August 4th Friday Art Walk & Book Signings

ARTIST RECEPTION & BOOK SIGNING

August 4th Friday Art Walk & Book Signings

Join us at Wheatgrass Books & Green Door Gallery for both the artist reception of Birdie Hall: Palace of the Babies, a poetry reading at 7 pm with Dalton Brink, and the 4th Friday book signings with authors Kim McCollum & Amy Brummit on August 23rd from 5 pm to 8 pm.

Maggie by Amy Brummit
In a tiny village in Ghana, West Africa, lives a special little girl named Maggie. Maggie spends her days going to the market, fetching water, playing with her only doll, and drawing pictures in the dirt. Through her daily life, Maggie captivates those around her with her innocent smile and gentleness. This is an African story of typical village life, where strong community is built by helping one another, spending time together, and where children often share the work necessary to survive. Regardless of the daily hardships, the fine people of the village are always smiling and filled with gratitude. Author Amy Brummit’s simple tale will have you falling in love with Maggie, while illustrator Camila Caceres’ charming drawings bring the Ghanaian village to life.

Amy Brummit  
Amy Brummit was an educator for many years in far-flung places such as Ghana, China and Paraguay. She loves the magic of children’s books and knows first hand how children light up and learn from them. 

When not in Antarctica supporting science or guiding around the world on the National Geographic expedition ships, Amy can be found home in Livingston, Montana playing in the mountains and gleefully working hard at the Blue Slipper Theatre.

 
What Happens In Montana by Kim McCollum
A girlfriends’ reunion at a haunted, holistic hot springs retreat in Montana leads to spilled secrets and betrayl, but does it also lead to murder? Whiskey-swigging Maude Reeves, the nearly eighty-year-old chef, longs for the glory days when the retreat hosted martini-sipping celebrities instead of long-haired hippies who refuse to wear deodorant. She prefers the company of her dog and the ghost who haunts the retreat to regular people, but one of the ladies who arrives for the reunion bears a striking resemblance to her late daughter, and she is helplessly drawn in. Brooke, feisty, adventurous, and a bit reckless, proposes the reunion at the retreat with her best friends to get away from the current chaos of her life. One of those friends, Tracy, has devoted her life to her children and her husband despite her excruciating boredom. But a long-held secret threatens these friendships she holds most dear. Haunting the place is a ghost who, in life, dealt with tragedy by turning to prostitution which led to her murder over 100 years ago at the very place they are all staying. What Happens in Montana explores friendship, betrayal, and forgiveness with blunt truth and witty insights. Join Maude and her newfound friends as they confront the challenges of life, love, and the occasional poltergeist. Is their friendship strong enough to get them through it all.

Kim McCollum graduated from Barnard College as a Japanese major and headed to work on Wall Street because she thought that was what she was supposed to do. After many miserable all-nighters and the birth of her first child, she chose to become a stay-at-home mom instead. Once the kids headed to school, she finally pursued her passion for writing and is nearly finished with her master’s in creative writing at Harvard Extension School. She lives in Bozeman, MT with her husband, Brian, and their blended menagerie of five kids, three dogs, and eight spoiled chickens. What Happens in Montana is her first novel.