Helena Area Arts and Entertainment News for March 16, 2023

The Lewis & Clark Top Room has the following upcoming events scheduled:

• Vinyl City will be performing a variety of music on Thursday, March 16 at 8pm
• Come to the Tap Room to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Ten Years Gone and the Tiernan Irish Dancers. Tiernan Irish Dancers will perform at 4:30pm, live music will start at 8pm, $5 covers after 7:30pm
• Wood Belly will bring bluegrass music to the Tap Room on Saturday, March 18 at 8pm with $5 covers.
• Magician Karl Harren will perform in the Power Room on Sunday, March 19 at 7pm for a $5 performance fee.
• Monday March 20 at 7:30pm Das Froot Comedy Sharing Jokes featuring Bad Napoleon Tickets are available at lctaproom.com
• Test your knowledge with the Tap Room Trivia on Wednesday, March 22 at 7:30pm

For information on all shows: Lewis & Clark Tap Room, 1535 Dodge Ave., https://lctaproom.com/ Or call 406-442-5960.

On Saturday, March 25, the Helena Symphony Orchestra will present Masterworks V.

On Saturday, March 25 at 7.30pm, the Helena Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and renowned pianist Claire Wong will celebrate Rachmaninoff’s 150th birthday.

World-renowned pianist, recording artist and one of Helena’s favorite soloists, Claire Huang Ci returns to perform Rachmaninoff’s breathtaking Second Piano Concerto. Rachmaninoff’s 150th birthday celebrations opened with his thoughtful Vocalise, and the concert also featured the playfulness of Poulenc’s Gloria.

“Rachmaninoff’s Second and Third Piano Concertos have been played all the time, which is very difficult for the pianist,” explained Maestro Scott. “There are few things that are more difficult than that, where the pianist has to consume every part of the piano and use it to develop incredible power. It’s very intimate and rich, the orchestra singing with the pianist.”

Concert tickets can be purchased online ($15-$55 plus a $5 transaction fee) at www.helenasymphony.orgcall the Symphony Box Office at 406-442-1860, or visit the Symphony Box Office at the Downtown Walk Mall in the Placer Building (21 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 100) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Subscriptions for the 2023-2024 Helena Symphony Season are on sale now.

The Helena Symphony Orchestra is Helena’s oldest performing arts organization.

Season 69 will feature notable guest artists including violinist Tim Fein, pianist Carl Cranmer, cellist Amit Peled and more. Subscribers will receive subscription perks such as Bring a Friend Pass, reserved seats at all six Masterworks concerts, and early access to Mozart’s Candlelight and Christmas at the Cathedral Ticket.

Season tickets may be purchased by calling the Symphony Box Office (406-442-1860) or by visiting the Symphony Box Office located in the Placer Building, 21 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 100, Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm .Subscriptions can also be purchased online at Helen Symphony Orchestra. Subscription fees range from $107 to $340, depending on location.

It will take more than COVID to destroy a 40-year local comedy tradition.

Helena’s Saturday Night Live survived, and even thrived—with a new rowdy and hilarious take on what happened at the State Capitol.

This year, SNL generously expanded its scope to take a look at the absurdity of the U.S. Capitol.

SNL, starring the usual suspects and a host of new faces, airs Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Some special guests are visiting – local favorite comedian and former SNL director, Mokey McNeilly visited for several nights, along with cast members from the Virginia City Brewery Follies on March 17th and 18th.

And, as of now, there are at least three songs about changing Montana’s constitution, in addition to Ian Marquand’s surprisingly popular return tune.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online themyrnaloy.com/15 N. Ewing, or call 406-443-0287.

The Montana Playwrights Network invites you to a special improv show featuring Helena’s very own improv mining company on March 17 at 7:30pm at the Helena Avenue Theater (HAT), 1319 Helena Blvd

Get Tickets Online www.tickettailor.com/events/montanaplaywrightsnetwork/841985# or call/text 406-235-0353 for reservations and information.

Tickets are $16.60. Tickets are also available on MPN’s website: www.montanaplaywrights.org.

Grandstreet Theater is holding auditions for their upcoming production of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang JR”.

