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musings from the dark side ���������������������������������������28 soulful songstress �������������������������������������������������������29 corridor music review �������������������������������������������������30 backcountry film festival �������������������������������������������35 da sweet blood of jesus movie review ���������������������36 missoula event calendar �������������������������������������������38 nw montana event calendar �������������������������������������42 bitterroot events calendar �������������������������������������������44 sudoku ���������������������������������������������������������������������������45 crossword ���������������������������������������������������������������������45 around the weird ���������������������������������������������������������46 denouement �����������������������������������������������������������������47 filmmakers Marshall Granger, left, Lane Brown, top, and Rachel Stevens, right, have films screening at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. photo by tyler wilson.

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atrick Marsolek often thought about trying unicycling but never really had. Until the day before New Year’s, when he saw one in a thrift store that struck his fancy. So, he shopped around and bought one.

“I’ve really been enjoying it,” he said. “And it’s gorgeous to have these sunny days and be out here on a beautiful January day.”

“What I like about unicycling is that it’s very complimentary to all of the tango dancing that I do as it’s all about developing core strength, balance and flexibility,” he said. “And it’s something really physical I can do in the winter.”

When asked if there was any message he’d like to share, Patrick said, “I’d like to encourage people to get out and enjoy…… life - and get out and breathe and walk and move and interact with people.”

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 peoples from across Missoula. To view more of Wilson’s work, visit CorridorMag.com.

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Not once do we mention Valentine’s Day. Not in a story at least. And no hearts or lots of pink and red.

We were happy to find out and happy to pass along a ton of other things to celebrate up and down the corridor during February.

First, we’ve got a rad feature on up-andcoming filmmakers who call Missoula home.

Each will show a film at this year’s Big Sky Documentary Film Fest, which begins Feb. 6.

There is, as you’ll read in Cory Walsh’s feature on page 22, a lot to see at the film fest.

A couple of cool concerts are taking place in February, too.

The Rachel Folsom Duo is playing in Ronan. And Pokey LaFarge is playing (on Valentine’s Day!) in Hamilton.

Off the Rack will once again be the place to see this year’s most edgy condom fashion.

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The Whitefish Winter Carnival is ongoing in February. It’s a celebration of an obscure folklore-ish story that involves Yetis – kinda weird but I’ve heard it is one of those carnivals you’ve got to go to at least once.

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he town of Bigfork is getting ready for its 6th annual Bigfork Brewfest and has a fun-filled weekend planned for the entire family starting on Saturday, March 7.

The 20th annual Spam-O-Rama will take place at The Garden Bar at 2 p.m.

Saturday. It’s a family friendly event of spam carving, so bring your own tools.

The 6th Annual Bigfork Brewfest will be held from 3-7 p.m. in the Brookies Cookies Yard and will include live music. This event is outdoors, so it’s suggested attendees dress warm or stand by the fire.

Breweries from across Montana will be serving beers at the festival.

Tickets are $25 and will include a mug and tasting tickets; tickets for non-beer drinkers cost $5.

Wine will be available. Free buses will be running from Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Kalispell.

All are welcome to the brewfest, but attendees must be 21 and over for beer tasting.

There will be free pop or coffee for designated drivers Advance tickets are available in Kalispell at Shepard’s Glass, The Bigfork Mountaineer Outdoor Store in Bigfork, The Garden Ticket Bar or at the gate.

Proceeds from this year’s Brewfest will benefit The ACES afterschool program, The North Shore Nordic Club and The Crown of The Continent Guitar Foundation.

Visit www.BigforkBrewfest.com for bus and ticket information.

Bigfork Before and After specials will also be featured on the website, including everything from lodging, dining and shopping specials.

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issoula’s most infamous fashion show is taking over the Wilma Theatre for a night of condom-inspired fun in February when Blue Mountain Clinic presents its 8th annual Off the Rack fundraiser.

The event – the clinic’s signature fundraiser – is a fast-paced, rowdy show that sends models down the runway wearing looks made completely out of nonlubricated condoms.

“People get really, really creative. We’ve seen full length ball gowns… We’ve seen wings… we’ve seen sea creatures,” said Trinda Rieck, advancement director for the clinic.

Off the Rack starts at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, at the Wilma.

Tickets are available at The Green Light in downtown Missoula and online at http:// bluemountainclinic.org/. General admission tickets cost $25; VIP tickets that include a preshow party with heavy appetizers, drinks and goodies at the Downtown Dance Collective, are $75.

“And (the VIP tickets) gets you reserved seating right along the runway by the stage,” Rieck said.

At the show, designers who use condoms from the clinic will debut their looks on the runway walk through the Wilma.

This is where condom creativity shines.

“There was one woman who did a full-length blue gown. I don’t know how many condoms were used,” Rieck said. “One of our docs on staff (Dr. Joey Banks) is doing a full length dress and so far she’s used 300 condoms.”

NBC Montana meteorologist Mark Heyka and clinic counselor Bernie Kneefe will emcee the event, which has sold out the Wilma’s 1,200 seats before, Rieck said.

Designers have been working on looks and finding models since early January.

“It’s really fast-paced fun, kind of a rowdy atmosphere. People are super fired up,” she said.

What’s the point of all this R-rated fun?

“Off the Rack is really about people being able to express their sexuality in a very confident, safe manner. The way it should be. No barriers, no stigma… what we think people should be,” Rieck said.

Blue Mountain Clinic, she said, offers an entire suite of family health services with a focus on patient choice.

The event highlights the clinic’s mission to “promote healthy sexuality that goes beyond barriers.”

“Off the Rack is really about people being able to express their sexuality in a very confident, safe manner,” Rieck said. “The way it should be. No barriers, no stigma… what we think people should be.”

Whether people are shocked or excited by an event like Off the Rack, Rieck says it offers an opportunity to talk about important health issues.

“For instance, the stigma that surrounds abortion, it’s a choice people make,” she said. “So it’s just about taking those types of stigmas, transgender (issues), abortion, vasectomies, any of that, all of that and just saying, ‘It’s not that big of a deal. Let’s talk about that and recognize it’s a part of all our lives.’ ” Off the Rack began as a bra show. Its current incarnation as an all-condom fashion show still finds plenty of support - despite its less than mainstream twist.

“On a whole,” Rieck said, “the Missoula community has always been very supportive of the clinic.”

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Danny O’Mahony. Photo courtesy of UM Irish Studies Program

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raditional Irish music and song will take center stage at the University of Montana in Missoula and at Montana Tech of UM in Butte this February and March as UM’s Irish Studies Program and the UM School of Music, in partnership with the Friends of Irish Studies, presents “A Springtime of Irish Music and Song.”

The event will include a set of workshops and concerts in both Missoula and Butte on Feb. 6-7, Feb. 20-21, March 6-7 and March 20-21.

“This series brings to Montana the most well-known custodians of Ireland’s music and song tradition,” UM Irish Studies Program Director Traolach Ó Ríordáin said. “As in previous years, our visitors come from those families who passed on the tradition from generation to generation.”

The concert series is part of the Traditional Music and Song of Ireland music course at UM that will be taught by Éilis Keegan during the spring semester. Keegan is an accomplished musician, a champion Irish fiddler and a Fulbright Irish Language Teaching Assistant at UM. The course she will teach was originally designed by UM Music Professor Patrick Williams, but modified by Keegan to include instruction in the tin whistle. Learning the tin whistle will introduce students to the fundamentals of Irish traditional music. Students who either play melodic instruments or sing also are encouraged to take the course.

Students will get the chance to play with visiting musicians, including button accordion player Danny O’Mahony; concertina, flute player and sean-nós singer Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin; Irish fiddle player James Kelly; and lead vocalist of Irish rock band The Hothouse Flowers, Liam Ó Maonlaí.

The guest artists will talk about their relationship to the traditional Irish sound, play for the class and hold workshops open to the students and the public.

The inclusion of the community in these workshops is central to the Irish Studies Program’s long-term objective of building closer cultural ties between Montana and Ireland.

The series includes four performances at the UM Music Recital Hall in Missoula and four in the Montana Tech Library and Auditorium in Butte.

All performances are from 7:30-9 p.m. The schedule is as follows: The Button Accordion with Danny O’Mahony, Friday, Feb. 6, Montana Tech Library and Auditorium in Butte; and Saturday, Feb. 7, UM Music Recital Hall in Missoula.

The Flute, Concertina and Song with Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin on Friday, Feb. 20, Montana Tech Library and Auditorium in Butte; and Saturday, Feb. 21, UM Music Recital Hall in Missoula.

The Fiddle with James Kelly on Friday, March 6, Montana Tech Library and Auditorium in Butte; and Saturday, March 7, UM Music Recital Hall in Missoula.

The Whistle, Bodhran and Song with Liam Ó Maonlaí on Friday, March 20, Montana Tech Library and Auditorium in Butte; and Saturday, March 21, UM Music Recital Hall in Missoula.

Tickets to each performance are $15 for general admission or $10 for Friends of Irish Studies members. A ticket to all four performances may be purchased for $45.

Tickets can be purchased online at http://www. friendsofirishstudies.com/; at Rockin’ Rudy’s in Missoula; and at Cavanaugh’s County Celtic or Granite Mountain Bank in Butte.

For more information call Ó Ríordáin at 406-5440311, email traolach.oriordain@mso.umt.edu or friendsofirishstudies@gmail.com.

- Courtesy of UM Irish Studies program

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or many years, Whitefish has celebrated its Winter Carnival based on the lore and history of Ullr, the God of Snow.

The 56th Annual Whitefish Winter Carnival, running Feb. 6-8, has a new theme this year, “America the Beautiful ¬- Honoring Veterans,” which will offer locals and visitors unique ways to celebrate winter with quirky Whitefish traditions.

“The community response to the theme honoring veterans has been truly exciting.

It’s a great thrill for the carnival board to feature our men and women of the military this year,” Whitefish Winter Carnival Chair Paul Johannsen said.

Winter Carnival events and introduction of its full cast of characters began on Saturday, Jan. 10, with the Merry Make, when the Prime Minister Luke Walrath and Duchess of Lark Linda Ray were introduced to King Ullr LVI. King Ullr LVI Lin Akey and Queen of Snows Anita Welch were coronated on Saturday, Jan. 17. Prince Frey Samuel Stevenson and Princess Freya Nikita Packard were unveiled on Saturday, Jan. 24.

The Feb. 6-8 weekend festivities begin with the Winter Carnival Gala at the Whitefish Lake Restaurant on Friday night. Saturday features the Penguin Plunge, where a hole cut into Whitefish Lake allows participants to take a dip to raise funds for Special Olympics Montana, followed by an old fashioned main street parade, pie social, cross country ski race, hockey tournament, a figure skating demonstration and more. Sunday culminates with the Rotary Pancake Breakfast. The festivities are open to the public and most are free, although Winter Carnival buttons are encouraged.

The Grand Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, will feature nearly 25 veterans as Grand Marshalls representing the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corp, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard, along with every conflict from World War II to Desert Storm.

Other Grand Marshalls will include representatives of the Montana National Guard and local VFW posts. The Grand Marshalls will follow the Whitefish Winter Carnival float and royalty in the parade riding in red, white and blue vehicles.

Based on the tale of King Ullr, a former god of the Nordic regions who declared Big Mountain his home, and the band of local Yetis that often battle him, the Whitefish Winter Carnival honors the bond Ullr has with the people who live in the area.

Now each year, during the first weekend of February, the town of Whitefish comes together and invites people from miles around to celebrate winter with a variety of activities, events and merriment.

The Yetis, bolder than ever, try to steal the queen, harass the prime minister, and interfere with the festivities to assert their right to Big Mountain and Whitefish. But Ullr, and his growing band of local followers continue to subdue them and send them fleeing back to their haven in the high valleys beyond Big Mountain. And Ullr again reigns as master of winter sports and frolics along with his Queen and Prime Minister, beloved in the hearts of his loyal subjects.

National Geographic named the Whitefish Winter Carnival one of the “Top 10 Winter Carnivals in the World” in 2012.

For more information about Whitefish Winter Carnival visit www.whitefishwintercarnival.com.

