[calendar] is rolling with music, kids’ activities, locally grown produce, meat, baked goods, jam, honey and so much more. 11–2 PM. Ever seen an Andy Warhol up close? Tour MAM’s Selected Works from the Susan and Roy O’Connor Collection with a knowledgeable MAM staff member to see works by American artists who were contemporary pioneers: Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Philip Taaffe, Warhol and Terry Winters, plus sculptures by Louise Bourgeois and Richard Long. 335 N. Pattee. Noon. Free. This sounds like a recipe for too much fun. The Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre presents its Montana-holiday-themed production featuring high-kicking cowgirls, roping cowboys, dancers from the Salish-Kootenai and Blackfeet Nations, plus pieces like the “Montana Wild Turkeys,” the “Winter Wonderland Kickline,” the “Parade of the Toy Soldiers” and a Missoula premiere of “Going Viral,” a collaboration with scientists from the Rocky Mountain Labs of Hamilton. Kaboom! At UM’s Dennison Theater at 2 PM. $21/$11 for kids 12 and under. Tickets available at griztix.com 243-4051.
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nightlife Turkeys can fly. The Turkey Trot 8K and 3K starts at Toole Park Thu., Nov. 22, at 9:30 AM. The 8K is $30/$28 for Run Wild Missoula members. The family 3K is free, but a canned food donation is appreciated. For a full list of details visit runwildmissoula.org.
A portion of the proceeds goes to Missoula Food Bank
your old Russian prof dancing limply with that brown-nosing TA. That should be you! 9 PM. Free.
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Sing the songs that dwell in your heart and soul or do some Rihanna at Sean Kelly’s open mic night. 9 PM. Free. Call 542-1471 after 10 AM Fri. to sign-up.
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John “Poncho” Dobson hosts open mic at Fergie’s Pub, 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 St. in Hot Springs. Sign up ahead at 406-721-2416 or just show up. Take a swig of The Hard Arnold Palmers when they perform at the Sunrise Saloon, 1805 Regent Ave., but don’t let the side effects grab you by the boo-boo. 9:30 PM. Free.
4-H Club invite you to the Corvallis Christmas Bazaar inside the school’s gym from 9–3 PM. Over 150 vendors and num-nums to nosh. Free to take a gander. How bazaar? Not that bazaar. The Teen Challenge Annual Craft Bazaar takes place at the City Life Community Center, 1515 Fairview St., from 9–3 PM. Free to peep. Take a toodle out Huson way for the Nine Mile Valley Craft and Art Fair at the Nine Mile Community Center, 25620 Nine Mile Rd. The fair features handmade gifts, Sapphire Mountain Men black powder gun shoot, Christmas ornament demonstration and more. 10–4 PM. Free to peek.
Russ and Sam Nassett play tunes for you and the children playing in the corner at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave. 5– 8 PM. Free.
Get in the spirit at Walking Stick Toys, 829 S. Higgins Ave., for the local business’ holiday open house where you will find snacks and sales from 11 AM to 6 PM. From 1 PM to 3 PM you can have your kids meet with Santa and Mrs. Claus to find out if they’ve really been as good as you think they have. Free. Photography for the magic moment with Santa is available from Details Photography.
The Corvallis High boys and girls roundball teams and Sidewinders
Never fear, lovers of fresh, local vittles, the Heirloom Winter Market at the Missoula County Fairgrounds
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It would be foolish to not go see Malarky down at the Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, where you can drink wine and eat from delicious antipasto plates from Biga until they’re gone. Or bring your own food. Music goes from 6 to 9 PM and wine tasting starts at 5 PM. Free. Go to Ten Spoon’s FB page for more info. Missoula’s very own captains of tuneage Tom Catmull and The Clerics perform delights for the ‘Root at Hamilton’s Bitter Root Brewery from 6–8:30 PM. Free. Sean Frenette loves Jimi Hendrix just as much as he loves Gregorian Chant. The guitarist, multiinstrumentalist, composer and singer, who has performed three times at Carnegie Hall, blends improvisation and slow-crafted composition at the Crystal Theatre at 7 PM. $15. DR Halsell and Steve Kalling of The Captain Wilson Conspiracy perform pleasurable tunes for you and yours at Finn & Porter, 100 Madison St., 7–9 PM. Free. The Heart to Heart Duo plays the Missoula Senior Center’s Saturday Night Dance, so slide into those glad rags and show the youngsters how it’s done. 705 S. Higgins. 7–10 PM. $5. This sounds like a recipe for too much fun. The Rocky Mountain