STONE CITY
EVENTS & PRODUCTION
A premier event production company in Montana
Stone City specializes in one-of-a-kind, innovative, high quality events that are among the most sought after experiences in the state of Montana. We pride ourselves on offering unique, top-quality performers in intimate, interactive settings. A Stone City event is so much more than live music; it’s a live music experience.
Our mission is to bring people together in a way that only live music can. We seek to create exclusive encounters with artists, and establish Stone City as the live music experience destination in Central Montana. We pride ourselves on delighting and entertaining audiences with remarkable talent, attention to detail, creativity, and collective joy. Our entertainers keep coming back for the distinctive connection with the listener that only Stone City can achieve.
STONE CITY EXPERIENCES
PERFORMERS
We LOVE artists, and there's always something going on at Stone City!
SUSTAINER PROGRAM
KEEP MUSIC
LIVE
Getting you up close and
MUSICAL
Get with the program
By choosing to become a sustainer you are helping Stone City support opportunities to bring quality entertainment to unique environments. Your help makes it easier to offset costs associated with live music production so we can keep our ticket prices affordable while paying artists what they deserve. Your generous support provides us with a boost to help keep things moving!
Your support helps with:
- Musicians
- Lodging
- Travel Expenses
- Meals
- Sound | Lights | Backline
- Venue Fees
- Event Insurance
- Marketing
- Program Support
- Websites
- and so much MORE…….
Music is a powerful means of connecting people.
It bridges divides and is a vehicle for identity and expression like no other.
Collectively, the music ecosystem generates rich social, cultural and economic benefits.
A VIBRANT MUSIC ECONOMY DRIVES VALUE FOR CITIES IN SEVERAL IMPORTANT WAYS:
- Fuels job creation, economic growth, tourism development and artistic growth.
- Strengthens a city’s brand.
- A strong music community also attracts highly skilled young workers in all sectors for whom quality of life is a priority.
- Attracts business investment.
Community Support & Unity | Helps Develop Young Musicians | Supports Music Education | Attracts Tourism | Supports Local Businesses
READY TO HELP SUPPORT STONE CITY IN OUR MISSION?
Contact Stone City
Interested in a collaborating with Stone City as a vendor, performer, sponsor, or host? Reach out!
Producing your event
From your first idea to the final curtain, and everything in between, an event producer brings people together for food, fun, music, and art in beautiful, meaningful ways.
Stone City can:
- Develop an event identity and mission
- Create budget
- Secure vendors
- Identify and book talent
- Locate and secure suitable venue(s)
- Hire staff
- Manage relationships, including VIP guests, vendors, press, and stakeholders
- Manage door entry for all guests
- Cultivate donor/sponsor relationships
- Event promotion
- Oversee contracted talent team including musicians, photographers, artists, etc.
- Arrange accommodations for performers and artists
- Ensure that all signage, facilities, and staging is arranged and in-place for the day of the event
- Considerations for diversity and inclusion through all layers of the event, including marketing and venue setup
- Arrange tech components including audiovisuals and crew equipment
Producing your event
Part event planner, part operations coordinator, and part technical director, a concert and event producer is charged with guiding live events from ideation to completion.
Stone City can:
- Develop an event identity and mission
- Create budget
- Secure vendors
- Plan logistics
- Talent booking
- Staff hiring
- Locate and secure suitable venue(s)
- Venue prep
- Manage relationships, including VIP guests, vendors, press, and stakeholders
- Coordinate and create invites to VIP guests
- Manage door entry for all guests
- Cultivate donor/sponsor relationships
- Event promotion
- Create and manage online marketing campaign, including direct email and targeted social media
- Oversee contracted talent team including musicians, photographers, artists, etc.
- Tracking online marketing analytics
- Arrange all accommodations for performers and artists
- Ensure that all signage, facilities, and staging is arranged and in-place for the day of the event
- Considerations for diversity and inclusion through all layers of the event, including marketing and venue setup
- Delegate tasks to successfully organize forum on debt management
- Arrange tech components including audiovisuals and crew equipment
STONE CITY EVENTS
Centerfest
An Inclusive Music Festival dedicated to generating Connection, Creativity, and Collective Joy with a celebration of sound on stage in Central Montana.
Attend!
Save the date! August 5, 2023at the Creekside Pavilion in beautiful Lewistown, Montana! Tickets on sale SOON! Register on our website to receive news and updates about Centerfest 2023.
Perform!
We are currently booking talent for the 2023 Centerfest! Contact Stone City if you would like to share your incredible talent under the Big Sky of Central Montana.
Vendors!
Centerfest hosts vendors of local, handmade crafts/goods and organizations with missions that parallel our commitment to inclusive connection, creativity, and joy. We value our vendors, and work hard to maintain the homegrown feel of our event!
Applications are accepted online through Saturday April 1, 2023. Visit the Centerfest website for more information and to apply.
Sponsors!
Our sponsors are proud to help bring this incredible event to life! Learn how you can get involved on the Centerfest website!
Volunteers!
It takes a village to put on this event, so we’d love your help! There are perks to being a member of the CenterFest Music Festival family. Here’s what’s in it for you:
- One day festival pass for a 5 hour volunteer shift
- A festival shirt just for volunteers
- That feeling you get from working with a team to make amazing things happen while celebrating community
- Water on us
Registration and more information available on our website at: www.centerfestmt.com
Inside the Songs
Three singer/ songwriters take the stage to interact with each other, the audience, and to share both their original music and captivating insider accounts of their creativity and experiences.
