Helena Arts & Entertainment News

The Helena Symphony presents its sixth annual black-tie outdoor summer performance, “Masquerade,” at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 22. This event will be held at the historic site of the Broadwater Hotel.

Guests will enjoy catered cuisine, featuring charcuterie and grill stations, a cash bar, red carpet photograph opportunities and a Montana sunset.

The highlight of the evening is a private concert by the Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, capturing the enchanting magic of tangoes, waltzes and the music of the Harry Potter films.

The concert will include Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite, Strauss’ On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Villoldo’s El Choclo, and selections from over 10 years of “Harry Potter” film scores.

Tickets for this special, limited-seating event are $150 each and can be purchased at the Symphony Box Office, 21 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 100, by calling 406-442-1860, or online at helenasymphony.org.

Four legendary acoustic musicians will take The Myrna Loy stage on Thursday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m.

Growling Old Men is a duo featuring Ben Winship and John Lowell performing acoustic Americana, with a sense of humor, tight vocals and excellent musicianship. The pair have been delighting audiences throughout the Mountain West and all over the world for three decades.

Lowell was recently awarded the International Western Music Association’s Song of the Year honor and is a finalist in this year’s Montana Governor’s Arts Award.

Mike Compton and Joe Newberry have been touring together for years, finding stages for their unique blend of old time, gospel and bluegrass.

Compton is best known for his years with the Nashville Bluegrass Band and John Hartford, and for his Grammy-winning turn on the “O, Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack. Newberry is an IBMA winner for Song of the Year and was a featured performer on Prairie Home Companion for many years.

Each duo will perform a set and then the final set will find them joining forces on stage.

Tickets are available at themyrnyaloy.com, by calling the box office at 406-443-0287, or by stopping in at 15 N. Ewing St.

Join us for Summer at the Bray and celebrate excellence in ceramics at the 2024 Resident Artist Exhibition, running from June 13 to Aug. 30 at The Bray Warehouse Gallery.

The exhibition kicks off with an opening reception 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 13.

This event, which is free and open to the public, features 21 artists, including 10 new residents, 10 current long-term residents and the Bray’s executive director, Rebecca Harvey.

The Bray is at 2915 Country Club, Ave. For more information, visit www.archiebray.org or call 406-443-3502.