Kirks' Grocery

06/18/2026

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Thanks to all who came to the ArtWalk opening reception on June 5. This is a marvelous show that showcases the best of this Manette Bradford’s most recent work. Not to be missed!

06/18/2026

Through July 25, Great Flood, a solo exhibition by Manette Rene Bradford will be at Kirks’ for your viewing and purchasing pleasure. You can also find all the work on our illustrious website.

Imported to Butte along with the colonialist European settler mindset, these mythic elements are the inevitable shadow of Butte’s copper extraction industry. Monstrous and feminine, they are calamitous outcomes. This primary manifestation and embodiment of opposition to the civilizing needs of the industry give voice to the non-human world and the agency of its inhabitants.

06/15/2026

Fantastically Full Week Alert!!

Monday: Frank Hurricane (legendary legend) / Brontops (on top of the Bron) / Jennaka Beartusk (sonorous light) give you an unforgettable Monday night. $12 advance / $15 door. 8 PM


Wednesday: Forward Montana is hosting the Transcendent Joy Vol. 6 Zine Release Party with free food, open mic, games, and more. Free. 6 - 8:30 PM


Thursday: Open Mic Poetry hosted by Sean Myers. Bring the phrases and forms, listen to the poetic scribes, or both! $5 for all. 7 PM

Friday: Brody Schenk (his Everyday Magic Tour arrives in the Magic City!) / Angie Goeke (local Gem) $12 advance / $15 door. 8 PM


Saturday:
The Music Aisle Open Jam hosted by The Curtis Thompson. Free. 2-5 PM.
Woke Comedy for Snowflakes with Tambre Massman. $5 for all. 8 PM.


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Kirks' Grocery exists for the Common Good.
Kirks' regular hours:
Thursday 5-10 PM
Friday 5-10 PM
Saturday 2-10 PM

https://kirksgrocery.com/events/

06/08/2026

A week of noise, community, multigenerational music, Kitchen Party, and longer hours at Kirks’. Kirks’ is now open 2-10 on Fridays!

Wednesday: Mutilated Circuitry / Dreams of Blights / XYLOGEL / Path of Destruction / Ex-Patriot / Sucks Girl C**k. 7 PM. $12 advance/$15 door

Thursday:
Customer Service Open Meeting. Discuss relevant issues with friends. 6 PM. Free

Browntown and Ryan Kabeary will stun you with their musical wiles. 8 PM. $12 advance/$15 door

Friday:
Kirks’ is open 2-10 PM on Fridays this summer!

Kitchen Party with Chef Ashley Woodward & DJ Dixon Moonstomper. Three courses of unparalleled taste and excitement. Seatings at 6PM and roughly 7:30 PM. Come early to pay-what-you-can.


Saturday: Kirks’ is open from 2-10 PM. Come to make something, discuss something, or be with friends in the AC.

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Kirks' Grocery exists for the Common Good.
Kirks' regular hours:
Thursday 5-10 PM
Friday AND Saturday 2-10 PM

https://kirksgrocery.com/events/

06/05/2026

making Stargazy pie for Great Flood opening tonite at 5pm. .

06/05/2026

Kirks’ Grocery is proud to present Great Flood, a solo exhibition by Manette Rene Bradford. Exhibition dates: June 5 - July 25, 2026. Opening reception on Friday, June 5, 5-9 PM (during ArtWalk) with delicious bites by Chef Ashley Woodward

Using painting, sculpture, and intaglio prints, Manette Rene Bradford invents a fictional ecological history for Butte, Montana. Great Flood combines historic and ecological realities with myths and allegorical figures.

This is your chance to see and purchase incredible testimonies of the real and imagined past, present, and futures of Butte and the Clark Fork.

06/02/2026

Manette Rene Bradford: Great Flood opens Friday, June 5, 5-9 PM (during ArtWalk) with delicious bites by Chef Ashley Woodward. Exhibition dates June 5 - July 25.

