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Star-Spangled Summer.

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ummer has a sound. And a feeling.

During the summer, as the sun begins its ascent over Big Sky Country, his rays gently pierce the openings in my window’s blinds, nudging me to wake up with him. I do. At first, with just my eyes. Those first moments of the day—in bed, readying my brain and body and anticipating what awaits me—remind me of those I experienced before my middle and high school bands would perform. You could hear the rustling of sheet music, the adjustments being made to the height of our music stands, the jumbled sounds of winds and horns warming up, a percussionist tuning the timpani. Then, a silence would descend as the conductor would step to the stand. With a quick flick of his baton, I am awake. And another Montana summer day begins.

Much of the nostalgia I feel each summer morning as I wake at “dawn’s early light” can be traced back to the excitement I feel when I hear our National Anthem.

A simple two-beat pattern was the perfect accompaniment to Marvin Gaye’s groovy and funky interpretation of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles. According to the history books, it was a shaky affair: Rehearsal didn’t go well, Gaye showed up late, and last-minute arrangements were being made to replace him. The anticipation was palpable. But when he walked up to the microphone for what “was for the most part a straightforward job,” his voice dissipated all concerns as he delivered one of the most moving renditions. “I asked God that when I sang it,” Gaye later revealed in an interview, “would He let it move men’s souls.”

It moves me. I feel it.

Despite the hymn’s familiarity—knowing each word as well as I know my name and where each crescendo and diminuendo reside—I never seem to experience the hymn the same way twice, just as no two days are alike. What remains constant are those few moments of anticipation before it—the song or day—begins.

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MissoulaValleyLifestyle.com ON THE COVER Mina May dances hula in Greenough Park in the Lower Rattlesnake. A transplant to Missoula from Hawaii, Mina discusses the place hula has in her heart and work in this month’s feature, “A Heart for Hula.” PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH 4

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July 2016

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Departments 8

Good Times

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Around Town

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Locally Owned

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Local Limelight

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Driver’s Notebook

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Lifestyle Calendar

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Parting Thoughts

16 From Dream to Reality

Experience, facility and heart drive Northwest Plastic

Surgery Associates.

20 A Heart for Hula

Mina May reflects on the traditions of hula dancing and its impact

on her 'kuleana.'

26 A Passport to Hear the World Sing

Missoula's International Choral Festival gives us something to

sing about.

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Faith in Action

Our many faith communities gathered at the Faith in Action Summit to celebrate the work of the Missoula Interfaith Collaborative and Family Promise of Missoula (now under MIC) to address the problem of family homelessness. Coming together means having the resources and means to address the short-term and systemic challenges our community faces. PHOTOGRAPHY MARY LOUISE ZAPP-KNAPP

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Important Mid-Summer Maintenance Tasks Summer has arrived in full force, but before you head out on vacation make sure to take the time to complete these home maintenance chores for a healthy home & peace of mind.

It's easy to neglect your water heater. By draining & inspecting you will be able to catch small problems before they become bigger ones & will help the unit work more efficiently and last longer.

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It's important to repair any cracks or holes in your driveway to keep rainwater from seeping in and undermining its stability. You can seal with proper sealant or caulk, clean & fill any holes or even give it new live by applying a thin layer of concrete on top of the existing driveway.

If you have a crawlspace it is important to make sure the ground is covered by a thick layer of plastic sheeting to protect from excess moisture which can cause rot & mold to form on joists and cause flooring to warp or buckle.

These should be addressed according to manufacturer's instructions which is typically six months. When these aren't changed regularly, the flow of water can slow and mold can form. Easy replacement with big reward!

Hair & other debris can build in your drains causing them to run slow and clogging over time. After debris has been removed, pour a cup of bleach down the drain and wait 15 minutes to kill any mold and mildew in the drain pipe. Flush with hot water & enjoy your clog free sink!

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Good Times

Welcome, SOMT Competitors!

The opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Montana State Summer Games celebrated the best athletes from around the state before they headed to the fields to compete to be the best in their chosen sport. PHOTOGRAPHY CHRIS SPIKER/SOMT

Youth Day at the Teller Wildlife Refuge

Local youth meandered the grounds of the Teller Wildlife Refuge at the Youth Conservation & Education Expo, where they learned about responsible land stewardship and how to live the core values of our state's rich outdoor heritage and developed a deeper connection to the land, water and wildlife. PHOTOGRAPHY MIKE TUCKER

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AROUND TOWN

KEEP CALM AND SWIM ON

Individual guitar and drum lessons are available while the duo is on property as are exclusive private performances by the Great Scotts.

Aspiring cowboys and cowgirls can join acclaimed ranch-life photographer and Cowgirl Hall of Fame member Barbara Van Cleve for a unique and captivating photography workshop July 18-21. Guests will spend time indoors and outdoors photographing all that Montana has to offer. Van Cleve is known for her spectacular nighttime imagery, and she will instruct workshop participants on how to capture vivid, dreamy photographs under a starry, moonlit sky. Additionally, guests can take their horsemanship skills to a whole new level with instruction from

Get your swim on and support the Enduring Waves Foundation at

the real deal champion equestrian and Cowgirl Hall of Fame member

its third annual Flathead Lake Race Series on July 15-17 at Big Arm

Barbra Schulte. With an emphasis on mental toughness, Schulte has

State Park, a beautiful setting among mature ponderosa pines, juni-

helped elite riders from all over the world reach their full potential.

per trees, and spectacular views of the Mission Mountains. The event features ½-mile, one-mile, 5K and 10K swims over the course of the weekend, and 100% of the proceeds benefit the nonprofit, which assists Montana children financially with various medical expenses. Register for

For more details on the complete Wilderness Workshop series, please visit PawsUp.com.

THE SOUNDTRACK TO SUMMER

one event, two, three or all of them. Event is sanctioned by U.S. Masters

For more than 100 years, the Missoula City Band has been performing

Swimming. Visit EnduringWaves.com to register or volunteer. Swim on!

some of the finest band music at open-air concerts the public has seen this side of the Continental Divide, and this season promises to be no different. Every Wednesday at 8 p.m. through August 10, you can pop a squat at Bonner Park Band Shell (located at the corner of Ronald and Hastings streets in the University District) and listen to the sounds of summer. You'll be glad you did! Visit MissoulaCityBand.org for more information.

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GETTIN' PRIMITIVE AT PAWS UP Summer is a great time to head over to the Resort at Paws Up for its Wilderness Workshops, of which there are plenty this summer. During the weeks of July 10-16 and August 7-13, learn about the old ways of the great outdoors from an honest-to-goodness mountain man, Gary Steele.

At his self-built camp, guests will get hands-on instruction in "primitive" skills, such as edible plant identification, fire making, knot tying, longbow archery, music making, orienteering, shelter building, storytelling, tomahawk throwing, tracking, and woodsmanship. Designed for families to come together in an environment that fosters curiosity and confidence, this Wilderness Workshop is sure to ignite your imagination.

Chicago musicians Scott Besaw and Scott Schaefer (also known as the duo Great Scotts) will join Paws Up on July 30-August 6 for Drum Circle Madness to conduct drum circles and sing-a-long activities for both kids and adults alike. Besaw has been performing for kids around the country, teaching at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, and playing at various Chicago hot spots for years. Schaefer has been a prominent presence on the Chicago scene as a vocalist for two decades.

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Summer is a great time to have your wisdom teeth removed.

Help prevent dental crowding and pathology issues. Wisdom teeth are best removed between the ages of 12-18. I.V. Sedation is used to minimize anxiety and intraoperative discomfort.

