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and his resume includes working as the vice president of IT for Starbucks, and his team was responsible for putting wireless Internet in the co ee chain’s stores. He’s now the president and CEO of National Flood Services.
The theater only seats eight people, but those seats are very important. Specially designed for movie theater movement experiences, Brown then added his own program to sync up the movement with his videos. Fans blow air, a mister sprays, and “leg ticklers” spin beneath the seats for a full sensory experience.
The lms he plans on showing only last 13 minutes at the longest, and there’s an eight-minute version if the lines get too long. Tickets for the adven- ture will cost $10.
While the technology is a signi - cant investment, Brown said this ven- ture is less about pro t than it is about nally achieving a lifelong dream. As a kid, he was fascinated with 3D technol- ogy, and remembers being thrilled when color monitors for computers came out, because he could use the red-and-cyan 3D glasses.
He also went to the World’s Fair as a kid, and saw a holograph as part of an exhibit. It lit a re that has burned in him ever since, which is evident in the details of the theater. Just wait- ing for the movie to start is an expe- rience, because Brown has developed
interactive aspects all over, including the theater’s program.
Look at the Montana Adventure Stop logo through the Oculus lens and sud- denly a three-dimensional, animated grizzly bear pops up, ready to interact with your ngers, even o ering a growl now and then. Touch the Cenex logo on the program and a small camp re pops up.
For now, the programming is all about Montana experiences, starting on Brown’s back deck in Lakeside, over- looking Flathead Lake.
“I literally have one of the best views in Montana,” Brown said, adding with a laugh, “of course, we all think that.”
Moviegoers are treated to a ride down the tram from his deck to the lake, where they will learn of Brown’s fantas- tical take on the Flathead Lake Monster legend and take a trip to battle with the dread pirate Red Beard.
It’s an experience for kids and adults alike; I found myself laughing out loud and even cheering or whooping in sur- prise when I tried it. My grin was plas- tered from ear to ear, which, according to Brown, is the whole point.
“I’ve always said that I’d love to do something where I can say, ‘I’m a pur- veyor of smiles,’” Brown said.
For more information on Montana Adventure Stop, visit www.montanaad- venturestop.com.
mpriddy@ atheadbeacon.com
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AT CASEY’S
White sh Review will release the “Change” issue on June 4 with a celebration at Casey’s in downtown White sh. The eve- ning will open at 7 p.m. with live music and a slideshow of the changing glaciers of Glacier National Park. The event is sponsored by the White sh Community Foundation and Gla- cier Bank. A $10 entry donation is requested.
Readings will begin at 8 p.m., begin- ning with a discussion by research ecologist Dr. Daniel Fagre on the Glacier Recession Repeat Photographs that show before-and- after images of the receding glaciers. Fagre works for the USGS as director of the “Cli- mate Change in Mountain Ecosystems Proj- ect.” Author and scientist Cristina Eisenberg will read from new work, with live music to follow by three-piece jazz group Barrel Stove Combo.
In addition to ction, essays, poetry, art, and photography by more than 40 contributors, the issue contains a new interview with author Jim Harrison, one of the last interviews he gave before his death.
Have a gallery opening? Just published a new book or album? If you would like to be featured in the “Marquee,” email information to news@ atheadbeacon.com