Wednesdays at the Emerson

July 26 | August 2

11:30 AM - 8:00 PM

Bring the whole family, your blankets and lawn chairs, and join us for some summer fun while sharing in one of the amazing events that makes Bozeman such an extraordinary place to live.

Open Mic 14 and Under

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

These special slots are 5 minutes long and are reserved for performers ages 14 years or younger. We welcome all styles of performance art. Come show us what you've been working on!

We strongly encourage you to sign up in advance. Walk-on spots will only be available if time permits.

Community Open Mic

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

These performance slots will be 10 minutes long (about 3 songs) and are to open to anyone who wishes to perform. We welcome all performance styles!

We strongly encourage you to sign up in advance. Walk-on spots will only be available if time permits.

The Love Darts

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Percussive centric melodies driven by world-infused rhythm and blues, inspired by Afro Pop, Highlife, Cuban & Brazilian song and dance. 

POP UP!

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Percussive centric melodies driven by world-infused rhythm and blues, inspired by Afro Pop, Highlife, Cuban & Brazilian song and dance. 

Lunch on the Lawn

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Featuring: The Dead Yellers

Take a break from the workday, grab some lunch, shop local artists, listen to some fabulous tunes, and watch the kids dance and play.

Community Partners:

• Adventure Scientists
• Bozeman Police Dept.
• Forward Montana
• Gallatin Watershed Council
• Heart of the Valley
• MAEVE Bozeman
• Thrive
• Verge Theater

Food Trucks:

• Bozeman Tropical Sno
• CC Gourmet
• Ms Sippi's Southern Cuisine



Art Vendors:

• A Little Bit of Ly
• Kelly Ray Art
• Moreno Fine Art

WEDNESDAYS AT THE EMERSON IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY:

Upcoming Events

Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

July 26 | 6:00 PM | $10 General | FREE for Firefighters, Police, and Emergency Responders

Gallatin Wildlife Association Presents: Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire 

This film takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. We follow the harrowing escape from Paradise as the town ignited from wind-driven embers and burned within a few hours of the fire’s start. We visit fire labs where researchers torch entire houses to learn why some homes burn and others survive. We learn from Native Americans as they employ fire to benefit nature and increase community safety as they have for thousands of years. We follow researchers who work to understand the effects of climate on forests and the crucial role that natural forests play in storing vast amounts of carbon. Along the way we listen to people who have survived the deadliest fires to underscore the importance of this quest.

There will be an expert Q & A on home safety directly following the film.

The Humans

July 28 - August 13 | Thursday, Friday & Saturday @7:00 PM | Sundays @3:30PM

Verge Theater Presents: The Humans

Three generations of the Blake family gather for Thanksgiving in the youngest daughter's Chinatown apartment. As darkness falls and the building groans, the group's deepest fears are laid bare. Filled with equal parts humor and hurt, The Humans is a Tony-award winning play from playwright Stephen Karam.

New Exhibits

Jessie Wilber Gallery

Matthew Hamon | by Matthew Hamon



The photographs here are from an ongoing project that includes landscapes, portraits, and architectural images of the rural American West, that contemplate the dross cape between industry and wildlands, progress and stasis. I’m interested in the legacy of the myths of the West, and the associated nostalgia, longing and melancholy in tension with the unknowable power of nature and the clumsy legacy of man that seems ongoing.

Wildfire Smoke, Augusta, MT, 2019 by Matthew Hamon

Lobby Gallery

Barns, Bovine, and Botanicals

by Shari Chandler

My whole world is a series of paintings. Daily, in the beauty around me; trees, clouds, snow, light, color, I am inspired, and already imagining the scene as a painting. I can't view the world any other way, and painting is my way of saying, "this scene, this is how I see it, this is the world I live in.

Nash Jo by Shari Chandler

Weaver Room Gallery

Flat Lens | by Jennifer Combe



My research and artistic work explore cultural constructs around gender and mothering, ability, and schooling. Drawing from autobiography, I locate the essence of an experience and then distill my understanding of that experience into simplified, often geometric, forms. This process helps deconstruct cultural paradigms that complicate interpretation and meaning—ultimately how we perceive ourselves.

Stacking by Jennifer Combe