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Resolve to Run (Or Walk) in 2013 The Good Food Store will be at the finish line of the Missoula Marathon & Half Marathon again this summer. And we hope you’ll be there too.

If you’re thinking about participating in the Missoula Marathon, Half Marathon or 5K, visit www.goodfoodstore.com for a schedule of training seminars we’ll be hosting every month leading up to the event. And visit www.runwildmissoula.org for details about the Missoula Marathon’s group training programs.

These highly motivating programs start soon and are sure to help inspire you to go the distance on July 14, 2013. So make a healthy resolution this new year. Resolve to meet us at the finish line of the Missoula Marathon & Half Marathon.

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pg. 34 from the publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 community corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 dear john . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 corridor choice ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 the sip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 around the weird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 biloxi blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 the art of printmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 the upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 first night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 tracy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 missoula events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 nw montana events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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s I write this Publisher’s note for the January issue of Corridor, lots of things are weighing on my heart including the tragic loss of lives in Newtown, CT and the personal loss of my father just a few days ago. The year 2012 was a mixed year for me as I lost three great people in my life in the backdrop of watching our young daughter Olivia grow through her first year of life. It was a powerful contrast to the ups and downs of life and living, starts and finishes. I find myself entering 2013 with a deeper respect for time, family, and the importance of making connections in your home, at work, and in the community. I don’t think a quick solution exists to the violence that we are seeing in our communities, but fighting against isolation and reaching out to people and caring about more than ourselves is a start.

We need to be invested in the communities we live, the places we work, the neighbors we encounter. As I have learned this past week, every small child matters. Every moment of time spent with your families matters, and talking to your children matters. What we do with this life matters and the decisions , engagements, and connections matter.

We all need to matter.

The January issue touches on new year’s resolutions and previews a fantastic tribute in Biloxi Blues to those Americans that headed off to war for their country. I encourage all our readers to take the new year’s resolution opportunity seriously and pledge to matter to the people in your life and the community you engage.

Value the children in your lives as they are the future, and we have a responsibility to make our homes and towns a safe place

for them to grow up. Take time to enjoy First Night with family or friends and be part of a positive coming-together of the diversity and hope for the new year among fellow Missoulians. Remember all the people who gave their lives for the country we call home.

I spent time with my dad in his last weeks at an assisted living center and nursing home. I met some amazing people on the last laps of their lives. I was touched by the different stories of those I met with Dad and how they all handled the last phases of their lives.

It was obvious to see those who lived a full life with strong connections, love, and appreciation for their opportunities.

It was also evident when you met individuals who lived lonely lives filled with regrets, missed opportunities, and no sense of how they mattered in the lives of others. Take 2013 and make a powerful choice to matter.

Happy New Year and may your year be everything you want it to be. Put down the cell phones, break away from the Internet a little more, and contribute to making Missoula the best it can be. You have so much to offer to everyone in your life from the smallest child to the elderly family member or friend. Don’t waste precious time.

Sincerely, Jim McGowan Publisher, Corridor

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January 2013

Community Corner

Publisher Jim McGowan SALES AND PROMOTIONS DIrector Brooke Redpath

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en years ago, I took on my first position as director of public service at a radio station. The station manager chuckled and told me that I had my work cut out for me as Missoula has more nonprofit organizations per capita than the city of San Francisco.

I have yet to actually find evidence to prove this statistical claim, however I think we all know that our small city is a hotbed for all sorts of dot orgs. From the Flagship Program that keeps kids engaged and motivated during those crucial after school hours to The Humane Society of Western Montana that keeps our four legged friends healthy and safe.

Clean water, healthy kids, terminally ill patients, home bound seniors there are many causes that tug at our heartstrings and get us to roll up our sleeves or open our wallets to help out.

Over the last year, our locally owned Montana Radio Company started a program along with the MSO Hub to support and showcase some of our favorite nonprofit organizations. Becky Smith, coowner of the Montana Radio Company, Kim Johns from the MSO Hub and I decided we could target specific organizations.

We wanted to help them market their events or fundraisers or create some

targeted visibility for those groups that are continuously and quietly working everyday to make our community a better place.

Featuring a downtown window display, a targeted radio ad campaign and an indepth on-air interview, The Community Kindness Project was created.

Tammy Bodlovic of Missoula’s Flagship Program saw a measurable increase in awareness of their annual Fiesta For Flagship fund-raising event and awareness of the critical youth prevention program in general.

“Creating the store window was a lot of fun and the radio ads were excellent!”

Bodlovic summarized in her Community Kindess re-cap. “To have the support of a partnership from a prominent downtown business gave a new perspective to potential supporters and volunteers.”

We are wrapping up our first year of Community Kindness and we learned some lessons along the way. There will be some minor changes, some scheduling adjustments, some re-working as we head into a second successful year of showcasing our amazing and tireless organizations in Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley.

However, our companies feel great knowing that we have provided something valuable and meaningful to the

organizations that mean so much to our families and neighbors.

By working together we accomplished more than we imagined working alone. I would like to see more of that happen within our non-profit community. As budgets get cut and grants go away we should step back and look around at who we can help and who can help us.

It is a very real fear that we could see some nonprofit organizations cut back this year.

Not just community aid and outreach but also the crucial jobs they provide for many of our friends and neighbors. I ask all of us in our nonprofit circle to look around and see what we can do to share and support each other.

Chances are you are involved in a nonprofit. Either as a employee, volunteer, client or donor. Think about starting the conversation of working together with other groups that share your goals and vision at your next board meeting or fundraiser. We never imagined that a store and a radio station could work together so successfully, who knows what the next great partnership could be?

Leah Lewis is public service co-coordinator for The Montana Radio Company in Missoula.

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shouldn’t really have any personal resolutions, frankly, because evidence clearly suggests that I am, largely, without personal resolve.

I suppose I became aware of the concept of the new year’s resolution when I was in grade school and the grown-ups would talk about quitting all manner of things and starting all manner of things. Ending habits and beginning habits. I was probably 10 or so when I decided I ought to resolve to do something (or not do something) in the new year and I’m guessing that first resolution was about losing weight.

Every resolution since then, almost 40 of them, have been about losing weight.

Or keeping weight off. (But mostly about losing weight.)

If the measure of a successful resolution is that you did what you said you were going to do, I’ve had some success over the years. If the measure, however, involves never having to make the same resolution again, well, I’m not so successful.

I used to think it was just me. I assumed that everyone else was completely squared away and I was the only person on the planet who couldn’t resist eating mayonnaise out of the jar with a spoon made out of bacon. (And, really, that may be just me.)

But as I’ve come to know lots of folks a little bit, it turns out that everyone’s got something and the person who appears utterly secure can secretly be brought to his or her knees by a cutting remark,

a song, a memory, a smell that reminds you of your dad when he came home from work, a cigarette, a drink, a donut, a pill, a mirror, an ailment or countless other chinks in our armor.

And most of the time, those insecurities resist the easy fix.

Sometimes they resist the hard fix.

Yet year after year after year, we make these resolutions to ourselves, others and the universe that the next year will be better than the last, that hope springs eternal, that we are not the product of our weaknesses but instead the product of our commitment to overcome them, our willingness to try to be better, whatever that means, as of 12:01 a.m.

January 1, Two-Thousand-Whatever.

It’s pretty remarkable really. The odds are against us, I reckon. My record suggests that the smart money is on a failed resolution and a reasonable person would simply make no promises to change because he can’t keep those promises.

But, because I can’t, try as I may, shake the bad case of optimism I’ve suffered over the years, I’m going to resolve, once again, to lose weight.

Anything is possible in 2013, right? And in a shiny new year, untarnished by the small disappointments that accumulate as the months roll along, we can do it, whatever it is.

And if it ain’t this year, it’ll be the next, because that’s just the way it’s got to be.

Happy New Year, Missoula. I applaud your resolve.

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HEATHER THUESEN

n “Zen and Japanese Culture,” DT Suzuki asked, “Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?” The beginning of a new year is a great time to transcend December’s madness into a more calm and re-energizing realm. With so many meals and treats to be had, many people seek to keep their newly –made resolutions by opting for healthier alternatives to the wines and spirits they’ve consumed in the holiday months. A rejuvenating choice for a beverage is none other than green tea. With a variety of forms and flavors, green tea is packed with long-purported health benefits, and is a great mood booster.

Green tea, though offered in a variety of formats, is derived solely from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant. The leaves are minimally oxidized, which means that the leaves are left in a temperature controlled room to darken, which releases and breaks down the chlorophyll within. This process is stopped quickly with the application of some type of heat, either with steam (as in Japanese teas), or dry cooking (as in Chinese teas). In some cases the leaves are rolled into pellets to make Gunpowder green teas, which is a very time consuming and painstaking process.

Green teas are primarily produced in China and Japan, though Kenya and various other countries are becoming a formidable force in the tea world.

With its consumption dating back over 4000 years with legendary Chinese origins, green tea has been used not only as a beverage but also as a form of traditional medicine. The healthful “ancient Chinese secret,” if you will, lies in the fact that green tea is chock full of the powerful antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). According to many health studies, EGCG not only slows the growth of cancer cells, but actually kills them off without harming healthy tissues.

The EGCG also provides benefits to the digestive tract, lowering cholesterol and also tempers blood clot formation. It does have a minimal amount of caffeine, which allows for a little bit of a mood boosting effect, too, without the common peak and crash of coffee.

Despite a clear list of benefits backing generous green tea drinking, it is still hard to know where to start when contemplating delving into this truly special drink class.

There is a profound difference between Chinese and Japanese teas alone, not to mention the myriads of flavor varieties available from Kenya, India and other regions. Chinese green teas are allowed to dry naturally in the sun before they are steamed or roasted in pans, whereas Japanese teas are for the most part steamed or pan fired. The Chinese Gunpowder green tea is withered, steamed, rolled, and then dried. It has a smoky flavor profile, almost like sipping a cup of campfire. Japan’s Gyokuro tea is a shade-grown tea and offers a light pale green infusion that is bright and sweet. Sencha

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tea, or “decocted tea,” is the most-consumed tea in Japan, with a floral yet neutral profile, and jasmine tea offers a heady and special treat. Genmaicha, with its bursts of roasted brown rice, is a wonderful tea if one is to look to shed a few extra pounds in January, as the toasted rice serves as a filling agent for the stomach. Japanese Matcha is a finely milled tea made from the same shade-grown leaves of Gyokuro, and has been increasingly popular within the past couple of years.

Easily dissolved into water, or into a smoothie or even sprinkled onto cereal, it offers the entire leaf and stem pulverized together, allowing for maximum antioxidant content.

Liquid Planet offers a wonderful Matcha Latte, which simply substitutes premium matcha for the latte’s coffee, with an added whirl of honey & sweet vanilla drizzled into the steamed milk. In addition, there is a fine selection of teas that can be purchased as a pot of tea, for those who would like to try a wide selection of green teas without being committed to one particular type.

It is also helpful to mention that though not an absolute necessity in preparing and drinking one’s tea, it is recommended to find a vessel that will bring out the best profile of the green tea itself. Much like having a variety of wine glasses to enhance various properties within wine, it can be said that some glasses and teapots can do the same with green tea.

Glass teapots are great if you like watching the magic “agony of the leaves” as the leaves unfurl within the hot water in steeping.

Ceramic teapots and mugs have natural heat-retention properties, low seepage and brew the leaves quickly. Unglazed and Yixing teapots are wonderful if you love to drink one particular type of tea. Much like cast-iron, a Yixing teapot or mug becomes “seasoned” with each cup of tea that is steeped, gradually enhancing more notes and profiles in the teas.

Glazed ceramic mugs and teapots are terrific for those who like a variety of tea profiles.

Liquid Planet has a wonderful selection of all three types of vessels, including a vast array of Yixing Pots and exquisitely handcrafted glazed ceramic mugs made in Montana by the wonderful Briney clan. I was fortunate enough to be gifted with one of these mugs, and on a delighted note, I saw that there was actually a thumb rest on the top of each mug’s handle, which is not only incredibly beautiful, but also incredibly functional.

