Missoula Valley August 2015

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he story of how my maternal grandparents met is legendary.

Once upon a time, there was a handsome, reserved Cuban-Italian doctor and an Italian-American nurse with jet-black hair and alabaster-white skin. John and Agnes met under the operating room lights during surgery at the Mayo Clinic in the 1940s. He was an anesthesiologist (speculated by the family to have been his choice because he didn’t like to talk to patients).

At the surgery’s conclusion, the doctor asked the nurse on a date. “Only if you play me the Appassionata by Beethoven,” she replied, confident the task was beyond even this talented doctor’s scope.

Agnes lived in a dorm on the hospital’s campus. A grand piano sat in the dorm’s lobby.

That evening, John sat at the piano’s bench and began to play the Appassionata. The young nurses began to file out of their rooms to see who was playing.

I can only image my grandmother’s surprise and then realization that her weekend plans involved a date with the anesthesiologist who disliked patients. It turns out that my grandfather was “appassionato” about Beethoven, too, and a classically trained pianist: He performed this sonata at his graduation from the conservatorio de música in Havana.

Their story is sweet, if perhaps exaggerated (although my mother assures me my account is accurate), and it seems apropos to share how music brought two people together since this month's issue features the Missoula Symphony, which, for 60 years, has been bringing our community together by defying and re-defining traditional conventions and notions of a symphony. It would seem that, like my grandfather, there’s a bit more to the story.

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ON THE COVER “[People] use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be used as a soporific,” Aaron Copland, one of America’s greatest composers, wrote. The Missoula Symphony, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, won’t put you to sleep.

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Parting Thoughts

14 Diving In at Sussex

New director looks forward to challenges and laughs.

16 Coming Up RosĂŠ

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18 Music for the Masses

Missoula Symphony isn't your grandmother's symphony.

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A Celebration Under the Stars

The stars shone brightly over the Ranch Club as guests dined, bid on auction items, and danced to the music of Shane Clouse under big sky country to celebrate Camp Mak-A-Dream's 20th anniversary. PHOTOGRAPHY LACY FREY

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Soiree for the Symphony

Lights, camera, action! The Missoula Symphony pulled out all the stops—even a red carpet—to celebrate its 60th anniversary and honor patrons and supporters who enjoyed an evening of wine, food and musical pairings at its annual soiree. PHOTOGRAPHY JONATHAN QUALBEN

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Around Town LET US SHARE YOUR BIG NEWS! The team at Missoula Valley Lifestyle looks forward to sharing the good news of our neighbors each and every month. If you have an engagement or wedding to announce, please send standard announcement text and two or three high-resolution photos to DAntonetti@LifesytlePubs.com so we can include it in our Wedding Bells section. There is no charge for this service and photo credits will be given to professional photos if needed.

OPERATION PLAYGROUND BUILD Thanks to the success of the 2014 Parks and Trails Bond, Missoula will soon be home to 11 new or improved playgrounds. The $1 million project includes playground improvements for Bonner, Franklin, Greenough, McLeod, Northside, Pleasant View, Rainbow, Skyview, Wapikia and Whitaker parks, plus phase-two development of Silver Summit playground in McCormick Park. Plans for phase two include a sensory mosaic, furnishing the cabin, a large gazing ball, gardens and more. For updates, visit CI.Missoula.MT.us.

school climate and school safety. C.S. Porter received the Platinum Award for the 2014-15 school year. This award is the highest recognition in the state and was only granted to three other schools in the state. In keeping with the Graduation Matters Missoula Initiative, MBI provides a school climate that respects students, engages them in positive behaviors and supports recognition for student success. The following elementary schools received MBI Gold Awards: Franklin, Hawthorne, Lowell, Paxson, Rattlesnake and Russell. MBI Bronze Awards were awarded to Lewis and Clark Elementary, Meadow Hill Middle, Hellgate High and Washington Middle schools. For more information on MBI, visit OPI.MT.gov/Programs/SchoolPrograms/MBI.

SEEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Bozeman artist Kathryn Schmidt is a distinguished artist in the region. The Missoula Art Museum is honored to celebrate Schmidt's vision in her first exhibition at the museum. Her paintings and sculptures never spell everything out, leaving enough unsaid that there always remains a mystery for the viewer to fill in. This is the magic in her works, the mystery offered by content served up in dark compositions with content that remains unsaid. The exhibit runs through October 24. For more information, visit MissoulaArtMuseum.org.

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GREAT JOB, C.S. PORTER! Eleven Missoula County public schools were chosen to receive an “MBI Exemplar School” award, including top honors for C.S. Porter Middle School. The Montana Behavioral Initiative (MBI) has established an awards process to recognize MBI teams and schools that meet exemplary standards for promoting positive 10 Missoula Valley Lifestyle | August 2015

Season tickets and single-ticket orders are now available for purchase for the Missoula Community Theatre's 2015-16 season.

This year audiences will be treated with performances of Sweeney Todd, the story of Benjamin Barker who, after 15 years of false imprisonment, returns to London determined to seek vengeance upon the man responsible for his incarceration; The Sound of Music, a musical based on the true story of the von Trapp Family Singers; The Drowsy Chaperone, a Tony Award–winning spoof of musical comedies in which a discontented Broadway fan known only as "Man in Chair" puts on a 1928 recording of his favorite musical in an attempt to lift his mood; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged, a madcap production that condenses the great works of the English-speaking world's greatest playwright into irreverent and hilarious micro-performances at breakneck speed; and Mary Poppins, which finally brings the flying nanny to Missoula.

For dates, tickets and more information, visit MCTInc.org.

SAVE THE DATE The Missoula Chamber of Commerce will host its 125th annual banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn on Monday, September 14 at 6 p.m. with cocktails, dinner and guest speaker Marcus Luttrell, a former U.S. Navy SEAL and the author of Lone Survivor. Luttrell's best-selling book tells the harrowing story of four Navy SEALs who journeyed into the mountainous border of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Operation Redwing. An unparalleled motivational story of survival, the book is also a moving tribute to the friends and teammates who did not make it off the mountain. Tables are limited. Contact Megan Redmond at the Chamber at 406.543.6623 or Megan@ MissoulaChamber.com for more information.

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Healthy Lifestyle

Making a Difference That Matters SURGICAL ARTS CENTRE OFFERS EXCELLENT RESULTS, CREATES ULTIMATE PATIENT EXPERIENCE ARTICLE CHELSEA LYN DRAKE | PHOTOGRAPHY GREEN DOOR PHOTOGRAPHY

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t’s not very often that we hear of professionals taking their businesses elsewhere for the sole purpose of a better life. As every Montanan has probably heard before, you don’t move here for the money. It’s the quality of life that’s different, better.

Dr. Clark O. Taylor, director of the Surgical Arts Centre, didn’t shy away from the risk of uprooting his practice and planting it in the Missoula Valley. “This is where I decided I wanted to live,” he says, and now his clients are reaping the rewards.

With its doors having been open for nearly 20 years, the Surgical Arts Centre has become a staple in the community, providing patients with a facility and team of physicians fully equipped to treat complex facial surgical issues on an outpatient basis, and it’s been recognized on an international level for doing so.

With doctorates in both dentistry and medicine, Dr. Taylor prides his practice on being head and neck focused, offering several dental procedures to better accommodate the all-inclusive experience that his patients desire. The Surgical Art Centre’s unique pairing of talents and technology helps shorten recovery time and produces better, lasting results, leading to a more satisfying overall patient experience.

“It’s very rewarding to change peoples’ lives. My biggest challenge is to make it accessible and affordable to as many people as possible,” says Dr. Taylor. “We have worked very hard, very diligently, to establish a delivery system, a physical plant, and staff so that we’re very efficient and can minimize costs…so I can then pass those benefits on to our patients.”

Most patients that come through the doors of the Surgical Arts Centre have had a long, complex history of not having their problem correctly addressed. The rest of his patients are there for elective cosmetic procedures that range from plastic surgery to an array of skin treatments.

“My job with patients seeking cosmetic procedures is to educate them and inform them of the benefits and the risks of it so they can make an independent decision they are comfortable with,” says Dr. Taylor. He said that his job, much like his experience, is education.

