JULY 2009
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... Farmer’s Market, Downtown Laurel (7/8 Thru 9/27)
Thursdays... Blondy’s Cruise Night, 1125 South 27th St, Billings
Fridays... Videos for 3-6 year olds, 10:30-11 a.m., Parmly Billings Library, 510 N.
Broadway, 657-8257
Saturdays... Farmer’s Market, Downtown Billings (7/18 thru 10/3)
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
• High Plains Women’s Museum, 207 N. Broadway, 861-4838
• Moss Mansion, 914 Division, 256-5100
• Ryniker-Morrison Gallery, at Tech Hall, Rocky Mountain College
• Western Heritage Center, 2822 Montana Ave., 256-6809:
July 9 Through Sept. 19... Ben Steele: World War II POW Exhibit, Community
Gallery
Through Dec. 31... Echoes of the West, Main Gallery
Through Dec. 31... Parading through History: The Apsaalooke Nation
Through Dec. 31... Coming Home: The Northern Cheyenne Odyssey, Community Theater
Through Jan. 16, 2010... A Place Called Thorofare: People, Wilderness and
Wildlife Management, West Gallery
• Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St.; 256-6804:
Through July 15... Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead
July 30 Through Sept. 20... Raided from the Vault: Rarely Seen YAM’s Collection Vault
Through Aug. 2... Leaded: The Materiality and Metamorphosis of Graphite
Through Oct. 18 — Back to Work: The WPA Era Northwest Projects Gallery
Ongoing Exhibits:
• Yellowstone Art Museum, (YAM) 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:
Closed for the 2009 season
1-3 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Helena, 7:05 p.m., Dehler
Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North 27th St., ticket info 252-1241
2 Alive After 5, Music by the Brickhouse Band, 5-8 p.m., at Dean Wright, CPA
2 Basic Computer Classes: Library Catalog, 2nd floor, 4 p.m., free, Parmly
Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
3 Double Brackets, gate time 6 p.m., staging begins 7:30 p.m., Yellowstone Drag
Strip, off Hwy 3, 3.5 mi. west of Acton
3 Street Dance, Laurel
3-4 Laurel Volunteer Fire Department 100th Anniversary
4 Fourth of July Celebration - Chief Joseph Run, Jaycees Pancake Breakfast, Arts
& Crafts and Kids’ Games, Food Fair, Kid’s Parade, Grand Parade, Largest Free Fireworks Display in Montana, Laurel
4 BMP Speedway - Sprint Cars, 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
4-5 3rd Annual HASCO “Field of Dreams” Classic, Quick 16, Double Bracket, gate opens 7 a.m., staging begins 9 a.m.,
Yellowstone Drag Strip, off Hwy 3, 3.5 mi. west of Acton
4-5 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Missoula, 4:05 p.m., Dehler
Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North 27th St., ticket info 252-1241
6-10 Summer Theatre School Session One, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Venture
Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or 591-9535
7 Spanish Conversation Group, 3rd floor, 5:30 p.m., free, Parmly Billings
Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
8 Preservation and Care of Photographs, 12 noon, 3rd floor, free, Parmly
Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
8 Teen Summer Events: Jeans Pillow, 2 p.m., 3rd floor, free, Parmly Billings
Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
9 Basic Computer Classes: Databases, 2nd floor, 4 p.m., free, Parmly Billings
Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
9 Alive After 5, Music by Black Velvet, 5-8 p.m., at Tinys Tavern
9-11 All Shook Up, Encore Performances, Billings Studio Theatre, 1500 Rimrock
Rd., 248-1141
10 Earth Stewardship Program, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Pictograph Cave State Park,
I-90 Exit 452 at Lockwood, 6 miles south on Coburn Rd., 245-0227 or 247-2940
10-11 Yellowstone Relay for Life, Billings
10-12 Train Depot 100th Birthday, Thomas the Tank Engine Display, “Rides,” Historic Depot, 2310 Montana Avenue, 656-7273
10-12 Yellowstone Boat Float, starts at Livingston, ends at Laurel
11 George Jones concert, 8 p.m., Alberta Bair Theater, 3rd & Broadway downtown; 256-6052
11 “Recent Archeology in the Billings Area,” presented by Steve Aaberg, 7 p.m., Pictograph Cave State Park, I-90 Exit 452 at
Lockwood, 6 miles south on Coburn Rd., 245-0227 or 247-2940
11 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
13-18 Summer Theatre School Session One, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. Showcases
- times TBA, Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or 591-9535
13-24 Let’s Go to the Hop, Kids Summer Camp 2009, Billings Studio Theatre, 1500 Rimrock
Rd., 248-1141
15 Teen Summer Events: Hill Climbs of Billings, 2 p.m., 3rd floor, free, Parmly
Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
15-17 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Orem, 7:05 p.m., Dehler
Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North 27th St., ticket info 252-1241
