Celebrate Lewisia rediviva, the Bitter Root, Montana’s state flower, and get your own at the annual Bitter Root Day at the Ravalli County Museum in Hamilton. Also join the jerky competition and nosh on wild game stew. More information at brvhsmuseum.org. SUNDAY JUNE 16 Close out the weekend in style at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis from 7:30 PM to midnight, plus live jazz and DJs. Live jazz starts at 8 PM with Josh Farmer, The Vanguard Combo and Front Street Jazz. Free. MONDAY JUNE 17 Show how big your gray matter can get at Super Trivia Freakout. Win a bar tab, shots, and other mystery prizes
during the five rounds of trivia. Badlander. 8:30 PM. Free. WEDNESDAY JUNE 19 Ditch that dagnasty old Bomb burrito from the gas station in favor of noshing on num-nums during Out to Lunch, at Caras Park. Food vendors and musicians are at the park to please your mouth and ear holes. Besides, that TPS report can wait. 11–2 PM. Free to kick it, a couple bucks to get a bite. Kraptasti Karaoke welcomes all the Garden City Black Eyed Peas fanatics to belt out their fave jamz at the Badlander, beginning at 9 PM. Featuring $5 pitchers of Budweiser and PBR, plus $1 selected shots. Free. THURSDAY JUNE 20 Get your grub on, but don’t pig out, and give a girl a call who you wanna take out
to Downtown ToNight, where local food and beer vendors as well as local musicians have a good day down at Caras Park. 5:30–8:30 PM. Free to hang and bang, but the grub and beer will cost you a couple ducats. The Missoula Osprey kick off the 2013 season with a two-game homestand against the Helena Brewers. 7:05 PM. missoulaosprey.com. FRIDAY JUNE 21 Stevensville (or “Stevi” to those in the know) is recognized as the first settlement in Montana, and the town celebrates that distinction every year with a parade, pony rodeo, chuck wagon cook-off, barnyard games and dancing in the street (for real) at its two day Western Heritage Days. Bring your shitkickers and an appetite for food and history.