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Table of Contents Oh, the places you’ll go ...........................................6 Montana as muse ...................................................12 Neighborhood finder ............................................16 Mountain style........................................................18 Politics quiz ...........................................................24 Art of brunching.....................................................30 Fun and games .......................................................36 Rules of the road....................................................40 Dish ........................................................................44 Fall calendar of events ...........................................49 Best of Missoula ....................................................76 Cover photo by Cathrine L. Walters

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O h, the places you’ll go With life in Missoula, sometimes show works better than tell by Matthew Frank • photos by Cathrine L. Walters Toward the end of Dr. Seuss’s book Oh, The Places You’ll Go, which you’ve no doubt been given if you’ve ever graduated from anything, he declares, “And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed).” Don’t forget: That’s a children’s book. Also: It’s especially hard to succeed here in Missoula. Jobs? Not many. Wages? Low. Seasonal affective disorder? Prevalent. But let’s forget those realities for a moment. Let’s instead focus on, well, all the places you’ll go while you’re here, for however long you manage to call Missoula home. Indy photographer Cathrine L. Walters focused her lens on some of those places, capturing Missoula’s character and culture, and from the vantage point of you, the viewer, whether you’re reveling downtown or seeking solitude and adventure in the wildness that surrounds. For newcomers, these photos serve as a preview of some of the places you’ll go and things you’ll do. For longtime residents, the images may

seem swiped from your GoPro. Either way, they represent living Missoula to the fullest, which, generally speaking, probably aligns pretty closely with how Dr. Seuss defined success. “Your mountain is waiting,” reads the last line of the book. “So...get on your way!”

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Montana as muse Pop culture backwater? That would be Idaho. by Indy staff Montana’s pop culture connections run deep—as deep as the “rocks from the basement of time.” Shoot. Sorry. It’s so cliché to quote A River Runs Through It. But really, many classic works of art have been produced by Montanans and inspired by Montana. And there are also a few loose connections to famous people we like to claim. Here’s a rundown to get you up to speed.

Cutting through the noise For a relatively small valley, Missoula has a deep music history. Colin Meloy of The Decemberists went to college here, and his college-era band, Tarkio, re-released its entire catalog back in 2006 through Kill Rock Stars. Check it out for early classics like

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“My Mother Was a Chinese Trapeze Artist” and “Helena Won’t Get Stoned,” as well as to hear the early sounds of bandmates who still appear in local groups. Jeff Ament, who plays bass in a little group called Pearl Jam, also attended the University of Montana and still lives in the area part of the year. His old college band, Deranged Diction, reunited in 2009 to re-release two discs of old songs (available through Pearl Jam’s website) and play a few shows at the Palace. Other locals? Huey Lewis has a place in the Bitterroot, which is also where country legend Hoyt Axton called home. John Mayer moved to the Paradise Valley a few years ago, but whatever. There are also a ton of bluegrass jam bands that don’t live here, per se, but tour here regularly enough that they should probably pay local taxes.

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If you want to fit in with the cool kids (now gray-haired parents), be sure to drop a mention of Jay’s Upstairs, the revered punk and hardcore club famous for its raucous shows and lax rules. Jay’s closed in 2003, but there’s still a compilation album titled Ram It Home featuring mainstays like Fireballs of Freedom, Spanker, Sasshole and Volumen that can be found on collectors’ websites. If you’re looking to catch up on more of the local lore, stop by Ear Candy Music or Rockin Rudy’s and ask to peruse shelves full of Missoula artists. You can also tune your radio to 89.9 KBGA or 103.3 The Trail’s “Live and Local Lunch.” And while Jay’s has been remodeled into a members-only professional club, plenty of local establishments like the Top Hat Lounge, Palace, VFW, Union Club and Stage 112 are helping to keep the local music scene as strong as ever.

“Gothic ranch action” The 1975 film Rancho Deluxe bombed in theaters, but like many quirky-bad movies it developed a cult following. The story about two cattle rustlers, a bored rancher and his bored wife, two dim-witted ranch hands and an investigator was written by wry Western novelist Thomas McGuane and filmed in Livingston. Sam Waterston and Jeff Bridges, young and shaggy-haired, star as the dope-smoking rustlers, Slim Pickens plays the investigator and Harry Dean Stanton is one of the ranch hands. There’s a great scene where Stanton and Bridges talk over a game of Pong in a country-western bar while Jimmy Buffett, who provided the film’s soundtrack, plays on stage. You can see the two men’s faces reflected in the video game screen as Stanton reveals that he knows Bridges is one of the rustlers. This is a meandering film, an odd comedy with some pretty silly acting. But it’s an interesting one, too. It takes place in the post-cowboy, post-1960s West, when rich East-Coasters have come to experience a cliché lifestyle and “true” Montanans struggle for identity. This is the anti-A River Runs Through It, existing somewhere between a classic Western and Richard Linklater’s Slacker. If you like weird, this has it in spades. Cora, the bored ranch wife, says at one point, “Come on, goddamn it! I want Gothic ranch action around here! I want some desire under the elms!” With Rancho Deluxe, you got it.

Famous sons Downtown Missoula is a long drive from the Sunset Strip, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like to claim status for nurturing some Hollywood notables, no matter how spurious the connection. The late Carroll O’Connor graduated from UM and met his wife here before

going on to play Archie Bunker. There’s “SNL” legend Dana Carvey, who was born here, but raised in California. Actor J.K. Simmons, aka Dr. Skoda on “Law and Order,” grew up here, and his parents, Pat and Don, were influential members of the community. Simmons occasionally visits town as a guest celebrity for charity events, but is probably unaware that he has the distinction of being immortalized in local punk band Buddy Jackson’s song, “Stalking Simmons.” Missoula can also sorta claim David Lynch, the mastermind behind Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and, of course, “Twin Peaks.” Rumors still persist that he graduated from Hellgate and his shows are inspired by Missoula, stories that he actually debunked in a 2007 interview David Lynch with the Indy. He has family in the area, but he only lived in Montana for a couple months as a kid. But hey, he at least thinks of us, saying once, “You know, I’d do anything for Missoula.”

James Welch, an all-timer Winter in the Blood began as poem and, last year, became a movie. In between it was a novel that opens with its narrator standing in weeds near a derelict cabin and taking a leak. He’s on his way home to his family’s house on the Fort Belknap Reservation, where he feels compelled to go, though he knows how hard it will be to return. His father and brother have died. His mother thinks he’s married, but he’s living a lie, he’s hungover and his eye is swollen from a fight he can’t even remember. “Coming home was not easy anymore,” James Welch writes. “It was never a cinch, but it had become a torture.” In his five novels, one collection of poems and one nonfiction book, Welch kept making the tortured journey from Missoula, where he lived and wrote for much of his adult life, back to Montana’s American Indian reservations, where he was born and raised. The continual process of return may have been as painful for Welch as it was for his characters, but it was also spectacularly productive. Louise Erdrich called Winter in the Blood an “American masterwork.” Sherman Alexie said it “was the first, straight-up dose of Native American realism.” And it might not even be his best book. Welch’s novel Fools Crow won more awards, and his novel The Death of Jim Loney is one of the most affecting novels this reader has ever read. Per capita, as many good writers have come out of Missoula as anywhere. But to call Welch a great Missoula writer, a great Montana writer, a great American Indian writer or even a great American writer is to sell him short. He’s one of the all-time greats. So watch the beautiful and powerful film adaptation that Missoulians Andrew and Alex Smith released last year, but also make the more difficult journey through the pages of Winter in the Blood and Welch’s other books. You’ll see things along the way you’ll never forget. photo by Tommy Martino

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Take a YouTube lesson High Plains Films and the Montana Film Office have made available hundreds of videos on everything from politics to wildlife to music on the newly launched YouTube channel “The Montana Experience.” Familiarizing yourself with the quirky musings of Missoula Internet celebrity Hank Green is also a major must, considering his channel “Vlogbrothers” continues to draw hundreds of thousands of viewers. Last year, Green joined forces with Missoula clinical sexologist Lindsey Doe to produce regular clips on all things sex on the channel “Sexplanations.” Emily Graslie may have moved to the Field Museum in Chicago, but her widely popular videos on “The Brain Scoop” have their origins at the UM’s Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum. The availability of Missoula- and Montana-centric savvy on YouTube doesn’t end there by any means. So if you’re looking for a crash course in your new community, hit the web and start watching.

Counting bastards Locals take great pleasure in author Norman Maclean’s argument in A River Runs Through It that the world is full of bastards, “the number increasing rapidly the farther one gets from Missoula, Montana.” Chances are you’ll hear some variation of that quote while hanging out in area watering holes and coffee shops. Maclean’s original words,

as penned in the 1976 publication of A River Runs Through It, are often mangled. Boastful locals occasionally replace “bastards” with “assholes,” and have been known to misattribute the statement to another author altogether. ( We’ve heard John Steinbeck, another well-known writer and Montana admirer, receive credit for the quote.) Despite the confusion, most Missoulians agree the sentiment holds true today. The main character of A River Runs Through It is loosely based on Maclean himself. The book, and also the 1992 film directed by Robert Redford and featuring Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt, captures Maclean’s boyhood growing up in Missoula under the tutelage of a Presbyterian minister father who practices fly fishing as if it’s a form of worship. The first few moments of the film provide an insightful visual primer of local history, as a sequence of sepia-toned photos from the turn of the century unfold, documenting what was then still a largely undeveloped rough-and-tumble Western outpost. While the movie is supposed to take place in Missoula and along the Blackfoot River, it was actually shot in Livingston and Bozeman. Notwithstanding the incongruous scenery, A River Runs Through It does capture the flavor of Maclean’s boyhood home, one steeped in adventures and a reverence for nature. If for no other reason than to find inspiration to help keep Missoula’s bastard count low, new arrivals would be well served by checking out A River Runs Through It (preferably the book).

