For close to two decades, summer in  montana has meant extraordinary classical music by members of the muir quartet and acclaimed guests.  the annual montana chamber music festival returns with six performances. the bozeman and red lodge concerts feature students who have been mentored by professional musicians, including muir quartet cellist michael reynolds.

Helena has been a smart town, a worldly town. its citizens have always been capable and resourceful and experienced; doers and thinkers. art – international quality art – has traditionally been a part of life in helena. but in the last few years the gathered minds and talents have reached a new level of potential...
Helena’s Holter Museum
At the Heart of Montana’s Arts
Helena has been a smart town, a worldly town. Its citizens have always been capable and resourceful and experienced; doers and thinkers. Art – international quality art – has traditionally been a part of life in Helena. But in the last few years the gathered minds and talents have reached a new level of potential...


At the meat market recently, my attention and sympathy were drawn to an aquarium tank containing a docile mass of semi-live lobsters, their world reduced to plastic, glass, and a few gray gallons of water. beyond the lobster tank, my eyes went next to the meat case with row upon row of meat artfully arranged on white plastic trays.
Why I Eat Wild Meat
At the meat market recently, my attention and sympathy were drawn to an aquarium tank containing a docile mass of semi-live lobsters, their world reduced to plastic, glass, and a few gray gallons of water. Beyond the lobster tank, my eyes went next to the meat case with row upon row of meat artfully arranged on white plastic trays.



The mountains beyond the trees have first-of-the-year snow on their peaks. somewhere in the deep canyons bull elk are bugling challenges to each other. many of the local sportsmen have traded their fly rods in for their bow and arrows. i’m holding out though.
Five Great Things to do In Autumn
The mountains beyond the trees have first-of-the-year snow on their peaks. Somewhere in the deep canyons bull elk are bugling challenges to each other. Many of the local sportsmen have traded their fly rods in for their bow and arrows. I’m holding out though.





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