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Check out these fabulous weekend events taking place in Southwest Montana from Friday, September 1st - Sunday, September 3rd ARTS Shakespeare in the Parks-Big Sky Town Center Fri at 5:30/Livingston, Shane Center Sat at 6:00 pm/Belgrade, Lewis and Clark Park Sun at 3:30 pm. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, one of the oldest Shakespeare companies in the United States and in its 45^th season, will perform Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" at various locations around the Gallatin Valley. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1Cb7r7Z Festival of the Thread-Livingston, Shane Center-Fri at 5:00 pm and Sat-Sun at 10:00 am. This is a free juried exhibition which includes regionally recognized textile artists. A diversity of techniques in thread will be on display including: quilts, multi-media textile art, weaving, batik, and clothing. Special opening Friday, Sept 1, 5:00 - 9:00 which includes meeting the artists and a fashion show of Montana Clothing Designers at 7:00 pm. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2giZO0M Brewery Follies-H. S. Gilbert Brewery-Fri-Sun at 4:00 pm & 8:00 pm. What is The Brewery Follies? It's an absurd, wacky, zany, fun-filled, contemporary comedy revue with music in a cabaret atmosphere that contains biting parody and naughty political/social satire. When you come to see The Brewery Follies be prepared to let your hair down and unburden yourself from the everyday world politically correct blues. Leave your uptightness at the door and get ready to have yourself a ball. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2u9VB4y Baskerville-Blue Slipper Theater Livingston-Fri and Sat at 8:00 pm & Sun at 3:00 pm. Get your deerstalker cap on — the play's afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle's classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2rwq5tj MISCELLANEOUS Gallatin Valley Farmers' Market-Gallatin County Fairgrounds-Sat at 9:00 am. The purpose of the Gallatin Valley Farmers' Market is to provide an opportunity and location for local vendors of homemade food, handmade crafts and locally grown produce to market, display and sell their goods to promote economic well-being and support the development of home-based businesses. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2tNDYVP Family Matters: Bozeman's Historic African American Community-Beall Park Rec Center, 415 N. Bozeman-Fri at 10:00 am. The African American community in historic Bozeman is nearly invisible until you begin to examine the historic census records, newspaper accounts, and city directories. Only then do Bozeman's black citizens come into focus. One name leads to another and soon a tight knit and thriving African American community emerges during the late 19th century. Working as machinists, laborers, laundresses, housekeepers, and porters, Bozeman's Africa American people contributed to the building of our city through their labor, religious activity, child rearing, social clubs and community participation. Join us as we follow these founding families and uncover a history that has been silent for over a hundred years. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2qjzFiu Gracious Gables: Bozeman's Historic Manors-The Story Mansion, 811 S. Willson-Sun at 10:00 am. Have you ever driven down Willson Avenue and wondered about the people who lived in those fine houses? Wonder no longer! Step back in time and discover the history of South Grand and South Willson Avenues with the Gracious Gables Tour. Learn about the upper class of early Bozeman, the lawyers, lawmakers, professors, doctors and businessmen, many of whom built their grand mansions on these two streets. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2qjzFiu Ghosts of Bozeman's Past: Historic Sunset Hills Cemetery-Sunset Hills Cemetery-Sun at 4:00 pm. Set atop a peaceful overlook, Bozeman's historic Sunset Hills Cemetery offers a panoramic view of downtown while each evening's sunset reflects the nature of its quiet inhabitants. The early residents of Bozeman laid their love ones to rest in this sanctified ground overlooking the town that their toil and labor helped establish. Bozeman's early movers and shakers rest here along with others whose stories make up the town's historical narrative. Here you will find the Story family plot where Bozeman's most notorious resident, Nelson Story is laid to rest alongside his family. John Bozeman, the man for whom the town is name is interred there as well and that's an interesting story . . . Join us for a tour of Sunset Hills Cemetery and learn the fascinating history of early Bozeman. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2qjzFiu Walking Tours: Downtown Bozeman-Soroptimist Park-Sat at 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. The past is a place you can go to experience a different world. Come with us on an adventure through time and see the past through new eyes. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2qjzFiu Walking Tour: Murders, Madams, & Mediums-Western Cafe-Sat at 7:00 pm. From horrific murders to notorious madams and mediums communicating with the spirit world, Bozeman's darker history comes to light in a walking tour designed to send a shiver up your spine.  Learn more: http://bit.ly/2qjzFiu SPORTING EVENTS Gallatin Speedway Races-Gallatin Speedway, 2290 Tubb Rd, Belgrade-Fri at 7:35 pm. Gallatin Speedway was built in 1997 to replace the old Hub of the Valley Speedway which had been located near I-90 and was purchased by the State of Montana to put in a new interchange. Gallatin Speedway officially opened in May of 1998. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2w6UEs7 The Rut Mountain Run, A three-day mountain running celebration-Big Sky-Fri-Sun. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2gkcTH9