🤠 What's going on in Bozeman & Mountains Walking giveaway

Howdy, Bozeman!

Congrats to our Dee-O-Gee giveaway winner - Toni Santoro! 🎉

In today’s newsletter:

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Here are some of last week’s replies:

If you’ve been thinking about eating more local this year, Chance Farm’s Fall CSA is one of the easiest ways to do it.

When you join, you’ll get 10 weeks of fresh, seasonal vegetables, grown right here in the Gallatin Valley and picked at peak freshness.

Each weekly box will feature veggies like salad greens, sweet carrots, bunched greens, onions, savory root vegetables, and - for the first time - potatoes!

You’ll also find special additions from other local farms and producers throughout the season, including pickles from Roots Kitchen & Cannery, pesto from Whole & Nourished Meals, and hot sauce from Willy Mo’s BBQ.

You can also:

It’s a simple way to support local farmers, eat well, and stay connected to where your food comes from long after summer farmers market season starts winding down.

Shares are limited and their Fall CSA memberships are already halfway sold out from pre-orders, so if you’re interested, now’s a great time to join!

For more details, tap here.

Or, if you’re ready to get your CSA today, tap the button below:

🫒 Olivelle is celebrating 20 years in Bozeman, with 20% off all Olivelle-branded products through September 20th. (Howdy Bozeman readers can also receive a free 100ml bottle of oil or vinegar with any purchase by mentioning Howdy Bozeman in-store). Details.

💼 Featured Job: HRDC is hiring a Gallatin Valley Food Bank Programs Manager to oversee food and nutrition programs, support staff and volunteers, and help coordinate community outreach and special events ($63k salary). Apply here.

🔪 Learn to forge your own traditional smith’s knife at Bozeman ArtLab from 4:00pm-9:00pm. Led by local metalsmith Bri Mango, this hands-on class walks participants through the process of handcrafting a blade from metal. Details.

🧑‍🌾 It’s the last Bozeman Farmers’ Market of the summer at Lindley Park from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Details.

🏓 Bozeman Classic is breaking ground on its new pickleball and padel facility in North Bozeman on Tuesday from 10:00am-11:00am. Head to 350 Gallatin Park Drive for the ceremonial groundbreaking marking the start of construction, with the golden shovel ceremony at 10:15am. Free registration is requested. Details.

👗 Bozeman Fashion Week kicks off with a Clothing & Craft Supply Swap at Studio Wheelhouse from 4:00pm-8:00pm. Bring clothing and craft supplies to trade, or come empty-handed and find something new-to-you. Details.

🎭 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks performs The Merchant of Venice at 5:30pm at MSU’s Grant Chamberlain Park, for their last performance of the season. Free to attend and open to all! Details.

♦️ Head to Shine for their Monthly Cribbage Tournament starting at 6:00pm. Entry is $10, with half the pot going to the winner and the other half supporting local community radio station KGLT. Details.

🎲 The Bozeman Backgammon Club meets every Tuesday from 6:00pm-8:30pm at gute Laune. Details.

🎻 Bozeman Symphony Music Director Norman Huynh will share behind-the-scenes insights into the upcoming season for the Symphony from 3:00pm-4:00pm at Hillcrest Senior Living, free to attend. Details.

🏔️ Support Wild Montana’s conservation work at Cocktails for a Cause at Wild Rye Distilling from 5:00pm-8:00pm, where you can meet local organizers and learn about upcoming ways to get involved. Details.

🧵 Learn your way around a sewing machine at a Sewing 101 class from 5:30pm-8:30pm at Studio Wheelhouse. Perfect for beginners or anyone needing a refresher, you’ll practice threading, straight stitches, seams, and hems. Details.

💐 Mär-ket-plās florist Jane teaches a floral arranging workshop - Stems and Stems - at Brigade from 6:00pm-8:00pm, with flowers, a cocktail, wine, and charcuterie included. Details.

🎨 Paint a dreamy evening scene for one of Ain’t a Better Way to Paint’s paint and sips from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Last Best Place Brewing. Follow along with guided instruction to create your own sunset scene. Details.

🏃 Hit the trails with Big Sky Wind Drinkers for a free Fun Run up Drinking Horse Mountain and the “M” from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Choose your route and enjoy a casual run or walk. Details.

🎤 PechaKucha Night returns to The Ellen Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday with presentations beginning at 6:40pm. Details.

🎶 Indie folk-rock project Raven Röshi performs at the Tune Up Bar from 9:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

🧚 The Bumblewood Thicket Fairy Village returns to Glen Lake Rotary Park, transforming a wooded quarter-mile trail into a tiny fairy village filled with homes and businesses created by local “Fairy Architects.” The self-guided installation is free, open daily from 5:00am-11:00pm, and illuminated each evening until 9:00pm. Details.

🥕 Townes Harvest, MSU’s student-run vegetable and flower farm, brings its weekly farm stand to campus from 4:00pm-6:00pm at the northeast corner of the Plant Bioscience Building on 11th Avenue. Details.

🌭 Visit Bozeman Spirits for free hot dogs every Thursday downtown, from 5:00pm-7:00pm, followed by trivia every week from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Details.

🎶 Live music at the Tune Up Bar features singer-songwriter Tyler John Kraehling from 6:00pm-8:00pm, followed by folk/Americana artist Arcco from 9:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

🏃 MSU Staff Senate’s Mountains & Miles 5K Run & Walk takes place at 6:00pm. Registration includes an event T-shirt, with proceeds supporting the Staff Senate Scholarship. Details.

🎣 Practice your casting skills at the Women’s Fly Casting Social from 6:30pm-8:30pm at Gallatin River Lodge. All experience levels are welcome for guided instruction, casting games, and a glass of wine. Details.

🧗 Spire Climbing + Fitness is hosting Fall Student Night from 6:30pm-9:30pm, where students can climb for $5 with rental gear included, plus live music, pizza, crate stacking, games, raffle prizes, and a climbing shoe demo. Details.

🍜 Learn to make classic Korean dishes from scratch during a beginner-friendly cooking class at Bridger Kitchens from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Details.

🪕 Bluegrass group The Kitchen Dwellers kick off a four-night run at Pine Creek Lodge from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Details.

🏐 MSU Volleyball takes on North Dakota State University at 7:00pm in Shroyer Gym on campus. Details.

🎸 Singer-songwriter Mathias performs at the Bozeman Hot Springs from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Details.

This week, we’re giving away a $25 gift card to Mountains Walking! (On Instagram @mountainswalkingbrewery). The giveaway runs from today until next Sunday, 9/13, 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 “MOUNTAINS”!

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

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