Baroque musicians draw large crowd

PARADISE – The musical notes of violins, violas, cellos and recorders echoed through the canyons and saddles of the Lolo National Forest during the Montana Baroque Music Festival.

Record turnout for 10th annual Baroque festival

PARADISE – The 10th annual Montana Baroque Music Festival hit Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort and brought in record numbers.

Back meets Vivaldi in Paradise

The silence stretched like a taut violin string as more than 150 people sat waiting for sundown.

Group looks to 'enrich' county residents with art, music

It wasn't much, but for the Sanders County Art Council, every little bit helps. The nonprofit group last week was awarded a $500 grant from Blackfoot Telephone Company to help with the upcoming baroque festival in August.

Art council holds concert

Music reverberated the rafters at the United Methodist Church in Plains as two talented classical musicians performed works from the Baroque and romantic periods of music. The concert comes as a part of work done by members of the Sanders County Arts Council, as a way to bring artistic events to Plains.

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Greg Ewer plays the violin during the Baroque Festival last week held near Paradise. The festival was celebrating its tenth year.

Val Curtiss displays work in Paradise

PLAINS – When you walk into Val Curtiss’ home, you realize it’s much more than a place to live. It’s a place to create - a vibrantly, colorful display of a passion Curtiss refers to as an addiction.

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Adam Lamotte plays the violin during the final night of the Montana Baroque Music Festival.

Victorian-style bed & breakfast opens in Plains

Amid the proliferation of bed and breakfast establishments sweeping the nation, it would be hard to find one more intriguing than the J&J Bed & Breakfast now open for business in Plains.

Free recorder class offered

PARADISE - The Montana Baroque Music Festival will be offering a free recorder workshop given by world famous Matthias Maute at Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort on Monday, July 28 at 2:30 p.m., to budding recorder player students. Those interested should bring their recorders.

"Harmony of Nations" to perform

Monica Huggett will be coming to Montana to perform twice in 2011.  Monica is one of the founders of and performers in the Montana Baroque Music Festival now in its eighth year in July.

4-H Ambassadors 'discover their element'

The 2016 4-H Club Fall Ambassador Training was a complete success. More than 100 ambassadors and youth leaders from all over the state attended to participate in workshops and meetings and listen to motivational speakers. Madeline Snell and Tressa Lyscio from Sanders County attended. As ambassadors strive to represent 4-H to their community, they came together on Oct. 20-22 in Bozeman for the purpose of learning leadership skills. “Discover Your Element” was the theme of the weekend.

Hot Springs teacher recognized

Cabin Fever Quilters show set to open alongside fair

MINERAL COUNTY - When Cabin Fever Quilter Nicki Clyde was asked to be the featured quilter at this year’s quilt show by Susan Charles she used what she admits is a technique borrowed from her two-year-old granddaughter.

Plains Schools to create new logo

In school sports, the school’s integrity, emotion, attitude and appearance can widely be attributed to, and represented by, their mascot.

MCPAC hosts Piatigorsky group

THE PIATIGORSKY FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH

A large city's policing style useful in small towns

Have you heard about this?  With all the heated discussions, protests, marches and mayhem around police targeting black folks in America, has any of our media reported in detail about the following?  I will bet it hasn’t and that most reading this letter know little or nothing of this marvelous task force with the mission to come up with ideas for better policing.  

Drawing a success

Artists in Paradise brings in large numbers

PARADISE – Over a four-day exhibit, approximately 300 people came to the Paradise School to help support local artists in the area.

"Art on the Walls"

Tara Mathers is a Montana cowgirl.  She has grown up in Plains riding horses, going to rodeos and bull riding. Although she looks the part of a rugged, young cowgirl; she lights up when she talks about her future.