Art + Culture News // June 17, 2019
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Upcoming Missoula Events!
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World View Film Series:
The Singing Revolution
Monday, June 17, 7:15 PM
The Roxy Theater
Free Event!
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Hosted by Global and Cultural Affairs in Arts Missoula and presented FREE OF CHARGE! Join us for the last part of our 5-film series TODAY, Monday, June 17, 7:15 - 9:15 PM at The Roxy Theater.
Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolution. But song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation.The Singing Revolution is an inspiring account of one nation's dramatic rebirth. It is the story of humankind's irrepressible drive for freedom and self-determination.
The Singing Revolution shares how, between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and share protest speeches, risking their lives to proclaim their desire for independence. While violence and bloodshed was the unfortunate end result in other occupied nations of the USSR, the revolutionary songs of the Estonians anchored their struggle for freedom, which was ultimately accomplished without the loss of a single life.
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Community Events to Celebrate
World Refugee day 2019
June 17-20, 2019
Soft Landing Missoula &
The International Rescue Committee
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The International Rescue Committee and Soft Landing Missoula announce multiple events happening in Missoula, showing support for refugees resettled in our community as a part of World Refugee Day. World Refugee Day is an international celebration showcasing the strength, resilience, determination, and contributions of refugees worldwide.
“Three and a half years ago, we asked you all to join us on a journey to make Missoula a welcoming place where refugees can call home,'' says Mary Poole, ED of Soft Landing Missoula, a local refugee support organization, “We now see that we are the true beneficiaries of the incredible richness in culture, experience, and fortitude that refugees have brought to our community.”
June 17, 2019, 7 PM: Mayor Engen reads the 2019 World Refugee Day Proclamation at City Council During the regularly scheduled Monday night City Council meeting, Mayor Engan will present the 2019 World Refugee Day Proclamation, at the Missoula Council Chambers, 140 W Pine St.
June 19, 2019, 6-9 PM: Action Wednesday IRC Missoula and Missoula Rises present Action Wednesday! Join us in writing postcards in support of the GRACE Act - a bill to set a minimum refugee admissions goal of 95,000 each year. Located at Imagine Nation Brewing, 1151 W. Broadway
June 20 2019: World Refugee Day Fundraiser! Join us in celebrating Missoula’s resilient refugee community by supporting local establishments that hire and empower refugees! World Refugee Day honors the strength of refugees, those who have fled their homelands due to conflict or persecution. Help us celebrate Missoula’s refugee community by dining at these local establishments on World Refugee Day:
● Imagine Nation Brewing from 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
● Scotty’s Table from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. & 5 p.m.- Close
● Masala from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
A portion of sales will go to IRC Missoula to directly support refugee families.
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Summer Solstice Iron Pour
Friday, June 21, 10 PM-12 AM
Free Cycles
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June 21
, ring in the longest day of the year in style with an IRON POUR! Beginning at 11 there will be combustive, energetic, and dynamic performances from regional artists as they demonstrate the more reactive properties of molten metal.
Artist Phen will pour iron over a bicycle driven wooden wheel to spectacular results. Ken Grinde's performance troupe will see their planets go up in flames. Pour Director Jesse Blumenthal will present a traditional form of Chinese fireworks, the Da Shuhua (Blossoming Flowers), where iron is thrown against a wooden wall to reactive result.
Scratch blocks will be available to carve for $20 starting at 6 PM that evening and can be worked on up until the conclusion of the music. Artists will be on site for questions throughout carving and blocks will be available to pick up at the site immediately after the pour and throughout the following week.
***Artists with iron experience that are interested in putting molds on the line should contact Jesse Blumenthal.
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Flying Fish Cove & Friends
Monday, June 24, 8 - 11 PM
Live Performance at the ZACC!
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Flying Fish Cove are coming to Missoula to grace us with a truly magical evening of dreeeaamy tunes -
Clem is coming back to town to wow us with their new project Mulberry. Gonna be Grrrreat!
Linus is amazing chill pop from right here in Missoula!! It's real good!!
Music at 8:30 done by 11:00
Bring $5 for the touring bands and some extra money for some very good merch!
