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Ryan Bundy and friends play the Palace, starting around 9 PM. No cover.
Let dark lords of rock lead you into a heavy-as-hell 2014 when Shramana kicks off Shramanuary, a month-long residency at the VFW. Tonight features Judgment Hammer, Monks on Fire and Swamp Ritual. 9 PM. $3. 18-plus.
Work on those dancing goals when Wild Coyote Band plays the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. Things get rolling between 9 and 9:30 PM. No cover. Slide on a blazer (don’t forget to roll up the sleeves) and drop some “In Soviet Russia” jokes at Missoula’s Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM to perform. Free.
Kiddos can find out how Grissom got his start with SpectrUM’s Crime Scene Investigation workshop day, where they’ll learn about fingerprinting, blood-typing, examining fibers under microscopes and mapping crime scenes. Classes are split for ages 6-8 and 9-12. Skaggs Building, Room 166. 9 AM-4 PM. $50. Call 728-STEM to sign up. Scholarships are available, too.
Bust out that two-step and get a cutie on the dance floor when Best Westerns play the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. Free. Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bump and grind—just be cool and ask first, lovelies. The Badlander hosts the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot trax and a rotating cast of DJs. $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight; women get in free before 10.
nightlife I’ll take my wit and my martini dry when Three Cornered Jack, the “smart-ass formerly known as Ron Dunbar,” plays the dinner show at the Top Hat. 6 PM. No cover, all ages.
Whip it good. The Roxy screens Bettie Page Reveals All: The Authorized Biography Dec. 27–Dec. 29 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM.
Singer-songwriter Kristi Neumann plays her Nashville-honed tunes at the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.
Circle at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 519 S. Higgins, enter through back alley door. 7:30-9 PM. Free will offering.
Honor your connection to the earth and the glorious array of life on it during the Children of the Earth Tribe Song and Chant
Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus
specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. During Open Mic Night at Sean Kelly’s, local talented folks may titillate your eardrums. 8:30 PM. Free. Call 542-1471 after 10 AM Thursday to sign up.
Go tell it on the mountain. Submit events to Calapatra by 5 PM on Fridays to calendar@missoulanews.com to ensure publication in print and online. Don’t forget to include the date, time and cost. If you must, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit events online at missoulanews.com.
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[36] Missoula Independent • December 26–January 2, 2014