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color: #FFF; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for Your Gift of the Humanities</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f; padding: 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Seventh graders experience Shakespeares First Folio. Senior citizens gather to discuss a challenging novel. A tribal elder shares winter stories in the Bitterroot. These are just some of the many programs your generosity has supported in this season of giving. </p><p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Thank you so much for demonstrating your commitment to a vital Montana community you make such a difference!</p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top: 25px"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="180" style="display: block"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#ae0f0f" align="center"><p style="margin: 5px 0 3px 0; color: #FFF; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Meet Ken Egan<br /> in Dillon and Billings</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f; padding: 10px"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Humanities Montana executive director <strong>Ken Egan</strong> will present on his book <a alt="http://montana1864.com/" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T8ec7ce35-0c82-4894-95cb-aa47269ad71f/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true"><em>Montana 1864</em></a> in Dillon on Saturday, January 9 and in Billings on Saturday, January 16. Ken loves to visit about all things Humanities Montana, so if youd like to meet with him while hes in your hometown, contact him at 243-6022 or <a href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T865bbb8f-e52b-41ff-9dff-bc6f550860f9/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" track="true" target="_top">via e-mail</a>.</p> <img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0109.jpg" width="150" height="235" style="margin: 10px 0 0 3px; border: 2px solid black" /> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top: 25px"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="180" style="display: block"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#ae0f0f" align="center"><p style="margin: 5px 0 3px 0; color: #FFF; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Grant Deadlines</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f; padding: 10px"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Humanities Montanas next grant application deadline is <strong>April 20, 2016</strong> for regular (over $1,000) grants.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Grant decisions will be made by June 20, 2016.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top: 25px"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="180"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#ae0f0f" align="center"><p style="margin: 5px 0 3px 0; color: #FFF; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Event Calendar</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f; padding: 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Visit our <strong><a alt="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/calendar/index.php" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/Tb5c84804-b30f-4732-ad64-eeaef6205d86/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">online calendar</a></strong> to find out about upcoming Humanities Montana-sponsored events.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top: 25px"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="180"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#ae0f0f" align="center"><p style="margin: 5px 0 3px 0; color: #FFF; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELL A FRIEND</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f; padding: 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px">Do you know someone who would like to receive eNews from Humanities Montana? <strong><a href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T046b5cb3-44ec-46b3-9c58-2bda6b5d4b4d/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" track="true" target="_top">Mail a link</a></strong>.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-top: 25px"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="180"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><strong>For more information...</strong><br /><br /> Humanities Montana strives to enrich the lives of all Montanans by fostering inquiry and stimulating civil and informed conversations about the human experience.<br /><br /> Much more information on Humanities Montana and its many programs and services is available on our <a alt="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T22c358f7-48ad-419b-b5a3-3098511e24b5/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true"><strong>website</strong></a>.<br /><br /> Write us at:<br /><br /> Humanities Montana<br />311 Brantly<br />Missoula, MT, 59812-7848<br /><br /> or contact us via <a href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T1811deed-d15a-4deb-af47-2e77ff36d5d7/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" track="true" target="_top"><strong>email</strong></a>, or call us at 406-243-6022.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td width="365" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0101.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">Community Conversations on Pressing Issues</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #ae0f0f; border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Americans are debating many fundamental questions, such as immigration, proper responses to terrorism, and personal privacy vs. the need for enhanced security. The humanities offer tools to discuss these issues with deliberation, care, and respect. Humanities Montana can help your community or organization host programs designed to bring citizens together to take part in these civil conversations.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Visit the <strong><a alt="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/programs/mtconversations/reflect/index.php" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T6d22370f-3dd0-4667-94de-2af37b94071d/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Community Conversations page</a></strong> on our website, and feel free to contact <strong><a href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T1811deed-d15a-4deb-af47-2e77ff36d5d7/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" track="true" target="_top">Humanities Montana staff</a></strong> to inquire about opportunities for participating in meaningful dialogue.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0102.