2001

JANUARY

The Ying Quartet January 26, 8:00 p.m. Cathedral of St. Helena One of America's most beloved string quartets returns to Helena with a lively concert in the Cathedral of St. Helena. The Ying Quartet-the only all-sibling ensemble in professional classical music today-believes in the relevance of great art music to everyday American culture. For this reason, they love to perform outside the usual venues: in shopping malls, barbershops, libraries, hospitals-wherever they can share the excitement, power and love of music with a community. They're a tight ensemble of virtuoso players, and we're pleased to welcome them back into our community.

FEBRUARY

Altan February 13, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center No Irish traditional band in the last dozen years has had a wider impact on audience and music lovers throughout the world than Altan. With dynamic live performances that range from, the most sensitive and touching old Irish songs to hard-hitting reels and jigs, Altan have moved audiences from Donegal to Tokyo to Seattle - to Helena. Altan have always believed that Irish traditional music is modern music in every sense, and its growing influence and popularity have proved them right. "…The finest traditional Irish combo working today" Chicago Weekly "They're poised for greatness and under no circumstances should they be missed in concert." Irish Echo, New York For more information about Altan, see please visit their web site: www.altan.ie/

Obo Addy and the Drums and Dance of Ghana with Kukrudu World Music Band February 23, 8:00 p.m. Helena Civic Center World music by a master drummer who helped create the Worldbeat movement. African musical history comes to life when Obo Addy steps on stage. As a prominent member of the first generation of African musicians to bring their traditional and popular music to Europe and America, this versatile magician of the drums embodies the past, present and future of Ghana's musical culture. As original and respected composer whose music reaches far beyond the boundaries of his birth, Addy has been performing internationally for 20 years, celebrating past traditions while expanding to embrace new ideas and foreign influences. Kukrudu ("earthquake" in Addy's traditional Ga language) brings jazz to the African tradition. This 8-piece ensemble of African and American musicians performs a rich synthesis of musical styles on Ghanaian percussion and Western instruments. For more information about Obo Addy, see www.homowo.org.

APRIL

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Quiet Cricket April 23, 7:30 p.m. Helena Civic Center Two dramas based on best-selling children's books, performed by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia. These simple tales burst to life on the stage and in the hearts of the young. Perfect for families. The Very Hungry Caterpillar tells the tale of the hungry caterpillar's progress through an amazing variety of food towards its eventual metamorphosis into a butterly. An unofficial sequel to the story, the Very Quiet Cricket follows the quest of a little cricket who yearns to find his own voice. Charming and artful. Borrow a kid and see them!

ART April 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center This play won "Best Play" at the 1998 Tony Awards, and the 'Best New Comedy' award at the 1997 Olivier Awards. A stingingly funny drama about three men whose enduring friendship is shattered when one of them buys an outrageously expensive piece of modern art-a totally white painting. This deceptively simple play about three friends and a piece of art, written in French by Yasmina Reza, has become a worldwide hit. This regional premiere of ART is produced at the Myrna Loy Center by the Helena Theater Company, and stars Pete Ruzevich, Mike Casey and Ed Noonan, co-directed by Tim Kennedy and John Rausch. Definitely a memorable Helena theater event.

MAY

MONTANA MANDOLIN SOCIETY STRUMS AT THE MYRNA May 4, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center The Montana Mandolin Society has been around for a hundred years, they're on their way to the Kennedy Center, and they're stopping by the Myrna Loy Center to play a concert on Friday, May 4. If you've never heard a mandolin orchestra before, these ten musicians offer a big surprise:  mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins, classical guitars, violin, banjo, hammer dulcimer and keyboard combine to take you back to a more genteel time, when music unified a community and made the hard days worth living. One of the state's most popular bands, the Montana Mandolin Society began in 1902 as the Bozeman Mandolin and Guitar Club, performing at the Bozeman Opera House and at Montana State College. Mandolin groups sprang up all over the Northern Plains at the turn of the last century. Now, nearly 100 years later, the Montana Mandolin Society celebrates and preserves mandolin music and our Montana legacy in concerts nationwide. The group will play the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center this August, representing Montana. They've played to sellout crowds at the Seattle Center, the Museum of the Rockies, and in historic venues where old-timey music is enjoying a comeback.

