A panel discussion on “Opioids: A Community Issue,” is scheduled for Sunday, April 29, at First United Methodist Church, 2800 Fourth Ave. N. in downtown Billings. Presented by the Mental Health Friends Network of First United Methodist Church, the event will feature a panel of experts discussing opioid use and abuse in our region. This program is being presented as a kick-off Mental Health Awareness Month in May. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Dwight Yoakam to headline 8th annual Red Ants festival
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Dwight Yoakam will headline the eighth annual Red Ants Pants Music Festival this July, it was announced at a block party in White Sulphur Springs Saturday night. (more…) Continue Reading →
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7, plus 1, honored by MSU Billings Alumni Association
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Seven graduates of Montana State University Billings or its predecessor, Eastern Montana College, were presented with Outstanding Alumni Awards Thursday afternoon. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, MSU Billings, Outstanding Alumni
ArtWalk Downtown Billings opens 24th season Friday
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Although the forecast is not for terribly springlike weather, ArtWalk Downtown Billings will welcome spring’s arrival with the opening of its 24th season on Friday, April 6, from 5 to 9 p.m. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, ArtWalk, downtown Billings
What makes a poem a poem? Find out Saturday
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Six experts will address the question of what makes a piece of writing a poem during a panel discussion this Saturday, March 24, at This House of Books in downtown Billings. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, poetry, This House of Books
World-music quartet plays Billings on Tuesday
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An award-winning quartet that plays a unique blend of pop, jazz and world music will return to the Mayflower Congregational Church, 2940 Poly Drive in Billings, this Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, Billings Brain Injury Support Group, Mayflower Congregational Church, Valinor Quartet
Yellowstone Rep to present ‘The Glass Menagerie’
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“The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, one of the most celebrated plays in American history, will open a three-weekend run Friday night in the Black Box at NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, 2317 Montana Ave. The play will be presented by Yellowstone Repertory Theatre, Billings’ only professional repertory company. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Flu claims life of Yellowstone County child, 1st in state
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RiverStone Health, in conjunction with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, has confirmed the first pediatric death of the 2017-2018 influenza season in Montana. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, RiverStone Health said the school-age child was a Yellowstone County resident. RiverStone, the Yellowstone public health agency, did not identify or give the age of the child. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, flu, Riverstone Health, Yellowstone County
March Madness: Pick your favorite Montana artifact
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Next month, 16 objects from the Montana Historical Society’s vast collections will compete, March Madness-style, for the title of Montana’s Most Awesome Object. The competition, modeled on the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, will pit object against object from the Montana Historical Society’s museum, archives and library collections. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Search committee picks Edelman to lead MSU Billings
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Dan Edelman, executive vice president of administration and chief financial officer of the University of North Texas at Dallas, has been named the next chancellor of Montana State University Billings and City College. (more…) Continue Reading →