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Book Readings
at Shakespeare & Co
Ben Nickol, Reading from
Sun River
Tuesday, June 25, 7:00 PM
Pete Fromm, Reading from
A Job You Mostly Won't Know How To Do
Thursday, June 27, 7:00 PM
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June 25
Author Ben Nickol joins us from Wichita, Kansas, for a reading from Sun River. his new collection of short stories, set in and around Big Sky country. Ben Nickol was raised in Idaho and attended the University of Arkansas and the University of Notre Dame, where he played basketball for the Fighting Irish.
His prose has been recognized by the Arkansas Arts Council, Best American Sports Writing, and the University of Arkansas, among other organizations, and he's the author of the books Sun River (2019), Adherence (2016) and Where the Wind Can Find It (2015). His stories and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in Alaska Quarterly Review, Boulevard, Fourth Genre, Crab Orchard Review, Redivider, Fugue, Tin House Online, The Greensboro Review, CutBank, The Los Angeles Review and elsewhere. In 2018, he joined the Creative Writing faculty at Wichita State University.
June 27
Five-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Bookseller Award Pete Fromm returns with his big-hearted new novel, a love story about family and resiliency and second chances. For young couple Taz and Marnie, their fixer-upper is the symbol of their new life together: a work in progress, the beginning of something grand, all the more so when they learn a baby is on her way. But the blueprint for the perfect life eludes Taz when Marnie dies in childbirth, plummeting the taciturn carpenter headfirst into the new, strange world of fatherhood alone, a landscape of contradictions, of great joy and sorrow. With a supporting cast as rich and compelling as the wild Montana landscape, the novel follows Taz’s first two years as a father— a job no one can be fully prepared for.
Pete is a five-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Literary Award for his novels
If Not For This
,
As Cool As I Am
and
How All This Started
; the story collection Dry Rain; and the memoir Indian Creek Chronicles. He is on the faculty of Pacific University’s low-residency MFA program, and lives in Montana with his family.
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Drink and Draw
Your dream house!
Wednesday, June 19, 5:30 PM
Western Cider
Presented by ZACC,
MMW Architects &
Missoula Architecture + Design
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Come draw your dream home with
Missoula Architecture + Design
and the ZACC at Western Cider on June 19th!
Local architecture collective, Missoula Architecture + Design (MA+D), will be leading an architectural drawing workshop where participants are invited to imagine and draw their dream home. MA+D will provide a quick demonstration with tips and techniques for producing plan, elevation, and perspective drawings.
All ages and skill levels are welcome and encouraged to participate. Art supplies freely provided by the
Zootown Arts Community Center 501(c)(3)
and MA+D. Design, draw, and drink cider to support art in Missoula.
Missoula Architecture + Design is a group of architects and designers promoting excellent local design by connecting architects, designers, local industry and the general public.
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Exhibit Tours at Radius Gallery
Exhibit Tour with Jill Oberman
and Julia Galloway
Thursday, June 20, 5 PM
Exhibit Tour with Trey Hill
Thursday, June 27, 5 PM
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June 20 at 5 PM:
Discover more about the ceramic arts from the pros. Featured artist Jill Oberman (Red Lodge) will be joined by Missoula favorite Julia Galloway, to take you on a spin through Radius' current exhibition featuring functional and sculptural ceramics by Nick DeVries, Steven Godfrey, Autumn Higgins, Trey Hill, Sara Morales-Morgan, Richard Notkin, Jill Oberman, Joseph Pintz, Kevin Silkwood, Mitchell Spain and Cary Weigand.
Our tour guides will share insights into the production of works, reputations and the genius innovations of these 11 talented artists. Learn more about the historic role Montana has played in this celebrated art form.
June 27 at 5 PM:
Featured artist Trey Hill of Missoula will take you on a spin through Radius' current exhibition featuring functional and sculptural ceramics by Nick DeVries, Steven Godfrey,
Autumn Higgins, Trey Hill, Sara Morales-Morgan, Richard Notkin, Jill Oberman, Joseph Pintz, Kevin Silkwood, Mitchell Spain and Cary Weigand.
Trey Hill will share insights into the production of works, reputations and the genius innovations of these 11 talented artists. Learn more about the historic role Montana has played in this celebrated art form.
Call to RSVP: 541-7070
We need to keep the crowd size to 25 to facilitate moving about the gallery.
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Bill Bowers
All Over the Map!