A Montana Original: A Celebration of Gary Cooper's 100th Birthday May 5, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center The Montana Historical Society, The Myrna Loy Center for the Performing and Media Arts, and Downtown Helena, Inc. are proud to present "A Montana Original: A Celebration of Gary Cooper's 100th Birthday" on May 5th. The day-long celebration will include: a People's Choice marathon of Gary Cooper films, scholarly lectures on High Noon and Cooper's early life in Montana, and much more. All events will be held at the Myrna Loy. Your voice has been heard. Based on your votes, the top four films, in addition to High Noon (1952), have been selected and will be shown on May 5th. See our special Gary Cooper web page for more information.

One Fell Swoop: The Art of Skateboarding May 11 and 12, 8:00 p.m. Helena Middle School Auditorium A no-holds-barred dance concert on wheels. The Scott Wells Dance Troupe of San Francisco, winners of numerous choreography and "best dance ensemble" awards, perform an amazing suite of feats on skateboards. The Los Angeles Times calls Scott Wells' work "the most extended and distinctive essay in pure movement invention: a spectacular binge sequence full of wild, unpredictable partnering gambits." An electrifying style of contact improvisation! - San Francisco Weekly

RHYTHMS OF HELENA: The Community of Helena Performs for Itself May 18 and 19, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center What if an entire community - teens, seniors, artists, government workers, sisters, shy writers, gregarious tapdancers - got together to create a collaborative performance piece that celebrated the time and place they shared? Directing the Rhythms of Helena project over the last year and a half is Katherine Kramer, a nationally-acclaimed dancer and choreographer. Kramer has conducted Arts Plus residencies in Helena schools, has performed her one-woman show "Rhythms of the Heart" at the Myrna Loy Center, and has taught numerous jazz tap workshops for dance instructors and students in the region.

JUNE

Dublin Gulch June 18, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center Dublin Gulch brings Tom Powers and Mick Cavanaugh back to Helena to be joined by Jim Schulz and John Joyner for a night of Irish traditional music, always one of Helena's favorite nights of entertainment.

R. Carlos Nakai and Quartet Special Benefit Performance for the Myrna Loy Center June 20, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center The core of Nakai's work is reflected in solo flute albums such as Earth Spirit, Emergence, and Canyon Trilogy. The mid-1994 release Island of Bows is a collaboration with a Japanese group using acoustic and traditional Japanese instruments. Nakai also performs with Jackalope, a culturally diverse jazz ensemble with several recordings to their name. He was a 1994 Grammy Award finalist for "Best Traditional Folk Album" for Ancestral Voices, a collaboration with guitarist and luthier William Eaton. Since 1990, Nakai has also collaborated with pianist Peter Kater including Sky and Migrations (winner of the 1992 Indie Award).

Kane's River June 25, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center Kane's River is a four-piece acoustic bluegrass band based in Bozeman, Montana. Their music features classic and contemporary themes, killer harmonies, and hard-core drive, and it appeals to aficionados of bluegrass, folk, and just about any kind of popular music. Past performance highlights include the Wintergrass Bluegrass Festival in Tacoma, Washington, and the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival in Alta, Wyoming.

The Star Spangled Girl June 14-16, 21-23, 28-30 8:00 p.m. June 17 & 24 - Matinees 2:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center The Star Spangled Girl is another brilliant comedy to come from the pen of comic genius Neil Simon. This wacky story of love, free speech and the American way is set against a backdrop of the Summer of Love in 1967. Mayhem breaks out when an Olympic swimmer, Sophie, moves into an apartment building where Andy and Norman, two counterculture intellectuals, publish a protest magazine called Fallout. The battle that ensues is worthy of the Star Spangled Banner. The big winners are free speech, love and lots of laughter. The Star Spangled Girl is a joint production of The Montana Shakespeare Company, a division of the Artists Group; and the Myrna Loy Center. The exciting Jimi Hendrix painting hanging on the set of Star Spangled Girl was commissioned by the Artists Group from visual artist Ralph Esposito, art professor at Carroll College. You can own it. Find out how.

