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Special Summer Events
Summer brings many special cultural events to MSU and the Bozeman community including musical and theatrical performances, historical exhibits, farmers' markets, and an arts festival. There's something for everyone here, so come join the fun!
MUSIC
Lunch on the Lawn
July-August
Sponsored by the Emerson, this free lunch time concert series features a variety of musical styles including blues, jazz, rock, bluegrass and more. Join other music lovers on the Emerson's lawn, 111 S. Grand Ave., every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
For more information:
Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture
(406) 587-9797
office@theemerson.org
www.theemerson.org
Music on Main
July-August
Every Thursday evening, July 2-August 20, downtown Bozeman comes alive by featuring a different musical group from an eclectic range of talent. Local restaurants and food vendors join the festival by providing an assortment of dinner options, drinks, and treats. Kids' activities begin at 6:30 p.m.; the free concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. and run through 8:30 p.m. Located on Main Street between Rouse and Black Avenues.
For more information:
Downtown Bozeman Association
(406) 586-4008
ellie@downtownbozeman.org
www.downtownbozeman.org
Bozeman Community Concert Band
June-August
Beginning mid-June through early August, the Bozeman Community Concert Band presents concerts every Tuesday evening in the Bogert Park Band Shell, South Church Avenue. Programs use traditional concert band literature including overtures, medleys, Broadway show tunes, and marches. The membership of the band consists of students and adults from throughout the Gallatin Valley as well as MSU students and other guest performers.
For more information:
Department of Music
(406) 994-3562
music@montana.edu
Montana Chamber Music Workshop
June 20-27
MCMW, now in its 38th year, provides opportunities for coached and open participation in chamber music for musicians of all ages. One or two assignments per day allow for variation in ensemble personnel, instrumental combination, size of ensemble and stylistic period of music. Seminars and guest artist concerts enrich the week's activities. Undergraduate or graduate credit is available. Preregistration is necessary to maintain instrumental balance.
Concerts are open to the public at a charge of $10.00.
For more information:
Kim Eggemeyer
Department of Music
(406) 994-3562
music@montana.edu
www.montana.edu/music
THEATRE
Shakespeare in the Parks
June-September
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, a recipient of the 1991 Governor's Award for the Arts, is entering its 37th season presenting live, professional theatre productions in parks throughout Montana and surrounding areas. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is the only professional theatre program in the state producing Shakespearean plays that offers its performances free to the public, ensuring that all are able to attend regardless of income level or community size. Whether performing in Birney or Billings, Shakespeare in the Parks has become a major summer event in communities across the region. A complete statewide tour schedule is available on the company's Web site.
For more information:
Shakespeare in the Parks
(406) 994-3901
kjahnke@montana.edu
www.montana.edu/shakespeare
CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS
Sweet Pea Festival '09
August 7-9
The Sweet Pea Festival, now in its 32nd year, takes its name from the Sweet Pea carnivals held in Bozeman more than a century ago. The festival is a celebration of the arts and includes a parade, arts and crafts sales, juried and open art shows, children's activities, a flower show, dining on Main Street, theatre, music and dance workshops and performances, and major evening concerts. Most activities are located in Lindley Park at the east end of Bozeman's Main Street. The Festival is supported by admission to the event (sold in advance or at the gates), and is run and organized by volunteers in the community.
Preceding the weekend festival, Sweet Pea presents the annual Bite of Bozeman on Wednesday, August 5 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Come mingle on Main St. with your friends and family, enjoy the fine cuisine offered by more than 30 local restaurants, and listen to great local bands.
For more information:
Sweet Pea Festival
(406) 586-4003
admin@sweetpeafestival.org
www.sweetpeafestival.org
Art Walks
June-September
Every second Friday of the month, June through September, meander down Main Street and investigate Bozeman's impressive collection of galleries. Meet artists at opening receptions or explore the past with some of the finest collections of Western art in the world.
For more information:
Downtown Bozeman Association
(406) 586-4008
ellie@downtownbozeman.org
www.downtownbozeman.org
MUSEUM EXHIBITS
Museum of the Rockies
MSU’s Museum of the Rockies houses one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of dinosaur fossils. Visit the Museum to learn about surprising new discoveries in dinosaur research, experience pioneer life at the living history farm, explore the greater Yellowstone region’s Native American heritage, and journey to the stars in the planetarium.
The Museum is most well known for its paleontology program. The Siebel Dinosaur Complex maintains more than 10,000 square feet of displays and thousands of fossils. The Complex houses the exhibit Dinosaurs Under the Big Sky, based on the work of world-renowned paleontologist and advisor to the Jurassic Park films, Jack Horner. Visitors to the Museum can see the world’s largest T-rex skull, the largest dinosaur skull ever found, and some of the rarest fossils in the world. The Dinosaur Complex features fossils and new research that have made headlines worldwide, including the discovery of 68-million-year-old soft tissue, blood cells, and protein in a T-rex femur; and the discovery of one of the first identified female dinosaurs in the world—an ovulating T-rex.
During summer 2009, the Museum is featuring an exhibit on Treasure from May 23 through September 7. What is treasure? Who hunts for it and why? What do you treasure? There are few words that stir the imagination as much as treasure. In this exhibit you will explore the history of treasure and treasure hunting, the technology employed in hunting treasure, and the people and personalities that hunt for treasure—including you! The exhibit features 5,000 square feet of artifacts, hands-on activities, videos, biographies, and treasure hunting tales from around the world!
