Arts & Entertainment

Spotlight Calendar Dec. 1 to Dec. 7

THURSDAY

• Willy James (singer/songwriter), Murray Bar, 8 p.m.

• Trivia, Mint Bar, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

• Annual Livingston Christmas Stroll, Downtown Livingston, 5 p.m.

• Shelly and Tony (folk), Neptune’s Brewery, 5:30 p.m.

• Tom Catmull (original and stolen Americana), Uncorked, 6:30 p.m.

• Live poker, Whiskey Creek Saloon, 7 p.m.

• Willy James (singer/ songwriter), Norris Hot Springs, 7 p.m.

• “Same Time, Next Year,” Blue Slipper Theatre, 8 p.m.

Area man writes Montana noir in second novel

Regional author Allen Morris Jones recently published his second novel looking into an intriguing story of murder and difficult pasts spanning eastern Montana and New York City.

Jones, the editor of the Big Sky Journal and publisher of the Bangtail Press, will do a reading of his most recent story, “A Bloom of Bones,” published in November, which he describes as “Montana noir,” Dec. 8 at Elk River Books. This is his second novel after writing “Last Year’s River.”

Spotlight Calendar Nov. 25 to Nov. 30

FRIDAY
• Gunnar’s Family Band (Americana roots), Uncorked, 6:30 p.m.
• Live poker, Whiskey Creek Saloon, 7 p.m.
• The Cooks (Americana), Norris Hot Springs, 7 p.m.
• “Same Time, Next Year,” Blue Slipper Theatre, 8 p.m.
• Slow Moe Joe, Mint Bar, 9 p.m.
• Exit 288 (rock/ blues), Chico Hot Springs Saloon, 9 p.m.
• Christy Hays (country/folk), Murray Bar, 9 p.m.

Love and affairs to premiere in ‘Same Time, Next Year’

On the stage at the Blue Slipper Theatre actors will explore intimacy and what it is like to be in love during the performance of “Same Time, Next Year.”

The play, written by Bernard Slade, is a comedy that looks at two people, George  and Doris, who met by chance in 1951 and carry on an affair. After they separate, they agree to meet once a year despite being married to other people. The play looks at the couple for 24 years as they discuss their lives, guilts and passions.

Educators dress down to perform for a good cause and comedy

Teachers prepare to trade their slacks and blazers for overalls, aprons and gingham in this year’s Park High School faculty production of “Faith County II: The Saga Continues.”

Last year, the faculty began with “Faith County” as a fundraiser for the high school theater department’s spring play, “9 to 5.” They will be doing the same starting Friday, raising money for the student’s spring 2017 performance of “South Pacific.”

“There were so many staff that wanted to do this again,” PHS therater director Lynette Evanson said.

Spotlight Calendar Nov. 17 to Nov. 23

THURSDAY
• Danny Bee (other), Murray Bar, 8 p.m.
• Trivia, Mint Bar, 7 p.m.

Music, history, Yellowstone and more highlight new library titles

Stunning. Stunned. Wherever you are on the political continuum, we’re on a new national trajectory and a new library trajectory. 

It seems apropos that a book with a presidential theme has arrived on the library’s shelves —”Lincoln’s Boys: The War for Lincoln’s Image” by Joshua Fietz. 

Spotlight Calendar Nov. 3 to Nov. 9

THURSDAY
• Walcrik (bluegrass), Murray Bar, 8 p.m.
• Trivia, Mint Bar, 7 p.m., Strangeways, 9 p.m.

‘Wildlife’ filming transforms downtown Livingston

In downtown Livingston Wednesday, residents saw the atmosphere change from the modern era to the 1960s for shooting the film, “Wildlife.”

“Wildlife” was adapted from the 1990 novel by Richard Ford. The book tells the tale of a family in 1960 who move to Great Falls, where their son watches his parents’ marriage crumble.

Paul Dano, who acted in “Little Miss Sunshine” and “There Will Be Blood,” makes his directorial debut in this film. Actress Carey Mulligan and actor Jake Gyllenhal play the mother and father.

@YOUR LIBRARY: Inspect new detective novels at library

Could it be? Is it almost Election Day? Whatever comes later (and all bets are off on that), at least we’ll be done with this phase. 

Some new books at the library interestingly echo some of our current election themes; mercifully these books are fiction.