Editing Great Falls, Montana (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Gibson park duck pond 3.JPG|thumb|Gibson Park]]
[[File:Sip n Dip mermaid1.jpg|thumb|Mermaids swimming in the pool of the Sip 'n' Dip lounge in Great Falls]]

Great Falls has a symphony orchestra, founded in 1959, which performs concert series, sponsors the youth orchestras the Cascade String Quartet and Chinook Winds Quintet, offers chamber ensembles, and offers an educational outreach program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gfsymphony.org/about/|title=The Great Falls Symphony " About Us|work=gfsymphony.org|access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref>

The community also is notable for the unique [[Sip 'n Dip Lounge]], a [[tiki bar]] located downtown in the O'Haire Motor Inn. Built in 1962, it features an indoor swimming pool visible through a window in the bar where women dressed as mermaids swim underwater. In 2003, ''[[GQ]]'' magazine rated the lounge as one of the top 10 bars in the world,<ref name=Johannes>{{cite web|url=http://www.matr.net/article-5730.html |title=MATR News: Quirky Sip-N-Dip (Great Falls) makes splash on GQ magazine's top 10 bars in the world |publisher=Matr.net |date=March 31, 2003 |access-date=2014-04-02}}</ref> and the #1 bar in the world "worth flying for".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=18036|title=Official State of Montana Vacation, Recreation, Accommodations and Travel Information Website|work=visitmt.com|access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref> With the added feature of an [[octogenarian]] piano player named "Piano Pat", noted for her "unusual covers" of songs by [[Frank Sinatra]] and other performers of the 1960s, [[Frommer's]] travel guide calls it "one of the kitschiest, wackiest, and flat-out coolest nightspots, not just in Montana, but in the entire West".<ref name=Frommers>{{cite web|url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/great-falls/646977 |title=Nightlife in Great Falls |publisher=Frommers.com |access-date=2014-04-02}}</ref>

===Four Seasons Arena===
The [[Four Seasons Arena]] is a multi-purpose indoor sports and exhibition arena located in the city of Great Falls, Montana, in the United States. Constructed in 1979, it served primarily as an ice rink until 2005. The failure of the practice rink's refrigeration system in 2003 and the management's decision to close the main rink in 2006 led to the facility's reconfiguration as an indoor sports and exhibition space. As of May 2011 it was the largest exhibition, music, and sports venue in the city.