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SUMMER’S BREWING hit the open roads with great summer reads corridor’s picks for western montana patios

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20 16 denouement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 from the editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 baroque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 cherries, history and mud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 summer books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 roots music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 breweries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

26 cider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 distilleries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 outdoor patios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 cowboy junkies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 msla events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 bitterroot events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 northwest events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 shelby swaNsoN (left) celebrates with frieNd toNyce cook for her 21st birthday oN a receNt afterNooN at westerN cider iN missoula. cover photo by rebekah welch

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denouement “Know Your Farmer” by artist Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli; size; 24x24; price: $975; oil on canvas with attachments.

Gallery 709 inside Montana Art and Framing presents “Flying by the Seat of Our Pants”: New works from the SALTMINE, from June 2 through July 28.

Artists include Edgar Smith, Cathryn Mallory, Peter Keefer, Stephen Glueckert, Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli, Bev Beck Glueckert and a special guest. These are Missoula’s best known contemporary artists with unique works in painting, mixed media, original prints, collage, ceramics and even coloring books. Gallery 709 is at 709 Ronan Street, Missoula. Call 406-541-7100 for more information. ”Know Your Farmer” by artist Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli; size; 24x24; price: $975; oil on canvas with attachments.

Gallery 709 inside Montana Art and Framing presents “Flying by the Seat of Our Pants”: New works from the SALTMINE, from June 2 through July 28.

Artists include Edgar Smith, Cathryn Mallory, Peter Keefer, Stephen Glueckert, Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli, Bev Beck Glueckert and a special guest. These are Missoula’s best known contemporary artists with unique works in painting, mixed media, original prints, collage, ceramics and even coloring books. Gallery 709 is at 709 Ronan Street, Missoula. Call 406-541-7100 for more information.

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an you feel it? It’s that sweet summertime feeling in Missoula.

This month we focus much of our issue on one of our favorite summer rituals: enjoying summer brews. We’re not limiting ourselves to beer, of which there are plenty of options, but also to our local cideries and distilleries, and also touch on the great ambiance of a few of our local wineries.

We may have missed your favorite, so if someone asks where you hang out during the dog days of summer, don’t be shy. We know, Montana’s full, but that doesn’t

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mean we can’t share it every now and then.

We hope you can use this issue of Corridor as a point of reference for places to check out before you hit the river, after you leave work or anything in between.

There’s so much going on this summer, and if you haven’t yet, check out the May/ June issue of Corridor for more on all the events happening in western Montana.

And check back in next month for an indepth look at fair season across western Montana. Yee-haw!

Ashley Klein, Editor

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CLASSICS IN THE COUNTRY Montana Baroque Festival returns to Paradise for 14th year While the Montana summer road trips is universal pastime, the destination usually doesn’t involve Bach.

It does if you’re headed to the Montana Baroque Festival at Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort near Paradise, where top-tier musicians from around the world gather for three days to perform the elegant music of Bach’s era on authentic period instruments.

The festival, now its 14th year, began when Monica Huggett, a violinist who teaches at Juilliard School and is based in Portland, Oregon, took a bicycle trip in Idaho and Montana. After hitting a tough stretch, she was introduced to Jean Morrison of the Sanders County Arts Council, which helps bring cultural events to Sanders, among the poorest in western Montana.

The setting is part of the selling point for the festival: Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort near Paradise, tucked alongside the Clark Fork River.

In 2016, the resort built a brand-new gazebo complete with a stage and drop-down curtains on the sides so that the festival can go on regardless of weather. Elsewhere around the resort, new cabins and an event center line the river. At the resort itself, visitors can partake in the mineral hot springs, the feature that originally inspired settlers to stay some 130 years ago.

This year, the festival will run from Tuesday to Friday, July 18-20, with music running from

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On that Tuesday, there will be 10:30 a.m. festival fundraiser concert at 10:30 a.m., with violinist Huggett performing music by Leclair, Corelli and Bach, with four baroque musicians accompanying Huggett.

The Tuesday evening concert theme is “The Magic of Venice.” The lineup of composers includes Vivaldi, Legrenzi, Marino and other Italian music. Listeners can hear the virtuoso recorder playing of Matthias Maute.

On Wednesday night, “Shakespeare’s Muse,” they’ve selected “intimate chamber music and songs inspired by the playwright. Huggett on violin and soprano Arwen Myers will perform music from England, Italy and more.

On Thursday, “The Magic of Venice” returns for a second half, with arias, concertos, sonatas and other music from the 16th through 18th centuries. The lineup features Myers, Huggett, Maute and more.

Tickets are $25 per night or $60 for three nights. Picnic baskets are available for purchase.

Lodging packages start at $220. For more information, go to quinnshotsprings.com or call 406826-3150, Ext. 1.

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CHERRIES, HISTORY AND MUD take the stage in polson in july

By Jackie Cripe It is summertime at Flathead Lake and that means the annual Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival is nearly here.

Polson’s Main Streets will close Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16, and fill up with more than 100 vendors in addition to the downtown businesses that have their doors open and ready for guests.

Truckloads of tasty Flathead cherries, homemade cherry pies, pastries, lemonade, aprons, quilts, jams, jewelry and everything cherry imaginable will be on hand. Vendors and businesses aim to create an unusual and fun shopping experience.

Food, food and more food will be on hand to keep up everyone’s sugar levels.

Check out the local hangouts downtown and special food vendors. There’s much to explore around town by foot to help visitors who are worried about consuming too many tasty treats.

For the kiddos, or those who are just young at heart, the North Lake County Public Library will have coloring for adults and kids. The cherry contests are a thrill to watch and partake in, with more than $400 in downtown gift certificates available in prizes. Saturday is the only day people can legally spit in downtown Polson: at the children’s and adults’ Pit Spitting Contests. And there’s always the Cherry Pie Eating Contest. Cherry-themed quilts from the Cherry Quilt Contest will be on display in storefront windows.

The Shamrockers will stroll Main Street at 1 p.m. Saturday and the Great Scotts Bagpipers will be around town at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Check out the website flatheadcherryfestival.com for times and details, but the events run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Cherries aren’t the only thing trending in Polson that weekend. The Miracle of America Museum’s Annual Live History Days runs Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exhibitors include wood carving, leatherworking, pine needle weaving, old-time music, free blood pressure tests in the vintage medical building, rides on the trains and military vehicles, sawmilling demonstrations, shingle sawing, blacksmithing, a tennis ball cannon, flint napping, food and ice cream treats served from the vintage soda foundation and more. Go to miracleofamericamuseum.org or call 406-270-7895 for more information.

Start off the weekend at the Polson Fairgrounds with the Polson Mud Run, starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15. The event includes climbing, kayaking and running, plus an over-and-under course. The run is a benefit for the Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County. The event costs $40 for adults and $25 for those who are younger than 18, plus a $3 fee online. Find more information and register online at Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County’s website.

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roadfood: aN eater’s guide to more thaN 1,000 of the best local hot spots aNd hiddeN gems across america by jaNe aNd michael sterN

The 40th anniversary edition of “Roadfood,” Jane Stern and Michael Stern’s indispensable guide to America’s best local eateries along highways and back roads, now with 20 percent new material, including nearly 200 new listings. Filled with enticing alternatives for chain-weary travelers, “Roadfood” provides descriptions and regional maps that direct readers to the best local eats across the country, delving into a restaurant’s location as well as the dining experience itself. Places in Montana include: Dash Inn, Great Falls; Matt’s Place, Butte; Red Lodge Café, Red Lodge; Stella’s, Billings.

america state by state by holly graham

Discover the treasures of America with this unique coloring book.

Take a trip across the United States, from Maine to Hawaii, Alaska to Florida, and every state in-between without leaving your home. Inspired by original road-stop cafe paper placemats from the 1950s and ’60s, each page of “America State by State” is devoted to one of the 50 states. Every illustrated map features quirky drawings noting the state’s key destinations — including places and monuments — popular drinks, foods and sports, as well as the state bird and flower.

opeN raNge: steaks, chops, aNd more from big sky couNtry by jay beNtley aNd patrick dilloN

Summer books: Head down the road with these good reads

Explore Montana with this collection of unique and hearty recipes influenced by history and a taste for adventure. The experienced Montana chefs offer their advice and insight on preparing the perfect meat-dish in a range of styles — Cajun, Creole, French and Italian. The Mint Bar and Café in Belgrade inspired the book, but the recipes include much more than menu offerings.

Prepare yourself for what the authors call “great, honest, and authentically hearty chow you can prepare at home,” the Montana way. “Open Range” serves up generous portions of meat — including venison, quail, duck, elk, fish, pork and beef — in nearexcess, and all manner of favorite local steakhouse sides — from basic potatoes and creamed spinach to stews, salsas, greens and desserts.

the huckleberry cookbook (secoNd editioN) by stephaNie hester aNd aleX hester

Alex and Stephanie Hester have lived in huckleberry country for most of their lives. Near their family cabin in Montana, they have their own secret picking spot where they have spent many hours hand-picking berries and using them to prepare delicious dishes. In “The Huckleberry Cookbook”, they share favorite recipes for Huckleberry Sourdough Pancakes and Huckleberry Cream Cheese Tartlets, plus twists on classic recipes for pork tenderloin, duck and chicken.

So, whether you pick your own berries or go to the Farmer’s Market, these 75 recipes are a must for all huckleberry lovers.

day driNkiNg: 50 cocktails for a mellow buZZ

By BARBARA THEROUX road trips, floats and backyard barbecues all require some thought to food and drink. this selection of books will prepare you for the road and maybe take you down memory lane:

by kat odell

When the occasion calls for a drink, but not for getting drunk, mix up a batch of day drinks — low-alcohol cocktails that are festive, mouthwateringly delicious and light on the booze.

Using beer, wine, sake, sherry and vermouth, plus a variety of amari and other flavorful liqueurs like St-Germain, Campari and Aperol, the cocktails (and mocktails) of “Day Drinking” are easy to make and easy on the alcohol content. Here are light drinks for hot days, warm drinks for cool days and an abundance of classic — and reimagined — low-proof spritzers, sangrias, micheladas and so much more.

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St Ignatius up to

FLATHEAD LAKE

Polson Mud Run July 15 9:30 Polson Fairgrounds

polsonchamber.com or (406)-883-5969 Photo by Pete Ramberg

FLATHEAD LAKE CHEESE

Summer 2017

Try Doc Arnold’s Notzarella on your next grilled pizza—it’s Gouda for what ails you!

Flathead Lake Maps Limited Editions Store S p During ecials Cherry Festiva l

Open Tues-Sun at 11 am Saturday at 1 • Monday at 4 Checkout buffet 11-2 pm

South Shore Lounge

Open Daily at 11 am • 883-2553 RMF DJ Friday & Saturday nights at 10 pm Mention ad for free drink - $3 or less - 1 per customer

Wide variety of jewelry, suncatchers and bookmarkers

(406) 883-2488 • Main St., Polson, MT

Pub • Fine Dining • Music

Every thing you need for your night life!

