Calendar of Events

 2008

[Updated June 30]

July 2               OpenBook Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, Aspen Pointe Lounge #2, 1:00 pm, Bozeman

July 3               OpenBook A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, Ronan Senior Citizen Center, 2:00 pm, Ronan

July 5               Speakers Bureau “The Mapmaker’s Eye: Tracking David Thompson Across the Rocky Mountains,” Jack Nisbet, Sanders County Historical Society, 3:00 pm, Thompson Falls

July 10              Speakers Bureau “Songs For Your Supper,” William Rossiter, Lewis & Clark Library, 7:00 pm, Helena

July 12              Speakers Bureau “Montana’s Copper Press,” Dennis Swibold, Missouri Headwaters State Park, 7:00 pm, Three Forks 

July 13              Speakers Bureau “A Journalist’s Perspective on Wars and Reporting Them,” Clay Scott, Plymouth Congregational Church, 10:00 am, Helena

July 16              Speakers Bureau “A Journalist’s Perspective on Wars and Reporting Them,” Clay Scott, Big Sky Community Library, 7:00 pm, Big Sky

July 16              One Book Montana, discussion of Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson, with discussion leader Amy Arnold, 4:00 pm, Darby Community Public Library

July 18              Our Lives along the River: Discussions of Yellowstone River, Speaker Series on life along the Yellowstone River Valley and issues faced by Montanans at  
 home during our wars, the impact of the environment in the valley, Western Heritage Center, Billings, 12:00 pm noon

July 19              Speakers Bureau “Songs For Your Supper,” William Rossiter, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, 7:00 pm, Ulm

July 19              Speakers Bureau “An Unfinished Life: The Last Days in the Life of Merriwether Lewis,” David Jolles, Townsend Schools, 7:00 pm, Townsend

July 21              OpenBook Sacagawea by Ella E. Clark, with discussion leader Jan Zauha, Bozeman Senior Center, 10:30 am, Bozeman

August 1           OpenBook Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker, Ronan Senior Citizen Center, 2:00 pm, Ronan

August 2           Speakers Bureau “My Montana,” Fort Peck Lake Amphitheatre, time tba, Fort Peck

August 23         Speakers Bureau “Wolf Stories from Early Montana,” Tim Lehman, Missouri Headwaters State Park, 7:00 pm, Three Forks

August 6           OpenBook Growing Up Latino, edited by Harold Augenbraum and Ilan Stavans, Aspen Pointe Lounge #2, 1:00 pm, Bozeman

August 7           Speakers Bureau “Mark Twain in Montana,” Michael Delaney, Camas Creek Convention Center, time tba, White Sulphur Springs

August 7-9        Meagher County Book Festival, Deirdre McNamer, Neil McMahon, Michael Delaney, Valerie Harms, others, venues and schedule tba, White Sulphur Springs

August 9           Speakers Bureau “Montana Memories,” Sue Hart, Cooney State Park, 7:30 pm, Cooney State Park

August 14-15    Conversation with Will Rogers (general public event), Will Rogers Was Not Just a Cowboy (student workshop), Chautauqua presentation by Doug Watson portraying Will Rogers, with a vivid historical account of the relationship between Will Rogers and Charlie Russell, CM Russell Museum, Great Falls, August 14—15, 7 pm, 1—5 pm

August 15         Speakers Bureau “Buffalo Vic Smith,” Arch Ellwein, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, 5:00 pm, Ulm

August 16         Speakers Bureau “Spirit Tailings and Story Tellings,” Ellen Baumler, Fort Owen State Park, 8:00 pm, Stevensville

August 16         Speakers Bureau “Kraft in the Kitchen,” Cindy Kittredge, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, 7:00 pm, Ulm

August 16         Speakers Bureau “Steamboating on the Missouri with Captain Marsh,” Arch Ellwein, Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center, 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm, Fort Benton

August 18         OpenBook Beloved by Toni Morrison with discussion leader Jan Zauha, Bozeman Senior Center, 10:30 am, Bozeman

August 23         Speakers Bureau “Wolf Stories from Early Montana,” Tim Lehman, Missouri Headwaters State Park, 7:00 pm, Three Forks

September 5     OpenBook The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes, Ronan Senior Citizen Center, 2:00 pm, Ronan

September 10   Speakers Bureau “Dog Days to Horse Culture,” Karyn Follis Cheatham, Pen Convention Center, 7:00 pm, Deer Lodge

September 12   Speakers Bureau “Home, Home on the Ranch,” William Rossiter, Grant-Kohrs Ranch, 7:00 pm, Deer Lodge

September 13   Speakers Bureau “The Story of the Bitterroot,” Steve Slocomb, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, 2:00 pm, Ulm

September 14   Speakers Bureau “A Meeting By The River: The First Crow Agency, 1809-1875,” Kevin Kooistra-Manning, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, 2:00 pm, Ulm

September 15   OpenBook In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, with discussion leader Jan Zauha, Bozeman Senior Center, 10:30, Bozeman

September 16    Charlie’s Top Hands Lecture Series, “Frank Bird Linderman,” Sally and Bob Hatfield, C.M. Russell Museum, 7:00 pm, Great Falls

September 20   Speakers Bureau “Home, Home on the Ranch,” William Rossiter, Stevensen Park, 3:00 pm, Three Forks

September 26-28  Humanities Montana Board meeting, Billings

October 2         OpenBook The Wrong Case by James Crumley, with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Great Falls Public Library, 7:00 pm; Great Falls

October 3         OpenBook A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Ronan Senior Citizen Center, 2:00 pm, Ronan