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Mountain style A guide to Missoula fashion by Kate Whittle • photos by Cathrine L. Walters

n case you’ve been wondering how to be fashionable, fear not, because the Internet has plenty of answers. According to a WikiHow article titled, appropriately enough, “How to Be Fashionable,” the 22 steps include: regularly read fashion magazines, maintain good posture, go easy on the makeup and “don’t wear hot pants in autumn.” Good to know, but I’d add a few more tips for being stylish here in Missoula. Trends come and go—last year, maxi skirts were the thing to have for summer, while this year, daring ladies stepped out in harem pants—but some things remain eternal. One is to find a pair of cute but waterproof boots, because you can wear them nearly year-round and you’ll really appreciate being able to wade through snowdrifts and still look well-dressed at the bar. Also, collect slouchy knit beanies in different weights to suit both mild and miserable temperatures; they’re adorable and a good cover if you want to skip washing your hair. (Excessive hair-washing—and shaving—is all pretty optional in Missoula, at least ’til floating season.) With Montana weather changing every five minutes, you’ll find that

easily removable layers are key—stock up on leggings. As for shopping, Missoula can’t help you if you’re dying for a pair of Louboutins, but you can outfit yourself pretty nicely otherwise. We have neat shops downtown and on the Hip Strip where you can find locally designed and/or eco-friendly wear, plus lots of well-stocked, quirky thrift stores. And one of the most Missoula things you can do is to host clothing swaps, where friends get together and throw stuff they don’t wear in a pile. Add some sixpacks of craft beer and snacks, and these generally turn into the best dress-up parties ever. Since most of my friends have far better fashion sense than me, I generally come out of clothing swaps with a ton of cute, free clothes I would never have picked out otherwise. And really, the best rule for Garden City fashion is the same for living in Missoula: have fun. When I asked random stylish folks at Caras Park for their tips, most people had the same message: Be yourself. Don’t blend in. And I say, hell, wear hot pants in autumn if you want. Just maybe with tights underneath.

“Try and be yourself,” says RJ Johnston, right. He and Billy Demko also recommend practical basics. “Shoes are very important. Good footwear is crucial.”

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Colin Uriah Johnson, left, sports sunglasses from Edge of the World next to his brother, Rory. When asked for style tips, the two keep it simple. “Sweat,” says Colin. “Lacoste,” says Rory.

“This is kind of a Mad Hatter dress,” says Keara Robert, who describes herself as unafraid to wear what she wants. She recommends that stylish Missoulians aim to own “a good pair of boots and a nice 20

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Hannah Leitner says her lacy Rue 21 crop top, shorts and Ross boots combo is comfortable, and she feels sexy in it. “I always go for my own style.”

Meghann Shroder, right, says skirts are a crucial part of her wardrobe, while Tim Gaffney says Chacos are good to have, too. Schroder predicts boots will be big this fall. “It’s classic for sure.”

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1.) In August 2009, state Sen. Greg Barkus crashed his speedboat into the rocky shore of Flathead Lake while cruising with thenCongressman Denny Rehberg. What was Barkus’ blood-alcohol content after the accident? A) .04, B) .20, C) .16 or D) .00 2.) The Spanish motto on the Montana state seal—“Oro y Plata”— translates to what? A) “Oil and coal”, B) “Gold and Silver”, C) “Land of Cowboys” or D) “Place of Mountains” 3.) After Montana became the 41st state in 1889, how many bills did the new legislature succeed in passing? A) 14, B) 204, C) 56 or D) None 4.) How did Butte copper king William A. Clark bribe members of the sixth Montana Legislature? A) Wrote blank checks, B) Tossed thousands of dollars into lawmakers’ hotel rooms, C) Blackmailed with incriminating photographs or D) Offered legislators’ children candy photo courtesy of Montana Public Radio

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5.) Sen. Greg Hinkle, R-Thompson Falls, proposed a bill in 2011 to legalize hunting with which primitive tool: A) A hatchet, B) A slingshot, C) A hand-thrown spear or D) A rock.

16.) Which of the following was Montana’s longest-serving U.S. Senator? A) Mike Mansfield, B) Conrad Burns, C) Max Baucus or D) Lee Metcalf

6.) True or false: It is illegal to own or raise rats in the city of Billings except for scientific research or to feed reptiles and birds of prey.

17.) True or false: In 1918, the Montana Legislature sought to crack down on criticism over World War I by passing the stiffest sedition law in the nation.

7.) Helena city code forbids the playing of what game in the downtown area at night? A) Folf, B) Football, C) Poker or D) Monopoly 8.) What is the most isolated county seat in Montana? A) Choteau, B) Glendive, C) Jordan or D) Havre

19.) State Rep. Dave Hagstrom, R-Billings, made national news during the 2013 Montana Legislature after he justified a “nay” vote on a bill decriminalizing gay sex by comparing sex to what household object? A) A spatula, B) A ballpoint pen, C) A shoe or D) A letter opener

9.) What Montana town did Helena defeat for the title of state capital in 1894? A) Missoula, B) Wolf Point, C) Belgrade or D) Anaconda 10.) Former Gov. Judy Martz made headlines in late 2003 when people in Helena began talking about the resemblance between her and a downtown sculpture of what? A) A naked bordello dancer, B) Jeannette Rankin, C) Ruth Bader Ginsburg or D) The wife of Montana’s first governor, Joseph K. Toole

20.) Former Rep. Denny Rehberg referred to what student financial aid program as “the welfare of the 21st century” during a 2011 radio interview? A) Pell grants, B) Perkins loans, C) Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants or D) TEACH Grants

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11.) U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, currentMax Baucus ly the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, was initially scheduled to appear at a fundraiser at what Kentucky museum during his 2012 campaign before controversy erupted? A) The Creation Museum, B) The Museum of Kentucky Art, C) The Vintage Pornography Museum or D) The Moonshine Museum 12.) True or false: Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer threatened to withhold federal stimulus grants from several Montana municipalities in 2010 until they agreed to support state coal leases at Otter Creek. 13.) Documents belonging to what dark money group recovered from a meth house in Denver led to a “Frontline” exposé on potential campaign finance law violations by scores of Montana legislative candidates? A) Special Operations for America, B) Crossroads GPS, C) American Tradition Partnership or D) Freedom’s Watch 14.) A bill introduced in the 2011 Montana Legislature would have allowed legislators to carry what into the Capitol? A) Firearms, B) Beer, C) Cats or D) Pepper spray 15.) Which of the following bills were introduced by Republicans in the 2013 legislative session: A) A measure declaring the Winchester rifle the “gun that won the West,” B) A measure legalizing the collection and consumption of roadkill by the public, C) A measure allowing criminals to choose corporal punishment instead of jail time or D) All of the above

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18.) What U.S. senator from Montana lost the 2006 election amid a scandal involving an earlier appropriations bill earmark and supposed ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff? A) Denny Rehberg, B) Lee Metcalf, C) Conrad Burns or D) Judy Martz

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1. C) .16 approximately one hour and 45 minutes later. 2. B) “Gold and Silver” 3. D) None. An evenly split Senate—eight Republicans, eight Democrats—deadlocked on every measure proposed. 4. B) Tossed thousands of dollars into lawmakers’ hotel rooms. 5. C) A hand-thrown spear 6. True 7. A) Folf 8. C) Jordan, the seat of Garfield County, which according to the state tourism department is 175 miles from the nearest airport, 115 miles from the nearest train station and 85 miles from the nearest bus line. 9. D) Anaconda 10. A) A naked bordello dancer 11. A) The Creation Museum 12. True 13. C) American Tradition Partnership, formerly known as Western Tradition Partnership 14. A) Firearms 15. D) All of the above 16. C) Max Baucus 17. True. Montana's law actually became a model for the federal Sedition law passed that same year. 18. C) Republican Sen. Conrad Burns 19. B) A ballpoint pen. Hagstrom declared on the House floor that, like sex, a pen “has two purposes. The first purpose is to write. The second purpose is to retract so that it doesn’t leave a stain on your shirt or your purse.” 20. A) Pell grants

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How to experience the most leisurely meal of all by Erika Fredrickson • photos by Cathrine L. Walters

Brunch is unhurried gluttony. You can’t go to a quick brunch; you have to make it an experience. In Missoula, you can find several places to indulge in the fusion between breakfast and lunch. What matters is that the food and atmosphere give you a reason to linger—and probably stuff your face beyond reason. Whether you’re brunching with friends, family, significant others or by yourself (perfectly acceptable) you should treat brunch like an adventure, rather than simply a way to fuel your day. Here we offer five different places that master the art of eating well.

