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Music Helena Symphony begins 70th season The Helena Symphony Orchestra starts its 70th year Saturday at the Helena Civic Center with an evening of music by George Gershwin, including the 100th anniversary of his jazz-inspired “Rhapsody in Blue.” The symphony is also having an Opening Night After Party. Bandleader Paul Whiteman commissioned George Gershwin to write a “jazz concerto” to be included in a concert titled An Experiment in Modern Music in New York on Feb. 12, 1924. With Gershwin performing the solo piano part, Rhapsody in Blue was a success. The evening features leading Gershwin interpreter, pianist Kevin Cole and Grammy Award-winning soprano Sylvia McNair.

The performance starts at 5:30 p.m. Single concert tickets ($20- $60 plus a $5 transaction fee) can purchased online at www.helenasymphony.org, by calling the Symphony Box Office (406.442.1860), or visiting the Symphony Box Office on the Walking Mall at the Placer Building (21 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 100) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets for the remaining Non-Series Concerts, Mozart by Candlelight and Christmas in the Cathedral, go on sale to the public on Monday. Tickets for the Opening Night After Party are on sale now on the Helena Symphony website or by calling the Symphony office at 406.442.1860. Single tickets are $70, a table of 8 is $525, and a table of 10 is $650.

* **Purpose:** To celebrate the completion of a major project and raise funds for a good cause. * **Activities:** Live and silent auctions, catered food and drinks, and a festive atmosphere. * **Key Contributors:** Artist Al Swanson, Orofino, the Archie Bray, Green Meadow Country Club, and other Montana favorites. * **Beneficiary:** A good cause, unspecified.

Country music singer Nate Smith performs Thursday night and country music band Sawyer Brown performs Friday. Insufficient Funds is the opening act both nights. Both shows are 7:30 p.m. and doors open at 6:30.

and Big Sky City Lights will perform at 9 p.m. The event will be held at the Tapworks brewery in Bozeman, Montana. Tapworks is a popular local brewery known for its wide selection of craft beers and its lively atmosphere.

Sometimes called the Mid-Autumn Festival, the festival is second only to Chinese New Year when it comes to Chinese celebrations and is a time for families to reunite for feasts, worship the moon, light paper lanterns, and eat moon cakes. It’s held when the moon is believed to be at its fullest and brightest. In Chinese culture, the full moon is a symbol of reunion, hence the gathering with family. The tradition stretches back 3,000 years. Also, the museum will be decorated with paper lanterns created by area children who can pick up kits at the Butte-Silver Bow Library (226 W. Broadway St).

The event will feature a variety of activities, including demonstrations of traditional crafts, music, and dance. The event will also feature a historical reenactment of the American Revolution. The Bear Dance Ranch is a working ranch, and the event will be held on the property.

The focus is on children and the Mann Gulch at 2 p.m. Sept. 14, at the Lewis & Clark Library. Staff from the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest will guide a hands-on children’s workshop focused on the causes, consequences and lessons learned from the deadly Mann Gulch fire. On Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis & Clark Library, Martha Kohl, the MTHS Outreach and Education program manager, will speak about “Women’s Activism in Montana: The Progressive Era.” This lecture will explore women organizers like Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, who worked to improve their communities and shape Montana politics and history.

All the programs are free and open to the public. Programs will be recorded and available at the Montana Historical Society’s YouTube page. For more information, contact Lau Marsh at laura.marsh@mt.gov. **Detailed Text:**

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For more information, contact Curator Gianna Sherman at gianna@holtermuseum.org or Store and Permanent Collections Manager Hannah Harvey at hannah@holtermuseum.org. O’Malley to speak at The Bray Local artist Danielle O’Malley will lead an artist talk on art during the “Artist Amplified at The Bray” event at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in the Archie Bray Foundation Education Center. The event is free and the public may attend. O’Malley is a large-scale sculptor who works and resides in Helena.

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