New+Notable
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“Walking with Dinosaurs” thunders through Billings arena
For 200 million years the dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Now, they’re back roaming through MetraPark Arena in Billings March 31-April 3 in an extraordinary new theatrical production, “Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular,” based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. Tickets go on sale Feb. 6. Read more
Music+CDs
Eden Atwood | Turn Me Loose
Missoula Jazz maven Eden Atwood has just released an album that speaks from her heart. It’s a medley of jazz diamonds rendered in pure Atwood style … She floats over and around the tunes with superb inflection and command of the jazz lexicon, letting her unparalleled ear lead the way. Read more
Theatre+Dance
MSU brings Bogosian’s provocative “SubUrbia” to Bozeman
The Montana State University’s School of Film and Photography stages the scathingly funny play “SubUrbia,” written by Eric Bogosian and directed by Professor Tom Watson. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 19-March 6, at MSU's Black Box Theater in Bozeman. Read more
Books+Readings
Kevin Michael Connolly | Double Take, A Memoir
From the startling black and white images of people around the world gawking at a legless skateboarder to Kevin Connolly’s smart, funny and fiercely honest narrative, Double Take reads like a downhill skateboard ride: fast, fun and utterly engrossing. It begins with Connolly’s birth in 1985 at a Helena hospital, minus legs. Read more
Artists+Exhibits
Yellowstone Art Museum gears up for art auction
Art Auction 42, the Yellowstone Art Museum’s annual auction exhibit, culminates in the “Hollywood Extravaganza,” 5:30-11 p.m. March 6. Until then, view an eclectic mix of styles, from cutting-edge contemporary to traditional landscapes and western art, by some of the region's most prominent artists at the museum in Billings. Museums in Great Falls and Missoula also host benefit auctions. Read more
Sports+Recreation
Race to the Sky celebrates 25th anniversary
The 25th annual Race to the Sky, one of Montana’s best-known winter sporting events, gets underway Feb. 12. Mushers from throughout the United States gather for this unusual test of physical power, mental toughness, teamwork, and the special bond between human and canine. Read more