music & arts february 2016

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F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 E D I T I O N

S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E B O Z E M A N D A I LY C H R O N I C L E

BLACK BOX THEATRE TO HOST LOVERLY, SMALL STAGING OF

“MY FAIR LADY”Photo by Orange Photographie

February 2, 2016 | Music & Arts | Big Sky Publishing2

CONTENTSF E B R U A R Y 2 , 2 0 1 6 | M U S I C & A R T S

Try a Taste of Billings ............................................................................................ 3

Party with the Yellowstone Ballet for Valentine's Day ................................... 3

Emerson Presents Shows by Native American Artists ................................. 4

Artist Offers Color Meditation, Landscape Painting Classes ........................ 5

Verge Spotlights Family Drama, Kids Comedy and Improv ............................ 8

Horner, Symphony Presents Free Musical Adventure for All Ages ............. 9

Take your Pick: Ellen Offers Rock, Guitar, Movies and Comedy ..................10

Kommers Art Show, Architecture Lecture at MSU This Month ..................11

Symphony Welcomes Alexander Markov in Return to Carnegie .................11

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THE WINTER CULINARY EVENT OF BILLINGS, A FUND-RAISER FOR the historic Billings Depot, is nigh. The old train station, at 2310 Montana Ave., is the setting for the two-night event, Taste of Billings, Feb. 5-6.

Friday night is the casual, stand-up and mingle social event. The $55 per person ticket covers fabulous food from more than a dozen of Billings’ best restaurants, accompanied by the award-winning local microbrews and wine, and live entertain-ment. Saturday night is black-tie gala night, with an elegant plated dinner and ball-room dancing performance. Tables for eight cost $1,200. Purchase tickets by calling the Billings Depot, 406-656-7273. Seating is limited. The Clocktower Inn has discounted rooms for out-of-towners; call 406-259-5511.

THE YELLOWSTONE BALLET COMPANY HOSTS ITS 2ND ANNUAL Valentine Day Tea & Old-Fashioned Waltz on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 1 p.m. at the historic Livingston Depot Center, at Park and Main

streets in Livingston. The tea includes a wide assortment of refreshments, appetizers, tea sandwiches, desserts and tea; dance entertainment; Valen-tine games for children, with prizes awarded; and a grand waltz for adults. Be sure to dress up in your finest for this Victorian style event. Tickets are $8 for children 12 and under, $10 for students, and $18 for adults. For more information and to order tickets go to www.yellowstoneballet.org.

TRY A TASTE OF BILLINGS

PARTY WITH YELLOWSTONE VALLEY BALLET FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

ELSEWHERE IN MONTANA


SHOWS BY NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS DWAYNE WILCOX and Ben Pease will open Feb. 12 and hang through April 29 at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 S. Grand Ave.

“Dwayne Wilcox: Above the Fruited Plains” features the ledger drawings of the prominent, self-taught Oglala Lakota artist. Born and raised on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, Wilcox was part of the Ledger Art revival of the 1960s and ’70s. Ledger art is a term for Plains Indian narratives drawn or painted on old accounting books or ledger papers of the late 1800s. Rather than rely on traditional im-agery and romantic visions, however, Wilcox takes his drawings into the 21st century by employing humor and satire, and images of his personal life and the lives of Native Americans today. The traveling exhibit, in the Jessie Wilber Gallery, is made possible by the Missoula Art Museum and the Montana Art Gallery Directors Association. Local artist and MSU undergraduate student Ben Pease presents “Ben Pease: New Works” in the Lobby Gallery. From the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Nations of Southeastern Montana, Pease has exhibited his continually evolving work around the country. Currently, he is working on narrating and interpreting Aboriginal struggles and aesthetics, tran-sitioning from a Rez Kid to a culturally rich, contemporary storyteller. The Jessie Wilber Gallery is open Tuesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m., and select Saturdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The Lobby Gallery is open when the Emerson is open, 6 a.m. to midnight every day. For more informa-tion, call 406-587-9797.

