Weekend PICKS: Thursday, September 16th thru Sunday, September 19th
Tami Hubbard
Posted On September 16, 2021
It’s the last weekend of summer! With only a handful of days remaining until autumn begins, here’s your best bets to squeeze that last drops off summer goodness from all the things happening this weekend in & around Missoula and western Montana. Most of the remaining farmers markets will be wrapping up their seasons at the end of the month.
Just a few highlights include Roller Prom! Friday night at the Southgate Mall parking lot, the Tailgate (Softball) Tournament at Fort Missoula Park, the kickoff off Missoula Cyclocross season, SponCon at Home ReSource, Ronan’s annual Harvest Festival, the return of UM’s Missoula Symphony Orchestra at Dennison Hall, the premiere of the “Miss Montana: Return to the Big Skies” documentary at Big Sky Brewing, the Whitefish Songwriters’ Festival all weekend, and Billy Strings’ sold-out show at The Wilma.
The MUG is here with all the happenings this weekend around Missoula, and up the Bitterroot and Flathead valleys. There’s live local music all over the place. Get out and enjoy our area farmers markets, bars & restaurants with Montana grown / made food and beverages. Enjoy safely and responsibly.
Please note that events are subject to cancellation or change at the last minute. Be sure to check the event links to confirm your plans.
“It is the glistening autumnal side of summer. I feel a cool vein in the breeze, which braces my thought, and I pass with pleasure over sheltered and sunny portions of the sand where the summer’s heat is undiminished, and I realize what a friend I am losing.”
Henry David Thoreau
THURSDAY, September 16
Thursday, September 16
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Hot Springs Farmers Market
300 Main Street, Hot Springs, Montana
Thursdays through September 16, 2021
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/montanacoop/
Website
https://montanacoop.localfoodmarketplace.com/
Thursday, September 16
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Ronan Farmers Market
155-199 US Hwy 93, Ronan, Montana
(at the Ronan Visitors Center)
Thursdays through October 14, 2021
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RonanFarmersMarket
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/ronanfarmersmarket/
Thursday, September 16
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Orchard Homes Farmers Market
Orchard Homes Country Life Club
2537 S. 3rd Street West, Missoula, Montana
Thursday evenings through September 30
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/OrchardHomesFarmersMarket/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/orchardhomesmarket/
Thursday, September 16
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Columbia Falls Community Market
830 1st Ave West, Columbia Falls, Montana
Thursdays through September 30, 2021
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/columbiafallscommunitymarket/
Website www.cfcommunitymarket.com
Thursday, September 16
5:00 pm
The Kenny James Miller Band
Columbia Falls Community Market
830 1st Ave West, Columbia Falls, Montana
Thursday, September 16
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Imagine Ireland
Imagine Nation Brewing Co.
1151 W Broadway Street, Missoula, Montana
Thursday, September 16 – Saturday, September 18
Whitefish Songwriter Festival
Whitefish, Montana
More than twenty songwriters will perform in thirty-plus shows filling the theaters, restaurants, coffee shops and bars of Whitefish with some of the best songwriters in the music industry. Each show will feature two or three songwriters telling stories, trading songs and showcasing their creativity. For a full schedule https://whitefishsongwriterfestival.org/schedule/
The Whitefish Songwriter Festival is a production of the Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals, Inc. (RMSF). The RMSF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting music education in local communities and universities. The RMSF’s original festival is the Red Lodge Songwriter Festival now in its fifth year. Since its inception, the Red Lodge Songwriter Festival has gifted more than $40,000 to the Red Lodge Public Schools music department. As in Red Lodge, much of the proceeds from this festival will go to promote music education in Whitefish and Flathead Valley.
All we’re missing is you. Purchase your tickets here: https://whitefishsongwriterfestival.org/buy-tickets/
Thursday, September 9
6:00 pm
Thursday Night Mountain Bike Ride Missoula
Missoula, Montana
Mount Sentinel
This week we’ll ride to the top of Mount Sentinel and watch the sunset over the Missoula valley. We should make it back down before it gets completely dark, but carrying along a light is not a bad idea. Meet at the intersection of Maurice and South (bottom of the MoZ).
Trailforks – TNR Mount Sentinel
Have a good one!
Thursday, September 16
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
West African dance class with Oumar Keita/Djebe Bara
Franklin Park
10th and Kemp Streets, Missoula, Montana
$10. This event will take place on September 16th and 23rd.