101 Main Street Restaurant

Fine Dining • Reservations 406-885-0970 Open at 5 p.m. • Wednesday through Saturday Steaks • Pasta • Seafood • Fabulous Appetizers Burgers • Fish Tacos • Homemade Chips & Salsa

The Lake Bar

Open Monday-Friday Open 11 am Lunch 11-3 pm Full Service Bar with Old World Deli Saturday Open 4 pm

109 Anchor Way, Polson, MT 59860 Off Hwy 93 after light on right - 883-4048

call 885-0970 or Facebook for details

Lake Bar/101 Main

Polson’s Best Pub Reservations 406-885-0970 • Bar 406-319-2353 49494 Hwy 93, Polson (across from Lake City Bakery)

Polson Farmer’s Market Friday 9-1 3rd and Main St. May-Oct

Missoula Farmer’s Market Sat 8-12:30 N end of Higgins at the XXXX’s May-Oct

Kalispell Farmer’s Market Sat 9-12:30 FVCC North Lot

May-Oct

Whitefish Farmer’s Market Tues 5-7:30 N end of Central Ave Order on line at:

end of May-Sept

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Sunday, July 2nd from 10-4

Creamery Hours Mon-Sat 10-5 Sun 10-4

208 1st Ave E, Polson 406-883-0343

Providing catering for every event type, both on and off-site.

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Here’s what we’re doing this summer…..

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St Ignatius up to

FLATHEAD LAKE

Lake County Fair, Ronan July 24 - July 29

polsonchamber.com or (406)-883-5969 Photo by Pete Ramberg

Blues, Booze & Barbeque!

Polson’s Theatre on the Lake

Located on the shores of

FLATHEAD LAKE!

Enjoy a full-service bar with the Flathead’s finest whiskey collection.

Montana Craft Beers on tap, plus 60 of the world’s best bottled beers!

REAL Huckleberry!

Murder at the Howard Johnshon’s Crack-up Comedy! July 5 - July 16

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Open daily at 11:30 a.m.

Boardwalk Outdoor Cafe

4 Decades of Live Theatre

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Full Lunch & Dinner Menu Swimming

Real Huckleberry Milkshakes

Playground Volleyball Horseshoes Pets Welcome Covered Pavilions FOOD! GREAT FOOD!!!

Boettcher Park Polson, MT Country Club Drive!

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FLATHEAD LAKE polsonchamber.com or (406)-883-5969

Photo by Pete Ramberg

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CATERING for all events both on and off site Call (406) 887-2020

Mile Marker 6, Hwy 35 - Polson, MT (6 miles from Hwy 93 Polson turn onto Hwy 35)

Saturday, July 15 9:30 am Polson Fairgrounds Climbing, kayaking, running plus over and under course.

Register online at flatheadbgc.org – events page Benefit for Boy’ Boy’s & Girl’s Club GET MUDDY!

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St Ignatius up to

FLATHEAD LAKE polsonchamber.com or (406)-883-5969 Photo by Pete Ramberg

s l u f r e d n o W Mrs. CAFE

Dine In or Take Out!

Bakery and Deli to o!

Local Fresh Organic Non-GMO

Entertaining ... or the home. for the boat ! ng hi ot cl plus summer

June 23 – July 7 events June 23-24

– Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo starting 7:30 pm with Live Music after Friday night performance. Free vendors fair, no food items; 261-2861 or 883-1100.

June 23-24

– RMK DJ at South Shore Lounge 10 pm, Hwy 93 after light on right heading north, Polson, MT

June 25-July 28 – Single, Double, Triple Exhibition at Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery, downtown Polson; sandpiperartgallery.com

NEW LOCATION

June 27

Behind 1st Interstate Bank Just off Hwy 93 Downtown Polson

– “What About Bob Karaoke” at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

406-319-2080

June 29

– SOB’s at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

June 30-July 1

– RMK DJ at South Shore Lounge 10 pm, Hwy 93 after light on right heading north, Polson, MT

Mon-Sat 8-2 pm Friday Night Pizza & Pasta 5:30-9 pm

June 30

– Hot Flash &The Chrome Domes at Gray Wolf Peak Casino, Evaro Hill

Home Floor Covering Polson stone & tile

July 1

– Blue Cruise on the Beautiful Flathead Lake – cruise departments from Lakeside at 7 pm on the boat “Far West”; tickets available after May 1 www.flatheadvalleyblues.org

July 2

– Flathead Lake Cheese OPEN HOUSE 10-4 pm, yellow building

July 4

– Parade at noon in downtown Polson with Fireworks at

next to KwaTaqNuk Resort; flatheadlakecheese.com dusk – brought to you by Polson Chamber of Commerce and

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sponsors. Parade entry forms at the Polson Chamber Office; 883-5969 July 5-16

– “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s” Comedy at Port Polson Theatre; portpolsonplayers.com

July 6

– SOB’s at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

July 7

– Chamber Blast Sporting Clays Fun-Shoot at Big Sky Sporting Clays; registration at Polson Chamber of Commerce or call 883-5969

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FLATHEAD LAKE polsonchamber.com or (406)-883-5969 Photo by Pete Ramberg

Polson Main Street

Flathead Cherry

2017 7th Annual Flathead Lake Blues Festival

Polson, MT

Festival

2 17 July 15 and 16

Friday - Showcase Montana Talent Saturday - “Lady’s of the Blues”

Over 125 Vendors • Flathead Cherries • Homemade cherry pies Unique Arts & Crafts • Entertainment • Sidewalk sales and specials

More cherry products than ever before!

SATURDAY, JULY 15 • 9 A.M. TO 6 P.M. • SUNDAY, JULY 16 • 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. Visit our website www.flatheadcherryfestival.com For questions please call (406) 883-3667 or email: pcf@flatheadcherryfestival.com Sponsored by the Polson Business Community and Flathead Lake Cherry Growers Inc.

Call For Vendors

To reserve vendor space call (406) 883-3667 or e-mail: vendors@flatheadcherryfestival.com

Regatta Shoreline Amphitheater Polson Fairgrounds (406) 616-2096

August 18th & 19th Flatheadlakebluesfestival.com Artwork by Julie Christopher

july 2017 June 23 – July 27 events

St Ignatius up to

July 9

FLATHEAD LAKE

– 3rd Annual Flathead Lakers Poker Paddle with Music

by Highway 93 Band, silent auction and picnic; 8831346

July 11

– “What About Bob Karaoke” at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

July 13

– SOB’s at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

July 15-16 – Miracle of America Museum’s Annual Live History Days from 10-4 pm each day in Polson, MT right before Walmart turn coming north 36094 Memory Lane; miracleofamericamuseum.org or 883-6264 Gil for details.

polsonchamber.com or (406)-883-5969

July 15-16 – Polson Main Street Cherry Festival with over 100 vendors in downtown Polson 9-6 Saturday and 10-4 Sunday. Bring the entire family; flatheadcherryfestival.com

Photo by Pete Ramberg

July 18

– Barton & Caselli at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

3rd Annual

Sacajawea Park, Polson, MT

JULY 4th BLOW OUT 33953 Fox Road

2 Miles North Bridge Polson, MT Bruce & Cherie Gerlach • 883-6162

Monday-Friday 9-6 • Saturday-Sunday 9-4

VISIT St. Ignatius Montana

July 8 - Amish Auction 9 am Fine Art, Fine Craft Food & Music Saturday 10-6 Sunday 10-5 Presented by Sandpiper Art Gallery www.sandpiperartgallery.com

July 20

– SOB’s at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

July 20-August 6 – “Pump Boys and Dinettes” musical comedy at Port Polson Theatre; portpolsonplayers.com July 22-23

– Flathead Lake 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Polson, MT theflatheadlake3on3.com

July 24-29

– Lake County Fair at Ronan Fairgrounds

July 25

– “What About Bob Karaoke” at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

July 27

– SOB’s at East Shore Smokehouse 6 pm; Hwy 35 Polson

July 29-30

- 3rd Annual Flathead Lake Festival of Art 10 am-6 pm on the shores of Flathead Lake at Sacajawea Park, in Polson, MT; sandpiperartgallery.com

2017 Lake County Fair

Flathead Lake Festival of Art July 29 & 30, 2017

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Quilt Sale starts 10 am

July 21-23 - GOOD OLD DAYS Featuring

Live music, Pancake breakfast, Buffalo run, Parade, Fireworks and BBQ Friday night Mountain View Cenex Convenience Store Off Hwy 93 at the St. Ignatius turn 745-3634

Blue Skies, Cow Pies, and Family Ties Monday July 24 through Saturday July 29, 2017 Lake County Fairgrounds Ronan, Montana

Little Big Band July 26 @ 5:00 p.m.

Market Livestock Auction July 27 @ 7:00 p.m.

Ranch Rodeo July 29 @ 1:00 p.m.

Arena Dance July 29 @ 7:30 p.m.

Fair office: (406)-676-8660

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Roxy offers summer camps for aspiring filmmakers

BY BECCA SAYRE It’ll be quiet on the set this summer when the Roxy Film Academy unlocks the creative potential in Missoula’s youngest aspiring filmmakers.

Week-long and day-long camps will take place at The Roxy Theater from June 26 through Aug. 18 for kids of all ages.

The first week-long camp is already complete for the youngest kiddos, which took place June 19-23.

“We came to realize through our work in (Missoula County Public Schools) classrooms over the past year in all grade levels that filmmaking really does have something to offer all ages,” RFA Education Director Erin Hale said. “After having such successful experiences making films with littles and bigs, it only made sense to offer filmmaking camps for all.”

RFA camps aim to teach students artistic and technical filmmaking skills while also developing their teamwork abilities, as a tremendous amount of cooperation goes into collaborative filmmaking.

“We have something for all the creative minds,” said RFA teaching artist Patrick Kirkley.

“Campers will walk away with a new set of ‘artist eyes’ that allow them to see the world in new, creative and beautiful ways. You’ll listen deeper, you’ll watch closer. You’ll be able to tell your parents all about the decisions that go into movies, commercials and media, and why they make those choices.”

RFA day camps specialize in specific activities, like recording sound effects, stop-animating a scene or creating a soundscape from recorded sounds. Week-long camps will give students a wider perspective of the filmmaking process and disciplines while allowing them to try multiple roles throughout the week and to get a better feel of what a whole film project entails from conception, through creation, to post-production. Starting this year, all camps fourth grade and up will include access to an editing lab to give students more complete authorship of their stories.

New camps this year include a Foley sound camp, where campers will learn to make their own sound effects for films, a much-requested digital editing camp for teens, and an internet-centric

Movie theater releases coming in July: Here’s a monthly rundown some of the summer’s highlights. Dates are subject to change.

JULY “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (July 7) – There’s a new web-slinger in town, Tom Holland, and he’s just trying to survive high school (and save the world).

“A Ghost Story” (July 7) – An unconventional grief tale from “Pete’s Dragon” director David Lowery, starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck.

“War for the Planet of the Apes” (July 14) – In this third installment, Caesar (Andy Serkis) takes a dark turn after the apes suffer massive losses.

“Dunkirk” (July 21) –Visionary director Christopher Nolan takes us to the beaches of France in 1940 to tell the story of the evacuation of nearly 400,000 Allied soldiers.

“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” (July 21) – “The Fifth Element” director Luc Besson adapts his favorite French comic book into an abitious, eye-popping spectacle about two special

operatives, Dan DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, maintaining order in space.

“Girls Trip” (July 21) –Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah get rowdy in New Orleans.

“Landline” (July 21) – The follow-up to their charming indie “Obvious Child,” director Gillian Robespierre and star Jenny Slate take us back to ‘90s New York as two sisters try to find out if their father is cheating.

“Atomic Blonde” (July 28) – Charlize Theron is a stone cold killer in this 80s-set spy pic.

“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” (July 28) – Ten years after “An Inconvenient Truth” shed light on climate change, Al Gore returns with an update that’s equal parts horror and hope.