EMERSON PRESENTS SHOWS BY NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS

BOOK SPRING SCHOOL TOURS NOW

Both the Dwayne Wilcox and Ben Pease exhibits are part of the Emerson’s Spring Schools in the Gallery Program, an interdis-ciplinary arts education enrichment curriculum for students in public, private and home schools. Book your classes now for a spring tour, led by a professional docent using the inquiry based method to have interactive discus-sion on the aesthetics and content of the art, and increase visual literacy, observation and communication skills. Tours are free and run 30 minutes to an hour depending on age of the group. After each tour, groups may opt to add a hands-on art activity. To schedule, call Alissa Popken, 406-587-9797, ext. 104. Busing assistance is available.


Reserve Tickets Now: call 585-9774 or online,

www.bozemansymphony.org

Adventures in Lost WorldsDinosaurs,Pirates &Explorers

Free Family Concert Saturday, February 13th 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.

Willson Auditorium

Concert sponsored by:

Barnard Construction, Dr. William & Carol Mealer, Montana Cultural Trust, Public Value Partnership, Montana Arts Council

Special Guest:Dr. Jack Horner

Special Guest: Alexander Markov, Violin Saturday concert sponsored by

Mountain Hot TubReception follows: 14 North

14 N. Church Avenue

Sunday concert sponsored by

Bruce Jodar & Kimberlie Birdwell Reception follows: Holiday Inn,

5 E. Baxter Lane

Saturday, February 6th, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 7th, 2:30 p.m.

Willson Auditorium

featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasonsfeaturing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

CONTEMPORARY ARTIST LORET TA DOMASZEWSKI, WHO has taught all ages and levels locally and nationally for three decades, presents her annual Spring Adult Color Meditation Painting Course, plus a six-week Landscape Painting Start to Finish Class, both begin-

ning in March. In the Color Meditation class, explore the characteristics of earth, fire, air, water and space, our five senses, color symbolism and music, and create beau-tiful transparencies through guided, non-representational painting with nat-ural mineral pigments and fluid watercolor techniques. It’s calm, relaxing fun, with no painting experience necessary. All materials included. The class meets from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. for five Mondays from March 28 to April 25. A solid foundation in drawing is key to a successful landscape painting, and the six-week Landscape Painting Course covers essential art elements and painting techniques to build strong compositions. Drawing materials includ-ed; painting material list available. Two class times are offered for six Tues-days from March 22 to April 26. The morning class meets from 9 a.m. to noon; the evening class from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. All classes are at Loretta Domaszewski Fine Art Studio, 111 S. Grand Ave., West Wing Second Floor Studio #257. For more details and to reg-ister visit www.LorettaFineArt.com, email [email protected] or call 406-539-9528.

Main Canyon oil 9” x 12” by Loretta Domaszewki

ARTIST OFFERS COLOR MEDITATION, LANDSCAPE PAINTING CLASSES


On A THURSDAY AFTERNOON THREE weeks before opening night of “My Fair Lady,” lead actors Harry Bouvy and Sarah Stevens and director Kevin Asselin, who

had been working together for all of a week, took a break to discuss how they planned to present the beloved Lerner and Loewe show that some have called the perfect musical. The second joint production between Intermountain Op-era Bozeman and Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, it will be performed for three weekends Feb. 12-28 at the Black Box Theatre on the MSU Campus. This is the first time each is working in “My Fair Lady.” The play the musical’s script is taken from, George Bernard Shaw’s class-bending play “Pygmalion,” is a timeless work of art, As-selin said. And any play about the musicality of the English language lends itself to becoming a good musical, Bouvy rea-soned. All three were excited by the possibilities and opportu-nities of bringing it to Bozeman audiences. A New York based actor with many national theater credits and featured television roles on his resume, Bouvy plays prop-er phonetics professor Henry Higgins. He’s pleased the role wasn’t written for an opera singer. It was written for actor Rex Harrison’s limited range and speak-sing style, and that works for him as an actor who came late to musicals, he said. “Higgins is a huge contradiction for me to wrap my mind around. It’s one of the great male roles in musical theater and a hard one. Higgins gets to say and do things people don’t get to in real life. He’s outrageous really, and some people think he’s a misogynist or worse. But Shaw says he is ultimately likeable.” Making him appealing, and figuring the boundaries of the ambiguous relationship between Higgins and cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle – is there romantic equality between them and a relationship beyond the play? – were issues to be worked through. Singer actress Stevens, who plays Eliza, is the “pipes” of the show, Bouvy and Asselin agreed. She has performed in New York plays, many regional musicals and the national touring company of “The Wizard of Oz.” She’s always wanted to play Eliza and she knows “My Fair Lady” well.

