Archive for the ‘Arts & Culture’ Category
An Evening with Gillian Welch at The Wilma Theatre
By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - On July 31, Missoulians can enjoy an outstanding evening of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings's harmonies and musical talent.... more
10 Heavenly Montana Hikes West of the Continental Divide
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Nothing inspires like a heart-pounding hike into Montana's high country. Put these ten picks for memorable hikes on your Montana bucket list!... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Acoustic Pint Night for Peace, AniMeals Adopt-a-thon, Cigarette Girls Burlesque, and more!... more
Steve Martin Fame to Rub Off on a Talented Missoula Band Friday Night
By MARK VOSBURGH - Steve Martin and the Lil' Smokies have things in common: Both work other jobs, both won band contests, and both will play Osprey Stadium on Friday.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Tryouts for the Hellgate Rollergirls, Steve Martin plays bluegrass, Downtown ToNight, and more! ... more
MCT’s Next Step Prep Program: Fundraising with “Glamour and Goop”
By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - On July 10, MCT presents Susan Egan and Georgia Stitt in “Glamour and Goop,” a fundraiser for MCT’s Next Step Prep Scholarship Fund.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Clark Fork Coalition Walk & Talk, Out to Lunch, and more! ... more
Dashing Explorer Skip Horner, a Montana Original
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - After 30 years as an adventure travel guide, Skip Horner, the first guide to take clients to all 7 continents, scoffs at the notion of retirement.... more
“True Wolf” Packed the House for Its Premiere at the Wilma
"True Wolf" the Missoula-made documentary opened to a packed house in Missoula. Additional showings nightly through Thursday July 5th.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Osprey baseball, Out to Lunch, 1st Annual 4th of July Lights Parade, Downtown tonight, and more! ... more
“True Wolf” Missoula-Made Documentary Opens at the Wilma 6/29, 7pm
"True Wolf" the new feature documentary directed by Missoula's own award-winning filmmaker, Rob Whitehair, will make its Montana premiere at the Wilma in Missoula this Friday, June 29 at 7pm.... more
Monk’s Feature Friday: Montana Skies, Cello and Guitar Fusion Duo
By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - Guitar/cello fusion duo Montana Skies is coming Monk’s Bar in Missoula on Friday, June 29 along with the Tyler Matthew Smith Band.... more
The Tyler Matthew Smith Band Comes to Monk’s Bar
By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - The Tyler Matthew Smith Band is coming Monk’s Bar in Missoula on Friday, June 29 along with the duo Montana Skies.... more
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: The Life and Business of Upholsterer Lance Hartley
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - At Lance Hartley’s Missoula shop, there's no team, no business plan, no collaborators. He's built a business on his customer base and reputation.... more
Hidden Gems of Missoula: The Sacred Art & Architecture of St. Francis Xavier Church
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - St. Francis Xavier Church is like no other church in Missoula - a heavenly realm to contrast the drab winter light in an often overcast valley.... more
Monk’s Bar Brings in Marshall Catch Band
By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - ‘Road weary’ and wanting to get home to Montana, the indie rock band Marshall Catch plays at Monk's Bar this Saturday June 23rd.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: 10K Wine Run at Ten Spoon Winery & Vineyard, Blue Alley After Party with Broken Valley Road Show & more!... more
Sean Kochel and the Vanished Art of Wet Plate Photography
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Montana photographer Sean Kochel resolutely believes that photography is an instrument of fine art and not merely a means of documentary.... more
Popular Reggae Band Synrgy Coming to Missoula
By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - California-based reggae band Synrgy is bringing their upbeat, high-energy music to Monk's Bar in Missoula on Thursday, May 24.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Family Friendly Fridays at the Top Hat, the Missoula Food Co-op's spring potluck, and more!... more
The Naked Truth: How Art Modeling Transformed My Self-Image
By ANNA PENNER-RAY - I knew I would be naked, sketched by strangers for an art class at the University of Montana. I didn't know I would see myself in a whole new way.... more
Missoula’s Josh Farmer Band: Good Vibrations
By LEISA GREENE NELSON - The Josh Farmer Band took second place at Sean Kelly's Top of the Mic finals. To Josh, it's not where you end up, but the journey that matters.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: The Mickey Hart Band, the Missoula Farmers' Markets, and more fun for a warm Missoula week.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Live music, pub trivia, the MCT production of "West Side Story," and more Missoula fun.... more
