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Los Angeles funk band Orgone plays Stage 112, inside the Elk’s Lodge, Thu., June 20, starting at 9 PM with openers. $12/$10 in advance at Ear Candy and stonefly-productions.com.
in Caras Park, from 11–2 PM. Free to hang out and people-watch, food will cost you.
tends to provide folks with tools, tips and strategies to make your home life less chaotic, all without pharmaceuticals. Missoula Public Library. 7 PM. Free.
Pride Month. What state was the first to make discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal? (See answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.)
Ask comedian Doug Stanhope to show you his boobs when he performs at the Top Hat, starting at 8 PM. $25, tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s and tophatlounge.com.
“So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow...” Learn to mine great lines from that fabulous mind of yours just like William Carlos Williams when you join other seasoned and novice poets for Poetry Club every Tuesday at 8 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First W.
Until the day comes that we can install GPS locators in our kids, do the next best thing and get a free Child ID, at an event hosted by local law enforcement every Wednesday at Caras Park at 11:30 AM. Child IDs record information like fingerprints and contact info, which are needed in case of an abduction and Amber Alert.
The Montana Musicians and Artists Coalition hosts the Musician Showcase at Stage 112, inside the Elk’s at 112 Pattee St., an evening of tuneful live tuneage made by locals for locals. 8–11 PM. Free. 18 plus.
Come discuss the merits of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale at the Supporters of Abuse Free Environments book club discussion. Starts at noon at the Hamilton Carriage House, 310 N. First St.
Practice safe partying during your humpday-eve at the Badlander’s Live and Local Night, this week with Traffic Jam and guest Denver reggae act David Baty, starting around 10 PM. Free.
Folks who believe the “IRS is out of control” plan a peaceful protest outside of the Montana IRS Office, 2681 Palmer St., from noon to 1:30 PM.
The Unity Dance and Drum African Dance Class is sure to teach you some moves you didn’t learn in junior high when it meets Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. All ages and skill levels welcome. $10, $35 for four classes. Email tarn.ream@umontana.edu or call 549-7933 for more information. Learn how to give and receive empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a non-violent communication weekly practice group, at the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Noon. Free. Find your dance and yourself at Turning the Wheel’s Tapestry class, which is a self-expression-filled improvisational bonanza. Headwaters Dance Company studio, 1042 Monroe St. 7:30-9 PM. $10. Proceeds benefit Turning the Wheel’s school programs. Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free pub trivia, which takes place every Tuesday at 8 PM. Here’s a question to tickle your brainwaves: June is Gay and Lesbian
WEDNESDAYJUNE19 Hard women and bourbon lovers take note, Baby and Bukowski and Isaac M. play Acoustic Night at Stage 112, inside the Elk’s Club at 112 Pattee St., starting at 8 PM. Free, 21-plus. Food served out of a truck always tastes better, so check out the goods at Out to Lunch
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It can be tough to be an assertive woman without getting a certain epithet that rhymes with “witch” thrown at you. The Ladies Talk Back Lunch Hour Assertiveness Workshop aims to help gals work on resolving conflicts and communicating effectively. Free, lunch included. Runs noon to 2 PM at Homeword, 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste. 116A. RSVP to Robyn at rhegland@wordinc.org or call 5433550, ext. 231. The Jocko Valley Farmers Market offers treats, produce, tunes and more in The Hangin Art Gallery parking lot, 92555 High-
way 93 in Arlee, from 4-7 PM. For more information or to become a vendor, call Kelley at 726-5550.
nightlife If it doesn’t have green beans in it, it just ain’t tater tot casserole. Remember this before the Missoula Senior Center potluck supper, which starts at 5:30 PM. Hey, spring is here and TV ain’t exactly pumping out the good stuff these days, so get off your bum for a few and take Cathy Clark’s West Coast Swing Class at the Sunrise Saloon, 1805 Regent Ave. 7 PM. $5. Munch on crackers and Havarti when the Josh Harty Duo plays the Top Hat dinner show from 7 to 9 PM. Free. Feel the grass under your toes, let the breeze ruffle your hair and kick back to the sonic stylings of the Missoula City Band, which presents its annual summer concerts every Wednesday evening at 8 PM in Bonner Park, on the corner of Ronald and Hastings Streets. Free. Check missoulacityband.org for artist info. Let me tell you something I learned the hard way: Meatloaf songs are not appropriate for karaoke. Now go forth to Kraptastic Karaoke at the Badlander, beginning at 9 PM. Featuring $6 pitchers of Budweiser and PBR, plus $1 selected shots. Free.