Calling all hunters! Whether you bow hunt or rifle hunt, this series is for you! Hunting requires various skills and movements, that many of us to do not do or practice on a regular basis. Examples include: -Hiking quietly with a pack on over uneven, varied terrain and sloped surfaces -Crossing fence lines, down trees […]
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 […]
FREE: Latin Music Dance Party - Cumbias, Reggaeton, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia Norteñas Upstairs: Power Room. Lewis & Clark Brewery. We will have 3 1/2 hours of curated Latin Music songs for you. There will be a cumbia, salsa, reggaeton, norteñas, and banda songs. You don’t have to know the language, you just have to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]