ALBERTA BAIR THEATER
Warren Miller’s Chasing Shadows
Watch top athletes as they pursue turns on the mountains of our dreams—from Utah's Wasatch to the mighty Himalaya. Warren Miller once said, “A pair of skis are the ultimate transportation to freedom,” and this year, we’re chasing storms, snow, lines and the freedom that they grant us. Winter starts with Warren Miller.
Date & Time: Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call ABT at (406) 256-6052 or visit www.albertabairtheater.org
Soweto Gospel Choir
For 12 years the Soweto Gospel Choir has brought joy into the lives of audiences all over the world. They have collaborated, recorded and performed with artists including Bono and U2, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Robert Plant, Celine Dion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Peter Gabriel and Josh Grobin, as well as Andre Rieu. They have performed for President Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and of course their spiritual fathers, Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Along the way they have garnered two Grammys, an Emmy and an Oscar nomination and have released six albums.
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Date & Time: Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call ABT at (406) 256-6052 or visit www.albertabairtheater.org
Darlene Love Christmas Special
The New York Times raves “Darlene Love’s thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of rock and roll as Eric Clapton's guitar or Bob Dylan's lyrics." Through the years, Darlene Love continues to captivate audiences worldwide with her warm, gracious stage presence and sensational performances. Her new album Introducing Darlene Love, arranged and produced by Stevie Van Zandt, features songs written by Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Perry, Jimmy Webb, Desmond Child, Joan Jett and more.
Date & Time: Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call ABT at (406) 256-6052 or visit www.albertabairtheater.org
Flashdance – The Musical
The ‘80s pop culture phenomenon of Flashdance is now live on stage. With electrifying dance at its core, Flashdance – the Musical tells the inspiring story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. When romance with her steel mill boss threatens to complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the meaning of love and its power to fuel the pursuit of her dream. Flashdance – the Musical features a score that includes hit songs from the movie, including the Academy Award-winning title song "Flashdance - What a Feeling," "Maniac," "Gloria," "Manhunt," and "I Love Rock & Roll." In addition to these hits, 16 new songs have been written for the musical with music by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Robert Cary and Roth.
Date & Time: Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call ABT at (406) 256-6052 or visit www.albertabairtheater.org
All My Sons – Montana Repertory Theater
The first of the great Miller plays—and the one that brought him to prominence on the American scene—is All My Sons. Like all early plays from most of our great playwrights, this one is full of passion, emotion, intellectual challenge and political and sociological questioning: the very stuff of great drama. Miller is a fearless writer, constantly challenging the audience to think, feel, and respond. His picture of our country is unflinching, accurate, heartfelt and ultimately still very timely. Miller questions how we arrive at truth and accountability, and with the recent headlines detailing auto recalls, government intrusion into our everyday lives and accusations of “class warfare,” his works continue to be relevant and essential. He asks hard questions, fills our hearts and minds with more questions than answers, and seeks the center of the American character.
Date & Time: Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call ABT at (406) 256-6052 or visit www.albertabairtheater.org
Kronos Quartet
For more than 40 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet—David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola) and Sunny Yang (cello)—has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the world’s most celebrated and influential ensembles, performing thousands of concerts worldwide, releasing more than 50 recordings, collaborating with many of the world’s most eclectic composers and performers and commissioning more than 850 works and arrangements for string quartet. A Grammy winner, Kronos is also the only recipient of both the Polar Music Prize and the Avery Fisher Prize. With a staff of ten, the non-profit Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA) manages all aspects of Kronos’ work, including the commissioning of new works, concert tours and home-season performances, and education programs.
Date & Time: Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call ABT at (406) 256-6052 or visit www.albertabairtheater.org
International Guitar Night
Since its beginning in 1995 in a converted laundromat in the California Bay Area, International Guitar Night has featured the best performing guitar composers from around the world. Audiences cherish the friendly, informal ambiance of the performances. Participants have relished the chance IGN affords to express reverence for one another and to collaborate rather than compete. The unique brand of “guitar positivity” the forum provides has helped propel IGN to becoming the most successful guitar showcase of its kind.
Date & Time: Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call ABT at (406) 256-6052 or visit www.albertabairtheater.org
NOVA presents Turandot
Puccini’s final masterpiece, Turandot, has everything an operatic potboiler could possibly fit into plot and subplots. Set in ancient China, this spine-chilling tale swirls around Turandot, an icy-hearted royal princess whose epic cruelty masks her fear of love, and Calaf, an unknown prince willing to face death for the chance to claim her hand. Princess Turandot sends countless suitors’ heads rolling as each fails to solve her three riddles. Calaf triumphantly passes the test. Seeing Turandot’s fury, he offers her a way out. If she can discover his name by daybreak, he dies. During the anguished night as the whole city waits, he sings “Nessun dorma” (no one sleeps), considered by many as the supreme jewel of tenor arias.
