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Lincoln sculpture park: Preserving the past with art

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LINCOLN—A “House of Sky” is just one of the vivid art installations a visitor comes upon in the “Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild” in Lincoln. There is also a genuine historic tepee burner from a nearby mill; a “Hill and Valley” landscape formation made from newspapers; a bulky frame-like statue of entangled spruce branches bound in a wood and metal frame; and a mammoth gateway of downed ponderosa pines, engraved with poetry, overlooking a golden fantasy village. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Culture, Diversions, Blackfoot Pathways, Ivan Doig, Kevin O'Dwyer, Lincoln, Rick Dunkerley

‘Creative reuse’ store hopes to promote art, conservation

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Last winter, Tammy Zemliska and Doreen Hartman met when both were selling repurposed jewelry and home furnishings at Kim & Eddy’s on Montana Avenue. In talking with other artists who were also into repurposing and upcycling, as it’s called, they saw that there was a big need for work and studio space in Billings. They began looking into the possibility of opening a business where they could lease studio space to artists and also sell their creations. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Billings, Culture, ArtWalk, Better to Gather, Doreen Hartman, Kim & Eddy's, Montana Rescue Mission, SCRAP USA

Fromberg museum salutes 50 years of Bridger Youth Rodeo

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FROMBERG—Butch Bratsky and Monica McDowell are standing inside the Clarks Fork Valley Museum, surrounded by photographs and memorabilia paying tribute to the Bridger Youth Rodeo. Bratsky, now a senior executive with Stockman Bank in Billings, grew up in Bridger and went on to become the national collegiate bull-riding champion in 1974. McDowell is the wife of Sam McDowell and the mother of Heather McDowell, both of them serious rodeo competitors. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Culture, Diversions, Annette Anderson, Bridger Saddle Tramps, Bridger Youth Rodeo, Butch Bratsky, Little Britches Rodeo, Monica McDowell

‘Fishtail’ film captures ranch life during calving season

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Two childhood friends have made a movie that quietly, beautifully captures the rhythms of life on a Montana cattle ranch. Andrew Renzi and Tylee Abbott, who were reared in Pennsylvania and now live in New York, will bring clips of their documentary, “Fishtail,” to the annual summer fundraiser for the Stillwater Protective Association this weekend. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Culture, Diversions, Andrew Renzi, Brian Young, Fishtail, Fishtail Basin Ranch, Franny Abbott, Stillwater Protective Association

Shutterbug: Finding beauty in the smallest of things

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Tiger beetle

It’s an overcast Sunday afternoon, and I’m interviewing Marian Lyman Kirst in her kitchen while she makes thumbprint cookies. With a frustrated grunt, she starts scooping jam into the shortbread saucers lined out on the cookie tray between us. “I really wanted to have these in the oven before you got here,” she sighs. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Culture, BBC, Belize, China, High Country News, Jennifer Lyman, Marian Lyman Kirst, Sir David Attenborough

Stunning ‘Angel Horses’ on view in downtown Billings

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Visitors to the opening day of the Yellowstone Valley Farmers’ Market in downtown Billings on Saturday will have a special treat. On each corner under Skypoint at Broadway and Second Avenue North there stands an “Angel Horse of a Different Color.” The life-size fiberglass horses were painted by local artists and installed at the intersection earlier this week. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Billings, Culture, Angel Horses, Carol Spielman, Kevin Red Star, Lori Blaylock, Tyrel Johnson, White Aspen Ranch