Thursday, September 16
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sacred Waters Trivia
Sacred Waters Brewing Company
3250 U.S. Highway 2 East Kalispell, Montana
It’s always a packed house so be sure to arrive early to snag a table and, most importantly, a beer! Max 6 people per team. No phones. Just those brains! Top three teams win beer money. See you there!
1st place team: $30 gift card
2nd place team: $20 gift card
3rd place team: $10 gift card
Thursday, September 16
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Ptesseract
Draught Works Brewery
915 Toole Avenue, Missoula, Montana
Thursday, September 16
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Live Music with Acoustic Roll
Highlander Brewing
200 International Dr, Missoula, Montana
Thursday, September 16
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Colton and Dan Duo
MontaVino Winery
38 1st Avenue E, Suite D. Kalispell, Montana
Thursday, September 16
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Smarty Pants Trivia
Waters Edge Winery
2593 Hwy 2 East, Ste #8
Kalispell, MT 59901
Smarty Pants Trivia night at Waters Edge Winery & Bistro!
Challenge your mind in this fun game that gets everyone involved.
Enjoy great food & amazing wine while you ponder life’s head scratching questions!
Music is involved too, so brush up. Win and get your name up on our Smarty Pants Wall of Fame!
Brought to you by Waters Edge Winery & David Crismore & Co.
Thursday, September 16
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Lane Wilbur & The Pine Tar Boys
Western Cider
501 N. California St., Missoula, Montana
Thursday, September 16
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
David Walburn Duo
Gunsight Saloon
624 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls, Montana
Thursday, September 16
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Good Old Fashioned
Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery
4175 Rattlesnake Drive, Missoula, Montana
There is seating available, but please feel free to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and snacks.
This is an outdoor show. Masks are not required at the winery, though they are heavily recommended if you are not vaccinated.
NEW
You can call ahead to order your pizza so that it will be ready when you arrive: (406) 549-8703
This show has wheelchair accessible seating though most seating is on the lawn.
For other accessibility questions or requests, call or text Sarah at 508-254-5379.
Thursday, September 16
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tanner Laws
Cranky Sam Public House
233 W. Main Street, Missoula, Montana
Thursday, September 16
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Music in the Sound Garden – Jesse, The Ocelot + Kurt Juergens (The Broadest Blue)
The Roxy Theater
718 S Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana
Jesse, The Ocelot
Jesse, The Ocelot was born from the mountains, and learned at a young age his song from the songbirds. He’s traveled the cosmos in search of the secret and wants to share the beauty with anyone who will take the time. Taking influences from Thom Yorke, Leslie Feist, Robin Pecknold, and Jeff Buckley. Lush, atmosphere harmonies and intense lyrics make up most of his sound. Blending color and emotion, Jesse will take you on a journey you didn’t know you needed to take.
Kurt Juergens (The Broadest Blue)
Exposing all the joys and pains of human experience through historical events, Kurt Juergens—under the alias The Broadest Blue—alternates between (and combines) genres more smoothly than some bands alternate between tempos. Folk, jazz, classical, chamber pop—as quickly as they have appeared in The Broadest Blue’s music—are to be heard there, fusing into a new musical backdrop for grand storytelling.
Maximizing a time of “gainful underemployment” in California, Juergens spent the year 2013 writing a song every week to develop his craft. As the project was wrapping up, an infatuation with the redacted history of the JFK assassination began, creating a years-long, all-consuming project that called for exhaustive research and daring musical growth. The result is his debut LP: Kennedy.
The Broadest Blue can frequently be heard around New York City performing the songs from Kennedy with Brooklyn’s largest regularly-performing indie/folk/jazz/chamber pop band. As in most artists’ initial release, Kennedy reveals Juergens’ biggest influences (Brian Wilson, Sufjan Stevens, et al.)—but with lyrics, harmonic ideas, and track sequencing occasionally more cinematic, and consistently more pointed.
Amidst a slow collapse of truth and meaning in which distracted masses are comforted into perpetual ignorance, The Broadest Blue re-engages the senses and shines the light of the truth. Fear the typewriter’s hammer’s thud: The Broadest Blue is here to wage war.
Thursday, September 16
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Thursty Ear Live Music – John Floridis & Jennifer Slayden
Stave & Hoop
223 N Higgins Ave, Missoula, Montana
Thursty Ear Live Music and Stave & Hoop is proud to welcome Missoula legend John Floridis & cellist Jennifer Slayden. Prepare for an amazing acoustic performance featuring genres from bluesy to folk-rock to solo instrumentals. $5 cover added to all tabs after 7 pm. Music begins at 7 pm.
