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Where we build the magazine... With all the cherished Bozeman history, the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture is one of my dearest. The squeaky wooden floors, original maple, are charming, at least until I start pacing in my office and the Executive Director is writing complex grants in her office located directly under my humble space on the second floor. The Executive Director, Susan DensonGuy, is wonderful and completely committed to the staff, offices, and cultural supporters that help the Emerson maintain its wonderful community contribution. I’ll try to keep it down… Emerson was coincidingly impacted by the effects of the (hopefully, only) pandemic of our living generations. They managed to safely maintain the children's summer camps, but they are proud to announce that adult education is coming back with gusto and is already booked to nearly the level it was before the pandemic. We did a story on Emerson this month, which led to great reconnections with my neighbors, and some new relationships that had not yet come from “walking the halls”. The Emerson is centrally located in Bozeman, and there is considerably good parking. This is even when I am writing this in February, when our downtown streets, south of Main, are for the most part, one lane. We will do another story on Emerson this year when we can get some opportunity with the green grass and the exceptional downtown foliage in our photos. We want to share the entrenched Bozeman specific history of Emerson. This is due to the local community that saw its potential and made it a reality. The journey of the Emerson is right in line with the potential for the landscape that John Bozeman, originally recognized. Any invitation to Emerson is a humble offering to be part of what Bozeman is, has been, and will become. Help us find that path, by being part of it. I would be remiss to not reach back to my Montana rancher roots and talk about the weather. We had a lot of snow from time to time this year, and with our cold spells, alternating with warm days, I am personally ready to feel a March Chinook wind, blowing in and clearing our roads. They are getting a bit narrow at the moment. Some of the ice potholes showing up are exceptional, and remind us of how we choose our vehicles up here. B R E N T R FJ E L D H E I M , P U B L I S H E R @BOZEMANCIT YLIFEST YLE

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RAVEN RŌSHI, an original soulful, indie folk music led by singer-songwriter Charles Wolf Drimal of Bozeman. A liberated mind of the Zen master, enchanted landscapes, lost lovers, social renegades, and mischievous mountain sages dance through lyrics. Sometimes performing solo acoustic, or as a duo, and other times as an electric quartet. Pine Creek Lodge, 2496 E. River Road, Livingston on April 29th from 11am-1pm.

Bozeman Health Foundation Hospitality Gala: A Silver Celebration Bozeman Health Foundation celebrates 25 years of impact at its annual Hospitality Gala on April 29th at Montana State University’s SUB ballrooms beginning at 6 pm. This year’s black-tie event will feature a plated dinner, a signature 25-year anniversary signature silver cocktail, silent and live auctions, a live-drive match for cash donations and surprise entertainment. Tickets available at bhf.givesmart.com for $150 each with tables seating up to 10 guests per table for $1500.

Tours for Tots This series of tours and classes examines different areas of the museum with an early education focus. Each program offers kids a chance to ask questions with a hands-on activity and art project. Registration is not required, but please email visitMOR@montana.edu in advance to arrange your visit. Included with membership or admission cost. For ages 3 – 5 April 11th & 25th from 1-2pm, Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman.

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EVERYONE’S WELCOME AT EMERSON CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ARTICLE BY MALA SHEA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY 406 PHOTO

Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture located at 111 South Grand Avenue in Bozeman is a popular and primary source for celebrating arts and culture in southwest Montana. The Emerson is a uniquely organized and structured nonprofit. This unique structure has established a healthy business model based on multiple revenue streams public space and studio rentals, grants & foundations, and private donors. The Emerson is led by an exceptional Board of Directors and dedicated staff ensures that participation and creative expression of arts for all ages and genres thrives in this historic setting. Currently, the Emerson holds 58 business tenants with Bozeman City Lifestyle Magazine being one of them, several galleries representing about 200 artists, public spaces available for concerts, dances, church services, private gatherings, and exhibits. The Emerson Center for Arts and Culture offers arts education for all ages and summer camps for children ages 5-12. As the main hub for arts in the southwestern Montana area, it’s exciting to know that Emerson turns 30 this coming May. Adult education started back up again this past January, following a long hiatus during COVID 19 in March

