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P 

inky and the Floyd, 

Montana’s premiere Pink 

Floyd Tribute Band starts its 

statewide tour: ‘A Pink Floyd 

Retrospective’ Friday, March 

29th with an 8 pm performance 

at The Willson 

Auditorium with special 

guests Dave Walker and The Bozeman High 

School Choir. Tickets are $25, available at Cactus 

Records (587-0245 or www.cactusrecords.net), or 

at the door the day of show. This show has sold 

out the past two years; advance purchase is highly 

recommended. Doors will open at 7 pm. The 

“Pinky Pre-Party” will start at 6 pm at The 

Bamboo Garden across the street. 

The “Pink Floyd Retrospective” will be Pinky’s 

largest undertaking to date; songs have been carefully 

chosen from every studio album in the Pink 

Floyd catalog — some for the story, others for 

their pioneering direction in Rock music as we 

know it. Beginning with the sparsely-arranged, 

psychedelic, Syd Barrett-influenced pieces like 

Contents 

Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2A 

Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A 

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 4-5A 

Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A 

Crossword . . . . . . . . . 8A 

EcoZone . . . . . . Section B 

Bi$Zone . . . . . .Section C 

Music . . . . . . . . Section D 

RZ Interview . . . . . . . . 4D 

Sports . . . . . . . . . . Section E 

“Piper at the Gates of Dawn” from 1967, on 

through the flagship hits of Dark Side of the 

Moon and The Wall in the 1970’s & 80’s, the 

show culminates with the hugely anthematic, 

orchestral-like instrumentation of their last 

albums; Momentary Lapse of Reason and The 

Division Bell. Living up to the grandeur and theatrics 

of an authentic Pink Floyd Experience, this 

tour features some of Montana’s most beautiful 

and historic theaters, perfect for including an 

extensive light show, choir, live visual mixing, guest 

artists, and more! 

After two sold-out shows at the Emerson’s 

Crawford Theater in March 2012, The Bozeman 

Daily Chronicle wrote, “Pinky and the Floyd are a 

veritable ‘Who’s Who’ of the Bozeman music 

scene...” and indeed, the experience and expertise 

amassed helps explain the superb musicianship. 

Culling talent from some of the most sought-after 

musicians in the northwest, these 10 professionals, 

together with a skilled technical team, have struck 

a beautiful balance between execution and creativity. 

Pinky and the Floyd members are Luke 

Brother Ali 

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March 21st 

Flansburg, Lead Vocals/Lead Guitar; Dustin 

Tucker, Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar; Chris 

Cundy, Hammond B3/Piano; Joe Kirchner, 

Keyboards/Synthesizer; Sean Lehmann, Bass; 

Adam Greenberg, Drums; Drew Fleming, 

Samples/Percussion; Jake Fleming, Saxophone, 

Acoustic Guitar, and Krista Barnett and Jeni 

Fleming, Background Vocals. “Pinky and the 

Floyd just tore the roof off the Emerson. Amazing 

show,” enthused a member of Cure for the 

Common. As another fan succinctly put it; 

“Hands down, the best show we have ever been to!” 

“There’s almost a British sophistication and 

reverence for the music; spot-on solos, authentic 

sound effects, etc... and this kind of refinement 

just lends itself to theater,” says Jeni Fleming. “A 

tribute band’s work is admittedly more interpretive 

than creative, but it’s the execution of that 

creative element that makes for a lasting and powerful 

experience.” Pinky and the Floyd has performed 

at several regional festivals including 

Rockin’ the Rivers (2010 & 2012), The Spruce 

Moose Festival (2010), Music in the Mountains 

Yonder Mountain String Band 

Emerson Theater 

March 21st 

(2012), Bozeman Public Library Summer Series 

(2010 & 2012), and Summerfest (2012). Their performances 

have sold out consistently for the past 

two years, while their repertoire has grown steadily 

and solidly to include something from every 

Pink Floyd album including several albums in 

their entirety (Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, 

The Wall, Wish You Were Here). Pinky and the 

Floyd is a big sound and a big experience not 

soon forgotten, as evidenced by these after-show 

comments: “OK... that was crazy! ...still shaking”; 

“Absolutely over-the-top, outrageously incredible…yeah, 

it was THAT good,” and; “You guys 

totally killed it — easily in the top three musical 

experiences of my life.” 

Be sure to catch the ‘Pink Floyd Retrospective’ 

kickoff Friday, March 29th at 8 pm in The 

Willson Auditorium! The group will perform at 

The Wilma Theatre in Missoula April 4, at The 

Babcock Theater in Billings April 5, and at The 

Mother Lode Theatre in Butte April 26. To learn 

more about Pinky and the Floyd, and for tickets, 

log onto www.PinkyandtheFloyd.com. • 

Makem & Spain 

The Ellen 

March 23rd

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MSU pow wow 

The 38th annual MSU American 

ndian Council Pow Wow, one of the 

argest in Montana, will be held April 

2-13 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. 

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he edge of the dance arena, open 

hroughout the pow wow, will offer the 

rafts of traditional artists and artians. 

The host drum group will be 

oung Spirit of Frog Lake, 

lberta. Retiring MSU professor 

ayne Stein and Jim Burns, former 

irector of American Indian Student 

uccess, will be honored with honor 

ances. Head woman dancer will be 

arna Old Elk, Crow, and head man 

ancer will be Scott Flatlip, 

row. Master of ceremonies will be 

uben Little Head, Northern 

heyenne, and Kasey Nicholson, 

hite Clay. The arena director is 

Terry Brockie, White Clay. 

A Nation’s Prayer Breakfast will be 

held at 9 a.m., April 12, at MSU’s 

Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. There will 

also be an Alumni Brunch on 

Saturday, April 13, at 9:30 a.m. in 

Hall of Fame Room in the Brick 

Breeden Fieldhouse. For more information, 

contact the MSU Alumni 

Association, 994-2401 or 

alumni@montana.edu. The annual 

MSU Pow Wow Basketball 

Tournament will be held April 12-13. 

For more information, contact Cheryl 

Polacek at 599-1311 or e-mail her at 

powwowball@gmail.com. For more 

information about the pow wow, go to 

www.montana.edu/wwwnas/club/po 

wwow.html. Or, contact Scott Zander 

at 994-4880, email 

scott.zander@montana.edu, or call 

the MSU Department of Native 

American Studies, 994-3881. • 

Emerald Ball dazzling 

Faith and begorrah! It’s time to 

celebrate the first inklings of Spring 

and the Luck of the Irish with a 

great night of ballroom dancing at 

the Bozeman Formal Dance Club’s 

Emerald Ball on Saturday, March 

16 at the Bozeman Senior Center at 

8 pm. Here’s your chance to dress 

up in style, and wear something 

green — it’s the Emerald Ball, after 

all! Dance to a great mix of live 

music from the Highlites band, 

including all genres of ballroom 

Get in on S.L.A.M. Festival! 

Want to participate in the 2013 

S.L.A.M. Summer Festival of the 

Arts (Saturday and Sunday, August 

3rd & 4th in Bogert Park)? This 

free, family-friendly festival features 

Montana artists, musicians, performers 

and culinary artists. To get 

involved, download an application 

at www.slamfestivals.org. 

dancing. Admission is included with 

BFDC membership; guest admission 

is $20. Couples and singles are 

welcome. 

Please bring shoes with you for 

dancing, to preserve the fabulous 

wood dance floor at the Senior 

Center. Dress is formal: For ladies, a 

cocktail dress or formal evening 

wear; for gentlemen, a tuxedo or 

dark suit and tie. The Senior Center 

is located on the corner of Tracy 

and Tamarack. • 

The application deadline is April 1st. 

Founded in Bozeman in 2011, 

Support Local Artists and 

Musicians (S.L.A.M.) is a non-profit 

dedicated to promoting the arts 

in Montana by showcasing local 

talent and funding scholarships for 

artists and community-enriching 

projects. • 

TEDxBozeman — ‘Dreamers Who Do’ 

‘Dreamers Who Do’ is the 

theme for the second annual 

TEDxBozeman conference, which 

will be held at The Commons (at 

Baxter and Love Lanes) Friday, 

March 22, with live-streaming 

online around the globe. 

This exciting, independently 

organized 

TEDx event showcases 

innovative local presen- 

ters through stimulating 

and inspiring dialogues. 

Tickets to the inaugural 

2012 event sold out in 

six days, and this year’s 

expanded event promises 

to be even more 

popular. Visit 

www.tedxbozeman.com 

to reserve tickets. 

Started as a four-day 

conference in California 26 years 

ago, the world’s leading thinkers 

and doers from Technology, 

Entertainment and Design (TED) 

disiplines are asked to give ‘the 

talk of their lives’ in 18 minutes. 

Speakers have included Bill Gates, 

Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, 

Sir Richard Branson, Benoit 

Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, 

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel 

Allende and former UK Prime 

Minister Gordon Brown. These 

talks are then made available, free, 

at TED.com. 

In the spirit of “ideas worth 

spreading,” TEDx was created to 

further the exchange of ideas by 

granting licenses for independently-organized 

conferences around 

the world, giving communities the 

opportunity to stimulate dialogue, 

sparking deep conversations and 

Join the Bozeman Folklore 

Society for a Contra Dance 

Saturday, March 23, upstairs at 

The Eagles Lodge (316 East 

Main Street). WMDs will play 

lively jigs, reels, and waltzes. 

Rosanna Finley will teach and 

call the dances. A half-hour 

beginner’s workshop will be held 

at 7:30 pm; the main dance 

Monday, March 18 at 7 pm in 

the Bozeman Library’s Large 

Community Room, local singers 

and Sharon Beehler, a retired professor 

with the MSU English 

Department, will present ‘Romèo 

et Juliette: From Shakespeare to 

Opera.’ Learn all about 

Intermountain Opera Bozeman’s 

upcoming Charles Gounod production, 

which is sung in French 

with English supertitles. You 

will also hear a little background 

about opera in general 

and be treated to some 

surprises! 

Upcoming dates to note 

include an initial readthrough 

of ‘Romèo et 

Juliette’ Friday, April 26 in 

the Bozeman Public 

Library’s Large Community 

connections among organizations 

and individuals on a local level. 

TEDxBozeman debuted last spring 

as the first such event in Montana. 

Its success generated buzz across 

the state and was featured in the 

December 2012 issue of Wired 

magazine. A number of last year’s 

presenters have since launched into 

the national limelight. High school 

biology teacher, Paul Anderson is 

one of ten Next EDU Gurus 

named by Youtube. And Kevin 

Connolly’s adventure program, 

‘Armed and Dangerous,’ premieres 

on the Travel Channel this spring. 

This year, the TEDxBozeman 

team is concentrating on the marriage 

of conservation and imagination. 

Sarah Ban Breathnach wrote, 

“The world needs dreamers and 

the world needs doers. But above 

all, the world needs dreamers who 

do.” It was with that quote in 

mind that this year’s theme, 

‘Dreamers Who Do’ was created. 

TEDxBozeman Co-founder Ken 

Fichtler says... “Montana has intellectually 

powerful individuals who 

WMDs found at Eagles 

Learn how to better enjoy your 

Apple Computer and iPad with 

three upcoming lunchtime classes 

at F-11. Get the most up-to-date 

information and take advantage of 

this opportunity to ask questions of 

one of F-11’s Apple Pros. Love 

your iPad? Love it even more when 

you become better acquainted with 

what you and your iPad can 

achieve together March 19th - 21st 

from noon - 12:50 pm. Let F-11’s 

Briana Bell walk you through useful 

features and programs available 

on and for your iPad. Whether you 

already have an iPad or are still 

thinking about getting one, take 

advantage of this fun and informative 

class. March 26th - 28th, from 

The world needs dreamers & the world need doers. 

But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. 

– Sarah Ban Breathnach 

begins at 8 pm. All dances are 

taught. Beginning dancers are 

welcome but are encouraged to 

come early, as the dances 

become more complex as the 

evening progresses. Families, singles, 

and couples are welcome. 

Admission is $7 for Bozeman 

Folklore Society members, $9 

for non-members, and $5 for 

Love your Apple & iPad! 

noon - 12:50 

pm, find out 

how to better 

use your 

iPad for 

business. 

The course 

will be 

instructed 

by Apple 

specialist 

Frank 

Palazzi. 

In early 

April, 

get familiar 

with 

Mac OSX. 

Learn how to navigate and take 

Romance at the Library 

Room. The public is invited as the 

Intermountain Opera of 

Bozeman presents the artists’ initial 

public reading in a casual setting. 

Join author, poet and NPR 

announcer Peter Fox Smith presenting 

‘Romèo et Juliette’ 

Saturday, May 4 at 2 pm, again in 

the Library’s community room. A 

signing for Smith’s book, “A 

Passion for Opera” will follow. 

Voting begins April 1st 

are making a global impact every 

day. We look forward to showcasing 

fifteen of them and to creating 

conversation that moves Bozeman 

and the rest of the state forward.” 

TEDxBozeman has sought out 

some of the 

most innovative 

figures in 

Montana to 

speak on a 

diverse collection 

of topics 

related to the 

Big Sky state. 

Many of these 

dreamers have 

already been 

recognized on 

the national 

stage, with 

coverage on 60 

Minutes, National Public Radio, 

National Geographic, the 

Discovery Channel, etc. 

Speakers and performers were 

chosen based not only on their 

ideas, but also on how their concrete 

actions help Montanans 

continue their pioneering traditions. 

The diverse docket of presenters 

includes science writer 

David Quammen, physicist 

Nicolas Yunes, global educator 

Genevieve Chabot, wildlife 

activist and TV host Casey 

Anderson and world-renowned 

composer Eric Funk. 

TEDxBozeman is sponsored by 

local businesses and organizations. 

Individuals unable to attend the 

event in person are still able to 

participate through several live 

viewing parties (TBA) staged in 

the community. • 

MSU students and those 18 and 

under (children five years and 

younger are free). BFS 

memberships are available at 

the door. Please bring clean, 

grit-free, non-marking shoes to 

protect the floor. Visit 

bozemanfolklore.org or call 

581-3444 with questions or for 

further information. • 

advantage of invaluable features 

like Spaces, Spotlight, and Stacks, 

all designed to make your digital 

life simpler. If you’re considering 

making the switch from PC to 

Apple, this class gives you the 

information you need to make 

that decision simpler. This class 

meets Tuesday through 

Thursday, April 2nd through 

4th from noon - 12:50 pm. 

Each of these classes costs 

$69.99. Pre-registration is 

required. 

For more information, or to sign 

up, stop by F-11 at 16 East 

Main in downtown Bozeman, 

call 586-3281, or visit 

www.f11photo.com. • 

(Please consider pre-ordering from 

Country Bookshelf). 

These events are sponsored by 

Intermountain Opera of 

Bozeman and the Bozeman Public 

Library Foundation, and are free 

and open to the public. Please 

contact Paula at 582-2426 or 

Jackie Vick at 587-2889 at 

Intermountain Opera Bozeman 

for more information. • 

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endra McKlosky continues BSP lectures 

Wednesday March 27th at 6:30 

m, sculptor Kendra McKlosky will 

ffer a lecture on her work as part of 

he Bozeman Sculpture Park (BSP) 

013 Lecture Series in the 

ommunity Room at the Bozeman 

ublic Library. McKlosky’s lecture 

ill focus on her sculpture in the 

ark titled,“Twice Removed.” This 

ite-specific work consists of a series 

f three industrial steel tanks suported 

by stilted legs. Each rusty 

ank is embellished with playful 

aintings of industrial architecture 

endered in muted, toxic-like colors. 

cKloskly draws from the history of 

Artists from throughout 

Montana and those with connections 

to Montana are invited to sell 

their works in the Montana 

Traditions Arts Market of the 

Montana Folk Festival that will be 

held in Butte July 12-14. Festival 

organizers are looking for artists, 

artisans and craftspeople from 

throughout Montana. “This year we 

have space for up to 30 artists in a 

new location just below the Original 

Mineyard,” says Festival Director 

George Everett. “Artist feedback 

from last year’s market was that they 

felt the market location was too far 

the Library grounds as a remediated 

superfund site, and “explores 

the themes of industrialization, 

depletion, and recovery” in her 

work, explains curator Brad Allen. 

McKlosky was raised in a small 

mining town in western Montana. 

Seeing mining in action has had a 

profound influence on her art. She 

is deeply invested in history and the 

industrial impact on the landscape 

and soil. McKlosky was closely 

involved with the recent Western 

Cast Iron Artists Conference at the 

University of Montana and participated 

in the juried show “National 

Folk Festival seeks Montana art 

This year’s theme for the Sweet 

Pea Festival of the Arts is ‘It’s 

Magical.’ The 2013 poster and Tshirt 

contests are on, and entrants 

are encouraged to draw inspiration 

from the theme, but no preference 

will be given whether or not the 

theme is used. Details of guidelines 

and application process can be found 

at www.sweetpeafestival.org/applications.. 

A one thousand dollar cash 

prize will be awarded for this year’s 

away from the heart of the event, so 

we have tried to change this by 

moving the market location to 

where the action is, next to the 

Original Stage.” Artists will be 

selected to represent the best of 

Montana artistic traditions at the 

festival next summer and will have a 

10 x 10 space to sell their work at 

the festival. 

This is a juried event showcasing 

the region’s finest art based in 

Montana traditions. The jury will 

make its selections of artists based 

on criteria including traditionality, 

regional culture, and the artists’ 

Sweet Pea T, poster contests on 

The MSU Women’s Center is 

celebrating Women’s History 

Month with a number of exciting 

programs that are free and open to 

the general public. Wednesday 

March 20 from 12 - 1 pm in SUB 

168, attend a Sack Lunch Seminar 

focused on Midwifery in Montana. 

Midwifery has been practiced in 

Montana since the Territorial 

Period, but the profession had questionable 

legal status until the state’s 

1989 legislative session. Join 

Jennifer Hill, a student pursuing a 

doctorate in American Studies 

with a focus on Women’s History 

in the American West, for a discussion 

about the handful of individuals 

who fought for the legalization 

of midwifery and established 

licensing procedures for 

homebirth midwives in Montana. 

The struggle for legalization questioned 

cultural beliefs about 

women, birth, and medicine, and 

revealed conflicts that remain relevant 

for contemporary reproductive 

issues. 

Wednesday, March 20 at 7 pm, 

author Elizabeth Watry will discuss 

her book, Women in 

Wonderland: Lives, Legends, and 

Legacies of Yellowstone National Park 

in SUB Ballroom B. Like much of 

America’s history, Yellowstone’s 

historical narrative contains 

numerous stories of the adventures, 

heroics, and contributions 

of men, while the contributions of 

women have become invisible and 

largely forgotten. In fact, their 

contributions to Yellowstone were 

many. Watry has profiled fourteen 

remarkable women whose contributions 

to and experiences in 

Yellowstone figured significantly 

in the development of the 

park. Ranging from park rangers 

developing nature trails and sealing 

guns to scientists researching 

Festival poster winner. All ages and 

levels of expertise are encouraged to 

enter. The deadline for poster entries 

is April 25. 

The T-Shirt art contest Category 

1 (ages 5 - 13) will award a $100 

grand prize; Category 2 (ages 14 and 

above) will award a $500 grand 

prize. Winning designs will be used 

on this year’s Sweet Pea Festival Tshirts. 

The deadline for T-Shirt 

entries is March 29. 

bison and plants to concessioners 

supplying visitors with comfortable 

lodging and curios, these spirited, 

ambitious, and independent women 

have long gone uncelebrated. 

Her lecture will explore several of 

the enterprising lives of these 

noteworthy women, as well as a 

few “behind the book” research 

experiences. 

Wednesday, March 27 at 5:30 

pm, join the Women’s Center for the 

Iron” at the Missoula Art Museum. 

She is currently working out of a 

studio in a 1905 vintage barn in 

the Tom Miner Basin. 

A series of lectures by each 

artist whose work was installed in 

the Bozeman Sculpture Park for 

the 2012 Montana Invitational will 

take place each month through 

June 2013. All lectures will be held 

in the large Community Room of 

the Bozeman Public Library 

from 6:30 - 8 pm, followed by a 

reception for the artist. All lectures 

in the BSP series are free 

and are welcome to all. For fur- 

jortsberg to read from Burning Angel 

Elk River Books will host 

Livingston author William “Gatz” 

Hjortsberg Tuesday, March 19 at 7 

pm for a reading from his upcoming 

novel, Burning Angel, a sequel to 

his 1978 thriller, Falling Angel which 

was the basis for the noir movie 

Angel Heart starring Mickey 

Rourke and Lisa Bonet. Burning 

Angel will pick up right where Falling 

Angel left off, Hjortsberg says, 

though he intends to move the setting 

from New Orleans to Paris “as 

soon as Harry makes his getaway.” 

Falling Angel, Hjortsberg writes, 

evolved from an award-winning 

four-page high school story he spun 

as a parable, and was intended as 

homage to Dashiell Hammett, 

Raymond Chandler and Ross 

MacDonald. Falling Angel was serialized 

in Playboy (winning that maga- 

zine’s coveted Best Major Work 

award), nominated for an Edgar 

Women in Wonderland part of 

history celebration 

Award, and printed in 15 different 

languages. 

Hjortsberg has written many 

other books, and loves to cross genres. 

His most recent work was a 

leviathan that took him 20 years to 

complete. Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life 

and Times of Richard Brautigan, was 

published in 2012 to great fanfare. 

The New York Times called it “an 

enjoyable soak in American literary 

bohemia, and a clear-eyed portrait 

of a man whom Mr. Hjortsberg 

aptly calls ‘a connoisseur of the perfect 

moment.’” Hjortsberg’s reading 

is free, open to the public, and will 

be followed by a signing. 

There will be copies of Falling 

Angel, as well as the paperback edition 

of Jubilee Hitchhiker for sale. Elk 

River Books is located at 115 E. 

Callender St. in Livingston. • 

relationship with his or her community, 

quality, and uniqueness. Both 

deeply traditional crafts and more 

contemporary handcrafted artistic 

expressions will be on display and 

available for sale at the Montana 

Folk Festival in July. The deadline for 

applications is April 30. 

Guidelines and application forms 

can be found at: http://montanafolkfestival.com, 

or artists can 

request applications and guidelines 

by mail by calling 406-565-2249. To 

see more about what to expect at 

the Montana Folk Festival, visit 

www.montanafolkfestival.com. • 

The Sweet Pea Festival, in its 

36th year, is Bozeman’s summer celebration 

of the arts. This year’s festival 

dates are August 2, 3 and 4. The 

Festival in Lindley Park includes 

music, children’s activities, dance, 

arts and crafts, food concessions and 

more. Preliminary events begin July 

30 and include Chalk on the Walk, 

juried and open art shows, the Bite 

of Bozeman, a parade, and 

children’s run. • 

21st annual Women’s History Month 

Reception and presentation of 

Student Achievement Awards. This 

year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. 

Anne Camper, Associate Dean for 

Faculty and Administration in the 

College of Engineering, and Chair 

of the President’s Commission on 

the Status of University Women. For 

more information, phone 994.3836 

or visit the MSU Women’s Center 

on Facebook. • 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ther information, to request a 

tour of the sculpture park, or to 

get involved, visit www.bozeman- 

Saturday, March 23 from 1-7 

pm, the 

artists at 

Spanish 

Peak 

Gallery 

will open 

their studios(located 

at 95 

Spanish 

Peak 

Drive) for 

an open 

house and 

demonstrations in encaustic and 

landscape painting (the latter from 

2-4 pm). The new gallery show will 

feature Darla Meyers’ encaustic 

Together We Rise, a leading 

national non-profit specializing in 

providing care to foster children 

around the country, along with 

Jessica Minalga, will host a “Bring 

Your Own Art” fundraiser at 7 pm 

Saturday, April 13th at the 

Cottonwood Club (213 S. Wallace), 

Montana’s only DIY, all-ages venue 

for the arts. The cost is $5 per person 

and all proceeds will go to 

Together We Rise, a non-profit 

organization comprised of motivated 

young adults and former foster 

youth. The main vision of this charity 

is to improve the lives of foster 

children in America, who often find 

themselves forgotten and neglected 

by the public. 

TWR has 

built a foundation 

of passionatevolunteers, 

like 

Jessica, who 

work tirelessly 

to transform 

the way kids 

experience 

foster care. 

The foundation 

has providedthousands 

of foster 

kids across the 

country 

(including 

children of 

the 

Yellowstone 

Boys & Girls 

Ranch in 

Billings) with sports equipment, 

bicycles, and suitcases. 

sculpturepark.org or contact 

Michel Tallichet at 

mtallichet@gmail.com. • 

paintings (she will have some 

selected 

works on 

sale at 

twenty percent 

off). 

To find the 

gallery, 

take 

Huffine to 

the Thrift 

Store, turn 

right, and 

go two 

blocks. You 

can also go to “Spanish Peak 

Artists’ Studios and Gallery” on 

Facebook. For more information, 

phone 451-4894. • 

The goal of the event is to raise 

$500 for this great charity while also 

highlighting the talents of 

Bozeman’s local artists. Any form of 

artistic expression is welcomed and 

viewers can purchase the art they 

see, or just come for the cause and 

enjoy live music from The 

Doldroms. There will also be a raffle 

with prizes ranging from local vendor 

donations to art from some of 

Bozeman’s favorite 

artists. For more information 

about the 

Foster care system in 

America or to learn 

how you can get involved, please 

visit www.togetherwerise.org. • 

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St. Baldrick’s Day 

Sunday, March 17 

t 1 pm, Shear Image 

tyling Salon will host 

he second annual St. 

aldrick’s event in 

ivingston. The St. 

aldrick’s Foundation 

oordinates worldwide 

ignature head-shavng 

events where volnteers 

‘get bald’ to 

tand in solidarity 

ith kids with cancer 

nd raise money to suport 

life-saving childhood cancer 

esearch. All are invited to attend as 

shavee, a volunteer, or a sponsor. 

ome be a hero in the fight against 

hildhood cancer. To register for this 

vent, or to sponsor one of the curent 

shavees, log on to 

ww.stbaldricks.org and search for 

he Livingston event. Shear Image is 

ocated at 1313 W. Park St. For more 

nformation contact Marguerite at 

00-3429. Last year’s inaugural 

ivingston event raised $7244! 

ome join the fun! 

Check out 

drum class / camps 

Hey, kids — come Boom and 

Bop with Mr. Chet! Award winning 

children’s educator Chet Leach will 

be bringing his African drums for 

children ages 5 -12 to boom-bop, 

rumble, and play Rhythmic Simon 

Says with during a number of free 

Drum Classes-Summer Camp 

Samplers. Livngston Classes- 

Samplers will be held March 23rd 

and April 20th from 10 - 11 am at 

the Livingston Library. Bozeman 

Classes-Samplers will be held April 

13th and May 4th from 10 - 11 

am. Meet at Rhythms Drum 

Studio #215 in the Emerson. 

Chet Leach began studying 

drumming and percussion at age 

10. Sixteen years ago he opened 

Family Days at MoR 

Celebrate the 

Rainforest with a 

Family Day at the 

Museum of the Rockies 

Saturday, March 23 

from 10 am - Noon. 

Create exciting rainforest 

crafts, explore the 

Rainforest Adventure 

exhibit and be transformed 

with face paint 

What began as a challenge between 

friends in 2000 has grown into the 

world’s largest volunteer-driven 

fundraising opportunity — the 

group has raised over 126 million for 

childhood cancer research. 

Childhood cancer kills more children 

than any other disease – more than 

AIDS, Asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis 

and congenital anomalies combined. 

From 2000 to 2012, more 

than 216,000 shavees, including over 

21,000 women, have shaved their 

heads at over 5,200 St. Baldrick’s 

events worldwide. • 

Rhythm Drums, a studio-store providing 

hand drum sales and 

instruction at the Emerson. His 

primary teacher is Abdoul 

Doumbia, with whom he has studied 

in Mali, West Africa. Chet has 

made a full-time career the last 10 

years at Rhythms and currently 

teaches music at Bozeman area 

schools, performs artist-in-residencies, 

teaches ensembles, private lessons, 

classes, workshops, retreats, 

and facilitates performances and 

Summer Camps. 

Please email chet@rhythmdrums.com 

to register your child 

for one of the above Samplers. For 

more information, check out rhythmdrums.com 

or call 580-8229. • 

into an exotic 

rainforest creature! 

Sponsored 

by Wells Fargo. 

The popular 

Dinosaur Egg 

Hunt will take 

place Saturday, 

March 30 at 10 

am sharp. Join the 

Museum for an 

eggs-tra special 

annual egg hunt! Hunters will 

be divided by age, toddlers to 

eight-year-olds. Bring a container 

for collecting, and be 

sure to arrive early. 

Immediately following the 

Dino egg hunt, hop into the 

Museum for Egg-stravaganza, 

a family event that includes 

dinosaur-themed activities and 

children’s shows in the new 

Taylor Planetarium. 

