7pm Thu. Apr. 18

Columnist, author David Brooks to speak at Montana State

Brooks will meet about his latest book, “How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen,” in which he contends that at the center of any healthy and thriving business, organization, community or nation is the crucial skill of being able to see and value other people.

MSU SUB (Strand Union Building) 280 Strand Union, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Open to the public

9-9:30am Fri. Apr. 19

Virtual Fossil Friday

Join Ashley Hall to learn about the museum's fossil specimens and their evolutionary history. Bring your questions and curiosity!

Zoom

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

10:15-11:15am Fri. Apr. 19

Toddler & Preschooler Storytime

Sing, rhyme, read, and dance with your kiddo, and then stay for community, hands-on learning, and playtime.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers

12:10-1pm Fri. Apr. 19

Bozeman Gold Club

A friendly group of individuals who meet weekly on Fridays at 12:10 p.m. in the basement of the First Security Bank to improve our communication skills.

First Security Bank 208 E. Main St,, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

1-2pm Fri. Apr. 19

Sensational Babies

Read, sing, play, and learn with your baby through sensory awareness activities designed specifically for newborns to age 18 months. Registration is required.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: Included with membership/admission

Age: Ages 0 -18 months

6:30-8:30pm Fri. Apr. 19

Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy

Please join George Wuerthner to learn about wildfire ecology and the role of wildfire in the ecosystem. In-person & live streamed. REGISTER for the livestream at gallatinvalleyearthday.org

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

9am-4pm Sat. Apr. 20

How-To Llama: Owning, Training & Packing Llamas

Join Montana Llama Guides for an immersive 1-day seminar designed to unlock the spectacular world of llamas! Whether you're battling springtime cabin fever or simply seeking an engaging activity, our How-To Llama Seminar is the perfect escape.

Gallatin County Fairgrounds 901 N. Black, Bozeman

Cost: $175

Age: 12

10am-3pm Sat. Apr. 20

Gallatin Valley Earth Day Festival

Exhibits, festival talks, refreshments, live music, and children's activities!

Gallatin County Fairgrounds 901 N. Black, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

10:15-11am Sat. Apr. 20

Family Storytime

Singing simple rhymes and songs for babies, moving and grooving for tots, reading a longer book or two for preschoolers – this program has it all!

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: birth-5 and their caregivers

10:15-11:15am Sat. Apr. 20

Showcase Saturday

Showcase Saturday is a time for creatives of all types to come together at The Work Bench to show off their work and receive feedback from each other.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

10:15am-noon Sat. Apr. 20

Classic Literature Book Club

Join the Classic Literature Book Club readers at 10:15 AM in the 2nd floor Ponderosa room on the 3rd Saturday of the month. April 20 – Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

11-11:45am Sat. Apr. 20

Is Your Property at Risk for Wildfire?

Join with Jay Pape, Gallatin County Emergency Management to learn how you, as a homeowner, can reduce your risk of wildfire impacts through a variety of cost-share mitigation grants.

Gallatin County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building #4, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

noon-12:45pm Sat. Apr. 20

Create Your Own Backyard Food Forest

Join Kareen Erbe of Broken Ground to learn how you can grow a forest of fruit trees and berry bushes in your own yard.

Gallatin County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building #4, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

1-1:45pm Sat. Apr. 20

Trees for the Gallatin Valley: Advice & Tips from Cashman Nursery with Jerry Cashman

Learn from the pros! Jerry Cashman has been giving advice on trees since they opened their doors in 1976. Join Jerry to learn about the best trees, including native trees, to plant in your yard plus how to plant and care for them.

Gallatin County Fairgrounds 901 N. Black, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

1:30-2pm Sat. Apr. 20

Live Raptor Presentation with the Montana Raptor Conservation Center

Learn about the Montana Raptor Conservation Center's mission, meet some live raptors, and explore the distinctive features that set birds apart from other animal groups, with a specific emphasis on raptor characteristics.

Gallatin County Fairgrounds 901 N. Black, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: all ages

2-3pm Sat. Apr. 20

Get to Know the City’s Forestry Division!

Join City of Bozeman Forestry Division Manager, Alex Nordquest to learn how our city maintains our urban forest and how you can help care for boulevard trees. Join Lilly McLane to learn about the new "Branch Out Bozeman" program.

