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Babcock Theatre: East Asian Film Festival – Japan

As a part of this fall’s East Asia Semester, the MSU Billings Office of International Studies is offering three film festival events. The final event showcases the Japanese film, “Still Walking.” This event is free and open to the public!

Ted Kim, a cinema professor at MSU Billings, will be giving an introduction to discuss the film’s cultural impact, cinematography, and more.

“Still Walking” is a 2008 Japanese film edited, written, and directed by award-winning Hirokazu Kore-eda. The film is a portrait of a family over roughly 24 hours when the grown children visit their elderly parents to commemorate the tragic death of the eldest son 15 years prior.

The film was widely praised by critics and won the Golden Astor for Best Film at the 2008 Mar del Plata International Film Festival.

Kirks’ Adult Art Class: Screen Printing with Shane De Leon

It’s 2 days of learning screen printing with Shane.

Day One: Design your print. Prep your screen.

Day Two: Create multiple prints on paper plus one shirt.

Tues, November 2 AND Weds, Nov 3 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM

$40 class + $20 supply fee = $60. (Supply fee includes all supplies.)

Venmo kirksgrocery or stop by to pay.

Kirks’ Adult Art Class: Screen Printing with Shane De Leon

It’s 2 days of learning screen printing with Shane.

Day One: Design your print. Prep your screen.

Day Two: Create multiple prints on paper plus one shirt.

Tues, November 2 AND Weds, Nov 3 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM

$40 class + $20 supply fee = $60. (Supply fee includes all supplies.)

Venmo kirksgrocery or stop by to pay.

Babcock Theatre: East Asian Film Festival – Korea

As a part of this fall’s East Asia Semester, the MSU Billings Office of International Studies is offering three film festival events. The second event showcases the Korean film, “Burning.” This event is free and open to the public.

Ted Kim, a cinema professor at MSU Billings, will be giving an introduction to discuss the film’s cultural impact, cinematography, and more.

“Burning” is a 2018 South Korean psychological thriller film co-written, produced, and directed by Lee Chang-dong. The plot depicts a young deliveryman, Jong-su (Yoo), who runs into his childhood friend, Hae-mi (Jeon). They soon meet an enigmatic young man named Ben (Yeun), who Jong-su becomes suspicious of and begins to believe Hae-mi is in danger.

Burning premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and has received almost universal critical acclaim, particularly for its sense of unease, ambiguous narrative, and performances.

MSUB: Chinese Film Festival at the Babcock

As a part of this fall’s East Asian Themed Semester, the MSU Billings Office of International Studies is offering three film festival events. The first event showcases the Chinese film, “In the Mood for Love.”

Ted Kim, a cinema professor at MSU Billings, will be giving an introduction to discuss the film’s cultural impact, cinematography, and more.

“In the Mood for Love” is a cinematic piece of art from 2000 by Wong Kar Wai. The film focuses on a man (Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other.

The film premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d’Or, and Tony Leung was awarded Best Actor. It is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all time and one of the major works of Asian cinema. In a 2016 survey by the BBC, it was voted the second-best film of the 21st century by film critics from around the world.

2021 Crazy Days Weekend

We are keeping the heat turned up for the CRAZY DAYS weekend in Downtown Billings! This is more than a weekend of sidewalk sales at retail locations; CRAZY DAYS now includes activities, workshops, tasting events, live entertainment, trunk shows, specials, and more, all over downtown… This packed weekend of downtown happenings is put together FOR YOU TO ENJOY

Thursday, July 29 / Friday, July 30 / Saturday, July 31

Attending Crazy Days Weekend downtown is FREE and open to the public (rain or shine, however, some activities may be weather dependent)!

Frequently Asked Questions

Check out the Downtown Billings Calendar for the best list of all the fun things happening.

Do you have something going on at your downtown business the weekend of July 29-31st? If not we encourage you to add something fun to your plans that weekend. Click the button below 👇 to submit your Crazy Days Weekend participation details.

Submit Your Crazy Days Weekend Participation

Stay up to date on all future DBA events by checking out our calendar.

2021 Crazy Days Weekend

Thursday, July 29 / Friday, July 30 / Saturday, July 31

Attending Crazy Days Weekend downtown is FREE and open to the public (rain or shine, however, some activities may be weather dependent)!

Frequently Asked Questions

Check out the Downtown Billings Calendar for the best list of all the fun things happening.