JULY

Janis Ian July 2, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center Born April 7, 1951, Janis Ian burst on the scene at age 15 with her controversial saga of interracial love, "Society's Child." Self-penned and arranged, it topped the charts and created a storm of discussion that featured Ian on The Tonight Show and in Life, Look, Time, and Newsweek. Her debut album, 1967's Janis Ian, garnered her the first of her nine Grammy nominations to date. Since then, there have been 17 albums, some as close as 9 months apart, some as far apart as 10 years. People who see Janis Ian perform for the first time usually know none of this. Perhaps they know only the voice and a song or two. They invariably leave her shows stunned by her lead instrumental work on piano and guitar, as well as by the depth of her composing talent.

Coffee House Moves Uptown sponsored by Flickers with John Floridis, Zoe Wood, Swil Kanim & Richard Matoon July 9, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center Four favorite coffeehouse musicians, frequenters of Flicker's Coffee House on the Gulch, move uptown to the Myrna Loy stage for this varied, informal concert. Thanks to Tom Keith of Flicker's Coffee House for organizing this concert. John Floridis is an electro-acoustic guitar wizard, sings diverse and soulful originas, and brings his own sense of humor and vitality to the stage. Voted "Best Musician" by Missoula Independent readers, Floridis has opened for Shawn Colvin, Emmylou Harris and Patty Larkin. He's been on National Public Radio (as a music therapist) and has recorded 3 CDs. (The dog does not sing.) Zoe Wood's acoustic slide blues, jazz, and folk styles cover ground from soft romantic to rowdy ribald, and all of it his a high-quality good time. Zoe has performed throughout the Northwest for 10 years, sharing the stage with Charlie Musselwhite, Susan Tedeschi and Utah Phillips. She is currently a member of the Missoula based women's trio The Hot Tamales, and fronts her own trio, Zoe's Garden. She is one of the most-requested musicians at Flicker's. Audiences are in good hands with Richard Matoon, one of the Montana Guitar Ensemble players and a popular Helena free-for-all musician. A versatile, spirited player, Matoon do a short one-man show playing guitar, harmonica, high hatbourine, mountain dulcimer, maybe the hammer dulcimer, vocals and a variety of rhythm instruments including a guitar case. Rich is currently highlighting his original musical collaborations with his son, Larkon Matoon. Swil Kanim is a Lummi Indian violinist/spoken word performer who has just completed filming in Sherman Alexie's new movie project. A teacher and performer for many years, Kanim has recorded 4 CDs, last year won the 2000 City of Bellingham Mayor's Fine Arts award, performs all over the world, and also conducts conflict resolution workshops to students and educators. His infectious joy in expression, his amazing original compositions, his ability to weave music and storytelling together, and his skill at community-building make a Swil Kanim performance a joy to experience.

Tex Montana and the Lost Riders July 16, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center At nearly every gig they're booked for, Tex Montana and the Lost Riders show up- without the Lost Riders. Why? They're lost of course! This Missing Records recording artist, Tex Montana, must let the show go on! But who will fill the shoes of the lost riders? The audience finds out just after the show starts that they will, and there the fun begins. Of course, the Lost Riders do eventually show up to harmonize with Tex and to reprise their roles in the Adventures of Tex Montana and the Lost Riders. This 1 ½ to 2-hour show blends theatre, music, Country & Western nostalgia, a sing-along and an old time radio play together to create a fun filled evening for all.

M.J. Williams Quartet July 23, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center The MJ Williams Trio is joined by drummer Michael Blessing for this performance of Jazz Standards and original music. Kelly Roberti is a veteran bassist, who has received critical acclaim in national and international performing venues. He is now performing in Montana and evolving an innovative teaching method. Ann Tappan, former Bay-area artist, composes, plays and teaches piano and ensemble jazz. Michael Blessing, a highly regarded drummer, also writes music and has produced several CDs. MJ Williams, well-known local singer, has performed regionally for several decades. Together they have received excellent reviews in national and regional jazz publications. Jazz Now Magazine reviewed their CD, "I Can Hear Your Heart": "M.J. Williams has a sultry mezzo-soprano voice which is lovely. Ann Tappan on piano, and Kelly Roberti on bass, are very fine accompanists indeed, allowing endless amounts of freedom, while creating a solid backdrop for the vocals, and providing tasty and reflective solos that add to the integrity of the whole...." "I would say these well-seasoned musicians have passed with flying colors." -- Marcie Blue Brown, Jazz Now Magazine Audio Sample -MJ Williams - 6:08 min Audio Sample -MJ Williams - 6:08 min

Cowboy Celtic July 30, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic won the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Outstanding traditional Western Music Album for their album Cowboy Ceilidh. Two of their songs, "Wind in the Wire" and "Cowboy Boogie" have been recorded by Randy Travis. The group is especially loved for their renditions of "Buffalo Gals" and "The Old Chisholm Trail."

