In front of an nearly sold-out audience at the Performing Arts Center in Hamilton on Saturday night, Executive Director Larry McCloskey announced it would be his last concert in the leadership position. For four years, he has led the nonprofit Bitterroot Performing Arts Council through a tremendous era of growth and development, so his retirement came as a surprise to many.

"I have loved my time in this role," McCloskey said. "This has been a labor of love. I'll still be around. I'll still be at every show, but I'm trading my badge for a volunteer badge. I'm happy to turn over the leadership role to a very capable person."

He announced Stacie Duce to be his replacement. Duce had been a board member since 2005 and was a source of institutional memory through many years of board growth and

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