Corridor May 2017

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2017 SUMMER lineup Music & festivals to hit the stage

Summertime at the theater Rodeo, rugby and a raging river

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SUMMER SOUNDTRACK. ALICE COOPER JUN 18

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SAMMY HAGAR AND THE CIRCLE JUN 30 SUBLIME WITH ROME & THE OFFSPRING JUL 6 DONNY & MARIE JUL 16 FLO RIDA JUL 20

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any people who read this magazine may not recognize the man in this picture as cooper sprunk, the 6’4” senior starting center on the offensive line for the montana grizzlies. it’s springtime in the garden city, and while he’s studying for finals and going through spring football drills, he still manages to make time for his girlfriend’s 3-year-old toy aussie, indigo. “this is probably her first time playing fetch in the river,” said sprunk, a Portland, oregon-area native, while the pup splashed in the clark Fork river at Jacobs island Bark Park.

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 Ashley Klein of people from across Missoula. To view more of Wilson’s work, visit CorridorMag.com.

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issoula is shaking off its winter coat just in time for festival season to heat up.

And heat up it will this spring and summer, with dozens of shows and events headed to western Montana over the next few months. I remember where I grew up the biggest “festival” was the county fair (don’t worry, I love the fair and we’ll focus a whole issue on that later this summer because, duh, vikings). When I first moved here I simply was infatuated with the peoples’ market.

Now, there’s so much more. Just this summer we’re getting a new outdoor amphitheater on the edge of town, along the river. And another space that already has held concerts and events for the past few years is getting a remodel. For those of us who aren’t musically inclined there are festivals for beer and festivals for food, and festivals for everything outside that and in between.

Love cars? Check out one of at least two shows in Missoula in the next few months. How about arts and crafts? The MADE Fair has you covered. Really, just about anything you could want seems to happen in downtown Missoula’s Caras Park this summer.

You will find me at the 41st annual MAGGOTFEST out at the if-you-haven’t-been-there-

yet-you-must-go-it’s-beautiful phase one of Fort Missoula Regional Park, where there will be both beer and food, probably some music and lots of rugby festivities. Later this month you likely will find me road-tripping to the Bigfork Whitewater Festival, where I know I can find great local food and brews while I watch some water competition. I’m already planning a weekend getaway to Philipsburg so I can catch all three of the shows put on by the Opera House Theatre and – you might have caught on that I’m a fan of food and beer – munch on some candy from the town’s famous shop and drink a rye pale ale or two.

I’m sure I’ll catch a few of the shows at the new KettleHouse Amphitheater and revamped Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater this summer, too; both have lineups for any music lover.

All of this talk of food and beer has intensified some cravings, so pick up our next issue at the end of June for a look at just that: western Montana’s expanding and delicious FOOD and BEER scene.

Don’t worry, I never could forget my Saturday mornings in downtown Missoula. I know this isn’t an all-encompassing list of everything that’s going on around western Montana. But I hope you find something in here that will help you spring into summer.

Ashley Klein, Editor

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Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo takes the reins at Polson Fairgrounds By una rose graham

odeo is a tradition throughout the U.S. – especially in the West. For cowboys and cowgirls, working on ranches, tending cattle and horses is a way of life.

Friendly competition out on the prairies and ranches eventually turned into an organized event called “rodeo,” which has been providing great entertainment for fans for decades. Many cities and towns in Montana hold annual rodeos, always drawing crowds that want to watch the excitement of competitors riding broncs and bulls or competing in the fastpaced timed events.

In 1940, the “Polson Roundup” first was held at the Polson Fairgrounds. This past summer, the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame gave Lester “Les” Powell Baldwin a Legacy Award for his role in creating the rodeo.

According to a biography on the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame website, “Local citizens volunteered their time to work alongside Les to construct an arena, grandstand, corrals, bucking chutes and a race track. Community persistence and dedication paid off and the first Polson Roundup was staged in the summer of 1940. During those early days the event was on the Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit that included Cheyenne Frontier Days, the Calgary Stampede and the Pendleton Roundup and as Les had envisioned cowboys and cowgirls that attended those well-known rodeos were also entering the Polson Roundup. Special entertainment attractions were added to the event including trick riding and roping. The Salish, Kootenai and Pend Oreille tribal members erected tipis near the arena to join with the festivities and big parades were held in downtown Polson to compliment the event.”

Baldwin died in 1978, but the legacy he helped to create lives on.

The Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo will be at the Polson Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday, June 23-24. This will be the 77th year of rodeo held at this Polson facility. Big Circle Rodeo from Circle will provide the livestock for this year’s event. Contestants will be competing for more than $10,000 of added money in bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, team roping, junior and senior barrel racing, tie-down roping, junior and senior breakway roping and bull riding.

Top rodeo contestants from Montana, surrounding states and Canada travel the Northern Rodeo Association circuit throughout the summer months in hopes of qualifying for the NRA Finals in Butte in October. NRA rodeos feature many family participants – dads, moms and kids all compete.

The thrills and spills kick off at 6:30 p.m. each night with youth events: mutton busting and mini bull riding. The NRA Rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m. and food and beverage concessions are available, along with a free non-food vendors fair. After Friday night’s performance, live music will be provided for everyone’s dancing and listening pleasure.

Tickets are available at the gate only and are $10 for adults 12 and over, $5 for children under 12, admission is free for children 3 and under.

For vendors fair information call Sharon at 406-261-2861. For general rodeo information call 406-883-1100.

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MAGGOTFEST at missoula’s newest regional park by ashley klein

a crowd watches as the Missoula Maggots play the HighwayMen Rugby Club during an opening match of MAGGOTFEST 2016.

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bigger and more cohesive Fort Missoula Regional Park is home to a bigger and potentially more competitive annual festival.

Back for its 41st year, the MAGGOTFEST rugby tournament will be the first large sports event to christen the space when it gets underway Thursday, May 18.

“It’s going to be great, full-sized pitches (fields) for everybody,” Jason Schmidt, a Missoula Maggots rugby player and MAGGOTFEST chair, said.

The 156-acre park, funded by a bond passed by Missoula County voters in 2014, held its grand opening celebration for Phase 1 on April 29. The western portion of the park is home to multi-use sport fields, trails, shelters, restrooms and more.

In the past, MAGGOTFEST games were spread out across Fort Missoula and sometimes even at Big Sky High School. This year will bring teams closer together, Schmidt said, because of the proximity of the fields.

“We’ll be running eight fields full-size,” he said, adding that having nice bathrooms and a truly centrally located “Maggot central” beer garden area will make it a whole different experience.

Missoula Parks and Recreation’s sports wellness recreation supervisor Ryan Yearous said the Bella Vista Pavilion, Maggot central’s home for the 2017 festival, has accessible restrooms and is set up for food trucks and vendors. Plans call for a staffed concessions stand in the second phase of the park’s opening, which is expected in 2018.

A lot of hype toward the park drove increased interest in the tournament, which will be held a few weeks later than usual to allow the new fields’ grass to fully take root.

Yearous said grass roots on the fields need to be 6 inches before Parks and Rec will allow tournament action on them. The last field planted last fall was the rugby premiere pitch, so it’ll be a late decision on whether that can be used during the festival. The Fort and Green Garden bowls will be open.

“It’s such a beautiful facility,” Yearous said, adding that he hopes it makes people want to respect the park.

Up 12 teams from years past, 48 teams, including an expanded old-boys division (for “elderly” gentlemen over the age of 35) and 12 women’s teams, will play in multiple social but still

competitive games throughout the weekend.

Schmidt said he expects the later tournament to draw more competitive teams (which in rugby are known as “sides”). By that time, most of the top teams across the country already will be knocked out of a USA Rugby national men’s league tournament, which could free them up to come to Missoula.

Rugby is what first draws teams to the pitch but the atmosphere at MAGGOTFEST is what keeps people coming.

“It’s a good way to spread social rugby,” Schmidt said, continuing, it’s “the right mix of competitiveness and fun, a lot of good competition but also a lot of teams come to party after they play.”

And party they plan to do. On Thursday afternoon and into the evening, each of the Missoula rugby teams (the Maggots, the Missoula Flies, the University of Montana Jesters and the Missoula Betterside) will take the pitch to kick off the weekend. The games are followed by a feed and “drinkup” sponsored by Big Sky Brewing Co. The festival atmosphere continues Friday throughout downtown Missoula, with a welcome event for teams at the Bodega and Monk’s bar complex. Expect to see many people out and about that evening in matching costumes, as the most-spirited team is awarded Sunday afternoon with the title of “Most Honored Side.”

The party doesn’t stop after the games Saturday.

“There’s a lot of hard rugby played,” Schmidt said. “People like to enjoy themselves, after and during.”

The infamous MAGGOTFEST Saturday night party will again take place at the Missoula County Fairground llama barn. A $20 cover charge will get anyone who’s over 21 in the gate with a cup for unlimited keg beer and festivities, including the opportunity to dance with scantily clad ruggers from across the country to the tunes of Missoula band Shakewell.

Spectators new and experienced are welcome to any and all events.

“Come enjoy it,” Schmidt said. “If you want to stay away from the party aspect and just learn the game of rugby, people on the sidelines are more than willing to explain the game to you.”

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Bitterroot Ford Classic Car Show

From muscle cars and hot rods to customs and more, this outdoor car show will feature classic and restored cars from area car enthusiasts on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Dillard’s north parking lot at Southgate Mall.

Heroes at Home BBQ and Music Festival

The fourth annual Heroes at Home BBQ and Music Festival is set for Saturday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula.

Garden City River Rod Run

The 17th annual Garden City River Rod Run is set for June 23-24 in Caras Park.

This year, the Five Valley Ford Club will host the event that draws hundreds of classic cars for activities like the Friday night Cruisin’ Parade on Higgins Avenue and two day Show and Shine.

MisCon

MisCon is a four-day celebration of fantasy, science fiction and horror that takes over Missoula every Memorial Day weekend. Through discussion panels, hangouts, games, readings, craft demos and workshops, fans come together with authors, artists, game designers, actors, costumers and other professionals in the world of speculative fiction.

NamasDay of Yoga

Billed as Montana’s first yoga festival, learn from world-changing thinkers and innovators in the yoga community on Saturday, June 10, at Caras Park. Bringing fresh and imaginative yoga from around the world, this day-long festival aims to inspire and excite your practice both as a practitioner and a teacher.

festivals & celebrations

By Corridor Staff

Garden City Shootout 3on3 Basketball Tournament

Put your skills to the test at this western Montana basketball tournament on Saturday and Sunday, June 17-18. All proceeds benefit City Life Community Center of Missoula. This tournament is organized by City Life Community Center and Southgate Mall, where it will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

MADE Fair

The ninth annual summer MADE fair is an alternative arts and craft market that features local and regional artists. The event set for Sunday, June 25, in Caras Park is a full day of creative indulgence featuring local and regional artists making unique one-of-a-kind creations.

Arlee Celebration

The 119th annual Arlee Celebration runs Thursday, June 29, through Tuesday, July 4, in Arlee.

Big Sky BBQ Fest

Enjoy barbecue by local chefs, live music and cold beer, plus enjoy free games and activities for the kiddos. The Montana Food Bank Network hosts the eighth annual Big Sky BBQ on Saturday, July 22, at Caras Park.

Bayern and Rhino 30th Anniversary

We don’t know much about this event other than just that – two Missoula establishments are celebrating three decades of business on Aug. 18-19 in downtown Missoula.

Germanfest

Germanfest, the annual celebration of Missoula’s sister city partnership with Neckargemnd, Germany, occurs on Sunday, Sept. 3, in Caras Park. This cultural celebration features fun for the entire family, with dancing and music, plenty of bratwurst, pretzels, dessert, pop and German beer for sale, as well as commemorative beer steins

WildFest

The Montana Wilderness Association puts on WildFest in downtown Missoula on Saturday, Sept. 9. The family-friendly festival celebrates all our favorite wild places with camping, guided hikes, kids’ activities, local brews and outdoor music performances.

