The Creative and Cultural Economy

The town of Parker could become a national destination for film and television production, with more than 4,000 new full-time jobs up for grabs, if a project backed by Denver media company Redbarre becomes a reality, company officials said Friday.

"It is an intense study of a violent world far from media scrutiny — where land grabs make developers billions, and politicians are bought and sold by the world’s largest oil and lumber companies."

Bold Women in Montana History is the sixth in Mountain Press’s state-by-state biographical series for teen readers.

Writer, director and actor Junior Michael Ray is looking for extras for scenes filmed this weekend at Bretz RV, 2999 Old Hardin Road, on Saturday, and the Caboose Saloon on Sunday.

Laura Blaker, a Missoula-based painter, teacher and single mom, is traveling to every town in the state for a project called "Main Street Montana."

Adina Smith and Donley are returning to Montana this weekend for screenings of the film and for scouting locations to shoot future projects.

He feverishly hopes, to see the Bitterroot Mural hanging somewhere in Missoula for all the world to see, as it has for more than 60 years.

You live for your art. Every day, you paint or compose music or write short stories or make beautiful hand-crafted objects. But every day, you also need to eat.

I thought of it (Montana) as this beautiful place where weirdos and wackos go to get in touch with their spiritual maker, and to go to have that conversation with themselves. In that regard, Montana fit the natural spirit of the script."

I dare you not to be stirred (and maybe a little intimidated) by all that this group is making happen.