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Benedict Arnold isn’t one of them (though that would be awesome). By all accounts it was either Wall Street broker Lemuel “Lemmy” Benedict, New York banker Commodore E.C. or Mrs. LeGrand Benedict, E.C.’s wife. The answer to this mystery is one for Jessica Fletcher to solve while we ignorantly and blissfully indulge in the concoction of English muffin, meat, poached egg and hollandaise sauce. The Benedict is a quintessential brunch item and the Old Post Pub has six different kinds, including the classic with Black Forest ham, the shrimp and crab cake Benny with béarnaise sauce, the hillbilly Benny with bacon, fried eggs and gravy, the veggie Benny (tomato, avocado, steamed spinach) and the ribeye Benny. Go totally Southern by selecting the cheese grits in place of fried potatoes. Brunch served Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Bring a posse The bloody mary and mimosa bar at Tamarack Brewing Company calls for a midmorning party. In the cool basement of the restaurant brewery you can pick out all the veggies, fruits, mixers and booze you need to make the brunch drink of your dreams. This is exactly the kind of place you can hide out in case of a gnarly hangover, or bring your soonto-be in-laws for a pre-wedding brunch or bring your friends and their kids. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that accommodating. The bloody mary burger, cooked with spices and vodka-marinated tomatoes, is a popular brunch item along with the three specialty waffles, like the alehouse chicken and waffles. Brunch served Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bloody Mary and Mimosa bar stays open until 4 p.m. Tamarack Brewing 32

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Go a little wild You can eat some familiar fare at the Burns St. Bistro’s brunch, such as the breakfast sandwich or veggie browns or the made-from-scratch biscuits and gravy. But the popular Westside neighborhood eatery also has several unusual things on the menu, like the pork chile verde topped with an over-easy egg, and the candied bacon, which blows people’s minds. The true wild card of the Bistro brunch experience, however, is the left side of the menu board, which changes regularly, often with a theme like Mexican- or Korean-styled items. Or creative, must-try offerings like this: fried chicken over French fries smothered in gravy with a fried egg on top. Burns St. serves a diverse clientele and you’ll find some of the more artistic, vibrant folks around town eating brunch there. And the Bistro cooks and baristas aren’t afraid to start up a mini dance party. Brunch served Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Be a romantic Like the Bistro, Scotty’s Table is a kind of foodie heaven. On one recent mid-morning, the special was a corned beef hash topped with spicy whiskey sauce. The cheese omelet isn’t just any old cheese omelet, it includes greens in an aioli, providing complex flavors. This is the brunch you go to with your crush or your betrothed or your romantic34

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minded friends. The outside patio, tucked under the Wilma Theatre. enclosed by wrought iron fencing and lush plants, feels more European or sophisticated-urban than hippie mountain town, and inside is equally elegant. It’s brunch for the “Downton Abbey” lovers, or even, if you like being alone in a charming place, for getting lost in your own daydreams while savoring the pork ragu over polenta. Brunch served Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Get in touch with your Irish side Everybody in Missoula likes to pretend they’re Irish on St. Patty’s Day. If you’re looking for a little bit of the Erin go Bragh spirit in your brunch, obviously you have to go to the Stone of Accord. Almost every item has an Irish twist to it, whether it be Irish sausage, corned beef or soda bread. Try the “cow pies,” which are heavy on the potatoes and cheese. Ireland isn’t known for its brunch cuisine, but meat and potatoes topped with gravy rarely lets anyone down when it comes to brunch (vegetarians, try the havarti and dill crepes), especially if your post-brunch plan is to take a long nap. And of course, you have to get the Irish coffee (with Jameson and heavy cream) to get in a lucky leprechaun mood. Brunch served Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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The guide to Missoula’s alternative sports scene by Ted McDermott • photos by Cathrine L. Walters

When you first come to Missoula, walk over the Higgins Avenue bridge, look out at the majestic mountains in the distance and marvel at the Clark Fork rolling clear and fast underneath you, you are likely to see something pretty surprising: surfers. But there they often are, pointed upstream, riding hard against the current, looking like they’re stuck in the river, moving neither up nor down the water. Look closer, and you can see how hard they’re working to stay upright on the river’s manmade wave. Keep looking, and eventually you’ll see that surfer give in to the power of the river, tumble into the water, swim to shore and climb up the bank, into Caras Park. The thrill of watching river surfing never really wears off, but it’s not the typical spectator sport. We have those—the Osprey play minor league baseball, the Maulers play Junior A hockey, the Griz play FCS football—but we Missoulians are more doers than watchers. More than 36

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likely, you’ll want to grab a surfboard—or a 43-pound curling stone— and join in Missoula’s alternative sports scene. Here’s how you can.

River surfing Luke Rieker is the co-owner of Strongwater, a Hip Strip shop that rents and builds custom river surfboards, and he constantly encounters people who have seen the surfers and want to try. “As soon as you see people down there,” he says, “you want to be a part of it.” Before you do so, though, Rieker says there are “some pieces of the puzzle you’ve kind of got to put together.” Strongwater has those pieces, and the best way to get them is in a two-hour lesson. It’ll cost you $40, but the price includes all the necessary equipment as well as

personalized instruction. And you can do it spur of the moment. There’s almost always a Strongwater staff member on-call and available to show you how to swim on the foam board, how to access Brennan’s Wave and how to use the current to keep yourself upright on the river. Other than knowing how to swim, Rieker says there are no real requirements for giving the sport a try. He has even taught kids as young as 7 how to do it. And after a first lesson, Reiker says, most people are ready to surf on their own.

Curling Yes, it’s as Canadian as a Tim Horton’s chicken stew in a bread bowl, but don’t hold that against curling. When else do you get to sweep vigorously and actually enjoy it? Besides, you’re close enough to Alberta now that you have to embrace at least a few aspects of the Great White North. Better it be curling than Justin Bieber. Since its founding just a few short years ago, the Missoula Curling Club has grown rapidly, largely due to the participation of people who don’t know the difference between a skip and a hack. “And that’s still a huge part of what the club’s all about,” says Lee Banville, a club board member and a journalism professor at the University of Montana. On

Oct. 18 and 25, the club will host its annual “Learn to Curl” classes at Glacier Ice Rink. “You can walk on and it’s 10 bucks, and for two hours we’ll show you how to curl,” Banville says. “And you’ll start curling by the end of the two hours.” Starting later in the fall, the club also hosts a league with three tiers. There’s a competitive league, a less rigorous rec league and an instructional league that allows beginners to learn by doing. Banville describes curling as “throwing a 43-pound rock down an ice rink and making it stop where you want it to.” It’s simple but strangely addicting. “It’s one of those sports where you first do it just because you want to see if you can do it,” Banville says. “And then you want to do it because it’s fun. And then you want to do it because you want to win.”

Climbing In addition to all of our rivers, lakes and streams, our part of Montana also obviously has a whole lot of mountains—and you’ll probably want to get to the tops of some of them. Mostly, that means long, grueling hikes. But if you feel inspired to take some shortcuts and shoot up sheer rock walls, you’ll find no shortage of rock-climbing opportuniFresh Facts 2014

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ties. Missoula has a vibrant climbing community and surrounding landscape that’s rich with good terrain. But before you go buy a harness and start hanging off the sides of cliffs, you might want to start with something a little more manageable. Namely, bouldering. This form of climbing requires no equipment, though you might want climbing shoes, and entails no death-defying heights. And you can do it right on the Westside, at Freestone Climbing, where they even have padded floors, to soften your inevitable falls. Freestone offers classes and also hosts First Timer Fridays, when newbies can try bouldering for free after 5. And climbing isn’t only for thrill seekers. It’s also a good workout. As Carson Wild, Freestone’s general manager, says, “It’s a great way to exercise while doing something different, so you don’t have to think that you’re exercising.”

“It’s fun, because it’s 200 friends, instantly,” says Federation board member Angela Mallon. “Golf is a long walk spoiled,” said Mark Twain, supposedly. Folf, on the other hand, is a short hike, enhanced. Especially in Missoula. There are a number of 18-basket courses around town, many of them spread out over beautiful terrain. The game itself is pretty simple and incredibly hard: You try to get a Frisbee in a basket made of metal and chain, from very long distances. You can get some tips on Tuesday nights, during Folf in the Parks, when Parks and Recreation sets up nine-hole courses in a rotating series of parks and offers beginner instruction. There are also permanent, 18-hole courses at Blue Mountain, Pattee Canyon, Snow Bowl Ski Area and Linda Vista Golf Course.

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Some consider Frisbees to be a close cousin of the hula hoop: a toy that hippies try to employ in some halfhearted attempt at exercise. But those people are wrong. As Missoula’s vital ultimate flying disc and disc golf, or folf, communities make clear, throwing a frisbee can be a sport. Two sports, in fact. Ultimate resembles soccer in how fast and free-flowing it is—and in how much running it requires. Missoula’s ultimate community is uncommonly vibrant. Our club team—the wonderfully named Mental Toss Flycoons—is one of the country’s best. If you want to give it a try, the best way is to show up for a pickup game, which takes place most Wednesdays around 6 p.m., at the Riverbowl in Toole Park. Kids can learn the game through Missoula Parks and Recreation’s summer youth league or through the Missoula Ultimate Federation’s youth clinic. In addition, the Missoula Ultimate Federation coordinates a league in the spring, and newcomers are welcome.

If you want to get out on the river but are looking for a tamer manner of entry, fear not. You have options. You can also rent a tube, a paddleboard or a kayak. Tubing is easy (sit in tube, crack beer, float), and paddleboarding is only slightly more complicated. You go to either a river or lake, stand on either an inflatable or epoxy board and use a paddle to take yourself where you want to go. Lots of stores rent the gear and will also give you some pointers about how and where to use it. While whitewater kayaking requires more experience, you’ve come to the right place if you want to give it a try. “You couldn’t have a better town than Missoula to learn how to kayak,” says Jason Shreder of Zoo Town Surfers, which offers lessons. Those lessons begin with a focus on underwater comfort: how to handle being submerged upside-down in the water, while strapped into a boat. Once you get past that barrier, the options are endless.

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“The individual freedom of you being in control and making your own decision is an awesome feeling,” Shreder says. “And the cool thing about Missoula is, there’s so much great water so close.”

Indoor soccer Playing soccer in Missoula isn’t always quite as simple as grabbing a ball and finding a patch of green grass. That’s because, from about November to May, there is no green grass. But as of last September, when the Missoula Indoor Soccer Arena opened, Missoulians were given a way to play whenever we want, even when the wind is howling and the snow is piling up. MISA has adult leagues, children’s leagues, pick-up games and classes for kids. Adult league games generally take place on week nights, while youth games are scheduled for weekends. In between, anyone can drop in and play for a one-time fee of $7. The arena also offers yearly memberships that reduce the per-day fee. The arena’s indoor field has the boards and Plexiglas of a hockey rink, so play is fast-paced and compact. Adult games are 5-on-5, and kids games pit teams of 6 or 7 against each other. The small numbers mean every player is always involved.

