Let's Hear It For The Men
Summer is slowly moving in across the valley, bringing with it the return of camping, hiking, biking and more. This season is my favorite of the year!
This month, we are honoring the men in our community: the fathers, veterans, and entrepreneurs who help Bozeman thrive. From Mike Dawkins of Bison & Bear Fine Clothing giving us a lesson on men's fashion, to a focus on mental health programs for men at Warriors and Quiet Waters, this issue reminds us of the important role men play in our collective well-being. When they do better, the world does better. Happy June, and, of course, Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate!
RACHEL JACKSON,
EDITOR
June 2026
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1: Soul Trust Ignite’s Q1 workshop at Kiln 2: A delicious end to the Supper Series at The Old Saloon 3: Sam Barber at The Westerner 4: Big Sky Resort Spring Series under a bluebird sky 5: Arina Billis presents at Last Best Comedy’s Notorious B.O.Z storytelling night 6: The moon over Big Sky Country 7: Bridger Ski Foundation kept the trails open throughout our warm winter!
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Eagle Mount is proud to announce the Bridge to Our Future initiative. Thanks to many generous supporters, this transformational campaign is providing the funding for critical improvements including pool roof replacement and renovations to the Tim & Mary Barnard Aquatics Center, acquiring an additional 19.05 adjacent acres, and essential accessibility improvements to Eagle Mount's campus. Your support will help us complete the pool project this spring. Make a splash ~ for Eagle Mount participants and for our community!
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Weekend Brunch at Gallatin River Lodge
Gallatin River Lodge is excited to launch weekend brunch beginning in May. Join us every Saturday and Sunday from 10am–1pm for a thoughtfully crafted menu featuring Southern-inspired favorites, brunch classics, and elevated lodge-style dishes. Highlights include Chilaquiles, Shrimp & Grits, Buttermilk Pancake Stacks, and Smoked Trout Bagels, alongside handcrafted cocktails and fresh pastries. Brunch at the lodge offers a relaxed, refined dining experience with beautiful Montana views.
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Ressler Motors Teams Up With Meateater
Ressler Chevrolet has partnered with MeatEater to create the ultimate custom hunting rig, built right here in Bozeman. Combining rugged Chevrolet capability with purpose-built upgrades, this one-of-a-kind truck is designed for serious backcountry performance. Local craftsmanship and real-world hunting insight have come together to deliver a vehicle that’s as functional as it is tough: ready for Montana terrain and beyond.
Esteem Health is Moving to a New Location!
Yes, it's true! Esteem Health, along with its partners, is moving across the current parking lot to a new address: 4209 West Main, Suite 2. Once you enter the Esteem Health treatment room, everything will look nearly the same. Dr. Connie Hahn looks forward to welcoming you to her new home! Should you have any questions, wish to schedule a free consultation or an appointment, email drconnie@esteem-health.com. Affordable neuromodulator injections and fillers await you!
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Photography by Rachel Jackson / The Wild Wherever
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THE REAL BATTLE BEGINS AT HOME
WHY
RESTORING PURPOSE FOR VETERANS IS A LEGACY WORTH INVESTING IN
“I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up, after I got out of the Marine Corps,” reflects Frank Kancir, a retired USMC Sergeant. “I just didn’t have that same, I don’t know… drive, buy-in, or whatever it was as I did when I was a Marine. So when I read the description of the [Built for More] program, I was all in.”
As a Built for More participant, Frank Kancir discovered an ability to change. To exist again with purpose. Something he was trying to figure out on his own for years, but until he found Warriors & Quiet Waters’ Built for More program, it wasn’t something he was able to do on his own. “If it wasn’t for Warriors & Quiet Waters, and the many things that this place has done for me, I would would most likely be a statistic at this point in my life.”
The United States military invests thousands of hours into building the Warrior identity with precision, through structure, and unbreakable camaraderie. For those who serve, purpose and mission aren’t optional. They are embedded in every hour of every day.