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TRAINING TIPS WITH FEZ

your behalf if you become incapacitated or are unable to make your own

Missoula Valley Lifestyle wants you to be fit and have fun doing it. That's

medical decisions. Once you make your advance care plan, it’s important

why we've reached out to Arcane's Felipe (Fez) von Sydow. He's going

to share it with those you love, especially with those you’ve chosen to make

to occasionally write health- and fitness-related articles for you, our read-

decisions for you. Whether you have the same item on your bucket list as

ers. But first, we want to know your questions. Email your questions to

Andy Borowitz, the time is right now for anyone older than 18 to create an

DAntonetti@LifestylePubs.com, and we'll get the pro to separate fact from

Advance Care Plan and to go on living with the peace of mind that your

fiction. Fez is frequently asked about the difference between steady-state

wishes are known. For more information, visit PartnersInHomeCare.org.

and HIIT cardio and their respective benefits. Here's his answer: The short answer is time needed for it to be accomplished. Steady

HIT THE PAVEMENT

state is any activity, such as running, swimming, biking, that can be sus-

Downtown Missoula beats to the sound of sneakers hitting the

tained for an extended period of time, generally speaking 20 minutes

pavement for Marathon Weekend, this year to be held July 8-10. If

or more. HIIT, High-Intensity Interval Training, is very quick with very

you're running in any of the five events (Beer Run, 5K, Kids Marathon,

hard bursts of effort followed by periods of rest, typically these last 4 to

Half Marathon, or Marathon), good luck! If you're not running this

20 minutes for each activity. Steady state teaches your body to endure

year, come cheer on the runners from all over the state and beyond our

time under stress, and over time microscopic changes happen within

border as they traverse the Garden City. Visit MissoulaMarathon.org

your body making it more efficient. Plus, you get to go places and enjoy

for more information.

our beautiful state while becoming the best version of yourself. HIIT is usually done when you have less time or are doing speed work. Many

40 YEARS OF ADVENTURE CYCLING

of the benefits of HIIT happen after the workout. During a HIIT workout,

A celebration weekend, July 15-17, is in order for Adventure Cycling, hav-

the body goes into an oxygen deficit; once you’re done, the body keeps

ing arrived at its 40th anniversary of its founding event—Bikecentennial.

working to pay that debt back, keeping your metabolism high.

The weekend will be busting at the seams with parties, speakers, music,

Visit ArcaneFitness.com to learn more about Fez and his gym.

CELEBRATE ALL THINGS HORSEY

art, film, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Travelers' Rest State Park for the newly minted Missoula to Lolo Trail, a key improvement to the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. There will also be bike rides along the her-

Head on down to the historic Missoula Fairgrounds & Events Center,

alded Bitterroot Trail and Bikecentennial 76 reunions. Sunday Streets and

1101 South Ave. W., for the Montana Festival of the Horse on July 8-10.

BIKEapalooza, a community bike ride around Missoula, will round out the

It's a three-day horse expo and music festival that is a breed of its own.

celebratory weekend. Please visit AdventureCycling.org for a complete

Event highlights will include a parade of breeds, trade show, trail rides,

schedule of events and more information about this event.

and the equine art extravaganza. World class lectures, clinics, and equine performances bring the strength and beauty of Montana’s culture and history of the horse to the world. Young and old, experienced or new, attendees are welcome to explore, appreciate and enjoy an uncompromisingly worthwhile event. Time to giddy-up! For more information and full schedule of events, please visit MTHorseFestival.com.

WHAT'S THE PLAN? Many of us feel the same as 50-something humorist Andy Borowitz, who once "tweeted" about the end of the life and dying: "Figuring out how to not die is on my bucket list." In 2012, AARP conducted a poll, "When Is Life Too Long?," regarding people's attitudes toward end of life choices. A

