Music & Art March 2017

M a r c h 2 017 e d i t i o n

MUSIC THEATER & FILM

Carlos Nunez

VISUAL ART

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LITERARY EVENTS

Over the Ellen

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‘Helium’ Lifts Off Friday, March 10....................................................................... 3 Haven Seeks Submissions for April 21 Art Show.............................................. 3 Don’t Miss 2 Youth Shows at Emerson This Month .......................................... 4

At the Ellen, March is Celtic Month, Plus Groucho and a Uke Virtuoso

Bening Delights in Film Society’s ‘20th Century Women’ ................................ 5 ‘Marjorie Prime’ Joins Great Comedy Lineup at Verge This Month............... 8 Carlos Nunez & Band Take Over the Ellen April 1............................................. 9

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Domaszewski Offers Painting Opportunities for All Ages................................ 9 Evita’ Opens March 10 in Livingston.................................................................. 10 Shane Center Screens Award Winning Documentary on Antarctica......... 10 Registration Opens for August Period Performance Workshop................... 11

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‘HELIUM’ LIFTS OFF

FRIDAY, MARCH 10

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hat is a family to do when their once brilliant mother and grandmother thinks she’s living at the beach in February and then swipes her daughter’s credit card to order a bouquet of yellow balloons? What is the best way to help an aging person hang onto reality? Or is Mrs. Kingsley better off in the world she invents for herself?

Bozeman’s Open Door Theatre presents “Helium” by Julian Wiles, a funny, heartwarming play about a family coping with an aging loved one’s growing dementia. Performances will be at the Kaleidoscope Playhouse, 1602 W. Beall, three weekends in March, opening Friday, March 10.

Secilia Marino stars as Mrs. Kingsley (Gramms), a retired high school chemistry teacher. Becky Cummings plays her daughter Alice, a single mother already nearly overwhelmed by the demands of two jobs and two young sons, now pushed to the brink trying to cope with her mother’s confusion. Hannah Overton is Ruth, the nurse who has been hired to help the family look after Gramms but can’t help occasionally joining her patient in some of her fantasies.

Julien Harris and Peter DiCola play Alice’s sons, alternately amused and appalled by their grandmother. Ciara Isaac is Joanie, “the smartest student Mrs. Kingsley ever taught,” who continues to come vividly to life in her teacher’s version of reality.

Tickets are available online (www.opendoorbozeman.org). They may also be reserved by calling the Open Door message line at 406-548-5744 and leaving your contact information. All tickets are $12.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. March 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 and 3 p.m. on Sundays March 19 and 26.

Haven Seeks

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Submissions for April 21 Art Show

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AVEN, Bozeman’s service and advocacy provider for all domestic violence survivors in need, is seeking submissions of paintings, poetry, narratives, collages and other handmade creations made by survivors of domestic violence or related to domestic violence for its art display at Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson Ave., on April 21.

For nearly 37 years, Haven has provided services including emergency shelter, a 24-hour support line, survivor advocacy, legal advocacy, support groups and individual counseling to Gallatin County residents and others fleeing an abusive situation. Services are available to people of any age, gender, orientation, race, ethnicity, income level, religion, ability and relationship status.

Haven also provides community education as part of its mission to reduce the incidence and minimize the impact of domestic abuse on families and communities.

If you are interested in submitting a piece, contact Janine at vista@havenmt. org or 406-586-7689 ext. 210.

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Don’t Miss 2 Youth Shows

at Emerson This Month

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he national 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards exhibit at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, featuring the artworks of 50 young American artists from across the country in grades 7-12, is drawing just the audience that Emerson Education Curator Alissa Popken wanted.

“A lot of area high school groups have been coming in to see it, and adults too,” she said. “We welcome everybody to this show.” “Art.Write.Now.Tour” will hang in the Emerson’s Jessie Wilber Gallery through March 17.

Popken hopes it will inspire area high school students to submit works for the Emerson’s next show, “Our Perspective: Art Right Now,” featuring the works of young Montana artists. It opens March 24.