And then, one day, it’s gone.
Veterans return home to a civilian world that feels unfamiliar, unsteady, and unsupportive. Their identity is stripped away, and this is where the crisis begins.
Veterans transitioning from service struggle at alarming rates because of everything they lose when they leave the military. This loss leads veterans to feel a sense of hopelessness, to suffer from mental health and substance use disorders, and to have an overall lack of investment in their future. These struggles are immense, and have a devastating ripple effect across our nation; breaking families and communities, every single day. This should shake us to the core as a nation, and drive us to demand better for our veterans.
At Warriors & Quiet Waters (WQW), that’s exactly what we are delivering: better programming, proven outcomes, and transformed lives for post-9/11 combat veterans and their loved ones.
We do it by intentionally addressing risk factors that prevent veterans from thriving and building a meaningful future: Pain, sleep problems, physical decline, isolation and relationship problems, and hopelessness. Each phase of our Built for More (BFM) program addresses these risk factors by guiding Warriors to create a thriving life on these six pillars: Security, Connection, Values, Identity, Potential, and Purpose. All rooted in a foundation of Holistic Wellness that addresses mind, body, and spiritual wellbeing.
This work requires time, the right conditions, and incredible support. So WQW developed BFM, from the ground up, to provide all three. BFM is a nine-month, rigorous program that requires real commitment from the veteran participants in order to achieve the outcomes it was designed and proven to deliver.
BFM begins and ends with peak experiences in nature, because time in nature creates the conditions necessary for Warrior participants to successfully grapple with the challenges and opportunities they face post-service. Each BFM track option provides Warriors with a new outdoor skill – fly fishing, archery, hunting, or photography – so they have an outdoor pursuit to bring home. An activity where they can recreate that sense of peace and the quiet mind necessary to do the deep personal work and reflection required in the BFM program.
To address the loss of camaraderie, BFM gives Warriors a new community through an 8-person cohort that goes through the entire journey together. Through volunteers and guides who accompany their two in-person nature experiences. And through our committed staff who, at every level and in every department, are dedicated to delivering a program that changes, and saves, lives.
A thriving, purpose-driven life is something we are blessed to pursue in America. It is something we at WQW believe every veteran deserves, and we are constantly striving to do more, for more veterans. Our strategic plan is to double our program capacity by 2030. With a waitlist of over 1,500 veterans who are looking for the outcomes that BFM delivers, the need is now.
I invite you to learn more about us, and if you’re so inspired, to join our legacy by making an investment in WQW, in BFM, in thriving veterans. Because thriving veterans positively impact every community they touch and inspire future generations to serve. An optimistic and compelling ripple effect that our nation needs.
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THRIVING VETERANS
POSITIVELY IMPACT EVERY COMMUNITY THEY TOUCH AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO SERVE.
Adventure for All
Eagle Mount grows its campus and programs to bring inclusive outdoor experiences to more people
ARTICLE BY RACHEL JACKSON
Photo Credit: Hayden Fonnesbeck
The Heart of Community
Founded in 1982 by General Bob and Mrs. Greta Mathis, Eagle Mount is a non-profit adaptive recreation community providing outdoor opportunities for individuals with disabilities, young people affected by cancer, and their families. Each year, more than 750 individuals are served with the support of 750 volunteers. Eagle Mount has been sharing adventures – skiing, horsemanship, aquatics, camping, rock climbing, kayaking, cycling, art, horticulture, theater and more – that offer freedom, create joy, and develop self-confidence.
“Eagle Mount serves our community and makes all of the wonderful area recreational opportunities available to those who might not otherwise have access,” says Christine Baker, who worked alongside Eagle Mount for almost 20 years in her leadership roles with Big Sky Resort before joining the Eagle Mount board four years ago, eventually becoming board president. “We are consistently providing life-changing opportunities.”