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">Hometown Humanities Application Now Open</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #ae0f0f; border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Hometown Humanities</strong> brings a years worth of humanities-based programming to a single community15 to 25 events all FREE OF CHARGE and open to the public, selected from Humanities Montanas extensive program catalog.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Humanities Montana staff works with the selected community to design a schedule that includes presentations, community discussions, workshops, and more from our Montana Conversations and Speakers in the Schools catalogs, as well as creating locally hand-crafted projects.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The aim of Hometown Humanities is to support the particular cultural interests of a Montana community, and to explore the capacity of the humanities to enrich lives, foster inquiry, and stimulate civil and informed conversations about the human experience. We like to get people talkingsometimes about challenging and sensitive subjectsin ways that broaden perspectives and bring people together.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>More information about the program, past communities and the application can be found <a alt="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/programs/hometownhumanities/application.php" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T4cec0576-3d9b-47c6-ac62-d792d091ea16/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">here</a>.</strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0103.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">A Year-Long Pulitzer Celebration!</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #ae0f0f; border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Humanities Montanas year-long <strong>celebration of Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry</strong>, a program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Prizes in 2016 through <a alt="http://www.pulitzer.org/centennial_release" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T1f65959a-9926-4fcf-b414-4661d6c50997/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Pulitzers Campfires Initiative</a>, involves partnering with a large number of Montana organizations including <a alt="https://artswithoutboundaries.wildapricot.org/Home" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T2840aeea-db8e-4318-ad4d-85fd6c471b75/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Arts Without Boundaries</a>, the <a alt="http://www.missoulawritingcollaborative.org/" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T27f548c3-10f7-4034-b495-a184813da26a/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Missoula Writing Collaborative</a>, <a alt="http://www.bigskywritingworkshops.com/" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T3c478c3a-2aaa-4716-8689-eecba053d2ac/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Big Sky Writers</a>, <a alt="http://www.reflectionswest.org" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T8d1c0010-b7be-4e2d-80df-180da2375405/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Reflections West</a>, the <a alt="http://mtpr.org/programs/pea-green-boat" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/Tb355dff4-2a05-48e0-82b2-14367d0cad9a/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Pea Green Boat</a>, the <a alt="http://ci.billings.mt.us/index.aspx?NID=1407" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T7e4ad719-ca9f-437c-8e2b-6412511f5869/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">High Plains BookFest</a>, the <a alt="http://www.montanabookfestival.org/" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T05e13b75-7792-4a6a-ba12-224eccbb00c5/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Montana Book Festival</a>, <a alt="https://www.umt.edu/" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/Tcb9efdb9-e04c-4152-b82e-cdf4f7a1c24e/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">The University of Montana</a> and <a alt="http://www.msubillings.edu/" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T5f78f0ad-7735-4c36-a8c6-ceef2246354f/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Montana State University Billings</a>. We are excited to work with all these great cultural nonprofits that do such important work across Montana!</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The calendar of Pulitzer events will be posted on our website next month, but look for visits from Pulitzer Prize-winning poets <strong>Vijay Seshadri</strong> and <strong>Greg Pardlo</strong>, workshops in k-12 classrooms across the state, community conversations using poetry to discuss big contemporary issues, and presentations on the work of literary artists like <strong>Galway Kinnell</strong>, <strong>Kay Ryan</strong>, and <strong>Robert Frost</strong>.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0104.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">Letters About Literature Final Deadline</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #ae0f0f; border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Just a few days left to send in entries for the <strong><a alt="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/programs/lal/index.php" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T9918b8ba-2de2-441d-8c8b-a4570fa5db91/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Letters About Literature</a></strong> contest!</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">All letters must be postmarked by <strong>January 11, 2016</strong>. Entries for all levels (including high school) will be accepted. We hope everyone has had fun reading and writing to their favorite authors.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Winners will be announced in April.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0105.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">Hometown Humanities  Settling Down with Some Good Books!</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #ae0f0f; border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The <strong><a alt="http://www.havrehilllibrary.org/" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T0e217e71-0413-45ca-ac81-1bf6a8bd1105/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Havre-Hill County Public Library</a></strong> is planning a Winter Reading &amp; Discussion Series that features Montana writers discussing their new work:</p> <ul> <li style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>January 14</strong>: <em>Penny Postcards and Prairie Flowers</em> by Philip Burgess </li> <li style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>January 28</strong>: <em>Guiding Elliot</em> by Robert E. Lee</li> <li style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>February 11</strong>: <em>Survivors Said</em> by Matt Pavelich</li> <li style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>February 25</strong>: <em>Montana: Then and Now</em> by Aaron Parrett</li> <li style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>March 10</strong>: <em>Montana 1864</em> by Ken Egan</li> </ul> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a alt="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/programs/hometownhumanities/index.php" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T52fd7165-1c06-4a35-93d5-9c562644ce87/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">Check our website</a> for other Hometown Humanities events in January.