Thursday, July 10, 2008

What's right with Helena

Helena is a great town. Good people, great spaces, lots going on.

Alive @ Five, our midweek, free music in the park festival is well under way. Live music is going on somewhere almost every night. I’m hoping to catch at least some of David and Deidre Casey’s show at Riley’s Irish Pub tomorrow.

This Saturday more great stuff is happening than I’ll have time for: a friend has invited us to an art show at his home; the Summer Outdoor Film Festival starts at Performance Park in the walking mall. First up: Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn. Great film. It starts at 9pm and it’s free. (Call 406.442.4647 for info about upcoming shows.) And also on Saturday, Tango Helena is hosting a Tango and Argentinean potluck. Details here. Too many great things on one night!

A couple of weeks ago we caught a great Johnny Cash Tribute band at the Mt. Helena Music festival. I also took in four of the five free lunchtime choral music concerts that Musikanten Montana put on for Helena Choral Week. And then we took the family to a fun Sunday afternoon Brewers game.

Just a few of the things I love about Helena. It’s a good place.

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