“Brigsby Bear” (July 28) – Before he returns as Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Mark Hamill steals scenes with SNL’s Kyle Mooney in this indie about a man-child and his favorite television show.

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Instacamp aimed at students who are just beginning to acquire social media accounts.

“We are living in a time when young people have a digital presence at a very young age through Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other social media and internet outlets. Instacamp takes all of the creative, playful and expressive bits of these platforms, and pairs them with tools for a healthy body image, mindfulness and self-awareness. We will create healthy selfies, dance in a flash mob, participate in viral video challenges, chat with professional content creators and more,” Hale said.

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“There is no feeling like seeing your film (and your face) on the big screen,” said Hale. “Above all, we want to create a space where students feel safe to express themselves and create in ways that make their hearts come alive.”

RFA summer camps run through August. Check out the complete schedule and register at roxyfilmacademy.org.

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St Ignatius up to

FLATHEAD LAKE

Polson Flathead Cherry Festival July 15 & 16th

polsonchamber.com or (406)-883-5969 Photo by Pete Ramberg

35th Annual Good Old Days July 21-23 St. Ignatius, MT Friday July 22 - starts at 10 am with the Mission Mountain Pageant, Dessert Baking Contest at 4 pm with judging at 5 pm, BBQ is 5:30-7:30 pm, Live Music 7:30, fireworks at dusk.

Saturday July 23 - Pancake Breakfast & Buffalo Run 7-11 am, Parade at 12, Dog Races, Family Games, Tug-O-War, various events at the Good Old Days Park with a Family Movie Night at dark.

Sunday July 24 - St. Ignatius Airport Flyin Breakfast 8-12 at the Airport and Afternoon Gospel sing at the Good Old Days Field Watch for posters around local businesses for more detailed information

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JEFFREY FOUCAULT’S

POETIC ROOTS MUSIC

BY BRIAN d’AMBROSIO

july 2017

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effrey Foucault’s roots form his musical identity.

They hold sway over the 41-year-old musician’s life, and they impact the style and mood of his harmony. Indeed, his songs are his search for answers, solutions, and attempt at rectifying his conscience.

His most recent album, the critically acclaimed “Salt as Wolves” nudged Foucault into the upper sphere of American singer-songwriters.

The New Yorker noted his stylish lines and weathered drawl: “Jeffrey Foucault, sings stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest.”

The Boston Globe commended the record’s raw, skinned, haunting qualities: “A marvelous record full of vivid lyrical imagery — goner’d streets, embered darkness, horizon eyes cast down — bound together by a tough, reverberating, electric sound that is often redolent of the blues, without being quite locatable as such.”

Foucault grew up in Whitewater, Wisconsin, something that influences his work through language, imagery and sense of space. “The place you’re raised stamps out the template for your perceptions, and ties them to language,” Foucault said. “When I think of a tree, I don’t think of anything but a Burr Oak like the one in my yard growing up, the ones that the farmers leave standing in the field to bring the deer in.”

Foucault’s music wades through old-style country, bluegrass and blues, on a course linking him with the southern Iowa crop-and-soil folksiness of Greg Brown. Add lyrical content inspired by Bob Dylan’s intellectualism, and you’ll hear the sweet clarity of intense words and frank melodies. These are the mechanics of a folksinger born and bred in a small college town in the center of America’s heartland.

Foucault returns to Montana on Friday, July 14, to perform at the Bob Marshall Music Festival in Seeley Lake and again on Saturday, July 29, at the Red Ants Pants Festival in White Sulphur Springs.

“Montana is one of the places where my heart lives,” said Foucault. “In my early 20s, between my first and second album, I lived all one fall in northcentral Wyoming, between the Little Horn and the Tongue rivers. The pay for care-taking a little ranch property and four dogs covered my rent back in Wisconsin and I wrote in the morning and fished all afternoon, drank beer and read at night. At the end of that time I made myself a promise that I would get back west for a stretch every year until I could live there. As things stand I manage to spend a few weeks fishing Wyoming, Idaho and Montana every year.

“My drummer, Billy Conway, lives in the Shields Valley, in Wilsall, so my beachhead in the state is pretty solid at this point. I don’t want to sound like a romantic carpetbagger so I’ll just say the landscape agrees with me, and the relative emptiness, though, like everywhere it does seem to be filling up. I try to salt away a certain amount of peace and quiet, enough to get me through another year of airports and rental cars and interstate traffic.”

Foucault has several close friends who are tied to Montana’s writer’s loops, including David James Duncan. He recalls spending an afternoon in Livingston a few years ago at the late Jim Harrison’s place.

“We were in the yard drinking wine, mostly, and eating a little picnic we brought over, Iberico ham, olives, pears, a good cheese. Jim was suffering from an interminable case of shingles, and wanted to talk about books and writers. We got onto Mari Sandoz, a Nebraska writer from the last century whom we all admire, and Jim mentioned that he had a spiritual home in the Sandhills of northwestern Nebraska, where she came from. That he’d gone out there the first time and everyone in a certain town recognized him, seemed to know him, as though he had lived another life there, that it was uncanny. It’s that feeling, of the rightness of being in a certain place.”

Foucault released his first album, “Miles From The Lightning,” in 2001, a collection of narrative ballads, love songs and allegories, told in plain verse. Many albums later, the fiber of his lyrics and verve are still rooted in the collective psyche of rural Americana. “Cross of Flowers,” a cut off the wiely acclaimed 2004 Stripping Cane, Foucault sings:

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“There’s a cross of flowers at the roadside Where some fool bought it two years back There’s an orchard gone to hell Beside a burned out one room shack There’s a thousand sparrows falling In a thousand shades of black I’m coming home” He finds the drama of inspiration in rural places where fields and pasture merge together.

“The Midwestern landscape is stark and open, with a plainness that adds up to deep beauty in accumulated detail. But you have to take time to know it, and to look for it.”

It’s taken Foucault time to get here. At 17, he started playing his father’s beat-up mail order guitar, belting out John Prine songs. At 18, he discovered Texas songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark.

Upon completing high school in 1991, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, but, after two years, realized he didn’t know how to “do anything useful.” He quit school, moved home, worked as a farmhand and house carpenter, and began writing songs.

“Nice thing about being a farmhand is when it rains they send you home, so I had some time to write and play,” Foucault said. After two years, he ended up going back to the same college to complete his degree. “Carrying drywall up a ladder in the rain has a clarifying effect on the uses of education,” he added.

Eventually, he earned a history degree, all while dividing his time between “the local tavern and whatever book I could lay my hands on.”

After college, he moved to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, 10 miles from his hometown.

“The Café Carpe was there, and the folks on the circuit I wanted to travel with came through town to play,” he recalls of the move. “It is a sweet little bar, a dingy bohemian oasis in a fairly staid small town, and it became the hub of my universe, which it was, and is for a lot of people. I always wished I’d written a book about those characters.”

Foucault returns frequently to Fort Atkinson and Café Carpe. The reflective innocence of those early days jogs his most vivid memories, he said.

“I remember walking down the centerline of Main Street at three in the morning with my guitar in its case, crossing the river from the bar back to my little upstairs flat. No traffic, no noise, streetlights flashing yellow, and I’m coming down after a show. A feeling of real happiness, and the sense I’d have to leave sometime … I was a bachelor, and I lived on coffee, beer, sandwiches and cigarettes,” he said.

He wrote songs and letters on an old typewriter, substitute taught school at the local high schools, and read omnivorously. You can feel this time period in Foucault’s music, its attention focused on the feelings inside – inside himself, inside all. Similar to a drive along Wisconsin’s rural roads, Foucault takes listeners on an introspective journey through the dusty paths of lingering emotion, halfway between sentiment and physical sensation.

And although his lyrics and outlook are inspired by his home state, the musician is now more rambling troubadour than anything.

“Once you leave home and find yourself really gone, you realize the reason they say you can’t go home again is not that home changes, but that you no longer exist. It’s someone else coming back,” Foucault said.

Since his first album, he has built upon his ability to relate his state of comfort or discomfort through music, using a cohesive undercurrent that’s both positive and creative.

Mastering his own records, he’s only involved in the music industry to the extent he deems necessary.

“I pay attention to the wider industry the way I might look at a wreck on the highway, not because I want to, but because it’s hard to look away.”

Photo by torkil stavdal photography

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Gray Wolf Peak Casino boasts largest casino in Montana Advertorial by Rachel Crisp Philips Driving north up Highway 93, minutes from Missoula, it’s impossible to miss the shining new Gray Wolf Peak Casino, the largest casino in Montana. Sitting in stark contrast to the memory of the smaller building that once occupied the space up Evaro hill, the new casino offers a bevy of gaming, entertainment and dining options. In tandem with its sister site, the KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino, the two properties have produced the biggest payouts in all of the state of Montana.

Walking into the new building, the main hallway is lined with historical documentation and beautiful artifacts from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation. It offers a brief peek into the rich background of the local tribes, and recognition of the culture that once dominated the region.

The substantial casino floor is the major highlight of the venue, occupying about a third of the resort and providing over 300 stateof-the-art class II machines with numerous varieties of games and themes. Unlike Montana

State licensed casinos, where bets are limited to $2 and jackpots are capped at $800, jackpots at the Gray Wolf Peak Casino can be truly huge, reaching up to a million dollars - the highest casino jackpots in the Missoula area.

From penny machines to million-dollar progressive jackpots, the gaming floor has something for everyone. Indoor smoking is allowed, but is barely noticeable as the air in the gaming facility is well-filtered and fresh, with clean air being constantly pumped into the building.

There is also a non-smoking area available behind closed doors, resulting in a casino that is welcoming to both smokers and non-smokers.

To showcase this new gaming establishment, Gray Wolf Peak Casino is holding a Grand Opening this week from June 22 to 25. Over the course of the Grand Opening Giveaway that started in April, $25,000 will be awarded, including a top prize of $10,000 cash and Xtra Credit, and a safe from Bob Wards. The celebration promises to be full of fun, food and drink specials, promotions and lots of prizes from cash to gift cards and player’s club credits.

Though the gold may glitter for many, gener-

Gray Wolf Peak Casino and KwaTaqNuk offers jackpots over a million dollars - the highest casino jackpots in the region.

Photo by Tyler Wilson

Gray Wolf Peak Casino. ous giveaways aren’t the only reason to make plans to attend this bonanza event. Live, local bands will provide entertainment this Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Happy Hour specials are $2 all month. Additionally, a special on two pounds of snow crab is available every Friday in June and every Tuesday there are chances to win a $10 discount on logoed items in the Gray Wolf Peak Casino Gift Shop.

All events aside, though there are plenty planned on the horizon, folks who join the complimentary Player’s Club will instantly qualify for up to $30 in free play, an impressive amount that even beats the deals at Vegas casinos.

There are also regular promotions and food specials year-round, such as Senior Mondays, Prime Rib on Saturdays, and an all-you-can-eat brunch special each Sunday.

For appetites of all sizes, there is plenty of good food to be found in a wide range of flavors and formats. The Timbers restaurant has something for every palate with menu items ranging from a classic burger or Indian taco, to Montana Twinkies (bacon-wrapped, fire-roasted jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and served with a citrus huckleberry sauce) and big-ticket items such as a well-aged porterhouse.

A large selection of fresh fish is always in stock, and the space can hold over 100 people for events both big and small.

Alongside the Timbers restaurant, the Mountain Pine Grill offers faster fare with a deli-style

Photo by Tyler Wilson food bar. They cater to the casual crowd with breakfast items, specialty sandwiches, flatbread, hot dogs, soup and salad. The location has two entrances, one conveniently opening up directly onto the main floor for on-the-go gamers. Topping off the features, as well as the beverages, the atmospheric Waters Bar serves up fine cocktails and other drinks for patrons throughout the complex.