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One recent afternoon, I’m pedaling through downtown Missoula, en route to a coffee shop to chat with local biking advocate Bob Wachtel, and I stop at a stop sign, expecting to wait for the one-way traffic to clear before proceeding. The motorists passing by don’t need to stop, though one sees me straddling my bike at the intersection and she slows and waves for me to cross. I motion for her to keep going, but she comes to a complete stop. I reluctantly push off, acknowledging her courtesy with a smile. In fact, I’m somewhat annoyed. You don’t need to stop, I think. Just think of me as another vehicle in the road. This happens all the time: well-meaning drivers deferring to cyclists in situations when they technically shouldn’t. Wachtel and I arrive at a café near campus at the same time, and as we’re both locking up our bikes, I relay to him my latest example of how, even in “bike-friendly” Missoula, there’s a disconnect between bikers and motorists, and that relationship could use a tune and lube. “That’s one of my big pet peeves,” Wachtel says of drivers who don’t know that bicyclists should be considered another vehicle in the road, with the same rights and responsibilities, as state law instructs. 40

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Wachtel, who rolled up on the mountain bike he uses as his everyday commuter, wearing a helmet with a rearview mirror attached, is as well-versed as anyone on the rules of the road. He’s the current chair of the Missoula Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, and several years ago was among the founding members of the nonprofit Bike Walk Alliance for Missoula, or BWAM, for which he now serves as treasurer. Around town, he’d always rather bike than drive—even when pulling a trailer with an eight-foot-long, four-by-four piece of lumber, as he recounts once doing. Over coffee, Wachtel conveys that the “share the road” mandate is a two-way street, so to speak, and if motorists and bikers are to safely coexist, both need to know and follow the rules. Anyone who’s spent any amount of time navigating Missoula’s streets knows this: No one’s blameless. Motorists and bikers both do stupid and dangerous things all the time. To wit, hours before sitting down to write this article, I was pedaling in a bike lane downtown when another biker rode the wrong way past me—with a leashed dog running alongside. Wachtel talks of the maddening wrong-way biker—the biker’s most common infraction, in his experience—and also the enraged driver who

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passes too closely and yells, “Get off the road!” He says these kinds of behaviors on the part of bikers and motorists compromise safety and contribute to the large percentage of people who don’t commute by bike because they’re afraid. He cites a survey conducted in Portland, Ore., that placed residents into one of four groups based on their relationship to bicycle travel. The largest group—60 percent— were those classified as “Interested but Concerned.” The reluctance to bike alongside cars is understandable. And the onus of safety falls more to bikers, because, you know, we’re not enclosed in steel and padded with pillows. Wachtel hands me a BWAM bike-safety flyer, which lists the following tips: ride defensively, be seen, indicate your intentions, yield to pedestrians, ride in the direction of other vehicles, and obey all traffic laws. “Those points are really the principle issues,” he says. “If most cyclists would adhere to those we’d have a lot less irritation on the part of motorists and a lot safer cyclists treated respectfully on the road.” The Portland study described less than 1 percent of respondents as “The Strong and the Fearless,” 7 percent as “The Enthused and the Confident,” and the remaining 33 percent, the non-riders, as the “No Way No How” group.

I ask Wachtel whether Missoula’s ubiquitous bikers are more a function of many fearless and enthused residents, or the city’s improving biking infrastructure. “I would hope to say that it’s a combination of both,” he says. Seemingly every year Missoula’s ever-growing network of bike lanes and trails land the city on a top-10 list for bike friendliness; Outside magazine ranked Missoula fifth in 2012. Of all the new lanes and trails being added, the biggie is the Missoula-to-Lolo trail along Highway 93, which will effectively complete a route from Missoula to Hamilton. Still, Missoula can be a daunting place to navigate by bike. Most neighborhood intersections lack stop signs altogether. Bike lanes require vigilance to avoid being “doored,” i.e., slamming into a parked car door opened as you’re passing by. In some places, traffic-calming bulb-outs do anything but calm cyclists who’re forced to merge into the driving lane. And then there are Brooks and Reserve streets, both high-traffic arterials that are hardly safe in a Geo Metro. With so many dangers, sometimes the safest action is to own the lane. “I personally prefer bike lanes where possible,” Wachtel says, “but where not, I’m not afraid of taking a lane and letting the vehicles stack up behind me. That’s my right as a vehicle on the road.”

Bob Giordano, director of the Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation, which operates the Free Cycles community bike shop, notes that the safer action, like taking the lane, can be what ticks off motorists. “We’re all one community,” Giordano says. “We could easily be sharing a beer together, and for some reason, the slightest little thing can set either the cyclist or driver off, and the next thing you know someone’s flipping the bird.” No matter who made the mistake, Giordano recommends catching up with the driver, asking him or her to roll down their window, shake their hand, and talk through the situation. “The point is to not let a mishap turn into rage,” he says. “That’s easier said than done, because a mishap can mean your life.” But it’s probably through those conversations that Missoula’s drivetrain actually gets tuned and lubed.

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THURSDAY AUGUST 21 The Rebelution will not be televised, so best head to the Big Sky Amphitheater for the Count Me In Summer Tour, along with Iration, The Green and Stick Figure. Doors at 5 PM, show at 6:30. $30/$27.50. Tickets at Big Sky’s taproom, Rockin Rudy’s or knittingfactory.com. Blue Mountain Clinic hosts another edition of Sex in the Zoo: Choice, where local women and men share their personal experiences. Stage 112. Doors at 6:30 PM, speakers from 7:30-9:30. Visit the Blue Mountain Clinic Family Practice Facebook page to find the event listing and contact info to submit your own story.

SATURDAY AUGUST 23 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. Hot town, summer in the city, find a girl and dance all night at the River City Roots Festival in downtown Missoula, Aug. 2324. Sam Bush Band headlines Saturday night. Free. Check out missouladowntown.com.

Everybody’s mad for plaid at the Bitterroot Scottish Irish Festival, which features Highland games, clan gathering, music, something called a ceilidh and, importantly, mead and scotch tastings. (Scotch tasting is $30, FYI.) It all goes down out at the Marcus Daly Mansion in Hamilton, Aug. 23-24. $15 for adult weekend pass/$8-$10 for single-day entry, with discounts for kids and military. Check out bitterrootscottishirishfestival.org.

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Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM.

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Prime people-watching is available for the Missoula People’s Market, which features all kindsa arts and crafts and tasty treats on the street at E. Pine and Higgins. Saturday mornings through September. Missoula Outdoor Cinema showcases Persepolis, the poignant animated tale of an Iranian girl based on a graphic novel, at Head Start, 1001 Worden Ave. It’s rated PG-13, as a heads up. Screening begins at dusk, around 8:32 PM. $5. Check out missoulaoutdoorcinema.org.

Hope you’re brushed up on readin’, writin’ and ‘rithmetic, ‘cuz fall semester classes start today at UM. Me and my ex, we were just like Romeo and Juliet, until it all turned to tragedy. Shakespeare in the Parks presents this timeless tale of horny teenagers on the UM Oval at 6 PM. Free. Visit shakespeareintheparks.org.

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks presents As You Like It, about an exiled woman disguising herself as a man and finding safety in a forest, in a production set in 1917 Montana. UM Oval. 6 PM. Free. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27 Pull your bangs over one eye, emo kid, before Hawthorne Heights and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus play the Wilma. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. $19. Tickets at redtieconcerts.com.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 29 Enjoy entertainment, awkward freshmen and a free hot dog for lunch (or a $15,000 hot dog, depending on how you wanna look at it) at the annual WelcomeFeast on the UM Oval. 11:30 AM1 PM.

SATURDAY AUGUST 30 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Prime people-watching is available for the Missoula People’s Market, which features all kindsa arts and crafts and tasty treats on the street at E. Pine and Higgins. Saturday mornings through September. Those darn replicants are on the run when Blade Runner: Director’s Cut screens at Missoula Outdoor Cinema, starting

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1 Remember the struggles of workers today if you’re so lucky as to have it off, for ‘tis Labor Day, and school and most government offices are closed.

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wine and snax, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out missoulacultural.org/gallery-guide and our special listings. The Missoula Art Museum presents Helen McAuslan: The Kent State Paintings. The late painter and rancher produced the works in 1970 after the infamous shooting. Reception from 5-8 PM, with gallery talk by Rafael Chacón at 7 PM. It’s all Greek to me at the Montana Rep Theatre’s Once Upon a Time in Ancient Greece, about an ornery Gorgon sister. Masquer Theatre. Sept. 5-6, at 7:30 PM. $11.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. Cool waters will come in handy at the Garden City Triathlon, which starts at Frenchtown State Park at 9 AM and features 1.5K swim, 40K bike ride and 10K run. Registration open now at mtcompact.org/gct solo or as a team. Last minute registration, AKA “Don’t Forget Me Bro,” runs Aug. 1-Sept. 3.

All your rowdy friends are gon’ be stoked, ‘cause Missoula football season starts proper when the Griz go head-tohead with Central Washington University at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Check out gogriz.com for kickoff time. The Montana-made, beautifully shot Winter in the Blood screens at Missoula Outdoor Cinema, 1001 Worden Ave., starting around 8:19 PM. Not rated, but this has nudity and cussing, so leave the kiddos at home. $5 suggested donation. (See Montana As Muse.) Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Prime people-watching is available for the Missoula People’s Market, which features all kindsa arts and crafts and tasty treats on the street at E. Pine and Higgins. Saturday mornings through September.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7 The Missoula Area Secular Society presents the M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet the first Sunday of every month for brunch at 10 AM at the Walking Moustache, corner of Main and Ryman. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 The 2014 Mansfield Conference presents “The Storied Past, The Troubled Future: The Imperative of Wilderness At 50

Stylin’ dudes. Dropkick Murphys plays the Adams Center Wed., Sept. 24, at 7 PM. $34/$24 students, plus fees, at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.