The Museum is located at 

600 S. Kagy Blvd., on the 

MSU Campus. Mor hours are 

9 am - 5 pm Mondays - 

Saturdays, and from 12:30 pm 

- 5 pm on Sundays. • 

C o n t r i b u t i n g W r i t e r s 

J o a n n e G a r d n e r 

A n d r e w K o r f h a g e 

J i l l R i c h a r d s o n 

D a n n y W a l d o 

E r i c F u n k 

Get free tax assistance 

Senior and graduate accounting 

students from MSU’s College of 

Business are offering free help 

preparing tax returns for MSU students 

and individuals who made 

less than $58,000 last year. 

The help sessions will be 

held on the MSU campus 

in Reid Hall 302. No 

appointment is necessary. 

Sessions will be held from 

5:30 - 7 pm on March 19, 

26, 28; and April 3. At the 

sessions, students will be 

available to prepare federal 

and state income tax 

returns and answer tax 

questions. Free electronic 

filing will be available for 

most 1040 forms. 

Individuals who are interested in 

free help should bring their 2012 

W-2 forms, other tax documents, 

social security cards and copies of 

The MSU College of Arts and 

Architecture’s President’s Fine Arts 

Series will host a series of events 

examining the synergy between the 

arts and the sciences in the “Art of 

Science-Science of Art,” with 

events extending into April. The 

six-week series of artistic and cultural 

events focuses on the intersection 

of art and science, and will 

include lectures, exhibits, demonstrations 

and discussions by some of 

the greatest minds today working in 

the humanities and sciences. The 

events will complement and lead 

into MSU’s ‘Celebrating Einstein’ 

event, to be held April 2-6. Most 

events, such as the lectures and 

panel detailed below, are free and 

open to the public. 

The renowned Cuban-born photographer 

Abelardo Morell, who is 

breaking new artistic ground with 

photographs taken with a camera 

obscura, will speak on “The Art of 

Light” at 5:30 pm Wednesday, 

March 20 in room 101 Gaines Hall. 

Morell’s work has appeared in 

National Geographic magazine and 

other publications. His lecture will 

be coordinated with an MSU 

College of Arts and Architecture 

collaborative course that will result 

in the building of a camera obscura, 

their 2011 tax returns (if available). 

International students and employees 

should also bring their passports 

and visas. Tax assistance for international 

students and employees 

begins February 26. 

The student accounting volunteers 

are part of the Volunteer 

Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, 

which was established by the 

Lectures, panel illuminating 

Get tickets now for cowboy 

humorist Baxter Black’s April 27th 

performance in Big Timber. The 

performance is being held as a salute 

to our service men and women. 

There will be a pre-show VIP Meet 

and Greet with Baxter at Grand 

Hotel 6 pm. The show will begin at 

7:30 at the Civic Center. Described 

by The New York Times as ‘…probably 

the nation’s most successful living 

poet,”... Black lives in Arizona 

between the Gila River and the Gila 

monster, the Mexican border and 

the Border Patrol, and between the 

horse and the cow — where the 

action is. Everything about Baxter is 

cowboy; his cartoonish mustache, 

his personality and his poetry. He 

makes a living shining a spotlight on 

the flaws and foibles of everyday 

cowboy life, the day-to-day ups and 

downs of people who live with livestock 

and work the land. He 

demonstrates that it is the truth in 

his humor that makes it funny. 

Morell’s A Farewell To Arms: 

First And Last Pages 

an optical device that projects an 

image of its surroundings on a 

screen, which will be on display at 

various locations on campus. 

Theoretical physicist Lawrence 

Krauss, director of the Origins 

Project at Arizona State University 

and author of “The Physics of Star 

Black still doesn’t own a 

television or a cell phone, and 

his idea of a modern convenience 

is Velcro chaps. Since 

1982, Baxter Black has been 

rhyming his way into the 

national spotlight, and now 

stands as the best selling cowboy 

poet in the world. He’s 

written several books (including 

one rodeo novel and its 

sequel), recorded over a dozen 

audio and video tapes, CDs 

and DVDs, and has achieved 

notoriety as a syndicated 

columnist and radio commentator. 

From The Tonight Show 

and PBS to NPR and the 

NFR, Baxter’s wacko verse has 

been seen and heard by millions. 

His works are prominently 

displayed in both big 

city libraries and small town 

feed stores. For more, visit 

www.baxterblack.com. 

Tickets are $20.00, $30.00 & 

Internal Revenue Service to assist 

people who may find it difficult to 

pay for tax preparation services. 

The program also gives accounting 

students practical experience. Each 

student accounting volunteer 

has passed an 

IRS tax preparation 

exam, completed at 

least one comprehensive 

tax course, received 

specific training related 

to common tax issues, 

and has access to a variety 

of federal and state 

reference materials. 

The sessions are 

sponsored by the MSU 

College of Business and 

Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary organization 

for financial information 

students and professionals. For 

more information, please 

email vita@montana.edu. • 

Trek” and “The Universe 

from Nothing,” will join a 

panel on “The Science of 

Space: Building the Future” 

at 7 pm Friday, March 22 

in room 101 of Gaines 

Hall. Krauss, who is a frequent 

guest on the 

“Colbert Report,” will join 

David Fortin and Bill Rea, 

both members of the MSU 

architecture faculty, in a 

discussion about the relationships 

between architecture 

and science. Fortin is 

completing a book, 

“Architecture and Science- 

Fiction Film: Philip K. 

Dick and the Spectacle of 

Home.” Rea has been a set 

designer and art director 

on numerous feature films, 

including Titanic, True Lies 

and Ali. 

Gavin Parkinson, a lecturer 

in European modernism at 

the Courtauld Institute of Art in 

London, will share new research on 

the unexpected connections 

between quantum mechanics and 

the pictorial fragmentation in the 

work of Pablo Picasso at 7 pm 

Monday, March 25 in room 101 of 

Gaines Hall. • 

Baxter Black coming to Big Timber 

photo: ©Abelardo Morell 

$50.00. Checks should be sent to 

Git Along Little Doggies Whoop 

Up (Gwen Petersen) Box 

1244, Big Timber, MT 

59011. Include a selfaddressed, 

stamped envelope 

for a quick response. 

For further information 

phone 932-4227 or visit 

sagebrsh@ttccmc.net. • 

Dirt Bag 

Ball 

Don’t miss the annual Dirt 

Bag Ball Saturday, March 30th 

at the Molly Brown. The event is 

a fundraiser for the Bridger Bowl 

Ski Patrol. Tickets are $15 at the 

door; the silent auction starts at 

7:30 pm. Enjoy live music by 

Full Moon Fever. Come out and 

have a great time while helping 

to support the Bridger Bowl Ski 

Patrol. The Molly Brown is 

located at 703 W Babcock. For 

more information visit bridgerbowl.com/events. 

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‘Gravity in War & Peace’ topic of talk 

The Astronomy Winter 

Lecture Series, hosted by Museum 

of the Rockies, announces the 

next in its lineup 

of stellar 

speakers for 

winter. Dr. 

David Kaiser, 

Germeshausen 

Professor at 

MIT, will present 

“Einstein’s 

Legacy: 

Studying 

Gravity in War 

and Peace” at 7 pm Wednesday, 

March 27 in the Museum’s Hager 

Auditorium. The event is free and 

open to the public. A popular 

image persists of Albert Einstein 

as a loner, someone who avoided 

the hustle and bustle of everyday 

life in favor of quiet contemplation. 

Yet he was deeply engaged 

with politics throughout his life. In 

fact, he was so active politically 

that the FBI kept him under sur- 

Point & Chute 

Have you ever wanted to 

make a ski movie? Join in the 7th 

Annual Point & Chute Video 

Competition at Bridger Bowl. 

The Point & Chute is a ski video 

competition in which each person 

or team creates a short movie, 

not to exceed seven minutes in 

length. All films must be shot 

veillance for decades, compiling a 

2000-page secret file on his political 

activities. Einstein’s most 

enduring 

scientific 

legacy, the 

general 

theory of 

relativity, 

has likewise been cast as standing 

aloof from the human dramas of 

political history. 

In “Einstein’s Legacy: 

Studying Gravity in War and 

Peace,” Dr. Kaiser examines ways 

in which research on general 

relativity was embedded in, 

and at times engulfed by, the 

tumult of world politics over the 

course of the 20th century. A 

Fellow of the American 

Physical Society and recipient 

of the Pfizer Prize from the 

History of Science Society, 

Kaiser has also received MIT’s 

highest awards for excellence in 

teaching. His work has been 

featured in Science, Nature, 

Scientific American, the 

London Review of Books, and 

on NOVA television programs, 

NPR, and the BBC. This lecture 

is sponsored by Montana 

Space Grant Consortium. 

The Museum is located at 

600 S. Kagy Blvd., on the MSU 

campus. Hours through 

Memorial Day are 9 am - 5 pm 

Monday - Saturday, and 12:30 - 

5 pm on Sundays. Visit 

museumoftherockies.org for 

more information. • 

Blue & Gold Ball open to community 

The second annual Blue & 

Gold Ball will be held Friday, 

April 5th in MSU’s SUB 

Ballrooms, beginning at 8 pm. 

The community is invited to join 

alumni and students — all over 18 

are invited. This formal event will 

be hosted by DJ Missy O’Mally, 

and will be a wonderful evening of 

live music, dancing, great food 

and drink, horse-driven carriages 

and a silent auction. There will be 

guest speakers and attendees such 

as University President Waded 

Cruzado and Head Football 

Girls: expand your horizons! 

Registration is now open for 

Montana State University’s 

“Expanding Your Horizons” 

event, a daylong STEM program 

held Saturday, April 6, offering 

creative hands-on workshops 

designed for girls in grades 6, 7 

and 8. The educational workshops 

promoting STEM – science, technology, 

engineering and mathematics 

– will be taught by MSU 

faculty and community members 

Coach, Rob Ash. The Blue & 

Gold Ball ties the community of 

Bozeman with the student and 

faculty of Montana State 

University. 

Just one thousand tickets will 

be sold. General admission tickets 

(students, community, alumni) are 

$15. VIP tickets, which include a 

visit with President Cruzado and 

entry into the VIP lounge, are 

$40. Tickets are now available at 

all Tickets West locations or the 

Ask Us Desk in the SUB. Profits 

will be donated to the Montana 

Cirque de Thrive exciting benefit 

Thrive’s 2013 Lily Ball will be 

held Saturday, April 6th at the 

Hilton Garden Inn from 5:30 pm 

until midnight. The theme of the 

9th Annual Ball is “Cirque de 

Thrive” and will feature ‘glamorous’ 

cocktails, gourmet food, a 

fast, furious live auction and dancing 

to The Cold Hard Cash Show. 

There may be special appearances 

by gymnasts, jugglers, and other 

within the boundaries of Bridger 

Bowl during operating hours. 

Submissions are due by Monday, 

March 25th at 5 pm. 

The top 10 films will be aired 

to a public audience and a panel 

of judges Saturday, March 30th 

in the Jim Bridger Lodge at 5 

pm. This screening is free and 

and will cover topics like astronomy, 

biochemistry, physics, sports 

medicine and more. Expanding 

Your Horizons is a popular program 

and space is limited. 

Registrations are accepted on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

Registration is $30 and 

includes lunch, materials and four 

workshops. The workshop descriptions 

and registration forms are 

available at 

circus folk… you’ll only know if 

you go! Cocktail hour begins at 

5:30 pm with complimentary beer, 

wine, and a signature cocktail. 

Thrive works to strengthen community 

by empowering families, 

mentoring students, and nurturing 

children, through five signature 

programs which include the CAP 

mentoring program, the Parent 

Place resource center, Girls for a 

open to the public. New this 

year: individual submissions 

will be accepted. Participants 

are eligible for cash prizes for 

Best Movie, Best Powder 

Sequence, and Best Point of 

View footage. For more information 

and details visit bridgerbowl.com/events. 

• 

State University chapter of the 

American Cancer Society’s Relay 

for Life. 

Sponsors include the Dean of 

Students Office, Office of the 

President, Old Hatchery Winery, 

Downtown Bozeman, The 

Twisted Root, It’s Greek To Me, 

Cats Paw Liquor, The Pour 

House, Penny Ranch, Exec-ucare, 

Swing Cats, Persnickety, 

Montucky, Biankini’s, Blush, and 

Smao. For more information go 

to www.facebook.com/blueandgoldball. 

• 

http://eu.montana.edu/- 

ContinuingEd/youth/ or call 994- 

6683 to receive a brochure by 

mail. The conference is sponsored 

by MSU Extended University 

with support from the Howard 

Hughes Undergraduate Biology 

Program and other sponsors. For 

more information, contact Ann 

Wells with MSU Extended 

University at 994-6836 or 

awells@montana.edu. • 

Change, the Parent Liaison program 

in our schools, and the 

Partnership Project which works 

with young families in need of 

extra support. 

Tickets are $125 per person. 

Late Night dance tickets are 

available for $25. Tickets are selling 

out fast! For more information, call 

Thrive at 587-3840, or visit 

allthrive.org. • 

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Sound of Music heard at 

Shane Center 

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most 

beloved musical — The Sound of Music 

— will open Friday, March 22 at 

Livingston’s Shane Center. An open- 

ing night gala will take begin at 6:30 

pm, complete with hors d’oeuvres, 

beverages, and some first-class entertainment. 

Tickets to this special event 

are $30 for individuals and $50 for 

couples. 

Maria is failing miserably in her 

attempts to become a nun. When 

Captain Von Trapp writes to the convent 

seeking a governess for his mischievous 

children, Maria gets the job. 

Her kindness, understanding, and 

sense of fun bring the family together 

in an Austria overrun by war. 

Urinetown, a Tony 

Award-winning musical 

comedy, will open at 

the Verge Theater (formerly 

the Equinox 

Theatre) Friday, March 

22nd and run weekends 

through April 6th. 

The play satirizes the 

legal system, capitalism, 

social irresponsibility, 

populism, 

bureaucracy, corporate 

mismanagement, 

municipal politics — and 

the Broadway musical itself! The 

unconventional plot line will shatter 

expectations of story. In an attempt to 

regulate water consumption, the use 

of private toilets has been outlawed. 

The citizenry must use public, payper-use 

amenities owned and operated 

by Urine Good Company, a malevolent 

corporation run by the corrupt 

Caldwell B. Cladwell. If you break 

the Pay-to-Pee laws you’re sent to a 

penal colony called Urinetown! When 

corporate Everyman Bobby Strong’s 

Catch a 

Prince Frog 

The Prince Frog runs at Verge 

Theater (formerly the Equinox 

Theatre) at 2 pm on Saturdays from 

March 23rd - April 13th. This puppet 

show is a fractured fairy tale 

about a selfish prince who is transformed 

into a frog, and the innocent 

frog who gets transformed into a 

price to “maintain the cosmic balance.” 

Out of his swamp, and out of 

his depths, the frog must help prevent 

a pointless war between two arrogant 

kings before the prince finds a way to 

break the spell and regain his place at 

court. 

Tickets are $5 for both children 

and adults. Reservations can be made 

at equinoxtheatre.com or by phone at 

587-0737, ext.1. The theater is located 

at 2304 N. 7th Ave. in the strip 

mall across from Murdoch’s. • 

Performances continue through April 

14, playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8 

pm; with Saturday and Sunday matinees 

at 3 pm. 

Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for 

college students and seniors, and $10 

for youth, and are available at theshanecenter.org 

or by calling 222- 

1420. The Sound of Music will be presented 

“Sing Along” style during 

Saturday matinees on March 30, 

April 6, and April 13. Audience participation 

will be encouraged at these 

shows. The Shane Lalani Center for 

the Arts is located at 415 East Lewis 

Street in Livingston. This event is generously 

sponsored by Spectec/TIC 

and The Chocolate Moose. • 

Urinetown to open at Verge 

father falls victim to the very rules 

Bobby enforces, he must make a 

stand. What is Urinetown? What happens 

to those sent there? Why are they 

never seen or heard from again? 

Come find out! 

Shows begin at 8 pm Friday and 

Saturday evenings. Tickets are $12 for 

General Admission and $10 for students/seniors. 

Reservations can be 

made online at equinoxtheatre.com or 

by phone at 587-0737, ext.1. The theater 

is located at 2304 N. 7th Ave. in the 

strip mall across from Murdoch’s. • 

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15 Olympic figure skater 

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17 “Our movies are so 

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19 One of Marlon’s brothers 

20 Immigrant’s class, briefly 

21 Horse with whitish hairs 

22 Mineral used in sandpaper 

24 Sugar alternative in 

chewing gum 

26 Block, as a river 

27 Dog doc 

28 Where press releases 

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54 Candid 

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26 Dealer’s packets 

28 DEA figures: var. 

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‘Life of Pi’ author to keynote Freshman convocation 

Yann Martel, author of the award-winning 

“Life of Pi,” which was made into a highly 

acclaimed motion picture, will speak at MSU’s 

2013 Freshman Convocation on September 5, 

and kick off the university’s Year of Engaged 

Leadership. “Life of Pi” is a world-wide bestseller 

that has received numerous literary awards, 

including the 2002 Man Booker Prize. The book 

spent 69 weeks on the New York Times’ Bestseller 

List and will be the featured 2013 summer reading 

for MSU’s 2,400 incoming freshman class. 

The book was the basis for the recent Academy 

Award- nominated film directed by Ang Lee. 

“Yann Martel is a compelling storyteller and an 

inspirational speaker — an excellent choice to 

launch our freshman students into their journey 

into university academic life,” says MSU 

President Waded Cruzado. 

While at MSU, Martel will lead a master 

class with students and will sign books following 

his lecture. Martel’s visit will launch MSU’s Year 

of Engaged Leadership initiative, which will 

include events scheduled throughout the 2013- 

2014 school year that will help students, faculty 

and staff become more effective leaders on campus 

and in their communities. The university 

will plan workshops, discussions, lectures and 

other campus-wide programs. Each month’s 

activities will focus on a single characteristic of 

leadership, concentrating on ways that it is, or 

should become, an integral part of the university’s 

campus culture. Examples of innovative 

leadership activities will include a faculty-staff 

day of service in the community and a leadership 

film series. MSU Extension will work to 

explore monthly leadership concepts statewide. 

Martel, who lives in Saskatchewan, has published 

six books of fiction. His seventh book, 

“101 Letters to a Prime Minister: The Complete 

Letters to Stephen Harper,” published in 2012, 

is a list of 100 books and accompanying notes 

that Martel sent every two weeks to Canadian 

Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the subject 

43 Words at the start of 

a countdown 

44 Epic ___ 

46 The P in PBR 

47 King in the Super Mario 

Bros. series 

48 Hubble of the Hubble 

Telescope 

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of stillness. In addition to the Man Booker Prize, 

Martel has received the Asian/Pacific American 

Award for Literature, the Hugh MacLennan 

Prize for Fiction and the Journey Prize. 

MSU’s freshman convocation is the 

formal welcoming of its incoming class where 

the university focuses attention on 

academic affairs. It shows the support of the 

university and community to help the new students 

to reach their goal of becoming the graduating 

class of 2017. Martel’s lecture will be 

MSU’s seventh freshman convocation. To learn 

more about the MSU Freshman 

Convocation, go to www.montana.edu/convocation/2013/. 

To learn more about MSU’s Year of 

Engaged Leadership, go to 

www.montana.edu/theyear. • 

Bozeman Bridal Walk slated 

The Downtown Bozeman Association 

and Downtown Retailers, along with gracious 

community sponsors The Bozeman Daily 

Chronicle, Insty Prints, The BoZone and “My 

103.5” FM are proud to present the 2013 

Bridal Walk Saturday, April 13th from 11 am 

- 3 pm. Plan your Montana Wedding in the 

heart of Downtown Bozeman! We are rolling 

out the red carpet for brides, grooms and 

their entourage. Stop by the Baxter Hotel 

anytime the day of the event and receive a 

bag of goodies to help you on your way. 

Then, stroll Main Street and discover over 40 

participating businesses that can help you 

with all your wedding needs. Find everything 

from dresses, rings and invitations, to flowers, 

gift registries, and more. Enjoy live music, 

partake in wine, cake, and hors d’oeuvres 

tastings along the way, and have the chance 

to win many in-store giveaways and raffles 

(such as free diamond earrings, custom 

designed wedding rings and much more). 

Also, find out how to win a $500 gift certificate 

to be used at any of the participating 

businesses. 

Another great activity to enjoy during the 

Bridal Walk is the “Bridal Walk Photography 

Contest.” Over 20 Bridal-themed images will 

be displayed at many of the Bridal Walk participating 

businesses. These images are taken 

by local photographers and their contact information 

and voting ballots will be on-hand at 

their displayed images. Awards, plaques and 

prizes will be presented to the winners of the 

“the most scenic image,” “the most unique 

image” and “the best overall image.” Help us 

give these incredible photographers the recognition 

they deserve while finding the perfect 

one for your wedding look. 

Same-day registration will be held at The 

Baxter Hotel (in the upstairs Ballroom) at 105 

West Main Street from 11 am to 3 pm and maps 

and booklets can be picked up at any of the participating 

businessest two weeks prior to the 

event. Additional event information (including 

vendor registration) can be found at www.downtownbozeman.org 

or by calling 586-4008. This 

event is free and will be held rain or shine. • 

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Chili Off & Seed Swap 

Emerson Ballroom 

March 30 @6 pm 

Engineers Without Borders at 

Montana State University, a student-run 

organization that provides 

clean water to schools in Kenya, 

will hold its fifth annual recycled 

fashion show, “Junk 2 Funk,” at 7 

pm Friday, April 5 at the Best 

Western Grantree Inn in Bozeman. 

Students, community members 

and families will parade their outfits 

constructed out of recycled 

items ranging from milk jugs to 

inflatable pool toys. People attending 

the event are encouraged to 

wear their own homespun creations. 

Music will be provided by a 

disc jockey. Prizes for best outfits 

will be awarded. To enter an outfit 

in the event, contact Varsha Rao at 

varsha.rao@biofilm.montana.edu by 

March 29. This event is wildly 

popular and tons of fun! Since 

2004, more than 100 MSU students 

from many disciplines and majors 

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Come on out: Resistance is Fertile 

Resistance is Fertile: A 

Community Art and informational 

event based around Sustainable 

Practices in Bozeman will take place 

Saturday, March 30th at The 

Cottonwood Club (213 South 

Wallace at Curtis) from 5 - 10 pm. 

The event will kick off with an 

impromptu Parade down Main 

Street, starting at The Co-Op on 

Main and ending at The 

Cottonwood Club on Wallace. All 

are welcome to participate in this 

fun, lighthearted stroll & bike procession. 

The event will continue 

later Saturday evening with a group 

art exhibition and informational 

event at The Cottonwood Club. 

There will be art on display by a 

variety of local artists that supports 

the mission statements of the groups 

involved. There will also be live 

music, poetry readings, theatre and 

performance art, as well as a screening 

of “Bozeman Eats,” a documentary 

film surveying local food in the 

Gallatin Valley of Montana created 

by Dylan Strike and Sam Atkins. 

The event is open to the public 

and will have activities catered for 

all ages that celebrate the return of 

Montana’s growing season. Guests 

will have the opportunity to participate 

in the sowing of culinary herb 

seeds (free to take home), the creation 

of bokashi composting systems 

out of buckets, or the royal smashing 

of a pinata made in Monsanto’s 

(non-corporate person) image. 

Information will be available 

on all groups 

involved, as well as information 

on how individuals 

can get involved. There 

will be food available for 

purchase from The Bio 

Grill. “The goal is to bring 

people out in support of a 

healthy local agriculture,” 

says Max Smith, one of 

the event organizers. “We 

want to celebrate the people 

laboring with plants and 

soils in garden plots and encourage 

more local cafes to cycle their waste 

in piles of compost. We want to 

raise awareness of the fruits from 

neglected neighborhood trees. We 

Junk 2 Funk: trashin’ show 

have traveled to the Khwisero 

District of Kenya, where they 

will beat the drum of seasonality 

and show the benefits of a more 

simple life, and how we can connect 

to the people and other forms of life 

around us.” Groups involved include 

Coffee 

2 Compost, 1,000 New Gardens, the 

Fruit Bats, and the Wildfire 

Collective. 

The WildFire is a collective of 

decentralized community empower- 

have built eight deep-water wells 

and 11 composting latrines in an 

effort to decrease the rate of 

waterborne illnesses. 

Doors open at 6 pm. Tickets for 

students are $5 in advance or $7 

at the door. Tickets for non-students 

are $7 in advance 

or $9 at the door. Tickets can be 

purchased from EWB members or 

from 10 am - 2 pm Tuesday, April 

2, and Thursday, April 4, at a 

table near the entrance to the 

Union Market in the SUB. All 

event proceeds will benefit MSU 

EWB students’ 

volunteer-led work in rural 

western Kenya. 

More information is available by 

emailing ewbmsu@gmail.com or 

checking out the event’s Facebook 

page, “Junk 2 Funk: Recycled 

Fashion Show.” • 

ment programs, providing resources 

for multi-generational advocacy and 

a re-localized sustainable future. 

Coffee 2 Compost is a volunteer 

driven effort to create and demonstrate 

a replicable model for communities 

to voluntarily reclaim 

wastes generated by java shops, propel 

their decomposition, and help 

grow urban agricultural projects. 

The group currently operates multiple 

compost piles, and regularly collects 

coffee and food waste from 

local businesses by bike. 1,000 New 

Gardens is a group of volunteers 

Want to expand your horizons 

without leaving the Gallatin Valley? 

Come learn West African drumming 

and dance with Kelly Ann 

Brown and the Yamama 

Drummers, Friday March 29 from 

7 - 9 pm at Pilgrim 

Congregational Church (2118 S 

3rd Ave., just down the hill from 

the Museum of the Rockies). This 

is a benefit for the Coal Export 

Action, Montana 23 Legal 

Defense Fund. 

There is a suggested donation 

$20 for adults, or $10 for students. 

Contact 551-0388 or 

kwalser14@yahoo.com for more 

information. To donate in 

advance, go online to the 

coalexportaction.org\donate and 

Chili off, seed swap 

Friends of Local Foods is hosting 

the 3rd Annual Chili Off and 

Seed Swap at the Emerson 

Ballroom Saturday, March 30 from 

6-9 pm. Bring your best chili (or 

cornbread) to compete against 

other folks. Judges will pick the 

winners in each of these categories: 

Best Meat Chili, Best 

Vegetarian Chili, Best Chili utilizing 

Local Ingredients, Best Unique 

Chili, and Tastiest Chili. The first 

place winner will receive a CSA 

share in Townes Harvest Garden (a 

$350 value!). There will be incredible 

prizes for the second and third 

place winners as well. Submission 

rules can be found at 

msu.flf@gmail.com. 

Don’t want to cook a chili? No 

problem, come on down with a 

bowl to eat all the chili you can 

handle. The evening will be filled 

with live Bluegrass music from The 

Bridger Creek Boys and will be a 

bring your thank you to the dance 

as your admission. • 

great opportunity to swap seeds for 

your garden this summer. 

Donations of non-perishable food 

items for the Gallatin Valley Food 

Bank are welcome and encouraged. 

Friends of Local Foods is a student 

group at MSU committed to 

educating, informing, and promoting 

local food issues to students 

and the Bozeman community. 

Since its inception, FLF has helped 

create a student-run farm, Towne’s 

Harvest Garden and develop the 

Community Food Truck, an outreach 

program partnered between 

MSU, Towne’s Harvest Garden, 

and the Gallatin Valley Food Bank. 

The Community Food Truck operates 

a mobile farm stand in rural 

communities selling reduced cost 

vegetables to low income residents. 

More information about the 

organization can be found at 

http://friendsoflocalfoods.org. • 

Plant MT seed potatoes 

Home gardeners searching for 

unique potatoes to plant in the garden 

are in luck, because Montana 

seed potato farmers produce a dazzling 

array of varieties, and this 

year, most MSU Extension county 

offices will take orders for seed 

potatoes. Many varieties can be 

found at local nurseries, garden 

centers or grocery stores. The 

most important thing is to look 

for a blue tag on the box that 

says “Montana Certified Seed 

Potatoes.” Montana certified 

seed potato growers will be supplying 

everything from russets 

and fingerlings to golds, reds and 

purples through MSU Extension 

county offices. All orders need to be 

placed by April 1 and potatoes will be 

ready for pick up by April 15. 

Planting Montana certified seed 

potatoes is an important way to 

protect Montana seed potato farms 

from the importation of damaging 

pests and pathogens. Montana seed 

potatoes are grown at the highest 

standards with very stringent tolerances 

for disease and quality. In 

addition, Montana growers have an 

amazing range of varieties that 

have outstanding and novel culinary 

qualities. Available varieties 

include: Russet varieties; fingerlings, 

including French Fingerling 

who share knowledge and encourage 

urban gardening. 

