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“Why Waste Money on Psychotherapy When You Can Listen to Bach’s B minor Mass”

This is a quote from a contemporary American composer by the name of Michael Torke. I suppose he must regularly apologize to our friends of the psychiatric persuasion. He seems more famous for this one quote than for his music. Anyway, it seemed appropriate to accompany last night’s performance of the Billings Symphony along with… »

Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You

Rimrock Opera is doing Carmen at the Alberta Bair Theatre for the second time in their ten year lifespan. It should be even better this time than in 2002. Be  sure to get your tickets soon for the last Saturday or Sunday in March.
Doug Nagel, general director of Rimrock Opera, is one of our home… »

Art at the Symphony

This was a typical Billings Symphony concert: some familiar  stuff like Bizet’s Carmen Suite #1 to warm us up and to whet our appetite for the upcoming Rimrock Opera production the last weekend in March, and then Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition after the intermission; contrasted with some unfamiliar stuff like Sprenkel’s Reflections on… »

Day Trip to Cowboy Coffin & Pine Box Co.

Tuesday seemed like a good day to go to Red Lodge as the temperatures were in the 40s, Highway 212 was clear, the sky was only partly cloudy, no discouraging words were heard, and we were eager to check out the Cowboy Coffin and Pine Box Co.

But first we had to sample the excellent buffalo… »

Kingston Trio Welcomes the New Year

Every seat was filled with enthusiastic, mostly mature folks last night, New Year’s Eve, at the Alberta Bair Theatre. They were there to hear the good old songs of the Kingston Trio—here is a sample of the original group: M.T.A by Kingston Trio—and to remember parts of their more youthful days and nights. I was… »

More Holy Days Happenings

The Meistersingers, Westwinds, Vox Nova, and the Chamber Choir, all vocal groups from Billings West High School, together with their instrumental friends were in good voice Thursday evening at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Parents, parishioners and alumni filled the sanctuary. This was billed as a Holiday Concert. And it was, and curiously enough the holiday… »

The Best Of the Billings Music Scene

The 2008 Tuney Award winners have been announced and you will see some familiar names and a few new ones.
Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks for making Billings a better place to live by sharing your… »

The Luckiest Day

8/8/8 is considered by the Chinese as the luckiest day of the century. Because of this many people have been planning for months the biggest event they have ever participated in.
That’s right, it’s time for MontanaFair!
The biggest fair in Montana begins today at 6:00 p.m. with Sneek-a-Peek night. I have plans to check things… »

Bonsai, Bluegrass and Scuttlebutt

Today’s edition of The Billings Gazette has some good stories today which are worth reading.
The first is a story about the Japanese community in 20th century Harlowton and the second is of the last Japanese native in Harlowton. The story of Henry Muneta is especially poignant since he is the father-in-law of a Big Sky… »

High Gas Prices are Good News

At least that’s what METRAPark officials are telling our county commissioners.
Sue Devries, who oversees ticket sales at Metra Park, explained to county commissioners that since gas prices were so high folks weren’t going to travel much but instead stay home and spend their money on Montana Fair this year. Montana Fair is the largest fair… »