Grant Harville, music director for the Great Falls Symphony, will be hosting a concert preview from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 16 at Great Falls College MSU in Heritage Hall. This weekend’s concert is Jan. 18, Queen of the Night. The concert features Caitlin Cisler, a long-time friend of Harville’s. She performed in Missoula in July and will be in Bozeman
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The city Christmas tree comes down this week, but locals have the chance to keep a piece of the holiday spirit in their homes. This year, The Good Wood Guys reached out to the Downtown Great Falls Association with the idea of turning the tree into a custom dining room table, up to a $5,000 value. The DGFA is selling
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The Mansfield Center for the Performing Arts is showing “The Polar Express” at 2 p.m. Dec. 21 in the Mansfield Theater. The movie is free and open to the public. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and is first come basis until all seats are full. Following the movie, Santa and his elves will pass out a special treat in the
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The History Museum is hosting an exhibit opening Dec. 11 from 5:30-7 p.m. Aged to Imperfection: A Montana Take on Wabi Sabi features 18 unassuming artifacts from The History Museum’s Permanent Collection. The History Museum Executive Director, Kristi Scott, believes this new exhibition is creating history, “examining Montana’s cultural heritage through these artifacts is really fascinating as the wabi-sabi viewpoint
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The official 2019 Great Falls City Christmas ornament is the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Passenger Depot, commonly called the Milwaukee Depot. The ornament was designed by local artist Sheree Nelson and will be available at the Christmas Stroll on Dec. 6 at the corner of Central and 6th Street, near the trolley. The ornaments are $15 and are also
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During their Dec. 3 meeting City Commissioners will consider a memorandum of understanding with the Great Falls Area Community Foundation for receipt of donations for the Gore Hill water tower mural project. In November, commissioners awarded a $55,000 contract to Cameron Moberg for the new water tower’s mural, but the city doesn’t have funds for the project. City Commission approves
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World renowned banjo player Béla Fleck is joining the Great Falls Symphony tonight in one of this season’s highlights. Fleck has won 15 Grammys and is “arguably the best banjo player on Earth, so getting him to Great Falls is a really big deal. He’s going to be on stage with our symphony and that’s really cool,” said Grant Harville, symphony
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The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Mansfield Theater at the Civic Center. The 44th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival recently ended in Banff, Alberta and the winning films from the festival are sent on a world tour. Great Falls Montana has been the first stop on that tour for about 25
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City Commissioners voted 4-1, with Bill Bronson dissenting, to award a $55,000 contract to Cameron Moberg to paint the Gore Hill water tower. Staff recommended, and commissioners approved design option one to be painted in the summer of 2021, after the warranty period expires on the current paint. No funding source has yet been identified but city staff are working with the
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The C.M. Russell Museum is eyeing expansion to the north of its existing space, but is very much in the idea stage and no decisions have been made. For years, the museum foundation has owned all of the properties across the street with the exception of 1221 5th Ave. N. In the spring, the owners of that property indicated they
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