-Courtesy of Whitefish Winter Carnival

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ebruary is a short month, but as usual, there’s no shortage of book recommendations from the experts at Shakespeare and Co. Once again they’ve put together a must-read list of suggestions to help get you through the month.

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LOITERING: NEW AND COLLECTED ESSAYS

By Charles D’Ambrosio Charles D’Ambrosio’s intentionality and care is apparent throughout these essays. He is not timid, and this shows as he focuses on topics such as a trial for a teacher convicted of having sexual relations with a student. He pushes past the surface and really tries to get at those things that most people seem to overlook.

[ESSAYS; Tin House Books, November 11, $15.95, paperback]

THE DEATH CLASS: A TRUE STORY ABOUT LIFE

By Erika Hayasaki Erika Hayasaki follows a teacher’s journey in her own life, and how she helps students learn to cope and be comfortable with death. This teacher, Norma Bowe, reaches out and provides strength for some students who seem too close to situations of death.

This therapeutic grouping of stories is sure to help you grow in your own understanding of death.

[SOCIAL SCIENCE/DEATH & DYING; Simon & Schuster, December 30, $15, paperback]

THE YEAR OF READING DANGEROUSLY

By Andy Miller This is a book for those who make lists of books to read and have long lists of books yet to be read, for those who are in love with classics, and for those who just love to talk about books. Andy Miller shows how important reading can be when we work to make time for it. “The Year of Reading Dangerously” relishes in the feeling of finishing a good book. This would be a great book to inspire reading in the new year.

[MEMOIR/LITERARY CRITICISM; Harper Perennial, December 9, $14.99, paperback]

ALL JOY AND NO FUN: THE PARADOX OF MODERN PARENTHOOD

By Shakespeare and Company’s Zoë Moore and Garth Whitson

By Jennifer Senior So many parenting books ask tough questions about the effects of parents on children; this one dares to ask, what are the effects of children on parents? And why does it matter? Turns out it matters quite a bit. Jennifer Senior is a parent and has done deep research. As a result, she comes off as both sympathetic and authoritative. Want to read a book about parenting that is something of a pageturner? This is it.

[FAMILIES; Ecco, January 20, $15.95, paperback]

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Corridor will be featuring pieces of art each month from the Montana Museum of Art and Culture’s exhibit “Art of the State: Celebrating 120 Years of the MMAC Permanent Collection.” Established in 1895, the museum’s Permanent Collection encompasses an astounding 11,000 pieces, from Picasso to Warhol to Dali.

“Cow Wallpaper” by Andy Warhol. Image courtesy of MMAC

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ew artists conjure up such vivid images in our minds as does Andy Warhol, the pop artist who remains one of the most influential figures in contemporary art.

From his Campbell’s Soup cans, to the images of pop icons Marilyn Monroe and Michael Jackson, his style remains one of the most recognizable in modern times.

Originally named Andrew Warhola, Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to working class Slovakian emigrant parents.

When he was young, he contracted chorea, a neurological disorder which confined him to bed.

He found comfort in celebrity magazines and comic books, imagery he would return to years later.

The Montana Museum of Art and Culture, or MMAC, has in its permanent collection, and currently on display, Warhol’s “Cow Wallpaper,” a serigraph (silk screen) that he began printing in 1965 and exhibited the series in 1966 at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City, where an entire room was covered with the Jersey cow motif in shocking pink set against an equally psychedelic yellow background.

In 1971, “Cow Wallpaper” covered the entire walls of the exhibition rooms during his retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

Interestingly, the image of the cow was actually taken from an unidentified book on animal husbandry, in which the caption read “A Good Jersey Head.”

It makes you wonder if the original creator of the image ever recognized his Jersey cow’s ultimate fame.

Warhol created the silk screen in four color combinations, pink on yellow; brown on blue; yellow on blue; and pink on purple. As is apparent from the piece, MMAC’s edition is brown on blue, of which Warhol signed about a hundred.

The MMAC was gifted the autographed print by former University of Montana President George Dennison, who acquired the piece while working at Colorado State University.

The inscription reads “To George Dennison, Andy Warhol.”

“One of our special events that occurred while I was there was the dedication of a new facility for the Department of Art,” Dennison said. “Andy Warhol agreed to come as a special guest and talk about some of his work, including one of the large Campbell’s Soup can sculptures we placed in front of the building. While on campus, he met with various people and I had the pleasure of attending a dinner with him. I actually received two of them and have retained one that continues to hang in my study. I look at Betsy from time to time just to keep my bearings.”

An interesting history for an interesting piece.

“Cow Wallpaper” is part of the MMAC’s permanent collection and can be viewed, along with 119 other pieces with equally fascinating stories, at the Paxson and Meloy Galleries on the University of Montana Campus. MMAC’s exhibit “Art of the State: Celebrating 120 Years of the MMAC Permanent Collection” runs from Jan. 22 through May 23.

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“Make Your Own Luck” by Beth Hoat. Image courtesy of ZACC

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he Zootown Arts Community Center, or ZACC, is once again partnering with local businesses for the fifth annual Last Best Printfest - a free multi-day printmaking event and the only print festival in the western states.

This year’s Printfest will include changes from past year in order to feature Missoula’s wide range of printshops throughout town. In previous years, this festival was fit into one day.

This year, beginning with events on Feb. 6., the Last Best Printfest will span three days and feature multiple locations with printmaking demonstrations, separate days for youth and adult demonstrations, a portfolio exchange featuring two dozen artists, a silent auction, and art opening with free silk-screening.

The event is open and free to all Missoulians, schools and groups.

This year’s Printfest will be hosted at numerous printshops and organizations around Mis¬soula, including the ZACC, the University of Montana, Clay Studio of Missoula and Real Good.

Last Best Printfest Organizer Patricia Thornton is excited to offer a tour of Missoula’s various printshops and printmakers.

“Missoula printmakers have so much to offer, I look at this tour as a way to celebrate all the hard working printmakers that live and create art in our vital city,” she said.

Another welcome change to Printfest this year is the addition of separate days for youth and adult demonstrations of various printmaking processes.

“Now we can take longer with demonstrations and welcome more people to take part,” said ZACC Manager Linds Sanders.

People interested in taking part in the Last Best Printfest are welcome to join at any time during the demonstration days, no reservation needed.

The portfolio exchange calls for artists to create a print with 12 editions around the theme “Superstition.”

Artist Tressa Jones submitted to the portfolio exchange for the first time last year and now is back this year as a printmaker giving an adult demonstration.

Jones is accompanied by an onslaught of wellknown printmakers participating in the portfolio exchange including Josh Quick, Tim Thornton, Karleen Kanter, Elizabeth Dove, Beth Huhtala, Trisher Gieser, Alissa Wynne, David Miles Luske, James Bailey, Courtney Blazon, Kayde Kaiser, Kim Foiles, Pearl Vasseur, Forest T. Bones, Sheila Miles, Steve Apple, Steven R Holloway, Bev Bek Glueckert and Ty Olomon, as well as a strong number of first time submitters.

A youth portfolio show will be shown alongside famous printmakers’ pieces with classes participating from Sussex school.

The Last Best Printfest’s youth demonstrations occur Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the adult demonstrations are on Feb. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the gallery opening is Feb. 13, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. All events are open to the public, no registration is required.

For more information, visit www.zootownarts.org/LastBest.

- Courtesy of the Zootown Arts Community Center

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The University of Montana Presents

a springtime of Irish music and song Button Accordion " Danny O’ Mahony

Friday, Feb. 6, 7:30-9:00 pm Saturday, Feb. 7, 7:30-9:00 pm

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Flute, Concertina and Song " Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin

Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30-9:00 pm Saturday, Feb. 21, 7:30-9:00 pm

Montana Tech Library Auditorium, BUTTE UM Recital Hall, MISSOULA

Fiddle " James Kelly

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Whistle, Bodhrán and Song " Liam Ó MaonlaÍ

Friday, March 20, 7:30-9:00 Saturday, March 21, 7:30-9:00

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Tickets: $15 General Admission; $10 Friends of Irish Studies and Students; or $45 for season ticket for all four performers.

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Poster design by Hailey Faust. Image courtesy of Melissa Bangs

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n September 2012, a 40-year-old Melissa Bangs gave birth to her daughter Adelaide.

A month later, dramatically hormone depleted and sleep deprived, Melissa was admitted to the Providence Psychiatric Facilities in a complete manic state.

After nearly a month, she was sent home with a bipolar diagnosis and a lithium prescription.

What comes next is an extraordinary journey back to wholeness and love.

“There was a moment, in the psych ward, that I considered telling no one - ever.

How would I possibly describe the profound shame, the unbearable loss? How could I tell anyone what really happened when I had no idea what was real?” she said.

That moment passed.

When Bangs arrived home, little by little, she connected with many other moms.

One by one, she found a way to share her story and, in return, heard extraordinary and painful post partum tales from both dear friends and strangers. Far too many of these stories included elements of shame and silence.

“Too many of these women had never told anyone, not even their husbands. They had never sought help. They simply endured,” she said.

During the past year and a half, Bangs has shared her story in many shapes and forms with a vast array of audiences. Again and again, people emerge from the woodwork to thank her and ask her to keep telling her story.

On Feb. 27-28, Bangs will present an evening of true stories full of bewilderment, chaos and hilarity based on her experience during her stage show “Playing Monopoly with God and Other True Stories” at the Crystal Theatre.

Before she began sharing her story about her journey back to wholeness, one of the things Bangs did was read her entire 100-plus page hospital record.

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playing monopoly with god Somewhere, around page 87, there is a nurse’s note that looks as if it were scribbled late at night after a long shift.

It reads, “patient says she will do comedy on this experience.”

Upon reading this, Bangs laughed out loud.

She remembered deciding in her hospital room to, at some point, take all the pain and transform it into a funny and healing tale. She remembered telling the nurses, her social worker and her psychiatrist. She told them all they’d have front row seats.

The psych team couldn’t have possibly known that Bangs has been a storyteller her entire life and did comedy for a stint with the Upright Citizens’ Brigade in New York City.

Of the people most deeply moved by Bangs’ story, about a quarter are moms who have experienced a difficult post partum period. Many are people who have experienced anything from depression, anxiety and extreme hormonal changes to their own journey with mental illness or misdiagnosis. The rest are simply human beings who have also experienced incredible disappointment or loss and moments of feeling completely untethered in their lives - as if the bottom has dropped out.

All of these realizations led Bangs to create “Playing Monopoly with God and Other True Stories.”

Although the show is “deeply funny,” Bangs said her show is not comedy. It’s also deeply sad, chaotic and mysterious, she said.

The “Playing Monopoly with God and Other True Stories” starts at 7 p.m. both Friday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Crystal Theatre; doors and cash bar open at 6 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Feb. 10. Call or text 406-239-2049 for more ticket information.

- Courtesy of Melissa Bangs

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music

By John Samuel Brown, KBGA program director KBGA’s annual fundraiser, Radiothon, ends Feb. 7, with the End-of-Thon concert at Stage 112. Photo by Michael Gallacher

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or those in the know, KBGA’s annual Radiothon can feel like an unofficial week-long holiday.

It checks all the boxes of what we expect from the perfect celebration: strange rituals, excessive shopping, community gatherings, and self-inflicted torture in the form of godawful tattoos and submersion in freezing water.

If it weren’t for the constant begging for money over the air, it would be easy to miss that Radiothon is actually a fundraiser.

In 1996, Greg Bourriague, Todd Graetz and Craig Altmier started KBGA in hopes of forming a commercial radio station, but it quickly became apparent that it would never be profitable.

Instead, they licensed it as a non-commercial education station, which mandated that the station include educational elements in its programming. That led to a wild and woolly assortment of community members and students educating the Missoula community in the ways of French hip-hop, abrasive noise, weirdo country and more - all while educating themselves on how to operate a radio station.

Today, KBGA is student operated, and partially funded by UM student funds.

But a part of its funding must come from public funds.

That’s where Radiothon comes in.

This is Radiothon’s mission: Every year KBGA asks for donations from its listenership in order to keep free-for-community radio alive and well in Missoula.

Its goal is to raise $20,000 in one week. In exchange for community contributions, KBGA offers a selection of “premiums” from generous local businesses or super cool KBGA merchandise as a thank you for supporting Missoula’s College Radio Station.

