NEWS

SKATE NIGHT FRIDAYS FEB 16TH & MAR 1ST AT CIVIC CENTER 5:30-8PM

Admission:      $5.00 per person Residents          $7.00 per person Non-Residents

IF you bring your own personal skates , they MUST BE CHECKED at the door (RUBBER STOPPERS ONLY) or RENT our skates for $3  for the night.    Sorry, No Rollerblades or other devices with wheels permitted.

Concessions available.

Roller Skating online details:  https://www.livingstonmontana.org/rec/page/roller-skating-0


BLUE SLIPPER 60th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION at The Elks Lodge on March 23

HONORING THE PAST, CELEBRATING THE PRESENT, AND EMBRACING THE FUTURE

As The Blue Slipper Theatre commemorates 6 decades of artistic excellence and community
engagement, we invite you to join us for a special evening of celebration, reflection, and
anticipation.  Our 60th Anniversary Celebration will be held on March 23, 2024 at The Elks
Lodge. 

6:00-7:00 PM The festivities will kick off with a cocktail hour, featuring an array of
delectable appetizers and opportunities to mingle with fellow theater enthusiasts and
supporters. Guests will have the chance to reminisce about cherished memories and share their excitement for the impressive milestones yet to come.

7:00 PM, we will gather for a sit-down dessert accompanied by a champagne toast. It will be a time to raise our glasses in celebration of the countless individuals who have contributed to Blue Slipper Theatre’s success over the past six decades.

The program for the evening will include:
– A special scene from “A Mighty Man is He,” the first play presented by the Park County
Theatre Guild in March of 1964, paying homage to our humble beginnings and the visionary
leadership of our founder, Don Johns.
– A heartfelt tribute to Gary Fish, a beloved member of The Blue Slipper Theatre community
whose passion for the arts and unwavering dedication have left an indelible mark on our
organization and the lives of those around him.
– Reflections from past performers, volunteers, and patrons, highlighting the impact of The B.S.T. on our community and the enduring power of live theater to inspire, entertain,
and unite.
Tickets for The Blue Slipper Theatre’s 60th Anniversary Celebration are available for $15, with
proceeds supporting our ongoing mission “to entertain, educate, and enrich the community
through the performing arts.” We invite you to join us as we celebrate the past, embrace the
present, and envision a future filled with endless possibilities.

For more information, visit blueslipper.org or call (406)222-7720


REC SOFTBALL REGISTRATION Open

2024 Rec Softball Registration is Open Now Til Feb 28th

For Ages 9 to 14

Follow the link below to get registered:

https://livingstonbaseball.sportngin.com/register/form/912313625

Additiional Info at Livingston’s Baseball and Softball Association Website:

https://www.livingstonbaseball.org/home


“An Evening of Lessons & Carols” at St. Mary’s Parish DEC 17 @ 7pm

 Join us for this Candlelight presentation of “Scriptures & Songs” where we recount the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, the Incarnation, and the Great Commission to preach the Good News.  This presentation is free & open to all.

6:30pm Doors Open      7-8:15pm Presentation       8:15-9pm Coffee & Cookie Reception

Best Access:  use South F Street to enter St. Mary’s Catholic Parish parking area. 


ELK RIVER PRESENTS ALLEN MORRIS JONES DEC 14 @ 7PM

Acclaimed novelist, outdoor writer and publisher, Allen Morris Jones will read from his debut poetry collection, Mumblecusser.  Jones lives in Bozeman.  He is the author of the novels, Last Year’s RiverA Bloom of Bones, and Sweeney on the Rocks; the highly influential examination of the ethics of hunting, A Quiet Place of Violence; a Spur Award-winning children’s book, Montana for Kids: The Story of Our State; and co-editor, with William Kittredge, of The Best of Montana’s Short Fiction. He has published more than 100 short stories, articles, essays, and poems. A former editor of Big Sky Journal and an acquisitions editor for the Lyons Press, he is the publisher of his own small book house, Bangtail Press, and he has appeared as a guest essayist on Jim Lehrer’s “PBS NewsHour,” lectured to the Outdoor Writer’s Association of America…

Of Mumblecusser, Jones writes, “These poems as far as I can tell now, are about late-life fatherhood, they’re about aging and mortality, they’re about trying to see clearly. They’re about trying to discover what I think. They’re exercises in self-pity and self-absorption. They are coins tossed off the back of a train. … They’re doorstops you trip over and Rorschach oil spills you slide across. Most of all, though, they’re the rubberized ceiling straps you grab onto when the bus lurches away from the curb.”

