[calendar] dance tunes at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W. 8 PM-1 AM. No cover. The Lolo Square and Round Dance Center rocks the Go With the Flow Mountain Mixer on June 6 and 7, with dancing from 8-10:30 PM. Barry Sjolin has the call. 9955 Lolo Creek Road. Learn more at 251-2173 or check out lolocampndance.com. You can be positively sure that Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo will juice up the joint at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. 2-for-1 Absolut drinks until midnight. Now free.
San Diego-based trippers Brothers Gow play funk/rock/improv stuff to knock your socks off, or at least tiedye ‘em a little, at the Top Hat. 9 PM. No cover.
Let the thunder roll, as a hatted man once said, when JD and Montana Standard Time play the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., at 9:30 PM. No cover.
The True Colors shindig celebrates expanding the definitions of gender and supporting positive selfexpression, so dance however you wanna to tunes from Wargasm, DJ Tygerlily, Atom and DJ Web. Palace. $5. Proceeds support the Gender Expansion Project.
Raise that PBR in tribute when Corporate Defiance rocks out at the Dark Horse, 1805 Regent. 9:30 PM. No cover.
Dial in the hits when Tom Catmull’s Radio Static plays the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover.
Bay Area “punkles” Pookie and the Poodlez roll into the VFW for garagey tunes, along with Primitive Hearts and Missoula’s Muff Dive and the Hounds. 10 PM. $5/$3 for ages 18-20.
Stellar performers. Prizehog plays the ZACC Fri. June 6, along with Swamp Ritual and Shramana. 8 PM. $8/$6 in advance at totalfest.org and Ear Candy. All ages, no alcohol.
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Think quick on your feet at the three-hour Improv 101 clinic with experienced performer Rebecca Rogers. Roxy Theater. 1-4 PM. $15. Check out theroxytheater.org to learn more.
The Big Sky Film Series hosts a screening of Made in Montana shorts, with filmmakers in attendance. Top Hat. 8 PM. Free.
The Five Valley Accordion Association gets all keyed-up at the Rustic Hut in Florence from 1-5 PM. $4/$3 for members. Call 240-9617 to learn more.
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The Red Poppy’s ninth anniversary celebration includes a reception for pottery teacher Olivia Lynn Olsen’s Masked Emotions show. A classical music trio performs at 2 PM. Red Poppy, on the corner of First and Eisenhower in Ronan. Free.
nightlife Might we suggest a dark stout to accompany your plotting whilst Captain Wilson Conspiracy plays jazzy tunes. Draught Works. 5-7 PM. No cover. The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band puts some swing in the month’s second Sunday when it plays the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, from 6–8 PM. $7. Polish your steps with $5 swing lessons prior at 4:45 PM. Visit missoulawinery.com. 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. We ain’t got all that much sand, but make like a beach bum anyway when island-music-infused Common Kings play the Top Hat. 9 PM. $15/$12 in advance at the Top Hat, Rockin Rudy’s or tophatlounge.com.
City Club Missoula presents “Montana Dams: A Great Opportunity,” in which the VP of NorthWestern Energy will present the case for buying 11 hydroelectric damns. Doubletree Hotel. 11:30 AM-1 PM. $15/$5 without lunch. Register by June 6 by calling 541-2489. Brush up on your skillz with the Bridge Group for beginners/those in need of a refresher course. Missoula Senior Center, Mondays at 1 PM. $1.25.
nightlife 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. Russ Nasset plays the honky tonk blues while you sip a li’l bit of red at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave., from 7-10 PM. No cover. The Bonner Milltown Community Council meets to chat about spring flooding and hear from ALCOM representatives. Bonner School Library, Highway 200 in Bonner. 7 PM. Call 240-7793 for info. 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.