With a second location in Palm Desert, Calif., his dream of reaching patients through patients has become a reality.

“There are wants and needs and my cosmetic practice here and in Palm Desert is purely want based…. I tell all my patients up front, ‘Cosmetic surgery and facial surgery are not something that you need.’” With the exception of corrective surgery in the case of an accident, Dr. Taylor goes on to say, “There’s something that bothers you, that’s why you’re here and you want to do something about that…I can say, ‘Here are your options, here’s what we can do.’”

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Unlike most surgeries, the clock isn’t ticking for these want-based procedures. However, the longer one waits, the less value the procedure will likely have. “The value increases over time,” says Dr. Taylor when speaking about a right or wrong time to consider indulging in one of the many procedures the Surgical Arts Centre offers. Whether patients are looking to improve the quality of their life through non-cosmetic solutions to sleep apnea or cosmetic procedures of the face, head or neck, they can enjoy the lasting benefits for a longer period of time if acted upon sooner rather than later.

The Surgical Arts Centre is rooted in a willingness common among Missoulians—that is, the pursuit and desire to see the lasting impressions of those choices further down the road—tipping the scale in honor of preserving what matters most, encouraging another step toward improvement and considering it necessary. The mountain peaks, rivers and walks of wildlife make it easy on the eyes, but it’s also easy on the rest of the body, which is why you’ll find links to national parks and resorts in and around the Missoula area on the Surgical Arts Centre website, SurgicalArtsMT.com.

“I hope that I have enhanced and improved the quality of their life,” says Dr. Taylor when talking about his day-to-day interaction with patients. “I have been able to live where I choose to live and I have a professional practice that could not be more rewarding.”

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Diving In at Sussex NEW DIRECTOR IS EAGER FOR CHALLENGES AND LAUGHS ARTICLE SUSIE WALL PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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reg Friedman knew he wanted to work in education by age 12. That early awareness led him to some incredible opportunities. His latest (and he hopes his last) brings him to Missoula where, this fall, he will start his 20th year in education as the new director of Sussex School.

Educated at Duke University and the University of Colorado, Friedman credits the foundation of his own success with the great fortune of having wonderful parents that prioritized his education. His love of teaching has taken him around the world, from California and Colorado to Honduras and Bangladesh to, most recently, Denmark. Throughout, Friedman and his wife Amy had been looking for a small mountain community where they could put down real roots. They jumped at the chance to come to Missoula when they heard about the position at Sussex. Zollie and Bela complete the Friedman clan and will both be attending Sussex with Dad as fourth and second graders, respectively.

As the first day of school approaches, Friedman is eager to dive in—both at Sussex and in Missoula.

excellent. The chance for our family to join the Sussex School community as a leader, parents and two students is an opportunity that we are honored to receive and one that we couldn’t pass up.

WHAT DO YOU ENVISION YOUR TYPICAL DAY WILL ENTAIL ONCE SCHOOL STARTS?

Nearly all of my days start with a run, hopefully on Missoula’s excellent trails. At school, my priority is to see a little bit of as many classes as I can each day to get to know what the school is like for our students. I also want to collect information from as much of the school community and larger community as I can, and I expect to have a lot of conversations—both formal and informal—helping orient me to Sussex and Missoula. My door will be open and I hope many people will drop in. I expect most days to end with time with my family: participating in after-school programs, outside exploring, inside playing games and having dinner together.

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A wonderful colleague in Copenhagen and former Sussex parent and teacher, Jennie Bucher, approached us to tell us about Sussex and how she thought it would be a great fit for our family and our values.

Sussex and Missoula tick a lot of our boxes for where we’d like to be as a family and as educators. In many ways, Sussex is our dream school: small, child-centered, progressive, caring, fun, outdoorsy and

Sussex is the first place I will have worked where both parents and staff have clear school choices and are very intentional about choosing Sussex because of its strengths and values.

Families and staff choose Sussex because of what it offers to children, what it stands for in education, and how it is more than a school. It is a community hub.

WHAT PART OF THE SCHOOL YEAR ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST?