Thursday is Trivia (7:30 pm to 8:30 pm) and Karaoke (8:30 pm to 12 Midnight) at Eagles Lodge in Missoula
Thursday, September 16
Trivia 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm / Karaoke 8:30 pm – 12:00 am
Hosted by Pro DJ Entertainment
Eagles Lodge
2420 South Ave W, Missoula, Montana
Thursday, September 16
9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Karaoke w/DJ Nite Wolf
Sunrise Saloon and Casino
1101 Strand Ave, Missoula, Montana
Thursday, September 16
9:30 pm
John Dunnigan
Great Northern Bar & Grill
27 Central Avenue, Whitefish, Montana
Thursday, September 16
10:00 pm
The Badlander
208 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana
Every damn Thursday – DNCE PRTY – 21+//$3 with DJs TRX & Mic Mercury
FRIDAY, September 17
Friday mornings 9 am to 1 pm, through October 8th
Friday, September 17
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Polson Farmers Market
11 3rd Avenue West, Polson, Montana
(in front of the Cove Deli)
Friday mornings through October 8, 2021
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Polson-Farmers-Market-183060625074824/
Website
http://polsonfarmersmarket.com/
Friday, September 17
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Saturday, September 18
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Vintage Yard Sale
Ravalli County Museum
205 Bedford Street, Hamilton, Montana
Friday, September 17 – Sunday, September 19
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
2021 Bitterroot Tour of Homes
215 Marcus Street, Hamilton, Montana
Tickets are now on sale at Farmers State Bank (All Bitterroot locations) and Massa Home Center.
They will also be for sale at the houses featured on the Tour the days of the Tour. They are $15
Directions to each home can be found on our website Bitterrootbia.com under 2021 Tour of Homes
Friday, September 17
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Opening Weekend – Wilder
Radius Gallery
120 N Higgins, Missoula, Montana
Animals command the thematic spotlight of our upcoming exhibit, WILDER. Each artist—Kelsey Bowen, Catherine Earle & Jennifer Eli Indreland—uniquely approaches her subjects, wild and domestic, with a sense of wonder and curiosity. Each flirts with the surreal, testing the supposed boundary between us and the wild kingdom. Their marvelous creations are spirited, surprising and unfettered, tempting us toward someplace wilder.
Friday, September 17
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Mission Falls Market
339 Mountain View Drive, Saint Ignatius, Montana
Fridays through September 24, 2021
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/missionfallsmarket
Friday, September 17
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Billy Angel & Craig Davey
Sacred Waters Brewing Co.
3250 U.S. Hwy 2 E, Kalispell, Montana
Friday, September 17
6:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Roller Prom
Southgate Mall
2901 Brooks St Missoula, Montana
Let’s skate! You can wear your best dress, tux, jumpsuit, or whatever feels right to boogie.
Featuring: live music by The Boogie Boys & PromDate88, food trucks, prizes, and more. All ages event. Free to attend.
Hosted by the Hip Strip Honeyz. Located in the Southgate Mall parking lot near Brooks Street (former Lucky’s Market lot).
Friday, September 17
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Live Music with Colton C
Bias Brewing
409 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana
Friday, September 17
6:00 pm
Mary Place and Blue Moon
Rivers Edge Steakhouse
168 S Frontage Rd E, Alberton, Montana
Friday, September 17
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Judith Gap
Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery
4175 Rattlesnake Drive, Missoula, Montana
Take a short drive up Missoula’s Rattlesnake neighborhood to enjoy some superb wines, delish artisanal pizza from Andy’s outdoor coal-fired oven, plus live music! Grab some friends and head to this wonderful venue and enjoy the beauty of the lower Rattlesnake. Dig it! A small $5.00 cover charge is in place.
Wine at 4, Pizza at 5, and Music at 6 pm.
This is an absolutely stunning outdoor venue, with acres of space, a beautifully maintained landscape (with vineyard) and especially kid-friendly.
Friday, September 17
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Kevin Van Dort
MontaVino Winery
38 1st Avenue E, Suite D. Kalispell, Montana
Order your dinner for delivery, bring a picnic or create your own charcuterie from the many yummy treats MontaVino has to choose from.
Friday, September 17
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Love is a Dog From Nebraska (Travis Yost)
Cranky Sam Public House
233 West Main, Missoula, Montana
Friday, September 17 – Saturday, September 18
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Neal Elder Music
Rustic Hut
5341 US Highway 93 S, Florence, Montana
Join us for a night of great country music! Neal Elder has been playing places from Tennessee to Montana. Grab your sweetheart, and come on down!
