Makoshika
State
Park
2011
Calendar
of
Events
March
for
Park
Buzzard
Day
Saturday,
June 11, 2011
Music
In
Makoshika
LAW
Band
Montana
Shakespeare
In
The
Parks
Sunday,
July 3, 2011
Much Ado About Nothing
8:30 p.m.
Summer
Youth
Program
Thursday
Mornings,
9:00
a.m.
to
11:30
a.m.
June 2 through July 28, 2011
Summer
Campfire
Program
Every
Other Thursday Evening,
7:00
p.m.
to
9:00
p.m.
June 2 through July 28, 2011
March
For
Parks
Saturday,
April 30, 2011
Each
year,
the
Friends
of
Makoshika host Makoshika
March
For
Parks.
March
for
Parks,
part
of
National
Parks
Week,
is
the
nation’s
largest
grassroots
event
for
parks
and
open
spaces
and
the
longest-running
annual
nationwide
Earth
Day
event.
At
Makoshika
State
Park,
an
annual
4.4-mile
walk
raises
awareness
of
the
importance
of
open
spaces
and
raises
funds
for
park
improvements
and
interpretive
programs
at
Makoshika
State
Park.
March
participants
collect
pledges
from
their
communities,
which
are
donated
to
the
park
on
the
day
of
the
march.
The
march
begins
and
ends
at
Makoshika’s
group
use
shelter,
located
one-half
mile
inside
the
park.
The
turnaround
point
of
the
march
is
the
top
of
the
switchbacks,
located
two
miles
inside
the
park.
All
participants
in
the
march
receive
a
certificate
of
participation,
and
prizes
are
awarded
to
the
marchers
who
collect
the
most
pledge
money.
The
Glendive
Kiwanis
Club
provides
a
free
hamburger
lunch
to
the
marchers.
The
hamburger
lunch
is
available
for
$2.50
for
non-participants.
Buzzard
Day
Saturday,
June 11, 2011
Each
Summer,
Makoshika
State
Park
celebrates
the
return
of
the
Turkey
Vulture
to
eastern
Montana
with
Buzzard
Day,
a
tongue-in-cheek
day
of
appreciation
for
one
of
"nature's
cleaners."
Makoshika's
badlands
topography
provides
excellent
habitat
for
turkey
vultures,
a
species
of
special
concern
because
of
its
breeding
requirements
and
its
position
in
the
food
chain
(carrion
eaters
ingest
toxins
carried
throughout
the
entire
food
chain).
Buzzard
Day
has
events
for
all
age
groups,
including
nature
walks,
an
8K
Buzzard
Run,
festival
games,
music
and
food.
Each
year,
new
events
are
added.
Park
admission
is
free.
The day-long
event ends with Music
In
Makoshika, a free musical concert held at the park's Hiatt Amphitheater.
BUZZARD DAY!
Saturday,
June 11th,
2011
7:30 am - 10:30 am Pancake Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:45 am Run Registration
9:00 am 5K, 10K, Kids Run and Fun Run/Walk
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Buzzard Burgers & Road Kill Hotdogs
11:00 am Children's Games & Rides
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Geology Hikes
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Evening Dinner (Indian Tacos & Oriental Noodles) @ RSVP Center
7:00 pm Evening Concert
Ongoing Events Throughout The Day
Geocaching
Shorty & Bear's Horseback Rides
Archery Demonstrations
Montana
Shakespeare
in
the
Parks
Sunday,
July 3, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
Much Ado About Nothing
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is a theatrical outreach program of Montana State University-Bozeman. The Company's mission is to bring quality, live theatrical productions of Shakespeare and other classics to as many communities in Montana and vicinity as possible at a reasonable cost with an emphasis on small, underserved rural areas.
Summer
Youth
Program
Thursday
mornings,
9:30
am
-
11:30
am
| June 2, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| June 9, 2011 | To Be Determined |
|
June 16, 2011 |
To Be Determined |
| June 23,2011 | To Be Determined |
| June 30, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| July 7, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| July 14, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| July 21, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| July 28, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| August 4, 2011 | Program Campout |
| June 2, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| June 16, 2011 | To Be Determined |
|
June 24, 2011 |
To Be Determined |
| June 30 ,2011 | To Be Determined |
| July 8, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| July 14, 2011 | To Be Determined |
| July 28, 2011 | To Be Determined |
Music
In
Makoshika
has traditionally been an
annual
summer
musical
performance
series
at
Makoshika
State
Park. Currently, Music In Makoshika is
provided as a capstone event of Buzzard Day and is held in the park's Hiatt
Amphitheater,
a
natural
outdoor
amphitheater nestled with the pines that blanket the northern exposures of the
park's upper plateaus. The
Hiatt
Amphitheater
has
recently
been
renovated,
including
new
terraces,
benches,
stage,
lighting,
dressing
room,
and
restroom
facilities.
The
musical
series
will
include
classical,
rock,
and
country
music
performances.
Please
contact
Makoshika
State
Park
for
more
information
on
Music
In
Makoshika.
| 2011 Concerts | |
| July 21, 2011 | Makoshika Badlands
Rock Band Jam II Click here to see pictures from the concert. (more pictures are available at www.facebook.com/MakoshikaStatePark) |
| 2010 Concerts | |
| July 29, 2010 | Makoshika Badlands
Rock Band Jam Click here to see pictures from the concert. (more pictures are available at www.facebook.com/MakoshikaStatePark) |
| June 12, 2010 | Spectrum, a
Sidney-based blues band. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
| 2009 Concert | |
| June 13, 2009 | Streetwize,
a Miles City-based classic rock band. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
| 2008 Concert | |
| June 14, 2008 | Cottonwood,
a North Dakota-based bluegrass band. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
| 2007 Concert | |
| June 9, 2007 | Shuffle
Bums,
a
Bozeman-based
blues
band. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
| 2006 Concerts | |
| June 10, 2006 | Shuffle
Bums,
a
Bozeman-based
blues
band. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
| September 8, 2006 | Bluejack,
a
Bozeman-based
rhythm
and
blues
band. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
| 2005 Concerts | |
| June 11, 2005 | EightTrack
Mind,
a
lively
Hip-Hop
band
From
Bozeman. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
| July 30, 2005 | Tropical
Ice,
a
Calypso
band. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
|
August 6, 2005 |
Shuffle
Bums,
a
Bozeman-based
blues
band. Click here to see pictures from the concert. |
| July 31 - August 1 | 3-D Shoot |
