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Every third weekend in August thousands of people descend on the small Montana reservation town of Crow Agency to be a part of Crow Fair.

Dubbed the “Teepee Capital of the World”, the Crow Fair Celebration has been an ongoing tradition for the Crow for the last 90 years attracting Natives and non-Natives alike. In addition to the dancing and singing, there’s also an all-Indian rodeo, a 5k foot race, parades, and horse races.

Crow photojournalist Adam Sings In The Timber documented the culture of the fair in this photo essay.

Click here to view Adam's photo essay.

Video

Missoula may not be a hub of urban culture, but a group of local breakdancers doesn’t seem to notice.

On Thursday nights, the wooden floor of the newly opened Downtown Dance Collective on West Main Street vibrates under the feet of experienced and novice breakdancers. Funky bass lines drift from the studio to the street, luring curious passersby to the large picture window.

New West’s Anne Medley spent an evening with Missoula’s breakdancers and brought back this multimedia glimpse into their world.

multimedia

Missoula is home to a plethora of artists who express themselves in a variety of media. Alexia Beckerling is venturing into the studios and performance venues of a handful of local artists and bringing back multimedia glimpses into their creative worlds.

This week takes us into the "shambolic sanctuary" of photographer and mixed media artist, Marty Fromm. [more]

multimedia

Missoula is home to a plethora of artists who express themselves in a variety of media. Alexia Beckerling is venturing into the studios and performance venues of a handful of local artists and bringing back multimedia glimpses into their creative worlds.

In this episode, meet Jerry Baldwin, a ceramicist based in Arlee who follows a Japanese tradition and makes functional, wheel-thrown, wood-fired ceramics. [more]

road kill on regional highways

Not many want Larry Connell’s job. But after 29 years of removing road kill from Montana’s highways for the Montana Department of Transportation, he still has a sense of humor. NewWest.Net’s Anne Medley spent a day with Connell as he picked up casualties of the road and transported them to one of several composting pits designed to turn road kill into soil in 45 days.

Due to the graphic content of this video, viewer discretion is advised. [more]

multimedia

Missoula is home to a plethora of artists who express themselves in a variety of media. Alexia Beckerling is venturing into the studios and performance venues of a handful of local artists and bringing back multimedia glimpses into their creative worlds.

In this episode, meet Jason Bohman, a "music fusion" artist who paints on stage with the Miller Creek band. [more]

an interview with Rob Whitehair and Pam Voth

The theatrical premiere of Missoula's very own "The Little Red Truck," an award-winning documentary about the Missoula Children's Theatre, screened Friday at the Wilma Theatre in Missoula and the Myrna Loy Center for the Arts in Helena. Now it's hitting the road with screenings from Portland, Oregon to Charlotte, North Carolina.

In this multimedia presentation, Director Rob Whitehair and Producer Pam Voth discuss the challenges and rewards of making the film. [more]

Sen. Barack Obama chose to celebrate the Fourth of July in Butte with his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Malia and Sasha. The Obama family attended the Independence Day Parade and hosted a "family picnic" at Montana Tech where Obama gave a brief speech, cooked hamburgers and chatted casually to fans. Photos by Alexia Beckerling [more]

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A young moose in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Photo by Patrick Nelson

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A young fox kit basks in the sun in Conifer, Colorado. Photo by Lorrie McAllister