIC TUBING 8-10pm • Yellowstone Alliance Adventures • $25 Adults; Children 12 & under $20 • All Ages • 406-763-4727 • www. yaacamp.org/events Cosmic Tubing combines the excitement of speeding down the hill with the magic of lights and music for a winter experience like no other.

BRANDON HALE & THE DIRTY SHAME 8-11pm • The Jump, 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway • FREE • 21+ • 4062190400 • thejumpmt.com Brandon Hale and The Dirty Shame bring a road-worn blend of outlaw country and raw Americana, shaped by backroom bars, busted jukeboxes, and long Montana nights. Raised on the rebel spirit of Waylon, Willie, Merle, and Hank Jr.

EMO NITE 8pm • The ELM • $27 - $65 • All Ages • (406) 830-4640 • logjampresents.com Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Emo Nite for a live in concert performance.

THE FOG 9-11pm • Grey Dog Bar, 34 N Bozeman Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 404-1014 • www.thegreydogbar.com Five-piece

Rock & Roll band from Bozeman. Playing mostly covers from the 60’s & 70’s and a smattering of originals and other great tunes.

SCRATCHIN GRAVEL TRIO 9pm • Tips Up, 76 Town Center Ave Unit A1, Big Sky • (406) 995-2773 • www.tipsupbigsky.com

Scratchin’ Gravel are an acoustic group from Southwest Montana, blending rich vocal harmonies, driving rhythms, and a mix of stringed instruments to create their signature take on bluegrass music,

FRIDAY NIGHT STAND-UP WITH CHRIS FAIRBANKS 9pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $24 ($30 at the door) • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy. com Chris Fairbanks has delighted audiences for more than two decades in comedy clubs across the country and on Comedy Central, TruTV, TBS, Fox and Amazon.

SATURDAY, FEB. 28

2026 NOMA SKI WEEKEND Big Sky Resort, 50 Big Sky Resort Rd, Big Sky • $268.61 • (800) 548-4486 • bigskyresort.com Join us as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the NOMA Ski Weekend, where stunning alpine views, adrenaline-packed runs, and meaningful connection come together in one extraordinary experience.

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

BRIDGER BREWSKIS AND SPURS 11am-9pm • Bridger Brewing Pub + Grill, 10751 Hwy 287, Three Forks • 406-200-9354 • www. bridgerbrewing.com We’re bringing a new kind of Montana winter tradition to life. Together with KH Horse Consulting, we’re hosting a skijoring event that combines skiing, snowboarding, and horsepower with community, craft beer, and local flavor.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto • FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL 1-3:30pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • $15 • PG-13 • 406 539-3153 • www. bozemanchildrenstheatre.com/tickets2 Heathers: The Musical is a dark comedy that tackles high-school cliques, bullying, and peer pressure with humor and heart. While satirical in tone, the story invites reflection on kindness, accountability, and the importance of speaking up. PG-13

LIVE JAZZ 2-4pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Live jazz every Saturday afternoon.

APRÈS SKI WITH DJ FRANCESCA CLOUD 4-7pm • Lone Mountain Ranch, 750 Lone Mountain Ranch Rd, Big Sky • FREE • 21+ • lonemountainranch.com Après Ski Every Saturday — Open to the Public! Bison Brats, Champagne, Caviar, DJ Francesca Cloud

KIT COMEDY LIVE! W/ DJ SIFI 4pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $10 • All Ages • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Join us for an ALL AGES COMEDY SHOWDOWN!

ICE HOCKEY: BOZEMAN ICEDOGS VS BUTTE IRISH 5:45pm • Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black, Bozeman • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Ice hockey game

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL 6-8:30pm • Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., Bozeman • $15 • PG-13 • 406 539-3153 • www. bozemanchildrenstheatre.com/tickets2 Heathers: The Musical is a dark comedy that tackles high-school cliques, bullying, and peer pressure with humor and heart. While satirical in tone, the story invites reflection on kindness, accountability, and the importance of speaking up. PG-13

THE CURATORS 7-9:30pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $39.19 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater. com An original sci-fi theatrical work written by Bozeman’s Olivia Olson. In the mid-2400s, humanity gets one last chance—this time on Planet 6 Sirius.