With the start of 2013, go ahead and resolve that you will take the time to ‘swallow the universe’ and do something good for yourself, whether it is sipping your Sencha in a unique handcrafted mug or enjoying a delightfully rejuvenating Matcha Latte.

If you’ve fallen in love with green tea and absolutely must try as much as you can get your hands on, Liquid Planet also offers a stunning selection of bulk teas from all around the globe, conveniently bringing the world to your doorstep. In the beautiful words of T’ien Yieheng, “Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world.” We encourage you to indulge in your cup of serenity as you hunker down for the Montana winter months. Salud!

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WHISKEY MIRACLE When Denis Duthie suddenly went blind after the vodka he’d consumed interfered with his diabetes medication, he hoped to simply sleep it off. However, the blindness persisted the next day and he headed to the hospital for treatment. Suspecting a type of methanol poisoning, the doctors began the prescribed treatment of medical ethanol. However, the hospital’s supplies were low so a nurse procured some Johnny Walker Black Label whiskey from a nearby shop. After the improvised treatment, his vision returned and he was safely discharged thanks to the quick ingenuity of the medical staff. (The New Zealand Herald)

(UN)HIRED HELP Under threat to his life, a man was lured to a home where he was beaten and forced to perform repair work for his captors. For nearly seven hours, the unwilling handyman was told that he would be killed if he refused any of the labor. Luckily, an opportunity for escape presented itself when his assailants stopped on route to take him to a second house that needed fixing up and the man successfully ran away. With help from a nearby resident, authorities were called and the suspects taken into custody. (KGO-TV San Francisco)

BADGER BADGER BADGER A quaint country lane in Leicestershire is out of service for several weeks after a sudden collapse brought about by the activity of burrowing badgers. While road demolition is a new trick, this isn’t the first time the fuzzy fiends have thwarted the town’s peace; “One even got in the office one winter and we found it curled up asleep on the floor. We had great trouble trying to get it out,” said a worker from the nearby Somerby Equestrian Centre.

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In preparation for a restaurant business venture, Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic has purchased all of the donkey cheese available in the world. While the very existence of donkey cheese, known as pule, is surprising enough, this Serbian delicacy is actually one of the world’s most expensive cheeses. At 1000 euros ($1233) a kilogram, Djokovic’s purchase will ensure the livelihood of a solitary donkey dairy farm near Belgrade, the only of its kind. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

VERY BAD FEELING As part of the whitehouse.gov petition project, the White House is now obligated to issue a public response to the notion of building a real-life Death Star as a massive public works project. In just under a single month, the petition that suggested the project surpassed the required threshold of 25,000 signatures, guaranteeing an official response. As stated in the petitioner’s description, “By focusing our defense resources into a space-superiority platform and weapon system such as a Death Star, the government can spur job creation in the fields of construction, engineering, space exploration, and more, and strengthen our national defense.” (NBC)

LA VIE D’UN CHIEN Montreal city councilor Benoit LaDouce has proposed a bylaw that would end canine confusion in public spaces by requiring dogs to be bi-lingual. While English and French are both spoken in the province by humans, the dogs tend to be trained under only one language or the other. Not knowing the best way to communicate to a strange dog leads to a situation that LaDouce describes as “untenable chaos.” (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

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By DILLON KATO

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Broadway legend’s work is coming to town.

At the end of January, the Montana Repertory Theatre is premiering its production of Neil Simon’s play “Biloxi Blues,” in Missoula before starting on a three-month nationwide tour.

The group is dedicating the production of “Biloxi Blues” to current and former members of the armed services. In addition to information in the programs at each performance, the troupe will also take a moment during the play to ask that members of the military in the audience stand and be recognized.

“With this play in particular, it just felt like it was the right thing to do.” said Greg Johnson, the Montana Rep’s artistic director.

This isn’t his first experience with this play. Johnson, who has been the Montana Rep’s artistic director since 1990, worked on the Broadway production of “Biloxi Blues” in 1985 as the stage manager. That production

was directed Gene Sacks. That year, Sacks won the Tony Award for directing and “Biloxi Blues” won the Tony Award for Best Play. Johnson was also in charge of the national tour of the play that followed its opening on Broadway.

“Biloxi Blues” is a comedy and part of a trilogy of plays by Neil Simon. It is preceded by “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and followed by “Broadway Bound.” The trilogy, which follows the life of fictional character Eugene Morris Jerome, is a semiautobiographical account of Simon’s own life. “Biloxi Blues” chronicles Jerome’s time at basic training in Biloxi, Miss. after being drafted into the Army during World War II. Matthew Broderick played the lead role in the Broadway production.

The play premiered in late 1954 in Los Angeles before opening on Broadway the next year. It ran for more than a year on Broadway, with 524 performances in that time. A movie adaptation of the play, also starring Broderick, was released in 1988.

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he play also touches a personal note with Johnson. “I’ve known this play for so long, and I just love it. My father and my uncle were in WWII, and so I grew up hearing stories. My uncle actually trained in Biloxi as well,” he said.

Montana Rep’s production of “Biloxi Blues” has nine actors: three professionals, 2 recent graduatess and 4 students. While most of the big roles are played by the pros, the lead role is a student, Dylan Rodwick. Johnson said it is a huge opportunity for Rodwick.

Students work on stipend or scholarship and can receive credit when they go out on tour. “We arrange our curriculum so that, as long as you follow it, you have time to do a tour during your junior or senior year without falling behind,” said Johnson, who also teaches classes in acting and directing at the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of Montana.

Planning for a show starts years in advance. In order to start booking venues, the Montana Rep not only is its 2014 tour of “The Miracle Worker” being planned out, in the next month they will have to choose what play they want to perform in 2015 as well.

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he Montana Repertory Theatre was founded in 1968 and has put on more than 600 performances in more than 500 locations across the country. The premiere of “Biloxi Blues” will be a part of its annual Gala Benefit Dinner, which will be held on Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m.

The national tour will begin in February after a limited run in Missoula, and end in April. The tour will have almost 40 stops across the eastern half of the country.

Johnson won’t be heading out on tour with the production, but said he will likely travel to visit them in one of the locations. “I like to go to Texas because we have a lot of strong supporters there. And it’s warm,” he said.

While some might not think Texas as a hub for theater, Johnson said it is one of the more receptive states that the Montana Rep travels to. “They really support the arts. Their theaters are beautiful and really well maintained, and presenters do an excellent job promoting shows.”

“This is a play that has a great deal of humor and a great deal of heart. I’m looking forward to sharing it with Montana and all over the country,” he said.

In addition to the premiere, the play will also be performed in the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building at the University of Montana on Jan. 26, Jan. 29-31 and Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. There is also a performance on Jan. 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Dillon Kato is a journalism student at the University of Montana and an intern at the Missoulian. He can be reached at 523-5251 or at dillon.kato@missoulian.com.

Montana Repertory Theatre presents “Biloxi Blues”

Jan 25 Jan 26 5:30 p.m. premiere

2:00 p.m. at the Montana Theatre

Jan. 26, 29-31 & Feb. 2 7:30 p.m. at the Montana Theatre

Tickets for the Missoula shows are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and students and $12 for children 12 and younger. They will be available starting January 22 at the UM Arts Box Office in the PAR/TV building, or online at tickets.umtheatredance. org. More information on the performance, including making a reservation for the gala, can be found at www.montanarep.org.

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January 18- March 30

A Printing Primer:

Selected Prints from the MAM Collection

January 19, 12-5 PM

Lela Autio Education Gallery Collagraph Printmaking with Bev Glueckert, $36/40

Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 30, Apr. 27, 1-3 PM Open Printmaking Studio:

Saturdays, $10/with own supplies or $20/MAM supplies

February 13 4-6 PM, Free

Teen Artist Workshop Printmaking Design with Miles Lusk

Jay Rummel, Ol’ Man Wolf and the Whiskey Moon, Linocut.

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his exhibition aims to educate the viewer about the various printmaking techniques used by artists in the MAM Permanent Collection. Printmaking, from the time of Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer to the present, has been a means for artists to create multiples of their work allowing it to be shared by a broader audience. Artists soon recognized that printmaking has its own intrinsic and unique qualities making it a tool for creating new works of art and not just as a means of reproducing works of art conceived initially in another medium.

While wood cuts, engravings, and etchings have been around for centuries, innovations in printmaking continued to be introduced with the discovery of lithography in the 18th century and the later development of the silkscreen process in the 20th century. Since the 1950s artists have had a full range of printmaking processes available to explore and utilize in their art making. Innovation in these fields continues today, by pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with new technologies, inks, refined presses and digital applications. The processes have also become safer and less toxic.

MAM is fortunate to have fine examples in its Permanent Collection of all types of printmaking, many of which are made by artists who were innovators and leaders in their field. John Armstrong, for instance,

who studied at The University of Montana in the 1950s, continues to produce fine collagraph prints and is a master printer for others. Both Corwin Clairmont’s and Susan Christie’s work demonstrate in very different ways the expressive and experimental effect of the monoprint. Jay Rummel and James Bailey demonstrate the masterful use of line in their wood cut images, with Bailey employing the use of a reduction style relief print to create areas of bold color in his work.

Silkscreen, or serigraphy, is represented in the exhibit by Navajo artist Melissa Bob. The print demonstrates how the silkscreen process has come a long way from its initial use for commercial purposes. Lithography and etching were also traditionally used for commercial purposes and as a means to illustrate books, magazines, advertisements and to create tourist prints and posters.

Today the subtle and communicative effects of the medium are demonstrated in Miriam Shapiro’s use of a found object employed as a lithographic image and Branson Stevenson’s fine drawing quality expressed impeccably in his etching.

MAM is now the proud owner of a large monotype/intaglio press donated by artist, art guide, and patron Diane Bodholt.

You are encouraged to explore many of these processes here at MAM by taking advantage of the art and printmaking classes offered throughout the year.

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5 tech predictions for 2013

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f you are reading this, then it means we survived 12-21-12. Which also means there were some grotesque misinterpretations about the Mayan calendar. Having said that, bear with me while I attempt to conjure my own predictions about the world of technology for the coming year.

and satellite fed TV networks will lose significant market share to the likes of Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix, and other assorted on demand type services. Incidentally, I also predict watching these services will become more or less identical to watching cable or satellite TV because of all the ads you’ll have to suffer through.

1. Mozilla Firefox will debut its first OS on a mobile device. Hey, if Chrome can do it, so can Firefox. As powerful a browser as Mozilla builds this one should be a no brainer. I give it until June of 2013, and we’ll see an orange fox rolling its way to smart phones and tablets.

3. The Life and Death of 3D movies.

2. Who wants 150 channels when you really only watch five? I predict that cable

This one might just be a wish list, but 3D makes me want to hurl. Not just because of the motion sickness, but because of the belligerent misuse of the technology.

With every gratuitous action scene comes another excuse to wave a shiny lure. Not to say we’ll see the end of 3D movies this year, in fact, we’ll see a tidal wave of new tech revolving around it. Such as glasses-free

3D. But by the end of 2013, I would wager the fad will begin to wane.

Mike Lake

4. Mobile malware and mobile viruses

digital. Meaning only that there will be more revenue (and more units) purchased towards digital books than actual printed copies.

will rain fire and brimstone upon the masses. Ok, that might be a bit dramatic, but nevertheless, identity theft will double this year. Why? If you own a smart phone, you’re probably keeping credit card information, personal data, bank information and a multitude of other tasty chops stored on your phone. Not to say that your phone is vulnerable, yet, but I am saying it’s a pretty big target. Just sayin’.

These are obviously just my own predictions and have almost no basis in reality. However, if any of these come true you can bet your bottom dollar I’ll be dancing a jig and taunting “I told you so” up and down Higgins.

Let me know what your thoughts are, or if you agree or disagree. Find this article on corridormag.com and comment.

5. Books go binary. I would think that with the 230 million predicted sales of Kindles in 2013 that book retailers have cause for alarm. This will be the year the book goes

Mike Lake is art director for the Corridor and can be reached at mlake@corridormag. com.

