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Blonds on the right. .38 Special plays the Adams Center Thu., Sept. 12 at 7:30 PM. $25 plus fees, available at GrizTix locations, 1-888-MONTANA or umt.edu/griztix.
Challenge Pacific Northwest’s annual 5K Run/Walk for Freedom, beginning at the center headquarters, 3815 S. Seventh St. W. Check-in at 8 AM, race at 9, with prizes and games to follow. $25/$20 in advance at eventbrite.com. Proceeds benefit Montana Women’s Outreach. 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. You’ll be rewarded with the fruits of your labors at the Huckleberry 100 departing from Kalispell, a breathtaking and buttbusting 100-mile course through the Flathead Valley. Register for a short family ride, 25-,50- or 100miler, if you dare. Learn more at huckleberry100.com. Veg out with your carrot out during the Hamilton Farmers Market, where folks can purchase all sorts of dee-lish local goodies from area farmers. Third and Bedford Streets. 9 AM to 12:30 PM. The Soul Writing Workshop with Valerie Harms offers “tools for making decisions that bring you the most meaning
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and joy” at the Learning Center at Red Willow. 9 AM-5 PM. $90. Register and learn more by calling 721-0033 or visiting redwillowlearning.org.
commute sustainably during Bike Walk Bus Week. Visit Missoula Biking Betties on Facebook to learn how to receive prizes for commuting.
Get musical while finding your flow when Brian Baty leads a live music Vinyasa yoga class, which features music by Nathan Zavalney, this and every Sat. from 9:30–10:45 AM at Inner Harmony Yoga, 214 E. Main St. Ste. B. $10 drop-in/$8 students dropin, with various prices for punchcard holders. Call 581-4093 or visit yogainmissoula.com.
Get a grand view of Helena and the mountains beyond at the 38 th Annual Mount Helena Run, a 5.6-mile course starting from Last Chance Gulch downtown, heading up the summit of Mount Helena. Visit vigilanterunning.org.
Quiet your monkey mind at A Day of Buddhist Practice: One Day Meditation Retreat, sponsored by Big Sky Mind and the Tibetan Language Institute. 102 McLeod. 9:30 AM-5 PM, with break for potluck lunch between 12:30 and 2. $25-$50 suggested donation, free for students. Learn more by calling 961-5131. Get some produce in your sights and head to the Target Range Farmers Market, Sundays in the east parking lot of Target Range School. 10 AM. Get on your bikes and ride, gals, to win prizes during Missoula Biking Betties’ push to encourage more women to
One does not earn a four-year degree after running the Diploma Dash, but proceeds do go toward scholarships to help folks make it through school. This 5K fun run/walk and one-mile walk starts at the Van Buren Street Footbridge at 10 AM. $25/$20 for UM students. Check out umt.edu/staffsenate. Let your child foster her inner Toni Morrison or Joyce Carol Oates during The Place Where You Live creative writing workshops aimed at ages 8-12, taught by Missoula Writing Collaborative’s Micah Fields and Rachel Mindell. Fort Missoula, Officer’s Row, No. 28, second floor. 10 AM-2 PM on Saturdays through Sept. 28. Kids are welcome to come to as many classes as they like. Free.