A dancer has his headdress adjusted before his dance during the 118th “Arlee Esyapqeyni” in 2016. photo byTOMMY MARTINO

Baby Fair

Experienced professionals and exhibitors will be on hand at the Missoula Baby Fair to answer parenting questions and offer some great parenting products. There also will be performances by local talent, baby wearing-carrier fashion show, a silent auction, food and more at Caras Park on Saturday, Sept. 23.

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Looking ahead to 2017-18 season at mct

By TERRI ELANDER

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ctober 2017 marks the Missoula Community Theatre’s 19th season in the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Since that moment when Tevye (Jim Caron) walked onstage for opening night of “Fiddler on the Roof” in October of 1998, the MCT stage has been filled with characters who are poignant, funny, heart-breaking, believable and unbelievable. To celebrate the wide variety of stories to be told, the eras from when they were written and to offer new family-friendly fare, the Missoula Community Theatre announces the 2017-2018 season!

October starts off with “Mamma Mia!” – a musical production based on the songs of ABBA, the Swedish Pop group. Their extremely popular music from the 1970s has helped make this one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. Also made into a major motion picture starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Amanda Seyfried, this story is a bit of silly fun, colorful characters and costumes, with lively dance numbers and music that will make it difficult for the audience to stay in their seats. This may be the perfect time (only time?) to dig out the bell-bottom pants and come to the theater.

“A Christmas Carol: The Musical” is next up in December for a three-week run for this traditional holiday story of Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts IF YOU GO of Christmas Past, Present and “Mamma Mia!” Oct. 26-Nov. 5 Future. This is the only show in the “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” Nov. season that MCT has produced 30-Dec. 17 before (December 2009), yet this one “Happy Days: A New Musical” Jan. 18will have its own unique twists and 28, 2018 vision, while honoring the familiar “The 39 Steps” March 8-18, 2018 story, suitable for families to enjoy Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” April 26together for the holidays.

May 13, 2018 With January comes our collective desire to begin anew, while looking back at the past year. MCT is doing the same, but reaching farther back in time to the last century with “Happy Days, A New Musical”. Based on the popular television sitcom of the same name, this musical version has all the familiar characters we know and love: Richie, Potsie, Ralph, Pinky Tuscadero and of course … Fonzie! After packing away the bellbottoms, search again for some poodle skirts and high-water jeans.

The mention of Alfred Hitchcock brings to mind everything from black birds ready to peck out the eyes of innocent visitors to mysterious and suspense-filled murders. But Hitchcock had quite a funny bone. “The 39 Steps” is MCT’s non-musical production in spring 2018, starring 150 characters … played by four actors. That’s right. A mad-cap, whodun-it, Monty Python-style comedy full of twists, turns and apparently hyphens. The show has been produced in more than 40 countries and received six Tony Award nominations in the 2008 Broadway run. Recommended for ages 13 and older.

The final show of the season? Drum roll … Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”. The musical features the beautiful and lyrical Ariel, dashing Prince Eric, and Ariel’s faithful friends Sebastian the Crab, Flounder and Scuttle the Seagull, who will provide the perfect evening or matinee outing for children of all ages!

All performances are at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets at mctinc.org, by phone at 406-728-7529 or at the MCT Box Office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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By BARBARA THEROUX

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t’s festival season in montana, with lots of music under the Big sky, but you may want to read a book or two first to get you in the mood.

Three titles that feature Montana festivals, include:

‘This is What I Want’

by Craig Lancaster In the sweltering heat of a Montana July, the small town of Grandview readies for its annual Jamboree. The event is meant to celebrate community, but this year tensions boil over, threatening to tear the town, and a family, apart. A New York Times reporter is in town to cover how the community is adapting to change. One of the first things that happens is a building explosion, caused by a still that is housed in the basement. Can the Kelvig family protect Grandview from the influx of oil money and their own changing opinions of their family roles?

‘Treble at the Jam Fest (A Food Lovers’ Village Mystery)’

by Leslie Budewitz Erin Murphy, manager of Murphy’s Mercantile (aka the Merc), is tuning up for Jewel Bay’s annual Jazz Festival. Between keeping the Merc’s shelves stocked with Montana’s tastiest local fare and hosting the festival’s kick-off concert, Erin has her hands full.

Discord erupts when jazz guitarist Gerry Martin is found dead on the rocks above the Jewel River. The one-time international sensation had fallen out of sync with festival organizers, students and performers. Was his death an accident – or did someone even the score?This is the third in The Food Lover’s Village Mystery series, all set during a festival in Jewel Bay, Montana. All include delicious recipes along with the murder and mayhem.

‘Dancing at the Rascal Fair’

by Ivan Doig The central volume in Ivan Doig’s acclaimed Montana trilogy, “Dancing at the Rascal Fair” is an authentic saga of the American experience at the turn of this century and a passionate, portrayal of the immigrants who dared to try new lives in the imposing Rocky Mountains.

This tale of land seekers unfolds into a fateful contest of the heart between Anna Ramsay and Angus McCaskill, walled apart by their obligations as they and their families try to tame the brutal, beautiful Two Medicine country. Here is the tale of the uncertainties of friendship and love; here are sheep-shearing contests and raucous dances in oneroom schoolhouses; here are brutal winters and the rascal fair, a carnival of traveling musicians and gay Highlanders, a time for dancing.

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ne of the many groups coming to Missoula this summer includes The Decemberists. You may want to check out several books by the lead singer and songwriter, Colin Meloy and his wife Carson Ellis.

The husband-wife team worked together on the bestselling children’s book series “Wildwood” Prue McKeel’s life is ordinary. At least until her brother is abducted by a murder of crows and taken to the Impassable Wilderness, a dense, tangled forest on the edge of Portland. No one’s ever gone in – or at least returned to tell of it. So begins an adventure that will take Prue and her friend Curtis deep into the Impassable Wilderness. There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval – a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood.

Another book is scheduled for October – a middle grade novel about an American who falls in love with a group of pickpockets in 1960s France called “Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid.” Ellis recently won a Caldecott Honor award for her 2016 book “Du Iz Tak?” An imaginative look at the natural world, with gorgeous art and a playful invented language. Du iz tak? What is that? As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. When the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some young beetles arrive to gander, and soon – with the help of a pill bug named Icky – they wrangle a ladder and build a tree fort. But this is the wild world, after all, and something horrible is waiting to swoop down – booby voobeck! – only to be carried off in turn. Su!

She previously published another picture book called “Home,” a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home.

AAB is a professional association of 30 artists who open their studios to the public. Studios range from Lolo to Hamilton with a wide variety of mediums represented. The catalog contains the tour map, along with the artist’s bios and photos of their work. The catalog is also a great resource to save for contacting artists after the tour. We invite you to learn more about our artists and their studio tour and art sale at www. artistsalongthebitterroot.com

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or those who are looking for new activities this summer, The Resort at Paws Up is offering a weekend full of them – both adventure and culinary-related.

The resort east of Missoula will offer its first-ever wellness weekend May 5-8. According to a news release, at the AdrenZen weekend retreat, “you can enjoy heart-pumping wilderness adventures such as horseback riding and mountain biking. Plus, the resort will host its first Ranch-Athlon (a combination of ATV riding and rappelling) along with other adventures such as rappelling, fly-fishing, horseback riding, sunset hike, meditation hike, spa treatments and two yoga classes per day, including a vino vinyasa yoga class with special guest yoga instructor Lauren Taus from New York City. You also can enjoy gourmet cuisine prepared from James Beard Award nominee Kelly Liken.”

The release continues: People “will have a chance to get up close and personal with ‘The Biggest Loser’ star Jen Widerstrom at AdrenZen in small daily group fitness classes. She will lead the Ranch-Athlon, adventures on the Grizzlyman Fitness Trail and more. At the forefront of the health and fitness community, Widerstrom is widely known for her role as America’s bighearted trainer on NBC’s hit series ‘The Biggest Loser’. No one helps people take their first fitness steps better than Widerstrom.

She is also well on her way to becoming the next big female role model in fitness, having been named as Reebok’s Global Women’s Brand Ambassador. Widerstrom is also the author of Diet Right for Your Personality Type, scheduled for publication in 2017.”

Learn more about the event at pawsup.com/events/adrenzen/special-guest-fitness-instructor/.

The resort also is offering a Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The price for the brunch is $55 per person, and it includes a salad buffet; a choice of one of these three appetizers: Mushroom Bisque, Elk Tenderloin or Sautéed Opakapaka; a main dish choice of Beef Prime Rib Hash, Stone Bass, Pan Roasted Chicken Breast or Frittata; and a dessert choice of Passion Fruit Cheesecake and Brûlée or Malted Milk Chocolate Mousse.

Local rates for all the different AdrenZen offerings Full Day Pass: morning yoga/workout: $20; breakfast: $25; morning fitness activity: $80; lunch: $35; afternoon Zen activity: $35; dinner: $120; Total: $351 Morning Adrenaline Package: morning fitness activity: $80; lunch: $35; afternoon Zen activity: $35; Total: $157 Afternoon Zen Package: lunch: $35; afternoon Zen activity: $35; dinner: $120; Total: $221

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The stoke is high

Whitewater Festival set for Memorial Day weekend

photo courtesy of mike roessmann photography

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ummer unofficially kicks off Memorial Day weekend across western Montana, and one Bigfork festival has capitalized on that for more than four decades.

The mountain drainages that feed the Swan River are well over 100 percent of normal snow water equivalent, and kayakers and rafters are stoked – very excited in water sportsmen and women terms – about the whitewater the legendary “Wild Mile” will offer for the 2017 Bigfork Whitewater Festival.

Going 42 years strong, the festival, which takes place every Memorial Day weekend, is Bigfork’s longest running event. The weekend offers some of the most easilyaccessible viewing of class III and IV whitewater kayak and raft action in the area. All within walking distance from downtown Bigfork, the Swan River Nature Trail runs the length of the “Wild Mile” where the races take place. The steel bridge and PacifiCorp Power park at the south end of town has a perfect view of the finish for all downriver races. Races this year include upper, lower and giant kayak slalom, downriver races for both kayaks and four-man raft teams, as well as the recently added rafting head-to-

head.

New to this year’s event is the addition of a designated vendor area on Electric Avenue. This area will feature festival sponsor booths, merchandise from Montana businesses and kayak and raft related companies and information. This also will be the site of the registration tent and the Fun Beverage draft trailer, featuring beer from festival sponsors Flathead Lake Brewing Company and PBR. This family-friendly weekend event is an informal kick off to summer in Bigfork.

Though the village is “open” year round, shops and restaurants begin operating longer and more frequent hours during this weekend. 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.

The 42nd annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival, powered by local Toyota dealers, will be held May 27-28. For an official schedule of events and information go to bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com.

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The emotional details of Aimee Mann

By BRIAN D’AMBROSIO

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aw Aimee Mann performs at the Wilma Theatre on Monday, May 8. photo by Sheryl Nields

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t 56, Aimee Mann abandoned the dynamic sounds of her previous offerings for more sympathetic and emotional detail. “Mental Illness,” independently released on March 31, is perhaps her most conciliatory exertion, with the singer-songwriter and compelling vocalist sounding firmer and more committed to sharing her private insights than ever.

Singing out in surrealistically serene style, she is at once dramatically riveting and matter-of-factly cutting. In truth, she could have taken an old, familiar path, requiring less personal significance and risk, but if she had, she would have deprived us of this provocative and indispensable work.