“I forgot until I read the script for the first time that I must have seen the movie hundreds of times as a child. I used to sing the song ‘Without You,’” – she paused to gracefully trill the chorus line, “If they can do without you, Duckie, so can I” – “to my mom so often that she still calls me Duckie,” she said. “Now I’m excited to be doing it in such an intimate space, and with so many people who haven’t done it before either. That leaves the door of creativity open a little more for all of us.”Joining Bouvy and Stevens as guest artists are Robert Vincent Frank as Eliza’s father, Alfred P. Doolittle, and Jeff Meyer as Freddy. Thirteen local actors round out the cast. Director Asselin and his production team are creatively re-working many show aspects for their intimate, three-quarter thrust stage, including dance numbers, music, lighting, sound and scene changes. “My Fair Lady” fans will see quite a differ-ent presentation at the Black Box Theatre. “We’re taking the audience into account when considering every part of it because they’re going to be experiencing ev-erything along with the actors,” said the executive artistic di-rector of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Audience members are going to enjoy the absence of micro-phones and the immediate presence of the six musical players, said Stevens, adding, “Sometimes in New York, the orchestra is being piped in from three blocks away.” In this production, the maximum distance for anyone, audi-ence included, will be measured in a few feet.

STORY BY LISA REUTER

Photo by Orange Photographie

BLACK BOX THEATRE TO HOST LOVERLY, SMALL STAGING OF ‘MY FAIR LADY’

BY LISA REUTER


“I forgot until I read the script for the first time that I must have seen the movie hundreds of times as a child. I used to sing the song ‘Without You,’” – she paused to gracefully trill the chorus line, “If they can do without you, Duckie, so can I” – “to my mom so often that she still calls me Duckie,” she said. “Now I’m excited to be doing it in such an intimate space, and with so many people who haven’t done it before either. That leaves the door of creativity open a little more for all of us.”Joining Bouvy and Stevens as guest artists are Robert Vincent Frank as Eliza’s father, Alfred P. Doolittle, and Jeff Meyer as Freddy. Thirteen local actors round out the cast. Director Asselin and his production team are creatively re-working many show aspects for their intimate, three-quarter thrust stage, including dance numbers, music, lighting, sound and scene changes. “My Fair Lady” fans will see quite a differ-ent presentation at the Black Box Theatre. “We’re taking the audience into account when considering every part of it because they’re going to be experiencing ev-erything along with the actors,” said the executive artistic di-rector of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Audience members are going to enjoy the absence of micro-phones and the immediate presence of the six musical players, said Stevens, adding, “Sometimes in New York, the orchestra is being piped in from three blocks away.” In this production, the maximum distance for anyone, audi-ence included, will be measured in a few feet.

STORY BY LISA REUTER

Photo by Orange Photographie

BLACK BOX THEATRE TO HOST LOVERLY, SMALL STAGING OF ‘MY FAIR LADY’

PERFORMANCES“My Fair Lady” runs Feb. 12-28, at the Black Box The-atre, at 11th and Grant on the MSU Campus. Thurs-day through Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students, $25 for general admission and $40 for reserved seating. Purchase tickets by phone at 406-587-2889 or online at intermountainopera.org.


MSU BLACK BOX THEATER

11TH & Grant

Gala 2/10 at 7:302/12-2/13 at 7:30

2/14 at 3:002/18-2/20 at 7:30

2/21 at 3:002/25-2/27 at 7:30

2/28 at 3:00

TICKETS 406.587.2889 or

IntermountainOpera.org

$10 Students | $25 General | $40 ReservedGala Preview $75 on 2/10 at 7:30

FEBRUARY 12–28

“NEXT TO NORMAL,” AN UNFLINCHING LOOK AT A SUBURBAN family struggling with the effects of mental illness, comes to the Verge Theater’s Main Stage on Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 12 to 27. Two special performances of the musical drama include a

talk back with the cast. Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize and three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score, the play was named one of the year’s 10 best shows by critics na-tionwide. Book and lyrics are by Brian Yorkey, music by Tom Kitt. Directed by Todd Hoberecht, the local cast takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting a conflicted family's story with love, sympa-thy and heart. Dad is an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens. They appear to be a typical American family. Yet their lives are anything but normal, because Mom has bat-tled manic depression for 16 years. Heidi Krutchkoff has the starring role. There will be a talk back with the cast, director and mental health professionals after the 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, Feb. 13. A free student performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in Ballroom A in the Student Union Building on the MSU Campus, will feature a similar panel talk afterward.

