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The Fab Four Live pays tribute to the Beatles on Saturday.
Thursday, September 2
•The “Return to Learn” seminar is designed for students who have been out of school for a while and who are interested in either entering or returning to college. Prospective students have the opportunity to learn about financial aid, study skills, college resources and career options. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Room 427 of College of Education Building at MSU Billings. Free. Through Friday.
•The Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office provides veterans with information about the benefits and services they have earned. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Veterans Administration Clinic, 1775 Spring Creek Lane.
•The Initiative 164 “Cap the Rate” initiative on the November ballot is discussed by community leaders. The initiative is aimed at curbing predatory lending by limiting loan interest rates to 36 percent per year. Free food and drinks provided. 11 a.m., Southern Lights, 801 S. 28th St.
•The Billings Public Works Department invites the public to discuss the city’s Integrated Work Plan. 4:30 p.m., Billings Depot, 2310 Montana Ave.
•LAUREL – The Laurel Republican Club holds a barbecue to present political candidates and other dignitaries. Those expected to attend include Brad Molnar of the Public Service Commission; State Rep. Krayton Kerns; Ed Walker, Senate District 29; Dan Kennedy, House District 57; Sen. Dan McGee; Rep. Jeff Laszloffy; and Sen. Ken Miller, a candidate for governor in 2012. 6 p.m., Laurel Rod and Gun Club in Riverside Park. Free. RSVP appreciated but not required by contacting Peggy Miller at 628-7857 or at
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•The North Park Neighborhood Task Force meets. 7 p.m., North Park Center.
•“Hair,” the ’60s musical that portrayed – and in some respects defined – the counter culture is brought to the stage by director Robert Brian Wood, music director Timber Venard and a cast that includes Mr. Venard, Sarah Butts, Chris Decker, Chaslee Zent, Justin Choriki and Bekah Kellison. Recommended for mature audiences. 7:30 p.m., Venture Theatre. Through Saturday and also Sept. 9-12.
•Projectile Comedy does live improv. 8 p.m., The Carlin.
•Craig Reynolds plays live music. 8:30 p.m., Montana Chad’s.
•DJ Michael May and friends host karaoke. 9 p.m., Crystal Lounge.
Friday, September 3
•The Midland Empire Pachyderm Club meets. Noon, lower level of Elks Club.
•GARDINER – Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, in its 38th season as a touring company, performs Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in one of 75 performances in 60 communities in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and North Dakota. Artistic coordinator Joel Jahnke says the play set has been designed so that the “real” world of Athens, where the play is set, will have a monochromatic flavor while the world of the forest will be a “richly textured, magical world that although controlled by the fairies is also a place of danger, of dark shadows, of mysterious things that happen to the lovers when they least expect them.” 6 p.m., Arch Park. Free.
•Jam at the YAM features a different band every Friday. 6-8 p.m., Yellowstone Art Museum Café and Lounge. Free admission, $15 for wine tasting and appetizers.
•Alex Nauman plays with ECQ. 6-9 p.m., The Carlin.
•A parade of classic cars, followed by a street dance, kicks off the Burn the Point Classic Car Weekend. Proceeds benefit the Chase Hawks Memorial Association. 7 p.m., downtown. Through Saturday.
•BOZEMAN – Bozeman’s Fiddle Dundee plays Celtic reels, jigs and waltzes at the Contra Dance, with Missoula’s Roy Curet teaching and calling the dances. Beginners workshop, 7:30 p.m.; dance, 8 p.m.; Eagles Lodge, 316 E. Main St. $9, $5, or $7 for members of the Bozeman Folklore Society. Also Sept. 18.
•Clyde McCoy and Roy Young of Lucky Numbers play live music. 7:30 p.m., Elks Lodge.
•“Hair,” the ’60s musical that portrayed – and in some respects defined – the counter culture is brought to the stage by director Robert Brian Wood, music director Timber Venard and a cast that includes Mr. Venard, Sarah Butts, Chris Decker, Chaslee Zent, Justin Choriki and Bekah Kellison. Recommended for mature audiences. 8 p.m., Venture Theatre. Through Saturday and also Sept. 9-12.
•RED LODGE – Ern Cunningham rocks the Snow Creek Saloon. 8 p.m. No cover.