ADVENTURE LIFE AND EPI PARTNER

lot of people are willing to answer a questionnaire about such a topic, but

Two long-standing, locally based international organizations have

fewer actually sit down with their families to discuss advance care plan-

partnered their knowledge and programs in the Galapagos Islands

ning. No one knows when or how we will pass away, but it's important to

(Ecuador) for the benefit of eco-travelers and Galapagos locals. Travel

have a plan before facing a life-threatening illness or injury. Such a plan is

company Adventure Life and Ecology Project International (EPI),

called an Advance Care Plan that includes various advance directives such

a conservation education nonprofit, are offering travelers a unique

as a DNR (do not resuscitate), a living will, and Durable Power of Attorney

opportunity to participate in hands-on science research projects that

for Health Care. A DNR is a request not to have CPR if your heart stops or

contribute to conservation. These half- and full-day eco-tours include

you stop breathing, and a living will, a written legal document, describes

giant Galapagos tortoise nest monitoring, marine species counts, and

the kind of medical or life-sustaining treatments you would want if you

personalized tours of the Galapagos National Park led by students

were seriously or terminally ill. Also a legal document, a Durable Power

local to the Galapagos. To learn more about the Galapagos trips in this

of Attorney states whom you've chosen to make health care decisions on

partnership visit Adventure-Life.com and EcologyProject.org.

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shake, and farmers rubbing elbows with doctors and small business owners that make our town tick. Northwest Plastic Surgery Associates remembers the risk they took nearly 16 years ago when they moved their business from Madison, Wisconsin, to Missoula, and they're happy to have buried their roots here despite not knowing what to expect.

Dr. Stephen Hardy and Chief Operating Officer Angela Hardy of Northwest Plastic Surgery Associates had always known Montana as a portrait of summer, where the view was Flathead Lake. It had never CONTINUED >

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been a business venture until they looked at it more seriously—more as the wild dream that it is for all those beyond our borders. It wasn't long before they purchased a practice from a plastic surgeon who was retiring and opened their doors in 2000.

Since then they've been successful, but it's the careful concoction of experience, facility, and heart that drove them to be a staple in our community, and in the region, for tip to toe procedures. Dr. Hardy has a decorated background, carrying titles such as director of Pediatric Craniofacial Facial Surgery at Columbia University and chair of the same department at the University of Wisconsin. In addition to cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, Dr. Hardy specializes in hand and pediatric cleft palate/craniofacial reconstruction.

"He has this philosophy where he says, 'I have to treat every patient that I see as my mother, my sister, my daughter, my brother, my father, my uncle, my best friend…. The patient that I see first in the day [might have] the same issue as the person I see second in the day, but they're not the same person so it's not the same answer all the time,'" said Angela, when describing the emotional connection Dr. Hardy assigns to his work.

It's not uncommon to think that Missoula couldn't possibly have the most current technology suitable to do the more complex and efficient procedures but the fact of the matter is we do, right here in our own backyard. Northwest Plastic Surgery Associates has recently welcomed two of the newest waves of technology to their practice— CoolSculpting, permanently eliminating fat deposits with advanced cooling technology, and NeoGraft, a state-of-the-art automated hair transplant system for natural-looking results.

Though they are two popular, effective treatments, Angela and Dr. Hardy weren't quick to rush them into their facility. Angela explained the careful thought process that's involved with introducing anything new to their patients; theirs is a philosophy more interested in technology that works instead of the "latest and greatest" technology with all the buzz. Dr. Hardy wants his patients to be educated and to truly know what it is they're asking for, sometimes by helping them find the right questions to ask in a consultation appointment.

"When you're somebody like Dr. Hardy [who] truly thinks about the functionality of the human person and the biology with which it's all connected, you think of things differently," said Angela. That different way of thinking is also what led to the design of their facility.

Angela said that she wanted to avoid a sterile, clinical environment and instead offer a warm, inviting space where patients can feel soothed.

The Missoula community has responded to Northwest Plastic Surgery Associates' genuine nature with open arms over the past 16 years, allowing them to grow and become sponsors to the Grizzly Athletic Association and the Missoula Interfaith Collaborative, among many others. Angela notes their dedication to the Missoula Interfaith Collaborative as another way their message is mirrored throughout the community, reminding them why it is they chose to live in the Treasure State.

"They told me about this new business that they're opening that transitions homeless and former convicts into work and [I thought], 'What a great thing for our people and a great thing for the community,' and it just is one of those things that speaks to everything that we stand for… putting people in a position to be the best person that they can be."