Ruby Jewel Jamboree: The Growling Old Men
By LEISA GREENE NELSON - The next concert in the bluegrass Ruby Jewel Jamboree series is tonight, May 4, from 7-10 pm. Free bluegrass pickin' session afterward, too!... more
Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic: The Finalists
By LEISA GREENE NELSON - This Saturday is the final round of the Sean Kelly's Top of the Mic competition. Check out the line-up and enjoy Missoula's musical talent!... more
Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic: Esprit de Corps
By LEISA GREENE NELSON - Sean Kelly's Top of the Mic contest is both a stage for Missoula's musical talent and a way for musicians to overcome their fears and limitations.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: First Friday Art Walk, Garden City BrewFest, live music at the Wilma, and Bike, Walk, Bus Week.... more
A Missoula Jamboree Family
By LEISA GREENE NELSON - Thanks to Missoulians Lou and Phyllis Erck, Missoula is now home to the bluegrass Ruby Jewel Jamboree, which starts Saturday, April 28.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: The UM production of Chicago, The 40th Annual YMCA River Bank Run, live music, and more.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Loads of live music, a burlesque show at the Top Hat, Scotch tasting at the Rhino, and more.... more
Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic: The Nitty-Gritty
By LEISA GREENE NELSON - For an inexpensive, fun evening of live music at the pub, check out Sean Kelly's Top of the Mic contest every Thursday night at 8:30.... more
Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic: Band vs. Solo
By LEISA GREENE NELSON - Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic contest gives a stage to both local bands, like the Hasslers, and solo acts, like slide guitarist Dan Dubuque.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Just announced: Wilco in Missoula in June! Plus, Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: I Beer Missoula, Missoula Maulers, and more.... more
A Bluegrass Festival, Steve Martin, Possums, Kittens, and Hair Cuts
By MARK VOSBURGH - You can't swing a possum around here without hitting a bluegrass band. 18 bands take the stage on April 14 for the Montana Bluegrass Festival.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Spring Break Art Camp, David Boone, Telluride Mountain Film Festival, and more.... more
Photo Gallery: Donavon Frankenreiter Plays the Wilma
By PATRICK RECORD - Wednesday night, Donavon Frankenreiter played in front of a small, but energized crowd at the Wilma Theater here in Missoula. ... more
What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Scott Hamilton in the Voice of Hope, The Big Lebowski, Donovan Frankenreiter, and more.... more
The Dude Abides in Missoula
By RYAN NEWHOUSE - The Second Annual “The Dude Abides: A Celebration of The Big Lebowski,” will be at the Wilma Theater next Friday, March 30, at 7:00 p.m. Abide!... more
Reuse It, Missoula: A DIY Fabric-Covered Lampshade
By LISA HENSLEY - My niece is graduating to a room of her own, and OF COURSE I had to just butt in with decorating ideas. I made her a repurposed, DIY lampshade.... more
Photo Gallery: Missoula St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By ABBY REDFERN & AUSTIN SMITH - Crowds lined Higgins Avenue for the 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade amidst snow, rain, and green bouncy balls Saturday afternoon.... more
St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Events in Missoula
By AUSTIN SMITH - Missoula will come alive this weekend with a St. Patrick's Day parade and events to rival even the world-renowned Butte celebration.... more
What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening around Missoula this week: Live music, Cooking Class at the Good Food Store and more!... more
The Guitar That Saved My Soul
By BOB WIRE - In late 1988, I found myself with no guitar. There was a hole in my soul. Enter, the Big Red Troublemaker.... more
What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening around Missoula this week: Live music, Griz Basketball, an Ansel Adams tour, and First Friday.... more
What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening around Missoula this week. Happy President's Day!... more
Photo Gallery: Los Lonely Boys at the Wilma Theater
By PATRICK RECORD - Wednesday night, the Texas-based group Los Lonely Boys played at the Wilma Theater to a considerable crowd for a weeknight.... more
Who Will Save Rock ‘n Roll?
By BOB WIRE - This year’s Grammy Awards was a bi-polar, hit-or-miss showcase of Gaga proportions. Real and fake, young and old, it was all on display.... more
Swinging at the Downtown Dance Collective in Missoula
By PATRICK RECORD and LEAH GREEN - The Missoula Downtown Dance Collective's recent swing dance workshop put the Garden City in a swingin' mood.... more
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
By PATRICK RECORD - This Friday, The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival begins in Missoula. The festival will feature 144 films between Friday and next Sunday.... more