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Tonight, Thursday, February 12 at The Waypoint: Backcountry Film Festival

Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, the Backcountry Film Festival celebrates human-powered recreation and wild winters. This year the festival commemorates its 21st season! Over the years, the festival has sparked conversations about the human connection to wild places, encouraged grassroots activism in the face of warming winters, and inspired stewardship of our wild public lands and waters. Enjoy films featuring backcountry experiences, conservation efforts, and personal stories of reflection and discovery while traversing wild landscapes.

Sponsored by Two Pines Properties and Ramshorn Outdoors.

Ticket proceeds from this screening directly support Wild Montana. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating the wonder of winter.

DOORS: 6:30PM
FILMS: 7:30PM
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This Thursday & Friday, February 12–13, at Homestead Design + Goods: Valentine’s Trunk Show

Join us at Homestead Big Sky when we welcome Maddie West the creative founder of Sloppy Seconds a stylish sustainable fashion brand. Sloppy Seconds is an upcycled clothing brand based in NYC that aims to give clothing a second life. They transform secondhand and vintage garments along with upcycled designs using deadstock fabric into one-of-a-kind, sustainable pieces. Their collections blend menswear silhouettes with feminine accents to create classic wardrobe staples with elevated details. Every piece we upcycle is carefully sourced, artistically designed, and reworked by hand in NYC. The trunk show takes place on Thursday & Friday from 11:00am – 5:00pm at Homestead Design + Goods located at 115 Lone Peak Drive. See you there!

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All February at Big Sky Artists’ Studio & Gallery: Wild Winter

In 2026, in addition to our permanent artists, the Big Sky Artists’ Studio & Gallery is also showing paintings and photographs from 8 emerging artists who are members of the Big Sky Artists Collective.

The February show, “WILD WINTER” highlights the wildlife that abounds in and around Big Sky. “Fox Peaking Over the Snow” by Patty Bauchman was the Jan-Feb cover for Montana Outdoors’ 45thAnnual Photo issue, and is one of the many pieces currently on display that brings this theme to life.

The gallery hangs new work at the beginning of each month also hosting a First Friday on the month event where we stay open later. Come join us this Friday, February 6 from 5 – 7pm to see new “Wild Winter” work and meet some of our artists. We look forward to sharing new work each month!

The Big Sky Artists’ Studio & Gallery is located at 88 Ousel Falls Road. Their phone number is 406-995-3596 and email is bigskyartistscollective@gmail.com

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Save The Date: Friday, February 13 | Master Painter George Hill at Courtney Collins Fine Art

You’re Invited!

Exhibition: Master Painter George Hill – 1872

Friday, February 13 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Location:   Courtney Collins Fine Art, 32 Town Center Ave, C1, Big Sky, Montana 59716

1872 features all new, larger-than-life animal portraits—the artist’s homage to the wolves, bears, and bison that define the soul of America’s first national park. Hill’s most ambitious body of work yet in both scale and vision, each piece is rich with oil color and texture. The compositions are designed to both arrest and immerse the viewer with their bold yet simple arrangement. Powerful portraits of wolves in quiet intensity, bison standing like timeless sentinels and bears dominating the frame with strength and curiosity. These monumental canvases bring viewers eye-to-eye with Yellowstone’s most powerful and iconic inhabitants.   Immerse yourself in the spirit of Yellowstone through the bold, commanding vision of artist George Hill in his latest show 1872.

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This Saturday, January 17, at The Wilson Hotel: 4th Annual Big Sky Winter Market Series

Join us this season for the 4th Annual Big Sky Winter Market series. Come warm up by the fire, relax after a long day of play in the mountains and enjoy holiday market series featuring local artisans, crafters, cottage good makers, and other mountain made businesses. Located in The Wilson Hotel Ballroom & Lobby Lounge one Saturday a month.

January 17th, 2026 | 3-7 PM
Market presented by Second Season

February 21st, 2026 | 3-7 PM
Market presented by Second Season

March 14th, 2026 | 3-7 PM
Market presented by Second Season

Vendor registration and sponsor inquiries please contact: info@secondseasonco.com.

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This Thursday, January 15, at The Waypoint: Guardians of Yellowstone – The Yellowstone Cougar Project

Join us for a film screening of Guardians of Yellowstone: The Yellowstone Cougar Project and a panel discussion with Yellowstone’s Senior Wildlife Biologist Dan Stahler PhD, filmmakers, and members of the cougar team. For over 35 years, a dedicated team of biologists has quietly shaped one of the most enduring and impactful wildlife research programs in America. Produced by the fStop Foundation in partnership with Yellowstone Forever and Yellowstone National Park, this film reveals the hidden world of Yellowstone’s cougars – from their powerful presence to the science and people working to understand them.

  • 6:00pm: Pre-film reception

  • 7:00pm Film Screening

  • 8:00pm Film Panel and Q+A with the fStop Foundation Film Makers and Members of Yellowstone Cougar Project Team, including Yellowstone National Park Lead Wildlife Biologist Dan Stahler, PhD.

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