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Mina May Reflects on the Traditions of Hula Dancing and Its Impact on Her 'Kuleana'

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eep dancing was always the answer for Mina May. She grew up in Oahu, also known as "the gathering place" among Hawaii's eight islands, and it's the place where hula became what she would later see as a lifeline between her present day and her colorful past having grown up in an island culture.

She was first introduced to hula at the age of 3, barely having a year or two of walking under her belt. Every Saturday morning meant waking to see Aunty Leilani Alama, a highly revered but strict kumu hula (hula teacher) who said things like, "Swallow that yawn," to little girls when she caught signs of their fatigue and instilled in her pupils a respect for the dance's traditions. She was Mina's first kumu hula and the group she danced in was also her first hālau (hula group). The training could be tedious, but Mina recognizes the significant role Aunty Leilani Alama played in her life: She was central to awakening Mina to the raw and historical roots of the dance.

"When you dance hula in Hawaii, you're not just dancing like you would take a jazz class or ballet class, you dance in a hālau," she said. In many ways, dancing hula is like being cast as a new member in another family, which you rarely leave. "You're usually expected to stay with that hālau," or family, said Mina.

She didn't, however. Mina stepped away from hula dancing during her pre-teenage years. It was at 'Iolani School where Mina dived back in, inspired by her then-high school boyfriend who danced hula for Ed Collier, a kumu hula who taught at 'Iolani for 22 years and was a former judge for the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, much like the CONTINUED >

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A HEART FOR HULA (CON TI N U ED)

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Olympics for hula. She joined Uncle Ed’s after-school hālau and broke tradition by also joining the hālau of Aunty Lehua Carvalho, who encouraged Mina to dance competitively with her group. During this time, Mina delved into other aspects of hula, such as gathering the materials needed to make the ti leaf skirts and adornments (kupe'e) for around the wrists and ankles.

She also learned to oli, a chant that is not danced to, and to this day Mina is grateful for the experience and personal connection it offered her to the Native Hawaiian culture.

"It made a very powerful impression on me," said Mina. "This is the culture I am most influenced by."

While born and raised in Hawaii, Mina isn't a Native Hawaiian. That is to say, she and her family don't trace their ancestry to the original Polynesian settlers of Hawaii. She is what they in Hawaii call a hapa haole, a person of mixed race. Mina is half Japanese and the other half is a mingling of Mexican, Irish, and German ancestry. However, she's always felt a strong bond to the Hawaiian culture, and hula was crucial in planting those seeds in her. Later, her work for Na'alehu Anthony, first at his start-up film company, Palikū Documentary Films, and then 'Ōiwi TV, further boosted her appreciation, knowledge, and passion for Hawaiian culture, language, and people.

"Lehu founded Palikū Documentary Films and then with his partners created 'Ōiwi TV, with the primary purpose to give a positive voice to Native Hawaiians through mainstream media. He employed me as a young and impressionable 19-year old and has kept me as part of the Palikū and 'Ōiwi ohana (family) for years now. By working for Lehu, I was included in many incredible accomplishments for Native Hawaiians, such as the planning and implementation of the Hōkūle'a's World Wide Voyage. Lehu is a true leader in every role he takes on, whether as a filmmaker, boss, or Native Hawaiian," Mina said. "He taught me the power of giving voice to the underserved population, which is most often minorities, and how we all have a responsibility to give back to our people, whether they are part of our ancestry or part of our community. He was and is so influential in my life and a big part of why I am doing the work I do now in Montana."

It is this heart for advocating for the underserved minorities that drove Mina to pursue her current line of work. Mina recently graduated from the University of Montana with a master's degree in Speech Language Pathology and is now working with a private speech therapy practice contracted by the Confederated Salish

and Kootenai Tribes to work with young children throughout the Flathead Indian Reservation.

"Communication has always been really interesting to me, and how people communicate," she said. "How does what I'm trying to say…actually get to your heart?

Not just you hearing me and nodding your head but how do I actually make a difference?"

Mina's careful consideration of her own heritage and work is by no mistake or coincidence.

While filming at a Native Hawaiian conference with Na'alehu, Mina plucked an affirmation card from dozens of others at random. Hers read: Kūpa'a i kou pu'uwai.

