Montana author Judy Blunt will travel to Livingston to read for Elk River Books’ first birthday party on Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m. in the Blue Slipper Theatre, 113 E. Callender St.
Blunt is well known for her best-selling memoir, Breaking Clean, which was published by A.A. Knopf in 2002 and met with wide critical acclaim. She spent more than 30 years on wheat and cattle ranches in northeastern Montana, before leaving that life to attend the University of Montana. Her book of poems, Not Quite Stone, won the Merriam-Frontier Award, and was published in 1991.
Recognition of Blunt’s work includes a PEN/Jerard Fund Award for nonfiction, the Whiting Writers’ Award, Mountains and Plains Bookseller’s Award, Willa Award for Nonfiction Book of the Year, and a National Endowment for the Arts writer’s fellowship. Blunt received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2005. She’s the director of the creative writing program and teaches creative nonfiction at the University of Montana, Missoula.
Tickets for the event are $10, and will be available at the store beginning May 1. The price includes admission to the reading, as well as a reception and book signing by Blunt at Elk River Books after the event.
Mother’s Day is this Sunday! That means that if you still haven’t found the perfect gift for the mom in your life, you are running out of time. The good news, for any local Livingston procrastinators, is that there are tons of options for gifts right here in town. We couldn’t possibly cover all of them but we did put together a few ideas for you.
Here’s where to find the items posted in the photo above (starting from the top row moving left to right):
- Cute earrings and hair clips – found at The Drawing Room 117 East Callender St
- Simple and easy to make gift idea from the blog onebowlparenting.com (http://onebowlparenting NULL.com)
- For the garden loving mom – gardening gloves and much more at Livingston Ace Hardware (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/LivingstonAce)
- Fun quotes that double as decoration – found at The Obsidian Collection (http://www NULL.theobsidiancollection NULL.com/) 107 South Main St
- Beautiful necklace by Janet Vitale (http://janetvitale NULL.com/index NULL.php) – can be found on a sterling silver chain at Paradise Ring Works 116 North Main St
- A $65 Mother’s Day Special of 1 hour massage and spa pedicure from AfterGlo Salon and Melissa Stringham Frady Massage Therapist (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/pages/Melissa-Stringham-Frady-Therapeutic-Massage-Bodywork/153405171428296)
- How about a gift certificate from Go To Gal (http://mtgotogal NULL.com/) for mom to use however she pleases? Housecleaning, running errands, whatever she needs help getting done.
- Do you know a mom who loves to fish or would love to learn how to fly fish? Get her a day on the river with Hopper Fishing (http://www NULL.hopperfishing NULL.com/wp/guide-services/)!
- Looking for a little bling for mom? These beautiful belts can be found at The Spur Line 1370 Highway 10 West
If you have more suggestions to add to the list please feel free to leave them in the comments.
This year’s Stafford Animal Shelter May 18 Fur Ball auction includes a wide selection of miniature art originals with the theme: Small Art/Big Impact. Most of the work can be seen at a special Preview Art Show at the Drawing Room 117 East Callender Street, Livingston through May 16, 2012. The work there will have a special “buy now” price for those who’d like the purchase it and are unable to attend the Fur Ball. Artists include: Parks Reece, John Garre, DG House, Bob Spannring, Christine Sutton, Suzanne Schneider, Lynn Chan, Stacey Herries, Lindsay Pichaske, Kelsey McDonnell, Linda Barnsley, Sarah Angst, Stephanie Cochran, Laurie Yarnell, Betsey Hurd, Gwen Strachan, Kammie Roberts and more.
If you are unable to attend the event, you can buy tickets to the Luxury Raffle – only one hundred $50 tickets will be sold – and let an attendee know which auction item you would like if you are the lucky winner.
To learn more and purchase event and raffle tickets, phone 222-1313 or click here (http://staffordanimalshelter NULL.org/category/events/). See auction items on the website or Shelter’s Facebook page (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/TheStaffordAnimalShelter).
We have alot going on for Cinco De Mayo! Sink a basketball and get a free domestic beer or well drink-starting at noon. Tequila Tasting from 4-6 PM. Taste 5 different types of Tequila for only $5.00! Purchase a Bucket of 6 Carta Blanca Beers for only $10 and enjoy the Kentucky Derby!
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