4HistoryBuffs

Calling all history enthusiasts! 4HistoryBuffs is held on the last Tuesday of each month from 6-8pm. Join guest speakers for lively and entertaining presentations of historical interest.

Soaking Up the History of Montana’s Hot Springs Resorts with Jeff Birky

Aug 27

Montana’s hot springs bubble with fascinating stories of Native American legends, miraculous cures, isolated wilderness soaks and glittering spas. Crude bathhouses built by early settlers in the 1800s gave way to ornate bathing resorts and social gathering centers. Some of these palatial resorts featured luxurious furnishing and service rivaling those found in Europe.

History of Missoula’s Roxy Theater with Mike Steinberg

Sep 17

The Roxy Theater has been showing movies on the Hip Strip of Missoula for nearly 90 years. This presentation will take you through the evolution of the Roxy as a family-owned single-screen theater, to surviving the influx of multiplex theaters, to the scandalous story of the devastating fire in 1994, to its becoming the art house community cinema that it is today. This discussion is presented by Mike Steinberg, Exec. Director of the Roxy Theater.