The mission of 1,000 New 

Gardens is to revitalize the spirit of 

the Victory Garden Era by promoting 

household organic vegetable 

gardening by sharing resources, 

techniques and information 

throughout the community. The 

Fruit Bats are a guerrila composting 

group that harvests fruit from trees 

in town that would normally fall to 

the ground and go to waste. For 

more information, email greenunderbelly@gmail.com. 

• 

Drum, dance to beat 

back coal 

and Purple Fiesta (purple skin and 

flesh); reds, including Dark Red 

Norland, Pontiac, Caribe and 

Chieftan; yellows, including Yukon 

Gold and Yukon Gem; and the 

Purple Viking, which has purple 

skin with pink blotches and pure 

white flesh. 

If a county is not participating 

in the program, contact a neighboring 

county for availability, and 

again, be sure to check with local 

nurseries or gardening centers for 

Montana certified seed potatoes. 

Contact information for specific 

counties can be found at 

www.msuextension.org/localoffices.cfm. 

For more information, 

contact the MSU Potato Lab 

at 994-3150 or at 

potatocert@montana.edu. •

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Hear ‘Ode to an Aphid’ 

Whitney Cranshaw, Entomology 

professor and Extension 

Specialist for Colorado 

State University 

Extension, will speak at 

6 pm Monday, March 18 

at the Museum of the 

Rockies. Cranshaw, 

author of “Garden 

Insects of North America, 

Pests of the West,” as well as many 

other publications on insects and 

mites of the Rocky Mountain region, 

will speak about aphids and gall-making 

insects and mites in the yard and 

garden. The program is hosted by the 

MSU Extension Master Gardener 

Program. “I am really excited to have 

Whitney give a talk in Montana,” says 

Toby Day, MSU Extension 

Horticulture Specialist and Montana 

Master Gardener Coordinator. “He is 

a great speaker and the most knowledgeable 

Entomologist that I know of 

in the Rocky Mountain region. I use 

his publications frequently when making 

recommendations about insects 

and mites.” 

Cranshaw will give two evening 

talks: ‘Ode to an aphid,’ and ‘Gallmaking 

Insects and Mites.’ His 

responsibilities with Extension in 

Eat like grandma did 

by Joanne Gardner 

Our grandparents ate quite differently 

than we do now. The advent of 

giant grocery stores, fast food, commercial 

gardens with artificial light 

and the shipping of food has 

changed everything about our food 

and where it comes from. In the 

1930’s and 1940’s, nearly every family 

had a vegetable garden to supplement 

what they had to buy. A good 

yield could feed a family all summer, 

plus have enough for canning for 

winter treats. Depending on your 

zone, you could grow year round vegetables, 

or focus on spring vegetables 

or fall vegetables. Dashing out to pick 

up vegetables or fruits grown halfway 

round the world didn’t happen. 

Families ate the harvest of the garden 

while it was in season and extended 

the bounty by canning the extra. 

The garden staff out at Norris 

Hot Springs uses a lot of factors 

when planning the large organic garden 

on site –—keeping an eye on the 

Colorado primarily involve outreach 

activities related to diagnosis 

and management of insect 

pests of horticulture crops. 

He also educates Master 

Gardeners on various 

insect and mite issues. His 

research includes development 

of management 

methods for insect/mite 

pests of landscape plants and vegetable 

crops. “Anyone interested 

in gardening, trees, insects or 

mites shouldn’t miss this 

opportunity,” says Day. “I have 

seen him speak before and I think 

this will be a fun-filled evening. 

Whitney should have time for questions 

from the public. If you have 

always had questions about insects in 

your home, lawn, garden or farm, 

this would be a great opportunity to 

ask the expert.” 

Cranshaw will begin speaking at 6 

pm in MoR’s Hager Auditorium. 

Doors will open around 5:30 pm, 

with treats and coffee available before 

the presentation and during the 

break. The cost for the evening is $5 

at the door. For more information 

contact Toby Day at 994-6523, or 

toby.day@montana.edu. • 

frost and weather predictions and 

being mindful the garden will need to 

feed hundreds of people each month. 

Space is at a premium, but common 

sense prevails and crops that belong 

in this climate during the short growing 

season are always on the list. In 

order to provide 

garden grown 

organic salads as 

early as possible 

each year — the 

staff plants the 

greenhouse 

every March 

15th with over 

20 lettuce varieties, 

as well as 

carrots, kale, 

chard, cress and 

mustards, beets. 

They also get 

beneficial insect 

attractors started 

to keep the 

greenhouse healthy 

throughout the summer tomato, 

cucumber, pepper, eggplant and basil 

growing season. 

Likewise, peas are planted at this 

time as a green ‘manure crop’ to 

grow through early June in the areas 

the tomatoes will later be planted. 

They are just beginning to bloom 

when they are cut and worked into 

the soil to enrich it for the continued 

succession of nightshade crops. The 

organic fresh garden delights at the 

No Loose Dogs Saloon and Café will 

always be harvested to ensure delicious, 

nutritious meals. 

Take your grandmother out for 

dinner and a soak — she’ll tell you 

this is how tomatoes are supposed 

to taste! • 

‘Yellowstone to Yukon’ 

focus of lecture 

Harvey Locke of the 

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation 

Initiative will present a free public 

lecture at the Museum of the 

Rockies on Wednesday, March 20 

at 7 pm. Locke will present “Large 

Landscape Conservation from 

Yellowstone to Yukon and Beyond: 

A Shared Vision for the 21st 

Century.” The lecture is free and 

open to the public. Light refresh- 

ments will be served prior to the 

presentation. For 20 years, Locke 

has worked effectively and been 

published widely on large landscape 

conservation from 

Yellowstone to Yukon and 

around the world. The talk is part 

of the Montana Institute on 

Ecosystems Distinguished Visiting 

Lecturer Series. 

Stephen Jackson, director of the 

Southwest Climate Science Center, 

will speak at the Museum of the 

Rockies on April 24. For more 

information, visit www.montanaioe.org/events. 

The Museum 

is located at 600 S. KagyBlvd., 

on the MSU campus. • 

Carbon Divestment 

by Andrew Korfhage 

President Barack Obama is on a 

rhetorical roll on the issue of climate 

change. “The 12 hottest years 

on record have all come in the last 

15,” Obama pointed out to 

Congress and the American people 

in his State of the Union address. 

“Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, 

floods — all are now more frequent 

and more intense…[F]or the sake 

of our children and our future, we 

must do more to combat climate 

change.” He also referred to global 

warming at his first post-election 

press conference and in his inaugural 

address, citing evidence for it 

being caused by human activities 

and committing to greater action 

in his second term. But Obama’s 

options for fighting climate change 

on his own are limited. And the 

likelihood of congressional action 

isn’t promising. 

The good news is that momentum 

is growing for a strategy that 

allows people to take the issue of 

climate change into their own 

hands — by divesting from fossil 

fuel companies. This new approach 

takes its inspiration from the mass 

movement to divest from South 

Africa in the 1980s and 1990s. 

Millions of people and thousands of 

companies and institutional 

The award-winning conservation 

documentary, “Where the 

Yellowstone Goes” will make its 

Washington, D.C. premier at the 

Environmental Film Festival in the 

Nation’s Capital next month. In its 

21st year in Washington, the festival 

will consider the vital role of earth’s 

rivers in human survival. 

Introduced by Rebecca Wodder, 

Senior Advisor to the Secretary, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, 

and attended by Director Hunter 

Weeks and Producer Sarah Hall, 

“Where the Yellowstone Goes,” will 

be shown at 6:30 pm Monday, 

March 18 in the U.S. Department 

of the Interior Yates Auditorium. 

Embark on a 30-day drift boat 

expedition down the longest freeflowing 

river in the continental 

United States. From the Gateway to 

Yellowstone National Park in 

Gardiner, Montana to the confluence 

of the Missouri River at historic 

Fort Buford, North Dakota, 

Roads into Yellowstone National 

Park will open one to two weeks 

later than normal this spring. Each 

spring, park road crews clear snow 

and ice from 198 miles of main 

road, 124 miles of secondary roads 

and 125 acres of parking lots inside 

the park as well as 31 miles of the 

Beartooth Highway outside the 

park’s Northeast Entrance to prepare 

for the summer season. Crews 

normally begin plowing roads on 

the Monday after the first weekend 

in March. Budget cuts due to the 

impacts of sequestration prompted 

the park to take many administrative 

actions, including delaying the 

start of plowing until Monday, 

March 18. It costs up to $30,000 a 

day to clear Yellowstone’s roads in 

the spring. Allowing time for more 

snow to melt from the roads should 

investors pulled their investments 

from companies doing business in 

South Africa, until the Apartheid 

regime caved under the economic 

and political pressure. “The corporations 

understood the logics of 

money even when they weren’t 

swayed by the dictates of morality,” 

South African Archbishop Emeritus 

Desmond Tutu told 350.org, the 

Tar Sands-before-after; http://planet3.org 

organization leading the climate 

divestment movement. “Climate 

change is a deeply moral issue too, 

of course.” 

With a return on investment 

guaranteed to include all of the 

environmental catastrophes cited by 

Obama — plus uninhabitable 

coastal cities, famine, water crises, 

and more — investing in fossil fuels 

neither makes moral sense nor represents 

a winning strategy for longterm 

investments. “Investing in fossil 

fuel today seems like investing in 

the whaling industry in the mid- 

1800s — old technology, still dominant 

but clearly not the future,” 

says John Streur, president of 

Portfolio 21, a mutual fund company 

that screens fossil fuel companies 

out of its portfolio. “Our ability to 

power the global economy beyond 

the current age of fossil fuels will be 

the most important transformation 

ever made by our industrial socie- 

two boats drift north along the 

Yellowstone River. Led by a fly-fishing 

guide and fourth-generation 

Montanan, this inspirational journey 

takes place amongst the peaceful 

sounds of a massive water flow, 

flanked on each side by rugged 

mountains, plains full of big game 

and an unending sky showcasing 

bald eagles and osprey. Connect 

with colorful characters, get lost in 

the hypnotic cast of a fly rod and 

experience fireside stories on this 

river adventure. Intimate portraits 

of locals in both booming cities and 

dusty, dwindling towns along the 

Yellowstone River illustrate the history 

and controversies surrounding 

this enigmatic watershed, leading to 

questions about its future. 

“This is a story about life on 

one of our greatest, most-preserved 

rivers. It explores some serious 

conservation issues along with 

great fishing, but ultimately is 

about each of our lives and the 

reduce the number of days it takes 

to clear each road segment. This 

will also result in less ice to be 

cleared from the road base, less replowing 

of road segments, less wear 

and tear and repairs on equipment, 

and a reduction in fuel costs. 

The park chose to delay spring 

road clearing as part of an overall 

plan to cut $1.75 million from the 

anticipated $35 million annual base 

operating budget, since a delayed 

spring opening will impact fewer 

visitors and have fewer impacts on 

local communities than cuts during 

the peak summer months. Based on 

2012 visitation figures, opening two 

weeks later than originally scheduled 

will impact approximately 

135,000 visitors, compared to the 

505,000 visitors who would be 

impacted if the park were closed 

ty.” 

Already, the California 

Teachers’ Pension Fund, the state of 

Vermont, the city of Seattle, and 

students at 252 universities nationwide 

are working on institutional 

divestment campaigns that will 

speed that transition. “This generation 

of college students is facing an 

incredible series of sustainability 

challenges that will force 

them to live on a very 

different planet from 

the one that I grew up 

on,” says Dr. Stephen 

Mulkey, a climate scientist 

and president of 

Unity College in 

Maine, which voted to 

divest from fossil fuels 

last November. “We 

looked at our portfolio 

and said, ‘This is the 

right thing to do.’ This 

was an ethical decision on 

the part of the board.” It’s an ethical 

decision we all can make. To get 

started with the climate divestment 

movement, you can learn about 

institutional divesting at gofossilfree.org, 

and find resources for individual 

clean-energy investing at 

greenamerica.org/fossilfree. 

As with the South African 

divestment movement, the targeted 

companies will take notice when 

enough people start moving their 

money en masse. What’s more, our 

leaders will take notice as well. 

When we vote “no” on fossil fuels 

and “yes” on clean energy with our 

investment dollars, together we 

send Congress a message about the 

type of future we want for our 

country (and the planet). That message 

is as clear and direct as the 

president’s own voice in his State of 

the Union address. 

Andrew Korfhage is Green America’s 

online and special projects editor. • 

Where Yellowstone Goes debuts in D.C. 

Sequester delays YNP opening 

impact we make while we’re here,” 

says Hunter Weeks, the film’s 

director. Trout Headwaters, Inc. is 

the premier sponsor of the film. 

Read more about the film at 

www.wheretheyellowstonegoes.co 

m. Read more about the 

Environmental Film Festival in the 

Nation’s Capital at www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/films- 

/show/994. • 

the last two weeks of the fiscal year 

in mid-September through the end 

of October. Yellowstone hosted 

over 3.45 million visitors during the 

2012 calendar year. 

The sequestration cuts will result 

in a base operating budget of 

approximately $33.3 million, a 10percent 

decrease from the $37 million 

base operating budget 

Yellowstone received in Fiscal Year 

2010. The park anticipates taking 

several other actions including leaving 

several permanent positions 

vacant and hiring fewer seasonal 

employees in order to make up the 

budget shortfall, while still working 

to provide a high quality visitor 

experience during the peak summer 

season. For details on specific areas’ 

opening dates, visit 

www.nps.gov/yell. • 

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Hang it high! 

Gallatin National Forest managers 

remind visitors to learn about 

the Food Storage Orders on the 

Gallatin National Forest and the 

Beartooth Ranger District of the 

Custer National Forest. The Food 

Storage Order for the entire 

Gallatin Forest goes into effect 

March 1 annually and on the 

Beartooth District is in effect yearround. 

The order requires that 

unattended food, refuse, and attractants 

be stored in hard-sided vehicles 

or bear-resistant containers (or 

hung above the ground out of the 

reach of wildlife) at all locations in 

the Gallatin National Forest and on 

the Beartooth Ranger District. The 

order defines appropriate methods 

for acceptably storing and possessing 

food, refuse and other attractants, 

including animal carcasses 

(i.e., hard-sided vehicles, hanging 

from a tree, use of bear-resistant 

containers, and appropriate methods 

for burning garbage). 

Craighead turns pages 

The Craighead Institute is having 

a Book Release Party Thursday, 

March 21 at 5:30 at the Country 

Bookshelf for its new book: 

“Conservation Planning; Shaping 

the Future” edited by Lance 

Craighead and Charles Convis. 

This will be a celebration of a 

multi-year collaboration with 30 

contributors to complete a practical 

guide to new tools and approaches 

for conservation planning. The 

book is 426 pages long with 15 

chapters exploring the steps 

involved in a scientific conservation 

by Jill Richardson 

The nastiest looking insect I’ve 

ever seen crawled out of a hole near 

a dead stump in my garden the 

other day. I was weeding there, and 

I’m sure I disturbed it. To be honest, 

I was scared. This thing looked like 

it could bite me and it would hurt. I 

briefly considered the possibility that 

it was benevolent. Was it a spider? I 

tried counting its legs — six, not 

eight. Figuring that this thing was as 

terrible as it looked, I killed it. I’d 

never seen a termite, let alone a termite 

queen, but I couldn’t think of 

any other explanation for this monster. 

A quick search online confirmed 

my hunch. She wasn’t just a 

termite queen — she was full of 

eggs! I panicked. I grow a lot of my 

food in the little patch of soil I call 

my garden. I garden organically, 

encouraging the biodiversity of 

microbes, plants, and even bugs. 

Pesticides aren’t welcome. That said, 

termites are bad news. 

So what’s an organic gardener to 

do? Again, the Internet came to my 

rescue. For an outdoor soil infestation 

like mine, you can get nematodes 

(tiny worms) that kill termites. 

No pesticides needed — and the 

nematodes cost much less than you’d 

pay the exterminator. It’s amazing 

how often we reach for pesticides to 

take care of bugs — not just in our 

gardens. A can of Raid gets rid of 

bugs indoors, a terminator service 

regularly sprays outside the house, 

pesticides kill head lice on your kids 

and fleas on your cats, and you can 

even buy clothing treated with pesticides 

to keep the mosquitoes away. 

And all of these chemicals are supposedly 

safe if used according to the 

label instructions. That’s where I see 

a disconnect. If all of the pesticides 

and other chemicals we are exposed 

to in our food, our water, our homes, 

and our environment are safe, then 

how does one explain that two out of 

every five Americans will get cancer 

during their lifetimes? 

Getting rid of pests without pesticides 

requires creativity. Preventing 

Individuals who do not comply with 

the food storage order can be fined. 

The Gallatin forest-wide order 

went into effect in 2007 and is 

designed to reduce adverse humanwildlife 

interactions, thereby promoting 

human safety and the protection 

of bears and other wildlife 

plan. A description from the back 

cover explains: “Conservation 

Planning: Shaping the Future is a 

groundbreaking collection of case 

studies that showcases an analytical 

framework for conservation 

planning that uses standardized 

methods and tools that improve 

accuracy, efficiency, and replicability 

of solutions and strategies 

developed to conserve ecosystems 

throughout the world, beginning 

in local communities.” 

As you can see, this book is not 

exactly an edge-of-your-seat page- 

the problem is the best cure, but 

what do you do once the pests have 

moved in? My first tactic is finding 

out about the pest’s diet, habitat, 

and life cycle to see if it can easily 

be exterminated. Instead of spraying 

down all of the kids’ stuffed animals 

for head lice, the toys can go in 

the garage for a few weeks until all 

of the lice and their eggs die of natural 

causes. If that doesn’t work, 

there are the old standbys of soapy 

water, diatomaceous earth, or ash. 

They kill a wide range of insects. In 

the worst situations, I opt for organic 

pesticides like pyrethrum, which is 

made from chrysanthemums. 

species. Portions of the Gallatin 

National Forest, primarily Hebgen 

Lake and Gardiner Ranger Districts 

on the southern end of the Forest, 

were previously covered by a food 

storage order. Further information 

can be found at 

www.fs.usda.gov/gallatin. • 

turner for most people, so any 

readings from the book will be 

minimal and user-friendly. This 

event is an excuse to share some of 

our work with the community and 

make copies available at a discount 

for anyone who is interested in this 

rapidly emerging science. This 

event is free and open to the public 

so, join us — and bring a friend! 

Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will 

be provided. Come help us celebrate! 

For more information, 

phone 585.8705 or visit 

www.craigheadinstitute.org. • 

Grow your own fruits and veggies! 

Eat local, starting in your own 

backyard! Broken Ground will be 

offering an Edible Backyards Class 

series on three consecutive 

Wednesdays: April 3rd, 10th and 

17th from 6 – 8 pm at Mountain 

Vista Farm in Bozeman. Imagine 

vine-ripened tomatoes, fresh strawberries 

and raspberries, and sprigs 

of rosemary, all plucked from your 

backyard garden. The Edible 

Backyards Series will teach you 

how to design a productive landscape 

right outside your backdoor. 

Session 1 will cover how to design 

and plan your property for annual 

and perennial edible gardens. 

Session 2 will cover composting 

and soil-building and Session 3 

will cover techniques such as starting 

from seed, succession planting, 

planting polycultures, and more. 

Incorporating the principles of 

permaculture (a design science for 

sustainable human settlement) 

and taught by experienced permaculture 

designer Kareen Erbe, 

this comprehensive three-part 

Perturbed by Pesticides 

series will teach you how to 

create a water-efficient, 

space-saving backyard that 

minimizes your work and 

maximizes your yield of fresh 

fruits and vegetables! The 

cost for the Edible Backyards 

Class Series is $65. Individual 

sessions can be attended for 

$25/session. Please sign-up 

in advance. 

For more information or 

to sign-up, go to 

www.brokenground-permaculture.com/, 

email 

info@brokenground-permaculture.com, 

or contact 

Kareen Erbe 600-7881. 

Stay tuned for more workshops 

on Permaculture, 

Composting, Creating a 

Food Forest and much more 

in the upcoming weeks and 

months. Broken Ground also 

hosts monthly permaculture 

film nights. Visit brokengroundpermaculture.com 

for 

more information. • 

However, the best way to get rid of 

bugs is with other bugs — or bacteria, 

fungi, nematodes, or anything 

else that eats the pest you’re trying 

to vanquish. Beneficial organisms 

are uniquely adapted to seek out 

and kill the very pests you want to 

get rid of, and they don’t stop until 

the job is done. Compared to a 

chemical pesticide, they are far 

more targeted and thorough — not 

to mention safe. 

Let’s cut down on pesticide 

use when there are easy, 

affordable, non-toxic alternatives. 

Jill Richardson writes for 

otherwords.org. • 

March 15, 2013 • The ecoZone • Page 3B 

Compassionate 

Communication Class 

Thursday, March 21st from 7 - 9 

pm, Patrick Marsolek will offer a 

class on ‘Compassionate 

Communication’ at the Movement 

Arts Center 

(1871 S. 

22nd Ave., 

Ste 2, at 

Kagy). This 

class will 

introduce 

the 

Nonviolent 

Communication tools developed by 

Marshall Rosenberg and show you 

practical ways to communicate more 

effectively. Improve self-awareness 

and communication with all the people 

in your life! Get hands-on prac- 

Wilderness First Aid: 

newbies, re-newbies 

NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute 

A Wilderness First Aid recertification 

course will be held Friday, 

Saturday & Sunday, April 12-14 at 

Eagle Mount on Goldenstein 

Lane. Taught through the NOLS 

Wilderness Medicine Institute, this 

course is open to anyone holding a 

current WFR of 70 hours or 

longer. This three-day scenario-based 

course is designed as review and 

practice of evacuation and decision 

making guidelines. It also provides 

current updates in the wilderness 

medicine field. Saturday & Sunday 

April 20-21 NOLS will offer two 

days of intense training in Wilderness 

First Aid. The course is open to 

everyone, and no previous experience 

is needed. 

Gallatin County Extension will 

host the Level 2 Master Gardener 

class starting Monday, March 25. 

The class will be 

held on consecutive 

Mondays until 

May 13 from 6 - 

8:30 p.m. at the 

Museum of the 

Rockies. Toby 

Day, MSU 

Horticulture 

Specialist, will be 

the instructor for this course. The 

Level 2 Master Gardener class is 

intended for intermediate to 

advanced gardeners who have prior 

knowledge or experience in gardening 

or for those who have already 

taken the Level 1 course. The course 

will teach the role of Master 

Gardener in Extension; binomial 

nomenclature; fertility; plant nutrients; 

plant growth and development; 

entomology, plant diseases and abiotic 

disorders; vegetable and fruit integrated 

pest management (IPM); tree, 

shrubs and lawn IPM; advanced 

pruning and woody ornamental care; 

propagation; and water conservation. 

Following the completion of the 

tice learning the connection between 

feelings and needs, and how to 

express them with more openness 

and honesty. Learn to develop a 

deeper sense 

of ease and 

trust when 

you are in 

conflict or 

are having a 

challenge 

communicating. 

The 

cost is $10, or $15 for two. Contact 

Patrick Marsolek at 406-443-3439 or 

info@PatrickMarsolek.com to register. 

Read more or register online at 

www.innerworkingsresources.com/C 

ommunicationBozeman. • 

At NOLS 

Wilderness Medicine 

Institute courses, 

you’ll learn how to 

prepare for the unexpected. 

In just two 

days, you’ll have the 

knowledge, skills and 

ability to make sound 

decisions in emergency 

situations. The 

Wilderness First Aid 

courses are ideal for 

trip leaders, camp 

staff, outdoor enthusiasts 

and individuals in 

remote locations. This 

course is pre-approved by such 

organizations as the American 

Camping Association, the United 

States Forest Service, and other governmental 

agencies. WMI’s 

Wilderness First Aid courses are for 

everyone with an interest in the great 

outdoors. A First Aid course doesn’t 

need to be boring — we promise you 

will learn lots while having tons of 

fun! A few spots are open to WMI 

Wilderness First Responder graduates 

who need to recertify their 

Wilderness First Responder. Both 

courses are held at Eagle Mount HQ 

on Goldenstein Lane. For questions 

and registration email info@crossinglatitudes.com 

or call 585-5356. • 

Master Gardener 2 set 

Level 2 Master Gardener course, 

participants are required to pass a 

closed book exam and fulfill a volunteer 

commitment of 30 

hours in order to be 

certified. The cost of 

the eight-week class is 

$160, which includes 

a $70 deposit that is 

refunded upon completion 

of the community 

volunteer 

commitment. A 

Montana Master Gardener 

Handbook is an additional $45. The 

volunteer commitment may include 

activities such as answering questions 

at the local farmers’ markets, assisting 

local garden groups, volunteering 

at local community gardens, donating 

time and food to the local food banks 

and pantries and other horticulturebased 

volunteer projects. 

To sign up, call the MSU 

Extension office in Gallatin County 

at 388-3213 or visit the office at 201 

West Madison, Ste. 300, in Belgrade. 

To learn more please visit: 

www.msuextension.org and follow the 

Yard & Garden link on the left menu 

to Master Gardener Program. • 

Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZone!” ––– The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • Get your Daily Dose at www.bozone.com • 406-586-6730 • Volume 20, Number 6 - March 15, 2013 • page 3B

Page 4B • The ecoZone • March 15, 2013 

Sustainable Bioproducts gets grant 

A Bozeman biofuels start-up is partnering 

with Montana State University in an effort to 

turn a fungus discovered in the highly acidic 

hot springs of Yellowstone National Park into 

sustainable energy. The discovery — a fungus 

pulled from a geyser basin in 2009 and now 

dubbed MK7 —came from research allowed 

under a permit MSU has on file with the 

National Park Service. Funded by a Small 

Business Innovation and Research grant from 

the National Science Foundation, Mark 

Kozubal and his start-up company, 

Sustainable Bioproducts, will conduct further 

research, as well as enlist the consulting needed 

to study the product’s fit within the marketplace. 

MK7 is the product of research done by 

Kozubal (who earned a doctorate in microbiology 

from MSU in 2010) and co-inventors 

William Inskeep, professor in the Department 

of Land Resources and Environmental 

Sciences, and Richard Macur, assistant 

research professor with LRES. They discovered 

that MK7 not only thrives in the 

extreme environs of Yellowstone’s hot springs, 

it eats algae and, when dried, oozes oil. The 

lipids that are the byproduct are also high in 

the kind of enzymes that industry often covets 

for the production of a range of goods. “The 

most important part of our research now is to 

test the technology further and investigate the 

feasibility of using this organism to produce 

biofuels and other products,” Kozubal says. 

The grant — an award for $150,000 — will 

help Sustainable Bioproducts conduct independent 

research at its facility on the MSU 

Innovation Campus, as well as sponsor a 

$50,000 research grant for work in MSU labs. 

Sustainable Bioproducts has licensed the technology 

for commercial enterprise. 

While receiving six months of Phase I 

funding was clearly a vote of confidence in 

MK7, Kozubal says the goal is to have the 

technology showing enough promise to warrant 

a $750,000 Phase II grant, for an additional 

six -month research-and-development 

window. That would put MK7 in an excellent 

position for either sub-licensing the technology 

to a corporation or garnering the 

private equity investment needed to 

launch MK7-based products on its own. 

MK7’s discovery came as 

Kozubal was on a field trip to 

Yellowstone to teach Bozeman middle 

school students about microbial life in 

harsh environments. The trip was part of 

the educational outreach required of Kozubal 

as an NSF-funded doctoral student in the 

Department of Land Resources and 

Environmental Sciences. Kozubal, who is the 

NPRC on Missoula coal train 

derailment 

“The coal train derailment within the 

Missoula city limits is another reminder of 

the dangers of increased coal trains from the 

Powder River Basin through Montana for 

export to China and other Asian countries,” 

says Beth Kaeding, a member of the 

Northern Plains Resource Council’s statewide 

Coal Task Force. “There are numerous proposed 

coal-export terminal projects in 

Oregon and Washington. Together, the 

announced capacity is about 150 million tons 

of coal per year. At full capacity, this would 

mean up to 40 coal trains full and empty and 

each about a mile and half long, moving 

through Montana, every day year-round. 

These trains will result in a significant adverse 

effect on Montana communities. “Residents 

who live near the tracks already complain 

about the noise from the current train traffic, 

diesel exhaust, and numerous health ailments 

related to these issues. “Increased coal train 

traffic will result in more traffic delays at 

crossings with impacts to commerce, crosstown 

travelers, and emergency responders; an 

increase in health risks to citizens from airborne 

pollutants (particulate matter) from 

diesel engines as well as from coal dust; more 

noise; and increased financial costs to 

Montana communities. By law, the railroads 

do not have to respond to community 

requests to help with infrastructure upgrades. 

