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ou could say Joe Hamilton has pipe dreams. The glass blower put on a demonstration at a recent block party in Missoula, flames turning glass tubes into a molten, pliable substance which he manipulates into a pipe.

He was a senior in high school when he saw my first pipe and I just thought it was cool, he recalled.

“I had to know how they did that. So I just kind of delved into it.” His inspiration that year has led him down a path to his own business.

He started college at the University of Montana for business, but after a year and a half he decided he was spending more money than it was worth, so he quit and started his business.

The Montana native has come a long way in four years. “I did two years of study before I ever even lit a torch.”

The 25-year-old got involved in the scene, meeting people and that gave him a leg up to get into some of the higher-end studios where he could watch people

who really knew what they were doing.

Hamilton now sells his merchandise to shops here and in Spokane, where he is developing a name for himself.

“I always knew that I didn’t want to work for someone else. I didn’t want to build somebody’s empire for them. I’d rather do it for myself,” he said. “I figure if I work really hard for the next five years to develop the products people want and then spend the following 10 years pumping those products out, maybe I can spend my late 40s, 50s, 60s retired and having a good time. It’s the American dream, right?”

Tyler Wilson is a Missoula-based photographer whose work is often featured in Corridor. His #NoFilter project debuted in January 2015 and features portraits and mini, unfiltered stories by Krista Ness of people from across Missoula. To view more of Wilson’s work, visit CorridorMag.com.

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e can take it for granted in the area but we shouldn’t: We have some of the best live theater in the West. And what we talk about in this issue of Corridor is just a sample: The Port Polson Players, the University of Montana’s current celebration of Shakespeare (in conjunction with a display of one of one of the extant copies of the First Folio, that book from 1623 that first collected the works of Shakespeare) and the 57th season of the Bigfork Summer Playhouse.

Think about it – that’s 57 years that people have been dropping whatever they’re doing on a summer night to take in live theater in Bigfork. And it’s 393 years that people have been sitting down to revel in the collected works of Shakespeare – maybe after seeing one of the plays again in a local theater production.

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The bard would be pleased. It speaks to the importance of what actors and playwrights do with the help of those skilled hands working the lights, the sound, building the sets – everything we need to create the illusion that happens on stage. They capture the way people live and act in our world and if they do it right – the way William Shakespeare and his colleagues at the Globe theater did it – then people are still putting on the same plays, centuries later.

It’s a kind of magic that happens only on stage. And western Montana, despite its decidedly rural character, sees more of that magic than a great many other places. The play’s the thing that will make you think more deeply about your world. Don’t take it for granted. Take it in.

Lance Nixon, Editor

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Busy season in store for Port Polson Players

By Karen Lewing

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he Port Polson Players, in association with Mission Valley Friends of the Arts, promises the Players 41st summer theatre season has something for every taste, including a comedy, a mystery and a musical.

Before the summer season starts in earnest, the Players present “Meet John Doe,” a “dramady” about loving your neighbor in spite of political corruption. Just in time, before Montana votes in the primary election, “John Doe” will tickle your funny bone as it cheers on “We, the people.”

“Meet John Doe” - May 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29.

Fridays and Saturdays curtain is at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

Kicking off the official summer theatre season is Neil Simon’s comedy, “Fools.” The laughs come fast and furious, as audiences expect from an American master comic playwright, but with a twist. Long ago, the Russian village of Kulyenchikov was cursed with stupidity. And boy, did it take! Now, three hundred years later, it’s up to teacher Leon Tolchinsky to educate the village and break the curse. But… there’s always a catch, right? And this one brings screams of laughter right up to the end.

“Fools” plays three weeks, June 30-17.

Next up, the psychological thriller “Shadows on Oak Island,” by Garnet Hirst and Deborah Preeper, probes the themes of guilt, betrayal and obsession. Renting a cabin from Oak Island’s chatty guardian, a young archeologist and her belligerent husband hope to solve the mystery of the Holy Grail, believing the discovery will reunite them with their dead son. Truths are systematically unraveled as the couple descends into the chilling and inescapable spell of Oak Island itself.

This regional premiere of “Shadows on Oak Island” runs July 21-Aug. 7.

Finally, the Players present another regional premiere, “Guys on Ice – The Ice Fishing Musical,” with music by James Kaplan, book and lyrics by Fred Alley. Lloyd and Marvin are Wisconsin ice fishing buddies whose fame as anglers is legendary.

Today the pair is awaiting a visit from the producer of a local fishing TV show. As they wait – and fish –we become privy to the pair’s comical and complicated lives, their loves and disappointments, and a ton of great gags, accompanied by a lively score, with tunes like “Fish is the Miracle Food,” “The Beer in the Bucket” and “Ode to a Snowmobile Suit.” And of course, let’s not forget “Ernie the Moocher.”

“Guys On Ice” wraps up the summer season Aug. 11-28.

All shows are performed at the beautiful log Theatre on the Lake on the Polson Golf Course in Boettcher Park. Curtain time is 8 pm Wednesday through Saturday nights, with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Note that each show opens on a Thursday.

Reservations can be made by calling the theatre box office – 406-883-9212 – or visiting portpolsonplayers.com. Tickets are $18 for adults and $17 for students and senior citizens, with family discounts and group rates available; the Players accept cash, check, MasterCard and Visa. Concessions are available and the theatre is handicap accessible. Informative updates can be found by following Port Polson Players on Facebook.

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The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, shown here in a 2015 production of “The Addams Family,” returns for its 57th season with a new lineup.

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he Bigfork Summer Playhouse will celebrate its 57th season of live professional theatre in 2016 by once again bringing the best of Broadway to the Rockies.

Known by many as the “theatre by the bay,” the Bigfork Summer Playhouse is a past recipient of the Montana Governor’s Award for the Arts and can now boast an OSCAR winner among its BSP alumni. Last year J.K. Simmons won an OSCAR for best supporting actor in WHIPLASH. Come see where Simmons spent seven seasons on stage and directing.

Each season the Bigfork Summer Playhouse recruits Broadway-caliber acting and singing talent from across the country to bring patrons the finest live professional theatre in the Northwest. For a full schedule and tickets, call the Bigfork Summer Playhouse at 406-837-4886 or visit www. bigforksummerplayhouse.com Our 2016 productions for the season are:

Bigfork Summer Playhouse to launch 57th season

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“Young Frankenstein” – playing June 7-Aug. 27 Based on the 1974 comedy film written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, “Young Frankenstein” is a parody of the horror film “Son of Frankenstein.”

Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronkensteen”) inherits a castle in Transylvania and discovers the secret entrance to his grandfather’s laboratory and decides to carry on the family “experiments.” (PG-14-adult humor) “Shrek The Musical” – playing June 21-Aug. 26 Based on the award-winning DreamWorks animation film, “Shrek The Musical” is this year’s must-see show for all the family. Join our unlikely hero and his loyal steed Donkey as they embark on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess Fiona. Add the diminutive Lord Farquaad, and a gang of fairytale misfits, and you’ve got the most fun musical comedy around! (PG-13)

“Church Basement Ladies” – Playing May 13-June 25 The ever popular Church Basement Ladies are here to serve up some laughs!

From the senior matriarch of the kitchen to the bride-to-be learning to arrange things in proper order, everyone will recognize the humorous and down-toearth characters. (G)

“Grease” – playing July 5-Aug. 24 Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959; duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys” and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers in this rollicking musical. Head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their “Summer Nights”. Doo Wop to the fifties with the BSP! (PG-13)

“42nd Street” – Playing June 4-Aug. 25 “42nd Street” tells the story of a naïve young actress named Peggy Sawyer who has come to audition for a new Broadway musical. On opening night, the show’s star falls and breaks her ankle. It looks like the show is doomed for closure, until it is suggested that Peggy take the roll and in only thirty-size hours, becomes a star. (G)

Hits from the ‘50s, ‘60s & ‘70s – Doo Wop Classics The 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s were three decades of some of the finest Rock and Roll music! Enjoy an evening of staged hits from artists like Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Ritchie Valens, The Beach Boys, Elton John and more as the Bigfork Summer Playhouse brings you the HITS live onstage! (different from last year’s lineup – and more fun.) (G)

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s some in Bigfork see it, someone must have heard the area’s cries for more after last winter’s sad precipitation offering, and this year the snow gods were good. Those who love water in some form every season of the year are stoked about having better snow on the mountains and now are excited to see what will run off of them.

That means that after the disappointing winter of 2014-2015, the Bigfork Whitewater Festival committee and participants are ready for a bigger, faster flow for the annual event held over Memorial Day weekend.

Celebrating 41 years, this long running festival offers some of the most easily accessible viewing of class III and IV kayak and raft whitewater action.

All within walking distance from beautiful downtown Bigfork, the Swan River Nature Trail runs the length of the Wild Mile where the races take place and the steel bridge and Pacificorp Power park at the south end of town have the perfect view of the finish for all down river races. Races this year include upper,

A crowd looks on as a kayaker takes the course in this photo from the 2014 Bigfork Whitewater Festival.

Provided photo by Noah Clayton

lower and giant kayak slalom, downriver races for both kayaks and four-man raft teams, as well as the brand new rafting head-to-head.

This family friendly weekend event is an informal kick off to summer in Bigfork. Though the village is open year round, this weekend sees shops and restaurants begin operating longer and more frequent hours. Visitors are encouraged to peruse shops and galleries as they stroll down Electric Avenue while making their way to the different vantage points for the races. On Saturday, the opportunity to try out paddleboarding on Bigfork Bay is once again offered this year courtesy of Bigfork’s premier kayak and SUP rental company Base Camp Bigfork.

The 41st annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival, presented by Kalispell Toyota, will be held May 28-29. For official schedule of events and information go to www.bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com.

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Shakespeare’s First Folio at MMAC

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n 1623, all the world was a stage. Now that stage is the Montana Museum of Art & Culture where, in partnership with the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays is on display. The exhibit “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, on National Tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library” will be at the MMAC Monday, May 9, through Tuesday, May 31, 2016.

The First Folio is the first complete collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays, published in 1623, seven years after his death.

Compiled by two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors, it preserves 36 of Shakespeare’s plays. Without it, we would not have 18 previously unpublished masterpieces, including “Macbeth,” “Julius Caesar,” “Twelfth Night,” “The Tempest” and “Antony and Cleopatra.”

The Folger Shakespeare Library, in association with the Cincinnati Museum Center and the American Library Association, is touring the exhibition to all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico in 2016. UM was selected as the only location in Montana to feature the exhibit.

MMAC will offer free admission and extended hours for the exhibit.

In conjunction with the exhibit, UM and the Missoula community will host a slate of events to celebrate all things Shakespeare.

Exhibit Opening Reception 5-7 p.m. Monday, May 9. MMAC will host an opening reception for the launch of the exhibition. UM Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center Meloy and Paxson Galleries and lobby. The reception, which is free and open to the public, will feature Dolce Canto performing Elizabethan-era music.

Shakespeare at the Movies 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 9. The Roxy Theater will present Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 production of “HAMLET.” Shakespeare for Students! 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday through Thursday, May 10-12. Missoula County School District seventh grade students will see a “Romeo and Juliet” fight scene performed by UM School of Theatre & Dance students. Following the performance, students will break up into small groups to engage in short entertainment sessions with members of the Missoula Children’s Theatre and the School of Theatre & Dance.

Shakespeare at the Movies 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 16. The Roxy Theater will present Baz Lurman’s production of “Romeo + Juliet.”

Lecture: “The First Folio: What it Meant, What it Means” presented by world-renowned English Renaissance literature expert Linda Woodbridge: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19. This lecture will focus on the importance of the Folio for the preservation of Shakespeare’s works and what printed plays meant to Shakespeare’s fans in his own time. UM PAR/TV Center Montana Theatre. Free and open to the public.