Eagle Mount operates several programs on a recently expanded 40-acre campus, encompassing a horsemanship center, the Tim and Mary Barnard Aquatics Center, a wheelchair-accessible playground and fitness center, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, and other community amenities.
In December 2024, the Barnard Pool closed due to structural issues, and Eagle Mount began a campaign, named The Bridge to Our Future, to raise the critical funds needed to renovate the pool roof, as well as expand and upgrade other campus facilities.
The Bridge to Our Future campaign includes three pillars: 1. Aquatics Center Roof Replacement & Enhancements 1. Campus Expansion 1. Critical Campus Care The majority of the $8 million Bridge to Our Future campaign was funded by generous private donations, Eagle Mount the opportunity to purchase an additional 20 acres of adjacent property last summer, bringing Eagle Mount’s current campus to 40 acres.
The organization has now moved into its final phase and is looking to raise the remaining $400,000 from the Bozeman and Big Sky communities.
Photo credit: Anne Sherwood Photography
“Eagle Mount’s mission is only made possible through the generous support of our community,” says Kevin Sylvester, Eagle Mount’s Executive Director.
Sylvester, who joined Eagle Mount as Executive Director in 2019, had experience volunteering as an adaptive ski instructor in Red Lodge. When he moved to Bozeman several years ago, he was captivated by Eagle Mount’s breadth and scope of services. “We are 100% funded by philanthropy,” he says. “Whether it is making a financial gift to Eagle Mount, businesses sponsoring a program, attending one of our signature events, or helping provide a meal for an oncology camp, Eagle Mount is only made possible because of YOU, our neighbors! And today, Eagle Mount is soaring.”
“It is imperative that we support these individuals and ensure their access into the future. Recreating and building community is so much of why all of us are here and we want to make sure ALL of us have continued access,” says Baker.
Photo credit: Anne Sherwood Photography
Photo provided by Eagle Mount Bozeman
Tim and Mary Barnard Aquatics Center
Of all the exciting developments coming out of this campaign, the Eagle Mount team is overwhelmingly most excited about one thing: the reopening of Barnard Pool in June.
“Eagle Mount has one of the few indoor pools in Gallatin County,” says Sylvester. “Eagle Mount’s pool is kept at 89 degrees to take advantage of all of the therapeutic benefits of a warm saltwater pool. In December 2024 we had to close the pool due to structural issues and safety concerns. It turns out, indoor pools are particularly challenging buildings, especially in harsh climates like Montana. Thinking about those cold winter days when it was -20 degrees outside and 90 degrees inside, I can start to see why. Our building’s problem was warm, moisture-laden air inside driving into the roof panels and causing the entire assembly to rot out. Thankfully, building design and building materials have come a long way in 20 years. We are grateful to take a “belt and suspenders” approach with this new roof assembly, ensuring we won’t have to go through a complete roof assembly replacement for a very long time!”
“Our warm, saltwater pool offers a safe and comfortable place for aerobics participants, Big Sky Kids, young adults and families,” says Kristy Michael, board secretary and volunteer.
Michael first got involved at Eagle Mount while teaching in the public schools. “Our special needs students went skiing with Eagle Mount and the students from the classrooms in our hallway would form a human tunnel to send them off in the morning and welcome them back in the afternoon. It was a powerful show of support for the skiers and their big day. [After that], I started participating and volunteering for the aquatics program, and joined the board of directors many years ago.”
Neal Baggett, board member and program participant, is also especially excited about the pool improvements, “particularly the new family changing room,”
"Eagle Mount’s mission is only made possible through the generous support of our community...It is imperative that we support these individuals and ensure their access into the future."
he says. “That feels like a much-needed improvement and one that will make a real difference for participants and families using the facility.
Baggett first got involved with Eagle Mount as a participant in 2009. After being diagnosed with a neurological condition, he was looking for support recreating in the outdoors. He started with sit-skiing up at Bridger Bowl, and has since participated in cross-country skiing, horseback riding, handcycling, and swimming. He joined the Eagle Mount board in 2015.
