New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
Explore the colorful history of Helena’s prominent brewery scene and historic red-light district during this downtown walking tour beginning at legendary Reeder’s Alley. Stories of entrepreneurial Brewmeisters and madams divulge the rise and fall of Helena’s underworld that will excite, surprise, and inform a forgotten history of the capital. One free beer from Blackfoot Brewery! […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
Explore the colorful history of Helena’s prominent brewery scene and historic red-light district during this downtown walking tour beginning at legendary Reeder’s Alley. Stories of entrepreneurial Brewmeisters and madams divulge the rise and fall of Helena’s underworld that will excite, surprise, and inform a forgotten history of the capital. One free beer from Blackfoot Brewery! […]
Join the Holter for a happy hour with paint! With a drink in one hand and a paintbrush in the other, create a masterpiece while enjoying a social evening of painting! An artist-instructor will walk participants through blending and mixing colors, styles of brushstroke and other ingenious ways to capture texture using paint, all in […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
Join an expert birder on Saturday mornings at 7:30am and go bird watching in the Helena area. Typically, it is a 2+ hour trip. Family friendly and any birder level welcome. Free. Call Birds & Beasleys after Wednesday and see where the group is going that Saturday. 406-449-0904
Every step tells a story on this tour of Helena’s historic Last Chance Gulch. Discover the vibrant history of a rowdy mining camp turned capital city told through the complex legacies of downtown Helena’s spectacular buildings. From wooden cabins to brick jewels, you will hear stories of crime, corruption, and community spirit that transformed Helena […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
Every step tells a story on this tour of Helena’s historic Last Chance Gulch. Discover the vibrant history of a rowdy mining camp turned capital city told through the complex legacies of downtown Helena’s spectacular buildings. From wooden cabins to brick jewels, you will hear stories of crime, corruption, and community spirit that transformed Helena […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
Our book this month is Footprints on the Heart by Jean Naggar. Please RSVP to [email protected] if you'd like to join. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month, so if you can't join us this time, mark your calendar for next month! You can join anytime, even if you haven't been to previous […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
Montana author Ednor Therriault reads selections and shares stories from his new book, Big Sky, Big Parks. Where better to celebrate the release of this Montana book than the Montana Book Company? Join us at Montana's loudest bookstore Thursday evening.
Montana has long held the reputation of being the bastion of organized labor in the Rocky Mountains, seeing the birth of its first union in 1866. Organized labor helped build the Montana we know and love today, but included some rascals, scoundrels, and criminals along the way. Join Montana Historical Society's State Archivist Rich Aarstad […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
Join an expert birder on Saturday mornings at 7:30am and go bird watching in the Helena area. Typically, it is a 2+ hour trip. Family friendly and any birder level welcome. Free. Call Birds & Beasleys after Wednesday and see where the group is going that Saturday. 406-449-0904
New York International Children’s Film Festival presents: Celebrating Black Stories! In this Kid Flicks program, Black stories take the spotlight to highlight films that share the joy, determination, resilience, and complexity of being Black and young. These short films from around the world are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. […]
Carnival Classic is a city-wide celebration of public education and kick-off to the new school year. It's also a chance for school groups to raise funds for their activities! Treats, fun and games!
Monday Soapbox for September 11th. Get to know American Prairie, with Pete Geddes, Vice President, and Mike Cooney as moderator. 6 PM
A special celebration honoring the USS Montana Committee for instilling the U.S. Navy’s newest submarine with a sense of place, history, and culture – reflecting Treasure State’s heritage and values – is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Montana Capitol Rotunda. At the celebration, the Montana Historical Society Board of Trustees […]
Come hear the Magpie Drummers & Singers, meet photographer Lea Frye, have some cake and ice cream, and get a free book! Along with the evening's festivities is an artist reception sponsored by the Lewis & Clark Library Foundation for Helena photographer Lea Frye, whose stunning wildlife photography is currently on display and on sale […]
Participants will get their hands dirty making a beautiful terrarium out of a selection of materials such as moss, rocks, and succulent plants during this class. Details: September 16th 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM $50.00 Open to all- kids under the age of 16 need to be accompanied by an adult.
Cirrus, cumulus, stratus, oh my! Explore different types of clouds and make a cloud in a bottle. TinkerLabs are walk-up, interactive science experiments for families to engage in science. They occur Saturdays from 12:30-2:30pm and are free to members and to non-members with paid admission.
Join us for a Candle Making class with Copper Mountain Candle Co! Choose from multiple vessels and pick from different projects in studio to make while your candle sets!
Students will create a small square bottomed basket with a variety of basketry techniques (plaited base, weaving the sides, twining, lashing a rim, creating and wrapping side handles) using dyed and natural reed. Emphasis will be on basic structure, techniques and construction of a basket and creating your own unique piece. Each piece will be […]
Savory Bakes Start Here. For those who love the savory but maybe could do without the sweet. This cake decorating class replaces the sugar and spice with mayonnaise, crème fraiche, and cream cheese. We'll learn to make rosettes out of vegetables and practice our piping skills with creamy savory goodness! Tap into your groovy self […]
Although many people today think of public lands as an American birthright, their very existence was at one point in doubt. Join Montana-based author John Clayton on a journey to discover an origin story for public lands. Copies of his book “Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America’s Public Lands” will […]
We often talk about showing mercy or forgiving those who have harmed us as something noble, praiseworthy, perhaps even necessary or required in order to behave well. But this has by no means always been the case: the ancient Romans, for example, often saw the bestowal of mercy or clemency as a sign of tyranny […]
Engineer a small rocket – launch, test, and redesign! TinkerLabs are walk-up, interactive science experiments for families to engage in science. They occur Saturdays from 12:30-2:30pm and are free to members and to non-members with paid admission.
Tickets are now on sale for the Montana Learning Center's annual fundraising event, An Evening Under the Stars.
State History enthusiasts are invited to gather on Sept. 28-30 for the 50th annual Montana History Conference at the Delta Colonial Hotel in Helena – the same location they convened for the first time in 1974. With this year’s “Building on the Past” theme, we’ll bridge the past, present, and future through lectures, panel and […]
Myths—inspired stories which relate “things which never happened at any particular time, but which always are,” in one ancient author’s memorable phrase—have played an important role in wisdom traditions around the world. But the role of myth is often woefully misunderstood in our contemporary society, where myths are seen as mere fiction, falsehood, or silly […]
The theme of the pow wow is "Honor The Children". One of the organization's missions is to help teach Native American youth the many traditions of Native American culture and to share this with their peers to create a better understanding between Native and non-Natives. Children are involved in all of our functions which included […]
Join the Holter for a happy hour with clay! With a drink in one hand and some mud in the other, create a masterpiece while getting messy with friends, family, […]
The theme of the pow wow is "Honor The Children". One of the organization's missions is to help teach Native American youth the many traditions of Native American culture and to share this with their peers to create a better understanding between Native and non-Natives. Children are involved in all of our functions which included […]