Walking Sideways: An Insider’s Guide to The Rialto
by Dalton Brink
The days are getting shorter, the nights are growing colder, and the image of snow lying upon the hills is cast firmly onto my retinas like an Instagram filter that never quite goes away. My brain’s survival instincts won’t allow itself to forget what has been and what is on the way. Winter is coming… but first, another month or so of smoke. The glory days that made up our six weeks of summer are disintegrating. The third vacation homes are slowly emptying out and the wildflowers in the valley are drying up along with the creeks. The haze of forest fires hangs in the air and will continue to grow thicker with each new spark. Better fit the last few weeks of summer activity in while we can. Every winter I find myself kicking myself for not utilizing my free time to get out enough. Don’t be like me. And afterward, come and have a drink with me in the Burn Box.
August 23rd – Backburner Reunion
The Backburner quartet was a staple for years within the Bozeman jazz scene. And then, they separated due to an unfortunate event that prevented their work to continue. It was a dark period that lasted several years, but then a faint light flickered in the abyss and slowly made its way up from the bottom of the well, and on Aug. 23rd, the light that is Eric Funk will be grandly making its entrance back into the world on the stage in the Black Box of The Rialto. Perhaps the most anticipated return of a Montana group in the last decade, the reunion of Backburner is set to be one of the most joyous and exciting performances to date.
August 24th – 3rd Annual The Future Is Female: A Celebration of Women in the Arts
What started at the Cottonwood Club, will now call The Rialto home. With live performances from several of the best female front-women our community has to offer including, music from The Sleepless Elite and Damsel in the Dollhouse, a short film about a certain taboo from Megan Brotherton, poetry from Carson Evans, storytelling from Jenny Hatchadorian, and comedy from Aislinn O’Connor, all captained by our favorite local news anchor and MC extraordinaire, Missy O’Malley aka DJ Miss Illaneous. Upstairs in the Light Box, artwork from some of the best female artists out there will be on display and available for purchase. Join us to celebrate the coming of a new age.
Further details about these events and more, as well as ticketing information, can be found at www.rialtobozeman.com. •