“I’m also really excited about the land acquisition,” he says. “As Eagle Mount continues to grow, that gives us more opportunity to expand what we offer and better connect the campus to the community, including things like having the town trails come through the property.”
Continuing Impact
The impact of Eagle Mount’s programs runs deep for its team and participants alike.
Photo provided by Kevin Sylvester
“Eagle Mount has had a huge impact on my life,” says Baggett. “It gave me confidence, adventure, and community at a time when my world felt like it had gotten a lot smaller. It helped me see possibility again. I finished my architecture degree, started my career, and over time kept building a bigger life around recreation and adventure. Eagle Mount helped make my life not only bigger, but deeper. I’m really grateful for what it gave me and glad to give back in any way I can.”
For Michael, the most rewarding part of her work with Eagle Mount has been the smiles and the pride.
“It is overwhelmingly rewarding to see pediatric oncology participants and their families experience camp with Big Sky Kids and be able to interact and enjoy just ‘being kids’ together,” she says. “For a few days, they can lessen their focus on medical issues and just BE. It is also rewarding to see individuals with autism and Down Syndrome grow and develop as athletes and learn leadership skills in a supportive environment.
Eagle Mount founders General Bob and Mrs. Greta Mathis; photo provided by Eagle Mount Bozeman
Whether it is horseback riding, horticulture, theater, cycling, skiing, creative arts or swimming, there are opportunities at Eagle Mount to try new things and gain confidence and independence.”
“There is no better feeling than giving and knowing that you have made a positive difference in someone’s life,” Michael continues. “Eagle Mount offered me a chance to make a difference. By following Eagle Mount’s lead to celebrate abilities, lesson barriers and create community by recreating together as a team, I have been able to better value patience, empathy and the power of giving.”
Sylvester maintains that it’s not possible to have a bad day after interacting with Eagle Mount’s mission.
“Eagle Mount is all good things!” he says. “It’s the joy of seeing our participants enjoying the ski slopes, building muscle tone in our horsemanship program, or gaining confidence and independence in the Barnard Pool! Most of us live in Bozeman or Big Sky because we like moving our bodies outdoors- we like skiing, horses, camping, and more. Eagle Mount is all about opening Bozeman’s backyard to everyone, regardless of their disability.
Eagle Mount is funded completely through private donations, and it is directly due to the support and generosity of donors that thousands of people with disabilities have had meaningful adaptive recreation opportunities.
You can learn more and support the final phase of Eagle Mount’s campaign at eaglemount.org/bridge .
"Eagle Mount is all about opening Bozeman’s backyard to everyone, regardless of their disability."
Photo credit: Heather Thomas
Photo provided by Eagle Mount Bozeman
My Favorite Things
Boots & Suits
A great look that still allows for personality. Pro tip: ditch the wide square-toed boots and go for a snip toe (or something similar like a 7-toe boot from Lucchese).
Loro Piana Storm System Raincoats
I’ve loved a classic rain coat ever since I saw my first Burberry trench. Now to fill that void, I’ve been making all sorts of coats but using one of my favorite fabrics, the Storm System from Loro Piana.
Stretch Knit Blazers
In an era where ‘jacket and jeans’ is prevalent, it makes sense to have a dedicated, more casual blazer. A soft & stretchy knit will be a welcome wardrobe addition (and a perfect travel companion).
Shearling Lined Coats
Ranging from bombers, field jackets, or longer car coats, I think these look so great in a place like Montana and I’m thrilled to be carrying them now amongst my product line.
Linen Blazers/Suits
Don’t be afraid to wear linen! Embrace the wrinkles, and understand linen isn’t made for the board room. It’s a more casual fabric and it’s perfect for spring/summer.
