December Cover Artist: Pamm Ciupa

Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

Montana born artist Pamm Ciupa has lived in the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains her entire life, and this has given her the opportunity to explore them from the Alaska Highway to Southern Utah. As a student of nature, her paintings have always been…

Letter From the Editor: Human Creativity is Irreplaceable

Angie Ripple  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

Welcome to the 221st issue of Bozeman Magazine. For over eighteen years, we have been telling the Bozeman story every month in print, as well as online. Bozeman is a vibrant, busy, beautiful place with a lot going on. From education to food, music to…

Open Doors Astrology December 2025

Kathleen Johns  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

Aries (March 21-April 19) Opportunities for hard work and the riches that comes with it abound but take a break and reward yourself with some travel the 11th-20th. Curate holiday colors of Jade green and Carnelian red for happy journeying.Taurus…

What's Your Beef? Rimrock Center; New Community Anchor?

Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

Do you know someone who has a problem with addiction? I do. I have been a Bozemanite for over twenty years. I own a business and I am deeply involved in our community. I have watched this valley grow from a small tight knit town into a place that…

Biankini’s The Soup, Salad and Sandwich Market

Katie Thomas  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

Where is there to go for lunch?” asks the monthly text from my dear mom. She treats me like her personal Google search engine when it comes to restaurants – possibly because I write this column – and fortunately for her, I do keep a…

The Ellen Theatre Presents: A Christmas Carol

Mary Lane  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

After the success of their summer production of Cabaret, Montana Theatre Works and The Ellen Theatre will be reprising A Christmas Carol for the fourth time since 2008, with Mary Jo Ludin directing this year’s show.A Christmas Carol was the…

Roots in the Sky Presents Readings & Carols Reimagined

Montana’s premier Chamber Choir offers a seasonal tradition reimagined for the 21st century

Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

First celebrated at King’s College, Cambridge in 1918, The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols has become a beloved Christmas institution worldwide. It is from this rich tradition that artistic director Andrew Major drew inspiration when…

Bozeman Symphony Celebrates the Season with Holiday Spectacular Concert

Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

The Bozeman Symphony rings in the holiday season with its annual Holiday Spectacular concerts from December 12 to 14 at the Willson Auditorium in downtown Bozeman. The annual tradition promises a festive celebration filled with timeless classics…

Sgt. Splendor Isotopia Album Review

Brave, Rough, and Ready To Go

Courage McDowell  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

In an era of virtual instruments and headlines of “AI artists”, Sgt Splendor's Isotopia brings a hopeful reflection of authenticity and human talent. Led by Kate Vargas and Eric McFadden, this album is a demonstration of the…

Profile Of Homebuyers Buyers & Sellers

Tim Ford  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

The National Association of REALTORS® recently released its annual profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. These are national, not local numbers, but Bozeman’s market shows many similarities. Here are a few of the highlights. On a national…

Give Back This Holiday Season With HRDC

Josi Hinds  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

The season of giving is here, and what better way to give back than to offer a few hours of your time to a program in need. There are organizations across the Gallatin Valley that offer opportunities to volunteer, but if you’re looking for a…

Relax Christmas Is Twelve Days Long

Topher Sedlak  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

You know the feeling: You’ve worked for something so hard, or anticipated something so much that, when it finally comes, it’s a bit of a letdown. An anticlimax. Or, an event starts so early and drags on so long, even something good, that…

The Christmas ‘Copter: Santa’s Visit to Bozeman in 1948

Rachel Phillips  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

On Friday, December 10, 1948, an intriguing invitation to local children appeared in the Bozeman Courier newspaper. Underneath a photo of the popular bearded and bespeckled holiday celebrity was printed the following message: “Meet me at 2…

Real Places Unreal Adventures

Bryan Schaeffer  |   Mon. Dec. 1st, 2025

Winter arrives quietly in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.A thin shimmer of frost along the riverbanks. A dusting on the peaks. A hint that something vast and ancient is stirring. Beneath our feet lies a super volcano—shaping one of the most…