MCT Center for the Performing Arts
Tuesday, July 2, 7:00 PM
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Missoula native and Hellgate High School graduate, Bill Bowers, has been to “places so unbelievable, they could only be true.” An award-winning actor, writer, teacher, and mime, Bill will share those places and experiences at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, Tuesday, July 2, at 7:30 pm with his original show,
All Over the Map
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The hour-long, multi-media performance recounts Bill’s memorable, international adventures that include “50 states, 30 years on the road, 2 hookers, 1 bunny, and a mime.” A PG-13 performance that the New York Times praised as “zesty and entertaining,”
All Over the Map
colorfully illustrates how alike we all are, no matter where we are, or who we are. “The only thing that makes us different,” says Bill, “is how we treat each other.”
Bill has performed in more than 30 countries throughout Asia and Europe, on Broadway, at the Kennedy Center, the White House, Radio City Music Hall, the New York International Fringe Festival, as well as “some of the finest grade school cafetoriums across the country.” His Broadway credits include Zazu in
The Lion King
and Leggett in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
. A student of Marcel Marceau, Bill's physical performance style suggests classic performances by Charlie Chaplin, Harrold Lloyd, and Red Skelton.
All Over the Map
is a fundraiser for MCT’s Next Step Prep scholarship fund. A summer musical theatre training program for high school students, Next Step helps aspiring young performers from around the country and beyond take the next step in their journey toward a career in professional theatre. One of the unique opportunities Next Step offers is the chance to learn one-on-one from Broadway professionals such as Bill, who has been a visiting guest artist at Next Step since its inaugural session in 2009.
All Over the Map
will take place at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available at
MCTinc.org
; by calling 406-728-PLAY(7529); or at the MCT Box Office, which is open Mon.-Fri. between 9AM and 5PM and one hour prior to the performance. To arrange an interview, please contact
Terri Elander.
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Summer Writing Workshops
with Missoula Writing Collaborative
Registration now open for young writers in grades 3-12!
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Founded in 1994, each year
Missoula Writing Collaborative
teaches over 1,500 kids to love to write. We place writers in school classrooms, after-school programs, youth homes and other venues to show young people the power of words and help them find their voices as writers.
Words with Wings Camp for grades 3-8: July 8-12, July 15-19
Have a writer in the house? Bring them to Words With Wings summer camp, where they can write poems inspired by mucking around the Clark Fork River, studying creative work at the art museum, or making pasta at Caffe Dolce. At the Missoula Writing Collaborative's intensive writing summer camp for students entering grades 3-8, students receive one-on-one attention from professional writers. You can choose from half day or full day sessions. Half day sessions will be held on The University of Montana campus. Full day sessions will offer students the opportunity to embark on field trips around the Missoula community to observe and write about the world around them.
Price:
$160 for half day (9a.m.-Noon), $265 for full day (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Rattlesnake Writing Studio Workshop for Grades 9-12
: July 8-12th
The Missoula Writing Collaborative is offering two week-long workshops for high school students this July. Two workshops will be taught this summer, one on fiction and poetry by professional writers Catalina Baker and Caroline Patterson and one on songwriting by musician Caroline Keys. They will both take place on the University of Montana campus. Students will be encouraged to share their work, receive feedback, and collaborate with their peers in a variety of genres.
Price:
$160
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Youth Camps
Zootown Arts Community Center
June 24 - 28
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Inspiration and Expression: 1/2 day summer camp
June 24 - 28, 9 AM - 12 PM
Campers will explore the concept of inspiration while practicing written expression. Students will be guided through poetry and songwriting techniques. Using keyboards, xylophones and other instruments, they will generate melodies to match the tone of their lyrics. Poems and songs will be shared, recorded, and celebrated. This camp starts on Monday June 24th, and ends Friday June 28th.
YES Fest: 1/2 day summer camp
June 24 - 28, 9 AM - 12 PM
YES FEST embraces the idea of "yes and" in theatre by saying yes to children's imaginations and bringing them to the community via a public stage. Over the course of a week, children participating in YES FEST write, design, build, and direct a series of short plays. The festival then gives these plays to an acting ensemble made of community adult performers and leaders: asking them to say "yes and" to these creations and bring them to life through performance. YES FEST is not only fun, but educational for all ages, teaching youth skills in stagecraft, collaborative creation, and social skills; and teaching the adults of our community how to free up their creativity through the power of YES. This camp starts on Monday, June 24th, and wraps up on Friday, June 28th.
