Arts Montana: A Livingston Arts Resource

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JANUARY

• The Blue Slipper Theatre has four or five productions year-round. Check their schedule.
• The Firehouse 5 has four or five productions year-round. Check their schedule.
• Blues at the Depot: various concert dates throughout the year.

FEBRUARY

• The Danforth Gallery holds a figure drawing workshop in January/February.
• Rotary Chocolate Lovers Party at the Depot. Held on a Friday evening around Valentine’s Day.

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MARCH

• Livingston Center for Art and Culture Community Show. This is an opportunity for community members, often amateur painters, photographers, and so on (self included) to express themselves and show their work in a great gallery setting.

APRIL

• The Livingston Current April Fools edition. Look for it the last Thursday in March.
• East Side School Art Show. This show is held at the school and features works from every student. In addition to creations from regular art instruction in the classroom, the show has works created during the school’s Artist in Residence program in which the students work with an area artist in a particular medium with a theme. This is a chance not only to support young people in the arts, but to see good art work.

MAY

• Friends of the Library Semi-Annual Book Sale in the Library Community Room. The Library is at 3rd and Callender Streets.
• Yellowstone Gateway Museum opens with a free admission day on the Saturday before Memorial Day.
• Livingston Depot Center Museum opens Memorial Day weekend and hosts several art exhibits throughout the summer in addition to the regular museum exhibits.
• Stafford Animal Shelter Fur Ball. This annual fundraiser for Park County’s only animal shelter features silent and live auctions that frequently contain art, craft, and special packages donated by area artists and businesses. Chico Hot Springs Resort.

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JUNE

• First Farmer’s Market of the season. The Farmers’ Market continues every Wednesday afternoon through September and includes booths of work by area artisans, local meat, produce, plants, and refreshments, and live music. By the band shell. There us also a Friday morning Farmers’ Market on Callender Street between 2nd and Main.
• Outdoor music at Pine Creek Lodge, June through Labor Day.
• Art Walks begin and are held the 4th Friday of every month through September with an additional holiday Art Walk in November or December.
• Firehouse 5′s Summer Young Actors Workshop (formerly The Children’s Theater Workshop). Schedule. The finale is a production with workshop participants.

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JULY

• Every year Chico Hot Springs hosts a Shakespeare in the Park Event (part of the incredible Montana Shakespeare in the Parks program).
• The Livingston Depot Center’s Festival of the Arts is held during the first weekend in July at the Depot Rotary Park on Park Street (next to the Depot). This is a juried show open to artisans in all forms of arts and crafts. Over 100 artisans.
• Summerfest Along the Yellowstone. Live music at the band shell. Booths with food and beverages (including beer and wine), arts and crafts. Mid-July.
• Art Walk

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AUGUST

• The Annual Fiddler’s Picnic, a weekend jam and picnic with terrific acoustic musicians, is held the first weekend every August. You are invited to bring your instruments and join in, or just come to hear some great music.  5230 U.S. Highway 89 South next to the NFS Ranger District office. Turn on Strong Lane and follow the signs.
• Art Walk
• Stafford Animal Shelter Bark in the Park. Dog events and competitions (all fun) galore, plus vendor booths with arts, crafts, food, beverages, and items of interest to humans with animal companions.

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SEPTEMBER

• Art Walk

OCTOBER

• Check for productions at The Blue Slipper Theatre or The Firehouse 5. Click the THEATER links in the sidebar.
• The Annual Manual is published by The Livingston Current. This is a well-done, thorough, and lively guide to all things Livingston. Each year the Manual features the artwork of local artists. (Previous years artists: Edd Enders, John and Karen Garre, David Swanson).

NOVEMBER

• Check for productions at The Blue Slipper Theatre or The Firehouse 5. Click the THEATER links in the sidebar.

DECEMBER

• Holiday Farmer’s Market
• Christmas Stroll: Galleries and shops will be open during the stroll, adding a winter Art Walk to the event. Events include kids’ activities at the Masonic Lodge and the Livingston Center for Arts and Culture, a Holiday Art Walk, a teen dance at the Elks Club, and a concert.
• Blue Slipper Theatre’s annual free holiday variety program. This is always a wonderful evening of music, readings, comedy, and other seasonal offerings. No reservations required, but get there early; this is a popular community event.

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For other Livingston events, read The Livingston Current, a free newspaper available in print at shops, hotels, and restaurants around town, and online.