•DJ Michael May and friends host karaoke. 9 p.m., Crystal Lounge.
•Karaoke goes on six nights a week at Hudson’s Bar and Grille, with live music on Thursdays. 2658 Grand Ave.
•Craig Reynolds plays live music. 9 p.m., Montana Chad’s.
Saturday, September 4
•The general archery season for antelope, black bear, mountain lion, deer and elk opens. Through Oct. 8.
•Fall term auditions are held for Rimrock Opera Chorus for Kids, a select choral program founded by Rimrock Opera in 2004. Singers in grades one through 12 are invited to audition for ROCK. Call director Amy Logan at 671-5174 for an appointment.
•ROUNDUP – The Roundup High School Class of 1970 holds its reunion. For information, contact Barb Goffena Miller at (307) 202-1368 or at
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•PRYOR – The Day of Honor Celebration features Crow storytellers, drummers and dancers along with a buffalo feast to honor Chief Plenty Coups at his home. Tours of the museum, house, medicine spring and burial site are offered, and interpreters answer questions. Presenters include Elias Goes Ahead, Crow oral historian; Howard Boggess; Eymard Left Hand, an arrow maker who discusses Crow arrow throwing; Dennis Beaumont, a Crow story teller; Wales Bull Tail, on tipi raising; Dean Bear Claw; and Ron Garritson, who demonstrates Indian sign talking. Tribal artists and craftsmen sell their works, and children’s activities include a beading circle. Chief Plenty Coups State Park one mile west of Pryor.
•The Yellowstone Valley Farmers Market starts off Saturday with produce, meats, vendors and live entertainment, plus art in the Babcock Theater’s arcade. 8:30 a.m. to noon, downtown. Saturdays through Oct. 2.
•MOLT – Have breakfast while listening to live folk, country or bluegrass. 9 a.m. to noon, Prairie Winds Café.
•Country Classics Live and Down Home play live music. 9 a.m. to noon, The Second Shift, 934 U.S. 87 E.
•The Burn the Point Classic Car Weekend hosts a car show, swap meet and car corral. Proceeds benefit the Chase Hawks Memorial Association. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., MetraPark.
•Faith E. Church holds its first Mega-Block Party and benefit for the Community Crisis Center, which offers help 24 hours a day for people with mental health, social service and substance abuse needs. Mechanical bull rides cost $1, food is free and inflatables, water balloons and eggs are around. A casual car show with award-winning Corvettes also goes on. 5-8 p.m., 3145 Sweetwater Drive at 32nd Street West and Central Avenue.
•The Anonymous String Association plays live music. 5 p.m., Garage Pub at Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co.
•LAUREL – Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, in its 38th season as a touring company, performs Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” in one of 75 performances in 60 communities in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and North Dakota. Artistic coordinator Joel Jahnke calls the play, directed by Will Dickerson, “an exciting ride which includes espionage, secret alliances, murderous plots, political intrigue and lots of action. It serves as a cautionary tale for those who crave power and whose ambitions place personal gain above the public good.” 6 p.m., Laurel practice football field. Free.
•Alex Nauman plays solo guitar. 6-9 p.m., The Carlin.
•Timothy P. McCleary, who teaches at Little Big Horn College, presents a program entitled “Ghosts on the Land: Apsáalooke (Crow Indian) Interpretations of Rock Art.” The program is based on his doctoral thesis for the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 2008. “The Crow cultural knowledge of rock art is embedded in narratives and practice,” he says. “Meaning is created through memory, experience and visitation or avoidance of rock art sites.” He notes that the Crow name for Pictograph Cave means “Where There Is Ghost Writing.” 7 p.m., Pictograph Cave State Park. Free to Montana residents; nonresidents pay park fees.
•JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. – Legendary country and western performer and songwriter Willie Nelson performs in concert. In his latest album, American Classic, Mr. Nelson sifts through the Tin Pan Alley repertoire for renditions of such hits as “If I Had You” and “You Were Always on My Mind.” 7 p.m., Snow King Mountain Resort. $45. Tickets available at the resort, at Tobacco Row or Big Hole Music by calling 877-4-FLY-TIX (435-9849) and online at www.Ticketfly.com or www.KnittingFactory.com.
