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nightlife Let’s get physical, physical, at the Zumba Fitness Classes at Lolo School cafeteria. Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7 PM. $2/free for Lolo residents. Register by calling Kathy at 273-0451. The Xi Xi Hu: Walking Qigong with Libby McIntyre class explores this breath-based healing practice at the Learning Center at Red Willow. Mondays from 6-7:30 PM until May 19. $40. Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:45 PM. $12 buy-in. Cash For Junkers blows up a storm in the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave., inside the Florence Building. 7-10 PM. No cover. Justin Go reads from his sweeping historic novel, Steady Running of the Hour, at Fact and Fiction. 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7 PM. Get mindful at Be Here Now, a mindfulness meditation group that meets Mondays from 7:30 to 8:45 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Free, but donations appreciated. Visit openway.org. Rock the mic when DJ Super Steve rocks the karaoke with the hottest Kamikaze tuneage this side of the hemisphere at the Dark Horse. Are you brave enough to let the computer pick your songs? 9 PM. Free. 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. Maintain dignity for best results at Super Trivia Freakout. Winners get cash prizes and shots after the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.
TUESDAYMAY13 UM alumna Megan Gannon reads from her first novel, Cumberland, about the coming of age of two 15-year-old twin sisters in the south in the 1970s. Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 7 PM.
days at the Hamilton Senior Center. The shindig steps off at 6 PM with a line dance, followed by 7 PM twostep and 8 PM country cha-cha.
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Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. Show everyone your way with words at the Domino/Scrabble Pendant class at the ZACC, supplies and instruction is provided for making a neat piece to wear or give as a present. (Or to pretend like it’s a present and “accidentally” keep it for yourself. Ahem.) 68 PM. $20/free for members.
The American frontier West has been mythologized from the start of European colonization, and it still exists differently in our imaginations. When I think about it, my vision of the West—some of the things that set it apart from other parts of the country—most immediately calls to mind jagged mountain peaks, crappy roads, drinking cheap beer by quiet lakesides, scratchy AM country radio stations, pickups, haying season and hounddogs. The upcoming West: A True Romance art event, curated by designer Julia La Tray, asked several artists to consider what the West means to them. A poem on the
The authors of Hutterites, who’ve written about leaving behind the cloistered religious communities, read and sign at Barnes and Noble from 6-8 PM. Visit thenine9.com to learn more. Chris La Tray’s “Trucks and Trailers”
super fund sites, beasts of the air and field/ Developers, ranchers, back-to-the-landers.”
WHAT: West: A True Romance WHEN: Fri., May 9 from 7-10 PM WHERE: ZACC Below HOW MUCH: Free MORE INFO: zootownarts.org
event’s Facebook page sums up some of the seemingly disparate parts of Western culture: “Convenience stores, cowgirls, genocide/ Trophy homes, single wides, freight trains, pack trains/ Pow-wows, Dance cuz everybody’s watching at the American Cabaret Style bellydance class at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. This class is great for beginners and experienced dancers alike. 6–7 PM. Visit madronadance.wordpress.com. You’ll be seeing stars at Bingo on Broadway, with cash prizes, $3 Sam Adams pints and food specials. Broadway Inn, 1609 W. Broadway St. 8 PM. $6 buy-in. Brianna Randall and other expecting mamas host a Prenatal Strengthen and Stretch Class that combines yoga and toning exercises. Oula Studio, 1900 W. Broadway Suite
Fittingly for such an expansive topic, all sorts of artistic endeavors are included in the West: A True Romance evening. Artists like Chris La Tray, Adelaide Every, Courtney Blazon, Caitlin Hofmeister and Nate Biehl are presenting paintings, drawings and photography. Authors including Sterling HolyWhiteMountain and Katie Kane are reading selected fiction. Plus, there’s a fashion show by Julia La Tray’s label DonkeyGirl. Oh, and there’s supposed to be whiskey. Now there’s an integral part of Western culture. —Kate Whittle
E, Tuesdays through July 8 from 10:45-11:45 AM. $7. Bring a yoga mat. Come into a deeper awareness of your body with instructor Elaine Conder’s Rosen Movement class, which uses music and gentle exercises. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Tuesdays from 11 AM-noon until May 20. $30. Hey hunters and other liars, come on down to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conference room for Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters, at 5205 Grant Creek Dr., and work on your elk-camp locution with the best. All are invited. Noon–1 PM. Free.
Survivors in any stage are welcome to Yoga Beyond Cancer with Dena Saedi, a gentle practice which includes breath work, meditation and body scanning. Students must have a doctor’s okay. Learning Center at Red Willow, Tuesdays from 4-5 PM. $40 for six classes.
nightlife It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, 2520 S. Third St. W., presents Black Mountain Boys Bluegrass from 5:30 to 8 PM. Free. Call 327-0900. Put on your red shoes and dance at the Country Dance Lessons, Tues-
And just in time, too: clinical Herbalist Britta Bloedorn presents a one-day Herbal Medicine for Allergy Support workshop, where you’ll learn about managing seasonal allergies with, somewhat ironically, botanicals. 210 N. Higgins, Ste 318. 6-8:30 PM. $30. Register by May 9 at 830-0949 or brittabloedorn.com. An aging king, his daughters and some hella creepy undertones are portrayed in the National Theatre Live’s production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Screening at the Roxy on May 13, 20 and 27 at 6:30 PM. $16/$14 seniors/$11 students and kids. Visit mtlive.org. Writers of all stripes can meet somewhere besides a bar for once with the Writer’s Group facilitated by John Robinson at Bitterroot Public Library. 6:30-8 PM every other Tuesday. The Missoula Valley Water Quality District meets to chat about stormwater improvement projects on Brennan’s Wave and the Bitterroot River’s Buckhouse Bridge. City-County Health Department. 7 PM. Call 2584890 to learn more. Violist Jennifer Smith and writer Scott Friskics team up to present music and spoken word for “Crossing Boundaries: Musings on Bach in the Backcountry.” MCT Center for the Performing Arts on Tue., May 13 and Corvallis United Methodist Church on Wed., May 14. Free.
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