Student Players from Across Montana Perform Shakespeare Time TBA. Friday, May 20. The Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts invites student drama classes and clubs from across the state to perform scenes from Shakespeare. UM Mansfield Library East Faculty Office Area. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Beverly Chin at Beverly.chin@umontana.edu.

Workshop: Best Practices for Teaching Shakespeare 9 a.m.-1p.m. Saturday, May 21. The Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts will host a workshop for teachers on best practices for bringing Shakespeare into the classroom. Third floor of the University Center. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Beverly Chin at Beverly.chin@umontana.edu.

Writing Workshop for Youth 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and Teens: Noon-2 p.m., Saturday, May 21. The Missoula Writing Collaborative invites western Montana youth to attend the free workshop, which will use the Folio as a creative launch. Space is limited to 25 participants ages 9-12 and 25 participants ages 12-16. PAR/TV Center Meloy and Paxson Galleries. Email missoulawriting@gmail.com to register.

Shakespeare at the Movies 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 23. The Roxy Theater will present Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing.”

Special MOLLI session on the First Folio 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 25. The panel will feature Woodbridge, UM English Professor Ashby Kinch and conservation professional and owner of The Vespiary Book Restoration and Bindery Audra Loyal. To register call 406-2432905 or email molli@umontana.edu.

Group Book Discussion of “The Millionaire and the Bard Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio” by Andrea Mays: 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 25. Fact & Fiction Book Shop.

Lecture: “Shakespeare, Jonson and Literary Immortality” presented by UM English Professor John Hunt: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26. Hunt will use the Folio to illustrate status and practices of writers in early modern England, attitudes toward literary immortality found in Shakespeare’s and Ben Jonson’s works, and the ongoing cultural project of identifying Shakespeare as the greatest of English writers and remaking him in the image of later times. PAR/TV Center Montana Theatre. Free and open to the public.

Shakespeare’s Sky at spectrUM Discovery Area Throughout May. Explore with spectrUM’s Discovery Area as it journeys back in time to the features of the night sky that inspired Shakespeare’s works. SpectrUM will offer hands-on opportunities to compare the tools we use today to Galileo’s first use of the telescope to unlock the secrets of the sky. Science-based, hands-on activities will be featured during the month of May that highlight and celebrate the brilliance of the First Folio’s night sky.

“Romeo and Juliet” by the UM School of Theatre & Dance Wednesday through Saturday, April 27-30, and Tuesday through Saturday, May 3-7, in UM’s PAR/TV Center Montana Theatre. Tickets for the performances can be purchased online at http://www.umt.edu/ griztix/.

Museum hours, a current schedule of the events surrounding the exhibition and information about the Folio is available online at: http:// www.lib.umt.edu/folio/.

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George Winston plays the Wilma

By Lance Nixon

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hen Grammy Award-winning musician George Winston talks about his coming show at the Wilma, he speaks of the piano at that historic Missoula venue on South Higgins Avenue like it’s an old friend.

“They’ve got a great 9-foot Baldwin,” says Winston. “I think the first time I played there was probably the early ‘80s, ’81, ’82 or ’83. I’ve probably been there at least 20 times. It’s a great historic

building.”

He’ll play the Wilma again on Saturday, May 21, in a concert from which all proceeds will go to benefit the Missoula Food Bank. Tickets range from $30 to $40 and went on sale March 25 at www.thewilma.com.

Winston, who won an audience with albums such as “Autumn,” from 1980, and “Winter into Spring,” from 1982, won a Grammy for Best New Age Album for “Forest” in 1994. But he shuns that label, “New Age,” saying it’s no more accurate than some of the other categories in which critics have tried to make him fit.

“They called me ‘classical’ before that, and I go, ‘No, I don’t have anything to do with either,’” Winston told Corridor.

But if his style of music seems to lack a genre to call home, it does have a native geography: Montana. That’s why playing another gig in Missoula seems right at home.

Born in Michigan, Winston was a small child when his family moved to Miles City, Montana, and a few years later to Billings. Growing up in those two cities meant he spent his formative years taking in the big spaces and infinite possibilities of the prairie. His affection for the state came out later in his 1999 album, “Plains,” and even more directly in his 2004 project, “Montana – A Love Story.”

“You can the boy out of Montana, but you can’t take Montana out of the boy. It’s just there,” Winston said, noting that musicians who have grown up elsewhere might have an urban core where he has big spaces of rolling grassland to inform his music. “Whatever’s there is there. If somebody grows up in Manhattan, that’s their Great Plains, and they work with that. It’s who you are individually and what you do with it.

“It’s like the trees in different locales come up from different places in the earth and they’re that kind of tree, musically, it’s the same thing. It comes out of the earth, goes through the individuals, and certain things come out a certain way.”

Winston also plays solo guitar and solo harmonica.

Winston said his musicianship is inspired by the great New Orleans R&B pianists Henry Butler, James Booker, Professor Longhair, Dr. John and Jon Cleary. He interprets pieces on solo piano by favorite composers including Vince Guaraldi, Professor Longhair and The Doors, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Ralph Towner, Sam Cooke, Randy Newman, Al Kooper, Jimmy Wisner, Arthur Lee, Frank Zappa, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Cal Tjader, John Hartford, Oliver Schroer, Taj Majal, Henry Butler, James Booker, Jon Cleary. He’s a big fan of fellow Montana native Philip Aaberg.

“I have two different shows – the summer show, which I’m doing this time in Missoula, which is what I regard as spring- and summer-type songs, and then the winter show that I’ll do next time. I try to alternate each time I play somewhere. The winter show would have what I regard as fall and winter tunes. And the shows change over time. Kind of like the weather, things change.”

Winston adds that his summer program tends to feel a bit like the kind of music he associates with Montana’s Great Plains.

Oddly, for a career musician, Winston said the usual regimen of music lessons while he was growing up never made him fall in love with music.

“I didn’t even listen to music until I was 12. It was sort of there – car radio here and there,” he said. “I had one record: ‘Sixteen Tons,’ by Tennessee Ernie Ford. That was it. It was something I sort of noticed but it wasn’t anything I was interested in.”

That began to change in 1961 when he started listening to the radio. He was especially interested in instrumental music.

“It just took me someplace,” he said. “I didn’t listen to any singers until Jim Morrison in 1967. When I heard The Doors, I thought, ‘I’ve got to get an organ and play in a band.’ I was content to play the record player before that.”

He moved on to playing solo piano in 1971 after hearing Thomas “Fats” Waller, Teddy Wilson, Earl Hines and Donald Lambert.

Although deeply influenced by what’s called stride piano, Winston also has invented his own style that he calls “rural folk piano” to describe what he does.

Winston said Montana remains a huge influence for him, both in terms of its landscape and also its seasons.

“Every song I play, whether I put it together or someone else did, I think of it as some season, some topography, regardless of what the original composer thought. That’s from growing up with it. If you grow up in English, maybe you think in English. It’s a little bit like that. I just think in seasons.

“In Miles City there was no TV, one radio station, and the seasons were the entertainment. Jump in the leaves in the fall, snowman in the winter and sledding, beach balls in the spring and swimming in the summer. The seasons were it. That was the entertainment.

“We moved to Billings a little bit later, still in the Plains. That was most of my childhood.”

Now, after decades on the road bringing his music to even small places such as Sidney and Glasgow and Gardiner where there aren’t many live performers, Winston says the shape of the land and the weather that’s falling on it in any particular season still moves him – maybe even enough to affect the way he plays.

“The drive from one place to another goes into the music. The different places influence the music directly and indirectly. The pieces don’t change a whole lot, but I might let certain notes ring out more. It’s not a conscious thing, it’s kind of by feel. It’s the kind of thing you notice after it happens.”

Missoula will get a chance to hear it on May 21.

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Corridor’s Doug Mitchell sits down with Megan Kruse to discuss her new book, call me home, her missoula ties, and giving voice to the abused

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’m not exactly sure where to start when it comes to discussing Megan Kruse’s astonishing first novel Call Me Home. Back in the day, there was an all-star relief pitcher named Mitch Williams about whom it was famously said that he pitched “like his hair’s on fire.” While I feel a bit the same way about Kruse’s compelling and unapologetic writing style, there is one major difference.

Mitch Williams had power, but little or no control. Kruse meanwhile is in complete control of a powerful story that is both hard to pick up and hard to put down.

Call Me Home is the story of a family, like to many in our country and across the world, broken apart by domestic violence. Kruse tells the story through the lenses of three of the four family members; Amy and her children Jackson and Lydia. Each chapter is titled with the name of the person from whose perspective the story is being told, the geographic location of the story and the moment in time the narrative is taking pace. I knew I was in for something special when I read the first line of the book.

Call Me Home begins with Lydia in Tulalip, Washington in 2006 saying “The summer I was nine, my father came home with a pig in the back of the truck.” I know writers work hard on opening sentences (sometimes too hard in my view), but this one let me know that as a reader I was in the capable hands of a confident writer with a story to tell. I’ll not be the first reviewer to opine that there are great things ahead for this clearly gifted writer, but put me down anyway as an early adopter.

Megan Kruse is a name you should get used to hearing, and looking out for, in a bookstore near you.

Corridor: Megan Kruse, thank you for agreeing to visit a bit about your first novel, Call Me Home.

Tell us a little about the life path that led you to Missoula and the MFA program at the University of Montana.

Megan Kruse: It’s for me strange to think about Montana, about how I ended up in the MFA

program. I say strange not because I didn’t expect it, but because I did. I don’t think of myself as someone who is compelled by superstitions or signs or certainties, but I always knew that Montana would be important. When I was young, my family spent part of each year driving the country in our pickup truck, sleeping in a cab-over camper. More than anywhere else in the country, I was fixated on the brown Montana hills. It felt like I could walk up into them and keep going forever.

When I was twenty one, I applied to UM MFA program in poetry, thinking of those hills. At the last minute, I decided not to attend--I was young, just out of college in Ohio. I’d just fallen in love, and I wasn’t certain I was ready. I went to Portland instead and worked in domestic violence intervention, which would later shape much of my novel. Four years later, I applied to the UM MFA program in fiction. I moved to Missoula the night before my graduate assistant training started, staying in a pay-by-the-week motel downtown, but even my trademark lack of preparation didn’t undermine the feeling that I was in the right place. I slipped into Missoula as though I’d been there all my life. I loved the program, the geography, the feeling of being part of a tradition of writing the West.

Corridor: It seems to me it’s one thing to be a part of what you call the “tradition of writing the West” as a student, and a completely different thing altogether when you become a published author and forge your own path in that tradition. Is there an increased sense of responsibility that comes with being part of that rich tradition as an author?

MK: I very much feel that my writing has grown out of the West--the landscapes and the people of the places of Washington, Oregon,

Montana. My stories even as a child were of the forest, of the things I saw and imagined there, growing up on the edge of Puget Sound. While that connection feels inextricable to me, the responsibility I feel is more about forging new narratives and saying, look, here are the stories that haven’t existed, and they are valid as well. I feel a responsibility to write the stories I searched for and failed to find when I was younger, of queer people moving through these geographies, of voices that haven’t been represented, of people in the shadows.

Corridor: In my view, you do an amazing job in Call Me Home giving voice to three important characters living in the shadows. You choose to share two of those narratives in the third person, but you have Lydia tell her story in the first person. Why was that important to you and to the book?

MK: In many ways, Lydia seems powerless. Her life has been shaped and dictated by violence, and she is not yet old enough to make her own decisions about where to be. Her power instead is internal; her agency is in recording, remembering, keeping a ledger for herself and her family of what they have left behind. Her first person voice was a way to get as close to that internalness as possible. And there was some selfishness in there, too--I love to write a lyric first-person voice. It is hard to sustain over a long period of time, but Lydia gave me the opportunity to really indulge that desire and focus on voice and musicality, to play with language.

