BILLINGS, MONTANA---May 25, 2001---If you’re ready to escape another weekend working in the yard, fixing equipment or doing housework, plan on heading to Billings to indulge. Take a family vacation or a romantic weekend getaway, as Billings has exciting events, great shopping and fine dining to fulfill anyone’s weekend agenda.

Food and art festivals, cultural and historic events, theatrical productions and concerts take place in Billings all throughout the summer. You can enjoy craft booths, food and entertainment at the Moss Mansion Country Fair, Strawberry Jazz and Arts Festival and Summerfair. For history enthusiasts, the Montana Reenactment and Living History Tour and Clark Day will tempt you to take a weekend trip to Billings.

If theater and live performances are more your style, there are several productions taking place including various Venture Theatre shows, Shakespeare in the Park, Symphony in the Park and other performances and several concerts during MontanaFair week. Big Skyfest, July 19-22, provides the entire family with exciting entertainment including a parade, barbecue and daily performances, not to mention great view of over 50 balloons lighting up Montana’s big sky country.

If shopping is your idea of a great weekend, you’ll find what you’re looking for in over 85 stores at Montana’s largest enclosed shopping center, Rimrock Mall. Or, enjoy the 40 shops at West Park Plaza, stroll the historic downtown shopping district or visit the wonderful shops in the Billings Heights area along and around Main Street.

Billings also has over 250 restaurants with diverse flavors to tempt your taste buds including Mediterranean, French, Laotian, Mexican, Greek, Chinese, Thai and Japanese. Don’t forget about the many premier steak houses, quiet cafes and specialty coffee houses.

HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS
June 2 - Moss Mansion Country Fair
June 9 - Strawberry Jazz & Arts Festival
June 10 - Festival of Cultures
June 16-17 - Moss Mansion Garden Tour
June 22-23 - Western Days 2001
June 22-24 - Little Bighorn Days & Custer’s Last Stand Reenactment
June 25 - Symphony in the Park -- Free Concert
July 16-17 - Shakespeare in the Park
July 19-22 - 7th Annual Big Skyfest
July 20 - In the Mood at the Moss
July 21 - Yellowstone Valley Farmers’ Market Begins
July 21-22 - Summerfair
July 27-28 - Gateway to Garden Treasures
July 28-29 - Clark Days

For more information on the events taking place in Billing this summer, or the shopping centers and restaurants, please contact the Billings Chamber of Commerce at 406-252-4016 or 800-711-2630 or visit our web site at http://billingscvb.visitmt.com.