may 2015
corridormag.com
homeward
bound The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy talks music, return to Missoula
Events: Bigfork Whitewater Festival to take over the Flathead Art: Icons of the West brings rad art to Missoula’s Dana Gallery
2
THIS ISSUE
MAY 2015
MAY 2015 ISSUE 46
22 Organic High Grade Strains Medically Measured Doses Essential Oil Vapor Pens Customer Loyalty Cards Monthly Doctor’s Clinics Earn Free Medicine & Free Doctor’s Renewal
Connoisseur’s #1 choice in Montana.
We are the
Come see for yourself exactly why.
Missoula 406.203.2204 Less than $200/oz on multiple choices of our top shelf strains montanabuds.com
6
8
14
21
#nofilter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 from the editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 play around in polson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 playtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 one million yeses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 ogre on stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 wild miles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 may reads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 icons of the west. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 eight immortals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 profusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 homeward bound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
big acts at big sky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 old goodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 corridor music review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 corridor film review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 missoula event scalendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 nw montana events calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 bitterroot events calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 sudoku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 around the weird. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 denouement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 DECEMBERISTS LEAD SINGER COLIN MELOY AND HIS BAND WILL BE BACK IN MISSOULA FOR A MAY 24 CONCERT. COVER ART BY KALI COOK
MAY 2015
photo
D
yanna Wilson was born and raised on the Crow Indian Reservation. She is Crow, Apsaalooke and a member of the Whistling Water Clan. Her first language is Crow. Her second language is English. In 2006, she moved to Missoula with her family to pursue her master’s degree in school counseling at the University of Montana. Her plan was to stay in Missoula for two years to complete her degree. Then, she planned to go right back home. But Missoula grew on her. “Missoula, there’s no place like Missoula,” Wilson said. “Missoula is so accepting. I couldn’t leave. I fell in love with Missoula.” Her family stayed in Missoula until 2013 and has been living in Billings for the past year. Wilson tries to come back to Missoula as often as she can. Wilson and her family attended the Kyi-Yo Powwow at the Adams Center at UM in April. Although Wilson and her family are now living near the Crow Indian Reservation - and that will always be home for her family - she said she will always somehow come back to Missoula. Wilson loves that the atmosphere in Missoula is so positive and open.
“I think that’s the main thing for me - I don’t feel so alone (in Missoula.) People here can have their own languages and cultures; all the cultures are accepted - not just one is superior. I think that’s the main reason I feel real comfortable here. We can just be ourselves - who we are. It’s just so accepting here,” she said. Wilson’s Indian name is Baahilikootaa, which means one who persists. “That’s me. Being a Whistling Water and a Ties the Bundle child. Speaking, everything I think is in Crow first, then I have to translate. And being what I am - being who I am even though that’s me - I’m me. That’s me; and in Missoula, I feel comfortable knowing that there are other cultures, and they have their own beliefs and values, and it’s also OK for me (to have mine) and it’s accepted, and I feel ok even though I’m really far from home.” Tyler Wilson is a Missoula-based photographer whose work is often featured in Corridor. His #NoFilter project debuted in January 2015 and features portraits and mini, unfiltered stories of people from across Missoula. To view more of Wilson’s work, visit CorridorMag.com.
3
4
MAY 2015
FROM THE
READY FOR
SUMMER TRAVEL? SUMMER PASSENGER
LIGHT TRUCK
GREAT BUY!
39
GREAT BUY!
89
STARTING AT
STARTING AT
99
TREAD DESIGN MAY VARY
P155/50TR-13
TREAD DESIGN MAY VARY
YOUR SIZE IN STOCK, CALL FOR SIZE & PRICE
PASSENGER
P235/75TR-15
YOUR SIZE IN STOCK, CALL FOR SIZE & PRICE
OUR BEST ON SALE
LIGHT TRUCK
ULTRA Z900
ON SALE
WILDCAT A/T 2
LONG TREAD LIFE SMOOTH RIDE
115
99
ALL SEASON TRACTION SMOOTH RIDE
117
STARTING AT
STARTING AT
77
175/65R-14 YOUR SIZE IN STOCK, CALL FOR SIZE & PRICE
62
215/75R-15 YOUR SIZE IN STOCK, CALL FOR SIZE & PRICE
W
EDITOR
e’re getting excited for summer again here at Corridor Mag. Because it’s a time when things like this happen: People gather in a big field supplied with lots of great beer and listen to good music until the sun goes down. Nothing against all the other seasons, but you can’t deny that’s a beautiful thing. Our feature this month focuses on the Decemberists return to Missoula and to the Big Sky Brewing venue as a part of its Big Sky Brewing Summer Concert Series. See what’s new with the Decemberists on page 22. Also inside this issue, a look at what the summer playhouses in the area have planned for their summertime shows. We’ve got the skinny on the Bigfork Summer Playhouse lineup as well as what the Port Polson Players will have for audiences this year. MCT is presenting “Shrek: The Musical” this month. The Bigfork Whitewater Festival will go down up north as well. The story about how the festival got started involves a lot of dangerous stunts and beer, which remain part of the festival today.
PUBLISHER MARK HEINTZELMAN SALES AND PROMOTIONS SCOTT WOODALL SCOTT.WOODALL@CORRIDORMAG.COM
EDITOR JENNA CEDERBERG
EDITOR@CORRIDORMAG.COM
ART DIRECTOR ADAM POTTS FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHER TYLER WILSON
Whatever the road throws at you – from potholes to nails – any road hazard, our FREE GUARANTEE protects you
Peace Peace of of Mind Mind Tire Tire Protection Protection Lifetime Lifetime Tire Tire & Mileage Mileage Care Care
BEST BRAKE VALUE PROMISE
Les Schwab® has been providing brake service to our customers for over 30 years. We are one of the West’s largest brake providers and can do most brake jobs the same day, without an appointment.
We are proud to offer:
PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS FREE BRAKE INSPECTIONS AND ESTIMATES PREMIUM QUALITY PARTS THE BRAKE INDUSTRY’S BEST WARRANTY
www.LesSchwab.com
GOOD THROUGH JUNE 30, 2015
MISSOULA NORTH 2800 W. Broadway 721-1770
MISSOULA SOUTH 2605 Brooks 721-0888
HAMILTON 211 North 1st 363-3884
RONAN 63360 Hwy 93 S. 676-7800
STEVENSVILLE 4026 Hwy 93 N. 777-4667
POLSON 36030 Memory Ln 883-1099
Celebrating its 40th year in 2015, the festival will take place Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-24) in downtown Bigfork. We’ve got books, movie and music reviews as always, along with a set of events calendars from the Bitterroot, Flathead and Missoula valleys. We don’t want anyone – ever - to complain that there’s nothing to do. And once you read every page of this issue, you can hop online to see what we’ve got cooking at Corridormag.com or on Twitter (@ CorridorMag) and Facebook (www.facebook. com/CorridorMag). Like I’ve said before, find us there, we’ll have some fun.
Jenna Cederberg, Editor
CONTRIBUTORS LUCY BEIGHLE JENNA CEDERBERG TERRI ELANDER MARY GERBER MAX KAISLER TANDY KHAMENEH KAREN LEWING ZOË MOORE RACHEL CRISP PHILIPS ADAM POTTS BECCA SAYRE BRACH THOMSON CORY WALSH TYLER WILSON BETH WOODS ADVERTISING & SALES MEGAN HUNT DEB LARSON DEANNA LEVINE SHELLY PARGE MINDY TWEET SCOTT WOODALL
WWW.CORRIDORMAG.COM FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK!
/CorridorMag
@CorridorMag
NO PART OF THE PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRINTED OR REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION. ©2015 LEE ENTERPRISES, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN MISSOULA, MT, USA.
MAY 2015
5
stage
Port Polson Players actors Bob DiGiallonardo, Karen Lewing and Neal Lewing star in “Gaslight,” which will run July 1-19 in Polson. Photo courtesy of the Port Polson Players
T
he Port Polson Players is celebrating 40 seasons of live theatre in a beautiful 1938 log building gracing the southern shores of Flathead Lake in Polson. Inside the air conditioned comfort of the theatre, 2015 summer audiences will be treated to a mystery, musical and a comedy farce performed by some of western Montana’s best-loved performers and guest artists. The Players’ 2015 Summer Theatre season opens with the Victorian thriller “Gaslight,” featuring a cast of six. The play includes main characters Bob DiGiallonardo teaming up with Karen and Neal Lewing in the show that gave rise to the psychological term “gaslighting,” which describes an abuser’s attempts to make a victim doubt his or her sanity. When “Gaslight” ran on Broadway, Eleanor Roosevelt was quoted as saying, “I recommend this play to anyone who wants to be absorbed and taken out of his daily round of interests. You sit on the edge of your chair most of the time as it is really a grand mystery story.” “Gaslight” runs Wednesday July, 1 through Sunday, July 19. With the summer in full swing, audiences will have three weeks to catch “Breakin’
Up is Hard To Do,” a musical featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka. A cast of eight sing and laugh its way through a hilarious story line with such familiar songs like “Calendar Girl, Happy Birthday” “Sweet Sixteen,” “Stupid Cupid” and “Laughter in the Rain,” plus a dozen more Sedaka hits. This jumpin’, jivin’ show runs July 23 through Aug. 9. Wrapping up Summer Theatre on the lake, the Players present “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Dramatic Society Murder Mystery.” “Farndale” comes back to the Polson stage by popular demand. The comedy is a light, frothy fun evening featuring the Players original zany cast. The show runs Thursday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 30. The theatre only seats 125. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, with curtain times at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Produced in association with The Mission Valley Friends of the Arts, all Port Polson Players productions take place at Polson’s beautiful log theatre on the lake, 32 Golf Course Lane. Call 883-9212 for reservations or visit portpolsonplayers.com.
6
MAY 2015
stage
Bigfork Summer Playhouse 2015 productions include “Smokey Joe’s Café,” “Man of LaMancha,” “The Addams Family,” “Annie” and “Footloose.” Photo courtesy of Bigfork Summer Playhouse
O
pening on May 15, the Bigfork Summer Playhouse will celebrate its 56th season of live professional theatre. Known by many as the “theatre by the bay,” the BSP is a past recipient of the Montana Governor’s Award for the Arts and can now boast an Oscar winner among the alumni, as J.K. Simmons won an Oscar this year for best supporting actor in “Whiplash.” Simmons spent seven seasons on stage and directing at BSP. Each season, Broadway caliber acting and singing talent is recruited from across the country so BSP patrons can see the finest live professional theatre in the Northwest. BSP 2015 productions include “Smokey Joe’s Café,” “Man of LaMancha,” “The Addams Family,” “Annie” and “Footloose.” The summer season will end with a special “Hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s” show. Below is a rundown of each of the BSP shows. For a full schedule and tickets, call the Bigfork Summer Playhouse at 406-837-4886 or visit www. bigforksummerplayhouse.com.
MAN OF LAMANCHA
SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ
FOOTLOOSE
A musical revue showcasing 39 pop standards, including rock and roll and rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. After a Los Angeles tryout, the revue opened on Broadway in 1995, running for 2,036 performances, making it the longest running musical revue in Broadway history.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
It’s a dismal day at the Addams family’s manse, with the ever-approaching storm clouds reflecting the gloomy atmosphere that has beset the household. Daughter Wednesday, now 18, has found herself experiencing a surprising new sensation, one that frightens both her and her family: she has fallen in love.
Tax collector, soldier and author Miguel de Cervantes and his man, Sancho, are cast into a prison common room by the Spanish Inquisition because they foreclosed on a church that defaulted on its taxes. The thieves and robbers in the prison are quick to descent upon the new arrivals and ravish their possessions.
ANNIE
It’s 1933 and in the depth of the Depression, Annie, 11, is living in the Municipal Orphanage on New York’s Lower East Side. Miss Hannigan is the principal in charge of the orphanage and needs no lessons on being compared to the wicked witch of the West. Annie decides to escape and try to find her parents. Naturally this proves unsuccessful. However, Grace Farrell, secretary to the millionaire Oliver Warbucks is searching for an orphan that she might invite back to the Warbucks’ household to celebrate Christmas.
Based on the smash movie sensation of the same name, “Footloose” is the story of a young man from Chicago named Ren McCormick. He moves to a small town with his mother after his father abandons them. Much to his amazement, dancing and rock ‘n roll are forbidden. Through his tenacity and use of the Bible, Ren is able to convince the local minister to let the town’s high school student’s dance again.
END OF SUMMER EARLY FALL SERIES – HITS FROM THE 50’S, 60’S, & 70’S The 50s, 60s and 70s were three decades of some of the finest rock and roll music. Enjoy an evening of staged hits from artists like Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Ritchie Valens, The Beach Boys, Elton John, Johnny Cash and more as the Bigfork Summer Playhouse brings you the hits live onstage.
MAY 2015
7
A FUNDRAISER FOR THE CULINARY ARTS DEPARTMENT AT MISSOULA COLLEGE TO RAISE MONEY FOR EQUIPMENT AT THE NEW CAMPUS All 2015 Carnivore Classic events will be held at the Missoula County Fairgrounds
FRIDAY, MAY 29TH THE AXMEN DRIVE-IN, GRILL-OUT THEATER COST: $25.00 PER VEHICLE VIP DINNER AND BENEFIT AUCTION HELD IN THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT THE MISSOULA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS - CELEBRATING ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY COST: $150 PER PERSON
SATURDAY, MAY 30TH SOUTH AMERICAN ASADO-STYLE BARBEQUE BUFFET • COST: $25.00
GRIZ-BOBCAT IRON CHEF THROWDOWN KANSAS CITY BARBEQUE SOCIETY SANCTIONED BARBEQUE CONTEST
WWW.UMT.EDU/CARNIVORESCLASSIC Call for more information 406-303-1257 SPONSORS
Majestic Madness
8
MAY 2015
stage
MCT recently launched its “One Million Reasons to Say Yes” campaign. Photo courtesy of MCT
M
issoula businessman Craig Langel has been involved with MCT (Missoula Children’s Theatre and Missoula Community Theatre) for a long time. His kids have been in plays. He’s been in plays. He’s been on the board of MCT for more than 20 years. He helped out 17 years ago with the campaign that resulted in building the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, a building that not only is the home of the Missoula Children’s Theatre and Missoula Community Theatre, but also hosts hundreds of community events annually, including weddings and fundraisers. Recently, Langel was having a “heart to heart” with MCT Executive Director Michael McGill about the direction of MCT. A common phrase Langel heard from McGill was “We’d love to, Craig, but we just don’t have the resources.” MCT, like many other nonprofits, reached a point where growth just wasn’t possible. The time-strapped staff was at maximum capacity, and there weren’t funds available to hire additional personnel, nor grow any programs. “What I was hearing was that we were kind of at a standstill. The ideas for growth were numerous, but MCT just didn’t have the funds to instigate any of the ideas as they’re already operating as leanly as they can,” Langel said. “I know the incredibly positive impact MCT has had and does have on so many people, so I decided to do something about it.” That “something” was a quarter million dollar gift, “with strings attached,” Langel said with a smile. “I realized that if MCT had a $1 million, they would be able to retire their mortgage, which would free up about $15,000 a month for the organization. I’m donating a quarter million dollars, if MCT can raise the additional
three quarters.” Hence the recently launched “One Million Reasons to Say Yes” campaign. “The name of the campaign came about as Craig and I were talking in the lobby and he gestured around and said ‘I bet a million people have come through this place,’ ”development director Cate Sundeen said. “The more we talked the more we realized that MCT has impacted over a million people in over a million different ways - it only seemed appropriate.” That includes the impact on the 65,000 children cast every year in the 2,400 shows put on by the traveling tour actor/directors. It includes the 750,000 audience members who get to witness their children find a confidence they didn’t know they had. That includes the thousands of members of military families who look forward to the annual visit by MCT as it builds a community on the base like no other event. That includes the members of our community who are living on the autism spectrum and are able to attend a specially adapted MCT performances. That includes people as famous as J.K. Simmons, a product of MCT, and as nonfamous as yours truly. It includes the community of Missoula, which MCT is proud to call home, and where it employs 120 full time staff members and spends 70 percent of its $5.5 million budget. And that includes Craig Langel, who is donating the biggest gift of his lifetime to this organization, as he sees the tremendous impact that MCT makes. He hopes you do too. For more information on MCT’s One Million Reasons to Say Yes Campaign, go to www.MCTinc.org.
stage
An MCT volunteer works to construct part of the Shrek costume. Photo courtesy of MCT
O
MAY 2015
n Feb. 22, 150 hopefuls spent the better part of the afternoon auditioning for a role in a fantastical, musical feast called “Shrek The Musical.” No doubt, some had hopes of playing an over-sized green ogre, a princess or a giant cookie. Ultimately, 50 actors and more than a dozen technical volunteers were chosen to bring to life the charming tale of the loveable Shrek. “Shrek The Musical” runs May 8-10 and May 13-17 at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Wednesday-Saturday night performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m. and Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Director Joseph Martinez has assembled the kind of crew that makes an extraordinarily technical and complex production look like a piece of cake. The title role of Shrek is played by J. Scott Reilly. The making of Shrek’s mask and hands alone took hours of research, lathering and baking plaster, molding silicone and green paint - lots of green paint. “The physical creation of this show is a work of art in itself and definitely a labor of love,” Martinez said. The storyline and characters follow closely the popular animated film of 2001, so the audience will see favorite characters such as Fiona (Brit Garner), Donkey (Chris Vogl) and the giant talking cookie, Gingy (Katie McDougall), to name just a few. The cast also includes a Big Bad Wolf with an unusual flair (Thain Bertin) and a host of other fractured fairytale characters. There are wisecracks and adolescent humor in the show; if you feel the movie was OK for your kids, you’ll all enjoy this live, musical version. As with any fairytale, there is a moral to the story. “Being comfortable with who you are and proud of it is a message for everyone in this family-friendly show,” Martinez said. On Tuesday, May 12, the cast will present a special evening with the fourth annual adapted performance for people on the autism spectrum. The evening features slight adjustments to the production, such as a shorter running time, modified lighting and reduction of jarring sounds. The use of “light sticks” will announce the anticipation of applause or louder sounds/lighting effects, to help the audience anticipate the actions. The final bows on Sunday, May 17, will conclude an 84 day adventure of rehearsals, sewing, set-construction, singing, dancing, laughing, crying and 21 full-length performances of “Shrek The Musical,” all for the love of telling a story, building community together, and serving it up to you as a freshlybaked, tasty treat. Bring some extra dough for a yummy “Gingy” cookie at the concessions stand. Tickets are available online at www.MCTinc. org, by phone at 728-7529, or at the MCT box office (200 N. Adams St.).
9
10
MAY 2015
St. Ignatius up to
FLATHEAD LAKE ot! The Valley’s Hot Sp Photo by Pete Ramberg
Saturday & Sunday Brunch 9-2 Local organic salads Homemade dressings Panini Pastries Italian Bread It Coffee Catering
It’s All About The Ladies It’
Downtown Polson, MT • 883-5800
MOVING
SALE
to new location in June
50% OFF numerous items Still have all specialty wine, beer, cigars & chocolates in stock!
More than a quilt store
Find us at the Original Farmer’s Market this summer
Corner of 4th and Main Downtown Polson Saturday & Sunday Brunch 9-2 Open at 8 am weekdays • 319-2080
Kaffe Fassett’s Have Arrived Patterns, Books, Kits available Checkout Spring Classes on Facebook
Flathead Lake Cheese
210 Main Street, Polson, MT 406-883-3643 • Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30
Sandpiper
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
at 11:30 a.m. Full-service bar for your favorite cocktail or 11 Montana Craft Beers on tap, plus 60 of the best beers in bottles
Art & Gift Gallery
306 Main Street • Polson, MT • 883-5956
June Painting Workshops
d Rebellion
h Romance an
A Story of Iris
Celebrating Port Polson Players
May 8,9,10 & May 15,16,17 Olivia Olsen – Hot Wax and Beyond – June 13-14 B. Rex Stewart – Landscape Painting Simplified – June 20 To register contact: Sandpiper Gallery sandpiperartgallery.com
40th Year!
SHILLELAGH A Modern Irish Comedy With Music Written By Neal Lewing
At Polson’s Beautiful Theatre on the Lake
Call 883-9212 or go to PortPolsonPlayers.com
35103 Hwy 35 Polson ( Just North of Finley Point Road) (406) 887-2096 View our menu at www.eastshoresmokehouse.com
MAY 2015
11
MISSION MOUNTAIN GOLF COURSE
St. Ignatius up to
FLATHEAD LAKE ot!
BAR & RESTAURANT
For more information, go to polsonchamber.com or call (406) 883-5969
p S t o H s ’ y e ll a V e h T
OPEN 7 DAYS WEEK IN BEAUTIFUL MISSION VALLEY RONAN, MONTANA NEW OWNERS 46664 Golf Course Way Ronan, MT 59864 • (406)-676-4653
Live Local PolsonDeals.com • RonanDeals.com Get Your New Lawn Furniture #ninepipes
Make OurView YourView HOMETOWN & OUTLET
Hometown Store 1920 214 1st Street East Polson, MT 59860 (406)-883-2533 Mon-Fri 9-6:30 • Sat 9-6 • Sun 11-4
Shop in Polson
Service & Parts 1-800-469-4663 www.sears.com
Lake Bar & Grill
Polson Lake Bar Downtown Open Wed-Sat 5-8:30 & Grill Friday & Saturday 5-9
Dinner Menu w/ Full Bar Incredible Wine Selection Fabulous Menu with:
Fettuccine with shrimp or chicken Hell Roaring Shrimp Appetizer
May 9 - Northern Lights Band; 8:30 No cover May 22 - Band In Motion; 8:30 No cover
Lunch & dinner 11-9 pm - Breakfast Saturday & Sunday Open 7 days a week 406-644-2588 •
ninepipeslodge.com
THE BEEF S ’ E R E ? WH DON'T FORGET
RICH
W I N E S B U R G E RV I L L E
ON MTOHEM RS DAY
MO
IN EVERY BITE AT
50567 US Hwy 93 • Polson • 406.883.2620
Sandpiper
e north Take a driv and see to Polson ful plants, the beauti d unique baskets an e people gifts that th are in Missoula out talking ab
Art & Gift Gallery
Ahi Tuna Stuffed Burgers Salmon New York Steaks Rib Eye Steaks Calamari
306 Main Street • Polson, MT • 883-5956
Kids & Nature Culture
WE STILL HAVE A NICE SELECTION OF BASKETS.
CHOOSE YOURS NOW. 33953 Fox Road
Come as you are and enjoy some great food and lake views 101 Main Street - Polson, MT Reservations 541-790-1424
Mandalas, clay coil pots, clay loon sculptures, paper mask and totem sculptures and ledger art. Displayed by Cherry Valley and Linderman students
May 16 - May 30 Reception May 22 5-7 pm
sandpiperartgallery.com
2 Miles North Bridge Polson, MT Bruce & Cherie Gerlach 883-6162 Memorial Day Special May 22 thru May 25 Open 7 days a week 9-6
12
MAY 2015
St. Ignatius up to
FLATHEAD LAKE ot! The Valley’s Hot Sp
May Events May 8 -10 & 15-17 - Port Polson Players Shillelagh; 883-9212 May 14 - Women 4 Wellness Health Fair at Joe McDonald Center SKC College; www.prevention.skc.edu May 14 - “To Hell and Back” at Miracle of America Museum 6:30 pm; 883-6264 May 15 - The Tana Bockman Memorial Golf for Griz Tourney 11 am at Mission Mountain Golf Course; 676-4653 May 18-30 - Kids and Native Culture at Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery; 883-5956
Photo by Pete Ramberg
Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival July 18-19, 2015 • Over 125 Vendors • Unique Arts and Crafts • Flathead Cherries • Fun for the Whole Family • Sidewalk Sales
Call For Sat - Shamrockers 1-4 Vendors Sun - Singing Sons of Beaches 1-3 To reser ve vendor space call (406) 883-3667 or e-mail: vendors@flatheadcherr yfestival.com
Polson, Montana • www.FlatheadCherryFestival.com
YOU’VE NEVER HAD
MEXICAN LIKE THIS BEFORE!
1 Mile Marker, Hwy 35 E Polson, MT 883-5794 Open 7 days a week
Sonora Grill is an independent, locally owned restaurant. We have amazing Mexican food always prepared fresh with recipes passed down through generations. From our family to yours, we welcome you
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
On Hwy 93 (across from Town Pump) Ronan, MT (406)-676-8999 Mon 11 am to close • Tues - Sat 9 am to close Closed Sundays
Polson Fairgrounds Inc presents
Mountain View Cenex Convenience Store Stop in on your way to the lake for Hot Stuff Foods
Gas - Beer - Snack Foods Bottled propane Off Hwy 93 at the St. Ignatius turn
745-3634
BBQ Cookoff, Live Music & Local Brew Vendors & Cookers WANTED Tour Cash Prizes Registration forms available at Polsonchamber.com
August 1, 2015 Polson, MT
www.polsonchamber.com
Trading & Loan Co Co.
BUY - SELL TRADE - LOAN
Guns, Gold & Silver, Jewelry, Optics, Art, Collectibles, Antiques The Unusual and the Obvious
PAWN SHOP
102 Rufus Lane, Polson, MT 59860 Across from Eagle Bank
(406) 883-2440
Polson's Premier Pawn Shop ~ polsonpawnshop.com
mission mountain
rodeo Polson Fairgrounds Arena
Friday June 26 Saturday June 27
6:30 p.m. Youth Events 7:30 p.m. NRA Rodeo Tickets: $10 Adults $5 Children 3 - 12 years, under 3 free General information 883-1100
Crawford Brothers Band Friday night after rodeo Free Non-Food FAIR Vendors Call Sharon 261-2861 for details Youth outh Events - 6:30 p.m. • Mutton Bustin’ • Mini Bull Riding
MAY 2015
13
May Events continued May 22 - Reception for Kids and Native Culture at Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery, downtown Polson 5-7 pm June 1-July 11 - Sky Above Us at Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery; 883-5956 June 5 - Reception for Sky Above Us at Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery, downtown Polson 5-7 pm
photo by Pete Ramberg 5/14 - Barton & Caselli Duo 6:30 pm 5/21 - Open Mic Night - 8:30 p.m. All Musicians Welcome
Bar Open Monday-Saturday at 4 pm Bar Menu & Restaurant Open 5 pm
HOME FLOOR COVERING POLSON STONE & TILE
Polson’s Only Design Center
Tuesday thru Saturday Lake Bar
Polson’s Best Pub
319-2353
49494 Hwy 93, Polson (across from Lake City Bakery)
Homefloorcovering@gmail.com
(406) 883-248 883-2488 8 • Polson, P MT
O N W E T ETE AIN
N I N
Finley Point Grill Upstairs Open 11-9 Monday-Saturday
NEW
Downstairs: FPG Burger Bar Open!
M Clothing
Pendleton, Tommy Bahama, Tribal, Brighton, Cutter & Buck and more.
& Home COME CHECK OUT OUR NEW STORE Formerly First Resort Clothing
FPG Burger Bar Open 4 to close Monday-Saturday
with great menu, including pizza and salads New package liquor store May 22nd ~ 8-11 pm
Beautiful Selection of Jewelry and Suncatchers
322 Main St. | Polson, MT | 883-2247
Locally Sourced Ingredients Catering Available Locally Crafted Montana Brews
Darkhorse Band
Bev Doolittle Prints
Sunday Brunch 10-3 kids under 12 eat free
887-2020
Downstairs NEW Bar
Mile Marker 6, Hwy 35 - Polson, MT
• Live Music Each Thursday in dining room ~ 6:30-8:30 pm • Sunday Brunch ~ 10 am
(6 miles from Hwy 93 Polson turn onto Hwy 35)
Tuesday-Saturday 9-6 • Sunday 11-4 • Closed Monday 219 Main Street, Polson
406-883-2129
www.TwoNineteenMain.com
14
MAY 2015
events
Wild Miles The Bigfork Whitewater Festival will take place in May 22-24 in Bigfork. Photo by Noah Clayton
I
MAY 2015
n the spring of 1975, some of western Montana’s first kayakers began scouting a run of the lower Swan River after conquering the Middle and North Forks of the Flathead River and the Buffalo Rapids south of Polson. They began by the power plant above Flathead Lake’s Bigfork Bay, now the lower slalom course, and slowly worked their way up the river. Later that summer, they were successfully running the river from below “The Big Rock.” By the end of the season, they were kayaking from the Swan River dam to the downtown bridge, on what became the full length of “The Wild Mile.” After getting off the river, the kayakers would meet at a Bigfork bar where owner Fritz Groenke became interested the guys’ river quests. When they came in next, Groenke offered $100 prize if they would come back and have a race that spring. They organized the race and sent out flyers. Only a handful of racers showed up to pay the $10 entry. But the race continued to grow and change from a river run followed by pizza and beer, to what is now the Bigfork Whitewater Festival. Celebrating its 40th year in 2015, the festival will take place Memorial Day weekend (May 22-24) in downtown Bigfork. The Swan River event includes races for beginner/intermediate and advanced paddlers. A new event for qualifiers is the optional Head-to-Head race. Providing an interactive event for spectators, stand up paddleboard demonstrations will be held at the Bigfork Dock. This year, more than $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in both the Professional Kayak and Raft divisions. A unique feature of this race is the proximity of the river to downtown Bigfork, allowing spectators easy viewing of class IV whitewater action. Local bars, restaurants, shops and galleries have specials and music planned for the weekend. The main festival information area will be the sponsor tent located in the parking lot between Brookies Cookies and the Garden Bar. Beer sales from Flathead Lake Brewing and a Bloody Mary bar from Whistling Andy Distillery will be offered. The official schedule of events will be posted on the festival’s website, www.bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com. Additionally, the website offers preregistration as well as limited edition 40th Bigfork Whitewater Festival merchandise. Updates and information will also be posted on the festival’s official Facebook page.
15
16
MAY 2015
books
F
rom a set of essays to a novel featuring a star as one of its major characters, our May Reads list includes another rainbow-like set of books that the experts at Shakespeare and Co. think should be on your reading list this summer. All titles available at Shakespeare.
BEING MORTAL: MEDICINE AND WHAT MATTERS IN THE END
BY ATUL GAWANDE As a longtime fan of Atul Gawande’s work since the publication of “Complications” in 2003, I’ve always been struck by his extraordinary empathy for his patients and the rigor with which he interrogates the contemporary practices of the medical profession. This book is easy to read and rivetingly reported. [MEDICAL/SOCIAL SCIENCE; Metropolitan Books, October 2014, $26, hardcover]
BILLIE
BY ANNA GAVALDA Billie and Franck are two friends joined together by misfortune and circumstance. We meet them just as they have become injured in a secluded area. It becomes clear just how much danger they are in as the story continues, yet Billie doesn’t dwell on their current situation. Instead, she spends the night confiding in a star, recounting her past with Franck, and offering justifications as to why they should be rescued. As a reader, Anna Gavalda lets you take the position of Billie’s star, her confidant. A funny, sweet, sharp account. [Fiction; Europa Editions, March 2015, $15, paperback]
THE UNSPEAKABLE: AND OTHER SUBJECTS OF DISCUSSION
BY MEGHAN DAUM Meghan Daum really dives into it in this collection of essays. Starting by describing her conflicting sadness and relief after her mother’s death, Daum continues to focus each essay on equally uncomfortable subjects. There were moments that made me absolutely cringe, and yet that’s the beauty of this collection: Daum is not trying to win you over or please you, she is simply writing honestly about the things people tend to side step. If you are looking for a book to meditate on and grow with, “The Unspeakable” is an excellent choice. [ESSAYS/FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS; Farrar Straus Giroux, November 2014, $26, hardcover]
THE LAST LOVER
By Shakespeare and Company’s Max Kaisler and Zoe Moore
BY CAN XUE One of my happiest discoveries of the year is strange surrealist Chinese Writer Can Xue (a pseudonym which means “dirty snow which refuses to melt”). Kafkaesque, this is a book that unfurls like a dream, always moving the ground from beneath you. Refreshingly disorienting. [FICTION; Yale University Press, July 2014, $16, paperback [POETRY; Write Bloody Publishing, March 2014, $15, paperback]
MAY 2015
art
Art by Tom Gilleon. Photo courtesy of Dana Gallery
T
he Dana Gallery will debut its fourth annual national juried exhibition on May 15. “Icons of the West” is a diverse and engaging investigation and portrayal of Western icons and the role they play in contemporary American culture. The exhibit runs through June 26. The opening will be on May 15 from 6-8 p.m. at the gallery, 246 North Higgins Ave. The evening will include an introduction from Missoula Mayor John Engen with an awards ceremony to follow, along with live music and refreshments. “Icons of the West” is a national show in its early years that follows the Dana Gallery’s success in hosting two Oil Painters of America events along with the touring “Out West” exhibition.
“Icons of the West” promises to become a major community event and a fixture in the contemporary regional arts scene. The idea for “Icons of the West” had its genesis in 2010 after the Dana Gallery hosted its second of two very successful Oil Painters of America National Exhibitions. Then, the Dana was honored in 2009 when it was chosen to be the American gallery/museum to host the Out West Exhibition. This year, an independent “Icons of the West” jury selected 100 works from more than 500 submissions. These works will be paired with a small number of nationally famous and emerging artists included by invitation. Nearly $20,000 in prizes and certificates furnished by entry fees, magazine donations, art manufacturers, and patrons of the gallery will be given to winners in various categories, including a $2,500 best of show prize. - Courtesy of the Dana Gallery
17
18
MAY 2015
MAY EVENTS NTS
art galleries • shops restaurants unique lodging
Beautiful Spring Gifts
ogo... Y
the Great American Sapphire
Natural
THE BARN Bigfork, Montana
Antiques Gifts Consignments
100 Hill Road, Bigfork | 406.837.2276 www.thebarnantiques.biz
The
Best Deli in the Northwest
Wine Tasting
4-7 p.m. Each Saturday in May $10 * Live Music RSVP
for the love of food
GOURMET KITCHEN STORE 470 ElEctric AvE • Bigfork (406) 837-2332
Catering
Tuesday-Saturday open 11 am
Sunday Brunch 10-1 pm
The Sapphire Shoppe 570 Electric Ave. Suite A Bigfork, MT 59911 406.837.2595 | 406.892.4736
Our 56th Season‌
10 am - 1 pm
425 Grand, Bigfork, MT 837-2715 | GNGMT.com
Rare
SUNDAY BRUNCH Craft beers Fine Wines Gourmet Retail foods
Beautiful A True Montana Treasure
The Northwest’s finest professional repertory theatre located in the heart of beautiful Bigfork, Montana!
2015 Season •Smokey Joe’s Cafe• playing May 15-May 30
•Man of La Mancha• playing June 6 - August 20
•The Addams Family• playing June 9 - August 21
•Annie•
playing June 23 - August 19
•Footloose•
playing July 7 - August 22
•HITS from the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s• 6 Shows Only - August 27-29 & Sept. 3-5
526 Electric Avenue 406.837.4886
bigforksummerplayhouse.com
MAY 2015
19
MAY EVENTS Thru May 30 - Spring Members Show at Bigfork Museum, Electric Avenue; 837-6927 or www.bigforkmuseum.org May 9, 16, 23, 30 - Wine Tasting with Live Music 4 -7 pm Great Northern Gourmet; 837-2715 May 9-10 - Spartan Race in Bigfork; www.spartanrace.com May 15 - Opening of Bigfork Summer Playhouse with Smokey Joe’s Cafe; 837-4886 May 16 - Artwalk in downtown Bigfork and Uptown Branding Iron Station (off Hwy 35 going north) Sean Tribble throwing pottery at Thorsen Sculpture Park May 16 - Yellow Bay Cherry Festival; www.montanacherries.com Bigfork continued on page 35
Riecke’s
Beautiful Accessories, Dinnerware and Gifts
Bayside Gallery
Brett Thuma Gallery
Contemporary and Western Originals, Prints, Pottery & Wood
May 16 Spring ArtWalk with Sean Tribble throwing pottery at Thorsen Sculpture Park 482 Electric Ave, Bigfork | (406) 837-5429 | www.rieckesbaysidegallery.com
$2.00 PBR Drafts Everyday
Margarita Monday $2.00 Tequila Tuesday 2 for 1 shots WELLNESS WEDNESDAY well drinks $3 Thursday LADIES NIGHT SATURDAY GRILLED SIRLOIN STEAK $15.95 Open daily @ 4 - Sat & Sun @ noon 420.2290 • downtown Bigfork, MT
Timbers MOTEL
8540 Hwy. 35 S. • Bigfork, MT
800-821-4546 | www.timbersmotel.com
Bigfork Is The Place To Be... 7935 Montana 35 #101, Branding Iron Station on Hwy 35 1/2-mile past bridge (across from Vet Center) - 837-7242 “Where Bigfork Begins”
Newly Upgraded Rooms • Great Rates
Easy Stroll To The Village of Bigfork
Limited Edition prints available
Brett Thuma Gallery . Downtown Bigfork (406)837-4604 . brettthumagallery.com
65
th
Anniversary HOMEMADE PRESERVES
EST. 1949
Montana’s Original Wild Huckleberry! Free Brochure Shipping Worldwide 1-800-682-4283 www.evagates.com Bigfork, Montana
COPPER SUN GALLERY Collectible, antique, handmade tribal rugs from private rug collector
starting at
$200
OPEN APRIL 15 THRU OCTOBER 31
“Morning at Two Dog Flats”
Walk On Artfully Designed Rare and Unique Tribal Rugs 100% hand spun wool with natural dyes
7935 Highway 35, Suite 103
Branding Iron Station • Bigfork, MT 59911 406-755-8035 • www.coppersungallery.com
Enjoy the pleasure of horseback riding and whitewater all in one unforgettable place! As guests at the lodge, enjoy ranch style meals, horseback riding, camp fires & the lake. Located 1.5 mile South of Downtown Bigfork, walking distance to the Whitewater Festival & events like whitewater kayaking, raft racing & stand up paddleboard races.
May 21-26th $160 per person/night + tax, 2 night minimum
20
MAY 2015
art
mmac
A piece from “The Eight Immortals” by Beth Lo. Image courtesy of MMAC
Corridor is featuring pieces of art each month from the Montana Museum of Art and Culture’s exhibit “Art of the State: Celebrating 120 Years of the MMAC Permanent Collection.” Established in 1895, the museum’s Permanent Collection encompasses an astounding 11,000 pieces, from Picasso to Rembrandt to Dali.
I
’ve recently been reading a book, “The Goldfinch,” by Donna Tartt, which is a suspenseful thriller that features a famous Dutch painting at its center. At the very end of the book, one of the protagonists speaks of art as such: “If a painting really works down in your heart and changes the way you see, and think, and feel, you don’t think, ‘Oh, I love this picture because it’s universal, I love this painting because it speaks to all mankind.’ That’s not the reason anyone loves a piece of art. It’s a secret whisper from an alleyway. ‘Psst, you. Hey kid. Yes you.’ ” I love that passage. I love imagining what this would actually look like as people walk through galleries. “Psst, you! Yes you!” The Montana Museum of Art and Culture Permanent Collection has 11,000 pieces of art. Its 120th anniversary exhibit has 120 incredibly diverse pieces, carefully selected based on many factors including diversity, representativeness and historical significance. Pieces whose origin is Europe, Asia, Montana. Tapestries, ceramics, prints, photography, paintings. Pieces whose artists were alive 1,000 years ago, 300 years ago, 50 years ago, and many who are still creators of fine art today. Pieces that will speak to you. Included in the exhibit is a series of ceramic pieces by artist Beth Lo called “The Eight Immortals,” which have likely spoken to many people. Lo’s piece, along with 119 other pieces with equally interesting stories, can be viewed at the Paxson and Meloy Galleries on the University of Montana campus. MMAC’s exhibit “Art of the State: Celebrating 120 Years of the MMAC Permanent Collection” runs through May 23. Of note is the artist herself, a world-renowned and award winning ceramist who Missoula is fortunate enough to claim as one of our own, but also of note is the donor of the piece, Miriam Sample. Let’s start with Sample. Sample (March 1, 1920-June 16, 2008) was a private collector and philanthropist. She was particularly interested in Montana artists, whom she felt did not receive the recognition they deserved. She was concerned that, due to the lack of a market in Montana for their work, this great body of art would end up in out-of-state institutions. This was in part fueled by the 1952 loss of Charles M. Russell’s Mint Collection to the Amon Carter Museum of Art in Fort Worth, Texas, which reinforced for her the necessity of retaining the state’s cultural heritage within the region. Consequently, over a period of time, she purchased and donated more than 500 pieces of artwork from well-known Montana artists, including Lo. Lo has been an influential force in the art community since she assumed Rudy Autio’s position as professor of ceramics at UM in 1985, after Autio retired. The accolades she has received over the years are extensive, both locally and worldwide. In fact, she recently was one of four American artists invited to create work for the seventh annual Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale in South Korea. Lo, whose parents were Chinese immigrants, works in ceramics and mixed media collage. The influence of her heritage is evident in her pieces, and, according to her artist’s statement, she uses the key elements of “cultural marginality and blending, tradition and Westernization, and language and translation” in her work. The result is thought provoking yet whimsical. Come to MMAC and see if you hear a “Psst!” from “The Eight Immortals.”
MAY 2015
21
art
Renee Brown’s “Profusion” exhibit is at the Missoula Art Museum through June 20. Photo by Kurt Wilson
I
t’s fitting that the Missoula-based artist Renee Brown’s first exhibition at the Missoula Art Museum explores the natural world, with Brown re-examining stones and minerals that so fascinated her in her youth. Brown’s “Profusion” is at the MAM through June 20. It is no coincidence that the installation feels like a mineral show. A mature ceramic artist, Brown has been attracted to the natural compositions in gems, minerals and stones, and into exploring the resulting vision. Brown’s work has an immediate impact and is easily accessed. Viewers are engaged on several levels: partly fascinated with the natural curiosity of mineralogy, partly empathizing with the artist’s vision of recreating the shape and forms that are sculptural and expressive. “Growing up in Conyers, Georgia, clay was always under my nails. As a young girl, I spent hours playing in the creek bed catching crawfish and feeling the auburn clay squish between my toes,” Brown said. “I was a natural rock hound; my science projects were inevitably about the different quartz and granites found in the area. My parents took me to amazing places like Yosemite National Park, the Petrified Forest, and the museums in Washington, D.C.” Brown pursued ceramics as a studio potter creating functional work. This exhibition testifies to how far an artist can go in evolving away from function toward sculptural expressive forms. And nothing seems to be further away from
function than simply elemental minerals. The irony is that ceramics itself is rooted in mineral extraction. The artworks run full-circle, reincarnating clay and glazes and paints with their origins. “I spent my 20s as an interior designer in Atlanta,” Brown said of her growth as an artist, “developing visual skills of combining color, shape, and texture within the built environment. In 2003, I left the design industry to pursue my master’s of fine arts in ceramics.” Brown received her MFA in ceramics at the University of North Texas. She has completed several artist residencies, including at the Archie Bray Foundation, the Red Lodge Clay Center and the Clay Studio of Missoula. She now maintains a studio in the historic Brunswick Building in downtown Missoula. Admission to the MAM is free. The gallery is open Tuesday- Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact the MAM at 728-0447, visit the MAM website at www.missoulaartmuseum.org or contact Stephen Glueckert, senior exhibitions curator, at stevegl@missoulaartmuseum.org or 728-0447 x226. -Courtesy of the MAM
22
MAY 2015
music
homeward
BOUND BY CORY WALSH
may 2015
The Decemberists return to Missoula May 24 for a concert at Big Sky Brewing. Photo by Autumn De Wilde
23
24
MAY 2015
music
M m i s s o u l a
G A R D E N TOUR Show us how your garden grows
in a self-guided tour of private gardens around Missoula that exemplify aesthetics in landscape and gardening.
Lupines, Lilies & Lilacs? Delphiniums & Dianthus? Bold and bright or shady and subdued? How to apply to be on the tour:
Applications are available online at Missoulian.com/gardentour or at the Missoulian front desk. All entries must be submitted by 5 pm on Friday, May 22.
brought to you by
This self-guided garden tour will take place on Saturday, June 27, 10 am - 4 pm and Sunday, June 28, noon - 4 pm. Each house will be highlighted in a printed and online publication with photos, content and a map. A limited number of homes will be chosen for the tour. Proceeds of this event will benefit Youth Homes Montana.
missoulian.com
Every minute. Every day.
aking Montana a tour stop has been a long-standing principle for Colin Meloy. The Decemberists frontman was an avid music fan growing up in Helena, and knows how it feels to live in fly-over country when it comes to live music. Barring the occasional concert in Missoula or Bozeman, he remembers making 10-hour drives to see bands on the West Coast. “I was super-pissed off that bands were always skipping over Montana,” he said in a phone interview. If he did the same, he’d “feel hypocritical as a touring musician.” And so his Portland, Oregon, Billboard-approved folk act will make the latest in a long line of stops in Missoula on May 24 at Big Sky Brewing Company’s summer concert series. Despite the unexpected mainstream success of the band’s previous album, he doesn’t have much ego about the home-state concert mandate. “I don’t pretend to think we’re touching the hearts of Missoula teenagers and Montana teens all over the state,” he said. The band is touring behind January’s “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World,” its first album since 2011’s “The King is Dead.” That record reached No. 1 on Billboard, and its first single “Down By the Water” was nominated for a Grammy. The University of Montana MFA graduate has lived in Portland for some 15 years now, but he considers himself a Montanan “taking some time away.” He has a growing family now, including two young children with his wife, Carson Ellis. Ellis, an illustrator and artist, has collaborated with Meloy on the three-volume “Wildwood,” series of children’s fantasy novels, which have reached the New York Times best-seller list. Ellis, who produces the illustrations for the Decemberists’ albums and merchandise, has a new, solo picture book, “Home,” that she will sign that Sunday at 3 p.m. at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. The couple are planning two more books. One is a standalone title, unconnected to “Wildwood,” and the other is a biography of folk legend Pete Seeger, who died in 2013. It will take the form of a picture book that introduces children to the influential musician, who Meloy described as a “taproot of American music.” “I think you can’t be an American musician and not have Pete Seeger connected to the music you play in some way or another,” Meloy said. Meloy produced the “Wildwood” titles during a long hiatus from touring and
MAY 2015
Christiane Buell, Barb Line, oil on canvas.
opposite: The Decemberists return to Missoula May 24 for a concert at Big Sky Brewing. Photo by Autumn De Wilde above: Big Sky Brewing holds concerts near its brewery each summer. Photo by Loren Moulton. Courtesy of Big Sky Brewing
MONTANA TRIENNIAL:2015 MAY 1 First Friday //5-8 PM //Free Gallery Talk // 7 PM
Join Triennial curator Peter Held for a gallery talk and gain a greater understanding of the contemporary artwork being created in Montana today by emerging and established artists. Listen to music from
MAY 2
recording, and said the first two legs back in front of an audience have felt nice. “The show’s really solid, it’s been a lot of fun,” he said. Meloy said they’ll play much of the new album, along with songs from the “mountain of material” they’ve amassed over seven full-length albums and numerous EPs. Assembling set lists “used to be a lot easier,” he said. Now he said, they’re torn between appeasing die-hards who want to hear new songs, playing old favorites for the long-term fans, and appealing to people who have only recently heard the band.
T
he announcements for the Big Sky summer concert series are still trickling in, but the Decemberists’ date is the only one so far that has a local opening act. The group, who selects their own openers, had originally lined up Seattle psychedelic folk-rock band Rose Windows for dates in Missoula and Salt Lake City, Utah. “Then they broke up spectacularly so we had to find a new opener,” Meloy said. The Rose Windows, whose anticipated sophomore album is out on Sub Pop Records in early May, suddenly announced in April on Facebook that the band
Saturday +: Peter Held and Triennial Artists 10 AM-12 PM //Free
Peter Held will lead a panel discussion with exhibiting artists Jesse Albrecht, Jodi Lightner, Jon Lodge, and Zemer Peled. Thanks to the
for 7 engagingYears of First Fridays at MAM.
335 N. Pattee //missoulaartmuseum.org // Tuesday - Saturday 10AM - 5PM
free expression. free admission.
25
26
MAY 2015
music
first friday in Downtown Missoula
next first friday: June 5, 2015 for rates, packages and design ideas call: (406)531-9540
was done and all scheduled concerts were off. Meloy reached out to a friend in Missoula for suggestions about local bands, and orchestral folk act Wartime Blues came up. Meloy said he “listened to their stuff and dug it, and that’s how that came to be.” Wartime frontman Nate Hegyi had heard the Decemberists were looking for an opening act, but didn’t have his heart set on anything. “You don’t get your hopes up on that stuff,” he said. Then he received a brief email from the Decemberists’ booking agency asking whether they were interested. Without consulting his bandmates (he knew they’d say yes), he wrote back immediately, saying “we would be delighted.” That was on March 31, but it took some time to sink in. “It didn’t even feel real until we saw our name up on the website,” he said. The folk octet is doing an official release for its third album, “April, Texas,” in June, but the album had a hometown release earlier this year. It’s a spacious, well-honed song-cycle of indie-folk, and not much surprise that Meloy would find them a good pairing. The sprawling band comprises songwriter, singer and guitarist Hegyi, Ben Prez on mandolin and vocals, Sam Luikens on banjo and vocals, Lisena Brown on keyboards and vocals, Tyler Knapp on bass, Martin McCain on drums, Bethany Joyce, and Jesse Netzloff on guitar. Their album engineer and musical Leatherman Travis Yost, as Hegyi called him, will help out in Salt Lake City. The group has done several out-of-state tours since forming in 2009, but the Missoula and Salt Late City dates will be their largest crowds by far with some 3,000 people expected at Big Sky’s small amphitheater. “It’s one thing to open for Missoula, but then to do a run for them is even more mindblowing,” he said. Joyce first saw them about 10 years ago with she was listening to their albums constantly. Through some local social and musical connections, she’s had a chance to meet the band. But she “never dreamed that I would get to open to them with a project so near and dear to my heart as Wartime Blues is,” she said. Hegyi, who’s experienced highs and lows over his tenure as a musician, will focus on the show and not get any big ideas. “I just want to have fun and really enjoy the moment and watch them play, and that’s all I expect to come out of it,” he said.
may 2015
27
opposite: The Decemberists return to Missoula May 24 for a concert at Big Sky Brewing. Photo by Autumn De Wilde above: Big Sky Brewing holds concerts near its brewery each summer. Photo by Loren Moulton. Courtesy of Big Sky Brewing
IF YOU GO
The Decemberists will perform on Sunday, May 24, in Missoula as part of Big Sky Brewing Company’s summer concert series. The venue is located at 5417 Trumpeter Way, just off Airway Boulevard. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. The opening act is Wartime Blues. Tickets are $33, available at bigskybrew.com.
4 .74% APR * 4.74% 4. APR*
800.852.5316 HZCU.ORG
* APR= Annual Percentage Rate. Loan rates available on approved credit. Membership requirements may apply. Loan rates are subject to change without notice. Rates displayed are the lowest available to qualified borrowers. Your rate may be higher, and will be determined by the loan type, applicable fees, model year, the terms you request, the amount you finance, and your credit history. FEDERALLY INSURED BY NCUA.
28
MAY 2015
music
Ryan Adams will play at Big Sky Brewing on Friday, May 29. Photo by David Black.
A
long with the Decemberists, the Big Sky Brewing Co.’s 2015 summer concert series will include a host of other shows sprinkled throughout the summer. Alt-country singer Ryan Adams will play on Friday, May 29. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show is at 8 p.m. Adams released his self-titled, 14th album in September. The album includes 11 news songs, beginning with “Gimme Something Good,” the first vinyl single to go No. 1 at the Amazon.com music store, according to bio information on the Knitting Factory web page promoting the Missoula concert. “Gimme Something Good” was praised by Time as “a gritty guitar-driven jam perfect for cranking on the stereo while summertime cruising up Main Street,… highlights Adams’ sustained ability to play intimate-sounds arena rock.” Tickets to see Adams cost $33 in advance and $35 the day. Sales start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3. Tickets are available at 866-468-7624,ticketweb.com or knittingfactory.com, and Rockin’ Rudy’s.
Hip-hop-reggae-funk act Slightly Stoopid, with opening acts Dirty Heads and Stick Figure. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 6 p.m. start time. Tickets are $20 advance discount in limited quantities, online only, regular advance price is $36, and they’re $40 on the day of the show. Trampled By Turtles & The Devil Makes Three will also play Big Sky Brewing on Thursday, Aug. 13. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $35. Trampled by Turtles takes a “slightly punk perspective on vintage American blues,” according to the band’s bio. Along with tour stops, the band will headline the Red Rocks Ampitheatre for the first time this year and kick off their own festival, Festival Palomino, which takes place on Sept. 20, outside Minneapolis. The Devil Makes Three is a three member band from Vermont that blends old blues and country-styled acoustic music. Since releasing their first album in 2002, The Devil Makes Three has played nationwide. - Courtesy of the Knitting Factory and Big Sky Brewing
MAY 2015
29
film
O
ne of the seminal teen comedies of the 1980s recently came (back) to the big screen. “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” the 1982 debut of director Amy Heckerling (“Clueless,” “National Lampoon’s European Vacation”), launched the careers of future stars Sean Penn, Nicholas Cage and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and has become commonly beloved as a modern classic. With a screenplay adapted by Cameron Crowe from his own book, “Fast Times” is a raunchy and hilarious look at a group of Southern California high school students on the verge of adulthood. Sean Penn’s portrayal of the stoned surfer Jeff Spicoli has become the definitive depiction of carefree teenaged apathy and the soundtrack is packed with ’80s classics. In 2005, the National Film Registry named it a “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” film worthy of preservation. In that spirit, and in collaboration with KBGA, The Roxy Theater screened “Fast Times” on May 7. For many of Missoula’s younger residents, it was their first chance to see it on the big screen. At a time when more and more people are watching movies on TV, or worse, on their phones, showing classic and important films has become a major priority for the Roxy. There is something quite special - and these days increasingly rare - about seeing older films on a big screen in a dark room without distraction. Recently, the Roxy screened beloved ’80s staple “The Breakfast Club” during the film’s 30th anniversary celebration. This presentation allowed people who were around in 1985 to see the remastered film again, and gave a generation raised on home or cable screenings a chance to see it as it was meant to be seen - without
commercials. Despite the packed schedule for the coming months, the Roxy prides itself on being a community cinema, and is always open to suggestions regarding which of the classics to show next. Anyone who is interested can leave a proposal for future programming in the Roxy’s lobby comment box. And the Roxy has no intention of stopping with just a couple of hit films from the ’80s. In addition to screening singular classics, the Roxy assembles monthly film series, collecting the work of important and interesting filmmakers. During February and March, the theater screened the complete body of work of one of America’s most popular and influential filmmakers: Quentin Tarantino. Previously, the Roxy presented a series featuring the work of auteur director Wes Anderson and master animator Hayao Miyazaki. The trend continued in April with a series of the best films by the acclaimed documentarians Albert and David Maysles, including their chilling portrait of the 1969 Rolling Stones concert at Altamont, “Gimme Shelter.” The coming months will bring more classic cinema series, including one devoted to the best films of the Coen brothers. Not every film screened by the Roxy is a masterpiece, however. Equally popular are the “so bad they’re good” “B-movies” and curiosities that the Roxy shows, occasionally with commentary from local comedians, in its “The Movie Mockers” series. The notorious - and hilarious - bombs “Troll 2” and “Zardoz” screened recently, and “The Apple,” a 1979 disco-themed science fiction musical that critics have long considered one of the worst films ever made, will grace our screen in May. All of our events and film listings can be found at theroxytheater.org.
30
may 2015
music
photo by David O’Donahue
the down and dirty
joywave “how do you feel now?”
standout tracks: “somebody new” “tongues” “destruction” “in clover”
MAY 2015
corridor music review
W
e expect a lot from our music these days. We want it to be catchy, but not simplistic. We want it to be innovative, but accessible. We prefer it to have substance without pretension. And make sure it all fits neatly into easily consumable three minute chunks, please and thank you. Perhaps this is a result of our voracious musical appetite, or the by-product of an age where music is so plentiful and easily-accessed that any song which fails to capture our imagination within the first thirty seconds falls victim to the skip button. So what’s a band to do in a time such as this? Well, if you’re Joywave, you take a few different genres, beat them with a meat tenderizer, throw them in the blender, and make some kind of musical smoothie. With acai berries, of course. Pretend that was a good analogy.
31
32
MAY 2015
photo by paley fairman
music
30th
ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Go for Baroque! BARROCO!
SUNDAY MAY
10 MATINEE 3:00 PM
MUSIC RECITAL HALL / uNiVeRSiTy Of MONTANA
30th Anniversary Celebration Concert and SOR Players Reunion TICKETS: $23 Ad lt • $20 S n or • $10 St d nt/Ch ld T ck ts ar ava labl rom griztix.com, Word n’s Mark t, MSO H b, Th So rc , So thgat Mall, and th Adams C nt r Box O fic 888-MONTANA For further information: V s t SORMT.ORG or call (406) 493-2990
C O N C E R T
S P O N S O R S
T
his kind of genre-blending is not unique to Joywave of course, nor is it even a new idea. But it’s becoming more common as our attention spans get shorter, our iPods reach capacity, and our thirst for satiation grows. First, a bit about the band. Joywave hails from Rochester, New York, where they formed in 2010. Their discography boasts two EP’s, two mixtapes, and collaboration with electronic artist Big Data. Despite their steady output over the last five years (and a remix by disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder), they have flown mostly under the radar. How Do You Feel Now?, however, marks the band’s first LP release, and hopefully, a chance at some well-deserved exposure. I’ll say upfront that How Do You Feel Now? is not necessarily a groundbreaking or landmark album, but it is one of the more interesting discs to come out thus far this year. While many other bands are fusing elements of pop, rock, and electronic these days, none have done it with the flair and virtuosity that Joywave demonstrates in their debut. They manage to deftly explore different sounds while still maintaining a consistent thread throughout, and their utilization of unconventionally harmonizing vocals is refreshing in an age where the power of harmony is largely ignored. The disc opens with “Somebody New”, a fairly straightforward rock tune that features a pretty sweet bassline that hooks you right in. It’s an excellent choice for an opener, and Joywave sounds confident and unrestrained without veering into excess. They turn it down a bit as they transition into “Carry Me”; the energy remains; however, and the vocal harmonies are top notch. The herky-jerky “Tongues”, perhaps the band’s best known track to date, is an absolute delight, it’s marching drumbeats and ping-ponging vocals joining to form the kind of beat that just begs you to get up and dance. It’s not your typical dance track though, still maintaining enough of a rock vibe to give it bite, despite the echoing vocals and chiming xylophones.
MAY 2015
33
This is Big Sky Country.
Montana Magazine has been the state’s source for stunning photography and authentic storytelling since 1970. From the national parks to the wide open prairie, we’ve helped readers experience Montana for 45 years.
Be part of the tradition.
From here, we arrive at what is perhaps the record’s best track, “Destruction”. Again, the grungy bassline is the anchor here, but the real star of this song is lead singer Daniel Armbruster, whose frenzied falsetto crescendos into hysteria against the backdrops of whistles and a funky guitar riff. It’s unconventional yet accessible and, as the band’s name implies, an absolute joy to listen to. Other standout tracks include “In Clover”, which channels a deep house vibe before being garnished with disco-influended guitar licks, and “Feels Like a Lie”, which flows outward seamlessly from the decrescendo of “In Clover” and features some of the most interesting harmonies on the record. “Travelling at the Speed of Light” is a sprawling seven and a half minute opus that sounds like it was written to accompany a rainy night in Los Angeles. It slowly builds to a crescendo featuring backwards guitar solos and vocal choruses before shifting gears into an ethereal refrain of arpeggiating synths. It’s ambitious, but Joywave against demonstrate their ability to push musical boundaries without devolving into cheesy excess. The only real track whose punches fail to land is “Now”, perhaps the one example of excess getting the better of Joywave. The chorus is a little too bombastically big, the vibe a little too syrupy sweet. But it’s a mis-step that’s easy to forgive. At the end of the day, Joywave’s full length debut is a lot of fun, and their genre-bending fusion nicely straddles the line between acceptable and experimental. It’s easy to listen to and catchy as hell- I’ve had it on repeat for a couple of weeks now, and I have yet to grow tired of it. Perhaps this generation is a little fickle with our musical tastes, and perhaps our attention spans are too short. But Joywave proves that modern music can still be compelling, and that there’s music out there that will give our skip button a rest.
Subscribe today! Only $30 for a yearly subscription. Or save today and get 3 years for $60 Already a subscriber? Give the gift of Montana Magazine for $19.95
Subscribe at montanamagazine.com | 1-888-666-8624
For a daily dose of Montana, visit the new MontanaMagazine.com.
34
MAY 2015
corridor music review
SOUNDCLOUD MIX OF THE MONTH
ninja tune
solid steel radio show featuring four tet Four Tet has an established reputation as an artist who is willing to experiment, breaking down the accepted structures and predictability of modern music and reconstituting them into his own form. It should be no surprise then that this one hour mix from the English musician is as eclectic as his own career, a journey through the landscapes of funk, soul, jazz and experimental electronica. Such a journey through such disparate genres seems jarring on paper, but Four Tet makes it seem not just easy, but palatable- a testament to his musical skill.
soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-152015-hour-1-four-tet
mumford and sons “wilder mind”
mumford and sons make a departure from their folk and bluegrass sound with mixed results
the weepies “sirens”
the weepies’ first lp in five years is worth the wait, featuring a bevy of exquisitely beautiful tracks
Mew “+-”
mew’s latest is a relatively good album, but sometimes this pop is a little too sugary sweet
ishi “spring pieces”
ishi’s new mixtape is a compelling listen featuring a slew of talented guest vocalists
MAY 2015
35
MAY EVENTS CONTINUED
art galleries • shops restaurants unique lodging
May 16-17 - Paddlefest in Bigfork Bay May 22-23 - 2 Day Paint Workshop with Rob Akey at Bigfork Museum; 837-6927 or bigforkmuseum.org May 23-25 - 40th Annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival, Bigfork, MT www.bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com May 23 - John Isaiah Pepion Show at Nancy O’s Interiors and Gifts; Hwy 35 Branding Iron Station heading north June 5 - July 4 - “Indigenous: A New Native America” at Bigfork Museum, Electric Avenue; 837-6927 or www.bigforkmuseum.org June 5 - Reception for Indigenous: A New Native America 5-7 pm at Bigfork Museum
NEED TO GET AWAY?
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF GREAT FOOD, COLD BEER AND THE BEST VIEW ON
FLATHEAD LAKE
Lunch &Featuring Dinner
Southern BBQ
> Cajun Pot Pies > Chicken Waffles
Full Bar
> Gumbo > All Homemade Daily
|
Outside Patio
Luxury cottages located on the edge of the village of Bigfork.
Open Monday-Saturday at 10:45 a.m. 435 Bridge Street, Bigfork, MT (across from Trail’s West Office)
420-2170
(888) 264-4974 | (406) 837-2785 | www.bridgestreetcottages.com
4.5 miles south of Bigfork, Woods Bay, across from Islander Inn on Hwy 35
OPEN YEAR ROUND Jacuzzi Suites Rates starting at $59 a night
Escape for a Night on the Lake
Tour Local Breweries & Distilleries Raven Open Tuesday-Saturday for Dinner & Drinks on Lake (right across the street)
Find us on Facebook at The Islander Inn, Woods Bay Montana
14729 Shore Acres Dr, Bigfork 406.837.5472 | sleepeatdrink.com
Open 12-8 pm for Tours & Tastings Closed Tuesday and Wednesday 8541 Hwy 35, Bigfork, Mt 59911 (406) 837-2620 FB: whistling andy
36
may 2015
film
BY MOIRA MACDONALD, THE SEATTLE TIMES (TNS)
MAY 2015
T
wo kinds of viewers will be headed to Joss Whedon’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron”: the comic fans, watching closely to see how precisely the movie hones to Marvel-set characters and conventions, and the rest of us, who just want to see some well-crafted mayhem and some funny banter. Speaking as a member of the latter group (don’t ask me to tell you what “vibranium” is), I can tell you that the film delivers; it’s big, it’s often dazzling and it’s good fun. If it at times feels a bit familiar ... well, the original “Avengers” movie was pretty terrific, and there’s only so much new that Whedon can bring this time to the saving-the-worldin-high-tech-outfits thing. Some fresh faces, of course, turn up. The villain Ultron, who’s naturally out to destroy the world, is a tall, spindly and thoroughly evil robot, introduced intriguingly by a trippy waterfall/kaleidoscope of tiny squares and screens. He’s voiced in oiled-metal tones by James Spader, as all evil robots should be. We meet a pair of new Avengers in the form of twin siblings Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) Maximoff, aka Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. In the cogent words of Agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders), “he’s fast and she’s weird,” and I quite enjoyed the way Pietro rather precisely cracks his neck before entering battle, and how Wanda employs her deliciously evil grin. And we learn that one of our Avengers has a rather idyllic home life, with a wife (Linda Cardellini) who gets to deliver perhaps the greatest Understanding
Spouse line of dialogue ever: “You know I support your avenging.” But as before, the greatest fun is in watching the original Avengers, all fine actors who’ve made the characters their own. Robert Downey Jr. continues to play Tony Stark/ Iron Man like improvisational jazz; his little, just-forhimself “yea!” upon finding a secret door is priceless. Chris Hemsworth’s fish-out-of-water Thor continues to occupy his own world, except for a throwaway moment near the end where he notes, perplexedly, “I’m running out of things to say!” And romance blooms, sort of, between Mark Ruffalo’s melancholy Bruce Banner/Hulk and Scarlett Johansson’s cool Natasha/Black Widow. This relationship seems the very definition of a bad idea, but it’s irresistible, particularly when the two flirt to the strains of a big band playing “I Can’t Get Started.” (Hey, we non-comic-book fans have our own weaknesses, er, Kryptonite.) Elsewhere, worlds collide, buildings collapse and havoc is wreaked — all in impressive if slightly video-gamey 3D. (Odd how 3D can make a movie on a giant screen seem both larger and smaller, simultaneously. It’s also being released in 2D, and I suspect would still be quite satisfying.) “Age of Ultron” is as good as it needs to be, and often better, and it ends (stick around through the first phase of the final credits) with a hint of what’s coming next. I’m hoping, though, for a bit more of a jolt next time with “Avengers: Infinity War,” a two-parter due in 2018 and 2019, rather than familiar pleasures.
screen test
movies around missoula Tomorrowland
Bound by a shared destiny, former boygenius Frank, jaded by disillusionment, and Casey, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity, embark on a danger-filled mission. Rated PG • Coming Soon • Carmike Cinemas
Pitch Perfect 2 The Barden Bellas enter an international a cappella competition which no American team has ever won Rated pg13•Coming soon•carmike cinemas
San Andreas A helicopter pilot sets out to rescue his daughter after a massive temblor shakes up California. Rated pg13•Coming soon•carmike cinemas
the avengers: age of ultron
rated pg-13 now playing carmike cinema
37
38
MAY 2015
events
MSLA
MAY
EVENTS CALENDAR SPOON
MAY 21 AT 8PM THE WILMA THEATRE
TO SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS TO THE CALENDAR, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@CORRIDORMAG.COM BY THE 15TH OF THE PRIOR MONTH 8-10, 13-17 “Shrek The Musical,” MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Times and ticket prices available at MCTin.org, by calling 728-7529 or at the Box Office. “Shrek The Musical” brings to life the story of an oversized, misunderstood, green ogre and a mixture of fractured fairytale characters. The story line follows closely that of the 2001 wildly-popular, animated film. Audiences will enjoy the same loveable characters, but with the added bonus of a music score filled with songs ranging from silly, to romantic, to rock and roll. 8-10 Djebe Bara Community Dance and Drum hosts a West African Drum and Dance Conference with master teachers Manimou Camara, Mamady Mansare and Sarah Lee Parker Mansare. These artists will be teaching classes that are open to the public with demonstrations in Missoula County Public Schools May 8 and a free performance 6-8 p.m. at the Top Hat May 8. On May 9, Missoula Senior Center, dance class with Sarah Lee, noon1:30 p.m., $15; Master drum class with Manimou, 2-3:30 p.m. and 4-5:30 p.m., $15. May 10 at the Barn The Barn Movement Studio, 2926 S. Third
St. W. story and music class with Mamady, 10-11 a.m., $15; Master Drum class with Manimou, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $15 and Master Dance class, 1:30-3 p.m. $15. $80 for unlimited classes on Saturday and Sunday. Call 880-8035, www.djebebara.com. 8 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; Family Storytime stories for children of all ages and caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns @ the Library – an open fiber-arts craft group, noon- 2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers for writers in grades 9-12: come listen, share your work, do fun writing exercises, and eat snacks, 3:30 p.m.; World-Wide Cinema, free foreign film, “To Kill a Man” (Spanish), 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 8 Silk-screening night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Free. Bring a blank shirt, tote bag or scarf. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.
8 Rice table, 11 a.m., Children’s Museum Missoula, 225 W. Front St. 541-7529, childrensmuseummissoula.org. 8 Young Artist After-school Program, Fridays, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Young artists learn fundamentals, history, techniques and purposes while experimenting with a variety of fun mediums. $80 members, $90 nonmembers. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 9 Celebrate Children’s Book Week, “Words With Wings,” Missoula Writing Collaborative student readings, 5:30 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2880, factandfictionbooks.com. 8-9 UM School of Theatre & Dance presents “Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter,” 7:30 p.m., Masquer Theatre, PARTV Center. Tickets $16, $14 seniors and students, $10 children age 12 and younger. An Iraq vet returns to the U.S. with the true opposite of a hero’s welcome. Battle-scarred inside and out, she stalls her reunion with her family in favor of squatting in the desert with strangers. 243-4581,
umt.edu/theatredance. 8-9 406, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 9 Wildlife Extravaganza, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. Free. Presented by the University of Montana Wildlife Society, the event features programs by the Wild Skies Raptor Center, Animal Wonders and Five Valleys Audubon as well as telemetry lessons. 3270405, Montananaturalist.org. 9 Eleventh annual Light Show art auction to benefit Living Art of Montana featuring a performance by Moksha Aerialists and emcee Michael Marsolek. Doors open at 5:30, the Hilton Garden Inn. Tickets $75 and can be reserved at livingartofmontana.org or 549-5329. 9 Blackfoot River clean up benefit, 8 p.m., top Hat, 134 W. Front St. Featuring silent auction and river clean up sign up information and free live music by Cash for Junkers, 10 p.m.. 9 Saturday Family Art Workshop, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.,
MAY 2015 Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Featuring “Painting Surprise” with Jeneese Hilton. Hilton will lead the class in creating a spontaneous style painting using a variety of unusual materials, including toothbrushes, vine charcoal, pastels, and, yes, even acrylic paint. Enjoy an opportunity to work with your child on a creative project. Older children can delve into projects on their own, but parents are asked to stay and work with children under age 7 All workshops are free of charge and are on a first come, first served basis. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org. 9 “Raptors and Art” with Kate Davis and Bev Glueckert, 1-3 p.m., Raptors of the Rockies facility in Florence. For teens and adults, $31.50/$35. Participants will receive a tour of the facility and meet Kate’s collection of magnificent birds of prey. With a hawk or falcon, eagle, and owl serving as live models, this program will begin with a presentation on avian anatomy and function followed by sketching and printmaking. Participants can meet at the MAM at noon to carpool to Florence. Scholarships are available contact reneet@missoulaartmuseum.org. 9 Art Guides and Art Helpers, 1 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Bring your lunch for a brown-bag tour and discussion with artist Jeneese Hilton. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org. 9 Nate Hegyi and Carly Fetzer of Wartime Blues, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 9 Fundraiser for Michelle Roebke who is fighting childhood leukemia, 6-8 p.m., St. Mary’s Family Center, Stevensville. Spaghetti dinner for $5 per person or $20 per family (limit of five). Firefighter 5K run (sign up 4 p.m.), $5 for 5 and under and $10 per person. Plus raffle for beef, silent and live auction. 9 Celebrate Children’s Book Week Author and Illustrator Celebration, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2880, factandfictionbooks. com. 9 Broadway on Ice, 6:30 p.m., Glacier Ice Rink. $8 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under and $20 for a family of four. missoulafsc.org, 543-LUTZ. 10 Max Hay, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 10 “Barroco! String Orchestra of the Rockies 30th anniversary celebration concert, 3 p.m., Tickets available through GrizTix.com, by calling 888-MONTANA and all GrizTix outlets. 10 Five Valley Accordions, 1-5 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. $3 members, $4 non-members. 10 Ed Norton Big Band, 6-8 p.m., Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier. $7 at the door.
10 Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 11 Scrabble! open group. Boards provided or bring your own, 6 p.m.; MakerSpace: Electronics Exploration- Arduino, Raspberry Pi, SnapCircuits, and more to explore! Absolute beginners up through experienced enthusiasts of all ages welcome, 3-5 p.m.; “Beginning WORD,” An introduction to word processing including how to create a document, manipulate the text and font, use templates and a few fun tricks -registration required, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 11 Maiah Wynn, singer/song writer and Zootown Music Award winner, performs, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 11 UM Professors Rosalyn LaPier and David Beck read from their new book “City Indian,” Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893-1934,” 7 p.m., Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 549-9010, shakespeareandco.com. 11 Mountain Home Montana open house, 6:30 p.m., 2606 South Ave. Tours available each hour to view open apartments. Call 541-4663 or visit mountainhomemt.org. 11 Young Artist After-school Program, Mondays 3:30-5:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Young artists learn fundamentals, history, techniques and purposes while experimenting with a variety of fun mediums. $10 per day for members, $12 for nonmembers. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 11 Frederick Swanson reads and sign “Where Roads Will Never Reach,” 7 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2880, factandfictionbooks.com.
13 Kindermusik with Valerie, 11 a.m.; family yoga, 11:30 a.m., Children’s Museum Missoula, 225 W. Front St. 541-7529, childrensmuseummissoula.org. 13 Young Artist After-school Program, Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Young artists learn fundamentals, history, techniques and purposes while experimenting with a variety of fun mediums. $10 per day for members, $12 for non-members. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 13 Glass fusing orientation class, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. This introductory class will cover the basics of glass— from how the kilning process works to slumping, fusing, mold-making, and glass aftercare. Once you have attended this fun night of glass fusing you’re welcome to come in anytime and work in the Glass Fusing Studio. $15 members, $20 non-members plus cost of glass. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 13, 20, 27 Warhol and Cinema at the Roxy Theater, 7 p.m. In conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol Collection: Museum of Art, WSU, the Missoula Art Museum, and the Roxy Theater are presenting a retrospective of a few gems from Andy Warhol’s experimental film cache. Visit missoulaartmuseum. org for a full list of films, dates and costs. 7280447, missoulaartmuseum.org. 13 Storytime @ Seeley Lake Branch-enjoy stories for preschool children at 11 a.m. at Seeley Lake Branch Library; “EXCEL,” the basics of working with Microsoft’s spreadsheet program are covered. Topics include entering, moving and copying data, using formulas, formatting, and print preview. Registration required, 12:30-1:30 p.m.; free matinee, showing a classic film, 2 p.m.; Middle
39
school writers for writers and aspiring writers in grades 6-9, to get and give good feedback, play with words, 3:30 p.m.; “Beginning WORD,” an introduction to word processing including how to create a document, manipulate the text and font, use templates and a few fun tricks, registration required, 6 p.m.; 2nd Wednesday Book Group discusses “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 13 Missoula Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Guest House Inn, 3803 Brooks St. Visit Missoula Quilters Guild in Facebook. 14 Wild Coyote Band, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 14 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; R.E.A.D. Dogs: practice reading with a dog trained to listen, at the Dragon Rug, 3 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to 12, LEGOs cover the floor in the dragon rug area, 3:30-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary. org. 14 Captstone Dinner hosted by students in the Culinary Arts program at Missoula college University of Montana, 5 p.m., Missoula College, 909 South Ave. Open to the public. Tickets $80 per person. Dinner theme is “Night Caps: Supper Club,” which pays homage to the 1930s and 40s food and entertainment. Call 243-7870. 14 Ten Skip Stone, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 14 Face painting, 11 a.m.; art series, 4 p.m., Children’s
12 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; System Check! the official MPL Gamers Club for ages 13-19, play on Wii, Xbox 360 in the YA department, 6:30 p.m.; 2nd Tuesday MPL Book Group discusses “In the Garden of Beasts” by Erik Larson, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 12 Chris Staples with Mimicking Birds, Stage 112, 112 Pattee St. 12 Shaving cream art, 11 a.m., Children’s Museum Missoula, 225 W. Front St. 541-7529, childrensmuseummissoula.org.
Join us for Our One Year Anniversary Sale! May 4th - May 11th
406-549-8589
Kid's Seed Starting Art Class Scratch and Dent Sale Diploma Sale For Graduates
Friday, May 8th & Saturday, May 9th May 28th - May 30th May 15th - June 30th
Missoula’s premier eco-boutique Representing over 30 local artists and designers
301 N. Higgins | 406.541.0080
40
MAY 2015
MSLA
MAY EVENTS CALENDAR
Museum Missoula, 225 W. Front St. 541-7529, childrensmuseummissoula.org.
14 Young Artist After-school Program, Thursdays 2:305 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Young artists learn fundamentals, history, techniques and purposes while experimenting with a variety of fun mediums. $10 per day for members, $12 for non-members. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 14-16 Sentinel High School Drama Department presents “Fiddler on the Roof,” based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl, 7:30 p.m. (plus a 1:30 p.m. performance Saturday), Margaret Johnson Theatre at Sentinel High School. Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tightknit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof ‘s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying
tears of laughter, joy and sadness. Tickets $8. Call 728-2400 Ext. 7065. 15 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; Family Storytime stories for children of all ages and caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns @ the Library – an open fiber-arts craft group, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers for writers in grades 9-12, come listen, share your work, do fun writing exercises and eat snacks, 3:30 p.m.; Cheap Date Night, free feature film, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 15 The Ryan Chrys Band, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 15 Community Round Dance sponsored by the Missoula Urban Indian Health Center, 7-10 p.m., Home Arts Building, Missoula County Fairgrounds. A community outreach promoting wellness and holistic approaches to cancer prevention through cultural activities, information tables, door prizes; bring potluck dish; singers welcome. Contact Dana Kingfisher, 728-9515 Ext. 109. 16 Paydirt, graduation celebration, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 16 Saturday + Demonstration, 10 a.m.-noon, Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. John Thompson has been involved with the Carousel for Missoula for 25 years. Join him for a discussion about his artworks and a demonstration. A mix of Thompson’s work from his prints to his carvings will be shared in this intimate exhibition celebrating one of Missoula’s most versatile artists. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org. 16 The Best Westerns, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 16 Less Than Jake & Reel Big Fish with special guests The Interrupters, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $23, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-4687624 or online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory.
com. 16 Pottery sale, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 16 Wild Coyote Band, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 825 Ronan. Public welcome. 16 Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary. org. 17 John Floridis Trio, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 17 Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 17 Montana Old Time Fiddlers, 1-5 p.m., Six Mile Bar, Huson. 18 Canada Day, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 18 Scrabble! open group. Boards provided or bring your own, 6 p.m.; MakerSpace: Electronics ExplorationArduino, Raspberry Pi, SnapCircuits and more to explore! Absolute beginners up through experienced enthusiasts of all ages welcome, 3-5 p.m.; “Intro to Email,” learn the basics of creating an email account, writing a message, including attachments, sending, and receiving messages, registration required, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary. org 18 Kristi Newman, singer/songwriter, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 19 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; Young Adult Volunteer Orientation, come learn about ways to
volunteer, play some games to learn new skills, ages 13-19, 3:30-5 p.m.; System Check! the official MPL Gamers Club for ages 13-19, play on Wii, Xbox 360 in the YA department, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 20 Coil pot hand-building, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. $25 for nonmembers, free for members. Make some adult coil pots with swirls, shape, dimension, and uniqueness. This is not your grade school coil pot class. 5497555, zootownarts.org. 20 Creative Connections for Cancer Survivors: “Rewording -- Writing as a Process for Exploring What We Feel, Think and Know” with Naomi Kimbell, noon-1:30 p.m., Living Art studio, 725 W. Alder Suite 17. For anyone who has or has had cancer. 5495329, livingartofmontana.org. 20 Storytime @ Seeley Lake Branch-enjoy stories for preschool children at 11 a.m. at Seeley Lake Branch Library; “Windows 8 Basics,” overview of the main features of Windows 8. Instructor will demonstrate basics; attendees may bring devices or laptops with Windows 8 and the instructor will be available to assist with questions-registration required, 12:30 p.m.; Middle school writers for writers and aspiring writers in grades 6-9, to get and give good feedback, play with words, 3:30 p.m.; “Intro to Email,” learn the basics of creating an email account, writing a message, including attachments, sending, and receiving messages- registration required, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 21 Hardwood Heart, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 21 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; R.E.A.D. Dogs: practice reading with a dog trained to listen! At the Dragon Rug, 3 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to 12, LEGOs cover the floor in the dragon rug area, 3:30-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary. org. 21 Volunteer Appreciation Party, “Art & Play,” 5-7 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. MAM would like to thank its hardworking volunteers by hosting a night of celebration, art, and PLAY! Volunteers are invited to relax, mingle, and create with their fellow volunteers and MAM staff. For more information or to become a volunteer, contact Alison Dillon at 728-0447. 21 Martha Scanlan, 7 p.m., Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. $14 in advance, $16 day of show. All ages. Tophatlounge.com. 21 Julie Bug and Northern Exposure, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 21 Spoon with special guests, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $23.50 in advance, $25 day of show, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-4687624 or online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory. com. 22-23 Copper Mountain Band, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.
JENNY LEWIS MAY 22 THE WILMA THEATRE
22 Jenny Lewis with special guests, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $23.50 in advance, $26 day of show, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-4687624 or online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory. com.
MAY 2015
41
22 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; Family Storytime stories for children of all ages and caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns @ the Library – an open fiber-arts craft group, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers for writers in grades 9-12: come listen, share your work, do fun writing exercises, and eat snacks, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary. org. 22-25 MisCon, Ruby’s Inn Convention Center, 4825 N. Reserve St. Featuring novelist Terry Brooks; illustrator John Picacio and editor Anne Groell. Includes an array of programming for all ages, including an art show and auction, costume pageant, film festival, tabletop gaming and panel discussions. Children’s programming for ages 5 and up each day until 6 p.m. Admission is $45 for a four day pass for per adult or $15 children. Day passes also available. www.miscon.org. 23 Family Storytime- for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary. org. 23 Kids’ Day at the Carousel of Missoula, track meet at 8:30 a.m., parade at 9:30 a.m., free rides 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Caras Park. 549-8382. 23 Lindsey Stirling The Music Box Tour with special guests, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $30, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-468-7624 or online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory.com. 23 Kevin Van Dort, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 24 Way Cool Music, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 24 Carson Ellis reads and signs “Home,” 3:30 p.m., Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2880, factandfictionbooks.com. 24 The Decemberists with special guests, 7:30 p.m., Big Sky Brewing Company, 5417 Trumpeter Way. Tickets $32, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-468-7624 or online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory.com. 25 Creativity for Life drop-in Saturday workshop, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Living Art studio, 725 W. Alder Suite 17. For people facing illness or loss including care providers and family members. No charge, registration not required, materials provided. Visit livingartofmontana.org for more information. 26 PromCommon 2.0, VonCommon Studio Space, 1909 Wyoming No. 7. Group gallery show featuring over 20 artists, Jack Metcalf of Real Good Art Space, bingo, crown creation station, spiked punch and live music by Howardian, Ben Katzman’s Degreaser, Holy Lands and No Fancy. Gallery reception (all ages), 5-8 p.m.; bicycle procession departs from Boone and Crockett, 6 p.m.; live music begins 7 p.m. Artists in the gallery show include Elisha Harteis, Wes St. John, Acton Douglas, Chelsea Soleil, Gina Morill Olson, David Miles Lusk, Courtney Blazon, Alison Dillon, Wes Delano, Allison Goodnight, Lauren Norby , Terrah Hibbard, D. Scott Morris, Mikki Lunda, Megan McStevens, Andy Smetanka, David Sampson, Eric Carlson, Jazmine Raymond, Craig Domes, Bat Honey, and the VonCommon resident artists: Marlo Crocifisso, Nate Biehl, Julie Schroeter, ladypajama, Jeremiah Goldson, Bridey O’Brien, Caitlin Hofmeister, and Adelaide Gale Every. 360-7452.
LESS THAN JAKE & REEL BIG FISH MAY 16 THE WILMA THEATRE
26 Milo Greene, 8 p.m., Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. Tickets $13 in advance, $15 day of show. Ages 18 and over. Tophatlounge.com. 26 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; System Check! the official MPL Gamers Club for ages 13-19, play on Wii, Xbox 360 in the YA department, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 7212665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 27 Bob Ross Night, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Bring on your Bob Ross wigs, impressions, and appreciation for our monthly Bob Ross Night! Participants will be inspired to paint happy little trees as we watch a Bob Ross video and follow along while drinking wine and having fun in our gallery. $25 covers all your materials, supplies, and canvas. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 27 Storytime @ Seeley Lake Branch-enjoy stories for preschool children at 11 a.m. at Seeley Lake Branch Library; “Intermediate WORD,“ learn some advanced features of MS WORD 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Participants should be familiar with WORD or have taken our Basics class, registration required, 12:30 p.m.; free matinee, showing a classic film, 2 p.m.; Middle school writers for writers and aspiring writers in grades 6-9, to get and give good feedback, play with words, 3:30 p.m.; “Internet Searching,” an introduction to the Internet, including getting connected, using a web browser, and navigating web pages. Learn how to find information online suing search engines and subject directories, and basic internet safety, registration required, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 28 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; R.E.A.D. Dogs, practice reading with a dog trained to listen,
3 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to 12, LEGOs cover the floor in the dragon rug area, 3:30-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.
10 a.m. Saturday and Show of Champions at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, University of Montana Music Recital Hall. Tickets for Saturday evening show are $15. 531-2141, division5contest@gmail.com.
28 Caroline Keys with Jeff Turman, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave.
30 Blue Collar, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand.
28 Family Promise second annual Charity Golf Classic, The Ranch Club. This will be a shotgun scramble starting at 1 p.m. Plenty of golf contests throughout the day, including Hole-in-One and Longest Drive. Dinner, music, silent and live auctions to follow. Ticket $150 for single player; $1,000 for Gold Participation Sponsorship - team of Four, token of recognition and more. If you can’t play there are sponsorship possibilities available. Contact Tournament Coordinator, Nikki Robb at 274-7628 or NReventpartner@gmail.com. Visit familypromisemissoula.net or www.facebook.com/ FamilyPromiseMissoula?fref=ts
30 Family Storytime- for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m.,
29 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; Family Storytime stories for children of all ages and caregivers, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns @ the Library, an open fiber-arts craft group, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers for writers in grades 9-12, come listen, share your work, do fun writing exercises, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 7212665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.
Use oils (or acrylics) to paint your own splendid landscapes outside! This class will focus on landscape painting basics as well as the challenges and joys of painting in the open air. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.
28 Dark Horse Country Band, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 29 Ryan Adams with special guests, 8 p.m., Big Sky Brewing Company, 5417 Trumpeter Way. Tickets $23, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-4687624 or online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory. com. 29 Tom Catmull/Radio Static, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 29-30 Barbershop Harmony Festival, quartet competition at 6 p.m. Friday, chorus competition at
MakerSpace: DIY Vegan Soup Making- learn the art and science of making beautiful hand made soap, registration required, 2-4 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 30–June 27, Plein Air painting class, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. $105 for members, $115 for nonmembers.
30 Letter B, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 31 Kristi Neumann, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 31 Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. Call 721-2665 or visit MissoulaPublicLibrary.org. 31 The Love Story Tour: Chapter 1: Yelawolf with special guests Hillbilly Casino, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $23.50 in advance, $26 day of show, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-4687624 or online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory. com.
42
MAY 2015
events
NWMT
MAY
EVENTS CALENDAR
ROBBIE FULKS
MAY 20 AT 7:30 PM REX THEATRE, THOMPSON FALLS
TO SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS TO THE CALENDAR, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@CORRIDORMAG.COM BY THE 15TH OF THE PRIOR MONTH 8 Spring Concert Series: Vocal Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m., Flathead Valley Community College Theatre, 777 Grandview Drive, Kalispell. (406) 756-4813, fvcc. edu. 8 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson. 8-9 “The Platinum Review,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Heron Community Center, 1260 Upper River Road. Tickets $20 (includes dinner). The Heron Players celebrate their 20th anniversary with a review of shows from the past two decades. 1-855806-7328. 8-10 Port Polson Players present “Shillelagh,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Theatre on the Lake, 32 Golf Course Road, Polson. Tickets $14-$15. Lives change forever as secrets are exposed at the wedding of an Irish lass to an American student of questionable character in the premiere of the musical comedy/drama by Neal Lewing. (406) 8839212, portpolsonplayers.com. 8-10 Jurassic Quest, 3-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Flathead County Fairgrounds, 265 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. The dinosaur adventure features ultrarealistic, life-size animatronic dinosaurs – over 50
in all. Visitors can interact with the huge creatures, learn about them and even ride a few. (951) 8185390, jurassicquest.com. 9 Acoustic Music Song Circle, 2-4 p.m., Mission Valley United Methodist Church, 70715 U.S. Highway 93. All musicians, voices and styles welcome. Acoustic instruments only. (818) 209-4725 or paultatto@ accessmontana.com. 9 Musicians Gone But Not Forgotten, 7 p.m., Polson VFW, 423 Main St. Annual gathering honors local musicians who have gone on to the big gig in the sky with performances by valley talent, capped with a jam. (406) 883-2821. 9 Northern Lights Band, 8:30 p.m., Ninepipes/ Allentown Restaurant & Bar, U.S. Highway 93 south of Ronan. No cover. 9 Wine tasting with live music, 4-7 p.m., Great Northern Gourmet, Grand Avenue, Bigfork. $10. (406) 837-2715. 9-10 “Talk of the Town: Under the Big Sky,” 7:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $8-$10. Community members help write and stage an original production on a topic they
select. The finished performance piece is created by combining interviews, submissions and research. (406) 862-5371, whitefishtheatreco.org. 9 Spring weekend at the Bibler Gardens, 18 Treasure Lane, Kalispell. $15 adults, $5 children 12 and under. Visit the home and gardens at 11 a.m. for a two-hour stroll including time to explore the gardens on your own. Or enjoy a special 1:30 p.m. stroll that also includes a viewing of the Persian Tribal Rug collection on the lower level of the home for $20 per person (not recommended for children). Tickets must be purchased in advance. Flathead Valley Community College Foundation, (406) 7563632. 9-10 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave., Bigfork. Tickets $15-$20. The Northwest Ballet Company’s 35th annual spring show features Megan Bridwell as Queen Titania and Kaleb Prestegaard as King Oberon. Saturday’s matinee includes the popular Fairies Parade. (406) 755-8100, bigforksummerplayhouse.com. 10 Mother’s Day brunch buffet, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,
Bibler Gardens, 18 Treasure Lane, Kalispell. Tickets $60 person or $100 per couple. Flathead Valley Community College Foundation, (406) 756-3632. 12 Sunday History Series, 1-4 p.m., People’s Center, 53253 U.S. Highway 93, Pablo. Monthly series explores the meaning of each month for Salish and Kootenai people. Crafts and lunch are provided. (406) 675-0160, peoplescenter.org. 13 Dance, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks Club. $5 at the door. Bring snacks. 14 A Night at the Museum: “To Hell and Back,” 6:30 p.m., Miracle of America Museum, 36094 Memory Lane, Polson. The 1955 feature length movie stars Audie Murphy as himself in this true World War II action. (406) 883-6264, miracleofamericamuseum. org. 14 Women 4 Wellness Health Fair, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Joe McDonald Health & Fitness Center, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo. prevention.skc.edu. 14 Melissa Blue, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson. 15 Tana Bockman Memorial Golf for the Griz Tournament, 11 a.m., Mission Mountain Golf
MAY 2015 Course, Ronan. This is a four-person scramble; get your teams together or sign up with Brian at (406) 676-4653 to be put on a team. 15 Picnic for Lone Pine Cemetery, 5-8 p.m., Swan River Community Hall, Highway 83 and Swan River Road, Bigfork. Tickets $15 adults, $5 children under age 10. The evening will include dinner, silent and live auctions and music. Arlene Wilson, (406) 8372674, or Carol Beck-Edgar, (406) 837-2061. 15 Spring Art Walk, 5:30-9:30 p.m., downtown Kalispell. More than 60 artists and 40 businesses participate in an evening of art, music and libations. (406) 447-1535. 15 Bigfork Summer Playhouse opens with “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” 8 p.m., Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $17-$30. Other productions for the season, which ends Sept. 5, include “Man of La Mancha,” “The Addams Family,” “Annie” and “Footloose.” (406) 837-4886, bigforksummerplayhouse.com. 15 Salsa and Latin dance night, 8:30 p.m., Kalispell Eagles, 37 First St. W. $5 includes beginner dance lesson. 15 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson. 15-16 Dark Horse Band at Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort, Paradise. 15-16 Jazz Night with the Maestro and Friends, 7:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $20-$25. Maestro John Zoltek will be sharing his love of jazz guitar with several prominent jazz musicians. (406) 407-7000, gscmusic.org. 15-17 “The Platinum Review,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Heron Community Center, 1260 Upper River Road. Tickets $20 (includes dinner); $3-$6 for matinee. The Heron Players celebrate their 20th anniversary with a review of shows from the past two decades. 1-855-8067328. 15-17 Port Polson Players present “Shillelagh,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Theatre on the Lake, 32 Golf Course Road, Polson. Tickets $14-$15. Lives change forever as secrets are exposed at the wedding of an Irish lass to an American student of questionable character in the premiere of the musical comedy/drama by Neal Lewing. (406) 8839212, portpolsonplayers.com. 16 Eagle Valley Amish auction, 9 a.m., Meadowlark Log Homes, 50 Meadowlark Lane, Libby. Items for bid will include Amish handcrafted log homes, cabins, pavilions, furniture, quilts and rugs. Amish baked goods, charcoal-roasted barbecue, homemade pies, ice cream and more will be available. 800-850-8554. 16 Yellow Bay Cherry Blossom Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse on Montana Highway 35, mile marker 18. Free. Festival includes items for sale by local artisans and crafters, door prizes, raffles, bake sale, music and lunch for purchase. Barbara Hammons, (406) 982-3064, montanacherries.com. 16 Serious Motorcycle Enthusiasts Group (SMEG) fifth annual motorcycle show, noon-7 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building, 265 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Admission $10. Featuring new retail dealers, aftermarket parts and service vendors, apparel, artisan booths, custom bike show, vintage bikes, live music, food and beverage vendors, rider games and more. (406) 758-5810. 16 Spring Art Walk, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Bigfork. (406) 837-5429, bigforkevents.com. 16 “The Love of Nature and the Nature of Love,” 6-10 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Free admission, donations accepted. The Crown of the Continent Choir and Headwaters
Ensemble present their season finale with special guests Jack Gladstone and Kate McLaughlin. (406) 261-9163, whitefishtheatreco.org. 16-17 Spring weekend at the Bibler Gardens, 18 Treasure Lane, Kalispell. $15 adults, $5 children 12 and under. Visit the home and gardens at 11 a.m. for a two-hour stroll including time to explore the gardens on your own. Or enjoy a special 1:30 p.m. stroll that also includes a viewing of the Persian Tribal Rug collection on the lower level of the home for $20 per person (not recommended for children). Tickets must be purchased in advance. Flathead Valley Community College Foundation, (406) 7563632. 16 Wine tasting with live music, 4-7 p.m., Great Northern Gourmet, Grand Avenue, Bigfork. $10. (406) 837-2715. 20 Country singer/songwriter Robbie Fulks, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre, Thompson Falls. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Proceeds go to Cancer Network of Sanders County. Tickets available at D&D Liquor or call (406) 827-4810. 20 Dance, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks Club. $5 at the door. Bring snacks. 21 Open mic, 8:30 p.m., Lake Bar, Highway 93, Polson. 21 JIMni, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson. 22 Dark Horse Band, 8-11 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson. 22 Band in Motion, 8:30 p.m., Ninepipes/Allentown Restaurant & Bar, U.S. Highway 93 south of Ronan, No cover. 22 Reception: “Kids and Native Culture,” 5-7 p.m., Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery, 306 Main St., Polson. Through May 30, Heather Holmes displays a multimedia collection of Native American-inspired art from classes she taught in Polson schools. (406) 883-5956, sandpiperartgallery.com. 22 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson. 23 Wine tasting with live music, 4-7 p.m., Great Northern Gourmet, Grand Avenue, Bigfork. $10. (406) 837-2715. 23 Dark Horse Band at the Sitting Duck, Woods Bay, Bigfork. 22 Reception: John Isaiah Pepion, 7-9 p.m., Nancy O’s Interiors & Gifts, 7935 Montana Highway 35, Bigfork. The Blackfeet artist shows contemporary ledger art through August. 23-24 Bigfork Whitewater Festival, Wild Mile on the Swan River. The 40th annual event offers races, interactive events for spectators, standup paddleboard demonstrations and a triathlon. Garden Bar is the headquarters. (406) 752-2880, bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com. 23-25 St. Regis Flea Market, daylight to dusk, Community Park. No entrance free. Concessions available. Pets must be leashed. No bikes. (406) 649-1304, stregismtflea.org. 26 Sound/Counterpoint, 6:30 p.m., Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort, 190 W. Canyon Road, Paradise. Tickets $30. A tapas dinner is followed by a performance of “Sonate auf Concertenart,” or a sonata in the concerto style, by four baroque musicians. The program combines Vivaldian elements with German skills. The event is a fundraiser for the 12th Montana Baroque Music Festival on July 21-23. (406) 826-3150. 26 Bob Starkel Karaoke, 6 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson. 27 Dance, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks Club. $5 at the door. Bring snacks. 27-June 6 “Exit Laughing” cabaret theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays with Preview Night on
Wednesday, May 27, O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $20, $10 for Preview Night. When the biggest highlight of your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly card night with the girls, what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? Three Southern ladies do the most daring thing they’ve ever done: They “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game and the wildest, most exciting night of their lives begins with a police raid, a stripper, laughs and a whole new way of looking at fun. Enjoy table or mezzanine seating with food and drink available for purchase. (406) 862-5371, whitefishtheatreco. org. 28 Opening reception: “A Timeless Legacy,” 5-7 p.m., Hockaday Musuem of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. The exhibit, on display through July 18, recognizes the early bold women who overcame the challenges of society, weather and geography to paint in Glacier National Park. (406) 755-5268, hockadaymuseum.org. 28 Texas Tom Roat, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson. 29 Whitefish Review release party: Mythic Beasts and Monsters, 8 p.m., The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, 1380 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish. Author Jack Turner headlines the release party. Live music also on tap. (406) 261-6190, whitefishreview.org. 29 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson. 30 Kalispell Artists and Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, 20 N. Main St., Kalispell. (406) 751-5050. 30 “A Ride Back Through Time to the Rendezvous Era,” 1:30 p.m., Heritage Museum, 34067 U.S. Highway 2, Libby. Perri Knize tells the story of the Rendezvous period including demonstrations of
43
the tools, tack and equipment of the era. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 31. (406) 2937521, libbyheritagemuseum.org. 30 Wine tasting with live music, 4-7 p.m., Great Northern Gourmet, Grand Avenue, Bigfork. $10. (406) 837-2715. 30 Deidre Heaton, 7-9 p.m., Belton Chalet, West Glacier. (406) 888-5000, beltonchalet.com.
JUNE 3 Dance, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks Club. $5 at the door. Bring snacks. 4 Gallery Night, 6-9 p.m., downtown Whitefish. Take a walking tour of 15 galleries and businesses, which offer art, food and beverages. (406) 862-3501, whitefishgallerynights.org. 4 JIMni, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson. 5 Reception: “Sky Above Us,” 5-7 p.m., Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery, 306 Main St., Polson. Featuring works by member artists Sue Arneson, Marge Hendricks, Jan Brooks, Larry Kjorvestadt and Jeff Morrow as well as invited artists Chelsea Lipscomb and Kelly Price. Show runs through July 11. (406) 883-5956, sandpiperartgallery.com. 5 Reception: “Indigenous: A New Native America,” 5-7 p.m., Bigfork Museum of Art and History, 525 Electric Ave. Through July 4, Native American artists from across Montana share contemporary mixedmedia works. (406) 837-6927, bigforkmuseum.org. 5 Whiskey and food tasting, 6 p.m., Belton Chalet, West Glacier. (406) 888-5000, beltonchalet.com. 5 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson.
44
MAY 2015
events
B/ROOT EVENTS CALENDAR
MAY
MOTHER’S DAY TEA MAY 9, 11AM-2PM DALY MANSION
TO SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS TO THE CALENDAR, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@CORRIDORMAG.COM BY THE 15TH OF THE PRIOR MONTH 8 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Dominic Farrenkopf reading “Are You My Mother?”, 10:30 a.m.; Special Families, 6 p.m. (call Jess at 2102937); Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670.
science activities for children at 10 a.m. Saturdays and science lectures for adults at 6 p.m. Thursdays. 363-3338, brvhsmuseum. org.
8 “Rev It Up” with Russ Nasset and the Revelators while benefiting the South Valley Fire Departments, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 125 N. Second St., Hamilton. $7 admission/donation. 363-1113.
10 Montana A Cappella Society spring concert, 3 p.m. Corvallis United Methodist Church, corner of Eastside Highway and Cemetery Road. Free. Cookies and refreshments follow. 363-5778.
8-10 “The Montana Monologs” by Wendy Woollett, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Stevensville Playhouse, 319 Main St. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door for adults; $8/$12 children. This production features “Epiphany,” the life of Lynn Wolfe of Burnt Fork Creek Ranch in Stevensville, performed by Deborah Goslin; and “7-Up,” the life of Pat Shepard who was raised on the 7-Up Ranch in St Ignatius, performed by Gretchen Spiess. Both monologs reveal the most defining moments in the lives of ranch women in their 70s and 80s. The performances are enhanced with music by Paul Kelley of the Frederico Brothers. 777-2722, stevensvilleplayhouse.org.
12 Open computer lab, 10 a.m.; Writers Group with John Robinson, 6:30-8 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670.
9 Mother’s Day Tea, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Highway, Hamilton. Tickets $20-$25. Savor food and tea, music by Jan Jost and Barb Schumaker, gift-basket raffles, party favors, selfguided tours and photos. A presentation by the Victorian Ladies Tea Guild begins at 11 a.m. 363-6004, Ext. 3, dalymansion.org. 9 Hamilton Downtown Association Wine Fest, 6 p.m., Bedford Building/ Hamilton City Hall. Tickets $20, available at Chapter One Bookstore or call 360-9124. Featuring regional wines and wineries, with live music by the Bitterroot Jazz Combo, a silent auction and food available for purchase. 9-Aug. 1 “Nano: The Science of Small” continues, Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. The exhibit offers weekly hands-on
13 Toddler and baby story time, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 14 Open computer lab, 10 a.m.; Lego Club for ages 4-9, 3:30-5 p.m.; Fellowship Club discusses “The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship” by Don Miguel Ruiz, 6-7:30 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 15 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Sally Blevins reading “M is for Moose,” 10:30-11:15 a.m., followed by Stay and Play Time, Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 15-17 “The Montana Monologs” by Wendy Woollett, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Stevensville Playhouse, 319 Main St. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door for adults; $8/$12 children. This production features “Epiphany,” the life of Lynn Wolfe of Burnt Fork Creek Ranch in Stevensville, performed by Deborah Goslin; and “7-Up,” the life of Pat Shepard who was raised on the 7-Up Ranch in St Ignatius, performed by Gretchen Spiess. Both monologs reveal the most defining moments in the lives of ranch women in their 70s and 80s. The performances are enhanced with music by Paul Kelley
of the Frederico Brothers. 777-2722, stevensvilleplayhouse.org. 16-17 Bitterroot Gem & Mineral Society Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, First Interstate Center, Ravalli County Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. 381-7597, bitterrootgms.org. 16-18 Psychic fair at Between the Worlds, 205 W. Main St., Hamilton. 363-2969, hamiltonpsychicfair.com. 19 Open computer lab, 10 a.m.; Socrates Café, 7-9 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 19 Tea party, 2-3 p.m. Sapphire Lutheran Homes, 501 N. 10th St., Hamilton. Bitterroot Public Library, 363-1670. 20 Toddler and baby story time, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 22 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Maria Laughlin reading “It’s a Circus!”, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 22 A Night out at Sapphire, 7 p.m., Sapphire Lutheran Homes, 501 N. 10th St., Hamilton. Mouthwatering entrees, side dishes, desserts and fine wines, paired with an elegant atmosphere, highlight this fundraiser. Tickets available at Sapphire Lutheran Homes and Ravalli County Museum. 23 Open house: “Victor in the Roaring ’20s,” 1-3 p.m., Victor Heritage Museum, Main and Blake. Featuring Victor Garden Club Collection, debut of 1860s dress and Evelyn Brunner Parrish radio display. Also on display, works by Donna Brunner. 642-3997. 24 Five Valleys Accordion jam, 1-5 p.m., Rustic Hut, Florence. $3
members, $4 public. Helen Johnson, 369-1839. 26 Open computer lab, 10 a.m.; Writers Group with John Robinson, 6:30-8 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 27 Toddler and baby story time, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 28 Open computer lab, 10 a.m.; Brown Bag It! Book Discussion Group talking about “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, noon; Lego club for ages 4-9, 3:30-5 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 29 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Sally Blevins reading “Incredible Me!”, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670.
JUNE 5-7 Artists Along the Bitterroot Studio Tour & Sale, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Thirty artists in this seventh annual tour will present original works in leather, glass, gourd, ceramic, fiber, painting, pastel, jewelry, watercolor, sculpture, mosaics and photography. Open studios begin in Lolo and continue south of Hamilton – watch for the green signs and balloons. Maps and information at artistsalongthebitterroot.com.
MAY 2015
APRIL’S PUZZLE ANSWER
April’s Puzzle Solution
45
46
MAY 2015
world
DOGGY DIP
In North Carolina, a black lab named Caroline managed to crash a 1988 Dodge Ram pickup truck into a swimming pool when she jumped onto the floorboard while in transit. The vehicle crashed through a fence at over 50 miles an hour before landing in a neighbor’s backyard pool. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported as the waterfilled pool helped lessen the impact and potential bodily damage. (WRAL)
HOLDING PATTERN
AROUND
THE WEIRD by rachel crisp philips
Already infamous for extreme cost-cutting practices, Ryanair airlines managed to give customers even less than expected when a three-hour flight from Spain to London took off without any toilet paper on board. Passengers were informed of the shortage during the safety demonstration, after everyone had been seated and prepared for take-off. (Daily Mail)
CLIMATE OF COURAGE
Former US representative Bob Inglis (R) was presented with the JFK Award for Courage for the bold move of changing his mind on climate change and his ‘decision to sacrifice political career to demand action’. Being a minority in his party with his new-found position on the environment, the political fallout helped cost him a seat in Congress. (The Guardian)
LIKED IT TOO MUCH
Great Falls resident Levi Charles Reardon helpfully identified himself to authorities when he ‘liked’ his mug shot featured on the Cascade County Crime Stoppers Facebook page as a “most wanted” suspect. Reardon’s involvement is suspected in a case of a stolen wallet and personal checks, with a corresponding charge of felony forgery. (Great Falls Tribune)
A LEG TO STAND ON
A Florida man is suing his local hospital after his amputated leg was discovered in a regular trash bin, with identifying name tag still intact. After his surgery, homicide detectives discovered the limb and contacted the man’s family in search of foul play. Turns out the hospital had failed to properly dispose of the leg by incineration, the typical method for medical waste. (Reuters)
from late to class to spare from late toto time class
to time to spare
Getting there is half the fun.
#RideTheLine.
New for 2015 15 minute service on Routes 1 and 2 . Evening service until 10pm on Routes 1 , 2 , 6 and 7 . Mountain Line is now ZERO-FARE for all.
(406) 721-3333
WWW.MOUNTAINLINE.COM
Visit our website and download our mobile app for Googlepowered trip planning, real time bus tracker and rider alerts.
Free Wi-Fi on Board
may 2015
art
denouement “This is MY Territory� by Hamilton artist K.J. Kahnle Graphite, acrylic and texture, 2014 to submit your art to denouement, contact us at editor@corridormag.com
47
RECORD HEAVEN...VINYL.RECORDS.TURNTABLES...821 S HIGGINS...542-1104
Success comes partly from knowing the right answers, but mostly from asking the right questions.
ROCKINRUDYS.COM
FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN MONTANA
Jazzoula 2015 | 22 Bands | 4 Nights
Jodi Marshall • Eden Atwood • Chuck Florence Dexter Payne • Bob Packwood • Joan Zen Band David Horgan • Melody Anderson • Kimberlee Carlson Capt. Wilson Conspiracy • Basement Boyz • Soul City brass Canta Brasil • Rhanda Johnson & Easy Livin • Ed Stalling Jim Driscoll • Pete Hand • Missoula’s Yoogest Divas Jazz for Fun • Dylan Dwyer • Bill Haffey• John Spoonman Pete Hand • Beth Lo • Magda Chayney • Josh Farmer Plus many, many more!
Mon. April 20th thru April 23rd St. Anthony’s Parish Center Tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s
Congratulations Grads!
WORLD HEADQUARTERS...237 BLAINE...542-0077
MAY 2015 48