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s regular as the New Year itself is the celebration that Missoula holds every year to remember the past year and look forward to the next: First Night.

Tom Bensen, executive director of the Missoula Cultural Council, which plans First Night, said he sees the event as another holiday tradition, like going out to get a Christmas tree.

“People come because they came last year, and maybe the year before. They remember how fun it is, and want to come to see the regulars, and some of the new,” he said.

First Night is an international idea that started in Boston in the 1970s, Bensen said. Boston still has the largest celebration, with about a quarter of a million people showing up each year. In Missoula, that number is about 8,000. The various First Night celebrations fall under a national group called First Night USA. Bensen currently sits on its board, representing the Northwest.

In the last decade, the economic downturn and budget cuts have shuttered many First Night programs around the world. At the turn of the millennium, about 200 First Night events were held, compared with only about 75 this year, most in the United States.

While the Missoula event has scaled back slightly, Bensen said that it grew this year.

“The last couple years, we had around 80 acts. This year, it’s more than 90, mostly musicians, in 25 different venues,” he said. All of the performers at First Night are paid, although volunteers will man the entrances to events, checking to make sure patrons have entry buttons.

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Christian Ackerman

Montana Super Skippers

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Salsa Loca

t’s not quite “American Idol,” but one high school student who dreams of being a recorded artist will see that wish fulfilled.

First Night Star is a teen singing competition that has become an annual part of the First Night celebration on New Year’s Eve. It allows high school students to show off their musical talents and perform on stage at the Wilma Theatre.

This is Katherine Vincent’s second year as coordinator of First Night Star. She is responsible for organizing the preliminary competitions that whittle competitors down to the final 12 who will compete during First Night. This year will be the eighth First Night Star.

The preliminaries for the First Night competition started at the end of November and ran through the first week of December.

There were four of these qualifiers, one at each of the three public high schools in Missoula for their students. The fourth was held at the Missoula Children’s Theatre, and was meant for students who are from the surrounding area, private schools or who are home schooled, Vincent said.

This year, between 10 and 20 students came to each of the preliminaries, she said. After performing their songs, three acts from each competition are chosen by judges to move forward to the finals. Not all of the winners are solo signers though. Vincent said that some are duets, and a few have a second person playing music to go along with the vocals.

“Some years it’s hard to find three acts, sometimes it’s hard to pick only three,” Vincent said.

This year, Billy Jenkins, who hosts a morning radio station on 106.7 Star FM, is the master of ceremonies for First Night Star.

Kaleidoscope Entertainment provides background music, microphones and audio equipment and expertise for the event.

A three-person panel will be judging the final competition. It includes Greg Boris, the project development director for the Missoula Children’s Theatre; Missoula native performing artist Adrienne Dussault; and Will Peterson, the co-founder of the Montana Musicians and Artists Coalition.

“Without all of them, this wouldn’t be nearly as special. I don’t know if we could do it at all,” Vincent said.

A few days before First Night, Vincent will bring a voice coach in to work with the 12 finalists.

“At their age, you can really do some damage to your voice if you are trying too hard,” she said.

At the finale on Dec. 31, competitors are allowed to choose what song they want to sing. Vincent said judges discourage singers from picking songs that are very popular and well known because there will be instant comparisons drawn between the student and the professional.

The winner of the First Night Star competition will receive a trophy, as well as the opportunity to record a song using the studio of the Childbloom Guitar Program in Missoula. Once it is recorded, Jenkins will play the track on his show, Vincent said.

First Night Star will take place at 8 p.m. in the Wilma Theatre on Dec. 31. In addition to a First Night button, the competition requires a separate ticket to attend.

The cost is $2 before Dec.31 or $3 the day of the show. Tickets often sell out, and can be purchased online at www.missoulacultural.org or by calling 406-541-0860.

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hile music makes up the largest portion of the performances during First Night, prose has been making a comeback.

Half a dozen poets will be reading and sharing their work during First Night, and will have the Dana Gallery in downtown Missoula to themselves for most of the day.

Tom Bensen, director of the Missoula Cultural Council, which organizes First Night, said Sheryl Noethe is the person most responsible for bringing poetry back as a large component of First Night.

“She has really taken the lead on this, and we couldn’t be happier that we can show off that part of Missoula’s artistic scene,” Bensen said.

Noethe is the current poet laureate for the state of Montana. She is in her second year of the two-year post. In addition, she is the artistic director of the Missoula Writing Collaborative.

The writing collaborative, started in 1994, sends published writers into schools in the area to teach students, in Noethe’s words, “a great love and fascination with language. It’s the focus of my life, so it’s not hard at all to stress that with kids.” Noethe teaches at Lewis and Clark Elementary School, but also travels to other schools to evaluate the Missoula Writing Collaborative’s teachers.

Noethe said she approached Bensen three years ago to ask if she could be responsible for gathering poets and writers to perform at First Night.

“I know a hundred poets. First Night had kind of lost its focus as far as getting writers. So I asked, and he agreed,” Noethe said.

When picking writers to invite to perform, Noethe said she wants to find artists that audiences won’t have heard from before.

“I look for writers whose work I admire who don’t get a chance to be involved with other reading series,” she said.

The poems that she will be reading during First Night come from two different sets of work that Noethe has been developing over the last year. “I’ve been traveling around Montana on a Greyhound bus promoting poetry. So I have an entire series about those bus rides,” she said.

She will also be sharing a new series based around her obsession with physics.

“I’ve been studying it for years,” she said. “I’m no scientist or anything, it’s just that I’m in thrall to subatomic particles.“ Poets will be performing during the First Night celebration at the Dana Gallery in downtown Missoula starting at 2 p.m. on Dec. 31. Noethe will be reading there starting at 8 p.m.

Dillon Kato is a journalism student at the University of Montana and an intern at the Missoulian. He can be reached at 523-5251 or at dillon.kato@missoulian.com.

Michael Delaney as Mark Twain

Bill Rossiter

Taekwondo continued from page 18 In a move he admits might seem odd, First Night 2013 does not have any sort of grand finale for when the clock strikes 12. In previous years, the event has finished with gatherings at the Courthouse or Caras Park, or with fireworks at the Missoula Osprey stadium, but the practice ended a few years ago.

“A lot of the other First Nights start at five or six in the evening. We begin at noon. By 10, we think that a lot of people are doing something else – going to a private party, heading downtown with friends, or asleep,” Bensen said.

For those who do want to keep the First Night spirit going, he said that musicians will be playing in the University Center at the University of Montana until the start of 2013.

The four themes of First Night are community, celebration, New Year’s Eve and art, Bensen said. The first two are tied together.

“The event is a barn-raising idea,” he said. “Everybody gets together and does their part. The whole city becomes a stage.”

New Year’s Eve is a traditional time for reflection but also a time for looking forward, and forms the perfect time for a city to come together, Bensen said. Art is a great way to bring people together, showing off what might be the hidden talents of people you see every day, he said.

“We could get nationally recognized names, but that

would lose the community aspect. It’s fun to see someone you know from another context, a barista or a lawyer, performing on stage,” Bensen said. Twenty percent of the artists this year have never performed at First Night.

In fact, the only performer to be a part of all 19 First Nights in Missoula is Greg Nowak, better known as “The Octopus,” who will play 25 games of chess simultaneously in the University Center starting at 6 p.m.

The funding for First Night comes primarily from button sales and corporate sponsors, Bensen said, although the Missoula Cultural Council also receives funding from the city and the Missoula Parking Commission. Bensen has managed 16 of the 19 First Night celebrations.

First Night events start at noon and run until midnight on Dec. 31. Buttons for entry into the events are $12 in advance or $15 on New Year’s Eve. Children under 7 years old have free entry with a button-wearing adult. A list of local outlets selling First Night buttons and a full program of events is available online at www.missoulacultural.org/ firstnight.

Dillon Kato is a journalism student at the University of Montana and an intern at the Missoulian. He can be reached at 523-5251 or at dillon.kato@missoulian.com.

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Break Espresso MAM

Richie Reinhodlt and the Acousticals

Mike & Tari Conroy

Maren Christensen

Zan Bockes Jazz Graffiti Robert Lee Clay Pope

Christian Ackerman Mime

MCT

Bits & Pieces

MCT Lobby Ice Carving

Downtown Dance Collective

Bare Bait Dance

Florence Front Sidewalk

Jack Shifflett

Marie Bella Corda Ann Savage Blue Moon

Manik Harum

Kelli Neumayer

Shelby Humphreys

Parson’s Pony Farm African Dance Class

Electrickeries

Solo Stars Square Dancing

Room 332

Starlighters

Heart to Heart

6 pm to 8 pm Making Hats Hat Parade Noon - 1pm 1 pm - 2 pm

Missoula Fencing Assoc.

Missoula Taekwondo Montana Alphorn Trio

Quzel Rocky Mtn Ballet Theatre

Ballet Arts Academy Sticks & Tones

MIssoula Coyote Choir

Super Skippers

Celtic Dragon Pipe Band

Yemanja’s Kitchen

Trilliam Brass Trio Unity Dance & Drum

Whippletree

Montana Clown Work

Citighost

Missoula Folklore Society

Gaelic Meadowlarks

Montana A Capella Society

Sweet Adelines

PBS Characters Brace Yourself

Tangled Tones

Foyer

Room 326

Comatose

2 pm to 8 pm

UM Recital Hall

UC Theatre

First Night Star

Kira Means

Glacier Ice Rink

UC 3rd Floor Lobby

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Mark Twain

Jeanette Rankin Peace Center Luminaries

Sentinel HS Jazz Band

Currents

UC Ballroom

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Sonnets on the Sidewalk

Caras Park

UC Commons

Sheryl Noethe

Anyisa

Malarkey

UC Atrium

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Wilma

UM Dennison Theatre

Pinegrass

SpectrUM

Courthouse

Southgate Mall

The MSK Project

Soundings

Dana Gallery

Senior Center

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The Octopus

The Frederico Brothers

Discount Quartet

Zeppo MT

Full Grown Men

Drum Brothers

Turnig the Wheel

Silk Stocking

Big Sky Mudflaps

Salsa Loca

Ed Norton Big Band

Janel Traver Missoula Butterfly House

Whizpops

Dan Dubuqu Lee Zimmerman

Sidhe Smokin’ Jackets

Rio Hal Stearns Montana Tales

Bill Mize Rhanda Johnson & Easy Living

Jean Adams Without Annette Bill Rossiter Home on the Ranch

John Floridis

Gravely Mountains Boys Bill Rossiter Brother Can You Spare a Dime?

Tapas World Jazz Ensemble

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19th Annual

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Dana Gallery

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Murphy~Jubb Fine Art Gallery

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A Carousel for Missoula

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11 Caras Park Currents Aquatic Center 13 Missoula Senior Center 14 UM Music Recital Hall 12

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Glacier Ice Rink

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Peak Health and Wellness Center

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Tracy Linder: distinguished palattes for distinguished tastes

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Blindsided

he Missoula Art Museum is pleased to host the exhibit Blindsided, designed and installed by Molt artist Tracy Linder. Blindsided addresses the artist’s deep-rooted connection to the land and her belief in the sanctity of our food sources. Linder states, “For over 20 years, I have been exploring the cultural significance of agriculture and agribusiness along with the integral roles of science, humanity and philosophy.”

The word “blindsided” brings to mind a phenomenon that catches us unawares, especially with a harmful or detrimental result. In the same way, we are often blindsided by information which addresses the artificial manipulation of agriculture and the food supply, sometimes very unexpectedly.

Linder goes on to state, “My works are derived from living a life close to the land as I transform remnants of animal, plant, human, and machine into visceral hybrids that reveal the reciprocal relationships necessary to sustain life. I grew up on a farm and now live on the vast windswept prairie of south central Montana. It is a place where the life-cycle is revalent and death is commonplace. I prefer to consider the mass of these circumstances by looking at the individual; the source.”

The presence of nearly identical cow heads communicates multiplicity, reproduction, and identity. Constructed from cast cotton paper, fescue grass, and metal ear bands, Blindsided masterfully

communicates a sense of cloning and the manipulation of nature. We are reminded that when everything is identical, we lose uniqueness.

