JUNE
Story Time — Parmly Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway. Mon. 12:30-1; Tues. 10:30-11; Wed.
10:30-11, 12:30-1; Thurs. 10:30-11. 657-8257.
Fridays... Videos for 3-6 year olds, 10:30-11 a.m., Parmly Billings Library, 510 N.
Broadway, 657-8257
7 Nights a Week... Karaoke and Live Poker, Crystal Lounge, 101 N. 28th, 259-0010
Current Exhibits:
• Billings Logan Inernational Airport, 1901 Terminal Circle:
Sky, Wind, World Kite Exhibit
• Western Heritage Center, 2822 Montana Ave., 256-6809:
Through Dec. 31...“We’re Making History: Billings First 125 Years,” Main Gallery
Through June 28... The Story of the 1937 Flood: Billings’ Greatest Natural Disaster, Lower Level Community Gallery
• Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St.; 256-6804:
Through June 8... Perpetual Motion: Paintings and Works on Paper by Jean Arnold
Through June 15... I’m Hunting Myself: The Unattainable Prize, a collaborative installation by Rollin
Beamish and Andrew Schell
June 15-October 26... Works by Richard Swanson
Ongoing Exhibits:
• Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St.; 256-6804:
A Western Icon: The Stories and Illustrations of Will James and Bronzes by his
friend Charles M. Russell
• Yellowstone County Museum, 1950 Terminal Circle, 256-6811:
Utilizing Wildlife Exhibit; Native American Exhibits
26 Alive After Five Party, at The Carlin, 5-8 p.m.
26 Telescope Workshop, 7-8:30 p.m., 3rd floor meeting room, Parmly Billings
Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
26 Thursday Night Series Motocross, 5 p.m., Billings Motorcycle Club, off South
Billings Blvd, I-90 Exit 447, on Old Blue Creek Road
27 Montana Avenue Live, on the Stillwater Stage, next to The McCormick, 2419
Montana Ave.
27 Big Sky Reining Competition, MetraPark Super Barn
27-28 Yellowstone Highland Games, ZooMontana, RMC, Billings
27-28 Bebob with Aesop, $8, Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m., Venture Theatre, 2317
Montana Ave., 245-5581 or 591-9535
28 Short Track Night Race, 4 p.m., Billings Motorcycle Club, off South Billings
Blvd, I-90 Exit 447, on Old Blue Creek Road
28 Alberta Bair Theater Gala 2008, An Evening with Lily Tomlin, 7 p.m., 3rd & Broadway downtown; 256-6052
28 BMP Speedway - Late Model, Modified, Super Stock, & Street Stock, gates open 6 p.m., race time 7 p.m., Billings Motorsports Park, Highway 87 N. to Roundup
28-29 4x4 Top Truck Challenge, Registration 7-9 a.m., race time 10:30 a.m.,
Billings Motorsports Park Off Road, Highway 87 N. to Roundup, 861-8788
JULY
Story Time — Parmly Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway. Mon. 12:30-1; Tues. 10:30-11; Wed.
10:30-11, 12:30-1; Thurs. 10:30-11. 657-8257.
Wednesdays... Farmers Market: Laurel (thru 9/24)
Fridays... Videos for 3-6 year olds, 10:30-11 a.m., Parmly Billings Library, 510 N.