of 2020. The public is welcome to sign up for classes in ceramics, drawing/painting, pottery, and jewelry making. The Emerson’s RAD Metals studio will open this spring. The new $50,000 studio will be the first jewelry studio open to the entire community. The studio will serve up to 12 students/class and offer a wide variety of metals classes. All three of Emerson's public spaces bustle with activity. During the 2021/22 season the Emerson hosted just over 600 events. The activity in this 105-year-old building helps illustrate just how important Emerson is to the entire community. The theater is spectacular, and houses all sorts of performances that enrich our lives, from children's plays, to independent performances, you can always find something on the calendar to brighten an afternoon or evening. Everyone is welcome at Emerson, that means EVERYONE! The summer classes for children endured through the pandemic and the adult classes coming back once again brings all into the fold. Feel free to walk the halls, visit with local artists, musicians and local businesses that chose to locate in Emerson because they all thrive on community involvement. Attend the CONTINUED >

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shows, grab a slice at Sidewall pizza, stop into the Artists Gallery, or down the hall at Rod Zullo’s studio to see some spectacular sculpture, done right here in Bozeman. “The Verge Theater” relocated to the Emerson in 2022. Verge Theater has been around for 25 years. In order to move into the Emerson’s Galleria Hall, Verge Theater developed a new business model. They became a gallery by day and a theater by night! Performances in the Verge allow the audience to be in the middle of all of the action. The Beast of Bozeman launched in February and March, this community event was designed to support local performing artists and give them an opportunity to shine on the big stage. In its inaugural year just under 50 acts auditioned. Twenty-five acts performed in two semifinal shows and only 15 made it to the finale. Emerson has substantial history in Bozeman, it was a public school from 1918 - 1992, designed by local architect, Fred Wilson, who also designed the Wilson Building where the Bozeman Symphony performs. It is rumored that Eric, the Building Manager of the Emerson, has the original blueprints for the Emerson. We will be looking for those in the “History of the Emerson” story we will do later this year. About the creaky floors in the publisher's letter this month, we have heard from a kindergarten teacher that taught at Emerson and he assures us there were many little feet that traversed these halls over the years, which adds to the charm of the creaks everyone hears as they wander the buildings original maple floors that we cherish as tenants. There is history in this building that can only be appreciated by walking the halls, and meeting the wonderful creative minds you will find there.

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The Bozeman Symphony has a very specific mission: To engage, unite and uplift the human experience in Montana through music and the arts. Marketing director Jennah Applebaum tells the public for a full experience on the background of the symphony, they should read Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley, by author Phyllis Smith, who shares the beginning of the Bozeman Symphony and their first performance in 1910 at the Gem Theater. Following performances at the Gem Theater, the Symphony would go on to perform at the Ellen Theatre. The present version of the Bozeman Symphony was established on January 11th, 1968 as an outgrowth of the earlier Montana State University Symphony Orchestra, and currently, Willson Audition is primarily where the performances are held. Jennah

has been with the symphony since June and hails from Oklahoma City where she worked as a band director and elementary music teacher. Her husband won the trombone audition last January and fell in love with Bozeman while flying back and forth for concerts, so taking the position at the symphony made perfect sense. One of the things she is really excited about is the new marketing campaign which starts in May and will be the biggest of the year. “Right now it’s a secret, but we will be doing our reveal of the upcoming season and making sure our community and neighboring communities learn about the exciting season we have ahead! I can’t talk about it yet, but I am very excited about the music we’ll be presenting next season!” For the remainder of this season she is especially excited about the season finale on June 10

and 11: Mahler’s “Titan” Symphony No. 1 and Simone Porter. The Bozeman Symphony is also very much involved in community events and sponsors programs such as the Far Afield program and a variety of children’s concerts. The Far Afield program was established in 1992, taking Bozeman Symphony chamber ensembles (smaller groups, usually of 4 or 5 musicians) to rural communities to present free performances. It enables the audience to see, hear, and feel the music being created live. And family concerts have been a tradition for 28 years and have finally returned since the COVID19 pandemic. “We are thrilled to be able to bring these back, and look forward to continuing them,” Jennah said. “We’re also hoping to expand in this area by developing new children’s programming as well as CONTINUED >