This year’s Radiothon is running Feb.1-7, with call in times from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day.

During the ’thon, businesses around Missoula provide all sorts of goods in exchange for airtime, like clothes, food and guitars. They have also donated very strange things - like a used car. Some of the best stuff up for grabs, however, is the actual KBGA merch, especially the yearly-redesigned hoodie that cannot be purchased at any other time of year.

Another major draw to donate is to force the KBGA staff to do pretty horrible things to themselves. Each day, the staff completes a specific challenge, be it eating spicy food or doing a foot race (or one right after the other!).

Returning this year are the Polar Bear Challenge, where a progressively larger number of staff have to submerge themselves in the Clark Fork if a certain amount of money is raised, and the Tattoo Challenge, where several members of staff must draw a suggestion for a random tattoo that they must get on their body that evening (past examples have included Batman defecating and Ruth Bader Ginsburg doing gymnastics).

At the end of this crazy week of premium shopping, feats of strength, and bad tattoos, KBGA hosts an even crazier party, End-of-Thon.

This year’s End-of-Thon will take place on Feb. 7, at Stage 112, with both of the venue’s stages booked to the brim with different acts, including comedy and music.

Traditionally, it’s been a good place to see Missoula’s local talent at the top of their game. One End-of-Thon featured a reunion of Rooster Sauce. This year’s show will feature The Thug Nasties (doin’ it before and after it was cool).

All in all, Radiothon ends up achieving something that it’s not actually designed to, but ultimately this accomplishment is its most important feature: giving the community a direct peek at KBGA’s operation. And in a way, it also pushes the DJs to new heights of creativity and enthusiasm.

It’s a lot of work, but, unlike many fundraisers, it’s an annual event to look forward to.

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By Monica Grable, executive director Bitterroot Performing Arts Council Courtesy photo by Joshua Black Wilkins

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february 2015

merican roots musician Pokey LaFarge is a mere 31 years old, though his original music has been informed by generations of musicians before him.

“It’s not retro music,” LaFarge has said before. “It’s American music that never died.”

During the past decade LaFarge has crafted a career while reverently breathing new life into an old school sound, transcending the confines of genre and continually challenging the notion that tradition-bearers fail to push musical boundaries.

A musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, LaFarge wields an intriguing arsenal of talents that has placed him at the forefront of modern American Roots music.

LaFarge and his six-piece band will take the stage at the Hamilton Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m.

They bring focus and energy to the genre with infectious original material that sits at the crossroads of early jazz, country blues and western swing.

LaFarge’s career has not slowed since it began with his first release in 2007 of “Marmalade,” which was shortly followed by “Beat, Move and Shake” (2008) and “Riverboat Soul” (2010).

LaFarge quickly graduated from breakthrough artist to leading musical figure, receiving two consecutive Independent Music Awards for Best Americana Album (“Riverboat Soul” and “Middle of Everywhere”).

LaFarge’s most recent release, “Pokey LaFarge” was produced by LaFarge and Old Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor, and was released in early June 2013.

Recently, LaFarge has received much critical praise on both the national and international stage with appearances on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Late Late Show” on Ireland’s RTÉ One network and “A Prairie Home Companion.”

During the past year, LaFarge has brought his music to five continents, with international tours in India, Australia and New Zealand.

LaFarge’s tour trail (consisting of more than 250 shows) included appearances at clubs and festivals across the U.S. and Canada, as well as two extensive tours in Europe. He has played with the likes of Jack White, The Raconteurs, Wanda Jackson, Old Crow Medicine Show, and most recently, Carolina Chocolate Drops.

As an opening act on Jack White’s Blunderbuss tour, he delighted sold out crowds at Red Rocks Amphitheater and Radio City Music Hall, among other notable venues in North America.

LaFarge is currently touring with a six-piece backing band, including his original South City Three bandmates (Ryan Koenig on harmonica, washboard and snare; Adam Hoskins on guitar and Joey Glynn on upright bass), in addition to Chloe Feoranzo on clarinet, T.J. Muller on cornet and Matthew Meyer on drums. Newly signed to the Rounder label, LaFarge and his band will release a new full-length record this spring.

Tickets to the Feb. 14 show starring LaFarge are available online at bARTc.org, by calling 3637946, or in person at the Bitterroot Performing Arts Council Box Office, 127 W. Main St. in Hamilton.

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film

local filmmakers under 30 bring diverse stories to BSDFF

BY CORY WALSH • PHOTOS BY TYLER WILSON

february 2015

Lane Brown, Rachel Stevens and Marshall Granger, left to right, are three Missoula filmmakers under 30.

All will screen films at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival beginning Feb. 6 in Missoula.

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very year, filmmakers from across the world apply to have their films screened at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. This year, four filmmakers under 30 from the festival’s home city made the cut. Corridor talked with each of them about their movies, how they got started in documentary filmmaking, and the direction of their careers.

The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival begins Feb. 6 in Missoula, and will screen films at several locations through Feb. 16. For a full schedule and more information, visit bigskyfilmfest.org.

Rachel Stevens, 29 Movies: “20/Nothing,” 2014, 6 min.

“For All,” 2015, 12 min.

When Rachel Stevens first moved to Missoula from Jackson, Wyoming, she volunteered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

The documentary filmmaker, who’s now finishing up her degree at the University of Montana’s Media Arts program, thought it would be 10 years before she got one of her movies into the festival.

Last year, a mockumentary about Montgomery Distillery screened at the festival.

This year, she has two, full-fledged documentaries in the lineup.

Stevens says that “20/Nothing,” and “For All” are “both really about acceptance, one on a personal level and one on a community level.”

“20/Nothing” is an experimental film about Evan Smith, a Missoula man who’s had a prosthetic eye since he was young.

Smith describes the accident that took his eye, other people’s reactions to it, and how he feels it’s a part of what makes him an individual.

To help give a sense of his perspective, the film employs split-screen cinematography.

“We wanted to do an experimental film, and we wanted to convey that something was off with your vision without being too literal, like having a blank screen on the left,” she said. “We wanted to put the viewer in an uncomfortable, beautiful place.”

Stevens and a small crew, including Sarah Meismer, Caitlin Hofmeister and Josef Metesh, produced the film during the 2014 International Documentary Challenge, and it won the American Documentary POV Award. The awards were given by POV, an independent film showcase that is featured on PBS. As part of the award, “20/Nothing” is featured on the PBS/POV website.

Her next project, “For All,” is about the efforts to build the first all-abilities playground in Missoula.

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opposite: “Abdulai” co-director Aidan Avery at the film’s 2014 premiere. Photo courtesy of Aidan Avery Top: Rachel Stevens’ films “For All” and “20/Nothing” will screen at the film festival.

Bottom: Marshall Granger’s “To Live Deliberately” will screen at the film festival.

The effort was spearheaded by Jenny Montgomery, whose son has cerebral palsy.

Stevens spent nine months filming their progress in getting the playground built.

She said it was an “undertaking.”

“There’s so many amazing kids and people that are involved in this,” she said.

Marshall Granger, 23 Movie: “To Live Deliberately,” 2014, 11 min.

Ice-climbing films often take the form of winter-sports porn, with drone photography and bass-heavy soundtracks.

University of Montana undergraduate Marshall Granger forged a more impressionist route for his documentary short, “To Live Deliberately.”

He creates a snapshot into the world view of Justin Willis, a young competitive climber who spent a month and a half living in his van at Hyalite Canyon so he

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could focus exclusively on climbing.

Granger was interested in capturing Willis as he rises in the climbing world while focusing on the meditative aspects of the sport.

There are on-camera interviews with Willis discussing the role climbing played in his life - bonding with his father, who is an experienced climber - and how the activity offered an escape during his high school years.

He also discusses the mental fortitude and subsequent rewards of the ice climbing.

“In the moment, you hate suffering but you kind of learn to love suffering,” Willis says on camera.

Granger began pursuing documentary filmmaking in college.

“I realized it was the most manageable” form of filmmaking, he said.

“It has less limitations when you’re young and don’t have a lot of money,” he said.

Granger is also producing short portraits of musicians for his “Montana Songwriters” series, which is collected on a Vimeo channel, http://vimeo.com/channels/842556.

Aidan Avery, 21 Movies: “Abdulai,” 2014, Ghana, 15 min. “The House of Tom of Finland,” 2014, 8 min.

Lane Brown, 22 Movies: “Abdulai,” 2014, Ghana, 15 min.

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Aidan Avery and Lane Brown, two young filmmakers and Hellgate High School graduates, traveled to Ghana in 2013 to document life in a small village of 300-some residents.

The two had both visited the village as part of the school’s service trips, and decided to return after they were struck by the happiness they found among the village’s residents.

They successfully raised funds on Kickstarter, and spent two weeks in the country.

They traveled with another Hellgate service group, but were working separately and independently of the school programs.

It wasn’t until they reached the editing room that the two decided to focus on Abdulai, a village patriarch who explains daily life with his large family, farm work and compound.

“We didn’t even go into the production process realizing it was going to be about one specific person,” Avery said.

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After consulting with a Los Angeles documentary filmmaker, they decided to leave much of their footage and interviews unused. While painful, it was the right decision for the film.

After graduating from Hellgate, Avery studied film at the Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy in Chicago. He left the program after a year and moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a freelance film editor for several years.

Last month, he enrolled at Seattle University, where he’s exploring other interests that can feed back into a career in filmmaking.

Brown, meanwhile, enrolled at the University of Montana to pursue a BFA in media arts.

The Hellgate grad began shooting films when attended a filmmaking camp at the Roxy Theater in middle school.

He began pursuing filmmaking in earnest in college.

He’s working on fictional narrative films that pull in his experiences as a one-time English major.

While he enjoyed making a film in the cultural arena, his greatest interest is in outdoor filmmaking, and he’d like to stay in the Northwest after graduation.

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Photo courtesy of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra

music

musings from the

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By Darko Butorac by darko butorac

arworm. Sounds frightening, doesn’t it? A beast that lodges itself in the ear, and then chews slowly but steadily through your brain, while you stand helplessly by. A worthy foe of ebola, SARS and dengue fever? Not quite.

The word comes to us from the German word Ohrworm, and is not in fact some kind of apocalyptic super infection, rather a clunky term to describe a tune that you cannot get out of your head.

Examples include pop, classical, country and especially film songs. Here is a list to drive you crazy: “It’s a Small World,” “Pretty Woman,” “Who Let the Dogs Out,” “Yellow Submarine,” “Final Countdown,” and (the horror, the horror!!) – “Let it Go” from “Frozen.”

Of course, in our business, these little concentration assassins are everywhere. Earlier this month, I had the (mis)fortune to work on a great Rossini overture, “The Thieving Magpie.” The title may not mean much to the casual listener, but trust me, you know this tune.

Think Looney Tunes and little birds (think twice before rushing to hear this on YouTube - this is a category 5 Earworm).

The week of the concert I found myself surrounded everywhere by the simple tune. One night, after drinking coffee a little too late in the day, the first thing that would come to my mind every time I approached consciousness was the innocent evil-incarnate four bar phrase of Mr. Rossini.

So, you may wonder, how does this happen? What makes this tiny sliver of our cultural heritage so annoying? Why does it stick so well?

In my experience, earworms have four things in common: simplicity, squareness, repetition and most importantly, harmonic interest. This anarchist recipe is about to be revealed, so kids, don’t try this at home.

Simplicity: the earworm has to be short. Long phrases are harder to remember, and if you look at the above list, the hook in the above songs is often just several notes. It is almost always square (for example, four bars), and thus allows to be looped incessantly.

This leads to the next element: repetition. The best way for something to become catchy is to repeat it, endlessly.

This is how the pop music gauntlet operates - you “produce” a song, it has a hook, radio plays it five times a day, and the next thing you know the entire world is dancing the Macarena.

However, the key to earworms is their harmonic wealth. I am going to get a little technical, but stay with me. If we were to write a tune over just one chord on the guitar, it would be pretty static and boring. Now add a few chords that flow well together, and the tune already has variety.

Then, if the tune can imply the chords without them being present, that is even better.

Finally, write a tune that has this implied harmonic motion, but which does not end in a climax - bam, you’ve got an earworm! It is catchy, and you can sequence it...forever...