“My philosophy has always been to work on the next indicative thing,” said Mann. “In the beginning I thought about the idea of taking time off and doing something totally different. We could have made another Both record (a musical duo alliance of Mann and Ted Leo), and Ted Leo hasn’t done a solo recording for even longer than me. But I liked the idea

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of doing an acoustic, stripped-down record, which would have as much introspection as possible, and with no up tempo or rock or pop songs, and not leavening the melancholy tone with anything cheerful. Most of my earlier records have some up tempo songs. But my favorite stuff is the moody and possibly even sad songs, and it was nice to concentrate on that.”

Beginning with the opening track “Goose Snow Cone,” an explication of dealing with a sick pet, Mental Illness has an arresting beauty, a series of well-knit stories that carry an emotional and sentimental wallop; there’s truth, power, irony, coyness and hurt – a hint of Emily Dickinson with a case of the emotional vapors.

In low spirits, yet heartfelt, a beautiful shade of blue and shadowy, the 11-track effort will not pass out of your memory.

But that’s not to suggest that Mental Illness is drenched in the morose, for the album – and even Mann’s career – has sarcasm and wit as one of its staples. Indeed, Mann, who comments wryly on herself from the sidelines, has a longtime interest in comedy stretching back to acoustic vaudeville, a program mixing music and stand-up comedy some years ago.

“Comedians use of language is interesting to me,” Mann said. “Comedians use language and words and are putting together words in an order that, if changed, make them much

less funny. To me that’s interesting. Comedians have a template for language and a great care about language, and we have that in common.

Comedians, like musicians, are observing and re-framing language with their own sensibilities, opinions and tastes.”

Mann grew up in a Richmond, Virginia, suburb and she dropped out of Berklee College of Music in Boston in her late teens to join a punk band. After playing in several splinter bands, Mann started her solo career in the early 1990s. In 1993, Mann released her initial solo album. “Mental Illness,” which has a more evocative title and is more smoothly written than its predecessors, is her ninth solo album.

“I enjoy that process (songwriting) and I see it (revision) as more work than inspiration, but it is in the act of doing it where I find it inspiring, and it feeds on itself,” she said.

“The more I do (revise), the more likely I am to continue to find interesting images and interesting ways of framing things and incorporating things into my psyche.”

While in recording mode, Mann generally allots spare time for reading and thinking and other endeavors and entertainments. She approaches the craft of songwriting with a mixture of practicality and professionalism.

“When I am starting to write a project, or to record, or even looking for a reason to new write songs, for me what works is, that it feels

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daunting to have a whole record unwritten, so I set a goal of writing for 15 minutes every day,” she said. “There is nothing else on, and at the end of 15 minutes, I shut it down and go on to something else. That gives it time to pop, or not.

If I’ve committed to a minimum of 15 minutes, I have done my job. The goal is not to write 15 songs, because that would be too much, and that system really does help me, to break everything down into small steps, for what is a big job.”

Mann said that at this leg in her career one of her main intentions is to nurture the self-desire to improve. The idealist in Mann intends to keep busy. But the realist understands that it

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is challenging to attain comfort in a state of unending flux.

“It is easy to get discouraged because the music industry is changing all of the time,” said Mann. “Every single change makes your music harder to purchase your music and easier to listen to for free. You have to ignore that and hope to know when to make a determination of your work. … But still, the ground keeps shifting, and that’s a little scary sometimes.”

Brian D’Ambrosio’s newest book, “Shot in Montana: A History of Big Sky Cinema,” is available through Riverbend Publishing. He may be reached at dambrosiobrian@hotmail.com.

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Summer movie preview: Highlights from May and June

BY LINDSEY BAHR

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his summer at the movies there will be aliens, evil and friendly, pirates, scantilyclad lifeguards, ladies letting loose, some classic superheroes in fresh suits, an evil mummy, two King Arthurs and a few very different war films.

Here’s a monthly rundown some of the summer’s highlights. Dates are subject to change.

MAY

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (May 5) – Chris Pratt’s Star Lord and his band of misfits, including a too-cute Baby Groot, return for some more intergalactic adventures – and heartfelt family drama – set to another toetapping mixtape.

“Risk” (May 5) – Laura Poitras takes on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a documentary that includes recent developments from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

“The Dinner” (May 5) – Laura Linney, Richard Gere, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall gather for a tense meal to discuss what their sons have done in this thriller.

“Chuck” (May 5) – Liev Schreiber plays the real man who inspired “Rocky” in this boxing drama.

“King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” (May 12) – The classic Excalibur tale gets a kinetic reimagining from director Guy Ritchie, with Charlie Hunnam as Arthur.

“Snatched” (May 12) – A freewheeling daughter, Amy Schumer, and her uptight mother, Goldie Hawn, get kidnapped on vacation in this raucous comedy.

“The Wall” (May 12) – With an Iraqi sniper in shooting distance, two American soldiers try to survive. John Cena and Aaron TaylorJohnson star in the Doug Liman pic.

“Paris Can Wait” (May 12) – A picturesque French travelogue starring Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin as a married couple on the rocks, from Eleanor Coppola.

“Alien: Covenant” (May 19) – Director Ridley Scott takes audiences on a new terrifying trip to space with Katherine Waterston and Michael Fassbender.

“Everything, Everything” (May 19) – A teen romance based on Nicola Yoon’s novel about a sick girl (Amandla Stenberg) unable to leave her home and her interested neighbor, Nick

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from "Wonder Woman," in theaters on June 2. CLAY ENOS, Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP

Robinson.

“Wakefield” (May 19) – An ordinary suburban man, Bryan Cranston, disappears suddenly, but continues observing the life and family he left. Based on an E.L. Doctorow short story.

“Baywatch” (May 25) – Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario bare most in this raunchy big screen update of the cheesy ‘90s television show.

“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (May 26) –Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow, with newcomer Brenton Thwaites, for a fresh adventure in the longrunning franchise.

“War Machine” (May 26) – Brad Pitt stars in this satire about a fictional four star general charged with ending the war in Afghanistan.

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“Wonder Woman” (June 2) – After over 75 years of being one of the most popular superheroes, the Amazonian warrior finally gets a big screen origin story, set in World War I, with Gal Gadot.

“Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” (June 2) – An animated one for the kiddies, based on the hugely popular book, with the voices of Kevin Hart and Ed Helms.

“The Mummy” (June 9) – Tom Cruise is helping to launch Universal’s monster movie universe with a reboot of the action/adventure classic.

“Beatriz at Dinner” (June 9) – Salma Hayek gives a buzzy performance in this comedy about a Mexican immigrant and a billionaire (John Lithgow) who meet at a dinner party.

“The Hero” (June 9) – Sam Elliott plays an aging Western actor rethinking his life choices.

“Megan Leavey” (June 9) – Based on the true story of a young marine and her combat dog, starring Kate Mara.

“My Cousin Rachel” (June 9) – A mystery

based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier about a young man (Sam Claflin) who falls for his possibly murderous cousin (Rachel Weisz).

“All Eyez on Me” (June 16) – A dramatic biopic about the late rapper Tupac Shakur starring unknown Demetrius Shipp Jr. “Cars 3” (June 16) – Lightning McQueen is back for a new installment in the popular Pixar franchise.

“Rough Night” (June 16) – Comedians Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell and Ilana Glazer join Scarlett Johansson and Zoe Kravitz for a disastrous bachelorette party in Miami. Yes, there’s a dead stripper involved.

“The Book of Henry” (June 16) – Before he heads off to direct “Star Wars: Episode IX,” “Jurassic World’s” Colin Trevorrow goes small again with this drama about a single mom (Naomi Watts) and her son (Jaeden Lieberher) who try to help their young neighbor.

“Transformers: The Last Knight” (June 23) – Anthony Hopkins joins Mark Wahlberg in the fifth Transformers, from Michael Bay, which looks at the role the autobots played in King Arthur’s time.

“The Beguiled” (June 23) – A wounded Union soldier is stranded at an all-girls school in the South in this remake of the 1971 Clint Eastwood-starrer from director Sofia Coppola.

Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst star.

“The Big Sick” (June 23) – “Silicon Valley” star Kumail Nanjiani uses his real life as the template for this sweet and smart comedy about how he met his wife.

“Baby Driver” (June 28) – Director Edgar Wright takes to the roads for an edgy thriller about big time crooks and their music-loving driver. With Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx and Jon Hamm.

“Okja” (June 28) – Tilda Swinton reteams with “Snowpiercer” director Bong Joon-ho for an action pic about young girl trying to protect her giant animal friend from a powerful corporation.

“Despicable Me 3” (June 30) – Steve Carell gets double voice duty as Gru and his twin brother Dru. “The House” (June 30) – Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell try to recoup college funds by starting a gambling ring in their home.

Look in our June issue for July and August openings.

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Blockbuster season:

Music scene lights up this summer in western Montana

by cory walsh

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The Red Ants Pants Music Festival grew out of a small storefront in White Sulphur Springs. It’s set for July 27-30 this year.

Photo by Adam McCaw

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Paul Simon will play Missoula’s Ogren Park Allegiance Field on Wednesday, June 21. photo by Myrna Suarez

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estern Montanans spend as much as possible outside in the summer, and concerts are no different. This summer, the area boasts festivals for fans of indie rock, classical, blues, Americana, funk and more.

In addition to festivals, Missoula will have the busiest concert season in recent memory, with the opening of the new KettleHouse Amphitheater and the improvements out at Big Sky Brewing’s long-standing series – and don’t forget Paul Simon’s show at the Osprey Stadium in June, likely his first performance in Montana before.

Here’s a rundown of all the festivals happening in the Corridor range of western Montana. All dates and lineups are subject to change. Check their websites for more information.

KettleHouse Amphitheater

The 4,000-capacity amphitheater is a partnership between the brewery and Logjam Presents, the owner of the Wilma Theatre and the Top Hat Lounge. The permanent stage is nestled on the Blackfoot River on the former Stimson mill site, giving audiences a view of the mountains and water. The tiered amphitheater features standing room in the pit, tiers with fixed seating, plus a large grassy area surrounding it. Food vendors and beer, wine and liquor will be available for purchase. The site has parking, but attendees are encouraged to take shuttles from the Top Hat downtown to help lighten the traffic.

The dates announced so far are: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band (July 13), a sold-out Ween

show (July 16), Tedeschi Trucks Band with Hot Tuna and the Wood Brothers (Aug. 2), Primus and Clutch (Aug. 11), Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo with Melissa Etheridge (Aug. 12), Slayer with Lamb of God and Behemoth (Aug. 17). For more info, go to kettlehouseamphitheater.com.

4), Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals (July 18), UB40’s Ali, Astro and Mickey with Matisyahu (July 19) and Michael Franti and Spearhead (Sept. 11). For information about Travelers’ Rest festival, see the separate listing below. Go to bigskybrew.com.

Big Sky Brewing Company Amphitheater

Paul Simon

The long-running concert series out at Big Sky Brewing will mark the opening of its own amphitheater this summer as well. The new stage will accommodate bigger light and sound, and an engineered slope will improve sightlines around the area. The grounds will open on June 3 with a Trey Anastasio concert, followed

by Rebelution and Nahko and Medicine for the People (June 23), Sublime with Rome (July

Is it a festival? No, but Paul Simon likely hasn’t ever played in Montana before in his decades-long career clustered with classics from “The Sound of Silence” to “Graceland.”

Date: June 21.

Location: Ogren Park Allegiance Field.

Tickets: $55 plus fees at ticketmaster.com, 406-543-3300 or the MSO Hub downtown. see MUSIC on page 24

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n May 6, the annual Garden City BrewFest will celebrate its 25th anniversary, the final event in what promoters are billing as the largest Missoula Craft Beer Week ever.

The event draws thousands of revelers downtown to Caras Park in the spring every year to sample craft beers from local and regional breweries, and it’s the main fundraiser for the Missoula Downtown Association.

