[calendar] W. Kent St. Mondays from noon to 1 PM. $40 for six weeks/$9 dropin. Ongoing class. Call 721-0033 to learn more. Anyone affected by epilepsy can come to the Epilepsy Support Group at Summit Independent Living Center, 700 SW Higgins Ave. 2– 3:30 PM. Free. Call 721-0707. Spark some creativity after the bell rings with the Young Artists After School Program, where kids can learn art fundamentals, history and techniques while using several media. ZACC. Ages 6-11 on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 3:155:30 PM. Ages 12-16 on Fridays from 3:45-5:30 PM. $12/$10 for members. Call 549-7555 to learn more.
nightlife 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 at the Badlander. 8:30 PM. Free. Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages.
Getting pretty horny. The encore presentation of The Met: Live in HD’s Falstaff screens at the Roxy Theater Tue., Jan. 7 at 6:30 PM. $18/$16 for seniors/$13 for children and students with ID. Visit mtlive.org.
Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are like Shabba-Doo and Boogaloo Shrimp, saving rec centers one beat at at time. Get hip to their jamz, hippies. Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. $2. Commune with the party spirit that envelopes us all when Joan Zen plays dancin’ tunes at the Union Club. 9 PM. No cover. Indie rockers Lavoy leave behind Washington chills for a warm Montana reception when they play the Palace, starting at 9 PM. No cover. (See Music.) It’ll be anything but meek when Strat and Mouse play rock ‘n’ roll at the Top Hat. Show at 10 PM. $3. Russ Nasset and the Revelators are up Whitefish way today to rock out at the Great Northern Bar, 37 Central Ave. 9:30 PM. No cover.
SUNDAYJAN05 Make it a righteous, ragged Sunday eve when Americana-fella Hartwell Littlejohn, the All-Hail, Ryan Bundy and Joey “Put a Joey On It” Running Crane play the VFW, 245 W. Main St. 9 PM. No cover.
This is the kind of mass I can really get behind. The Missoula Area Secular Society presents its Sunday M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet the first Sun. of every month for lunch at 11:30 AM in the Elbow Room. 1855 Stephens Ave. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org. No singing or dancing necessary, funny enough, to audition for Lend Me A Tenor, the classic Tony-nominated comedy. Four men and four women, 18 and up, are to be cast. No advanced prep necessary. MCT’s upcoming production will be directed by TJ Charlson and run March 20-30. Auditions at MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Noon5 PM. Stop by MCT or call 7281911 during business hours to learn more. Dance the cabin fever blues away when the Golden Age Club hosts dances on the first, third and fifth Sunday afternoons through March, an alcohol-free event with potluck snacks during breaks. 727 Fifth St. in Hamilton. 14 PM. $3.
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The non-instructed Open Figure Drawing afternoon invites artists ages 18 and older to draw from a live model. Missoula Art Museum. 3-5 PM. Register by calling 406-728-0447, or visit missoulaartmuseum.org. $7/$5 for members.
nightlife Kayla Hutchins plays tunes while you blow off your weekend chores at Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave., from 5-7 PM. Rock outfit In This Moment brings the Hell Pop tour to town, along with Butcher Babies, Devour the Day and All Hail the Yeti. Wilma. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $25/$22 in advance. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s, 866-300-8300 or jadepresents.com. Put some centrifugal motion into your Sunday when Western Union plays real deal count-ray swing at the Top Hat. Dance lesson at 6 PM, tunes from 7-9. No cover. 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. Starts at 8 PM with Front Street Jazz. Free.
MONDAYJAN06 See the rise and fall of 13th Floor Elevators’ Roky Erickson when the Top Hat screens the documentary You’re Gonna Miss Me. 7:30 PM. Free. The Morning Sojourn offers 14 consecutive days of communing with dance as part of an international event. Missoula’s is hosted by Downtown Dance Collective, 121 West Main St. Begins with a 15minute meditation at 7 AM, followed by music and dance. $135, plus journal shipping. Learn more and register at TheMorningSojourn.com. Drink up for a cause at today’s edition of Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St., where the distillery redistributes the wealth. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a different nonprofit or good cause each Monday. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM. Rasa O’Neill presents Therapeutic Yoga for Wellness and Healing, with gentle stretches, breath work and guided meditation. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825
Figure out that confounded Affordable Care Act when an ACA navigator takes drop-in appointments at the Missoula Public Library Jan. 6 and 7. 6 PM. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org to learn more. Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:45 PM. $12 buy-in. Hey, David Lynch lovers, The Roxy Theater shows episodes of “Twin Peaks,” a few at a time, every Monday at 7 PM. Homemade pie and Black Coffee Roasting Co. decaf and regular available. $5. Cash For Junkers invite you to warm up with some vino and tunes at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 7-10 PM. No cover. Open mic at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., seems like a fine idea, especially with 2-for-1 drink specials for musicians and the working class. 10 PM. Free. Call Joey at 406-229-0488 to get yourself a spot.
TUESDAYJAN07 Nurseryman Roger Joy discusses cold-hardy fruit varieties, with an emphasis on antique cultivars, as part of the Montana Nursery and Landscape Association’s Montana Green Expo. Hilton Garden Inn, 3720 N. Reserve St. 7-8:15 PM. Free. Call 755-3079 or email ED@plantingmontana.com to learn more.