Friday, September 17
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Eric Alan
The Lodge at Whitefish Lake
1380 Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish, Montana
Friday, September 17
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Dirtwire
Wilma Theatre
131 S Higgins Ave, Missoula, Montana
Dirtwire live at the Wilma
with SounSiva
Friday, September 17, 2021
Tickets and more info: https://bit.ly/2VA6Y5r
Dirtwire Web Links
https://dirtwire.net
https://www.facebook.com/dirtwiremusic
https://twitter.com/dirtwire
https://www.instagram.com/dirtwire
https://www.youtube.com/dirtwire
https://spoti.fi/2xn9IY4
Dirtwire x Ram Dass New Single “Mid-America” Hotel Out Now: https://fanlink.to/mid-america-hotel
Friday, September 17
7:00 pm
An Evening With Flash Panda and Friends
Free Cycles
732 S 1st St W, Missoula, Montana
Outdoor show and celebration. Doors at 6:30, music starts at 7:30.
Free show! Donations are happily accepted! Flash Panda is: Josh Clinger, Mario Colucci, Jesse Driscoll, Hays Daniel and Milan House.
Friday, September 17
7:30 pm
Spirit Hotel + Panther Car
Zootown Arts Community Center 501(c)(3)
216 W Main St, Missoula, Montana
$10 in advance or at the door
To purchase tickets visit: https://www.zootownarts.org/…/spirit-hotel…/347974
Ash Nataanii and Spirit Hotel will bring their color struck gothic dream-pop to the séance Friday night. Panther Car will be rolling up to the front with tried and true-blue angular Pythagorean psychedelia. The night is sure to guarantee that, for better and worse, you’ll feel as good as possible this side of reality… or your ego back, free of charge.
Panther Car comes in the shape of a traditional rock band yet sounds far from it. Their amorphous brand of pop music teeters between the radiant iridescence of psychedelia and the murky darkness of dreams. Every moment is a door that opens into a new room. Songs progress through tangential wormholes as in an ecstatic conversation; music that is equal parts meditation and celebration. Hard to categorize, maybe Panther Car is better defined by negation. Panther Car is not something you want to miss.
Masks are encouraged at all Show Room events at this time.
For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Friday, September 17
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Classy Karaoke
The Tailing Loop Winery
1498 Mt Highway 35, Kalispell, Montana
Join us every Friday night for Classy Karaoke at the Loop! Our host, Emil Rajkowski, is a talented photographer, DJ, as well as a fellow singer & musician. This man can do it all. And with the entire internet at his disposal, you are sure to find one of your favorites to perform. Grab a few friends, a big glass of wine, and prepare to conquer the Tasting Room stage!
Friday, September 17
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Addison Lea Thompson
Cowboy Troy’s
2359 US Highway 93 N, Victor, Montana
Friday, September 17
9:00 pm
Crossroads Trio
Union Club Bar & Grill
208 E Main Street, Missoula, Montana
Friday, September 17
9:00 pm
Kyle Curtis Trio
Stave & Hoop
223 N. Higgins (Alley Entrance), Missoula, Montana
The Kyle Curtis Trio is bringing a fresh take on jazz music from the University of Montana to the heart of downtown Missoula. Comprised of Kyle Curtis (p), Kyler Rebich (b), and Connor Racicot (d), the trio resonates creativity, hard work, and passion. With members of other groups in town (The Fertile Crescent, Cosmic Sans, Saint Vairde), they are ready to bring their skills to the creative and unrestrained environment of the piano trio. Years of experience in a massive variety of styles have prepared this trio to offer a raw and contemporary jazz experience for all listeners.
No cover.