I really love every part of school, even the meetings. However, I know the activities and programs beyond the typical day often stick most firmly in student and staff memories. I am really looking forward to the Fall Camp, where the whole school community—staff, students, and many parents—spend a few days and nights together outdoors getting to know each other and ourselves better, exploring, learning and having fun. I am also looking forward to teachers inviting me to come along for field trips in the community.

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WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT WORKING IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM?

Schools are amazing institutions, created by societies to prepare the next generation to join and uplift our community. Children are incredible human beings that never cease to impress me, challenge me, and make me laugh. I think I have the dream job.

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WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS?

I hope I am still happily living in Missoula and working at Sussex. Sussex has a history of keeping directors around a long time; I am only the fifth director in more than 40 years. I hope not to break that trend. Although I have moved a lot as an adult, my wife and I hope that Missoula and Sussex will be a good place to put down some roots.

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Coming Up Rosé

SUMMER WINES ALL DRESSED IN PINK

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any American wine lovers are perplexed by rosé wines. It’s due to unfortunate misconceptions that “pink wines” are sweet, poorly made and should not be drunk. I say, “Simply not true!”

Provence, located in southwestern France, was the first area to produce rosé wines. During the late Middle Ages, monks began producing rosé wines for sacramental purposes and to financially support their various monastic orders.

During the early 1970s, in California, a glut of red grapes and a significant shortage of white wine grapes inspired these winemakers to explore saignée, a method of rosé production that involves the bleeding of grape juice from the wine vats. Consider for a moment, gravy is made by separating fat from the juices in the roasting pan. This also occurs in wine vats as heavy grape must

separates from the juice, which is much lighter. By using the saignée method, these winemakers were able to make “white wine” from red grapes. This approach allows the juice and must to be together for a short period of time, after which the winemaker “bleeds” off what then becomes rosé wine.

The American term blush dates back to the mid-1970s and references a pale-pink wine. It’s now reserved for a sweet pink wine with a residual sugar of 2.5 percent. In America, most dry pink wines are marketed and sold as rosé. Europe, on the other hand, refers to all pink wine as rosé regardless of residual sugar levels as well as those imported from America that are semi-sweet.

An important fact to remember is that rosé is a wine style, not a varietal or type of wine. There are 11 types of rosé wine styles currently being produced around the world

from, among others, the following types of grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Grenache, Zinfandel and Mourvèdre.

Rosé wine is often viewed as seasonal—a refreshing wine emblematic of springtime’s revitalization or of a long summer’s day. Bill Blanchard, national sales manager for Adelsheim Vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, tells me that he holds back a case of rosé each vintage.

He feels that quality rosé can last up to two years, and he enjoys sharing it with family and friends at Christmas dinner.

Wines made in a rosé style are perhaps some of the most versatile food wines, pairing well with a wide array of foods such as Morbier or mozzarella cheese, seafood, light pasta dishes, summer salads, soups, grilled or roasted meats, and poultry.

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A great rosé presents with a delicate sense of style, showing true restraint by the winemaker: faint of color, aroma, and taste.

Freshly picked strawberries, red raspberries and a lingering savory finish are all mellow elements one can expect from a well-made rosé. At all times, rosés exhibit an exquisite balance of fruit, alcohol and acidity.

What I love most about rosé-style wines is that they deliver the cool refreshment of a white wine and humors one with the subtle nuances of a red.

Mulderbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Color: Deep pink Aroma: Blood orange, cherry drops, black currant cordial, fragrant sandalwood Palate: Cherry, watermelon, lively acidity Adelsheim Rosé Willamette Valley Color: Gorgeous medium pink Aroma: Fresh strawberries, raspberries, peach, watermelon, subtle baking spices Palate: Rich, lush mouth-feel, nice acidity Visit WineGuyMike.com to learn more about rosé wine.

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The Missoula Symphony Not Your Grandmother's Symphony

ARTICLE BRIANNA RANDALL | PHOTOGRAPHY JONATHAN QUALBEN

The word “symphony” tends to conjure up images of expensive tuxedos and dimly lit theaters. Ask Missoulians, though, and they’re likely to picture sitting on a grass knoll in the summer sun enjoying a free concert.