Years,” Sept. 10-12 at the University Center, with speakers and panels focusing on what role Montana plays in the big ole idea of wilderness. Visit umt.edu/ethics/events for more info.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 Get food for thought at the artist’s talk with Sandra Dal Poggetto and her new painting exhibit, Ameri-

can Fork, at the Meloy Gallery in the PARTV Center. 7 PM. Check out umt.edu/montanamuseum. Careful, cause “whiners wind up in casseroles” in the witches’ confessionary tale, Broomstick. Montana Rep Theatre performances at the Masquer in the PARTV Center at 7:30 PM on Sept. 11-12, 14, and 16-20. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Check out montanarep.org.

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12 Enjoy zee cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cinema night, the second Friday of every month. The series showcases indie and foreign films. Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoulapublibrary.org for info. Free.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. You’ll be grateful for the race T-shirt to change into after the Sweathouse Half Marathon, kickin’ off at 9 AM in downtown Victor in the Bitterroot. Pizza and brewskis after the race. Check out runwildmissoula.org. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Prime people-watching is available for the Missoula People’s Market, which features all kindsa arts and crafts and tasty treats on the street at E. Pine and Higgins. Saturday mornings through September. The Garden of One Thousand Buddhas in Arlee celebrates the 10th annual Festival of Peace and Walk-A-Mile for Peace, with guests like Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche, Lama Tsomo and Julie Cajune, plus live music, food and craft vendors, tribal round dances and more. 10 AM-6 PM. Free. Visit ewambuddhagarden.org. Let your inner dancing queen cut loose with Tango Missoula’s Argentine Tango at the Downtown Dance Collective from 8-11:45 PM on the second Saturday of the month. $10/$16 for couples. Check out tangomissoula.com.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14 The brand-spanking-new Snowbowl Mountain Music series kicks off with bluegrassy dude David Grisman and his Sextet, along with openers Lil’ Smokies, out at Montana Snowbowl ski area. 5 PM. $42 day of show, or $35/$32 for students and seniors in advance. Free for kids 12 and under. Tickets at at Rockin Rudy’s at snowbowlmountainmusic.com.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. Slug and Ant are back in action when Minneapolis hip-hoppers Atmosphere rolls into the Wilma, along with Prof, Dem Atlas and DJ Fundo. 7 PM. $28. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s or knittingfactory.com.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 Sample the localest munchables around at the Kyra Jean Williams Fall Feastival, presented by the UM Farm to College Program. 5-7:30 PM on the UM Oval. $10.75 cash/$7.53 with Bear Bucks/$3.25 with meal plan. A buncha ornery dames are taking over the Wilma for Katie Goodman’s Broad Comedy. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $30. Proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood of Montana. Check out ppaction.org for tickets. 52

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get mucked up Races aren’t just races anymore. If you haven’t heard, western Montana is now home to events where runners get painted in neon colors along the course or are forced to tippy-toe over burning coals or cover more than 50 miles while summiting some cloud-covered mountain. Calendars throughout the state are filled with races like these, but around the Indy offices we’ve focused our attention on a particular event with more mud than cries of mercy, and more filthy fun than muscle-burning tests of endurance. The Missoula Mucker is approximately three miles of commando-style rope climbs, hurdles, cargo-net climbs, slippery slopes and, of course, mud. WHAT: The Missoula Mucker It’s the only WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 6 event of its kind to be WHERE: Missoula County Fairgrounds entirely locally HOW MUCH: $50/$10 kids under 12 organized (full MORE INFO: montanamucker.com disclosure: the Indy is involved in the planning), with local sponsors, and benefiting a local nonprofit, CASA of Missoula (a portion of every registration, as well as all food and beverage sales, goes to the group, which provides legal advocates to children in the judicial system who are at substantial risk or have experienced abuse or neglect). It’s the

fourth year CASA has helped host “the Garden City’s filthiest fundraiser,” and all involved promise “the biggest, sloppiest, most ridiculous footrace the five valleys have ever seen.” In a city where residents pride themselves on supporting local businesses and organizations, and where getting a little dirty during your Saturday morning workout is par for the course, this seems like a perfect fit. Just remember that it’s not technically a timed race; it’s about having a good time and supporting a good cause. We’ll be sure to remind you of that fact after we beat you to the finish line—and the showers.

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19 Come on, crazy diamonds, to Shine 2014: Cosmic Fair, an art, craft, funky costume and musical shindig out at 50,000 Silver Dollar Bar in Haugan. Kicks off at noon and dancing goes through the night. 18-plus. Visit shineitergalactic.com or Rockin Rudy’s for more information and tickets. Your paramour will appreciate your thriftiness at the Cheap Date Night, where the Missoula Public Library screens a free, recently released motion picture. Plus, Civitella Espresso Bar opens up to serve tasty treats and drinks. Doors open at 6:45 PM and close at 7:15. Enter from the Front Street side of the building. Free.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. Grab your bike and cruise on down to the Montana Clean Energy Fair, an all-day affair with free workshops on stuff like renevable energy, electric vehicles and financial incentives, plus a car show, food, drinks, kids’ activities, model solar car races and, crucially, a bouncy castle. Caras Park. Learn more at montanarenewables.org. The Ovando Gran Fondo features a chorus of eager cyclists cruising on a 55-mile supported ride, all to benefit the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. This year is sold out, but you can join the waiting list at missoulasymphony.org. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Bring thy best MacGuyvering skills to Spontaneous Construction, the annual team contest that uses leftover building materials to make whatever weird contraption you can dream up. Or just come grab a beer and watch the goofiness. Home Resource, 1515 Wyoming St. Ste. 100. Launches at 8 AM. Visit homeresource.org to learn how to sign up. Whoever said “these colors don’t run” never watched The Color Run, wherein runners get colored powder chucked on ‘em, starting on the UM Campus at 8:30 AM with waves every few minutes. $35/$30 each in a four-person team. Proceeds help benefit the UM Campus Recreation YOuth Camp. Visit umt.edu/events to learn more. Prime people-watching is available for the Missoula People’s Market, which features all kindsa arts and crafts and tasty treats on the street at E. Pine and Higgins. Saturday mornings through September.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21 Escape the clutches of the living dead or volunteer to get zombie-fied yourself at the Tread of the Undead Zombie 5K in Missoula. 12:30 PM. Visit runwildmissoula.org. Smell like teen spirit at the Homecoming Week Kickoff Celebration, a pep rally with UM’s drum line and Monte, natch, at Southgate Mall. 1-3 PM. Free, plus there’s a raffle and door prizes. Cello-brate good times, come on, when Amit Peled performs at part of the String Orchestra of the Rockies concert series at the UM Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. Tickets and more information available through griztix.com or sormt.org. Fresh Facts 2014

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Oi, mate, Maori reggae dudes Katchafire are gonna light up the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $22/$18 in advance at tophatlounge.com. 18-plus. Hit the road, Jack, for the fall edition of Sunday Streets, wherein a portion of streets downtown are closed off to motorized traffic to allow general frolicking and cycling. Visit sundaystreetsmissoula.org.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22 Rev up when Dave Rawlings Machine, featuring Gillian Welch, John Paul Jones, Willie Watson and Paul Kowert, plays the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$29.50 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Don’t forget to wear a “Kiss Me, I’m Sh*tfaced” T-shirt at the Dropkicks Murphys concert at the Adams Center. 7 PM. $34/$24 students, plus fees, at GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.

Sheesh, get a load of this guy.” Dave Rawlings Machine, featuring Gillian Welch, John Paul Jones, Willie Watson and Paul Kowert, plays the Wilma Mon., Sept. 22. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$29.50 in advance at Rockin Rudy's and ticketfly.com.

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26 The UM School of Journalism, producer of highly esteemed reporters and goofy calendar editors alike, celebrates 100 years of educatin’ with an open house and assorted other activities for alumni at the Don Anderson Hall. Fingers crossed they got a bouncy house like we suggested. Check out jour.utm.edu.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. She needs wide open spaces (Dixie Chicks not included) at National Public Lands Day, wherein federal agencies offer fee-free entry and host volunteering events. Visit publiclandsday.org. Let’s see how the Grizzlies do against the Bears when Montana goes head-to-head with Northern Colorado at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Kickoff time TBA at gogriz.com. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Prime people-watching is available for the Missoula People’s Market, which features all kindsa arts and crafts and tasty treats on the street at E. Pine and Higgins. Saturday mornings through September. The UM Homecoming Parade marches on down Higgins Avenue once again, this time themed “Montana Is Griz Territory” in honor of the 150th anniversary of Montana Territory. Starts about 10 AM at the XXXXs.