Using painting, sculpture, and intaglio prints, Manette Rene Bradford invents a fictional ecological history for Butte, Montana. Great Flood combines historic and ecological realities with myths and allegorical figures. The viewer is invited to reimagine the environmental devastation from the copper mining and smelting industry on the land and waters surrounding Butte and the Clark Fork river system.
Imported to Butte along with the colonialist European settler mindset, these mythic elements are the inevitable shadow of Butte’s copper extraction industry. Monstrous and feminine, they are calamitous outcomes. This primary manifestation and embodiment of opposition to the civilizing needs of the industry give voice to the non-human world and the agency of its inhabitants.

https://kirks-grocery.myshopify.com/collections/manette-rene-bradford-the-great-flood

06/01/2026

Poetry, Manette Rene Bradford's Great Flood solo exhibition, and another opportunity for a free box workshop with Kate Huston. Y.E.S.

Thursday: Open Mic Poetry hosted by Sean Myers. Bring your loquacious self or simply listen. $5 to speak or listen. 7 PM

Friday: Manette Rene Bradford: Great Flood Exhibition Opening. This ArtWalk, you are invited to reimagine the environmental devastation from the copper mining and smelting industry on the land and waters surrounding Butte and the Clark Fork river system through painting, sculpture, and intaglio prints. At this opening reception, Chef Ash will delight you with small bites and beverages.
Free. 5-9 PM

Saturday: Art Workshop with Kate Huston: Finish and Show Off Your Tiny Boxes. Supplies provided. Bring back what you started, share what you finished, or start something new. Free.

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Kirks' Grocery exists for the Common Good.
Kirks' regular hours:
Thursday 5-10 PM
Friday 5-10 PM
Saturday 2-10 PM

https://kirksgrocery.com/events/

05/25/2026

Two fantastic art events and seven phenomenal bands!

Tuesday: Clayton McDougall Artist's Talk at Art House Cinema. Clayton will be discussing his Snowbirds exhibition of photography which is exhibited at Art House. Free. 6 PM

Thursday - Saturday: This is your last chance to see and buy art from Freak Scene: Art Show by Broke Artists for Broke Art Lovers. This pop-up exhibition features work created by local artists at affordable prices. Mutual benefit through the arts!


Friday: Jennaka Beartusk, Juan Chavis, and Chad Zigweid are the best local emotive songwriters and lyricists around. $12 advance/$15 door 8 PM


Saturday: Giant Wave, Skin Fitness, and Malignant Neoplasm are the sonic complement to the Freak Scene artists' exhibition. Also, they will release you from the Thunderdome. $12 advance/$15 door 8 PM


Reservations:
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pr pay with cash at Kirks'

Kirks' Grocery exists for the Common Good.
Kirks' regular hours:
Thursday 5-10 PM
Friday 5-10 PM
Saturday 2-10 PM

https://kirksgrocery.com/events/

05/18/2026

Kirks’ is proud to present Freak Scene: An Art Show by Broke Artists for Broke Art Lovers. Suny Stone has gathered the best on the Billings scene in an exhibition of prints, photos, paintings, clothing, crochet, and more. This is the chance to collect art at a price that you can afford. You will also be supporting up and coming Magic City artists who are rewriting the rules of art shows and innovative creative expression.
This pop-up will only be at Kirks’ for two weeks, opening Thursday May 21. The opening reception is on Friday, May 22, from 5-9 PM. You are invited.
Exhibition dates: May 21-30.
Artists: Addie Johnson, Forrest Farr, Juno Canid, Kay Stremcha, Nalu Kapu, Permawired, Preston, Sadie Arnold, Shoi, and Suny Stone.
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Wait! There's more! There is a live music component, too!
Saturday, May 30 Freakscene Presents "Greatest Show on Earth!"
Utility (Portland, OR Drum & Bass), Giant Wave (Billings xperimental surf-pop ), Malignant Neoplasm (Billings goo-synth), and Skin Fitness (Billings Skronk Scuzz).


Freak Scene is a gift to your eyes, ears and skin! You are very welcome. Gozaimas.