Travis Doria honors a beloved teacher by playing Taps in front of the entire student body: 2,000 people, and discovers that it’s not about him.

Angela Miller’s son Aaron is unexpectedly different. Her journey learning why is akin to landing in Holland when her destination was supposed to be Italy.

Geoffrey Sutton is a naive 22 year old traveling in Argentina as the Dirty War breaks out, putting him in an Argentine Military Government prison.

Gary Delp is awakened from a late night sleep by a drunken housemate who was caught in a copper theft gone wrong at the old Intermountain Lumber Mill site in Missoula, Montana.

Abe Abramson’s finds himself without a visa while he is in Taiwan. His knowledge of an infamous Missoula restaurant icon helps him leave the country.

Paula Short’s vagabond father promises her that she can ride a horse for her birthday. He comes through in a surprising way.

Attendees had the opportunity to share their “The Unlikliest of Places” stories anonymously. We selected several of those stories from a box and read them live on stage.

Greg Ragan moves to Montana from Michigan & his knowledge of the Detroit Lions helps him navigate Saint Patrick’s Day in Butte, America.

Ann Karp understands that “we are all better than the worst thing we’ve done”. Knowing this allows her to remain friends with Marcus, an inmate on Death Row in Georgia.

Gary Warchola travels to Slovakia in search of some family roots and a connection with Andy Warhol.