Custer Gallatin National Forest and Ranch Preservation invite you to the historic O.T.O. Dude Ranch for an Open House to tour the ranch, learn about its part in the history of dude ranching and current role as wildlife habitat.
From June 25-August 12, the ranch has played host to Ranch Preservation’s Yellowstone Pop-Up Ranch, produced in cooperation with Custer Gallatin National Forest, which offered dude ranch stays to guests for the second season in over 80 years. A portion of every booked reservation will be donated toward preservation and restoration of the historic ranch, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
After the final guests have left, on August 19, you can tour the main lodge and cabins with dude ranch stylings, meet the horses and learn all about the O.T.O.
Food and beverages will be available for sale (cash only), as well as a raffle for a True Ranch Collection dude ranch vacation with ticket sales donated to the Yellowstone Community Fund. O.T.O. merchandise will be available for sale with proceeds benefitting the ranch’s future restoration. THIS IS A CASH ONLY EVENT.
RAFFLE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE GARDINER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRIOR TO OPEN HOUSE. Raffle Info & Terms: https://trueranchcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-YCF-Dude-Ranch-Vacation-Raffle-Terms.pdf
ONE-WAY TIMED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS: Due to the narrow, one-lane mountain road that accesses the O.T.O., vehicle traffic will be timed.
Uphill traffic (to the O.T.O.) will begin from Cedar Creek Trailhead at the TOP of each hour of the event and open for visitors for 15 minutes until 15 past the hour. Please plan your arrival time accordingly: Entrance to the ranch by driving will be permitted only from 9:00-9:15 AM, 10:00-10:15 AM, 11:00-11:15 AM, 12:00-12:15 PM, 1:00-1:15 PM, 2:00-2:15 PM and the last entrance timeframe will be from 3:00-3:15 PM.
Downhill traffic (leaving the O.T.O.) will begin from the O.T.O. at 30 past each hour and stop at 45 past each hour. The last vehicle departure of the day will take place from 3:30-3:45 PM.
Please plan your arrival and departure accordingly and bring a vehicle capable of driving a steep one-lane mountain road. You may also park at the Cedar Creek Trailhead and hike up to the ranch (approximately 1.5 miles).
DIRECTIONS Heading South on Highway 89 toward Gardiner, turn left onto OTO Ranch Road and park in the trailhead parking lot to await instructions. OTO Ranch Road is the first left after Cedar Creek Road.
DIRECTIONS Heading North on Highway 89 toward Livingston, turn right onto OTO Ranch Road and park in the trailhead parking lot and await instructions.
Blue Slipper announces auditions for Alice Invents a Little Game and Alice Always Wins, by award-winning memoirist and poet Nick Flynn. This play will kick off the 2023-24 season at Livingston’s Blue Slipper Theatre. Auditions will take place at the theater located at 113 E. Callender St.
Parts are available for four actors: two women (one who can play a teenager, though actual age is less important, and one 30s – 60s) and two men (20s – 50s). No prepared material is necessary: there will be an opportunity to review excerpts from the script prior to auditioning. The production, directed by Marc Beaudin, will run weekends, Sept. 29 through Oct. 8.
The play features four strangers who meet on a New York City sidewalk during a blackout. Unable to make sense of their predicament, let alone alter it, the four float aimlessly in and out of seeming reality only to find themselves even more lost when the electricity finally comes back on.
Blue Slipper has been bringing a wide-range of community theatre to Livingston since 1964. It can be found online at blueslipper.org. For more information, call 222-7720.
REMINDER TO RECREATE SAFELY ON THE CUSTER GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST.
Bozeman, MT, July 20, 2023 – With grizzly bears expanding into areas where they typically haven’t been seen or are uncommon, the Custer Gallatin National Forest reminds visitors to BE BEAR AWARE and practice proper food storage…
On the Custer Gallatin Forest, five of the seven Ranger Districts [Bozeman, Hebgen Lake, Gardiner, Yellowstone, & Beartooth] implement an annual food storage order from MARCH 1 through DECEMBER 1.