In addition to the delicious food and fabulous gaming opportunities, the resort also boasts a patio complete with outdoor fire pits, beautiful outdoor seating options and live entertainment that takes the stage every Friday.

Complimentary shuttle service runs to and from Missoula, making the possibilities for a good time truly endless.

Although the $21 million-dollar renovation of Gray Wolf Peak Casino opened to the public in November 2016, there is still plenty of room to grow and many plans in place for expansion.

Ultimately the casino resort will include a hotel, spa, RV Park, and a convenience store.

Gray Wolf Peak Casino is located at 20750 US 93 and is open Sunday through Wednesday, 7a.m. – 3a.m., and 24 hours Thursday through Saturday. Visit graywolfpeakcasino.net for more information on upcoming promotions and expansions.

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MISSOULA BREwERIES FOCUS ON SUMMER FLAvOR

BY LUCY TOMPKINS

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n the summer, when temperatures rise, days lengthen and the river invites Missoulians to float, swim and picnic on its shores, Missoula’s breweries are hard at work, creating the perfect summer beer.

The craft beer industry prides itself on its creative flavor combinations, high-quality ingredients, ingenuity and simultaneous respect for tradition. With eight breweries in Missoula and about 70 in the state, new beer varieties are constantly being introduced.

I visited three Missoula breweries for updates on their beer menu, summer events, food options and general atmosphere.

Though each was unique, they all agreed: a good summer beer is crisp, refreshing, often fruity, and has a moderate alcohol level so it can be enjoyed all day long.

Founded in Missoula by a Bavarian brewmaster in 1987, Bayern (meaning “Bavaria”) offers an authentic taste of traditional German beer, and serves the “best schnitzel in Montana.” Bayern is also the oldest brewery in Montana, known for its lager style beers.

Thorsten Geuer, one of Bayern’s current brewmasters, moved to Missoula 15 years ago from Cologne, Germany, to join the craft beer industry as it began to take form. Despite Germany’s long history brewing beer, craft beers haven’t taken hold there the way they have here, he said.

“You asked me why did I come? Because I knew there was something developing, and I wanted to be a part of it,” Geuer said.

Bayern is known along the West Coast for its expertise in traditional German beers like their pilsner and their helles, but at their taproom, the options are a lot more diverse. Still, Bayern’s first ever beer, an amber called a “märzen” in German, is Geuer’s favorite.

On a hot summer day, Geuer said their “Dump Truck,” a pale ale summer bock, is the best place to start. The citra-infused version of “Dump Truck” showcases how dry-hopping changes a beer’s flavor, adding a bit of hoppy bitterness. In traditional German fashion, Bayern’s pilsner comes in a fluted glass, and boasts a “very refined hoppy taste,” without too much bold flavor.

For those who dislike hops, a wheat beer, like their Helles, is a good alternative.

“They’re way easier,” Geuer said. “The malt is in the foreground, and the bitterness is in the background. I always call it that the soup has salt, but the soup

is not salty.”

Bayern’s newest innovation is their “Inconceivable Series,” which aims to bring the concept of a tap tasting room to stores. The packaging, a colorful, dreamscapeesque carrier, doesn’t identify the type of beer it holds. Instead, consumers can use their phones to scan the packaging, and every 3 months the type of beer will change. They’re currently on their second variety.

For a very bold, hoppy flavor, Geuer recommends the current “Inconceivable” brew.

Bayern uses glass bottles for all of its beer, and because Montana doesn’t have glass recycling, they reuse any bottles and carriers that customers return to them.

Geuer said they’ve had a lot of success with this approach, because people want to do the right thing. Depending on the time of year, between 30 and 60 percent of the glass they use is recycled, Geuer said. They also buy used glass bottles from other breweries in the state who don’t recycle them.

Bayern offers an authentic German beer experience, coupled with rich traditions and German food specials from the Edelweiss Bistro on Fridays.

From the taproom, visitors can watch through big windows as the beer is brewed, bottled, and packaged for sale. Giving people the chance to see how manufacturing works is important to Geuer. Even he enjoys watching the bottles move through the cycle.

“Seeing it now, it’s actually a fun thing,” Geuer said. “Look how evenly spaced the bottles are. I mean, it is very artful to see how it comes out.”

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Large garage doors open the inside of the taproom to this outside deck and lawn area that also features a stretch of Grant Creek running nearby at highlander. photo by kurt wilson

Breweries continued from page 20 Missoula Brewing Co., better-known as Highlander, after their most famous beer, is one of Missoula’s younger breweries. Located near North Reserve St., the current taproom is in its second year of operation, though its brand has a long history.

The first Missoula Brewing company was founded in 1890. It survived through Prohibition, and then closed after its property was taken by eminent domain when the highway was built. The new owners fell in love with the brand and its history, and bought the rights to the name.

“They kind of revitalized it, with a modern take,” said Hannah Talbott, Highlander’s general manager.

The taproom is covered in old Highlander signage, and the back opens into a patio beside Grant Creek. Their Red Ale won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival last year, and remains one of their signature brews. But for summer, they like to play with fruit and citrus flavors.

Using the recipe for their classic wheat beer, brewers create a summer seasonal by adding strawberry extract to create the Strawberry Wolfpoint Wheat. It’s approachable, not too sweet, but fruity enough for summer, Talbott said.

They also have a Belgian Blonde Ale, which has pear and orange notes, and a little bit of pepper.

Their Grapefruit IPA is made with fresh grapefruit puree, and is a huge summer favorite. Later in the summer, they’ll offer a jasmine-infused saison.

Highlander’s taproom is family friendly, with a kids play area and rotating pizza slices. Every Sunday morning, they offer “Buzzed Yoga” classes, and on Saturdays they teach fly-fishing. With each course, $10 gets you a beer and a lesson.

Talbott said Highlander doesn’t define their style by a strict category, and they like to think of new varieties whenever possible.

“The craft beer industry is really creative and is constantly pushing the envelope, and we definitely like to play in that as well.”

july 2017 Unofficial list of other breweries in western Montana Backslope Brewing

1107 Ninth St. W. (Highway 2), Columbia Falls backslopebrewing.com Monday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Bandit Brewing Co.

308 E. Tanner, Darby banditbeer.com, 406-646-6003 Tuesday-Sunday: Noon-8 p.m.

Bayern Brewing, Inc.

1507 Montana St., Missoula bayernbrewery.com, 406-721-1482 Monday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sunday: Noon-8 p.m.

Big Sky Brewing Company

bonsaibrew.com, 406-730-1717 Tuesday-Sunday: 1-8 p.m.

Cabinet Mountain Brewing

206 Mineral Ave., Libby cabinetmountainbrewing.com, 406-2932739 Monday-Saturday: Noon-8 p.m. Sun: Check for seasonal hours

Draught Works Brewing

915 Toole Ave., Missoula draughtworksbrewery.com, 406-5411592 Daily: Noon-9 p.m.

Flathead Lake Brewing

Bitter Root Brewing

Woods Bay: 26008 East Lake Shore Rte., Bigfork flatheadlakebrewing.com, 406-837-0353 Monday-Friday: 3-8 p.m.

Bigfork: 116 Holt Dr., Bigfork, 406-837-0085 Daily: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Blacksmith Brewing

6 10th Ave. E., Polson glacierbrewing.com, 406-893-2595 Monday-Saturday: 3-8 p.m.

Bonsai Brewing

2230 McDonald Ave., Missoula greatburnbrewing.com, 406-317-1557 Sunday-Thursday: 2-8 p.m., Friday and Saturday: Noon-8 p.m.

5417 Trumpeter Way, Missoula bigskybrew.com, 406-549-2777 Summer Monday-Friday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

101 Marcus St., Hamilton bitterrootbrewing.com, 406-363-7468 Daily: 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

Glacier Brewing Co.

114 Main St., Stevensville blacksmithbrewing.com, 406-777-0680 Sunday-Wednesday: 2-8 p.m., ThursdaySaturday: Noon-8 p.m.

Great Burn Brewing

Great Northern Brewing 2 Central Ave., Whitefish greatnorthernbrewing.com, 406-863-1000 Daily: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Higherground Brewing

518 N. First St., Hamilton highergroundbrewing.com, 406-375-5204 Tuesday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday: 1-8 p.m.

H.A. Brewing Co.

2525 Grave Creek Rd., Eureka habrewing.com, 406-889-3950 Tuesday-Sunday: 3-9 p.m.

Imagine Nation Brewing

1151 W. Broadway St., Missoula imaginenationbrewing.com, 406-926-1251 Monday-Thursday: 2-8 p.m., FridaySunday: Noon-8 p.m.

Kalispell Brewing

412 Main St., Kalispell kalispellbrewing.com, 406-756-2439 Monday-Saturday: Noon-8 p.m., Sunday: 3-8 p.m.

KettleHouse Brewing

kettlehouse.com, 406-728-1660 Southside: 602 Myrtle St., Missoula; Daily: Noon-9:30 p.m.

Northside: 313 N. 1st St. W, Missoula; Daily: Noon-8 p.m.

Lolo Peak Brewing

6201 Brewery Way, Lolo lolopeakbrewing.com, 406-493-6231 Daily: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Missoula Brewing Company (Highlander) 200 International Blvd., Missoula highlanderbeer.com, 406-549-8193 Daily: Noon-8 p.m.

Philipsburg Brewing

101 W. Broadway, Philipsburg philipsburgbrewingcompany.com, 406-859-2739 Daily: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Second location: Silver Springs Brewery & Tasting Room 106 Brewery Road, Philipsburg, 406-859-3226 Friday-Sunday: Noon-8 p.m. into September

Tamarack Brewing

tamarackbrewing.com Lakeside: 105 Blacktail Rd.; 406-844-0244 Daily: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Missoula: 231 W. Front St.; 406-830-3113 Daily: 11 a.m.-close

Wildwood Brewing

4018 U.S. Highway 93 N., Stevensville wildwoodbrewing.com, 406-777-2855 Daily: 4-8 p.m.

549 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish (Northside location) Kettlehouse started as a place where people could gather to brew their own beers, called a “brew on premise.” At its founding in 1995, it was still illegal in Montana to serve pints to customers.

Since then, cofounders Suzy Rizza and Tim O’Leary have expanded their operation to two locations in Missoula, a brand-new brewery in Bonner, and an amphitheater, which will host its first live show on July 13.

After first feeling limited by strict production limits, and then by a lack of space, Rizza said the sky is their new limit.

“Now that the pressure is off and we have more space, we’re getting back to our creative roots, and it’s super fun for the brewers and super exciting for our customers,” Rizza said.

Kettlehouse is best known for its Cold Smoke Scotch Ale, a deceptively dark brew. The balanced, brown-sugary, chocolatey beer is lighter than it looks, and goes incredibly well with barbecue, Rizza said. Even stubborn Bud Light lovers have converted to craft beers because of Cold Smoke’s accessibility.

Tim Mason, head brewer at the Northside location, said Kettlehouse has more variety in its beer menu than ever before. Summer varieties of mainstay brews add some flair without sacrificing the flavors their customers have come to love.

A coconut Cold Smoke will be released this summer, as well as a piña colada IPA. In the late 90s, Kettlehouse brewed a private-label beer for some guys at The Rhino, who requested a beer called “Old Bongwater.” Replacing hops with hemp seed, Kettlehouse brewers created the Old Bongwater Porter, which initiated a barrage of calls from marijuana legalization advocates.