So, now that you are infected, how can you get rid of this affliction? Studies say that playing mind games helps, but Sudoku cannot save me at 3 a.m. when Mr. Rossini shows up - again - to keep me awake. The best way is to replace it with another earworm, and keep yourself sane simply through variety.

And how lucky I am, well into preparing for our upcoming February concert with Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” (of “Somewhere in Time” fame). A work of variations, and No.18 is the most dangerous.

As I write this, it spins and spins in my mind, endlessly. . .

So, caveat emptor, but I guarantee we can replace your current earworm with a great one at the end of the month!

Darko Butorac is in his eighth season as Music Director of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. The MSO’s fourth concert of the season, “Keys to the Heart,” featuring piano sololist Spencer Myer, takes place on Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. and March 1, at 3 p.m. at the Dennison Theatre at the University of Montana. For tickets and more information go to www.missoulasymphony.org , call 721-3194 or visit the office at 320 E. Main St. in Missoula.

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delicious blend of front porch instrumentals, intimate vocals, soaring harmonies, inspiring tales of human heartbreak, redemption and liberation, mixed to sweet and spicy perfection, Rebecca Folsom’s near four-octave range has earned her a respectable seat in the same room as vocalists Whitney Houston and Queen’s Freddie Mercury.

Add in the soulfulness of Etta James, the abandon of Janis Joplin, a touch of folk songstress Joni Mitchell and you have a can’t-miss-it sound.

Luckily for you, the Rebecca Folsom Duo will perform in Ronan at 7 p.m. on Feb. 14, at the Ronan Performing Arts Center.

Tickets are $12 in advance at the door or can be purchased at The Terrace and H and R Block in Polson, and True Value and H and R Block in Ronan.

Folsom writes inspiring tales of human heartbreak, redemption and freedom. She shares those songs with exquisite intimacy in a solo performance, with soaring and angelic harmonies in a duo or trio, and with blazing grooves from her incredibly talented band.

With all of Folsom’s ensembles, you experience the hot spark of the Wild West

uniquely mixed with the spiritual Zen of her upbringing in Boulder, Colorado.

While her range is impressive, it’s the expression in her voice that rivets your attention and stays with you long after the show ends. Folsom’s voice pours from an inner source of honest emotion, flowing from lilting tenderness to fully liberated, unbridled release.

Big Productions, which is producing the show, is a fundraising venture for the Cantlon Family Youth Homes.

Other upcoming Big Productions Ronan shows include CanadAfrica on Wednesday, Feb. 25. CanadAfrica includes two passionate musicians from very different backgrounds who bring their talents together with an original sound that fuses world music with folk music.

The Mud Bay Jugglers and the Tune Stranglers will perform Wednesday, March 28. This startling inventive troupe juggles genres as easily as objects, weaving theater, dance, physical comedy and juggling into a creative and infectious entertainment experience.

For more information on these shows, call Brittany at 676-2427.

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the down and dirty

photo by Brigitte Sire

sleater-kinney “No Cities To Love”

 standout tracks: “Price Tag” “No Cities to Love” “bury our friends” “fangless”

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Punkers reunited with many more eyes and ears to entertain

By Dan Deluca, associated press

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ay back in 1996, on their second album, “Call the Doctor,” Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney traded vocals on a song called “I Want to Be Your Joey Ramone.”

Brownstein took the first verse, talk-singing over the band’s distinctive guitar tangle in rhymes about how pop music and personal identity merge: “It’s on my wall, it’s in my head/ Memorize it till I’m dead.”

Then Tucker and her fire-alarm voice took over on the chorus, shouting out the young band’s intention to occupy a cherished place in the hearts of fans equal to that of their own heroes: “I want to be your Joey Ramone, pictures of me on your bedroom door,” Tucker sang. “Invite you back after the show/ I’m the Queen of Rock-and-Roll!”

That declaration of ambition is one of the things that set apart Sleater-Kinney whose first album in nine years, “No Cities to Love,” was recently released - from its peers in a DIY punk world full of skinny dudes who stared at the floor as they played, as if embarrassed by the very idea of rocking out.

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30th

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Death and the Maiden WiTH

Barry LieBerman dOuBle BASS

maria Larionoff ViOlin

SundAy / 7:30 PM

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music recitaL HaLL uniVeRSiTy Of MOnTAnA Maria LariLonoFF will conduct a violin masterclass Thursday / feB. 19 / 2:10 PM uM Music Recital Hall fRee and open to the public

Barry LieBerMan will conduct a double bass masterclass Thursday / feB. 19 / 2:10 PM Room 218, uM Music Building fRee and open to the public

TickeTs: $23 Adult • $20 Senior • $10 Student/Child Tickets are available from griztix.com, Worden’s Market, MSO Hub, The Source, Southgate Mall, and the Adams Center Box Office 243-4051 For further information: Visit SORMT.ORG or call 493-2990 Liquid Planet’s Cuppa Community Program is supporting SOR for the month of February!

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y contrast, Sleater-Kinney - which kicks off a U.S. tour in February - was three supremely confident women. They emerged from the Evergreen College music scene in Olympia, Washington, the same one that spawned riot-grrrl inventors Bikini Kill, feminist record label Kill Rock Stars, and, more recently, Macklemore.

Then, as now, Sleater-Kinney musicians were never reticent or apologetic about anything. That was once again made clear in October when the band — which, crucially, also includes powerhouse drummer Janet Weiss — surprised and delighted fans by announcing its reunion. The single “Bury Our Friends” rides a brash, martial rhythm and asserts a determination to remain uncompromising (“Make me a headline, I want to be that bold”), even as the album displays a more accomplished pop sensibility: “We’re wild and weary, but we won’t give in.”

Sleater-Kinney was surely America’s greatest punk band for the seven albums of its first existence, with a no-bass-player musical arsenal that included Tucker’s caterwauling, clarion-call voice, Weiss’ muscular attack, and Brownstein’s inventive collection of riffs, plus windmilling Pete Townshend stage moves.

Though 2005’s “The Woods” contained probably the band’s prettiest ballad, the glistening “Modern Girl,” its sound had by then started to grow heavy and clotted, too Led Zeppy for its own good. A year later, they went on indefinite hiatus.

Great bands break up all the time, and almost inevitably - save for Led Zep, bless Robert Plant’s heart - they get back together years later, in all but rare cases with new material that fails to measure up to the classic catalog.

So what’s different about Sleater-Kinney? And why do they get so much attention?

For one thing, many more eyes are now on the band because of “Portlandia,” the hit Independent Film Channel sketch-comedy show in which Brownstein stars with Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen.

All three members of S-K were busy while apart. Tucker, a mother of two, released two albums credited to the Corin Tucker Band. Weiss recorded and toured with Quasi, her band with ex-husband Sam Coomes, as well as Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. She was also in Wild Flag, the band fronted by Brownstein and Ex Hex singer Mary Timony, whose self-titled album was one of

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But thanks to Portlandia, S-K now has a celebrity in the band in Brownstein.

After S-K split, the indie Renaissance woman also worked in a Portland ad agency and as an NPR music blogger. But her comic skills, as she and Armisen satirize feminist bookstore owners and other Portland stereotypes, have made her such a signifier of cool that she stars in her own American Express commercial.

So with a famous person now in the band, and a generation of music fans who missed out the first time now primed to see what the big deal was, more people are ready to check out Sleater-Kinney’s new album than ever paid any mind to such early hot platters as “Dig Me Out”(1996) and “All Hands on the Bad One” (2002).

Which is good, because “No Cities to Love” rewards the attention.

It hurtles out of the gate with “Price Tag,” signaling that the album will embrace adult concerns (all three band members have passed their 40th birthdays). On the surface, it’s a song about workaday struggles. “I scramble eggs, for little legs,/ The day’s off in a rush,” Tucker sings, as the song pushes forward with energy of ’60s spy-movie theme. But it could just as easily be about the bill coming due for an expensive war, or an emotional gambit that didn’t pay: “We never checked the price tag/When the cost comes in, it’s gonna be high.”

“No Cities” is a concise, 10-song, 33-minute salvo of continued relevance that is also plenty of fun. Having reestablished their connection, Tucker, Weiss, and Brownstein lock in immediately, with no time to slow down.

One song is called “No Anthems,” but the title is misleading. There are more than a few. What the album is short on is slow songs or ballads.

“Fade,” the final track on No Cities, does take its foot off the gas pedal slightly, but still builds up an enveloping wall of sound while considering the band’s time apart, and now back together, and coming to a carpe diem conclusion: “If there’s no tomorrow, you better live.”

“Surface Envy” raises its fist more emphatically, snapping to attention with a descending guitar riff. “I feel so much stronger now that you’re here/We’ve got so much to do, let me make that clear,” Tucker sings, and fists are raised on a shouted-out chorus: “We win, we lose/Only together do we break the rules.”

Reunited, and it feels so good.

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SOUNDCLOUD MIX OF THE MONTH

photo by Raechel Hawkinson Photography

Kount Dubyula DEEP101 Guest Mix: Kount Dubyula

It’s no secret that Missoula is home to some immensely talented DJs, even so, when one of our own gets recognition on an international level, it’s a big deal.

February’s Soundcloud Mix of the Month is courtesy of Missoula DJ Kount Dubyula, who was recently featured on Melbourne, Australia-based podcast DEEP101. Once you listen, you’ll know why Dubyula is turning heads - his mix is all at once deep, funky, and chock full of groove, at home on both the dancefloor and your headphones.

It’s great seeing the rest of the world realize what we already know - Missoula DJs know how to throw down.

soundcloud.com/deep101/deep101-guest-mix-013-kount-dubyula

panda bear “panda bear meets the grim reaper”

 panda bear doesn’t deviate much from his dreamy, psychadelic sound, but the results are solid

belle & sebastian “Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance”

 b&s come out of left field with a reinvented sound that breathes new life into their storied career

punch brothers “The Phosphorescent Blues”

 Punch Brothers blend classical, bluegrass, and soaring harmonies to create a truly astounding record

Björk “Vulnicura”

 as usual, Björk pulls no punches, but this album is vulnerable even by her standards

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he Roxy Theater began as an experiment in community cinema and has quickly become a venue for local organizations to reach out to Missoula and the greater surrounding area.

Through partnerships and sponsorships, the theater was able to collaborate with local artists, nonprofits, businesses and community groups to offer unique film-going and theater experiences.

It isn’t unusual on any given week to find representatives from some of Missoula’s great local institutions in the theaters and lobby.

One week the Roxy may have adoptable kittens from the Humane Society of Western Montana visit, next a local theater group will be staging a play, and later KBGA will be around to host its monthly “Trash and Treasure” cinema offering.

The Roxy also works with the arts community as a stage for local comedy, the ZooTown Fringe Festival, Festival of the Book, Missoula Community Chorus, Bare Bait Dance and First Night Missoula. Other collaborations have included events with Har Shalom, Jeanette Rankin Peace Center, Mansfield Center, Blue Mountain Clinic and Clark Fork Coalition.

In all, the Roxy collaborated with 100 educational, nonprofit and cultural groups in 2014.

These collaborations engaged the community in the partner organization’s mission and in the mission of the theater.

The Roxy regularly hosts film festivals, which recently included Festimation: Animation and New Media Arts Festival and The Last Best Film Fest.

In February, the Roxy will be teaming up with Montana Backcountry Alliance to host the Backcountry Film Festival. Now in its 10th year, the traveling festival celebrates the human-powered winter experience through film. The event also raises money for local organizations working toward snow safety, outdoor education and advocacy. The Backcountry Film Festival will screen at the Roxy on Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.

The Roxy absolutely relies on Missoula to thrive and grow. Outstanding community support and partnerships have allowed the theater to be open for use by many groups, including Opportunity Resources, which brings its clients to see weekly matinees.

It has allowed the theater to serve as a home base for The Montana Film Academy which offers filmmaking camps for students and adults who want to try their hand at movie-making. The Roxy also strives to find every opportunity to give back to the community that keeps it running by programming interesting, important and engaging films and hosting free screenings or community fundraisers whenever possible.

In February, the Roxy will also be hosting a tribute to victims of the Mount Jumbo avalanche, more information will be available at theroxytheater.org.

