Original Mineyard

Uptown Hoops is an exciting 3-on-3 basketball tournament with divisions for everyone from 1st and 2nd-graders up to adults. The event has grown to include a slam dunk contest, a three-point shootout and a lightning contest and with the backing of some inpressive local sponsors like Leskovar Motors, Town Pump, McDonald's and TDS it is clear that this will be a big event not only this year but for many summers to come. This year, Uptown Hoops will be taking place in the Original Mineyard which will only add to it's identity and there is still time to be a part of the event either as a player a worker or just a fan.

The 2023 edition of "Rhythm and Brews" at the Original Mineyard was off to possibly its best start in event history. In fact, the party was in full swing, and kids and adults alike were having a great time. And then the storm hit. Saturday evening's freak lightning storm and torrential downpour put an abrupt end to the event just after 5pm. But other than the early end and soaked partygoers, the fundraiser for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Butte was a big success. Here's a look at some of the fun that was had before the clouds opened.

The welcome banner is up and the commemorative heritage signs are decorating Uptown lampposts in anticipation. August 11, 12 and 13 will see the return of the Montana Gaelic Cultural Society's An Ri Ra Festival at the Original Mineyard and again this year a bevy of workshops, dance, storytelling, music, and even Irish Road Bowling,

This weekend's Montana Folk Festival is going to bring 21 big name performers along with tens of thousands of spectators and fans to the stage at the Original Mineyard and several other locations throughout Uptown Butte. Now, we've all been to big events and concerts over the years, and we've all seen "those people". The people who make the concert or festival experience worse for everyone in their immediate vicinity. What they do, while technically not illegal, is certainly pretentious and annoying. Who are "those people", but more importantly how do you not become one of them?

Volunteers for the Montana Folk Festival are in high demand and the list of opportunities is almost as long. All skill sets and abilities are needed for everything from transportation to stage setup, from hospitality to CD and beverage sales and much more.

Butte'e Independence Day celebration officially begins on the 3rd of July with barbecues, music and, of course, the state's biggest fireworks show thanks to our friends at Town Pump. Are you going to a private party on the hill? Maybe more of a public setting. Here is a guide to the ultimate places to catch this year's fireworks show.

Country star Morgan Evans will be performing in Butte at the Original Mineyard on Monday, July 3, before the fireworks.

Let's take a look at an event that will be celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Butte annual Rhythm and Brews Festival coming August 19.