Beyond that, she hopes both shows will encourage young Montana artists to submit their work – in any art medium, including writing – for the 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, put on annually since the 1920s by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Past winners of the national competition have included artist Andy Warhol, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, writer/ actor Lena Dunham, poet Sylvia Plath and writer Stephen King.

When the Emerson agreed to be one of four stops for the national art tour, it marked the first time the annual exhibit has come to Montana. “We’ve never had a show like this,” Popken said. “It’s a real opportunity to be a resource for our current and next generations of young artists.”

Some 320,000 submissions were received for the 2016 show, with 85,000

awards presented at the regional level and another 2,500 awards at the national level, including many thousands of dollars in scholarships. But there wasn’t a single entry from Montana.

That spurred the Emerson to organize the “Our Perspective” show. “The idea is to inform our kids about the national program and recognition that’s available,” Popken said, “and encourage them to participate in the arts. What young Montana artists are producing is incredible too.”

The “Our Perspective” show will highlight work from area 9th through 12th graders.

Already, submissions have been received from students in Bozeman, Belgrade, Gardiner and Ennis. Submission deadline was March 3, but Popken will consider any works submitted through March 9 or 10.

Contact her at education@theEmerson.org.

Submissions don’t have to be artworks created at school. Popken encouraged young people to submit visual, three dimensional, animated, documentary, photographic and written work they’ve created on their own as well. “We want as much diversity as possible,” in both medium and hometown origin, she said.

On March 24, from 5-7 p.m., the Emerson will host a reception for “Our Perspective: Art Right Now,” and for local artist John Anacker, whose work is on display in the Lobby Gallery. The “Our Perspective” show will be on display through April 28.

The Emerson is at 111 S. Grand Ave. The Jessie Wilber Gallery is open Tuesday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and select Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“The Presidentials,” Eli Lederberg, Grade 12, Rhode Island

“Minds Reflections of Childs Play,” Justin Wynn, Grade 12, Michigan

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Bening Delights in Film Society’s

‘20th Century Women’

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ozeman Film Society presents the warmly comedic film “20th Century Women” at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 15, at the Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St. Set in Santa Barbara, “20th Century Women” follows Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening), a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) amid the cultural change of 1979. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women, Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields’ home, and Julie (Elle Fanning), a provocative teenage neighbor.

The film is a poignant love letter to the people who raise us and the times that form us, as this makeshift family forges fragile connections that will mystify and inspire them through their lives. Written and directed by Mike Mills ("Thumbsucker," "Beginners"), it’s a moving, blissful celebration of women as pioneers, protectors and role models.

It earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture and Best Actress, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Rolling Stone film critic Peter Traverse wrote, “A simply glorious Annette Bening leads a stellar cast in Mike Mills' semi-autobiographical story about a bohemian woman raising a teen in the age of 1970s feminism and punk rock.”

Also starring Billy Crudup, this R-rated film runs 119 minutes. Closed caption and descriptive narration is available.

Tickets are $8.75 general admission; $8.50 seniors and students (plus fees), available online at www.thellentheatre. com, or in person at the box office. The Ellen Theatre lobby opens at 6 pm for concession and bar; seating begins at 6:30 p.m.; shows begin at 7 pm. Visit www.bozemanfilmsociety. org for more information.

Coming up: Next screening dates are March 29, April 12 and April 26 (TBA). Upcoming Film Society showings also include a second season of Science on Screen events, creative pairings of contemporary, classic, cult and documentary films with presentations by notable science and technology experts. More information at www.scienceonscreen.org.

