Visual Art

Fri. Oct. 8

Liminal Strangeness by Jade Lowder

This series of oil painting by local artist Jade Lowder examines metaphysical interactions with the variety of spaces and places in our daily lives on a quest for a broader understanding of self and identity.

Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture - Weaver Room 111 S. Grand Ave, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Visual Art

Fri. Oct. 8

A Year Without Summer – Portraits of the Cast by Courtney Blazon

This exhibit features portraits of distinguished figures who where witness to, and influenced by the consequences of the 1815 Tambora Volcano eruption. Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Benjamin Franklin, J.M.W. Turner, Li Yuyang...

Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture - Emerson Lobby 111 S. Grand Ave., Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Visual Art

9am-8pm Fri. Oct. 8

Lighting of the Teepees: Illuminating Indigenous Peoples' Day

Lighting of the Teepees is a collaborative project with the Pretty Shield Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council and the City of Bozeman. Seven illuminated teepees will be placed on Peets Hill to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Burke Park S. Church Ave./ Story St., Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Education

10-10:45am Fri. Oct. 8

Preschool Science Series

Join us each week for a shared story time, hands-on experiment in a related STEM topic, and take home craft. Mondays and Fridays at 10:00am and 11:00am, included with admission.

Montana Science Center 2744 W Main St, Bozeman

Cost: Included with admission

Age: Preschool

Education

10-11am Fri. Oct. 8

Sensational Babies

Read, talk, sing, and play with your baby or toddler through sensory awareness activities, art, music, and other gross and fine motor explorations designed specifically for newborns to age 3 ½.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: Included with MOR membership/admission.

Education

10-11am Fri. Oct. 8

Fabulous Fridays: Estate/Legacy Planning

Topics for the eight-part series include what individuals can and cannot do with a will.

Online

Cost: FREE

Words

10:15-11am Fri. Oct. 8

Preschool Storytime

Featuring songs, rhymes, and stories with a slightly more complex structure followed up by a craft or activity and socialization time.

Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade

Cost: FREE

Age: children ages 3-6

Recreation

10:15-11am Fri. Oct. 8

Get Up & Move

Preschool exercise time, geared toward ages 3-6 with their caregivers.

Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade

Cost: FREE

Age: ages 3-6

Education

11-11:45am Fri. Oct. 8

Preschool Science Series

Join us each week for a shared story time, hands-on experiment in a related STEM topic, and take home craft. Mondays and Fridays at 10:00am and 11:00am, included with admission.

Montana Science Center 2744 W Main St, Bozeman

Cost: Included with admission

Age: Preschool

Visual Art

11am-5pm Fri. Oct. 8

ReCouping Sovereignty: Native Artists Amend the Narrative

80 Native American artworks contemporary and from the past. Come and experience the exquisite work by these amazing artists.

Bozeman Art Museum 2612 W Main St Ste B, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Words

noon-1:30pm Fri. Oct. 8

OLLI at MSU Friday Forum: Preserving Recreation, Parks and Trails in Gallatin County

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Montana State University will present a talk on “Preserving Recreation, Parks and Trails in Gallatin County”. The event will be delivered online via Zoom.

Online via Zoom

Cost: Free and open to the public

Age: All Ages

Visual Art

2:30-4pm Fri. Oct. 8

Kid's Art Club

Afterschool free art period for students looking for something to do after early release on Fridays.

Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade

Education

3-6pm Fri. Oct. 8

Open Lab at MSC

All things tech at your child's fingertips: 3D Printing, machine take-apart, robotics, laser cutting, and more! All activities are supervised by our incredibly helpful educators.

Montana Science Center 2744 W Main St, Bozeman

Cost: Included with admission or membership

Age: Drop off for ages 9+. Ages 6+ when accompanied by an adult

Words

4pm Fri. Oct. 8

Signing: Josh Quick

Montana writer and illustrator Josh Quick will be hanging out with us for an hour signing and personalizing copies of his books Yellowstone Quick Facts and Montana Quick Facts.

Country Bookshelf 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman

Sport

4pm Fri. Oct. 8

Bobcat Athletic Complex Grand Opening

The event includes an open house, where attendees may view the building, its amenities and more.

Bobcat Stadium 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Education

6pm Fri. Oct. 8

Science Night In

Are your kids ready for a fun, parent-free evening of science? Limited to 15 spots, pizza included, children must be potty trained.

Montana Science Center 2744 W Main St, Bozeman

Cost: $20 per child

Age: Ages 4-11, potty trained

6-7pm Fri. Oct. 8

MSU/Downtown Homecoming Pep Rally 2021

Help the community get ready for Homecoming weekend and pumped for the big game.

Downtown Bozeman, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Music

7-9pm Fri. Oct. 8

Friday Night Jazz

Live local Jazz.

Red Tractor Pizza 1007 W Main St, Bozeman

Cost: no cover

Age: All ages

Sport

7:30pm Fri. Oct. 8

Bozeman Icedogs vs. Yellowstone Quake

Local junior hockey

Haynes Pavilion | Gallatin County Fairgrounds 901 North Black, Bozeman

Cost: $8-10

Age: All ages