Corridor: Let’s talk a minute about the language. It’s bold, frank and in places R rated - particularly in the telling of Jackson’s story. Was that an intentional decision, and if so, why?

MK: I think that it is essential that we write queer lives and queer sexuality without censure and without fear. We write the world; we give

legitimacy to experience with words. It can be lifesaving it can feel to see someone on the page who you recognize. To be young and queer, particularly in a place without a queer community, is a lonely, unmapped experience. I wanted to write a story that really showed an early queer relationship in all of its complexities and physicality.

Corridor: I think that’s the quality that stood out for me in your book. It is 100% honest. It would seem to me that writing that way must be at the same time both frightening and liberating. Is that the case? Is it more one than the other?

MK: I wrote “Call Me Home” with a constant internal refrain of, just tell the truth, just do your best to show these characters in all of their

complexity and humanity. The real fear for me came when it was about to be published, when I knew it was going out to be out in the world and out of my hands. In particular, I was terrified of how readers would perceive Amy’s decisions around how to protect her children. In any relationship, with our friends, our partners, our children, we must account for our decisions; we carry an invisible ledger of how we have hurt each other or kept each other safe. Women in violent relationships carry that burden so disproportionately; I wanted to show that, and I hope that my love for these characters came through. I think that the liberation you mentioned was always a twin emotion--to tell the truth, and to feel like you are articulating something you’ve never been able to explain before--that is a breathless and exhilarating feeling.

Corridor: So what do we have readers have to look forward to next from Megan Kruse?

MK: My new novel, “The Small Maps,” follows four friends in Indiana, in the years before, during, and after World War II. It’s such a departure in terms of setting and time period--I want to take a leap, to really try something I haven’t before. There are still threads of commonality; “Maps” explores questions of guilt, and responsibility, and identity, and how we love each other, as well. This time, though, I wanted to consider how those questions become even more complex in a time of global change and unrest. It’s slow going, though--wish me luck!

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Patty Franklin working with mosaic students at a Nip & Sip session at Hamilton’s Backroad Cider. Photo by Kristine Komar.

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atty Franklin loves mosaics. She has been creating them for more than 10 years. Franklin posts photos of mosaics on her Facebook page – her work as well as those she sees in her travels – along with articles from history and archaeology publications on discoveries of ancient mosaics. Mosaics have been created throughout history and can remain functional and vibrant for thousands of years. Follow her page and you’ll soon gain an appreciation for this colorful, tactile art form and start looking for mosaics in your world. Unfortunately, there are any mosaics to see in the Bitterroot … a very good reason to learn to make your own.

Enter Nip and Sip, Franklin’s two hour-lesson that’ll get you under way with mosaic. “Nip” refers to the glass tile nippers that are used to cut glass bits that make up the mosaics. “Sip” refers to the venue where the class is held – Backroad Cider in Hamilton. Students all have sparkling glasses of golden cider in front of them.

With all the tables pushed together eight students fill a class. On the night Corridor observed, it happened to be all ladies, most of whom had other art experience – drawing, beading, knitting, quilting. The beginning step for creating a mosaic, the ‘cartoon’ on the back board has already been accomplished by Franklin. The designs have been pre-selected by students.

This speeds up the process of getting to mosaicing.

Sip. Next step: The students don gloves and dig through the large bins of stained glass to gather a bowl of colorful pieces of glass to begin a mosaic.

Nip and Sip makes art of mosaics easy

by Kristine Komar

The fragments of glass are so varied and colorful they lure students to linger over selecting just the right shades and textures. After a few minutes, Franklin gently pries students away from the bins and back to the table.

Sip. Nippers are distributed and a lesson in how to use them follows: hold the cutting wheels straight up and down and cup your hand around the working end. Bodies brace, lips purse. Then … the sound of nips. There’s a release of tension as a new skill is mastered and assimilated into bodies and brains.

Sip. Next, the students glue down the glass bits they’ve nipped. Again, Patty’s experience as a teacher shows as she makes the steps easy. Never lay more than three pieces down before gluing or you risk that an accidental nudge to your board will scatter your work, she coaches them. She reminds them to remember to stretch to avoid problems.

As students labor, Franklin encourages and praises, shares new terms (keystoning, direct method), comes back several times to the importance of design, and emphasizes over and over the importance of imbuing the piece with your own personality… this is what gives the work life. She also explains what is “illegal” – layering pieces of glass, for example, and provides tips on how to set up a mosaic workspace at home: lay down a piece of smooth carpet on your work surface to catch tiny slivers of glass.

Learn more about Patty Franklin’s Nip and Sip classes and private lessons and see her work at www.pattyfranklinmosaics.com

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Crown Guitar Workshop Scholarships available this year to Missoula-area residents

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he Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation has decided this year to expand the eligibility for a full Crown Scholarship to Missoula-area residents to attend its guitar workshop in Bigfork later this year, the organization announced in a press release.

Scholarship applications are due on Tuesday, May 31, to attend the seventh annual Crown Guitar Workshop, set for Aug. 28 through Sept.

4. Students, teachers and performers of all ages who live in Flathead, Lake, Sanders, Missoula or Ravalli counties are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

The workshop will take place at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork, Montana.

Scholarship awards will be announced on Wednesday, June 15.

The scholarship provides a chance to study with a roster of premier guitarists who will be teaching and performing as Artists in Residence during the weeklong event. Scheduled to perform this year are rock/songwriter legend Jim Messina and his band; Grammy-winner Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa; Jazz fusion prodigy Julian Lage; Chris Eldridge of the Punch Brothers; Nashville recording legend Brent Mason; gypsy jazz artists Gonzalo Bergara and Max O’Rourke; country singer/songwriter Liz Longley; Lee Ritenour who will be

returning for a seventh straight year; rocker Shane Theriot; SoloDuo, the Italian classical duo of Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli; and Andy Aledort, Guitar World and Rock pedagogue. More artists are still being signed. These artists will be featured in special workshop clinics and all will perform onstage at various times during the week of the Crown Guitar Festival.

To apply, Teacher and Student/Performer applicants need to have taught guitar or been performing for at least two years and have been residents of Flathead, Lake, Sanders, Missoula or Ravalli counties for at least one year.

Guitar teachers can be either teaching privately or in a school setting. They must complete an application, write an essay about the role of guitar in their life, and submit a recording. Financial need will be taken into consideration.

To support the community as a scholarship or fellowship donor, contact Diane Kautzman at 855-855-5900. Or plan to attend the Crown Affaire scholarship fundraiser on June 23, 2016, at The Venue at Montana 45 in Bigfork.

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May 2016

Electronic/acoustic fusion: Jake Syrenne charts a new course

By Lance Nixon • Photos by Tommy Martino

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hey were high school kids, they loved music, and they had the first step to stardom pinned down – they’d found an awesome name for their band.

“It was called ‘Voracious Appetite,’” Jake Syrenne recalls about that first musical act he ever played with. “We played in the Crystal Theater – our only show. I’m pretty sure there’s still a VHS of it somewhere.

We had a German foreign exchange student as our lead singer – I’m not making this up. And it was the most fun. I think from that moment on I was doomed. I played guitar and saxophone on one song. It was a weird metal band.”

Doomed to a life on stage because he loved it. It was Jake Syrenne’s first experience of the Missoula music scene, which has been home for him as a performer ever since.

“Missoula’s the best breeding ground for musicians or artists that I can think of,” says Syrenne, now 23, who says he started playing professionally when he was 16 and sounded – at least by his own standards now – awful.

“But just to have that ability to do that – to sound terrible and have fun with your friends – you get better so quickly.”

And Missoula, he said, has always been a gracious audience for young musicians, enjoying the music and giving lots of support for those playing.

Now with a bachelor’s degree in hand from the University of Montana in jazz studies, Syrenne remembers there was one complication about starting to play professionally at age 16, however – bouncers. Even though he’s always been tall, Syrenne, now 6-foot-2, had to talk his way past a number of bouncers to convince them that he was a musician and let him inside the clubs. He looked too much like the gangly teenager that he was, and convincing them that he was a full-grown musician wasn’t easy. (“Just mark my hand,” he remembers saying. “I’m with the band.”)

From the first serious band he ever played with, Kung Fu Kongress, to

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Warm Electric Winter Band to some of the other acts he’s played with more recently, such as Shakewell, Syrenne has done his part as a sax player – mostly tenor and alto – for a number of acts.

“It’s kind of hard to keep them all straight, really,” he said. “It’s nice to be that guy in town that people just call, ‘Hey, we need a saxophone player.’

‘Awesome – I do that. I like doing that. Glad you called me.’”

A few good teachers

Missoula was a great place to grow up into a musical career, Syrenne said, in part because good teachers were available. He worked with teachers Chuck Florence and Brooke Ferris on saxophone while growing up.

“We’d switch off every other week. Chuck was the jazz guy and Brooke was more classical. They started us off really early. Even in sixth grade, I was working jazz and then classical every other week to really drive both of them. They are very different, they’re different techniques.”

The classical approach gives the musician greater control; jazz, in Syrenne’s view, gives the easy facility that comes with improvisation.

Also formative for Syrenne was University of Montana musician Johann Eriksson.

“He’s definitely one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. He’s not easy to

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Eriksson was also supportive when Syrenne broached a topic he’d been mulling for some time – how to add a new variation to his own work as a musician.

“It’s not that I don’t like playing jazz, because I do – I very much do,” Syrenne said.

New direction

But he doesn’t like it to be too cerebral.

“My thought process was: I put music on a spectrum for mind and body. A lot of jazz is very cerebral, very along the side of the mind. That being said, there is some that is more oriented toward the body – there are always outliers. Electronic music, traditionally, is very much body music – your mind just kind of disengages. I wanted to bring jazz more toward the elements of the body, get people moving but still maintain elements of the mind. Make it more danceable.”

That’s part of what’s going on with Syrenne now as his music career is taking a different direction – one that will lead away from Missoula in the near future.

“I used to play like three shows a week but now I’m just trying to put together my own project, which is really, really fun – kind of an electronic and acoustic fusion.”

It’s similar to what Syrenne sees a local group, The Partygoers, doing, with the difference that it’s centered on music production and his own writing, and his own conviction about what might jazz more fun.

“The whole concept behind it was to make jazz or the saxophone more danceable,” Syrenne said, but adds that it’s not a departure from jazz. It’s a bit of a departure from Missoula, though. Syrenne is moving to Boulder,

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hen member of American metalcore band Atreyu first began talking about getting back together again after a hiatus that ran from about 2011 to 2013, the band members -- vocalist Alex Varkatzas, lead guitarist Dan Jacobs, rhythm guitarist Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller – agreed on what they didn’t want.

They didn’t want a nostalgia trip.

Formed in 1998, the band already had five albums to its credit as of 2009: Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses, from 2002; The Curse (2004); A Death-Grip On Yesterday (2006); Lead Sails Paper Anchor (2007); and Congregation of the Damned (2009).

Then came a tweet from the group to its fan base on Jan. 13, 2011: “We arnt writing recording or touring for a while.simply taking a break to recharge and focus on different parts of our lives. Much love-al” Band members said later they were burned out from doing 200 shows a year for a decade and that the time away from the band allowed them to come back

together some three years later refreshed, recharged.

On July 1, 2014, the band officially announced that they were back making new music.

They released a new album in 2015: Long Live.

Missoula will get to hear the band’s latest approach on May 9. Though described as a metalcore band, with elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, its members claim as influences – or at least music they find interesting – sources as various as Johnny Cash, Green Day, ‘80s rock and Gothenburg metal.

Guitarist Dan Jacobs said the list of artists the band likes include Arch Enemy, In Flames and Soilwork.

The Wilma presents American metalcore band Atreyu live in concert with Islander and Sworn In at The Wilma in Missoula, Montana on May 9, 2016.