Children's Summer Camps
Please see Museum of the Rockies information on the Summer Programs for Young People page.
Taylor Planetarium
No trip to the Museum would be complete without a stop at the world class Taylor Planetarium, the only public planetarium in a three-state region and one of the first in the world to have computer graphics capable of simulating flight through space. This summer there are several programs from which to choose.
Museum Store
The Museum Store features the arts and crafts of the region as well as a large selection of books and educational materials. Museum-sponsored classes, field trips, lectures, and presentations are aimed at giving visitors a better understanding of this dynamic region.
Museum Location & Hours
Location: Southern edge of the MSU campus near Sales Stadium
Summer Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Admission Fee: An admissions fee is charged to non-members; group rates are available
For more information:
Museum of the Rockies
(406) 994-2251 or (406) 994-DINO
wwwmor@montana.edu
www.museumoftherockies.org
The Pioneer Museum
Gallatin Historical Society
Since 1982, the Pioneer Museum has offered a variety of changing exhibits portraying earlier days in the Gallatin Valley. The Gallatin Historical Society sponsors various programs throughout the year, including the annual History Conference. The Society is also active with an ambitious outreach program, sending exhibits of photographs and artifacts to fairs, banks, schools, and conferences.
Visitors can view an authentic 1870s log cabin and imagine a family living in a 12-by-14 foot home. Also on display is a model of Fort Ellis (1867-1886), once a military outpost along the Bozeman Trail. An American Indian exhibit reveals the great talents of craftmanship held by these early residents of Montana.
An agricultural room features early farm and ranch tools used in the Gallatin Valley. The sheriff's room is highlighted by a hanging gallows, a visitor's cell, an old whiskey still, and items collected from law breakers over the decades. Other exhibits feature the story of John Bozeman, the Big Horn Gun, early household items, a prisoners' isolation cell, and detailed models of wagons used by pioneers, plus five generations of wedding dresses and a woman's parlor.
Museum Location & Hours
Location: 317 W. Main St., Bozeman
Summer Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission Fee: $3.00 per person (school groups, children 12 and under, and Museum members
admitted FREE)
Research Center Admission - FREE
For more information:
The Pioneer Museum
(406) 522-8122
pioneermuseum@montana.com
www.pioneermuseum.org
American Computer Museum
Open since 1990, the American Computer Museum in Bozeman is the world’s oldest continually operating exhibition dedicated to the history of the Information Age. This award winning museum has assembled more than 20,000 years of technology through thousands of artifacts displayed in a visitor friendly environment. The exhibits are designed to appeal to both the novice and technology expert. See scores of displays including original Babylonian clay tablets, historic Bible leaves, and Isaac Newton's the Principia and the Opticks. Travel through the evolution of the information age with exhibits such as the telegraph, telephone, radio, television, slide rules, computers and computer technology—including the ENIAC, Apple 1, the Internet, and DNA.
Museum Location & Hours
Location:
2304 N. 7th Ave., Suite B
Bozeman
Summer Hours (June-August):
Daily: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Admission Fee:
Adults - $5
Children, 6-12 yrs. - $3
Children under 6 yrs. – free
For more information:
American Computer Museum
(406) 582-1288
director@compustory.com
www.compustory.com
FARMERS' MARKETS
Bogert Farmers' Market
June-September
Gather, socialize and share at a great community event, the Bogert Farmers' Market, held every Tuesday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m. starting in early June. Locally grown produce, arts, crafts, music, food, family activities and more are featured each week at Bogert Park, South Church Avenue. The Market is a non-profit and commits its revenues to the preservation and improvement of Bogert Park.
For more information:
Bogert Farmers' Market
(406) 539-0216
www.bogertfarmersmarket.com
Gallatin Valley Farmers' Market
June-September
In addition to fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs sold by local growers, the Gallatin Valley Farmers' Market offers arts and crafts, baked goods, art, jewelry, coffee, and organic beef and pork. Free and open to the public, the Market is held every Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds on Tamarak Street.
For more information:
Gallatin Valley Farmers' Market
(406) 388-6701
farmersmarket@careertransitions.com
www.careertransitions.com/Farmers.htm
COUNTY FAIR
Gallatin County Fair
July 15-19
The Gallatin County Fair celebrates the Montana lifestyle with music, livestock, special entertainment, children's activities, competitive exhibits, carnival, food, agriculture education, class exhibits, 4-H exhibits and animals, rodeo, mud bog, dog contests and more. The Fair always starts on the third Wednesday every July. Located at 901 N. Black, Bozeman.
For more information:
Gallatin County Fair
(406) 582-3270
www.gallatin.mt.gov/fairgrounds
CRAZY DAYS
Downtown Crazy Days
July 17-19
It's the biggest, the best and the original—it’s the Downtown Crazy Days on the third weekend in July. From 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m., downtown merchants take to the sidewalks with unbelievable sales on spring and summer merchandise.
For more information:
Downtown Crazy Days
(406) 586-4008
www.downtownbozeman.org
CAR SHOW
"Cruisin' on Main" Annual Car Show
August 16
Car enthusiasts are invited to enter their vehicles in the “Cruisin’ on Main” Annual Car Show. All classes are welcome. Entrants may preregister ahead of time or register on the day of the show. Dash plaques will be presented to the first 50 cars to register and trophies will be awarded in all classes including Best of Show. The Show is always held on the third Sunday of August, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., on Main St. between Black and Rouse Avenues.
For more information:
“Cruisin’ on Main”
(406) 586-4008
www.downtownbozeman.org
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