Friday, March 26th, the Vocabulary Challenge returns with Chrysti the Wordsmith and the gang! This special fundraising event was such a hit last year the Danforth is bringing it back again. Join Greg Keeler, Maryanne Vollers, Earl Craig, Gillian Swanson, Gatz Hjortsbergjoust and Maggie McGuane as they joust with words under the ever vigilant and knowledgeable leadership of Chrysti the Wordsmith and MSU Professor Phil Gains.

Advance tickets for the the Vocabulary Challenge can be purchase at Sax and Fryer in Livingston, Montana and Sola Café in Bozeman, Montana. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Tickets are $20 and $17 for Danforth members and students. The Vocabulary Challenge will be held at the Elks Lodge at the corner of Lewis and 2nd Streets in Livingston. Join us for a very memorable night! Festivities kick off at 7:00 PM with happy hour and appetizers, followed by the challenge at 8:00 PM. A cash bar will be provided by the Elks Lodge.

Chrysti the Wordsmith appears at the CJI High School Auditorium in Chester, Montana on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm.  The speaker’s event,  Expressions Exposed: Cliches, Idioms and Proverbs, is sponsored by Humanities Montana and is free and open to the public.  Contact John Fauerbach, 406-759-5815.