AUGUST

Outdoor Concert - Montana Guitar Ensemble & Watercarver's Guild August 6 Myrna Loy Center The Montana Guitar Ensemble performs music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras in a guitar trio format.The Ensemble began its professional career in Helena, appearing at the 1999 Helena Symphony Christmas Concert in the St. Helena Cathedral, which has become an annual event for the group. They released their first CD in June 2000, their second CD in December 2000, and are currently working on new projects. Like carving water, performing music can be an illusive, ever-changing creative process. For Darrell and David Casey, this process has evolved into a remarkable acoustic performance brimming with life, spontaneity and craftsmanship. As father and son, Darrell and David Casey have been playing music together for over twenty years. The Casey's are well known for their great vocal harmony that only comes from family. Their songs range from denim-ripping bluegrass to spacious, melodic ballads with clever arrangements on guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, piano and bass. Promoters of recent Watercarvers Guild concerts have called them "a superb acoustic act, with some of the best guitar and mandolin collaboration… reminiscent of Seals and Crofts." Audio Sample - Montana Guitar Ensemble - 2:04 min Audio Sample - Montana Guitar Ensemble - 2:03 min Audio Sample - Watercarver's Guild - 3:07 min Audio Sample - Watercarver's Guild - 3:07 min

Black Irish Band August 13, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center It all started over 10 years ago when both Patrick Michael Karnahan and Richard Restivo met on the set of Universal’s Back to the Future 3. Both were used in the film as a part of the Hill Valley Band. During the many film breaks they both talked about their love for folk music and Spanish brass. The Black Irish Band was formed, The name coming from the Spanish sailor’s love for the Irish. Karnahan coming from a strong Irish background and Restivo being first generation Sicilian made for an interesting mix that would become the bands trademark sound of the future. And it all started with Back to the Future! To date the band has recorded ten albums. The latest release, Forgotten West, has become a hit with history buffs and those that like story songs. Patrick Michael Karnahan, an award winning ASCAP songwriter, has written 15 original songs about the people, places and history of California. In his music he has created a new doorway into understanding the history and times of the American West.

ART Back by Popular Demand Monday, August 20, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center This play won "Best Play" at the 1998 Tony Awards, and the 'Best New Comedy' award at the 1997 Olivier Awards. A stingingly funny drama about three men whose enduring friendship is shattered when one of them buys an outrageously expensive piece of modern art-a totally white painting. This deceptively simple play about three friends and a piece of art, written in French by Yasmina Reza, has become a worldwide hit. This regional premiere of ART is produced at the Myrna Loy Center by the Helena Theater Company, and stars Pete Ruzevich, Mike Casey and Ed Noonan, co-directed by Tim Kennedy and John Rausch. Definitely a memorable Helena theater event.

Helena Symphony Night Monday, August 27, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center Harvey Johnson, (in back) Ellie Parker, Kevin Berg, Katherine Chase and Barbara Berg are a few of the Helena musicians who will be performing. Helena pianist Lynn Peterson will open the evening with Sonata No 2 for Trumpet and Piano, featuring Shaun Deola on trumpet. Peterson, who heads the music department at Carroll College, composed the piece. The program also includes: the delightful Tuba Concerto by R. Vaughn Williams, performed by Harvey Johnson with accompaniment by Mark Walker; Beethoven's Rondo in D, a trio for flute, cello and piano featuring Leo Medina on cello, Katheriune Chase on flute and Patricia Brunken on piano; The Winter Passed by Wayne Barlow, performed by Kevin Berg on oboe and Barbara Berg on piano; Trio for flute, oboe and clarinet by Michael Kibbe, with Kevin Berg on oboe, Barbara Berg on flute and Jill Miller on clarinet; Closing the performance will be a Suite for Trio in four movements, by Alexander Arutiunuan, featuring Ellie Parker on violin, Jim Burkholder on clarinet and Mark Walker on piano. Other Symphony and Chorale members are also in the lineup. It is going to be a great evening of music for all!