710 ASHBURY 7-10pm • Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston • $25 advance, $30 day of show • (406) 222-3628 • www. pinecreeklodgemontana.com A 4-piece band from Helena, Montana committed to preserving the legacy of the Grateful Dead

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY LIVE 7-11pm • Armory Music Hall, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman • $55 advance, $65 day of show • www.armorymusichall.com Legendary hip-hop icons

NOTORIOUS BOZ W/ JIN-JU JAHNS 7pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Notorious BOZ is a long-form improv show that celebrates the city of Bozeman, its history and its incredible citizens.

BOZEMAN STINGERS HOCKEY – HOME GAME VS SUN VALLEY SUNS 7:30-10pm • Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black, Bozeman • $6.50-$16.50 10 and under FREE • All Ages • (406) 582-3270 • www.gallatin.mt.gov Join the Bozeman Stinger for a high-energy BDHL hockey showdown against the Sun Valley Suns.

RENT 7:30pm • Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., Livingston • $25 Adult, $13 Youth, $19 College/Senior/Military/ Educator • 406-222-1420 • www.theshanecenter.org Set in New York’s East Village, RENT is a raw and exhilarating story about love, friendship, and finding your voice. This special production will appear in both Livingston and Bozeman - an anthem for living boldly in the now.

K-POP NIGHT 9-11pm • Grey Dog Bar, 34 N Bozeman Ave, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 404-1014 • www.thegreydogbar. com K-Pop Night

WHIZ BANG! 9pm • Last Best Comedy, 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman • $15 • 18+ • (406) 219-3933 • lastbestcomedy.com Whiz BANG! is an explosion of intoxicating comedy!

SUNDAY, MAR. 1

2026 NOMA SKI WEEKEND Big Sky Resort, 50 Big Sky Resort Rd, Big Sky • $268.61 • (800) 548-4486 • bigskyresort.com Join us as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the NOMA Ski Weekend, where stunning alpine views, adrenaline-packed runs, and meaningful connection come together in one experience.

BIG KID STEAM PLAY - AIRTOOBZ ENGINEERING 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • 5-11 • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Harness the power of air to send colorful balls whizzing around the room.

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

BRIDGER BREWSKIS AND SPURS 11am-9pm • Bridger Brewing Pub + Grill, 10751 Hwy 287, Three Forks • 406-200-9354 • www. bridgerbrewing.com We’re bringing a new kind of Montana winter tradition to life. Together with KH Horse Consulting, we’re hosting a skijoring event that combines skiing, snowboarding, and horsepower with community, craft beer, and local flavor.

SUNDAY STUDENT STUDY DAY 11am-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Study with SHINE during their Sunday Student Study Day! Enjoy 2 for $5 tacos all day until May.

MATTHEW BARNEY: REDOUBT noon-5pm • Tinworks at Rialto

• FREE • All Ages • www.tinworksart.org Filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains by the renowned artist Matthew Barney, “Redoubt” blends classical mythology with the contemporary American West, loosely following the myth of Diana, goddess of the hunt, reimagined as a modern-day marksman.

MONTANA CHORAL ARTISTS - SON OF GOD CONCERT 3-4pm

• Holy Rosary Church, 220 West Main Street , Bozeman • $20 • All Ages • (406) 548-8337 • montanachoralartists.com The Montana Choral Artists chamber choir conducted by Jon Harney will perform selections by Handel, Allegri and Whitbourn and will feature MSU Saxophone Professor Wonki Lee on James Whitbourn’s jazzy and contemplative Son of God Mass.