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THE BOZEMAN SYMPHONY HAS A VERY SPECIFIC MISSION: TO ENGAGE, UNITE AND UPLIFT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN MONTANA THROUGH MUSIC AND THE ARTS. increasing outreach and partnerships for our 4th-grade concert series.” The symphony also has a new music director as of 2020, Mr. Norman Huynh. “Norman is amazing,” Jennah said. “ If you’ve come to one of our concerts, you know how charismatic he is! He is genuinely just as warm and kind behind the scenes as he is on the stage. He cares enough to get to know every musician and staff member and even goes out into the lobby after concerts to meet audience members and thank them for coming- that is a rare quality in a music director. Not to mention, he is an amazing talent! He rehearses the orchestra masterfully and guest conducts in big symphonies all over the country. We are extremely lucky to be his home symphony!” For those looking to get involved with the symphony on a volunteer basis there are four main ways to contribute: Selling rush tickets, volunteering at concerts, volunteering in the office, and hanging posters around town. And, volunteers receive the perk of free concert attendance! • “Volunteering for rush ticket sales is a great way to engage with younger music enthusiasts at MSU,” Jennah said. “As a

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It’s quarter to nine on Saturday, and Cassie Colombo is still smiling as she welcomes the last customers of the night. Lured in by the aroma of homemade pizzas and pastas, or maybe just the certitude of deliciousness, customers flow into Colombo’s Pizza and Pasta at a steady pace, for lunch and dinner seven days a week. The family-owned and -operated pizzeria has been a fixture of Bozeman life for nearly 40 years. Joe and Janet Colombo bought Karl Mark’s Pizza on 1003 West College Street, changing the name in 1987. Over time the Colombos have made a name for themselves as a friendly, delicious pizza stop with something for everyone. Their daughter Cassie owns Colombo’s today, and it’s still hopping. Chasing Montana’s fly-fishing prospects, the Colombos moved to Bozeman from Beatrice, Nebraska, in 1977, with their 2.5 kids (Cassie had not quite arrived yet). After a stint of running The Old World Deli on Main Street with another local family, they bought the pizzeria in 1985. Joe Colombo grew up outside Long Island, New York, and had relatives in the pizzeria business, which was helpful for sharing recipes and tips. His kids grew up at Colombo’s – both playing and working. “I would refill napkins, bus tables, get in the way,” Cassie reported. “On Friday nights, the whole family would work.” As for the food, one hardly knows where to begin. Personally, I would be satisfied if the menu only held pizza, salad, and garlic bread. The crusts are crispy, the marinara tangy, the traditional salad bar is thankfully back post-COVID, and a meal could be made out of the garlic bread alone, with its crunchy buttery shell, hints of parmesan, and squishy center.

But one can also find hot and cold sub sandwiches, ravioli and manicotti, meatballs, calzones, and pesto crostini. The baked ziti and eggplant parmesan have no competition in Bozeman whatsoever. One of the most popular orders is the weekday lunch special: a slice and trip to the salad bar. Gluten-free pizza options are available, there’s a proper local beer and wine selection, fountain sodas, and locally-made cookies if you somehow have room left. “Everything we can make in-house, we do,” explained Cassie. “We make our sausage here, our meatballs, and I bake the bread from scratch every morning.” The building in which Colombo’s resides has seen some changes over the years. The 66-yearold structure was originally called “West Gate Village” and is considered Bozeman’s first strip mall. At different times, it has housed a ski shop, a saloon, a photo shop, and a greasy spoon. In more recent memory, the building has also been home to the second iteration of Bozeman’s Food Co-op, an eye clinic, a VHS rental store called Video Rodeo, three frozen yogurt shops, a Verizon store, a skateboard shop and, soon, a new tap room! Cassie and her husband Seth now own the building and have expanded the restaurant to include more restrooms and more games in the arcade room, dubbed Joe’s Fun Zone. The Zone holds standing arcade games, a Ms. Pac-Man table, a custom Mario Brothers machine with the Colombo’s logo, skee ball, a juke box, and gumball machines. On a typical evening, a line forms at the counter, where patrons wait patiently for their turn to order. Johnny Cash tunes play in the background, mixing with the sounds of conversation, laughter, the TV, and video game pings. Nearly everyone CONTINUED >

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The culture of Colombo’s attracts customers who keep coming back, because we know it’s one of Bozeman’s greatest gems. who walks through the door gets a personal greeting from Cassie, who seems to know each person by name. “My customers are pretty great,” she said, smiling. “I’m very lucky – I get to know the best of Bozeman.” Not surprisingly, the Colombo family has always deeply valued a sense of community. They are supporters of local clubs and schools; a portion of the sales proceeds go to Longfellow and Irving elementary schools a couple nights a month, and they plan to start doing this with the Bozeman Children’s Academy soon.

