Our beautiful Orpheum Theatre down in Conrad is the only small, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED venue in North-Central Montana that has new digital movie equipment. A fund drive was started back in January, resulting with the purchase & installation of this fantastic movie system in June
She's Debra Dean, bestselling author of "The Madonnas of Leningrad" I'm not sure what this one's about, perhaps some Russian Madonna-type women! Ms. Dean has just released a breathtaking novel of love, madness & devotion set in 18th century Russia
The "Moon River Man", Andy Williams passed away this week. The late crooner had been battling bladder cancer for a year. He had announced at one of his shows last December at the Moon River Theater in Branson, Missouri that he was fighting bladder cancer
No doubt about it...Monday's the first day of October & it really won't be long until Christmas. I'm already excited! There's so much to enjoy & do here in the Golden Triangle as we all enjoy this special time of the year. There
The Andy Hackbarth Band is hacking it's way into North Central Montana this week with a performance of a mix of flamingo & Spanish guitar & contemporary folk music. They'll be down in Fort Benton this Wednesday at the Fort Benton Elementary School auditorium with music kicking off at 7. Ticket
She's Monica Lewis, the diminutive, dimpled singer & actress. Stylish she was! Monica was the wife of one of Hollywood's legendary studio chiefs-the late Jennings Lang. In her book (available from Cable Publishing, www.cab
If you dig jazz, you'll dig "Joined At The Hip". This fascinating read by Jay Goetting keeps the beat from beginning to finish. From the early days through Prohibition & the swing era, then to bebop & beyond, Jay's tome is the story of jazz music, musicians, & venues in Minneapolis & St
Alexis Wineman of Cut Bank was recently crowned Miss Montana 2012. There are many rewards for being Miss Montana, but the post comes with a great deal of expense as well. Alexis' platform for her year as Miss Montana is "Normal is just a dryer setting
This afternoon (Monday) on my "Puffman Musical Trivia", I'll be giving away a Montana author's book to the first caller with the correct answer to a "MONTANA" musical trivia question. I interviewed this author some months back (he's Jeff Noonan from St