APPROPRIATE STORAGE OF ATTRACTANTS INCLUDES:
Attractants include items such as scented toiletries like toothpast, deodorants, pet food, certain horse pellets. all beverages except water are included, as are emply food & beverage containers.
It is also important to remembwer general bear safety in bear country. Carry bear spray and have it readily accessible, travel in groups, make lots of noise, and watch for signs of bears in the area, and hike during daylight hours. Keeping a clean camp is essential for your safety, the safety of other forest users, and wildlife.
For more info on bear safety and details regarding the food storage order, visit online at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/custergallatin
The Roundhouse Roundup is a popular summer’s evening of dinner and dancing. Allowing guests to reacquaint themselves with the attractive and richly historic icon and central monument that is the Depot in the heart of Livingston’s downtown.
Proceeds from the event help fund ongoing restoration and preservation of the historical Depot buildings as well as operation of the museum, educational programs, and community events.
Micah Fields is the author of We Hold Our Breath published June 20th, 2023 by W. W. Norton & Company. We Hold Our Breath is a portrait of a city that exists despite it all, a city whose story has always been one of war waged relentlessly against water…
Fields depicts the history of Houston with reverence and lyrical certainty, investigating the conflicting facets of Texan identity that are as resilient as they are catastrophic, steeped in racial subjugation, environmental collapse, and capitalist greed. He writes of the development of the modern city in the wake of the destruction of Galveston in 1900; of the wealthy Menil family and self-taught abstract painter Forrest Bess, a queer artist and fisherman born in 1911 who hardly ever left the Gulf Coast; of the oil booms and busts that shaped the city; of the unchecked lust for growth that makes Houston so expressive of the American dream”–
Walter Kirn is the author of eight books and an e-book, including Up in the Air and Thumbsucker, both of which have been made into feature films, and, most recently, Blood Will Out, a memoir of his friendship with the con artist and murderer Clark Rockefeller. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine,The New York Times Book Review, The New Republic, GQ, and Esquire, among other publications, and he was the Easy Chair columnist for Harper’s Magazine. He is currently writing a book, The Last Road Trip, about driving around America, and is Editor-at-Large for County Highway.
Amanda Fortini has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, The Believer, California Sunday, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Elle, Slate, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. Her essays have been widely anthologized, including in Best American Political Writing and Best American Travel Writing, and she was the 2020 recipient of the Rabkin Prize for arts journalism. She is currently writing a book of essays about Las Vegas, Flamingo Road, and the “Remedies” column for County Highway.
Wheatgrass Books is located at 120 N. Main St. in downtown Livingston. For more information, send an email to wheatgrassbooks@gmail.com or call 406. 224. 4510.
With a focus on sustainability and conservation, environmental architect Bob Harris, of the Texas-based firm Lake | Flato, will present a multi-media discussion of the book Lake | Flato Houses: Respecting the Land, on Thursday, July 27 at Elk River Books.
A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Harris is Lake | Flato’s partner-in-charge of sustainability and a leader of the Eco-Conservation Studio… His work has received national recognition for design including the AIA National Honor Award, six AIA COTE Top Ten projects, and numerous other national, state and local awards…
Lake | Flato Houses focuses on homes built between 2014 to 2020, showcasing the diversity of locations and landscapes and shedding light on evolving client aspirations coupled with construction challenges and opportunities. Using local materials and partnering with the best regional craftsmen, Lake | Flato gives birth to buildings that are tactile and modern, environmentally responsible and authentic yet artfully crafted…
A review in Architectural Digest notes, “One of our best allies in sustainability is low-carbon construction—an area in which Austin and San Antonio architects Lake | Flato have developed expertise over more than 30 years in the business. Through its work, which often taps into regional materials, the studio has proved that a home that is responsibly made can also be visually stunning. Fittingly, the longtime sustainability advocate Ed Mazria (author of the 2030 Challenge) penned the foreword to this book.”
Join us at Elk River Books 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 info@elkriverbooks.com or call (406) 333-2330.
Wheatgrass Books will host a reception duringthis week’s Livingston’s 4th Friday Art Walk. The show, “River Ink: Wood Engraving Illustrations” includes wood engraving prints of the illustrations from three books by three artists. The three books are A River Runs Through It, Home Waters, and Big Two-Hearted River: The Centennial Edition. What unites these three books is the use of original wood engravings.
