6:30-7:45pm Mon. Oct. 5

Bozeman Legislative Candidates Forum

Be an informed voter! Hear directly from local candidates from Senate District 31, House District 61 and House District 62. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, AAUW, and Bozeman Public Library. To determine your district go to voterportal.mt.gov

Bozeman Public Safety Center 901 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

5:30-6:30pm Wed. Oct. 7

Conversation with union organizer Sam Forstag

The Gallatin-Park Central Labor Council will be hosting a conversation with union organizer Sam Forstag. Hear about Sam’s experience as a smokejumper & union leader, and why he decided to run for U.S. Congress. Refreshments provided!

Labor Temple 422 E Mendenhall St, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6:30-7:45pm Wed. Oct. 7

Bozeman Legislative Candidates Forum

Be an informed voter! Hear directly from local candidates from Senate District 32, House District 63 and House District 64. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, AAUW, and Bozeman Public Library. To determine your district go to voterportal.mt.gov

Bozeman Public Safety Center 901 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6pm Thu. Oct. 8

An Evening with Wilmot Collins & Author Daniel Blake Smith

Country Bookshelf is thrilled to welcome former Helena mayor Wilmot Collins and Daniel Blake Smith, author of the new biography Run: The Wilmot Collins Story, From Liberian Refugee to the First Black Mayor in Montana.

Country Bookshelf 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman

Age: All Ages

10am-noon Sat. Oct. 10

Silent Read-In for Banned Books Week

Country Bookshelf is teaming up with Libro.fm and Silent Book Club to protest ongoing censorship this Banned Books Week. Join us on Saturday, October 10 at 11am for a silent read-in to join the national protest against book bans.

Country Bookshelf 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman

6:30-7:45pm Mon. Oct. 12

Belgrade Legislative Candidates Forum

Be an informed voter! Hear directly from local candidates from Senate District 34, House District 67 and House District 68. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, AAUW, and the Belgrade Library. To determine your district go to voterportal.mt.gov

Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6:30-7:45pm Wed. Oct. 14

Belgrade Ballot Initiatives Forum

Be an informed voter! Hear directly from the sponsors of the Montana Plan, Ballot Initiative I-194, which would change how donations are made to political campaigns. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, AAUW, and Belgrade Community Library.

Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6:30-7:45pm Thu. Oct. 15

Bozeman Legislative Candidates Forum

Be an informed voter! Hear directly from local candidates House District 60, 65 and 66. Bring your questions. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, AAUW, and Bozeman Public Library. To determine your district go to voterportal.mt.gov

Bozeman Public Safety Center 901 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

7pm Fri. Oct. 16

The Airwaves Belonged to the People: WBCN and the American Revolution

More than the story of a legendary radio station, the film is an entertaining, music-filled journey through rock & roll, journalism, activism, and free expression—whose themes couldn’t be timelier or more relevant.

The Ellen Theatre 17 W. Main St., Bozeman

Cost: Tickets: $15.00 + $3.25 ticketing fee

6:30-7:45pm Mon. Oct. 19

Belgrade Ballot Initiatives Forum

Be an informed voter! Hear directly from the sponsors of Ballot Initiative CI-132, which would provide that judicial elections remain nonpartisan. Bring your questions. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, AAUW, and Belgrade Community Library.

Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6pm Thu. Oct. 29

Will Wright in Conversation with Liz Fairbank and Joseph O'Connor

Country Bookshelf is excited to welcome environmental historian Will Wright, author of the new book Borders of Biodiversity: How Gray Wolves, Monarch Butterflies, and Giant Sequoias Transformed Large Landscape Conservation.

Country Bookshelf 28 W. Main Street, Bozeman