16 Basic Computer Classes: Basic Internet, 2nd floor, 4 p.m., free, Parmly
Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
16 Alive After 5, Music by Andrew Gromiller, 5-8 p.m., at Walkers Grill
16-19 Crazy Days, Downtown Billings
17 Earth Stewardship Program - Animal, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Pictograph Cave State
Park, I-90 Exit 452 at Lockwood, 6 miles south on Coburn Rd., 245-0227 or
247-2940
17-19 Rent: School Edition, Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or
591-9535
17-19 Big Sky State Games, Citywide, Billings
18 Spanish Conversation Group, 1:30 p.m., 3rd floor, free, Parmly Billings
Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
18 BMP Speedway - Modified, Street Stock, Hobby Stock, Junior Stock, gates open 6
p.m., race time 7 p.m., Billings Motorsports Park, Highway 87 N. to Roundup
18-19 Sat. ET Brackets YDS Points, Land of the Leaders, gates open 2 p.m.,
staging begins 4 p.m.; Sun. ET Brackets YDS Points, Junior Dragster O’Reilly Challenge, gates open 8 a.m., staging begins 9:30 a.m., Yellowstone Drag
Strip, off Hwy 3, 3.5 mi. west of Acton
18-19 Summerfair, Yellowstone Art Museum Event at Veteran’s Park, Billings
18-19 Rimrock Opera: One Act Festival, 18th Sister Angelica & The Impresario, 7:30 p.m., at the Babcock Theater; 19th Riders to the Sea & Gianni Schicchi, 2 p.m., at the Yellowstone Country Club, 238-7155
18-21 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Ogden, Sat., Mon. & Tues. 7:05 p.m., Sun. 4:05 p.m., Dehler Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N. and North
27th St., ticket info 252-1241
20-24 Summer Theatre School Session Two, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Venture
Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or 591-9535
21-23 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Billings
22 Teen Summer Events: Steampunk - Express Yourself!, 3rd floor, 2 p.m., free,
Parmly Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
23 Alive After 5, Music by Jared Steward, 5-8 p.m., at The Rex
23 Classic Cars of the Past, 3rd floor, 7 p.m., free, Parmly Billings Library,
510 N. Broadway, 657-8257
23-26 Rent: School Edition, Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or
591-9535
24-25 Evil Dead: The Musical, 8 p.m., Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave.,
245-5581 or 591-9535
24-26 Big Sky Reining, MetraPark Super Barn, 256-2400
24 Earth Stewardship Program - Become a Junior, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Pictograph
Cave State Park, I-90 Exit 452 at Lockwood, 6 miles south on Coburn Rd.,
245-0227 or 247-2940
24 Live Music by the 1090 Club and The Reddmen, 6-10 p.m., Beartooth
Harley-Davidson/Buell, 6900 S. Frontage Rd, 252-2888, RSVP online at
www.BeartoothHarley.com or with receptionist 252-2888
24-26 Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb, Billings Motorcycle
Club, off South Billings Blvd, I-90 Exit 447, on Old Blue Creek Road
24-26 Magic City Hot Air Balloon Rally, Billings
25 All Original Car Show, North Park, Billings
25 “Celestial Viewing,” presented by Yellowstone Valley Amateur Astronomers, 8 p.m., Pictograph Cave
State Park, I-90 Exit 452 at Lockwood, 6 miles south on Coburn Rd., 245-0227 or
247-2940
25 BMP Speedway - Sprint Cars, Modified, Super Stock, and Hobby Stock, gates open 6
p.m., race time 7 p.m., Billings Motorsports Park, Highway 87 N. to Roundup
25-26 Clark Days, Free, Pompeys Pillar National Monument, located 28 miles east
of Billings, Montana along I-94 at Exit 23
27-28 Billings Mustangs Baseball (Pioneer League) vs. Great Falls, 7:05 p.m.,
Sat. - Downtown Night with the Mustangs, Dehler Baseball Stadium, 9th Ave. N.
and North 27th St., ticket info 252-1241
27-8/1 Summer Theatre School Session Two, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.
Showcases - times TBA, Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or 591-9535
29 Wild About Wine, 5-7 p.m., ZooMontana, 2100 S. Shiloh Rd.
29 Staind, Chevelle, Shinedown Concert, 7 p.m., Rimrock Auto Arena, MetraPark,
256-2400
29-30 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
29-8/1 Rent: School Edition, Wed. & Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. (Final Show) 8 p.m., Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or
591-9535
29-8/2 Billings Gem & Mineral Annual Show, Billings Hotel and Convention Center, 1223 Mullowney Lane,
Billings
30 Alive After 5, Music by Firehouse and The Peach Pickers, 5-8 p.m., at Pug
Mahons
30-8/1 Evil Dead: The Musical, Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. (Final Show) 8 p.m., Venture Theatre, 2317 Montana Ave., 245-5581 or
591-9535
31 Earth Stewardship Program - Nature Awareness, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Pictograph
Cave State Park, I-90 Exit 452 at Lockwood, 6 miles south on Coburn Rd.,
245-0227 or 247-2940