Date & Time: Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call ABT at (406) 256-6052 or visit www.albertabairtheater.org
ART HOUSE CINEMA & PUB
To view all current and upcoming movie showings at the Art House Cinema & Pub, log on to www.arthousebillings.com.
BILLINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Library offers a plethora of programs for all ages—there’s something for everyone! All information will be posted at the Library’s website at www.billings.lib.mt.us.
BILLINGS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORALE
The Nutcracker with San Diego Ballet
A Billings Thanksgiving weekend tradition for more than 30 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s enchanted Nutcracker Ballet is sure to get you into the holiday spirit! All the magic and pageantry are brought to life by the Billings Symphony Orchestra with the San Diego Ballet and more than 80 local ballet students along with members of local children’s choruses.
Date & Time: Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 29 at 2 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call BSO&C at (406) 252-3610 or visit www.billingssymphony.org
Holiday Tour of Homes
The Billings Symphony Orchestra and Chorale celebrates the season with the 11th Annual Holiday Tour of Homes on December 12. Gather your friends and family to enjoy a self-guided tour of extraordinary homes lavishly decorated to reflect the charm of the holidays while enjoying seasonal music, holiday cheer and cookies.
Date & Time: Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: TBD
Tickets: Available at all Gainan’s locations, Cricket Clothing, Wetzels and the Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale office or website billingssymphony.org
Celtic Christmas
Get ready for an enchanting evening of Celtic Music, featuring guest performances by Jeremy Kittel, fiddle, Tyler Duncan, uilleann pipes and flute, and our own Amy Logan on vocals. Enjoy music from the British Isles and beyond in this holiday spectacular.
Date & Time: Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call BSO&C at (406) 252-3610 or visit www.billingssymphony.org
Rockapella
On stage New Year’s Eve at the Alberta Bair Theater in Billings will be acclaimed contemporary a-cappella group Rockapella! With nineteen albums to their credit, Rockapella will bring to the ABT their soulful sounds of original songs, along with their own renditions of Motown, pop and soul classics.
Date & Time: Dec. 31 at 8 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call BSO&C at (406) 252-3610 or visit www.billingssymphony.org
Cartoon Compositions
Join us at the Alberta Bair Theater for our annual Family Concert. This year, relive your favorite cartoons through their music. Cartoon Compositions is a delight for children of all ages.
Date & Time: Jan. 23 at 11 a.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call BSO&C at (406) 252-3610 or visit www.billingssymphony.org
Around the World and To the Stars
Join the Billings Symphony Orchestra and Chorale in welcoming the 2015 Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras’ Young Artist Winners Edin Agamenoni and Emily Young. Listen as they take you on a magical journey full of artistry and intrigue. We will travel to the East via Russia with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
Date & Time: Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: ABT
Tickets: Call BSO&C at (406) 252-3610 or visit www.billingssymphony.org
CROOKED LINE STUDIO
For upcoming classes at Crooked Line Studio, log on to www.crookedlinestudio.com.
NOVA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Christmas Times a Comin’ - A Bluegrass Christmas
Come on in…pull up your rockin’ chair and sit a spell. Join us for a down home Christmas with some of the best local bluegrass musicians and performers Billings has to offer. It’s a cozy get together of friends and family and a whole lot of fun and hi-jinxed entertainment. You never know who may stop by.
Date & Time: Dec. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m.
Location: NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, Roebling Theater
Tickets: Call NOVA at (406) 591-9535 or visit novabillings.org
Venture Improv
Venture Improv is a high energy, fully audience-interactive comedy troupe performing monthly at NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. Originally formed by Venture Theatre in 1995, this improv group is celebrating its 18th year delivering lively improvised performances, fast thinking scenes, and laugh after laugh. Each performance involves actors, the audience and improvised scenes, games, and stories. The Venture Improv group asks for suggestions from the audience, and based on the audience responses, hilarious, improvised comedy ensues. The giggles start with the audience creative suggestions and then turn into full belly aching laughter as the talented actors bring the scenes to life. Recommended for ages 18+.
