After several months in studio—tunnel vision focused on recording his new album—John Hosking has had more time recently to act in a few local shows. The album, Wide Open Door (tentative release date January 15, 2020), is now at that fine-tuning, final sound-mixing stage, which means way more time (and energy!) for rehearsal schedules and … Continue reading Out of the recording cave, back on stage: See John Hosking around Bozeman this fall and winter
If you’re debating which shows to check out this Autumn, Bozeman Actor Theatre’s production of “Enemy of the People” should be at the top of your list. I got a chance to attend preview night and found the performances stunning, every character chisel-cut by a cast of the region’s best. That includes a rare chance … Continue reading Bozeman Actors Theatre production of “Enemy of the People” is not to be missed
Anika Hanisch, coauthor of Don’t Say Anything to Anybody (2017), spoke to a highly engaged audience at the Big Sky Community Library on Wednesday, September 18th. The World War II memoir, which explores the childhood wartime experience of Brigitte Yearman, was the One Book Big Sky selection for Summer 2019. Celebrating this community reading program, … Continue reading Engaged readers wrestle with the big issues of post-war healing at September Author Talk
Earlier this summer Kathy House, the Big Sky Community Library Director, contacted Anika Hanisch to let her know that "Don't Say Anything to Anybody" (DSATA) was chosen as the "One Book Big Sky" selection for Summer 2019. Hanisch coauthored the World War II memoir with Brigitte Yearman, who survived the war as a North German … Continue reading DSATA chosen as the Summer 2019 “One Book Big Sky” selection
Anika M. Hanisch Long-time Montana actor and musician John Hosking recently told me a story about another actor he worked with over 25 years ago. This friend left acting for a while, frustrated with the hard scrabble life and not feeling he’d made much of an impact. In the nineties, he spent some time volunteering … Continue reading In Praise of Art in Tumultuous Times