SEPTEMBER

Eric McEwen in Concert Saturday, September 8, 3:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center One of the winners of the Myrna Loy Center's Grants to Artists Award Helena's own prodigy pianist, 13-year-old Eric McEwen, will perform his first public solo concert at the Myrna Loy Center. Eric was one of the winners of the Myrna Loy Center's Grants to Artists for 2001. He will play works by Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Debussy, Grovlez, Messian, and Leucona. Eric, a Helena Middle School student, began piano lessons at age six with Pearl Winsor of Helena. He currently studies under Michael Angell at Mount Royal College Conservatory of Music in Calgary, Alberta. This summer he attended music school at the Orford Centre for the Arts in Quebec. Eric has performed in several recitals and competitions. He received a Helena Music Teacher's Association Scholarship in May 1999. He played the piano part in Aaron Copland's "Billy the Kid" in the Helena Symphony Orchestra concert for children this spring. Audio Sample - 3:13 min Audio Sample - 3:14 min

James Hunley Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center
	Classical guitarist James Russell Hunley brings Spanish romance to the Myrna Loy Stage in a concert entitled "AnEvening in the Gardens of Spain." The concert will feature images and sounds of Sevilla, Granada, Cordoba and the countryside of Southern Spain, expressed in the language of classical guitar, sometimes called the most introspective of instruments.

Art Lande Celebrated Jazz Pianist Sunday, September 23, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center
	Celebrated American jazz pianist Art Lande comes to the Myrna Loy Center in a rare and special treat. This world-renowned jazz pianist, known for his many albums recorded on Germany's ECM label, is one of the founders of modern Chamber jazz. He has performed with Joe Henderson, Nat Adderly, Woody Shaw, Mark Isham, Paul McCandless, Chet Baker and many more great names in jazz. He will perform with MJ Williams (voice and trombone), Dwight Kilian (bass) and Michael Blessing (drums). Lande is in Montana conducting jazz workshops in the Bozeman public schools.
Lande has written more than 200 compositions for jazz groups, chamber ensembles, vocal ensembles, big bands and orchestras. He has also collaborated with modern dancers (Tandy Beal, Nancy Smith Hall), poets (Allen Ginsberg, Michal Wojczuk), performance artists (Merideth Monk, Committee Theatre) and actresses (Meryl Streep, Holly Hunter, Meg Ryan) in a broad spectrum of collaborative projects. Lande has taught and given improvisation workshops at music schools throughout the U.S. He also has conducted workshops in Basel, Lausanne, Luzarn, and Montreaux, Switzerland. An ECM recording artist since 1973, his more recent recordings include Love Ballads with Maurizio Giammarco (Italy, 1999), When There's Love, with Wendy Fopeano (US, 2001) and Nightwind with Margueritte Juenemann (US, 2001).

OCTOBER

Footloose Wednesday, October 3, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Helena Civic Auditorium

It's no sin to be young. That's the message behind this exhilarating, roof-raising barnburner of a Broadway show. Footloose tells the tale of a small town that tries to ban dancing - but, inevitably, irrepressible youth and artistic desire bust out and win the day. It's about the triumph of art over fear; of hope over death; of life over oppression. It's also about a misfit teen, misunderstood by his classmates and deserted by his father - but boy does he know how to shake his booty without working up a sweat. The show includes 16 hit songs.

Beakman's World A Great Family Event! Saturday, October 6, 2001, 3:00 p.m. Helena Civic Center
	Based on the Emmy Award-winning children's TV show, Beakman's World features large-scale, wacky science demonstrations with plenty of audience participation and Beakman's trademark goofy humor. Paul Zaloom, as the eccentric scientist Beakman, dazzles and amazes his fellow humans with a series of death-defying and belief-suspending exhibitions of intriguing scientific principles.