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“This community has seen us through so much – we’re so honored to be a part of it,” said Cassie. “It’s important to us that people feel welcome in here.” And welcome we do feel, whether it’s cheery college energy on a rowdy Cat game day, a quiet Sunday pick-up order, a date night, or a multi-generational family celebrating a birthday. The culture of Colombo’s attracts customers who keep coming back, because we know it’s one of Bozeman’s greatest gems.

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Shook Twins with Daniel Rodriquez of Elephant Revival

T HE FILLIN G STATION | 8 :00 P M Shook Twins, a folk band formed in 2004. Katelyn and Laurie Shook are famous for their style of music incorporating acoustic instruments including banjo, guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel, and their signature golden egg. Daniel is known for his debut as an EP titled Your Heart, The Stars, The Milky Way.

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The Gloves Off Gala

KIMPTON ARMORY HOTEL BAL L R O O M | 6 :0 0 P M The Gloves Off Gala is scheduled for April 15th at 6pm in the Kimpton Armory Hotel Ballroom. Tickets are $200 which includes dinner, souvenirs, silent and live auction, games, and a world class keynote speaker, Jeremy Roenick. Contact Jeff Moore for tickets and table sponsorship at Jmoore@gallatinice.org or call 406-223-5885.

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Two-Day How-To Llama Seminar

GALLATIN COUN TY FAIR G R OU NDS | 1 0 :0 0 A M This Seminar is at the Indoor Arena in the Gallatin County Fairgrounds, April, 15 & 16th, 10am-2 pm. The event is 3-7 pm offering a dinner for registered guests. Followed on Sunday with introduction to guided trips where you will learn llamas’ history, and how to rent llamas out in the backcountry. 16 available slots. www.montanallamaguides.com , $325/$275.

Bozeman’s Farmers’ Market

GALLATIN COUN TY FAIR G R OU NDS , 9 0 1 N. B L AC K , B OZE MA N, MT 5 9 7 1 8 What began ten years ago as a small group of farmers huddled together outside selling winter veggies is now a thriving market with a bounty of local vegetables and farm products. Area farmers have worked hard to increase the amount of fresh greens and the variety of vegetables throughout the year. Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N Black, April 15th & 29th.

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3 Incredible places to (literally) sleep under the stars

It’s always magical to spend a night sleeping under the stars. In decades past, adventure seekers have packed the SUV or camper with tents and gear for ‘roughin’ it’ in the great outdoors. But the swanky and exploding category of luxury outdoor hotel is something to investigate for an unforgettable, next-level experience. For those who prefer glamping rather than pitching their own tent fireside, here are a few options that incorporate sweeping views and a unique opportunity for travelers to be more authentically embedded in the landscape of the place they’re visiting. These resorts have bucket list-worthy rooms that capture the best of both the luxury resort experience and the outdoors. Whether you crave the dry heat of the remote Utah desert or the luminous beauty of the Northern Lights, we’ve curated a short list of some places you *must* check out.

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Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, Finland These arctic igloos make Urho Kekkonen National Park look like a dreamy winter wonderland. Snuggle up inside the glassroofed globe and watch the dancing northern lights overhead. Get immersed in the world of northern lights, midnight sun and other miracles of this world-renowned arctic resort. Just bundle up before stepping outside – temperatures can drop to -22 degrees!

Pacuare Lodge, Costa Rica This jungle hideaway is so out there, you have to whitewater raft down a river or ride a gondola to get there. A network of hanging bridges connect the villas, which have thatched roofs, plantation teak wood floors, rattan furniture and private plunge pools. In the evening, zip 400 feet down a cable for a meal at the Nest, a platform at the top of a ceiba tree, then take a night-time stroll along romantic pathways lit by candles and lanterns.

Amangiri, Utah In southern Utah, Amangiri is a five star resort perfect for an adventurous weekend in the desert. However, it is the simple rooms built to emphasize the beauty of Canyon Point that truly make it an incredible place to stay. Each suite has an outdoor lounge and fireplace with private pools or rooftop terraces available too. Don’t miss a dip in the ‘gram-worthy pool, which wraps around the landscape’s curved dunes and arid plateaus.

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