MIKE DAWKINS OF BISON & BEAR FINE CLOTHING
The Perfect Steak
ARTICLE BY CASEY WEBER, TALL GRASS MEAT COMPANY
Nothing describes summer better than a good cookout! And what is a cookout without a good, quality steak and the perfect grilling recipe?
1. Thaw and acclimate the steak. For searing to occur, the proteins in steak need to be heated to at least 310°F. Tossing cold meat onto a hot grill lowers the temperature and can prevent a crust from forming, so it’s important that any frozen steaks are thawed completely before cooking.
2. Salt your steak 30-45 minutes before grilling. This causes the salt to draw moisture from within the steak up to the surface, where it dissolves the salt and creates a brine that gets reabsorbed into the steak where it breaks down tough connective tissues.
3. Oil the grate on the grill, not the steak. Use tongs and a paper towel dipped in vegetable oil to lube your grates.
4. Manage your heat well. Remember that your grill needs to be hot for your steak to get a good sear. But if it’s hot enough to cause your oil to smoke, it’s too hot.
5. Use the 60/40 rule. The best-tasting steaks are seared on both sides and cooked evenly in the middle. The simplest way to do that is to only flip your steak once. The 60/40 rule suggests that 60% of your cook time should be spent on one side, and 40% on the other.
6. Keep the lid closed. It may be tempting to peek, but trust the experts and keep it shut! Opening the lid makes your grill lose heat, which makes steaks cook unevenly.
7. Check for doneness. A meat thermometer will give you the most accurate temperature reading:
• Rare: 120°F
• Medium Rare: 130°F
• Medium: 140°F
• Medium Well: 150°F
• Well: 160°F
8. Let your steak rest. Pull your steaks from the grill once they’re cooked to 5-10 degrees below your target temperature and rest for 10-15 minutes.
ARTICLE BY KIM HILL
GUYS’ GUYS’
Has it been too long since your tribe gathered to rib and one-up each other as only guys can do? To help plan a getaway for just the guys, City Lifestyle gathered an eclectic list of locations offering tons of things to see, do and experience. Here’s hoping the only ribs one will get on this guys’ getaway are the kind to hold in hands while barbecue sauce drips onto shirts.
Scottsdale/Phoenix
There’s no other tournament on the PGA Tour like the Waste Management Phoenix Open and no hole like the legendary 16th, where 20,000 boisterous fans boo the tee shots that miss the green. The other 51 weeks of the year, golfers can play TPC Scottsdale or try one of more than 200 courses in the Scottsdale area, a top golf destination. Another winter event is the BarrettJackson Collector Car Auction. Even if one’s only collector car was a Hot Wheels, it’s a blast to peruse the acres of autos for sale before heading inside to watch the unique or renowned cars crossing the auction block. When it’s time to get moving, the strenuous hike up Camelback Mountain in nearby Phoenix
is a bucket-list item. Need a more moderate trail? Experience the same magic of the majestic saguaro cactus in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.
New Orleans
It’s always a party in New Orleans (NOLA), especially when it comes to festivals, many of them centered around music. Folk to funk, gospel to jazz, zydeco, blues, African and other musical styles are celebrated on the Jazz and Heritage Festival’s 12 stages. If free admission is more desired, don’t miss the French Quarter Festival featuring local musicians and food vendors representing dozens of New Orleans restaurants. Part of the fun of Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo is admiring revelers’ watercraft, some of them homemade just for this festival on the banks of Bayou Saint John. If one of the festivals can’t be attended, there’s still plenty of NOLA live music, particularly the jazz clubs on Frenchmen Street. And when a break from crowds is needed, take a guided swamp tour. Kitschy, yes, but it’s a hoot to cruise around on a swamp buggy while looking for alligators.
