[calendar] Think about the erotic submission undertones in Western religions like you’ve never thought about ‘em before at the Order of the Red Antler Fashion Show, with artist/designers Julia LaTray, of Donkey Girl, and Matthew Hancock. LA Design, 337 E. Broadway. Models strut at 7 PM. $5 suggested donation. (See Spotlight.) Get jazzed for your evening when Captain Wilson Conspiracy plays Ten Spoon Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, from 6-8 PM. No cover. Enjoy zee cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cinema night, the second Friday of every month. The series showcases indie and foreign films. Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoulapublibrary.org for info. Free. Casey Neill and the Norway Rats bring a down ‘n dirty altfolk show to the Missoula Winery and Event Center, 5646 W. Harrier St., along with Birds of Chicago. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $10/$7 in advance. All ages. Watch as sultry ladies perform pieces inspired by their favorite geeky joys, from X-Files to Disney, at Cheeky Geeky Vaudeville Issue 2: Through the Looking Glass, which promises teasing, laughter and “all the feels!” Crystal Theatre. 7 PM. $12/$10 in advance at brownpapertickets.com. 18-plus. This evening marks the beginning of a compassion workshop studying The Way of the Bodhisattva Shedra Part III, with Namchak Khenpo. Sessions run 7-9 PM Friday and continue every day until Fri., Oct. 18 from 9 AM-noon and 25 PM. Ewam Buddhist Center, 180 S. Third St. $50 per day/$300 total suggested donation. Register by calling Devi at 240-4249 or emailing devizdziebko@gmail.com. The award-winning irreverent musical Avenue Q is presented by the UM schools of Music and Theatre & Dance. These puppets are cute, but they ain’t kid friendly, remember. Montana Theatre. 7:30 PM. $20/$16 for seniors and students. Tickets at the UMArts Box Office. The Whitefish Theatre Company presents a production of Noises Off, the classic play-within-a-play comedy about a bumbling cast. Performances are at the O’Shaughnessy Center Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, with matinees on Oct. 13 and Oct. 20 at 4 PM. $18/$16 for seniors/$8 for students. Be a real globe-trotter at The Barn Movement Studio’s international folk dance classes led by Michael Sweet, where newcomers can explore the folk traditions from the Eastern Europe and Middle East. Partners not necessary. 2926 S. Third St. W. Classes meet on selected Fridays through December
from 7:30-9 PM. $3 donation, Wear comfortable sneakers; leave the street shoes at home. Call 5437060 to learn more. The Bigfork Community Players present Bus Stop, a romantic comedy by William Inge, about a nightclub singer and a ranch hand in Kansas. Performances at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, plus 2 PM matinees on Oct. 13 and 20. $16/$11 for seniors/$6 for ages 12 and under. Munch on some Frosted CircleOs or General Gnash when Chereal plays the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., starting at 8 PM. No cover. Howl at the moon when Wild Coyote Band plays the Sunrise Saloon, starting between 9 and 9:30 PM. No cover. Let the good times roll when Muzikata plays sweet and spicy tunes at the Union Club, starting around 9 PM. No cover. John Adam Smith Band bring down a funky ball of tits from outer space to the Palace Lounge, starting at 9 PM. No cover. John “Poncho” Dobson hosts open mic at Fergie’s Pub every Fri., where you’re bound to mingle with a mix of resort celebs, odd locals and dizzy soakers. You never know who’ll show up and play. It could be you. Starts at 3 PM. 213 Main Street in Hot Springs. Sign up ahead at 406-721-2416 or just show up. Make sure to hoist your Pabst Blue Ribbon™ when Corporate Defiance plays the Dark Horse, 1805 Regent Ave., from 9:30 PM to close. No cover. You can wear any color, so long as it’s black when the Cold Hard Cash Show plays the Top Hat, long with Idle Ranch Hands. 10 PM. $5. (See Music.) Prepare for a wild ride when Baltimore’s Curse (featuring Jane Vincent, who Lab and BSMT denizens might remember from the art-noise project Abiku) plays the VFW, along with Monks on FIre and Adam Schulte. Tunes at 10:30 PM. $3.