Keeping it under the hood. Matisyahu performs at the Wilma Mon., Oct. 13, along with Radical Something. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$33 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketweb.com. Fresh Facts 2014

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29 William Glaberson, a reporter dude formerly of some li’l paper called The New York Times, presents the annual T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished Lecture at the University Center Theater at 7 PM. Free.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 Poet and professor Joanna Klink presents her way with words at the Provost’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series at the University Center Ballroom North. 6 PM. Free. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. Up-and-coming students and guest composers are featured at the annual Mountain Computer Music Festival at the UM Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $11/$6 seniors/$5 students.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 3 Art aficionados and downtown revelers alike can enjoy First Friday in Missoula, wherein shops, cafes, bars and galleries host free art viewings for all to enjoy. Sometimes there’s totally excellent free wine and snax, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out missoulacultural.org/gallery-guide and our special listings. Missoula ZooGrass fall edition features fine folks like Dodgy Mountain Men, Taarka, Lil’ Smokies, Ten Skip Stone and all the liquor you care to sip at venues including Monk’s and Stage 112, Oct. 3-5. Visit the Missoula Zoo Grass Facebook page for tickets and more info. Artist Amanda Browder, who you may remember from a totes cool T-shirt installation at Total Fest XI (or not, you

darn kids these days) presents a new site-specific fabric installation at the Missoula Mercantile, 110 N. Higgins Ave. Reception from 5-8 PM. Visit umt.edu/montanamuseum for more info. Fiction author, George Clooney hobnobber and UM Visiting Kittredge Fellow Walter Kirn reads fiction at Turner Hall. 7 PM. Free.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 4 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Keep the doctors away at the annual McIntosh Apple Day, featuring a farmers market, kids’ games, live music, a “mega-raffle” (ooh!) and, of course, apple butter, fresh apple juice, apple pies and generally more apple than you can shake a stick at. 205 Bedford St. in Hamilton. 9 AM-4 PM. Visit brvhsmuseum.org for more info. We’ll all <3 u at the American Heart Assocation Heart Walk and 5K Run fundraiser, starting on the UM Oval at 10 AM. Call Andrea at 243-5478 for more info. Various lithe, graceful people will be prancing around campus today for the UM Dancers on Location annual site-specific concert, which meets at Mansfield Mall at noon. Free. Visit umt.edu/umarts/theatredance.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 5 The Missoula Area Secular Society presents the M.A.S.S.

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Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet the first Sunday of every month for brunch at 10 AM at the Walking Moustache, corner of Main and Ryman. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.

MONDAY OCTOBER 6 Expect heaven’ly harmony at the third annual Choral Gala, featuring the University Choir, Women’s Chorus and Chamber Chorale in a globally inspired selection. Dennison Theatre. 7:30 PM. $11/$6 for seniors/$5 students.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 7 Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. The UM School of Theatre and Dance will put Gerard Depardieu to shame, I betcha, with its rendition of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac. Performances at the Montana Theatre Oct. 7-11 and Oct. 14-18, at 7:30 PM. $20/$16 for seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Check out umt.edu/umarts/theatredance.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 9 Beware, cause a buncha literary scoundrels are gonna take over town for the Humanities Montana Festival of the Book, at venues including the Holiday Inn Downtown, Missoula Art Museum, Wilma and the library. Last year’s authors included Jamie Ford, Karen Joy Fowler, Robert Wrigley, Claire Vaye Watkins, Gwen Florio, James Lee Burke, and you can bet similarly talented folk will be on tap this year, Oct. 9-11. Visit humanitiesmontana.org.

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 10 Enjoy zee cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cinema night, the second Friday of every month. The series showcases indie and foreign films. Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoulapublibrary.org for info. Free. Have a grand time at the seventh annual Pianissimo! concert, featuring Montana’s star pianists at the Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $20/$15 for seniors/$10 students.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM. Load up on vitamin B at the sixth annual Montana Brewer’s Festival, where Treasure State’s finest serve up tasters of their wares at Caras Park. 1-8 PM. $25/$20 in advance. Visit montanabrewers.org for more info. Let your inner dancing queen Missoula’s Argentine Tango at Collective from 8-11:45 PM on the month. $10/$16 for tangomissoula.com.

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MONDAY OCTOBER 13 Hebrew reggae dude Matisyahu performs at the Wilma, along

with Radical Something. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$33 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketweb.com.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 14 Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. The UM School of Theatre and Dance will put Gerard Depardieu to shame, I betcha, with its rendition of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac. Performances at the Montana Theatre Oct. 7-11 and Oct. 14-18, at 7:30 PM. $20/$16 for seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Check out umt.edu/umarts/theatredance.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 The Montana Museum of Art and Culture presents a talk with installation artist Amanda Browder and reception in the PARTV Center lobby. 5:45-7 PM. Check out umt.edu/montanamuseum. If you just can’t get enough of the Man in Black, tribute outfit Cash’d Out plays the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $16. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketweb.com.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 Family Weekend, Oct. 17-19, brings all sorts of relations to the UM campus, where freshmen and sophomores ‘n such can present a tour of their academic experience so far, with, I suspect, some omissions and editing. Visit umt.edu. In consideration of law students, I’m duty bound to tell you that the 62nd annual Montana Tax Institute meets at the DoubleTree Hotel from Oct. 17-18. I bet this one’s totally off the chain.

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Your paramour will appreciate your thriftiness at the Cheap Date Night, where the Missoula Public Library screens a free, recently released motion picture. Plus, Civitella Espresso Bar opens up to serve tasty treats and drinks. Doors open at 6:45 PM and close at 7:15. Enter from the Front Street side of the building. Free.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. Show the Aggies who can do more Jello shots before 10 AM when UC-Davis plays the Griz at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Kickoff time and more info at gogriz.com. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 19 Squash the competition at the Pumpkin Run 5K and 400meter Dash, with divisions for kids and adults. Starting line is at Osprey Stadium. For registration and info, visit runwildmissoula.org. Proceeds benefit the Missoula Food Bank. Wax the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stache and starch that collar for the fifth annual Tweed Ride 5K, a leisurely bike trip through Missoula with stops for tea and treats, ending in festivities at Free Cycles. Vintage costumes encouraged. Proceeds benefit Free Cyclesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nonprofit community bike shop. Visit strans.org.

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MONDAY OCTOBER 20 Strut your stuff, Muffin, when Burger Record’s garage-tastic King Tuff plays Stage 112. Door time TBA. $12/$10 in advance at stage112.com. All ages.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 21 Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22 Check out some art that totally crushes it at the 14th annual Day of the Dead Streamroller Print Project, where UM art students make largescale reliefs and print ‘em with a steamroller on the sidewalk outside Dennison Theatre. 10 AM4 PM. Check out steamrollerprintproject.com.

From the heart. Atmosphere rolls into the Wilma, Tue., Sept. 16, along with Prof, Dem Atlas and DJ Fundo. 7 PM. $28. Tickets at Rockin Rudy's or knittingfactory.com.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 24 Mainer poet Jennifer Moxley, who’s been anthologized in Best American Poetry, presents a reading at the Dell Brown Room in Turner Hall. 7 PM. Free. Caps lock fan and Hennessy aficionado Andre Nickatina (who is totes worth checking out on Twitter, I might add) raps at the Wilma. 7 PM. $40. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketweb.com.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 Get hot coffee, baked treats, fresh produce and bump into all the friendly acquaintances you can handle at the Missoula Farmers Market, now running for 42 years. 8 AM-1 PM. Early rising produce-seekers, occasional walk-of-shamers and waffle sandwich lovers rejoice, the Clark Fork Market is back in action under the Higgins Bridge. Saturdays through October from 8 AM-1 PM.

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 28 Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried, chats about his influential book at the Dennison Theatre. 8 PM. Free.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 30 Find out how realistic that one scene in Indiana Jones was when Marquette University prof Peter Staudenmaier presents a lecture in conjunction with Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings exhibit, in the Theta Rho Room of the Mansfield Library. 6-7:30 PM. Free.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 31 The Trick or Treat so Missoula Eats fundraiser asks volunteers to dress up and go around the University District and Rattlesnake to ask for donations to the Missoula Food Bank from about 4-6 PM. (So hey, you can do a good thing and then there’s plenty of time to rage it up afterward.) Call Laure for info at 243-6140.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 You talkin’ to me? Andre Nickatina performs at the Wilma Fri., Oct. 24. 7 PM. $40. Tickets at Rockin Rudy's and ticketweb.com.

Perhaps you’ll get to stand triumphant atop the haybale podium this year at Rolling Thunder Cyclocross in Missoula. Nov. 1-2 at Maverick Stadium on Tower Street, with juniors, mens’ and women’s categories. Visit montanacyclocross.com.

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The Griz go up against Sacramento State University at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Kickoff time and info at gogriz.com. Let your hair down and your skirts up for the Town and Gown Dance, where the UM Student Folklore Society invites err’body to come learn how to contra dance and party at the UC Ballroom. 7:30-11 PM. Free. Check out missoulafolk.org.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2 The Missoula Area Secular Society presents the M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet the first Sunday of every month for brunch at 10 AM at the Walking Moustache, corner of Main and Ryman. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4 Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages.

Feeling a little down? Hawthorne Heights and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus play the Wilma Wed., Aug. 27. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. $19. Tickets at redtieconcerts.com.

Aaron Freeman, the dude formerly known as the dude in Ween, plays the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $18/$16 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s and the Top Hat.

present art themed around acceptance and intersectionality throughout the day on campus. Visit umt.edu/diverseu to volunteer or submit a proposal for participation.

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UM’s ninth annual diversity symposium, now called DiverseU, brings students, staff and community members to

Michigan-based Americana outfit Greensky Bluegrass plays the Top Hat, starting around 8 PM. $20/$18 in advance. 18-plus.

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Art aficionados and downtown revelers alike can enjoy First Friday in Missoula, wherein shops, cafes, bars and galleries host free art viewings for all to enjoy. Sometimes there’s totally excellent free wine and snax, too. Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out missoulacultural.org/gallery-guide and our special listings.

