It’s Make it Missoula Monday. Each week, Trail 103.3 DJ, Craig Johnson shares his picks of the week for Missoula happenings. You can hear him discuss them on-air each Monday at 9:00 am. Here’s what’s happening this week:
Monday 2/9
Tom Catmull (MISC) at The Red Bird Wine Bar
7:00 PM
All Ages
111 N Higgins Ave.
Eclectic Guitars: Eric Johnson & Mike Stern (ROCK/JAZZ) at the Top Hat Lounge
21+
8PM
Tics: $30 Adv and DOS
134 W Front St.
Eclectic Guitars: Eric Johnson & Mike Stern
Tuesday 2/10
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (FILM/SPECIAL EVENT) The Wilma, Top Hat, Crystal, Dennison Theaters
12 PM
All Ages
Description: The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has become the largest cinema event in Montana and the premiere venue for non-fiction film in the American West. In 2012, the festival drew an audience of 20,000 and received nearly 1000 film entries from every corner of the globe. The BSDFF offers a unique setting for filmmakers to premiere new work and for audiences to see innovative new films, as well as classics in the genre. The festival hosts over seventy-five visiting artists, and presents an average of 125 non-fiction films annually at the historic Wilma Theater, The Top Hat, and Crystal Theater in downtown Missoula
Sphynx w/ New Old Future (ROCK/ELECTRONIC) at Monk’s
FREE
21+
225 Ryman St.
Lettuce with Break Science (FUNK) at TheTop Hat Lounge9PM
Tics: $20 Advance / $22 DOS
21+
134 W. Front St.
Wednesday 2/11
Backcountry Film Festival (FILM) at the Roxy Theatre
Doors 6:30; Film 7:30 PM
All Ages
Description: This marks the 10th year Boise-based Winter Wildlands Alliance has sponsored the Backcountry Film Festival and the eighth year that the festival has been shown in Missoula. The event is a fundraiser for MBA, which promotes human-powered backcountry skiing and riding throughout Montana.
718 S Higgins Ave.
Soul Kitch’n Blues Boogie & Jam Session(BLUES/R & B) at the Dark Horse
9 PM
Description: The Soul Kitch’n Blues Band invites local blues boogie fans and musicians to cook up the jams at 9 pm every Wednesday at the Dark Horse, located in the rear of the Sunrise Saloon. Bluesy musical concoctions span the gamut from Delta ditties to Chicago cookers to New Orleans bayou flavors to funky RnB grooves. Musicians are encouraged to bring their skills to the table. Sign up begins at 9pm. There is a $50 prize for the best act each Wednesday.
FREE
1805 Regent St.
Thursday 2/12
Mary Place and Blue Moon (BLUES) at the Union Club
5:30 PM
21+
208 E Main St.
Lady Griz Basketball VS North Dakota at the University of Montana Dahlberg Arena- Adams Center
7 PM
All Ages
Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails
Ted Ness & The Rusty Nails (BLUEGRASS) at The Top Hat Lounge
10 PM
FREE
21+
134 W Front St.
Friday 2/13
Traditional Irish Music (FOLK) at the Union Club
6PM
21+
Description: Every Friday at 6:00 during happy hour Traditional Irish Music Session. An authentic taste of Ireland listening to Western Montana’s excellent traditional Irish musicians. You will hear jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes and songs. Come tap your feet or sing along.
208 E Main St.
Saturday 2/14
Lady Griz Basketball vs Northern Colorado at Dahlberg Arena – Adams Center
7:00 PM
All Ages