“The U.S. demand for Powder River 

Basin coal is declining. The pollution from 

less-regulated overseas coal-buring plants 

results in negative effects on the world’s climate. 

Climate change will have significant 

impacts on Montana, from our water supplies 

to the productive capacity of agricultural 

lands. In Montana, the most noticeable signs 

today of climate change include an earlier 

snow melt, an earlier start to the spring growing 

season, and a more pronounced mid-summer 

drought period. “More coal-burning 

power plants, especially in the developing 

world, are the main reason heat-trapping 

CO2 emissions keep going up in the world — 

even as those emissions have declined in the 

U.S. and Europe, in large part due 

to increased use of natural gas, renewable 

energy resources, energy efficiency, and conservation.” 

Northern Plains Resource Council is a 

conservation and family agricultural group 

that organizes Montanans to protect water 

quality, family farms and ranches, and 

Montana’s unique quality of life. • 

sole employee of 

Sustainable 

Bioproducts, says he is 

confident that something 

good will come as 

he and his MSU partners 

continue their 

work on MK7. 

Rebecca Mahurin, 

director of the MSU 

Office of Technology 

Transfer, says MSU 

remains committed to 

the goal of putting the science and technology 

from campus research labs into the hands 

of Montana citizens. “We’re excited to see 

Sustainable Bioproducts moving forward with 

Sonoran Institute hosts Green Drinks 

The next Green Drinks after-hours event 

will take place at 5:30 pm Wednesday, March 

20 at the Sonoran Institute (201 S. Wallace 

Ave., Suite B3C). Founded in 1990, the 

Sonoran Institute helps communities conserve 

and restore those resources and manage 

growth and change through collaboration, 

civil dialogue, sound information, practical 

solutions and big-picture thinking. The 

group’s passion is to help shape the future of 

the West with: Healthy landscapes that support 

native plants and wildlife, diverse habitat, 

open spaces, clean energy and water, and 

fresh air; Livable communities where people 

Thursday, April 11th at 7 pm, 

prominent American Indian activist, environmentalist 

and writer Winona LaDuke 

will speak in Gaines Hall 101. In 1994, 

LaDuke was nominated by Time magazine 

as one of America’s fifty most promising 

leaders under forty. She has been awarded 

numerous honors, including the Reebok 

Human Rights Award, the BIHA 

Community Service Award, the Thomas 

Merton Award, and the Ann Bancroft 

Award for Women’s Leadership. She used 

the proceeds from the Reebok Human 

Rights Award to launch the White Earth 

Land Recovery Project in 1989. In 1998, 

she received Ms. magazine’s Ms. Woman of 

the Year Award with the Indigo Girls for 

her activism on Native environmental 

issues. 

A graduate of Antioch University, 

McGregor and Harvard University, she has 

written extensively on Native American 

and environmental issues and has received 

a number of literary and writer’s awards 

for her non-fiction and fiction writing. She 

this technology,” Mahurin says. “It’s especially 

nice to see the license for a technology like 

MK7, which has major implications for biofuels 

production, go to a local company.” • 

It shouldn’t be this hard! 

Kid products — which 

should be the safest things 

in the house — are often 

the most toxic. One offending 

ingredient in the soaps 

and toothpaste marketed 

for tots is triclosan. It’s 

common in anti-bacterial 

soaps aimed at the grownup 

market too — as well as in facial 

cleanser, shaving gel, lip gloss, deodorant — 

even dog shampoo. Triclosan is an endocrine 

disruptor, which means it can confuse the signals 

your body receives from hormones. It’s found in 

three-fourths of the liquid soap Americans use. 

(Another endocrine disrupting chemical, triclocarban, 

lurks in deodorant bar soaps.) 

In studies, antibacterial soaps are no more effective 

in preventing disease than plain old soap and water. 

However, they are possibly quite good at increasing your 

risk of cancer. After it goes down the drain, triclosan gets 

released into our waterways in treated wastewater. Then 

it breaks down into cancer-causing dioxins. Keeping 

kids safe and healthy shouldn’t be this hard. It’s 

challenging enough to get them to eat their veg- 

“Wildfires in Montana’s Past and Its 

Future” will be the focus of the Cafe 

Scientifique being held Thursday, April 11 

at 6 pm in the Baxter Ballroom. The 

speaker will be Cathy Whitlock, director of 

the Montana Institute on Ecosystems and 

professor of earth sciences at MSU. As the 

next fire season approaches, she will discuss 

what we know from the past, what we 

can expect in the future, and what we 

should do. Climate change and human 

activities are altering fire regimes around 

the world and especially in the western 

U.S. In the last 20 years, Montana has seen 

larger and more severe fires than in recent 

history, raising scientific concerns about 

their cause and precedence, Whitlock says. 

Two pictures are emerging: Studies of the 

past show that fires are a natural part of 

most ecosystems, but that current fire 

activity may be exceeding anything in the 

last 10,000 years. Future climate projections 

suggest that rising temperatures will 

continue to increase wildfire size and 

severity, posing ever greater risk for human 

health and safety and forest recovery. 

Whitlock is nationally and internationally 

recognized for her scholarly contributions 

and leadership activities in the field of past 

climatic and environmental change. She 

has published more than 140 reviewed 

journal articles and book chapters on this 

topic. She was recently named a Fellow of 

etables and brush their teeth 

without also worrying whether 

every single berry-flavored product 

on the market might give 

them cancer some day. 

A new report by the 

World Health Organization 

targets endocrine disruptors, 

chemicals like triclosan that 

mimic hormones in our bodies. 

Citing a global increase in health problems 

such as low sperm count, genital malformations, 

neuro-behavioral disorders, endocrine 

related cancers, and diabetes, the report 

calls for action to protect ourselves, 

our kids, and our wildlife. Although 

there are 800 known or suspected endocrine 

disrupting chemicals, only a small fraction 

have been tested. “The vast majority of 

chemicals in current consumer use have not 

been tested at all,” the report says. 

Adapted from a post at otherwords.org by Jill 

Richardson, author of “Recipe for America: Why 

Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can 

Do to Fix It.” • 

embrace conservation to protect quality of 

life today and in the future, and Vibrant 

economies that support prosperous communities, 

diverse opportunities for residents, productive 

working landscapes and stewardship 

of the natural world. 

The Sonoran Institute is a nonprofit organization 

with offices in Tucson and Phoenix, 

Arizona; Bozeman, Montana; Glenwood 

Springs, Colorado; Sheridan, Wyoming and 

Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. For more 

information on the Bozeman Green Drinks 

event, phone 587-7331 or email 

rcarpenter@sonoraninstitute.org. • 

LaDuke to speak on 

‘Native environmentalism’ 

is a former board member of Greenpeace 

USA, and continues to serve as a co-chair of 

the Indigenous Women’s Network. She also 

serves as a Director of Tasting for the Muskrat 

Coffee Company, a tribally-owned fair trade 

coffee roaster on the White Earth reservation. 

In 1996 and 2000, she served as the vice presidential 

candidate for the Green Party, Ralph 

Nader’s running mate, raising awareness on 

issues ranging from a “living wage,” to the 

challenges of democracy in a world where 

many of the largest economies are actually 

those of multinational corporations. She is an 

advocate for a Constitutional amendment 

entitled the Seventh Generation Amendment 

and lectures on issues ranging from electoral 

reform to the rights of Native people, women, 

and the environment. 

This event will highlight issues around 

environmentalism while tying these ideas to 

the rights of American Indians. Doors Open 

at 6:15 pm; the event is free and open to the 

public. For questions, please contact 

SAIGS.contact.com@gmail.com, call 209- 

8778 or visit www.saigsmontana.org. • 

Montana wildfires topic of next 

Cafe Scientifique 

the American Association for the 

Advancement of Science, a leading scientific 

organization that advances science around the 

world and across all disciplines. Whitlock’s 

current research sites extend from 

Yellowstone and the western U.S. to New 

Zealand, Tasmania, and Patagonia. 

Since her arrival at MSU in 2004, 

Whitlock has built a successful research and 

teaching program, and the MSU Paleoecology 

Lab supports post-docs, graduate students, 

and undergraduates and visiting scientists 

from around the world. Her research has been 

funded by grants from the National Science 

Foundation, Joint Fire Sciences Program, 

National Park Service, Department of Energy, 

USDA Forest Service, and the U.S. Geological 

Survey. She is past president of the American 

Quaternary Association and serves on national 

and international advisory committees concerned 

with climate change. 

Cafe Scientifique provides a relaxed setting 

for people to learn about current scientific 

topics. The concept started in England in 

1998 and has spread to a handful of locations 

in the United States. Following a short presentation 

by a scientific expert, the majority of 

time is reserved for questions, answers and 

lively discussion. For more information, contact 

Laurie Howell at 994-7531 or lhowell@montana.edu. 

For more information 

about the Cafe Scientifique concept, visit 

www.inbre.montana.edu/cafe.php. • 

page 4B • Volume 20, Number 6 - March 15, 2013 • The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • Get your Daily Dose at www.bozone.com • 406-586-6730 ––– Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZone!”

Cornerstone Grill 

brings out new menu - pg2 

Bozeman 

Leaders: 

Become an 

MDA Jailbird 

They say doing time changes 

you. That couldn’t be more true 

when business and community 

leaders agree to be part of the 

MDA Lock-Up Thursday, April 11 

from 11 am - 1 pm, when Johnny 

Carino’s Restaurant will turn into a 

makeshift jailhouse. By agreeing to 

do time, these leaders from all 

around Bozeman go behind bars as 

they raise bail money to benefit the 

Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

The MDA Lock-Up is a community 

event that is a unique and fun way 

to help local children and adults 

who live with muscle disease. 

By being an MDA Jailbird, 

you’ll ask your family, friends and 

business contacts to make donations 

to your “bail,” which are funds that 

will help MDA in its mission of curing 

muscular dystrophy, ALS (Lou 

Gehrig’s disease) and related diseases 

by funding worldwide 

research, providing comprehensive 

health care and support services, 

advocacy and education. Make a 

Muscle, Make your Bail and Make 

a Difference in the fight against 

muscle disease. Register at 

http://www.mda.org/bozeman2013. 

• 


Business in and around the BoZone 

Yellowstone Tourism Boosts Local Econony 

by Over $330 Million 

A new National Park 

Service (NPS) report for 

2011 shows that the 

3,394,326 visitors to 

Yellowstone National 

Park spent 

$332,975,000 in 

communities surrounding 

the park. 

This spending supported 

5,041 jobs in 

the local area. The 

information on 

Yellowstone is part of 

a peer-reviewed 

spending analysis of 

national park visitors 

across the country 

conducted by 

Michigan State 

University for the 

National Park 

Service. For 2011, 

that report shows $13 

billion of direct spending 

by 279 million park 

visitors in communities 

within 60 miles of a 

national park. 

First Montana Bank, 

with nine branches 

throughout Western 

Montana, has announced 

its support as a new sponsor 

for the Montana Folk 

Festival, to be held in 

Butte July 12-14. “We are 

excited to be part of this 

great event that is enjoyed 

by our customers from 

throughout our service 

area,” said Ashley Kuehn, 

Vice President of 

Marketing for First 

That visitor spending 

had a $30 billion impact 

on the entire U.S. economy 

and supported 252,000 

jobs nationwide. Most visitor 

spending supports jobs 

Montana Bank. First 

Montana Bank has 

branches in Anaconda and 

Butte. Chris duToit, 

Market President of First 

Montana Bank in Butte, 

added, “As a local bank, 

supporting the communities 

we serve is part of our 

core company values. We 

are pleased to pledge our 

support for this great event 

which brings our community 

together and showcases 

the best of Butte, 

in lodging, food, and beverage 

service (63 percent) 

followed by recreation and 

entertainment (17 percent), 

other retail (11percent), 

transportation and 

Montana.” 

“We welcome First 

Montana Bank as a new 

financial services sponsor 

as another great example 

of an organization with 

statewide interests that 

sees the impact of supporting 

this Montana 

event held in Butte,” said 

George Everett of the 

Montana Folk Festival 

Executive Committee. 

“Thanks to First Montana 

Bank and other Montana 

fuel (7 percent) and wholesale 

and manufacturing (2 

percent.) 

To download the 

report, visit 

www.nature.nps.gov/ 

socialscience/ products.cfm#MGM 

and 

click on Economic 

Benefits to Local 

Communities from 

National Park 

Visitation, 2011. The 

report includes information 

for visitor 

spending at individual 

parks and by state. 

To learn more 

about national parks 

in Idaho, Montana, 

and Wyoming and 

how the National Park 

Service works with 

communities to preserve 

local history, conserve 

the environment, 

and provide local recreation 

opportunities, go to 

www.nps.gov. • 

First montana Bank signs on as Folk sponsor 

business sponsors, we are 

becoming known far and 

wide as the place to begin 

a summer adventure in 

Montana.” For further 

details about First 

Montana Bank and its 

services, visit www.firstmontanabank.com. 

For 

details about the Montana 

Folk Festival visit 

www.montanafolkfestival.c 

om or on Facebook at 

www.facebook.com/ 

mtfolkfest. • 

Call: Paul MacDowell - 406-579-5621 

and say “I saw it in The BoZone” 

Gallatin County 

welcomes new 

agriculture 

agent 

The Montana State University 

Extension Gallatin County office is 

very excited to announce and welcome 

Emily Lockard as its new 

Agriculture Agent. Emily comes to 

Gallatin County after working as 

an Extension Agent for Colorado 

State University Extension. She has 

a B.S. in Animal Science from Cal 

Poly, San Luis Obispo and a M.S. 

in Range Science from Utah State 

University. Emily looks forward to 

working with local farmers and 

ranchers and wants to learn more 

about the needs and interests of 

local producers. She can be contacted 

at 388-3213, or by visiting 

the office in Belgrade at 201 W. 

Madison, Ste. 300. The Gallatin 

County Extension office is part of 

MSU Extension’s statewide educational 

outreach network that 

applies unbiased, research-based 

university resources to practical 

needs identified by the people of 

Montana in their home communities. 

The major function of MSU 

Extension is to provide informal 

adult and youth education — to 

help people help themselves. 

In addition to agriculture related 

topics, the MSU Extension 

Gallatin County office offers services 

and expertise in areas such as 

youth development/4-H, community 

development, natural 

resources, forestry, wildfire preparedness, 

and horticulture. Crystal 

Beckman, Natural Resource Agent, 

works with landowners on wildfire 

mitigation and forest stewardship 

activities. Danica Jamison, 4-H 

Agent, oversees the 4-H youth 

development program. This program 

reaches over 500 youth, 125 

volunteer leaders and offers more 

than 100 projects. Through projects 

and individual club activities, 

youth learn to make wise decisions 

and take responsibility for their 

choices, become respectable citizens, 

gain leadership skills and 

acquire a concern for their community, 

both locally and globally. 

Christina McRae-Holland 

serves youth in the Bozeman area 

through a program called the 

Montana 4-H Mentoring 

Partnership Program, funded by 

the Office of Juvenile Justice and 

Delinquency Prevention. Youth in 

the program participate in 4-H 

project workshops, Family Night 

Out events, and 4-H club meetings. 

Program partners include: Big 

Brothers Big Sisters, United Way, 

kidsLINK Afterschool Programs, 

CAP/Thrive, and the Gallatin 

County Fairgrounds. In the last 

year, more than 1,000 youth 

through these programs have been 

able to participate in 4-H activities. 

To learn more about MSU 

Extension Gallatin County visit 

www.gallatincounty.com or call 

388-3213. • 

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Page 2C • The BI$ZONe • MarCh 15, 2013 

Entrepreneur to speak on 

“Lean Startup” 

Rob Irizarry, an entrepreneur, 

ngel investor and founder of 

tartupBozeman, will serve as the 

ontana State University College of 

usiness’s spring Entrepreneur-inesidence 

and give a free public lecure 

at 6:15 pm Wednesday, March 

7 in the Procrastinator Theater. 

Lean Startup: A Scientific 

pproach to 

uilding 

tartups” 

ill include 

nswers to 

uestions 

bout startng 

and 

uilding 

ew busiesses 

using 

rocesses 

hat minimize the risk of failure. 

hose questions include “Why do so 

any startups fail? What can be 

one to reduce the failure rate? How 

o I apply these principles to my 

usiness today?” As Entrepreneurn-Residence 

for the week of March 

5-29, Irizarry will also visit business 

lasses throughout the week and 

eet with students in the entrepreeurship 

program. 

Brent Peyton has been named the 

ew director of Montana State 

niversity’s Thermal Biology Institute. 

eyton was TBI’s associate director for 

he past five years. Peyton is a professor 

n MSU’s Department of Chemical 

nd Biological Engineering and the 

enter for Biofilm Engineering. He 

onducts fundamental and applied 

esearch in the areas of biofuels, 

xtremophiles and in situ biocatalyzed 

eavy metal transformations. As TBI 

irector, Peyton will oversee one of the 

niversity’s premiere interdisciplinary 

esearch groups. 

Since 1999, TBI scientists and stuents 

have conducted research, educaion 

and outreach centered on the 

hermal features of Yellowstone 

ational Park and have developed an 

nternational reputation for moving 

ew science from discovery to applicaion 

in the areas of bioremediation, 

lternative energy and medicine, 

Irizarry, who lives in Bozeman, 

moved to Montana in 1999 to join 

RightNow Technologies. He has 

nearly three decades of experience 

working with hardware and software 

technology in the finance, garment 

and automotive industries. In addition 

to the 12 years he spent at 

RightNow Technologies, Irizarry 

has worked 

in the public 

Free public lecture 

Wednesday, March 27 

6:15 pm in the 

Procrastinator Theater. 

and private 

sector 

around the 

world, 

including in 

North 

America, 

Europe, Asia 

and Africa. 

Irizarry has a 

bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering 

technology. 

For more information on the lecture 

or the Entrepreneur-In- 

Residence program, contact Scott 

Bryant at bryant@montana.edu or 

994-6191. More information about 

the MSU College of Business is 

available at 

www.montana.edu/cob/ 

index.php. • 

Thermal Biology Institute names 

new director 

among other industries. One of the 

institute’s recent accomplishments was 

the hosting of the international 

Thermophiles Conference, which was 

held in Big Sky in September 2011. 

Peyton said that he has benefited greatly 

from his affiliation with TBI and is 

excited to give back to the university 

community. “My new role will allow 

me to accelerate the TBI momentum 

into new projects in research, education 

and outreach. My goals include 

leveraging MSU’s talent and state-ofthe-art 

research facilities to put TBI 

researchers at the forefront of thermal 

biology and to help expand national 

and international collaborations in the 

area of thermal biology.” 

Peyton said he also plans to build 

and strengthen collaborative relationships 

within and beyond MSU, and to 

continue building the culture of outreach 

and education that has defined 

TBI’s long-term success. • 

Cornerstone Grill Offers Delicious, 

Affordable Dining 

Cornerstone Grill (located at 

131 W. Main Street, on the corner 

of Grand and Main) has 

expanded its dinner menu. 

Owner Keith Robins has created 

a variety of authentic Santa 

Maria Style BBQ dishes that take 

diners on a tour of the Santa 

Maria Valley in Central 

California. “While many of our 

loyal customers come to enjoy 

their favorite items and expect 

them to remain a staple,” says 

Robins. “It’s important that we 

continually introduce them to the 

flavors found in Santa Maria 

BBQ.” Inspired by a method of 

barbequing that dates back to the 

mid-19th century, when vaqueros 

would prepare a Spanish style 

barbecue. The traditional feasts 

included beef barbecued on a red 

oak fire, served with beans, salsa, 

bread and homemade desserts. 

Today, Santa Maria Style BBQ is 

known for the Tri-Tip, a triangu- 

WTI director Steve Albert earns national award 

His peers see it as fitting that 

Steve Albert, director of Montana 

State University’s Western 

Transportation Initiative, should be 

given the inaugural award for 

administrative leadership, bestowed 

jointly by the Council of University 

Transportation Centers and the 

American Road and 

Transportation Builders 

Association. “Steve Albert embodies 

everything that the 

CUTC/ARTBA Award for 

Administrative Leadership was 

designed to recognize,” wrote Jason 

Bittner, director of the Center for 

Urban Transportation Research at 

the University of South Florida, in 

a nominating letter for Albert. 

Bittner called Albert a mentor and 

voice of encouragement for others 

to become involved with organizations 

that conduct transportation 

research. 

The award, which 

CUTC/ARTBA established in 

2012 and presented to Albert in 

Exciting progress characterized 

the regular monthly meeting of the 

Board of Directors of Montana 

Cowboy Poetry Gathering & 

Western Music Rendezvous in late 

February. The slate of new officers 

was unanimously elected: Chair, 

Nancy Weaver, Vice Chair, Dr. Bill 

Kuhlmann and Secretary-Treasurer 

Phyllis Hall (continuing from 2012). 

Henry Gottardi, who just stepped 

down as Chair, will continue to serve 

the board as the Policy and 

Procedures compliance expert in the 

coming year. Hired Hands for production 

of the 28th Gathering, 

January, honors a staff member or 

non-tenure-track faculty who offers 

member organizations a record of 

outstanding leadership in the development 

of programs, best practices 

and administrative efficiency, a willingness 

to assist in mentoring others, 

service to professional organizations 

and public service. 

Albert has served in various capacities 

with a number of transportation 

research organizations, including 

the American Society of State 

Highway and Transportation 

Officials, Intelligent Transportation 

System America and the 

Transportation Research Board, as 

well as CUTC. In 2010, Albert was 

given an Institute of Transportation 

Engineers (ITE) individual lifetime 

achievement award for his leadership 

in promoting intelligent transportation 

systems and guiding ITS 

research and development projects 

in more than 35 states. 

In 2007, then-U.S. 

Transportation Secretary Mary 

scheduled for August 15-18 this 

summer are Gathering Coordinator, 

Karen Kuhlmann, Cowboy Poet & 

Western Musician Coordinator, 

Charlotte Carroll and Production 

Coordinator, Neil Hamilton. New 

board members completing the 15member 

board are Sarah Baxter, 

Rachel Gundlach and Paul Huff. 

An announcement was made 

that Montana Cowboy Poetry 

Gathering and Western Music 

Rendezvous has received its official 

designation as a non-profit, 501-c-3 

from the IRS. The Gathering was 

founded by Gwen Petersen in 1986 

lar bottom sirloin cut which 

Cornerstone Grill coats in its 

secret recipe rub, then grills over 

mesquite coals — giving the meat 

a unique smoky, hearty flavor. 

The 100+ seat restaurant 

includes an outdoor terrace and 

private banquet rooms. 

Cornerstone Grill prides itself on 

being a family-friendly, fast, casual 

restaurant. In addition to the 

Tri Tip sandwiches, Deep Pit 

Chicken & Beef, Beef Ribs, and a 

new Kids’ menu, patrons have a 

variety of delicious dining 

options, as well as a great selection 

of local hand-crafted beers 

and award-winning wines. 

The restaurant is open daily; 

Sunday & Monday 11 am - 4 pm, 

and Tuesday – Saturday 11 am - 

9 pm. Prices range from $7.50 - 

$12.50 a dish. Please visit 

Cornerstone Grill on Facebook 

or call (406) 404-1117 for more 

information. • 

Peters selected him to serve on the 

national ITS Advisory Committee 

and confirmed by US Congress 

mandate. Steve is serving on his 

third term. 

The Western Transportation 

Institute (WTI) is the nation’s 

largest transportation institute 

focusing on rural transportation 

issues. The institute was established 

in 1994 by the Montana and 

California Departments of 

Transportation, in cooperation with 

Montana State University, and is 

located in the College of 

Engineering. WTI is MSU third 

largest research center with 80 staff 

and faculty and an annual budget 

of $12 million. Albert has been 

director since 1996 and is a nationally 

recognized leader on ITS 

issues. On two occasions, the U.S. 

Senate has invited him to provide 

testimony on the U.S. DOT ITS 

program. For information about the 

Western Transportation Institute, 

go to www.coe.montana.edu/wti. • 

MT Cowboy Poetry Gathering gets non-profit status 

in Big Timber. It re-located to 

Lewistown where it was produced 

locally by the Lewistown Area 

Chamber of Commerce or the 

Lewistown Art Center for many 

years. In 2010, a permanent board 

of directors was formed, the gathering 

was incorporated in Montana, 

By-Laws were passed, Policies & 

Procedures were developed, the 

Gathering established a relationship 

with the Central Montana 

Foundation and an application for 

non-profit status with the IRS was 

filed. 

Montana Cowboy Poetry, celebrating 

its 28th gathering this 

August, a “signature” event for 

Lewistown and Central Montana, is 

dedicated to “preserving the history, 

heritage and values of the 

American cowboy of the upper 

Rocky Mountain west!” Montana 

Cowboy Poetry is the second oldest 

gathering in the country.... just one 

year younger than the National 

Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, 

Nevada. Cowboy poets and western 

musicians interested in performing 

this August are invited to contact 

Charlotte Carroll at 406-781- 

1422 or charlihawk@gmail.com. 

Western artist/vendors interested in 

participating in the gathering’s 

Western Art & Gear Vendor Show 

are in vited to contact Karen 

Kuhlmann, 406-538-4575, 

kbkuhlmann@midrivers.com. 

Information and tickets for the 

Saturday night Grand Stage Show 

starring Roy Rogers Jr. and Dustin 

Roy Rogers, Dave Stamey and 

Sandy Seaton Sallee is available at 

MontanaCowboyPoetry 

Gathering.com. • 

page 2C • Volume 20, Number 6 - March 15, 2013 • The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • Get your Daily Dose at www.bozone.com • 406-586-6730 ––– Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZone!”

The 

Funk 

Meltdown 

Bomb Snow 

Pabst Blue Ribbon 

March 23@ 5pm 

Filling Station 

Thursday, March 21st Brother Ali is up at 

the Zebra Coctail Lounge with Hip-Hop. 

Fully recharged and inspired by his eye-opening 

first trip to Mecca, the 2011 uprisings in 

the Middle East, and the world wide Occupy 

movements, Brother Ali is prepared to unveil 

his fourth full-length offering, “Mourning in 

America and Dreaming in Color.” Created 

during a self-imposed two-month exile in 

Seattle and helmed by platinum-selling producer 

Jake One (50 Cent, T.I., Wiz Khalifa), 

the album presents a scathing yet honest critique 

of America and its many flaws, while 

simultaneously presenting a hopeful outlook of 

its possibilities. Preceded by the release of free 

music downloads with accompanying music 

videos such as “Shine On,” “Writer’s Block,” 

and “Not A Day Goes By,” Mourning in 

America and Dreaming in Color is the pièce 

de résistance. 

In an age of hip-hop where the paradigm 

of swag over substance reigns supreme, few 

emcees are willing to use their platform to 

tackle the hot-button topics and pressing social 

maladies of our time — but it’s apparent that 

Minneapolis-based hip-hop artist Brother Ali 

is one of those few. Over the course of 14 

tracks with assists from esteemed author/ professor 

Dr. Cornel West, revered Southern hiphop 

icon Bun B, and Def Poetry Jam poet 

Amir Sulaiman, the album brazenly holds a 

mirror to the idiosyncrasies of American life 

while simultaneously painting a vibrant por- 

If you like to sing and want to help give 

ack to Veterans, enter Freedom Sound Off, 

he open mic singing competition fundraiser 

ponsored by Operation Never Forgotten 

ONF). The contest will be held Friday and 

aturday, March 15th & 16th at the American 

egion in Bozeman. The event, which begins 

t 6 pm, is intended to raise money to bring 

ore injured warriors to Big Sky for Sports, 

field & Stream (SAS) healing programs. The 

ompetition entry fee is $10; a Karaoke sound 

ystem will be provided by Natasha Richter 

nd Patty Clements with Sweet T.E.A. Music 

rom Butte. It’s free to watch and food will be 


Music in and around the BoZone 

Brother Ali brings socially conscious Hip Hop to Zebra 

trait of its wondrous potential. Actualizing 

hip-hop’s full range of motion as a gage for 

the times, “Mourning In America and 

Dreaming In Color” asserts itself as the definitive 

soundtrack of a disenchanted, disenfranchised, 

and wildly optimistic citizenry during a 

landmark period in American history. 

In a moment of artistic preemptive strike, 

Brother Ali recognized this prime opportunity 

to examine and address the underpinnings of 

the burgeoning stance of mass opposition: 

“This is not just a new album, but a new 

chapter. There’s a kind of democratic reawakening 

in people at this point in time. I was 

really looking to take these topics and really 

hit them hard. To try to open ears and hearts 

and invite people to take some action and feel 

empowered. To be engaged and take some 

agency and responsibility for what’s going on 

in the world.” 