Essayist and short story master Bernard Cooper reads from selected pieces at the Dell Brown Room of Turner Hall. 7 PM.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 Calapatra the Calendar Mistress hereby calls dibs on an Elizabeth Taylor costume when the Die Local Ball: Black Die Event hosts a dead-celebrity-dress-up contest, music and dancing as part of a fundraiser for the Missoula Community Foundation. 7 PM. Tickets and location details TBA at missoulacommunityfoundation.org. Let your inner dancing queen cut loose with Tango Missoula’s Argentine Tango at the Downtown Dance Collective from 8-11:45 PM on the second Saturday of the month. $10/$16 for couples. Check out tangomissoula.com.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20 Get a kick out of it when the Moscow Ballet performs the Great Russian Nutcracker at the Dennison Theatre. 7-9:30 PM. Tickets available at Griztix.com.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22 The Grizzlies meet up against those confounded Cats on UM turf at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Kickoff time TBA at gogriz.com. British dubstepper Rusko drops in to the Wilma, along with special guests. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $25/$22 in advance at Rockin Rudy’s, Ear Candy at seafarerentertainment.com.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27 Throw the bird in the oven and head over to McCormick Park for the Turkey Day 8K and untimed 3K family fun runs along the Kim Williams Trail. 9:30 AM. Fun run is free, but donations to the food bank are encouraged for entry. Check out runwildmissoula.org.

B est of Missoula 2014 Recapping readers’ choices

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Best Band Lil’ Smokies 2. Tom Catmull & The Clerics 3. The Cold Hard Cash Show Best Musician Tom Catmull 2. John Floridis 3. TIE Andy Dunnigan Ryan Maynes

FASHION AND BEAUTY Best Day Spa Best Facials Sorella’s Finalists, Best Day Spa 2. Cedar Creek 3. Bella Sauvage

Best Men’s Haircut Best Women’s Haircut Boom Swagger Salon Finalists, Best Men’s Haircut 2. Man Cave 3. Canvas Studios

Best Photographer Brian Powers 2. Slikati 3. Cathrine L. Walters

Finalists, Best Women’s Haircut 2. Canvas Studios 3. Tangles Hairstyling

Best Gallery Dana Gallery 2. Monte Dolack Gallery 3. The Brink Gallery

Best Shoe Store Hide & Sole 2. Dillard’s 3. Famous Footwear

Best Museum Missoula Art Museum 2. Children’s Museum 3. Historical Museum

Best Artist Monte Dolack 2. Courtney Blazon 3. Pumpernickel Best Dancer Heather Adams 2. Joy French 3. Kali Lindner Best Filmmaker Andy Smetanka 2. Alex & Andrew Smith 3. Doug Hawes Davis Best Movie Theater The Wilma Theatre 2. Carmike Cinemas 3. Roxy Best Writer Rick Bass 2. Erika Fredrickson 3. James Lee Burke 76

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Best Lingerie Victoria’s Secret 2. Bella Donna 3. Adam & Eve Best Hairstylist Katt Ahlstrom, Canvas Studios 2. Anna Wong, Shear Art Salon 3. Kim DeAnda, Tangles Hairstyling

Best New Band MASS FM 2. No Fancy 3. Locksaw Cartel

Best Actor/Actress Jeff Medley 2. Lily Gladstone 3. Howard Kingston

Best Women’s Clothing Betty’s Divine 2. Cloth & Crown 3. Apricot Lane

Best Eyewear Uptown Optical 2. Rocky Mountain Eye Center 3. Specticca Finalists, Best Facials 2. Skin Chic 3. Cedar Creek Best Tattoos Blaque Owl Tattoo 2. Painless Steel 3. American Made Best Thrift Store Goodwill 2. Secret Seconds 3. TIE Zootown Thrift Bargain Corner Best Jewelry Rockin Rudy’s 2. One Eleven 3. Barney Jette Best Men’s Clothing Desmonds 2. TIE Betty’s Divine Dillard’s 3. Murdoch’s Fresh Facts 2014

Best Kids’ Clothing Kid Crossing 2. Whippersnappers 3. Coo Baby Best Cosmetics Skin Chic 2. Smooch Cosmetic 3. Ulta Best Tanning Salon Brown Sugar Tan Spa 2. Misty’s Salon & Spa 3. Rayz of Lite Best Waxing The Wax Bar 2. Canvas Studios 3. Skin Chic

FOOD AND DRINK Best Bakery Bernice’s Bakery 2. Black Cat Bake Shop 3. Le Petit Outre

Best of Missoula 2014 Finalists, Best Romantic Dining 2. The Red Bird 3. TIE Plonk Scotty’s Table Best Restaurant Wine The Red Bird 2. Plonk 3. Caffè Dolce Best Seafood Finn & Porter 2. The Depot 3. Sushi Hana Best Steak Lolo Creek Steakhouse 2. The Depot 3. The Pearl Cafe

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Best Barbecue Famous Dave’s 2. Dickey’s Barbeque Pit 3. Burns St. Bistro Best Breakfast Catalyst Cafe 2. Paul’s Pancake Parlor 3. The Shack Cafe Best Convenience Store Grizzly Grocery 2. Ole’s on Orange 3. Holiday on Higgins Best Brunch Burns Street Bistro Best Barista Jenny Lynn Fawcett Finalists, Best Brunch 2. Caffè Dolce 3. Old Post Finalists, Best Barista 2. Lexi Klenox, Florence Coffee Company 3. Kyla Keller, The Loose Caboose Best Waiter/Waitress Cheryl Nickey, Jakers 2. Jason McMackin, Burns St. Bistro 3. Jenny Lynn Fawcett, Burns St. Bistro Best Budget Lunch Five on Black 2. Taco del Sol 3. The Bridge Pizza

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Best Produce Best Salad Best Vegetarian Food Good Food Store Finalists, Best Fresh Produce 2. Farmers’ Markets 3. Orange Street Food Farm Finalists, Best Salad 2. Romaines 3. Biga Pizza Finalists, Best Vegetarian Food 2. Iza Asian Restaurant 3. Five on Black Best Tea Butterfly Herbs 2. Lake Missoula Tea Company 3. Liquid Planet Best Doughnuts Treasure State 2. Rosauers 3. Albertsons Best Asian Food Best Desserts Mustard Seed Finalists, Best Asian Food 2. Iza Asian Restaurant 3. Sa Wad Dee Finalists, Best Desserts 2. Bernice’s Bakery 3. Black Cat Bake Shop Best Milkshake Uptown Diner 2. Big Dipper 3. Dairy Queen

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Best Mexican Food El Cazador 2. Fiesta en Jalisco 3. Taco del Sol Best New Restaurant The Laughing Grizzly 2. Market on Front 3. TIE Walking Moustache Romaines Best Family-Friendly Restaurant Montana Club 2. TIE Red Robin Top Hat Lounge 3. Burns St. Bistro Best Liquor Store Grizzly Liquor 2. Krisco Liquor 3. Diamond Jim’s Best Outdoor Dining Iron Horse 2. Finn & Porter, DoubleTree 3. Plonk Wine Best Restaurant Best Restaurant Service Best Romantic Dining The Pearl Finalists, Best Restaurant 2. The Red Bird 3. Burns St. Bistro Finalists, Best Restaurant Service 2. The Red Bird 3. Jakers Bar & Grill

Best Supermarket Best Retail Beer Selection Orange Street Food Farm Finalists, Best Supermarket 2. Good Food Store 3. Rosauers Finalists, Best Beer Selection 2. Worden’s Market & Deli 3. Pattee Creek Market Best Place to Eat Alone Taco del Sol 2. The Bridge Pizza 3. Five on Black Best Caterer Two Sisters 2. Bravo! 3. Burns St. Bistro Best Retail Wine Selection Worden’s Market & Deli 2. CVS 3. Orange Street Food Farm Best Appetizers Top Hat Lounge 2. Jakers Bar & Grill 3. Silk Road Best Coffee Florence Coffee Company 2. Black Coffee Roasting 3. The Loose Caboose Best Coffee Hut Loose Caboose 2. Florence Coffee Company 3. Liquid Planet Best Ice Cream/Froyo Big Dipper 2. U-Swirl 3. Dairy Queen

Best of Missoula 2014 Best Sandwich Shop Doc’s 2. Tagliare 3. Dan’s Soup and San

Best Bookstore The Book Exchange 2. Shakespeare & Co. 3. Fact & Fiction

Best Camera Store The Dark Room 2. Best Buy 3. Walmart

Best Pizza Biga Pizza Best Chef Bob Marshall, Biga Pizza Finalists, Best Pizza 2. The Bridge Pizza 3. MacKenzie River Pizza Company

Best Dry Cleaner Best Laundromat Green Hanger Finalists, Best Dry Cleaner 2. Missoula Textile 3. Fresh Natural Cleaners

Best Hobby/Craft Store Treasure Chest 2. Michael’s 3. Jo-Ann Fabric

Finalists, Best Chef 2. Walker Hunter & Ryan Smith, Burns St. Bistro 3. Beth Higgins, Two Sisters

Finalists, Best Laundromat 2. Sparkle Laundry 3. South Campus Laundry

Best Home Electronics Best Buy 2. Sears 3. Costco

3. Liz Dye, Portico Best Store for Gifts Best CDs & Music Rockin Rudy’s Finalists, Best CDs & Music 2. Ear Candy 3. Hastings Finalists, Best Store for Gifts 2. Green Light 3. Butterfly Herbs Best Lodging DoubleTree Hotel 2. C’mon Inn 3. Holiday Inn - Downtown

Best Pizza Delivery The Bridge Pizza 2. Zimorino’s 3. Howard’s Pizza Best Delicatessen Tagliare 2. Worden’s Market & Deli 3. Good Food Store Best Burger Best French Fries Five Guys Burger & Fries Finalists, Best Burger 2. The Missoula Club 3. Red Robin Finalists, Best French Fries 2. James Bar 3. Iron Horse Best Wings Desperado 2. Buffalo Wild Wings 3. Old Post

GOODS AND SERVICES Best Antiques Montana Antique Mall 2. Circle Square Second Hand Store 3. China Woods Best Adult Store Adam & Eve 2. Fantasy For Adults 3. Midnight Dreams

