🤠 What's going on in Bozeman & a Bozeman Co-op giveaway

Howdy, Bozeman!

Congrats to our Mountains Walking giveaway winner - Darren Boihem! 🎉

In today’s newsletter:

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For just a few magical weeks each year, Random Acts of Silliness hosts the Bumblewood Thicket Fairy Village along the wooded trails of Glen Lake Rotary Park - and it’s officially back for its 7th year through September 27th.

This year’s village features an entirely new collection of tiny fairy homes, businesses, and imaginative creations tucked throughout a quarter-mile forest trail.

The experience is completely free, self-guided, and open to all ages, so you can wander through at your own pace, discover the details hidden throughout each structure, and learn the stories behind each work of art.

And on select Sundays and Wednesday evenings, Magic Moments bring even more to the village with live music, storytelling performances, a shadow screen, and special photo opportunities.

Tap below to learn more, meet this year’s fairy residents, and plan your visit.

💃 Bozeman Children’s Theatre and Arts Incubator Ranch (A.I.R.) are hosting Broadway dance workshops for ages 12-18 at Your Yoga with Friday sessions (9/18) from 5:00pm-6:15pm and 6:30pm-7:45pm, and a Saturday session (9/19) from 1:00pm-2:15pm. Details.

💼 Featured Job: Windhorse Equine Learning is hiring a Development Director to lead fundraising and donor engagement while helping support and grow its youth empowerment programs in Bozeman ($65k-75k salary). Apply here.

🧘 Free Flow Yoga’s free community yoga class is back at Portal Thermaculture from 6:00pm-7:15pm, led by Jean Conover and guest teacher Carolyn Williams. (Join the free waitlist as spots may still open up!) Details.

🦅 Learn what 35 years of raptor migration research has revealed at Where Golden Eagles Fly, a Sacajawea Audubon Society gathering from 7:00pm-8:30pm at Hope Lutheran Church. Hear from HawkWatch International founder Steve Hoffman about Golden Eagles and other raptors migrating through the Bridger Mountains. Details.

🏓 Get free pickleball lessons from 11:00am-12:00pm at Bogert Park with The Picklr and the City of Bozeman Parks & Recreation. All ages and skill levels are welcome, and paddles and equipment are provided. Details.

📚 The Library hosts a virtual author talk with bestselling author Priya Parker from 2:00pm-3:00pm, where she’ll discuss her new book, The Art of Fighting, and how conflict can be used to build stronger relationships. Details.

💻 MSU’s continuing ed program hosts a workshop from 6:15pm-8:15pm in Norm Asbjornson Hall where you’ll learn how computer simulations help scientists predict everything from climate to medicine. Details.

🎶 Live music at the Tune Up Bar features rocker Cherry Fox from 6:00pm-8:00pm, followed by psych-rock trio Shadow Work from 9:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

🏃 Join the Big Sky Wind Drinkers for a free Fun Run at Story Mill Community Park from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Pick your distance, run or walk at your own pace, and enjoy post-run snacks with the crew. Details.

📚 Celebrate the release of Riverhorse Nakadate’s new book, Water Lines, starting at 6:30pm at Montana Troutfitters. Meet the Patagonia Fly Fishing Ambassador for a short film, conversation, Q&A, and book signing centered around wild places and life on the water. Details.

🎸 Chris Martin IV, sixth-generation owner of C.F. Martin & Co., comes to Music Villa from 6:30pm-9:00pm for a Martin Guitar Clinic. Hear stories from nearly 200 years of Martin history, see new and Custom Shop guitars, and enter a raffle to win a D-18 signed by Chris Martin. Details.

🎶 Country, folk, and Americana musician Holland Dotson plays a free show at Pine Creek Lodge from 7:00pm-9:00pm, with food and drinks available starting at 5:00pm. Details.

🎤 Last Best Comedy hosts an open mic storytelling night - Story Bang! - at 7:00pm. Put your name in the hat for a chance to share a funny true-life story with improv games mixed in throughout the night. 18+. Details.

🧶 Bring your current craft project to Stix Yarn for their free Crafternoon from 1:30pm-3:00pm, and is open to knitters, crocheters, and other hand crafters looking to work on projects. Details.

🎃 Make a stained-glass mosaic pumpkin during a Mosaics 101 class at Studio Wheelhouse from 5:00pm-7:00pm (supplies and personal instruction included). Details.

🌭 Visit Bozeman Spirits for their community BBQ with free hot dogs from 5:00pm-7:00pm and trivia night from 7:00pm-9:00pm, every Thursday. Details.

🍖 Bodhi Farms hosts their weekly Farm Party from 5:00pm-8:00pm at The Field Kitchen, for an evening of BBQ and drinks for purchase, and live music. Details.

🎨 Carve, ink, and create your own tote bag at Lino Block Printing 101 from 5:30pm-8:30pm at Studio Wheelhouse. Learn the basics of block printing while designing your own stamp, then transfer your design to a tote. Details.

🏞️ The Montana Stream Access Rally brings river lovers together at the Emerson Lawn from 5:30pm-8:30pm to celebrate and advocate for Montana’s public stream access laws. Details.

🦬 Learn how buffalo restoration is strengthening Tribal sovereignty, ecosystems, and cultural traditions at The Buffalo Restoration Project from 5:30pm-7:00pm at Museum of the Rockies. Hear from Eastern Shoshone conservationist Jason Baldes about his work returning buffalo to Tribal lands. Details.

🎶 Live music at the Tune Up Bar features a takeover by roots rock, Americana, blues, and jam band The Hooligans from 6:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

👕 406 Flea takes over Tommy’s R&D MC for a vintage pop-up from 6:00pm-9:00pm, with denim, leather, vintage tees, slip dresses, boots, and more. Details.

🏺 Tinworks hosts a Community Clay Night from 6:00pm-8:00pm with artist and ceramicist Lauren Woods. No experience is needed, and finished pieces will be ready for pickup within two weeks. Registration required. Details.

🧘 Pilates in the Park with Nesso Pilates takes place from 6:15pm-7:05pm at Traditions Park. Enjoy a 50-minute outdoor Pilates class for all experience levels. Bring your mat and your friends! Details.

🎶 Americana, blues, and folk singer-songwriter Austin Skalecki performs at Bozeman Hot Springs from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Details.

🎬 See Tony, a new film about a teenage Anthony Bourdain and the summer that helped shape his life, at The Ellen Theatre at 7:30pm. Details.

🤘 Enjoy rock and metal classics reimagined by 14 classical musicians at The Rock Orchestra by candlelight at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse starting at 8:00pm. Expect music from Metallica, AC/DC, Linkin Park, Evanescence, and more. Details.

This week, we’re giving away a $25 gift card to the Bozeman Co-op! (On Instagram @bozemancoop). The giveaway runs from today until next Sunday, 9/20, at 11:59pm, and we’ll announce the winner in next Monday’s newsletter.

To enter, make sure you’re subscribed to this newsletter and reply to this email with the word “COOP”!

Today, we’re highlighting Kitsune, a 5-year-old girl looking for her forever home. Visit her at Heart Of The Valley Animal Shelter, Tuesday-Sunday, from 12pm-5:30pm 🐶

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