•The Fab Four Live, a Beatles tribute show, plays in a fund-raiser for the Iron Warriors Motorcycle Club, which assists veterans, law enforcement officers and firefighters and their families. 7:30 p.m., Alberta Bair Theater. $46.
•Clyde McCoy and Roy Young of Lucky Numbers play live music. 7:30 p.m., Elks Lodge.
•“Hair,” the ’60s musical that portrayed – and in some respects defined – the counter culture is brought to the stage by director Robert Brian Wood, music director Timber Venard and a cast that includes Mr. Venard, Sarah Butts, Chris Decker, Chaslee Zent, Justin Choriki and Bekah Kellison. Recommended for mature audiences. 8 p.m., Venture Theatre. Also Thursday through Sunday.
•Singer and songwriter John Hiatt began his solo career in 1974, but reached his peak commercial success in a collaboration with Ry Cooder (guitar), Nick Lowe (bass) and Jim Keltner (drums) in a band that became known as Little Village. He has written a number of hits for other artists, including “Thing Called Love” for Bonnie Raitt and “Sure as I’m Sittin’ Here” for Three Dog Night. 8 p.m., Babcock Theater. $39.50. Tickets available at Ernie November, Rimrock Mall, 800-514-ETIX or online at www.1111presents.com.
•DJ Michael May and friends host karaoke. 9 p.m., Crystal Lounge.
•Karaoke goes on six nights a week at Hudson’s Bar and Grille, with live music on Thursdays. 2658 Grand Ave.
•Plum Blue plays live music. Shooters.
•Craig Reynolds plays live music. 9 p.m., Montana Chad’s.
Sunday, September 5
•REED POINT – The Running of the Sheep celebrates, well, it celebrates the running of sheep. Hundreds of sheep march downtown in an event that also includes “The World’s Largest Small-Town Parade,” children’s rides, a petting zoo and a street dance with live music by Limited Warranty. 10 a.m., downtown.
•ROUNDUP – Live country music and a dance go on at Riverside Hall. 2 p.m. No cover.
•Live jazz goes on most Sunday evenings at Walkers Grill.
•DJ Michael May and friends host karaoke. 9 p.m., Crystal Lounge.
•Karaoke goes on six nights a week at Hudson’s Bar and Grille, with live music on Thursdays. 2658 Grand Ave.
Monday, September 6
•Labor Day.
•ST. MARY – The Park-2-Park bike ride raises money for abused and neglected children with a five-day ride from the edge of Glacier National Park through Dupuyer, Choteau, Great Falls, White Sulphur Springs and Livingston and concluding at Gardiner near Yellowstone National Park. $595, including four nights of lodging, meals and snacks. Riders are expected to raise at least $300 in pledges. See www.Park2ParkMontana.org for information. Through Friday.
•The Labor Day picnic serves up free food and music for union members and their families. Noon to 3 p.m., Rose Park.
•DJ Michael May and friends host karaoke. 9 p.m., Crystal Lounge.
•Karaoke goes on six nights a week at Hudson’s Bar and Grille, with live music on Thursdays. 2658 Grand Ave.
Tuesday, September 7
•The Yellowstone-West/Carbon County Special Services Cooperative offers a Fall Child Development Clinic, which screens children from birth to age 6 in a wide range of developmental areas. Today’s clinic at Independent Public School is for children in the Broadview and Independent school districts. Call 259-8109 for an appointment. Also Wednesday in Laurel.
•Darcie Vallant of the Montana Audubon Conservation Education Center is guest speaker at a meeting of the Billings Conservation Roundtable. She provides information about the center and answers questions. Noon, First Interstate Bank Operations Center, North 18th Street and Sixth Avenue North.
•The city of Billings Zoning Commission holds a public hearing on a proposed zone change from Residential 6000 to Neighborhood Commercial on a parcel of land at 3333 Central Ave. owned by Paul and Sharon Allen. The Billings City Council will consider the matter on Sept. 27. 4:30 p.m., third floor of Parmly Billings Library.
•Ask questions while you exercise when you join physician Cheryl Cook and guest walkers on Walk n Talk with the Doc. 5:30 p.m., Fortin Lobby, 1233 N. 30th Street. Free.
