Opera Montana has begun production on a world premiere of Norman Maclean's "A River Runs Through It". YPR's Karl Lengel hears from the composer and librettists on creating a new opera.

Montana’s Poetry Out Loud is congratulating fourteen top-finishers and four alternates in the four regional semi-finals of the program.

The 23rd Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is underway in Missoula. The annual event celebrates nonfiction films and creators from around the world – including right here in Montana. MTPR's Austin Amestoy sat down with the filmmakers behind "Big Sky Falling," a film about a web of Montana State University student athletes connected to a killing and drug dealing ring.

Yellowstone Public Radio's Karl Lengel hears from Opera Montana Artistic Director Michael Sakir about the company's production of Ragtime.

YPR's Karl Lengel hears from observational comic Paula Poundstone, who is in Bozeman and Billings this weekend.

Montana Shakespeare in the Schools wrapped its 2025 tour recently. YPR’s Karl Lengel hears from Shakespeare in the Schools Associate Artistic Director Riley O'Toole how the "six seven meme played into Richard III.

YPR's Karl Lengel chats with Billings vocalist Elana Hayden, a New Yorker finding new life in a vibrant and expanding live music scene in the region.

This House of Books in Billings is a cooperative open to many varied interests across the community.

Montana's Poetry Out Loud outreach coordinator Kaisa Edy discusses the national program and its importance to Montanans.

Billings-based artist advocacy organization TRIIA is celebrating a win with the opening of a new community space along the Hi-Line, but funding to support projects like this is running out.