2016-2017 Season

Carol Wincenc, flute

The Muir Quartet

March 9, 2017 7:30 pm, MSU-Reynolds Hall Schulhoff: Quartet No. 1 Villa-Lobos: Jet Whistle with Carol Wincenc Dvorak: Quartet in G Major March 11, 2017 7:30 pm, MSU-Reynolds Hall Mozart: Flute Quartet with Carol Wincenc Berg: Quartet No. 3 Mendelssohn: Quartet in A Minor Tickets and information available at: www.montanachambermusicsociety.org Tickets: Cactus Records (406.587.0245) adults: $27 seniors: $20 students: $10

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At the Ellen, March is Celtic Month, Plus Groucho & a Uke Virtuoso

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lassic movies & All Things Celtic, plus an evening with Groucho Marx and more are on tap at The Ellen Theatre in March.

First up is “An Evening with Groucho” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 9, with Frank Ferrante in the starring role. He’s portrayed the legendary comic Groucho Marx around the world for decades. The Chicago Tribune called him “nothing short of masterful,” and The New York Times named him “the greatest living interpreter of Groucho Marx’s material.” General tickets are $21; premium and cabaret tables are $26.

Back in Bozeman and ready to rock again at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 12, is the French-Canadian ensemble Le Vent du Nord, known for its rich instrumentation, well-polished musical arrangements and wonderful vocals. Since its founding in 2002, Le Vent du Nord has been winning critical acclaim and audience adoration across Europe and North America.

The quartet has acquired several prestigious awards, including a Grand Prix du Disque Charles Cros, two Junos (Canada’s Grammys), a Canadian Folk Music Award and “Artist of the Year” at the North American Folk Alliance Annual Gala. The band delivers catchy songs and tunes, some taken from the Québec traditional folk repertoire and others original compositions. Reserved seats are $19.75.

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with a free Family Movie: “Darby O’Gill and the Little People.” This Irish family favorite, starring Sean Connery, screens

Friday, March 17, at 7 p.m. No ticket is needed; just show up. Seating is first come, first served.

Friday, March 24, brings Harrison Ford to the Ellen Silver Screen in the 1982 neo-noir science fiction classic “Blade Runner.” Plus, it’s Trivia Night. Show up early to take a stab at our quiz. It’s available in the lobby at 6 p.m. and must be turned in prior to the 7 p.m. film start. Winners will be posted in the lobby after the film. All seats are $5.

Ever heard Billie Jean played on the ukulele? Now is your chance. On Saturday, March 25, Ukulele Master James Hill performs. Considered a “rare peer” of Hawaii’s premier ukulele players, Hill is a native Canadian. He fell in love with the uke in the fourth grade and has been perfecting his talents ever since.

Tickets are $16.50, and the jam kicks off at 7 p.m.

On Friday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m., the Fitzgerald family kicks up a storm with “Everything Fitz!” The Fitzgerald Family Band hails from Ontario, Canada, and features some of the finest young fiddlers and Ottawa-Valley step dancers in the country. You’ll hear East Coast, French-Canadian, Texas and Old Time stylings in this high energy performance. All seats are $19.

The Ellen is at 17 W. Main St. Wine, beer and other refreshments, which may be brought into the theatre, are sold in the lobby one hour prior to all show times. Tickets for all events are available online at theellentheatre.com. For questions or to purchase tickets over the phone, call 406-585-5885.

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‘Marjorie Prime’ Joins Great Comedy

Lineup at Verge This Month

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the court that he can make magic clothes that only the very smart can see. So everyone pretends they can see them . . . until someone shouts out the truth!

Tickets for all Verge performances are available online at vergetheater.com, or at Cactus Records, 29 W. Main St., in Downtown Bozeman. Verge Theater is at 2304 N. 7th Ave.

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ozeman Actors Theatre, in cooperation with Verge Theater, offers the final weekend of performances of their production of “Marjorie Prime” at Verge Theater this weekend.

The critically acclaimed play by Jordan Harrison, nephew of the late Montana novelist and poet Jim Harrison, completed a successful run Off Broadway in 2015 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The thought-provoking drama confronts issues of aging and identity in a not-too-distant and unsettling future.

