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The Montana Premiere Project Presented by Anaconda Ensemble Theatre will run at the Forge Theatre from February 24th - 26th.
This night of three new short plays will feature Wife by Shaun Gant of Missoula, Landering Truth by Robert Holter of Helena and That's What She Said by Cynthia Webb, also of Helena. This show is directed/produced by Jackie Vetter of Anaconda and is supported by the Montana Playwrights Network. The Montana Premiere project is a state-wide project focused on new plays by Montana playwrights. This year there are four sites for these premiere projects, including Lewistown, Helena, Billings, and Anaconda.
The new plays being produced all center around women and their voices, if and when they are heard and how they are perceived (or misunderstood), and if those voices get them in “trouble” by usual standards. Due to language and content, the shows are intended for ages 16 and up. The show features 18 professional and amateur actors from Butte, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, and Dewey, ages 11 to adult.
Tickets are $20/person for performances on February 24th at 7 pm, February 25th at 2 pm, February 25th at 7 pm, and February 26th at 2 pm (there is a talkback after the 2 pm shows on Feb 25th). The Forge Hotel is located at 100 Union Ave in Anaconda, MT. The entrance and parking are at the back of the building.
Advance tickets are recommended and can be purchased at
https://anacondaensembletheatre.simpletix.com or by calling 406 - 200 - 8084
Thanks to sponsors: The Forge Hotel, Discover Anaconda, the Butte Public Library, Everett Cook Law, and Creative Marketing and Recruiting Group for supporting this project. AET’s Montana Premiere project is partly funded by coal severance taxes paid based on coal mined in Montana and deposited in Montana's Cultural and Aesthetic Projects Trust Fund.
Anaconda Ensemble Theatre is a newly formed professional theatre in Anaconda dedicated to building a community for theatre artists and producing new work!
If you have questions, feel free to email
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February 14, 2023
By Eric Tegethoff - Producer, Contact News
Big Sky Connection - Legislation in Helena would divert more than $30 million from a program that opens access to public lands. The funds come from cannabis tax revenue. Comments from Kathy Hadley, board member, Montana Wildlife Federation; Frank Szollosi (suh-LOSS-see), executive director, Montana Wildlife
Click on the image above for the audio. In 2022, the state approved Habitat Montana funds to open up access to the Big Snowy Mountains in central Montana. (Forest Service Northern Region)
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February 14, 2023 - Montana lawmakers are reconsidering how cannabis revenue is distributed for a conservation program in the state. A bill in Helena could deprive the Habitat Montana program of more than $30-million in projected cannabis tax revenue. The 2020 initiative legalizing cannabis for recreational use set aside tax revenue for conservation on state public lands through programs such as Habitat Montana, which opens up access to public lands.
Kathy Hadley, a hunter and board member of the Montana Wildlife Federation, called on lawmakers to keep voters in mind.
"That ballot initiative was passed by the voters and it seems like the legislators who are sponsoring this bill are ignoring the will of the voters," she said.
Lawmakers sponsoring the bill are following Governor Greg Gianforte's lead. He wants cannabis revenue to be used to serve veterans, strengthen treatment services and boost law enforcement. A hearing for the bill is scheduled for Thursday at 3pm.
Frank Szollosi, head of the Montana Wildlife Federation, said the state is working with a historic $2-billion surplus.
"With the big surplus that the governor and the Legislature are dealing with, we can support veterans and rural landowners and timber companies without raiding Habitat Montana," Szollosi said.
He added the state recently used Habitat Montana funds to improve public access to nearly 100,000 acres in the Big Snowy Mountains.
Hadley said the program has become increasingly important as more people come to Montana and land values increase, and added that is putting more pressure on public and private lands.
"If we have Habitat Montana, that helps alleviate some of the pressure by providing more access to public lands and more opportunities for hunting on private lands - at the same time, helping agriculture producers stay on their land," Hadley said.
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Disclosure References Citation: Revise distribution of marijuana revenues Montana Legislature 12/3/22
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PNS - Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - The U.S. denies flying intelligence balloons over China, five years later survivors remember a horrendous school shooting and Kari Lake is still claiming the 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial Election was stolen.
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PNS - Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 3 people dead and five were critically injured in a mass shooting at Michigan State University; Colleges work to raise graduation rates by eliminating the 'equity gap,' elected officials press the EPA to reduce methane pollution, and a Montana bill would strip conservation programs of cannabis revenue.
