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thursday Thursday is the new Friday, so let’s get the weekend started with Downtown ToNight, wherein an array of local music, food and beverage is available for your afternoon enjoyment at Caras Park. Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 PM, through Aug. 28. The Fray, who sings your aunt Margery’s favorite song “How to Save a Life,” play the Big Sky Brewery Amphitheater, along with Barcelona and Oh Honey. 5417 Trumpeter Way. Doors at 5:30 PM, show at 7. $35. Tickets at Big Sky’s taproom, Rockin Rudy’s and knittingfactory.com.
friday Art aficionados and downtown revelers alike can enjoy First Friday in Missoula, wherein shops, cafes, bars and galleries host free art viewings for all to enjoy. Sometimes there’s totally excellent free wine and snax, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out missoula cultural.org/galleryguide and our special listings. The Lolo Square and Round Dance Center rocks the Go With the Flow Mountain 72
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Mixer on June 6 and 7, with dancing from 810:30 PM. Barry Sjolin has the call. 9955 Lolo Creek Road. Learn more at 251-2173 or check out lolocampndance.com.
saturday The Red Lodge Music Festival presents a whopping nine days of tunes from students by day and professionals by night. Civic Center, June 7-15. Visit redlodgemusicfestival.org. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, rejoice, the Clark Fork Market, People's Market and Missoula Farmers Market are back in action throughout downtown. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. The Pengelly Double and Single Dip returns for another dose of punishing mountain running. The half marathon starts at 9 AM at the University of Montana’s Riverbowl East Field, and the 10K starts at 9:30. Visit runwildmissoula.org for course info and registration.
sunday Show the Flathead your best footwork at the Herron Half Marathon and 10K, on bike/walk trails around Kalispell.
Proceeds benefit the Blacktail Trails; last year raised over $5,000. Scoot over to runflathead.com.
friday Hot Springs Homesteader Days gets off to an auspicious start with arts and crafts shows, street games, kids’ parade, 3K and 6K runs, live music and rodeo on Saturday night. Hot Springs, off Highway 28 between Plains and Elmo. Check out hotspringsmtchamber.org. Lord knows there’s way more art than one Friday can hold, so check out the ZACC’s Second Friday Gallery Opening, with local art, refreshments and free screenprinting. The name of Bob Ross frequently gets invoked. 5:30-8:30 PM. Visit zootownarts.org. Enjoy zee cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cinema night, the second Friday of every month. The series showcases indie and foreign films. Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoulapublibrary.org for info. Free. All manner of talented Treasure State folk are on display for the Montana Professional Artists Association’s annual art show at the Bitterroot River Inn, 139 Bitterroot Plaza