May through May -- The Main Stope Gallery at 45 W. Park Street will feature the paintings of member artists Toni Seccomb and Karen Hueftle. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5:30 pm. For more information, call 723-9195. May 29 -- Are We Alone? Astrobiology and the Science of Extraterrestrial Life. Dr. Kelly Cline from Carroll College discusses the possibility that Earth is not the only planet with life and that there are living things on other planets around the stars. Presentation at the Mineral Museum on the Montana Tech Campus, 7:00 pm. Call 496-4414 for details. May 29-June 1 -- Tuck Everlasting by Mark Frattaroli at the Orphan Girl Theatre. All seats are reserved. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for Seniors and Students. Call 723-2300 for details and tickets. May 30 -- Deadline to reserve to travel with Tucker Transportation to Minot, North Dakota for North America's Largest Scandinavian Festival. Celebrate the heritage and traditions of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland with entertainment, food, and fun. Entertainers will include: The Beach Boys, Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, and Daniel O'Donnell. Other entertainers include: Oak Ridge Boys, Williams & Ree, Bjoro Haaland, and a multitude of groups and individuals from the US and Scandinavian Countries. Call Margie Fogarty 494-5700 for more information or to sign up. May 31 -- First Butte's Farmers' Market of the summer season from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. May 31 -- Nature, Art and Geology. The earliest artworks, and some of the most beautiful, are images of animals rendered on cave walls in natural pigments. Thousands of years later, we can still make beautiful artworks using nature’s bounty. Come, learn and create. Mineral Museum youth workshop (grades 3 -5), 1:00 – 3:00 pm, $8, Call 496-4414 for details and to pre-register. June June 6 -- Art Walk among the phantom galleries of Uptown Butte. Entertainers are needed to volunteer for the Art Walks, including street musicians, clowns, stilt walkers, pantomimes, and others. Art Walks Dates: June 6th, July 11th, 12 &13th (during the National Folk Festival), August 1st and September 5th. For more information, contact Shawn Crowe at 491-6608 or email bsbaf@hotmail.com. June 7 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. June 14 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. June 21 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. June 21 -- Ground Water 101. What is ground water? Why is it important to us? Personnel from the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) will teach ground water basics using a sand tank to simulate the natural world, show you how to figure out which way ground water moves and illustrate information available to you on the Internet. Mineral Museum adult workshop, 1:00 -4:00 pm, $10, Call 496-4414 for details and to pre-register. June 28 -- Butte CPR presents the 4th Dust to Dazzle Renovation Home Tour to showcase recent and progressing projects in historic Butte. The tour provides an opportunity to view six structures in varying stages of renovation. The tour can be started at any of the six locations and followed in any sequence, but plan to finish at the Summer Tea, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church (223 S. Montana). Locations this year: 212 N. Crystal, 111 W. Copper, Metals Bank 6th Floor Loft, 315 N. Montana, 605 W. Park, 521 S. Washington. Tickets are $12.50 each, or two for $20, Tea inclusive and may be purchased at any of the six locations of the tour. Advance tickets (June 14th) available at Cavanaugh’s County Celtic, 131 W. Park St., 723-1183. Call 490-3216 or visit www.buttecpr.org for more information and/or to volunteer! June 28 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. July July 1-4 -- Freedom Festival includes fireworks on Big M evening of July 3. July 5 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. July 11-13 -- 70th National Folk Festival. For details, visit www.nationalfolkfestival.com or call 406-497-6464. July 12 -- Butte's Farmers' Market on West Park Street today due to the National Folk Festival. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. July 19 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. July 20-23 -- Travel to watch two games between the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox with Tucker Transportation. Trip includes: Round Trip Motor Coach Transportation, 3 nights at the Days Inn Downtown Seattle, and tickets to two games. Prices: $625.00 for singles; $430.00 per person double occupancy; $365.00 per person triple occupancy; $330.00 per person Quadruple occupancy; $100 deposit at sign up and final payment due 6/20/08. For more information, call 723-4623.   July 25-27 -- 7th Annual Evel Knievel Days. For details, visit www.knieveldays.com. July 26 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. August August 2 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. August 8-10 -- Montana Irish Festival. For more information, visit www.mtgaelic.org. August 9 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. August 16 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. August 23 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. August 30 -- Butte's Farmers' Market from 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, visit www.mainstreetbutte.org/fmarket.htm. September September 29- October 5 -- Travel with Tucker Transportation to Minot North Dakota for North America's Largest Scandinavian Festival. Celebrate the heritage and traditions of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland with entertainment, food, and fun. Entertainers will include: The Beach Boys, Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, and Daniel O'Donnell. Other entertainers include: Oak Ridge Boys, Williams & Ree, Bjoro Haaland, and a multitude of groups and individuals from the US and Scandinavian Countries. Deadline to make a reservation is May 30th. Call Margie Fogarty 494-5700 for more information or to sign up.