Audition dates are March 20-21, 6:30-9pm at the Grandstreet Theater Studio, 328 N. Fuller Ave.

These auditions are open to all young actors between the ages of 9 and 19.access https://theatreschool.grandstreettheatre.com/ Know all the details and get ready, sign up and get ready for a fun audition.

Grandstreet Drama School announces 3rd period after school March 20th – May 18th.

The fee for Session 3 is $125.

High School 9th ​​and 10th graders only 3:45-5:30

Sign Up Online: tickets.grandstreettheatre.com/TheatreManager/1/login&venue=2, or call the box office at 406 442-4270 for telephone registration.

Grandstreet Theater School is offering Spring Break workshops March 30-31.

Sing, dance and learn songs and scenes from some of your favorite musicals. The workshop is led by high school students from the Grandstreet Student Advisory Council.

Sign Up Online: theaterschool.grandstreettheatre.com.

$20 for a half day 9am-noon or 1pm-4pm

All day is $35. Lunch will be provided for all day participants (please notify us of any dietary restrictions in advance).

If you want to know more information, please visit our website theaterschool.grandstreettheatre.comor call the office at 406-442-4270.

Jan Novy (1952-2019) took a close look at the world. carefully. Carefully.

1+1=1 Gallery presents “A Closer Look” exhibition featuring paintings Novy created for herself but needed to share. Novy’s last show was in 2018.

“A Closer Look” will have a virtual component, accessible online https://1plus1is1.com Site visitors can read the curator’s statement, Novy’s artist statement and browse the gallery of works in the exhibition.

“Looking Closer” will be on view at the gallery through Saturday, March 25, 2023. 1+1=1 Gallery at 434 Last Chance Canyon, North Helena, open Tue-Fri 11am-5pm & Sat 11am-4pm

The Lewis & Clark Library Bookmobile will host a tiny mobile art gallery in April. The Gallery will be available for viewing on all Bookmobile sites during regular opening hours.

To view Bookmobile scheduled visits, www.lclibrary.org/188/bookmobile.

To enter artwork for the gallery, please submit a 3×3 piece of artwork to Bookmobile at any scheduled site by March 31st, along with your name, a short description of the artwork, and contact information.

Be sure to include if you would like your artwork returned to you after the exhibit is over.

Not all artwork submitted will be entered into the Tiny Mobile Art Gallery, entries are at the discretion of library staff.

If you have any questions, please email Bookmobile staff bookmobile@lclibary.org.

artistic intelligence: Weds 7-14, 3:30-5:30pm Ongoing Price: $17. Members: $12.

After school art class. Join teaching artist Elise Perpignano to meet a different artist each week, explore their artistic styles and mediums, and then start creating your own artwork.

Character Sketch Open Studio: Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm Ongoing Price: $17. Members: $12.

This ongoing character painting studio is open to all levels. Bring your own media.

Call 406-442-6400, or visit holtermuseum.org/ to know more information.

The Helena Public Art Commission, representing the City of Helena, is seeking to commission a painted mural on the side walls of the Centennial Trail Tunnels. The project’s goal is to provide vibrant public art that creates a unique sense of place for the community.

A $15,000 budget is available to commission murals in the tunnel.Deadline for artists to submit proposals is March 22, 2023 at 4pm A complete request for proposal can be found at www.helenamt.gov/proposals/.

The tunnel is part of the Centennial Trail, which provides a safe and well-used off-street corridor under Last Chance Gulch, running east-west through Helena. The tunnel connects Centennial Park and Memorial Park and serves as a pedestrian entrance to and from the railway area.

Email Ramsay Ballew ramsay@holtermuseum.org any question.

The Columbus Fried Fish Townsend Knights are back. Drive to Townsend on March 24 for fish, potatoes, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and clam chowder.

The event will be held at the Holy Cross Catholic Church, 101 S. Walnut, Parish Center, from 5-7 pm. Prices are $18 per person, $40 per person for immediate family of three or more, and free for children under 5.

The fee is $20 and pre-registration is encouraged.registered at lastchancecurlingclub.com. Cash or Venmo available for same day registration. Clean shoes are required.

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15 N. Ewing St., 406-443-0287, www.themyrnaloy.com

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