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Montana’s poet laureate Chris La Tray will present “Becoming Little Shell” at his Helena book launch at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Holter Museum of Art.
“Becoming Little Shell” is Chris La Tray’s latest book.
Montana Book Company, in collaboration with the Montana Arts Council, will welcome La Tray, an accomplished Metis storyteller, Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians tribe member, and 2023-2024 Montana poet laureate.
The public may attend. The museum is at 12 E. Lawrence St.
La Tray will present on his journey through writing his autobiography and will sign copies of his books, which will be sold. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
“Becoming Little Shell” is a testament to the power of storytelling, to family and legacy, and to finding home.
Learn more about La Tray at https://www.chrislatray.com/.
The Reeder’s Alley Summer Series continues 4-8 p.m. on Tuesdays through September.
This free, grassroots, dog-friendly event features live tunes by local musicians, food trucks, brews and wine, lawn games, living history demonstrations and Pioneer Cabin and alley walking tours.
People should bring a picnic blanket or lawn chair.
The series, hosted by local nonprofit Merlin and sponsors, runs 4-8 p.m. Tuesdays through the end of September.
Visit reedersalleybuzz.com for more info.
“Landscapes On My Mind” is a show of 13 new pieces by Carroll Jenkins and during August will be at Queen City Framing & Art Supplies in the Lundy Center, 400 Euclid Ave. in Helena.
Jenkins is a local self-taught painter of abstracts and landscapes in acrylics, oils and cattle markers. He started painting after his military service and then continued to paint while in private practice in Helena as a psychotherapist. Retired now, Jenkins is happy to have more time to paint the places he has traveled.
For more information, call Queen City at 406-442-2760.
The Bray’s Fall Continuing Education Clay Classes are back. The Bray offers adult (age 16-plus) continuing education classes for all student types, abilities and backgrounds.
The Bray Continuing Education Clay Classes will take place in September. Sign up for the classes beginning Aug. 20.
Clay classes are 10-week sessions taught by professional artists. Students will have access to open studio time seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (outside of other scheduled classes).
General registration for fall 2024 classes opens Aug. 20 at 10 a.m., with classes beginning Sept. 23.
Register and sign up for our newsletter at archiebray.org/education/adult-continuing-education.
Raven’s Feather Productions is featuring international performance artist Bremner Duthie for his one-man show “Singing Into the Dark, 1933,” in Helena, Sept. 19-22.
The show gives a haunting glimpse into the end of the Weimar era before WWII. After the rise of Adolf Hitler, the Nazis attacked cultural workers and dragged performers to “re-education” camps. This one-man play is set in an imagined version of a cabaret, Berlin’s Eldorado Club, after Hermann Goring ordered the theatres to close. One defiant actor attempts to perform the entire show.
Duthie was born in New York and grew up in Scotland and Canada. He has been creating performance pieces that are an emotional collage of ideas and songs. These pieces have been performed across North America and Europe to critical praise.
Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18-21 with a 2 p.m. matinee Sept. 22 at the Helena Avenue Theatre, 1319 Helena Ave. Advance tickets can be purchased online at the Raven’s Feather website, www.ravensfeather.org/tickets, for $20 each.
Cohesion Dance Project is celebrating 10 years of “Shira Greenberg’s Nutcracker on the Rocks” in Helena.
Group auditions will be held Sept. 2-4. Those interested in auditioning must sign up by Sept. 1 for a group audition time slot, either online at cohesiondance.org or call 406-422-0830.
The performance is a community-based, rock-n-roll rendition of the traditional holiday classic. Performances will be Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 30-Dec.1 at the Helena Civic Center.
Adults and youth, ages 7 and up are welcomed, of all skill levels and physical abilities, including those with disabilities. No dance experience is required.
Audition times are based on age and skill level. Auditioners do not have to come prepared with any material.
Submissions to the Around the Town calendar should be emailed to irarts@helenair.com and should be 200 words or less. Submissions should be written in story form, no flyers please. Call Phil Drake at 406-447-4086 if you have questions.
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What are the words and phrases that make Montana what it is?
“Becoming Little Shell” is Chris La Tray’s latest book.
The Bray Continuing Education Clay Classes will take place in September. Sign up for the classes beginning Aug. 20.
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