Lacey Middlestead

1 day ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

When Rose promised to “never let go” as Jack slipped beneath the waves in “Titanic,” music is what cradled our broken hearts. When Rhett declared, “Franky my dear, I don’t give a damn,” and walked out on Scarlett, it was music that revived our hope in her ability to go on. In the end scene of “Love Actually” when all the couples reunite and hug each other at the airport, the music reminds us that the hope and possibility for love is always there.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

Tied up with a yellow polka dot bow, frizzy, unkempt strands of brown hair hang about her shoulders. From behind purple-rimmed glasses, her blue-green eyes survey the world and people around her. Feisty, funny and fantastically imaginative, she’s a force to be reckoned with at just 6 years old. Over 25 years ago, author Barbara Park first introduced young readers to the fictional character of Junie B. Jones in her popular children’s book series.

3 weeks ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

Montana filmmaker, writer and actor Nnamdi Kanaga has spent most of his life living by the adage, “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”From his schoolboy days of role-playing police officers to launching into the Nollywood scene as an actor and now breaking barriers in the American film industry by telling authentic African stories in Montana, Kanaga is changing the narrative for what is possible one story at a time.

1 month ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

Best-selling Helena author, photographer and poet Tyler Knott Gregson said: “There is art in movement, art in sculpture, art in music, art in words, and to combine them all, to combine so many spirits, is a beautiful thing to witness.” On Thursday, May 15, Cohesion Dance Project unites a host of artistic spirits in a reimagined rendition of its production, “Resonance – An evening of Art Inspiring Art.” Beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Helena Civic Center, the performance seamlessly blends dance,...

1 month ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

Beneath a clear blue sky, the spring streets of downtown Helena were bustling. Meanwhile LeAnn Books, local improv theatre instructor and improviser, sat cozied up at a table by the window inside the quiet of Hub Coffee. As she smiled and chatted about her latest hobby, it was clear that something other than sips on her hazelnut latte had her bursting with energy. “I think improv might be my passion,” said Books.