Performances at the Verge Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave., across from Murdoch’s, begin at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 12-27. Tickets are $14.

ON THE FAMILY STAGE Kids of all ages will enjoy the Silly Moose Comedy Improv Show, performed at 2 p.m. on Saturdays Feb. 20-March 12. The hourlong, interactive laughfest follows Silly the Moose and friends as they invent stories before the audience’s eyes. Tick-ets are $7.

IMPROV ON THE VERGE! Monday nights Feb. 1, 15 and 29 are Improv nights at the Verge, featuring the sharp-witted, sharper-tongued Bozeman Improverts. The masterful, main stage players improvise sketches built around audience suggestions, play improv games like those on “Who's Line Is It Anyway,” and perform long form improve. Shows start at 7 p.m. at the Verge Theater. Tickets are $7. * Reservations for all shows can be made in person at Cactus Records, 29 W. Main St., or online at vergetheater.com. Verge Theater is located at 2304 N. 7th Ave. (across from Murdoch's).

VERGE SPOTLIGHTS FAMILY DRAMA, KIDS COMEDY AND IMPROV


HOLD YOUR HATS AND ENSURE THAT YOUR SEATBELTS ARE SECURELY FASTENED FOR ADVENTURES IN LOST WORLDS!

The Bozeman Symphony and famous paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner are guides for the free, 50-minute adventure to discover the ancient worlds of dinosaurs, pirates and more. The family friendly concert, featuring orchestral se-lections and familiar pop tunes, will be presented at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, in Willson Auditori-um, 404 W. Main St. Before the concerts, kids and adults may explore an in-strument petting zoo, courtesy of Eckroth Music, and real

dinosaur bones, courtesy of the Museum of the Rockies, in the lobby. Friendly professionals will be prepared with kid-sized instruments for hands-on learning. Horner will offer tales of discovery and little-known facts about dino-saurs to accompany the music. Concert sponsors are Bar-nard Construction, Dr. William & Carol Mealer, Montana Cultural Trust, Public Value Partnership and the Montana Arts Council. Although both presentations are free, tickets are re-quired. Reserve seats in advance at bozemansymphony.org or by phone at 406-585-9774.

HORNER, SYMPHONY PRESENT FREE MUSICAL ADVENTURES FOR ALL AGES


THE ELLEN THEATRE HAS A LINEUP FOR ALL AGES AND LOVERS OF EV-ERY KIND OF ART, FROM MOVIES TO MUSIC, IN FEBRUARY.

On Friday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m., Bandleader Stefan Stern brings the creative sound of Les-ter Rocks to Bozeman. Playing Stern’s original compositions, the group blends genres to create a one-of-a-kind rock show filled with humor and a passion for music. Stern, who plays piano and sings lead vocals, is backed by Krista Barnett and Jeni Fleming on vocals, Adam Greenberg on drums, and Jake Fleming on bass. Enjoy a funny, heartwarming musical performance with The El-len Theatre as the beautiful backdrop. Tickets are $15. PLEASE NOTE: Some lyrics may be inappro-priate for younger audience members. Vegas comes to town at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, in the form of family friendly comedy magician Mac King. With an almost 20-year residence at the Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel, King holds the title of Longest-Running Magician in Las Vegas. His act has been regarded as one of

the city’s top five shows for ten years straight. The world-renowned Magic Castle in Hollywood named him Magician of the Year. King’s eccentric style, which includes his signature plaid suit, combines impeccable sleight of hand with witty quips, silly gags and goldfish. Reserved seats are $19.75 for adults, $9 for youth 17 and younger. The Ellen is jam-packed with cinematic action this month too, beginning with the FREE Family Movie night showing of “WALL-E” at 7 p.m. Fri-day, Feb. 12. Enjoy romance at 7:30p.m. Feb. 13, with “Sleepless in Seattle,” starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Whether it’s Date Night, a family outing or an evening with friends, The Ellen is the answer to all things Valentine’s. Rounding out the month is the return of family favorite “The Prin-cess Bride” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Prior to the screening, Feb. 20 marks the return of Ellen Theatre Trivia Nights. At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, International Guitar Night returns, bringing together the world’s foremost acoustic guitarists. Four luminaries pres-ent solos, duets and quartets, exchanging musical