Reserved premium balcony seating, reserved standard balcony seating, and general admission standing room only floor tickets are available at the Top Hat, online or by phone at 877-987-6487. All ages are welcome.

May 2016

music

More than 50 bands will perform in this year’s Camp Daze Music Festival. Shown here is one of the acts from 2015. photo by amy donovan.

W

hat’s live music worth, anyway? That’s the question Nickolas Hawksley mulls as he looks forward to the third annual Camp Daze Music Festival, set for June 2-5 in Missoula.

Price of the tickets is $40 per person for the weekend.

That’ll buy you lots of live music.

“There are over 50 bands. That’s less than a dollar a band at the end of the day,” says Hawksley, one of the chief organizers for the event.

Hawksley said backers are hoping for 300 to 500 people for this third year of the festival. The event began without too much planning as just a fun thing to do. This year it’s involving a little more coordination.

Among the acts that will play are Summer Cannibals, Rozwell Kid, Like a Villain, Dogbreth, Hosannas, Florist, Terror Pigeon, Western Daughter, Gold Leather, to name a few.

It’s the chance to hear some new artists just before they start to become better

Camp Daze brings indie acts to Missoula

by Lance Nixon

known nationally and internationally, Hawksley said, noting that Rozwell Kid, for example, is currently on a European tour. A lot of the performers are getting some press nationally.

“They’re college radio-type artists,” Hawksley said. “The whole thing would be painted under that general brush.”

The festival fills a void left in Missoula after Total Fest held its 14th and final festival in 2015, Hawksley added, noting that Total Fest has made a donation to help support Camp Daze.

Camp Daze Music Fest will be taking place at multiple venues across Missoula, Hawksley said. All proceeds from Camp Daze Music festival will be donated to the Zootown Arts Community Center’s rock camps.

Buy tickets or get more information about the full lineup of performers online at a group website, www.campdazemusic.com and at Ear Candy Music in Missoula.

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Parquet Courtsphoto by BenRayner.

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May 2016

corridor music review

Parquet Courts and Ben Harper turn over new leaves on their respective new releases

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he wiseguys in Parquet Courts were never such wiseguys, after all. They could be sarcastic and cutting — a hot-take stereotype that flourished in the wake of the slacker anti-anthem “Stoned and Starving” on their perfectly realized 2012 album “Light Up Gold.” But there was always poetry and soul beneath the deceptively ramshackle surface, virtues that distinguish the New Yorkvia-Texas quartet’s fifth album, “Human Performance” (Rough Trade).

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ben harper and the innocent criminals. photo by danny clinch.

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arquet Courts can be a ferocious rock band, as affirmed by the talon-like riff on “Paraphrased” and the breathless, youare-there urban nightmare of “Two Dead Cops.” But this is a dreamier, darker and at times surprisingly beautiful album — the turmoil is more in the narrator’s mind than in the music pumping through the speakers.

The songwriting is a bit more democratic, with bassist Sean Yeaton stepping up, but the back and forth between guitarists Andrew Savage and Austin Brown remains the fulcrum on which the band turns. “Dust is everywhere — sweep,” Brown sings over a droning groove that dissolves into cacophony. Even small pleasures don’t last — not even your favorite diner (the Devo-esque herky-jerk of “I Was Just Here”).

In the title track, a mournful violin solo mirrors the mood of a narrator haunted by a breakup — a sink full of dirty dishes, a howl of “fracture and hurt” and a sense of dread that will trail him to his grave. “Outside” and “Pathos Prairie” stand as two of the band’s pithiest and catchiest songs, and also two of the most damning, with ruthless self-interrogation turning into self-incrimination. The anxiety and sense of dislocation filter through the raga-rock of “One Man, No City” and the incongruous spaghetti Western guitar riff that cuts through “Berlin Got Blurry.”

The album can be read as a conversation, as if the band members were talking to and consoling one another through their songs. Whereas once the foursome used bleak humor as a shield against the darkest emotions, Brown offers empathy on the lilting “Steady on my Mind” and “Keep It Even.” Amid the soft-spoken 3 a.m. drift of “It’s Gonna Happen” — written

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May 2016

B

en Harper is back with the best band he’s ever sung with, delivering strong new material with a group that has always known when to play hard and when to hang back.

Coming on the heels of a 2015 tour with the Innocent Criminals, Harper and the band have recorded 11 new songs that stay true to their eclectic past. They’ve done so on Stax Records, which isn’t the same outfit it was in its Memphis heyday, when Otis Redding, Booker T and the M.G.’s and Isaac Hayes were breaking barriers of both genre and quality.

Harper’s new songs don’t attain those stratospheric levels of achievement, but he and the band don’t dishonor the legacy as they range comfortably from political diatribes to love songs to forceful rock and roll.

The title cut, “Call It What It Is,” takes an angry swing at the spate of recent shootings of young black men, and if the message isn’t wildly original — it’s still murder, that’s the point — Harper delivers it with plenty of feeling.

The common thread throughout the album is Harper’s voice, one of the most versatile and sensitive of the last three decades. It has always been what sets his work apart.

He’s in fine form on the opener, “When Sex Was Dirty,” with a hint of Clash-influenced chant-rock, but really shines on “Deeper and Deeper,” the kind of aching, wistful ballad that he has always sung with more passion that just about anyone else around.

It’s Ben Harper at his best — helped along by a band that has always known how to complement his moods.

- Scott Stroud, Associated Press

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In “Keanu�, two men fight to save their kidnapped kitten.

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pring is here, and along with it, a slew of new movies will soon be gracing the screens at the Carmike and Roxy Theaters. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming your way on the big screen:

Papa Hemingway in Cuba (R): The first Hollywood film shot on location in Havana since 1959, this drama centers on the relationship between a Miami newspaper reporter (Giovanni Ribisi) and the author Ernest Hemingway (Adrian Sparks).

Keanu (R): Comedy Central’s Keenan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele try to pass for drug dealers in order to retrieve their adorable kitten.

Miles Ahead (R): Don Cheadle directed, co-wrote and stars in this biopic based on the life of troubled jazz legend Miles Davis.

The Huntsman: Winter War (PG-13): Chris

Green Room (R): Punk rockers fight against skinheads

Hemsworth is still swinging his axe and Charlize Theron’s evil queen is back to cause more trouble, but Kristen Stewart’s Snow White is MIA in this sequel to the 2012 fantasy. Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain join the fray for first-time director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan.

Louder Than Bombs (R): Norwegian director

A Hologram for the King (R): Tom Hanks is an American businessman who travels to Saudi Arabia in this adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel, directed by Tom Tykwer (“Cloud Atlas,” “Run Lola Run”).

in a battle to the death in writer-director Jeremy Saulnier’s tense, violent drama, starring Patrick Stewart and Anton Yelchin.

Joachim (Oslo, August 31st) Trier’s English-language debut centers on a man (Gabriel Byrne) mourning the death of his photographer wife (Isabelle Huppert). Jesse Eisenberg and Devin Druid co-star as his two troubled sons.

Tale of Tales (unrated): Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel

and John C. Reilly are part of the ensemble cast in director Matteo (“Gomorrah,” “Reality”) Garrone’s adaptation of the dark fairy tales by Giambattista Basile.

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Elvis and Nixon (R): Michael Shannon is Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey is Richard Nixon in this recreation of the day the two men met on the lawn of the White House in 1970.

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To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month Stephens Ave. Celebration of farms, ranches and local times, call 728-7529 or visit MCTinc.org.

915 Toole Ave. April food with activities including lots of live farm animals 27-30 University of Montana School of Theatre and Dance presents “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m. (and 2 p.m. Saturday), Montana Theatre, PARTV Center, UM. Tickets $20 general, $16 seniors and students, $10 children 12 and under. Umt.edu/ theatredance.

29 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime - stories for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; watercolor painting class, noon-2 p.m.; Yarns @ the Library – an open fiber-arts craft group, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers’ Group for writers and aspiring writers ages 16-19, 3:30 p.m.; Intro to Java Programming for Teens, 5-5:55 p.m., registration required.

29-May 1 Missoula Community Theatre presents “Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical,” MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. For tickets and

29 Irish music session, 6-9 p.m.; Mudslide Charley, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 208 E. Main St. No cover.

30 Beth Hunter McHugh signs her novel “The Actor,” 3 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St.

30 Nature Journaling Series, “Color Mixing Greens” with Nancy Seiler, 1-4 p.m., 330 Brooks St. $50. To register, visit nancyseiler.com or call 370-1254.

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30 Josh Farmer Band, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 208 E. Main St. No cover.

30 Travis Yost, 6 p.m., Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Tasting room hours, 4-9 p.m.

30 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m.; Computer Programming Through Minecraft Makerspace class, ages 8-13, 1-2:30 p.m., registration required; author Beth Hunter McHugh reads from her book “The Actor, “ 3-4 p.m. Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 7212665, missoulapubliclibrary.org.

30 Frederico Brothers, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works Brewery,

1 Third annual Prairie Songs featuring environmental writing sponsored by “Camas” Magazine, the journal of environmental literature at UM, doors 5:30 p.m., readings 6:30-8:30 p.m., Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. Readers include David James Duncan, Annick Smith, Bryce Andrews, Tami Haaland, Jolene Brink. Music

by Good Old Fashioned and the Clare Menehan, Britt Arnesen and Erin Goudrea Trio. $5. Camasmagzine.org.

1 ReStyle Clothing exchange donation sale to benefit Big Brothers Bib Sisters of Missoula, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Missoula Indoor Soccer Arena, 2811 Latimer. For $10 customers can purchase a standard 13 gallon bag to stuff with as many clothing items as they can fit into the bag. 721-2380.

1 Spring Family Festival, noon-4 p.m., Spirit at Play, 621

(milk a goat!), farm stands and booths, local food, arts, crafts and activities for kids, face painting and balloon animals, live music, tractor to explore, raffles, prizes, a silent auction, and a bake sale. Tickets $10 adults, kids are free. Visit spiritatplay.org.

1 Kira Means, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 1 String Orchestra of the Rockies presents “War and Peace” featuring Ian Swensen, guest leader and violin soloist, 7:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall, UM. Tickets available at 243-4051 or online at griztix.com.

1 Montana Old Time Fiddlers, 1-5 p.m., Rivers Edge, Alberton.

1 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages and caregivers, 2 p.m.; Writing Contest reception recognizing the winners of MPL’s eighth annual writing contest, 2 p.m.; Unplug and Play Week-As part of national Unplug and Play week, MPL’s Youth Services Department is “unplugging” all

May 2016 of its game and Internet access computers from today through May 8. Join MPL in enjoying all non-screen activities that make the library fun, including reading, writing, drawing, coloring, puzzles, blocks, duplos, LEGOs, 1-4 p.m. today. At McCormick Park.

2 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: open hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Computer Electronics in the MakerSpace, 3-6 p.m.; “Computer Fundamentals, computer class, 6-7 p.m.

Registration required by calling 721-2665.

2 “Dig In! Relief Printing” for beginners, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Basic skills such as how to hold and sharpen tools, make marks, amplify the power of black and white, print by hand and press will be covered into this introductory class. You will come away with a clear understanding of how to print at home and at ZACC’s community printshop. $125, $115 members; materials not included, and estimated at $65 per person. You will be expected to buy and use your own set of carving tools, woodblocks and paper. 549-7555, zootownarts. org.

2 Amateur caller night, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 2 ½ miles west of Lolo on Highway 12. Workshop, 7 p.m. 239-6732, 273-0652.

2 The Absent Wilson Conspiracy with Josh Farmer, DR Halsell and Steve Kalling, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 2 11th annual Labor Film Festival, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. The Global Peace Film Festival winner :Connected by Coffee,” 5 p.m. Michael Moore’s new movie “Where to Invade Next,” 6:30 p.m. Visit Missoula Labor Film Festival Facebook page.