Melding the zeitgeist of classic works such 

as Ice Cube’s critical 1991 album, “Death 

Certificate” and Marvin Gaye’s 1971 sociopolitical 

opus, “What’s Goin’ On” with his 

keen observations on topics such as race, the 

Occupy movement, and the hypocrisy of war, 

Brother Ali has crafted a fresh lyrical 

approach and dynamic new sound - the result 

is a stunning collection of hard-hitting lyrics 

and beats. The state of the union address 

commences with “Letter To My 

Countrymen,” a spirited appeal to fellow 

Americans with a tailor-made guest vocal 

served to help raise funds. All are welcome, 

whether you’re an amateur singer-in-the-shower 

or a professional! Sign up at 

FreedomSoundOff.org. It’s first-come-first-serve with a 

30 singer limit. Prelims will take place Friday 

evening, finals will be held Saturday night. 

The Bozeman contest prizes include: Two 

nights for two in Big Sky Resort’s Huntley 

Lodge during the 2013 summer season, with 

scenic lift tickets, along with other special guest 

surprises; a two-hour recording session at Peak 

Recording in Bozeman; a $50 gift card for 

Ted’s Montana Grill, and a llama trek for one 

in Yellowstone this summer (donated by Susi 

from Cornel West. 

Brother Ali 

speaks on the 

institution of 

poverty on 

“Only Life I 

Know” while the 

quasi-autobiographical 

“Stop 

The Press” 

addresses his 

albinism, the 

death of his 

father, and his 

remarkable yet 

challenging journey 

through hiphop. 

“Mourning 

In America,” in 

part the album’s title 

track, offers a brutally honest look at 

America’s convoluted and hypocritical relationship 

to murder. Featuring a searing verse 

from poet Amir Sulaiman, “Gather Round” 

is a battle cry to the masses to take an ardent 

interest in the social ills plaguing society. 

Brother Ali puts underemployment and hyper 

consumerism in the face of socioeconomic 

turmoil on blast on “Work Everyday.” “Need 

A Knot,” featuring the voice of Bun B, finds 

Brother Ali skillfully veiling a series of odd 

jobs in analogies of illegal hustles. 

Freedom Sound Off — singers help Warriors 

Sinay of the 

Yellowstone Safari 

Company, and 

Yellowstone 

Llamas). Bozeman 

contest judges are 

Heaven Phillips 

and Deborah 

Schuerr. Phillips is 

a classicallytrainedprofessional,award-winning 

performer 

who appeared on 

Broadway and 

around the world, and is now a vocal and 

acting coach for Big Sky Broadway. Schuerr, 

a piano and voice teacher, and songwriter, 

has composed for a Japanese concert, a jazz 

orchestra and a number of MSU film projects. 

She has accompanied for The Ellen 

Theater, Missoula Children’s Theater, and 

Equinox Theater Co., and has played violin 

in the Bozeman Symphony. 

There will be another Sound Off the following 

weekend, March 23rd and 24th at 

the Powderhorn Lounge, 4912 Laurel Road 

in Billings. Every contestant is eligible for 

the drawing to win a trip for two to 

Nashville to join ONF’s Spokesman Lee 

Greenwood for dinner and backstage access 

at the Grand Ole Opry during his performance. 

Everyone competing or watching has 

the chance to win Greenwood’s personally 

autographed book, “Does God Still Bless 

Marching percussion specialist 

Bill Bachman, orchestral 

percussion specialist Keith 

Lloyd and drumset percussion 

specialist Adam Greenberg will 

conduct master classes during 

the annual Montana Day of 

Percussion Saturday, March 23 

at MSU’s School of Music. 

Registration begins at 9 am in 

Howard Hall, followed by clinics 

throughout the day. A special 

showcase concert featuring MSU 

Percussion Ensemble, MSU Youth Chorus 

and Lloyd will take place at 7:30 pm in 

Reynolds Recital Hall. All tickets will be sold 

at the door. 

Bachman is a prolific author, world-class 

performer, clinician and educator, but also 

an inventor and touring/recording drumset 

artist. A graduate of the Berklee College of 

Music, Bachman toured for 12 years with 

several award-winning marching percussion 

groups including the University of North 

Texas drumline, Cadets, Bluecoats, Blue 

Knights, and Carolina Crown. He is the 

author of several Row-Loff ’s drum instructional 

books and is a columnist for Modern 

Drummer magazine. An inventor, he designed 

Vic Firth’s Heavy Hitter Pad series and the 

Vic Firth signature “Billy Club” drumstick 

for tenor drummers. He is also a freelance 

drummer in Nashville. 

Lloyd has performed nationally and 

internationally. He is the principal percus- 

Performances of The Mainstreet Show’s 

2013 Season will take place Friday, March 

15 and Friday, March 29th at the newly 

restored West Side School on 5th and 

Callender Streets in Livingston. Showtime is 

8 pm. Joining host Mike Devine and regular 

performers Greg Keeler and Deb Corbett 

on March 15 will be singer and songwriter, 

“Namesake” is the seldomtold 

tale of a pre-fame 

Muhammad Ali — one of 

America’s most dynamic 

personas whom 

Brother Ali is 

also 

named 

after. 

The 

set ends 

with the 

outro 

“Singing 

This 

Song,” a 

track that 

showcases 

another 

one of 

Brother Ali’s 

passions — speaking engagements. The song 

features highlights of Ali’s riveting public 

address at a mass demonstration demanding 

justice for Trayvon Martin. “Mourning in 

America and Dreaming in Color,” in all its 

sonic and lyrical glory, promises to be both 

the voice of a burgeoning new critical 

American consciousness and the beacon of 

hope for those who hold fast to its ideals and 

potential. Tickets are $22 advance at Cactus, 

or $25 at the door. The Zebra is located at 

321 E. Main. • 

the USA?” ONF President Linda Kelly states, 

“When warriors come to our SAS events, it’s 

not just about having fun in Montana. It’s 

about healing physically, mentally and emotionally 

through challenge, education and 

comradeship. We help redefine the possible 

and create new passions for those who deserve 

more.” Kelly explains, “We welcome Veterans’ 

families and caregivers who need healing, too. 

The hope for our warriors starts with the 

funds to get them here.” 

Donations can be made to Operation 

Never Forgotten online or mailed to 610 

Upper Pass Road, Manhattan, MT 59741. 

ONF is a 100% volunteer non-profit organization 

that creates recognition for our troops, 

wounded, fallen heroes and military families. 

They do this through national billboards, airport 

signs and broadcast media campaigns. For 

more, visit OperationNeverForgotten.org. • 

Day of Percussion features 

classes, concert 

Keith Lloyd 

sionist for the Abilene 

Philharmonic Orchestra in 

Abilene, Texas, and section percussionist 

for the Carl Fischer 

Publications recording ensemble 

in Tampa, Fla. He is instructor 

of music/percussion at 

McMurry University and is a 

candidate for a doctorate in percussion 

performance at Florida 

State University. 

Greenberg is a professional 

drummer, percussionist, and instructor 

living in the Bozeman area. He studied 

drums/percussion at the College Conservatory 

of Music at the University of Cincinnati 

under the instruction of John Von Olen. Since 

moving to Bozeman in 2002, Greenberg has 

collaborated with Jeni Fleming, Six Strings 

Down, The String Jumpers, The Montana 

Mandolin Society, The Craig Hall Trio, the 

Glen Johnson Big Band, Andrew Gromiller 

and the Organically Grown, and various other 

rock and jazz bands, as well as his own experimental 

project, the A.G.B. Admission is $10 

for the entire day, which includes entrance 

into the showcase concert that night and registration 

for door prizes. 

Tickets for the concert only are $10 for 

adults and $5 for students, and are available at 

the door. For more information, contact 

Stephen Versaevel at 994-5757, or 

stephen.versaevel@montana.edu. Reynolds 

Recital Hall is located in Howard Hall, across 

the street from the MSU Duck Ponds. • 

Catch next Mainstreet Show 

Jim Averitt and a mystery guest. Mike and 

Greg have their minds busy on new stuff and 

Deb will be on hand to deliver the jazz/blues 

goods. All are invited to enjoy the 28th 

Mainstreet Show season. Tickets are available 

in advance for $8 at Sax and Fryer on 

Callender in downtown Livingston or at the 

door for $10. •

Page 2D • The RollingZone • MaRch 15, 2013 

Dead Winter Carpenters 

live at Filler 

Hailing from 

Northern 

California’s fertile 

music scene, 

Dead Winter 

Carpenters is a 

rollicking, highenergy, 

Americana rootsinfused 

five-piece 

band. Catch 

them live in concert 

Thursday, 

March 14th at 

the Filling 

Station. With an 

unbridled spirit and 

authentic approach to the art of songwriting, 

it has been said this five-piece 

“captures the freedom of the road 

with the kind of energy that is made 

of legends.” 

Defying musical boundaries, DWC 

seamlessly blends Americana rootsrock 

and a tinge of straightforward 

‘tell-it-like-it-is’ alt-country for hardhitting 

performances that are as edgy 

as they are whimsical. Experiencing 

an evening with Dead Winter 

Carpenters epitomizes what live music 

is all about due to the band’s choice 

influences, ranging from throughout 

rock history and the traditional fiddle 

tunes of earlier times. Every performance 

is push and pull on musical 

boundaries that walks the line of 

unexpected, musical flair. In essence, 

Dead Winter Carpenters represents 

the fusion of influences the American 

west stands for. Poised with an arsenal 

of original material and an unyielding 

tour schedule, word is spreading and 

Dead Winter Carpenters is becoming 

a recognizable name on the independent 

music circuit. 

DWC has made significant strides 

in just over one short year on the road 

due to their raucous live performances 

and a growing grassroots fan base. 

This combination has led to sold out 

shows and rooms filled to capacity in 

the Western United States. 

The band’s extensive traveling and 

dedication to creating an ever-evolving 

experience has yielded invitations to 

perform at top level festivals including 

High Sierra Music Festival, 

Strawberry Music Festival, 

Yarmonygrass, Oyster Ridge Music 

Festival and Yonder Mountain String 

Band’s Harvest Festival. The band 

combines five parts of equal creative 

force including Jenni Charles 

(fiddle/vocals), Jesse Dunn 

(guitar/vocals), Sean Duerr 

(guitar/vocals), Dave Lockhart 

(upright bass), and Ryan Davis 

(drums). Tickets will be $6 in advance 

at Cactus Records, and $8 at the door. 

The Filler is located at 2005 N. Rouse. • 

Bad Betty struts for Zydeco 

Friday, March 15th from 6 - 9 pm, 

afe Zydeco welcomes the Bad Betty 

rgan Combo for an evening of live 

usic to enhance dining pleasure. 

nd what better way to enjoy a New 

rleans-style experience than with 

ive Soul Jazz (‘Nola’ being the birthlace 

of Jazz music). With Chris 

undy on the Hammond B-3 Organ, 

uff Brown on harmonica, vocals, 

and guitar, John Sanders on bass, and 

Michael Gillan behind the drums, the 

quartet delivers tunes, old and new, 

that can transcend you to the heart of 

the deep South with its funky, soulful 

swing. Great food, a wine bar, and live 

music — what more could you ask 

for? Cafe Zydeco is located at 2711 W. 

College, across from the Gallatin 

Valley Mall. • 

Zebra Rambles into White Water 

Whitewater Ramble is playing a 

live concert at The Zebra Cocktail 

Lounge Saturday, March 16 at 8 

pm. Self-described as “High- 

Octane Rocky Mountain 

DanceGrass,” WhiteWater 

Ramble uses a simple 

recipe to craft it’s sound: 

start with bluegrass instrumentation, 

add drums and 

finish with a boundary-less 

approach to grassing-up 

everything from disco to 

house grooves to roots and 

Americana. The Coloradobred 

quintet combines the 

elements of mandolin, fiddle, 

acoustic guitar, upright 

bass, drums and vocals to 

explore the musical boundaries 

of multiple genres and 

to fuel their own mixture of original 

music and innovative cover 

song interpretations. Whether playing 

an intimate encore acoustic and 

unplugged in the crowd or surfing 

on top of the upright bass, 

WhiteWater Ramble delivers a 

powerful and memorable live performance. 

Members are Patrick 

Sites (Mandolin/Vocals); Patrick 

Latella (Acoustic Guitar/Vocals); 

Howard Montgomery (Upright 

Bass/Vocals); Ben Blechman 

(Fiddle/Vocals), and Paul Kemp 

The Deadly Gentlemen will 

join Yonder Mountain String Band 

for a special concert Thursday, 

March 21st at the Emerson Center. 

Tickets to this all-ages concert are 

$25.00 advance, available at 

Cactus Records or online at ticketfly.com. 

Yonder Mountain String 

Band has always played music by 

its own set of rules. Bending bluegrass, 

rock and countless other 

influences that the band cites, 

Yonder has pioneered a sound of 

their own. With their traditional 

lineup of instruments, the band 

may look like a traditional bluegrass 

band at first glance but they’ve created 

their own music that transcends 

any genre. 

Yonder’s sound cannot be classified 

purely as “bluegrass” or “string 

music” — rather, it’s an original 

sound created from “looking at 

The Bernie Worrell Orchestra, a 

nine-piece ensemble co-founded by 

psychedelic funk pioneer / music 

legend Bernie Worrell and drummer/bandleader 

Evan Taylor, will 

play Buck’s T4 at 9 pm Thursday, 

April 4th. Admision is $20. With 

original Parliament/Funkadelic keyboardist, 

co-songwriter and co-producer 

Worrell as its brilliant nucleus, 

the Bernie Worrell Orchestra is 

a band unto itself. The group 

debuted in June 2011 with “Bernie 

(Drums). 

Their debut studio album, “All 

Night Drive” was released in 2010 

to rave reviews and critical acclaim. 

It was produced by Tim Carbone 

of Railroad Earth and features 12 

original genre-bending tracks and 

special guests from a range of 

superstar bands, including Tea Leaf 

Green, Railroad Earth, Particle, 

The David Grisman Quintet and 

Hot Buttered Rum. 

WWR has had the privilege of 

supporting, touring with and sharing 

stages with Railroad Earth, 

Michael Franti and Spearhead, 

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, 

Greensky Bluegrass, Cornmeal, 

The Infamous Stringdusters, Dark 

Deadly Gentlemen open for Yonder Mtn. 

music from [their] own experiences 

and doing the best job possible.” 

The Colorado-based foursome has 

crisscrossed the country over the 

past eleven years playing such varied 

settings as festivals, rock clubs 

and Red Rocks Amphitheater in 

their home state. Their loyal fanbase 

has been built from this 

diverse setting of music venues as 

fans latched on to their genre-defying 

original sound. 

The band is a regular at bluegrass 

festivals like the Telluride 

Bluegrass Festival and their own 

Northwest String Summit, as well 

as at massive multi-stage events like 

Austin City Limits Festival, 

Bonnaroo and Rothbury. Fans are 

no doubt drawn to Yonder’s anything-goes 

attitude, its humor and 

passion about music, and the ability 

to stretch out live. 

Worrell: Standards,” a collection of 

jazz classics done in Worrell’s signature 

raw, unclassifiable “Dr. WOO” 

style. The band toured widely in 

support of the album, playing new 

music that mines late-1960s/early 

1970s psychedelic rock and R&B... 

the foundation of funk. The BWO 

is a continuation of Worrell’s solo 

work, says Evan Taylor, so the set 

list is derived mainly from Worrell’s 

nine solo albums, while still featuring 

copious new material. Two new 

Star Orchestra, Little Feat, Papa 

Mali, The New Mastersounds, The 

Gourds, The David Grisman 

Quintet, Jerry Douglas, Lotus, 

Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon, 

DJ Logic, Donna The Buffalo, 

The Contribution, The 

Motet, Tea Leaf Green, 

Henry Butler, Vince 

Herman and Great 

American Taxi, Peter 

Rowan, Tony Furtado, and 

many more. 

Based in Fort Collins, 

CO, WWR has performed 

and headlined on every 

major stage across the Rocky 

Mountain Region and U.S. 

With over 700+ performances 

under their belt, the group 

has truly established themselves 

as one of the hardest working 

groups in the jam scene today. 

Their festival resume includes 

Wakarusa, Yonder Mountain’s 

Harvest Festival, Grand Targhee 

Bluegrass Festival, Love Your 

Mother Earth Music Festival, and 

their own annual two day music 

and camping festival, Ramble on 

the River, among others. 

Tickets to this 21+ show will be 

$5 before 11 pm; $8 after 11 pm. 

The Zebra is located at 321 E. 

Main. • 

Hear Reynolds & Aaberg in concert 

The Montana Chamber Music 

Society returns for its third installment 

of concerts with 

MCMS founder and 

Muir Quartet cellist 

Michael Reynolds and 

Montana Governor’s 

Award-winning pianist 

Philip Aaberg performing 

the complete Beethoven 

Sonatas for piano and 

cello Wednesday, April 17 

at 7:30 pm in Reynolds 

Hall. Also upcoming, this 

summer marks the 25th 

anniversary of the 

Montana Chamber Music 

Festival, coming July 8-15. Net 

proceeds 

from these 

programs 

will support 

MCMS’s 

mission to 

present 

great chamber 

music 

performances 

throughout 

Montana 

year-round. 

Mr. Aaberg and Mr. Reynolds 

will also be performing in Chester, 

Montana on April 15 and at 

the Red Lodge Fringe Festival 

April 16. 

Tickets for the April 17 

Reynolds Hall performance may 

be purchased at Cactus Records 

and ERA Landmark on Main 

Street. Single ticket prices are $27 

for adults and $20 for students 

and seniors. For more information 

about MCMS, visit montanachambermusicsociety.org 

or 

email Michael Reynolds at 

r.cfkids@gmail.com. • 

The Deadly Gentlemen began 

as an experimental spoken word 

bluegrass band, but now plays 

mostly epic folk and grasscore. 

Instead of having a lead singer, 

they use a nonstop orchestration of 

somewhat unconventional vocals, 

with everybody in the band doing 

everything they can. Expect a lot 

of three-part harmony singing, 

group shouting, really dense 

rhymes and an almost rap-like 

phrasing. The five band members 

are: Greg Liszt, banjo and vocals; 

Stash Wyslouch, guitar and vocals; 

Mike Barnett, fiddle and vocals; 

Dominick Leslie, mandolin and 

vocals; and Sam Grisman, double 

bass and vocals. Their most recent 

CD is “Carry Me To Home.” For 

more information, visit 

www.yondermountain.com/ and 

www.deadlygentlemen.com. • 

Bernie Worrell Orchestra stops at Buck’s 

tracks, “Get Your Hands Off ” and 

“BWO Is Landing,” are available 

for download at www.bernieworrellorchestra.com. 

Bernie Worrell’s unmistakable 

spaced-out sound fueled original 

Parliament/Funkadelic classics like 

“Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof 

Off the Sucker)” and “Chocolate 

City.” Worrell’s iconic synthesizerdrenched 

bass line on “Flash Light” 

earned him the nickname “The 

Wizard of WOO.” He was inducted 

into the Rock and Roll Hall of 

Fame with the group in 1997. 

Worrell was also instrumental 

within Talking Heads, appearing 

on the landmark album, 

“Speaking in Tongues” and in the 

Jonathan Demme concert film 

Stop Making Sense. But these are 

merely Worrell’s two most recognizable 

credits in his six-decade 

career. 

Today, Worrell remains active 

as a studio musician and collaborator 

in several side bands like 

Method of Defiance(with Bill 

Laswell), Mos Def ’s Black Jack 

Johnson, Leo Nocentelli and Marc 

Ribot. Worrell was also a part of 

Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of 

Bernie Brains, a supergroup featuring 

Les Claypool and Brain from 

Primus and enigmatic guitarist 

Buckethead. Worrell’s massive 

musical influence is documented 

in the 2004 film, Stranger: Bernie 

Worrell on Earth. The Bernie 

Worrell Orchestra is Bernie 

Worrell (keyboards), Andrew 

Kimball (guitar), Kyle Cadena 

(guitar), Scott Hogan (bass), Glen 

Fittin (percussion), Evan Taylor 

(drums/bandleader), Shlomi 

Cohen (alto sax), Ofer Assaf (tenor 

sax), Justin Mullens (trumpet). 

For more information, visit 

www.bernieworrellorchestra.com. 

Buck’s T4 is located at 46625 

U.S. 191 in Gallatin Gateway 

(995-4111). • 

page 2D • Volume 20, Number 6 - March 15, 2013 • The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • Get your Daily Dose at www.bozone.com • 406-586-6730 ––– Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZone!”

Makem & Spain Brothers at Ellen 

Saturday, March 23rd, the curtain 

goes up at The Ellen Theatre 

for an exhilarating night of Irish folk 

music at 7:30 pm with the Makem 

& Spain Brothers. What better way 

to celebrate the week of St. Patrick 

than with a concert featuring one of 

the most popular Irish bands working 

today. The Makem & Spain 

Brothers, often recognized from 

their popular PBS specials, have 

played before millions from County 

Cork to Canada to the Caribbean. 

The New York Times aptly noted, 

“Brothers Makem and Spain capture 

not just the music, but the spirit, 

if you are lucky enough to be 

Irish, of what heaven must be like.” 

Not in the past 30 years has a group 

taken the international stage with 

Stephon Alexander, professor of 

physics and astronomy at Dartmouth 

College as well as a jazz musician, 

will speak on “The Physics of Jazz” 

at 11 am Tuesday, March 26 in 

Reynolds Recital Hall. Alexander is a 

saxophonist and a theoretical physicist 

specializing in the interface of 

cosmology, particle physics and 

quantum gravity who, with his interest 

in jazz, believes music helps 

him understand physics on a 

simpler and deeper level. 

MSU President Waded 

Cruzado will moderate a 

Presidential Panel on the “Art of 

Science/Science of Art” at 7 pm 

Tuesday, March 26, in SUB 

Ballroom A. The wide-ranging 

discussion will include an international 

panel of scientists who 

explore art and artists who 

explore science. They include 

David Kaiser, American physicist, 

author and historian of science 

from the Massachusetts 

Institute of Technology; Victoria 

Vesna, media artist, researcher 

Monday 

Bluegrass 

back 

Starting March 4th, The 

Bridger Creek Boys will play 

every Monday from 6 - 9 pm 

at Colonel Blacks. After a few 

months off, the Bridger Creek 

Boys are ready to rile you up on 

Mondays again. The Bridger 

Creek Boys rock the bluegrass 

scene all around the region — 

these guys are one of the busiest 

acts in the state. With music 

ranging from Bill Monroe to 

Jimi Hendrix, there is something 

in the mix to get everyone excited. 

With a focus on tight harmonies, 

constant improvisation, 

and instrument mastery, the 

level of talent in this group is 

impressive. 

With hundreds of songs to 

draw from, every set is an 

adventure: from old traditional 

songs and fun covers, to brand 

new Bridger Creek Boys originals. 

Enjoy $3 Bozeman 

Brewing Co. pints during the 

show. Colonel Blacks is located 

at 321 E. Main, downstairs. • 

such vocal power as 

The Makem and 

Spain Brothers, capturing 

the essence of 

a genre, while standing 

out as something 

truly unique. Playing 

a host of various 

instruments and precise 

three-part harmonies, 

it all blends 

perfectly for pure 

enthusiasm and 

unbridled musical joy. 

Reserved tickets, priced at only 

$19.50 may be purchased at 

www.theellentheatre.com. Plenty of 

good beer, along with some delightful 

wines, will be available in the 

lobby starting one hour prior to 

Concert features 4onthefloor 

The Filling Station welcomes 

The 4onthefloor Monday, 

March 25th at 9 pm. They pull 

no punches. They won’t bore 

you with trying to explain how 

multi-genre and indefinable 

they are. The 4onthefloor play 

rock music. The 4onthefloor 

play blues music. And they do it 

in 4/4 time. “4x4,” the group’s 

debut album, showcases the 

band’s heavy-handed (or should 

we say, heavy-footed) rhythm 

section that, when paired with 

lead singer Gabriel Douglas’ 

gritty, baritone vocals, makes listeners 

nostalgic and ready to 

have a stompin’ good time. 

Through gutsy Delta Blues 

and classic Americana, The 

4onthefloor put their signature 

stomp on these classic genres with 

not one, but four bass drums puls- 

Bomb Snow hosts meltdown 

Pabst Blue 

Ribbon and Bomb 

Snow magazine are 

pleased to present 

The Funk 

Meltdown, an ‘artphoto-funk’ 

event 

at the Filling 

Station and Vast 

art gallery (401 N. 

Broadway) 

Saturday, March 

23rd. Start with art 

at Vast from 5 - 8 

pm, including work 

by Bomb Snow cover 

artist Tako Sudo 

and Lib Tech 

Physics of jazz Shout Across Time 

and professor from UCLA 

Department of Design as well as 

Alexander and Parkinson. The 

Elevators, a jazz group from the MSU 

School of Music, will play with 

Alexander following the panel. 

“Shout Across Time,” a multimedia 

music performance that will be 

held in conjunction with the MSU 

Celebrating Einstein event, will be 

show time. For more information or 

to buy tickets by phone, please call 

The Ellen Theatre box office at 585- 

5885. Hear them 

at www.tg2artists.com/makemandspain/index.php. 

• 

ing to the beat of all 16 tracks. 

The band will be releasing new 

material in 2013, and will be 

featured at SXSW Music in 

March. Inspired by The Doors, 

Muddy Waters, CCR, Howlin’ 

Wolf, Tommy James & the 

Shondells and Waylon Jennings, 

all four members operate on the 

same hard-hitting, bourboninfused 

wavelength while keeping 

perfect time. 

Doors will open at 8 pm for 

this general admission, 21+ 

show. The Filler is located at 

2005 North Rouse Ave. Tickets 

are $8 and will be available at 

the door. Catch The 4onthefloor 

at The Railyard (2526 Montana 

Ave.) in Billings Tuesday, March 

26th at 9 pm. • 

artists Jamie Lynn, Mike Parillo, 

and more. Enjoy free beer during a 

slide show presentation from 6-7 

pm with legendary photographer 

and ski mountaineer Ace Kvale 

(space is limited). Then head to the 

Filler from 8 pm - 2 am for a funk 

meltdown super jam with Andrew 

Growmiller and the Organically 

Grown, a 10-piece, Horn-Powered, 

Funk/Soul R&B Motown Band 

guaranteed to bring dancers to 

their feet. Add two dollar PBRs all 

night, and you’ve got a serious 

groove goin’ on. 

Cover is $7 if you dress funky 

and $14 if you don’t. The Filler is 

located at 2005 N. Rouse. • 

held at 7 pm April 5 and 6 at the 

Emerson Center. The performance 

features dancers, the MSU Symphony, 

conducted by MSU Symphony 

Director Tobin Stewart, combined 

with gravitational wave sounds, and 

an original film by MSU film professor 

Dennis Aig, featuring the scientific 

visualization of black hole collisions 

and gravitational waves. • 

MaRch 15, 2013 • The RollingZone • Page 3D 

Miss O-Malley hosts 

big-time 30th 

Local radio personality and DJ 

Missy O’Malley is celebrating her 

30th birthday by 

hosting the 

first ever 

region-wide 

Variety Show 

in southwest 

Montana. 

‘March to the 

Beat of a 

Different 

Show’ will 

take place 

Tuesday, 

March 19th at 

6:30 pm in 

The Emerson 

Center. What 

do the Muppets, 

break dancing, a jazz band, aerial 

acrobatics and a magic show all have 

in common? Bozeman, Montana, of 

course. This is 100% local talent 

coming together to raise funds and 

awareness for the Gallatin Valley 

YMCA and its programs promoting 

youth development, healthy living 

and social responsibility. Last year, 

because of generous donations from 

businesses and the community, the 

YMCA was able to provide $99,000 

in program subsidies and financial 

assistance to families and children. 

The Variety Show will highlight 

talent from around southwest 

Montana, including Magician Walt 

Woolbaugh, 

aerialist/acrobat/trapeze star 

Christina Conger, trumpet prodigy 

Luca Rodoni, the Bad Asp belly 

dancers, and an amazing piece fusing 

ballet and breakdancing! 

American Idol contestant Ashton 

Carrier will inspire attendees. The 

Rocky Mountain Fire Flies, Chief 

Joseph Middle School’s Jazz Band, 

Sacajawea Middle School’s choir, 

Montana’s Disney characters and 

some very special local guests will all 

St. Paddy’s Day Cure 

Cure for the Common, 

Montana’s premiere progressive 

funk-rock dance party band has 

begun its first tour of 2013, traveling 

through three Rocky Mountain 

States. Catch a funky St. Patrick’s 

Day dance party Sunday, March 

17th at The Zebra Coctail Lounge. 

Cure’s energetic, crowd-pleasing, 

and entertainment-focused shows 

have landed them on bills featuring 

high-profile acts, such as John Butler 

Trio, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, 

Bassnectar, Blackalicious, Big 

be there with bells on. And of 

course, we’ll have a few extra tricks 

up our sleeves! The 

goal: to eventually 

build a 

facility that will 

benefit the 

young and old 

to get active in 

whatever their 

heart desires, 

from Pilates to 

swim lessons, art 

classes, day 

care, CPR certification 

classes, 

meeting places 

for groups, etc. 

