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Sip 'n Dip launches contest to find new musical performer MTN By: David Sherman and last updated 2021-07-15 20:00:56-04 GREAT FALLS — The Sip 'n Dip lounge in Great Falls on Thursday launched a contest to find a new musical performer. The lounge is known for its tiki theme and "mermaids" swimming in the pool behind the bar - and of course, "Piano Pat." Pat Sponheim, the iconic entertainer who passed away in May, had been behind the keyboard belting out favorites at the Sip 'N Dip since 1963. Pat was one of the reasons that the Sip 'N Dip was named by GQ magazine in 2003 ...

Motorcycle rally was big business for Great Falls Motorcycle rally was a success for many Great Falls businesses By: Kailey Neitzel and last updated 2021-06-28 19:54:37-04 GREAT FALLS — The dust has settled from the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America rally, and businesses are busy recovering after a very successful weekend for the City of Great Falls. Thousands of bikers from all across the country traveled to Great Falls for the event. The rally began on Thursday, June 24th, and ran through Sunday, June 27th, with events centered primarily at Montana ExpoPark. Craig Johns...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - On May 3, Senator Steve Daines was in Great Falls to honor the life of Great Falls icon Piano Pat.

'She belonged to everybody': Iconic Great Falls musician 'Piano Pat' passes away Traci Rosenbaum, Great Falls Tribune © TRIBUNE PHOTO/RION SANDERS Pat Sponheim, better known as Piano Pat, plays on a recent Wednesday night at the Sip n Dip. She has played piano at the bar since 1963. At a tiny tiki bar in Great Falls, generations of Montanans yelled "bum bum bum" to "Sweet Caroline" and "Where's the salt?" to "Margaritaville" crooned in a low, husky voice by a woman who spent almost 60 years as a beloved local legend. Patricia "Piano Pat" Sponheim has played her last notes, ...