The Missoula Symphony Association, now celebrating its 60th season, has long recognized that Missoula isn’t into tuxedos and stuffy venues. That’s why the Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Chorale play in the park, at a local bar, and below wilderness peaks in addition to the concert hall at the University of Montana.

“Our goal is to have the symphony’s vibe fit the town, to weave the music into the lives of the community,” says John Driscoll, executive director of the Missoula Symphony Association. “It’s not your grandmother’s symphony.” The Missoula Symphony is renowned for playing the best music ever written, while also making sure that music is relevant and accessible to all the residents of the Garden City.

They certainly succeeded 11 years ago when the inaugural “Symphony in the Park” celebrated the association’s 50th anniversary. It’s quickly become an iconic community event, drawing thousands of Missoulians who cram into Caras Park’s grassy hillside each August to hear beautiful music. This free concert is made possible by a half-dozen local business sponsors and a few individual donors.

“It’s my favorite day of the year,” says Driscoll with a grin.

Driscoll took the job as director of the association in 1999 at just 27 years old. A Butte native, he attended music school in Colorado and Tennessee, playing trumpet for the Knoxville Symphony before moving back to Montana with his wife. “To me, Missoula is the best of all worlds: recreation and scenery, but also a thriving cultural scene. It’s the cultural capital of the state,” says Driscoll.

Up until two years ago, Driscoll still played principal trumpet for the symphony. Now, however, the Symphony and the Chorale, both housed under the association’s umbrella, have grown to a point where his job requires all of his mental focus.

Missoulians have embraced their symphony, and in response the symphony continues to add new events. This year, the association is introducing a CONTINUED >

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three-concert cabaret series at the Top Hat. Audience members get to hear great chamber music in an intimate venue, complete with bistro-style dinner and drinks. “The musicians we choose to perform have a personality to match the venue—let’s just say it isn’t stodgy.”

The five concerts each season include a pair of performances on Friday and Saturday nights. One of these is the popular Holiday Pops, a joint concert with the Missoula Symphony Chorale’s 100-voice ensemble directed by Dean Peterson. Music director Darco Butorak, who took the baton in 2007, choreographs the symphony concerts, which feature soloists from around the world. These expert soloists provide professional inspiration for the symphony’s musicians, and titillate audience members, too.

The symphony also performs a youth concert one day each year for all fourth grade students who live within a 100-mile radius of Missoula. “Buses pull in and kids start piling out into the Dennison Theatre. It’s so much fun!” exclaims Driscoll. Part of the fun stems from the “hilarious concerts” written by Butorak and one of his friends. (Last year’s youth concert was a superhero theme.) Fourth grade is the year that students choose band or choir, and this concert is designed to introduce them to different instruments as well as the vocal range of the chorale.

The same day as the youth concerts, the symphony hosts a family concert at 7 p.m. Driscoll chokes up with emotion as he explains the scene outside the Dennison Theatre the first year the family concert was held. He was nervous no one would show up for the brand new concert. Instead, a sea of children and parents walked toward the theater, smiling and laughing. The family concert sells out every year and meets its goal of providing symphonic music to children of CONTINUED > all ages as well as their parents and grandparents.

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Perhaps one of the most unique events put on by the Missoula Symphony Association is the Ovando Gran Fondo. This 55-mile, fully supported dirt-and-gravel bike ride winds through some of the most beautiful scenery in the West, and features a performance by a string quartet— including the one-and-only Darco Butorak on cello—during the lunch stop at Monture Creek campground.

The Gran Fondo is the association’s signature fundraising event, originally designed by the board to find new funders for the ongoing costs of the symphony. The Gran Fondo certainly is special. The off-rode ride’s top selling points include a 15-mile stretch through private land only accessible during this event, two challenge loops for experienced riders, and a breakfast put on by the Ovando School.

“The community of Ovando has really embraced us. We couldn’t do it without them,” says Driscoll. In return for the students’ and parents’ help putting on the big event, the association makes a significant donation to the Ovando School, which is used to take students on field trips around Montana.