The 

evening will conclude 

with an adult birthday celebration 

in the Emerson Ballroom with 

cake, dancing and drinks, and The 

Fluorescent Brown All-Stars, a super 

group of local musicians, accompanied 

by dancers and performers. 

This is a participatory event with 

dress attire suggested — white with 

a splash of bright! Tickets are $50 

for Reserved VIP seating + after 

party ticket; $25 for General 

Admission + after party tickets; $20 

General Admission tickets. Tickets 

are available at Cactus Records in 

Bozeman and at 

www.missyomalley.com. There will 

be a limited number of $5 youth 

tickets available at Cactus Records 

only. All Proceeds will benefit The 

Gallatin Valley YMCA. 

Sponsored in part by The BoZone, 

other event sponsors include Ressler 

Motors, Cashman Nursery, Nova 

Café, Cardinal Distributing, Star 

West Satellite, Old Chicago, Tim 

Crawford, the Stevenson family, 

UPS Store and the Gallatin Valley 

YMCA. For more information, visit 

www.facebook.com/missysvarietyshow. 

• 

Gigantic, and many more. The 

band’s unique and versatile blend of 

funk, rock, jazz, and hip hop has 

rapidly attracted a diverse fan base. 

Performances are as much a raucous 

dance party as they are an engaging 

listening experience, allowing the 

band to captivate a wide variety of 

audiences and keep the dance floor 

moving until the wee hours of the 

morning. 

The 21+ show begins at 9 pm, 

and there is no cover charge. The 

Zebra is located at 321 E. Main. • 

Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZone!” ––– The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • Get your Daily Dose at www.bozone.com • 406-586-6730 • Volume 20, Number 6 - March 15, 2013 • page 3D


Forming a Pink Floyd Tribute 

Band without a suitable Waters and 

Gilmour voice is like kissing your sister; 

you can, but why? Even if the 

constituent Pink Floyd elements exist 

(lights, sonic textures, samples…), 

the vocal performances still hold the 

power to make or break it. Lucky for 

Pinky and the Floyd 

fans, the talent that 

exists in spades for this 

band extends to include 

lead singers Luke 

Flansburg and Dustin 

Tucker. Luke & Dustin 

sat down one evening 

with Bozeman’s Music 

Godfather, Eric Funk 

(pianist, composer, 

teacher, conductor, and 

host of the Emmy-winning 

PBS series, 11th & 

Grant with Eric Funk) to 

discuss, among other 

things, the upcoming 

Pinky and the Floyd 

performance at The 

Willson Auditorium on 

March 29th. 

EF: I was pretty blown 

away by your theater 

performance. The 

whole show is really 

effective. In this “retrospective 

tour,” are you taking 

it all the way back to the 

Syd Barrett days? 

DT: The whole first hour of the 

show is 60’s material. We’ve learned 

nine new tunes for this tour and it’s 

all early stuff. Up until now we’ve 

been known for playing the mainstream 

hits, so it’s fun to get back 

into some of the older stuff. 

EF: How far do you get into the 

Syd character? He’s a pretty far out 

dude. 

DT: Pinky has always had its own 

identity, its own approach to playing 

the music — and we’ve been OK 

with it not necessarily being notefor-note 

or sounding exactly like 

Pink Floyd, so there’s no real need 

to dig into Syd’s psyche. 

Furthermore, I think maintaining 

our own identity within someone 

else’s music partly accounts for the 

longevity we’ve enjoyed. 

EF: Some of the [guitar] playing is 

actually synched with the visuals, 

cuts from live Pink Floyd concert 

footage. Are you guys literally playing 

the Waters or Gilmour roles? 

DT: I sing Gilmour vocals and play 

rhythm guitar with a few leads here 

and there. 

LF:… and I’m playing Gilmour guitar 

solos and Waters’ vocals. 

EF: That makes sense; are you using 

the old black ‘57 Stratocaster? 

LF: It’s a copy of the ’57 Strat, 

which is still the guitar Gilmour uses 

today. But really, I’m just trying to 

mimic his sound. 

EF: Are you copying his whole 

equipment list? Because you’ve really 

dialed in that sound. 

LF: No way, I can’t afford that! I’m 

just taking what I can get that’s within 

my budget and working with that. 

EF: I don’t think people realize that 

every singing voice is different. Two 

musicians can play the same instrument, 

yet sound so different. 

Especially in a tribute band, that’s 

really critical; you have your own 

sound, but trying to emulate someone 

else’s sound is really a fine art. 

LF: It’s a head-trip. I realize I’m not 

Gilmour, nor will I ever be, but I try 

to do the best “Luke Who Is 

Emulating Gilmour” that I can, and 

somehow stay true to who I am. 

Some solos are note-for-note, others 

are kind of like, “OK… well…I 

kind of blew that one, guess I’ll do 

The Interview 

Gettin’ Funk(y) with Pinky 

my own thing…” 

EF: So how did Pinky and the Floyd 

start? 

LF: In 2007 The Doors Legacy 

Band [Chris Cundy, Drew Fleming, 

John Foster, John Sanders] had started 

to gain some traction in and 

around Bozeman and they needed 

Dustin Tucker 

an opening act for a show at the 

Zebra. So Sean [Lehmann] was like 

“Hey, let’s try some Pink Floyd. 

Maybe we could get Dustin Tucker 

to sing, maybe Joe Kirchner to play 

keys?” Six years and five band 

members later, here we are. 

EF: I first heard Pinky at the 

Bite of Bozeman (2010) and 

then again at the Emerson 

shows (2011/12) with the big 

cavalcade. I loved that in your 

early days you guys carried that 

renegade energy of the underground 

Pink Floyd; it was wild 

and out there on a dangerous 

edge. I’m usually not nuts 

about cover bands, but Pinky 

captures the energy [of PF], 

which tells me that you’re more 

than capable of continuing an 

important legacy. 

LF: Pinky and the Floyd isn’t a 

cover band, we’re a tribute 

band. 

EF: That’s a great delineation, 

and with anything that’s “classic,” 

the more you revisit it, the 

more it informs. 

DT: The thing that saves it for 

us, like you said, is the energy 

that we bring. We’re obviously 

playing Pink Floyd’s music, but it’s 

our take on it. One thing we’ve got 

going for us is a youthful energy; 

we’re all in our 30’s — whereas a lot 

"Our goal was never to sound 

like Pink Floyd, but to 

feel like Pink Floyd." 

of Pink Floyd tribute bands, simply 

because of the timeline, are in their 

40’s or 50’s, and many of them want 

to and in some cases actually do 

sound a lot like Pink Floyd. Our goal 

was never to sound like Pink Floyd, 

but to feel like Pink Floyd. 

LF: [re: the BHS Choir]… we hope 

that later in their lives they can look 

back on this experience and say 

“…back in High School I got to sing 

with Pinky and the Floyd and it was 

such an awesome experience...” 

…again, with wanting this to feel 

like Pink Floyd, for the kids, too. 

DT: There’s so much PF material 

that it never gets boring. It’s diverse 

and intense, it has super intimate 

moments and big, in-your-face, fullchoir 

moments, and that’s this tour; 

it’s gonna be intimate AND huge. 

But beyond that, Pink Floyd has an 

enormously wide appeal; it’s intergenerational, 

it reaches all socio-economic 

levels, etc… So much so that 

it was hard to take credit in the 

beginning. Someone would pay me a 

compliment and I’d be like “…uh, 

thank y…, thank Pink Floyd.” But 

now I think I get it, they’re just 

happy to share the Pink 

Floyd experience with us. 

EF: Absolutely, and as 

long as someone still 

wants to play the music, 

it will remain in the air. I 

loved your performance 

at The Bite (2010) 

because it was just about 

out of control, everybody 

was really vulnerable. I wanted to 

get on a loud speaker and say, “Do 

you people realize how cool this 

really is?” …Complicated arrangements, 

abstract poetics, performing a 

concept album, and somehow holding 

all of that energy together... 

Everybody was “playing to win” 

instead of “playing not to lose,” 

which is a big difference. 

DT: I love that comment that it was 

almost out of control — it was! 

Looking back, and compared to how 

we play now, it felt like everybody 

Luke Flansburg 

was going for it at all times. We’ve 

matured a bit in how we approach 

arrangements; sometimes we don’t 

need all 10 of us playing at the same 

time. We’ve found a balance there, 

which is cool. 

EF: That approach mirrors Pink 

Floyd, going back to when they were 

a four-person band… 

LF: It gives us the opportunity to 

“throw the ball around” a bit, 

change it up. For example, on this 

tour we’re giving the women [Jeni 

Fleming and Krista Barnett] more 

solos, some of them in unexpected 

places. It takes a little of the pressure 

off of Dustin and I, which is 

cool, but it also showcases their talents 

as vocalists in their own right. 

EF: You’re right, Pinky has a lot of 

strong musicians, a lot of leaders, 

which can really help a band flourish, 

but it can also make things go 

south, and fast. Even if some of the 

usual band tensions exist in THIS 

incarnation of THAT band, everybody 

seems to be able to park their 

egos at the door, musically and otherwise. 

DT: The tension tends to come out 

in the logistics and details because 

there’s so much that goes into a tour 

like this: social media, radio promo, 

sound/tech/lights, creative, hospitality, 

production, set lists, 

graphics/marketing, rehearsals, travel 

arrangements… and each member 

of the band happens to be good 

at one of these things, so we divide 

and conquer. 

LF: We have a private Facebook 

page where we discuss and plan, and 

sometimes the commentary can run 

for miles. Everybody has an opinion 

about everything, but at the end of 

the day, we can agree on what’s best 

for the band. 

DT: I really wanted to do this theater 

tour and I personally love to see 

all of these elements come together 

for one purpose, it’s just part of my 

graphic design/marketing personality. 

But musically we just got lucky 

with our personnel in that everyone 

is able to put the credit where it’s 

due; we know this isn’t our music, 

we’ve just been charged to help this 

music “remain in the air,” as you 

said. If you couldn’t park your ego 

at the door for that job, then you 

just wouldn’t have lasted very long 

in this band. 

EF: You’ve got such talent and 

depth in this band, but you’re not a 

documentary —which gives you a 

little room to stretch out in solo 

moments, while at the same time 

you have the manpower to really 

conquer the full throttle moments… 

LF: One of my favorite pieces that 

we did on last year’s tour was a duet 

between Chris Cundy [pianist] and 

Jeni Fleming [background vocals] 

(“Nobody Home”). I still get goose 

bumps when I think about it. 

DT: There are moments in the 

show when I definitely want to be 

out in the crowd. For instance, I 

always try to get out front for “Great 

Gig In the Sky” when the girls are 

doing their thing, but then “Money” 

kicks in and I gotta get back on the 

stage. 

EF: Dang! Well, Money always kicks 

in, right? [in a cheesy game show 

announcer voice] …And there you 

have it, Ladies and Gentlemen; the 

Business and the Art. What do you 

think the future is for this thing? 

LF: I’ll admit, there’s a fear in the 

back of my mind that one day someone 

in the band is going to say 

“…I’ve got this other band that’s 

going on an extended tour...” But 

my personal goal is to just keep 

pushing; WA, ID, CO, WY, CA... or 

let’s say some casino in Las Vegas 

wanted us for a two-week run... I 

certainly wouldn’t say no. Funny 

thing about tribute bands, they tend 

to be like little yappy dogs, peeing 

on their territory. 

EF: There are some German 

Shepherds in there, too! And for all 

the talk about being on stage, and 

the crowds that support an enterprise 

like Pinky, people don’t often 

realize that most musicians are introverts, 

and often sensitive, easilywounded 

people — which helps one 

understand Syd Barrett’s anesthetizing, 

his trying to create a buffer 

zone. And here I want to be sensitive 

and respectful in saying that I 

really regret not getting your Dad 

on 11th and Grant. What a lost 

opportunity! He was truly a musician’s 

musician. You just cannot 

play the blues like he did unless you 

have those kinds of wounds. I 

remember the first time I saw him 

and thought, “I don’t know if I can 

survive another song,” it was that 

good. It must be an interesting piece 

for you, Dustin, but it makes sense 

to me that it informs what you’re 

doing as a musician and otherwise. 

How can it not? Tex. Jesus! What a 

monster. 

DT: I feel it every time I play; I 

could take it to that level if I wanted 

to play all the time, I could be that 

good if I chose to not have a family, 

not work, have music be the only 

thing that I do. But I’ve chosen a 

different path; I have a son and a 

wife and a full time job and I’m still 

able to do the music. So for me, it’s 

harnessing what I’ve been given, but 

also finding a balance between family, 

friends, and sobriety. 

EF: Dustin, you are going to be that 

good, I don’t think you have a 

choice. The point is that you’re 

making different choices, but in 

terms of the talent gene, the voice is 

there. In fact, the creative talent 

across the board is there. Pinky is 

an intense group of people and for 

you all to be involved in this cooperative 

enterprise, where nobody’s 

trying to “win” is a really beautiful 

thing to watch. 

DT: Luke said it best; he said, 

“When we get to play together, it’s 

like Christmas. It doesn’t happen 

very often, but when it does it’s a 

big deal to all of us.” 

LF: Yep, we got really lucky. 

EF: You take the audience into the 

music and not into the musician. As 

long as it stays that way the likelihood 

that Pinky will continue to 

“go” is pretty good. I know a lot of 

musicians who wait all week for 

the gig, for the moment when 

you count off the first tune and 

breathe a sigh of relief, because 

now you’re among friends, 

whom you’ve said things to that 

can’t be put into words. They 

know you better than you know 

yourself, you don’t have to duckand-cover, 

and if you do they 

don’t care, because they know 

you, and you’re safe for the 

duration of the gig. I’ve seen you 

guys do this; you’ll take a 15minute 

intermission, but two 

minutes into it you’re all looking 

at each other saying, “Let’s just 

go back out there and hit it. I 

mean, we’re here, we may as 

well play.” 

Pinky and the Floyd, “A 

Pink Floyd Retrospective” will be 

at The Willson Auditorium 

Friday, March 29, with special 

guests Dave Walker and The 

Bozeman High School Choir. 

Tickets are $25, available at 

Cactus Records (587-0245) or at 

the door. This show has sold out 

the past two years, so advance 

purchase is highly recommended. 

Doors open at 7 pm, the concert 

starts at 8 pm. The “Pinky Pre- 

Party” will start at 6 pm across 

the street at The Bamboo 

Garden. For more information 

visit www.pinkyandthefloyd.com. 

• 


Queen Mab dips into Norris music scene 

by Joanne Gardner 

Once the Daylight gets back on 

track, things start to speed up out at 

Norris Hot Springs. Crocus 

buds will soon be peeking up 

from the beds along the drive, 

the slow greening of the wetland 

— it’s a good time for a 

soak to watch spring take a 

turn around the place. Chef 

Annie is keeping things delicious, 

with specials like butternut 

squash and black 

bean enchiladas, a chicken 

kale Caesar salad and 

Moroccan meatballs with a 

curried aoli. The rotating 

soup and pizza specials are all 

yummy — and don’t forget to 

leave room for dessert! Music 

is always on the menu at 

Norris Hot Springs. Featuring 

the best in local live acoustic 

music on Fridays, Saturdays 

and Sundays year round. The 

music starts at 7 pm. The regular 

soak price of $5 kicks up to $7 at 

7 pm to support the Poolside Stage. 

Friday, March 15, singer/songwriter 

Kent Johnson takes on the 

Ides of March. With a background 

in blues and folk, Kent performs his 

original songs during the winters at 

Big Sky nightspots. We’re glad to 

have him back at the Dome. 

Big fun on Saturday, March 16 

when the Driftwood Grinners 

take the Poolside Stage. Big Sky’s 

favorite acoustic quartet derives its 

name from its easygoing approach 

toward mountain music. Drawing 

from several decades worth of folk, 

bluegrass, jam and country, the 

Grinners have been providing fun 

acoustic revelry to Montana’s 

speakeasies and campfires since 

2009. Crack a cold one and enjoy 

lightning fast musicianship, toe-taping 

improvisation, and sing-along 

favorites from The Driftwood 

Grinners. 

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in 

Celtic style Sunday, March 17 with 

Queen Mab. Drawing deeply from 

the music of Celtic Ireland and 

Murray starts new Project 

Friday, March 15, catch 

Milton Menasco & The Big 

Fiasco at the Murray Bar in 

Livingston. Known for their fiery 

performances, Menasco’s guitar 

playing is nothing short of inspiring, 

Fleming’s beats are contagious 

and Sanders’ grooves are 

subliminal. Menasco plays a 

plethora of guitars from a twelvestring 

acoustic slide to multiple 

electric guitars. With a wide variety 

of music and their stylized 

Fiasco sound, it is no wonder so 

many people call Milton 

Menasco & The Big Fiasco 

“their” local band. 

Saturday, March 16, check out 

The Jaden Carlson Band. Jaden 

has been touring for three years, has 

released three albums, has major 

gear endorsement deals with six 

companies, is a regular on the festival 

circuit having played dozens over 

the years, shreds the guitar, has a 

serious and seasoned rhythm section 

backing her and was personally 

picked by Michael Franti to open for 

Strangeways 

him at Power to the Peaceful at 

Golden Gate Park where she performed 

for 80,000 people. 

Friday, March 22nd, stop in to 

hear Strangeways, a rowdy irreverent 

3-piece power trio, featuring 

Kevin Toll on guitar, Lenny America 

Woodward on drums and Jordan 

Jarosky on the bass. Their home- 

BC Boys play Pine Creek 

Friday, March 15 the Prairie 

indjammers blow in to the Pine 

reek Cafe. Livingston’s favorite 

luegrass band returns for an 

vening of familiar songs, great pickng, 

tight harmonies and an altoether 

great time. 

Saturday, March 16, the Jazz 

rgan Combo Bad Betty is up. 

ome see stellar musicians bringing 

oul, funk, blues, jazz and just damn 

ine music. These guys bring the 

ouse down with coolness. It’s like 

atching an episode of Mad Men 

ith the sound turned WAY up! 

Friday, March 22 catch the Mike 

evine Project playing Original 

mericana/Folk. Mike Devine (of 

ainstreet Show fame) and friends 

ring a wild and fun collection of 

riginal Americana/folk music with 

umor mixed throughout. This will 

e a great night for all ages. 

Saturday, March 23, TBA. 

Thursday, March 28, enjoy the 

Bluegrass Jam with host John 

Lowell. The most prominent flatpicker 

in the region leads the fun at 

the monthly bluegrass jam. Bring 

along an instrument and join John 

and many others. 

Friday, March 29 Speakeasy 

slinks in with sultry Blues. Doing 

slightly naughty songs from the 20’s 

through the 50’s, this quartet does 

obscure blues and jazz songs to keep 

you smiling - songs of drinking, 

murder and sex. Probably not for 

the little ones, but an awful lot of 

fun for the grown ups! 

Saturday, March 30 the Bridger 

Creek Boys offer up 

Acoustic/Bluegrass. Steeped in oldtime 

Bluegrass tradition while pushing 

the genre with Newgrass, the 

band mixes originals with covers of 

traditional bluegrass material (Bill 

Monroe, Dock Boggs, etc) and more 

contemporary artists (Greatful Dead, 

Steve Earle, The Band, etc). The 

Scotland while exploring melodies 

and rhythms of medieval Europe, 

India and the Americas, Queen 

Mab weaves and entrancing tapestry 

of original compositions and 

innovative settings of traditional 

tunes. Way better than green beer! 

The next weekend’s music kicks 

off Friday, March 22 with Luke 

Flansburg. Performing an eclectic 

mix of covers from bands like 

The Grateful Dead, Widespread 

Panic, Phish, the Allman Brothers 

and more, Luke dazzles with vocals 

and accomplished guitar playing. 

You see Luke in several top local 

grown sound is aptly referred to 

as non-genre. They fill the night 

with electrified Americana 

(Electricana) sounds riddled with 

songs of outlaws, whiskey and 

women. A great mix of original 

music complements their range 

of songs from Johnny Cash to 

Bob Dylan, Prince to Husker du, 

Jimi Hendrix to Hank Williams 

III, and everything in between. 

Saturday, March 23, Ten 

Foot Tall and 80 Proof offer 

the real stuff of Country legend. 

Their style lands somewhere 

between country, rock 

and roll, ragtime and boogie. 

American popular music is an 

amalgamation of styles; musicians 

from different backgrounds finding 

one another and merging their 

musical tastes into newly invented 

approaches. 10/80 performs music 

associated with honky-tonk bars in 

the American South and southwest. 

Wednesday, March 27, 

Nathan Greenig entertains. 

Friday and Saturday, March 29 

Bridger Creek Boys have spent the 

past six years bringing their music 

to audiences in Montana, Idaho, 

Wyoming and Colorado. The 

band was a finalist in the 2007 

Telluride New Band Competition, 

and hosts the annual Bozeman 

Bluegrass Festivals. The Bridger 

Creek Boys are Matt Broughton 

(Fiddle, Mandolin), Jim Dungan 

(Guitar, Blues Harp), Mike Singer 

(Banjo) and Scott Stebbins (Bass). 

The line-up features an incredible 

energy and an outstanding level of 

playing. 

Pine Creek is located 

at 2496 East River Road, south 

of Livingston. Dinner is served 

Wednesday through Sunday 

from 5:30 – 9 pm, with 

brunch served on weekends 

from 9 – 1. Call 222-3628 for 

more information, or 

visit www.pinecreeklodgemontana.com. 

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bands, this is his chance to shine in 

a solo setting. 

A first-timer for Norris Saturday, 

March 23 is Charlie Denison. Selfstyled 

Lewistown “soul troubadour” 

Charlie Denison is a high-energy 

acoustic Americana artist that will 

take you on a trip through several 

decades in a series of sets. 

According to Mariss McTucker of 

Lively Times Magazine, “Denison 

carries nice, original melodies with 

a strident and gravelly baritone 

vocal, sometimes reminiscent of 

Tom Waits. At other times, he 

sounds like he’s channeling influences 

like Steve Earle or Bruce 

Springsteen.” Denison, originally 

from the suburbs of Indianapolis, 

has picked up culture and influences 

from musicians in Kentucky, 

Tennessee and Montana. In 2012, 

he self-released his first solo EP, 

titled ‘Whispers of the Lonely’ an 

album of original songs that blend 

country, folk, blues and soul. 

Sunday, March 24, Norris happily 

welcomes Connor Garvey. It’s 

always a good time when our old 

friend visits Norris from his home in 

Maine. Connor writes and performs 

catchy, memorable songs and has a 

blast playing music. Each of his 

shows is completely different and 

fun. Sometimes he’s joined by 

friends and special guests — this will 

be a big night at the Holy Bucket! 

The last of March is also a big 

holiday weekend, and Norris is the 

& 30, Erin and the Project takes 

the stage. The duo creates a hypnotic 

indie/soul-ternative sound, fulfilling 

a genre all its own. Featuring the 

dyadic cyclone that is Lindsay Erin 

(vocals/keys), and Paul Ezekiel 

(drums/percussion), their lyrics dive 

into life experiences in consciousness 

and mysticism, while integrating 

soulful vocals, melodic piano, and 

strong rhythms, provided by Paul. 

Erin and the Project have two 

albums available on iTunes. 

place to celebrate. First up on 

Friday, March 29 is another new 

Norris performer, Chad Ball. 

Chad debuts on the Poolside Stage 

with a mixture of acoustic 

Folk/Blues and catchy storytelling 

melodies. From Butte, he has a 

strong influence from 70’s folk/rock. 

Saturday, March 30, Singer / 

songwriter Nathan North takes 

control of the Poolside Stage. 

Nathan performs an acoustic oneman-band 

show. This show is more 

than just guitar and vocals. Nathan 

uses his “loop” pedal and acoustic 

guitar to create a full sound like 

that of a band. He does both original 

and cover music ranging from 

songs you can dance to, to songs 

you can sit back and relax to. 

Nathan mesmerizes the audience 

with his full sound, guitar mastery 

and soulful vocals. 

Sunday, March 31, John Lowell 

shows up with friends. John is one of 

the most skillful singers, songwriters 

and acoustic guitar players anywhere. 

That he lives nearby and graces our 

stage is truly something to take 

advantage of. John will surely be 

joined by friends. He calls his music 

Obscure Americana. We call it great. 

John recently tore up the stage at Big 

Sky Big Grass, joining Sam Bush with 

buddy Tom Murphy. Don’t miss this! 

Find more information, directions, 

and operating hours at 

www.norrishotsprings.com. Or join 

us on Facebook! • 

The Murray Bar is located at 201 

West Park Street in Livingston (corner 

of Second and Park Streets). The 

venue is open from 2 pm 2 am 

seven days a week. Music generally 

starts at 9:30 pm. An up-to-date 

music schedule can be found at themurraybar.com. 

The Second Street 

Bistro’s winte hours are Tuesday - 

Sunday, with service starting at 5 

pm. Enjoy happy hour Tuesday - 

Friday from 5 - 6 pm. Phone 222- 

9463 for reservations. • 

Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZone!” ––– The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • Get your Daily Dose at www.bozone.com • 406-586-6730 • Volume 20, Number 6 - March 15, 2013 • page 5D


Wenches found in 

Chico Saloon 

Friday and Saturday, March 15 & 

6, Ten Foot Tall & 80 Proof 

ffers Murray Bar patrons the real 

tuff of Country legend. American 

opular music is an amalgamation 

f styles; musicians from different 

ackgrounds finding one another 

nd merging their musical tastes into 

ewly invented approaches. 10/80 

erforms music associated with 

onky-tonk bars in the American 

outh and southwest. Their style 

ands somewhere between country, 

ock and roll, ragtime and boogie. 

Sunday, March 17, celebrate St. 

atty’s Day with Christian 

Johnson & Loose Caboose firing 

off fiddle-fueled bluegrass and country. 

The fun begins at 8 pm. 


23, Montana Rose entertains with 

Americana. 

Sunday, March 24, don’t miss 

members of The Clintons Band per- 

Confirmed bands for this year’s 

(9th Annual) Targhee Music Festival 

(July 19-21) include Alabama 

Shakes, Bruce Hornsby and the 

Noisemakers, Los Lobos, John Hiatt 

and the Combo, JJ Grey and Mofro, 

Wood Brothers, Courtyard Hounds, 

Son Volt, Dave Alvin, Anders 

Osborne, Sister Sparrow, Holly 

Williams, and the Hooligans. 

Confirmed bands for the 26th 

Annual Grand Targhee Bluegrass 

Festival (August 9-11) include The 

Infamous Stringdusters, Trampled 

By Turtles, Elephant Revival, 

Greensky Bluegrass, Foghorn 

Stringband, Guy Clark, Run Boy 

Run, Sam Bush Band, Nashville 

Bluegrass Band, Della Mae and 

Hayes Carll. 

Early ticket and pass purchase 

options are available for music lovers 

to lock in reduced admission. Early 

passes will only be available in limited 

quantities. Passes are non-transferable 

and not refundable. Early 

Bird three-day passes for either the 

Targhee Festival or the Bluegrass 

Festival are $99 (plus tax and $5 

processing fee), and include a free 

shuttle pass. The early ‘Summer of 

Music’ six-day pass is $179 (plus tax 

The Wench 

forming as The Wench. Expect 

both originals and cover tunes. 

Music begins at 8 pm. 


30, the Honky Tonk Heroes bring 

Rockin’ Country to the venue. 

Chico Hot Springs is located in 

Pray, 20 miles south of Livingston. 

Music generally begins at 9:30 pm 

(Sundays at 8 pm). Come soak, swim 

and swing! Phone 333-4933 for 


Deals on now – Targhee tix 

and $5 processing fee). It includes 

admission all six days, and a free 

shuttle pass. 

Rooms are already selling out. 

The best deal still available includes 

a 4th Night Free Promotion for 

guests who book early. Available 

lodging options include all on-mountain 

and vacation rental properties 

located on Ski Hill Road. The 4th 

Night Free Festival Lodging package 

will begin on Thursday prior to each 

festival and will include a free shuttle 

to the free ‘Music on Main” concert 

held in Victor by the Teton Valley 

Foundation. For information on 

Music on Main visit www.tetonvalleyfoundation.org/culture/music-onmain. 

Lodging reservations can be 

made by calling 800-827-4433 or 

online at GrandTarghee.com. • 

Grand Targhee Music Camp 

The Targhee Music Camp will 

eturn to Grand Targhee Resort for 

he eighth summer, featuring instrucion 

for a variety of string instruents 

from Stuart Duncan, Mike 

ompton, Alan O’Bryant Grant 

ordy, Hayes Carll, Della Mae, Ben 

inship, Eric Thorin, Dan Miller 

nd Tom Murphy. The four-day 

amp August 5-8 includes A-list 

nstruction, meals, accommodations, 

lenty of time for jam sessions and 

vening performances, all in a 

world-class setting tucked among the 

foothills of the Tetons. 