Actually, Missoula was on the forefront of the craft beer revolution that has swept the state and the country. The original BrewFest in Missoula was created in 1992 by B.R.I.W. Inc., which stands for Bayern Brewing Company, the Rhinoceros bar, the Iron Horse restaurant and Worden’s Market.

Bayern owner Jurgen Knoller, Iron Horse owner Tami Ursich, Rhino owners Kevin Head and Brad Martens and Worden’s owner Tim France teamed up to promote locally-brewed beer and downtown businesses. All four businesses still are thriving, and the event they created is now one of the signature parties in western Montana a quarter-century later.

“It was a collaborative effort,” France recalled. “We were all obviously in the business (of selling craft beer). We were looking for a way to enhance and promote craft beers. And brewfests were just sort of coming on back then. There wasn’t much except for a couple world-class events around the country. They were sort of national deals. We said ‘hey, we got some stuff going on here, let’s see what we can get going.’ So we all formed a little company and produced the first 10 years of BrewFest.”

France said the first few events were very well received by the community.

“As beer festivals tend to be,” he laughed. “We were very successful with them. It was a huge amount of work that nobody got one nickel for, but the whole idea was to promote these products and promote downtown businesses. I think we had between 50 and 70 beers the first year, and back in the day, that was pretty much unheard of.”

France said that in the 1990s, downtown Missoula wasn’t as popular and well-developed as it is now.

“We were still digging out from the degradation had occurred when Southgate Mall went in and downtown businesses were deserted,” he said. “It was still back in the rebuilding days.

But we didn’t have any parking problems back then.”

In those days, Bayern Brewing was located in the railroad depot building by the Red XXXX’s sculpture on the north end of Higgins Avenue.

“This was all a very business-driven promotional event,” France said. “It must have worked because, as I like to say, we’re all still standing. All four components are doing pretty well and obviously it has evolved into a pretty healthy and vibrant program.”

According to Linda McCarthy, the executive director of the Downtown Missoula Partnership – a collaboration of the Missoula Downtown Association, the Business Improvement District and the Missoula Downtown Foundation – the Garden City BrewFest lit a spark for the entire state.

“In conjunction with the creation of KettleHouse Brewing and Big Sky Brewing, it was the beginning of the craft beer industry in Montana,” she said.

McCarthy also is pleased that all four of the original businesses have achieved lasting success.

“All of the businesses and their owners are still thriving,” she said.

After 10 years, France said the B.R.I.W. coalition handed off the BrewFest to the Missoula Downtown Association.

“We feel good about that when we handed it off to the MDA,” he said. “What that did is fostered it, and it became their No. 1 fundraising event of the year. So by perpetuating a little thing in that fashion, everybody benefits. It was a little thing that we did that grew into something successful.”

This year, the event features local musicians Rotgut Whines who will kick off the event from noon to 2 p.m. Letter B follows from 2:30 to 5 p.m. and the Dodgy Mountain Men will wrap up the event from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 6, promises to be a busy Saturday in Missoula, as it is also the opening day of the downtown Saturday markets – the Clark Fork Farmers Market, the Missoula Farmers Market and the Missoula Peoples Market.

For more information on the Garden City BrewFest and other events visit missouladowntown.com.

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The reunited legendary altrock weirdos Dean and Gene Ween will play the KettleHouse Amphitheater, the new 4,000 capacity venue on the Blackfoot River, on July 16. photo by Patrick Jordan

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Silver Cloud Campout

The scenic property near the 10,000 Silver Dollar Bar will be converted to a two-day, family friendly music festival. The line-up skews toward funk and Americana, with headliners like the Infamous Stringdusters Dumpstaphunk, Shook Twins, Hawthorne Roots plus a generous assortment of locals like Shakewell, Locksaw Cartel and Rotgut Whines.

Dates: June 9-10.

Location: 10,000 Silver Dollar Bar, Haugan.

Tickets: $40, all-ages, silvercloudcampout. com.

Camping: Available.

St. Timothy’s Summer Music Festival

This chapel, set above Georgetown Lake, makes a unique place to hear summertime concerts. This year, the five-concert season has a diverse lineup with everything from the Ringling 5, a group of eastern Montana ranchers, to the Montana Chamber Music Society.

Dates: June 25-Aug. 20.

Location: St. Timothy’s Memorial Chapel, Georgetown Lake.

Tickets: Single concerts are $20 for adults, $15 for 18 and under, sttimothysmusic.org.

Camping: None affiliated with the festival, but camping is in the area.

Montana Folk Festival

At this annual free gathering, one of the most popular in western Montana, “folk music” means traditional music from around the world, emanating from six stages in Uptown Butte. The acts include Western Swing, Tuvan throat singing, Irish music and Sri Lankan dance.

Dates: July 7-9.

Location: Butte.

Tickets: Free.

Camping: Available at sites in surrounding area.

The Bob Marshall Music Festival

In keeping with its namesake and location in one of Montana’s prettiest lake towns, Seeley Lake, the second annual Bob Marshall Music

Festival is the perfect fest for the outdoorsy type. You can catch headliners like Dead Man Winter, the new project by Trampled by Turtles’ Dave Simonett, and Deer Tick, Jeffrey Foucault and more, and also take part in mountain bike races, foot races (50K, 10K and 5K) plus family events.

Dates: July 13-15.

Location: Seeley Lake Elementary School grounds.

Tickets: $50 for a full pass, $40 for a day pass, thebobmusic.com.

Camping: Adjacent to festival grounds for a fee.

Adventure Crew Music Festival

A group of seasonal workers are planning a new event on Lost Trail Mountain ski area, with a “summer camp” feel allowing for mountain biking, swimming and dancing along with live DJs, a beer garden and more.

The lineup is largely locals: Shakewell, Dodgy Mountain Men, Rotgut Whines, the Josh Farmer Band, the Skurfs, Kris Moon and more. see MUSIC on page 26

by DOMINIC FARRENKOPF

Bitterroot Valley nonprofit will celebrate the summer of 2017 with a concert series and Shakespeare in the Parks.

Tincup kicks off the Sapphire Lutheran Homes fifth annual Summer Concert Series on Friday, June 30. Tincup, a Bitterroot band, was born from the friendship of four local musicians, John Mann, Timothy Ezzell, Jaquueline Brazil and Pam Small, and grew from a common love for older, simpler music. Following the 7 p.m. performance will be a preIndependence Day fireworks display.

Steve Boshae of Cow Palace Fireworks will provide the pyrotechnics.

The Big Sky Mudflaps will take the stage Friday, July 7, at 7 p.m. The Mudflaps are celebrating more than 40 years of performing together. Their unique sound – a blend of jazz, swing and rhythm and blues, with a healthy dose of Latin percussion – has won them national acclaim.

Following the Big Sky Mudflaps is Western Union on Friday, July 14, at 7 p.m. Western Union is Montana’s favorite Western swing and honky-tonk band.

With electric and acoustic guitars, standup bass, pedal steel guitar and drums – plus sharp-as-a-tack lead vocals and vocal harmonies – Western Union delivers the true-blue sound of grassroots America.

Rounding off the series, will be Who Dat on Friday, July 21, at 7 p.m. Formed in 2014 by four musicians of diverse backgrounds who each have more than 20 years of music performance experience, Who Dat is a “Montana band with a southern rock sound.”

Sapphire Lutheran Homes hosts Montana Shakespeare in the Parks’ performance of “Macbeth” on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 6 p.m. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is the only fully professional touring theater program in the state producing Shakespeare’s plays, the only Shakespeare company in the country to reach as extensively into rural areas and the only company in the state that offers its performances free to the public, guaranteeing accessibility to all. For more information on the show that will be directed by Kevin Asselin, go online to shakespeareintheparks.org.

All of these events are free and open to the public. Sapphire Lutheran Homes is located at 501 N. 10th Street in Hamilton.

Call 406-363-2800 for more information or visit sapphirelutheran.org.

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Location: Lost Trail Mountain.

Tickets: $20-$40, all ages.

Camping: Yes.

Camp Daze

The fourth annual DIY music festival caters to open-eared fans of underground indie music who want to hear new bands in an all-inclusive environment, not too different from a laid-back summer camp.

Dates: July 13-15.

Location: Multiple sites around Missoula.

Tickets: Single-show and all-weekend passes available, campdaze.com.

Camping: None on site, but plenty in the surrounding area.

Hot Springs Blues Festival

The eighth annual blues festival at the Symes Hot Springs Hotel brings two days of regional and local blues acts, with the bonus of on-site mineral baths and accommodations. Friday night opens with Slow Cooking and the John Kelley Blues Band. On Saturday, the music runs from the early afternoon with Zeppo MT, Mike Bader Blues Band, Mudslide Charley and the CD Woodbury Band out of Seattle.

Dates: July 28-29.

Location: Symes Hot Springs Hotel, Hot Springs.

Tickets: $40 in advance, $25 a day at the gate, symeshotspringsbluesfestival.com.

Accommodations: Packages available for hotel rooms, cabins and camping.

Rockin the Rivers

The heaviest summer fest in the state brings three days of hard rock and metal, ranging in styles from Night Ranger Blue Oyster Cult and L.A. Guns to Lit, Black Stone Cherry and more.

Dates: Aug. 11-13.

Location: Three Forks.

Tickets: $75 for one day, $165 for three days, rockintherivers.com.

Festival Amadeus

The 10th annual classical festival brings skilled guest soloists and ensembles to play both full orchestral works and small chamber concerts for a full week of classical-era composers at the doorstep of Glacier National Park.

Dates: Aug. 7-13.

Location: Whitefish, Bigfork.

Tickets: Variable, gscmusic.org.

Camping: Lodging and camping available in area.

Celtic Festival Missoula

This celebration of all things Celtic was in danger of skipping a year until sponsors

stepped in to help keep it open and admissionfree. The line-up includes Young Dubliners (L.A. Celtic rock), the Stout Pounders (Seattle Irish folk), RUNA (Irish-Scottish folk-jazz), Gothard Sisters (Washington state Irish folk/dance), plus local standards like the Celtic Dragon Pipe Band, the Missoula Irish Dancers and Irish road bowling.

Date: July 29.

Location: Caras Park, Missoula.

Tickets: Free.

Montana Baroque Festival

The sounds of music that still shine after centuries will fill the air along the Clark Fork River in Paradise for this unique festival. Expert musicians from around the country descend each year to perform Baroque chamber music on traditional instruments, such as gut-string violins. The hot springs resort recently built a brand-new pavilion that will make an even better festival experience.

Dates: July 18-20.

Location: Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort, Paradise.

Tickets: $25 per night.

Camping: No on-site camping, but lodging is available at the resort.

Hard Times Bluegrass Festival

This ninth annual gathering pairs traditional bluegrass in a rustic setting to match on a private ranch near Hamilton, with an accompanying family-friendly atmosphere.

Dates: July 21-23.

Location: A private ranch 10 miles south of Hamilton.

Tickets: $15 for adults for the weekend.

Camping: Available for a small fee.

The Pirate Party

This three-day pirate-themed rave is coming to the 50,000 Silver Dollar Bar this year, with four stages, hundreds of DJs, bands, performers and visuals, plus a pool party and 44-foot dome.

Dates: July 21-24.

Location: 50,000 Silver Dollar Bar, Haugan.

Tickets: $135 for weekend, parking is extra.

Camping: Available for a fee.

Red Ants Pants

Over the past seven years, the Red Ants Pants Festival has cultivated a down-home atmosphere all to itself. With multiple stages arranged in a cow pasture, lots of space for camping, and a family friendly atmosphere with local food trucks and ag-related educational activities. This year’s headliners are the Bellamy Brothers, Lucinda Williams, Asleep at the Wheel and Shooter Jennings, Lydia Loveless and more.

Dates: July 27-30.

Location: White Sulphur Springs.

Tickets: Single passes $55, weekend passes $135. More options at redantspantsfestival.com.