Friday, September 17
9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Friday Night Karaoke with Bluette
The Sitting Duck
15265 Mt Highway 35, Bigfork, Montana
Friday, September 17
9:00 pm – 1:00 am
The Kenny James Miller Band
The Garden Bar
451 Electric Avenue, Bigfork, Montana
Friday, September 17
9:00 pm Doors // 10:00 pm Show – 2:00 pm
Hi I’m Ghost at The Giggle Box
The Giggle Box
2901 Brooks Street, Missoula, Montana
Liquid Bass Productions Presents: Hi I’m Ghost
With Support From:
BLYTE
BTSU
DEDDSHOT
Tickets on sale at: hiimghostmso.eventbrite.com
Advance $30 // DOS $35
No Re-Entry
No Backpacks18+
Friday, September 17
9:30 pm
Comatose Posse
Great Northern Bar
27 Central Avenue, Whitefish, Montana
Friday, September 17
9:00 pm – Close
Karaoke w/ DJ Nitewolf
Evaro Bar
17025 US-93, Missoula, Montana
Friday, September 17 & Saturday, September 18
9:00 pm – Close
Karaoke Night
Spinnaker Bar & Grill
7210 US Highway 93, Lakeside, Montana
Friday, September 17
9:00 pm to Close
Karaoke with Nitewolf Productions
Sunrise Saloon and Casino
1101 Strand Ave, Missoula, Montana
SATURDAY, September 18
Saturday, September 18
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Missoula Farmers’ Market
519 North Higgins Ave (near the XXXX’s), Missoula, Montana
Missoula Farmers’ Market’s 49th season continues in our traditional spot by the XXXs at the north end of Higgins. Our vendors will be there with coffee, baked goods, early season veggies, plant starts, eggs, raw honey, lamb, pork and mushrooms. We are excited to welcome music back to the market again this season.
Ordering is also still available for Missoula Farmers’ Market’s online marketplace.
Shop Monday noon through Thursday at 7pm for pickup at Saturday’s market. It’s easy, convenient and safe.
www.MissoulaFarmersMarket.com
Saturday, September 18
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Clark Fork River Market
West of the Higgins Street Bridge / at A Carousel for Missoula
101 Carousel Drive, Missoula, Montana
Saturdays through October 30, 2021
Saturday, September 18
8:00 am
Fit-To-Fight Beach Volleyball Tournament
MSO Beach, Playfair Park
3001 Bancroft, Missoula, Montana
Dig Missoula will be raising funds for Fit-To-Fight through tournament entry fees, silent auction and donations.
Entry Fee: $100 per Team
Register Today at [email protected]gmail.com
Saturday, September 18
8:00 am
Skills and Thrills Cyclocross Clinic & Race
Ranch Club Golf Course
8501 Ranch Club Road
Missoula, Montana
Skills and Thrills is this Saturday. You can register for just the clinic or just the race or both. Free pizza, free coffee, and prizes for top ten in each race. Register or find out more information here.
Saturday, September 18 & Sunday, September 19
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
2021 Tailgate Tournament | Co-Rec, Men’s & Women’s
Fort Missoula Regional Park
3025 South Ave W, Missoula, Montana
+ $250 entry per team
+ 4 game guarantee, Round Robin Sat.
Single Elimination Sunday
+ Co-Rec, Men’s & Women’s Divisions
+ Payment required to reserve spot
+ $500 Men’s Home Run Derby
+ $250 Women’s Home Run Derby
+ Battle of the Sexes Home Run Derby (winner of each derby goes head to head)
+ Tire Toss Throwing Competition
+ Pitching Contest
www.missoulasoftball.com/thetailgate
Saturday, September 18
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Art Exploration Celebration
Downtown, Missoula, Montana
In honor of National Arts in Ed Week, SPARK! has organized an Art Exploration Celebration! We’ll have art stations throughout Downtown so that children can explore their creativity.
ALLEZ! 120 N. Higgins Ave
MCPS Visual Art Specialists | Spin Art
MCPS Visual Art Specialists | Chalk Designs
MCPS Visual Art Specialists | 3D Tissue Paper Collage
Kate Crouch | Emotive Abstract Drawing
FIVE ON BLACK
Jesse Blumenthal | Blacksmith Basics
The Clay Studio of Missoula | Raw Clay Bird Feeders
GLACIER SOTHEBY’S
Jennifer Corbin | Dance + Percussion
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK
Heidi + Oumar Keita | African Dance + Drum
THE WILMA
Missoula Writing Collaborative | Fishing Poetry10 AM – 12 PMZACC
ZACC | Paint Your Own Pottery Keepsake
MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Families First Learning Lab | Nature Painting
500 N. HIGGINS
MCAT | Dude I Just Drew
CLARK FORK MARKET
MCPS Music Specialist + Missoula Community Gamelan | Performance of Music from Bali, Indonesia
MAM | MAM on the Move! Sculptures based on Navajo artist, Melanie Yazzie’s work
Saturday, September 18
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Kalispell Farmers Market
777 Grandview Drive, Kalispell, Montana
Saturdays through October 9th
The Kalispell Farmers Market season is underway.
We are located on the FVCC campus and opening bell is 9:00 a.m. – we close at 12:30 pm.