Gallatin County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building #4, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

2:30-3pm Sat. Apr. 20

Live Raptor Presentation with the Montana Raptor Conservation Center

Learn about the Montana Raptor Conservation Center's mission, meet some live raptors, and explore the distinctive features that set birds apart from other animal groups, with a specific emphasis on raptor characteristics.

Gallatin County Fairgrounds 901 N. Black, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: all ages

8-10am Sun. Apr. 21

Cars & Coffee Belgrade

Early bird Cars and Coffee meet at Dukes Cafe in Belgrade, every Sunday, in any weather, all year long. Anyone is welcome, just bring your passion for Engines.

Duke's Cafe & Bakery 220 S. Broadway, Belgrade

Cost: FREE

2-3:30pm Sun. Apr. 21

Introduction to Sewing

Learn how to sew in this introduction class to sewing with Peg Ziegler.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

4-6pm Sun. Apr. 21

Paint & Sip - Sunset On The Farm

Join us at Audrey’s to paint Sunset On The Farm! We’ll even pre-sketch the barn and silo beforehand. Plus, we're bringing all of the supplies you'll need to make a masterpiece. Paint with you soon! https://aintabetterwaytopaint.com/buy-your-tickets

Audreys Pizza Oven & Freefall Brewery 806 N. 7th Ave, Bozeman

Cost: $47

6-8pm Mon. Apr. 22

Game Night Live Trivia

With Picture Rounds, Sound Rounds, Word Jumbles and more.. There's Something for Everyone.

Wildrye Distilling 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

6-8pm Mon. Apr. 22

Montana’s Poet Laureate with Chris La Tray

The Bozeman Public Library hosts Montana Conversation “Montana’s Poet Laureate” with Chris La Tray.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

7-8:30pm Mon. Apr. 22

Joining Rivers Sangha

Rotating program between 5 Mindfulness Trainings recitation, talks or share readings, and a tea ceremony.

Bozeman Dharma Center P.O. Box 964, Bozeman

Age: 18-40

6:45-7:45am Tue. Apr. 23

Big Sky Toastmasters

Develop your public speaking and leadership skills through Toastmasters International Pathways Program. First 2 visits are free. Then apply for membership.

Bozeman Senior Center 807 N. Tracy Ave, Bozeman

Cost: First 2 visits FREE

Age: 18+

9:30-10:30am Tue. Apr. 23

Preschool Pioneers

Designed for children aged 3-5 and their caregivers, this program offers a variety of activities such as shared reading, singing, movement, and hands-on experiences.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: with membership or admission

Age: ages 3-5 with caregiver

10:15-11:15am Tue. Apr. 23

Baby Storytime

Sing, rhyme, read, and dance with your little one, and then stay for community, sensory exploration, and playtime.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: babies birth-35 months and their caregivers

11am-noon Tue. Apr. 23

Preschool Pioneers

Designed for children aged 3-5 and their caregivers, this program offers a variety of activities such as shared reading, singing, movement, and hands-on experiences.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: with membership or admission

Age: ages 3-5 with caregiver

12:15pm Tue. Apr. 23

Yoga For All

Our movement series meets weekly in the Bozeman Public Library Community Room.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

3-4:30pm Tue. Apr. 23

Computer Classes

Bozeman Public Library is offering computer classes in the Cottonwood Room. These classes are set to teach you some very basic computer skills in a classroom setting.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

4:30-5:15pm Tue. Apr. 23

Grief, Loss, & Bereavement Group

For those who have experienced grief or loss in any form; sudden, long-term, as a child, as an adult, as a partner, as a sibling, grief in any form can be a baffling, exhausting place to find oneself. Community Room.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

4:30-5:30pm Tue. Apr. 23

Climate Week: Pico Alt: “Past Climate of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: How Lessons from Lake Sediments can Inform our Future”

Pico Alt is a PhD candidate in the MSU Department of Earth Sciences and will discuss how members of MSU’s paleoecology laboratory use natural archives to uncover the vegetation and fire histories of our forests and present recent findings.

Montana State University Norm Asbjornson Hall Room 137, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

5:30-7:30pm Tue. Apr. 23

Nonfiction Writing Group

Hobby writers are welcome to share your work with other writers, critique content, and develop your ability.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

6-8pm Tue. Apr. 23

GNL Trivia

Accessible and amazing trivia for everyone, always an awesome time. Prizes for winners.