Wood Engraving was developed as a medium for book illustration. It is a form of relief printmaking. Cutting away areas of the block produces areas that will not print. The flat raised relief areas are inked and pressure is applied to transfer ink to paper, creating a mirror image impression of the block.
In 1989, the University of Chicago Press and Pennyroyal Press collaborated to publish an edition of Norman Maclean’s book A River Runs Through It designed and illustrated with wood engravings by America’s preeminent book smith, Barry Moser. Barry Moser is an American artist and educator, known as a printmaker specializing in wood engravings, and an illustrator of numerous works of literature…
Home Waters, written by John Maclean, (June 2021, Harper Collins) features twelve wood engravings by Wesley W. Bates. Wesley Bates was born in the Yukon in 1952 and raised in Southwestern Saskatchewan. He moved to Hamilton after leaving Mount Alison University….
Big Two-Hearted River: The Centennial Edition by Ernest Hemingway, (May 2023, Harper Collins ) is illustrated with the wood engravings of master engraver Chris Wormell. A self-taught artist, Chris Wormell excels in every area of illustration and has become one of the finest illustrators in Britain today.
Join us at 120 N. Main St. in downtown Livingston. For more information, email wheatgrassbooks@gmail.com or call 406. 224. 4510.
BBBS of Big Sky Country is bringing back “The Big One: A Two-Fly Challenge” for the second year in a row. This event will allow guests and volunteer guides to fish the famed rivers surrounding Park and Gallatin counties. Join us for a happy hour on Thursday, August 24th at Neptune’s Brewery to kick off the event. On Friday, August 25th, you will fish all day followed by dinner and dancing at a location in Livingston.
Check out the event details and learn how to become an event sponsor and purchase tickets online. https://www.bbbs-bigskycountry.org/events/the-big-one-a-two-fly-challenge
Enjoy this amazing open air STARS ON THE YELLOWSTONE ballet performance
at Yellowstone Hot Springs in Paradise Valley, Montana
8pm Performance ~ 10pm Food by CHEF ON THE YELLOWSTONE
Seats are limited so get your tickets online today!
~ for performance General Admission & VIP Seats
~ for the post performance meal by Chef on the Yellowstone
The Yellowstone Gateway Museum offers watercolor painting with artist Jen Green during July Family Days, Saturday, July 29, from 10am to 12pm. The painting activity is free and available for youth and adults.
The Family Day morning at the museum is held in conjunction with Celebrating Yellowstone, a juried art show and sale now on exhibit that includes artwork from across the country. Tables will be set up on the museum landings where the art show is on display, providing additional inspiration for creativity.
Jen Green graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, majoring in art history and painting. She followed her love of art to the advertising world, where she currently works as a Senior Account Executive in the entertainment marketing industry…
Family Days is held on the last Saturday of each month. Families may visit the museum and participate in different activities that encourage exploration of the museum through different themes. Admission is free.
Visit https://www.parkcounty.org/Yellowstone-Gateway-Museum/, Facebook or Instagram for updates. Call 406-222-4184 for details.
BARNS OPEN DAILY at 10am
Livestock Shows, Live Music, Open Class
FRIDAY Kids Day, 4-H Youth Rodeo Mutton Bustin’, Barrel Racing, Goat Tying, Team Roping, Breakaway Roping; 7pm Ranch Rodeo
SATURDAY 4H & FFA Market Sale at 3:30pm
SEE FULL LIST OF EVENTS…
https://www.facebook.com/groups/339899536182282/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=2304225846416298
8 AM at State Capitol Room 317 & on ZoomThe Environmental Quality Council (EQC) will hold its first meeting of the interim on Wednesday, July 26, at 8:00 a.m., in room 317 of the Montana Capitol and via Zoom. The committee will elect officers and chart its course of the interim after inviting stakeholder and public input. The meeting agenda and other materials are posted on the EQC webpage. Additional materials will be posted as they become available. Contact Jason Mohr or Jolanda Songer, committee staff, with any questions. Public information: Request a remote meeting link, by 5 p.m., July 25 |