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Best Motorcycle/ATV Dealer Grizzly Harley-Davidson 2. Kurt’s Polaris 3. Big Sky Motorsports

Best Bank/Credit Union Missoula Federal Credit Union 2. First Security Bank 3. First Interstate Bank

Best Store for Musical Instruments Morgenroth 2. Electronic Sound & Percussion 3. Outlaw Music

Best Big Box Store Target 2. Costco 3. Walmart

Best Toy Store Walking Stick Toys 2. Imagination Station 3. Rockin Rudy’s

Best Home Appliances Sears 2. Fred’s Appliance 3. Lowes

Best Florist Bitterroot Flower Shop 2. Habitat Floral Shop 3. Garden City Floral

Best Computer Repair Computer Central 2. Computer Guys 3. Recompute Computers

Best Property Management Company Garden City Property Management 2. Grizzly Property 3. Missoula Property

Best Head Shop Piece of Mind 2. Mellow Mood 3. Atmosphere Smoke Shop Best Real Estate Agent Anne Jablonski, Portico 2. Mindy Palmer, Prudential MT Fresh Facts 2014

Best Home Accessories HOUSE Design Studio 2. Pier One Imports 3. TJ Maxx

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Best of Missoula 2014 Best Furniture Store Wagner’s 2. The Living Room 3. Furniture Row Best New-Car Dealer Karl Tyler 2. Bitterroot Motors 3. Subaru of Missoula Best Used-Car Dealer Eide Motors 2. Karl Tyler Chevrolet 3. Lyman Motors Best Auto Repair Kent Brothers 2. Unique Auto Service 3. Hellgate Conoco Best Car Wash Happy Days 2. Dazzlers 3. Splash Best Garden Center Caras Nursery 2. Pink Grizzly 3. Ace Hardware

HEALTH AND WELLNESS Best Health Clinic Blue Mountain Best Doctor Eric Ravitz, Blue Mountain Finalists, Best Health Clinic 2. Western Montana Clinic 3. Cost Care Clinic Finalists, Best Doctor 2. Lar Autio, Western Montana Clinic 3. Heather Maddox, Western Montana Clinic Best Gynecologist Jennifer Mayo, Western Montana Clinic 2. Tim Burke 3. TIE Beverly Braak, Women’s Choice of Missoula Mark Garnaas, Western Montana Clinic

Best Massage Therapist Fenesa Dilworth 2. Farrah Lachina 3. Michelle Dunn, Matz Family Chiropractic Best Alternative Health Care Provider Red Willow Learning Center 2. Golgi Clinic 3. Black Bear Naturopathic Clinic Best Physical Therapist John Fiore, Sapphire PT 2. Tim Cordial, Cordial Physical Therapy 3. Jamie Terry, Alpine Physical Therapy Best Yoga Instructor Jennifer Hoover, Hot House Yoga 2. Brian Batty, Inner Harmony

Best Lawyer Paul Ryan 2. John Velk 3. Marty Judnich

The Rhino 2. Tamarack Brewing Company 3. Iron Horse Bar & Grill Best Late-Night Munchies The Oxford Saloon & Cafe 2. El Cazador Truck 3. Pita Pit Best Bar to Hook Up Stockman’s 2. The Badlander 3. TIE Bodega Sunrise Saloon

Best Bloody Mary Last Run Inn, Snowbowl 2. Tamarack Brewing Company 3. The Rhino

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Best Veterinary Clinic/Hospital Missoula Veterinary Clinic 2. Pruyn Veterinary Hospital 3. Four Paws

Best Dentist Ike Heaphy 2. Annette Dusseau, Family Dental Group 3. Olsen Family Dental

Best Pet Supplies Go Fetch! 2. PetSmart 3. Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply

Best Chiropractor Anthony Lambert 2. Linda Matz, Matz Family Chiropractic 3. James Marquardt

Best New Retail Store Coo Baby 2. Olive + Iron 3. Imagination Station

Best Optometrist Sandy Sheppard 2. Michael Simons 3. Kimberly Everingham, Rocky Mountain Eye Center

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Best Beer Selection

Best Place to Hear Live Music Top Hat Lounge 2. Union Club 3. Wilma Theatre

Best Pawn Shop Liquid Assets 2. Downtown Pawn And Gun 3. 1st Interstate Pawn

Best Bar for a Stiff Pour Al’s & Vic’s 2. Charlie B’s 3. James Bar

Best Cocktail Selection Plonk 2. Montgomery Distillery 3. James Bar

Best Ranch Supply Store Murdoch’s Ranch & Home 2. Cenex 3. Axmen

Best Pet Care/Boarding Quick Paws 2. Missoula Pet Au Pair 3. Alpine Canine

Finalists, Best Bar Food 2. Dinosaur Cafe 3. Tamarack Brewing Company

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3. Celeste Ambrose, The Women’s Club Best Personal Trainer Laura Bender 2. Taylor Selig, Max Muscle 3. Rhea Black, Momentum Athletic Training

NIGHTLIFE Best Bar Best Bar Food James Bar Finalists, Best Bar 2. Top Hat Lounge 3. Charlie B’s

Best Margarita Best Happy Hour Jakers Finalists, Best Margarita 2. James Bar 3. El Cazador Finalists, Best Happy Hour 2. Top Hat Lounge 3. Finn & Porter, DoubleTree Best Place to Dance Union Club 2. Top Hat Lounge 3. Sunrise Saloon Best Bar DJ Kris Moon 2. Aaron Traylor 3. Colin Hickey

Best of Missoula 2014 Best Bartender Tom Helgerson, VFW 2. TIE Lyndon Matthews, Jakers Bar & Grill Donny Morey, Flipper’s 3. Tara Kurack, Jakers Bar & Grill Best Brewery Kettlehouse Brewing Best Brew Cold Smoke Scotch Ale Finalists, Best Brewery 2. Draught Works Brewery 3. Bayern Brewing Finalists, Best Brew 2. Double Haul, Kettlehouse 3. Summer Honey, Big Sky Brewing

Best Newscast KPAX Best TV Personality Jill Valley, KPAX Finalists, Best TV Newscast 2. KECI 3. ABC FOX Finalists, Best TV Personality 2. Heidi Meili, KECI 3. Mark Heyka, KECI Best Meteorologist Mark Heyka 2. Erin Yost, KPAX 3. Russ Thomas, KPAX Best Radio Station The Trail 2. KUFM 89.1 3. KBGA 89.9

Best Bowling Alley Westside Lanes 2. Lucky Strike/Five Valleys Best Golf Course University Golf Course 2. Canyon River Golf Club 3. Larchmont Golf Course Best Sporting Goods Store Best Store for Guns Bob Ward and Sons Finalists, Best Sporting Goods 2. REI 3. The Trail Head Finalists, Best Store for Guns 2. Axmen 3. Sportsman’s Warehouse

Best Casino Flipper’s 2. Silver Slipper Lounge & Casino 3. Diamond Jim’s

PEOPLE AND MEDIA Best Politicianest PliMayor John Engen 2. Ellie Hill 3. Jon Tester Best Athlete Jordan Johnson and Jordan Tripp (tie) 2. Mike Foote 3. Kareem Jamar Best Journalist Erika Fredrickson, Missoula Independent 2. Jill Valley, KPAX 3. TIE Alex Sakariassen, Missoula Independent Jenna Cederberg, Missoulian

Best Health Club Peak Health & Wellness 2. The Women’s Club 3. YMCA

UNIQUELY MISSOULA Best Church Choir Holy Spirit 2. University Congregational 3. St. Anthony’s

Best Nonprofit Organization YWCA 2. Zootown Arts Community Center 3. Clark Fork Coalition

Best Karaoke Bar Lucky Strike Casino 2. Bowl Dog Lounge, Westside Lanes 3. The Badlander Press Box 2. Tamarack Brewing Company 3. Desperado Sports Tavern

Best Store for Mountaineering Gear The Trail Head 2. REI 3. Bob Ward & Sons, Inc

Best Festival River City Roots 2. Garden City BrewFest 3. Celtic Festival

Best Pool Table Palace 2. Union Club 3. Al’s & Vic’s

Best Sports Bar

Best Place for Paddle Sports Gear Strongwater 2. The Trail Head 3. REI

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Best Radio Personality Aaron Traylor, Zoo FM 2. Tracy Lopez, The Trail 3. Angel Hughes, 96.3 The Blaze Best Website Missoulaevents.net 2. Missoula Independent 3. Make It Missoula Best University of Montana Professor Garon Smith 2. Garry Kerr 3. Robert Stubblefield

SPORTS AND RECREATION Best Bike Shop Open Road 2. Hellgate Cyclery 3. Missoula Bicycle Works

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Best Store for Skis Gull Ski & Snowboard 2. Bob Ward & Sons, Inc 3. The Trail Head Best Place to Get a Snowboard Edge of the World 2. Bob Ward & Sons, Inc 3. Gull Ski & Snowboard Best Fly-fishing Shop Kingfisher Fly Shop 2. Grizzly Hackle 3. Missoulian Angler Fly Shop Best Fishing Guide Stacy Jennings’ Fly Fishing School 2. Jamie Rogers, Blackfoot River Outfitters 3. Joe Sowerby, Montana Flyfishing Connection

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Best Place for People-Watching Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners Caras Park Finalists, Best Place for People-Watching 2. Farmers Markets 3. Southgate Mall Finalists, Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners 2. Farmers Markets 3. The “M” Best Place to Walk Dogs Blue Mountain 2. Riverfront Trails 3. Jacob’s Island Bark Park Best Place for Kids’ Fun A Carousel for Missoula & Dragon Hollow 2. Children’s Museum 3. spectrUM Best Leader of the Revolution Ellie Hill 2. Linda McCarthy, MDA 3. Eran Fowler Pehan,

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