3 Contemporary Collectors Circle: Acquisition Event, 5:30-7 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Join the CCC for an evening of fun and food with Holly Andres. CCC membership dues help purchase works for the MAM collection annually. Stay for Holly’s lecture immediately following the CCC Event. To join this group and attend this and other art excursions throughout the year, contact Theodore Hughes, Collection Manager and Registrar at 728-0447, ext. 222 or ted@ missoulaartmuseum.org.

3 Distinguished Artist Lecture: Holly Andres, 7 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Artist-inresidence and Montana native Holly Andres, whose work was recently featured in the New Yorker, will deliver a lecture on her cinematic photographs. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org.

3 Nature Journaling Series, “Landscapes” with Nancy Seiler, 5-8 p.m., 330 Brooks St. $50. To register, visit nancyseiler.com or call 370-1254.

3 Tune-Up Tuesdays, 4-6 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. For rockers ages 8 to 16.

Much like open gym, your child may show up with their personal instrument or use what is available here at the ZACC. Practice, Rehearse, continue playing with your Rock Camp Band! Tune Up Tuesdays are monitored but don’t necessarily provide additional instruction, it’s a free time for your child to continue to express themselves with music! 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

3 “Painting Explosion!” 3:15-5:30 p.m., Tuesdays through June 7, Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. Explore a variety of painting techniques; study your favorite painters and have a blast with their application. Learn how to build a canvas, paint a landscape, and create your very own paint and

more! Note: No outfits will be harmed in the creation of our masterpieces. $90, $80 members. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

3-7 University of Montana School of Theatre and Dance presents “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m., Montana Theatre, PARTV Center, UM. Tickets $20 general, $16 seniors and students, $10 children 12 and under. Umt.edu/theatredance.

3 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO Club, -4-6 p.m.; Lolo Branch Reading Activity, special reading and activity time for children ages 3-6, children must be accompanied by a parent, 4:15-5 p.m.

Call 273-0451, ext. 211 for additional information.

Community Creative Writing Workshop, drop-in environment focusing on creative writing workshop process, 6-7:30 p.m.; System Check! The Official MPL Gamers Club for ages 13-19, play on Wii, Xbox 360 in the YA department, 6:30 p.m. This week, System Check! will be offering young patrons the chance to play board games instead of video games as part of “Unplug and Play” week.

4 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; “Resumes” computer class, 12:30-1:30 p.m., registration required; Middle School Writers’ Group for grades 6-9, share your poems, stories, and novels, get and give feedback, and play with words, 3:30 p.m.; jewelry making workshop, instruction on basic techniques is available, find new projects, enjoy a collaborative workshop atmosphere with MakerSpace mentor Irene Pritsak, 6-7:30 p.m.; Socrates Café, 7-8:45 p.m.

Awareness Month, a speaker series that covers a variety of mental health topics, 3-5 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to age 12, LEGOs cover the floor in the dragon rug area from 3:30-5 p.m.

5 Boogie-Woogie pianist “Mr. B,” 7 p.m., Ovando School.

Free; refreshments served. (406) 793-5706.

5 Young Artists Afterschool Program, “Forts!” 2:15-5 p.m., Thursdays through June 9, Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. $90, $80 members. 5497555, zootownarts.org.

6 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime - stories for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; watercolor painting drop-in class, for any level, featuring an individual approach for skill, and a group focus for subject and compositional techniques, ages 18 and up, noon-2 p.m.; Yarns @ the Library, open fiber-arts craft group, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers’ Group for writers and aspiring writers ages 16-19, 3:30 p.m.; Intro to Java Programming for Teens, get hands on experience learning the Java programming language during this class, ages 13-18, 5-5:55 p.m., sign up by calling 721-2665.

6 Irish music session, 6-8:30 p.m.; Bottom Feeders, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 2078 E. Main St. No cover.

6 Beth Hunter McHugh signs her novel “The Actor,” 5:30 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com.

6 Opening reception, 5-8 p.m., The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Featuring “Sunburst Wildflowers,” photography by Steve Slocomb. 543-6393, missoulaartistsshop.com.

6 Opening reception, 5-8 p.m., 4 Ravens Gallery, 248 N. Higgins Ave. Featuring “Ethereal Expressions: Montana Landscapes,” oil paintings by Whitefish artist Barbara Candelaria. 317-1543, 4ravensgallery@gmail.com.

4 11th annual Labor Film Festival, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. “Montana Death Trains,” 6 p.m. “Schoolidarity,” 7 p.m. Visit Missoula Labor Film Festival Facebook page.

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Featuring Holly Andres’ exhibit “The Homecoming.” Gallery talk, 7 p.m. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org.

4 “Optical Illusion” drawing class, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. Explore symmetry and 3-point perspective. Once you know the rules you can alter, flex, and bend them in order to create a dynamic piece art artwork that will capture the viewer’s eye and holds it! $5 members. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Clyde Coffee, 610 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring the best comic strips from Missoula Independent’s third annual “Comix Issue.”

4 Samuel Western reads and signs “Canyons,” 7 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com.

4-8, 11-15 Community Theatre presents “Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical,” MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. For tickets and times, call 7287529 or visit MCTinc.org.

5 Nate Vernon of Wartime Blues, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 5 John Howard’s Homegrown Comedy open mic, sign up, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 5 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities, 10:30 a.m.; Computer Electronics in the MakerSpace, 3-6 p.m.; “Feel Better Fast: Stress Management,” part of Mental Health

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Betty’s Divine, 509 S. Higgins Ave Featuring “Iconic Women’s Portrait Series” by Kristina Cyr. ., 721-4777, bettysdivine.com.

6 Live body art by Adeline Pepin, Change the Vibration acoustic ham and face painting by Jennifer Edwards, 6-9 p.m., Sound Healing, 127 N. Higgins Ave. 5498901.

6 First Friday reception, 5-9 p.m., Gallery 709 inside Montana Art and Framing, 709 Ronan St. Featuring “Liquid Acrylics in Action” by local artist Nancy Seiler.

541-7100, montanaart.com.

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Radius Gallery, 114 E. Main St. Featuring “Surface and Substance: Intersections in Clay” and “There is Always More Paper” by ladypajama. 541-7070, radiusgallery.com.

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Bernice’s Bakery, 190 S. Third St. W. Featuring new works by Linda Browning featuring portrait, animals and flowers watercolor and oil paintings. 728-1358.

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6-7 Crawford Brothers, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

6-7 MCT’s biennial rummage sale, noon-5 pm. Friday and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, MCT Center for the performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Huge and eclectic variety of goods from vintage clothing and unique costumes in children and adult sizes, furniture pieces, jewelry, musical instruments, fabric remnants, props, decorations and more. 728-7529.

7 Danica Winters signs “Smoke and Ashes,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com.

7 Jacob Cummings, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 7 A Day for Mothers and Daughters, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., The Women’s Cub Health and Fitness Center, 2105 Bow St. Take a Zumba class, sample All Around Yoga, use the pool, steam rooms or sauna. Free and open to the public; ages 10 and up. 728-4410, thewomensclub. com.

7 Rocky Mountain Poultry Association Sanctioned Poultry Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Missoula Agricultural Center, 3601 South Ave. W. Free entry. Missoula County FFA sale of bedding plants and started pullet; raffle; show quality chicks and breeding chickens for sale plus youth activities. 273-4645.

7 Missoula Figure Skating Club presents “True Colors Showcase on Ice,” 6:30 p.m., Glacier Ice Rink. This annual ice show features solo and group performances

by Missoula Figure Skating Club members and some special guests. Come watch our skaters bring the ice to life with jumps, spins, and, yes….a bit of color!

Admission is $8 for anyone 13 years and older, $5 for children 12 years and under or $20 for a family of four.

7 Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, 8-11 p.m., Union Hall, 208 E. Main St. Music by Out of Wood; caller Morna Leonard. $6 members; $9 non-members. Missoulafolk. org.

7 Zeppo MT, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 2078 E. Main St. No cover.

7 24th Annual Garden City BrewFest, noon-8 p.m., Caras Park. 75+ local and regional taps. Must be 21 and over to taste beers. $12 to taste beers (includes commemorative glass and 2 tokens); additional tokens 2 for $3. Live music and food vendors. missouladowntown.com.

7 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Family Storytime - stories for children of all ages and caregivers, 11 a.m.; Computer Programming Through Minecraft Makerspace class, 1-2:30 p.m., ages 8-13, space limited. Call 721-2665 to sign-up.

8 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages and caregivers, 2 p.m.; Literary Trivia-In partnership with Zootown Brew, MPL has created a family-friendly trivia night called “Literary Trivia.” It runs from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at Zootown Brew, 121 W. Broadway, and trivia questions will be based on literature or related aspects. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

8 The Ed Norton Big Band, 6 p.m., Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier Drive. $8.

8 John Adam Smith, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave.

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9 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open Hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Brown Bag Book Club, noon-1 p.m., patrons can bring their lunch, talk about the book they’re currently reading, or discuss a favorite read. Discussion can also touch on literary themes, iconic characters, parallels to current events, and other issues; Computer Electronics in the MakerSpace, 3-6 p.m.; “Beginning Word” computer class, 6-7 p.m., registration required by calling 721-BOOK; “Grief in Communities: Supporting Ourselves, Supporting One Another” as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, 6-8 p.m.

9 Opening reception, 5-7 p.m., Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Meloy and Paxson galleries, PAR/TV Center, University of Montana. Featuring “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare,” a complete collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays published in 1623. 243-2019, umt.edu/montanamuseum.

9 “Shakespeare at the Movies,” 7:30 p.m., Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring Kenneth Branagh’s 1966 production of “Hamlet.” Tickets $5 youth, $7 students and seniors, $8 adults. Theroxytheater.org.

9 Russ Nasset (honky tonk blues), 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 10 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Big Sky Branch’s “Stress Less Coloring and Zentangle” program, all color sheets, crayons, and colored pencils will be provided, and all ages are welcome, 3:30 p.m.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO Club, -4-6 p.m.; Community Creative Writing Workshop: in the MakerSpace, open, drop-in environment focusing on creative writing workshop process, 6-7:30 p.m.; System Check! The Official MPL Gamers Club for ages 13-19, play on Wii, Xbox 360 in the YA department, 6:30 p.m.; 2nd Tuesday MPL Book Group discusses “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates in the Board Room, 7 p.m.

11 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; “My iPad” computer class, 12:30-1:30 p.m., registration required by calling 721-BOOK; Afternoon Matinee at Missoula Main, free film, classics and recent features,

2 p.m., Large Meeting Room; Middle School Writers’ Group, for grades 6-9, share your poems, stories and novels, get and give feedback, and play with words– and enjoy some after-school snacks, 3:30 p.m.; jewelry making workshop in the MakerSpace, instruction on basic techniques is available, find new projects, enjoy a collaborative workshop atmosphere with MakerSpace mentor Irene Pritsak, 6-7:30 p.m.; 2nd Wednesday Book Group discusses “At Play in the Fields of the Lord” by Peter Matthiessen in the Board Room, 7 p.m.

11 Glass Fusing orientation class, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Class covers the basics of glass from how the kilning process works to slumping, fusing, mold-making, and glass aftercare.

Once you have attended this fun night of glass fusing you’re welcome to come in anytime and work in the glass fusing studio. $20, $15 members plus cost of glass. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

11 Donkey Basketball, 7 p.m., Arlee High School.

Fundraiser for National Honor Society. $8 adults, $6 students, $4 grades kindergarten-sixth in advance at the high school office, 726-3216; $1 more at the door.

11 Missoula Quilters Guild, 7 p.m, Guest House Inn, 3803 Brooks St. 12 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Computer Electronics in the MakerSpace, 3-6 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to age 12, 3:30- 5 p.m.