Set in the unspecified but oddly familiar future, the story takes place in the household of an average middle-aged couple, Tess and Jon, played by Cara Wilder and Gordon Carpenter, who share their home with Tess’s 85-year-old mother, Marjorie (Dee Dee Van Zyl). Also present is Walter (Ryan Lawrence Flynn), a thirtysomething holographic representation, or “prime,” of Marjorie’s late husband, programmed to collect and sort Marjorie’s fading memories. The play is rich in gentle humor and poignant insight.

Performances are at 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday on the Main Stage. Tickets are $14.

Random Acts Of Improv The Bozeman Improverts are on the Verge Main Stage in late March to tackle long-form improv, the tightrope walk of the theater world. Using only an audience member's suggestion for the name of a play, the Improverts will create characters, scenes and a complete story line in front of your eyes.

Cast members Kent Davis, Bennett Drozic, Molly Hannan, Paige Johnson, EB Love, John Townsend-Mehler, BZ Noonan and Danielle Thomsen perform “Random Acts Of Improv” for three nights only, with a new play each night. The fun starts at 8 p.m. March 30-April 1. Tickets are $7 to see this amazing, once in a lifetime event (literally, each of these plays will only be performed once).

Monday Night Improv Recover from your weekend with improv comedy. Join the Verge cast as they present death-defying live theater with “Improv on the Verge” Monday Nights, at 7 p.m., March 20 and April 10 and 24. Tickets are $7.

‘The Emperor's New Clothes’ The Verge presents Kathryn Schultz Miller's dynamic and fun stage adaptation of the classic story “The Emperor’s New Clothes” at 2 p.m., Saturdays, March 25-April 29. Tickets are $7; the show lasts an hour.

The performance for all ages is packed with action, laughs and magic tricks, all directed by funny man Todd Hoberecht. The story follows Peter the mischievous tailor as he comes up with a sure-fire scheme to embarrass the vain Emperor and make off with a basket of gold. Peter uses his wit and magic to convince

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Ellen Also Hosts Groucho, Domaszewski Offers Painting Uke Virtuoso & More, P. 6 Opportunities for All Ages

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ozeman painter Loretta Domaszewski presents a series of workshops for adults looking to explore self-expression and learn colorful, bold impressionist brushstrokes. She’s also taking registration for her popular children’s Hike. Bike. Art. Summer Camps.

The first adult workshop is Landscape Painting (oil and acrylic) on Tuesdays, April 11-May 9, presenting essential art elements and techniques and the opportunity to learn to paint in a fun, relaxed environment. The morning class is 9 a.m.-noon, the evening class is 5:30-8:30 p.m., and classes are interchangeable. Drop-ins available. All experience levels welcome.

Thursdays April 13-May 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m., she presents an adult Spring Plein Air Prep Workshop for painters looking to freshen their skills and techniques.

Mondays April 10-May 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m., she’ll teach Color Meditation-Intuitive Painting for adults.

For young people, she’ll offer her Hike. Bike. Art. Summer Camps. Visit www.lorettafineart.com/hike-bike-art to see dates and information, and register soon. The camps fill quickly.

For information on the adult workshops, visit www.lorettafineart.com.

Carlos Nunez & Band

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Take Over the Ellen April 1

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fooling. Carlos Nunez is back in Bozeman to rock The Ellen on Saturday, April 1, at 8 p.m. From Spain’s Celtic Galician Coast, he connects that music to the Celtic traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Brittany.

The Chieftains were so impressed with his virtuosity, they invited a young Carlos to record with them for their 1996 album “Santiago.” It won a Grammy, and he won the nickname “the 7th member of The Chieftains.” His debut album that same year, “A Irmandade Das Estrelas,” sold more than 100,000 copies. He’s recorded 10 albums since then.

The master of the gaita, or traditional Galician bagpipe, along with the Galician flute, ocarina, Irish flute and whistle, he has also collaborated with Ry Cooder, Sharon Shannon and Sinead O’Connor. When he made his first major North American tour in 2012, critics called him the “Hendrix of the bagpipes.”

