March 2019
To open a book is to enter a conversation. If it’s fiction, the reader becomes a character, reacting to the behaviors and thoughts of those whose world she has been introduced to. If it’s nonfiction, she enters a dialogue with the writer…
September 2018
When someone sees the artistry behind Jim Carrig’s leather tooled treasures, they might be surprised to know that an 87-year-old Bozeman resident was the creator. Tucked away off of Valley Center Drive is an octagon shaped log home that Jim…
July 2018
Get As Much Art & Culture As You Can
Angie Ripple
The Sweet Pea Festival isn’t just packed into the first weekend of August, it actually begins in July with the annual juried art show running from July 13-August 6 at ERA Landmark on Main Street, followed by Chalk on the Walk on July 31…
February 2018
Angie Ripple, photos by Zach Hoffman
With nearly a dozen events under its belt since opening night January 17, 2018, the newly renovated Rialto Theatre in downtown Bozeman is breaking its way as a new hub for culture and entertainment, as is their vision. From peanut stand to cultural…
August 2016
revised from August 2014 article
Angie Ripple
Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley have been known as the valley of the flowers since only native Americans roamed the area. In the early 1900’s over 17,000 acres of the valley were planted in edible peas harvested both for canning and seed. In…
August 2016
Sarah Cairoli
When I look around at Bozeman now, it is hard to imagine what it was like a century ago. However, the minute I venture to the mountains or plains, I can sense the overwhelming immensity that must have greeted early Montana homesteaders. The prospect…
August 2016
Angie Ripple
After four years of highly successful art shows as part of the annual Western Art Week in Great Falls, MT (2010-2014) the Western Masters organizers have moved on to creating two new art events: one in Bozeman, Montana, and the other in Coeur…
April 2016
Sarah Cairoli
Living in Montana makes it easy to forget just how much waste the U.S. population generates every year. Our rivers are pristine, our mountains are clean, and the air we breathe is free of smog. However, in 2014, over 41 million metric tons of…
February 2016
It was a typical day of work at the youth group home. I was busy running from room to room trying to wrangle half-a-dozen teenagers and get dinner on the table. While I was in the midst of all the usual chaos, I scurried into the back office only to…
December 2015
an autobiographical documentary about Sasha Joseph Neulinger, a survivor of multigenerational child sexual abuse
In the United States alone, 1 out of every 3 girls, and 1 out of every 5 boys are sexually abused before they reach the age of 18. In reality, the number may be higher—many survivors of childhood sexual abuse never tell anyone about their…