With only 250 spots open for riders, this year’s ride sold out in a month (but the event is always open to volunteers). Riders aged 13 to 74 years old have finished the course, raising money from sponsors or friends to support the symphony. In an unexpected twist, Gran Fondo riders often become fans of symphony music, too.

And it’s easy to see why: The Missoula Symphony is one-of-a-kind, committed community of musicians who are having as much fun as the diverse audience members who appreciate their high-quality music.

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MUSICIAN PROFILE: SALLY DAER

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f the Missoula Symphony is “not your grandmother’s symphony,” then Sally Daer is not your typical grandmother. When I called Daer, I interrupted her daily violin practice. This surprised me, as I had assumed that the Missoula Symphony’s longest running member—“but not the oldest,” Daer laughingly adds—wouldn’t need daily practice after five decades with the orchestra.

“On a stringed instrument you can get into bad habits easily,” she explains. Not only does she practice regularly, Daer also started taking violin lessons once a month after retiring from her 50-year teaching career. “Music keeps you mentally with it. It keeps me on my toes.”

Dedication seems to be Daer’s middle name, as evidenced by her many hobbies. She’s run more than 20 marathons (including Missoula, Boston and New York), plays in a string quartet outside of the symphony, keeps up with her young grandchildren, and rides the 55-mile Gran Fondo bike course each summer.

She’s also generous: Daer doesn’t take the honorarium the symphony pays its members; instead, she gives it back to the Association. “Playing in the symphony is a gift to me.”

Daer marked her first season playing violin in the Missoula Symphony in 1967, back when founding conductor Eugene Andre was directing music. Missoula wasn’t her first orchestral gig—Daer started playing in the Bozeman Symphony in the seventh grade.

“I’m so glad that my mother made me learn to play violin, even though I wanted to learn clarinet,” she reminisces. As for why she’s stayed so long with the Missoula Symphony, Daer credits the good people she works with. “It’s just so much fun!”

Daer particularly enjoys working with music director Darco Butorak, partly because he challenges the musicians to be the best they can be. “With Darco, there can’t be any slackers. He not only raises the bar on the musical pieces, but he also inspires us to reach new levels because he demands excellence.”

She certainly seems up to the challenge and looks forward to playing violin in the Missoula Symphony for many years to come.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• August 9: Symphony in the Park, a free concert at Caras Park • September 8: Cabaret Concert Series I: “Quartetto Gelato” • September 19: Ovando Gran Fondo, a 55-mile bike race beneath the Bob Marshall mountains • October 3-4: First concert of the season at Dennison Theatre: “Yearn for Freedom” For more information about the symphony, upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, visit MissoulaSymphony.org.

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n what room in the house can more fun be had than in the kitchen? Christine and Alex Fregerio agree it’s a playground, and the husband-and-wife team have recently opened Taste Buds Kitchen, a culinary event studio that acts, as described on their website, as “a kids kitchen by day and a BYOB adult kitchen by night.”

The idea for such an endeavor was triggered after a 2009 European adventure took them to the continent’s great culinary capitals.

The University of Montana graduates have settled in Missoula to raise their family and launch this sure-to-be delicious venture.

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Taste Buds Kitchen is a fun, engaging, hands-on culinary entertainment experience for all ages. We make fresh, unique dishes from scratch in our bright kitchen studio, and our chefs (customers)— young in years and heart—are involved every step of the way.

WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS UNIQUE BUSINESS AND WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO BRING IT TO MISSOULA?

Shortly after the birth of our daughter, we realized that while it is great to be a kid in Missoula, there isn’t a surplus of activities to do with little ones (2-6 year olds).

Simultaneously, we were feeling the itch to become business owners. After much research and soul searching, we stumbled across this awesome opportunity to bring Taste Buds Kitchen to Missoula; that satisfied both of our needs. We love kids, love to cook, and Alex (as a teacher by trade) loves to teach, so this was a perfect fit.

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Taste Buds Kitchen also holds parent/child workshops several times a week for little ones ages 2-6 to make tasty dishes with the help of their caregiver. We love to engage the littles in all kinds of recipes, from rainbow cupcakes to fruit parfaits to empanadas!