Broadway, 657-8257
Saturdays.. Farmers Market: Downtown Billings (7/19-10/4)
7 Nights a Week... Karaoke and Live Poker, Crystal Lounge, 101 N. 28th, 259-0010
Current Exhibits:
• Billings Logan International Airport, 1901 Terminal Circle:
Sky, Wind, World Kite Exhibit
• Western Heritage Center, 2822 Montana Ave., 256-6809:
Through Dec. 31...“We’re Making History: Billings First 125 Years,” Main Gallery
July 3-Sept. 19... Montana Ghost Towns: The Photography of Denes G. Istvanffy,
Community Gallery
• Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St.; 256-6804:
Through October 26... Works by Richard Swanson
July 1-October 31... Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and
Place, opening reception July 3 with annual meeting
July 4-October 15... Gifts to Montana: The Legacy of Miriam Sample, opening
reception July 3 with annual meeting
Ongoing Exhibits:
• Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St.; 256-6804:
A Western Icon: The Stories and Illustrations of Will James and Bronzes by his
friend Charles M. Russell
• Yellowstone County Museum, 1950 Terminal Circle, 256-6811:
Utilizing Wildlife Exhibit; Native American Exhibits
1 Spanish Conversation Group, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 3rd floor meeting room, free, Parmly
Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
1-3 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Great Falls, 7:05 p.m.,
Dehler Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North 27th St., ticket info 252-1241
3 Test and Tune, Dash for Cash, gates open 5 p.m., staging 7 p.m., Yellowstone
Drag Strip, off Hwy 3, 3.5 mi. west of Acton
3 BASH Meeting 9 a.m., MetraPark Yellowstone Room
3-5 4th of July Celebration, Centennial, Street Dance, Chief Joseph Run, Parade,
Fireworks, Arts & Crafts, All Class Reunion, Laurel
4-6 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Helena (4th & 6th 4:05 p.m., 5th 7:05 p.m.,) Dehler Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North
27th St., ticket info 252-1241
4-6 Watchtower Society Annual Meeting, MetraPark Rimrock Auto Arena
4-6 Fri. Top Gun Shootout/Double Bracket & Junior Dragster O’Reilly Challenge; Sat. Field of Dreams Classic, Quick 16 - Double Bracket, Jet
Cars, Ed Jones Wheelstanding, Stagecoach - Nostalgia, gates open 1 p.m.,
staging 3 p.m.; Sun. Field of Dreams Classic, Quick 16, Double Bracket, gates
open 7:30 a.m., staging 9:30 a.m., Yellowstone Drag Strip, off Hwy 3, 3.5 mi. west of Acton
5 The “Crow Lodge” family, 7 p.m., Pictograph Cave State Park summer program, I-90 Exit 452 at
Lockwood, 6 miles south on Coburn Rd.
5 BMP Speedway - Sprint Cars, Modified, Super Stock, Hobby Stock, and Junior Stock
- gates open 6 p.m., race time 7 p.m., Billings Motorsports Park, Highway 87 N. to Roundup
9 Business After Hours, One Source Lighting, 5-7 p.m., 605 24th St. W.
9 Unmask the Inner You (Part 1), teen summer program, make a papier mache mask,
2 p.m., 3rd floor meeting room, free, Parmly Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway,
657-8257
10 Alive After 5, featuring The Jared Stewart Band, at the Rex, 5-8 p.m.
10 St. John’s Summer Concert Series, featuring Shuffle Bums, on the lawn at St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, 3940 Rimrock Road, 655-5668
11 Freaky Friday Films: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 3rd floor meeting room,
2 p.m., free, Parmly Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
11 Fix @ Six, featuring The 7th Avenue Band, free concert series at the Sports
Page, 6-10 p.m.
11 Montana Avenue Live, featuring John Pierce, gates open 8 p.m., concert starts
9 p.m., on the Stillwater Stage, next to The McCormick, 2419 Montana Ave.,
697-6975
11 Friday Night Street Legal & Top Comp, gates open 5 p.m., staging 7 p.m., Yellowstone Drag Strip, off Hwy 3, 3.5 mi. west of Acton
11-13 Yellowstone Boat Float, Livingston to Laurel
12 BMP Speedway - Modified, Super Stock, Street Stock, and Junior Stock - gates
open 6 p.m., race time 7 p.m., Billings Motorsports Park, Highway 87 N. to Roundup
12-13 Rimrock Opera: Summer Opera - Pops Concert, Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.,
at Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 671-2214
12-13 SummerFair, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Rocky Mountain College Football Field,
admission $2 adults, $1 kids, $5 families
14 Meet Author Bonnie Nester, author of “Moments This Good,” to discuss her experiences with her mother and Alzheimer’s, 7 p.m., 3rd floor meeting room, free, Parmly Billings Library, 510 N.
Broadway, 657-8257
16 Unmask the Inner You (part 2), teen summer program, decorate the mask you
made July 9, 2 p.m., 3rd floor meeting room, free, Parmly Billings Library, 510
N. Broadway, 657-8257
16-18 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Ogden, 7:05 p.m., Dehler
Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North 27th St., ticket info 252-1241
17 Alive After 5, featuring The Longtime Lonesome Dogs, at Pug Mahon’s, 5-8 p.m.
17 High Noon Lecture Series: Leadership in a Time of War, by Chuck Tooley,
former Billings Mayor, 12-1 p.m., Western Heritage Center, 2822 Montana Ave.,
256-6809
17 St. John’s Summer Concert Series, featuring Darden Smith, on the lawn at St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, 3940 Rimrock Road, 655-5668
17-19 Downtown Billings Crazy Days
17-19 West Side Story, Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or 591-9535
18 Montana Avenue Live, featuring Marc Cohn gates open 8 p.m., concert starts 9
p.m., on the Stillwater Stage, next to The McCormick, 2419 Montana Ave.,
697-6975
18 Fix @ Six, featuring Soul Brat, free concert series at Fiddlers Green, 6-10
p.m.
