Barren beauty
From fire and desert come rebirth — not only in nature, but in art.
Goodnight Sunrise kicks off tour
These are exciting times for longtime Helena rockers Goodnight Sunrise.
Goodnight Sunrise, RoxSlyde, Clintons to play in Gulch Rock
Bert & Ernie’s restaurant is celebrating its 35 th birthday Friday, July 3, and Helena music lovers are getting the present.
The digest
A fresh slice of summer
Death be not proud
To its credit “My Sister’s Keeper” is not afraid to address tough questions.
New ‘Transformers’ flick more than meets the eye
The robots not only save the day n the machines, along with solid supporting actors, save the movie.
‘Call of the Wild’ wasn’t Helena’s first premiere after all
First, mea culpa.
Mini skinny
I’m still floating in the musical euphoria from this past week — first The Prodigals and then the Mount Helena Music Festival.
Around the town
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Grandstreet Theatre presents hit Broadway musical
Grandstreet Theatre is among the first theaters in the country to perform the Tony-Award-winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which was a Broadway hit in 2005.
Current exhibits
• A.L. Swanson Gallery, 46 S. Last Chance Gulch, 443-3342, is currently featuring new ceramic works by Joseph Crowley. Other works include Russell Chatham lithographs, photography by J.M. Cooper and Barbara Van Cleve; paintings by Dale Livezy and Ed Totten; ceramics and paintings by Cathy Weber; textiles by Nadine Schafer; and fine furniture by A. L. Swanson. The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. A workshop to make a table at the Swanson Gallery is offered the last weekend of every month.
Tunes around town
BENNY’S, 108 E. 6th Ave, 443-0105, has live music most weekends.
Radio and TV
96.7 FM
New stage, new role