Camping: For a fee, advance tickets available.

Big Sky Rhythm and Blues Music Festival The eighth annual festival, held on the Clark Fork River in Noxon, draws blues artists from around the country in myriad styles, with promises of plenty of jam sessions, plus a Friday-night pig roast. Music workshops for youths also are available.

Dates: Aug. 4-6.

Location: Noxon.

Tickets: All weekend pass, $57 in advance.

Camping: Available on site for a fee.

An Ri Ra Irish Festival

The annual Irish festival returns for 15th year, featuring Celtic music and dancing for three days, plus an Irish outdoor Mass on Sunday.

Dates: Aug. 11-13.

Location: Original Mineyard, Butte.

Tickets: Free.

Camping: Area camping available.

Aber Day Reunion concert

The reunion of the epic 1970s Missoula keggers has moved to Polson this year, since the previous host city, Philipsburg, is marking its 150th anniversary. Thankfully, headliners Mission Mountain Wood Band plus Sam Riddle and his band, are no strangers to the Flathead.

Rounding out the bill are Andrea Harsell and Luna Roja. The music is held in conjunction with Polson’s annual Summerfest car and art show.

Date: Aug. 12.

Location: Regatta Shoreline Amphitheater, Polson Fairgrounds.

Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the gate, aberdaykegger.com. $15 for children ages 7-12 grizalum.org or grizalum.com.

Camping: Dry camping available at the fairgrounds.

Travelers’ Rest

The Decemberists will headline both nights of their new, curated festival, Travelers’ Rest.

The Portland indie-folk act, led by Montana native Colin Meloy, lined up Scottish indie vets Belle & Sebastian, soul singer Charles Bradley, clean-toned guitar group Real Estate, plus the Head and the Heart, Slyvian Essen and more.

Dates: Aug. 12-13.

Location: Big Sky Brewing Co. Amphitheater.

Tickets: Single-day passes, bigskybrew.com/ brewery/summer-concert-series.

Camping: Hotels are nearby, plus camping in the area if you want it.

Libby Riverfront Blues Festival

Held at a log pavilion on the riverbank, the Libby Riverfront Blues Festival offers three days of music with a following among musicians and attendees. This year, the Friday headliner the Zach Harmon Band will perform along with four others plus an all-star jam; and Saturday features Hector Anchondo and Omar Coleman.

Dates: Aug. 11-12.

Location: Riverfront Park, Libby.

Tickets: Online ticket sales at riverfrontbluesfestival.com.

Camping: Available at a nearby park for tents, fifth-wheels and campers, but no fires allowed. Walking distance to the park with shuttles running during the music.

Flathead Lake Blues Festival

The seventh annual Flathead Lake Blues Festival has two days of blues on the water: A Friday-night opener with a rotation of 12 western Montana bands with horn sections and back-up singers, followed by Saturday’s “Ladies of the Blues” concert, featuring Andrea Harsell and Luna Roja, the Michelle Taylor Band, and Estelle and Atomic Jive.

Dates: Aug. 18-19.

Location: Polson.

Tickets: Two-day passes for $40, one-day at $25, flatheadlakebluesfestival.com, Camping: Available in the area.

River City Roots Festival

Several blocks of downtown Missoula close each August for the River City Roots Festival, one of the Garden City’s most popular events.

This year’s headliners are John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, led by the veteran Grammywinning picker, and New Orleans bluesman Anders Osborne. The rest of the lineup, available at rivercityrootsfestival.com, is all-new to the festival. There’s also a family fun festival, art show and 4-mile run and plenty of food and beer.

Crown Guitar Workshop and Festival

The Crown is a boon to both fans of guitar music and aspiring and professional musicians.

The annual event brings in top-tier six-stringers for both public performances and educational workshops. This year’s guest artists are the Grammy-winning Dobro legend Jerry Douglas; Nashville country session guitarist Brent Mason, acclaimed classical virtuoso Jason Vieaux, bluesman Sonny Landreth, plus upand-coming guitarist Emily Elbert, who’s toured with Esperanza Spaulding.

Dates: Aug. 27-Sept. 2.

Location: Bigfork.

Tickets: Vary on number of days, crownguitarfest.org.

Camping: Onsite lodging and off-site camping and lodging available.

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Western Montana playhouses offer summertime performances

By Dominic farrenkopf

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heater-goers in western Montana have many opportunities to catch live, and often local, theater performed here in scenic surroundings. Audiences will experience performers, props, sets, lights and music, all presented with a passion that all lovers of theater will relish. With careful planning, these destinations all can be reached and enjoyed this summer.

Hamilton Players: Hamilton “Theater patrons can expect a great experience this summer. We have two fantastic shows slated,” said Hamilton Players Executive Director Denise Rose. “The first, in June, is the musical classic ‘She Loves Me’. It’s a fun story about two feuding clerks who, unknown to them, are anonymous pen pals falling in love. …

“The second show, ‘Enchanted April’, is the magical tale of five women who rent an Italian villa for a holiday away from their bleak lives. They travel from inhibition to unrestrained joy in their restorative journey of self-discovery.

“Both productions are refreshing and entertaining and will remind you why you love theater.”

Neal Lewing, Karen Lewing and Todd Mowbray perform an uproarious love triangle between a husband, wife and their dentist. Murder at the Howard Johnson’s is one of five upcoming productions at Polson’s beautiful log Theatre on the Lake.

PHOTO courtesy of Port Polson players

Rose continued: “Sandwiched between the two is a two-day theater camp production of ‘Disney’s Aladdin, Jr.’, which will leave you cheering in amazement for what these kids can put together, start to finish, in one 40-hour week.”

“She Loves Me” (musical) runs June 16-18, 23-25, 30, and July 1-2; “Disney’s Aladdin, Jr.” (K-12 Camp production) runs July 14-15 and “Enchanted April” (non-musical) runs Aug. 11-13, 18-20, 25-28.

Tickets are available three weeks prior to the show’s opening and can be purchased at the Hamilton Players Box Office, 100 Ricketts Rd. Hamilton, Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m., or online at hamiltonplayers.com. Call 406-375-9050 for more information.

Port Polson Players: Polson Karen Lewing is artistic director and co-producer for the Port Polson Players. Her husband Neal Lewing is the managing director and co-producer. Both are recipients of the prestigious 2016 Montana Governor’s Award for the Arts. Together they have put together a terrific summer lineup for the 42nd season.

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Seen from the opera house theatre balcony in philipsburg, members of the cast rehearse in 2016. photo by tom bauer

The Port Polson Players present the Richard Rodgers-Martin Charnin musical comedy, “Two by Two”, before the summer season starts in earnest. In this fresh retelling of the Biblical story of Noah and the Ark, which is both inspirational and hilarious, the show promises good fun from a talented Mission Valley cast. “Two by Two” plays May 19-28.

After “Two by Two”, the Players launch their summer teaser, “Guys on Ice”, the ice fishing musical. The show is back by popular demand and only plays three evenings, June 16-18. The Players original cast spends a day on the ice as fishing buddies boom off musical numbers like, “Ode to a Snowmobile Suit,” “Beer in the Bucket” and “The One That Got Away.”

“Murder at the Howard Johnson’s” is next and runs from July 5-16. This Clark and Bobrick farce brings back the perennial mid-life crisis comedy for a reunion with cast members from the Players initial 1988 production. The Lewings and Todd Mowbray have performed this iconic comedy together for decades. The trio plans five-year “reunion performances of the comedy until one of them croaks.”

“Pump Boys and Dinettes” runs July 20-Aug. 6. Set in contemporary Georgia, this story features selections like “Tips, Farmer Tan”, “Catfish” and “Mona Mona” in a country music-infused celebration.

Polson’s summer theater season wraps up Aug. 10-27 with Gregg Kreutz’s comedy mystery, “Death By Golf”. When an escaped convict, an anxious bride, a scheming new husband and a suspicious attorney all convene at Grandpa’s house, it doesn’t take long for Grandpa to realize he has to reschedule his golf game. This show pays tribute to the Players’ location on the “Old Nine” of the Polson Golf Course.

“Theater-goers will experience our 42nd season of live theater, in a beautiful 1938 log building,

gracing the southern shores of Flathead Lake,” Karen Lewing said. “Inside the air-conditioned comfort of the theater, summer audiences will be treated to a comedy, a musical and a comedy farce performed by some of western Montana’s best-loved performers and guest artists.”

Reservations can be made by calling the theater box office, by phone at 406-883-9212 or visiting portpolsonplayers.com. Tickets are $18 for adults and $17 for students and seniors, with family discounts and group rates available. Updates can be found by following Port Polson Players on Facebook.

Opera House Theatre: Philipsburg “Audiences will be entertained in the oldest operating theater in the state of Montana,” said Claudette Dringle, producer of Opera House Theatre in Philipsburg. “Built in 1891, the Opera House has excellent acoustics and is naturally cooled by air flow from the granite basement. Our productions offer vaudeville, farce and comedy with heart.”

The Opera House Theatre is a walk into history that is intimate and charming.

“Our cast is topnotch and we do our best to bring quality productions,” Dringle said, continuing, “Our music director is from Cornish College for the Arts in Seattle; we have one cast member from Washington State; one from New York and the rest of the ensemble is from the Missoula area.”

Dringle is excited for the summer lineup. “ ‘Vaudeville Variety Show’ … is great family fun, as we feature the best of music, comedy, parody, hilarity and hi-jinx,” she said. “At its height, vaudeville played successfully to all economic classes. …

We are proud to keep this popular and traditional style of entertainment alive at the Opera House

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One of two other performances is “Getting Sara Married”.

“Sara Hastings is an unmarried lawyer in her mid-30s, much too busy to get involved in any romance. Her Aunt Martha has decided to take matters into her own hands and find Sara a husband. Unfortunately, Aunt Martha’s methods are unconventional, to say the least. She has chosen Brandon Cates and is totally undeterred by the fact that he is already engaged,” Dringle said.

The third production of the summer is “The Tin Woman”.

“Instead of relishing life after her heart transplant, Joy enters a downward spiral, unsure whether she truly deserves a second chance. Meanwhile, Alice and Hank mourn the loss of their son, Jack, whose heart was used to save Joy. At a friend’s urging, Joy tracks down Jack’s family to find closure.

But are Alice, Hank and their daughter Sammy ready to accept Jack’s death? Based on a true story, you will find tears accompanying the laughter and humor that is forged by fire,” Dringle said.

She continued: “We run in full rep so many of our patrons spend the weekend and take in all three plays. We also have popcorn with real butter!”

Shows begin June 22 and run on weekends through Aug. 27. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Opera House Theatre at 406-859-0013 or may be purchased at the door the day of the performance. They do ask that groups call ahead for arrangements and group rates. Email ohtc@ blackfoot.net or visit operahousetheatre.com for more information.

Whitefish Theatre Company: Whitefish Back by popular demand, “Always…Patsy Cline” will be the featured show this summer at the Whitefish Theatre Company.

“This is an amazing show. … We draw our talent from the Flathead Valley,” Executive Director Gayle MacLaren said.

MacLaren continued: “This Ted Swindley production is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in 1961 and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death.

“If you like songs like ‘Crazy’, ‘She’s Got You’, ‘Back in Baby’s Arms’, ‘Walking After Midnight’, ‘I Fall To Pieces’ and ‘Your Cheating Heart’, you’re going to love this show – and in a cabaret setting as well.”

If Patsy Cline’s tunes aren’t your cup of tea, “Cabaret: The Musical” by Christopher Isherwood with lyrics by Fred Ebb will run June 1-4 and 8-11 at the theater.

“Always…Patsy Cline” runs July 27-30 and Aug. 3-6. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 406-862-5371, $25 all seats reserved. There is table seating as well as regular theater seating available.

Visit whitefishtheatreco.org for more information.

