Bud Nicholls of the Great Falls Municipal Band has been named this year’s recipient of the Paris Gibson Award. Nicholls started as a teenager in the public schools and has been the lead music director and organizer of the Great Falls Municipal Band since the middle 1980s. “From his dad’s (Harold Nicholls) Big Band to the Great Falls Municipal Band,
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Montana State Parks and SkyWindWorld Inc. will hold the 9th annual Buffalo Kite Festival at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park near Ulm on July 9-10. The festival is free and held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Visitors will learn about the buffalo art featured on the kites, have an opportunity create their own kite and fly
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The Great Falls Municipal Band has launched its 129th consecutive season of free concerts in the park. All of the concerts begin at 7 p.m. June 22: The second Mini-Muni, a saxophone quartet and a jazz ensemble in Gibson Park. June 29: The full band will play at the Mansfield Convention Center. During this concert, the Paris Gibson Award will
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The 12th Annual Waking the Dead tours at set for June 26 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Highland Cemetery. Sponsored by the Paris Gibson Month Celebration Committee, 12 graves will be visited as storytellers present the stories of those buried there. The graves and their storytellers are: Paris & Valeria Gibson, Great Falls founder and his wife, Bruce
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Renew your mind and body at the top of First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park with a sunrise yoga class led by Candace Weeda Strobbe of Cascading Wellness from 8-9 a.m. on June 18. This morning yoga class is structured for all ability levels and provides an opportunity to re-center amidst the rush of summer activities while enjoying views of
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Tickets for the night shows at the Montana State Fair go on sale at 9 a.m. May 31. The fair has also added Cheap Trick for a night show on Aug. 3. Montana State Fair concert lineup announced Fair concertgoers can purchase a package that include the concert ticket, fair gate admission and a $5 food coupon to use with
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First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park will host the Montana Conversations program “Six Hundred Generations: Exploring the Indigenous Archaeology of Montana” with Carl M. Davis on June 13 from 7-8:30 p.m. The program will be held indoors at the park headquarters. “Carl will take participants on a journey through time, climate, landscapes, technologies and cultures, beginning with the First Peoples
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The Great Falls Development Authority is hosting the 2022 Fire Within awards on May 19 at Haute Hive, 721 Central Ave. The annual awards honor women in business and this year’s event has a new format. The Inspire Awards go to female business owners with five or more successful years in business and have mentored at least one other entrepreneur.
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The Montana State Fair has announced its 2022 concert lineup. This year’s theme is ‘Family, Friends and Fun.’ Tickets are not yet on sale. On July 30, Mini Pop Kids play at 5 p.m. Former fair board member supports decision to disband group The Beach Boys play at 7 p.m. July 31. County Commission disbands fair board Skillet plays at
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ArtsFest MONTANA is set for Aug. 12-19 and organizers have opened a call for artists and sponsors. The Business Improvement District launched the mural festival in 2019 and has since installed 24 murals around the downtown area. ArtsFest highlighting local vibrancy, ideas in action “ArtsFest MONTANA has been highlighting the talents of local artists as well as bringing artists from
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