04/15/13

April 22, 2013, Roundup, “Nike’s Echo”

Nike's-Echo

Catch Chrysti At Large!
Monday, April 22, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Roundup Community Library
6th Ave. at 6th St. W, Roundup, Montana

Chrysti the Wordsmith presents “Nike’s Echo,” an evening of story-telling and word-spinning featuring Achilles, Narcissus, Nike, Atlas, and a host of Greek gods, goddesses and monsters who live on in our modern English conversations.

The Friends of Roundup Community Library will host this Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau program with partial funding provided by a legislative grant from Montana’s Cultural Trust and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Both the Friends of Roundup Community Library and PEO Chapter N are hosting this presentation.

For more information, call Dale Alger at 406-323-1802.

 

 

01/28/13

Feb. 8, 2013, Bozeman, Chrysti Emcees a Bee

Spelling Bee logoChrysti returns as the esteemed emcee and pronouncer for the Bozeman Schools Foundation’s Adult Team Spelling Bee on Friday, February 8th, 2013. You can catch this event from 6:30 to 10:00 pm at Emerson Center’s Crawford Theater in Bozeman.

Teams of adult spellers will “bee” in costume as they strut their spelling skills and join judges and audience members in crazy antics, all in support of excellence in education.

Chrysti will be in the company of celebrity judges DJ Chadwick (Kiss FM), Dr. Feist, Honorable Kathleen Brandis, Ben Trotter (KBZK) and Paula Beswick (Bozeman Public Library Foundation).

The event includes appetizers, a no-host bar, a Wall of Wine, a Live Drive hosted by Missy O’Malley and a Jumbo Crossword 50/50.

The public is encouraged to attend on Friday, February 8!

Friday, Feb. 1 is the deadline for spelling teams to sign up to take part in the fun. Registration forms can be downloaded at via the Bozeman Schools Foundation.

06/10/10

March 14, 2010, Lewistown, “Expressions Exposed”

Chrysti the Wordsmith appears at the Yogo Inn in Lewistown, 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 Blanche Chapman, 406-538-2517.

03/6/10

Event: Livingston’s Danforth Gallery Vocabulary Challenge 3/26/10!

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.

03/6/10

Event: Expressions Exposed 3/14/10

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.