It turns out, the beer can’t get you high, but it does have a unique nutty taste, and now comes in three varieties. Rizza’s favorite summer beer is the Fresh Bongwater.

“That’s often times what we have on tap at home, just because it’s refreshing and light,” Rizza said. “I can drink one, and still cook dinner.”

Also on tap this summer is a Mango Habañero Fresh Bongwater, for the pepper-beer lovers.

Kettlehouse packages all of their beers in cans, in response to Montana’s lack of glass recycling, but also for customers’ convenience.

“It’s lighter, we think the quality stays better, it’s not lightstruck,” Rizza said. “You can’t take glass on rivers, golf-courses or pools, so cans are just sort of a natural package for us.”

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Apples find new purpose in western Montana

By Peter Friesen

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t one point, almost 100 years ago, the Bitterroot Valley had more than 10,000 acres of apple trees in commercial orchard operations.

Though they missed the boat on what is, arguably, the best use for their

apples.

In the past few years, new orchards have sprung up in the Bitterroot for one purpose: to make hard cider.

The most recent example is Western Cider, which claims to be the first in Montana to sell cider produced from its own orchard.

Those trees were planted in 2012 by Michael Billingsley, who, along with a couple of friends, Matthew LaRubbio and Jon Clarenbach, was growing increasingly interested in old-fashioned cider apple varieties like Kingston Black or Amere de Berthcourt.

“We kinda started from the agricultural side of things,” LaRubbio said. “He (Billingsley) kinda just took a leap, honestly, growing cider apples.”

Western Cider opened in Missoula in April, with 12 ciders on tap, five of which were sourced from its orchard.

The others used apples from other Bitterroot growers, Idaho and Washington.

LaRubbio sees its hard cider as continuing a general trend of craft drinks and food that look to the original creators for inspiration, rather than a commercialized version of the product: take Angry Orchard versus Western’s small-batch cider made with hops.

“Now that it’s such a trend, people are really recognizing this beverage that we all really forgot about,” LaRubbio said.

This summer LaRubbio said they’re focusing on bottling some of their popular rotations like the Western Medicine Whiskey Peach, Sour Cherry and McIntosh,

along with the already-canned Poor Farmer and Poor Farmer Hopped.

The cider house will have some seasonal varieties on tap at the California Street location as well. LaRubbio said it will get “experimental,” mentioning a watermelon cider.

“I guarantee you everyone who’s come in here has found one they like,” he said.

While Western is the first cidery offering its own apples in drinks, others are moving that way as well.

Hannah Weinert runs the betterRoot Cider Bar in Florence with her husband Jesse Spalding. The two opened their doors in October 2016 with a small tasting room and monthly tours.

They started out making ciders with gifted apples and eventually planted their own orchard, though they still make ciders with apples from Darby, a Florence neighbor’s trees and sometimes Idaho and Washington.

“We felt like this was kind of our thing,” Weinert said. “Combining our passion and cool ingredients that we can find locally.”

After years of home brewing beers and wines, the couple got some apples and moved into cider. Weinert liked how creative she could be brewing cider.

The tasting room has since closed, Weinert said, so they can focus on bottling cider and distilling brandy under the label fireRoot, though they still offer the monthly tours with tastings.

“We decided to pare down,” Weinert said. “It’s just the next step.”

The goal is to bottle four varieties of cider, while turning out special batches for the monthly tastings. The brandy will be available in liquor stores as soon as its ready.

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(Above) Western Cider employee Sophia Jensen pours a variety of ciders for customers to try.

REBEKAH WELCH, Missoulian

(Left) Owners of betterRoot Cider Bar, Jesse Spaulding and Hannah Weinert, on the patio behind the couple’s business in Florence. A glass of Jesse’s current favorite cider, “Hope,” a hopped apple and banana cider, sits out on the table.

REBEKAH WELCH, Missoulian

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EVENTS AND TOURISM KEEP TWO MISSOULA DISTILLERIES BUSY by peter friesen

Rattlesnake Creek Distillers employee Ryan Taylor pours a “Cucumber-melon Twist”, one of the distillery’s summer drinks.

REBEKAH WELCH, Missoulian

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Two friends try The Montana Distillery’s Moscow Mule, famous for it’s use of cucumber vodka.

REBEKAH WELCH, Missoulian

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n a recent afternoon at Rattlesnake Creek Distillers in downtown Missoula, owner Sean Hogan manned the bar making cocktails for a visitor from Indiana who was on his way to Glacier National Park the next day.

“I would say most of our foot traffic is tourism,” Hogan said. “It’s super fun for me to talk to people like that.”

Tourists are looking for the same things locals often are, Hogan said, and that’s a variety of options. If someone comes to town to fly fish, he’s happy to be one of a plethora of distilleries, breweries and cideries serving locally-made drinks.

Rattlesnake Creek, which opened in summer 2015, offers a variety of mixed drinks from their three liquors: vodka, gin and the number-one seller: Hogan’s Hooch, a light whiskey.

“It drinks a lot like tequila which is perfect for the summertime,” Hogan said.

He recommended mixing it into margaritas or classic whiskey cocktails like Manhattans or Old Fashioneds.

Most of Rattlesnake Creek’s special liquors are their cask-aged varieties-a potato vodka or gin left in charred barrels above the tasting room — and are usually released in the winter, Hogan said.

During the summer, he offers special events, along with daily specials, to bring crowds to the outdoor patio.

Massage and Mules, which gives customers two Moscow mules and a professional massage for a package price, was so popular Hogan had to start a sign-up page on its Facebook page.

He’s working with Missoula Bike Source to start Getting Tuned this summer, where customers get two cocktails and a bike checkup.

On Saturdays, Hogan brings back fruits and vegetables from the farmers markets to make the freshest possible cocktails for the day.

“Missoulians are firmly embedded in wanting choices,” Hogan said. “Which is fun. Have a good old time.”

Hogan was involved in petitioning the state Legislature to pass a bill this year to relax distillery restrictions, which are the most stringent of any alcohol manufacturer. The bill failed.

Montana law caps distilleries at making 25,000 gallons or less per year and doesn’t allow more than two ounces to be served any one customer in the tasting room, creating a de facto two-drink maximum.

Distilleries can only serve liquor until 8 p.m. and the letter of the law says customers have to be done drinking by that time too; no hanging around to finish the last cocktail while the bartender cleans up.

“It’s pretty prohibitive in a town where it’s light until 10:30 (p.m.),” Hogan said. “What that hour gives us is extra comfort time for the customer.”

Hogan does do good business shipping bottles of his liquor to the state liquor distributor, which lands his bottles as far away as Billings and Bozeman, as well as liquor stores all around western Montana.

Mark Hlebichuk, the owner of Montana Distillery, said sending bottles out of Missoula isn’t a main crux of his business, even with the more restrictive tasting room laws.

“There are more months than not where the tasting room covers our costs more than the state sales,” he said.

Though with some more name recognition around the state, Hlebichuck said it becomes a balancing act between keeping enough bottles in house and meeting demands for liquor stores around the state.

Montana’s line of sugar beet-sourced flavored vodkas is unique in the Missoula line of liquors and Hlebichuk tries to get as many local raspberries, huckleberries and cherries as he can.

The distillery has won several awards in recent years at spirits competitions around the country, lending them greater name recognition in state, Hlebichuk said.

“We’ve got a lot of growing to do,” he said. “We’ve barely even tapped Montana.”

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Summer 2017 all about the patios Corridor Staff

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he Saturday markets are in full swing, the roads around town intermittently are closed for road construction (we’re looking at you, Orange Street) and soon a hatch of tubers will make their way down the river, syrupy malt beverage in hand. That’s right, it’s summer in 2017.

The last thing you want to do when you’ve finished hiking with your dogs up Waterworks trail is head inside and miss the evening breeze and late summer sunset. Missoula’s restaurants and bars have caught on to that — and more and more are utilizing outdoor space near their buildings.

Below, we present to you just a few of our favorite local spots around town for just that: hot patio spots at our fine establishments. From sidewalks to decks to removable patios, Missoula has it all.

Take advantage of it while you can.

For the first time this summer, the Thomas Meagher Bar is offering expanded “patio” seating.

In the past, the Irish pub has had a few outdoor tables along the sidewalk. This year, the bar and restaurant is paying for the parking spaces in front of its building, where it installed a temporary patio. On a recent midweek evening, there wasn’t a seat open on the patio, but we still found parking on the block.

Another spot that’s expanded its outdoor seating options this year is the Top Hat Lounge. It has seating out front and in the back, so depending on your tolerance for street noise you can take your pick. But be warned, like at the Meagher Bar, even on a weekday you may be hard pressed to find an outdoor seat.

A few other places have utilized the back-alley patio, like the James Bar (and with that, Al’s and Vic’s) and Tamarack Brewing Co., which has an upstairs back deck and downstairs back patio.

The thomas meagher bar outdoor patio.

Photo by kurt wilson

Plonk has its own version of a back-alley patio with its back rooftop deck, plus some sidewalk seating out front.

Just down Higgins on the same side of the street as, you’ll find a few sidewalk spots at Flathead Lake Brewing Co. And, if you feel like dressing up, there are a few sidewalk spots up for grabs at The Pearl Cafe.

For perhaps the best view in town, Finn and Porter’s deck in the DoubleTree Hotel overlooks the Clark Fork River and Mount Sentinel.

And we can’t forget a couple of tried and true favorites: the Iron Horse Bar & Grill had deck and patio seating before it was the cool thing to do, and people in Missoula know it: it won Missoula’s Choice for the best outdoor seating in 2017. And we can’t forget The Old Post, which has a covered back deck that even has a stereo system that sets the mood with tunes.

If you’re not into the hard liquor scene, there are many places with just beer and wine licenses that have some bomb food.

Drive down Higgins any weekday and you’ll notice at least a handful of people eating breakfast or lunch at The Catalyst Cafe. Be warned, if you want to get brunch on the weekend you’re probably in for a wait.

If brunch is what you’re looking for, The Shack Café always is a great option with its covered patio.

Check out the summer menus at Biga Pizza or Scotty’s Table, both of which have outdoor seating.

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Catalyst employees wait tables at the restaurant’s sidewalk café in Missoula in 2015.

Photo by michael gallacher

philipsburg brewing company opened in 2012.

If you need something on the faster side, Taco Del Sol downtown, Warden’s Market, Five on Black, Le Petit Outre, Bernice’s Bakery, Liquid Planet, Market on Front, Hob Nob and the new Poke Sushi Bowl all offer quick meals and a smattering of outdoor seating.

If you’re not feeling the vibe downtown, there are plenty of local places with outdoor seating throughout town.

If you’re on the west side of town, there’s a great option for pizza and beer at Missoula Brewing Co. (better known as Highlander) where there’s a creek-side patio that sometimes includes lawn games. The Laughing Grizzly also has a strip of outdoor seating on its patio, and don’t forget Burns St. Bistro on the Westside.

The Trough is now open for breakfast in the Target Range neighborhood, and makes for a great stop after a morning hike at Blue Mountain.

In the Brooks and Reserve corridor, make sure to check out Jakers Bar and Grill, where there’s no river but there is a little irrigation stream that is fun to sit by. While you’re in that area, hit up Paradise Falls, which has a nice wrap-around deck and patio that seats plenty. The MacKenzie River Pizza Co. restaurant in South Crossing has a covered outdoor patio, and the Silver Slipper has a few tables set up outside for patrons to use.