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GETAWAYS
GETAWAYS
FOUR GREAT PLACES FOR GROOVES, GRUB AND GAWKING WITH BEST BROS
Bowling Green, Kentucky
“America’s Sports Car” is produced at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, where visitors can join guided tours to observe Corvettes being built and learn the fascinating history of these sexy autos. See examples of all Corvette generations at the National Corvette Museum. And if the need for speed is still felt, a few times a year Xtreme Experience offers driving or ride-along events in exotics like Ferraris or Lamborghinis at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park. After getting all revved up, cool down at Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest known cave system in the world and a World Heritage Site, where guided tours take participants through tunnels humans have used for thousands of years. And after all this touring, the Bowling Green area is the southernmost point in the Kentucky Bourbon Trail of distilleries.
Austin
Live music rules here, with iconic venues such as Antone’s, The Continental Club, the White Horse and hundreds of other locations, from dive bars to big stages. From rock and blues to country and urban, music is heard every night of the week (and many afternoons as well). When guys are hungry, there are tons of barbeque and Tex-Mex joints. Unique food trucks are truly a thing here, with nearly 2,000 food trailers in town. Burn some calories biking or running the Southern Walnut Creek Trail or one of many paved paths. Get out on the water in a kayak, canoe or stand-up paddleboard on Lake Travis or Lady Bird Lake. Take a dip in the historic Barton Springs Pool, where the underground springs keep the water around 68 degrees all year.
AN EXCERPT FROM EPISODE 6 OF SHARE THE LIFESTYLE, A CITY LIFESTYLE PODCAST
Photographer: Brittany Dawn Short
Creative Director: Jen Birn
Stylist: Stephanie Coultress O’Neill
Location: Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin, TX
MIKE JOHNSON HAS BUILT HIS LIFE AROUND ONE QUIETLY RADICAL IDEA: THE STANDARD YOU SET PRIVATELY IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS.
After eight years in the Air Force, a celebrated run on national television, and a health crisis abroad that sent him deep into supply chains and ingredient certifications most founders never touch, the result is Oshun — a luxury ritual brand built on provenance you can trace and integrity you can verify. In an exclusive conversation for the Share the Lifestyle podcast, Mike shares what it actually takes to build something worth putting your name on. Read the highlights below, then scan the QR code for the full episode.
Q: YOU BECAME A FAN FAVORITE ON THE BACHELORETTE AND THEN LEFT THE SPOTLIGHT. YOU MOVED TO MEXICO, LEARNED SPANISH, THEN COSTA RICA, AND BUILT A COMPANY. WHAT DID THAT EXPERIENCE TEACH YOU ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR?
A: “If you’re a good person going in, that shows. If you’re not, that shows too. I also learned that people form this parasocial relationship with you — they assume things about you. When all actuality, different circumstances bring out different parts of who you are. I was on TV trying to find love. The kindness people were showing after felt a bit fake, because they wanted to be a part of something that isn’t who I am individually, but a part of what they saw on TV. And so I had to get away from everybody and everything and the noise.”
THE QUIET STANDARD:
MIKE JOHNSON
“Too many people have prayed for me. So I’ve got to get up and do the walking.”
— Mike Johnson
Q: YOU JOINED THE AIR FORCE RIGHT OUT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE. WHAT WERE YOU ACTUALLY RUNNING TOWARD?
A: “There was something in me that was saying: I’m not living up to my full potential. I was being a follower. My uncle said, ‘What’s going to make you become an adult the fastest?’ I said, obviously, the military. The Air Force broadened my thought process more than anything. We’re so caught up in our own perception — when you learn to understand different people’s perspectives, it adds to you in so many ways.”
Q: WITH OSHUN, YOU OWN YOUR MANUFACTURING, YOU EMPLOY A CHEMIST, EVERY PRODUCT HAS A BATCH NUMBER TRACEABLE TO ITS ORIGIN DATE. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO GO THAT DEEP WITH THE BRAND?