•Auditions are held for an Oct. 8-17 production of “Just So Stories,” which tells five of Rudyard Kipling’s short stories. Parts are available for students in grades three through eight. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Venture Theatre. Also Wednesday.
•Registration goes on for hunter education classes that run Sept. 13-18. Anyone born after Jan. 1, 1985, must take a hunter education class to qualify for a Montana hunting license. Students must turn at least 12 years old during 2010 to register for this fall’s classes. Students younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to register. Adult hunters also are encouraged to take the class. 6:30-8 p.m., Shepherd Middle School and Lewis and Clark Middle School. Free.
•Bellydancers and drummers perform at A Taste of India. 7 p.m., 216 Broadway.
•A Wilhelm Scream plays in concert with the Photo Atlas and Strangle Valentino. 7 p.m., Railyard Ale House. For details, see Page 26.
•Justin Haigh plays live music. 8:30 p.m., Montana Chad’s.
•DJ Michael May and friends host karaoke. 9 p.m., Crystal Lounge.
•Karaoke goes on six nights a week at Hudson’s Bar and Grille, with live music on Thursdays. 2658 Grand Ave.
Wednesday, September 8
•The Carbon County Teen Dating Violence Prevention Summit is held at Joliet High School, and the Yellowstone and Stillwater County summits are held at Laurel High School. Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon County helps with funding and with organizing the day’s events. This year’s keynote speakers are members of Voices Against Violence from the University of Texas, who spread their message through interactive, realistic scenarios illustrating relationship violence, sexual violence and stalking. A breakout session focuses on the relationship between Edward and Bella from the book and movie series Twilight. The session includes a section on violence in the media. Other speakers hold sessions on self-defense and an activity called the Fishbowl where opposite genders anonymously ask each other questions. For information, call (406) 446-2296 or go to www.dsvsmontana.org/teen/home/teenhome.html. Through Thursday.
•LAUREL – The Yellowstone-West/Carbon County Special Services Cooperative offers a Fall Child Development Clinic, which screens children from birth to age 6 in a wide range of developmental areas. Today’s clinic at the Laurel Administration Building is for children in the Laurel school district. Call 628-3380 for an appointment.
•Fall classes begin at MSU Billings.
•At their breakfast meeting, Yellowstone County Democrats hear pros and cons on Initiative 164, which would restrict payday lenders to annual interest rates of 36 percent. According to backers of the initiative, some lenders now charge more than 400 percent interest. 7 a.m., McCormick Café.
•Bring out your guitar for Wannabe Unplugged. 4 p.m., Garage Pub at Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co.
•Naturalists lead one of a series of Wildflower Walks that give a sense of the landscape and a look at changing flora and fauna. Meet at 5:30 p.m. at Rocky Mountain College parking lot to carpool, or drive to Rim Country Land Institute six miles west of Billings. $8, $5 or $20 per family. Every other Wednesday through Sept. 22.
•Auditions are held for an Oct. 8-17 production of “Just So Stories,” which tells five of Rudyard Kipling’s short stories. Parts are available for students in grades three through eight. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Venture Theatre.
•Eran Thompson, leader of Not in Our Town and advocacy grass roots manager for the American Cancer Society, speaks on “Addressing Hate in Billings” at the Wednesday evening Alternate Service. 7 p.m., Billings Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2032 Central Ave.
•BOZEMAN – Kevin Michael Connolly, a 2008 graduate of MSU who has won acclaim for his photography and his memoir, Double Take, speaks at MSU’s Freshmen Convocation, which is open to the public. The Helena native was born without legs but grew up camping, skateboarding and skiing. He has traveled the world, snapping more than 30,000 photos of the reactions of people when they first saw him. Those photographs were collected into “The Rolling Exhibition,” which has been exhibited at the Smithsonian and the Kennedy Center. He has medaled twice in the ESPN X-Games in mono-ski. 7:30 p.m., Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Free.
•Justin Haigh plays live music. 8:30 p.m., Montana Chad’s.
•DJ Michael May and friends host karaoke. 9 p.m., Crystal Lounge.
•Dustin hosts karaoke. 9 p.m., Bones Brewing and the Sports Page, 1425 Broadwater Ave.
•Karaoke goes on six nights a week at Hudson’s Bar and Grille, with live music on Thursdays. 2658 Grand Ave.