Registration is open and available 

online at www.targheemusiccamp. 

Additional band and festival information 

including; daily ticket pricing, 

camping, parking and shuttle 

information will be released upon 

confirmation beginning March 30. 

All additional and updated information 

will be posted on Grand Targee 

Resort’s web site at 

www.GrandTarghee.com. • 

Zebra’s got the Cure for Common ills 

Wednesday, March 13th, 

Pinnacle Vodka presents Ladies 

Night with DJ Bones at the Zebra 

Coctail Lounge. No cover for the 

ladies and three free drinks when 

they register for the monthly prize 

giveaway. Delicious flavors of $2 

Pinnacle vodka drinks all night long 

and DJ Bones bumping the hottest 

dance tunes on the best sound system 

in town. Guys $3. 

Thursday, March 14th, the 

Willie Waldman Project takes the 

stage with Brian Jordan for an 

evening of Acid Jazz Funk. $5 cover. 

Friday, March 15th rock out with 

Killer In Me, Fallen is Babylon, 

Kadmin and Marsram. $5 cover. 

Saturday March 16th 

Whitewater Ramble 

entertains with “High- 

Octane Rocky Mountain 

DanceGrass.” The 

Colorado-bred quintet combines 

the elements of 

Mandolin, Fiddle, Acoustic 

Guitar, Upright Bass, Drums 

and Vocals to explore the 

musical boundaries of multiple 

genres to fuel their own 

mixture of original music 

and innovative cover song 

interpretations. Whether 

playing an intimate encore, 

acoustic and unplugged in 

the crowd, or surfing on top of 

the upright bass, WhiteWater 

Ramble delivers a powerful and 

memorable live performance. WWR 

has had the privilege of sharing 

stages with Railroad Earth, Michael 

Franti and Spearhead, Karl 

Denson’s Tiny Universe, Greensky 

Bluegrass, Cornmeal, The Infamous 

Stringdusters, Dark Star Orchestra, 

Little Feat, Papa Mali, The New 

Mastersounds, The 

Gourds, The David 

Grisman Quintet, Jerry 

Douglas, Lotus, Splitlip 

Rayfiled, Members of the 

String Cheese Incident, 

Particle, Hot Buttered 

Rum, Drew Emmitt of 

Leftover Salmon, DJ 

Logic, Donna The 

Buffalo, The Motet, 

Henry Butler, Vince 

Herman and Great 

American Taxi, Tony 

Furtado and many more. 

They are also veterans of 

major Festivals, and host 

Ramble on the River, an 

annual two-day music and 

camping festival. $6 cover. 

Sunday, March 17th, come celebrate 

St. Patrick’s day with Cure 

for the Common. This special 

Sunday show will begin promptly at 

9 pm with great beer specials from 

Guinness Black and Jameson. In the 

last few years, Cure for the Common 

has soared from basement concept 

to published & regionally acclaimed 

funk rock ensemble. Their energetic, 

crowd-pleasing, and entertainmentfocused 

shows have landed them on 

bills featuring such high-profile acts 

as the John Butler Trio, Big Sam’s 

Funky Nation, Bassnectar, 

Blackalicious, Big Gigantic, and 

many more. The band’s unique and 

versatile blend of funk, rock, jazz, 

and hip hop has rapidly attracted a 

diverse fan base. No cover. 

Wednesday, March 20th Pinnacle 

Vodka presents Ladies Night with 

DJ Bones. No cover for the ladies 

and three free drinks when they register 

for the monthly prize giveaway. 

Delicious flavors of $2 Pinnacle 

vodka drinks all night long and DJ 

Bones bumping the hottest dance 

tunes on the best sound system in 

town. Guys $3. 

Thursday, March 21st Brother 

Ali is up with Hip-Hop Fully 

recharged and inspired by his eyeopening 

first trip to Mecca, the 2011 

Ladies Night with DJ Bones 

uprisings in the Middle East, and the 

world wide Occupy movements, 

Brother Ali is prepared to unveil his 

fourth full-length offering, 

“Mourning in America and 

Dreaming in Color.” Created during 

a self-imposed two-month exile in 

Seattle and helmed by platinum-selling 

producer Jake One (50 Cent, 

T.I., Wiz Khalifa), the album pres- 

Cure for the Common 

ents a scathing yet honest critique of 

America and its many flaws, while 

simultaneously presenting a hopeful 

outlook of its possibilities. In an age 

of hip-hop where the paradigm of 

swag over substance reigns supreme, 

few emcees are willing to use their 

platform to tackle the hot-button 

topics and pressing social maladies 

of our time — but it’s apparent that 

Minneapolis-based hip-hop artist 

Brother Ali is one of those few. In a 

moment of artistic preemptive 

strike, Brother Ali recognized this 

prime opportunity to examine and 

address the underpinnings of the 

burgeoning stance of mass opposition: 

“This is not just a new album, 

but a new chapter. There’s a kind of 

democratic reawakening in people at 

this point in time. I was really looking 

to take these topics and really hit 

them hard. To try to open ears and 

hearts and invite people to take 

some action and feel empowered. To 

be engaged and take some agency 

and responsibility for what’s going 

on in the world.” “Mourning in 

America and Dreaming in Color,” in 

all its sonic and lyrical glory, promises 

to be both the voice of a burgeoning 

new critical American consciousness 

and the beacon of hope for 

those that hold fast to its ideals and 

potential. Tickets $22 

advance at Cactus, or $25 

at the door. 

Friday, March 22nd ‘Pulse’ 

to House-Electronic dance 

music. Chris Sage and 

Jason Root and a cast of 

the usual suspects will be 

pedaling sick beats and 

dirty grooves for everyone’s 

dancing pleasure. No 

cover. 

Wednesday, March 27th 

Pinnacle Vodka presents 

Ladies Night with DJ 

Bones. No cover for the 

ladies and three free drinks 

when they register for the monthly 

prize giveaway. Delicious flavors of 

$2 Pinnacle vodka drinks all night 

long and DJ Bones bumping the 

hottest dance tunes on the best 

sound system in town. Guys $3. 

Friday, March 29th, check out 

Bozeman rapper David Dalla G. 

David Dalla Gasperina has always 

been loud, talkative and driven, 

characteristics that 

have brought him 

to where he stands 

today: on the 

precipice of his 

next grand adventure 

and the progression 

of his 

unique voice further 

into the growing 

swath of socially 

conscious hiphop. 

After putting 

out “This One’s 

On Me” and 

“Davidology,” 

Dave met and 

paired with DJ 

Surebert at a Dub 

Sultan show. At every 

event, solo or festival, they incorporate 

new skills, beats and elements, 

providing a unique and varied experience. 

Objectivity in motivation and 

image are coming to define Dave’s 

outlook as he expands his voice. “I 

see so many rappers trying to be 

something they are not; I strive to be 

honest instead of chasing that easilycopied 

style. If rap stays on the same 

topics, we’ll never be rid of the 

materialism and misogyny that permeates 

the culture. So many people 

push this image on themselves and 

their music when, in reality, no one 

is that one-sided. The more people 

strive to be themselves 

through the music, the more it will 

grow.” This idea is what drives 

Dave into his next progression, 

raising his sophistication to match 

the artists he finds sharing his 

mission and cutting out the nonsense 

that would hem him into a 

reputation as a stereotypical rapper. 

$5 cover. 

Saturday, March 30th Toki 

Wright, Kristoff Krane come 

through on the ‘Carnage: The 

Short Circuit Tour.’ Rhymesayer’s 

Toki Wright is a multifaceted 

artist who believes in honesty, 

equality, humor, and introspective 

thought. He wears several hats as 

a writer, performer, producer and 

activist. His music is rooted in 

Hip-Hop, but blends elements 

from multiple genres of music 

that have influenced him throughout 

his life including; 

reggae/dancehall, electronic, 

Afrobeat, tribal, and folk. 

Kristoff Krane is a multi-genre 

recording artist and teacher from 

the Twin Cities. Krane is known 

for his erratic, stream-of-consciousness 

approach to writing, 

freestyling and performing. He is 

best known for his involvement 

with the Rhymesayers rap-jazz 

act, “Face Candy.” There is 

a $7 cover. 

The Zebra is located at 321 E. 

Main. Doors open at 8 pm. • 


Compound Presents full music docket 

Compound Presents is at it again, 

bringing a whole slew of fantastic 

bands to 

Bozeman in 

March and 

April. We get 

things kicked 

off Thursday, 

March 14th 

with Dead 

Winter 

Carpenters, 

who were 

voted Lake 

Tahoe’s Band 

of the Year in 

2011. They 

will be joined 

by new rootsy 

bluegrass locals 

Pigeon Hawk. 

Thursday, March 28th Charlie 

Parr comes to town for a CD 

The Claire Lynch Band returns 

to The Ellen stage for a night of 

great Bluegrass and western swing 

Saturday, April 6th. Last year’s show 

was a big hit and it’s no wonder, as 

Dolly Parton says of the two-time 

Grammy nominee; “Claire Lynch 

has one of the sweetest, purest and 

best lead voices in the music business 

today.” Claire Lynch Band finds 

itself atop the A-list in the world of 

Bluegrass, as the two Grammy nominations 

were for Best Bluegrass 

Album and Female Vocalist. And it 

Release Party celebrating his Delta 

blues and folksy Americana sound. 

He will be joined by Wisconsin songwriter 

Rory James and local Tales 

From A Ghost Town. 

is not just Ms. Lynch who has 

impressive credits — each supporting 

band member is a virtuoso in his 

own right. 

Reserved seats are $19.50 (plus 

$1 Restoration fee) and may be purchased 

online at www.theellentheatre.com 

or by calling 585-5885. 

Beer and wine will be served in the 

lobby one hour prior to the 8 pm 

start time. The 2012 Claire Lynch 

Band concert at The Ellen was a 

sell-out, so it is recommended to 

purchase tickets early. • 

Piano concert benefits HMDSS 

Join Seattle’s internationally 

renowned performer Scott Cossu 

and local pianist and composer 

Deborah Schuerr for an evening of 

original piano compositions at 7 

pm Friday, April 5 at Pilgrim 

Congregation Church. From jazz 

to classical, to New Age to ragtime, 

they will be sure to rock those ivory 

keys. The concert will benefit 

Hand Me Down Some Silver, a 

local non-profit whose mission is to 

provide young musicians with 

musical education and enrichment 

opportunities. 

As one of the original artists 

signed with the legendary Windham 

Hill Records label, Scott Cossu from 

has always been classified as a New 

Age pianist, even though he is one of 

the most versatile musicians around. 

With his rich and diverse musical 

background, Cossu has always 

pushed the boundaries of what 

many people think of as New Age 

music, seamlessly crossing over into 

jazz, contemporary classical, and 

The Ellen Theatre will be in full 

swing mode when the one and only 

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra takes to 

the stage at 7 pm Thursday, April 

11th. Frank Sinatra, who achieved 

early success as a vocalist in the 

band, claimed he learned breath 

control from watching Dorsey play 

trombone. Known as the 

“Sentimental Gentleman of Swing,” 

Tommy Dorsey had an astounding 

run of 286 Billboard top hits and the 

band shot to number one seventeen 

times with such tunes as Boogie 

Woogie, I’ll Never Smile Again, 

Song of India, and The Music 

Goes ‘Round and Around. Now 

under the direction of clarinet and 

sax master Terry Myers, the 

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra still represents 

explosive big band entertainment 

at its very best. 

Charlie Parr 

Claire Lynch Band back 

various ethnic musical forms. Cossu 

enjoys incorporating jazz, blues, and 

boogie pieces into his concert performances, 

demonstrating some of 

his most influential roots as well as 

his jaw-dropping virtuosity. 

Schuerr teaches music at 

Headwaters Academy and performing 

arts at Equinox’s Summer Theater 

Camp, and has an active studio of 45- 

50 students. She has performed original 

compositions on Yellowstone 

Public Radio, composed music for a 

jazz orchestra, for student ensembles 

and bands, and for MSU film projects. 

She’s accompanied for the Ellen 

Theater, Missoula Children’s Theater, 

and Equinox Theater Co. From contemporary 

classical to ragtime, 

Deborah’s compositions sparkle in 

their complexity and beauty. 

Tickets are $12 in advance, 

$15 at the door, and $25 for 

families, available at Cactus Records. 

For more information, contact 

Deborah at 581-7467 or 

pianoteacher@bridgeband.com. • 

Don’t miss Tommy Dorsey 

Orchestra 

Tickets to this great night of 

swinging music are only $19.50 and 

may be purchased at www.theellentheatre.com 

or by calling 585- 

5885. The Ellen will open at 6 pm 

for patrons to enjoy beer, wine and 

other refreshments in the Lobby. • 

Wednesday, April 3rd 

Langhorne Slim rolls into town 

fresh off playing some dates with 

The Lumineers and The Avett 

Brothers. Do not miss one of the 

most entertaining and passionate 

front men out there! Those three 

shows are all at The Filling Station 

and will start around 9 pm. 

Friday, April 5th we switch things 

up and take things over to The Main 

Street Arts Complex (the old K.O.’s) 

for a swinging night of honky tonk 

with The Casey Donahew Band. 

This show sold out well in advance 

at The Filler last year; as of press 

time, this is half sold out at this 

venue, which is twice as large. 

Opening at 9 pm will be the Tom 

Cook Band. 

We head back to The Filling 

Station on Saturday, April 6th for 

some alt-country by Truckstop 

Darlin’ and some rocking bluegrass 

with Fruition. Both these bands 

hail from Portland, Oregon — you 

may remember Fruition blistering 

the stage while opening for The 

Longtime Bozeman resident 

Connor Garvey is returning to 

Montana to record a live concert for 

a forthcoming release. Be part of the 

audience Friday, March 22nd at 7 pm 

at a private location (RSVP required 

to Chris Cunningham at basecamprecording@gmail.com). 

Chad Okrusch 

will open the show. There is a suggested 

donation of $15. Before his 

2009 departure east, Garvey developed 

a strong Bozeman presence 

through shows at the Emerson, Sweet 

Pea and Storyhill Festivals, and at 

Norris Hot Springs. Although currently 

living and working in Maine, 

Connor continues to feel a strong 

connection to this area. 

Garvey will be teaming with local 

heroes Chris Cunningham (Storyhill, 

Basecamp Recording), Tom Murphy 

(The Hooligans, John Lowell, and 

many more) and Tony Polecastro 

(Little Jane & the Pistol Whips, 

Bridger Creek Boys), on the forth- 

March 15, 2013 • The rollingZone • Page 7D 

Halden Wofford 

Infamous Stringdusters for the 

Compound Presents Halloween Eve 

Party at The Emerson Theater. 

Pert Near Sandstone makes 

their long awaited return on Friday, 

April 19th with their high-energy 

coming project. Garvey’s 2009 

release, “Constancy of Stars” (produced 

with Cunningham and featuring 

both Tom and Tony) went on to 

national exposure, garnering a spot in 

Minnesota bluegrass. 

Hillstomp is back together 

after a couple year hiatus and 

will be playing a very special 

4/20 Party on Saturday April 

20th. 

Halden Wofford & The 

Hi*Beams play The Filler on 

Saturday, April 27th. 

To close out the month, 

Todd Snider will be playing a 

special solo show on Monday 

April 29th with Portland 

singer/songwriter Ashleigh 

Flynn. As of press time there 

are only a handful of tickets left 

for that one. 

Tickets for all these shows 

are available at Cactus Records 

in downtown Bozeman or online 

at www.cactusrecords.net. 

Compound strongly urges you all 

to buy pre-sale tickets as evidenced 

by the recent spate of sold-out 

shows. Please go to 

www.facebook.com/compoundpresents 

and Like the page so you get 

important updates. • 

Connor Garvey plays house concert 

Atkins, Thompson coming to Brick 

Rodney Atkins is kicking off 

2013 on the road with his “Most 

Hits for the Money” Tour, with a 

stop at the Theatre at the Brick 

Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 pm. 

Tickets start at just $25.00, and are 

available at the Fieldhouse Box 

Office, all Ticketswest Outlets, 

online at www.Ticketswest.com or 

by phone at 800-808-5940. 

Rodney Atkins knows the value 

of taking the long way home, of 

veering off the beaten path onto 

that road less traveled once in a 

while. You can hear it in his music, 

in the lyrics of his smash single, 

“Take A Back Road,” a song that 

celebrates that feeling of getting 

away from the noise of everyday 

life, really living in the moment, 

and getting right with your soul. 

Rodney always remains true to himself 

and constantly strives to evolve 

and find unique ways of expressing 

himself through the music he puts 

out into the world. It’s a philosophy 

he tries to employ throughout his 

life, and it has led him to some 

amazing places. 

Josh Thompson is not just a 

songwriter, but a country music 

artist. His talent is widely recognized 

by both fans and Nashville 

music professionals alike. He has a 

soulful distinctive voice and a style 

reminiscent of legends like 

Haggard, Waylon, and Cash. Josh 

recognizes that the blood, sweat, 

the top six new singer-songwriters of 

2010 on Sirius XM’s The 

Coffeehouse Station with the track 

“Soul on the Line.” ell as helping 

establish Connor on the national folk 

circuit. His follow up album, “Where 

Ocean Meets Land” (2011) helped 

him win the songwriting competition 

at Wildflower Festival (Texas), Maine 

Singer Songwriters Annual Song 

Competition (Maine), and 

Songwriters of Washington Song 

Competition (D.C.) The new album 

project is sure to launch Garvey into 

the next level in his career. 

Attendees of the house concert 

will enjoy one heck of a show, and 

will receive a copy of the new album 

when finished. Learn more about 

Connor Garvey at www.connorgarveysongs.com. 

Help support the 

album project at www.kickstarter.com/projects/1987587718/connor-garveysnew-double-discalbum-project. 

• 

and tears of his blue-collar life will 

always ground his life. His songs 

are about real life love, anger, hurt, 

loss, and more raw emotions that 

ring true with brutal honesty to 

everyone who hears them. He says 

country music is his ultimate therapy, 

so it should be no surprise that 

he has turned the events of his own 

life into songs that touch listeners’ 

hearts and souls. 

Atkins and Thompson will also 

appear Wednesday, April 17 in 

Billings’ Shrine Auditorium at 8 

pm. Tickets in Billings are $30, 

available at the Shrine Auditorium, 

the Rimrock Mall, by calling 866- 

300-8300 and 

at www.tickets300.com. • 

Tell ’em, “I Saw It In The BoZone!” ––– The BoZone Entertainment Calendar • Get your Daily Dose at www.bozone.com • 406-586-6730 • Volume 20, Number 6 - March 15, 2013 • page 7D 

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Crawfish and Cornbread gala 

The Arts Council of Big Sky is 

pleased to host a fundraising gala 

Saturday, March 30 at the new 

Warren Miller Performing Arts 

Center. ‘Crawfish and Cornbread’ 

will take place from 5-10 pm and is 

a celebration of Cajun culture and 

the city of New Orleans. The event 

is sponsored by Bozeman Audi and 

Buck’s T-4 Lodge. Tickets to the 

event are limited to 270 people and 

are $100 each, which includes delicious 

Cajun-style cuisine catered by 

Buck’s T-4, and one raffle ticket for 

the grand prize drawing of a trip for 

two to the 2013 New Orleans Jazz 

and Heritage Festival, May 3-6. The 

trip will be given away during the 

intermission of the music, and a limited 

number of additional raffle tickets 

will be available for purchase 

during the event. Tickets can be 

purchased by calling 995-2742, or at 

the new Bozeman Audi Big Sky 

showroom, located in the 

Marketplace building in the Big Sky 

Town Center. 

The evening begins at 5 pm with 

a Quick Finish session with artists 

Tom Gilleon, Todd Connor, Tom 

English, Shirley Wempner, Laurie 

Stevens and Tom Thorton, who will 

be painting and framing their work 

onstage for auction afterwards. 

During this time, tours of the new 

performing arts center will be given 

and Cajun appetizers, beer, wine 

and hurricanes will be served. The 

auction for the artwork will begin at 

6:30 pm with auctioneer Emory 

Saunders. At 7 pm, ACBS President 

Tallie Jamison and WMPAC 

Executive Director John Zirkle will 

give a short talk about how the theater 

came to be and what can be 

expected in the future. 

At 7:30 pm jazz singer Eden 

Atwood, along with the Bridger 

Mountain Big Band will take the 

stage to perform two sets. Since the 

release of her last Concord recording, 

“A Night In The Life,” Eden has 

performed all over the world, sharing 

bills with Gene Harris, Joshua 

Redman and the Toshiko Akiyoshi 

Big Band. She has been featured on 

NPR’s Piano Jazz with 

Marian McPartland. 

Starbucks Coffee, Eddie 

Bauer and Brooks Brothers 

have all put tracks of Eden’s 

on their compilation CDs, 

alongside Billie Holiday, 

Sarah Vaughan, and Nancy 

Wilson. Eden signed with 

Groove Note Records and 

made “Waves, The Bossa 

Nova Session,” a recording of 

bossa nova standards and 

Brazilian-flavored standards 

from the Great American 

Songbook. Her upcoming 

album is “True North,” and 

she is working on a memoir, 

“The Last White Horse.” 

The Bozeman-based 

Bridger Mountain Big Band 

is a 17-piece group, with the 

standard big-band arrangement 

of five saxophones, four trombones, 

four trumpets and a fourpiece 

rhythm section with bass, 

piano, guitar and drums. The band 

contains many of Bozeman’s usual 

Registration open for Rhythm Camps 

Children ages 4-12 are invited 

to join Chet Leach, Parker Webb, 

and Sarah Budeski for week-long 

summer drum camps. These 

camps will include drumming 

from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, and 

Egypt. Children will learn about 

world culture through storytelling, 

games and of course lots of 

Drumming! Rhythms World 

Drum Camps are held at The 

Emerson Center in Bozeman, and 

at locations in Livingston, Big Sky, 

and Helena. Camps meet from 9 

am - noon each day. There will be 

three Bozeman camps: Monday, 

June 17 through Friday, June 21; 

Monday, July 15th through Friday, 

July 19th, and Monday, July 22nd 

through July 26th. 

Livingston camp will be held 

Monday, July 8th through Friday, 

July 12th. The Big Sky camp will 

meet Monday, August 5th 

through Friday, August 9th, and 

Helena’s camp will take place 

Monday, June 24th through 

Friday, June 28th. 

Rhythms Camp price is 

$150. Early registration by May 

1st is just $135. Sibling discounts 

of 10% off and scholarships 

are available. For more 

information check out rhythmdrums.com. 

To register your 

child for this fun, cultural, 

rhythmic event, please call 

Rhythms at 580-8229 or email 

chet@rhythmdrums.com. 

Include: name, age, phone 

number, and which camp you’re 

child is attending. • 

suspects and heavy-hitters, including 

pianist Stefan Stern, guitar-player 

Craig Hall, drummer Adam 

Greenberg, saxophonists Ben Johns 

and Ryan Matzinger and trombonist 

Glen Johnston. The grand prize will 

be given away during the intermission. 

The prize includes airfare for 

Find Cold Hard Cash 

at Choppers 

Thursday March 14, it’s Open 

Mic Night at Choppers in Big Sky, 

beginning at 9 pm. 

Saturday March 16, hear 

Michael Haring from 5-7 pm, 

followed by Cold Hard Cash at 9 

pm. An original and innovative tribute 

to the music of Johnny Cash, 

two to New Orleans, 

a three-night stay in 

the Courtyard New 

Orleans Downtown, 

two general admission 

tickets to each 

day of the New 

Orleans Jazz and 

Heritage Festival 

(three days of 

music), and shuttle 

transportation 

between the festival 

and the hotel 

grounds. This is a 

package valued at 

$3,000! Featured 

performers on the 

second weekend of 

JazzFest include 

Willie Nelson, 

Jimmy Cliff, 

Fleetwood Mac, Los 

Lobos, the Preservation Hall Jazz 

Band, Maroon 5, the Black Keys, 

Aaron Neville, Taj Mhala, Del 

McCoury and many more! 

For more information on this 

amazing event, please call the Arts 

Council at 995-2742, or visit 

www.bigskyarts.org. • 

this group is fronted by guitarist and 

singer Cousin Merle Travis, the 

Cold Hard Cash Show brings to life 

classic Cash songs and old time 

favorites, with a sound so accurate, 

you’d think you’ve traveled back in 

time. Cousin Merle sings like Cash 

and plays like Luther Perkins, but 

that’s not all. He is equally 

skilled at Classic Country, 

Blues and Rockabilly music. 

The band includes drummer 

Fel Torres, whose impeccable 

shuffle-style train beat is like 

no other. It’s the machine that 

drives the band. Johnny Pope 

plays the upright Bass Fiddle. 

He’s got the boom-chicka and 

the clicked-clack dialed! 

Nothing sounds like the Dog- 

House Bass, and nobody 

makes it sound like Johnny 

Pope. Merle formed the band 

in 2005, since then, the band 

has performed on many 

stages, often sharing them with 

the likes of such artists as 

Darryl Worley, John 

Anderson, Eric Church, 

Charlie Daniels and countless 

others. There will be a $7 charge 

for this show. 

Saturday March 23 Tom 

Marino plays from 5-7 pm, 

followed by Schizoid Johnny 

at 9 pm. Illuminati Records 

singer-songwriter/performance 

artist Schizoid Johnny’s 

(John Steinhardt’s) one-manshow 

combines new hits, classic 

rock, contemporary country, 

standards and original 

music. Johnny sounds like a 

band, because he is a band. 

No looping. No drum 

machine. Every last note and 

instrument recorded for live 

playback is Johnny. His multi 

instrumental prowess is interwoven 

with his finely tuned 

baritone vocal (think Harry 

Chapin, Willie Nelson, and 

Eddie Vedder). Thirteen 

instruments join Johnny on 

stage: Keyboards, Harmonica, 

Trumpet, Trombone and 

Bugles, Banjo, Acoustic- 

Resonator- Lap Steel — and 

his virtuoso Lead Guitar, reminiscent 

of Hendrix, Santana, 

Lynard Skynard and Pearl 

Jam. 

Friday March 29, 10 

Foot Tall and 80 Proof 

takes the stage at 9 pm with 

Raging Honky Tonk Roots 

Rock Country. Their style 

lands somewhere between 

country, rock and roll, ragtime 

and boogie. American 

popular music is an amalgamation 

of styles; musicians 

from different backgrounds 

finding one another and 

merging their musical tastes 

into newly invented 

approaches. There will be a 

$5 cover for 

this performance. 

Choppers Grub & Pub is 

located on Lone Peak Dr. in 

Big Sky. Phone 995-3830 for 


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April 1st 


The Bozeman Montana 

Sport Climbing Movie 

Northern Lights Trading Co 

Friday, March 29th @ 7 pm 

The Montana Senior Olympic 

ce Hockey Tournament will be held 

t the Haynes Pavilion on the 

allatin County Fairgrounds Friday 

Sunday, March 22-24. Teams are 

xpected from Minnesota, 

daho,Wyoming and from around 

ontana. Competition begins on 

riday afternoon, with final matches 

n Sunday. Gold, silver and bronze 

edals will be awarded to winners 

n each category.The tournament is 

art of the Montana Senior 

lympics program, which includes 

ummer games, and two winter 

vents: Nordic Skiing and the hocky 

tournament. Athletes age 50 and 

ver are eligible to participate. 

layers have ranged in age from 50 

o over 70. Skill level varies from 

ecreational players to a former 

HL player or two. 

The general theme for the tourament 

is: “You can’t stay young 

orever, but you can be immature 

or a really long time.” Players all say 

hat they come for the exercise and 

he camaraderie of getting together 

ith old friends. But when the puck 

rops, the helmets cover the silvery 

air and competitive instincts pre- 


LocaL SportS in and around the BoZone 

Heads up: Seniors on the ice 

vail, as players go for the puck with 

the intensity of the Stanley Cup 

Playoffs. Well, almost. This year 

there are 10 teams, with both 

Bozeman and Ketchum, Idaho each 

fielding two teams. Other Montana 

teams are Helena, Billings, Great 

Falls and Missoula. The field is 

Don’t miss Coldsmoke Awards 

The annual Coldsmoke Awards 

ill take place Saturday, March 16th 

t The Emerson Center. The 

oldsmoke Awards Tour is a travelng 

film festival showcasing the best 

n winter cinema. The festival travels 

o several ski towns and culminates 

ith a live awards presentation in 

ozeman. Filmmakers, MCs, athetes, 

and presenters coalesce on the 

oldsmoke stage, bringing the audince 

the very best winter film has to 

ffer. Similar to the Academy 

wards in format, this wild and zany 

awards ceremony celebrates imagery 

and talent with a vibe only the winter 

mountain culture can 

create. Live music, libations, and festive 

mountain attire make this a true 

finale to the Coldsmoke’s line of 

events, and has proven to be one of 

the most popular gatherings in 

Bozeman. 