Adult BYOB classes are available several times per week, giving our “young chefs at heart” a chance to create mouth-watering menus from scratch and to learn a few new tricks along the way. Although our adult offerings are sophisticated, everything from handmade pasta to sushi and dumplings, our classes are designed to be light-hearted and playful.

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Driver’s Notebook

Jaguar’s F-Type Coupe Strikes a Stunning Pose ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY TOM STRONGMAN

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n 1961, the breathtakingly beautiful Jaguar XK-E knocked the automotive world on its ear and today it is often considered to be one of the 100 most beautiful cars in the world. While few modern cars can ever approach the XK-E’s sublime and sensuous beauty, I couldn’t help but think of it when I laid eyes on the 2015 F-Type coupe.

The coupe’s long nose and flowing roofline bear more than a passing resemblance to the profile of the XK-E, also known as the E-Type. The muscular haunches and sharp character lines that punctuate the fenders all speak of power and speed. The car drew comments wherever I drove it.

The coupe is the second F-Type model. The convertible was new last year. Jaguar has announced that production of the XK will cease this summer, leaving the smaller and less-expensive (relatively speaking) F-Type as the only Jaguar sports car.

Compared to the XK, the all-aluminum F-Type feels lighter and more agile. It is an exceptionally competent machine that blends road holding with a ride that is firm but not harsh. It feels taut and secure yet it is pliant enough to be comfortable for a long drive. It is composed and confident in corners.

The coupe comes in base, S and R models. The base car with a 340-horsepower supercharged V-6 starts at $65,000. Jump up to the S, with 380 supercharged horsepower, for a starting price of $77,000. The high-performance R gets 550 horsepower from its supercharged V-8 and it starts at $99,000. All use an eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.

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timing. Jaguar says the V-6 can hit 60 miles per hour in 4.8 seconds, and it has a top track speed of 171 mph. While the V-6 does not have the explosive acceleration of the V-8, it pins you back in the seat with a satisfying surge. The acceleration is enhanced by the active exhaust that can be opened up with a button on the console. It roars under full throttle and crackles during deceleration, and that’s fun.

The test car’s light gray cabin was pleasant, almost calming. The extended leather package put soft hides on the seats, dash and headliner.

The climate package added dual-zone climate control, heated seats and a heated steering wheel. Wind and road noise are nicely muted.

Vents in the top of the instrument panel rise when the car is started and retract when it is turned off. For what reason, who knows, but it’s a subtle way of welcoming the driver. The center console has three round multifunction knobs that control temperature, operate the fan and turn on the heated seats. Audio and navigation are controlled by a touch screen. The steering wheel has buttons for audio, cruise and hands-free telephone.

The deep but somewhat narrow trunk has 11 cubic feet of space so packing light is the order of the day for weekend trips. An additional hidden storage space is under the trunk floor. There is no spare tire.

PRICE: The base price of S coupe was $77,000. Options include heated seats and steering wheel, satellite radio, panoramic glass roof, Morzine cloth headliner, Cirrus carpet, adaptive headlights, blind spot monitor, dual-zone climate control, 14-way power seats, performance brakes, flat-bottom steering wheel, active exhaust and adjustable suspension. The sticker price was $92,125.

WARRANTY: Four years or 50,000 miles.

AT A GLANCE Point: The F-Type S coupe combines a handsome profile with excellent road holding, a welcoming cabin and a supercharged V-6 whose exhaust lets the world know a performance car lies within.

Counterpoint: I continue to be surprised that a car with a $77,000 base price has heated seats, dual-zone climate control and satellite radio as options.

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August

AUGUST 1 JP KEMMICK SHAKESPEARE & CO.

creating challenging but kid-friendly nine-hole courses in a different city park each week. Check out MissoulaParks.org for weekly locations and directions.

Winner of the Merriam Frontier award and graduate of UM's MFA program, JP Kemmick reads from his chapbook Space City, USA. Visit ShakespeareAndCo.com for more.

AUGUST 1 BIG SKY BBQ FESTIVAL CARAS PARK

A benefit for the Montana Food Bank Network, the sixth annual Big Sky BBQ Festival will showcase the finest BBQ chefs in Montana. Attendees will enjoy delicious food, Big Sky Brewing craft beer, raffle prizes and great live music. Visit MFBNEvents.org for more information.