Thursday, September 9
•JACKSON, Wyo. – Wildlife Expeditions of Teton Science Schools offers two- and three-day Fall Elk Bugling, Wolves and Bears Expeditions in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. The expeditions are led by local biologists in vehicles with roof hatches and sliding windows. $650, $495. For information, call 1-888-945-3567 or go to www.wildlifeexpeditions.org. Also beginning Sept. 13, Sept. 16, Sept. 19, Sept. 23, Sept. 27, Sept. 30, Oct. 4 and Oct. 7.
•Representatives of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Revenue holds an Assistance for Business Clinic with information on state withholding, unemployment tax requirements, minimum wage laws, overtime laws, civil rights laws, new hire reporting, identity theft and federal tax incentives. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., MSU Billings Downtown. $45.
•BOZEMAN – The grand opening of Gallatin College Programs is the first of events celebrating the inauguration of Waded Cruzado as MSU’s 12th president. GCP, formerly the MSU-Great Falls College of Technology, offers associate degrees in aviation, interior design, design drafting and a certificate program in welding. GCP also offer courses in developmental math and developmental writing. 8:30 a.m., Hamilton Hall at MSU. Free.
•GLENDIVE – The Alternative Energy Resources Organization sponsors a tour of the Hoff Farm overlooking the Yellowstone River and of Glendive’s Farm to Table market gardening projects, including season extension with moveable high tunnels. High tunnels – or hoop houses – are unheated greenhouses that extend the growing season for vegetable crops 1-5 p.m. $10. To register and for directions, contact AERO at (406) 443-7272, by fax at (406) 442-9120 or at
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•Oakhurst blends bluegrass with a touch of rock ’n’ roll, some three-part harmonies and shootouts between banjo and mandolin. The Colorado band’s latest album, Jump in the Get Down, has received radio play on 200 stations, and Denver’s Westword magazine nominated Oakhurst as the city’s best band in four different categories five years in a row. 4 p.m., Garage Pub at Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co.
•Hollywood Montana Style celebrates Montana storytelling as depicted in the movies with a keynote talk by Wally Kurth, producer of the Montana basketball documentary Class C: The Only Game in Town and featured actor on the ABC daytime drama Days of our Lives. Cocktails, 5:30 p.m.; dinner, 6:30 p.m.; program and silent auction, 7 p.m.; Elks Lodge, 934 Lewis Ave. $65. Call 256-6809 for tickets.
•The Central-Terry Park Neighborhood Task Force meets. 6:30 p.m., Terry Park Fire Station, Sixth Street West and Terry Avenue.
•A tour is held of the newly renovated St. Vincent Healthcare Labor and Delivery. Meet specialists and care providers. 7 p.m. For information, call 657-7000 or log on to www.svh-mt.org.
•“Hair,” the ’60s musical that portrayed – and in some respects defined – the counter culture is brought to the stage by director Robert Brian Wood, music director Timber Venard and a cast that includes Mr. Venard, Sarah Butts, Chris Decker, Chaslee Zent, Justin Choriki and Bekah Kellison. Recommended for mature audiences. 7:30 p.m., Venture Theatre. Through Sunday.
•Ten-time platinum selling artist Clint Black opens the 2010-2011 season at the Alberta Bair Theater, playing some of his nearly two dozen No. 1 hit singles, such as “Like the Rain,” “Killin’ Time” and “The Strong One.” The Texas-based artist has released two triple platinum albums and sold more than 20 million albums worldwide. CMT has listed his 1989 debut album, Killin’ Time, as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Country Music. He also has appeared in several movies, among them Maverick, Still Holding on: The Legend of Cadillac Jack and Flicka 2. 7:30 p.m., Alberta Bair Theater. $58.
•Projectile Comedy does live improv. 8 p.m., The Carlin.
•Justin Haigh plays live music. 8:30 p.m., Montana Chad’s.
•DJ Michael May and friends host karaoke. 9 p.m., Crystal Lounge.
•Smile Empty Soul, a California band, had a hit with “Bottom of a Bottle” in 2003, and the band’s last two releases have sold more than 650,000 copies. The most recent album, Consciousness, is from FOF Entertainment. Edisun also plays. Railyard Ale House.
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