We only choose venues with exceptional acoustics in order to strike a chord with music lovers who crave a more intimate setting – one that goes against the mainstream concert experience. By breaking down the barrier between the artists and the audience, music lovers can connect with the artists, ask questions, and learn more about the music.
Artists featured or forthcoming in Inside the Songs include: Dave Rummans, Chris Hildebrant, Chad Okrusch, Sean Devine, Tom Catmull, Steve Hughes, Haeli Allen, and Susan Gibson.
Attend!
Stay tuned for our next Inside the Songs.
Contact Stone City for further details:
renee@stonecitymt.com
Harmonies in the Hanger
Intimate showcase of incredible talent in one of the most unique and exclusive live music venues in Montana. Only 200 seats are available, and all proceeds benefit not-for-profit organizations.
Featured artists include: The Secret Sisters, Supaman, The Steel Wheels, and The Portland Cello Project.
Attend!
Stay tuned for dates of our next Harmonies in the Hanger.
Perform!
This unique venue is renowned for its sound quality, and offers an intimate connection between performers and the audience. Attendees come for the music, so performers don’t have to compete with a bar scene, allowing the subtleties of storytelling to come across. Musical magic happens in the Hanger!
Non-profits!
Non-profit organizations that are interested in fundraising through Harmonies in the Hanger are encouraged to apply. Benefitting organizations may set up and host the bar and provide volunteers and board members to attend and present on their behalf. Contact Stone City to apply.
Contact Stone City for further details:
renee@stonecitymt.com
Other Projects
Stone City has loves being involved in a wide variety of of community and private events. If you can dream it, Stone City can produce it. Contact us for details on how we can bring your event to life.
Need help with a community project or event?
Stone City has a proven record of grassroots community organizing! Let us help your organization grow and thrive.
Contact Stone City for further details:
renee@stonecitymt.com
Upcoming Events
Attend!
Save the date! August 5, 2023 at the Creekside Pavilion in beautiful Lewistown, Montana! Tickets on sale SOON! Register on our website to receive news and updates about Centerfest 2023.
Perform!
We are currently booking talent for the 2023 Centerfest! Contact Stone City if you would like to share your incredible talent under the Big Sky of Central Montana.
Vendors!
Centerfest hosts vendors of local, handmade crafts/goods and organizations with missions that parallel our commitment to inclusive connection, creativity, and joy. We value our vendors, and work hard to maintain the homegrown feel of our event!
Applications are accepted online through Saturday April 1, 2023. Visit the Centerfest website for more information and to apply.
Sponsors!
Our sponsors are proud to help bring this incredible event to life! Learn how you can get involved on the Centerfest website!
Volunteers!
It takes a village to put on this event, so we’d love your help! There are perks to being a member of the CenterFest Music Festival family. Here’s what’s in it for you:
- One day festival pass for a 5 hour volunteer shift
- A festival shirt just for volunteers
- That feeling you get from working with a team to make amazing things happen while celebrating community
- Water on us
Registration and more information is available on our website at:
renee@stonecitymt.com
These magnetic shows captivate audiences by getting up close and musical. Three singer songwriters take the stage together to interact with each other, with you, and to share both their original music and captivating insider accounts of their creativity and experiences.
We only choose venues with exceptional acoustics in order to strike a chord with music lovers who crave a more intimate setting – one that goes against the mainstream concert experience. By breaking down the barrier between the artists and the audience, music lovers can connect with the artists, ask questions, and learn more about the music.
Artists featured or forthcoming in Inside the Songs include: Dave Rummans, Chris Hildebrant, Chad Okrusch, Sean Devine, Tom Catmull, Steve Hughes, Haeli Allen, and Susan Gibson.
Attend!
Give details of when and where.
Perform!
Give details of how to apply, application deadline, and who to contact.
Sponsors!
Give details of how to apply, application deadline, and who to contact. Why sponsor Inside the Songs?
renee@stonecitymt.com
Benefit concerts showcasing incredible talent in a wide variety of genres in one of the most unique and exclusive live music venues in Montana. Only 200 seats are available, and all proceeds go to various not-for-profit organizations.
Featured artists include: The Secret Sisters, Supaman, The Steel Wheels, and The Portland Cello Project.
Attend!
Give details of when and where.
Perform!
This unique venue is renowned for its sound quality, and offers an intimate connection between performers and the audience. Attendees come for the music, so performers don’t have to compete with a bar scene, allowing the subtleties of storytelling to come across. Musical magic happens in the Hanger!
Non-profits!
Non-profit organizations that are interested in fundraising through Harmonies in the Hanger are encouraged to apply. Benefitting organizations may set up and host the bar and provide volunteers and board members to attend and present on their behalf. Apply below!
Sponsors!
Give details of how to apply, application deadline, and who to contact. Why sponsor Harmonies in the Hanger?
renee@stonecitymt.com
2021 Mural Project
The exterior wall of the Lewistown (Montana) Art Center was once a blank brick wall with chipping paint. Stone City chaired, pitched ideas, recruited the artist, organized all fundraising events, and rallied the community behind the creation of this enormous and magnificent piece of art that has become a breathtaking centerpiece of the historic downtown area.
View
The Art Center building on the corner of 4th Avenue and Main Street in Lewistown, Montana.
The Lewistown Art Center
2021 marked the 50th anniversary of the Lewistown Art Center in historic downtown Lewistown. If you are interested in visiting or showcasing your artwork at the Center, please visit our website or call 406-535-8278.
Need help with a community project or event?
Stone City has a proven record of grassroots community organizing! Let us help your organization grow and thrive.
renee@stonecitymt.com