Rock Show with Tommy O

Tomorrow will be the final day of their huge garage sale that is taking place at the Big Butte Fire Hall on Lexington and organizer Phyllis Hargrave is excited about what's happening. "The sale will be running Saturday from 8am until 1pm. We will take cash and checks and all of the profits go to the Butte Spay and Neuter Task Force, our clinics and our expenses." When asked what was for sale up there, she told us, "We have artwork, tons of dishes, books, household items, you name it.

Eric Dowdle is an internationally acclaimed folk artist that you may have heard of or even follow. What makes Dowdle unique is his unique way of telling stories through pictures. Eric finds inspriation in a town's landscape and it's history and he has travelled around the globe capturing the essence and spirit of the towns he photographs. It is no surprise that he has chosen Butte, Montana as one of his subjects.

The Butte Chamber of Commerce is hosting a "Super Hero Workshop" for any interested front-line workers who come into regular contact with visitors to our city. The workshop will equip you with the tools to educate visitors on where to stay and eat. Where to shop. What unique local attractions we have to offer. It will be taking place in the conference room of the Butte Comfort Inn on Tuesday, May 7th. There will be two sessions to choose from, one from 9am to 10:30am and the other from 11am until 12:30pm. Prizes will be given away throughout the day.

Get ready for some fun at the Butte Elks this weekend as a full schedule of events is planned.

We can definitely chalk this one up in our weird and kinda creepy category. According to a recent post in the Butte 411 Facebook group, a man with an axe showed up at the Wise River Club late Tuesday night and attempted to gain entry into the cafe and bar area. But what makes this stand out is that the dude was carrying an axe.

You don't survive for more than 2 decades as an annual entertainment event in Montana unless you're doing a lot of things right and giving people a good experience. Especially if you're a music festival. Well, since 2001, Rockin' the Rivers has done that and more and has become one of the premiere music festivals in the Northwest. How? By bringing in great bands to a gorgeous natural environment and mixing that with accessible camping, an array of different food and merchandise vendors and thousands of rock fans ready to get down for 3 days in the Montana summer. It's a recipe for fun and organizers are gearing up for a big show this August.

The Butte Civic Center will again be the site as Fight Kingdom II takes center stage in what last time was a near sellout. This card promises to pack just as mighty as a punch with some big local names taking place and the return of crowd favorite Kolby LeCoure.

This may be the only car show in Montana that you are allowed to fly into. But then again, not a lot of car shows take place at an airport or have planes and flight simulators for folks to check out. Butte's Wings & Wheels does. Wings & Wheels is not only one of the biggest car shows of the early season but aircraft will be on display too and they will give you a chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at how an airport operates. Oh, and there will be flight simulators on hand as well. Sound fun? Well, it is. And there's lots to eat too.

The Frontier Conference has announced this week's Erck Hotels Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, and Montana Tech's Cade VanVleet once again captures the prize. For the third straight week, the sophomore from Noxon has been named the Field Athlete of the Week. Amazingly enough, highlighted by a different event, again.

Fans of comedy, you're going to want to be at the Covellite Theater this Saturday night as Mo Mandel will be hitting the stage with special guests Lukas Seeley and Peyton Waters. This show is going to be a fantastic combination of a nationally-known talent along with a couple of local stars who are quickly rising.