ideas and highlighting their latest, original composi-tions. Brian Gore will be joined by three of Europe’s leading acoustic guitarists: Gypsy Jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt, contemporary fingerstyle innovator Mike Dawes, and multi-genre showman Andre Krengel. Tickets to this incredible performance are $25. On Friday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m., internationally recognized composer, recording artist and perform-er Chris Proctor visits to promote his newest and 10th album, Close and Personal Friends. Known around the Western world as one of the modern masters of fingerstyle guitar, Proctor has produced several books and videos that teach his techniques. This one-of-a-kind performance presents finely crafted medleys rooted in classic Americana and in-fluenced by soul, folk, Celtic, classical, jazz and pop traditions. Tickets are $15. The Ellen is at 17 W. Main St. Call the box office, 406-585-5885, for tickets and info, or visit theel-lentheatre.com. Refreshments may be brought to the theater or are available for purchase in the lobby one hour prior to each performance.

TAKE YOUR PICK: ELLEN OFFERS ROCK, GUITAR, MOVIES AND COMEDY


THE BOZEMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA presents Return to Carnegie Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7, conducted by Mae-stro Matthew Savery and featuring violin

virtuoso and Bozeman favorite Alexander Markov. For longtime friends Savery and Markov, it is a re-prise of their June 5, 2015, performance on the Stern Auditorium’s Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Program selections include Tchaikovsky’s Ser-enade, op. 48, in C major, Vitali’s Ciaccona Violin & Strings and Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Staggioni, op. 8 (The Four Seasons). Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is the best known of his orchestral works and one of the most famous violin concertos ever written. Internationally renowned, and a Gold Medal winner at the Paganini International Violin Com-petition, Markov has been hailed as one of the most captivating musicians of our time. He has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the BBC and Montreal Symphonies and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. He and Maestro Savery met when the violinist came to Bozeman to perform the Tchaikovsky vi-olin concerto. They have since performed jointly many times in many cities. “Together, we're kind of like frat brothers (off stage) who inspire excellence out of each other artistically,” Savery said. “He's like a brother to me.”

Performances of Return to Carnegie are Satur-day, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2:30 PM at the Willson Auditorium at 404 West Main Street. Tickets are $27 and up for adults, $22 for students. They are available online at bozeman-symphony.org, by phone at 406-585-9774, or in person at the Bozeman Symphony Offices, 1001 W. Oak St., Suite 110. Receptions follow each concert, Saturday at 14 North, and Sunday at the Holiday

Inn. Concert sponsors are Bruce Jodar, Kimberlie Birdwell and Mountain Hot Tub. The concert is also part of the symphony’s Pick Three Promotion for the three remaining season concerts. Reserve your seats to: Return to Carnegie, Shostakovich 5th and Requiem starting at just $69 per person. Take advantage of these savings online at bozemansymphony.org.

TH E M S U S C H O O L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E presents a one-man show featuring the works of Peter Kommers, Professor Emeritus, Feb. 8-26. His

exhibition, titled Paintings, Prints and Drawings, show-cases 32 of his works spanning 35 years of his career. A closing reception for Dr. Kommers is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the Main Gallery of Cheever Hall, where the show will be hung. Exhibition hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. On Feb. 26, at 5:30 p.m., architect and professor Sheila Kennedy will present a lecture on several recent projects completed by her firm, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, at

Cheever Hall, Room 215. Kennedy received her bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, then studied architec-ture at the Ecole National Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. Her master’s degree is from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. In 1990 she founded Kennedy & Violich Architecture with Juan Franco Violich. As an associate professor at Harvard, she directed the M Arch II Program from 1991-1995. She is a professor of the practice of architecture at MIT. Call 406-994-2921 for directions to the gallery and the classroom.

KOMMERS ART SHOW, ARCHITECTURE LECTURE AT MSU THIS MONTH

SYMPHONY WELCOMES ALEXANDER MARKOV IN RETURN TO CARNEGIE

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