Annual Community Event
We are over the moon to share that Chrysti M. Smith, Chrysti the Wordsmith, will be the keynote at ASPEN’s Annual Community Event. Smith has been reading and collecting dictionaries for decades. As host of her radio series, Chrysti the Wordsmith, she shares the stories she teases from the pages of her myriad dictionaries and word books. She won the Montana Governor’s Humanities Award in 2021 after 31 years of radio production. We can’t think of anyone better to talk about how and why words matter now more than ever.
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Thank you to our 2026 Community Event Donors: Murray Hotel, Silver Gate Lodging, Neptune's Brewery, Dan Bailey's Outdoor Co., The Office Lounge & Liquor Store, Kenyon Noble, Livingston Kite Company, The Phoenix, Coffee Crossing, Beth Aimée, Cactus Blossom Collective, Eyecare Professionals, Wheatgrass Books, Elk River Books, Sweetwater Fly Shop, Engine Room Pizza, TruNorth Cafe, Radio Shack, Obsidian Collection, Barrett Fine Art, Perk on Park, Cowboy Hat Barn, Paradise Western Co., Pura Vida Salon, Rib & Chop House, Bob Butts, Bob's Outdoor, Obsidian, Snow Orchid Designs, Hatch Finders, Back Porch Quilts, Whiskey Creek Saloon, Rosa's Pizza, Root 66, Out of the Blue Antiques, Empire Twin Movie Theater, Fireflies, Rice, Williams Therapeutic Massage, Movement Collaborative, Bridget Bean, Robert Spannring, FoodWorks, Dairy Queen, LuLu's Market, Lyon's Mane Salon, A Silent Feather, Community Closet, Log Cabin Cafe
We are grateful for the support of so many who made our 2025 Annual Community Event possible. We had a wonderful gathering at The Livingston Depot with catering by The 1900 and music by Dave Eaton.​ We were thrilled to recognize the impact Livingston's ACE Hardware makes by supporting our work and many others', and we enjoyed hearing from Kelsen Young, MCADSV Executive Director. Our sponsors, Printing For Less, Opportunity Bank, NorthWestern Energy and ACE Hardware made it all possible. We loved sharing the evening with all of you.
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Thank you to our 2025 Community Event Donors: Sweet Water Travel, Dan Bailey's Outdoor Co., Murray Hotel, Silver Gate Lodging, Sage Lodge, Neptune's Brewery, Oie Motor Company, The Office Lounge & Liquor Store, UnWined, Wolf's Mercantile, Eyecare Professionals, Livingston Home Outfitters, The Phoenix, Coffee Crossing, Beth Aimée, Cactus Blossom Collective, Wheatgrass Books, Elk River Books, Sweetwater Fly Shop, Bob Butts, High Trash Boutique, Second Street Bistro, Fainting Goat Pub, Neptune's TapHouse & Eatery, Snow Orchid Designs, Maria Gotta, TruNorth Cafe, Radio Shack, Bob's Outdoor, Obsidian Collection, Barrett Fine Art, Homemade Kitchen, Log Cabin Cafe, Royal Wulff Tavern, Beartooth Cafe, Blend Smoothie Company, Perk on Park, Rosa's Pizza, Parks Reece, Crazy Woman Trading Company, Root 66, Out of the Blue Antiques, Empire Twin Movie Theater, Suncatcher fmr. Heather's Garden Service, RC Auto Body, Mountain Peak Spa, Whiskey Creek Saloon, Clare Lemke, Fireflies, Movement Collaborative, Cassy Rodgers, Becky Bird, Courtney Gadberry, FoodWorks, Dairy Queen, LuLu's Market, Yellowstone Hat Company, Delta Signs and Graphics, AXIS Architecture, A Silent Feather, Thistle Creek, Curated Closet