Date & Time: Dec. 5, Jan. 2 and Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: NOVA Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: Call NOVA at (406) 591-9535 or visit www.novabillings.org
Funky Bunch
This is Venture Theatre’s junior improv group of high school students—just as funny as Venture Improv, just not as old.
Date & Time: Dec. 18, Jan. 8 and Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: NOVA Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: Call NOVA at (406) 591-9535 or visit www.novabillings.org
The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
See all 37 plays in 97 minutes in an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays. This is one wild ride through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.
”If you like Shakespeare, you’ll love this show. If you hate Shakespeare, you’ll love this Show!” The Today Show.
Date & Time: Jan. 22-23, 29-30 and Feb. 5-6, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 24 and 31, 2 p.m.
Location NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, Roebling Theatre
Tickets: Call NOVA at (406) 591-9535 or visit www.novabillings.org
WESTERN HERITAGE CENTER
Speaking of Immigration: Voices of a Modern Migration
Welcome to a bold experience in project based learning. Beginning in January of 2015, two classes of students from West High learned about video production, interviewing techniques, exhibit building, research skills and much more. To facilitate this process, the Community Storytelling Partnership was formed. Joining the Western Heritage Center were MontanaPBS, Billings Public Schools and the Billings Public Library. The partners share an interest in providing students with experiences that build lifelong skills.
Date & Time: on display through May 12, 2016
Location: Western Heritage Center
Tickets: Call WHC at (406) 256-6809 or visit www.ywhc.org
Secret Life of Artifacts: Native American Design
American Indian tribes developed clothing and belongings unique for a life of hunting in the Northern Plains. Even though the items were made for mobility, they were rendered with colorful cultural and individualized colors, shapes, and meanings. This wonderful display of traditional beadwork, paintings and objects highlight the finest of the Western Heritage Center’s collections.
Date & Time: on display through Dec. 19
Location: Western Heritage Center
Tickets: Call WHC at (406) 256-6809 or visit www.ywhc.org
Echoes of Eastern Montana: Stories from an Open Country
This interactive exhibit will share stories of the people of the Yellowstone River Valley and Northern High Plains. Visitors can watch interviews, listen to amazing stories, read personal diaries, peruse family photo albums, copy favorite recipes, learn new Crow and Northern Cheyenne words, play interactive games, and hear local music.
Date & Time: on display through Dec. 19
Location: Western Heritage Center
Tickets: Call WHC at (406) 256-6809 or visit www.ywhc.org
YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM
Native American Heritage Day Free Day
The museum is open until 5 p.m., and admission is free to everyone in honor of Native American Heritage Day. Take a break from Black Friday holiday shopping and enjoy the current exhibitions.
Date & Time: Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Winterfair
Be sure to stop by the Yellowstone Art Museum’s Winterfair for a unique holiday shopping opportunity! You’ll find special gifts just in time for the holidays. Admission is free on Friday and continues on Saturday for only one dollar admission. Shop for handmade jewelry, fine art, or just enjoy great food at Raven’s Café d’Art. Over twenty featured artists will have works for sale. Raven’s Café d’Art will be open for dinner Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. during the Artwalk event and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for brunch.
Date & Time: Dec. 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Docent 2nd Saturday: Art for Kids - “Christmas in Montana”
Registration opens one week prior to each class. In this class, kids design their own block print holiday cards. These classes are docent-led and held the second Saturday of every month. Each class features a tour of current exhibitions, followed by a related art activity. To register, please contact Berenice Munson, Education Program Coordinator, at 406-256-6804 x232 or artsuitcase@artmuseum.org. Ages 5 – 12. Cost is $6 members, $7 non-members
Date & Time: Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon
Location: YAM, Education Studio
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Dollar Day
If you’ve never had the chance to absorb the awesome creativity in the Yellowstone Art Museum, today’s the day. Admission is free for members or $1 for all others the first Saturday of every month.
Date & Time: Jan. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Docent 2nd Saturday: Art for Kids - “Wacky Wild Animals”
These classes are docent-led and held the second Saturday of every month. Each class features a tour of current exhibitions, followed by a related art activity. Registration opens one week prior to each class To register, please contact Berenice Munson, Education Program Coordinator, at 406-256-6804 x232 or artsuitcase@artmuseum.org. Ages 5 – 12; cost is $6 members, $7 non-members.
Date & Time: Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon
Location: YAM Education Studio
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
FAM at the YAM
Friday Family Fun Nights are back! Join us for the opportunity for the whole family to come and make art together! Sessions taught by local artists. Come and go between 5 - 7 p.m. No registration required, and all ages welcome. Cost is $6 member child, $7 non-member child. Free adult member, $3 adult non-member.