Linder continues, “The cyclical patterns embedded in time are inherent to my process. I create unique handmade multiples to emphasize timelessness. The survival instinct is a resource. It is true ‘all flesh is grass’ and I am always seeking to reveal the intermingled and interdependent relationships necessary to the survival of both the grass and the flesh.”

Linder is an experienced and skilled sculptor and in Blindsided her approach is simple and straightforward. Her decision to present an apparently sterile duplication of 100 identical cow heads speaks to us of identity lost. Linder confronts us with one white head after another revealing a darker reality: the underlying desire to create a uniform, streamlined, and inexpensive production line.

Linder has exhibited extensively in the region. She has an MFA from the University of Colorado in Boulder and an MA from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Her artwork is present in numerous public collections throughout the region including Montana State University, Yellowstone Art Museum, and Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. Gallery Hours: Tuesday- Friday, 10 a.m.5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Office hours: Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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January 11– April 21, 2013 Missoula Art Museum

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3 Missoula Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy open mic, 9:30 p.m., Union Club, 208 E. Main St. No cover.

31 19th annual First Night Missoula, noon-midnight.

Showcasing more than 90 performances and activities in 25 venues throughout downtown Missoula, the University of Montana campus and Southgate Mall. Music, theatre, dance, children’s programs, visual arts and more. Special events include the children’s Parade of Hats, 1 p.m., Southgate Mall; ice carvings on the Missoula County Courthouse lawn; grand finale at the University Center with a choice of the Ed Norton Big Band and Drum Brothers. Admission buttons are $12 in advance, $15 on Dec. 31, children 7 and younger free; available at more than 20 locations in Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley. For schedule of events, visit missoulacultural.org.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Round dance lessons, 7 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 2 1/2 miles west of Lolo on Highway 12. Callers Barry and Bobbie Bartlette. Call 273-0141.

31 Contra dance First Night activities, 3:30-5:30 p.m., University of Montana, University Center Ballroom. Music by Celtic Knots; Elves will call. Visit missoulafolk.org.

31 Campus Life presents “Guess Not: The Post-PostApocalyptic New Year’s Eve Party,” 9 p.m.-1 a.m., City Life, 1515 Fairview. Door prizes, games, movies, and gift cards, be free paintball and free pizza, and drawing for a 32-inch TV at 12:20 a.m. Visit the event on Facebook.

January 2 Computer class, “Unlocking Library Secrets,” 12:30 p.m.; free computer class, 6 p.m.; Wii Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

3 Griz Men’s BB – Montana vs. Eastern Washington @ 7 pm

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3 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Spanish Conversation, noon; R.E.A.D. dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:30, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

4, 11, 25 Swingola, 7:30 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 2 1/2 miles west of Lolo on Highway 12. Plus dance, caller Barry Bartlette. Call 2730141.

4 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime for 3-6, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns at the Library, noon; Teen Writers, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

4 Artist’s reception, 5-8 p.m., the Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St. Featuring “Retrieval from an Unconscious Mind” by Gissette Padilla. Call 728-5251 or visit thebrinkgallery.com.

4 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Betty’s Divine, 521 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring live acoustic set performed by Dan Dubuque plus wine and Bernice’s goodies. Call 721-4777.

4 Missoula Art Museum’s 41st Benefit Art Auction Exhibition opens, 5-8 p.m., 335 N. Pattee St. Artists’ reception and gallery talks, 7 p.m. Silent auction bidding open 5 p.m. MAM’s 41st Benefit Art Auction will be held at the UC Ballroom on the University of Montana campus Saturday, Feb. 2 and will be co-hosted by UM President Royce and Mary Engstrom. This year’s theme, “Artists Color Our World,” reflects the many ways artists shape us and our world. Artists and their artwork help to define societies, outline aspirations, and show us ways

of seeing the world. Dress in your favorite colorful attire and help MAM celebrate the many artists that color our world. Enjoy an evening of extraordinary art in the live and silent auctions, incredible non-art live auction items from Equity Estates and Plonk, and one-of-a-kind raffle packages. Ticket and table purchase deadline is Jan. 18, 5 p.m. Purchase tickets/tables by calling 728-0447 or online at misssoulaartmuseum.org. For complete information on non-art live auction items and raffles, visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

5 “Bring a Friend Skating and Registration Day,” 10-11:30 a.m., Glacier Ice Rink, Missoula County Fairgrounds. Free; skate rental available for $2 per child; $4 per adult. Opportunity to try out the sport, meet instructors and register for classes. Visit missoulafsc.org.

5 16th annual Chamber Health Fair, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Southgate Mall. Free to low cost screenings including lipid panel test, blood pressure, spinal screenings and others. Free Mountain Line bus rides from Grizzly Peak Retirement Residence, 3600 American Way at 8, 9, 10 and 11 a.m. Call 543-6623.

5 Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, 8-11 p.m., Union Hall, 208 E. Front St. Beginner’s workshop, 7:30 p.m. Music by Sassafrass Stomp; caller Rab Commings. $6 members, $9 non-members. Visit missoulafolk.org.

5 The Met: Live in HD presents “Les Troyens,” 10 a.m., Roxy Theatre, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s, the box office at 328 E. Pine St. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m. or online at morrisproductions.org. For more information, call (406) 322-2589.

5 Griz Men’s BB – Montana vs. Portland State @ 7 pm

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January 2013 5 Family Storytime, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

8 Susanna Sonnenberg reads from her new book “She Matters: A Life in Friendships,” 7 p.m., Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W. Call 549-9010.

13 Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

6 Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary. org.

9 The Ed Norton Big Band, 6-8 p.m., Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier Drive. $5.

14 Free computer class, 6 p.m.; Scrabble, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org

6, 13, 20, 27 Lolo Squares, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 2 1/2 miles west of Lolo on Highway 12. Caller Barry Bartlette. Call 273-0141.

6 The Big Sky A’s annual holiday party, noon, The Keep Restaurant, 102 Ben Hogan Drive. The Big Sky A’s, Western Montana’s Model A Ford club meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Southgate Mall Community Room. The goal of the Big Sky A’s Model A Club is to offer technical support and fun for Model A enthusiasts and their families.

Every attempt will be made to welcome children and spouses who might not be directly involved in restoration. Membership in this club does not require actual possession of a Model A Ford Automobile. Merely an interest in the objectives of the club and a desire to take an active part in the club activities shall be the primary requirements for membership.

6 Lolo Squares beginning square dance lessons, 5:30 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 9955 Highway 12, Lolo. Call 273-0652 or 273-0141.

7 Open instruction, 1-4 p.m., Mondays through March 11, the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne, Unit A. $195 members, $205 non-members. Call 543-0509 or visit theclaystudioofmissoula.org.

7, 14, 21, 28 Solo Stars lessons, 6:30 p.m.; dance, 8 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 2 1/2 miles west of Lolo on Highway 12. Caller Barry Bartlette. Call 273-0141.

7 Free Computer Class, 6 p.m.; Scrabble, 6 p.m., Writing Contest begins today: pick up packets at Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

8 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; MPL Book Group discusses “The Cat’s Table,” 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

8, 15, 22, 29 Top Hats basics, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; phase 3-4 teach, 7:30-8:30 p.m., dance, 8:30 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 2 1/2 miles west of Lolo on Highway 12. Callers Barry and Bobbie Bartlette.

Call 273-0141.

8 Communication class based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg and the Center for Nonviolent Communication, Tuesdays through Feb. 5, 6-7:30 p.m., Living Art offices, Warehouse Mall, 725 W. Alder No. 17. $65 per person or $120 for two.

Contact Patrick Marsolek, 443-3439 or info@ PatrickMarsolek.com.

8 Rocky Mountaineers, 7 p.m., Trail Head, 221 Front St. Featuring a presentation by climber Skip Horner.

Visit rockymountaineers.com.

8 Open instruction, 6-9 p.m., Tuesdays through March 12, The Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne, Unit A. $195 members, $205 non-members. Call 543-0509 or visit theclaystudioofmissoula.org.

9 Beginning pottery class, 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays through March 13, the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne, Unit A. $195 members, $205 non-members. Call 543-0509 or visit theclaystudioofmissoula.org.

9 “Easy Steps to eBooks,” 12:30 p.m.; matinee “Ziegfield Follies (1946),” 2 p.m.; Scribbles writing group, grades 7-9, 4 p.m.: free computer class, 6 p.m.; Wii Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Second Wednesday Book Group, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary. org.

10 10 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Spanish Conversation, noon; R.E.A.D. dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

10 “Winter Wood Fire,” 6-9 p.m., Thursdays through March 14, the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne, Unit A. $195 members plus $55 for firings and materials, $205 non-members plus $55 for firings and materials. Call 543-0509 or visit theclaystudioofmissoula.org.

10 The Willamette University Chamber Choir and Willamette Singers under the direction of Wallace Long, 9:25 a.m., Hellgate Theater at Hellgate High School, 900 S. Higgins Ave. The performance will include a variety of sacred and secular works, both a cappella and accompanied. The Chamber Choir’s performance will include: “O Sifuni Mungu,” arranged by David Maddux, “Kalinda,” by Sydney Guillaume, and “Serenity,” by Ola Gjeilo.

The Willamette Singers will perform selections including: “I’ll Sing for You,” by Nancy King, “Norwegian Wood,” by John Lennon, and “Scrapple from the Apple,” by Charlie Parker.

10 Lady Griz BB – Montana vs. North Dakota @ 7pm

15 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; teen volunteer orientation, 4 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary. org 16 Free computer class, 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Wii Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary. org 17 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Spanish Conversation, noon; R.E.A.D. dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org 17 Griz Men’s BB – Montana vs. Southern Utah @ 7 pm

GET TICKETS! 406.543.3300 18 Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” 8 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $21. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org.

18 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime for 3-6, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns at the Library, noon; Teen Writers, 3:30 p.m.; Cheap Date movie, “Men in Black 3,” 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

19 “Collagraph Printmaking” with Bev Glueckert, noon-5 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $36/$40. Collagraph is a wonderful and simple process that uses collaged flat materials of different textures to create a variety of surprising and rich effects. Participants will use MAM’s printing press to create multiples of their collagraph image. Materials provided. Call 728-0447 or visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

GET TICKETS! 406.543.3300 11 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime for 3-6, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns at the Library, noon; Teen Writers, 3:30 p.m.; WorldWideCinema, “Foreign Letters,” 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

12 Family Storytime, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

13, 20, 27 Open Figure Drawing, non-instructed, 3-5 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $5/$7.

Open Figure Drawing will continue on Sundays. This ongoing session provides artists an opportunity to draw from a live model in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Participants must be 18 or older. Call 728-0447 or visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

12 Lady Griz BB – Montana vs. Northern Colorado @ 2pm

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19 Family Storytime, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

19 Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, 8-11 p.m., Union Hall, 208 E. Front St. Beginner’s workshop, 7:30 p.m. Music by Skippin’ A Groove; caller Mitchell Frey. $6 members, $9 non-members. Visit missoulafolk.org.

19 Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” 2 and 8 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $17 for matinee, $21 for evening performance. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org.

19 The Met: Live in HD presents “Maria Stuarda,” 10:55 a.m., Roxy Theatre, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s, the box office at 328 E. Pine St. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m. or online at morrisproductions.org. For more information, call (406) 322-2589.

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GET TICKETS! 406.543.3300 19 Snowflake ball, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 9955 Highway 12, Lolo.

Pre-rounds, 7 p.m. Caller/cuer Barry Bartlette. Call 273-0652 or 273-0141.

20 Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

20 Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” 2 and 6:30 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $17 for matinee, $19 adults and $15 children for evening performance. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org.

22 - Feb. 26 “After School Art Adventure I” with Bev Glueckert, 3:45-5:15 p.m., six weeks, Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Ages 7-11; $45/$50.