We look forward to seeing you!
https://kalispellfarmersmarket.org/
Saturday, September 18
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Hamilton Farmers Market Co-op
Bedford St at S 3rd Street, Hamilton, Montana
Saturdays thru October 30, 2021
Saturday, September 18
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Higgins Lot Market
420 N. Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana
Higgins Lot, an alternative Saturday Market, in beautiful downtown Missoula, hosts artists and crafts people from the surrounding area every Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. On the corner at Jimmy Johns.
Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm on West Pine Street, Downtown Missoula
Saturday, September 18
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Missoula People’s Market
West Pine Street, Missoula, Montana
Saturdays thru September 25, 2021
Find locally made items like ceramics, leather goods, jewelry, lawn art, paintings, photography, wood art, furniture, apparel and so much more.
Located between the Ox and Sushi Hana at Higgins and Pine in Downtown Missoula.
Saturday, September 18
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Harvest Fest
Glacier Bank Lawn
63239 US Highway 93, Ronan, Montana
The Ronan Harvest Festival is always a must-do every year – cruise around the Missions to check to the Trail of Bales – all the festively-decoration round hay bales. This year is an 80’s theme, and when you attend the Harvest Festival, you can vote for the best bales…road trip!
Saturday, September 18
9:00 am
Spontaneous Construction
Home ReSource
1515 Wyoming, Missoula, Montana
Designed to inspire a culture of reuse with a free, engaging community activity, Spontaneous Construction, or “SponCon” for short, has become an annual Missoula tradition. Contest participants have seven hours to use their choice of Home ReSource materials to build the most beautiful, functional, and creative pieces they can dream up.
The event also features a variety of enjoyable, inventive reuse activities for all ages, music, and access to local food vendors for contestants and spectators alike. The contest draws teams of artists, DIYers, and builders to create works of art and utility, as well as a crowd of onlookers just there for the fun. After the judges announce winners, some pieces are auctioned on site, and top-judged creations go to the Benefit Auction.
SPONCON 2021 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9 a.m. – Building contest begins
11 a.m. – Kids activities open
4 p.m. – Building contest ends
5:30 p.m. ’til it’s over – Prizes & closing party
SPONCON 2021 ACTIVITIES
Spin Art
Paint-a-Door
Found Sound Studio
SPONCON 2021 FOOD & DRINK
Big Sky Brewing & Western Cider beverages
**All Activities are family-friendly and free of charge. Food & beverages are purchased seperately.
*COVID saftey precautions will be required for all particpants and spectators.
Related article on The MUG: “SponCon with 406Dad“
Saturday, September 18
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Leaf Rubbings
Ravalli County Museum
205 Bedford Street, Hamilton, Montana
Place your chosen leaf under your paper and watch with delight as the veins and outlines appear as you rub a crayon over your paper!
All family events are at the Ravalli County Museum in Hamilton, MT (406)363-3338
Saturday, September 18
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Stevensville Harvest Valley Farmers Market
301 Main Street, Stevensville, Montana
Through September 25
Saturday, September 18
10:00 am – 11:45 am
Cars & Coffee
Rosauers
2350 S Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana
With the first Cars & Coffee being a huge success, we are excited to announce a new location! Rosauers has given us permission to use their parking lot to host our events on Saturday mornings from 10am to Noon. Please be respectful of their property and adhere to the Covid guidelines they have set for their store. Park closer to the Reserve St side of the parking space to allow their customers easy access to the store. Feel free to visit Rosauers’ in-store coffee shop or the Good Americano coffee shop to say thanks for letting us use their parking space. They let us use their lot. Let’s give back to them.
Also, please do your part to keep these events, family-friendly, clean, and safe so we can all enjoy the love we share for cars.
Saturday, September 18
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
BitterRodders Car Show
Daly Mansion
251 Eastside Hwy, Hamilton, Montana
Car show at the Daly Mansion on the lawn, under the trees.
Free to the public. No dogs allowed
Car entries start at 8am ’til 10am
$25 per entry which includes entry for mansion tour.DJ music, food, and other vendors12 People’s Choice Awards (The Daly Dozen)Proceeds Benefit Daly Mansion
For more information call Frank @ 408-621-3783
Hosted by:
Daly Mansion
BitterRodders Car Club
Saturday, September 18
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
HopeSufferFest
Fort Missoula
3400 Captain Rawn Way, Missoula, Montana
Join Hope Rescue Mission for our 1st Annual Run/Walk/Bike/Hike/Paddle event. The event will start on Sunday, September 12th and end on Friday, September 17th. You can ride with your friends and family, and fundraise the entire week of 9/12 thru 9/17.