When translated, it means to stand firm in your heart.

Mina referred to this as part of her kuleana, a Hawaiian word referring to a higher sense of responsibility to yourself and others in your community. It's a way to remind her to stay true to her calling.

"If I can figure out a way to use what I’ve learned from working with strong Hawaiian leaders like Lehu and the folks at 'Ōiwi TV and somehow share that knowledge with Montana’s tribal communities, and then share my experiences here back home with Hawaii’s native communities, then I will be fulfilling part of what I feel is my kuleana because the issues we have affecting native communities up here," she said, "are so similar to the issues we have in Native Hawaiian communities."

Long before Mina graduated from UM, she was offered several jobs back in Hawaii, all of which she turned down. Not because she didn't want to return to Hawaii and do meaningful work, but because she was called to be here in Montana.

"I kept feeling as though I needed to be in Montana, and I didn't really know why," she said. "I'm just going to do what my heart tells me."

Right now, that means working—in any way possible—with Montana's native population. Having come to the Northwest directly from Hawaii, Mina remembered what it was like to suddenly be the minority, and also keeping her strength when she was teased for using words within the Hawaiian Pidgin English (Hawaiian Creole English) or judged by the color of her skin. Her answer wasn't to shame herself or to shed the evidence of her culture—it was to educate those around her about it through hula by standing firm within her heart.

"I just hope to share the aloha (love) for and knowledge I have about Hawaii to do my part for the original people, the kanaka maoli, who are still working hard to perpetuate and preserve their language, history, and culture," she said. "Hula is one way I can keep doing that."

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“I just hope to share the aloha (love) for and knowledge I have about Hawaii to do my part for the original people, the kanaka maoli, who are still working hard to perpetuate and preserve their language, history, and culture,” Mina said.

“Hula is one way I can keep doing that.”

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Local Limelight

A Passport to Hear the World Sing MISSOULA'S INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL GIVES US SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT ARTICLE CHELSEA LYN DRAKE

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very three years, the Missoula International Choral Festival lifts Missoula’s soul in song. And like most successes in our valley, it all started as a dream.

Professor Donald Carey, director of the Missoula Mendelssohn Club—a community men’s chorus—began dreaming in 1985, two years before the first-ever International Choral Festival was brought to Missoula. It was during the Mendelssohn Club’s first time performing concerts in various countries that Carey and the club choristers envisioned Missoula potentially hosting an international choral festival of its own, so they ditched the overthinking and began inviting worldclass choral groups to Missoula while they were still traveling.

Upon their return from the trip, a decision would be made to hold the first festival in July 1987, which allowed them—the organizers—two years to lock in the choirs that would attend and gain traction within our community, with the hope that community members would be inspired to open their homes and hearts to their worldwide brothers and sisters.

In true grassroots fashion, the community came together as Carey envisioned. Missoula families served as host families for the visiting choirs, funds were raised to get the groups to our valley, and volunteers were willing and able. That first festival welcomed performing groups from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, and Poland as well as Minnesota, South Dakota, and a few from our own treasure state to boot.

It was then that a tradition had begun, becoming the first non-competitive choral festival of its kind in the United States. It was destined to continue in a triennial schedule and this month celebrates its 10th anniversary.

It wouldn’t be fair to say that our community is the only place where something this profound could take place but there’s something to be said about Missoula's generosity and dedication that makes events like this possible. The festival has become known throughout the world for its artistic excellence and hospitality, and having grown from its grassroots beginnings into a prestigious international event, it’s a flagship for choral festivals worldwide.

This year’s event will feature 13 choirs from all corners of this world and will begin with three free preview concerts on

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We d ne s d ay, July 13 during which all participating choirs will perform a short set to wet the whistle of their audience. Thursday and Friday will include concerts that will feature a few choirs who will each perform a full program of their music in traditional costumes typical to their nationality.

