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by Montana filmmakers. To watch the BIFF Sizzle Reel, find more film information and festival pricing, visit: mtbiff.com.
Bigfork Film Festival announces films BIGFORK — The Bigfork Film Festival takes place Oct. 8-10 at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Six blocks of films about Montana will be shown over the three-day festival, including two 15-minute documentary shorts segments of “Back Roads of Montana” that highlight the Flathead Valley. BIFF was created 5 years ago as a way for Montana filmmakers to show their films in front of a supportive Montana audience. BIFF only accepts films that were either made in Montana or made
Farmers Market open in Polson POLSON — Polson Farmer’s Market held on Fridays through October in front of Cove Deli from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Kelly Garber to entertain at The Lodge PROCTOR — The Lodge at Lake Mary Ronan, 52012 Lake Mary Ronan Road, hosts live entertainment by Kelly Garber at 6 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 11 Mother Goose entertains toddlers at library POLSON — Mondays mean Mother Goose. Join the North Lake County Public Library at 9:15 a.m. Mother Goose is geared toward ages 0 to 3, but all are welcome. We encourage parents and caregivers to participate with their children for this early learning time. The doors open at 9 a.m. We will practice social distancing. Face masks are recommended but not required.
Wednesday, Oct. 13 Hellroaring Detachment meets
POLSON — The Marine Corps League Hellroaring Detachment #1041 meets on the second Wednesday of each month, (except in December), at 7 p.m. at the Polson VFW, 423 Main Street.
Library shares ghost stories POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library and Lizzy will be your guide on this tour around Montana’s Ghost Towns on the National Geographic Map of Montana on Thursday, Oct. 14 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Our paranormal enthusiast will share some spooky stories of Montana’s history, perfect for an
Mission Valley Live brings ‘America’s Sweethearts’ to Polson By Kristi Niemeyer for the Valley Journal
POLSON — America’s Sweethearts, a New York City-based trio that’s performing in Polson Oct. 15 as part of the Mission Valley Live series, evokes the swinging sounds of the 1940s and ’50s and the tight female harmonies of groups like the Andrews Sisters. Soprano Carly Kincannon, founder of America’s Sweethearts, fell in love with the music of The Andrew Sisters – and the group she calls The Sweets – after moving to New York City from Indiana with dreams of building a Broadway career. While she does have an impressive resume 24- October 6, 2021
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as a vocalist and actor, she says organizing and singing with America’s Sweethearts not only helped her feel at home in the Big Apple, “but the moment I met these inspiring women, it filled a void in my life that I didn’t even know I had. They welcomed me into a family filled with respect, passion
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and creativity.” The entire company is comprised of 11 singers – four sopranos, four mezzo sopranos and three altos – who tour the nation as trios, sometimes singing to recorded music (as they will during their nine Montana stops), and sometimes with a piano or jazz ensemble.
Since Kincannon founded the company in 2016, America’s Sweethearts have performed across the U.S. including shows at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City and the National WASP WWII Museum in Texas, as well as in theaters and cabaret settings. With colorful costumes and crystalline harmonies, they deliver selections from the Great American Songbook, classic Broadway, pop tunes from the 1950s, and jazz. A set list might include such familiar tunes as “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Sing Sing Sing,” “It’s My Party,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “It’s In His Kiss (Shoop Shoop Song),” “Somewhere
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October eve. After the presentation we will share ghost stores or experiences people have had while visiting these intriguing places. Attendance will be limited so be sure to come early. Please wear a mask and socks so you can join in the fun and walk all over Montana.
Friday, Oct. 15 Music played at Lodge PROCTOR — The Lodge at Lake Mary Ronan, 52012 Lake Mary Ronan Road, will have live music with David Caselli and Ben Weissgaff at 6 p.m. David will be on drums and Ben will be on guitar playing soft rock and top hits.
Over the Rainbow,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “Fever,” “I Will Follow Him,” and many more. For the group’s founder, America’s Sweethearts offers an opportunity to explore the evolution of harmony through the decades. “Take The Andrews Sisters, for example,” she writes. “They were such a huge hit, and not only because they were beautiful, classy dames in the 1930s. Their music and their incredible, intricate harmonies were an inspiration in a time when there was much darkness.” She hopes the same can be said of America’s Sweethearts, whose goal “is to spread nostalgia, joy, and human connec-
tion through harmonies and music.” The group’s Polson performance begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $13 in advance (available online at missionvalleylive. com, at the Perfect Shot and First Interstate Bank in Polson and True Value Hardware and R&R Health Care in Ronan) or $15 at the door. Admission is free for ages 13-18 and children 12 and under, who must be accompanied by a ticketed adult. Mission Valley Live follows CDC pandemic guidelines for indoor events, and requires audience and staff to wear masks and keep a safe social distance from others.