Becca Sayre is the promotions director for the Roxy Theater. For more information on upcoming Roxy showings, visit theroxytheater.org.

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da sweet blood of jesus

By Marshall Granger, of AudNews

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a Sweet Blood of Jesus” is the 21st film from Spike Lee, director of “Do the Right Thing,” “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Malcolm X,” “The 25th Hour” and one of the most highly regarded figures in the independent cinema movement of the 1980s and 90s. In keeping with that spirit, it is important to know that “Da Sweet Blood” is Lee’s first foray into the modern crowd sourced film, raising nearly $1.5 million on Kickstarter last summer.

The film is essentially a remake of Bill Gunn’s 1973 film “Ganja & Hess,” following scholar Dr. Hess Greene as he grows a severe addiction to blood after a mishap with an ancient Ashanti blade uncovered by a colleague. The film is not exactly a vampire story, but does follow that thread as Hess brings Ganja Hightower into this situation and they engage in a blood-thirsty romance spiritually akin to Park Chan-wook’s “Thirst.”

What mostly sets “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” apart from most vampire films is Lee’s tone, which at first can feel off-putting but soon is clarified to be an intentional move.

The film can feel like a series of stitched together vignettes, despite scenes all being connected narratively, there is a deliberate change in soundtrack that forces its way behind much of the action. The most stable thing about the film is its cinematography, which is some truly gorgeous work from Daniel Patterson. “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” knows the cinematic beauty in blood, surprisingly more so than the

more artistic vampire films of late (namely “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.”)

The meter for how one responds to this at times horrific and other times jaggedly hilarious film is how one regards the weight of the creator. Wholeheartedly subscribing to the auteur theory can mean following directors down whichever path they may decide to take audiences, ideally holding a trust in their sensibility to push through challenging genre changes, production constraints, age or technology.

For some, this experience is consistently rewarding. We have seen and applauded Jim Jarmusch as he tackles the Western, the Samurai or, most relevant to this review, the vampire film. But take Francis Ford Coppola and his last feature “Twixt,” also a dabble into vampire mythology.

The film is less of an enjoyable experience and more of an interesting product of a legendary filmmaker struggling with age and memory in an admirably unique way.

“Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” is leaps and bounds ahead of Coppola’s 3D mess, but it is similarly an interesting and fresh exercise from the later career of a highly prolific and essential filmmaker.

Marshall Granger is a writer and filmmaker in Missoula, who studied English and film studies at the University of Montana. He is a writer and editor for AudNews. Visit theaudienceawards.com for more movie news and to watch films for free.

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movies around missoula

Two Days, One Night

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Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne team up Marion Cotillard to create a universal story about working-class people unrated• coming soon • wilma theatre

mr. turner

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“Mr. Turner” explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). rated r• coming soon • wilma theatre

Oscar-nominated short films

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Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

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msla

feb EVENTS CALENDAR

granger smith & earl dibbles

feb. 20 at 9 pm the wilma theatre

To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month 1 Ice Cream for Breakfast with Children’s Museum Missoula, 9-11 a.m., Wilma Theatre. Free and open to the public. Waffles, bacon, ice cream and toppings plus entertainment. 541-7529, childrensmuseummissoula.org.

1 Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

2 Captain Wilson Conspiracy with Steve Kalling, DR Hansell and Keaton Wilson, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 2 Scrabble, 5-7 p.m.; “Computer Fundamentals,” 6 p.m., registration required, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

3-March 3 Copper Etching Class, Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Welcome to the fascinating world of Intaglio! While only scraping the surface of this diverse printmaking technique, students will learn the basics of copper plate etching and printing. During this five-week course, we’ll explore mark making, texturing and layering through the methods of drypoint, etching and photo-etching on copper plates. Each individual will create a small edition of prints from their etched plates. This course is perfect for beginners to intaglio but those with some experience will have the opportunity to expand their expertise. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

2 Joan Bird will read from her book “Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials,” 7 p.m., Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 549-9010, shakespeareandco.com.

3 Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, 10:30 a.m.; MakerSpace: Intro to Creating Printed Circuit Boards, 6 p.m.; Writers Anonymous, 6 p.m.; System Check!, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

2, 9, 16, 23 Young Artist After-school Program, Mondays, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Young artists learn fundamentals, history, techniques and purposes while experimenting with a variety of fun mediums. $10 per day for members, $12 for nonmembers. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

3, 10, 17 Open Figure Drawing, uninstructed, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $7/$5. This ongoing session provides artists an opportunity to draw from a live model. Some supplies are available for use, and participants must be 18 years or older. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org.

4 Storytime, 11 a.m., Seeley Lake Branch Library; QuickBooks class, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., preregister; QuickBooks class, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Middle School Writers, 3:30 p.m.; “Computer Fundamentals,” 6 p.m., registration required; Socrates Café, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 7212665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

4 Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Quartet with Ron Meissner, Chuck Florence and Pete Hand, 7-9 p.m., Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. 4-March 11 Young Artist After-school Program, “Gameshow Extravagazna!” Wednesdays through March 11, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Young artists learn fundamentals, history, techniques and purposes while experimenting with a variety of fun mediums. $80 members, $90 nonmembers. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

5 Tiny Tales, 10:30 a.m.; MakerSpace: Electronics Exploration, 3-6 p.m.; READ Dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:30-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

5, 12, 19, 26 Young Artist After-school Program, “A Potter’s Paradise,” Thursdays 2:30-5 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Young artists

learn fundamentals, history, techniques and purposes while experimenting with a variety of fun mediums. $80 members, $90 nonmembers. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

5 Wild Coyote Band, 9 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1100 Strand Ave. 5 Tom Catmull, 5-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

5 Brian Regan, 7:30 p.m., University of Montana Dennison Theatre. Tickets $42.50, available at griztix.com.

5 Opening reception: “Robert Schwieger: The Dakotah Series” and “Selections from the Montana Museum of Art & Culture Ackerman Print Collection,” 5-6:30 p.m., University of Montana Gallery of Visual Arts, first floor of Social Science Building. The printmaking exhibits will be on display through Feb. 26. 243-2813.

5-March 6 “Cancer, Courage & Creativity,” eight week workshop for men and women experience the effects of cancer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St. No. 17. Registration required, email youpa@livingartofmontana.org or call 549-5329. livingartofmontana.org.

5, 7 Montana Repertory Theatre presents “The Great

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Gatsby,” adapted for the stage by Simon levy, 7:30 p.m., Montana Theatre, PARTC Center, UM. Tickets $20 general, $16 seniors and students, $10 ages 12 and younger.

Montanarep.org.

5, 12, 19, 26 Art Start, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. $5 members, $6 non-members. Developing an artistic eye, mind, and skill is critical to a child’s development. Start your child’s day and education off with Art Start at the ZACC! Art Start is our morning DIY set of art stations for you to experience with your child offering a large variety of art projects. Work at your own pace with comprehensible directions All young artists ages 2 and up are welcome! No preregistration necessary. Just come on in and be ready to have fun with your little artist! 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

6 University of Montana alumna Sharma Shields reads from her debut novel “The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac,” 7 p.m., Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 549-9010, shakespeareandco.com.

6 Tiny Tales and Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns @ the Library, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers for grades 9-12, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 7212665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

6, 13, 20, 27 Young Artist After-school Program, “Cardboard Sculpture Intensive,” Fridays, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Young artists learn fundamentals, history, techniques and purposes while experimenting with a variety of fun mediums. $80 members, $90 nonmembers. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

6 First Friday, 6-9 p.m., FrontierSpace, alley between Spruce and Pine streets, one block west of Higgins.

6 Artist’s reception, 5-8 p.m., The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Featuring “Making My Mark,” fiber art by Heidi Zielinski of Stevensville. 543-6393, missoulaartistsshop.com.

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Monte Dolack Gallery, 139 W. Front St. Featuring a selection of paintings, prints and posters interpreting the mountain ranges of the Rockies as well as the island ranges of the high Montana prairie. Music by Keith Hardin. 549-3248, dolack.com.

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Lake Missoula Tea Company, 136 E. Broadway. Featuring artist Susanna Andersen, exploring the scenery and cultures of western North America. Music

by Maren Christensen, 529-9477.

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St. Featuring photographic works from musician, filmmaker and photographer John Cohen in conjunction with the 12th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. 728-5251.

6 First Friday, 5-9 p.m., Montana Art and Framing, 709 Ronan St. Featuring Lee Silliman photographic exhibit “Jewels in the Crown: Yellowstone’s Thermal,” showing through Feb. 28. 541-7100.

6 First Friday, 5-9 p.m., e3 Convergence Gallery, 229 W. Main St. Featuring “Impromptu!,” a spontaneous art exhibit with works by Bobbe Almer, Christian Ives, Ivette Kjelsrud, Jay Arellano, Jessie Smith, Kayde Kaiser, Linds Sanders, Lillian Nelson, Mark Matthews and Nathaniel Luke Smith.

Also featuring live music by Maiah Wynne. Exhibit runs through Feb. 28.

6 Opening reception: Kildeer Artisans Guild, 5-8 p.m., The Loft, 119 W. Main St. (upstairs from the Missoula Dance Collective). Live guitar music will be provided by Jerry Downey.

6 Gallery opening: “Naturalists as Artists” by Neil Moore and David Jacobson, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. 327-0405, MontanaNaturalist.org.

6 First Friday: “Gesamtkunstwerk,” 6-10 p.m., Real Good, 1205 Defoe St., No. 1. MaryAnn Bonjorni and other artists will be on site for Icon-O-Clash to improve thrift store paintings brought by the public. Also featuring founder Jack Metcalf’s newest creation, “Mechanical Reproduction in the Digital Age,” and an interactive shooting range.

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Betty’s Divine, 509 S. Higgins Ave. Featuring the ceramics of Karlene Kantner.

big sky documentary film fest starts feb. 6 the wilma theatre

6 First Friday, 5-8 p.m., Blaque Owl Tattoo, 307 N. Higgins Ave. On view through February, ceramic and fiberglass clulptures by Elisha Harteis, a University of Montana BFA candidate. elishaharteis.com.

Library Seed Swap, noon-4 p.m. with gardening-related crafts starting at 1 p.m.; MakerSpace: Open Project Development, 1-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

6 Opening reception, 5-8 p.m., 4 Ravens Gallery, 248 N. Higgins Ave. Featuring “Adornment 3: Expressions in Contemporary Jewelry,” an invitational exhibit including Sharrey Dore, Pam Caiden, Albert Chaney, April Hale and Karen Chesna. 317-1543.

7 UM’s Irish Studies Program and the UM School of Music in partnership with the Friends of Irish Studies present “A Springtime of Irish Music and Song” featuring Danny O’Mahony on button accordion, 7:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall, UM. Tickets $15 general, $10 for Friends of Irish Studies members, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s or online at friendsofirishstudies.com.

6 One Billion Rising Flash Mob, 5:30 p.m., downtown Missoula. Break the chain of violence and dance to send vibrations of love and unity. https://www.facebook.com/ events/704488443001379/?ref=br_tf.

6 Last Best Printfest free youth demonstrations, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. 549-7555, zotownarts.org/LastBest.

6-7 University of Montana School of Theatre and Dance presents its 12th annual American College Dance Association Benefit Concert, 7:30 p.m., Open Space, downstairs in the PAR/TV Center on campus. $5 suggested donation. 243-2849.

6-7 Copper Mountain Band, 9 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1100 Strand Ave. 6-8, 13-14 “Till Death Do We Part … and We Part Tonight,” an interactive murder mystery dinner party, Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. First St. W. 7:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m.

Sunday). For tickets visit stensrudplayhouse.com.

7 Missoula Art Museum’s Ruby Jubilee auction and dinner, UM’s University Center Ballroom, doors open at 5 p.m.; dinner served at 7 p.m.; live auction begins at 7:30 p.m.

Features 80 dynamic artists from the Missoula area and beyond in the silent and live auctions. The art works will be divided equally between the live and silent auctions.

The silent auction incorporates a wide variety of work and diversity in price range to increase bidding opportunities for all budgets. The live auction is smaller than in past years to create more competition and generate exciting bidding. Art works vary in media, subject matter, and style and represent a unique tableau of contemporary art in the region. Tickets are $1,000 for table of 10, $100 members, $125 non-members. Visit Missoulaartmuseum.org or call 728-0447.