On September 18th, we will announce the winners, give prizes and have a great time getting together to celebrate your personal victories, and how your dollars raised will help those in need this winter. The celebration will run from 2:30pm – 4pm at Bella Vista Pavilion at Fort Missoula Park.
These food trucks will be on site from 1pm-3:30pm to purchase a great lunch for your friends and family:
Meandering Moose
Real Flavors
Baskin Robbins (treats will be provided to the first 150 attendees)
Enjoy a Saturday in the summer listening to some live music from Miss A Caravan & Friends.
Learn more about Hope Rescue Mission, and how your support and fundraising efforts from the Run/Walk/Bike/Hike/Paddle event has, and will impact, lives of those right here in Western Montana.
For more information, go to https://www.hopemontana.org/events/ Teams will consists of 1 individuals, team of 3 men, team of 3 women, or a team of 3 co-ed. Event sponsorships are also available.
SAVE THE DATE and plan for a great time with friends and family while raising donations to help those in need in Western Montana. “Be a winner for those suffering this winter.” For more information, email [email protected].
Saturday, September 18
5:00 pm
The Boondock Boys
Philipsburg Brewing Company
106 Brewery Rd, Philipsburg, Montana
From the hills of Oregon’s Grand Ronde valley to the deep south of Loreauville Louisiana, this southern-style rock and country band has everything to satisfy your musical palate with heartfelt originals and explosive covers from the past. The Boondock Boys band consists of Skyylar Pelous on vocals, Christian Pond on lead guitar, Ryan Stadler on bass, and Jason Snell on drums.
From a small town to a big sound. The Boondock Boys are committed to making every show a guaranteed great time for all including our fans, new friends, and family.
Saturday, September 18
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Summer Music Series – Ten Minutes Late
SunRift Beer Company
55 1st Ave West North, Kalispell, Montana
Always lively and fun, with a full range of beers on tap!
Saturday, September 18
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Dan Dubuque
Sacred Waters Brewing Co
3250 U.S. Hwy 2 E, Kalispell, Montana
Saturday, September 18
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Canta Brasil End of Summer Concert
Imagination Brewing
1151 W Broadway Street, Missoula, Montana
Saturday, September 18
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Edwin Johnson
Ten Spoon Vineyard Winery
4175 Rattlesnake Dr, Missoula, Montana
Saturday, September 18
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jesse The Ocelot
Draught Works
915 Toole Avenue, Missoula, Montana
Jesse The Ocelot, was born from the mountains, and learned at a young age his song from the songbirds. He’s traveled the cosmos in search of of the secret and wants to share the beauty with anyone who will take the time. Taking influences from Thom Yorke, Leslie Feist, Robin Pecknold, and Jeff Buckley. Lush, atmosphere harmonies and intense lyrics make up most of his sound. Blending color and emotion, Jesse will take you on a journey you didn’t know you needed to take. He uses a loop pedal to create layers of atmospheric goodness with vocal harmonies and angel sounds.
SOUNDCLOUD: https://m.soundcloud.com/musicofjessewilliams
Saturday, September 18
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mariah Counts
Cranky Sam Public House
233 W. Main Street, Missoula, Montana
Saturday, September 18 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 19 @ 3:00 pm
Missoula Symphony
Dennison Theater / University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
Live symphony orchestra music returns to the Dennison Theatre, September 18th and 19th! Join new Music Director Julia Tai as she and the Missoula Symphony Orchestra dazzle and delight audiences of all musical tastes during “Motors, Emperors, and Activists” This performance will also be live-streamed, and this free option is available to all ticket holders.
Saturday, September 18
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
John Dunnigan
The Lodge at Whitefish Lake
1380 Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish, Montana
Saturday, September 18
7:00 pm
Miss Montana: Return to the Big Skies Documentary Premiere
Big Sky Brewing Company
5417 Trumpeter Way, Missoula, Montana
Join us for an outdoor community screening at the Big Sky Brewing amphitheater in Missoula on Saturday, September 18th at 7:00pm. It’s an evening to honor the volunteers who worked thousands of hours to return Miss Montana to the skies. Kids 12 and under are free. Bring your chairs and blankets.
Profits go directly to keep Miss Montana flying. Come and honor the grassroots volunteers who help her Return to the Big Skies.