Flathead Dinner Theatre Repertory New this summer to the Flathead Valley is the Flathead Dinner Theatre Repertory, which aims to help financially support existing community theater groups in the area without competing with those groups for casting, performance dates nor fundraising.

The first production, “Murder in Rundown Abbey”, is a comedic murder mystery parody of the popular BBC series, “Downton Abbey”, and will open at the historic Swan River Inn in downtown Bigfork on Saturday, July 1. Shows will then run every Monday through the month of July, with closing on Saturday, Aug. 5.

“We are very excited about this new program and hope to see it grow by working with our community theater groups and contributing to their growth and success,” said Donna England, the founder and director of FDTR. “Our long term goal is to make dinner theater an integral part in bringing more tourism to the Flathead. We would like to eventually expand the program to include venues outside of Bigfork for limited performances that will compliment and not compete with the established theater groups in those areas,” she added.

Each show includes a traditional British meal featuring roasted chicken, bangers and mash, Yorkshire pudding and a blend of local seasonal vegetables along with a variety of homemade desserts to choose from, all served family-style by footmen and chamber maids.

Earl Grey iced tea with fresh oranges and coffee also will be included, plus there will be a cash bar available for those wishing to pair a wine or other drink with the meal.

Seating for the shows is very limited with only 50 seats available per show, so prepaid reservations will be taken in advance beginning the end of May until shows are sold out.

Anyone with questions about reservations can call England at 406-217-6324 or email her at donnaengland1961@gmail.com.

Stevensville Playhouse: Stevensville The Stevensville Playhouse doesn’t have summer performances planned except for two children’s workshops, but does have a late spring production planned.

“Fiddler On The Roof” will run May 5-7, 12-14, and 19-21.

“Our season runs from October through May. Our summer is workshops only,” said Jaime Williams, vice president and director of communications.

“We are building an addition (starting May 22) to the back of the theater to include bathrooms, dressing rooms, storage, green room and shop. Volunteers are always needed,” Williams added.

Call 406-777-2722, email info@stevensvilleplayhouse.org or visit stevensvilleplayhouse.org for more information.

The Bigfork Summer Playhouse: Bigfork The Bigfork Summer Playhouse is celebrating its 58th season of live professional theater in 2017.

According to the website, the 2017 repertory theater season productions are: “The Marvelous Wonderettes” from May 19-June 1; “7 Brides for 7 Brothers” from June 10-Aug. 24; “Mamma Mia” from June 13-Aug. 26; “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” from June 27-Aug. 25 and “The Drowsy Chaperone” from July 11-Aug. 23. They also will have a late summer show from Aug. 31-Sept. 9, “Hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s” (Volume 5 – a repeat theme with new songs for this season).

Tickets are available online or by mail only. Visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com, mail the Bigfork Summer Playhouse, PO Box 456, Bigfork, MT 59911, or call 406-837-4886 for more information.

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“Guys On Ice,” is back by popular demand at Port Polson Players for three shows only: June 16-18. courtesy photo

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50,000 SILVER DOLLAR, Haugan. June 9-10: Third annual Silver Cloud Campout. All ages.

Headliners Dumpstaphunk, Shook Twins, Spafford, The Kitchen Dwellers, Whitewater Ramble, Shakewell, Dodgy Mountain Men, Hawthorne Roots, Andrea Harsell and Luna Roja, Lacksaw Cartel, Folkinception, Rotgut Whines, Canyon Collected, War Pony & The Pool Boys, Weston Lewis and Juice Box, Joseph Running Crane. Tickets available at silvercloudcampout.com.

BONNER PARK. June 14: Missoula Big Band special pre-season concert, 8 p.m.; Jun 20: UM Music Camp faculty, 8 p.m.; June 18: Circus Farewell, 8 p.m. Visit missoulacityband.org.

CIRCLE SQUARE, north end of Higgins Avenue.

Saturdays starting May 6: Missoula Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Local produce, flowers, baked goods and coffee provided by over 100 vendors. Call 406-274-3042 or visit missoulafarmersmarket.com.

CLARK FORK MARKET, 225 S. Pattee St., riverside parking lot, below the Higgins Avenue Bridge. Saturdays starting May 6: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Locally produced fruits and vegetables, cheese, eggs, meat, honey, jam, baked goods, plants, flowers and more.

Live music from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Visit clarkforkmarket.com.

BERNICE’S BAKERY, 190 S. Third St. W. First Friday, May 5: Featuring “Sunburst Wildflowers,” photographs of local Montana wildflowers and some magical constructs by Steve Slocomb.

CARAS PARK. May 6: Garden City Brewfest, noon-8 p.m. $15 admission includes commemorative glass and three beer tokens; additional tokens are two for $3. Or $20 for glass and seven tokens. Live music all day.

June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Downtown Tonight, 5:30-8:30 p.m. featuring live music, food and beer vendors. June 7, 14, 21, 28: Out to Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. featuring live music and over 20 varied food vendors. June 23-24: 17th Annual Garden City River Rod Run, Two days of classic cars, cruisin’ parade, food, music and fun. June 25: Made Fair, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Call 406-543-4238 or visit missouladowntown.com.

COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER parking lot. May 13: 17th annual Bike For Shelter, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 2-mile and 11-mile bike ride, plus a bike rodeo where participants can earn a medal. After the ride, enjoy a barbecue lunch, cotton candy and snow cones while listening to music on the lawn. There will be a costume contest and carnival games with prizes, face painting, miniature horses, bouncy house and more. Most importantly, by attending this event, participants are helping Watson Children’s Shelter provide a safe and nurturing home to abused and neglected Montana children. Learn more at watsonchildrensshelter.org or 406-549-0058.

DEER CREEK SHOOTING RANGE. May 20: Sixth annual Babes N Bullets, a women’s only shooting event to raise money for Touch Enough to Wear Pink of Montana. Sign-up at 8 a.m. at the DoubleTree; event runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Deer Creek Shooting Range. $125.

Register at bobwards.com.

DRAUGHT WORKS, 915 Toole Ave. May 6: The Frederico Brothers, 6-8 p.m.; May 7: Luna Blue, 5-7 p.m.; May 11: Ovando, 6-8 p.m.; May 13: Wolf & The Moons, 6-8 p.m.; May 14: Old Sap, 5-7 p.m.; May 18: Aran Buzzas, 6-8 p.m.; May 20: John Floridis Trio, 6-8 p.m.; May 21: Joseph Running Crane, 5-7 p.m.; May 25: The Loose String Band, 6-8 p.m.; May 27: Andrea Harsell, 6-8 p.m.; May 28: The Captain Wilson Conspiracy, 5-7 p.m.

EAGLES LODGE, 2420 South Ave. W. May 5-6: Lolo Creek Band, 8 p.m.

FAMILIES FIRST CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, 225 W. Front St. May 5: Giant bubbles, 11 a.m., First Friday free admission, 5-7 p.m. May 9: Chat with Dara, 10 a.m.-noon; animal cube, 11 a.m.; May 10: Taletivities, 11 a.m.; May 11: Taekwondo, 11 a.m.; May 12: stamp art, 11 a.m. Call 406-541-7529 or visit childrensmuseummissoula.org.

FORT MISSOULA RUGBY PITCH. May 6: New Zealand Day all-ages “touch” ruby clinic led by members of Missoula Youth Rugby, 10 a.m.-noon. No experience necessary, free. High school match between Missoula and North Idaho, 1 p.m. at Frenchtown High School. May 18-21: MAGGOTFEST rugby tournament. Games begin at 4 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

GALLERY 709, 709 Ronan St.: May 5: First Friday art opening, 5-8 p.m. Featuring works by Nancy Seiler.

GRIZZLY HARLEY-DAVIDSON, 5106 E. Harrier Drive. May 14: NASCAR’s Kyle Petty brings his 23rd anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America to Missoula in an effort to raise funds and awareness for Victory Junction, a camp for children with chronic or life-threatening illness, 5:45 p.m.

HELLGATE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. May 5: International Baccalaureate Art Senior Showcase, 5-7 p.m. HISTORICAL MUSEUM AT FORT MISSOULA. May 20: Veteran Suicide Awareness and Prevention half marathon, 9 a.m. Hosted by Xsports4Fets

and local veterans. $45 for half marathon and “ruck” race; free for awareness noncompetitive walk. Barbecue, noon, free to public. To register or volunteer visit vetsuicideawareness.com.

LIVING ART OF MONTANA, 725 W. Alder St. May 13: Drop-in workshop, “Paper Craft” with Bonnie Tarses, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free of charge to adults dealing with illness or loss. Call 406-549-5239 or visit livingartofmontana.org.

LOLO SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CENTER, 1 ½ miles west of Lolo on U.S. Highway 12. May 8: Amateur caller night, 8-9:30 p.m.; workshop, 7:30 p.m. June 2-3: Mountain Mixer, potluck dinner Saturday, 6-7:30 p.m. Caller Adam Christmas. Cuers Gene Krueger and Sharon Wise. Call 406-529-8633 or 406-273-0652.

MISSOULA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. May 6-7: Montana State Woodcarvers’s Show, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday. Open to woodcarving, woodturning, scrollsaw, woodburning; mini classes.

MISSOULA PEOPLES MARKET, West Pine Street off Higgins Avenue. Saturdays starting May 13: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Featuring over 80 local artisans and food vendors. Visit missoulapeoplesmarket.org.

MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 301 E. Main St.: Daily children and family activities, computer classes, open MakerSpace hours, and more.

For list of daily events call 406-721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

MONK’S, 225 Ryman St. May 16: Flynt Flossy and Turquoise Jeep, 9 p.m. $18, available at ticketfly.com.

MCT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 200 N. Adams St. May 3-14: Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Wizard of Oz.” Just a few decades ago, this classic 1939 MGM movie aired on television only once a year.

Now it can be streamed to electronic devices 24/7, but here’s your chance to meet all your old, familiar friends – live in person, in the merry old land of Oz. For times and tickets, call 406-728-7529 or visit mctinc.org.

NANCY SEILER ART CLASSES. May 13, 20: Nature Journaling, “Native Plants,” 10 a.m.noon, Waterwise Garden behind Missoulian on Fourth St. $10 plus materials. Bring your own supplies (paper, pen, magnifying glass etc). May 13: Nature Journaling: Wildflowers, 1-4 p.m., Pierce Prairie (John Toole Park), $30 plus materials. Nature Journaling: “Event Mapping,” 10 a.m.-noon, June 3 at Greenough Park picnic shelter, June 10 at Waterworks trailhead, June 16 at Crazy Canyon trailhead and June 24 at Rattlesnake main trailhead. $10 plus materials. June 10: Nature Journaling, “Texture,” 1-4 p.m., Nancy Seiler Studio, 330 Brooks St. $50 plus materials. Call 406-370-1254 or email nancy@nancyseiler.com.

OGREN PARK AT ALLEGIANCE FIELD. June 21: Paul Simon in concert, 8 p.m. The singersongwriter, famous for hits from “Bridge Over

Troubled Water” in the 1960s to “Graceland” in the 1980s performs this outside concert.

Tickets $55 plus fees. Call 406-543-3300 or visit ticketmaster.com.

RIVER’S EDGE, Alberton. May 7: Montana Fiddlers, 1-5 p.m.

ROXY THEATRE, 718 S. Higgins Ave. May 6: New Zealand Day featuring screening of “Hunt for the Widerpeople,” a 2016 film by Taika Watiti, 8 p.m. Visit theroxytheatre.org or artsmissoula.org.

RUBY’S INN & CONVENTION CENTER, 4825 N. Reserve St. May 20: Missoula Doll Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dolls, toys, Teddy bears, miniatures show and sale. $5 adults, children 12 and under free. Visit dollshowusa.com or call 406-360-7214.