7 Take Your Child to the Library Day, 11 a.m-4 p.m.; Family Storytime followed by bird feeder craft, 11 a.m.; Seed

7, 21 Missoula Winter Public Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 800 S. Third St. W. 7 Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre and the Shaanxi Performing Arts Group from China share the stage for a performance, Destination Missoula, 1 and 7 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets available at the Missoula HUB, 140 N. Higgins or call 543-3300.

7 “Fabric Fortune Cookies,” drop in workshop with Odette Grassi, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St. No. 17. 549-5329, livingartofmontana.org.

7 Ken Egan, director of Humanities of Montana, reads from “Montana Indians, Emigrants and Gold in the Territorial Years,” 7 pm., Grizzly Claw Trading Co., Seeley Lake.

(406)754-0034, alpineartisans.org.

7 Tenth annual Hooked on Art featuring guest artists Bev Gluekert, Bonner School.

7 “Trace Amounts” documentary, 7 p.m., Carmike 12, 3640 Mullan Road. Tickets available online only at gathr.us/ screening/9919. Plains native Eric Gladen details his struggle with mercury poisoning from a tetanus shot he received in 2004.

7 Smokestack and the Foothill Fury, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

8 Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

8 Matt Austin jazz quartet, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

8 The Ed Norton Big Band, 6-8 p.m., Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier Drive. $7.

9 Scrabble, 5-7 p.m.; “Beginning Word,” 6 p.m., registration required, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

9 Montana Poet Laureate Tami Haaland reads from her latest collection of poetry, “When We Wake in the Night,” 5 p.m., Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 549-9010, shakespeareandco.com.

9 Tom Catmull, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 9 Valentine dance, 8 p.m., Lolo Square and Round Dance Center. Ladies’ choice with dance cards. 529-8633 or 273-0652.

9 Transition Missoula is sponsoring a video of Naomi Klein talking about her book, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library Large meeting room, 301 E. Main St. Discussion will follow, including an update on Transition Streets, Transition Missoula’s positive response to climate change and resource depletion. Claudia Brown, 728-6049.

10 Tiny Tales, 10:30 a.m.; MakerSpace: Intro to Creating Printed Circuit Boards, 6 p.m.; System Check!, 6:30 p.m.; Second Tuesday Book Group discusses “I’ll Be Seeing You”

by Hayes & Nyhan, 7 p.m.; Missoula Linux Users Group, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

10 Mono Printing, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Learn the versatile art form of mono printing! Mono Printing is unique in the world of printmaking in that is focuses on creating a single image that can never be exactly reproduced, unlike other forms of printmaking that focus on creating multiple originals.

Come create something unique, one-of-a-kind, and impossible to reproduce...like you! 549-7555, zootownarts. org.

10 Opening Reception, 5 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Big Sky Interactive, a part of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, hopes to broaden perceptions about what documentaries are, and what stories can be told with them with this exhibition. The films call upon their viewers to become participants in their creation.

Missoulaartmuseum.org, 728-0447.

11 Glass Fusing Orientation Class, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. This introductory class will cover the basics of glass—from how the kilning process works to slumping, fusing, mold-making, and

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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.

11 Backcountry Film Festival, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins. $10 adults, $8 youth and students with ID. Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door.

11 Storytime, 11 a.m.; “Window Basics,” 12:30 p.m., registration required; Seeley Lake Branch Library; free classic film matinee, 2 p.m.; Middle School Writers, 3:30 p.m.; “Beginning Word,” 6 p.m., registration required; Second Wednesday Book Group discusses “The Book of Ruth” by Jane Hamilton, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

12 Stephanie Parker art reception, 3-5 p.m., The Buttercup Market and Café, 1221 Helen Ave. “Nicaraguan coffee and the local impacts.” Coffee tasting, discussions, and beautiful photographs that explore the social, political, and economic implications of how coffee is grown.

12 Gil and the Spills, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

14 Family Storytime, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

12 Tiny Tales, 10:30 a.m.; MakerSpace: Electronics Exploration, 3-6 p.m.; READ Dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:305 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

14 Alternative Date Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. The Evening: Tired of the same old same old construction paper valentines for your sweetheart? Treat yourselves to an art experience this holiday that will be memorable, fruitful, and kicks the butt of those glitter-bomb valentines! Sure, we’re sticking to traditions we love: wine, chocolate, love-in-the-air— that sort of thing. But we’re spicing up your date night this year by replacing the uneventful movie night for a one-of-a-kind, inspiring art adventure full of art, laughs, and a masterpiece to take home. The Project: You’ll be spending the evening working with your sweetheart on a that is unique to you. This is experiential art that focuses on the process, rather than the outcome (even though we promise a firework worthy finale!) Your artwork will embody your “story”. That’s all we’re telling you! Forgive our secrecy, but the beauty of this project comes from not knowing all the details. What we can tell you is that you will finish with a conglomeration piece that is unique, personal, and frame-worthy. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

12 Panel discussion with Gorman Bechard, director of “A Dog Named Gucci” and Stacey Gordon, animal law professor at the University of Montana School of law, noon, Law School Room 101.

12-14 406 with Valentine’s Day party, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1100 Strand Ave. 12, 19, 26 MiniNaturalists Pre-K Program, 10-11 a.m., Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. $3, $1 members. 327-0405, MontanaNaturalist.org.

13 Western Union (swing and country), 8 p.m., Eagles, 2420 South Ave. W. 13 Last Best Printfest Opening Reception and Silk-Screening Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Come in with a blank shirt, tote bag, or scarf and leave with one of the house designs printed anywhere of your choosing! If you get any compliments on your print (which is inevitable) throw some change in the donation jar! No registration necessary. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

13 Tiny Tales and Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns @ the Library, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers, 3:30 p.m.; free World-Wide Cinema featuring “Ilo Ilo,” 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org 13 One Billion Rising Flash Mob, noon, University of Montana Atrium. Break the chain of violence and dance to send vibrations of love and unity. https://www.facebook.com/ events/704488443001379/?ref=br_tf.

13 University of Montana School of Music presents “Sing Me a Valentine!”, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Missoula Winery. Tickets $15, $10 students, available at the door. Hear classic love songs from the Great American Songbook during this benefit concert presented by UM Voice faculty and students for its Vienna Program and Opera Theater.

14 Songstress Jeni Fleming performs, PLONK Wine Bar, 322 N. Higgins Ave. plonkwine.com.

14 Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Quartet with Ron Meissner, Pete Hand and Carol Minjares, 6-8:30 p.m., Bitterroot Brewery, Hamilton.

14 Dance, 7:30-10 p.m., Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. $5. 369-1839.

14 Ten Skip Stone, 5-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

14 Saturday Family Art Workshop: “Simple Printmaking” with Isabelle Tutwiler, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. After visiting the Crow’s Shadow Print exhibit and looking at the various ways of making prints, you will head to the classroom to create your own prints using Styrofoam, pencils, inks, and rollers.

Please come a few minutes early to be ensured a spot. 7280447, missoulaartmuseum.org.

14 Valentine’s Day Family Bash, 3-6 p.m., Western Montana Fairgrounds Home Arts Building. Free, but donations accepted for Mended Little Hearts of Montana. Carnival games, face painting, live music, light refreshments, raffles and heart education. Beth Schultz, (406) 5990075.

15 Last Best Printfest: free adult demos, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,

Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. The Last Best Printfest is an annual event brought to you by the Zootown Arts Community center. This event highlights the art of printmaking and wishes to convert more artists and patrons alike to become enthusiastic printmakers.

Join the ZACC for a full day of free printmaking demos from Missoula’s talented printmakers. The tour kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with a demonstration of 4-color screenprinting by Josh Quick at the ZACC and continues to three more locations with three printmakers: Jack Metcalf, Jim Heath, and Tressa Jones. Be a part of the Last Best Printfest by attending all or some of the planned demos.

For a full schedule visit www.zootownarts.org/lastbest.

15 Triple Sec plays swing, bossa, ballads and blues, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

15 Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

17 Tiny Tales, 10:30 a.m.; teen volunteer orientation, 3:30-5 p.m.; System Check!, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

18 Teen Artist Workshop: “Beyond the Surface” with Alison Dillon, 4-6 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Alison Dillon is a painter who specializes in portraits.

For this project, you will produce an original self-portrait, with a twist! You will combine traditional portrait techniques with mixed media materials to create unique, contemporary images that reflect your personality through drawing, photography and collage. All materials, pizza and snacks are provided. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum. org.

18 Storytime, 11 a.m.; “Twitter – What and Why,” 12:30 p.m., registraiont required; Seeley Lake Branch Library; Middle School Writers, 3:30 p.m.; “Intro to Email,” 6 p.m., registration required, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main.

721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

18 Bazement Boys with Pete Hand, Jeff Stickney, David Horgan, Micki Singer (jazz), 7-9 p.m., Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. 18 Art Association of Missoula meeting, 10 a.m., Missoula Art Museum, Education Center, 335 N. Pattee St. Speaker: Maryanne Eikens shares about the beauty and strength of the natural world that she captures in her limited edition bronze sculptures. Free and open to the public. 544-0891.

18 “How to Succeed in Swinging” with Jim Sisko and Steve Treseler, 7:30 p.m., Dennison Theatre, UM. 243-6880, umt. edu/music.

18 Creative Connections for Cancer Survivors,” an expressive art and wellness workshop for anyone who has or has had cancer, drop in, noon-1:30 p.m., Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St. No. 17. 549-5329, livingartofmontana. org.

18 Naturalist Trivia Night, 7-8:30 p.m., Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. $4 suggested donation, free for members. 327-0405, MontanaNaturalist.org.

19 Tiny Tales, 10:30 a.m.; MakerSpace: Electronics Exploration, 3-6 p.m.; READ Dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:305 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

19 Caroline Keys with Jeff Turman, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

19 Artist-to-artist talk with Bobbie McKibbin, 5:30 p.m., Radius Gallery, 114 E. Main St. Limited seating. RSVP at 541-7070.

19-20 Paydirt, 9 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1100 Strand Ave.

karl denson’s tiny universe feb. 22 at 8 pm the top hat

19-March 19 Relief printing, Thursdays, | 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. $115. This dynamic five-week class is the perfect introduction and further discovery into the world of relief printing! You will learn how to prepare, carve, and print a relief block. The various materials and tools available will be explored, along with the history of the craft. Throughout the course more advanced techniques will be discovered such as multiple color prints. No experience necessary! 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

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19 Documentary “Race to Nowhere,” 7 p.m., University Center Theatre, UM. Free admission. This feature movie deals with the darkside of America’s achievement and culture.

20 Writing contest submission deadline, 5 p.m. at any branch; Tiny Tales and Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns @ the Library, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers, 3:30 p.m.; Cheap Date Night free feature film, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org 20 Granger Smith and Earl Dibbles with special guests, 9 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $15, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-468-7624, online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory.com.

20-21 Wild Coyote Band, 8 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. 21 Family Storytime, 11 a.m.; Seeley Lake Library Book Club discusses “The Light Between Oceans” by M.L. Stedman, 11 a.m., Seeley Lake Branch; MakerSpace: Open Project Development, 1-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

21 Saturday Kids’ Activity: Winter Ecology Walk, 2-3 p.m., Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. $3, $1 members. 327-0405, MontanaNaturalist.org.

21 Country Boogie Boys, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1100 Strand Ave. 21 Pottery Sale, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

21 7 UM’s Irish Studies Program and the UM School of Music in partnership with the Friends of Irish Studies present “A Springtime of Irish Music and Song” featuring Eoghan O Ceannabhain, flute, concertina and song, 7:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall, UM. Tickets $15 general, $10 for Friends of Irish Studies members, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s or online at friendsofirishstudies.com.

21 Experimental Printmaking Workshop: “Hot Glue ReliefCollagraph” with Bev Glueckert, 12-4:30 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $35/$31.50, sign up for both classes for $65/58.50. You will have the opportunity to design printmaking matrix (or plate) using hot glue and other materials. The workshop is suitable for those with no experience as well as those with previous experience.

