Keely Larson

Montana's oldest opera company takes on the beloved Norman Maclean classic with shows in both Bozeman and Missoula.

This summer, Jaden and Gen Attard decided to quit their jobs, sell their apartment and set out to walk over 800 miles—the Montana portion of the Continental Divide Trail.

Bozeman and Missoula declared 100% clean electricity goals in 2019 and have been chipping away at this effort ever since. Now both cities have committed to a new renewable energy plan that gets them closer to carbon neutrality by 2030.

A federal judge ruled in favor of conservation groups this month in a decision against allowing increased road building in the Bitterroot National Forest. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, argued federal agencies didn’t take a hard enough look at the impacts of roads on threatened species.

Plaintiffs in the Lighthiser v. Trump climate lawsuit are asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider their case after it was dismissed last month.

It can be hard to draw Montanans inside in the summer, but with big talent, an Opera experience on the Gallatin River and "tiny theater" productions at the Big Sky Farmers' Market, there are options for all types of audience members at the WMPAC.

Butte, Montana has been known as a city of nicknames. It’s been called The Mining City, The Richest Hill on Earth and Butte America. But the penchant for nicknames goes deeper, all the way to the individual person. But as the mines closed and time went on, they filtered out. So, what happened?

Front Row Center Host Keely Larson talks with Monica Grable, arts education director with the Montana Arts Council, to talk about the council's Creative Aging Initiative and opportunities to develop programming for older adults in Montana.

Front Row Center Host Keely Larson talks to Ekaterina Yachmennikova, producer of International Ballet Stars’ North American tour. International Ballet Stars has been touring across the East Coast for 10 years and continues to add stops, including in Montana. On April 21 and April 22, International Ballet Stars brings a performance of Sleeping Beauty to audiences in Great Falls and Missoula, respectively.

In the final show in its 2025/2026 season, Bare Bait Dance's An Exquisite Corpse blends a murder mystery, contemporary dance and big characters.