Weekend Rundown

This weekend is packed with activities in Dillon, offering something for everyone. From a music festival to baseball games and the Art Walk, there’s no shortage of events happening in Southwestern Montana.

Friday, April 25

Start your weekend at the District Music Festival being held at Beaverhead County High School. A celebration of local musical talent, this event is not to be missed.

Softball action will be taking place in Frenchtown all weekend, and updates will be provided as they become available.

Catch the Dillon Beavers Baseball team as they take on the Broadwater Bulldogs at 4:30 PM today at Cubs Field.

Don’t forget to enjoy the Art Walk happening tonight featuring a variety of local artists. Here’s a list of participating businesses and artists:

• 3-D – Sherida Holland

• 406 Armory – Reid Watkins

• The Andrus Hotel – Nancy Glover

• Artistic Avenue – Sarah Hansen

• Atomic 79 – Cassady Guinanne

• Badger Archery – Billy Clemmer

• Beaverhead Brewing Company – Christie Gunn, Sara Thurmand, Eric Larson, Eric Johnston

• Best of the West Properties – Corinne Welborn

• The Bookstore – Bryan Schaeffer

• The Cottage – Jesse Scofield

• Daily Yarn – Jeremy Church

• Dillon 24/7 Therapie Wellness Spa – Haley McDonald

• Dillon Public Library – Caitlynn Feldt, Beatrice Penn

• Elks Lodge – Timothy Browning

• The Gallery – Addie Schrepfer

• Lacuna Studio – Jake Cleverly, Cory Streett

• Patagonia – Josh Jarvis

• Pioneer Furniture – Cory Birkenbuel

• The Shop – James Wigen

• Spellbound Piercing – Kya Smith

• Sweetwater Coffee – Garrett Johnson

• Tendoy Fine Art – Colleen Cheney, Jeannie James, Linnet Long, LaLove Hilton, Susie Jarman

• Wildwood Floral – Klaire Kramer

Additionally, the UMW Polynesian Club will be hosting a Luau tonight, and Jasper in Deadland will be playing at the Beier Auditorium. This production features a compelling story and a thrilling pop-rock score, with showtimes at 7:30 PM on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Ticket prices vary, with free admission for UMW students with ID.

Saturday, April 26

On Saturday, the Luke Lenski Memorial Gopher Derby will take place, along with the Munchies Off Main Butte Food Truck Festival. Enjoy a day filled with live music, delicious food, and great company from 11 AM to 7 PM at Collective Elevation in Butte. The festival will feature special guest FUZZY B from the local duo Desperate Electric, performing from 1 PM to 4 PM.

Indulge in 21+ drinks catered by 51 Below & SIP & SPUR or enjoy non-alcoholic beverages from Hold My Bar. Numerous food, dessert, drink, merchandise, art, and craft vendors will also be present.

ART WALK - BRYAN SCHAEFFER - INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY - BOOKSTORE CELEBRATES 41 YEARS - RUSSELL ROWLAND

The Bookstore is gearing up for a fun and busy weekend. Starting with the Art Walk on Friday at 5:00 we will be hosting artist, author, illustrator and film maker Bryan Schaeffer. The former Dillon resident will have art on display, a digital presentation and will be signing copies of his book The Last Best Trails.

Saturday is independent bookstore day. This is an annual celebration that happens across the United States the last Saturday of April. The day is dedicated to honoring the independent bookstores that offer personalized book recommendations, create community spaces, and support authors. It further encourages shoppers to visit and purchase from independent bookstores, helping them thrive in a competitive retail landscape. Along with the art walk on Friday night there will be a full day on Saturday as we join 1600 hundred bookstores for the one day party.

The Bookstore will be celebrating 41 years in Dillon, stop by sign up for door prizes and share a memory of the Bookstore where you will find books galore and so much more.

The main event on Saturday features our friend and Billings author, Russell Rowland. He will be signing books from 1:00-4:00. With a reading from his new memoir - Be a Man: Raised in the Shadow of Cowboys at 1:30 with a book discussion to follow. This is a memoir with a specific focus on what it means to grow up in the West as a man. Russell Rowland’s father took a job as a ranch manager when Russell was ten, and it led to two of the worst years of his parents’ marriage because his mother, who grew up on a ranch in Southeastern Montana, never wanted to live on a ranch again. Rowland explores how this period in his family’s life, and how growing up in Montana impacted his view of the world. Russell, a fourth-generation Montanan is a critically-acclaimed author, a teacher, and a radio and podcast host. His radio show called 56 Counties can be heard on Yellowstone Public Radio. From the written to the spoken word, he is a true voice of the Big Sky Country.

Rowland was born in Bozeman, Montana. He teaches at the Gotham Writer’s Workshops, taught at Boston University where he received him MA in creative writing. At one time he lived in San Francisco where he was employed writing fortunes found in fortune cookies.

If you have any questions or would like to reserve copies of the books call The Bookstore at 683-6807