Holiday options abound at Norris Hot Springs
While everyone around you is scurrying around to get to Grandma’s house or the mall, consider changing up the plan and head to Norris Hot Springs instead. The historic wooden pool offers natural hot springs bubbling up to soothe the body and the mind. Black Friday? Norris is offering an option for the family and friends you’ve gathered together – fine music the whole weekend past the Thanksgiving holiday. No flashing lights or check out lines– no wrestling over electronics or toys at Norris. At Norris, you’ll enjoy the aforementioned water, the finest in organic menu items and a wine and craft beer selection that will boggle the mind.
Norris is a family friendly spot with menu items to delight toddlers to grandparents. On weekend evenings, the best in regional and touring acoustic music takes the stage at 7 PM to offer you the chance to enjoy a meal or beverage and live music while soaking in healing natural spring water. Isn’t that a better idea than going anywhere close to a mall this Thanksgiving?
Music kicks off on Friday, November 17th with Logan Dudding. Logan is a Butte resident, known for his work with the Chad Ball Band and the Red Mountain Band as a percussionist. Now honing his guitar skills, he’s enjoying solo acoustic performers while he covers favorite songs and crafts his original songs. Next up, on Saturday, November 18th is Michael Hoffman. Michael is a musician from Bozeman who recently moved to Cut Bank, MT. He has been playing music in one form or another for most of his life and spent nine years on the road with Montana favorite outlaw country band, the Dirty Shame. At their peak the band performed 120 shows a year including weddings, special events and opening for major touring acts. As a solo performer, he enjoys playing to all types of crowds at venues including breweries, parks and private events. He generally perform two to three one hour sets, much of it early country, the likes of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson & Johnny Cash. He has a growing repertoire of original songs that he enjoys performing which span several genres. https://youtu.be/nxFPIzMzJR0, https://youtu.be/S9CR_y4icC0. Winding up the weekend on Sunday, November 19th is Tom Kirwan . Bozeman native singer songwriter Tom Kirwan performs a blend of Folk Country and Americana. Tom’s songs evoke nostalgia of long -ago dreams and people, while weaving stories of human longing both past and present.
Thanksgiving weekend kicks off on Friday, November 24th with Nathan North.
Nathan is a Billings performer, who uses loops to create complex and wonderful songs – as a solo artist. He’ll be doing originals and favorite covers and is a crowd favorite at Norris. www.facebook.com/nathanjnorth, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kTKGv2KObs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCPFsNoFuCg. A very special show is scheduled for Saturday, November 25th when the Varian Trio takes the stage.
Founded in 2016 by Holly Hamper (vocals), Maren Haynes Marchesini (cello), and Steven Gores (keyboard), the Varian Trio brings a fresh musical sound. Holly, Maren, and Steven relocated to Helena after individually establishing performing careers in New York City, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Seattle, and San Francisco, and bring their decades of musical experience and experimentation together in a wholly new way. The Varian Trio integrates electronic processors, synth keyboards, and raw chamber music sounds, woven with influences spanning soul, funk, pop, jazz, classical, indie, klezmer, and rock ‘n’ roll. An evening with the Varian Trio journeys through rock classics, pop hits, jazz standards, and original songs rendered in innovative and surprising arrangements .https://soundcloud.com/variantrio, https://www.facebook.com/variantrio/. A new duo takes the stage on Sunday, November 26th – The Littlest Birds. The Littlest Birds are the ground-breaking and heart warming Americana duo composed of the award-winning Sharon Martinson (Freshgrass) and Micheal Kirkpatrick (Telluride), coming together to create an unforgettable sound. “Aptly compared to Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings or the Civil Wars, The Littlest Birds are a tour-de-force in the music world.” Add in the bass and a fiddle for The Littlest Birds band, which released a new record in the summer of 2017. www.littlestbirds.net.
For operating hours, directions and more information on Norris Hot Springs, please check the website at www.norrishotsprings.com. For anyone looking for the perfect holiday gift, certificates for soaks are the perfect one size fits all option. Let a staffer know if you’d like to take some home, or call the springs at 406/685-3303. The staff at Norris want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!