A: “The EU bans 1,100 ingredients in personal care products. The U.S. bans nine. That’s my starting point. Oftentimes, it might be the same ingredient, but it comes from a place where it doesn’t have the highest purity. And 60% of what we put on our skin is absorbed. Every product Oshun makes carries a batch number that goes back to the exact day it was created — I can show you every single supplier, the date, the origin. I own more than one part of the supply chain because that’s the only way I can stand behind what’s in the bottle.”
This conversation is just the beginning. Mike goes deeper into why he’s buying land up north, the family in the Philippines who prayed over his factory floor, and what he’d tell every person ready to stop performing and start building. Scan the QR code for the full, exclusive City Lifestyle interview on the Share the Lifestyle podcast.
MIKE JOHNSON
JUNE 2ND
Women's Leadership Conference
MSU Strand Union Building, 280 Strand Union, Bozeman, MT 59715 | 8:30 AM
The MSU Women’s Leadership Conference is dedicated to empowering women from across Montana and beyond by creating opportunities for connection, mentorship, and professional growth. By bringing together leaders, innovators, and emerging professionals, the conference fosters meaningful dialogue, inspires new perspectives, and strengthens the network of women supporting women. Learn more and register at montana.edu/business/wcoe
JUNE 4TH
Mumford & Sons at Bobcat Stadium
Bobcat Stadium, 1 Bobcat Cir, Bozeman, MT 59718 | 7:00 PM
Mumford & Sons are coming to Bozeman! Long celebrated for their electric live performances, touring has defined Mumford & Sons from the beginning, in shaping their sound, building their global fanbase and fostering their collaborative spirit. Continuing that tradition, the group will kick off their massive North American headline Prizefighter Tour in June. Learn more and buy tickets montana.edu/ brickbreeden/events/mumford_and_sons/index.html.
JUNE 7TH, 14TH, 21ST AND 28TH
Women's Fly Fishing Foundations 4 Week Series
Gallatin River Lodge, 9105 Thorpe Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718 | 4:00 PM
Join Gallatin River Lodge and Lindsay Kocka, founder of Aquila Women's Fly Fishing Academy, for a comprehensive introduction to fly fishing, providing beginner and aspiring anglers with a strong foundation focused on targeting trout. This education-based series will cover introductory topics, including gear, equipment, fly rod anatomy, essential knots, entomology and fly selection, and intro to fly casting. Learn more at aquilaflyfishing.com/courses-and-events
4:30p-7:30p
Wednesday Nights. Montana Style. ��
Enjoy live performances from local talent in Bozeman. Set against stunning views and relaxed Montana charm.
Join us for live music, delicious food, craft cocktails and award wining wines.
Experience summer the way it’s meant to be-- at Gallatin River Lodge!
grlodge.com/event-calendar
JUNE 12TH
Summer Art Walk 2026
Downtown Bozeman | 6:00 PM
Head downtown for Summer Art Walk! Participating businesses will feature local artists and often provide hors d’oeuvres and complimentary refreshments to the visiting community members. All business participants and their monthly featured artists are available on the Downtown Bozeman website: downtownbozeman.org
JUNE 13TH
Eagle Mount's Western Rendezvous
Eagle Mount, 6901 Goldenstein Ln Bozeman, MT 59715 | 5:00 PM
Eagle Mount’s entire campus is transformed into a western setting for this family-friendly gathering to kick off summer! Enjoy an evening with families engaging in various kids’ activities, family-style barbecue, raising your paddles to support our mission in the live auction and cash call, and kicking up your boots to live music from the one and only Western Skies. Learn more at eaglemount.org/event/western-rendezvous
JUNE 13TH
Repair Faire at Studio Wheelhouse
Studio Wheelhouse, 10 Evergreen Dr Ste B, Bozeman, MT 59715 | 1:00 PM
Repair Fair is a day for celebrating the act of fixing our most used items, instead of buying new or throwing away. This year's Repair Faire will include live repair stations, live repair demonstrations/ workshops, and a trade show with repair focused businesses. Learn more and RSVP at studiowheelhouse.com/event-details/repair-faire-2
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