New to the festival is the “Choir Crawl,” which will take place on Thursday. Similar to Christmas caroling, the choirs will perform a few times in various downtown locations. The Finale concert on Saturday night will feature the “Parade of Nations,” where each choir will give brief performances. The event will conclude with all choirs performing one song together.

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July JULY 2

JULY 15 & 16

THE DAY THE VICTORIAN WORLD DIED

MONTANA GREEK FESTIVAL: ATHENS UNDER THE BIG SKY

ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY

ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

"The Day the Victorian World Died: The Battle of the Somme, July

Experience the culture of Greece at this two-day festival featuring

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food, music, dancing and family fun. Search "2016 Montana Greek

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Festival" on Facebook for details.

JULY 4 FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION & PANCAKE BREAKFAST FORT MISSOULA Celebrate our nation's birthday with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. and daylong festivities. There is something—children's games, fire trucks, trains, tours, and demonstrations—for everyone at the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. The event is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Historical Museum. Admission is nominal. For more information, visit FortMissoulaMuseum.org.

JULY 4 FIREWORKS AT SOUTHGATE MALL SOUTHGATE MALL Happy birthday, America! The Missoula City Band performs just before the fireworks display at 9:30 p.m.

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JULY 29 & 30 CELTIC FESTIVAL MISSOULA CARAS PARK This annual celebration of great Celtic culture focuses on music, dance, and food. The mission is to perpetuate Celtic culture and to introduce the culture to future generations in Montana. Visit CelticFestivalMissoula.com for more information and a full schedule of events.

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Parting Thoughts

The Sound of Summer WORDS NICHOLAS LITTMAN

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ome might hear the chirp of the grasshoppers, the thrum of bees, the splash of trout, the chatter of starlings. Others might hear the slap of sprinklers, the pop of cooking hamburgers, the drone of lawnmowers.

When I hear summer, it’s serene, playful, and nostalgic. There’s little tension. It resolves easily. But I might only be able to describe the structure of these sounds because, recently, I’ve been listening to George Winston play the piano.

Winston’s original recordings of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn have sold millions of copies over the last 30 years. They endure because Winston is able to capture the essence—not only the sound, but the feeling—of each season on 88 keys.

On a Saturday in late May, I heard Winston play at the Wilma Theater in downtown Missoula. He played pieces from Spring and Autumn, In Spring, the notes clattered over each other, you could hear drops of rain bounce off the earth and settle into the ground to bring new growth. In Autumn, the winds from the north arrived and tore the leaves from 34

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the trees. Both seasons had change and movement. But later, when I listened to Summer, I heard only a steady, buoyant sound—the sound of celebration.

In Miles City, where Winston grew up, and throughout Montana, summer is cause for celebration. Light and warmth beckon, alongside every other walking, crawling, buzzing creature to emerge from our long hibernation. The qualities of summer that Winston captures in his music have all been present in my Montana summers: PLAY

Paddle drip. Cold water between the toes.

Humming spokes. The tap and twirl of feet on grass to the sounds of a guitar, or fiddle, or banjo, or all three. The thud of a bocce ball.

The spread of laughter around a campfire.

NOSTALGIA

Hearing the kids in front of me talk about the huge pigs at the county fair while I wait in line for a double waffle scoop. Getting a plastic burn from a makeshift, backyard slip 'n slide.

SERENITY

Standing under a pine after thunder has passed and warm rain tumbles down and pulls the smell of resin and must from the ground. Being up early, before the beat of the day, when the air is cool and a cup of coffee’s unnecessary.

STRETCHING TIME

A cool beer at a local watering hole, weeding the garden, and a meal of grilled zucchini and trout at the backyard picnic table—all after work on a Wednesday night. Somehow, there’s always more time during the summer.

AND YES, LOVE AND LONGING

The inescapable desire to hear that one voice again. The ecstasy of hearing it. The heat and sweat of hands clasped together; a natural, settling comfort in each other’s company.

The sound of summer in Montana could be considered the resolution for all the other seasons, the time when the rest of the year is expressed.

When summer arrives, I worry less because somehow, it always seems to carry me along.

I think Winston got the tune right.

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