🤠 What's going on in Bozeman & a garden center giveaway

Howdy, Bozeman!

Congrats to our Zephyr Studio pilates series giveaway winner - Leah Parsons! 🎉 Just sent you an email with the details.

In today’s newsletter:

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And for a BONUS entry, reply with a shoutout to someone who made your week better 🤩 Include their name and what you appreciate about them, and we’ll share some of the top answers in next Monday’s newsletter (your answers will be anonymous!)

Here are some of last week’s replies:

If you love good sourdough bread, you should know about Jan’s Farm Three Forks.

They’re a family-owned farm baking artisan sourdough loaves and growing local produce, with bread flavors including:

With the warmer weather, they’re now also offering organic mixed salad greens from their garden.

And the best part? They do free delivery to Bozeman and Belgrade every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 9:00am and 1:00pm.

(Just make sure to place your order by 5:00pm the night before.)

To get your hands on your next loaf or mixed greens, tap the button below to order.

(And check them out on Instagram @jansfarm.mt)

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✈️ Greater Gallatin United Way’s United Night of Giving is this Thursday, May 14th from 5:30pm-9:30pm! Hosted inside Airport Hangar #6 in Belgrade, the evening features live jazz, roaming cocktails, local celebrity chefs, and interactive giving experiences designed to keep people moving, mingling, and celebrating community all night long. Last chance to get your tickets here.

💼 Featured Job of the Week: Thrive is hiring a Development Manager to help lead fundraising, business partnerships, and community engagement efforts supporting local kids and families across the Gallatin Valley. This full-time role includes managing sponsorships, overseeing major fundraising events, building relationships with community partners, and helping guide Thrive’s development team toward its annual fundraising goal. The position offers a salary range of $55k-$80k plus strong benefits, hybrid work flexibility, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the valley. Apply here.

💼 Featured Job: The Montana State University Alumni Foundation is hiring an Assistant Vice President of Content Strategy & Communications to lead enterprise-level storytelling and messaging that drives alumni engagement and philanthropic growth. This senior leadership role oversees content teams, serves as editor-in-chief of The Collegian magazine, shapes messaging for major campaigns and transformational gifts, and more. (Full-time position with comprehensive benefits.) Apply here.

👩‍🎨 This week, we’re highlighting Carly Sullivan, creator of Madison River Collections, as our local artist of the week! Madison River Collections transforms hand-collected beach glass and river treasures into one-of-a-kind jewelry inspired by Montana’s wild places and flowing waters. Carly hand-drills and crafts each piece herself, giving every necklace and pair of earrings its own unique history and character. Check out more of her work on Instagram @madisonrivercollections!

🫂 The Bozeman Public Library has their latest Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Support Group from 4:30pm-5:30pm in the Cottonwood Room. Led by Spiritual Care and Bereavement Counselor Kim Barrett, the group is designed to offer support, connection, and community for anyone navigating grief or loss in any form. Details.

🦋 Wild Wisdom Collective has a guided journaling and intention-setting gathering from 6:00pm-8:00pm. The evening includes meditation, reflection, prompts for vision writing, and guidance on using “The Moth Journal” as a creative space for personal growth and self-exploration. Details.

🎉 Girlypop Bozeman is hosting their monthly meetup from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the tasting room at Ponderosa Social Club. It’s a casual night to grab a drink, meet new people, and connect with other women in the Bozeman area. Details.

🥞 If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make authentic French crêpes, there’s a hands-on Sweet & Savory Crêpes cooking class at Bridger Kitchens from 6:30pm-8:30pm. The class will walk participants through how to mix, rest, and cook delicate French crêpes before experimenting with a variety of sweet and savory fillings. Details.

💃 It’s time for Femme Latina Movement at 406Cirque - a beginner-friendly Latin dance class designed around confidence, connection, and self-expression. Happening from 7:30pm-8:45pm, this empowering class explores feminine movement through Latin music with choreography, styling, and a welcoming, supportive environment. Details.

🎶 Musical virtuoso John Butler is bringing his band to The ELM for an electric live show starting at 8:00pm. Details.