Comedy Camp: 1/2 day summer camp
June 24 - 28, 1 - 4 PM
Learn to make people laugh through stand-up comedy and improvisation! We’re going to explore everything about comedy performance, from joke writing to storytelling to physical humor to ad-lib. At the same time, learn about building your confidence and connecting with audiences through humor. It all ends with a live performance on Friday night.
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Children's Theatre Performance!
MCT Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, June 21, 4 & 6 PM
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MCT Summer Day Camps present
The Princess and the Pea,
this Friday at 4 & 6 PM. Come enjoy LIVE family-friendly theatre with this classic tale put on by students in grades 1-12!
Envision a kingdom of snow where the residents are ruled by the Storm King and the Snow Queen. Add to that a Prince looking for a proper Princess to share the throne. Now imagine the Princess and her friend the Pea living in a kingdom of green rolling hills and running rivers with her subjects. Her parents, King Size and Queen Size, do all they can to keep things running smoothly. Although the two kingdoms think they have nothing in common (except maybe a pesky Jack Frost that freezes anything and everything), the peace-loving Leprechauns prove otherwise.
Or call the MCT Box Office at 406-728-7529
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Painted Color Ceramics
(Corvallis)
For more details on Painted Color Ceramics & Classes,
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Lakebottom Sound
Free Sessions
FIRST Sundays 6-8PM at Imagine Nation Brewing
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Zootown Arts Community Center
For upcoming classes and details, please visit the
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Playing With The Band
2019 REGISTRATION OPEN
(406) 396-3352
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Bare Bait Dance
Modern Dance Class
Open Space, 005
PARTV Building, U of M
Tuesdays 5:30-7PM
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Unity Dance & Drum
African Dance Class
Missoula Senior Center
Tuesdays, 7-8:30PM
Contact: 549-7933
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Missoula Art Museum
Lunch Club - 30min tours & chats at MAM!
For full listings and more information on MAM's classes:
Website!
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People's Market
Saturdays 9 AM - 1 PM
May through September
@ Higgins and Pine
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The Clay Studio
of Missoula
For information on ALL Adult and Kid classes at The Clay Studio of Missoula,
click here!
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Downtown Dance Collective
Drop-In Classes
Ages 13+
For all experience levels
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Missoula Writing Collaborative
Writing camps!
Grades 3-8: July 8-12th &
July 15-19th
Grades 9-12:
July 8-12th
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Flamenco Montana
Mondays at
The Barn Movement studio
Beginners: 6:45-7:45PM
Continuing: 7:45-8:45PM
542-9270
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Open art call for
2019 Traffic Signal Boxes!
Submission deadline:
July 19
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KBGA Missoula artists radio show. Talk about an art event, life as an artists, etc.
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International Choral Festival
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Missoula's International Choral Festival would cease to exist without the support of hundreds of volunteers! The ICF is currently seeking volunteers for numerous positions!
The festival is especially in need of hosts
for these international singers. Hosting allows for a uniquely personal festival experience, and many lasting friendships have developed between host and guest(s) throughout the years, sometimes lasting a lifetime!
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Wood Fire Invitational 2019
The Clay Studio of Missoula
Featuring a variety of established & emerging talent in the ceramics field. Organized by Scott McClellan, featuring works by Tom Alward, Jerry Baldwin, Katy Drijber, Trevor Dunn, Denny Gerwin, Todd Hayes, Shasta Krueger, Joshua Kuensting, Quinn Maher, Scott McClellan, Dan Murphy, Ayla Murray, John Neely, Anthony Pearson & Josh Scott.
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4th Annual Ceramics Invitational
at Radius Gallery
Featuring new artwork by Nick DeVries, Steven Godfrey, Autumn Higgins, Trey Hill, Sara Morales-Morgan, Richard Notkin, Jill Oberman, Joseph Pintz, Kevin Silkwood, Mitchell Spain, and Cary Weigand.
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Click the links below for more information
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Sister Cities:
Palmerston North, New Zealand & Neckargemünd, Germany
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