SHAKESPEARE & CO., 103 S. Third St. W. May 3: Mark Gibbons signs “The Imitation Blues,” 7-8 p.m. May 5: Jayel Draco signs “The Great Nations of Rendaraia, 5-8 p.m. May 9: Jenny Forrester signs “Narrow River, Wide Sky”, 7-8 p.m. May 19: S. Brian Willson signs “Blood on the Tracks,” 7-8 p.m. May 20: Natalie Peeterse signs “Dreadful: Luminosity, Letters,” 1-2 p.m. May 23: J. Robert Lennon signs “Broken River,” 7-8 p.m. May 25: Readings by Rachel Mindell and Jenny Montgomery, 7 p.m. June 6: Ted McDermott signs “The Minor Outsider,” 7 p.m. June 8: Christine Carbo signs “The Weight of Night,” 7 p.m. June 28: Maile Meloy signs “Do Not Become Alarmed,” 7 p.m. Call 406-549-9010 or visit shakespeareandco.com.

SOUTHGATE MALL. Through May 21: Elementary School Art show. May 6: Ladies Night, 5-7 p.m., JCPenney Court. May 9: Kids Klub May activity, 4-6 p.m., near the Wish Foundation.

Free. Visit shopsouthgate.com.

ST. REGIS COMMUNITY PARK, May 27-29: St. Regis Flea Market, held every Memorial Day Weekend (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) at the St. Regis Community Park from daylight to dusk. Visit stregismtflea.org.

SUNRISE SALOON, 1101 Strand Ave. May 4: Copper Mountain Band acoustic performance, 8 p.m.; May 5: Cinco de Mayo celebration with Shodown, 9:30 p.m. May 6: 406, 9:30 p.m.

May 11-12: Western Front, 8:30 p.m. May 13: Troublesome, 9:30 p.m. May 14: Five Valley Accordion Players, 1 p.m. May 19-20: The Elements Band, 9:30 p.m. May 26: Christy Lee, 9:30 p.m. May 27: Longhorn Band, 9:30 p.m.

TANGLED TONES MUSIC STUDIO. May 1-Aug. 11: “Playing with the Band” spring/summer session. Play in a band and learn from professional musicians/instructors and record your music. $80 per month plus $35 registration fee. Ages 8-12 beginning or 13 and up intermediate to advanced. Call 406396-3352, email mattnord@tangledtones. com or visit tangledtones.com.

THE ARTISTS’ SHOP, 127 N. Higgins Ave. May 5: First Friday artist’s reception, 5-8 p.m. featuring “The Eight Pillars of Joyce,” hand

may 2017 weaving by Bonnie Tarses. Call 406-5436393 or visit missoulaartistsshop.com.

THE JACK, Graves Creek Road, Lolo. May 21: Montana Fiddlers, 1-5 p.m.

TOP HAT, 134 W. Front St. May. 4: Phutureprimitive, 10 p.m. Tickets, $15.

May 18: The Two Tracks, 10 p.m., free show. June 20: Oregon-based folk rock troubadours Blitzen Trapper, 9 p.m. Tickets $16 in advance, $18 day of show. June 29: Northwestern Indie-Electronic group STRFKR, 9 p.m. Tickets $21, available at The Top Hat, Rockin’ Rudy’s or tophatlounge.com.

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA. On view through May 12 at the Gallery of Visual Arts: BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition featuring Drew Miles Davis, Katelynn DeTemple, Sara Friedrich, Robert Griffith, Morgan W. Hodge, Cameron Klise, Joshua R. Masias, Ashley Meyora, Bryce Aaron Peery, Katherine (KT) Powell, Leah SalcidoNichol, Nicole Scoles. On view through May 12 at the UC Center Gallery: BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition featuring Jasmine Beul, Claire D. Meyer-Wisneski, Daisy Sells, April Werle. Call 406-243-2813 or visit umt.edu/art.

UNION HALL, 208 E. Main St. May 6: Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, 8-11 p.m., workshop 7:30 p.m. Music by Out of the Wood, caller Bev Young. May 20: Music by Skippin’ A Groove, caller Round Robin. $6 members, $9 nonmembers, ages 18 and under free. Visit missoulafolk.org.

WILMA THEATRE. May 5: SPARK! Arts Ignite Learning Spring showcase, 5-8:30 p.m. Come celebrate SPARK! during First Friday with performances and presentations by a variety MCPS K-8 students. Students and SPARK! artists and organizations will be performing dance, drumming, theatre, and storytelling throughout the evening. Free to the public.

Visit sparkartslearning.org. May 8: Aimee Mann (of ‘Til Tuesday), 8 p.m. Tickets $30-35.

May 15: American Indie folk ensemble Fleet Foxes, 8 p.m. Tickets $35. June 9: HELLYEAH with Sons of Texas and Righteous Vendetta, 8 p.m. tickets $24 in advance, $29 day of show, available at The Top Hat, Rockin’ Rudy’s or thewilma.com.

ZOOTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER, 235 N. First St. W. May 10: Glass fusing orientation class, 6-8 p.m., $20/$15 for members plus cost of glass. May 12: Gallery openings, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Featuring “Icons for the Churches of the Post-Revolution,” of paintings by Tim Marion Nielson and “Rachel” by Rachel Patrie, free silk screening night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., donations appreciated. Come in with a blank light-colored shirt, tote bag, or scarf and leave with one of the house designs printed anywhere of your choosing! Sundays starting May 21 : “Beginning Plein Air Painting,” five weeks, 9- 11 a.m. $125/$115 for members. May 20: “Art for the People,” 10 a.m.-noon, $40/$35 for members. During this class students will focus on an project that focuses on social change. May 27-June 19: “Reduction Relief Prints: Printing in Multiple Colors,” Saturdays, 6-8 p.m., $135/$125 for members. May 24: Bob Ross

Night, 6-8 p.m. $25/$20 for members. 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. An instructor will be on site as well for additional help. All participants receive one glass of wine and all art supplies including paint, brushes, canvas, mineral spirits. May 25: Ladies pottery painting night, 6-8 p.m. 20 percent off pottery. You’re also welcome to visit our neighbors over at the Northside Kettlehouse and bring a beverage into our pottery painting studio. All ages and experience levels are welcome; no reservations necessary, walk-ins only.

BITTERROOT ARTISTS ALONG THE BITTERROOT STUDIO TOURS, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The tours are an opportunity for the public to view and purchase art work directly from the artists.

Visit artistsalongthebitterroot.com or call 406-381-7898 for more information.

BITTERROOT PUBLIC LIBRARY, Hamilton. May 2: Coloring Club for Grown-ups, 10 a.m.-noon, all materials are provided; Socrates Café, 7-9 p.m. May 3: Toddler and Baby Story Time, 10:30-11:15 a.m., babies-age 2. May 5: Story Time for Kids ages 3 and up, 10:30-11:15 a.m. featuring Sally Blevins for a story time entitled “M is for Mommy.” May 9: Coloring Club for Grown-ups, 10 a.m.-noon, all materials are provided; Genealogy Group, 2-3:30 p.m.; Writers Group, 6:30-8 p.m., all writing levels are welcome. May 10: Toddler and Baby Story Time for babies through age 2, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Read to Cats and Dogs, 3:45-4:30 p.m., Bitterroot Humane Society.

Become a better reader AND help the animals become better pets. May 11: Lego Club for ages 4-9, 3:30-5:00 p.m.; The Fellowship Club discusses “Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling” by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer 6 p.m. May 12: Story Time for Kids for ages 3 and up, 10:30-11:15 a.m., join Lisa DeMoss for a “Colors, colors everywhere” story time. May 16: Coloring Club for Grown-ups, 10 a.m.noon, all materials are provided; Socrates Café, 7-9 pm. May 17: Toddler and Baby Story Time for babies to age 2, 10:30-11:15 a.m. May 19: Story Time for Kids ages 3 and up, 10:30-11:30 a.m., featuring “Let’s go Camping” with storyteller Karen Fields; stay after story time to enjoy open-ended play activities such as block or box building, using rice bins, and creative play. May 23: Coloring Club for Grown-ups, 10 a.m.-noon, all materials are provided; Writers Group, 6:30-8 p.m., all writing levels are welcome. May 24: Toddler and Baby Story Time for babies to age 2, 10:30-11:15 a.m. May 25: Brown Bag It! Book Club discusses “The Sympathizer” by Viet Thanh Nguyen noon; Lego Club for ages 4-9, 3:30-5 p.m. May 26: Story Time for Kids ages 3 and up, 10:30-11:30 a.m. May 30: Coloring Club for Grown-ups, 10 a.m.-noon; Socrates Café, 7-9 p.m. May 31:Toddler and Baby Story Time, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Call 406-363-1670 for more information.DALY MANSION, 251 Eastside Highway, Hamilton.

May 13: Mother’s Day Tea, 10:45 a.m.-2 p.m. $25 adults, $20 children ages 2-13. June 3: Spring Adventures, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Spring Adventures is an event where children of all ages can have fun in spring related activities and learn about pollinators, gardening and Daly farms. The fun includes tennis, boat crafting and races, train rides, dancing to the tunes of ‘The Salamanders’ and more. The interactive talks will be every 30 minutes and include bees, butterflies, bats, Daly farms and gardens, and adventure. Bring your own picnic or enjoy the hot dogs and lemonade provided at the event. $5 per person, ages 4 and younger free. June 15: Mansion Music Series: “Romancing the West”, 7 p.m.

Call 406-363-6004 for reservations and information.

FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER, Ravalli County Fairgrounds, 100 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton. May 12: Boot, Scoot & Boogie annual SAFE banquet, 6-10 p.m. Call 406363-2793. May 19-21: 79th annual Gem and Mineral Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. $3, under 12 free with adult. Show will feature Dave Trexler, paleontologist, Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, Bynum, gems, minerals, displays, geodes, silent auction, dealers, presentations, fossils, field trips. Contact Steve Vieth at 406-381-7597 or viethsteve88@gmail.com.

June 9-11: Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival, noon-6 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. Classes, exhibits, vendors and more. Call 406-642-3119.

HAMILTON FARMERS MARKET, downtown Hamilton: The market officially opens May 6 with the theme “May Fest For Kids. Hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Call 406961-0004 for more information.

HAMILTON MASONIC LODGE, 115 S. Third St. W. May 14: Montana A Cappella Society presents “Gift of Song,” 3 p.m. Free. Call 406-3635778 for more information.

HAMILTON PLAYHOUSE, 100 Ricketts Road, Hamilton. June 16-18, 23-25 and 30: Hamilton Players present “She Loves Me,” Friday and Saturdays performance at 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. Call 406-375-9050, hamiltonplayers.com.

NSPRA RODEO, Darby. June 20-21: Contestants from the U.S. and Canada travel to Montana to compete in all standard rodeo events.

Rodeo event kicks off at 6 p.m. each evening.

Call 406-544-5436.

RAVALLI COUNTY AIRPORT, Hamilton. June 24: Air Show & Car Show. The Wings and Wheels Air Show, Fly-In and Car Show features over 100 of the coolest hot rods and classic cars in Montana, planes and pilots from all over the West, and the most amazing Air Show you’ll see all summer. Featuring the Brad Wurzen Power Addiction Air Show and the Legacy Air Museum Vintage Warbirds, this is the one event you’ll talk about all year. Admission to the airshow is free. Pancake breakfast and fly-in starts at 7 a.m. Air Show at 11 a.m. Hot rods all day long. Call Eric at 406-381-2273 or visit wingsandwheelsairshow.com for more

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information.RAVALLI COUNTY MUSEUM, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. June 10: Bitter Root Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 406-363-3338 for more information.

STEVENSVILLE PLAYHOUSE, 219 Main St., Stevensville. May 5-21: “Fiddler on the Roof,” Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Call 406-777-2722 or visit stevensvilleplayhouse.org.