🎸 Stop by Music Villa starting at 10:00am for PRS Factory Day. Official PRS reps will be on-site answering questions, showing off the latest guitars and gear, and giving folks a chance to test out equipment firsthand. There’ll also be giveaways, pedal prizes, and special deals on select PRS guitars throughout the event. Details.

🎼 Symphony Storytime is back at the Bozeman Public Library at 10:15am in the library’s Community Room. Designed for kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers, the free program combines live music, storytelling, art, and playtime into a fun, interactive morning, with this edition featuring the Bozeman Symphony Principal Bass Trombone Lisa Stoneham and guest reader Eliese Besemer. Details.

🏃 There’s another 5K Brew Run, this time at Outlaw Brewing starting at 6:00pm. Hosted by Bozeman Running Company, these community runs are designed to be casual, social, and beginner-friendly, with raffle prizes, drink options afterward, and even shoe demos from HOKA. Dogs on leash are welcome too! Details.

🍻 Bozeman Spirits Distillery hosts their weekly Bingo Night from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Grab a cocktail, bring some friends, and settle in for a fun midweek hang with bingo, prizes, and great vibes. Details.

🖨 Curious about 3D printing? The Bozeman Public Library is hosting an Intro to 3D Printing workshop from 6:30pm-7:45pm where participants can learn the basics of how 3D printers work and get hands-on experience using the machines inside. Details.

🎶 MAP Brewing’s live music series continues with singer-songwriter Kins Gwen performing from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Details.

🎶 Wednesday night at the Tune Up Bar features two live sets, starting with psychedelic punky-tonk band Passive Harlot from 6:00pm-8:00pm, followed by electro-funk artist Fuzzy B from 9:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

😂 Last Best Comedy is putting on the Student Showcase for their Improv & Sketch 101 classes at 6:30pm. The night will feature performances from students as they show off the games, scenes, and sketch skills they’ve been working on in class. Details.

🎬 Bozeman Film Society is screening the powerful new documentary Borderlands Jaguar at 7:30pm, following the elusive jaguar as it quietly reclaims territory along the US-Mexico border, with a Q&A after the screening. Details.

🌠 Museum of the Rockies is hosting a member-only “Cosmos & Coffee” event from 7:30am-9:00am, where members can enjoy coffee, breakfast pastries, and an exclusive first look at the new planetarium show Unseen Earth. Details.

🎼 The Bozeman Symphony is hosting a free talk at Country Bookshelf from 5:30pm-6:30pm exploring the connection between Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story. Details.

🎶 Thursday night at the Tune Up Bar features back-to-back live music starting with Indigenous singer-songwriter Ryan LittleEagle from 6:00pm-8:00pm, followed by the Jacob Rountree Band from 9:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

💎 Studio Wheelhouse is hosting a beginner-friendly Jewelry 101 workshop from 6:00pm-8:00pm where participants can learn how to make their own soldered charm pendants using tumbled stones, gems, glass, and found objects. No experience is needed, and guests are encouraged to bring their own stones or keepsakes if they want to create something extra personal. Details.

🐝 MAP Brewing hosts their second Adult Spelling Bee from 6:30pm-8:00pm, featuring another night of “orthographic fun” hosted by Buzz Lightbeer. Contestants must be 21+ to compete, and the winner takes home a $50 MAP gift card. Details.

🎶 Local singer-songwriter Ella Rae Cole will be playing live at the Bozeman Hot Springs from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Details.

Today, we’re highlighting Luke, a 3-year-old boy looking for his forever home 🐶

Visit Heart Of The Valley Animal Shelter to meet Luke any time Tuesday through Sunday, from 12pm-5:30pm.

This week, we’re giving away a $50 gift card to the Phoenix Garden Center in Bozeman! (On Instagram @phoenixgc_bozeman)

The giveaway runs from today until next Sunday, 5/17, at 11:59pm, and we’ll announce the winner in next Monday’s newsletter.

All you have to do to be entered into this week’s giveaway is be subscribed to this newsletter, and reply to this email with the word “GARDEN”!

Thanks for reading!

See you on Thursday for a look at what’s going on in Bozeman this weekend 👋

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