Bev Glueckert will guide students in creating a wonderful sampling of projects inspired by the museum’s current exhibitions. From papier maché animal heads, simple print-making, and colorful acrylic paintings to projects based on museum auction artworks selected by the students, there will be a never-ending stream of creative fun. Call 728-0447 or visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

22 “Running Until You’re 100: Why and How?” with Olympian Jeff Galloway, noon, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Visit runwildmissoula. org.

23 “Improving Your Marathon Time” with Olympian Jeff Galloway, noon, Runners Edge. Free. Visit runwildmissoula.org.

23 Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” 8 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $19 adults, $15 children. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc. org.

23 Free public lecture and Missoula Galloway Training Program kickoff with Olympian Jeff Galloway, 7 p.m., DoubleTree Hotel. Visit runwildmissoula.org.

23 “Basic Web Design,” 12:30 p.m.; matinee “Magnificent Ambersons (1942),” 2 p.m.; Scribbles writing group, grades 7-9, 4 p.m.; free computer class, 6 p.m.; Wii Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

24 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Spanish Conversation, noon; R.E.A.D. dogs, 3 p.m., Lego Club, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main.

Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

24 Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” 8 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $21. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org 24 “Fat Burning for Runners” with Olympian Jeff Galloway, noon, Good Food Store. Free. Visit runwildmissoula.org.

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come in and use the MAM printing press – a sturdy Conrad press with a bed size of 22 by 44 inches donated by Diane Bodholt. An initial printing press orientation will be Saturday, Jan. 26, from 1-3 p.m. for a $10 fee. Those who have already taken a printing class at MAM from either Bev Glueckert or Diane Bodholt do not need to take the orientation.

Call 728-0447 or visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

26 Griz Men’s BB – Montana vs. Weber State @ 7 pm

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26 Family Storytime, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

27 Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

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events 24 Griz Men’s BB – Montana vs. Idaho State @ 7 pm

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27 Four classical pianists celebrate the “classy new grand,” 3 p.m., Music Recital Hall, UM. Featuring Jody Graves, Barbara Blegen, Christopher Hahn and Steven Hesla. Tickets $20 general, $10 students, available at the UM Arts Box Office, at 243-4581 or online at ummusic.org.

27 Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” 2 and 6:30 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $17 for matinee, $19 adults and $15 children for evening performance. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org 28 Opening reception, 4-6 p.m., UC Gallery, UM. Featuring “Everybody’s Fine,” an exhibit by UM graduate student James Louks. Call 243-5555 or visit umt.edu/uc/ucg.

25 Teen Writers, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary. org.

28 Free computer class, 6 p.m.; Scrabble, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

25 Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” 8 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $21. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org.

29 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Russian for Everyone II, noon, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary. org.

25 Rascal Flatts with special guest The Band Perry and Kristen Kelly, 7:30 p.m., Adams Center. Tickets $32.50-$62.50 plus applicable convenience fees.

Tickets will be available at the Adams Center Box Office, The Source at the UC, MSO Hub, Southgate Mall, Worden’s Market, by calling 243-4051 or 888666-8262) or by going to griztix.com.

30 Computer class “Excel,” 12:30 p.m.; Scribbles writing group, grades 7-9, 4 p.m.; free computer Class, 6 p.m.; Wii Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

GET TICKETS! 406.543.3300 26 Missoula Community Theatre presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” 2 and 8 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $17 for matinee and $21 for evening performance.

Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org.

26 Open Printmaking Studio, Saturdays, Feb. 23, March 30, April 27, 1-3 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $10/with own supplies or $20/MAM supplies. Take a one-time printing press orientation and then, for just a small fee, you can register to

30 Excision, the Execution Tour, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre.

Tickets $18 in advance, $25 day of show, available at Rockin Rudy’s, by calling 877-4-FLY-TIX, online at ticketfly.com or knittingfactory.com.

31 Tiny Tales for birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; Spanish Conversation, noon; R.E.A.D. dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:30, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 7212665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

31 Opening reception, 4-6 p.m., University Center Gallery, Room 227, University Center, UM. Featuring “Everybody’s Fine,” art exhibit by University of Montana graduate student James Louks. Call 2435555 or visit umt.edu/uc/ucg.

January 2013

February 1 Missoula Art Museum closed for First Friday.

1 Eighth annual Missoula Labor Festival, 7 p.m., Roxy Theatre, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring “Manufactured Landscapes,” the striking feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes” – quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams – Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris. The film follows him through China, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that country’s massive industrial revolution. $5 suggested donation for one night; $9 for both.

2 Eighth annual Missoula Labor Festival, 6 p.m., Roxy Theatre, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring “American Teacher.” This documentary tells the collective story of those closest to the issues in the educational system - the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in classrooms across the country. Narrated

by Matt Damon and based on the New York Times bestselling book, “Teachers Have It Easy: The Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries of America’s Teachers.”

8:15 p.m., “Woody Guthrie Tribute Singer: In Honor of His 100th Birthday.” Music by Scott Hohnstein of the Workers.

8:30 p.m., “Roll On Columbia: Woody Guthrie and the Bonneville Power Administration.” In spring 1941, the cusp of the Great Depression and Pearl Harbor, a 28-year-old, unemployed Dust Bowl balladeer, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie took a one month, temporary job with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bonneville Power Administration on the Columbia River. The BPA needed a folk singer to promote the benefits of building dams to produce cheap electricity. Guthrie, and his wife and three kids needed the paycheck. He wrote 26 songs in 30 days – classics like “Roll on Columbia” and “Pastures of Plenty.” This documentary is the story of the most prolific moment in Guthrie’s extraordinary career. $5 suggested donation for one night; $9 for both.

2 Missoula Art Museum’s 41st Benefit Art Auction, University of Montana University Center Ballroom.

5 p.m., live music, cocktails, silent art auction bidding and live art auction preview. 6:15 p.m., dinner seating and welcome remarks. Live auction, 7 p.m. Tickets $90 for MAM members $100 for non-members and at the door; $850 for table of 10 if paid in full; additional tickets up to 12 people $85 each. Donating auction artists are not to be included in the “10” but can be number 11 and/or 12. Dress in color. 50% of each auction ticket is tax-deductible. Call 728-0447 or visit missoulaartmuseum.org to purchase tickets or a table by Jan. 18, 5 p.m.

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DECEMBER 29 Cruise the Blues, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Resort. Participants ski as many runs as they can, listen to music and win prizes. Visit skiwhitefish.com or call (406) 862-2900.

29 “A Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets are $20 adults, $12 children age 12 and younger. Alpine Theatre Project’s David Ackroyd will recreate all the familiar characters in “A Christmas Carol.”

Presented by the Bet Harim Jewish Community. Call (406) 314-4345.

29 Montana Darkhorse Band, Silver Dollar Bar, St. Ignatius.

31 Cancer Network of Sanders County sky lantern fundraising event, 6-8 p.m., Sanders County Fairgrounds. Free to the public. Purchase a lantern and launch it from the fairgrounds later in the evening for New Year’s Eve. Chili and hot chocolate available for purchase. Contact Kathy Miller at (406) 826-4278 or pln4278@blackfoot.net.

31 New Year’s Eve dinner and party, 6 p.m.-1 a.m., BruMar Estate, 29408 Broken Leg Road, Bigfork.

Tickets are $60 per person, which includes gratuity, a champagne toast and wine with an elegant plated dinner. Reservations required. Call Margie at (406) 837-2231.

31 First Night Flathead, 2 p.m.-12:30 a.m., various venues, Kalispell. The family friendly New Year’s Eve gala features music, performing arts, food and youth activities. Call (406) 253-2471.

31 New Years Eve Rockin’ Rail Jam and Torchlight Parade, 6:15 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Resort. The evening is capped by a parade and fireworks. Visit skiwhitefish.com or call (406) 862-2900.

31 New Year’s Eve Party, 8 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, Polson, includes What About Bob Karaoke and brats and champagne at midnight with the fire pits.

31 Montana Darkhorse Band, Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort, Paradise. Call (406) 826-3150.

JANUARY 1 Annual Polar Bear Plunge, 2 p.m., The Raven, Woods Bay. Call (406) 837-5888 for details.

2 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, Polson.

4 Winter Carnival Merry Maker, 6-9 p.m., Moose Lodge, Whitefish. Tickets are $15. Call (406) 862-3501 or visit whitefishwintercarnival.com.

4 Craig Barton, 8 p.m., Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St., Hot Springs. Call (406) 741-2361.

4-5 Montana Darkhouse Band, Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort, Paradise. Call (406) 826-3150.

5 Soul City Cowboys, 8 p.m., Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St., Hot Springs. Call (406) 741-2361.

8 Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson.

9 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, Polson.

10 Reception: “Cradle Boards and Baby Carriers,” 4-6 p.m., People’s Center, 53253 U.S. Highway 93, Pablo.

The exhibit is on display through May 31. Call (406) 675-0160 or visit peoplescenter.org.

10 Juni Fisher in concert, 7:30 p.m., Polson High School auditorium. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door. The 2011 Western Music Association Entertainer of the Year entertains with original songs, storytelling and guitar playing. Call Big Productions at (406) 676-2427.

10 Senior Tour and Tea Day, 10:30 a.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission for seniors age 60 and older. Docent-led tour and complimentary coffee, tea and cookies.

Call (406) 755-5268 or visit hockadaymuseum.org.

10 Reception: “Montana Seasons” and “Catch the Vision,” 5-7 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Call (406) 755-5268 or visit hockadaymuseum.org.

10 MegaKarma, 6-9 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson.

11 Reception: “Celebrating 40 Years of Teaching and Painting” with Karen Leigh, 5-7 p.m., Bigfork Museum of Art and History, 525 Electric Ave. On display through Feb. 2. Call (406) 837-6927 or visit bigforkmuseum.org.

11 Pirate Party Booty Bash, 7-10 p.m., Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets are $30. Chase away the post-holiday blues at this fundraiser for adults filled with art adventures, a treasure chest of raffle and auction items, libations and merriment. Call (406) 862-5929 or visit www. stumptownartstudio.org.

11 DJ Rob, 8 p.m., Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St., Hot Springs. Call (406) 741-2361.

12 “Crits and Croissants: A Saturday Morning Artists’ Critique” with guest artist Thomas G. Lewis, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Call (406) 755-5268 or visit www. hockadaymuseum.org.

12 Coronation of Prince Frey and Princess Freya, 5:30 p.m., Whitefish High School gym. Call (406) 8623501 or visit whitefishwintercarnival.com.

12 SNOW Bus Winter Wine Festival, 6-9 p.m., The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, 1380 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish. Tickets are $40. The annual event offers a cornucopia of palate-pleasing wines and appetizers as well as a silent auction and live music. Call (406) 253-9192.

12 Elvis Tribute Farewell Tour, 8 p.m., Bigfork Center

for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets are $27.50, available at www.bigforktheater.org or Merry Gems in downtown Bigfork. Ryan Pelton and his sixpiece band, direct from Nashville, take the audience on a journey through all the eras of Presley’s career.

Call (406) 837-4885.

12 John Patrick Williams, 8 p.m., Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St., Hot Springs. Call (406) 741-2361.

12-13 Ski Fest, Izaak Walton Inn, 290 Izaak Walton Inn Road, Essex. Cross-country skiing celebration features family activities, equipment demonstrations and free lessons. Call (406) 8885700 or visit www.izaakwaltoninn.com.

15 Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson.

16 Reception: “Art on the Walls” student exhibit, 5-6:30 p.m., Clark Fork Valley Hospital, Plains.

Works by Sanders County students in grades K-12 adorn hospital walls through March 26. Call (406) 544-6654.

16 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, Polson.

17 Black Tie Benefit Dinner and Auction, 6:30 p.m., Ninepipes Lodge/Allentown Restaurant, Charlo.

Tickets are $40 each or two for $75. The annual benefit for Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana includes a guest speaker, entertainment, dinner and silent and live auctions. Free tour of museum starts at 5:30 p.m. Call (406) 644-3435.

17 Paul Taylor in concert, 7 p.m., Lincoln County High School Auditorium, Eureka. Tickets are $12. Aussie musician and didjeridoo player entertains through storytelling and musical adventures. Call (406) 2970197 or visit www.sunburstfoundation.org.