In midtown, Rumour also has outdoor seating, and remember, the tip is included in the price there. Bayern Brewing, has an outdoor patio that’s great for sipping summer beers and munching on a schnitzel sandwich. Caffé Dolce has a generous outdoor patio that tends to fill up quickly during midweek lunch hours, so you might have better luck parking on the street than in the parking lot.

If you’re up for a drive through the South Hills, The Keep has a stunning patio that overlooks the city. Romeo’s Italian Kitchen also serves a quick lunch in the area, and around the University neighborhood you’ll find a great treat sitting outside overlooking the University of Montana’s golf course with the Iron Griz.

Maybe you’re not looking for food, and you just want to hang outside with your pals while you enjoy an adult beverage. There are options for that.

Downtown, Montgomery Distillery has sidewalk seating, where they’ve repurposed old barrels.

Rattlesnake Creek Distillers and The Montana Distillery also have a few tables out for patrons to utilize.

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If you’re looking for wine, check out Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery in the Rattlesnake or the Montana Winery out on the west end of town, both of which have outside seating. The town’s only cidery, Western Cider, sits on the Clark Fork River.

Plus, most of the breweries in town have outdoor seating options, including the Northside KettleHouse near the train tracks, Draught Works with a huge deck, Great Burn with its picnic tabled-patio and Imagine Nation, which sits along the Clark Fork River. These breweries also often have food trucks nearby for those who want to grab a bit to eat.

The Dram Shop and Al’s and Vic’s, both of which are downtown, have outside seating, with The Dram Shop’s sidewalk seating and Al’s back-alley patio. In midtown, the Sunrise Saloon and Dark Horse share a back patio area.

If you’re looking for an adventure out of town, there are lots of places for that. Here are a few of our favorites.

Heading out to the Bitterroot you’ll find Lolo Peak Brewing Company, and with its large concrete patio it’s great for enjoying beer and food. If you head up U.S. Highway 12, you’ll find The Jack with ample outdoor seating. A little farther into the valley and you’ll find the betterRoot Cider Bar in Florence, which is has an expansive patio and lawn area but is only open for tours by appointment now. If you make it as far as Stevensville, check out Blacksmith Brewing Co.’s patio.

Going north, check out both The Raven and Flathead Brewing Co. in Woods Bay, which are right on the east side of Flathead Lake — make sure to take a sunset picture at Wayfarers State Park when you get to Bigfork.

Heading back south toward Missoula, on the west side of Flathead you’ll find another Tamarack, where you can enjoy brews and food creekside.

If you want to take a trip east, make sure to stop at the Rock Creek exit on Interstate 90 where you’ll find Ekstrom’s Stage Station, which doubles as a campground and you can enjoy its homecooking each summer at one of its few outside tables. From there you can get back on I-90, or if you have a reliable car and are up for a scenic drive, take the long way along Rock Creek and head to Philipsburg where you can hit up the Philipsburg Brewing Company with its sidewalk seating.

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The Cowboy Junkies perform at the Top Hat Lounge on Sunday, July 9. courtesy photo

Cowboy Junkies: Still quietly outspoken after all these years

By BRIAN D’AMBROSIO

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ge has allowed vocalist Margo Timmins to cultivate her self-confidence, to come to decisions she trusts and to see what matters and what will last. The lead singer of the Canadian alt-country-blues-folk rock Cowboy Junkies said she no longer worries about either superficial judgment or popular belief.

“One of the nice things that age brings is confidence, comfort and the openness within yourself,” said Timmins, 56. “Age allows you to get rid of all the other garbage. Obviously, your job as a musician is to sell records. But we rejected all earlier attempts to glam us up a bit or to make us slick. We rejected it not to be rebellious, but because we knew we just couldn’t do it. I would have quit (if I was a glam symbol) many years ago.”

The Cowboy Junkies formed in Toronto in the mid-1980s, a combination of three siblings, Margo, Michael and Peter Timmins, and their friend, bassist Alan Anton. In their earliest days, they stared into the wonderful abyss of frequently empty or extremely sparse clubs in Toronto’s Queen Street West area. Fans quickly connected with the group’s rich pool of talent suffused with its full acceptance of the various moods of roots-fused country and rock ’n’ roll.

It was their second album, “The Trinity Session,” recorded in 1987 at Toronto’s Church of the Holy Trinity, which attracted a loyal following.

“I was a little too old for Corey Hart (Canadian crossover pop star who topped U.S. Billboard Top 40 charts in the mid-1980s),” said Timmins. “But the intense, supportive scene in Toronto was amazing back in the mid-1980s. There were tons of clubs, and lots of fans who could pay $5 to go to see a club band they had never heard of. It was a great time to experiment. When you are a young band, you are happy to play to somebody, or anybody.

“What I loved was that the 1980s punk scene was all about the music, and it was not about success, but just being able to play. It didn’t matter if you were there to play to nobody or to five people. A lot of bands carried that as their message and they had that feeling of just playing.”

In 2008, the Cowboy Junkies released “Trinity Revisited” in celebration of the original recording of “The Trinity Session”; the original session tapes recently were remastered as part of “The Trinity Session” vinyl reissue. Since the band’s inception, its members have adhered to the philosophy of quietly outspoken professionalism: let the recordings and the live performances serve as indispensable communication. Timmins speaks proudly of the band’s status and of her opportunity to sing, not with glibness or with the rhetoric of the professional, but in her own humble idiom.

“When I look back (at “The Trinity Session”) I see music that I love and music that has influenced me,” said Timmins. “Before I was a musician, I was a fan of music. We chose songs that were important to us, and I hope that we would have done it the same way if we had to do it all over again. It’s a brutally honest portrait of who we were at that time. Musically, we’ve remained true to ourselves. I never wanted a sense of being an old lady and looking back and saying, ‘I was forced into that.’ We haven’t been (forced into anything) and we’ve stuck our ground.”

The four-CD Nomad Series, released in 2012, welcomed rawer, more introspective songwriting, including the profoundly saddening “Flirted With You All My Life.” Indeed, one of the band’s strengths is its intricate ability of balancing the slower songs, the moody meditative numbers such as “I Cannot Sit Sadly by Your Side,” with revved-up rock and roll items like “Sing in My Meadow.”

“Much of our music is really quiet and inward, and that was not a conscious decision,” said Timmins. “But it’s just who we were and are. As a singer, in the beginning, I was not comfortable on stage. I’m not an extroverted kind of person (she lives on a farm in Ontario with her 14-year-old son and four dogs). When you watch us grow in our recordings and our live performances, we’ve gotten more comfortable, and we’ve found the attitude that we can rock it. Age has a lot to do with that attitude. When you are young, you are worried about approval, if you are too fat, too skinny, about who’s looking.

But as you get older, that goes away. When you are younger, you are more cautious about giving yourself, and you do more hiding.”

What the Cowboy Junkies reveal in 2017 is the talent to rock ’n’ roll soundly and heavily, to dig solidly into every song, to improvise, to shift effortlessly with the generosity of their spirit. Timmins believes that age can bring unique contributions – a fresh view point, matured feeling, an insight advised by life.

“It’s probably a natural progression of who we are,” said Timmins, “which is much louder, and much more crabby as we’ve gotten older, and much more pissed off at the

world. My brother, Mike, has always allowed us to grow naturally in our music, not forcing a rock song, or telling us to do it this way or that way. We’ve lasted longer than a lot of marriages, and I think that is consideration of who each player was, is, and respecting what they could do, and, for me, it’s not being forced to pretend, with shorter skirts and tighter tops, or gimmicks.”

Maturity can clarify, edify and illuminate not only the soul but the sounds emanating from it. Timmins’ voice holds a finely aged flexibility – and generosity – that is crucial to the group’s success.

“I think that my voice is stronger now than it ever was,” said Timmins. “At this point, I believe that I have come into my voice. I find that now I can do more with it, like hit that note and hold it for a while, and hold it longer. It is like gymnastics that allows me to take on more material. We did a cover of David Bowie’s ‘Five Years,’ and I didn’t think at first that I could handle it, yet it came easier than I thought.”

Despite hundreds, if not thousands, of gigs, Timmins said that she is finally able after all of these years to experience her vocal work as self-soothing, even redemptive.

“Nowadays, being on stage is one of my most comfortable, serene places. It’s my church, so to speak. Where I used to be nervous, now, I feel and believe that I sing very well, and I’m at peace with that. With teenagers, marriages, aging parents and the whole crazy world we live, I have that piece of my life (performing on stage) that is just mine.

When I can’t take the soccer mom role anymore, I can play shows, and then later, go fight about homework, and chores, and all of the other things we get to do.

“I have a job where people are clapping, yelling that I’m beautiful, and giving me flowers, why would I ever quit that job? And I think the older we get, the more we need the good stuff in life, because it’s harder to find.”

Timmins hardly relates to a music world that is run by sales numbers and said that there’s less interest today in growing a band’s career than there is in landing them that one lucrative hit. But the real focus, she said, should always be on the music itself, the work you’re either making or not making.

Synergy starts with one person – a singer, or guitarist or a drummer – bringing people together and bestowing them with the energy to create and connect a larger mood.

Timmins said that the most special moments transpire on evenings where everyone – her, her bandmates, all layers of the audience – collectively channels the same unspoken feelings.

“It’s mysterious,” said Timmins. “I can take a song on a harder track or be more aggressive, and they (the band) can follow it or not, and if not, I have to pull back, so there is a give and take. Within some song jams, it can be soft and then someone decides to take it one way, and then we follow. Watch closely, you can see it on a stage. That is part of the excitement of playing live and seeing what happens to a song.”

While the Cowboy Junkies still look into the past, they must execute from the present.

For three decades they have gone out into the music world, bringing the pride of their city and country along with them. Music serves as both the continuance and the journey back to authentic identity.

“What you see is what you get,” said Timmins. “We will do a song like ‘Five Years’ and then I’ll tell a stupid, silly story about something that happened, and that’s who I am. I am not serious all the time. I see the world as being silly, and I prefer to laugh at it than cry. Mike keeps his head down and sits there quiet, and he doesn’t socialize much.

Pete smiles on stage and he is engaging. Al never smiles or looks up, and I’ve never seen him smile my whole life. But that is who we are – the clothes, the look, whatever – and that has made it easier for us, instead of trying to go out on a gimmick or pretend to be something we are not. We never wanted to paint our faces to become something else.”

The Cowboy Junkies are alive in a multitude of places. Indeed, the recluse in Timmins enjoys the opportunity to simpatico with her emotionally-laden artistic side; this transformation authorizes her reserved personal desires to play out in the performance world. She still marvels that she has gotten to the point where she can truly accommodate her needs.

“I am still in awe that people keep coming back and that people have allowed us to have a career at music. When they do come, I hope they get a sense of realism, of just who we are, and of our offering of that realism.”

The Cowboy Junkies perform at the Top Hat Lounge on Sunday, July 9.

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Events Calendar

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A & E Architects 222 N. Higgins Ave. July 7: Artist’s reception, 5-8 p.m. featuring “Main Street Montana,” works by Laura Blaker.

The Artists’ Shop 127 N. Higgins Ave., 406-543-6393, missoulaartistsshop.com June 7: Artist’s reception, 5-8 p.m. featuring “Flora, Fauna & Folderol,” contemporary mosaics by Patty Franklin of Hamilton.