Now he brings his band to town for a night of electrifying music. Critics and fans agree, “No one is more a master of style and unbridled energy in mixing traditional themes with a dynamic original sound.” Tickets are $21.25.

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Shane Center Screens

Award-Winning

Documentary on Antarctica

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he Livingston Film Series presents Werner Herzog’s 2007 documentary “Encounters at the End of the World” at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at the Shane LaLani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., in Livingston.

The film offers his unique perspective on the South Pole as he profiles the Antarctic community living at McMurdo Station, a research center of the National Science Foundation. Released at the Telluride Film Festival and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, the documentary was lauded by critics and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary.

It has a 94 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Praised for its poignant study of the human psyche amid haunting landscapes, “Encounters” profiles researchers who study in the most treacherous conditions, following them on underwater dives, trips to seal camps and treks to volcano ice caves formed by fumaroles. They entertain themselves with outdoor concerts, performance art routines and unusual personal stories.

The movie is preceded by a reception at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free; donations are gladly accepted. Information at theshanecenter.org.

‘Evita’ Opens March 10 in Livingston

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ivingston’s Shane Lalani Center for the Arts presents a community theater production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s explosive musical “Evita” March 10-April 2.

The award-winning show brings to life the passionate persona of Eva Peron, wife of Argentine dictator Juan Peron in the 1940s and 50s. She captivated the nation by championing the working class. The score reflects Latin, jazz and pop influences, while the production creates an arresting theatrical portrait as complex as Evita herself.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays March 10-April 2. Tickets are $18 for adults, $14 for seniors and college students, $10 for youth 17 and younger. Reserve tickets at theshanecenter.org or by calling 406-2221420. The Lalani Center is at 415 E. Lewis St., Livingston. Show sponsors are First Interstate Bank, Don Gimbel and Livingston’s Ace Hardware.

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Registration Opens for August Period Performance Workshop

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re you curious about period performance? Do you love history and music and the stories about them? Baroque Music Montana offers a period practice workshop in Bozeman Aug. 25-27, specifically for modern instrument performers.

Instructors include Bozeman Symphony violin Concertmaster Carrie Krause and members of the I-90 Collective. Attendees must register by May 31 at www.bozemansymphony.org. Visit www.bozemansymphony.org/baroque-music-montana-period-performance-workshop for information. Or email info@ bozemansymphony.org or call 406-585-9774.

The workshop will explore original sources (manuscript scores and first editions, iconography, writing) and their clues for today’s performers; varied articulation; rhetorical, communicative sound; ornamentation and improvisation; and an open, centered, relaxed physical approach to instrument.

Working closely with Baroque Music Montana faculty, participants will use these elements to inspire fresh, invigorated and uniquely personal performances.

Student, amateur and professional players of violin, viola, cello and guitar with at least four years of playing experience and adequate reading skills

may participate. Students must be 14 or older. Wind players, gambists, singers and keyboardists admitted by request. The workshop is limited to 50 participants. Professional players will have a separate class, contingent upon registration. Workshop cost is $150. Private lessons are available upon request at $30 per 30 minutes.

Other faculty members are Adriane Post, violin, founding member of the Diderot String Quartet, specializing in early romantic repertoire, and ensemble in residence at Holy Trinity in New York City and the National Cathedral in D.C.; Paul Dwyer, cello, assistant principal cellist of the Chicago Lyric Opera and the Handel & Haydn Society, Carnegie Hall soloist, Fulbright Scholar and heavy metal cello quartet player; John Lenti, lute and guitar, multi-year winner of the Early Music America/Naxos competition and backbone of leading early music ensembles and major opera companies; and Benedict Williams, special guest lecturer & harpsichord, from the Royal Academy of Music and former chorister at King’s College Cambridge.

The workshop will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 26. W. Babcock St. The church is also the site of the concluding free public performance, from 4-5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 27.

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