Tom Rush Thursday, October 18, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center
	From his early days at Club 47, the Cambridge (MA) coffeehouse that also gave Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Judy Collins their start back in the 1960's, through 14 albums, to his sold out Club 47® concert series which has filled the likes of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, Tom's knack for finding wonderful songs, writing his own and championing emerging artists has made him a legend.
Tom Rush's music includes healthy doses of both folk and blues influences. He also was the first major artist to record the songs of a then-unknown Joni Mitchell, and also recorded a number of songs from such emerging singer/songwriters of the time as Jackson Browne, Eric von Schmidt and Eric Kaz. Rush's own compositions are still lauded for their poignant, undeniable lyrics. http://www.tomrush.com/

Odean Pope Trio and David Murray Saturday, October 20, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center

Two of the greatest saxophone players in jazz today team up and tune up for a night of world-class jazz. Odean Pope has been called a true jazz fan's dream: "great, swooping melodies and sparse arrangements with an emphasis on the harmonic density and clarity of the players," wrote one reviewer. David Murray joins his trio for a short fall tour that promises wonders. Murray has fronted a number of world-class ensembles, and has recorded 60 albums. This special concert unites two jazz greats in an unbeatable combo.

Bill Staines Wednesday, October 31, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center
	One of the most popular (and most admired) singers on the folksong circuit today, Bill Staines resonates with warmth, humor, and a lifetime of soulful songs. After nearly 30 years on the road, Staines has perfected the art of opening his soul sweetly, comfortably, and with a witty lack of fanfare. This is the man who wrote "All God's Children Got a Voice in the Choir," "Roseville Fair," and a number of other songs that have become
folk standards without ever becoming clichés. Even though he got his start in the hootenanny era, he'll still set your kids' toes to tapping. What a great way to spend a Halloween night.

http://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/bsbio.htm

NOVEMBER

Miles Ahead Tuesday, November 6, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center

Can a quintet without a trumpet call itself "Miles Ahead"? Try these guys on for size: A Portland-based jazz quintet with a West-coast Brubeck sound, and a contemporary bite. They borrow fusion and rock, and layer it with slippery jazz phrasing and rhythms. A sax-guitar-piano front-line backed by upright bass and trapset, they play Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and of course Miles Davis tunes. Oregon Jazz Society says their first CD, Milepost 1, shows versatility and spark.

The Metis Legacy World Premiere Friday, November 16, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Helena Civic Center Philip Aaberg, Darol Anger, Jimmie LaRocque, with The Metis Heritage Dancers and the Cascade String Quartet

Come join in a celebration of the extraordinary legacy of fiddle music of the Metis people. The project explores the musical and social legacy of a tribe without boundaries, whose heritage results from marriage between Indians and Europeans throughout the Northern Plains from Sault St. Marie, Michigan, to Choteau, Montana, across both sides of the 49th parallel. The project has been honored by the Library of Congress as a Bicentennial Local Legacies Project. Funding for the project has been provided by the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Northern Plains Folklife Resources, and the Myrna Loy Center. For this project, Darol Anger, Philip Aaberg, folklorist Nicholas Vrooman and master Metis fiddler Jimmie LaRocque collaborated on the creation of a new musical work that references the indigenous American rhythms and diverse European fiddle heritage that illuminates Metis music.

Audio Sample - Road to Batoche - 4:11 min Audio Sample - Road to Batoche - 4:09 min Video Sample - An Interview with Jimmie LaRocque - 1:55 min Video Sample - An Interview with Jimmie LaRocque - 1:55 min Click here for background information about the Metis Legacy http://www.philipaaberg.com/

Spiderwoman Theater: Persistence of Memory Saturday Matinee, November 17, 2001, 3:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center
	A video/live performance work about aging, memory and storyweaving by the oldest continually-running women's theater company in North America. This important work focuses on the healing aspects of storytelling.

Special Consensus Sunday, November 18, 2001, 3:00 p.m. Myrna Loy Center
	One of the country's hottest bluegrass bands returns to Helena. This 4-man acoustic ensemble specializes in historic music, education, and enthralling audiences young and old. They've been together since 1975, and have performed on National Public Radio, Nashville Channel's "Fire on the Mountain" program, and numerous other programs and live stages nationwide.

DECEMBER

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Saturday, December 8, 2001, 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. for 9 a.m. performance Breakfast at 10:30 a.m. for 11 a.m. performance Myrna Loy Center

Kids (of all ages), you've watched the Grinch cartoon and movie. You've read the book. Now you can help act out the story at a special Christmas event, Breakfast with the Grinch, at the Myrna Loy Center. You get a breakfast of green eggs and hams (prepared by BENNY'S) and you get to watch and interact with a special storytelling performance of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. There are two times for this event on December 8, 9 AM and 11 AM. Be sure to call 443-0287 for tickets. This is a fundraiser for the Helena Symphony and the Myrna Loy Center.

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