Along with fostering new talent 

and innovation, The Coldsmoke 

Awards prides itself on strengthening 

the winter community through 

contributions to non-profit organiza- 

rounded out with Bemidji and 

Wyoming. 

This is the Fifteenth Anniversary 

tournament. The first event was held 

in Helena at the Queen City Ice 

Palace and included a total of four 

teams from Helena, Bozeman, Great 

Falls and Saskatoon. The Saskatoon 

tions dedicated to investing in the 

future of mountain society. Although 

winter is the common thread, the 

team strives to bring a broad spectrum 

of diversity from all over the 

world to screens in the form of innovation 

on and off the mountain. 

While “ski porn” will always hold a 

beloved seat at the CSA, our team 

continues to search for films that 

reach out to the heart, soul and spirit 

inherent with the authentic winter 

culture. For more information visit 

www.coldsmokeawards.com. • 

boys took the competitors from 

below the 45th parallel to school and 

won the tournament handily. That 

year, and for the next few years, 

there were not enough players age 

50+, so the age for entry was lowered 

to 45. The next seven years the 

event was held at the Valley Ice 

The Terrain Park Jam ski and 

snowboard series takes place at 

Bridger Bowl on Saturday and 

Sunday, March 16 & 17 in the 

Terrain Park. Both events will 

include a slopestyle competition 

with two judged runs. The snowboard 

competition is on 

Saturday, and the skier comp follows 

on Sunday. Registration is 

in the Jim Bridger Lodge from 

8:30 - 10 am the morning of the 

competition. The cost is $10.00 

with medals awarded to the top 

Garden. Interest grew and players 

aged; the age limit returned to 50 

years and participation increased to 

six or eight teams. In 

2007, the tournament 

moved to the Haynes 

Pavilion at the Gallatin 

County Fairgrounds. 

Through the years, 

teams have come from 

Minnesota, Wyoming, 

Idaho, and Canada in 

addition to Montana 

teams. The teams from 

Bemidji, Minnestoa, 

Pinedale, Wyoming, and 

Ketchum, Idaho have 

attended almost every 

tournament. 

The public is 

invited to all games free 

of charge. A pasta dinner 

is being hosted 

Saturday night beginning 

at 7:30 pm at the 

Pour House Bar and 

Grill. Bold and grey, director Jay 

Henderson can be reached at 581- 

1169 or heyjaywhatsay@gmail.com. 

For more information check 

www.montanaseniorolympics.org. • 

Terrain Park Jammin’ 

three competitors in four age 

divisions. 

There will be lots of great 

door prizes and all participants 

are entered in the Grand Prize 

Drawing to be held on Saturday, 

March 30, which is also the public 

screening night for the Point 

and Chute Video Competition 

— Bridger Bowl’s own film festival! 

Filmmakers create a movie 

filmed within Bridger Bowl 

boundaries. Cash prizes are 

awarded to the top three films. •

Page 2D•The enDZone •March 15,2013 

Mackie led Bobcat skiers 

at Championships 

Senior Mike Mackie posted the 

tenth fastest second run in the 

slalom event to move from 22nd to 

finish 15th overall in 1:41.30 to pace 

photo:© Cory Ransom 

the Montana State ski team during 

the third day of the 2013 NCAA 

Skiing Championship hosted by 

Middlebury College earlier this 

month. Mackie marked a 50.96 first 

run, but followed with a strong 51.24 

second race to earn 25 points for 

MSU. Also contributing were 

Michael Radford, 25th, 1:43.06, and 

Sam Monsen, 29th, 1:47.30. “It was 

another tough day for the Bobcats,” 

said MSU alpine coach Luke 

Patterson. “Michael Mackie led the 

charge with a great second run. The 

men’s team had some great skiing, 

but also had some large mistakes 

that couldn’t be overcome.” New 

Mexico’s Joonas Rasanen won the 

men’s title in 1:38.96. 

The MSU women were guided 

by Kelly McBroom, who finished 

17th with a two-run total of 1:41.05. 

Also scoring points for the Bobcats 

were Stephanie Irwin, 25th, 1:42.07, 

and Marissa Riopelle, 29th, 1:43.34. 

“Our women’s team, who specialize 

in difficult course sets and difficult 

terrain, had a difficult time letting 

the skis go enough on the easy set,” 

Patterson said. “Similar to the giant 

slalom, Kelly was 17th overall and 

12th on the second run.” Denver’s 

Kristine Haugen became the first 

female to sweep both alpine events 

since 2008. Haugen clocked a tworun 

time of 1:37.97. For the third 

consecutive day, defending national 

champion Vermont held on to the top 

spot with 564 points. The Catamounts 

widened its lead over second place 

Colorado, who totaled 510 points. 

Denver holds down third with 484 

points, followed in the top ten by 

Utah 481, New Mexico 449, 

Dartmouth 405, New Hampshire 

390.5, Alaska-Anchorage 367.5, 

Middlebury 302, and Montana 

State 300. 

“This was a hard championship 

because the alpine side really skied 

well, but did not get the results that 

we were capable of,” Patterson said. 

“Sometimes ski racing is like that.” 

The championship concluded on 

Saturday, March 9th with the Nordic 

freestyle event. • 

Free climbing premiere 

and free beer 

Please join Cruxin Productions 

at Northern Lights Trading Co. 

(1716 W. Babcock) Friday, March 

29th at 7 pm for a special screening 

of The Bozeman Montana Sport 

Climbing Movie — one of the few 

films to showcase the classic sport 

climbing in the Bozeman area. 

While Montana offers a high concentration 

of quality sport and traditional 

rock climbing, this area has 

been under the radar from 

climbing media and film for 

years. The objective of this 

movie is simple: to spread 

the word about Montana 

climbing to the community 

in hopes of encouraging 

outdoor activity, and to 

continue the conservation 

and development of these 

climbing areas. 

As Cruxin Production’s 

first full-length feature, the 

movie focuses on the beauty 

of Montana and compositional 

movement over rock, 

rather than first ascents and 

difficult grades. Climbing 

areas featured in the film 

are: Gallatin Canyon, 

Natural Bridge, Chestnut 

Mountain, Allenspur, and 

Bear Canyon. Local 

climbers featured in the film 

include Brandon Smith, 

Kyle Vassilopoulos, Kevin 

Macartney, Jarred Pickens, 

Ryan Anderson, and many 

more. Beverages will be 

provided by the Bozeman 

Brewing Company. There 

will also be a raffle for gear 

and promotional items, 

with all proceeds going to 

the conservation of the local 

climbing areas. 

This is a free event open to all 

ages. For more information please 

email: info@kriszigch.com. • 

Mohl finishes 11th in heptathlon 

In the second 

and final day of 

the NCAA Indoor 

Track and Field 

Championship 

heptathlon, Jeff 

Mohl may not 

have landed quite 

where he wanted 

to, but still had 

much to be proud 

of. Mohl placed 

11 in the field of 

16 with a score of 

5,559 and 

notched two personal 

bests in 

addition to a second 

day score 

best of 2,614. In 

the first event of 

the day, the 60 

hurdles, he finished 

in 11th 

place overall but 

with a lifetime 

best time of 8.31 

seconds. His performance 

kept 

him in 15th place 

where he ended 

up after four 

events on the first 

day. 

In the pole 

vault, he was able 

to stay in his comfort 

zone launching 

himself over the 

bar with a height of 4.90m (16- 

Moonlight 

Basin has been 

selected as host 

of a 4-star 

event on the 

2013 Freeride 

World 

Qualifier tour 

taking place 

March 14-18. 

Moonlight 

Basin has deep 

steeps, 400 

inches of annual 

snowfall, and 

over two thousand 

feet of 

vertical drop 

encompassing 

steep buttresses, 

cliffs, and gullies — all combined to 

form a technical competition venue 

on a north cirque of Lone Mountain 

known as The Headwaters. “We 

can’t wait to see what the competitors 

pull off this year, as last year’s 

competition was amazing to watch,” 

said Greg Pack, President of 

Moonlight Basin. “The Headwaters 

terrain is some of the most challenging 

inbounds skiing you will find, 

and Moonlight is excited to watch 

these athletes showcase their talents.” 

In 2012, Moonlight Basin was 

host to the sole qualifier stop on the 

Subaru Freeskiing World Tour, 

which was important because it gave 

regional, unknown athletes a chance 

to pre-qualify for 2013 stops. 

Moonlight Basin was chosen over 

other Rocky Mountain ski areas to 

by Danny Waldo 

There’s something wrong in 

Montana’s highest classification of 

high school basketball, Class AA. 

And after the results of this year’s 

play-in games, it’s only becoming 

more obvious. The current playoff 

system is broken. Regular seasons 

are meant to be played to separate 

the weak from the strong, and 

reward the best teams for their performance, 

not punish them. But the 

current one game, winner-to-state 

format of today’s Class AA boys’ 

and girls’ basketball playoffs does 

just that, punishing higher seeds 

by forcing them to play lower 

seeds with nothing to lose. I realize 

I may be coming off as a sore 

loser in the wake of Bozeman 

being shut out of the state tournament 

for the first time in who 

can remember, after both the 

boys and girls were defeated in 

home playoff games — but there 

is more to it than that. 

In the days following Butte 

00.75) and moved into 12th place 

entering the final event of the hep- 

Moonlight Basin Freeride Team 

host this event based on the 

advanced terrain it offers and its balance 

between catering to family destination 

visitors as well as locals. 

“After scouring the western United 

States resorts in 2011, we found 

many good options to host a qualifier, 

but we chose Moonlight Basin 

over the rest based on their unique 

terrain and resort culture that 

embraces freeskiing,” said Event 

Director Bryan Barlow. 

This season, the event is back as 

a 4-star qualifier for the Freeride 

World Tour, the highest rating a 

qualifying event can be without 

being a championship level event. 

Spectators are welcome to watch the 

competition and cheer on the skiers 

from the finish line in Stillwater 

Bowl Friday, March 15 for qualifying 

runs and Saturday, March 16 for the 

High’s defeat of heavily-favored 

Bozeman, Bulldog coach Terry 

Hauser stated more than once that 

he told his guys 

Bozeman had all 

of the pressure 

on them, and 

that they were 

free to play 

loose. He even 

went so far as to 

say that all season, 

regardless 

of what happened, 

Butte 

was just preparing 

itself for that 

one Then what’s 

the point of play- 

ing the season? So, instead of sending 

the best eight teams in the state 

to the tournament to decide the 

title, Class AA is content on sending 

the teams that took advantage of a 

quirk in the playoff system to punch 

their ticket to the party. Butte, by the 

way, promptly exited the tourna- 

tathlon. In the 

1,000, the final 

event of a grueling 

two days, Mohl 

clocked in with a 

lifetime best time of 

2:44.02, nearly five 

seconds fast than 

his previous best, to 

jump four spots 

and finish in 11th 

overall. Also of 

note, Mohl finished 

one place above 

Montana’s Austin 

Emry, who came in 

12th. “Jeff really 

came back well, 

considering where 

he was earlier,” 

said head coach 

Dale Kennedy. “He 

had pretty darn 

good day, ran a 

great thousand and 

capitalized after a 

tough day one.” 

Mohl closes out 

a very impressive 

senior season 

where he amassed 

six lifetime bests, 

nearly countless 

wins and his second 

Big Sky 

Conference multis 

title, as well being 

named the Big Sky 

Outstanding Athlete 

and co-MVP. • 

Moonlight hosts Freeride World Qualifier 

finals. (March 

14 marks the 

arrival of the 

event to the 

resort and 

March 17 and 

18 are reserved 

for weather 

days.) With the 

newly unified 

merger of 

North Face 

Masters of 

Snowboarding, 

Swatch 

Freeride World 

Tour, and 

Subaru 

Freeskiing World 

Tour, Moonlight 

Basin will host one of 40 qualifier 

events for the Freeride World 

Qualifier tour. The event is also part 

of the Subaru Freeride Series, a 

series made up of three 4-star 

Freeride World Qualifier events in 

the United States. 

The Freeride World Qualifier 

point system has been developed as 

part of the newly unified Swatch 

Freeride World Tour by The North 

Face. This new, unified platform 

allows more events for athletes to 

qualify for the 5-star events on the 

Freeride World Tour. Skiers will be 

judged on five categories: line difficulty, 

control, fluidity, jumping, and 

crashes; solidifying the tour’s mission 

to provide competitions on 100% 

natural and clean freeride terrain 

venues. For more information, visit 

www.moonlightbasin.com. • 

Opinion: 

Class AA ready for new playoff system 

Danny Waldo 

ment with two humbling defeats, 75- 

39 to Kalispell-Glacier in the opening 

round, and 70-49 in loser-out 

action against Billings West. 

This issue goes beyond 

sending the best teams to 

the state tournament — it’s 

about the experience high 

school sports provides its 

participants. You would be 

hard pressed to find an 

argument against the fact 

that participating in postseason 

tournaments is a 

highlight of any prep athlete’s 

experience. The postseason 

is where heroes are 

made and legends are 

born, but so many in Class 

AA don’t get to experience it. In 

every Montana high school classification, 

basketball players are guaranteed 

at least one post-season tournament; 

every classification, but one, 

Class AA. And this includes other 

sports like volleyball and softball as 

well. It’s time for things to change. 

Come on, MHSA and administrators; 

put aside your concerns 

about logistics and money, and 

start thinking about the athletes 

involved. Work together and 

design a divisional tournament 

plan that allows Class AA participants 

the opportunity to 

experience the same thrill of 

post-season play that every 

other classification receives. Do 

it for the kids. 

Danny Waldo is a local 

freelance writer covering Bozeman 

Hawk and Montana State 

Bobcat athletics. Danny 

can be contacted at 

bozemansports@gmail.com. • 

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egister now for Tritons triathalon 

Registration is now open for the 

013 Bozeman Tritons Triathlon, 

hich will be held Sunday, June 23 

t the East Gallatin Recreation Area. 

an earlier race date and limited regstration 

slots mean 

hat interested 

riathletes should 

e thinking about 

his race now). 

his annual fixure 

of the 

allatin Valley 

eatures both a 

print distance 

ace and a long 

ourse race, with 

ptions for all 

bilities. As in past 

ears, there will be 

relay division for 

eams of 2-3 and 

junior division 

or triathletes aged 

6-19. The date 

or this year’s 

vent, which is hosted by the 

ozeman Masters Swim Club, is five 

eeks earlier than it has been in the 

revious two years to minimize conlicts 

with other area events and 

educe the potential impact of sumer 

heat and smoke from wildfires. 

Unchanged are the race courses. 

he long course race is the only half 

Iron-distance triathlon in Montana, 

and consists of a 1.2 mile swim in 

the pond, a 56-mile out-and-back 

bike up scenic Bridger Canyon Drive 

and over Battle Ridge Pass, and a 

13.1-mile lollipop-loop run in the 

Bridger foothills on mostly paved 

surfaces. The sprint race is a 750 

meter swim in the pond, followed by 

a 20-kilometer out-and-back bike 

and a five kilometer out-and-back 

run that finishes with a lap around 

the lake. Both races are fully supported 

with aid stations. 

Transitioning from the role of 

participant to race director for the 

Bozeman Tritons Triathlon this year 

is Jamie Kujawa, who finished second 

among all women in the long 

course race last year, and went on to 

finish Ironman Canada the following 

month. One of the changes 

Kujawa thinks participants and 

spectators will love is the use of a 

real-time athlete tracking system. 

“We’re using ChronoTrack Live this 

year,” said Kujawa. “It integrates 

with our timing system and enables 

us to provide real-time race updates 

and results on the web. It’s mobilefriendly, 

so friends and family of 

participants and other spectators 

can view a race leaderboard and 

search for athletes by name or bib 

number. They can even get updates 

on participants via Facebook, 

Twitter or text message.” 

As in past years, participation is 

limited to the first 250 registrants. 

Race organizers hit that number and 

closed registration two weeks before 

the race last year, so interested 

triathletes are encouraged to register 

early. Registration fees go up April 1 

and again on May 1. To register or 

learn more, go to www.bozemantritons.org. 

Those interested in volunteering 

should contact Kujawa at 

racedirector@bozemantritons.org. • 

Bobcat men, women head for post-season 


The road to the Final Four 

begins this week in Missoula for 

both of Montana State’s basketball 

squads. Montana 

earned the right to 

host both the 

men’s and 

women’s conference 

tournaments 

thanks to their 

regular season 

titles, meaning the 

‘Cats and Lady 

‘Cats will have to 

win on their rival’s 

floor if they are to 

make field for the 

NCAA tournament 

later this 

month. Aside from 

hosting the tournamentthemselves, 

playing in 

the conference 

tournament just 

three hours west on 

I-90 may be to the Bobcats advantage. 

The Adams Center on the 

campus of the University of 

Montana is a place where both the 

men and women have proven they 

can play, and play well, as evidenced 

by their performances earlier this 

year. The Bobcat women defeated 

the Lady Griz back in January, 58- 

49, while the men had the Griz on 

the ropes with six seconds to go, 

only to lose 76-71 in overtime. But 

can the Bobcats replicate that success 

in the unfriendly confines of 

the Adams Center when the pressure 

of the bright lights is shining 

upon in the conference tournament? 

On paper, it would appear that 

the women have the more difficult 

task. After struggling for consistency 

throughout the conference schedule, 

the Lady ‘Cats limped their way 

into the conference tourney as the 

No. 6 seed and are set to square off 

against the No. 3 seed Eastern 

Washington in the opening round 

on Wednesday, March 13th. The 

Bobcats and the Eagles split their 

regular season match-ups, with each 

winning on the opponents home 

floor. The Eagles pose a serious 

threat, as they shoot better than 40 

percent from the floor and over 35 

percent from the 3-point line, while 

holding their opponents to less than 

25 percent from deep. Should the 

Bobcats get by Eastern in the opening 

round, they would most likely 

get a rematch with their rivals, the 

Lady Griz, in the late semifinal on 

Friday, March 15th. The championship 

game is scheduled for 

Saturday, March 16th at 2 pm. 

Meanwhile, the Bobcat men 

enter the conference tournament 

on a bit of a hot streak, having 

won their last two conference tilts 

thanks to a friendly schedule that 

saw them finish out conference 

play with three straight at home. 

By virtue of their final weekend 

sweep, the Bobcats jumped up to 

the No. 4 seed, earning the right 

to square off against No. 5 seed 

Northern Colorado in the men’s 

opening round on Thursday, 

March 14th at 8:00 p.m. The 

Bears and the Bobcats split their 

regular season contests, with each 

team winning on their home floor. 

And like the women, should the 

men prove victorious against the 

On the outside looking in 


For the first time since 1989, 

Bozeman High’s girls’ basketball 

team was not in the state tournament 

field, following their 43-34 

play-in game defeat to Billings West 

back on February 27th. Instead, 

Bozeman stayed home, putting to 

rest arguably one of their most disappointing 

seasons in recent memory. 

But Bozeman’s struggles should 

not have come as a surprise. 

Granted, the Hawks are title contenders 

year in and year out, but 

the task facing this year’s squad was 

greater than most. Following last 

year’s state runner-up finish, 

Bozeman was faced with the task of 

replacing their entire starting five. 

Even more than that, the Hawks 

only returned one player, Amy 

Davis, with significant varsity experience. 

Head coach Brad Rustan knew 

his young Hawks were going to 

struggle, but who knew it would be 

this difficult. Bozeman battled illness, 

injury and consistency all season. 

Consequently, the Hawks were 

never able to string together more 

than two consecutive victories all 

season. Instead, they were the 

poster child more mediocrity as 

their record suggested, finishing the 

season 11-10 overall, and 6-6 in 

conference. However, there were 

some bright spots on the year, as 

senior Amy Davis, showed flashes 

of dominance that Idaho State 

fans hope are signs of things yet 

to come, and classmate Trae 

Roderick showed some of the 

athletic prowess her brother, 

Tanner, displayed on the hardwood 

just a few years ago. But 

the one player who has every 

Hawk fan excited for next year is 

Avery Collins. Collins was the 

Hawks most reliable player night 

in and night out. When teams 

focused on Davis or Roderick, 

Collins was there to pick up the 

slack. And she’s only a sophomore. 

So, as we look ahead to the 

2013-2014 season, there is reason 

for optimism as Bozeman will 

return one of the top young players 

in the state, as well as a host 

of other players who gained valuable 

varsity experience this year. 

You can’t keep a champion down 

for long, so I would look for 

Bozeman to return to its rightful 

place as one of the top teams in 

the state next year. Opposing 

teams should take note, the 

Hawks are hungry and they’re 

gunning for you. 

Danny Waldo is a local freelance 

writer covering Bozeman Hawk and 

Montana State Bobcat athletics. Danny 



UNC-Bears, they would most likely 

earn a semi-final date against the 

home-standing Grizzlies on Friday 

night, March 15th at 8 pm. The 

winners of the 

men’s semifinals 

would square off 

in the championship 

game on 

Saturday, March 

16th at 7 pm, 

with final being 

aired live on 

ESPNU. 

Both the winners 

of the men’s 

and women’s 

tournaments 

would earn the 

Big Sky 

Conference’s 

automatic bid to 

the NCAA tournament,beginning 

the week of 

March 18th. 

Danny Waldo is a 

local freelance writer covering Bozeman 

Hawk and Montana State Bobcat athletics. 

Contact him at 


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March 15, 2013 • The endZone • Page 3d 

Rollergirlz host Meat 

& Greet 

Become a part of one of the 

fastest growing sports in the United 

States — Roller Derby! It’s a great 

way to get in shape, make new 

friends and be involved in a local 

non-profit organization. Gallatin 

Roller Girlz, the Bozeman to Big 

Sky area’s roller derby league, will 

be hosting a ‘Fresh Meat (i.e. new 

skater) and Greet’ informational session 

from 5 -7 pm Wednesday, 

March 13 at Wild Joe’s Coffeespot 

(18 West Main Street). The Girlz 

will be available to answer questions, 

discuss gear and how to get 

involved. Gallatin Roller Girlz is 

currently searching for women and 

men 18+ interested in skating and 

Run for the beer! 

Saturday, March 16th over 2,500 

runners will compete in a 6.2 mile 

10K and 13.1 mile half marathon 

race to kick off St. Patrick’s Day. 

Runner’s World recently voted 

Pub 317’s Run to the Pub the 

second best half marathon in 

the country! The cost is $35 for 

the 10K and $45 for the half 

marathon event (the cost for both 

races increases the week before). 

The start of the half marathon will 

be 10 am and the 10K will begin at 

10:30 am. 

Seven years ago a small group of 

15 runners wanted to run 13 miles 

to Pub 317 to celebrate their St. 

Patrick’s Day with a jog and finish 

with a cold beverage. Today, this 

race has grown to be one of 

Bozeman’s most well-known community 

events by locals and surrounding 

communities. Veteran 

Race Director Tyler Wilkinson 

explains, “The goal is not only to 

run a great race but also support 

great local nonprofits like Family 

Promise and Trails for Horses.” This 

year, 2,500 runners are expected to cross 

non-skating positions with the 

league. Men 18+ are encouraged to 

skate with the league as referees. 

Through their new skater program, 

Gallatin Roller Girlz will train 

you to skate — no prior experience 

is necessary. No gear? Gallatin 

Roller Girlz has several sets of ‘Try 

Before You Buy’ gear that they allow 

potential members to use without 

charge. GRG’s first home bout of 

the season takes place on Saturday, 

June 15 at the Haynes Pavilion. The 

2013 Bout schedule and more information 

on roller derby in the 

Gallatin Valley can be found online 

at www.grgderby.com or Facebook: 

GallatinRollerGirlz. • 

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the finish line while a helicopter records the 

race from the sky. Runners will enjoy a 

bag-piper and local DJ Missy 

O’Malley playing tunes while cold 

beer is poured at the finish, provided 

by Pub 317. 

Wilkinson emphasizes that 

another goal of this annual event is 

to bring people to downtown 

Bozeman. “I want them to shop, eat 

and drink downtown to support the 

businesses; it’s all about supporting 

the local businesses pitching in to 

make this race a reality. For example, 

Casey Jermyn, (the owner of 

Bozeman Running Company) has 

been supporting this race by encouraging 

runners near and far to make 

it an annual St. Patrick’s Day tradition.” 

Bridget Pitman, Volunteer 

Director at Family Promise has also 

been instrumental in organizing volunteers 

for the event. “I don’t know 

where I would be without her,” says 

Wilkinson. 

To participate as a runner, or to 

be one of the volunteers who make 

this event possible, log on to 

www.pub317.com. Cheers! •

Hawks “righted the ship” in 2012-2013 


In the immediate aftermath of 

defeat, it’s often hard to see the positives. 

And so, in the wake of 

Bozeman’s startling defeat to lowly 

Butte High in their Class AA play-in 

game back on February 27th one 

might wrongly conclude the Hawks’ 

season was a failure. But the passage 

of time affords us a clearer lens with 

which to view the season, and upon 

further review, things may have not 

been so bad after all. Head coach, 

Wes Holmquist seemed to agree in 

Perfect Swing Montana will host 

Bozeman Baseball’s 2013 Spring 

Hitting Camp on Saturday, 

April 6th. This event will be 

led by Bozeman Bucks Head 

Coach Dave Legg. Hitting 

leagues are a popular form of 

team batting competition at 

indoor batting cage and baseball 

training academies 

around the country, and 

Perfect Swing Montana has 

formed Bozeman’s first-ever 

baseball hitting league. The 

leagues help players stay 

engaged in the art of batting 

during fall and winter 

months. They’re fun, competitive, 

build skills, and provide great 

exercise. Games consists of four to 

five innings of batting per team or 

individual (one hour maximum 

time). Each hitter gets 10 swings per 

inning to score as many points as 

possible. Scoring is based on players 

his informal assessment of his squad 

the week following their season-ending 

defeat. “I thought we had good 

year, we did a lot of nice things. We 

started off kinda slow; everybody 

was trying to be an individual early 

on, but I thought we righted the 

ship. I thought we turned a corner 

after finishing 7-2 in our last nine 

games. And I thought we could surprise 

some people at state.” 

But it was not meant to be, as 

Bozeman fell to the Bulldogs, 65-57, 

to finish the 2012-2013 season, miss- 

hitting the ball into areas within the 

cage worth predetermined values. 

Points accumulate during the game 

and throughout the season, and the 

team/player with the most points at 

season’s end will be league 

Champion. Competition occurs 

within divisions of play, determined 

by age. 

ing out on the state tournament for 

the second year in a row. But despite 

their finish, Holmquist continued to 

heap on the praise. “I’m just really 

proud of how good of kids we have 

in our program. We overcame a lot 

of adversity this season, and the kids 

really began to understand how to 

play as a team, and how to play the 

right way.” 

Probably the most difficult aspect 

of Bozeman’s loss for Holmquist was 

having to say good-bye to this year’s 

crop of seniors, who left without the 

erfect Swing Montana to host Bucks 

The cost is $165 for a team of 

three players, or $60 per individual. 

Registration forms are available 

online at perfectswingmontana.com 

and at the front desk. 

There are no regulations 

for the size of barrel/bat. 

Located at 7713 Shedhorn 

Drive, on the corner of 

Huffine & Jackrabbit 

Lanes, Perfect Swing is 

open daily from 12 - 9 pm; 

however, batting cages are 

closed between 4:30 and 7 

pm on Monday, 

Wednesday & Thursday 

until the end of April, as 

the Bozeman Bucks & Spikes use the 

facility during these times. 

Perfect Swing also offers a number 

of golf-related amenities, including 

a golf simulator; golf tournaments 

and golf instruction. For more 

information phone 284.2117. • 

chance to bring home a state title. 

“The kids worked really 

hard...there’s nothing you could really 

say. It’s a bummer; I feel terrible 

for them (seniors). I told them I 

loved them and appreciated all of 

their effort.” With the 2012-2013 

season concluded, the Hawks turn 

their attention to next year in hopes 

of returning to the state tournament 

for the first time since their championship 

season of 2010-2011. And 

according to Holmquist, the future 

looks promising. “We played a lot of 

juniors this year, so we’ll have a lot 

of guys back with varsity experience. 

That’s big. I hope they use this loss 

(to Butte) as motivation for next 

year, and I told them if they keep 

working hard, good things will happen.” 

You can bet in some gym, 

some where, right now, next year’s 

Hawks are doing just that; working 

hard to make good things happen in 

2014. 

Danny Waldo is a local freelance 

writer covering Bozeman Hawk and 

Montana State Bobcat athletics. Danny 



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