Missouri Valley Marketing, Inc.

Community Theater is back at The Lodge of Townsend

After a long year and a half of restrictions and worries, we are excited to announce that there will be a lot of activity at the Lodge this summer.  Gabby Bakken has taken it on to run a SUMMER THEATRE program along with several CAMPS.  Come and be entertained!

Hello! My name is Gabby Bakkum, and I am really excited to direct a variety of fun and entertaining plays this Summer! I graduated from Broadwater High School in 2018, after competing in Speech and Drama for 4 years, as well as participating in the Drama Club.

After high school, I studied acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York for one year, before coming back to Townsend and directing the fall 2019 play, “The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon.” I planned to direct the spring musical as well, but unfortunately the play had to be canceled due to COVID-19.

Thankfully, this summer, the arts are back and better than ever! I can’t wait to get back into the rhythm of real life, and what better way to do that than getting on stage with my fellow lovers of drama!

2021 Summer Schedule:

July 2-3: "Bloody Murder"

July 9-10:    "Hook & Peter Pan How It All Began"

July 16-17:   "Our Town"

July 23-24:  "Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon"

July 30-31:  "I Am Whispering At The Top Of My Voice"

August 6-7: "Title of Show"

August 13-14: "Humbletown: Greatest Town On Earth"

Missouri Valley Marketing (a local non-profit organization) has received two grants to commission murals on the exterior walls of Townsend downtown businesses.  The goal of the murals is to help beautify our downtown business district and to attract tourists (and locals) to our downtown.

MVM would like to thank the Broadwater Community Foundation for their generous $5000.00 grant for the mural project. The Broadwater Community Foundation is a strong contributor to Broadwater County and has given over $250,000  to the community in grants and scholarships. Please consider making a donation to the Broadwater Community Foundation for their continued future support to our community.

Last year the MSU Extension offices throughout the state sponsored a program titled “ReImaging Rural” to explore how the very nature of Montana rural communities is changing in today’s world of population growth and the impact of the internet.  The Montana Community Foundation made grants of up to $2000.00 available to the communities that participated in the program.

Missouri Valley Marketing received a $2000.00 grant from the Montana Community Foundation for the mural project in addition to the $5000.00 grant from the Broadwater Community Foundation.

We have begun the process of selecting one or more mural artists to paint 3 murals on buildings downtown. If you are an artist interested in working on our mural project please contact us through our website or email us at the address below.

For more information on Missouri Valley Marketing visit our website at https://missourivalleymarketing.org or email us at missourivalleymarketing@gmail.com.

To learn more about the Broadwater Community Foundation or to how to make a donation please go to: Broadwater Community Foundation