Feel free to bring sketches or images you want to work with. Focus on experimenting with all the various fun possibilities. Inks, plates, and paper are provided, and you will use MAM’s combination press. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org.

21 Blue Moon, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

22 Riff Raff, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $25, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, TicketWeb.com, KnittingFactory.com or by calling 1-866-468-7624.

22 Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

22 Bob ‘n’ Weave, 5-7 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

22 CanadAfrica, 3 p.m., Seeley Swan High School. Admission $14 general, $12 seniors, 18 and younger free with adult.

The ground-breaking duo of Okaidja Afroso and Mike Stevens combines Ghanaian-inspired lyrics, percussion, dance and guitar with North American blues-bluegrass harmonica playing in an original mix. alpineartisans. org/2valleysstage/, (406) 677-0717.

22 Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, 8 p.m., Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. Tickets $18 in advance, $20 day of show. Ages 18 and over.

22 String Orchestra of the Rockies presents “Death and the Maiden” featuring Maria Laironoff, violin and Barry Lieberman, double bass, of the American String Project, 7:30 p.m., Music Recital Hall, UM. 493-2990, sormt.org.

23-April 27 “An Adventure in Acrylic Painting,” 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. This exciting class brings the fun back into painting, weather you’re a beginner or advanced painter this class is for you.

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feb. 26 at 8 pm the top hat Ke’vin’s easy method of painting right out of the tube, and blending directly on the canvas creates a fast, fun and easy way to paint any paintings you have in mind. We do not draw in this class; Ke’vin shows you the easy way to get your images down onto your canvas without sketching or the painful process of drawing out every single line. So come enjoy, the new fun of painting with Ke’vin and learn to create wonderful paintings of your own. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

23 Scrabble, 5-7 p.m.; “Internet Searching,” 6 p.m., registration required, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

23 Kristi Newman, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 24 Tiny Tales, 10:30 a.m.; System Check!, 6:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

also look at the work of Theo Ellsworth and use his art as inspiration, creating stories by sketching and cartooning.

728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org.

26 Twiddle, 8 p.m., Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 day of show. Ages 18 and over.

26 Tiny Tales, 10:30 a.m.; MakerSpace: Electronics Exploration, 3-6 p.m.; READ Dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:305 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

27 Tiny Tales and Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.; Yarns @ the Library, noon-2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org 27-28 Olson Brothers Band, 9:30 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1100 Strand Ave.

25 Storytime, 11 a.m.; “Easy Steps to eBooks,” 12:30 p.m., registration required; Seeley Lake Branch Library; free matinee, 2 p.m.; Middle School Writers, 3:30 p.m.; “Internet Searching,” 6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

27 Art Guide Training, meet artist Theo Ellsworth, 3 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. He talks about the creative impulse around his illustrations and stories.

Contact Renee Taaffe at reneet@missoulaartmuseum.org for more information.

25 Dan Dubuque, 6-9 p.m., The Keep Restaurant, 102 Ben Hogan Drive. 728-5131

27-28 “Playing Monopoly with God & Other True Stories,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. Cash bar at 6 p.m. In September 2012, at 40 years old, Melissa Bangs gave birth to her beautiful daughter, Adelaide. A month later, dramatically hormone depleted and sleep deprived, Melissa is admitted to the Providence psychiatric facilities in a complete manic state. After nearly a month, she is sent home with a bipolar diagnosis and on lithium. What comes next is an extraordinary journey back to wholeness, back to love. Tickets on sale Feb. 10; call or text 239-2049. For pre-sale tickets, email melbangs@earthlink.net.

25 Bob Ross Night, 6-8 p.m., Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. Bring on your Bob Ross wigs, impressions, and appreciation for our monthly Bob Ross Night! Participants will be inspired to paint happy little trees as we watch a Bob Ross video and follow along while drinking wine and having fun in our gallery. Cost covers all your materials, supplies, and canvas. 549-7555, zootownarts.org.

26 Cleargrain, 9 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1100 Strand Ave. 26 The Fermenters, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

26 - April 9 “After School Art Adventure II” with Janaina Vieira-Marques Thursdays, 3:45-5:15 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Ages 7-11, $50/$45. No class spring break week. “Casting Thoughts for the Future” is the theme Janaina has chosen for this session. Young artists will create plaster casts of body parts, hands, feet, and noses and these will be the start of a larger sculpture. Kids will

28 Family Storytime, 11 a.m.; MakerSpace: Open Project Development, 1-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main. 721-2665, MissoulaPublicLibrary.org.

28 Experimental printmaking workshop: “Hot Glue ReliefIntaglio” with Bev Glueckert, 12-4:30 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $35/$31.50, sign up for both Printmaking classes for $65/$58.50. You will be able to continue from the previous week, but it isn’t necessary. This class will work on a plastic matrix press and incorporate intaglio techniques, including cutting and incising. Suitable for experienced and unexperienced printmakers. Materials provided. Bring ideas or sketches

you may have. MAM’s combination press will be available too. 728-0447, missoulaartmuseum.org.

28 Wild Coyote Band, 7-11 p.m., American Legion, 825 Ronan St. $7.

28 Djebe Bara plays African drum music, 6-8 p.m., Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. 541-1592.

28 and March 1 Missoula Symphony Association presents “Keys to the Heart” featuring Spencer Myer, piano soloist, 7:30 p.m., Saturday and 3 p.m., Sunday, Dennison Theater, UM. 721-3194, missoulasymphony.org.

28 “Watercolor Leaves” workshop with Loretta Vizzutti, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St. No. 17. 549-5329, livingartofmontana.org.

28 Wild Coyote Band, 7 p.m., American legin, 825 Ronan St. Public welcome.

March 2 Next Door Prison Hotel with Travis Yost on drums, John Sporman on stand up bass, 7-10 p.m., Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 3 Clint Black with opener Shane Clouse, 7 p.m., Dennison Theatre, UM. Tickets available at Griztix.com,. Adams Center Box Office, 888-MONTANA, The Source at the University Center, Worden’s Market, MSO Hub and Southgate Mall.

3 In Fmales “Charming America Tour” with guests All That Remains and Wovenwar, 7:30 p.m., Wilma Theatre.

Tickets $27 in advance, $29 day of show, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-468-76234 and online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory.com.

4 Snocore 2015 featuring Flyleaf, Adelita’s Way, Framing Hanley and Fit for Rivals, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $20, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 866-46876234 and online at TicketWeb.com or KnittingFactory. com.

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To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month 6 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson.

6-8 Whitefish Winter Carnival, downtown and Whitefish Mountain Resort. This year’s carnival kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday with a gala dinner dance at Whitefish Lake Golf Club Restaurant.

Saturday’s festivities include the Penguin Plunge at 11 a.m., St. Charles Pie Social and the Grand Parade at 3 p.m. (406) 862-3390, whitefishwintercarnival.com.

7 Mission Mountain Bridal Fair, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., KwaTaqNuk Resort, Polson. Local vendors showcase wedding services at the event, which includes a fashion show, door prizes, and free wedding cake and champagne tastings. (406) 883-8364, kwataqnuk.com.

7 Ninepipe Arts Group Party: “The HeART of Fishing,” 5:30 p.m., Leon Hall, Charlo. Tickets $10. The annual Valentine’s fundraiser party offers delectable desserts, a basket raffle, and live and silent auctions that include crafted art, home

and garden items, and desserts and time or skills items.

Enjoy swing-era music by KC and the Valley Cats and other entertainment. Proceeds fund arts in the lower Mission Valley.

(406) 644-2311.

7 Window on Whitefish mural project unveiling, 2 p.m., Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave. (406) 862-5929, stumptownartstudio.org.

7 Lake County Expo and Livestock Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ronan Community Center and Lake County Fairgrounds.

8 “Coldest Month (Salish/Pend d’Oreille), Month of the Bear (Kootenai),” 1-4 p.m., People’s Center, 53253 U.S. Highway 93, Pablo. Sunday History Series continues followed by crafts.

(406) 675-0160, peoplescenter.org.

8 Sweetheart Ball, 2-5 p.m., Eagles Club Ballroom, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. The Good Tyme Jazz band performs with guest Dan

Comins on cornet. (406) 862-3814, flatheadvalleyjazzsociety. com.

8 “The Life of Nancy Cooper Russell,” 2:30 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Mary Jane Bradbury gives this Humanities Montana talk. (406) 2436022.

8 Dixie Riddle and Apres Ski Gathering, 6-8 p.m., The Crush, 124 W. Central, Whitefish.

11 Markie Mark Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Swanee’s, U.S. Highway 93, Polson.

11 Dance, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks Club, Main Street. $5 at the door; bring a snack.

12 “Timberjack” 1955 feature length movie staring Sterling Hayden, Vera Ralston and Hoagy Carmichael, 6:30 p.m., Miracle of America Museum, Highway 93, Polson. Filmed

in Bonner, Polson, Glacier Park and other parts of northwest Montana and Idaho, the film is an authentic history of period logging mixed in with a Hollywood love and hate story.

(406) 883-6804, info@miracleofamericamuseum.org or miracleofamerica.org.

13 Rebecca Folsom Duo, 7 p.m., Lincoln County High School Auditorium, Eureka. The duo offers a delicious blend of frontporch instrumentals, intimate vocals and soaring harmonies.

(406) 297-0197.

13 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson.

13 Dark Horse Band, 8:30 p.m., Ninepipes Allentown Restaurant and Bar, Highway 93 north of St Ignatius.

14 President’s Torchlight Parade and Fireworks, 6:30 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Resort. In honor of Mardi Gras, a New Orleans Swing Band will play a free show from the end of the

february 2015 ski day to the end of the torchlight parade. (406) 862-2910, skiwhitefish.com.

14 Rebecca Folsom Duo, 7 p.m., Ronan Performing Arts Center.

Tickets $12-$14, available at The Terrace and H&R Block in Polson plus True Value and H&R Block in Ronan. The duo performs a blend of front porch instrumentals, intimate vocals and soaring harmonies, mixed to sweet and spicy perfection.

(406) 676-2427, big-productions.net.

14 Acoustic Music Song Circle, 2-4 p.m., Mission Valley United Methodist Church, 70715 U.S. Highway 93 (between St. Ignatius and Ronan). All musicians, voices and styles are welcome; acoustic instruments only. (818) 209-4725, paultatto@accessmontana.com.

14 Dan Dubuque at Lake Bar & Grill (behind Lake Bar), Polson.

14 Dark Horse Band at Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, mile marker 6, Polson.

14 Encore Entertainment presents the Eagles tribute band Desperado, 7:30 p.m., Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $28. Singing the Eagles soaring harmonies while executing the guitar parts and rhythm track to perfection, the five-member Los Angeles band challenges the listener to tell the difference between what is being played live and the original versions of the songs. (406) 837-4885, bigforktheater.org.

14 10th annual Swing Dance and Auction to benefit the Lighthouse Christian Home, 6:30 p.m., Red Lion Inn Ballroom, Kalispell Center Mall. $30 per person or $200 for table of eight. Event includes music and dancing, dessert buffet, live and silent auction items including sporting goods, gold trips, raft trips, snowmobile trip, athletic club membership, arts and crafts. Tickets can be bought by calling (406) 857-3276, visiting lighthousechristianhome.org to pay via PayPal or at the event.

15 Dixie Riddle and Apres Ski Gathering, 6-8 p.m., The Crush, 124 W. Central, Whitefish.

17 “SAXsational” with Rob Verdi, 7:30 p.m., Flathead High School Performance Hall, Kalispell. The musician showcases unusual saxophones and includes local high school band members on several numbers. (406) 862-3641, flatheadvalleyliveonstage.org.

18 Dance, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks Club, Main Street. $5 at the door; bring a snack.

18 Markie Mark Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Swanee’s, U.S. Highway 93, Polson.

19 Winter Art Maker Series: Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, 5:30-7 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell.

Tickets $10. The local artist gives a painting demonstration while sharing commentary and insight. (406) 755-5268, hockadaymuseum.org.

19 Glacier Symphony Soloist Spotlight: violinist David Halen, 7:30 p.m., GSC Music Salon, 69 N. Main St., Kalispell. Tickets $20.

(406) 407-7000, gscmusic.org.