SATURDAYOCT12 Alpine Artisans’ Tour of the Arts 2013 is a self-guided tour of open studios, galleries and museums throughout the Seeley Swan and Blackfoot valleys. Maps available at Grizzly Claw and Blue River Station in Seeley Lake and online at www.alpineartisans.org. The Ombudsman Program at Missoula Aging Services seeks good eggs to serve as Friendly Visitors, who serve as impartial mediators and representatives for
personal care and nursing home residents. October is Residents’ Rights Month, and this year’s theme is “Speak Out Against Elder Abuse.” Learn more by calling 728-7682. UM’s Ultimate teams, BearFight and PillowFight, host the two-day Big Sky Gun Show tournament. Locales include Playfair Park, the Riverbowl and Washington-Grizzly Stadium, plus after parties at Free Cycles and the Elk’s Lodge. $250 for women’s teams/$350 for men’s. Learn more at bigskygunshow.com. You’ll get a real kick out of the Montana Open: Taekwondo Championships, a tournament for adults and children that includes sparring and poomsae at the Adams Center. 9 AM. Visit MontanaOpenTKD.com to learn more. 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. Start your engines, treasurehunters, it’s time for another round of the Semi-Annual World’s Largest Garage Sale, held in the UM Parking Garage from 9 AM-1:30 PM. If you’d like to sell stuff, it’s $25 to rent two parking spaces, and set-up is at 7:30 AM. No spandex required when Homeword hosts a Financial Fitness Class, where folks will learn about setting goals for savings, managing debt and other skills. 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste. 116A. 9 AM-6 PM. Free, with refreshments and childcare included. Register at homeword.org or call 532-4663, ext. 10. Author Mali Klein presents a workshop on cancer therapy with essiac, an eight-herb formula developed by Canadian nurse Rene
Caisse, hosted by the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Class is 9:30 AM-6 PM Saturday and 10 AM-noon on Sunday, includes discussions, lessons on harvesting herbs and group roundtables. $120, scholarships and work/trade discounts available. Call 883-0110 or visit renecaissetea.com to register and learn more. Let your imagination take flight during the Alpine Artisans’ Tour of the Arts, a self-guided tour of studios and galleries in the SeeleySwan and Blackfoot valleys. Check out Grizzly Claw Trading Company in Seeley Lake, Mission Mountains Mercantile in Condon or alpineartisans.org for maps and info. Family, friends and folks afflicted by Alzheimer’s are invited to a support group hosted by the Missoula Senior Center. 705 S. Higgins Ave. 10 AM.
FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK THURSDAYOCT10 Reading is sexy and so is the annual Humanities Montana Festival of the Book, a three-day literary event with readings, poetry slams, film screenings, workshops and much more at venues including the Wilma, Roxy, Holiday Inn and Top Hat. The Holiday Inn Downtown hosts a bookstore and exhibits on Friday and Saturday. Check out humanitiesmontana.org/programs/fob. (See Books.) Get a real insider’s look at books when Audra Loyal, owner of the Vespiary Book Restoration and Bindery, gives a demonstration of book making from sewing to pressing. Buttercup Market and Cafe, 1221 Helen Ave. 4 PM. Beware of monkey paws when Tell Us Something presents another installment of its live storytelling event. This edition is themed “Be Careful What You Wish For.” Top Hat. 6 PM. Free. Email psst.tell.us.something@gmail.com or call 203-4683 to learn more. The one and only Sherman Alexie reads from a selection of his works at the Wilma. Lois Welch and Mayor John Engen also make the scene. 8 PM. Free.
FRIDAYOCT11 The Festival of the Book includes several readings and workshops throughout the day, with mystery, thriller, memoir and poetry authors at the Holiday Inn and Missoula Art Museum. 11 AM-5 PM. Check humanitiesmontana.org/programs/fob for full schedule. The Missoula Art Museum hosts the annual Readers and Writers Reception, where literary folk can enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages while mingling. 5:30 PM. $25/$15 for MAM members. The Roxy Theater screens literature-related films Winter in the Blood and Shepard and Dark at 7, 7:15, 9 and 9:15 PM. $5-$7, tickets available at the door. Bust out the berets, kids, it’s time for the Fifth Annual Poetry Slam in connection with the Festival of the Book. Competitors make their way through four rounds, plus international slam winner Buddy Wakefield makes an appearance. Top Hat. 7:30 PM. Free, all ages.
Claire Vaye Watkins reads at the Wilma Sat., Oct. 12 at 7:30 PM, as part of The Festival of the Book gala reading along with Richard Manning, Montana Poet Laureate Tami Haaland, Richard Manning and Jamie Ford. 7:30 PM. Free.
SATURDAYOCT12 Joan Bird, author of Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials, knows the truth is out there, and she’s going to share it as part of the Festival of the Book at the Holiday Inn at 9:30 AM. Free. Reading and workshops get rolling early today, with romance novel panel discussion, fairy tale theater and much more kicking off day three of the Festival of the Book. Locations include the Holiday Inn downtown, Missoula Art Museum and Missoula Public Library. 9:30 AM-5 PM. Check humanitiesmontana.org/programs/fob for full schedule. It’ll be real juicy at the James Lee Burke Luncheon, where MTPR’s William Marcus interviews Burke over lunch and y’all get to enjoy a three-course Cajun meal while they’re at it. Top Hat. Noon. $35, includes lunch, Burke book and $10 bookstore coupon. Go DIY when Audra Loyal hosts a Japanese Stab Binding workshop at the Missoula Art Museum, intended for ages 18-plus. 1-4 PM. $25. Participants come away with their own book after the class. The Roxy Theater screens literature-inspired films Winter in the Blood and Shepard and Dark at 7, 7:15, 9 and 9:15 PM. $5-$7, tickets available at the door.
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