12 Dusk, 8 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

12 The Nth Power, Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. thenthpowermusic.com.

12 John Floridis, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 12 LUNAFEST, a nationally touring film festiva that showcases short films by, for and about women, 7 p.m., Wilma Theater. Tickets $10 in advance at ywcaofmissoula.org or $15 at the door.

13 First Conceptual Mixed Media Show gallery opening, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Conceptual Mixed Media is a class at Hellgate High School that focuses on combining numerous media and thought. This collection of work explores the dynamic relationships that are accomplished through mixed media. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

13 Silk-Screening Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Come in with a blank shirt, tote bag, or scarf and leave with one of the house designs printed anywhere of your choosing! Free; donations accepted. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

13 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime - stories for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; watercolor painting class, drop-in class, featuring an individual approach for skill, and a group focus for subject and compositional techniques, ages 18 and up, noon-2 p.m.; Yarns @ the Library, open fiber-arts craft group, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers’ Group for writers and aspiring writers ages 16-19, share your words, talk about everything under the sun, do fun writing exercises, and eat food, 3:30 p.m.; Intro to Java Programming for Teens, get hands on experience learning the Java programming language, 5-5:55 p.m.

Sign up by calling 721-BOOK . World-Wide Cinema,

free foreign film, “Second Coming” from the United Kingdom, 7 p.m.

13 Third annual PromCommon “Horror Prom,” 6-11 p.m., VonCommon, 100 Johnson No. 7. A visual art group show, ‘formal,’ music concert and performance art events featuring over 20 artists, musicians and performers interpreting “horror” in different ways. Free; all ages. 493—6855, Voncommonstudios.com.

13-14 Ryan Larsen Band, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

13 Irish music session, 6-8:30 p.m.; Russ Nasset and the Revelators, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 2078 E. Main St. No cover.

14 Cash for Junkers, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 2078 E. Main St. No cover.

14 Saturday Family Art Workshop: “Folded Origami Accordion Books” with Susie Risho, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. 7280447, missoulaartmuseum.org.

14 Keema & The Keepsakes, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 14 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Special Storytime featuring Sentinel High School students performing plays with scripts created from books including “The Deductive Detective,” “Rainbow Fish,” and “Schnitzel von Krumm,” 11 a.m.; Computer Programming Through Minecraft Makerspace class, 1-2:30 p.m., ages 8-13, space limited. Call 721-BOOK to sign up.

15 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m.

15 Carla Green Jazz Trio, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 16 Shakespeare at the Movies,” 7:30 p.m., Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring Baz Lurman’s production of “Romeo + Juliet.” Tickets $5 youth, $7 students and seniors, $8 adults. Theroxytheater.org.

16 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: “Beginning QuickBooks,” free course taught by Jamie Ballas of Anderson Zurmuehlen Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors. The class will be taught in a lecture style format with an hour break for lunch. Also includes free manuals for attendees, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Register online through missoulapubliclibrary.org or by calling us at 721-BOOK. Open Hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Computer Electronics in the MakerSpace, 3-6 p.m.; “Intro to Email” computer class, 6-7 p.m., registration required by calling 7212665.

16 Cash for Junkers with Tyler Roady, Jeff Turnman, Nate Behil and John Rosett, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 17 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open Hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Young Adult Volunteer orientation, learn about ways to volunteer, play some games to learn new skills, and eat chocolate, open to ages 13-19, 3:30 p.m.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO Club, -4-6 p.m.; Lolo Branch reading activity, ages 3-6,

children must be accompanied by a parent, 4:15-5 p.m. Call 273-0451, ext. 211 for additional information.

Community Creative Writing Workshop, open, drop-in environment focusing on creative writing workshop process, 6-7:30 p.m.; System Check! The Official MPL Gamers Club for ages 13-19, play on Wii, Xbox 360 in the YA department, 6:30 p.m.; Community Game Night Learn a game or play one from MPL’s collection, gamers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

18 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; “Discovering MPL Databases” computer Class, 12:301:30 p.m., registration required by calling 721-BOOK; Middle School Writers’ Group, grades 6-9, share your poems, stories, and novels, get and give feedback, and play with words, 3:30 p.m.; jewelry making workshop in the MakerSpace, 6-7:30 p.m.; “Crisis Intervention Teams in Montana: Creating Effective Partnerships,” part of Mental Health Awareness Month, 6-8 p.m.

18 Russell Rowland reads and signs “Fifty Six Counties,” 7 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com.

18 “Paint N’ Pour,” 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Allow us to pour you a glass of wine, load up your pallet, and instruct you on how to paint your own personal masterpiece. No painting experience required. Canvases, paint, wine, and laughter all provided! $25, $20 members. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

19 “Inspire. Connect. Create.” 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Want to work on your own artwork but have trouble holding yourself accountable? Or maybe you simply want to have fun creating and get ideas from others. The ZACC hosts a drop-in art class for individuals to come and work on their own unique projects in community every third Thursday of the month. Get feedback, if you want it.

Have laughs and enjoy art in a community setting. We will share what our art needs are and try our best to accomplish our art goals together. $5 members. 5497555, zootownarts.org.

19 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Computer Electronics in the MakerSpace, 3-6 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to age 12, 3:30-5 p.m.; Frenchtown Branch Book Club discusses “Bluest Eyes” by Toni Morrison, 5:45 p.m., call 626-2730 for more information.

19 Mudslide Charley, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 19 “The First Folio: What It Meant, What It Means” by Linda Woodbridge, 7 p.m., PAR/TV Center, Montana Theatre, UM. Focus is on the importance of the Folio for the preservation of Shakespeare’s works and what printed plays meant to Shakespeare’s fans in his own time. Free and open to the public. 243-2019.

19 Kaleidescope Entertainment dance party, 8 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

20 ShoDown, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

20 Boys Rock Camp Performance, 6 p.m., The Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. For the last six weeks our Boys Rock Camp, featuring young rockers ages 8 to 15, have formed three bands. They wrote their own songs, learned to play their instruments, and now perform it live. Free. 549-7555,

May 2016 zootownarts.org.

20 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime - stories for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; watercolor painting class, for any level, featuring an individual approach for skill, and a group focus for subject and compositional techniques. Open to those ages 18 and up, noon-2 p.m.; Yarns @ the Library open fiber-arts craft group, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers’ Group for writers and aspiring writers ages 16-19, share your words, talk about everything under the sun, do fun writing exercises, and eat food, 3:30 p.m.; Intro to Java Programming for Teens, get hands on experience learning the Java programming language, 5-5:55 p.m., sign up by calling 721-BOOK; Cheap Date Night, free feature film, 7 p.m.

20 Irish music session, 6-8:30 p.m.; Mudslide Charley, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 2078 E. Main St. No cover.

21 Tom Catmull and Radio Static, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 2078 E. Main St. No cover.

21 Good Ol’ Fashioned, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 21 Writing Workshop for Youth, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., PAR/TV Center Meloy and Paxson Galleries, UM. The Missoula Writing Collaborative invites western Montana youth to attend the free workshop, which will use the Folio as a creative launch. Space is limited to 25 participants ages 9-12. Email missoulawriting@gmail.com to register.

21 406, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

21 Doll, Toy, Teddy Bear and Miniature Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ruby’s Inn and Convention Center, 4825 N. Reserve St. $5 adults, children under age 6 free.

Dollshowusa.com. Presented by the Bitterroot Blizzard Doll Club of the Bitterroot Valley and the Shining Mountain Doll Club of Kalispell.

21 Unplug and Play kick-off event, 1-4 p.m., McCormick Park. Over 30 outside activities; play with UM Griz athletes on the obstacle course, run in a game of soccer or lacoasse, dance, ropes course and more.

21 “Color Woodcuts” with Gesine Janzen, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $60/65. Adults and teens will produce color reduction woodcuts from a single block. Using a process that starts with drawing, carving, layering on color, and then printing, you will repeat the cycle, each time carving more away from the block and layering on consecutive colors until the image is complete. Artists often begin with pale shades and end with the darkest colors printed last. This can be a very spontaneous and effective way to build an image. Scholarships are available for classes and workshops! Call Renee at 728-0447 or email reneet@ missoulaartmuseum.org.

21 Walk MS Missoula, McCormick Park. opportunity for people living with MS and those who care about them to connect, join together, be inspired and raise critical funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Northwest Chapter. To register, to volunteer or for more information, visit main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/ Walk/WASWalkEvents?pg=entry&fr_id=27561.

21 Five Valleys Land Trust’s 22nd annual banquet and auction, 5:30 p.m., UC Ballroom, UM. Tickets $55; table of ten $550. Celebrating over 40 years of protecting and preserving westner Montana’s natural legacy. Evening includes dinner, live and silent auctions and music by Tom Catmull. Call 549-0755 or visit fvlt.org.

21 CS Porter Tri-M Honor Music Society presents “Cars, Crafts & Concertos” a fundraiser to support the CS Porter Middle School Music Department. Featuring hot cars, cool crafts, food trucks, raffle, and performances by the CS Porter Music Department. 728-2400, ext.

4683, cars.crafts.concertos@gmail.com.

21 Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, 8011 p.m., Union Hall, 208 E. Main St. Music by Skippin; caller Julie Kahl. $6 members; $9 non-members. Missoulafolk.org.

21 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m.; Computer Programming Through Minecraft Makerspace class, 1-2:30 p.m., ages 8-13, space limited, call 721-BOOK to sign up .

22 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m.

22 Mike Murray, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 23 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open Hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Computer Electronics in the MakerSpace, 3-6 p.m; “Internet Searching” computer class, 6-7 p.m., registration required by calling 721-BOOK; QPR Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention training as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, 6-8 p.m.

23 The John Floridis Trio with John Sporman, stand up bass and Ed Stalling, drums, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 23 Shakespeare at the Movies,” 7:30 p.m., Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring Joss Whedon’s “Muich Ado About Nothing.” Tickets $5 youth, $7 students and seniors, $8 adults. Theroxytheater.org.

24 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open Hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO Club, 4-6 p.m.; Lolo Branch reading activity, ages 3-6, must be accompanied by a parent, 4:15-5 p.m.

Call 273-0451, ext. 211 for additional information; Community Creative Writing Workshop in the MakerSpace, drop-in environment focusing on creative writing workshop process, 6-7:30 p.m.; System Check!

The Official MPL Gamers Club for ages 13-19, play on Wii, Xbox 360 in the YA department, 6:30 p.m.

25 Special MOLLI session on Shakespeare’s First Folio, 3 p.m., The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, UM. For lifelong learners age 50 or older. The panel will feature Linda Woodbridge, UM English Professor Ashby Kinch and conservation professional and owner of The Vespiary Book Restoration and Bindery Audra Loyal.

MOLLI members can register by calling 243-2905 or by emailing molli@umontana.edu.

25 Bob Ross Night, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Bring on your Bob Ross wigs, impressions, and appreciation for our monthly Bob Ross Night! Participants will be inspired to paint happy little trees as we watch a Bob Ross video and follow along while drinking wine and having fun in our gallery. $25, $20 members, covers all your materials, supplies, and canvas. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

25 Group Book Discussion of “The Millionaire and the

Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio” by Andrea Mays, 7 p.m., Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free and open to the public.

25 Volunteer party, 5-6:30 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. MAM has the greatest volunteers in town! We would like to thank you for your energy, time, and enthusiasm for another great year at the museum.

RSVP to alison@missoulaartmuseum.org or 728-0447.