19 Flathead Valley Community College Book Club to discuss “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown, 6:30 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, Room 208. Hannah Bissell, hmbissell@ gmail.com, or Amy Jaeger, amyjjmt@gmail.com.

19 Texas Tom Roat, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, mile marker 6, Polson.

19 Open mic, 8:30 p.m., Lake Bar, Highway 93, Polson.

19-March 1 Whitefish Theatre Co. presents “The Hobbit,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays with Preview Night on Thursday, Feb. 19, O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. Tickets $8-$18. Based on the timeless novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, this family-friendly adventure follows the quest of Bilbo Baggins as he travels through Middle Earth with wizard Gandalf and a throng of dwarves to recover stolen treasure. They encounter goblins, trolls and even a dragon along the way, and Bilbo stumbles across a special ring and discovers an unexpectedly heroic side. (406) 862-5371, whitefishtheatreco.org.

20 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson.

20-22 Second annual Montana Pond Hockey Classic, Kalispell. pondhockeyclassic.com 21 My Montana Wedding and Event Expo, Flathead County Fairgrounds, 265 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Admission $5.

Visit wedding and event vendors, sign up for prize giveaways and sample food. (406) 758-5810.

21 “Spellebration” Team Scrabble, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Flathead Valley Community College Arts and Technology Building, Room 144A, 777 Grandview Drive, Kalispell. Have fun with friends when you play Scrabble and raise funds for literacy programs.

Each person collects a minimum of $60 in pledges. Teams work together in three timed games to create words on the Scrabble board. Randi at (406) 257-7323, literacyflathead. org.

21 Landscape painting with Rob Akey, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Bigfork Museum of Art and History, 525 Electric Ave. (406) 837-6927, bigforkmuseum.org.

21-22 Glacier Symphony Orchestra presents “Splendid Reveries,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Flathead High School Performance Hall, Kalispell. Tickets $12-$32, free for students through high school. David Halen, concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony, returns for his third concerto appearance with the symphony, performing Dvorak’s folk-infused masterpiece. The program also includes works by Tchaikovsky and John Williams. (406) 407-7000, gscmusic.org.

22 Special Olympics Montana Winter Games Parade of Athletes and Opening Ceremonies, 4-6 p.m., Central Avenue to Depot Park, Whitefish. somt.org.

22 Reception: Betty Duncan, 1-4 p.m., Red Poppy, Ronan. The artist’s works are on display through May 23. The Christmas Boutique closes Feb. 21. (406) 676-3010.

22 Dixie Riddle and Apres Ski Gathering, 6-8 p.m., The Crush, 124 W. Central, Whitefish.

23-24 20th annual Montana Special Olympics, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Cheer on the athletes as they compete in alpine skiing or snowboarding cross country skiing and snowshoeing events. somt.org.

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25 CanadAfrica, 7 p.m., Ronan Performing Arts Center. Tickets $12-$14. The complex, interlocking rhythms of Africa meet the soulful and rich tunes of the blues. (406) 676-2427, big-productions.net.

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26 “Wildlife Encountered by Lewis and Clark,” 6:30 p.m., Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell.

Tickets $10. Dave Shea highlights the explorers’ “Voyage of Discovery” from St. Louis to the Pacific and back, focusing on the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish the explorers encountered and first described for science. Doors open at 6 p.m. for coffee, wine and desserts. (406) 755-2166, conradmansion.com.

26 Craig Barton and David Caselli Duo, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, mile marker 6, Polson.

27 Canvas and Cocktails, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave., Whitefish. Bring snacks and cocktails and create a painting in the style of Frida Kahlo. (406) 862-5929, stumptownartstudio.org.

27 Reception: “North, South, East & Wood,” 5-7 p.m., Sandpiper Art & Gift Gallery, 306 Main St., Polson. The Native American invitational show, which runs through April 4, features birch bark art by Dion Albert, and paintings by Ben Pease, Sierra Pete and Louis Still Smoking. (406) 883-5956, sandpiperartgallery.com.

27 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson.

27-March 1 “Rumors,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.

Sunday, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $10-$15. The Bigfork Community Players stage Neil Simon’s story of a cover-up resulting from the personal and political ambitions of eight New York socialites involved in a crime that may or may not have been committed. (406) 890-1882, bigforkcommunityplayers.com.

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28 Big Arm Association February potluck, 6 p.m., Big Arm School. Tom Bansak of the University of Montana will give a presentation on “Flathead Lake Ecology” including an overview of the Flathead Lake Biological Station. Nancy Foster, jeffrey.foster@sbcglobal.net, or Lee Engbretson, rockymt2@ juno.com.

28 “Hang Your Art Like a Pro,” 10 a.m. to noon, Bigfork Museum of Art and History, 525 Electric Ave. $20, limited to 10 people.

Museum Director Marnie Forbis will teach you the ins and outs of displaying your art. (406) 837-6927, bigforkmuseum.org.

March March 1 Dixie Riddle and Apres Ski Gathering, 6-8 p.m., The Crush, 124 W. Central, Whitefish.

March 4 Markie Mark Karaoke, 6:30 p.m., Swanee’s, U.S. Highway 93, Polson.

March 4 Dance, 7-10 p.m., Polson Elks Club, Main Street. $5 at the door; bring a snack.

March 5 Wilderness Speaker Series presents “The Wild is Consequential: Grizzlies, People and Sharing the Land” with Steve Primm, founder and director of People and Carnivores, 7-8:30 p.m., Flathead Valley Community College Art & Technology Building, Room 139, Kalispell. wildmontana.org, bmwf.org.

March 6 Doug & Debbie Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sportspage, Polson.

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To submit your events to the calendar, please email info@corridormag.com by the 15th of the prior month 6 Run Amok presents Colorado songwriters Liz Barnez and Rebecca Folsom, 7:30 p.m., Rooted Music, 100 Skeels Ave., Suite A, Hamilton. Admission $12 at the door.

professor Harry Fritz, 6:30-8 p.m., North Valley Public Library Community Room, 208 Main St., Stevensville. Call 777-5061 or email maryw@northvalleylibrary.org to reserve a seat.

6-8 Bitterroot Building Industry Association Home and Ranch Expo, 4-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, First Interstate Center, 100 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. 375-9411.

12 Fellowship Club, 6-7:30 p.m., Bitterroot Public Library.

Discussion of “May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness” by Gabrielle Bernstein. 363-1670.

6-8 HeART of Winter fine art show and sale, noon-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Historic Woods House, 2200 Eastside Highway, Mile Marker 11, Victor. Featured artists are Mari Bolen, Pamela Caughey, Beverly Hennager, Michele Kapor, Barbara Morrison, Karen Stoddard and Elene Weege.

777-0553.

7 “A Black Homesteader’s Struggle,” 11 a.m., Travelers’ Rest State Park, 6550 Mormon Creek Road, Lolo. Philip Burgess gives this Humanities Montana talk. 243-6022.

8 Five Valley Accordion Association Valentine’s Party, 1-4 p.m., Rustic Hut, Florence. Cost $4 or $3 for members. 369-1839.

10 Abraham Lincoln presentation by University of Montana

12 Reception: Ernst Peterson Photograph Montana Contest, 6 p.m., Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton.

Photographs of Big Sky country fill the Courtroom Gallery through April 22 in this annual celebration of the legacy of Peterson, a renowned photographer whose works graced many national magazines. 363-3338, brvhsmuseum.org.

Drowsy Chaperone,” 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays, Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. Tickets $15.

375-9050, hamiltonplayers.com.

14 Bitterroot Cowboy Ball, 6 p.m., Ravalli County Fairgrounds Event Center, Hamilton. Tickets $5-$10, free for kids under age 5. The fourth annual event offers foot-stompin’ fun, good grub and libations. Kyle Shobe and the Walk ‘em Boys supply dance tunes for this fundraiser for fairground improvements. 363-3411.

14 Pokey LaFarge, 8 p.m., Hamilton Performing Arts Center, 327 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. The musician, songwriter, bandleader, innovator and preservationist offers a creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime, country blues and western swing.

363-7946, bartc.org.

13 The Revelators, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Hamilton Eagles Lodge, 125 N. Second St., Hamilton. $7 donation to benefit SAFE (Supporters of Abuse Free Environments). Come at 5:30 p.m. for reasonably priced Mexican food prepared by the auxiliary.

14 Valentine’s Day Dinner and Dance, 5:30 p.m., Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Highway, Hamilton. Tickets $55 or $100 per couple.

Evening includes romantic raffle prizes, food, live music and a no-host bar. 363-6004, Ext. 2, dalymansion.org.

13-March 1 Hamilton Players present the musical comedy “The

14 Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Quartet with Ron Meissner, Chuck

Florence and Pete Hand, 6-8:30 p.m., Bitterroot Brewery, Hamilton.

15 Dinner and dance, 1 p.m., Golden Age Club, 727 S. Fifth St., Hamilton. $6, reservations required by Feb. 10. Dick Holt, 3634334, or Bob Olson, 363-0142.

19 Foreign and Independent Film Series: “1,000 Times Goodnight,” 7 p.m., Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St. 363-1670, bitterrootpubliclibrary.org.

20-22 Sports Connection Gun Show, First Interstate Center, 100 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. 363-3300.

27-March 8 Stevensville Playhouse presents “Alice in Wonderland,” February 27, 28, March 6, 7 (2015) - 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, 319 Main St. stevensvilleplayhouse. org, 777-2722.

28 “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,” 11 a.m., Travelers’ Rest State Park, 6550 Mormon Creek Road, Lolo. Bill Rossiter presents this Humanities Montana talk. 243-6022.

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AFTER-HOURS EXHIBITION

A frisky New Zealand couple’s office tryst turned not-so-secret after being accidentally presented in full view of a busy bar. The two employees of an insurance company were getting down to business after-hours, but failed to realize that the bright lights in the first-floor level, glass-paneled office illuminated their adult actions to all. The incident quickly spread to social media as patrons from the bar across the street, one of the busiest in town, whipped out their phones to document the debauchery. It was enough of a distraction that even the band on stage that night stopped for several minutes as their crowd watched the other show going on across the way. (3 News)

UNATTENDED PACKAGE

New York City’s Port Authority police officers are no strangers to odd occurrences, such as the case of a suspicious package investigation revealing condoms instead of bombs. An abandoned bag at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station created a small ruckus when authorities were called to the scene to inspect it for explosives. However, once cleared by bomb-sniffing dogs, the bundle was found to contain male and female condoms of various brands and styles. (NJ Advanced Media)

BUG LOVE

The vegetarian proprietor of an Australian restaurant felt it was morally objectionable to kill the cockroaches infesting his premises, so he’s now facing $16,000 in fines for eight total food safety breaches. The Kingsland Vegetarian Restaurant was first shut down by ACT Health Inspectors in spring of 2013, when numerous live and dead cockroaches were found on the scene, along with other cleanliness violations. However, the owner has since seen the error of his misguided morals, and the restaurant is now immaculately cleared and re-opened for business. (Brisbane Times)

LOVE THY BROTHER

In Kunming, China, the sister of a man suffering from leukemia is offering herself up for marriage in exchange for her future husband’s promise to pay her sibling’s medical bills. Posing in a wedding dress with an informational sign at the local train station, as well as on social media, the woman hopes to find a matrimonial solution to paying for a bone marrow transplant to treat her brother’s illness. (China Smack)

WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN

Students at Texas Tech University tried in vain to save an 11-foot penis sculpted of snow from being bulldozed by campus administrators. Several of the statue’s sculptors formed a human wall around the piece and attempted to harden the material by pouring water over it. While the erection of successively larger snow members has become a campus tradition, its demise was still enforced. Video of the event has spread across the internet, immortalizing the phallic sculpture for dubious posterity. (My San Antonio)

ONE RING TO BIND THEM

When an unusual ring depicting two bears having sex was stolen from a jewelry shop in Williamsburg, New York, the news coverage resulted in the item becoming a top seller for the retailer. Named “Hibernation Hump,” the ring - burgled along with other unique items - is now sold out at one of the store’s locations and is in short supply at their second storefront. At least one customer reported plans to use the wild ring to propose to his girlfriend. (DNAinfo)

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