The Jump 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway

Cost: FREE

6:30-8pm Tue. Apr. 23

Climate Week: Michael Reidy: “Why Mountaineering Matters: John Tyndall and the Invention of the Natural Greenhouse Effect”

Reidy, MSU Professor of History, will discuss the John Tyndall Correspondence Project, an effort to resurrect the life, work, and ultimate significance of the Irish physicist John Tyndall.

Montana State University Norm Asbjornson Hall Room 165, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6:30pm Tue. Apr. 23

MindSpace Meditation

Meditation for people 40 or younger. Currently studying Norman Fischer's book, Training in Compassion.

Bozeman Dharma Center P.O. Box 964, Bozeman

Age: 18-40

10:15-11:15am Wed. Apr. 24

Toddler & Preschooler Storytime

Sing, rhyme, read, and dance with your kiddo, and then stay for community, hands-on learning, and playtime.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers

1-2pm Wed. Apr. 24

Sensational Babies

Read, sing, play, and learn with your baby through sensory awareness activities designed specifically for newborns to age 18 months. Registration is required.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: Included with membership/admission

Age: Ages 0 -18 months

4-5:15pm Wed. Apr. 24

Teen Writers Workshop

Join your fellow writers upstairs in the Cottonwood Room for writing tips and tricks, feedback on your own projects and special guests! April 24: Learn "How to Build a Scene"

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: ages 12-18

5-7pm Wed. Apr. 24

How To Use And Protect Your Home's Equity

Learn how you can tap into the equity in your home to buy a beach house, investment property or downsize and keep a place in Bozeman and one near family, somewhere warm or one for your kids.

Bozeman Public Safety Center 901 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman

Cost: Free, Please RSVP

Age: 21+

5pm Wed. Apr. 24

$100K Venture Competition

Applications are being accepted for the $100K Venture Competition hosted by Montana State University’s Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship and the MSU Blackstone LaunchPad.

Norm Asbjornson Hall Montana State University, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

6-7:15pm Wed. Apr. 24

Science Inquiry Series: Telecommunications to Teleportation--Making Light Work

Dr. Krishna Rupavatharam, Director of MSU’s Spectrum Lab, will share his experiences in photonics—the science of light--and how it can be manipulated for uses from remote sensing and holographic imaging to quantum teleportation and communication.

Museum of the Rockies 600 W Kagy Blvd, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6-8pm Wed. Apr. 24

GNL Trivia Wednesday

Come Check Out the Most Accessible, Varied, and Fun Trivia Nights Designed for Anyone who Loves to Play Games. Free-to-Play & Prizes for the Winners.

SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop 451 E Main St, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

6:30-8pm Wed. Apr. 24

Meet the Bozeman School Board Candidates

The Bozeman Public Library presents a Candidate Forum for candidates seeking election to the four open seats on the Bozeman School Board. Bring questions, arrive early for optimal seating, and become an informed voter.

Bozeman Public Library Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main St, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: High School students and adults welcome

6:30-8pm Wed. Apr. 24

Intro to Machine Embroidery

Learn what machine embroidery is and how you can do it at BPL.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

7-8pm Wed. Apr. 24

Trivia Night

Teams from 1-6 people. Current Events, Potpourri, Name That Tune, handouts and more.

Pine Creek Lodge 2496 E. River Road, Livingston

Cost: $5 per person

7-8:30pm Wed. Apr. 24

Climate Week: David Carlson: “Driving against the grain: Enjoying an EV in Montana”

Carlson is the former Director of the World Climate Research Programme and will discuss his recent article in Yale Climate Communications on his cross-continent, 6,000-mile journey in his electric car and lessons learned on how we can all embrace EVs.

Montana State University Romney 306, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

10:15-11:15am Thu. Apr. 25

Baby Storytime

Sing, rhyme, read, and dance with your little one, and then stay for community, sensory exploration, and playtime.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: babies birth-35 months and their caregivers

10:15-11:45am Thu. Apr. 25

File Design for Machine Embroidery

In this class we will be learning how to make JEF files using the free program Inkscape with the Ink/Stitch plugin.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

noon-1pm Thu. Apr. 25

Thursday's Table

Every Thursday at 12:00 PM, share in your community’s food traditions and favorite recipes.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

3:30-4:30pm Thu. Apr. 25

LEGO Club

Take inspiration from the weekly challenge or free build, work solo or collaborate – it’s in your hands, LEGO Architect!

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: kids ages 5-12