25 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; “Excel” computer class, 12:30-1:30 p.m., registration required by calling 721-BOOK; Afternoon Matinee at Missoula Main, free film, classics and recent features, 2 p.m.; Middle School Writers’ Group, grades 6-9 can share your poems, stories, and novels, get and give feedback, and play with words–and enjoy some afterschool snacks, 3:30 p.m.; jewelry making workshop in the MakerSpace, instruction on basic techniques is available, find new projects, enjoy a collaborative workshop atmosphere with MakerSpace mentor Irene Pritsak, 6-7:30 p.m.

26 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Computer Electronics in the MakerSpace, 3-6 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to age 12, 3:30-5 p.m.

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27 Kutt Calhoun, Whitney Peyton, Sincerely Collins, 10 p.m., Monk’s, 225 Ryman St. Tikcets $10 in advance, $12 day of show, available at 1111presents.com, Rockin’ Rudy’s or at 877-987-6487.

28 Joan Zen, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 2078 E. Main St. No cover.

28 Country Boogie Boys, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

28 Nature Journaling Series, “Rocks” with Nancy Seiler, 1-4 p.m., 330 Brooks St. $50. To register, visit nancyseiler.com or call 370-1254.

28 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m.; Computer Programming Through Minecraft Makerspace class, 1-2:30 p.m., ages 8-13, space limited, call 721-BOOK to sign up.

28 Nick Wagenman, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 29 Luna Blue, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 29 Montana Old Time Fiddlers, 1-5 p.m., The Jack, Graves Creek Road, Lolo.

30 Memorial Day Memory Box workshop with Nancy Seiler, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 330 Brooks St. $25. To register, visit nancyseiler.com or call 370-1254.

27 Highway 93, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

31 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Open hours in the MakerSpace allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO Club, 4-6 p.m.; Lolo Branch reading activity, ages 3-6, must be accompanied by a parent, 4:15-5 p.m.

Call 273-0451, ext. 211 for additional information; Community Creative Writing Workshop, open, drop-in environment focusing on creative writing workshop process, 6-7:30 p.m.; System Check! The Official MPL Gamers Club for ages 13-19, play on Wii, Xbox 360 in the YA department, 6:30 p.m.

27 Irish music session, 6-8:30 p.m.; Josh Farmer Band, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 2078 E. Main St. No cover.

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27 Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org: Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the Large Meeting Room, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime - stories for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; watercolor painting class, drop-in class for any level, featuring an individual approach for skill, and a group focus for subject and compositional techniques, . noon-2 p.m.; Yarns @ the Library, open fiber-arts craft group, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers’ Group for writers and aspiring writers ages 16-19, share your words, talk about everything under the sun, do fun writing exercises, and eat food, 3:30 p.m.; Intro to Java Programming for Teens, hands on experience learning the Java programming language during this class, 5-5:55 p.m., space limited, sign up by calling 721-2665.

2 Troublesome, 8 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

26 Russ Nasset, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 26 Lecture: “Shakespeare, Jonson and Literary Immortality” presented by UM English Professor John Hunt, 7-8:30 p.m., PAR/TV Center, Montana Theatre, UM. Hunt will use the Folio to illustrate status and practices of writers in early modern England, attitudes toward literary immortality found in Shakespeare’s and Ben Jonson’s works, and the ongoing cultural project of identifying Shakespeare as the greatest of English writers and remaking him in the image of later times.

Free and open to the public. 243-2019.

26 Highway 93, 8 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.

3 Christine Carbo reads and signs “Mortal Fall,” 5:30 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com.

3-4 Mountain Mixer “Dancing Through the Ages,” Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 2 ½ miles west of Lolo on Highway 12. Potluck, 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday. Caller Richard Lane; cuer Gene Krueger. 239-6732, 273-0652.

4 Matt Prescott signs “Temperance,” A Thousand Yesterdays,” “The Gunfighter Cincinnati,” 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com.

4 Nature Journaling Series, “Lakes and Creeks” with Nancy Seiler, 1-4 p.m., 330 Brooks St. $50. To register, visit nancyseiler.com or call 370-1254.

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whitewater festival May 28-29 downtown bigfork

To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month APRIL 29 Li’l Gladys, 6 p.m., 101 Main Restaurant at the Lake Bar, Highway 93, Polson.

29-30 “Death by Chocolate,” 7-10 p.m., Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tickets $55, $100 for two. Guests become crime-solvers when a murder occurs at the mansion amidst wine, hors d’oeuvres, music and chocolate desserts. Join a cast of Hollywood A-listers at the “Ocean’s 11” Wrap Party, circa 1960. (406) 755-2166, conradmansion.com.

29-May 1 Rendezvous Days, Lake Koocanusa Arena, Eureka. The family-fun weekend includes contests and games, a parade, mud bog races and live music. (406) 889-4636.

30 Mission Valley Trades Fair and Business Expo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Polson High School.

Presented by Anderson Broadcasting, the annual event offers over 100 vendors with food, fun and information. (406) 883-5255, andersonbroadcasting.com.

30 Red Wine and Chocolate, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mission Mountain Winery, 82420 U.S. Highway 93, Dayton. Free. Try the most recent international gold medal winning red wines, 2009 Merlot Reserve and 2010 Monster Red, along with 2009 Syrah, 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2006 Pinot Noir. (406) 8495524 or 270-5448.

30 Glacier Symphony presents “Master Cellist and Ravel,” 7:30 p.m., Flathead High School Performance Hall, 644 Fourth Ave. W., Kalispell. Tickets $10-$34. The American Mix season concludes with master cellist Robert deMaine, principal cellist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, in a repertoire that includes Herbert’s “Cello Concerto No. 2,”

Korngold’s “Cello Concerto in C” and Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloe Suites.” (406) 407-7000, gscmusic.org.

30-May 1 Fort Connah Trading Post spring open house and rendezvous, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 71450 U.S. Highway 93 N., St. Ignatius. See the 1846 Hudson’s Bay trading post come to life with demonstrations of fur-trade era activities, crafts and kids’ games. Chuckwagon barbecue, baked goods, beer and wine are available. (406) 745-4336.

MAY 1 Glacier Symphony presents “Master Cellist and Ravel,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Flathead High School Performance Hall, 644 Fourth Ave. W., Kalispell. Tickets $10-$34. The American Mix season concludes with master cellist Robert deMaine, principal cellist with the Los

Angeles Philharmonic, in a repertoire that includes Herbert’s “Cello Concerto No. 2,” Korngold’s “Cello Concerto in C” and Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloe Suites.” (406) 407-7000, gscmusic.org.

1 Helping Hands Fund spring music festival, 4 p.m., Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1002 Fourth Ave. E., Polson.

Spaghetti feed to follow. Polson Ministerial Association, (406) 883-4160.

3 Barton & Caselli, 6 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson.

4 Project Whitefish Wine and Food Fest, 4-6 p.m., Grouse Mountain Lodge, 2 Fairway Drive, Whitefish. Tickets $60. Fundraiser for Whitefish Theatre Co. and Project Whitefish Kids features wine and food tastings and silent and live auctions. Proceeds benefit Flathead Valley youth through sports and the performing arts. (406) 862-5371,

May 2016 whitefishtheatreco.org.

4 WOW Wednesday at Vine & Tap, Main Street, Polson.

5 Community Bird Festival, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Joe McDonald Athletic Complex, Salish and Kootenai College, Pablo. Event celebrates the return of spring and the 350 different species of birds on the Flathead Indian Reservation with art vendors, games, crafts, live birds, films, and avian-related presentations. (406) 675-2700, nrd.csktribes.org/wildlife/publicoutreach/birdday.

5 Reception: Student spring show and ice cream social, 6-9 p.m. Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave., Whitefish. Students share their creations through May 29. The opening coincides with the first Gallery Night of the season. (406) 862-5929, stumptownartstudio.org.

5 Harlem Ambassadors vs. Rotary All-Starts, 7 p.m., Glacier High School, Kalispell. Tickets on sale at UPS/Kalispell, Snappy Sport Senter and at the door.

5 Cinco De Mayo at Lake Bar, Polson.

5-7 “10-Minute Play Festival, 7 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, Flathead Valley Community College Arts and Technology Building, 777 Grandview Drive, Kalispell. Free. Twelve original 10-minute plays selected from over 900 submissions is cast and directed by a different FVCC Mask and Hammer Club member.

6 Reception: Spring Members Show, 5-7 p.m., Bigfork Art & Cultural Center, 525 Electric Ave. On view through May 28. (406) 8376927.

6 John Dunnigan, 8-11 p.m., Marina Cay Resort, Bigfork.

6 Band in Motion, 8:30 p.m., Ninepipes Lodge/ Allentown Restaurant, Highway 93 south of Ronan.

6 Sid and Gary at Lake Bar, Polson.

7 Musicians Gone But Not Forgotten Benefit Jam, 6 p.m., Polson VFW Lodge, 423 Main St. Annual music-fueled benefit pays tribute to local players who have gone on to the big gig in the sky. Performers this year include JimNi, Ageless, My True Freedom and members of Hot Flash Blues.

7 Valley Voices Community Choir presents “An American Tribute,” 7 p.m., Flathead High School auditorium, 644 Fourth Ave. W., Kalispell. Free. (406) 885-7367.

7-8 Northwest Ballet Co. presents “Alice in Wonderland,” 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $15-$20. The Mother’s Day weekend tradition is a treat for the entire family with classical and contemporary ballet dancing, eclectic music, entertaining storytelling, whimsical costumes and fun characters. (406) 7550760, northwestballet.com.

7-8 Spartan race: Montana Beast and Sprint Weekend, Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork. spartan.com.

7-8 Black Curtain Theatre presents “Disgraced,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central

Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $8-$10. Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Disgraced” is the story of a successful Pakistani-American lawyer, married to a white artist influenced by Islamic imagery.

When they host a dinner party, what begins as polite table conversation explodes, leaving everyone’s relationships and beliefs about race and identity in shards. (406) 862-5371, whitefishtheatreco.org.

7 Bibler Home and Gardens Spring weekend tours, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 360 Lake Hills Drive, Kalispell. Tickets $15, $5 for children.

(406) 756-3632, biblergardens.org.

8 Mother’s Day Brunch, 11 a.m., Bibler Home and Gardens, 360 Lake Hills Drive, Kalispell.

Tickets $60, $110 for couples; must be purchased in advance. (406) 756-3632, biblergardens.org.

8 Mother’s Day Brunch at Lake Bar/101 Main Restaurant, Polson.

11 Bob Starkel Karaoke, 6 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson.

11 WOW Wednesday at Vine & Tap, Main Street, Polson.

13 Old Sap CD release party, 8 p.m., The Raven, Woods Bay, Bigfork.

13 Halladay Quist at Marina Cay, Bigfork.

13 Crown of the Continent Choir and Headwaters Ensemble, 6 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Free, but donations accepted.

(406) 756-7641, crownchoir.org.

13-28 “Church Basement Ladies,” 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays, Bigfork Summer Playhouse. Tickets $17-$26. From the senior matriarch of the kitchen to the bride-to-be learning to arrange things in proper order, everyone will recognize the humorous and down-to-earth characters. Add a little romantic stir for the new pastor and the outcome is heavenly entertainment. (406) 837-4886, bigforksummerplayhouse.com.

14 Yellow Bay Cherry Blossom Festival, 10 a.m.4 p.m., Yellow Bay Community Club House, Highway 35 mile marker 18. Free. Enjoy food, live music, a bake sale and local crafts. (406) 982-3064.

14 Workshop: “Introduction to Precious Metal Clay” with Dona Miller, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery, 306 Main St., Polson. Cost $35. (406) 883-5956, sandpiperartgallery.com.

14 Bibler Home and Gardens Spring weekend tours, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 360 Lake Hills Drive, Kalispell. Tickets $15, $5 for children.

Special viewing of Persian tapestries offered during 1:30 p.m. tour for $20, adults only.

(406) 756-3632, biblergardens.org.

14 Tasting fees waived for mom on Mother’s Day at Mission Mountain Winery, Highway 93, Dayton. (406) 849-5524 or 270-5448.