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0106.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards Applications Now Open</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #ae0f0f; border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is accepting applications for the <strong><a alt="http://www.nahyp.org/?utm_source=Copy+of+2016+National+Arts+and+Humanities+Youth+Program+Awards+Application+Annou&amp;utm_campaign=2016+NAHYP+Application+Announcement&amp;utm_medium=email" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/T8f19d3c1-33c6-43cb-8247-5bca4250c093/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The twelve award-winning programs this year will each receive $10,000 and an invitation to accept their award from the President's Committee's Honorary Chairman, First Lady Michelle Obama, at a ceremony at the White House. After-school and out-of-school time arts and humanities programs are encouraged to apply.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Click <a alt="http://www.nahyp.org/how-to-apply/" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/Te6387f11-a454-4889-bb31-424325d5f22b/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">here</a> to access the online National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards application. <strong>Deadline: February 2, 2016.</strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0107.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">NEH Workshops Available for Montana Teachers</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #ae0f0f; border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Teachers, consider applying to participate in a <a alt="http://www.neh.gov" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/Tb3d53f4b-64f1-409d-8575-95ff2d928a05/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true"><strong>National Endowment for the Humanities</strong></a> workshop this coming summeramazing learning opportunities in fascinating locations.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Click <a alt="http://www.neh.gov/divisions/education/summer-programs" href="https://default.test.igniteaction.net/Tfdb204be-217b-4b6d-af18-3d0269059898/c2b6eedf-60fa-4f24-9e4d-cd406fa0040f" target="_blank" track="true">this link</a> and start dreaming. <strong>Deadline: March 1, 2016.</strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_0108.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">Welcome Lisa Teberg-Johnson to Humanities Montanas Staff</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #ae0f0f; border-bottom: 1px solid #ae0f0f"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Were excited to announce <strong>Lisa Teberg-Johnson</strong> has joined Humanities Montanas staff as executive assistant. Lisa completed her B.A. in psychology and English at the University of Montana Missoula and her M.F.A in Creative Writing at Portland State. She has taught writing at Helena College, Great Falls College of MSU, and Portland State. A long-time Helena resident, Lisa joins her husband, Rory Johnson, in Missoula. She is at work on her first novel.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_grants.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">Grants Awarded:<br /> December 2016</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #760821; border-bottom: 1px solid #760821"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><strong>Montana Troubadour, Jack Gladstone at the REX, Cabinet Resource Group, Trout Creek, $1,000.</strong> Support for a free public performance by Jack Gladstone, who will provide entertainment through his songs and stories to encourage discussion of Montanans' relationship with their environment.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><strong>Darby Adult Book Discussion, Darby Public Library, Darby, $980.</strong> Support for the Darby Adult Book Discussion group, a program that provides community residents in an isolated rural area with the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of literature and monthly engagements in meaningful discussions of the chosen books.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><strong>First Folio! Shakespeare for Students! Mansfield Library, Missoula, $700.</strong> Support for Shakespeare lectures, exhibit of the First Folio, and student workshops.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><strong>One Book One Community, Rocky Boy Schools, Box Elder, $500.</strong> Support for the purchase and distribution of <em>The Birchbark House</em> by Louise Erdrich to students in the Rocky Boy Schools, as well as parents and families.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><strong>Fort Belknap 48th Annual Mid Winter Fair, Fort Belknap Indian Community Council, Fort Belknap Reservation, $500.</strong> Support for Joe Horse Captures travel to the Fort Belknap community during the annual Mid Winter Fair to share films with compelling American Indian content.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="365" style="margin-top: 25px;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="253" height="31"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_blank.png" width="253" height="31" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> <td width="112" rowspan="2"><img src="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/enews/2016/2016_donors.jpg" width="112" height="105" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; display: block" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="74" bgcolor="#87b54e" style="padding: 0 10px 0 10px"> <p style="margin: 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #FFF">Thanks to Our Generous Supporters — December 2016</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e5e9b7" style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-top: 5px solid #760821; border-bottom: 1px solid #760821"> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><b>Organizations</b></p> <p style="margin: 5px 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px"> AAUW-Billings Branch<br /> Historical Museum at Fort Missoula<br /> Lewis and Clark Library<br /> Radius Gallery<br /> S.S. 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