August Cover Artist: Rod Benson

Rod Benson was born and raised on the Montana Hi-Line. He taught high school science for 37 years, serving as an Earth Science teacher at Helena High from 1994-2019. After a brief retirement, Rod started teaching again at Hays-Lodge Pole High School…

What Sweet Pea Festival and SLAM Festival Will Look Like This Year

Cassie Pfannenstiel

The Sweet Pea Festival is one of the highlights of summer in Bozeman. It is a three-day, family-friendly festival with a mission of “promoting and cultivating the arts.” The festival usually features a long list of activities for people…

Local Artist Brown Bags It

During stay-at-home times, many of us found restaurant take-out bags piling up in our “reuse-it-someday” supplies. One Bozeman local, illustrator Marla Goodman, has plenty of ideas for what to do with all that brown paper. While most…

Top 10 Classic Bozeman Businesses

Angie Jamison

Western CafeThis one is getting a fresh burst of popularity thanks to the younger generations having found out about it.  It’s also where everyone wants to bring visitors to give them the “Montana” experience.  What we…

July Cover Artist: Nic Fischer

Nic Fischer is a proud father of two daughters, a narrative landscape painter, and frequent sufferer of summit fever. For nearly a decade, he has focused on painting landscapes as viewed from the top of a mountain, offering a new perspective of…

Norman Huynh Appointed Bozeman Symphony’s New Music Director

Abby Bradford

The Bozeman Symphony Board of Directors are pleased to announce internationally recognized conductor Norman Huynh has been appointed its new Music Director. Huynh was publicly announced the Bozeman Symphony’s new Music Director at a virtual…

Bozeman's Brand New Record Store - The Wax Museum

Brian Ripple

Brian Ripple: What is The Wax Museum and where is it located? Kels Koch: The basic idea of The Wax Museum is to provide folks with a place to find affordable quality used vinyl, as a lot of people are either starting a record collection for the…

MT Summer Bucket List

Sarah May

With summer travel shifted to more staycation and less epic destinations, building a summer bucket list is a perfect way to make the most of a summer spent living locally. Whether you’re building a list full of solo adventures or planning one…

Music+Arts Events

Wed. Oct. 21

Bozeman's Choice 2027

Voting for all-things Bozeman will happen Oct 1-Nov 1, 2026, for the 2027 Bozeman's Choice Readers' Poll. You only need to vote once in this popular favorites competition. Put your stamp of approval on Bozeman!

6-8pm Wed. Oct. 21

WhiSKI Wednesdays

Wildrye Distilling 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman

SKI FILMS • DRINKS • GIVEAWAYS These events are FREE to the public. We'll have EPIC door prizes from our awesome partners, and a room full of WINTER STOKE!  15% of all sales donated to Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center!

7-11pm Wed. Oct. 21

Western Swing Wednesdays

The Jump 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway

There will be a great dance floor every week, your favorite instructors, and all the country music you love from Bozeman's Choice 2023 DJ, DJ Habes.

7pm Wed. Oct. 21

Adult Swing Wednesdays

The Westerner 304 Mill St., Gallatin Gateway

Live Honky Tonk and Top Shelf Instruction. 7-8 PM dance lessons followed by live music until 10 PM.