Hometown Helena 2026: May & April Programs 2026

Hometown Helena is a grassroots civic organization that meets most Thursdays at 7 am as

Hometown Helena Feb-Marchar 2026


outlined below. To stay current with the schedule and see more program details, please sign up to receive our weekly emails on Tuesday. Our email list is private and not shared with any other parties. Schedule subject to change, and programs added as finalized. 

Upcoming programs:

  • May 14: American Prairie

  • May 21: Jon Bennion

  • *May 28: Montana Heritage Center Field Trip with Molly Kruckenberg

  • June 4: Lincoln Day 

  • June 11: TBA

  • June 18: Bell Hotel, Helena Tourism Alliance

  • June 25: Helena College – Public Radio Station with Sandy Bauman

  • July 2: Paul Cartwright, L & C County Historical Society, John Shontz

  • July 9: East Helena Rodeo Day

            *NOTE: May 28th will be off-site at the Heritage Center

Thank you for your interest!

Sincerely,

The Hometown Helena Team
Contact(at)HometownHelena(dot)org

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In Person:

Hometown Helena is hosted at the Donaldson Center of Helena College at 1115 N Roberts in Helena, Montana, near Helena High. Doors are open at 6:45 am, and the meeting starts at 7:00 am. The Zoom link is available to those on the mailing list (not shared with other parties; can leave at any time).  



Online:

  • Online Meeting Instructions: Please keep your phone or microphone muted during the meeting and note that your camera may be on depending on your ZOOM settings. Please "raise your hand" at the start of the meeting if you will have an opening update or introduction.


  • In-Person Announcements: Please plan on approaching the front of the room to make announcements directly to our host so online attendees can hear. There is time at the beginning of the meeting for announcements. Please limit announcements and comments to 1 minute.


  • View Program Recording: Hometown Helena is recorded and posted at HometownHelena.org, typically within a day.


  • Hometown Email List: This private email list is not shared. You can join or update your email information by clicking the button below.


We ask each person for a five dollar ($5) donation each week. Cash is nice. There is also a Venmo option. Your donation pays for the coffee, tea, etc. that the Helena College canteen provides each week. Support the canteen and their generous efforts staffing the store early for us.


RECENT PROGRAMS:

  • April 2: Montanans for Libraries and Merlin CCC 

  • *April 9: Carroll College Community Breakfast, RSVP here *AT CARROLL COLLEGE THIS WEEK, APRIL 9th

  • April 16: Hometown Olympians - Katie Verdeber - Curling, Paralympics; Konnor Ralph, US Ski Team

  • April 23 - Brock Tessman, MSU President

  • April 30 - TBA

  • May 7: Philanthropy Panel