Fundraiser

Thu. Aug. 18

Yellowstone Forever Photo Contest

Enter your best photos of Yellowstone National Park to win cash grants and prizes! Submit up to 20 images online: ypf.org/contest

Cost: Pro & Amateur $25; Youth 18 & under $10

Age: All Ages

Education

10-11am Thu. Aug. 18

Tours for Tots: Constellation Connection

Continuing our efforts to introduce preschoolers (ages 3 – 5) to the wonders of museum learning, this special series of tours examines different areas of the Museum with an early education focus.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: Free for members, $5 non

Age: 3-5

Education

11:15am-noon Thu. Aug. 18

Babies & Books

Bring your little one, ages birth to 36 months. Songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Each story time is followed by active play time and socialization.

Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade

Cost: FREE

Family

noon-1pm Thu. Aug. 18

Summer Lunch

Free lunches for kids 18 and under provided by the Gallatin Valley Food Bank: Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 18 and under

Words

noon-1:10pm Thu. Aug. 18

Toast Masters CANCELED

The mission of a Toastmaster Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and lead.

BioScience Laboratories 1765 S 19th Ave, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Education

12:45pm Thu. Aug. 18

Public Guided Tours

Explore MOR's featured exhibitions with a docent. Each walking tour will last for approximately 60 minutes.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: admission

Music

5:30-8:30pm Thu. Aug. 18

Cierra & Michael

Porch Party

Sacajawea Hotel 5 N Main St, Three Forks

Cost: no cover

Education

6-7pm Thu. Aug. 18

The Realities of Reproduction

Using the Tinsley family’s history, we will look at the ways pregnancy, childbirth, and delivery complications affected residents of Montana and the West some 100 years ago.

Hager Auditorium, Museum of the Rockies

Cost: FREE

Leisure

6-8pm Thu. Aug. 18

Adult Chess Club

The Adult Chess Club meets Thursday nights from 6-8pm in the Conference Room.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: Free

Family

6:30-8pm Thu. Aug. 18

Music on Main

Every Thursday evening through late June to mid-August for 8 weeks, enjoy live music, food and fun in Downtown Bozeman.

Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: all ages

Classes

6:30-8:30pm Thu. Aug. 18

Art on the Rocks

If you are creative but need direction and don’t want the commitment of a multi-week course, this is the class for you! Learn something NEW and drink something DIFFERENT.

The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman

Cost: $35/40

Age: 21+

7-9pm Thu. Aug. 18

Bluegrass Thursdays w/The Bridger Creek Boys

The Bridger Creek Boys draw inspiration from traditional artists such as Dock Boggs and Bill Monroe, as well as more contemporary artists like the Grateful Dead, Steve Earle, and The Band.

Red Tractor Pizza 1007 W Main St, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Music

7-10pm Thu. Aug. 18

Mathias

Bozeman-based singer-songwriter Mathias has been playing music under the big sky of Montana for nearly two decades now.

Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners

Cost: Pool Admission

Age: All Ages

Music

8pm Thu. Aug. 18


Reckless Kelly

Austin’s own Reckless Kelly; honest, original and constantly evolving.

The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture 111 South Grand Ave, Bozeman

Cost: $27 adv/$30dos

Music

8pm Thu. Aug. 18

Ireland's Makem and Spain

The group performs all over the world, spreading the joy of Irish folk.

The Ellen Theatre 17 W. Main St., Bozeman

Cost: Adults $17 Youth, $9 (17 and under)

Movies

8:30-11pm Thu. Aug. 18

Livingston Depot Movie Night

Double feature, "Timber the Treasure Dog and "Yellowstone: The Great Geyser Murder Mystery." Refreshments available, lawn chair suggested.

Livingston Depot Center 200 W. Park St., LIvingston

Cost: $5

Age: All ages

Music

8:30pm Thu. Aug. 18

Chris O'Leary Band

Blues

The Murray Bar 201 W Park St, Livingston

Cost: no cover

Age: 21+

Music

9pm Thu. Aug. 18

Karaoke

Every Thursday.

Eagles Lodge 316 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: no cover

Age: 21+