Submit Your Crazy Days Weekend Participation

Stay up to date on all future DBA events by checking out our calendar.

2021 Crazy Days Weekend

Thursday, July 29 / Friday, July 30 / Saturday, July 31

Attending Crazy Days Weekend downtown is FREE and open to the public (rain or shine, however, some activities may be weather dependent)!

Frequently Asked Questions

Check out the Downtown Billings Calendar for the best list of all the fun things happening.

Submit Your Crazy Days Weekend Participation

Stay up to date on all future DBA events by checking out our calendar.

holly days

This packed 4 days of downtown holiday happenings is put together for you to enjoy! There will be holiday specials, community engaging art to see, dinner and drink special menu items, and Christmas cheer at locations all over downtown.

Thursday, December 3 – Sunday, December 6

Here’s a poem we wrote for you:

We are spreading out our holiday cheer over more than just one night this year.
The new snowflakes will light up a number of streets,
Brockel’s Chocolates, Big Dipper, and Veronika’s will have holiday treats.
After you meet your accountant, banker, chiropractor, or lawyer,
Swing over to a local brewer and they’ll pour you a fresh Scotch Ale, IPA or Sour.
Or if coffee’s your thing you have plenty of options,
before you hit the streets for some local shopping.
Once you’ve found something for everyone on your list,
It’s time to refuel and our downtown restaurants in our opinion are the best.
So who needs one night when you can do this all winter?
Our downtown businesses thank you, and think you’re a winner!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
– Please do not attend if you are feeling sick or have a fever.
– Please do not congregate around crosswalks, sidewalks, inside or outside of businesses.
– There are 3 hand wash stations located downtown for public use. (Broadway & 1st Ave N, Broadway between 2nd & 3rd Ave N, and 3rd Ave N & N. 27th Street)

Attending Holly Days downtown is FREE and open to the public!

Frequently Asked Questions

Check out the Holly Days Facebook Event or view our Events Calendar for the best list of all the fun things happening each day.

Downtown Billings businesses have committed to being a Clean & Safe place for the community to come while practicing proper COVID-19 public safety measures.

– 😷 Face Mask (required inside all businesses including restaurants until you are seated)
– 🧼 Hand sanitizer (All locations with Clean & Safe signage have hand sanitizer available for their customers to use)
– There are 3 hand wash stations located downtown for public use. (Broadway & 1st Ave N, Broadway between 2nd & 3rd Ave N, and 3rd Ave N & N. 27th Street)

Do you have something going on at your downtown business the weekend of December 3rd – 6th? If not we encourage you to add something fun to your plans that weekend. Click the button below 👇 to submit your Crazy Days Weekend participation details.

Submit Your Holly Days Participation

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Stay up to date on all future DBA events by checking out our calendar.

Crazy Days 2020: Downtown Billings

We are turning the CRAZY DAYS weekend in Downtown Billings up a notch for 2020! There will be sidewalk sales at retail locations all around downtown, Activities, Crazy Days specials at Restaurants, live music, art, and more… This packed weekend of downtown happenings is put together FOR YOU TO ENJOY

Sales, Activities, & Specials
Thursday, August 6 – Sunday, August 9

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
– Please do not attend if you are feeling sick or have a fever.
– Please do not congregate around crosswalks, sidewalks, inside or outside of businesses.
– There are 3 hand wash stations located downtown for public use. (Broadway & 1st Ave N, Broadway between 2nd & 3rd Ave N, and 3rd Ave N & N. 27th Street)

Attending Crazy Days Weekend downtown is FREE and open to the public (rain or shine, however, some activities may be weather dependent)!

Frequently Asked Questions

Downtown Billings businesses have committed to being a Clean & Safe place for the community to come while practicing proper COVID-19 public safety measures.

– 😷 Face Mask (required inside all businesses)
– 🧼 Hand sanitizer (All locations with Clean & Safe signage have hand sanitizer available for their customers to use)
– There are 3 hand wash stations located downtown for public use. (Broadway & 1st Ave N, Broadway between 2nd & 3rd Ave N, and 3rd Ave N & N. 27th Street)

Check out the Crazy Days Facebook Event for the best list of all the fun things happening.

Do you have something going on at your downtown business the weekend of August 7th – 9th? If not we encourage you to add something fun to your plans that weekend. Click the button below 👇 to submit your Crazy Days Weekend participation details.

Submit Your Crazy Days Weekend Participation

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Stay up to date on all future DBA events by checking out our calendar.