Date & Time: Jan. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: YAM Education Studio
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
“Hybrid Printmaking”
Workshop led by Steve Kuennen. Class members will explore two or three techniques that can be combined to create truly original prints. To sign-up call the museum front desk at 406-256-6804 or visit us online at artmuseum.org/education/adult-education. Cost is $60 members, $67 non-members.
Date & Time: Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: YAM Education Studio
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Opening Reception for Art Auction 48
Join us for the opening reception for Art Auction 48. Every year, the Art Auction is an exciting way to get acquainted with Montana artists while supporting the exhibitions and educational programs that the Yellowstone Art Museum presents. Save the date for the Art Auction 48 event on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Date & Time: Jan. 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
ArtWalk & Jam at the YAM
Museum admission is free during Artwalk, and it is combined with Jam at the YAM. Enjoy live music provided by Carlos Uribe and view our current exhibitions. Cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres provided. First drink is free for new member sign-ups and membership renewals.
Date & Time: Feb. 5 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Dollar Day
Explore the Yellowstone Art Museum today! Admission is free for members or $1 for all others the first Saturday of every month.
Date & Time: Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Docent 2nd Saturday: Art for Kids - “Art Jumble”
Registration opens one week prior to each class. In this class. These classes are docent-led and held the second Saturday of every month. Each class features a tour of current exhibitions, followed by a related art activity. To register, please contact Berenice Munson, Education Program Coordinator, at 406-256-6804 x232 or artsuitcase@artmuseum.org. Cost is $6 member, $7 non-member for ages 5-12.
Date & Time: Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon
Location: YAM Education Studio
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Valentine’s Date Night: Food ‘n’ Fun
Come create a piece to remind you of your romantic night at the YAM. Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the YAM as a couple, as a group, or create something for yourself! Keely Perkins will be leading a hand-painted pottery class. Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne as well as heavy hors d’oeuvres provided by Raven’s Café d’Art. Pottery, paints, and brushes are provided in the cost of the class. First glass of wine or beer is complimentary with additional glasses and bottles of wine available for purchase. Limited space available, sign-up now! Call (406) 256-6804 or sign up online at artmuseum.org. Cost is $70 member, $75 non-member.
Date & Time: Feb. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: YAM Visible Vault
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Modern Masters: Special Loans from an Anonymous Lender
Area art lovers are in for a special treat with an opportunity to view three special loans from an anonymous lender. You won’t want to miss out on an elegant, larger-than-life reclining nude by Aristide Maillol, a view of the Rhone River by Paul Signac, or a monumental painting of irises by Claude Monet. Not only was Monet a Modern master of painting, but a master gardener as well. So bring your friends and family for a chance to view this epic look at one of his favorite subjects along with works by two other renowned twentieth-century French artists.
Date & Time: on display thru Dec. 3, 2015
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Boundless Visions: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Boundless Visions features changing selections from the YAM's permanent collections, which emphasize art from the mid-twentieth century to the present. This long-term exhibition is the only exhibition in Montana where you can learn the story of art in this region from its beginnings to the present day.
Date & Time: ongoing exhibition
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Persistent Memories: Narrative Sculptures by Willem Volkersz
The Yellowstone Art Museum launches a new exhibition series entitled Montana Masters. Focused on the work of a diverse selection of mature artists who have contributed significantly to Montana’s respected artistic reputation, we are pleased to begin the series with the presentation of work by Willem Volkersz. Willem’s lifelong pursuits in the visual arts and art education have earned him respect among his peers, collectors, museums, and private foundations alike.
Date & Time: on display thru Jan. 3, 2016
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
“A Lonely Business”: Isabelle Johnson’s Montana
The second in the Montana Masters exhibition series, this exhibition pays tribute to one of Montana’s early Modernists. Upon her death in 1992, the museum received the artist’s bequest of remaining studio works, letters, journals, and archival materials. We take this opportunity to re-examine and contextualize the work of this admirable artist, whose work captured the essence of Montana, especially during winter. This exhibition is accompanied by a new book with the same title.
Date & Time: on display thru Jan 3, 2014
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
Art Auction 48
Every year, the Art Auction raises crucial support for the exhibitions and educational programs that the Yellowstone Art Museum presents to the community year-round. Save the date for the Art Auction 48 event on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Date & Time: on display Jan. 21 thru Mar. 5, 2016
Location: YAM
Tickets: Visit www.artmuseum.org for details