18 Canadian blues and folk artist Matt Andersen, 7:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets are $27, all seats reserved. Visit www.whitefishtheatreco.org or call (406) 862-5371.

18 Scarlet and Melissa Blue, 8 p.m., Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St., Hot Springs. Call (406) 741-2361.

19 The Hobbit’s “Unexpected” Costume Dinner Party, 5 p.m., Whistling Andy Distillery, 8541 Montana Highway 35, Bigfork. Tickets are $25. Dress in Hobbit costuming and enjoy an authentic Hobbit meal. A prize will be awarded for the best costume. Call (406) 837-2620.

19 Australian storyteller, musician and traveler Paul Taylor, 7 p.m., Libby Memorial Center. Presented by the Kootenai Heritage Council. Call (406) 293-9643.

19 The Skin and the Bone, 8 p.m., Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St., Hot Springs. Call (406) 741-2361.

19 Torchlight procession and coronation of King Ullr and Queen of the Snows, 6:30 p.m., Depot Park, First Street and Central Avenue, Whitefish, followed by a disco party at the Great Northern Bar. Whitefish Winter Carnival button required. Call (406) 862-3501 or visit whitefishwintercarnival.com.

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19-20 Glacier Symphony and Chorale present “Masterwork 3: Peter and the Wolf,” 7:30 p.m.

Saturday at Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St.; and 3 p.m. Sunday at Flathead High School Performance Hall, Kalispell. Tickets are $10-$32, free for students through high school.

Natalie Dungey, trumpet, and Noble Dance Company join the orchestra in this classic. The program also includes works by Prokofiev, Beethoven and Zoltek.

Call (406) 257-3241 or visit gscmusic.org.

22 Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson.

23 Montana Repertory Theatre presents “Biloxi Blues,” 7:30 p.m., Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. Tickets are $20 adults, $18 seniors, $8 students. Neil Simon’s coming-

of-age comedy is about a young man from Brooklyn in Army boot camp in 1943. Visit www. whitefishtheatreco.org or call (406) 862-5371.

23 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, Polson.

25 Dirty Corner Band, 8 p.m., Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St., Hot Springs. Call (406) 741-2361.

26 Moonlight Dine & Ski, 6 p.m. or 7 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Resort. Reservations required. Skiing is optional. Call (406) 862-2900 for reservations and menu selection.

26 Sunraven Band, 8 p.m., Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St., Hot Springs. Call (406) 741-2361.

26-27 World Skijoring Championships, noon-4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Whitefish Municipal Airport.

Entrance is a $3 Whitefish Carnival button plus $5 per car for parking. Horses tug skiers around the course with an awards ceremony Sunday at the Craggy Range. Call (406) 261-7464 or visit www. whitefishskijoring.com.

26-27 Black Curtain Theatre production “Elephant’s Graveyard,” 7:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets are $10 at the door. This the true tale of the tragic collision of a struggling circus and a tiny town in Tennessee, which resulted in the only known lynching of an elephant. Set in September 1916, this play by George Brandt combines historical fact and legend, exploring the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence, revenge and the infernal beauty of vaudeville. Appropriate for older students

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and adults. Visit www.whitefishtheatreco.org or call (406) 862-5371.

27 Libby Polar Bear Club, 2-4 p.m., Libby Creek Bridge on Farm-to-Market Road.

28 Montana Repertory Theatre presents “Biloxi Blues,” 7 p.m., Plains High School. Tickets are $5$15. Neil Simon’s coming-of-age comedy is about a young man from Brooklyn in Army boot camp in 1943. Call (406) 826-3600 or (406) 544-6654 for tickets.

29 Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson.

30 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, Polson.

B-Root January 2-3 Auditions for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” 7 p.m., Hamilton Players Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road, Hamilton. Copies of script available for checkout at Chapter One Book Store or by calling 375-9050.

8 Marjorie A. Crawford Literature Seminar, “Solaris,” 9:30-11:30 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, Hamilton.

Shawn Wathen leads this discussion on Stanislaw Lem’s classic work of science fiction. Call 363-5220.

9 Hamilton High School graduate Devin Leonardi performs with the Willamette University musicians, 6 p.m., Hamilton High School Auditorium, 327 Fairgrounds Road. The concert is free, although

a goodwill donation is encouraged. One of the choirs from Hamilton High School, under the direction of Peggy Leonardi, also will perform in the concert. The concert will open with a vocal jazz performance by the Willamette Singers, followed by the local high school group and conclude with the Willamette Chamber Choir. The performance will include a variety of sacred and secular works, both a cappella and accompanied. The Chamber Choir’s performance will include “O Sifuni Mungu” arranged by David Maddux, “Kalinda” by Sydney Guillaume and “Serenity” by Ola Gjeilo. The Willamette Singers will perform selections including “I’ll Sing for You” by Nancy King, “Norwegian Wood” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and “Scrapple from the Apple” by Charlie Parker.

12 The Bitter Root Amateur Radio Club holds a test

session for all classes of amateur radio licenses, 1 p.m., Perkins, Hamilton. If you are ready to test or want to upgrade your license, or know someone who is thinking of testing please attend. Cost is $15.

Bring two forms of ID and copy of the license you are upgrading. Extra classes will begin Jan. 15 from 7-9 p.m. at the Stevensvile Library and continue every Tuesday through April 2. Test will follow at 10 a.m. April 6. Manuals are $29.95. Call Sharon KK7HJ at 363-4674.

12 “Forbidden Bitterroot,” 8 p.m., Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. Tickets are $25. Hamilton Players present an evening of concert parody, improv and sketch comedy that is focused on the Bitterroot Valley and all of its quirks. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

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17 Closing lecture of the “Victorian Years” exhibit, 6 p.m., Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. Featuring Anne Foster, archivist and living history interpreter. Call 353-3339 or visit brvhsmuseum.org.

19 The Monthly Grind, 7 p.m., Stevensville Playhouse, 319 Main St. Tickets are $5 for adults or free if you bring a homemade dessert to share, free for kids younger than age 6. The monthly variety show emphasizes political, family-oriented entertainment.

Call Jim or Susan McCauley, 396-6519, for details.

24-26 Corvallis High School cheerleaders host a Cheer Camp open to grades K-8. Register by Jan. 9.

Proceeds benefit the GAN Warriors with proceeds to benefit Hannah’s Hope Fund for GAN. Call 381-3053.

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wonderette

The most

By Brian D’Ambrosio

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riter-director Roger Bean has turned innocent musical nostalgia into his livelihood. He has shaped jukebox musicals out of WWII ditties and radio jingles, but his topmost achievement is The Marvelous Wonderettes, a ‘50s-and-’60s revue. The irresistible sound of ’50s and ’60s pop tunes hold a distinctive soft spot in the hearts of those who grew up listening to them; that’s for certain. But the music’s cross-generational charm has an even broader reach.

“I grew up listening to my parents singing the oldies,” says actress Maria Miller, who plays Missy. “I love that fun music a lot, so

much that I sometimes feel as if I were born in the wrong era.”

Based on the successful Off-Broadway smash musical, the Missoula Community Theatre’s production of The Marvelous Wonderettes delivers audiences to the land of sugary, familiar oldies. The show’s outline is the chronicle of a quartet of adept young singers chosen to provide entertainment for the Springfield High School Class of 1958 senior prom.

Meet the Wonderettes, four girls (Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy) with dreams and aspirations as large, bright and wild as their crinoline skirts. As we learn about their lives and loves, we are treated

to the girls performing memorable songs and plenty of familiar hits. The Marvelous Wonderettes is a mandatory musical trip down memory lane, says director Joe Martinez.

“It’s a fun, silly, feel-good show,” says Martinez, who zestfully directs the twohour-plus production. “The musical is lively, recognizable and there is a spirited four-part harmony throughout.”

When the entertainment doesn’t show up for the senior prom, the Wonderettes step in to save the day. In between belting out favorites, such as “Mr. Sandman,” “Leader of the Pack,” “Lipstick on Your Collar,” and “Dream Lover,” the girls trade gossip, one-

liners and dreams of teenage romance.

Your toes will be tapping throughout this irresistible jukebox musical. Young or old audience members should be acquainted with at least one of the more than two dozen musical favorites. Theatergoers should be ready for musical, as well as cultural, immersion.

“There is a lot audience participation,” says actress Noel Rukstad (Cindy Lou). “The audience votes for prom queen, and certain audience members are spoken to as if they were our prom classmates or teachers.”

Though the bubbly performers — Missy (Maria Miller), Betty Jean (Ellen McKenzie), Cindy Lou (Noel Rukstad) and Suzy

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(Kendra Syrdal) — weren’t around when such songs as “It’s My Party,” and “Stupid Cupid” were top 40 hits, their renditions are a pleasure.

“The characters are all so lovable in their own way,” says Miller. “They shine through with their special personalities.”

Each Wonderette is a standard classic: there’s the know-it-all, highly organized type A Missy, tomboyish Betty Jean, airhead Suzy and diva and queen bee Cindy Lou – and has generic , high-school age boy trouble. There are arguments, mild drama, giggles and confessions, but they’re all just stepping stones to the next number.

“The 1950s was a period and time known as a lot of fun,” says Rukstad.

“Girls were really girls then. There are some awesome 1950s prom dresses, pastel colors, and puffy petticoats. It was a time when butthead was a bad word and, in general, a really romantic era. It’s exciting to relive that time a little bit.”

Expect The Marvelous Wonderettes and their taut, four-part harmony to leave their audience smiling, and reviving memories diffused through nostalgia and pop music, with “Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight” and the promise of more: “See you again in 1978.”

The Marvelous Wonderettes opens at the Missoula Community Theatre, 200

North Adams Street, Missoula, on January 18. The show runs January 18-20 and 2327. Tickets go on sale January 2. For more information, visit www.mctinc.org or call (406) 728-7529.

Brian D’Ambrosio is the Media Relations Coordinator at MCT.

Jan 18-20 Jan 23-27

at the Missoula Community Theatre Doors open at 7 pm, show begins at 8 pm.

Tickets go on sale January 2. For more information, visit www.mctinc.org or call (406) 728-7529.

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By CORY WALSH

aesop rock

Monday, January 28 at the Bandlander

with Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz and Busdriver.

Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door, 18 and up.

They’re available at Ear Candy.

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esop Rock’s knotty incarnation of hip-hop begs for a pause button and multiple Google searches.

In a heavy New York drawl, the independent emcee unloads seemingly free-associative lyrics larded with slang and head-scratching references. Unless you can identify the destination alluded to in “Cycles of Gehenna.”

On 2012’s self-produced “Skelethon,” the emcee worked with a small crew of instrumentalists, giving the beats the feel of live garage rock fed through a sampler.

Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz and Busdriver will perform on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Badlander. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door, 18 and up. They’re available at Ear Candy.

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Monday, January 28 at the Missoula Winery Doors open at 7 pm Show begins at 8 pm.

Tickets for the all-ages event are $15 in advance, $18 at the door.

Available at ticketfly.com, stonefly-productions.com.

To purchase them directly, go to tinyurl.com/bjqfsz8.

The Missoula Winery and Events Center is located at 5646 W. Harrier Way, behind Big Sky Brewery near the airport.

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Cello Project Port land

& the Have A Alialujah Glorious Choir

New Year!

By CORY WALSH

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iven Kanye West’s conspicuous consumption, it’s surprising he doesn’t have the Portland Cello Project on retainer to play “H*A*M” as he makes an entrance into a new room.

The group, which should include about eight cellists for this tour, is known for its eclectic concerts and albums, but it’s latest CD, “Homage,” sticks to a theme of titans of modern music: Kanye, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and, uh, Golijov.

After cycling through creative instrumental takes on hits like “Get

By,” “Lollipop,” “Monster” and “Hey Ya,” they tack on a lovely rendition of Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov’s “Lúa Descolorida,” originally written for a soprano with strings.