Elk River Books is located at 122 S. 2nd St. in downtown Livingston. The free event begins at 7 p.m., and a book signing and reception will follow. For more information, send an email to call (406) 333-2330.


YELLOWSTONE BALLET PRESENTS “THE NUTCRACKER” DEC 10

Yellowstone Ballet Company’s 32nd Annual
presentation of this Favorite Holiday Ballet at
WILLSON AUDITORIUM, 404 Main St., Bozeman.
2 PERFORMANCES on Dec. 10th ~ 1:00 pm AND at 4:30 pm

Child free entry with the purchase of an Adult Ticket.
Purchase tickets at www.yellowstoneballet.info 

Children may come dressed as a Nutcracker character.  A costume contest will be held at Intermission with Prizes donated from the Rocky Mountain Toy Company.


Winter Clothing & Food Drive is still on through Dec 15

Park High National Honor Society presents this Caring Opportunity to help those in need in our Community.  Though this community drive began October 16, it’s not too late to care and share!

Priority Clothes Donations are: Coasts, Gloves, Hats, Beanies, Scarves, Socks and more.  Clothing for adults & children must be Clean and in Good Condition.

Priority Food Donations are: Canned, Boxed, Non-parishable.  No junk food.

Drop-Off Point:  Any Livingston School or Community Health Partners

 


ELK RIVER BOOKS ~~BOOK SIGNING~~ NOV 30TH 7PM

Philosopher and author CHRISTOPHER J. PRESTON will discuss his book, “Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals”, in which he takes a look at several animal species that are defying the tendency toward extinction.

The news about wildlife is dire—more than 900 species have been wiped off the planet since industrialization. Against this bleak backdrop, however, there are glimmers of hope and crucial lessons to be learned from animals that have defied global trends toward extinction: bears in Italy, bison in North America, whales in the Atlantic Ocean. These populations are back from the brink, some of them in numbers unimaginable….

Drawing on compelling personal stories from the researchers, Indigenous people, and activists who know the creatures best, Preston weaves together a gripping narrative of how some species are taking back vital ecological roles.  Each section of the book—farms, prairies, rivers, forests, oceans—offers a philosophical shift in how humans ought to think about animals, passionately advocating for the changes in attitude necessary for wildlife recovery.

Elk River Books is located at 122 S. 2nd St.   For more info, email info@elkriverbooks.com or call (406) 333-2330.


FIREFIGHTERS CHRISTMAS BALL AT CHICO HOT SPRINGS NOV 25TH 7PM

Join us at Chico’s Convention Center for the 29th Annual Benefit Ball.

ADMISSION:     $25/person;     $35/couple;     $50 for family of 4

Great Food ~ Silent Auction ~ Music by BAND OF DRIFTERS.

All proceeds benefit the Paradise Valley Firefighters Association.  Arrangements for donations can be made by contact Ching Ling Coleman at Chico Hot Springs at 406-333-4933.


MULTI-CULTURAL HOLIDAY CRAFTS ….. NOV 25 10-12pm

YELLOWSTONE GATEWAY MUSEUM Welcomes the public to this FREE Family event.

Families may create Italian, Native American, and other traditional crafts, and the museum will be open for exploration. This month, Family Days is held during a storewide 25% off Black Friday and Saturday sale.

Make a La Befana paper stocking, which reflects an Italian holiday tradition that is celebrated on the eve of Epiphany. La Befana, an old woman, searched for the manger and baby Jesus, but unable to find him, left presents for other children instead. It is still celebrated in Italy today.

Craft your own Winter Count artwork, a Native American tradition that documents major events during the year. Artists can draw symbols and events that are personally significant and what they want to remember about the year.

Create ornaments for Christmas trees. The museum has wooden ornaments of local animals as well as painting supplies and other material to create a fun ornament for your display at home.

Family Days is a program at the museum held on the last Saturday of each month. Families can visit the museum and participate in different activities that encourage exploration of the museum through different themes. Admission is free. The program is made possible in part by a grant from the Community Closet.

Visit https://www.parkcounty.org/Yellowstone-Gateway-Museum/, Facebook or Instagram for updates. Call 406-222-4184 for details.  The Family Days program is held on the last day of each month and made possible in part by a grant from the Community Closet.


SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY NOV 25

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NOV 25
 THE BIG DAY 
TO SHOP DOWNTOWN in
LIVINGSTON, WILSALL, CLYDE PARK, 
EMIGRANT, PRAY, GARDINER, & COOKE CITY
Capture great pre-Christmas sales right now buying
at small businesses which supports all our Communtities.
#shopsmall

 


FREE THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY DINNER NOV 23 1PM-4PM

Come to the Elks Lodge, 130 South 2nd St., for Thanksgiving Dinner.
Bring the family to eat on site, Swing by to get meals to go,
or Call 406-223-4951 ASAP to make arrangements for home delivery.

Food is professionally prepared by the Livingston Food Resource
and lovingly served by community volunteers at the Elks Lodge.
Donations gratefully welcome.


ELK RIVER BOOKS ~~WRITERS MEET~~ NOV 16 7PM

BETSY GAINES QUAMMEN IN CONVERSATION WITH SCOTT MC MILLION

In her effort to “disentangle reality from centuries of myth and mystique”                          (Hampton Sides), historian and author BETSY GAINES QUAMMEN discusses                        her book, True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America, with                            journalist and publisher Scott McMillion.

According to the publisher, “True West explores myths of the West and how, if left unexamined, they distort the realities of the present and exacerbate polarizations. These misperceptions about land, politics, liberty, and self-determination threaten the wellbeing of western communities overrun by newcomers seeking a dream—unless America recognizes the dangers of building a national identity on illusion…

Gaines Quammen examines the intersections of extremism, public lands, wildlife and western communities. She received a PhD in history from MSU…. and an MS in environmental studies from U of M.  She lives in Bozeman with her spouse, science author David Quammen.

Award-winning journalist, SCOTT McMILLION is the editor and publisher of Montana Quarterly and the author of Mark of the Grizzly. He’s been a featured essayist on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and a frequent guest on radio and television news programs. 

Elk River Books is at 122 S. 2nd St.  Info: info@elkriverbooks.com  (406) 333-2330


INTERNATIONAL JAZZ ARTISTS AT THE ATTIC NOV 9

PARK HIGH MUSIC DEPT HOSTS INTERNATIONAL ARTSTS                                              TREVOR WATTS & JAMIE HARRIS

As part of their North American tour, internationally renowned saxophonist Trevor Watts and percussionist Jamie Harris will perform at THE ATTIC on Thursday, Nov. 9. The Park High Jazz Ensemble, and a jazz/poetry set by local poet and performer Marc Beaudin, Park High band leader and percussionist Garrett Stannard, and friends will open the show. Watts and Harris will also offer master classes that afternoon which are free and open to the public.

Watts is a founder of the iconic, London-based, Spontaneous Music Ensemble and of The Drum Orchestra which consisted mostly of musicians from Ghana and toured the world in a collaboration with Venezuela’s Teatro Negro de Barlovento. He is featured in “Jazz Brittanica” (a BBC4 film on British jazz and improvised music, and he is listed in the Who’s Who in the World of Music dictionary. 

Harris has toured the world with Trevor Watts and the Celebration Band. In 2003, Watts and Harris began performing as a duo, taking this project to Mongolia, USA/Canada, Mexico, The Dominican Republic and Brazil among other locations. Since July 2021, Watts, Veryan Weston and Harris formed the group “Eternal Triangle,” which has played concerts all over the UK and EU performing Trevor’s compositions. In October 2022, Harris began improvising danceable funk jazz with Trevor Watts and Mark Hewins in the group JaMaTre. 

FREE CLASSES AT THE ATTIC 110 N. MAIN – No advance sign-up necessary                             4-4:45 PM “Percussion Master Class & Q&A with Jamie Harris”                                             4:45-5:30 PM :“Saxophone & Improvisation Master Class & Q&A with Trevor Watts,”

PERFORMANCE AT THE ATTIC 110 N. MAIN                                                                                   7:30 pm  Doors Open                                                                                                                                  8:00 pm Park High Jazz Ensemble followed by jazz set/poetry by Beaudin & Stannard    9pm  Watts and Harris 

Suggested donation of $20 is recommended; all proceeds benefit Park High Music Dept. Tickets are available at Whiskey Creek or online at theatticmontana.com


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