18-19 Fri. Junior Dragster Test and Tune, gates open 5 p.m., staging 7 p.m.;
Sat. ET Brackets, Team YDS Points Race, Land of Leaders, gates open 1 p.m.,
staging 3 p.m., Yellowstone Drag Strip, off Hwy 3, 3.5 mi. west of Acton
18-20 Big Sky State Games, 18th Opening Ceremonies at 5:30 p.m., Wendy's Field
at Daylis Stadium, 3rd and Grand Ave., events throughout Billings
19 Spanish Conversation Group, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 3rd floor meeting room, free, Parmly Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
19 Geocashing 101, 7 p.m., Pictograph Cave State Park summer program, I-90 Exit
452 at Lockwood, 6 miles south on Coburn Rd.
19-22 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Orem, 19th, 21st & 22nd 7:05 p.m., 20th 4:05 p.m., Dehler Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North
27th St., ticket info 252-1241
20 Flea Market at Pacific Galleries Antique Mall, 9-2, 1313 Broadwater, 252-2325
20 BMP Speedway - Late Model Challenge Series, Late Model, Street Stock - gates
open 6 p.m., race time 7 p.m., Billings Motorsports Park, Highway 87 N. to Roundup
22-26 Rimrock Auto Sale, MetraPark Lower Parking Lot
23 Ghost Hunting 101, 2 p.m., 3rd floor meeting room, free, Parmly Billings
Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
23-26 West Side Story, Wed. & Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or 591-9535
23 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, “Macbeth,” 6:30 p.m., Dehler Baseball Stadium, 9th Avenue North and North 27th Street
24 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, “All’s Well That Ends Well,” 6:30 p.m., Pioneer Park, Billings
24 St. John’s Summer Concert Series, featuring Windy Creek Band, on the lawn at St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, 3940 Rimrock Road, 655-5668
24 Alive After 5, Dean Wright, CPA, hosts the Midlife Chryslers, 5-8 p.m.
24-27 Magic City Hot Air Balloon Rally, Amend Park, Billings
25-27 Big Sky Reining Competition, MetraPark Super Barn
25 Montana Avenue Live, featuring The Red Elvises gates open 8 p.m., concert
starts 9 p.m., on the Stillwater Stage, next to The McCormick, 2419 Montana
Ave., 697-6975
25 Freaky Friday Films: The Creature From the Black Lagoon, 2 p.m., 3rd floor
meeting room, free, Parmly Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
25-26 Fri. Friday Night Street Legal Drags & Top Comp, gates open 5 p.m., staging 7 p.m.; Sat. ET Brackets, Team YDS Points
Race, land of Leaders, Fuel Altereds, and Free Sponsor Day, gates open 1 p.m.,
staging 3 p.m., Yellowstone Drag Strip, off Hwy 3, 3.5 mi. west of Acton
26 BMP Speedway - Sprint Cars, Modified, Super Stock, Hobby Stock and Junior Stock
- gates open 6 p.m., race time 7 p.m., Billings Motorsports Park, Highway 87 N. to Roundup
26 All Original Car Show, North Park
26-27 Clark Days, Pompeys Pillar National Monument, Pompeys Pillar
26-27 Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb, 8 a.m., $10 advance,
$15 at gate, Billings Motorcycle Club, off South Billings Blvd, I-90 Exit 447,
on Old Blue Creek Road
26-28 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Great Falls, 26th & 28th 7:05 p.m., 27th 4:05 p.m., Dehler Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North
27th St., ticket info 252-1241
29-8/1 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Missoula, 7:05 p.m.,
Dehler Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North 27th St., ticket info 252-1241
31 Alive After 5, featuring Nye Express, at The Monte Carlo, 5-8 p.m.
31 St. John’s Summer Concert Series, featuring Midlife Chryslers, on the lawn at St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, 3940 Rimrock Road, 655-5668
31-8/2 The Warm Up 2008 Motorcycle Rally, MetraPark