Concert-goers may also get to hear tunes from Beck’s sheet-music release, “Song Reader.” The music, released on the printed page only, was put out by McSweeney’s last month, and the Cello Project was set to perform the “album” in its entirety in late December.

Tickets are on sale now for the Portland Cello Project’s Monday, Jan. 28, concert at

the Missoula Winery.

Opening for the all-cello group is the Alialujah Choir, a Portland indie/roots act that features Kalispell native Adam Shearer, also a member of the group Weinland.

Tickets for the all-ages event are $15 in advance, and $18 the day of the show.

They are available at ticketfly.com, stoneflyproductions.com. To purchase them directly, go to tinyurl.com/bjqfsz8. The doors open at 7 p.m., and the indie-classical begins at 8.

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January 2013

excision

With Special Guests Paper Diamond & Vaski

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he name itself presents a terrifying image - a mangled, forced extraction, quite literally “removal by cutting“. It should come as no surprise that the sounds behind this name are just as filthy, brutal, and unforgiving as the namesake suggests. Excision shows are like no other- a virtual apocalypse of twisting and morphing sounds turn massive crowds into a frenzy, as virtual walls of bass are relentlessly impaled time and time again upon their fragile bodies and ears.

Your ears will ring and your eyes will roll into the back of

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The Wednesday, Execution January 30 Tour at The Wilma

Doors – 7 p.m. Show – 8 p.m.

Tickets are available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 877-4-FLY-TIX, Online at www.Ticketfly.com or www.

KnittingFactory.com.

Tickets: $18 Advance Discount (Limited Quantity), $25 General Admission

your head as you are suspended in what can only be called a true sensory overload. Bass will rain down from above for hours as Excision’s skills as a DJ and producer shine like an unholy light from the underworld.

The true champion of bass music, Excision hails from Kelowna, British Columbia. The founder of the ROTTUN label, a bass music conglomerate that has shaped the sound of modern Bass music, Excision has created a vast roster of allies that has only bolstered his spot as a warrior of bass music. Armed with a library of destruction and

filth, Excision has time and time again tested the limits of electronic music with vastly different sets that encompass a full range of genres. The things you see and hear during the precious time you are engaged by Excision’s sounds will eclipse your mind for a lifetime, as you are constantly enlightened by the true fervor and energy that only an Excision set can provide.

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January 2013

excuse

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racy Morgan, star of “30 Rock” and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member, will perform on Thursday, March 28, at the Dennison Theatre on the University of Montana campus as part of his “Excuse My French” stand-up tour.

Morgan was first introduced to TV audiences in his role as “Hustleman” on the hit comedy series “Martin.” He went on to join SNL in 1996 where he appeared for seven seasons and created such memorable characters as “Astronaut Jones” and “Brian Fellows.” After leaving SNL, Morgan went on to star in his own comedy series “The Tracy Morgan Show” and voiced “Spoonie Luv” on Comedy Central’s “Crank Yankers.”

Currently starring on NBC’s Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning “30 Rock,” Morgan appears opposite Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin as “Tracy Jordan,” the unpredictable star of Lemon’s (Fey) hit

variety show, “TGS with Tracy Jordan.”

In 2009 Morgan received his first Emmy nomination for this role in the supporting actor category; in the past five years he has also been nominated for the Supporting Actor NAACP Image Award.

Morgan made his animation debut in Jerry Bruckheimer’s “G-Force” with the character “Blaster,” one of the highly trained secret agent guinea pigs dispatched to save the world. The film opened at No. 1 in U.S. box offices and was celebrated by audiences worldwide. In 2010, Morgan starred in “Death at a Funeral,” a remake of the 2007 British movie of the same name, also featuring Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, and Danny Glover. In 2011, Morgan also headlined the New York Comedy Festival, which featured comedians such as Bill Maher, Andy Samberg and Patton Oswalt, among others.

Thursday, March 28

at the Dennison Theatre on the University of Montana campus The show starts at 7 pm.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14. The reserved seating tickets cost $49.50, and additional fees may applied. It is for mature audiences only.

Tickets are available at the Adams Center Box Office, all GrizTix outlets, by phone (406) 243-4051, or by visiting griztix.com.

January & February 2013 Schedule of Events 406-243-6880 www.umt.edu/music

~ January ~ 27

Sun

Celebrate Piano Series III: Keyboard Benefit Concert featuring the musical talents of Steven Hesla, Christopher Hahn, Barbara Blegen and Jody Graves, MRH, 3 p.m. $20 general, $10 students. For more information please call 2436055.

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Sat

“Stadium Echoes,” UM Grizzly Marching Band Concert, DT, 7:30 p.m., $11 general, $6 seniors, $5 students.

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Tue

Faculty & Guest Artist Series featuring Margaret Nichols Baldridge, violin and Robert LedBetter, percussion, 7:30 p.m., MRH, $12 general, $8 students/seniors.

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Fri

Music Day, scholarship auditions for incoming music students. Call 543-6882 for more information.

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Fri

Fusion “IV” Concert, a fast paced collage of all School of Music offerings. Come hear bands, orchestra, choir, jazz percussion, winds, piano and opera in over 20 snap-shot, high-impact performances! 7:30 p.m., DT, $11 general, $6 seniors, $5 students.

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Mon

Student Recital Series featuring Travis Higa, trumpet, graduate recital, 7:30 p.m., MRH. Free and open to the public.

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Tue

Faculty & Guest Artist Series featuring computer music with video composed and performed by Marko Ciciliani from the faculty of the University of Music and Performing Arts University Graz, 7:30 p.m., MRH, $12 general, $8 students/seniors.

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Wed

School of Music presents Faculty & Guest Artist Series, Virtuosi Artists from Italy, Bandini Chiachiaretta Duo, bandoneon/guitar, 7:30 p.m., MRH, $12 general, $8 students/ seniors.

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Tue

Celebrate Piano Series IV: UM Faculty Piano Concerti, 7:30 p.m., MRH, $20 general, $10 students.

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Wed

Student Recital Series featuring Arielle Nachtigal, soprano and Lilly Olson, trombone, Junior Recital, 7:30pm, MRH, Free and open to the public.

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Fri

UM Percussion Ensemble World Rythms Concert, Featuring Idrissa Gueye and N’Deye Gueye Master Saber Drummer and Dancer from Senegal, West Africa, 7:30pm, DT, $11 General, $6 Seniors, $5 Students.

***TICKET INFORMATION***

All School of Music tickets are available at UMArts Box Office (located in the PARTV Center), Open Weekdays from 10:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m.

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Missoula Area Central Labor Council presents

Missoula Labor Film Festival

8th Annual

7 PM • Friday, February

Manufactured Landscapes

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anufactured Landscapes is the striking feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky.

Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams— Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris.

The film follows him through China, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that country’s massive industrial revolution.

With breathtaking sequences, such as the opening tracking shot through an almost endless factory, the filmmakers also extend the narratives of Burtynsky’s photographs, allowing us to meditate on our impact on the planet and witness both the epicenters of industrial endeavor and the dumping grounds of its waste. In the spirit of such environmentally enlightening sleeperhits as An Inconvenient Truth and Rivers and Tides, Manufactured Landscapes powerfully shifts our consciousness about the world and the way we live in it, without simplistic judgments or reductive resolutions.

Friday & Saturday February 1-2, 2013

Roxy Theater 718 South Higgins Ave., Missoula Recommended Donation: $5 for one night, $9 for both

Each film will include time for comments and questions from the audience.

6 PM • Saturday, February 2

American Teacher

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his documentary tells the collective story of those closest to the issues in the educational system – the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in classrooms across the country. Narrated by Matt Damon and based on The New York Times bestselling book, “Teachers Have It Easy: The Big sacrifices

and Small Salaries of America’s Teachers,” the film balances the personal stories of teachers with startling statistics and analysis by policy experts, including the factors that cause many teachers to leave the profession. “You’ll watch is and want to call your favorite teacher from grade school and thank them all over again.” – The Huffington Post.

8:15 PM • Saturday, February 2

Woody Guthrie Tribute Singer: In Honor of His 100th Birthday Music by Scott Hohnstein of the The Workers Contact: phonehohn30@yahoo.com; 406.536.9072

8:30 PM • Saturday, February 2

Roll On Columbia: Woody Guthrie and the Bonneville Power Administration Michael Majdic & Denise Matthews/2000 www.woodyguthrie.org/events/filmsonwoody.htm

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n spring 1941, the cusp of the Great Depression and Pearl Harbor, a 28 year old, unemployed Dust Bowl balladeer, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie took a one month, temporary job with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) on the Columbia River. The BPA needed a folksinger to promote

the benefits of building dams to produce cheap electricity.

Guthrie, and his wife and three kids needed the paycheck.

He wrote 26 songs in 30 days - classics like Roll on Columbia and Pastures of Plenty. This documentary is the story of the most prolific moment in Guthrie’s extraordinary career.

January 2013

soundcheck December

28 Zeppo MT, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 28 Northern Lights, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. Call 728-1559.

29 Russ Nasset & The Revelators, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 29 Montana Darkhorse Band, Silver Dollar Bar, St. Ignatius.

29 Mark Duboise and Crossroads, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. Call 728-1559.

31 New Year’s Eve celebration with Mark Duboise and Crossroads, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. $5. Call 728-1559.

31 Keaton Wilson and Steve Kalling, jazz, 8-10 p.m., Finn and Porter, 100 Madison St. 31 The Wild Coyote Band, 7 p.m., Eagles Lodge, Hamilton.

31 New Year’s Eve party with Russ Nasset & The Revelators, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 31 New Year’s Eve with the Tom Cats, 9 p.m., The Dark Horse, 1805 Regent St. $5.

31 New Year’s Eve party at Finley Point Grill, Montana Highway 35, Polson. What About Bob Karaoke starts at 8 p.m.

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2 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

4 University of Montana’s Entertainment Management “People’s Choice” winners Lannie Head Wounds and The Mookie Ace Band, and Sean Kelly’s “Top of the Mic” winners The Hasslers, 10 p.m., The Press Box, 825 E. Broadway.

4 Joan Zen, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 4-5 Montana Darkhorse Band, Quinn’s Hot Springs.

7 Cash for Junkers with Tyler Roady, Grace Decker, Nate Behil, John Rosette and Jeff Turnman, 7-10 p.m., The Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 8 Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

8 Three Eared Dog, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 9 The Ed Norton Big Band, 6-8 p.m., Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier Drive. $5.

9 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

10 MegaKarma, 6-9 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

11 Mudslide Charlie, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 12 Tom Catmull & The Clerics, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 14 Tom Catmull, 7-10 p.m., The Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 15 Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Eastshore Smokehouse, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

16 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

18 Russ Nasset & The Revelators, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 19 Josh Farmer, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 21 David Horgan and Beth Lo, 7-10 p.m., The Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 22 Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Eastshore Smokehouse, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

23 Head for the Hills, The Palace, 147 W. Broadway.

23 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

25 The Louie Bond Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., The Hideout Bar & Casino, Hamilton. Call 363-9040.

25 Cash for Junkers, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 26 Zeppo MT, Union Club, 208 E. Main St. 28 Blue Moon with Andrew Huppert, Mary Place, Mikel Greathouse and Paul Phillips, 7-10 p.m., The Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 29 Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Eastshore Smokehouse, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

30 What About Bob Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Montana Highway 35, Polson.

31 Nonpoint, 8:30 p.m., The Palace, 147 W. Broadway.

Tickets $13 in advance, $15 day of show, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, 1-866-300-8300, jadepresents.com or tickets300.com.

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The three-member group struck a chord right away with country music fans of all types, and their country-pop sound cemented the path of those in the industry that yearned to cross over into mainstream success. While Garth Brooks had made the road before them, it was acts like Rascal Flatts who paved that road, so that artists like Big & Rich, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift could travel that road into the mainstream of America’s listening palette.

What makes Rascal Flatts – who plays the Adams Center on January 25 – work so well is the bond the trio has between them. Two of them have a bond beyond the band, as lead vocalist Gary LeVox and the versatile Jay DeMarcus are second cousins. Dan Rooney’s lead guitar adds a unique blend to the group, and helps formulate the sound which has dominated the early part of the Millennium.

Their success also helped put the Disney Music Group’s Lyric Street Records into a strong role in Nashville. Their success on the charts opened doors for other new acts to thrive – including Deric Ruttan, Josh Gracin and others. While Lyric Street has since closed, Rascal Flatts continues to put out music under the independent label, Big Machine Records.

Since their debut single, “Prayin’ for Daylight” – which was one of the three songs on their demo which won over the Lyric Street folk in the first place – Rascal Flatts has been a success on the charts.

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Midway through the decade, Rascal Flatts also started experiencing more crossover success. Their song “What Hurts The Most” not only made it to the top of the country charts, it also topped the Adult Contemporary chart and made it to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The support for a song on their second studio album, “Melt,” also produced a little controversy. The video released of the Top 10 single “I Melt” included partial nudity, and was banned from airing on the Great American Country network.

The song the group may be most remembered for, however, is a song which has become a staple on an annual feature on ESPN’s flagship program, SportsCenter. The “My Wish” series, which highlights the Make-A-Wish Foundation, uses the Rascal Flatts song by the same title in its presentation.

And, of course, the group keeps putting out hits.

Already off of their latest studio album, Changed, the song “Banjo” made its climb to the top of the country music charts, the group’s 12th No. 1 country single.

As of late, the band has been on the road, celebrating getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and making an appearance on NBC’s The Voice.

The Changed Tour will continue into the summer, with stops throughout the US, as well as Europe and Australia.

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was sitting in my lounge chair on Sunday with my laptop computer on a table next to me, my iPad on my lap, and my cell phone on the arm of the chair watching football. Well sort of…I was really watching NFL RedZone. Oh how times have changed with respect to watching a Sunday football game!

NFL RedZone, which bills itself as “Every Touchdown, From Every Game”, is a station on Direct TV and most cable systems that shows constant highlights of every game being played. The channel doesn’t focus on one particular game, but bounces from game to game as a game gets interesting or when something big happens. The channel is commercial free and shows every score from each game within minutes of it happening.

NFL RedZone has become a fantasy footballers dream. It has changed the way we view and cheer for football. Gone are the days where you woke up on a Sunday and scanned the newspaper listings to see which three games the networks were carrying that week. You were excited when it happened to be one of those weeks where “your team” was being shown in your time zone. For me, growing up a Dolphins fan on the west coast, I very rarely saw Miami play on live television. I was lucky to see them 4 or 5 times a season. So I would be saddled watching the most regional team play eagerly anticipating that break in the game where they went to studio for a score or highlight update. Bonus if the update was on the Dolphins game!

Sunday football watching has morphed from the old days. Now here I sit on this Sunday with three mobile/computer devices locked onto three different fantasy football leagues. Each giving me immediate updates when my opponent or my team

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scores even a single point. Meanwhile I am glued to the NFL RedZone. Instead of rooting for my Dolphins as my number one priority, I find myself caring more about my three playoff fantasy teams and whether or not I am winning. One of my players scores against the Dolphins….. no big deal….I got six fantasy points for that touchdown and the Dolphins aren’t even going to the playoffs! Miami will get them next year. What’s important is that I am going to win it all in my fantasy football league. Think of the 9 months of bragging rights I am going to have with my fantasy football brethren. Ah….the spoils of victory!

Good or bad, NFL RedZone and Fantasy Football has changed the way we watch football. It has also changed the way we follow teams and the sport overall. I don’t think I watched a Sunday morning or afternoon football game from beginning to end all season. Instead I am desensitized by a constant flood of highlights and live key plays from every game. I care more about RG3 and his numbers than I do what the Dolphins score is.

But this culture change, it is even more than that. I don’t have to listen to the constant dribble from these over paid analysts who have to tell me that the team behind is in “four down territory” late in the game down by 10 points. I don’t have to listen to the constant barrage of beer, car, and video game commercials. I am not forced to watch a game I have no interest in from beginning to end because it is the only one on. I get to just watch football. I get to watch every relevant and key play on every given Sunday. So I have come to a conclusion. Yes, the way I watch football has changed, but it is so much more fun than it used to be!

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January 2013

Beer - Wine - Spirits D i r e c t o r y

P.O. Box 763 • Helena, MT 59624 (406) 439-8075 • www.montanabrewers.org The Montana Brewers Association is devoted to the development of a strong, responsible and growing craft-brewing industry in Montana and will be hosting its 5th annual Montana Brewers Fall Festival at Caras Park on September 28, 2013.

Presenting more than 20 Montana breweries and over 70 Montana-made beers, including the 2013 Festival Release Beer from each brewery to be unveiled at the festival, plus great music and food.

Go to montanabrewers.org for information about Montana’s craft breweries.

Breweries –––––– Bayern Brewing

Tasting Room: 12pm-8pm 7 days a week 1507 Montana • Missoula, MT 59801 (406) 721-1482 • www.bayernbrewery.com Bayern Brewing is steeped in the rich tradition of Bavaria, a region renowned for producing the region’s most sophisticated beer. We brew our beers in strict accordance of German law of Purity “Reinheitsgebot” of 1516. That means no berries, artificial carbonation, or other strange ingredients are used in the process. All you will find in a Bayern Brew is barley, yeast, hops, water, and the experience of two German master brewers.

Draught Works Brewery

915 Toole Ave. • Missoula MT 59802 (406) 541-1592 • www.draughtworksbrewery.com Tap room open noon to 8 pm seven days per week.

Draught Works currently has nine beers on tap.

We have live music Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Cask-conditioned Ale poured from a beer engine every Wednesday. Huge deck for outdoor seating, kids welcome. “Like” us on Facebook for updates on events and happenings. Come to our weekly Tuesday night “Chug for Charity” events where $0.50 of every pint sold goes to supporting a worthy charity.

Glacier Brewing Company

6 Tenth Ave. E. • Polson MT 59860 (406) 883-2595 • glacierbrewing.com Glacier Brewing Company has been making and serving fine, locally handcrafted beers and sodas in beautiful Polson on Flathead Lake since 2003.

Visit the tap room or the relaxing beer garden to sample any of Glacier’s beers by the pint or all of them in the full sampler tray of 2-oz. glasses. There are always seven of Glacier Brewing Company’s handcrafted beers and two sodas on tap to sample, as well as seasonal offerings.

Great Northern Brewing Company

2 Central Ave., Ste. 2 • Whitefish MT 59937 (406) 863-1000 • www.greatnorthernbrewing.com At a whopping three stories tall, Great Northern Brewery boasts the tallest building in downtown Whitefish and best views of Big Mountain free of charge. Currently offering 16 ales and lagers in a variety of year-round and seasonal styles, Great Northern beer is made in the tradition of gravity-flow brewing with one of the most sophisticated brew houses for its size in the country. Grab a beer and bite to eat at the Black Star Draught House after a long day of skiing or hiking in Glacier.

Highlander Beer

Missoula Brewing Co. • PO Box 8235 Missoula, MT 59807 • www.tastemontana.com Originally brewed in Missoula starting in 1910, the Highlander Beer brand was revived as a Scottish red ale and is now brewed by Great Northern Brewery in Whitefish. It won the award for “Best Montana Beer” at the Garden City Brewfest in 2009. It’s served in restaurants and bars throughout Western Montana. Also, look for the 22-ounce Highlander bottles in stores. Cheers!

Tamarack Brewing Company

2 Locations: 105 Blacktail Road • Lakeside, MT 59922 (406) 844-0244 231 W. Front • Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 830-3113 • www.tamarackbrewing.com Tamarack Brewing Company is proud to be a casual brew pub where people can enjoy wonderful pub fare and handcrafted ales in an unassuming and friendly atmosphere. Join us at The ‘Rack’ in both Lakeside and Missoula... Think Local, Drink Local!

wineries –––––– Ten Spoon Vineyard & Winery

Tasting Room: Thurs-Sat 5-9pm 4175 Rattlesnake Dr • Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 549-8703 • www.tenspoon.com Escape a short distance up the Rattlesnake to Montana wine country for flights and glasses of award-winning organic wines with no added sulfites. Open year-round, seating inside the winery or outside overlooking the vineyard. Live music Fridays and Saturdays. Partake in our delicious antipasto plates or bring your own food. We ship wine — come taste your options for a Made-inMontana gift.

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Vino Trio special: Buy any 2 bottles of wine and get 20% off any third bottle. Mixer Sixer Special: Mix and match any 6 beer singles and save 20%.

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Distillers –––––– Glacier Distilling Company

10237 Hwy 2 East • Coram, MT 59913 (406) 387-9887 • www.glacierdistilling.com Glacier Distilling Company is a craft distillery nestled in the foothills of Glacier National Park.

We specialize in small-batch whiskeys made from local grains and pure glacial water. All of our Montana spirits are hand crafted and hand bottled in the Whiskey Barn. Tastings and tour hours change seasonally. Call for more information.

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What’s the function Why do planes suddenly plunge during storms?

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s we have just completed the holiday travel season, the fine folks here at the corridor hope you and your families travels were uneventful and safe.

Travelling during the busy travel periods is stressful to say the least. Getting hit by winter storm blasts in Montana during those periods doesn’t make it much easier.

As I get older, I find it harder and harder to travel without getting flustered. Everyone is in such a rush to get from one place to another and let’s face it, there are just a lot of inconsiderate and stupid people out there. We all have a travel story about some crazy moment we experienced or saw after travelling during the holidays… which brings me to our WTF topic of the month.

Plane travel is exhausting and stressful.

Issues like getting through security, praying that your carry on isn’t too big, and worrying about all those people boarding earlier than their boarding number taking your overhead space are just a few of the many concerns you take to an airport.

Then you get on the plane and stuff all your belongings in the overhead bin (if your lucky that the space is still available) or in the space for your feet under the seat in front of you (if your unlucky). If you’re a big fellow like me, getting comfortable in your seat is your next challenge. You jockey for the arm rest with the stranger next to you. You remove your wallet in the back of your pants to attempt to gain some comfort in the padding of the seat. You twist and turn to get your knees and legs in a position that is somewhat comfortable while protecting them from the upcoming onslaught of the seat in front of you being reclined without warning. Nothing worse than to be “out of position” when the seat comes crashing down on a knee! Then you finally get into the air.

The actual flight should be the only stress free part of the travels. But then the winter weather changes all that. I was on a flight last month. I was just delivered a nice apple juice from the fight attendant. I started to take a sip….and then…..whooooa…. the plane dropped what seemed like 10

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feet and the drink went down the front of my shirt. The pilot immediately gets on the intercom and says we are experiencing flight turbulence. He orders the staff to stop serving drinks and for everyone to stay seated with their seat belts buckled.

After feeling some compassion for how the rear of the plane got aced out of getting a drink, I realized this would be a great “What’s the Function” topic.

Plane turbulence is sudden and at times traumatic. Hollywood has overused it as a suspense and plot twist item and for good reason. As I was with my drink, it happens suddenly when your relaxed and psychologically it messes with a flyers nervous energy. Your plane is not supposed to move in that direction especially when it drops 10 feet. So makes it do that?

Simply, a plane flies steady because the lift force produced by the plane is equal to its weight. The lift is produced by the wings of the aircraft. They are set at an angle to the oncoming wind. A larger wing angle causes the plane to climb due to

more lift and descend with a smaller angle.

Storms create areas of rapidly rising or descending air. As the plane enters these patches, the angle of the wing meeting the wind changes suddenly and causes the plane to climb or descend instantly without notice.

There are many different forms of turbulence like thermal or mechanical, but we will spare you the details. However, we should warn you that you should listen to your flight personnel when they request that you buckle in times of turbulence. According to the FAA, “Each year, approximately 58 people in the United States are injured by turbulence while not wearing their seat belts.”

However, turbulence is nothing to worry about if you follow the seat belt rules. As a Boeing spokesman said, “Boeing planes are designed to withstand G forces that are one and a half times greater than the typical turbulence you would encounter.”

So relax, buckle up, and enjoy the flight.

No reason to worry. We hope your 2013 travels are happy and stress free.

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