Big Sky Brewing Company 5417 Trumpeter Way, 866-468-7624. ticketweb.com, knittingfactory.com July 4: Sublime with Rome and special guests, 5:30 p.m. doors, 6:30 p.m. show, tickets $35-$40, available at Big Sky Brewing, Rockin’ Rudy’s or by phone or online.

July 18: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, 5:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show, tickets $35-$45, available at Big Sky Brewing, Rockin’ Rudy’s or by phone or online.

July 27: Lee Brice, 5:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show, tickets $35-$40, available at Big Sky Brewing, Rockin’ Rudy’s or by phone or online.

University of Montana’s Blue Mountain Observatory Top of Blue Mountain, 406-243-4299, hs.umt. edu/physics/Blue_Mountain_Observatory June 23, July 14, 21: Star gazing begins one hours after sunset. Astronomers from UM and the Western Montana Astronomical Association will be on hand to talk about what’s being viewed through the telescopes, point out constellations, and more. Free.

Bonner Park 1600 Ronald Ave., Missoula City Band Concert, all concerts are at 8 p.m. and are free, missoulacityband.org June 28: Circus farewell July 5: Patriotic Prelude July 12: Sweet Adelines July 19: Missoula Community Chorus July 26: Gary Herbig on sax.

Caras Park 123 Carousel Dr., 406-543-4238, missouladowntown.com June 25: Missoula Summer MADE Fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Handmade and artisan products from regional artists plus family friendly activities, missoulamadefair.com.

June 28: Out to Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. music

by Erik “Fingers” Ray and activities by Missoula Symphony and Missoula Osprey.

June 29: Downtown Tonight, 5:30-8:30 p.m. music by Joan Zen and activities by Missoula Symphony.

July 5: Out to Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. music

by Old Sap and activities by National Wildlife Federation.

July 6: Downtown Tonight, 5:30-8:30 p.m. music by best of Missoula Bands.

July 12: Out to Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. music

by Bob Wire & The Bob Wire Trio and activities

by The Flagship Program.

July 13: Downtown Tonight, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

music by Marshall Catch and activities by TasteBuds Kitchen.

July 19: Out to Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. music

by Off in the Woods and activities by the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center.

July 20: Downtown Tonight, 5:30-8:30 p.m. music by Dodgy Mountain Men and activities by Safe Kids Missoula.

July 26: Out to Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., music

by Salsa Loca and activities by Missoula Public Library.

July 27: Downtown Tonight, 5:30-8:30 p.m., music by Shakewell and activities by Championship Training.

Downtown Dance Collective 121 W. Main St. June 24: Global Underscore, 11:30 a.m.3 p.m. Long form dance improvisation structure developed by Nancy Start Smith. $5. glabalunderscore.blogspot.com.

Draught Works 915 Toole Ave. July 1: Crazy Dog Band, 6-8 p.m.

July 2: Top House, 5-7 p.m.

July 6: Axtell, 6-8 p.m.

July 8: Sneaky Bones and Sam Weber July 9: Mary Place Trio, 5-7 p.m.

July 13: Yabba, 6-8 p.m.

July 15: The Loose String Band, 6-8 p.m.

July 16: Carla Green Trio, 5-7 p.m.

July 20: Lochwood 6-8 p.m.

July 22: Edwin Johnson, 6-8 p.m.

July 23: Bob Price, 5-7 p.m.

July 27: Tom Catmull, 5-8 p.m.

July 29: Andre Floyd, 6-8 p.m.

Sunday, July 30: Paul Lee Kupfer 5-7 p.m.

EAGLES 2420 South Ave. W., all music 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

June 23-24: Country Boogie Boys.

June 30-July 1: Northern Lights.

July 7-8: Nashville 406.

July 14-15: Night Liner.

July 21-22: The Slip.

Fact & Fiction 220 N. Higgins Ave. 406-721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com June 26: Jamie Harrison reads and signs “The Window Nash,” 7 p.m.

July 1: Gary Ferguson reads and signs “Land on Fire,” 3 p.m.

Families First Children’s Museum 225 W. Front St. June 23: Paper flowers, 11 a.m.

June 27: Scratch-off art, 11 a.m.

June 28: Homemade sun catchers, 11 a.m.

June 29: Potato stamps, 11 a.m.

June 30: Mandarin Starters, 11 a.m.

Franklin Park 2100 10th St., 406-396-3395 July 20: NAMI Missoula, in conjunction with the Missoula Local Mental Health Advisory Council (and with support of the Knights of Columbus), sixth annual “Party in the Park,” noon-2 p.m. The picnic is for anyone in the community affected by mental illness, including

family members and friends; the purpose is to raise awareness, combat stigma, and to have some summer fun! Fried chicken, drinks, and cookies are provided; anyone attending is welcome to bring a side dish to share if they can. This year, the Big Dipper ice cream truck will be providing cones for everyone.

Free Cycles 732 S. First St. W. July 16: Gunsafe, from New Mexico, performs foot stomping country tunes backing up powerhouse songwriter and vocalist Stella Martinez on cello, banjo, upright and guitar.

Joined by local punk rock masters Time to Kill.

It’s an all ages, donation based show.

The Keep 102 Ben Hogan Dr. June 23: Carla Green Trio, 7-10 p.m.

June 30: Charla Baumann and Larry Hammond, 7-10 p.m.

KettleHouse Amphitheater 605 Cold Smoke Lane, Bonner, logjampresents.com or 877-987-6487 July 13: An evening with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, 5:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show, tickets $45-$50, available at Top Hat Box Office, online or by phone.

July 16: Alt-rock project Ween, 5:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show, tickets $42.50-$49.50, available at Top Hat Box Office, available at Top Hat Box Office, online or by phone.

Lolo Community Center 12345 U.S. Highway 93, Lolo July 15: Five Valley Accordions picnic. Bingo, 10 a.m.; lunch, noon; ice cream social, 12:30 p.m.; music and dancing, 1 p.m.; supper catered by Hayloft, 5:30 p.m. (bring your own beverages). $4 members, $5 general. Music continues through the evening.

MCT Center for the Performing Arts 200 N. Adams St., 406-728-7529, mctinc.org June 29: Big Sky Film series presents “The Force,” 8 p.m. 406-541-3456.

June 23 and July 14: Missoula Children’s Theatre day camp presents “The Jungle Book,” 4 and 6 p.m.

June 28: “Believer: Michael Lowney Live in Concert,” with special guest Kurt Crowley, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $30.

June 30: Missoula Children’s Theatre day camp presents “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” 4 and 6 p.m.

July 7: Missoula Children’s Theatre day camp presents “Robin Hood,” 4 and 6 p.m.

Missoula County Fairgrounds 1101 S. Avenue W. July 4: Fourth of July fireworks, 9-11 p.m.

Missoula City Band starts at 9 p.m. Fireworks 11 p.m. shopsouthgatemall.com/event/ independence-day-fireworks.

Missoula Public Library 301 E. Main St., 406-721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org July: Kids activities, computer classes, free lunch program for ages 18 and under,

workshops and more. For full schedule visit the website.

Monks 225 Ryman St. June 23: Wizzerd with Abrahms, Cannon and Swamp Ritual, 9 p.m., free, ages 21 and over.

July 24: MURS with Vokab and Prosper, 8 p.m., $20, ages 18 and over.

June 30: Volcanus with Caveman/Spaceman and Empty Gun Fight, 9 pm., $3, ages 21 and over.

July 5: Kristoff Kane with Kill the Vultures, 8:30 p.m., $10 in advance, $12 day of show, ages 18 and over.

July 7: Fishbowl Friday, 9 p.m., no cover, ages 21 and over.

July 11: Quintron and Miss Pussycat with Rooster Sauce, 9 p.m., $8 in advance, $10 day of show, ages 18 and over.

North First Street Between Northside Kettlehouse and Zootown Arts Community Center July 15: Sixth annual Northside/Westside Block Party, 3-9 p.m. This event will feature performances from Garden City Ladies Arm Wrestling, and musical guests courtesy of Camp Daze Music Festival, including local talent Cory Fay, Cairns, Joseph Running Crane, Charcoal Squids, and June West. Food will be provided by Take it or Leave it Food Truck, Cruz Tacos, and Crepematik. Beer will be provided

by The KettleHouse, Pabst Blue Ribbon and ZIP Beverage. All afternoon is chockablock-full of green activities for all ages, including facepainting, screen-printing, poetry, bingo, Catbot creations with the Clay Studio, community murals and more. Come for the Christmas in July Booth, stay for Camp Daze bands and the Introvert Tent. This year’s Block Party is sponsored by Zootown Arts Community Center, Missoula Broadcasting, Burns Street Bistro, Cutbank Literary Journal, Big Sky Breakout, MASC Studio, KFGM Missoula Community Radio, the North Missoula Community Development Corporation, Sip and Spin, Green Alternative, KBGA, and Hi-Tech Audio and Lighting.

The Opera House 140 S. Sansome St. Philipsburg Summer season featuring “The Tin Woman,” “Getting Sara Married” and the “Vaudeville Variety Show.” For days, times and tickets call 406-859-0013 or visit operahousetheatre.com.

The Red Bird 111 N. Higgins Ave. All times 7-10 p.m.

June 26: David Horgan and Beth Lo. July 10: Sista Otis July 17: The Acousticals with Richie Reinholdt, Chad Fadely and Britt Arnesen July 24: Coffee Can Stash with Anna Millburn and Alex Lee River’s Edge 168 I-90 Frontage Rd., Alberton June 24: Louie Bond and Kimberlee Carlson duo, 6-9 p.m.

events calendar Roxy Theatre 718 S. Higgins Ave. June 23: Gingers on Ice, 8 p.m., $8.

Union Club 208 Main St. June 23: Joan Zen Band, 9:30 p.m.

July 8: Grand reopening.

Seeley Lake July 13-16: Bob Marshall Music Festival.

Music at various venues includes Dead Man Winter, Deer Tick, Jeffrey Foucault, Good Old Fashioned, Birds of Chicago, Matt Strachan and the Hoot Owls, Jameson and the Sordid Seeds, National Park Radio, Rebekah Rolland, Alanna Royale, Shovels and Rope, Meta Lions. 406-6773506, thebobmusic.com.

The Village Senior Residence 2815 Old Fort Road June 23-24: The Village Senior Residence and Missoula Children’s Theatre present a multi-generational performance of “Gulliver’s Travels,” 6:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday.

Free admission; donations will go to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Shakespeare & Co. 103 S. Third St. W., 406-549-9010, shakespeareandco.com.

June 23: Lynsey G. reads from her new memoir “Watching Porn and Other Confessions of an Adult Entertainment Journalist,” 7 p.m.

June 27: UM grad Ted McDermott reads “The Minor Outsider,” 7 p.m.

June 28: Maile Meloy reads from her new novel “Do Not Become Alarmed,” 7 p.m.

The Wilma 131 S. Higgins Ave., thewilma.com, 877-9876487 July 12: Rockin’ southern soul of JJ Grey & Mofro, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, tickets $27.50-$35, available at the Top Hat Box Office, online or by phone.

July 28: Blues Travelers, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, tickets $30-$40, available at the Top Hat Box Office, online or by phone.

Southgate Mall 2901 Brooks St. July 8: Rose Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Clock Court. shopsouthgate.com/event/rose-show.

July 18: Kids Klub July activity, 4-6 p.m., near the Wish Fountain. Free. shopsouthgate.com/ event/kids-klub-activity-6/.