THE CURATORS 3-5:30pm • Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, Suite 107, Bozeman • $39.19 • (406) 587-9797 • vergetheater. com An original sci-fi theatrical work written by Bozeman’s Olivia Olson. In the mid-2400s, humanity gets one last chance—this time on Planet 6 Sirius.

BOARD GAME DAY 3-9pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Bring in a game and every player gets a free 4oz pour!

RENT 3pm • Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., Livingston • $25 Adult, $13 Youth, $19 College/Senior/Military/ Educator • 406-222-1420 • www.theshanecenter.org Set in New York’s East Village, RENT is a raw and exhilarating story about love, friendship, and finding your voice. This special production will appear in both Livingston and Bozeman - an anthem for living boldly in the now.

CELTIC MUSIC JAM 3:30-5:30pm • Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive Unit B, Bozeman Come play, listen or dance to classic Celtic tunes! Happy hour food and drinks as well!

10TH ANNUAL MOMS LIKE ME 4-7pm • The Elm • $20 • Adults only, babes in arms welcome. • (406) 224-5530 • my.onecause.com Moms Like Me has become a well-loved, community event for mothers and families in the greater Bozeman area to raise awareness about perinatal mental health, normalize the expectations of the perinatal period, and strengthen support networks.

53RD ANNUAL TROUTFEST 5-10pm • MSU SUB Ballroom, 280 strand Union, Bozeman • (406) 994-3081 • www.montana.edu Join Madison-Gallatin Trout Unlimited at their upcoming banquet and only fundraising event of the year. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to MGTU to help conserve, protect, and restore southwest Montana’s cold water fisheries.

THE SCURRY 7-10pm • Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness, 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners • With admission • All Ages • 4065866492 • bozemanhotsprings.co Live music while you soak! Featuring the Bozeman-based rock group “The Scurry”

MONDAY, MAR. 2

TEEN CORNER EXPLORATION - FOLDED BOOK HEDGEHOGS 10am-6pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Teens • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Make a bookshelf buddy with upcycled folded books.

GAME NIGHT LIVE TRIVIA 6-8pm • Wildrye Distilling, 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman • FREE • 21+ • (406) 577-2288 • www.wildryedistilling.com With Picture Rounds, Sound Rounds, Word Jumbles and more.. There’s Something for Everyone.

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9pm • Bacchus Pub, 105 W Main St, Bozeman • 406 404-1996 • www.bacchuspub.com Join us for our weekly trivia night, Game Night Live is a leader in bar trivia and music bingo, putting on awesome games at local venues that everyone can enjoy.

BINGO 7-9pm • The Honey Hole • $10 • 18+ • 406.505.5558 • www.honeyholebozeman.com Bingo at The Honey Hole, 7-9pm $10 Buy in and Industry Night Food Specials + Prizes

MSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BOBCATS VS NORTHERN ARIZONA 7pm • Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman • (406) 994-CATS • www.brickbreeden.com MSU women’s basketball game

SPORTS TRIVIA 7:30pm • Rockin’ R Bar, 211 E. Main St, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-9355 • www.rockingrbar.com For those looking for more sporty trivia questions this is it.

GAYS ON BLADES 8-10pm • Len Hill Park, 33 Lone Peak Dr, Big Sky • FREE Come and ice with us on our free community ice rink

OPEN MIC 9pm • The Haufbrau, 22 S 8th Ave, Bozeman • no cover • 21+ • (406) 587-4931 • www.facebook.com Bozeman’s Choice Open Mic Night - the original!

TUESDAY, MAR. 3

YOGA 12:15-1pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Join certified yoga instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45-minute flow.

CRIBBAGE NIGHT 5-9pm • SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop, 451 E Main St, Bozeman • (406) 585-8558 • shinebeer.com Join SHINE for cribbage night every Tuesday!

NONFICTION WRITERS GROUP 5:30-7:30pm • Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman • FREE • Adults • (406) 582-2400 • www.bozemanlibrary.org Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress.