October Corridor by Missoulian

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How a team rebuilt Missoula’s most iconic venue for its next 100 years Halloween: Missoula’s theater community comes alive for the macabre month Master artist: Dienbenkorn’s works on paper come to the UM campus

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from the editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 #nofilter ��5 intimate diebenkorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 personal picks ��7 fine art to fun art ��8 in his memory ��9 macabre stage season ��14 theater classics ��16 october reads ��17 community chorus ��20 symphonic season ��21 reviving the wilma ��22

king of the keys ��28 pianissimo! ��29 corridor music review ��30 alien place ��35 corridor film review ��36 missoula events calendar ��38 nw montana events calendar ��42 bitterroot events calendar ��44 sudoku ��45 crossword ��45 around the weird ��46 denouement ��47 Crews have been working nonstop since mid-June to renovate the Wilma Theatre for its Oct. 5 grand reopening. photo by tom bauer

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ctober will see the grand re-opening of the historic Wilma Theatre after extensive renovations. While residents will soon become familiar with the sleek-but-respectful changes that owner Nick Checota made, we at Corridor thought we’d take you behind the scenes, and talk to the people who’ve been working at a breakneck pace since June to complete the project. Elsewhere in this month’s issue, we take a look at the bustling schedule of local theater during Halloween season, with veteran local actor Reid Reimers as our guide. There’s offerings like Missoula Community Theatre’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” an original Montana-themed murdermystery at the Stensrud Playhouse, and, of course, “The Rocky Horror Show Live” at the Wilma Theatre. Last month, we took a look at the inaugural Montana Film Festival at the Roxy on Oct. 1-3. So this installment examines the premiere of “Alien Place,” a new documentary about the World War II internment camps at Fort Missoula. You can be among the first to see it on Oct. 7. Fall also marks the start of another season for the Missoula Symphony Orchestra, which

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continues to program concerts that buck the national trend of classical organizations in crisis. Check out our preview to see what they have planned, and keep in mind that tickets to the MSO sell quickly. Fans of the piano will find some rich options in October as well. There’s University of Montana’s Pianissimo concert - in which classical veterans play solo and various configurations involving up to five pianos and 10 soloists. On the jazz front, Benny Green will present a solo concert on campus as well. The Blue Note and Sunnyside recording artist has backed Art Blakely, and offers a rare chance to see a national jazz player in the Garden City. Those are just a few of the events happening in the Missoula area and beyond this month. For the rest, peruse our extensive calendar listings.

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reat Falls High School graduate Reggie Watts is putting his talents as a musician, comedian and entertainer to work as the leader of the house band on “The Late Late Show” with James Corden on CBS. He first gained notoriety for his solo shows, in which he improvises, sings, plays the keyboard and beatboxes with a looping machine – in general disorienting audiences with his surreal comedic and musical genius.

Watts is occasionally spotted in Missoula enjoying the local music scene. Pictured here in 2014, Watts did a surprise set during the Total Fest rock festival, which marked its last year in August. 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.

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The Corridor features pieces of art each month currently on exhibit at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture. Established in 1895, the museum is celebrating its 120th anniversary and has a Permanent Collection that encompasses an astounding 11,000 pieces, from Paxson to Picasso, Daumier to Dali.

Influential painter’s works on paper come to Montana Museum of Art and Culture.

Richard Diebenkorn, “Untitled,” circa 1988–92 credit: diebenkorn foundation

he Montana Museum of Art and Culture has the privilege of being one of only four venues to host a national traveling exhibition of rare works on paper by artist Richard Diebenkorn. The 52-piece exhibit, “The Intimate Diebenkorn: Drawings 1949-1992,” portrays a richly intimate glimpse into the artist’s evolution spanning more than 40 years, and many of the pieces have never been publicly viewed. I don’t think it would come as a surprise to anyone reading this that I’m no art critic. I enjoy art, and I enjoy writing about the impact of art, but I couldn’t hold my own at a cocktail party of art critics. As I was researching this article, I came across Richard Diebenkorn’s obituary in the New York Times, in which was a paragraph describing his work that I thought was beautiful. So, I’m borrowing it, as it describes his work oh-so-much-better than I could do. “Strength and Curiosity. This was the spirit in which [Diebenkorn] painted. His abstractions are composed of second thoughts, pentimenti, erasures and emendations. Many of his images involve the same elements: a scaffold of lines and bands, overlapping planes and atmospheric veils of color through which layers of activity can be perceived. The effect is an architecture of form in which the beauty has as much to do with the intricacy of the joinery as with the overall design. The strength, and the curiosity, of his work also involves the contradiction inherent in the idea that indecision, conflict and tinkering could become the essence of such sensuous and seductive painting.” Wow. I don’t even know what all of that means, but it certainly is appealing and makes me want to see more. Andrea Liguori, managing director of the Richard Diebenkorn Foundation, is very enthusiastic about the MMAC exhibit. “The showing in Montana is the first time some of these works have been seen outside of California and only the second time they have been exhibited at all,” she said. “I think it’s a show people will want to visit more than once. There is so much to see and learn from in these drawings.” The curator of the show, Chester Arnold, shares Liguori’s enthusiasm. “These works have a special import to anyone studying art,” Arnold said. “They are small sketches, remarkable and beautiful. They reveal so much about his personality and the works that were being born in his studio. Each period of his work – Ocean Park, Berkeley, Healdsburg – all had highlights along the way and you can see them happening. It is an exhilarating study depicting the development of an artist.” In addition to the exhibit, MMAC is partnering with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra for an evening of art and music, and will be featuring a cello concert with guest artist Greg Sauer. Diebenkorn was known for his profound love of classical music and often listened to Mozart, Haydn and Bach while painting in his studio. The Thursday, Oct. 1, concert will reflect that. The Montana Museum of Art and Culture is the final stop on this exhibition’s tour and the last chance to see the show in its present form. A quote by the artist dons the wall of the exhibit and says this: “I came to mistrust my desire to explode the picture and super-charge it in some way… what is more important is a feeling of strength in reserve, tension beneath calm.” Come and see for yourself. The exhibition “The Intimate Diebenkorn: Works on Paper 1949-1992” runs through Dec. 12 and can be viewed at the Paxson and Meloy galleries on the University of Montana campus in the PAR/TV Center.

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Walter Hook’s “August,” is among the 12 works selected by Stephen Glueckert for “A Few of My Favorite Things.” The senior exhibition curator emeritus picked works from the Missoula Art Museum’s collection for this special show.

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Few of My Favorite Things” is an exhibition picked by Missoula Art Museum’s senior exhibition curator emeritus Stephen Glueckert. Glueckert selected 12 seldom-seen works from the MAM Collection, which will be accompanied by some brief text describing why each work has become a favorite of his. Glueckert states, “This was a difficult if not impossible task since I have so many favorites. All that I can say is that these were my favorites at the moment they were selected, for I found myself overwhelmed and changing my exhibit list by the moment. My selections were like shifting sand. We are fortunate to have so many gifted artists living here, and I wish I had been able to include all of them. I think this small exhibition offers a taste of the passion fruit that is the MAM Collection.” This eclectic approach might not provide the most cohesive exhibition, yet

it does reflect the deep and lasting relationships that an institution develops with the community of artists that it serves. It also gives insight into the MAM Collection and its emerging contemporary regional aesthetic. All of the work was accessioned into the collection while Glueckert was serving as MAM’s exhibition curator. “A Few of My Favorite Things” will be on display from Oct. 2 through Dec. 23 in the Shott Family Gallery. A First Friday reception will be held Dec. 4 from 5-8 p.m. with a gallery talk from Glueckert at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 5, he’ll speak again from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Also on display at MAM is John Buck’s “Free for All,” featuring kinetic wood sculptures in the MAM’s Carnegie and Aresty galleries; and “Good Wood: Carved And Cut From MAM’s Permanent Collection,” in the Travel Montana gallery. - Courtesy of the Missoula Art Museum.

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everly and David Ferguson named their gallery Copper Sun for a reason. It represents the “sun and copper” in areas of Montana and Arizona where they lived for 32 years and the visits they so enjoyed when they spent time at their Montana home over four decades. Copper Sun Gallery, opened in 2012, was located for two years at Creston Center in a rural location of Kalispell. The Fergusons enjoyed their success and meeting all the wonderful people who found them there. While appreciating the landscape’s seasonal changes, from the beautiful yellow glow of canola fields in early summer to the winter landscape in that location, they decided to move to the northerly area, which they refer to as “North Star” (not downtown) of the quaint village of Bigfork, Branding Iron Station, 7935 Highway 35, Suite 103. It’s been the gallery’s home since October 2014. Beverley has spent 20-plus years working in and directing art galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona, and David’s has been intently involved in the marketing and other aspects of the operating facets of the gallery. They also enjoy being

active community participants with the Bigfork Chamber, Bigfork Rotary and many other volunteer opportunities. Copper Sun represents artists and artisans with a focus on Montana, the western United States and beyond. Featured artists/artisans include Gary Lynn Roberts, Johnson Yazzie, Carl Brenders, Laura Blaker, Sheri Trepina, Lee “Tisch” Bialczak, Jeff Manion, Ben Pease, David Dragonfly, Diane Olsen, Terri Aicega, I. David McDonald, John Ashley, Miguel Camarena, T.J. Thompson, James Corwin, Larry Hayworth, Roger Katcham, Lee and Lisa Parks, Doug Foster, Chris Pemberton, and copper jewelry, Bijou by Sam. They span artful accents for indoors and outdoors including fine art to fun art, including original paintings, prints/giclees, custom framing, sculpture, pottery for indoor accents and outdoor for garden enjoyment, handcrafted furniture including tables, lamps, mirrors, screens, rugs/textiles, pillows and copper jewelry. They also represent unique, re-purposed steel “fire bowls” with a coppery patina finish in various designs and sizes made in the U.S.A., and unique steel log/wood holders to complement the fire bowls. - Courtesy of Copper Sun Gallery.

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Polson show pays tribute to late painter

n art exhibition will pay tribute to John Davis, a late member of the Sandpiper Art Gallery and Gift Shop in Polson. The show, on display from Oct. 4 through Nov. 14, is titled “Driven to Abstraction.” Davis, a multi-talented artist, passed away on Aug. 4, 2014. Music and art were his passions. A 30-year retired middle school art teacher, he was exceptional in many mediums. Painting was one of his favorites. Realistic watercolor, plein air painting, and acrylics were a constant. In his continual pursuit to “loosen up” he turned often to abstract compositions. This show demonstrates his ability to reinterpret reality. Paintings by Davis and works by regional artists promise a great variety of abstraction in this presentation. Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery is located at 306 Main St. in Polson. The gallery was founded 44 years ago by Betty Hudson, whose vision was to bring more art to the Polson area. The gallery was used as a place for new and

upcoming artists to display their artwork. Sandpiper has since grown to roughly 70 members strong. The gallery offers one of the best cross-selections of local artists in the region and their prices reflect their nonprofit status. They host many workshops, two art festivals, two open shows and feature numerous local artists annually. They support the growth of the fine arts in Lake County and surrounding communities through scholarship dollars. Their most recent donation helped Linderman School purchase ukuleles for its music program. They are gearing up for a big sales season with their holiday show which features works by all the members. For more information on shows etc. Please contact the gallery at sandpiperartgallery.com, 883-5956 or director Heather Holmes 370-6397. - Courtesy of Sandpiper Gallery.

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Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theater community goes all-out for Halloween By Reid Reimers

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issoula loves Halloween and traditions abound at this time of year. Whether it’s pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, or late night cavorting in costumes, our community embraces this macabre holiday. For proof, one needs to look no further than the theatrical offerings being slated for this Halloween. With the success of last year’s “Jekyll and Hyde,” The Missoula Community Theatre will again lean away from their usual family friendly fair with “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Stephen Sondheim’s musical is a sophisticated, visceral and uncompromising show, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor. The show stars well-known local actor Chris Torma as the sadistic Sweeney Todd, and recent transplant Roxanne Jackson as the cannibalistic baker, Mrs. Lovett. The Stensrud Playhouse is also getting into the Halloween spirit, hosting "The Halloween Hoedown Homicide" in late October. Participants will find themselves in Grizzly Ghost Town, attending an annual shindig at the haunted Stensrud Saloon. With food and drink being served, it sounds like fun, but as a murder mystery party, you can be sure at least one participant is going to have a bad time. For thousands of Missoulians, however, the most anticipated show of the season is “The Rocky Horror Show Live.” For the fourth year, the Montana Actors’ Theatre will bring the cult classic to the stage, returning to the newly remodeled Wilma Theatre. This live performance is a fresh take on the risqué, gender-bending romp made famous by the 1975 film. While it stays true to the rampant fan culture that surrounds the iconic movie, it also offers a theatrical experience like no other. For one thing, audience members shirk the usual theatrical attire, with men and women alike donning fishnets, corsets and ridiculously high heels. Pre-show activities are also a break from the norm, with performances by yhe Cigarette Girls Burlesque Troupe and the iconic “de-virgination” ceremony for firsttime attendees. But it is the rampant audience participation that really sets the show apart. Far from sitting quietly, Rocky Horror audiences become a major character in the show. They shout back at famous lines, hurl insults at characters, and dance along to “The Time Warp.” Even better, prop bags are available at each show that contain items that are thrown, blown or worn on the head. Needless to say, this is not your grandma’s musical. But the production does not rely on gimmick. The show features some of the best-known actors and designers in town for a production of the highest caliber. As The Missoulian reported of Rocky’s 2009 inaugural performance, “... the show was simply spectacular, with an array of local talent and a glitzy production that equaled anything you'd find in a city 10 times our size.” Many of the performers have been voted “Best Actor in Missoula”, including Jeff Medley, who returns as Riff Raff, and Reid Reimers, back in the heels of Dr. Frank N Furter” As director and choreographer, Heather Adams has many won awards herself, and musical director Lizzie Hatfield has lent her talents to dozens of Missoula’s best loved shows. Though an all-ages show, Rocky does contain adult themes and partial nudity. Tickets are $30 for general admission, or $45 for tabled “hot seats” with drink service. Performances run Thursday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. and Midnight. Tickets available at thewilma.com or at rockyhorrormissoula.com. Missoula Community Theatre’s “Sweeney Todd” runs Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 15-18, and Wednesday through Sunday, Oct. 21-25. Tickets are $23-$25 and can be purchased online at mcinc.org. The Stenrud’s “Halloween Hoedown Homicide,” an original murder-mystery dinner theater production, runs Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 24-25 and Friday-Saturday, Oct. 30-31. All shows start at 7 p.m. and take place at the Stensrud, 314 N. First St. W. To purchase tickets, go to stensrudplayhouse.com.

Local actor Jeff Medley, center, will reprise his role as Riff Raff. Photo by Mikensi Romersa

“The Rocky Horror Show Live,” a Missoula Halloween institution, returns to the Wilma Theatre this year. Photo by Mikensi Romersa

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‘Pride and Prejudice,’ ‘Mary Poppins’ on tap this month in the ‘root

he Bitterroot Valley’s booming arts scene boasts the richness of two community theaters. Up this month are two classic plays that are sure to beguile the entire family. This lineup might even be worth an overnight to see a play on Saturday evening play followed by a Sunday matinee. “Pride and Prejudice” at Hamilton Players: Look for the traditional drama of wit and romance based on the Jane Austen novel, freshly adapted by denise rose, Hamilton Players executive director, and directed by Mara Lynn Luther. Rose and Luther liked parts of the available scripts but not one had it all; so rose decided to write her own version. “Pride and Prejudice” is a story near and dear to Luther’s heart as well as her directorial debut. Although she didn’t feel there was a role for her in the play, she felt that as a lover of Jane

Austen and the owner of a bookstore that she ought to step up and direct. You can expect something special from this team of talented women and their energetic cast. Oct. 16-18, 23-15, 30-31 and Nov. 1. Tickets are $15 general and $12 for students. They may be purchased online at hamiltonplayers.com or by phone at (406) 375-9050 via the box office, 406 375-9050, Wednesday-Friday 1-5 p.m. Mary Poppins at The Stevensville Playhouse: Well-loved Nanny Poppins comes to town. Prepared to be amazed, Banks children. And everyone. Directed by Clay Freeman. Oct. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18. Tickets are $12 or $10 for children under 12. Go to stevensvilleplayhouse.org or call the box office at (406) 777-2722.

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by Sally Mann This memoir proves that Sally Mann is not just a talented photographer. Her attachment to the Southern landscape, coupled with an incredibly rich family history, adds context to her body of work. Acclaimed for her gothic landscapes and controversial family portraits, Mann beautifully addresses the fears and fuzzy edges of parenting and artistic pursuit. [MEMOIR; Little, Brown and Company, May 2015, $32.00, hardcover]

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

by Elizabeth Gilbert From the author of “Eat, Pray, Love” comes a thoughtful look at the drive to create and how we can nurture our own creativity. Gilbert provides anecdotes of her own creative process in the publishing world, with a terrific discussion on the tenuous relationship between creativity and vocation. [SELF-HELP/PSYCHOLOGY; Riverhead Books, September 2015, $24.95, hardcover]

The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes

by Zach Dundas Fans of Sherlock Holmes (in any adaptation) will not be disappointed by this biographical treatment of the fictional character. Dundas explores the cultural endurance of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective with a familiar wit and playful approach. [BIOGRAPHY; Houghton Mifflin, June 2015, $26.00, hardcover]

The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis

By Shakespeare and Company’s Kim Hutcheson and Garth Whitson

by Darryl Cunningham If you thought giraffes were selfish – always running around, looking out for No. 1 – try on Ayn Rand and Alan Greenspan. Many books have been written about the financial crisis, most of them unreadable. This superb work – written in comic book format – is the one readers have waited for. Comprehensive yet concise, savage, authoritative, clear, frightening, crushing. [GRAPHIC NONFICTION; Abrams Comicarts, March 2015, $17.95, hardcover]

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Local singers sought for annual “Messiah” next month

he International Choral Festival of Missoula and the University School of Music will present their annual benefit performance of George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dennison Theatre on the UM campus. This free concert is a beloved community concert with a volunteer chorus, which has delighted local singers and audiences annually since 1995. Join the chorus by signing up online at choralfestival.org or calling Cheri Ferguson at the School of Music at 243-6885. There will be two rehearsals on Nov. 15 and 22 from 5-7 p.m. at the School of Music building, room 218. A mandatory dress rehearsal will take place the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Dennison Theater.

The concert is free to the public, but as a fundraiser, singers are required to raise or donate a minimum of $85 ($40 for students) to join the chorus. All singers are encouraged to obtain sponsorships from friends and family that exceed these minimums. Exciting prizes such as overnights with deluxe lodging, gas cards, gift certificates, etc. will be awarded to those singers who bring in the highest level of sponsorships. Proceeds will equally support Missoula’s 10th International Choral Festival scheduled for July 13-16, 2016, and scholarships for UM choral and orchestral students. For more information, visit choralfestival.org or umt.edu/music or call the UM School of Music at 243-6885. - Courtesy of the International Choral Festival.

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MSO concerts feature famed guests, diverse repertoire By Lucy Beighle • photo by Jonathan Qualben

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n the heels of the ever-popular Symphony in the Park, a sold-out first Cabaret Series concert at the Top Hat Lounge, and a successful fund-raising Ovando Gran Fondo bike ride, the Missoula Symphony Orchestra has a lot to celebrate — and look forward to. The new season, the 61st, opens the first weekend in October, and according to music director, Darko Butorac, the audience is in for a fantastic season. “We have ultra-talented guest artists, a top-notch orchestra and chorale, and interesting, compelling repertoire,” he says. Here’s what to expect: “Yearn for Freedom,” Oct. 3-4: Greg Sauer, an internationally acclaimed cellist, joins the orchestra for Haydn’s Cello Concerto, and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony will provide a gripping and powerful concert closer. “Haydn’s beloved Cello Concerto is one of the most elegant pieces out there,” says Butorac. “And everyone loves the cello,” says the modest Butorac, a cellist himself. “Timeless Romance,” Nov. 7-8: Assuming El Nino doesn’t still have us in shorts, this concert should help us shake the winter’s chill with Prokofiev’s light and bright Classical Symphony and Schubert’s melodious and romantic Unfinished Symphony. Violin soloist Yuriy Bekker will close the concert with a Beethoven concerto which Butorac describes as “the most moving and profound violin concerto out there.” “Holiday Pops,” Dec. 5-6: One of Missoula’s favorite holiday traditions, the “Holiday Pops” concert features both the orchestra and chorale, and a festive program of holiday favorites. This show has sold out for many years, but according to Butorac, a jolly fellow in red and white somehow sneaks in any way. “A German Requiem,” Feb. 27-28: Soprano Christina Pier and baritone Charles Robert Stephens join the orchestra and chorale for a heart-pounding combination of nearly 200 musicians coming together to present one of the greatest works ever written for chorus and orchestra: Brahms’ German Requiem. “Pictures of Power,” April 23 and 24: This season finale concert closes the 61st season of MSO with world-renowned pianist Katherine Chi, who will also be performing at the third in the Symphony Cabaret Series at the Top Hat Lounge on April 19. The much sought-after soloist will help end the season with a finale concert that Butorac describes as “full of power and life.” In addition to the regular season, the MSO also hosts a stand-alone chorale concert on Oct. 25, a popular family concert (this year’s “Orchestra Olympics” will feature epic battles between instruments for musical medals), a fundraising bike ride — the Ovando Gran Fondo, a Cabaret Series at the Top Hat Lounge, and numerous other special events throughout the year. To purchase tickets for any of these events and for more information on the Missoula Symphony Orchestra and Chorale call (406) 721-3194 or visit missoulasymphony.org.

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How a team rebuilt Missoula’s most iconic venue for its next 100 years By cory walsh • Photos by tom bauer

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Nick Checota, owner of the Wilma Theater, said the renovation of the historic structure will make it one of the best venues in the West.

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hen the most iconic venue in Missoula gets renovated, it’s no ordinary project – residents of all ages and trades are invested. When the Wilma Theatre’s doors closed in mid-June, a flock of construction workers, electricians, an acoustic expert, an artist, a historian and more were involved to make the theater new for the next century. That’s how acoustics expert Charles G. “Skip” Kahane viewed it. The changes, he said, will give it “a history of its own as a venue. It’ll get the opportunity to put its stamp on the Pacific Northwest.” That, after all, is owner Nick Checota’s aim: “It’s going to be one of the best venues in the West,” he said. For rooms with less than 3,000 capacity, he wants it to be one of the best in the country.

he renovations touched every part of the building, and include work on the stage, tiered floors in the main venue, the removal of the wall separating the lobby and the theater, a new VIP green room where the small theater used to be, new floors and seats in the balcony, and the addition of a skybar in the old projection booth, among others. He estimated the renovation costs are $1.6 million, plus additional $900,000 to a $1 million on the sound system. Checota and his wife and co-owner Robin, oversaw the stylistic overhaul of the Louis XIV interior. While built in 1921, the building pulls from an older ornate style with thencontemporary art deco flourishes. Through the years, various owners painted and refurbished in an ad-hoc fashion, which created a darkened, inconsistent jumble of a palette. “There were 17 different colors throughout the room,” he said. They chose a yellow, a gray and a gold, with touches of red, for the renovation. Combined with the light-toned hardwood on the three tiers – gone is the sloped concrete floor – it’s instantly recognizable as the Wilma, but feels refreshed. Kahane, who’s been down to the building nearly every day, described the overall feel as a “bright, cheerful, happy space.” It fell to local artist Amanda Biebly to restore some of the murals on the ceiling, which had exposed plaster and what appeared to be water damage. She got a call asking her if she was interested in the job – and whether she could start the next day.

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Opposite: A new green room in the basement for performers replaces what Checota says were substandard facilities. Above: New floors and seats are being installed in the balcony.

“I was just beside myself. I stayed up all night. I spent time until 2 a.m. pinstriping,” she said. Biebly took the job, and spent about two weeks on scaffolding fixing up the ornate trompe l’oeil flourishes of the mural and in some cases re-creating them from scratch when they were damaged beyond repair.

hile Checota plans on renting out the room for banquets – the tiered floors can accommodate cabaret seating – it’s primary purpose is as a concert hall. That means improving the often spotty sound. The expert on the sound was Kahane, a locally based certified audio engineer who specializes in acoustic design for buildings. His “love affair” with the theater and work with its succession of owners stretches back 20 years, and he’s effusive about the future of the venue. “I’m really pleased that by virtue of ownership, the Wilma has been allowed to move forward instead of being stagnant. In all honesty, I never thought I would get the opportunity to do this for that amazing theater,” he said. “It’s a remarkable opportunity to improve the theater this millennium, making it commercially viable for the next 100 years,” he said. Kahane, who used original drawings pulled from the K. Ross Toole Archives at the University of Montana, said there has never been any technological acoustical absorption work done on the theater.

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e said it was “beautifully designed” as a 20th century concert hall – one that could project not much more than an unamplified human voice and a pipe organ, not modern rock, hip-hop and electronic concerts. As it was, “it simply could not handle today’s production format shows,” Kahane said. The modifications include sound dampening material in the walls, hidden behind historically matching fabric. Adjustments were also made for the new heating and airconditioning systems. Audiences can say goodbye to the boomy, muffled sound quality they may have experienced at the back of the venue. “The cavity was producing reverberation, which was being shelved right in front of the balcony,” Kahane said. Some jobs will fall to non-locals, of course. The new line-array speakers from L-Acoustics will be balanced by company engineers dispatched from its headquarters in France. DiGiCo, which made the soundboards, will send people here to train local staff on the new equipment. “We will be among the first theater/venue facilities the U.S. to fly this highly programmable/aim-able array, which is capable of very sophisticated DSP (digital signal processing) that will provide high definition audio to every seat in the house, working in concert with the newly created acoustic signature,” Kahane wrote in an email.

hecota worked with the same tradespeople as he did for the renovations at the Top Hat. Aaron Palmer and Palmer Electric Contracting redid the entire electrical system, which Checota described as a “disaster” before. TempRite installed the new heating and air-conditioning system. Details Flooring and Carpentry installed the 20,000 square feet of hardwood that replaced the concert- and time-worn carpet. Powder Hounds Inc. handled the carpentry, framing and construction management. Owner Shane Kesterke said “this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me as a contractor.” There aren’t many 100-year-old theaters around, and the work has given him a chance to see older construction methods. “It’s been challenging and good, and I’m excited to see the final product,” he said. Misha Chinikailo of the local Unique Plaster and Stone has been handling all of the traditional plaster in the building – new plaster to match the historical plaster, patching

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the existing material, enough to keep four to five workers busy for more than two months. He said it’s a cool project to be a part of. “It’s something historical ... everybody’s pretty much excited for people to come and enjoy the place,” Chinikailo said.

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elebrated jazz pianist Benny Green will kick off the University of Montana’s Jazz Artist Series with a solo piano concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at UM’s Music Recital Hall. “A veteran of some of the most influential jazz artists including Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton, to name a few, Green is arguably the most in-demand jazz pianist performing today,” said Rob Tapper, director of UM jazz studies. A veteran of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Green possesses the history of jazz at his fingertips. Green’s talents are a combination of his mastery of keyboard technique with decades of real-world experience playing with the most celebrated artists of the past

half century. In addition to his experience as a sideman, Green has an extensive solo catalog including five albums for Blue Note Records in the 1990s, as well as two recent wellreceived albums for Sunnyside. Tickets cost $25 for general admission, $15 for seniors and $10 for students. They can be purchased at the UM Arts Box Office by calling (406) 243-4581 or online at griztix.com . The UM Jazz Artist Series will continue in December with the fourth annual Holiday Swing “White Christmas” featuring Eden Atwood at the Missoula Winery; and in February 2016, the concert series will present the Jeff Hamilton Trio.

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ow in its eighth year, the first of five concerts in the Celebrate Piano series at the University of Montana will open the season with a splash. Pianissimo! offers fun-filled, high energy music of all genres, involving multiple pianos, 25 pianists, and a sure-to-be sold out house. Pianissimo! organizer and School of Music faculty member Christopher Hahn ensures “a rollicking good time,” for this pair of popular shows. The concerts feature piano solos, duets, trios, quartets, and at one point 10 pianists performing on five different pianos. “The coordination of such a feat is pretty tremendous — you really have to see it to believe it,” says Hahn. Included in the concerts will be a wide variety of music and styles ranging from Mozart and Gershwin to Copland and Joplin. “The program is designed to please any and all audience members,” he says. The performers are some of Missoula’s most well-known and talented pianists including UM faculty members Hahn, Steven Hesla and Barbara Blegen; community members Dorothy Beck-Peterson, Scott Billadeau, Aneta Panusz, Scott Koljonen, and Paul Nonnenmacher; as well as many current students in the piano program at UM, and an appearance by the UM Keyboard Society’s acrobatic mascot, Bearthoven.

The UM Keyboard Society and specifically Hahn are in part responsible for the popular downtown piano program, “Play It Missoula.” Hahn hatched the idea in 2014 at the same time Missoula Downtown Partnership’s Noreen Humes had noticed pianos in other cities. The two took the idea and ran with it, and now there are six pianos throughout Missoula during the warmer months of the year. “It started off as a social experiment,” said Hahn, “but we’re thrilled with the result. And we hope it keeps the community thinking of our piano program at the School of Music throughout the year,” he laughs. Pianissimo! takes place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall, and is a benefit concert for the UM Keyboard Society. Funds raised will bring in guest artists for the Celebrate Piano series, help piano students receive scholarships and attend conferences, and help with maintenance and care of the pianos at UM. For more information on Pianissimo! or any of the five concerts in the Celebrate Piano series, contact Christopher Hahn at UM School of Music at (406) 243-6490. Tickets can be purchased online at Griztix.com, at the UM Arts Box Office or by calling (406) 243-4581. Purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended, as shows tend to sell out.

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Keith Richards returns to solo material with ‘Crosseyed Heart’ By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times

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EW YORK – Keith Richards had just picked up a pack of cigarettes from the coffee table in front of him, skillfully removed the cellophane and fired up the first of a string of smokes while talking about “Crosseyed Heart,” his first solo album in nearly 25 years and a rare venture away from his musical identity as guitarist, songwriter and periodic lead singer with the Rolling Stones. Despite having been finished for some 18 months, the album is finally out. “I’ve been on this (Rolling Stones’ Zip Code) tour, and that’s Numero Uno – the Gig!” Richards, 71, said good-naturedly while sitting recently on a sofa in his manager’s office in SoHo. But now that the Stones are between tours, Richards’ wait is coming to an end. The album is due Sept. 18, and he’s eyeing the possibility of solo shows this fall, maybe even a short tour now that the Stones’ next round of shows, in South America, has been pushed from October and November into January. Richards started working on what would become “Crosseyed Heart” in 2011, about the time his autobiography, “Life,” was becoming an international bestseller. “The book was the hardest thing I ever did in my life,” said Richards, shaking his head. “And you think the record world is bad? The book world is incredible – they’ve been at it longer.” The process of retracing his life dovetailed neatly with writing new songs with his co-producer and main collaborator, drummer Steve Jordan. Richards began flexing the compositional muscles he hadn’t used much with the Stones since the band’s most recent album of new material, 2005’s “A Bigger Bang.” “We actually didn’t start off to make an album, per se,” he said. “We said, ‘Let’s go in and cut a few tracks and see what happens.’ “After about three or four months – we could only do this once a week, sometimes once a month, really, there was no ‘project’ – we suddenly realized we had half an album. At that point,” Richards said through what often sounds like a bucket of gravel in his throat, “we said, ‘We might as well go in for the whole hog.’” Richards’ raspy voice and signature hook-heavy guitar work are front and center on “Crosseyed Heart,” and he plays bass and keyboards on some of the tracks. He’s also tapped some of the same musicians who played on his previous solo outings backed by the band he dubbed the X-Pensive Winos: guitarist Waddy Wachtel, keyboardist Ivan Neville and singer Sarah Dash. Guests include Aaron Neville of New Orleans’ celebrated Neville Brothers, longtime Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys (who died in December) and singer Norah Jones, who duets with Richards on “Illusion.” The latter is one of half a dozen ballads on the album, a shift in pacing that marks one of the major differences between a Richards solo effort and his work with the Stones.

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Richards’ unguardedness about virtually any subject also struck documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville, who has directed a companion Netflix film, “Keith Richards: Under the Influence,” that premiered the same day “Crosseyed Heart” was released. “What made the film so much fun,” Neville said from his office in L.A.’s Echo Park, “is that he’s in such a good place now. He doesn’t worry about anything. He’s such an honest person; it’s rare for a famous person to be that open and honest. That’s liberating.” Neville took an Academy Award for his 2013 documentary “20 Feet From Stardom,” a homage to backup singers who often remain in the shadows of various rock stars – including the Stones. With “Under the Influence,” Neville said his aim was “to make sure the documentary was timeless in its own way, that it wasn’t rooted in the album.” “In fact, I realized later, we don’t even mention the name of the album in the film – it’s not tied to it in that way,” he added. “It’s more about where he’s at and the process of making the album and the process of making music.” Like the album, the film came together serendipitously. Neville said Richards’ manager, Jane Rose, had commissioned him to film an interview in lieu of asking the musician to undertake an extensive round of media sessions to promote the album. But it’s not a major undertaking for Richards to swing by Rose’s office for selected interviews, since it’s just a few hours from Connecticut, where he lives with his wife of 31 years, former model Patti Hansen. “As a music geek,” Neville said, “it was kind of the documentary I’ve been training for my whole life. If you started out trying to make a documentary like this, to do all the research you’d need to do to prepare for it, you couldn’t. You have to have spent 20 or 30 years as a music obsessive to play in the same game as Keith.” Neville showed up for the first film session with a stack of vinyl records and started mining Richards’ passion for old blues, rock, R&B, country, folk and gospel music. “We weren’t trying to tell Keith’s life story,” Neville said, because Richards had done that himself in his book. “Basically, we were just trying to emulate the experience of hanging out with Keith.” Does that mean Neville can now check “hanging out with Keith” off his own bucket list? “There’s the bucket list,” Neville said, “and there are other things too unimaginable to even make your bucket list. This is one of those.”

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House music gets a lot of love in this column, but there’s nothing quite like a great techno mix. Johanna Knutsson is a Swedish DJ who has made her home in Berlin, and when it comes to techno, she knows her stuff. Her latest Boiler Room mix is a great example of her skills, all at once engaging and relaxing, just the right mix of dancefloor vibes and chill sensibilities. Do yourself a favor and load up this mix on your Soundcloud. Summer house is definitely a great thing, but as we head into fall, it’s time to give techno some love.

soundcloud.com/platform/johanna-knutsson

ryan adams “1989”

 adams’ taylor swift cover album is interesting, but ultimately a novelty album

the dead weather “dodge and burn”

 jack white’s umpteenth side project delivers an album that is lacking the soul you’d expect

new order “music complete”

 new order’s tenth studio album finds them as sharp as ever, full of energy and delicious synth riffs

silversun pickups “better nature”

 the silversun pickups broaden their sound, but trade the roughness around the edges for polish

OCTOBER 2015

film

Documentary examines WWII detention camp at Fort Missoula

By Becca Sayre

his fall, a grim piece of western Montana’s history will come to light. The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula is partnering with the Roxy Theater to premiere “An Alien Place: The Fort Missoula Detention Camp, 19411944,” a documentary about the imprisonment of more than 2,000 foreign nationals during World War II. As home to two separate detention centers, the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula was chosen by the National Park Service to receive a portion of a $1.4 million grant to help preserve and interpret World War II confinement sites of Japanese-Americans. Part of the grant was used improve the Alien Detention Center barracks building, restore the courtroom in Post Headquarters where enemy alien hearings were held, and to make the documentary. The updated exhibit opened to the public in August, and on Wednesday, October 7, the 30-minute film will premiere at the Roxy. The event will include guest speakers including former museum development director Diane Sands; Eletra Vandeberg, the daughter of Italian internee Alfredo Cipolato; Carol Van Valkenburg, author of the book “An Alien Place”; and the film’s producer, Kim Hogberg. Filmed by Spokane production company North by Northwest, the documentary was shot in and around Fort Missoula using the actual locations and artifacts housed at the museum. The film includes reenactments of the detention proceedings and lots of archival footage including several original interviews with Japanese and Italian internees. “One of the things I love about the film is that the story is not one people are familiar with but it is one of the most important to tell,” said Matt Lautzenheiser, executive director of the museum. “It’s a really exciting and amazing story.”

Previously a U.S. military post, Fort Missoula was converted by the Department of Immigration and Naturalization into an alien detention center in 1941. Unlike the camps formed under the War Relocation Act to hold primarily Japanese-Americans, or Nisei, the Fort Missoula Alien Detention Center was established to hold nationals and resident aliens from the Axis nations. Between the years 1941 and 1943 Fort Missoula served as home to over 1,000 Japanese and 1,200 Italian resident aliens, as well as 123 Japanese Latin and South Americans and almost two dozen German resident aliens. Most of the Italian men held in Fort Missoula were seamen, many of whom had been captured on a luxury liner in the Panama Canal. The Italian residents of the Fort came to know it as “Bella Vista,” or “beautiful view.” They spent their imprisonment laboring in industries which had lost their work forces due to the war, including forestry, agriculture, and highway construction. The Japanese residents of the Fort were mostly West Coast businessmen. More than a thousand of them would undergo loyalty hearings, and though none were found guilty of disloyalty to the United States, all of them were forced to remain at Fort Missoula until Japan surrendered in September 1945. Fort Missoula is currently the largest intact WWII internment site with most major buildings of the era still in use, including the Post Headquarters with its courtroom, the hospital, commissary, officer and staff housing, barracks and other support structures. “An Alien Place,” will screen on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and kids under 14 get in free. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula.

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film

OCTOBER 2015 Here are the movies we’re most excited about this fall:

Crimson Peak

A Gothic nightmare directed by monster movie maestro Guillermo del Toro, starring Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Tom Hiddleston? And it’s rated R for bloody violence, some sexual content and brief strong language? Mmmm. Wasikowska’s Edith, an aspiring American writer, is swept away by Hiddleston’s Sir Thomas Sharpe, a very seductive lord of a very creepy manor. There she faces his nasty relation Lady Lucille Sharpe (Chastain), some decadent aristocratic traits and the mansion’s own personality. That sounds beautifully horrible. (Oct. 16)

Bridge of Spies

Where has Steven Spielberg been the past few years? He hasn’t directed since 2012’s “Lincoln.” Oh, he’s been making a Cold War thriller written by the Coen brothers; all right then. Tom Hanks plays an American attorney recruited by the CIA to negotiate the swap of a Soviet spy for imprisoned U.S. Air Force pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was shot down in a secret mission over Soviet airspace. This kind of fact-based political drama fires up Spielberg like rocket fuel. (Oct. 16)

Victoria

This Germanic action suspenser, which premiered at last spring’s Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, is no cut and run. It was filmed in one continuous unedited shot across two dozen Berlin locales over 134 minutes, grabbing viewers by the collar and pulling them

along for a scary, bumpy ride. Spain’s Laia Costa plays the attractive immigrant whose local mates need her help to pull off a quick job for a large stash of money. Don’t expect subtitle overload; because she doesn’t speak Deutsch, everyone uses English. It thrillingly merges the foot races from “Run Lola Run” and the magical realist feel of “Birdman.” (Oct. 16)

Spectre

After keeping 007 largely near home during the Britaincentric “Skyfall,” Bond, James Bond, goes globe-trotting. The pre-credits opening sequence, set in Mexico City during the Day of the Dead festival, is reportedly the most ambitious they’ve ever done, with stop-offs in Italy, Austria and Morocco. The brilliantly sinister Christoph Waltz is playing — well, somebody up to no good. The 24th Bond film in the canon seems to be following the dramatic direction established in the last entry, with issues from his secretive past threatening him in the present. (Nov. 6)

crimson peak

The Good Dinosaur

Pixar’s second release of the year imagines 1) Earth never hit by a big, bad asteroid, 2) dinosaurs that never went extinct as a result, and 3) a time when their human neighbors weren’t yet paving and building on every available inch of the landscape. Arlo the Apatosaurus joins forces with an unlikely little caveman friend named Spot for the kind of prehistoric adventures people would have had millions of years ago if that stupid giant meteor hadn’t ruined everything. It looks very different from “Inside Out,” and packed full of its own flavor of comic charm. (Nov. 25)

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Co-starring with half of Hollywood, Johnny Depp plays “Whitey” Bulger, the famed killer gangster and FBI rat who ran Boston’s crime world. Rated r • now playing • Carmike Cinemas

sicario A blood-dark crime drama starring Emily Blunt as an FBI idealist in an escalating war against Mexican drug lords. From Denis Villeneuve, director of the intense kidnap shocker “Prisoners.” Rated r • now playing • Carmike Cinemas

The Martian Astronaut stranded on the red planet does MacGyver science to stay alive until NASA rescues him. Matt Damon takes the lead and co-stars with the other half of Hollywood. Rated pg13 • now playing• Carmike Cinemas

 rated R coming october 16 carmike cinemas

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OCTOBER 2015

events

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EVENTS CALENDAR

dave rawlings machine october 25, 8pm wilma theatre

To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month 2-3 Headwaters Dance Co. “Beginnings and Endings,” its final concert as a year-round company after 22 years as Missoula and Montana’s only professional contemporary dance repertory company. 7:30 p.m. nightly plus a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Oct. 3. $15 general, $10 students and seniors, Rockin’ Rudy’s, headwatersdance.net and at the door, MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 Opening reception, 5-8 p.m., Repertoire Art and Design, 113 W. Broadway. Featuring “Lands Alive,” oil paintings by Missoula artist Barb Schwartz Karst. (406) 471-8070. 2 First Friday opening, 5-9 p.m., Gallery 709 in Montana Art and Framing, 709 Ronan St. Featuring “Paintings and Sculpture,” work by Barbara Morrison. (406) 541-7100, montanaart.com.

Montana on Silk” by Julie Wulf of Lakeside. 543-6393, missoulaartistsshop.com. 2 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Lake Missoula Tea Company, 136 E. Broadway Featuring artist Bryan Steward’s “Surreal World.” 2 Opening reception, 5-8 p.m., The Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St. Featuring “Keep Right,” Montana landscapes by Andy Cline. 728-5251, thebrinkgallery.com. 2 Opening reception, 5-9 p.m., E3 Convergence Gallery, 229 W. Main St. Featuring “Wood, Metal, Antler, Rock: Things I Made This Summer,” works by Mark Matthews, e3gallerymissoula.com.

2 Opening reception, 5-8 p.m., 4 Ravens Gallery, 248 N. Higgins Ave. Featuring “Made of Mud: Porcelain Pottery,” a collection of wood fired and crystalline glaze pottery by Dan Ishler. 317-1543, 4ravensgallery@gmail.com.

2 Opening reception, 5-8 p.m., Betty’s Divine, 509 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring “This Little Light of Mine,” recent works by Adelaide Gale Every, a collection of mixed-media light boxes made from Plexiglass, found objects and collage. 721-4777.

2 Artists’ reception, 5-8 p.m., the Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins Ave., Featuring “Magical Realism ...

2 First Friday, Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. Featuring “No Filter,” an eclectic, hectic, electric collection of scrap art.

2 First Friday, Bernice’s Bakery, 190 S. Third St. W. Featuring “Bayla Arietta Illustrations,” watercolor and pen and ink. 728-1358. 2-3 Second annual Fall Festival sponsored by the Community Development Corp., 3-5 p.m., downtown Arlee. Extended farmers market on Friday with games and events for children, families and adults; vendors; fall harvest foods and live music on Saturday. 726-5550, arleecdc.org. 2 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 St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 3 “Missoula Monster Project” closing reception, 5-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Donations appreciated. Kindergarten classes from three Missoula County public schools created original monster

pieces that are then illustrated by adult artists. Join us in welcoming the artworks of 400 artists to our gallery at the closing reception as part of the Northside/Westside Bike Scavenger Hunt on Oct. 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 3 Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 2-3 Ryan Larsen Band, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 3 Pottery sale, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. The pottery is a featured piece in our Paint-Your-Own-Pottery studio where patrons come in and paint a pre-made piece of bisque ware. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 3 Wolf and the Moons, 5-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 3 “Cruisin’ Along with a Song!” featuring Five Valley Chorus, Sweet Adelines and the Rocky Mountainaires Chorus, 3:30

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p.m., Music Recital Hall, UM. $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, children under 12 free. Call 370-7873. 3 Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, 8-11 p.m., Union Hall, 208 E. Main St. Beginner workshop, 7:30 p.m. $9, $6 MFS members. Music by Sandy Boys; caller Derek Gallagher. missoulafolk.org. 4 Ten Skip Stone, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 4 Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 5 Open time in the MakerSpace, allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice. 1:30-3 p.m.; Electronics Exploration, learn about small electronics platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Snap Circuits or littleBits. Try them out during Electronics Exploration, 3-7 p.m.; free computer class, 6 p.m., registration required. Call for topics and to register 721BOOK. Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 6 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.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO club, 4-6 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.; Writers Anonymous, 6 p.m.; Intro to Programming in C and C++ in the MakerSpace-four week intro to C and C++ programming languages for ages 13+. Class capped at six participants; call 721-BOOK for details and to register. 6-7 p.m.; Community Creative Writing Workshop in the MakerSpace, ages 15+, focuses on what each person brings to the process. Participation is week to week, 6-7:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 7 Free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721-BOOK, 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.; open jewelry studio in the MakerSpace, instruction on basic techniques is available, find new projects, enjoy a collaborative workshop atmosphere with MakerSpace mentor Irene Pritsak, 5:30-7 p.m.; free computer class, 6 p.m., registration required. Call for topics and to register 721-BOOK; Socrates Café, 7 p.m., informal get-together to discuss topics relating to the core areas of philosophy and exchanging thoughtful ideas and experiences using the Socratic Method, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 7, 21 Day of Dead shrine-making workshop facilitated by Bev Glueckert and Tana Ostrowski, 4-6 p.m., Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. Suite 17. No charge, registration required, info@livingartofmontana.org. Open to people facing illness or loss including care providers and family members. 7 UM Jazz Artist Series featuring Benny Green, solo piano, 7:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall, UM. Tickets $25 general, $15 seniors, $10 students, available at UMArts Box Office, 243-4581 or griztix.com. 7 Documentary “An Alien Place,” 7:30 p.m., Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring guest speakers ranging from local historians to family members of detained men and film producers. Tickets $5, ages 14 and under free. 8 Blue Moon, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 8, 15, 22 “Paper Collage Weaving” facilitated by Bonnie Tarses, 2-4 p.m., Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. No. 17. No charge, registration required. Email info@ livingartofmontana.org.

the newsboys october 9, 7pm adams center

8 Light Up the Night, 7-9 p.m., University of Montana Oval. The event speaks out against sexual assault and interpersonal violence. Everyone is invited to join in a night of poetry reading and music making to support those who have experienced sexual assault or interpersonal violence. If anyone would like to participate they are welcome to submit a poem or song (original or otherwise) that they would like to perform by email to umt.wrc@gmail.com by Oct. 5. There will be a walk of solidarity around the Oval and lighting of the ‘M’ to follow the poetry so please bring flashlights, glowsticks etc. (no open flame please!) 8 10th annual Reel Rock Film Tour, a global production of the best climbing and adventure films of the year, 7 p.m., University Center Theatre, UM. Tickets $10 in advance, available at the UM Outdoor Program. 8 Horsefeathers, Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. 8 “Poetry from the Edge,” NAMI poetry reading by Zan Bockes and Jack Shifflett, for Mental Illness Awareness Week, 7 p.m., Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com. 8 Northern Lights, 9 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 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.; R.E.A.D. Dogs: practice reading with a dog trained to listen, 3 p.m.; Open Time in the MakerSpace, allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 3-6 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to 12, LEGOs cover the floor in the dragon rug area, 3:30-5 p.m.; 2nd Wednesday Book Group discusses “The Taliban Shuffle” by Kim Barker, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 9 “Slut: The Play,” a compelling play about rape and slut-shaming as told by a group of young women in high school. Starring 11 local high school-aged women and presented by UM Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies program and the Student Advocacy Resource Group.

Written by Katie Cappiello, devised by ArtsEffect NYC. Directed by recent UM MFA theater direction graduate Hillary Sea Bard. Free, reservations encouraged at stopslutmissoula.bpt.me. 7:30 p.m., Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. in the Silk Road restaurant. 9 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.; Introduction to Programming in Java for Kids (MakerSpace) for ages 9-12, Fridays, 4-4:50 p.m.; Introduction to Programming in Java for Teens (MakerSpace) for ages 13-18, Fridays, 5- 5:50 p.m.; World-Wide Cinema, free foreign film, “Human Capital (Italian),” 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 9 Silk-screening night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Free, donations appreciated. Come in with a blank shirt, tote bag, or scarf and leave with one of the house designs printed anywhere of your choosing! No registration necessary. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 9 Second Friday Gallery opening, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Free, donations appreciated. Celebrating the Festival of the Dead with the theme “What We Leave Behind.” Featuring artwork of dozens of Montana artists. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 9 Showdown, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 9 Christopher Kelly signs “Italy Invades,” 5 p.m., Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 721-2881, factandfictionbooks.com. 9 The Newsboys, one of Christian music’s most successful touring acts, 7 p.m., Adams Center, UM. Tickets $50 for artists circle, $30 for lower-level seating, $20 for upperlevel seating with a group rate of $15, plus fees, available

at the Adams Center box office, all GrizTix outlets, online at griztix.com or by phone at 243-4051. 10 “Slut: The Play,” a compelling play about rape and slut-shaming as told by a group of young women in high school. Starring 11 local high school-aged women and presented by UM Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies program and the Student Advocacy Resource Group. Written by Katie Cappiello, devised by ArtsEffect NYC. Directed by recent UM MFA theater direction graduate Hillary Sea Bard. Free, reservations encouraged at stopslutmissoula.bpt.me. 7:30 p.m., Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. in the Silk Road restaurant. 10 Country Boogie Boys, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 10 Triple Sec, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 10 Seth Kantner reads and signs “Swallowed by the Great Land,” 1:30 p.m., Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7212881, factandfictionbooks.com. 10 Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 7212665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 11 Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665, missoulapubliclibrary.org. 10-11 Alpine Artisans’ annual Tour of the Arts featuring an ongoing collaboration with three local rural historical museums in Seeley Lake, Ovando and Condon, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The self-guided tour features over 25 artists with 11 of the artist demonstrating their work in the three museums plus artists work in five studios and three galleries. Alpineartisans.org. 11 John Smith, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 11 The Ed Norton Big Band, 6-8 p.m., Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier Drive. $7. 11 Documentary “An Alien Place,” 4 p.m., Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Tickets $5, ages 14 and under free.

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oct EVENTS CALENDAR

11 Jeannette Rankin Peace Center’s 29th annual Peace Party gathering, 3 p.m., Caras Park. Theme is “Peace Like a River.” Raffle, silent auction, beer, wine and entertainment. Tickets $30, $45 for couple, $55 for family, $5 less for JRPC members. Table of 10 is $300, available at civicrm.jrpc.org/peace-party-2015 or at 519 S. Higgins Ave. 543-3955. 12 President’s Lecture Series, 8 p.m., University Center Ballroom, UM. Featuring “Kissingers’ Shadow: The Long Reach of America’s Most Controversial Statesman,” by Greg Grandin, professor of history, New York University. Umt.edu/president/events/lectures. 13 Join Five Valley Chorus Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. through Dec. 15 at First Baptist Church, corner of Woody and Pine streets, to sing favorite Christmas songs and learn new ones for holiday concert at Southgate Mall. Fivevalleysweetadelines.com. 13 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.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO club, 4-6 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.; Gaming for Grownups, learn a game or play one from MPL’s collection. October’s theme is “Zombies, Kaiju, and Creatures, oh my!” 6-8 p.m.; Intro to Programming in C and C++ in the MakerSpace-four week intro to C and C++ programming languages for ages 13+. Class capped at six participants; call 721-BOOK for details and to register, 6-7 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.; 2nd Tuesday MPL Book Group discusses “I am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 14 Glass-fusing orientation class, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. $20/$15 for members plus cost of glass. 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 our Glass Fusing Studio! 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 14, 21, 28, Bob Ross parade prop building workshop, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Free. The community is invited to dress up as a “Festival of the Dead” inspired “Bob Ross.” Each Bob/Student will carry a 4’ x 2’ relief print (mounted to a poll) of Happy Little Trees, Clouds and Accidents. Student who sign up for this three-day workshop will carve, print, paint and help secure prints to poles with cross bars. We will meet at the ZACC on Nov. 2nd 2 hours before the parade to prepare and paint our faces. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

14 Free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721-BOOK, 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 – and eat a little chocolate, 3:30 p.m.; Open Jewelry Studio in the MakerSpace - instruction on basic techniques is available, find new projects, enjoy a collaborative workshop atmosphere with MakerSpace mentor Irene Pritsak, 5:30-7 p.m.; free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721-BOOK, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary. org.

16-17 The UM School of Music “Celebrate Piano Series” presents the eighth annual Pianissimo! concerts, 7:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall, UM. Featuring nine pianos, over 30 pianists and a rollicking good time, these high-energy concerts feature many of Montana’s favorite pianists. For tickets go to www.griztix.com, call 243-4581 or stop by the UMArts Box Office.

14 Tanner Hall, Henrik Harlaut, Phil Casabon and other extreme athletes will be available to meet fans and sign autographs during “The Inspired Ski Movie Tour,” 8 p.m., Dennison Theatre, UM. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 students with ID day of show and $15 general day of show, available at all GrizTix outlets or griztix.com.

17 Mudslide Charley, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave.

14 UM Mansfield Center Fall 2015 Lecture Series, 12:10 p.m., University Center Room 331/332. Featuring “Collaborative Responses to Sexual Exploitation in our State,” with Katharina Werner, YWCA Pathways program manager, and Guy Baker, Missoula Police Department detective and FBI Safe Streets Task Force. 243-2988, umt.edu/Mansfield/ events/brownbaglectures. 15 Bully, Heat and Dead Soft, The Badlander, 208 Ryman St. Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Ages 18 and over. 15 Tom Catmull, 5-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 15 Cleargrain, 9 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 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.; R.E.A.D. Dogs: practice reading with a dog trained to listen! 3 p.m.; Open Time in the MakerSpace, allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice. 3-6 p.m.; LEGO Club, for all ages up to 12, LEGOs cover the floor in the dragon rug area from 3:30-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 16 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.; Introduction to Programming in Java for Kids (MakerSpace) for ages 9-12, Fridays, 4-4:50 p.m.; Introduction to Programming in Java for Teens (MakerSpace) for ages 13-18, Fridays, 5- 5:50 p.m.; Cheap Date Night, free feature film, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 16-17 “Slut: The Play,” a compelling play about rape and slut-shaming as told by a group of young women in high school. Starring 11 local high school-aged women and presented by UM Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies program and the Student Advocacy Resource Group. Written by Katie Cappiello, devised by ArtsEffect NYC. Directed by recent UM MFA theater direction graduate Hillary Sea Bard. Free, reservations encouraged at stopslutmissoula.bpt.me. 7:30 p.m., Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. in the Silk Road restaurant. 16-17 Dakota Poorman Band, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 16 Nate Vernon of Wartime Blues, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave.

17, 24 Creativity for Life drop-in Saturday workshop, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. No. 17. No charge, all materials provided. For people facing illness or loss including care providers and family members. Livingartofmontana.org.

17 Shrine Building I, 2-5 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. Free. In conjunction with the Missoula festival of the Dead. Materials provided to build the shrine; you fill the shrine with memories and photos of your loved one. Art therapist Kim Brown Campbell will be on hand to discuss the process of working through emotions through art. This workshop is offered in twoparts to accommodate workers in need of more time to complete their shrine and extend their work-time, but the second session welcomes newcomers. Please call to sign up so we know to prepare for you! 549-7555, zootownarts. org. 17 Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, 8-11 p.m., Union Hall, 208 E. Main St. Beginner workshop, 7:30 p.m. $9, $6 MFS members. Music by Bebe LeBoeuf; caller Bev Young. missoulafolk.org. 17 Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 7212665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 18 Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 18 John Floridis, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 18 “Slut: The Play,” a compelling play about rape and slut-shaming as told by a group of young women in high school. Starring 11 local high school-aged women and presented by UM Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies program and the Student Advocacy Resource Group. Written by Katie Cappiello, devised by ArtsEffect NYC. Directed by recent UM MFA theater direction graduate Hillary Sea Bard. Free, reservations encouraged at stopslutmissoula.bpt.me. 2 p.m. matinee, Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. in the Silk Road restaurant. 19 Open Time in the MakerSpace, allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice. 1:30-3 p.m.; Electronics Exploration, learn about small electronics platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Snap Circuits or littleBits, 3-7 p.m.; free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721BOOK, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 20 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 , learn about ways to volunteer, play some games to learn new skills (and, yes, chocolate is involved), 3:30 p.m.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO club, 4-6 p.m.; Intro to Programming in C and C++ in the MakerSpace-four week intro to C and C++ programming languages for ages 13+. Class capped at six participants; call 721BOOK for details and to register, 6-7 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 St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary. org.

20-Nov. 17 Silk-screening for beginners, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St.$115/$105 for members. Learn the fundamentals of screening on paper and fabric. After this class students will have the proficiency and confidence to coat and expose screens, register colors andprint their artwork to their satisfaction, all while leaving with vibrant prints. Black-and-white ink, photo emulsion, tape and some paper included in materials fee. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 21 Sugar skull workshop, 3-6 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. Free. Sugar skulls represented a departed soul. They were decorated in likeness with the name written on the forehead and was placed on the home of friends or gravestone to honor the return of a particular spirit. Walk-ins welcome: no need to call and sign-up. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 21 Annick Smith reads and signs “Crossing the Plains with Bruno,” 7 p.m., Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7212881, factandfictionbooks.com. 21 Free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721-BOOK, 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.; Open Jewelry Studio in the MakerSpace - instruction on basic techniques is available, find new projects, enjoy a collaborative workshop atmosphere with MakerSpace mentor Irene Pritsak, 5:30-7 p.m.; free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721BOOK, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 22 Shrine Building II, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. Free. In conjunction with the Missoula Festival of the Dead we are offering this very special two part shrine building workshop. Materials provided, you fill the shrine with memories and photos of your loved one. Art therapist Kim Brown Campbell will be on hand to discuss the process of working through emotions through art. This workshop is offered in twoparts to accommodate workers in need of more time to complete their shrine and extend their work-time, but the second session welcomes newcomers. Registration required. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 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.; Tour of Missoula Public Library - MPL is now offering monthly tours so that community leaders and the general public can learn more about the vision for a new building, noon p.m. Space is limited, sign up by emailing Caitlin at ccopple@ hilltoppublicsolutions.com or calling 493-4281. Open Time in the MakerSpace, allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice. 3-6 p.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 from 3:30-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 22-Dec. 3, Fall Frenzy Afterschool Art Camp, Thursdays, 3:155:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. $90/$80 for members. Using a variety of artistic mediums, explore the colors, temperatures and traditions that make this season in Missoula special. As well as the opportunity to participate in the annual Day of the Dead parade, YAAP artists will experiment in leaf papier mache, printmaking, ceramics and sugar skulls. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 22 Caroline Keys and Jeff Turman, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 22-23 Crawford Brothers Band, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave.

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23 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.; Raising Missoula’s Spirits Distillery Walking Tour-Oliver Twist of Lime or The Last Word, anyone? Register for a ticket to MPL’s tour of Missoula distilleries at http://tinyurl.com/ raisemslaspirits. Introduction to Programming in Java for Kids (MakerSpace) for ages 9-12, Fridays, 4-4:50 p.m.; Introduction to Programming in Java for Teens (MakerSpace) for ages 13-18, Fridays, 5-5:50 p.m.; Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 24-25 “Halloween Hoedown Homicide,” an original murdermystery dinner theater production. Participants find themselves in Grizzly Ghost Town, attending an annual shindig at the haunted Stensrud Saloon. You can be sure at least one participant is going to have a bad time. 7 p.m., Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. First St. W. To purchase tickets, go to stensrudplayhouse.com. 24 Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m.; Raising Missoula’s Spirits: Pumpkin Carving, a family event of pumpkin painting and carving. Tools and some pumpkins provided, 2-4 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary. org. 24 Dark Horse Country Dance Band, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 24 Money Penny, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 24 David Gates reads from “A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me,” 7 p.m., Grizzly Claw Trading Company, Seeley Lake. 25 Carla Green Jazz, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 25 Car roller prints, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. Carve a giant Day of the Dead relief block, during this Saturday workshop, and then print it by running over it with a car! Registration required. Available supplies given to those who registered over drop-ins. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 25 Missoula Cemetery presents “Stories and Stones” annual historic tour, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 2000 Cemetery Road. History comes to life through the stories of individuals from Missoula’s past. Volunteers tell up to 50 stories plus live music, food and fun. Free; donations accepted. 5526070, ci.missoula.mt.us/162/Stories-and-Stones. 25 Dave Rawlings Machine, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $29.50 (increases $5.50 day of show), available at ticketfly.com, Top Hat and Rockin’ Rudy’s. 25 Family Storytime – stories for children of all ages, and caregivers, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 26 Open Time in the MakerSpace, allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 1:30-3 p.m.; MakerSpace: Electronics Exploration- Want to learn about small electronics platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Snap Circuits or littleBits? Try them out during Electronics Exploration, 3-7 p.m.; free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721-BOOK, 6 p.m.; Raising Missoula’s Spirits: Tortured Souls Investigations - Missoula Paranormal Society shows a film of their investigations and answers questions, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org.

patty griffin october 30, 8pm wilma theatre

27-Dec. 1 Fall Frenzy Afterschool camp, Tuesdays, 3:15-5:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. $90/$80 for members. Using a variety of artistic mediums, explore the colors, temperatures and traditions that make this season in Missoula special. As well as the opportunity to participate in the Annual Day of the Dead parade, YAAP artists will experiment in leaf paper mache, printmaking, ceramics and sugar skulls! 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 27 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.; Frenchtown Branch LEGO club, 4-6 p.m.; Intro to Programming in C and C++ in the MakerSpace-four week intro to C and C++ programming languages for ages 13+. Class capped at six participants; call 721-BOOK for details and to register, 6-7 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 St. 7212665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 28 Free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721-BOOK, 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 – and eat a little chocolate, 3:30 p.m.; Open Jewelry Studio in the MakerSpace – instruction on basic techniques is available, find new projects, enjoy a collaborative workshop atmosphere with MakerSpace mentor Irene Pritsak, 5:30-7 p.m.; free computer class, registration required. Call for topics and to register 721-BOOK, 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 28 UM Mansfield Center Fall 2015 Lecture Series, 12:10 p.m., University Center Room 336. Featuring “The Enigma of Deng Xiaoping: Avatar of Reform or Butcher of Beijing?” with Steve Levine, UM Department of History research faculty associate and collaborator with primary author Alexander V. Pantsov on “Deng Xiaoping: A Revolutionary Life” (Oxford University Press, 2015). 243-2988, umt.edu/ Mansfield/events/brownbaglectures. 29 Cold Hard Cash, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 29 Russ Nasset, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 29 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, parents and tots sing, tell

Photo by dave mcclister stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; Open Time in the MakerSpace, allows visitors to explore the resources of the MakerSpace, learn how to use the equipment, or to work on a project of their choice, 3-6 p.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 St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 29, 31 “The Rocky Horror Show,” Wilma Theatre. 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday plus a midnight showing Saturday. After a spectacular return last year, the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show” will rock the newly renovated Wilma Theater this Halloween. This live performance is a fresh take on the risque, genderbending romp, while staying true to the rampant fan culture created by the classic 70s film. Tickets $30-$45 (plus applicable fees), available at TheWilma.com, RockyHorrorMissoula.com and Rockin’ Rudy’s. 30-31 “Halloween Hoedown Homicide,” an original murdermystery dinner theater production. Participants find themselves in Grizzly Ghost Town, attending an annual shindig at the haunted Stensrud Saloon. You can be sure at least one participant is going to have a bad time. 7 p.m., Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. First St. W. To purchase tickets, go to stensrudplayhouse.com. 30 Patty Griffin with Darlingside, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $35, available at ticketfly.com. 30 406, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 30 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.; Introduction to Programming in Java for Kids (MakerSpace) for ages 9-12, 4-4:50 p.m.; Introduction to Programming in Java for Teens (MakerSpace) for ages 13-18, 5-5:50 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 721-2665. missoulapubliclibrary.org.

31 Family Storytime for children of all ages, and caregivers, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. 7212665. missoulapubliclibrary.org. 31 Halloween costume party with 406, 9 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. 31 Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, 8-11 p.m., Union Hall, 208 E. Main St. Beginner workshop, 7:30 p.m. $9, $6 MFS members. Music by Skippin’ a Groove; caller Morna Leonard. missoulafolk.org.

November 2 Face painting, 2-5 p.m. | Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. Free. Come to the ZACC just before the Festival Of The Dead Parade and learn the art of traditional Dia de los Muertos face-painting. Adults and children alike to have their faces painted. We will have fun getting ready and then head to the parade together! For those of you who participated in our earlier workshops, please walk in the parade with us! No need to call or register. 549-7555, zootownarts.org. 2 Festival of the Dead Parade, 6:30 p.m., starts at north end of Higgins Ave. This year the Festival of the Dead Parade presented by the Zootown Arts Community Center. Come dressed up to march with the parade or to stand and cheer on your community. If you need a group to march with find the Zootown Arts Community Center and stand alongside your community arts center. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

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OCT EVENTS CALENDAR

andy hackbarth: A tribute to segovia october 23, 7:30pm o’shaughnessy Center, whitefish

To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month 2 Doug and Debbie Karaoke, Sports Page, Polson. 2 Leftover Biscuits for Bluegrass in the Bay, 6-9 p.m., the Raven, Woods Bay, Bigfork. 2 Brewers Dinner at Flathead Lake Brewing Co., Bigfork. Tickets $45. Brewers will be hosting a five-course, beer-pairing dinner. Purchase at Pubhouse, (406) 837-2004, or flatheadlakebrewing.com.

2-3 Great Northwest Oktoberfest, 5-11 p.m. Friday and noon-11 p.m. Saturday, Depot Park, Whitefish. Admission is $4 per day. See the complete schedule for the two-weekend event at whitefishoktoberfest.com. 2-3 Ghost tours, 7-9 p.m., Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tickets $15-$17. Tour rooms of the darkened mansion while hearing stories from staff and community

members about their encounters with Conrad family spirits. Tours begin at 7 p.m. and run every 15 minutes with the last tour starting at 9 p.m. This onehour tour is limited to 20 people per tour, and reservations are required (not recommended for children). (406) 755-2166, conconradmansion. com. 2-3 Mountain Brook Quilt and Craft Market,

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Mountain View Mennonite Church, 795 Mennonite Church Road, Kalispell. Free admission. 2-4 “Oliver,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $6-$11. Young Oliver Twist lands in trouble with the workhouse matron and Mr. Bumble and sets him on

OCTOBER 2015 his famous adventure. He is sold to a local undertaker, but runs away and is picked up by the Artful Dodger, who invites Oliver to “Consider Yourself”’ one of us. Fagin’s gang sets out to pick-a-pocket or two; fortunately Oliver is taken in by Mr. Brownlow, who happens to hold the key to Oliver’s family inheritance in this lively musical based on the famous tale by Charles Dickens. (406) 8374886, bigforksummerplayhouse.com. 3 Flathead Valley Community College Festival of Flavors: Grand Wine Tasting, 6 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Tickets $100. Enjoy 200 wines, local cuisine, live music by Mama Jazz Erica von Kleist and her Stumptown Po Boys, silent and live auctions. (406) 756-3632, fvcc. edu/festival. 3 Old Sap for Bluegrass in the Bay, 5-8 p.m., The Raven, Woods Bay, Bigfork. 3 Beardance Black IPA Beer release, 7 p.m., Flathead Lake Brewing Co., Bigfork. Grab a $2 pint until the keg is empty. 3-24 Fine Art Resale at Bigfork Museum of Art and History, 525 Electric Ave. (406) 837-6927, info@bigforkmuseum.org. 4 Accordion jam session, 2-5:30 p.m., Polson Elks Club, Main Street. 4 Live music for Bluegrass in the Bay, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., the Raven, Woods Bay, Bigfork. 4 “Beers, Brats and Pretzels” at Flathead Lake Brewing Co., Bigfork, to celebrate the last official day of Oktoberfest. 7 WOW Wednesday, 5-8 p.m., Vine and Tap, Main Street, Polson. $9. Different wines are showcased each week. 7 Ken’s Country Combo, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks, Main Street. 8 Johnny B’s Rhythm of the North, 7 p.m., Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $22, $17 for kids and seniors. The Alaskan pianist offers a fast-paced, multimedia performance filled with sizzling piano, stunning images and hilarious stories. (406) 837-4885, bigforktheater.org. 8 Diane Torres plays piano, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson. 8-11 “True West,” Whitefish Theatre Company. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $8-$18; $10 for Thursday preview. Well-educated Austin and thieving con man Lee, estranged brothers from different worlds, reunite in their mom’s California kitchen, where Austin is working out a screenplay deal. But when Lee comes up with his own big movie idea and ends up stealing much more than the neighbors’ TV, challenges are issued, many drinks are downed, and the siblings find that they might not be such opposites after all. (406) 862-5371,

whitefishtheatreco.org.

and drummer Jeff Hamilton, who played with Brown in the 1980s. (406) 730-2817, singerandsimpson.com.

9 Reception: “Driven to Abstraction”, 5-7 p.m., Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery, 306 Main St., Polson. The exhibit, in memory of John Davis, is on display through Nov. 14. (406) 883-5956, sandpiperartgallery.com.

14 WOW Wednesday, 5-8 p.m., Vine & Tap, Main Street, Polson. $9. Different wines are showcased each week.

9 Doug and Debbie Karaoke at Sports Page, Polson.

14 Bob Starkel Karaoke, 6 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, Polson.

9-10 Ray Brown Tribute Trio, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St.; and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $29-$39. The tribute to the most influential and prolific jazz bassist in the last half of the 20th century features Brown’s last pianist, Larry Fuller; his prominent protege, bassist John Clayton; and drummer Jeff Hamilton, who played with Brown in the 1980s. (406) 730-2817, singerandsimpson.com.

15 Diane Torres plays piano, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson.

9-11 Glacier Jazz Stampede, Eagles Lodge, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. All-event pass $85. The four-day celebration of traditional, ragtime, Dixieland and swing jazz draws swing dancers and music fans from far and wide. Check the schedule at glacierjazzstampede.com. 10 Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana tours with Bud Cheff Jr., 1 p.m., 69316 U.S. Highway 93, Charlo. Each half-hour tour is limited to 20 people. Call (406) 644-3535 to reserve a spot. 10 Wylie and the Wild West, 7-10 p.m., Lincoln County High School auditorium, Eureka. The 17th annual Sunburst Performing Arts Series kicks off with the singer, songwriter, rancher, horseman and yodeler. (406) 297-0197, mtsunburst@yahoo.com. 10 Tamarack Time, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Electric Avenue, Bigfork. Old-fashioned harvest celebration includes food tastings ($4), harvest decorations and entertainment, and a Birds of Prey display. The Garden Bar offers beer and brats beginning at 2 p.m. during its Oktoberfest celebration. (406) 837-7283. 10 Cold Hard Cash Show with special guest Christian Johnson, 7 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building, Kalispell. Hosted by the Flathead County Deputy Sheriffs and Employee associations, the concert proceeds will be donated to children’s programs in the Flathead Valley. Call (406) 393-2539 for tickets. 11 “Groovin’ on a Sunday Afternoon” with piano/ vocal duo Eric and Erica, 2:30 p.m., Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door; limited to 120. (406) 837-4885, bigforktheater.org. 12 Ray Brown Tribute Trio, 7:30 p.m., Whitefish Lake Restaurant, 1200 U.S. 93 N. Tickets $35. The tribute to the most influential and prolific jazz bassist in the last half of the 20th century features Brown’s last pianist, Larry Fuller; his prominent protege, bassist John Clayton;

15-17 “True West,” Whitefish Theatre Company, 7:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $8-$18. Well-educated Austin and thieving con man Lee, estranged brothers from different worlds, reunite in their mom’s California kitchen, where Austin is working out a screenplay deal. But when Lee comes up with his own big movie idea and ends up stealing much more than the neighbors’ TV, challenges are issued, many drinks are downed, and the siblings find that they might not be such opposites after all. (406) 862-5371, whitefishtheatreco.org. 16 Leftover Biscuits, 7:30 p.m., The Raven, Woods Bay, Bigfork. 16 Doug and Debbie Karaoke at Sports Page, Polson. 17-18 Glacier Stamp Club Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. (406) 868-7287. 20 Mission Valley Live presents Men of Worth, 7 p.m., Polson High School. Tickets $15 at the door, $13 in advance, $75 for the Mission Valley Live series, available by emailing missionvalleylive@gmail.com or calling (406) 887-2739. The Scottish and Irish folk duo position themselves at the folk and traditional end of the Celtic music spectrum. 21 WOW Wednesday, 5-8 p.m., Vine & Tap, Main Street, Polson. $9. Different wines are showcased each week. 21 Ken’s Country Combo, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks, Main Street. 22 Bigfork Community Center open house, 4-7 p.m., 639 Commerce St. (406) 837-4157. 22 “Chili for the Museum,” 5:30-8 p.m., Swan River Community Hall. Tickets $15, $8 for children under age 12. A good old-fashioned chili feed featuring all kinds of chili, from buffalo to vegetarian, salad, cornbread, dessert, coffee and lemonade as well as music. This is a fundraiser for the Bigfork Museum of Art & History. (406) 837-6927, bigforkmuseum. org. 22 Diane Torres plays piano, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson.

23 Andy Hackbarth: A Tribute to Segovia, 7:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish. Tickets $14-$28. Award-winning fingerstyle guitar virtuoso pays tribute to the “father of the classical guitar,” Andres Segovia, through elaborate instrumental selections as well as short stories about Segovia’s life and music. (406) 862-5371, whitefishtheatreco.org. 23 Name the Lady and Open the Safe Party with music, 5 p.m., Vine and Tap, downtown Polson. 23 Doug and Debbie Karaoke at Sports Page, Polson. 23 The Earnest Lovers, 8 p.m., Ninepipes/ Allentown Restaurant & Bar, Highway 93 south of Ronan. No cover. 23-24 Chuck Pyle, 7 p.m., Kandahar Lodge, Whitefish Mountain Resort, 3824 Big Mountain Road, Whitefish. Tickets $15-$18. The singer/ songwriter, known as the Zen Cowboy, celebrates the release of his new album, “Cover Stories.” (406) 862-6098. 23-25 Bigfork Community Players present “Steel Magnolias,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $10-$15; $5 for children under 12. The Bigfork Community Players present a stage version of the Oscar-winning movie. The witty repartee that fills the air of Truvy’s beauty shop provides a penetrating view into the lives of women who define the character of this small Southern town. (406) 890-1882, bigforkcommunityplayers.com. 24-25 Glacier Symphony presents “Gershwin and Nielson” featuring Gabriela Martinez on piano, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Flathead High School, Kalispell. (406) 4077000, gscmusic.org. 24-25 Alpine Kids Theatre Project presents “Shrek the Musical Jr.,” 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Whitefish Performing Arts Center 600 E. 2nd St. Tickets $8-$18. (406) 862-7469, alpinetheatreproject.org. 27 Bob Starkel Karaoke, 6 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson. 28 WOW Wednesday, 5-8 p.m., Vine & Tap, Main Street, Polson. $9. Different wines are showcased each week. 29 Diane Torres plays piano, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35 mile marker 6, Polson. 30 Doug and Debbie Karaoke at Sports Page, Polson. 31 Bigfork Halloween celebration, 4-6 p.m., Electric Avenue. (406) 837-5888. 31 Halloween party with music by the Dark Horse Band, Finley Point Grill, Polson.

OCTOBER 2015

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B/ROOT EVENTS CALENDAR

OCT

roy rogers and the delta rhythm kings october 24, 8pm hamilton performing arts center

To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month 2 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Sally Blevins reading “Thanking Our Firefighters,” 10:30 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 2-3 Scarecrow Festival, 5-9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Stevensville. View a plethora of artfully attired scarecrows during the 10th annual celebration. Festivities kick off during First Friday, which also includes a pumpkin-carving contest, horse-drawn carriage rides and accordion music. On Saturday votes are cast by the public for three “People’s Choice” awards and two awards for “Artistic Merit.” Living statues are also part of the event. The scarecrows are on display through Oct. 10 on the bike path along Stevi Cutoff Road. 2-4 Stevensville Playhouse presents “Mary Poppins,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, 319 Main St. Tickets $10-$12. 777-2722, stevensvilleplayhouse.com. 3 McIntosh Apple Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. Free. The 36th annual apple-themed event includes craft and food vendors, live music and homemade apple pies and apple butter. Enjoy apple chutney and kabobs and check out the silent auction and raffle from hundreds of local Montana businesses. 363-3338, ravallimuseum.org. 3 Liquid Apple Night, 4-8 p.m., Legion Park, Hamilton. Tickets $20, must be 21 or older. The second annual event follows McIntosh Apple Day. Enjoy delicious cider created by cider makers from the Rocky Mountain Northwest, locally catered food and music. 363-3338, ravallimuseum.org. 4 America’s SUPER Pageant, 4-7 p.m., Hamilton Performing Arts Center, 327 Fairgrounds Road. Women of all ages showcase beauty, style, poise, intelligence, confidence and a desire to improve the world around them by promoting a personal platform. 360-8777, americassuperpageant.com. 5 Basic photography class with Bain Robinson, 6 p.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. This is the third of a three-part class. 363-1670. 6 Marjorie A. Crawford Literature Seminar with Shawn Wathen discussing “Time Regulation Institute” by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; open computer and iPad lab, 2-3:30 p.m.; Socrates Café facilitated by Kris Bayer, 7-9 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 7 Toddler and baby story time, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Cribbage Club start-up meeting, 6 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 8 iPad Users Group, 3:30-4:30 p.m.; Lego Club for ages 4-9 accompanied by

parent, 3:30-5 p.m.; Fellowship Club discussing “Your Magnetic Heart: 10 Secrets of Love, Attraction and Fulfillment” by Ruediger Schache, 6-7:30 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 9 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Tamara Stoker reading “Let Your Imagination Soar,” 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 9-11 Stevensville Playhouse presents “Mary Poppins,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, 319 Main St. Tickets $10-$12. 777-2722, stevensvilleplayhouse.com. 10 “Exposed: Oh No, They Know” seminar on the ups and downs of social media, free brunch at 10 a.m., sessions 10:15 a.m.-noon and 1-2:30 p.m., Hamilton City Hall, 223 S. Second St. Free. Deputy County Attorney Jean Adams of Lewistown will discuss protecting children from the dangers of technology through education and awareness. Hosted by The Place Church; Jesse Haynie, 350-2360.

16-18 Hamilton Players present “Pride and Prejudice,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. 3759050, hamiltonplayers.com. 17 Bitterroot Library Foundation garage sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 419 S. Fourth St., Hamilton. No early birds, please. 363-1670. 17 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Scavenger Hunt, 4:30 p.m., Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. Tickets $20 for laser only, $60 for group of four people for scavenger hunt and laser show. Participants dash through Hamilton gathering survival items while avoiding zombies. First-, secondand third-place winners win prize packages full of zombie goodies, gift certificates and more. A laser light show and zombie dance bring the dead back to life. Free kids’ activities, finger food, a photo booth, and flash mob spice up the evening. 363-3338, ravallimuseum.org. 20 Socrates Café facilitated by Kris Bayer, 7-9 p.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670.

10 Children’s Harvest Party, 1-4 p.m., Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Highway Hamilton. Admission $3. Harvest the rest of this year’s bounty in “The Patch,” the mansion’s children’s garden. Decorate pumpkins, enjoy freshly pressed apple cider and treats and participate in games and crafts. 363-6004, Ext. 3.

21 Toddler and baby story time, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670.

10 Ghost tours, 10 p.m.-3 a.m., Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. Tickets are $25, $20 for members; children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Become a paranormal investigator for the night, gathering evidence and exploring rooms in the museum that are not on the regular tour. The event is done in the dark, with flashlights and special ghost hunting equipment. 363-3338, ravallimuseum.org.

23 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Gwyn Harrington, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670.

13 Open computer and iPad lab, 2-3:30 p.m.; Writers Group with John Robinson, 6:30-8 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 14 Toddler and baby story time, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 16 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Sally Blevins reading “Pigs!,” 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 16-18 Stevensville Playhouse presents “Mary Poppins,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, 319 Main St. Tickets $10-$12. 777-2722, stevensvilleplayhouse.com.

22 Lego Club for ages 4-9 accompanied by parent, 3:30-5 p.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670.

23-24 “The Magician’s Last Act … And for My Next Trick,” 6:30 p.m., Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Highway, Hamilton. Tickets $45. The mansion, in partnership with the Hamilton Players, presents this bi-annual murder mystery dinner. Enjoy a three-course dinner while trying to unravel a web of murder and intrigue. Audience members question the players between acts to figure out the interactive whodunit. 375-9050, hamiltonplayers.com. 23-25 Hamilton Players present “Pride and Prejudice,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. 3759050, hamiltonplayers.com. 24 Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings, 8 p.m., Hamilton Performing Arts Center, 327 Fairgrounds Road. Tickets $29-$35. The virtuoso slide guitarist and Grammy-nominated artist has built a 35-year career as a performer and producer working with artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Ramblin Jack Elliot, Carlos Santana, Steve Miller and Linda Ronstadt. 363-7946, bitterrootperformingarts.org.

24 Ghost tours, 10 p.m.-3 a.m., Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. Tickets are $25, $20 for members; children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Become a paranormal investigator for the night, gathering evidence and exploring rooms in the museum that are not on the regular tour. The event is done in the dark, with flashlights and special ghost hunting equipment. 363-3338, ravallimuseum.org. 27 Open computer and iPad lab, 2-3:30 p.m.; Writers Group with John Robinson, 6:30-8 p.m.; Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 28 Toddler and baby story time, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 29 Brown Bag It! book group discussing “Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition and Survival” by Peter Stark, noon, Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 30 Story time for kids ages 3-5 with Dominic Farrenkopf, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton. 363-1670. 30-Nov. 1 Hamilton Players present “Pride and Prejudice,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. 3759050, hamiltonplayers.com. 30-31 Haunted Hayride: “Spiders from Outer Space,” 7-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Highway, Hamilton. Tickets $5. Strange goings-on are reported happening on the grounds of the mansion this Halloween. Some sort of infestation originating from outer space is spreading; climb aboard a hay wagon and see for yourself (not recommended for children under age 6). 363-6004, dalymansion.org. 31 Community Harvest Party, 5 p.m., First Interstate Center, Ravalli County Fairgrounds, 100 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton. Free. Hosted by the Bitterroot Calvary Chapel Church, the evening offers food, games and fun. 363-3431, bitterrootvalleycalvarychapel.com. 31 Ghost tours, 10 p.m.-3 a.m., Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. Tickets are $25, $20 for members; children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Become a paranormal investigator for the night, gathering evidence and exploring rooms in the museum that are not on the regular tour. The event is done in the dark, with flashlights and special ghost hunting equipment. 363-3338, ravallimuseum.org.

OCTOBER 2015

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OCTOBER 2015

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OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Police in Swindon, England, apologized to locals after disturbing the peace by blaring their sirens in response to a 5-year-old’s query on whether the noise makes a “nee-naw” or “woo-woo” sound. The noisy incident occurred at a talk by police community support officers for students at a local elementary school, where students also suggested that the authorities integrate “police rhinos” into their forces. (Newstalk)

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Four people were hospitalized after a massive bee swarm descended upon a suburban Arizona neighborhood. The swarm was large enough to prevent entry into the affected home, causing delays in rescue. One of the victims - a firefighter responding to the incident - was stung approximately 50 times when the insects got inside his protective hood. Investigators are unsure what prompted the swarm, but it’s likely that some nearby hives may have been disturbed. (Reuters)

PUZZLING PROTEST

An elderly woman wearing only a thong, a sash reading “world’s grumpiest woman,” and a wig covering her genitals, glued her posterior to the window of a department store in Croydon, England, while complaining, “there was nothing on the telly.” Officers did not intervene as the woman was not completely nude, but the store’s staff attempted to hide her antics from passerby with creative placement of their advertising signs. (Croydon Guardian)

AFTERSHOCKS

After a night of birthday celebrations, an Oklahoma man returned home to discover that he had been shot twice without realizing it. Upon recalling the night, the celebrants remembered hearing popping noises while driving home, and further investigation discovered bullet holes in both the car and the birthday boy. The injuries were not life-threatening, and the police were unable to locate any suspects in the case. (Reuters)

BLESS THIS MESS

In reaction to the Pope’s recent visit to the United States, an online petition was created to encourage his blessing on the troubled Washington, D.C., metro system “so it actually works.” Though the pleas went unanswered, the suggested spiritual solution drew several snarky comments, including the blunt suggestion, “Let’s be honest, what we really need is an exorcism.” (DCist)

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