[calendar] electronic stuff with local DJs Rockstocki, SpecialK, and Puz z pi. Palace. 9 PM. Free, with 2 for 1 well drinks all night, plus free pool. The Dead Hipster Dance Party is all kinds of sweaty, but this week is special as the theme is California Love. Expect tunes by the good Dr. Dre to drop along with other West Coast all-stars at midnight. Fortyouncers of O.E. are on sale for those who are on point. Badlander, 208 Ryman St., $3, with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. Holler at your freaky Aunt Bessie and let her teach Cousin Skooch how to French while country dance music makers Blue Collar do work at the Sunrise Saloon, 1805 Regent St. 9 PM. Free.
FRIDAYFEB.15 Get bluesy and confusey when big timers the North Mississippi Allstars and The London Souls do work at the UC Ballroom at 8 PM. $20/$15 students. Tickets available at GrizTix outlets.
The Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild hosts the Permaculture Design Course, taught by
Michael Pilarski and others at the Stensrud Building every other weekend for 12 weeks. Pilarski gives a free talk called Local Seed and Nutrient-dense for All: A Look at the World’s Food Production Systems. Cost $500. Scholarships are available. For full details visit inlandnorthwestpermaculture.com. So you wanna be a rockstar and live large? Best get your business together cuz today is the last day you can register for Sean Kelly’s Top of The Mic 4, a contest where musicians perform for cash and prizes and sex parties (one of these things is not true). Visit seankellys.com. Get a hit of cardiovascular exercise during Nia: The Joy of Movement, from 9 AM to 10 AM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $12/$10 members. Call 541-7240. Learn more about the Salish and Kootenai, Pend d’Orielle and other tribes at Travelers’ Rest State Park’s Winter Storytelling Series. This week Stephen Small Salmon, Pend d’ Oreille Elder from Pablo, shares Coyote Stories. 11– 12:30 PM. Free. The Women’s Circle Group Acupuncture at Mountain Sage
Acupuncture Clinic, 725 W. Alder St. Ste. 1, focuses on women’s health issues and sounds comfy and nice. 2–5 PM, last appointment at 4 PM. Sliding scale treatments $20-40 with a first time administration fee of $10. Call (503) 593-7073.
Sip on some well-fermented spirits when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs from 5–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at the winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Call 549-8703.
The UM Women’s Resource Center presents Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. All proceeds benefit Emma’s House Children’s Advocacy Center of the Bitterroot Valley. Dennison Theatre. 7 PM. $10. Tickets available at griztix.com.
Teens go towards the literary light during the Missoula Public Library’s Teen Writers Group, which meets every Fri. at 3:30 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.
Missoula, prove to me that you love beer like you say you do by attending the Winter Brewfest III at Caras Park. Tunes by Kevin Van Dort Band, Three Eared Dog and Mark Myriad. Bonfires and big ass heater, too. Oh yeah, 30 kinds of beer, plus wine and food. 5–10 PM. $10 for a 7-ounce signature tasting glass and two drink tokens, additional tokens are $1 each.
You’re a cheap date, not a cheapskate. The Missoula Public Library hosts another installment of its cheap date movie night, which starts at 7 PM sharp at the library, 301 E. Main St. Enter from the parking lot side of the building. Free. Call 721-BOOK and visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Hey there, hoarders, get diversified at the Missoula Seed Swap, where you can trade seeds and potluck the old-timey way at the Stensrud Building, 314 N. First W., from 4–7 PM.
nightlife The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival screens, you guessed it, documentary films throughout the day at the Wilma and Crystal theatres. For a full schedule and prices visit bigskyfilmfest.org. (See Feature.) End your afternoon with a fine glass of fermented grape juice when the Missoula Winery hosts its tasting room from 2–7 PM Mon.Sat. and 2–5 PM on Sun. 5646 W. Harrier. Call 830-3296 and visit missoulawinery.com.
Zumba is like partying without having the horrible feelings in the morning. Most importantly, you get into shape. Head down to the Lolo School lower gym, 11395 U.S. 93, every Mon., Wed. and Fri. to practice the exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning, dance, fitness party. 6 PM. $2 per class. Don’t yell out your ex-girlfriend’s name during Hump Day Bingo with Bob at the Lucky Strike Casino where you’ll win prizes. Beware: $5 mini-fishbowls served all day. Bingo starts at 6:30 PM.
Hey Victor, you like to party, right? Cool. Then head to Cowboy Troy’s, 2356 Hwy. 93, for a fine evening of dancing and purple hooter shooters with tunes by the Soul City Cowboys. 8 PM. Free. Get your boogie on, you tootin’ fritter freaks, cuz the Country Boogie Boys are doing the woogie-oogie at the Eagles in Missoula, 2420 South Ave. 8 PM. Free. Party, don’t let your mama know, party. KBGA’s annual Endofthon blowout features tunes in the Badlander from Toronto hardcore punk makers Fucked Up, tunes by local hip-hoppers Tonsofun and Enkrypted, as well as local
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