Billings fantasy event brings sword yoga and book lovers together
Billings, Mont. — A Billings business brought fantasy fans together at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center with an event that mixed books, movement and a new kind of workout. Beyond the Chronicles built its Academy event around fantasy books. Cousins Sarah Schroefel and Sam Christensen run the business, and the idea started after Schroefel attended a fantasy ball in Salt Lake City.Schroefel explained what pushed her to bring something similar to Billings.“I sat back and I was like, 'why can't Billings? Why isn’t there one of these in Billings?' And we started thinking about it, and I was like, I think we could do this. Like, Billings businesses love to support each other and Billings is big enough to support this,” said Sarah Schroefel.This was the group’s third event after it started in 2024. The Academy also included WeaponUp , a class sponsored by Visit Billings that combined kung fu and yoga into what it called sword yoga.Christensen said the events centered on a shared love of reading and on bringing more people into that community.“What binds me, like even to Sarah, was our love for reading. And so, what I always hope from these events is we find