AUGUST 5 JASON ISBELL DENNISON THEATRE

AUGUST 3 - 31 SCRABBLE! MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Missoula Public Library is hosting open Scrabble sessions on Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m. Game boards are available, or you can bring your own. Opportunities for co-operative games are available. To find out more, call Mary Drew at 406.258.3848.

AUGUST 4 - 25 FOLF IN THE PARKS MISSOULA

Join Parks and Recreation and the Garden City Flyers for a free, family-friendly round of disc golf every Tuesday through Aug. 25. Never played disc golf before? Garden City Flyers volunteers and Parks staff will be happy to help you learn the basics. If you like walking in the parks with your friends and family, you will love adding the fun of throwing a disc at a challenging target. Parks and Rec will be

There are a few things worth knowing about singer-songwriter Jason Isbell: The round softness of his speech comes from his roots in rural Alabama. He has lyrics from a Bob Dylan song inked on his forearm. He got his musical start with the alt-country and Southern-rock band Drive-By Truckers. On his new solo album, Southeastern, Isbell digs deep, drawing on his personal relationships and experiences with sobriety. He will be joined by Damien Jurado. For tickets, go to UMT.edu/Dennison-Theatre.

AUGUST 9 SYMPHONY IN THE PARK CARAS PARK

One of Missoula’s most popular traditions, the Missoula Symphony Orchestra will present a delightful, family-friendly summer evening of pops and light classics.

For more information, visit MissoulaSymphony.org.

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Total market supply is at 3.5 months of listed inventory which is trending to a normal amount of supply.

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AUGUST 12 ZACH DUNDAS SHAKESPEARE & CO.

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"Girls on the Gorge" has been a women's whitewater kayaking clinic tradition for years.

The three-day event takes place at the Zoo Town Surfers headquarters, Crystal Springs, on the Alberton Gorge. The clinic is open to all ability levels. The goal is to provide a unique and inspiring learning environment that focuses on whitewater kayaking technique, confidence building, making new friends, and of course having fun on the river! Warm-up drills, strokes, rolling, edging, bracing, eddies, ferries, reading water, intro to playboating and edge control are just some of the techniques you will learn. Visit ZooTownSurfers.com for more information.

AUGUST 28 & 29 RIVER CITY ROOTS FESTIVAL

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Parting Thoughts

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n summertime mornings, I love having breakfast and reading the newspaper on my northwest-facing back porch. At first sunrise, the sunlight kisses the tops of the Rattlesnake Mountain’s Stuart Peak and Sleeping Woman Peak on the Ninemile Divide.

Images of ancient glacial Lake Missoula flash to mind as long-ago shoreline-washed ridges appear on the slopes of North Hills as the low-angled sun-shadows are cast. How many years did waves, icy I suspect, splash upon those shores? What beasts sheltered in the forested mountains above? Ten thousand years ago, woolly mammoths were around but I wonder: Were they in what is now Western Montana? How about dire

wolves, and giant bears? Did they experience the glacial lake? Were mountain lions here then? Or the saber-toothed cat? I’ll have to look all that stuff up one day.

From a low angle, I live above the valley floor.

Our row of little homes is the first tier above Southwest Higgins Avenue. My view is across leafy treetops. This is good because that angle camouflages the many low-sprouting houses around Missoula. What one sees from my back porch is essentially a forest of deciduous trees.

The leafy cover disappears in fall; during winter I suffer the sight of dwellings below.

Alas, there are a few summertime eyesores. Missoula Manor Retirement Home and the unsightly “too-many-storied” office

buildings on South Avenue, north of Southgate Mall, are distractions. Garish are the yellow, orange and reddish tubes channeling kids upon high to waters below at the swimming pool. These are contrasted with the cool, calming green meadows of Playfair Park and the adjoining soccer fields.

There is a brief magical time in the fall when the leafy valley’s camouflage turns golden and brightens my view. Then, tons of drab dead leaves must be managed and properly disposed of. Recycled to compose for reuse next spring, I hope!

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