October 4         Speakers Bureau “Home, Home on the Ranch,” William Rossiter, Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, 11:00 am, Missoula

Oct 5-7             The Fourth Annual Symposium on Religion and Culture: Religion and Politics, Symposium on how the relationship between religion and politics shapes our political arena from the local to the national level and beyond, Rocky Mountain College, Billings

October 6         Speakers Bureau “The Ten Greatest Novels and How to Read Them,” John Battaglia, Red Lodge Carnegie Library, 7:00 pm, Red Lodge

October 13        OpenBook An Unfortunate Prairie Occurrence by Jamie Harrison, with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Wedsworth Memorial Library, 7:00 pm, Cascade

October 17-18   The 6^th Annual High Plains BookFest, The Call of the Wild, Book Festival featuring Tim Cahill, Pam Houston, Steven Rinella, Gary Ferguson, Billings October 17—18

October 20        OpenBook Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett with discussion leader Jan Zauha, Bozeman Senior Center, 10:30 am, Bozeman

October 20        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Riverside Middle School, mid-morning, Billings

October 20        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Newman Elementary, early afternoon, Billings

October 20        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Broadwater Elementary, late afternoon, Billings

October 21        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Will James Middle School, mid-morning, Billings

October 21        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Poly Drive Elementary, mid-day, Billings

October 21        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Senior High School, 7:00 pm, Billings

October 22        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Rose Park Middle School, mid-morning, Billings

October 22        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Senior High School, noon, Billings

October 22        Speakers Bureau “Eating Our Words,” Chrysti M. Smith, Lewis and Clark Middle School, mid-afternoon, Billings

October 23-25    2008 Humanities Montana Festival of the Book, two days and three nights featuring over 100 authors and over 50 public events, Holiday Inn Parkside, Wilma Theatre, Missoula Public Library, and other venues

November 6      OpenBook How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher, with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Great Falls Public Library, 7:00 pm; Great Falls

November 7      OpenBook Useful Girl by Marcus Stevens, Ronan Senior Citizen Center; 2:00 pm; Ronan

November 10    Our Lives along the River: Discussions of Yellowstone River, Speaker Series on life along the Yellowstone River Valley and issues faced by Montanans at home during our wars, the impact of the environment in the valley, Western Heritage Center, Billings, 12:00 pm noon

November 10    OpenBook Staying Home: Reflections on Food, Farming, and Place, edited by Kristi Johnson, with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Wedsworth Memorial Library, 7:00 pm, Cascade

November 11    Charlie’s Top Hands Lecture Series, “Branson Stevenson,” Bob Bundi and Jeff Walker, C.M. Russell Museum, 7:00 pm, Great Falls

November 12    Speakers Bureau “Yellowstone Kelly,” Mark L. Brown, Elk’s Club, 6:00 pm, Billings

December 4      OpenBook One Sweet Quarrel by Deirdre McNamer with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Great Falls Public Library, 7:00 pm, Great Falls

November 17    OpenBook The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain with discussion leader Jan Zauha, Bozeman Senior Center, 10:30 am, Bozeman

December 8      OpenBook The Other Boleyn Girl by Tracy Chevalier, with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Wedsworth Memorial Library, 7:00 pm, Cascade

December 15    OpenBook The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett, with discussion leader Jan Zauha, Bozeman Senior Center, 10:30 am, Bozeman

December 18    Our Lives along the River: Discussions of Yellowstone River, Speaker Series on life along the Yellowstone River Valley and issues faced by Montanans at home during our wars, the impact of the environment in the valley, Western Heritage Center, Billings, 12:00 pm noon

2009

January 8        OpenBook The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Great Falls Public Library, 7:00 pm, Great Falls

January 8        Speakers Bureau, “Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, the Sundance Kid in Montana,” Dan Thyer, Jorgenson’s Restaurant, 5:30 pm, Helena

February 5      OpenBook Useful Girl by Marcus Stevens with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Great Falls Public Library, 7:00 pm, Great Falls

March 5          OpenBook Love Medicine by Louise Ehrlich with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Great Falls Public Library, 7:00 pm, Great Falls

March 20         Our Lives along the River: Discussions of Yellowstone River, Speaker Series on life along the Yellowstone River Valley and issues faced by Montanans at home during our wars, the impact of the environment in the valley, Western Heritage Center, Billings, 12:00 pm noon

March 26-28    Mendelssohn in Montana, A Humanistic & Artistic 200 Years, Bozeman Friends of Mendelssohn.  Symposium commemorating the life, times, and historical/cultural significance of the German composer Felix Mendelssohn, Bozeman

April 2             OpenBook Winter Range by Claire Davis with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Great Falls Public Library, 7:00 pm, Great Falls

April 17           Our Lives along the River: Discussions of Yellowstone River, Speaker Series on life along the Yellowstone River Valley and issues faced by Montanans at home during our wars, the impact of the environment in the valley, Western Heritage Center, Billings, 12:00 pm noon

May 7             OpenBook Love in the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez with discussion leader Penny Hughes-Briant, Great Falls Public Library, 7:00 pm, Great Falls

May 21           Our Lives along the River: Discussions of Yellowstone River, Speaker Series on life along the Yellowstone River Valley and issues faced by Montanans at home during our wars, the impact of the environment in the valley, Western Heritage Center, Billings, 12:00 pm noon

June 19          Our Lives along the River: Discussions of Yellowstone River, Speaker Series on life along the Yellowstone River Valley and issues faced by Montanans at home during our wars, the impact of the environment in the valley, Western Heritage Center, Billings, 12:00 pm noon