Whether or not you celebrate, here are some facts you might not know about St. Patrick’s Day.
The Tiernan Irish Dancers are getting ready to jig across Helena and East Helena this St. Pat’s season.
Here is a tour schedule of events open to the public:
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
12:30 p.m. – Staggering Ox, 400 Euclid Ave.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
Noon – St. Patrick’s Day Parade, downtown Helena
1:30 p.m. – Mt. Ascension Brewery, 317 Cruse Ave.
The Tiernan Irish Dancers perform inside the Capitol Rotunda for the annual Irish heritage celebration in 2024.
2:30 p.m. – Brothers Tapworks, 40 S. Last Chance Gulch
3:30 p.m. – Lewis & Clark Brewing, 1535 Dodge Ave.
5 p.m. – Headwaters Crafthouse, 2125 N. Last Chance Gulch
SUNDAY, MARCH 16
1:30 p.m. – Black River Brewing Co., 66 S. Park Ave.
3 p.m. – Speakeasy 41, 685 Barney St. A
4 p.m. – Ten Mile Creek Brewing, 48 N. Last Chance Gulch
5 p.m. – The Hawthorn, 46 N. Last Chance Gulch
MONDAY, MARCH 17 (ST. PATRICK’S DAY)
8 a.m. – Opening ceremonies, Capitol rotunda
3 p.m. – Carroll College, Upper Campus Center, also referred to as the CUBE
5 p.m. – Missouri River Brewing Co., 451 Spencer Court, East Helena
Dancers from Cohesion Dance Project’s training program, the Accelerated Contemporary Experience (ACE), will present original student choreography they developed during the program at 6 p.m. March 15 at Cohesion Center, 1020 Argyle St.
ACE is a comprehensive dance training program designed to further the growth and development of contemporary dancers, ages 10-adult.
The performance features new works created by the six dancers in the program along with ACE teaching staff. This is the second year of this innovative dance training program.
Tickets are $0-$10 at cohesiondance.org. More information is at www.cohesiondance.org or by calling 406-422-0830.
“The Children” by Lucy Kirkwood will be presented at the Helena Avenue Theatre March 28 through April 13 on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays.
This is Raven’s Feather Productions’ first show for 2025 and features some of Helena’s best known theater talent, with John Rausch directing Mike Casey, Mary Linn Crouse and Pam Ponich.
“The Children” is set on the coast of Britain, which has just experienced the partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor. Robin and Hazel, a retired couple who had worked at the plant, are now dealing with the aftermath. They receive a visit from Rose, a former colleague from America, who forces them to contend with their shared past and responsibilities to future generations.
Tickets are $20 general admission/$18 students and seniors and available at www.ravensfeather.org/tickets.
Helena Avenue Theatre is at 1319 Helena Ave., Helena.
Grandstreet Theatre will have its annual Grandstreet Theatre Gala on March 21 in the Helena Civic Center Ballroom, 340 Neill Ave.
This year the theater marks its 49th anniversary and the announcement of its 50th season. Grandstreet is the longest-running community theatre in Montana.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with dinner and a special program and auctions beginning at 7 p.m., followed by an evening of dancing and music.
Attendees will enjoy a meal by Chili O’Briens, as well as a live auction.
Tickets are on sale now: Single tickets are $100 and a table of eight is $760. Guests are encouraged to reserve seats early.
For tickets and more information, visit https://grandstreettheatre.com/ or contact Danielle Wineman at danielle@grandstreettheatre.com or 406-442-4270.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available to make the night even more special by highlighting your business or organization’s love and commitment to the Helena community and the arts.
A new women’s choir is being formed in Helena and rehearsals are scheduled to begin in March.
Steve Michelson, conductor of the Helena Chamber Singers, former music director at Helena High School and current music director at Plymouth Congregational Church, is forming a select women’s choir of 16-24 singers with two concerts in May and an additional performance at a memorial service in June.
The choir will perform music with great poetry, music specifically written for women’s voices and intended to be sung by experienced singers. A prerequisite for membership will be the availability to attend the concerts and the memorial service. The name of the choir has not been determined.
Qualifications for membership include a mature, warm tone quality, preferably with some vibrato, accurate intonation, some sight-reading ability and experience singing in an advanced choir.
If interested and/or needing more information, contact Steve Michelson at 406-459-8259, or send an email to skmichelson46@gmail.com.
The Ennis Arts Association will hold its 29th Annual Madison Valley Arts Festival on 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26.
Artists working in all media are invited to submit entries for this juried show. The festival will take place in Peter T’s Park, in attractive Ennis, Montana on the historic trail between Yellowstone National Park and Virginia City.
For more information and an application, go to: www.ennisarts.org
Deadline for applications is April 1.
Submissions to the Around the Town calendar should be emailed to irarts@helenair.com and should be 200 words or fewer. Submissions should be written in story form, no flyers please. Please write “Around the Town” in the subject line. Call Phil Drake at 406-447-4086 if you have questions.
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Whether or not you celebrate, here are some facts you might not know about St. Patrick’s Day.
The Tiernan Irish Dancers perform inside the Capitol Rotunda for the annual Irish heritage celebration in 2024.
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