Northern celebrates school year with tribute bands

Montana Actors’ Theatre and KNMC, Montana State University-Northern’s campus radio station, are holding Tribute!, a multi-performer concert, Saturday at the amphitheater behind Northern’s Pershing Hall.

Dave Martens, manager of KNMC, said the collaborative effort between MAT and KNMC was an idea that came about at a meeting of station volunteers months ago as a way to increase their visibility within the community.

The radio station and MAT decided it would be an effective, inexpensive way to celebrate and to promote the programs, Martens said.

He added that the radio station’s staff hopes tha...