ST. FRANCIS COMMUNITY CENTER, Hamilton.

May 13: Bitterroot Performing Arts Council presents the annual Spring for the Arts Event, 6-10 p.m. Call 406-363-7946.

THIRD ANNUAL BITTERROOT VALLEY 50 MILE GARAGE SALE. June 23-24: Over 250 vendors, refreshments along the way.

Shop or sell, from Lolo to Darby. Visit bitterroot50milegaragesale.com for more information.

WESTERN HERITAGE DAYS, downtown Stevensville. June 16-17: Chuck Wagon load of fun for the whole family. Activities, food, parade and beer garden are just a few of the activities that you will enjoy. Call 406-7773773 or mainstreetstevensville.com.

NORTHWEST BIGFORK ART & CULTURAL CENTER, Bigfork.

May 26-June 16: Artist’s Choice Exhibition.

June 23-July 21: “Mystic Lake: Continental Trail Divide Artist Residency” with Mandy Mohler, Erin Hawley and Jerry Rafter. Visit bigforkculture.org.

BIGFORK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Bigfork. May 6: Spring Bigfork Independent Film Festival, 5:30 p.m. Visit bigforkfilmfestival.com.

BIGFORK SPRING ART WALK. May 20: Spend the day strolling through the picturesque village of Bigfork where the galleries will have their doors open with a warm welcome for you, your family and friends. 4-7 p.m.

BIGFORK WHITEWATER FESTIVAL-Kayaking Races. May 27-28: On the “Wild Mile” of the Swan River. Visit bigforkwhitewaterfestival. com or call 406-752-2880.

BIG SKY SPORTING CLAYS, Polson. June 24: Chapter Blast Sporting Clays Fun Shoot. Call 406-883-5969.

EAST SHORE SMOKEHOUSE, Highway 35, Polson.

All music 6 p.m. May 2, 16, June 4, 20: Barton & Caselli. May 9, 23, June 13, 27: What About Bob Karaoke. Singing Sons of Beaches every Thursday starting June 8.

GARDEN BAR, Bigfork. May 26-26: Pedactor Project; June 2-3: Kenny James Miller; June 5: Devils Cut; June 9-10: Gladys Friday “Fingers” Ray; June 16-17: Here to Make Friends; June 23-24: Mabels Rage; June 30, July 1-4: Eric “Fingers” Ray. HOMESTEADER DAYS, downtown Hot Springs: June 10-11: Parade and rodeo. For full schedule visit hotspringsmtchamber.org/

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KWATAQNUK RESORT, Polson. May 6: SKC Foundations Auction and Gala with dinner, entertainment and live auction, 5:30 p.m. Call 406-275-4983.

LAKE BAR, Highway 93 Polson. May 5: Off In The Woods, Cinco de Mayo Party; May 12: Lil’ Gladys; May 18: Open Mic, 8 p.m.

MARINA CAY TIKI BAR, Bigfork. All music 6 p.m. May 5, June 3: Mike Murray. May 6: Billy Angel. May 12: Bad Larry’s. May 13: My True Freedom. May 26: Kevin VanDort. June 2: Nick Spear. June 9: Here to Make Friends. June 10: Billy Angel. June 17: Old Sap. June 30: Brent Jameson Duo. MISSION MOUNTAIN NRA RODEO, Polson. June 23-24: Starting at 7:30 p.m. with live music after the Friday night performance. Free vendors fair. Call 406-261-2861 or 406-8831100 for more information.

O’SHAUGHNESSEY CENTER, Whitefish. June 6-7: Whitefish Theatre Company presents “Luna Gale” by Rebecca Gilman, 7:30 p.m. Caroline, a veteran social worker, thinks she has a typical case on her hands when she meets Peter and Karlie, two teenage drug addicts accused of neglecting their baby. But when she places their infant daughter in the care of Karlie’s mother, Caroline sparks a family conflict that exposes a shadowy, secretive past and forces her to make a risky decision

with potentially disastrous consequences. $10. June 1-4, 8-11: Whitefish Theatre Company presents “Cabaret the Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 4 p.m.

Sunday. Right this way, your table’s waiting at the Kit Kat Klub! It’s 1931 in Berlin, Germany and the seedy Klub is a place of decadent celebration, a place to pretend the party will go on forever, even as the world falls apart on the outside with Hitler’s rise.

Cabaret follows the interlocking stories of Sally Bowles, a beguiling, self-destructive cabaret singer, Cliff Bradshaw, a young American journalist, and the citizens of Berlin as they are caught up in the swirling maelstrom of a changing society. $10. Call 406-862-5371 or visit whitefishtheatreco.org for more information.

POLSON ELKS. May 7, June 4: Northwest Accordion Jam, 2-5:30 p.m.; May 17: Ken’s Country Combo dance, 7-10 p.m.; June 7, June 21: Ken’s Country Combo dance, 7-10 p.m.

PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER Charity Golf Tournament, Polson. June 3: Please contact Rich Forbis at richard.forbis@ providence.org or 406-883-8273.

QUINN’S HOT SPRINGS, Plains. May 19-20, June 16-17: Highway 93 Band.

RONAN GOLF COURSE. May 19: Golf for the Griz Memorial Tournament at with a four-person scramble starting at 11 a.m.; meet the coaches, athletic department reps and fellow

5pm Friday to 4pm Sunday More than 125 craft booths Helicopter Rides Sat/Sun

FRIDAY:

Griz Fans. Call 406-871-5790 or 406-6764653 for more information.

SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE, Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center, Pablo. May 18: Women 4 Wellness. Call 406-275-4913.

SANDPIPER ART & GIF GALLERY, Polson. May 14June 25: “Montana West of the Mountains” on view. June 25-July 28: “Single, Double, Triple” exhibition. Visit sandpiperartgallery.com.

SENIOR OLYMPICS, Polson and Ronan. June 15-17: Email kaujn@gmail.com, visit montanaseniorolympics.org/summer.html or call 406-586-5543 for more information.

SOUTH SHORE LOUNGE, Highway 93 after the light on the right heading north of Polson.

May 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, June 2-3, 9-10, 2324: RMK DJ at 10 p.m.; SPARTAN RACE at Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork.

May 6-7: Montana Beast and Sprint Weekend.

Visit spartan.com/en/race/detail/1734/ overview for more details.

SYMES HOTEL, Hot Springs. All music is from 8 to 10 p.m. unless otherwise noted. May 5: John Kelley (blues). May 6: Lori & Pam (bluegrass). May 12: Pamela VanKirk (coffee house folk). May 13: Jim-n-I (acoustic, folk, rock). May 14: Mother’s Day brunch with music by Braveheart, 8 a.m.-noon. May 19: Alex Boey (contemporary rock). May 20: Cathy Colton & The Reluctants (rock, folk,

percussion). May 26: Jerry Fletcher (Piano Man). May 27: Shenanigans (acoustic, blues, Americana, folk). May 28: Memorial Day celebration with live music and barbecue, 4-8 p.m.

THE RAVEN, Woods Bay. May 5: The Bad Larry’s, 8 p.m.; May 12: Leftover Biscuits, 8 p.m.; May 19: Here to Make Friends, 8 p.m.; May 21: Dim Sum Brunch, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; May 26: Fetveit Brothers, 8:30 p.m.; May 27: Erin & The Project, 8:30 p.m.

THEATRE ON FLATHEAD LAKE, Polson. May 19-28: The Port Polson Players present the Richard Rodgers-Martin Charnin musical comedy, “Two by Two,” Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. In this fresh retelling of the Biblical story of Noah and the Ark, which is both inspirational and hilarious, the show promises good fun from a talented Mission Valley cast. June 16 -18: “Guys on Ice,” the ice fishing musical back by popular demand, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday and 2 p.m. The Players original cast spends a day on the ice as fishing buddies boom off musical numbers like, “Ode to a Snowmobile Suit,” “Beer in the Bucket” and “The One That Got Away.” Call 406-883-9212 or visit portpolsonplayers.com.

WHISTLING ANDY’S DISTILLERY, Bigfork. May 19: National Whiskey Day with Whiskey drink specials and live music by Chance Cole; May 26: Whitewater Weekend Kick-off with drink specials and Indah sushi food truck at 5 p.m.

first friday in Downtown Missoula

SATURDAY:

• D & D Music. DanceXplosion! • Pancake Breakfast • 5K Run for Fun • Huckleberry Parade • Dog Dancing • Miss Huckleberry & Mr. Huck Finn • Dog Agility Demonstration • Homesteaders Pentathlon • Albeni Falls Pipes & Drums Talent Contest • Swing Street Big Band • Kids Games • Music by Adam Craw • Festival Auction • Pie-Eating Contest • Live Music by Back Adit Band

SUNDAY:

• Pancake Breakfast • Worship Service • Music by “tincup” • DanceXplosion!

• Dog Agility Competition • Kids Agility Fun Match • Jam & Jelly Contest • Kids Games • Pentathlon • Horseshoes • “Caveman of the Kootenai”

by Libby Pitiful Players • Dessert Contest and lots more!!

www.huckleberryfestival.com

FREE ADMISSION

Family Friendly: ALCOHOL & TOBACCO-FREE – Dogs Welcome, (Must Be On A Leash)

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COPS: 10 POUNDS OF POT WRONGLY SENT TO PENNSYLVANIA PASTOR YEADON, Pa. – Police are trying to determine who shipped 10 pounds of marijuana from California to a pastor in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Yeadon police say the drugs arrived in bundles stuffed into a plastic bucket inside a cardboard box that was delivered by United Parcel Service.

The package was sent from Sacramento.

But the woman who received it is a church pastor who tells authorities it wasn’t meant for her. Police believe someone else might have been instructed to watch for the package, but failed to pick it up.

Police Chief Donald Molineux says the pastor is “very upset and traumatized” and afraid someone might come to her home looking for the drugs.

Police are hoping surveillance video from a drop-off location will identify who shipped the package.

POLICE PICK UP ADORABLE INTRUDERS: A PAIR OF PYGMY GOATS BELFAST, Maine – Police in Maine have picked up some adorable intruders after two miniature goats escaped from their home and wandered the streets.

A Belfast police officer responded Sunday morning to find the pygmy goats in a woman’s garage. They had been snacking on cat food. Officer Daniel Fitzpatrick used a cat leash to lead them into his squad car.

The trio drove around looking for the goats’ owner as Fitzpatrick fed them carrots and celery.

The daughter of the goats’ owner saw Fitzpatrick’s Facebook post and picked up the pair, named Louis and Mowgli – but not before Fitzpatrick snapped a selfie with the duo.

Fitzpatrick called the runaways “good company” and joked about adding patrol goats to the next police budget.

VIENNA BARTENDER APPEALS FINE FOR PUBLIC BELCHING – AND WINS

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VIENNA – He who burps loudest laughs best – at least in this case.

Nearly a year after a policeman ticketed Edin Mehic for loudly belching next to him, the Vienna bartender has won his appeal.

Mehic was fined $75 for a sonorous post-kebab burp next to the officer at an amusement park. The ticket said he violated “public decency with a loud belch next to a police officer.”

But a court document shows authorities have ruled in his favor. It says there was “never proof” that he burped to affront the officer.

Mehic’s belch resonated in Austria long after it was emitted. Groups organized to support him, and a kebab chain paid for both his ticket and an all-expenses trip to Istanbul.

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art

denouement “Aerial” by Nancy Seiler Gallery 709 inside Montana Art and Framing presents Nancy Seiler “Over the Top - Pouring, Tipping, Turning, Burning” new acrylic paintings done with experimental techniques to create colorful, intricate and intriguing surfaces. The exhibit runs through Friday, May 26, and opens First Friday, May 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. at 709 Ronan Street, Missoula, MT. Call 406-541-7100 for more information or check montanaart.com. to submit your art to denouement, contact us at ashley.klein@missoulian.com

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