The University of Montana is pleased to announce that the  First Folio! exhibition will be on display in the

Montana Museum of Art and Culture and open to the public May 9 - 31, 2016.

The First Folio is the first complete collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays, published in 1623, seven years after his death. Compiled by two of Shakespeare's fellow actors, it preserves 36 of Shakespeare's plays. Without it, we would not have 18 of those plays, including "Macbeth," "Julius Caesar," "Twelfth Night," "The Tempest" and "Antony and Cleopatra."

Click on the book covers below for details about the readings.

On Tuesday, May 24, listen to Glen Chamberlain read from  All I Want is What You've Got.   Also listen to Kim Zupan read from a work-in-progress, Come Down, Archangel.  This reading and signing takes place at the downtown Fact & Fiction (220 N. Higgins) at 7 PM.

The University of Montana Department of Physics and Astronomy invites the public to its summer planetarium shows in the Payne Family Native American Center Star Gazing Room this May through August.  The 50-minute shows will be offered at 6:30 and 8 p.m. on Thursdays May 26, June 9 and 23, July 7 and 21, and Aug. 4 and 18. The maximum capacity for public shows is 28 people, so tickets are limited. Shows generally sell out far in advance and are not available the night of the show. Purchase your tickets online here.

A weekly bike ride that meets at the Grizzly Bear Statue on the UM Oval at 12:30 PM and rides to the community bike shop, Free Cycles, where participants can enjoy each other's company, work on their bike or take the Bike Well class. This happens every Friday. Returns to campus by 2 PM. 

For more information: Sandra Broadus, 243-4599, or email.  

Try the martial art of harmony with an orientation on June 4, followed by four guided basics classes. Call 539-8387 or visit the website for more information.

The Missoula Writing Collaborative  is offering summer writing camps this year for youth in two age groups: age 8 - 14, and high schoolers. The two sessions are July 11 - 15 and July 18 - 22, with half or full day options. Register online for Missoula Writing Collaborative's youth summer camps. With questions, call Sarah Kahn at 549-3348.

An open audition for new singers for the Glacier Chorale and Chamber Singers will be held on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11 in Kalispell. Call 407-7000 for more information.

The British contemporary artist Ryan Gander said: "There's this funny stereotype of conceptual art - or a shadow that follows it around - that it's dry and boring and black-and-white and photocopied. It's just art about thinking."

"It's about learning,'' he added, "discovery, investigation, turning over rocks and seeing what's under them."

What do you think about conceptual art? Read on here...

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