Bozeman Magazine

Random Acts of Silliness Offers Fun Arts Activities For This Summer

Jennifer Verzuh

photo: Loneman PhotographyChildren’s thoughts on what a rainbow unicorn likes to eat for Sunday brunch can offer the jumping off point for a full-fledged theatrical story for the Random Acts of Silliness kids improv group, according to…

National Child Abuse Prevention Month Confronting Institutional Abuse

Children deserve to feel safe and secure, inside and outside of their homes. Every year, thousands of child abuse victims and adult survivors come forward to seek justice against abusers who were in charge of their care in an institutional…

What's Your Beef? Gallatin High Online School Has Epic Failures

According to the School Secretary at Gallatin High School, the school has an online enrollment of just 9%, which is much lower than most other area schools. This leads you to think about why the percentage would be so low in such a large county when…

Top 10 Winter Activities For Kids in Bozeman

Angie Jamison

Bozeman is the perfect place to be a kid in the winter because there is a lot to do and it lasts so long! Here is a useful list of ten winter activities for kids (of all ages) in Bozeman. SkiingIt’s hard to grow up in Bozeman and not get into…

Stepping Into The Unknown

Clowning Around with 406Cirque

Ruby Zitzer

Many of us have a narrow vision of what it means to be a clown, usually built off images of clowns in scary films. Due to these horrifying associations, we are often far from feeling comforted or open to the idea of being around clowns. I would argue…

Help Bless Foster Children this Holiday Season

Missy Glenn

I was about 5 years old when I met my 6-year-old, soon-to-be stepsister, Tiara. She was my best friend; we played on the weekends when she came to our house with her brother for time with their dad. She was so beautiful but looked so different than…

2021 Bozeman’s Choice Reader Poll Vote Now Thru Nov 7

Angie Ripple

Each October since 2014, we’ve asked our readers and the greater Bozeman community to vote in the Bozeman’s Choice Reader Poll. Thankfully it’s October, and we get to ask you to vote again, and as you put your stamp of approval on…

NICA Has Come to Bozeman

Kat Forester

NICA has come to Bozeman. You may ask “what is NICA?” NICA is the National Interscholastic Cycling Association and its, mission is to build strong minds, bodies, characters, and community through cycling. The NICA values are fun…

Top 10 Things To Do in Bozeman This October

Kate Hulbert

Sadly, so many of our favorite fall activities have been canceled in Bozeman this year. The long-standing hay bale maze is canceled, and our beloved Bobcat football games will not be happening. We’ve updated this list with all the fall…

What's Your Beef? What Went Wrong And Why Aren’t We Fixing It?

As summer nears its end, families normally would be preparing their children for the start of the school year. This year, however, parents everywhere have been left wondering what this will look like, and more importantly, will it be safe. Bozeman is…

The Bozeman Bouldering Circuit

Kat Forester

If it’s a nice day in Bozeman, Montana, and you’re on a bike ride around town or you want to do some rock climbing, you might want to make a stop on the Bozeman Bouldering Circuit. The Bozeman Bouldering Circuit is a route around town…

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…

Infected With The Love of Fishing

Montana Grant

One could say that there are good and bad infections. Some bad infections are highly contagious and are caused by things like the coronavirus. Mask wearing has been proven highly effective in stopping the spread of these infections. Other infections…

The Fair Might Be Canceled But 4-H Is Not Canceled

Heidi Donnelly

As with everything else around us, the Gallatin County 4-H program looks different this year because of the pandemic. However, JaNaie’ Godin, the Gallatin County 4-H Agent, and program leaders and volunteers have been working to make sure that…

Bozeman High School Renovation Project Gets Earlier Start Date Amid Pandemic

Cammie Reid

While the city of Bozeman, like much of the country, has faced lockdown situations in light of the coronavirus, Bozeman High School has found a shimmer of hope in its construction schedule of all places; that is, construction was able to start in the…

5 Favorite Things About Spring in Bozeman, MT

Abby Hernandez

So, I have this problem. Each time the seasons change, I say the newest season is “my favorite.” And, while I realize that they can’t all actually be my favorite, somehow in those magical moments of each changing season, they really…

To the Moon and Beyond: Travel through Space with the Bozeman Symphony

Abby Bradford

To recognize the recent 50th anniversary of America’s first moon landing, the symphony invites the public to its free family concert, To the Moon and Beyond, on Saturday February 8th, 2020. Travel through time and space with the Symphony…