Zootown Arts Community Center 235 N. First St. W., zootownarts.org, 406-549755 July 14: Gallery Openings, 5:30-8:30 p.m. featuring “Inside Out: Neo-Outsider,” art by Kia Liszak and Patricia Thornton and “Connection”

by Ariel Parrow.

July 14: Free silk-screening night, 5:307:30 p.m. 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. We will be using black ink so be sure your fabric is light enough to allow your design to pop.

July 12: Glass fusing orientation class, 6-8 p.m. $20/$15 for members plus cost of glass.

July 19: A Pint & a Print, 6-8 p.m. $45/$35 for members. Enjoy art and a cold brew? Consider signing up for a pint and a print. Each month we focus on a different printmaking process. All materials are supplied.

July 27: Ladies pottery painting night, 6-8 p.m. To celebrate staying open till 8 p.m. every week on Thursdays, the ZACC is welcoming Ladies Pottery Painting Night in which all our women artists enjoy 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 to paint pottery. Come spend the evening with us and create something memorable. No reservations necessary, walk-ins only.

July 26: 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 — the works. Participants who come in costume receive an additional glass of wine! Consider coming in flannel, a classic Bob Ross wig or dress up as Bob’s favorite woodland creature — a squirrel.

Sunrise Saloon 1101 Strand Ave. June 23-24: 406, 9:30 p.m.

June 30: Troublesome, 9:30 p.m.

Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Drive June 23: Music by Jami Kidd and George Regan, 6-8 p.m.; tasting room open 4-9 p.m.

June 24: Andre Floyd, 6-8 p.m.

June 30: David Horgan and Beth Lo. Top Hat 134 W. Front St., 877-987-6487, tophatlounge.com June 24: Cigarette Girls Burlesque presents The Horrible Year: A Tribute to 216 with the Misfortune Tellers, 9 p.m. doors, 10 p.m. show, $10 in advance, $12 day of show, ages 21 and over.

June 29: Indie electronic group STRFKR, 8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show, $21, all ages.

July 9: Cowboy Junkies, 8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m., show, tickets $35.

July 12: Reggae, rock, hip-hop group The Movement, 8:30 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show, tickets $12 in advance, $15 day of show, available at Top Hat Box Office, online or by phone.

July 27: Shooter Jennings & Waymore’s Outlaws, 9 p.m., $25 in advance, $28 day of show, available at Top Hat Box Office, online or by phone.

July 28: Parker Millsap, 9:30 p.m., tickets $15, available at Top Hat Box Office, online or by phone.

The Trax 516 Railroad Ave., Alberton July 15: Montana Old Time Fiddlers, 4-8 p.m.

Youth Summer Camps July 10-14: Music Tech Camp, ages 8-16, 1-4 p.m. $95/$85 members. Campers will learn about instrument set-up, amplifiers, effects, microphones and more. The best way to learn is by doing and exploring. This camp features a field trip to the Top Hat Lounge for a live soundcheck and is taught by local professionals.

Learn how amplifiers work, and gain the confidence to set up your own band and buy your own musical equipment.

July 17-21: Radio DJ Camp, ages 8-16, 9 a.m.-noon. $95/$85 for members. In this camp kids will create a radio ad, make a radio drama, meet local musicians, sound artists and special guests from the world of Missoula radio. Learn how to make sound effects, review music, record and edit sound. The camp ends with a live one-hour broadcast on 105.5 KFGM. July 24–28: Art for the People, ages 6-12, 9 a.m.-noon. $95/$85 for members. In this camp, students will make art in the spirit of generosity and brightening others’ days. Campers will choose people, places, causes, or things that are important to them and create art projects to give to those in need. Each day campers will choose a different recipient of the art they make and deliver it.

BITTERROOT

Darby July 21-22: 16th annual Darby Logger Days.

17 traditional logging competitions and more. darbyloggerdays.com.

Hamilton Playhouse 100 Ricketts Rd., Hamilton June 23-July 2: Hamilton Players present “She Loves Me,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturdays, 2 p.m.

Sundays. 406-375-9050, hamiltonplayers.com.

Lolo to Darby June 23-24: 50 Mile Garage Sale. Over 250 vendors, refreshments along the way from Lolo to Darby. bitterroot50milegaragesale.com.

Lost Trail Powder Mountain 9485 U.S. Highway 93, Sula July 7-8: Adventure Crew Music Festival.

Live bands, DJs, beer garden, vendor village and large slip n’ slide. Music line up includes Shakewell, Dodgy Mountain Men, Rotgut Whines, Josh Farmer Band, Gallatin Grass Project, Skurfs, Boston Tea Party, Kris Moon, Mark Myriad, Kapture, Chloe Gendrow, Tiny Plastic Stars, Ira Wolf. All ages event. Tickets available at Rockin’ Rudy’s and adventurecrewpresents. com.

Ravalli County Airport 203 Airport Rd., Hamilton June 24: Air Show and Car Show. The Wings and Wheels Air Show, Fly-In and Car show features over 100 hot rods and classics cars, planes and pilots from all over the West. Featuring the Brad Wurzen Power Addiction Air Show and the Legacy Air Museum Vintage Warbirds. Free admission. Pancake breakfast and fly in begins at 7 a.m. Air show, 11 a.m. Cars all day. 406-381-2273, wingsandwheelsairshow.com.

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Downtown Bigfork July 4: Parade, noon.

Bigfork Art & Cultural Center 525 Electric Ave., Bigfork June 23-July 21: “Mystic Lake: Continental Trail Divide” artist residency with Mandy Mohler, Erin Hawley and Jeri Rafter. figforkculture.org.

Big Sky Sporting Clays 42295 Irvine Flats Rd., Polson June 24: Chamber Blast Sporting Clays fun-shoot. Register at Polson Chamber of Commerce, 406-883-5969.

Bigfork Summer Playhouse 526 Electric Ave., Bigfork Summers shows include “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” “7 Brides for 7 Brothers,” “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Drowsy Chaperone. Shows are 7:30 p.m.; 2 p.m. Sundays. For full schedule visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com.

East Shore Smokehouse 35103 Montana Highway 35, Polson June 27, July 11, 25: What About Bob Karaoke, 6 p.m.

June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27: Singing Sons of Beaches, 6 p.m.

July 18: Barton & Caselli, 6 p.m.

The Garden Bar 451 Electric Ave., Bigfork June 23-24: Mabels Rage June 30-July 4: Eric “Fingers” Ray July 7-8: Flathead V8’s July 14-15: Kenny James Miller July 21-22: The Elements July 27: Signing Sons of Beaches, 6 p.m.

Flathead Lake The Narrows July 9: Third annual Poker Paddle for Clean Water, noon. Event includes a short, middle or extended distance. Paddlers set their own pace and may launch any time between 12:30 and 2 p.m. Vessels leave from King’s Point and stop at marked island destinations to collect a playing card at each stop and build their poker hand. Players turn in their scorecards and join the lakeshore party with a silent auction, lawn games and prizes for the winners. This year’s event includes a short (1.6-mile), middle (3.6-mile), or extended distance (6-plus miles).

Qualified swimmers may swim the course with an assisting kayaker. Participation is $75 per person and includes a unique gift, lunch and the after party with entertainment by Highway 93 Band. Gourmet Galley will supply lunch and Flathead Lake Brewing Company will provide drinks. The POKER PADDLE is limited to 150 vessels and registration closes on June 30th.

Register online at flatheadlakers.org (click on the Poker Paddle logo) or call the Flathead Lakers at 406-883-1346.

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Gray Wolf Peak Casino 20750 U.S. Highway 93, Evaro Hill June 30: Hot Flash & The Chrome Domes.

Lake County Fairgrounds 300 Third Ave. NW, Ronan, lakemt.gov/fair July 24-29: Lake County Fair.

Lakeside July 1: Blues Cruise on Flathead Lake departs from Lakeside at 7 p.m. flatheadvalleyblues.org.

Marina Cay Tiki Bar 180 Vista Ln., Bigfork June 30: Brent Jameson Duo, 6-9 p.m.

Miracle of America Museum 36094 Memory Lane, Polson July 15-16: Museum’s annual Live History Days, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. 406-883-6264, miracleofamericamuseum.org.

Paradise Historic School July 20-22: Sanders County Arts Council fourth annual Artists in Paradise, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Variety of original art by Sanders County artists. 406-826-0500, sanderscountyarts.org.

The Raven 15321 Montana Highway 35, Woods Bay July 1: Roots Uprising, 9 p.m.

July 2: The Bad Larrys, 7 p.m.

July 3: Margarita Monday with Here to Make Friends, 7:30-10:30 p.m., followed by DJ Que. July 7: Lockwood, 8:30 p.m.

July 8: Full Moon Party with DJ Nicholas Minaj.

July 9: Paul Lee Kupfer, 5 p.m.

July 10: Margarita Monday with Moonshine Mountain, 7:30-10:30 p.m., followed by DJ Que. July 16: Andre Floyd, 5 p.m.

July 17: Margarita Monday with Erin & the Project, 7:30-10:30 p.m., followed by DJ Que. July 21: Kyle Dean and Chance Cole, 9 p.m.

July 23: Erica Angelos, 5 p.m.

July 24: Margarita Monday with live music at 7:30 p.m., followed by DJ Que. July 30: Rick Breckenridge, 5 p.m.

July 31: Margarita Monday with Soul Simple 7:30 - 10:30 Followed by DJ Que. Downtown Polson July 4: Parade, noon; fireworks dusk. 406883-5969.

July 22-23: Flathead Lake 3 on 3 basketball tournament. theflatheadlake3on3.com.

July 15-16: Polson Main Street Cherry Festival with over 100 vendors. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. flatheadcherryfestival.com.

Polson Fairgrounds 320 Regatta Rd., Polson June 23-24: Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo.

Event starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday with live music following performance. Free vendors fair. 406261-2861 or 406-883-1100.

Rebecca Farm 1385 Farm to Market Rd., Kalispell July 7-8: Glacier Symphony presents “Pops goes to the Movies,” 7:30 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking). Featuring music favorites like Star Wars, ET, Hook and tribute to Bugs Bunny. 406-407-7000, gscmusic.org.

Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery 306 Main St A., Polson, sandpiperartgallery. com June 25-July 28: “Single, Double, Triple” exhibition.

South Shore Lounge 109 Anchor Way, Polson June 23-24, June 30-July 1: RMK DJ, 10 p.m.

Swan River Inn 360 Grand Dr., Bigfork July 1, 10, 17, 24, 31 and Aug. 7: Flathead Dinner Theatre Repertory “Murder at Rundown Abbey,” doors open 6:45, show is at 7 p.m.

Four course dinner included. Tickets $54.60 in advance, $60 at the door, reservations required, 406-217-6324, flatheadddtr@gmail.com.

Port Polson Players Theatre U.S. Highway 93, Polson, Tickets $18 adults, $17 seniors and students. 406-883-9212, portpolsonplayers.com July 5-16: The Port Polson Players presents “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s” comedy, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays.

July 20-Aug. 6: The Port Polson Players presents “Pumps Boys and Dinettes” musical comedy, Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays.

Symes Hotel 209 N. Wall St., Hot Springs, symeshotspringsbluesfestival.com July 28-29: Hot Springs Blues Festival, Symes Hotel. Features true Blues from around the Northwest. Blues lovers will enjoy this line-up, which gets better and better every year. Come relish the spectacular mineral water, awesome food, entertainment and small town ambiance of this full service town. Lodging and camping accommodations, soaking, food, beverage, spa services, vending and more are offered at the historic Symes Hot Springs Hotel, as well as other local establishments.

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