14 Opening day with Mother’s Day brunch and dinner, Laughing Horse Lodge, Bigfork. (406) 886-2080.

14 Flip Side at Lake Bar, Polson.

14-21 Feast Whitefish includes eight nights of unique culinary experiences, beginning

with a Distillers Fest that blends spirits and appetizers on opening night at Grouse Mountain Lodge. A series of six intimate mid-week dinners features multi-chef collaborations paired with Montana-made beers and spirits and California wines.

The week ends May 21 with a Truck Food Festival at Depot Park. (406) 862-3501, whitefishchamber.org.

15 Bibler Home and Gardens Spring weekend tours, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 360 Lake Hills Drive, Kalispell. Tickets $15, $5 for children.

(406) 756-3632, biblergardens.org.

17 Workshop: “Ocean Scene in Pastel” with Julie Christopher, 1-5 p.m., Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery, 306 Main St., Polson. Cost $75. (406) 883-5956, sandpiperartgallery.com.

17 Norwegian Constitution Day at Lake Bar, Polson.

18 WOW Wednesday at Vine & Tap, Main Street, Polson.

19 Open mic at Lake Bar, Highway 93, Polson.

19 Women 4 Wellness, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo.

20 Tana Bockman Memorial Golf for the Griz Tournament, 11 a.m. shotgun start fourperson scramble, Mission Mountain Golf Course, Ronan.

20 The Flathead V-8s, 8:30 p.m., The Raven, Woods Bay, Bigfork.

20 Kevin Van Dort, 8 p.m., Marina Cay, Bigfork.

21 Workshop: “Beyond the Basics of Precious Metal Clay” with Dona Miller, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery, 306 Main St., Polson. Cost $155, which includes $65 kit fee. (406) 883-5956, sandpiperartgallery. com.

21 SMEG Motorcycle Show, noon-7 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds, 265 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sixth annual Serious Motorcycle Enthusiasts Groups event features the newest models and custom bikes plus vendors, artisans, live music, rider games and more. Proceeds support the Veterans Food Pantry. (406) 758-5810.

21 Bigfork Spring Art Walk, 4-7 p.m.

20-22 Port Polson Players present “Meet John Doe,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.

Sunday, John Dowdall Theatre, Polson. A cast of 20 is featured in this “dramady” about loving your neighbor in spite of political corruption. (406) 883-9212.

21 Eagle Valley Amish Auction, 9 a.m., Meadowlark Log Homes across from the airport on Farm to Market Road in Libby.

Items for sale include handcrafted log homes, log cabins, log pavilions, log pergolas, quilts, rugs, handcrafts, wood indoor and outdoor furniture and more. Food includes baked goods, charcoal-roasted barbecue chicken, homemade pies, ice cream and more. 800850-8554, meadowlarkloghomes.com/about/ amish-auction.

21 Greg Grant in concert, 7 p.m., Lincoln County High School auditorium, Eureka. Tickets $7 at the door.

24 Bob Starkel Karaoke, 6 p.m., East Shore

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25 WOW Wednesday at Vine & Tap, Main Street, Polson.

25-28 “Red Herring” Cabaret Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $20, $10 Wednesday for preview night. Michael Hollinger’s spoof of film noir detective movies has five interlocking plots – spy story, murder mystery and three love stories. As the knots of the three convoluted relationships tie and fray, the plot-crossed lovers bumble and strategize their way to solve the mystery, eventually unraveling their trysts amidst riotous, inescapable tangles. (406) 8625371, whitefishtheatreco.org.

26 “WWII in Color,” 6:30 p.m., Miracle of America Museum, Polson. Donations welcome. In remembrance of Armed Forces Day, the museum will show digitally restored film of actual footage of the war and, time permitting, offer a museum tour of artifacts.

(406) 883-6264.

27 Pinkham Jam, 8:30 p.m., The Raven, Woods Bay, Bigfork.

27-28 Man and a Box, 8 p.m., Marina Cay, Bigfork.

27-29 Port Polson Players present “Meet John Doe,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.

Sunday, John Dowdall Theatre, Polson. A cast of 20 is featured in this “dramady” about loving your neighbor in spite of political corruption. (406) 883-9212.

28 Muscat Madness, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mission Mountain Winery, Highway 93, Dayton. Free.

Sample Muscat Canelli, Nouveaux Riche, Late Harvest Muscat and a Muscat Cream Sherry.

(406) 849-5524 or 270-5448.

28-29 Whitewater Festival Kayaking Races, downtown Bigfork. The frothy Wild Mile of the Swan River attracts whitewater enthusiasts for a variety of contests. Saturday brings the lower slalom and expert slalom, and Sunday features kayak and raft races and a triathlon.

Stand-up paddleboard demonstrations are on tap both days at the Bigfork Bay dock. (406) 837-5888, bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com.

28-30 Memorial Day Flea Market, daylight to dusk, St. Regis Community Park. Montana’s largest outdoor flea market features more than 170 vendors selling a variety of wares.

Free shuttle. (406) 649-1304, stregismtflea. org.

JUNE 1 WOW Wednesday at Vine & Tap, Main Street, Polson.

2-4 “Red Herring” Cabaret Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday, O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $20. Michael Hollinger’s spoof of film noir detective movies has five interlocking plots – spy story, murder mystery and three love stories. As the knots of the three convoluted relationships tie and fray, the plot-crossed lovers bumble and strategize their way to solve the mystery, eventually unraveling their trysts amidst riotous, inescapable tangles. (406) 8625371, whitefishtheatreco.org.

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May

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To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month APRIL 30 Shindig for the Museum, 6-9 p.m., Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St. Tickets $15-$20. The benefit will offer live music, barbecue and a raffle. 363-3338, ravallimuseum.org.

30 Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Trio with Ron Meissner, Pete Hand and Micki Singer, 6-8 p.m., Bitter Root Brewing, 101 Marcus St., Hamilton.

MAY 6 Pie in the Big Sky Auction, 6:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain Bank, 220 Main St., Stevensville. Fundraiser for the Stevensville Main Street Association offers opportunities to bid for pies of all descriptions plus prize-package pies. 777-3773.

6 Reception: “Dear Mom,” 6 p.m., Ravalli County Museum and Historical Society, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. Tickets $15-$30.

Through July 1, Bitterroot Valley residents celebrate Bitterroot women through photographs, brief biographies, and messages submitted by their children. 363-3338, ravallimuseum.org.

7 Hamilton Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m., Ravalli County Museum lawn,

205 Bedford St. Opening day will feature a the May Fest Celebration of Our Children, which includes a cake walk at 9:30 a.m., music by the Singing Salamanders at 10:30 a.m., drawing for vendor gift certificates at 11 a.m., Emma’s House Bike Parade joining the market parade at 11:30 a.m. and May Pole dances at 11:45 a.m.

961-0004.

7 Mother’s Day Tea, noon, Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Highway, Hamilton. Tickets $20-$25. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for selfguided tours and a look at the new exhibit, a mosaic commissioned

by Marcus Daly of his famous racehorse, Tammany. Savor food and tea and enjoy music, raffles and party favors. 363-6004, ext. 2.

8 “Gift of a Song” concert presented by the Montana A Cappella Society, 3 p.m., Corvallis Methodist Church, corner of Eastside Highway and Cemetery Road. Free-will donation to benefit HEART (Hamilton Emergency Assistance Response Team) Ministries.

363-5778.

9 Youth Conservation & Education Expo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Teller Wildlife Refuge, 1180 Chaffin Lane, Corvallis. 531-4224, 546-5995 or 961-3507.

13-15 Stevensville Playhouse presents “Treasure Island,” 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 319 Main St. Tickets $10-$12.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story of adventure-seeking Jim Hawkins and the infamous hero-villain, Long John Silver, comes to life onstage in the hunt for treasure on the high sea. 777-2722, stevensvilleplayhouse.com.

14 Hamilton Downtown Association’s annual Wine Fest offers an elegant evening with wine, live jazz, and food available for purchase. Tickets are $20 each, available in advance at Chapter One Book Store, or at the door. 360-9124, hamiltondowntownassociation@gmail.com.

14-15 Bitterroot Gem & Mineral Society Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, First Interstate Center, Ravalli County Fairgrounds, Hamilton. Admission $2. Annual show and sale features jewelry, minerals, fossils and a dinosaur display. Rock identification and kids’ activities are also on tap. 381-7597.

16 Florence Civic Club spaghetti dinner, 5-7 p.m., Florence Fire Department. Free.

20 Boot, Scoot & Boogie fundraiser for SAFE, 6 p.m., First Interstate Center, Ravalli County Fairgrounds, Hamilton. Tickets $15-$80.

Evening includes music by Joan Zen, food , cash bar and auction to benefit victims of domestic violence. 363-2793, safeinthebitterroot. org.

20-21 Daly Mansion Rummage Sale, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 251 Eastside Highway, Hamilton. Find lightly used treasures at the bi-annual sale, including antique furniture, Christmas decorations, glassware and jewelry. Proceeds support the Daly Mansion Preservation Trust. 363-6004.

20-22 Stevensville Playhouse presents “Treasure Island,” 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 319 Main St. Tickets $10-$12.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story of adventure-seeking Jim Hawkins and the infamous hero-villain, Long John Silver, comes to life onstage in the hunt for treasure on the high sea. 777-2722, stevensvilleplayhouse.com.

21 “Paws for a Cause” fundraiser for the Bitter Root Humane Association, 7-9 p.m., Sapphire Lutheran Homes, Hamilton. Tickets $40. The dinner features guest speaker Diane Thomas-Rupert who will discuss planned giving, as well as a silent auction and 50-50 raffle. 363-5311.

27 Bitterroot Baroque Concert, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 600 S. Third St., Hamilton. Tickets $25 adults, $10 students. The concert presents a potpourri of French chamber music including works by François Couperin, Marin Marais, Jean Féry Rebel, Jean Baptiste Lully and Georg Philip Telemann. (314) 852-5099.

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THE SWAN DELIVERS

A midwife bravely faced Houston floods to reach a laboring mother by hitching a ride on a giant inflatable swan. As floodwaters rose, making the streets impassable, the pregnant mother-to-be noticed a neighbor floating by on an inflatable swan and asked if they could pick up her midwife to help deliver the baby. After some gentle navigation, the buoyant bird and passenger successfully made it in time to bring a healthy baby boy into the world. (Wichita Eagle)

PINING FOR THE FJORDS

Around

the Weird by rachel crisp philips

Ontario police responding to what they suspected to be a typical domestic dispute were surprised to find that an argument with a pet parrot was the source of the disturbance.

Prompted to the scene after neighbors reported what they believed to be a domestic dispute, officers arrived to overhear a man yelling, “I hope you die,” among other insults.

Upon entering the home, it was discovered that a pernicious pet parrot was the source of the anger and that the man in question had been drinking. No one, or bird, was harmed during the altercation. (CBC News)

MONKEY DON’T

A Chinese business tycoon, and photography enthusiast, was visiting a popular tourist attraction in the Henan Province when a wild monkey accidentally toppled a rock that struck him on the head, ultimately killing him. Despite being rushed immediately to a hospital, the injuries were too severe for survival. Although the tragedy has been classified as an accident, and the monkeys absolved of blame, the park is now closed for an investigation into the incident. (India Today)

PETTING PAID WITH PETS

A pet-store owner in Eugene, Oregon, is accused of paying for a prostitute with stolen money from the store, combined with Girl Scout cookie funds and an exotic monkey as a tip. The animal, cash, and a laptop computer has been reported stolen from the store, but were allegedly used to finance a transaction between the store’s owner and a lady friend of the night. Police investigations into the burglary revealed the misappropriations and the monkey is now safely at home in an animal sanctuary. (The Register-Guard)

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