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  • Events scheduled at Great Falls area state parks

    Montana FWP|Aug 3, 2023

    GREAT FALLS – Several events are scheduled in August at Giant Springs and First Peoples Buffalo Jump state parks near Great Falls. There is no cost to Montana residents to attend the programs. An $8 entrance fee applies at Montana state parks for all nonresident vehicles. First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park Mammoth Hunt The annual Mammoth Hunt will be held at First Peoples Buffalo Jump park on Saturday and Sunday Aug. 12 – 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This popular event allows visitors to try...

  • Montana Video Production Company Shines Spotlight On Local Musicians

    Mitch Lagge|Jul 27, 2023

    RED LODGE, MT - A local video production crew is striving to connect the far-flung Montana and Wyoming music scenes by providing artists with free, high-quality live recordings and videos in the most beautiful of settings. Formed in 2022 by four southwest Montanans with a passion for bolstering local music, Big Sky Bonus Tracks is a platform for musicians to be heard and where its audience can be introduced to new and unique local music that they’ll love. Oftentimes filmed outdoors in Red Lodge, MT, the crew is now midway into releasing its s...

  • Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop scheduled for July 29 at Lake Elmo

    Montana FWP|Jul 20, 2023

    BILLINGS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is hosting a workshop with the Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) program at Lake Elmo on July 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop costs $35 and includes lunch. Participants will spend half the day learning to spin fish, and the other part of the day learning how to kayak. The workshop is open to anyone aged 18 and over, and women are heavily encouraged. All skill levels for these activities are welcome, but instruction will be focused on beginners. BO...

  • Veteran Missoula punks throw together free, DIY music festival

    Max Savage Levenson, Montana Free Press|Jun 29, 2023

    A few weeks ago, Sam Kaley, the guitarist of Missoula's Night Witch, decided to organize a show for his band. But instead of asking a couple of other acts to join them, he landed on a different idea. "My brain went, let's experiment," Kaley, who is nearing 40 and wears his salt-and-pepper hair in a bun, recalled during a recent interview at Flippers Bar & Casino. He quickly threw together a post on Instagram announcing that he was organizing a DIY festival at Mobash Skatepark. "If you are local...