Saturday, September 18
7:00 pm
Brute Finesse – Off in the Woods
Free Cycles
732 S 1st St W, Missoula, Montana
Psychedelic Hip Hop freaks Brute Finesse, and Eclectic Funk gurus Off in the Woods are coming together for an adventurous evening of ecstatic wonder! It’s an outdoor show! Come over and say goodbye to summer and hello to the rest of your life!
Saturday, September 18
7:30 PM (Doors open at 7 PM)
The Western States Album Release Show
Zootown Arts Community Center 501(c)(3)
216 W Main Street, Missoula, Montana
$10 per ticket, in advance or at the door
To purchase tickets visit: https://www.zootownarts.org/…/the-western-states…/343689
Celebrate the release of their new album “Heavy Pours” with your favorite local pop-punkers and Golden Rose regulars, the Western States, and find out just how serious they are about the whole “You Came to Party, We Came to Die” thing. Also on the bill, video game enthusiasts/thrash-pop rippers Mido Skip and nominees for the prestigious, yet obscure, “Best Nerdy Band Name of 2021” award, Cosmic Sans.
Masks are encouraged at all Show Room events at this time. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Saturday, September 18
8:00 pm
The Lifers
The Jack Saloon
7000 Graves Creek Rd, Lolo, Montana
A delightful mix of music guaranteed to get you dancing! Come early and have dinner, stay for the music. Grill closes at 8pm, we will keep the fryer on till close for quick bites to keep you dancing! Campground is open, first come first serve, must check in at the Bar and register.
Call 406-273-6264 for cabin availability.
After that, you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.
Saturday, September 18
8:30 pm to Close
Solid Sound Karaoke in the Bowl Dog Lounge
Westside Lanes & Fun Center
1615 Wyoming St., Missoula, Montana
Saturday, September 18
9:00 pm
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Roxy Theater
718 S Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana
Movie Cult
Join us every Saturday Night and enjoy the finest cultiest flicks Missoula has to offer! Once a month we let you, the community, help decide what the next month’s line up will be.
The wild world of adolescence has rarely been captured with as sharp an observational eye as in this refreshingly smart, frank spin on the teen comedy by director Amy Heckerling and screenwriter Cameron Crowe—for each of whom it kicked off a hugely successful film career. Based on Crowe’s experiences going undercover as a student at a Southern California high school, Fast Times at Ridgemont High blends hormone-fueled hilarity with an almost sociological examination of the 1980s teenage experience: the shopping mall hangouts, fast-food jobs, buzzkill teachers, awkward dates, and first experiences of love and sex. This pop-culture touchstone launched to stardom practically an entire cast of unknowns—including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold, Forest Whitaker, Anthony Edwards, Eric Stoltz, and Sean Penn as stoner icon Jeff Spicoli—and broke new ground in its raw yet sensitive depiction of the realities of coming of age.
Saturday, September 18
9:00 pm
Britt Arnesen with Elijah Jalil
Union Club
208 E Main Street, Missoula, Montana
Saturday, September 18
9:00 pm – Close
Karaoke with DJ Nitewolf
Sunrise Saloon
1101 Strand Avenue, Missoula, Montana
Saturday, September 18
9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Stormborn Sounds presents “Electric Boogaloo”
Evaro Bar & Casino
17025 US Highway 93 North, Evaro, Montana
A great Saturday night of music, dancing and fun “up the hill”.
Two singers + four DJ’s – and whiskey tasting from Willie’s Distillery!
No Cover
SUNDAY, September 19
Sunday, September 19 – Saturday, October 2
12:00 am – 11:59pm
The Commuter Challenge 2021
Missoula, Montana
The goal is for you and all of your co-workers to make at least 1 sustainable commute to work between September 19th – October 2nd. Feed your competitive side and try to beat out all of the other workplaces in town for prizes, rewards, and the title of Missoula’s Commuter Champion! Who will reign supreme? Summer’s a great time to commute more sustainably, but we’re challenging YOU to keep it up through the Fall.
Whether it’s walking, biking, taking the bus, carpooling, or vanpooling – challenge yourself to give it a try and see if you Fall for a Cool Commute!
Sunday, September 19
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NW Montana Cars and Coffee
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
2274 Hwy 93 N, Kalispell, Montana
We hope that all kind of people and different cars will show up. So come on out for some donuts and coffee and cars.
every Sunday through Sept 26 from 11am-4pm
Sunday, September 19
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Farmer’s Market
The Tailing Loop Winery
1498 Mt Highway 35, Kalispell, Montana
There will be a diverse group of craftsmen from the Flathead Valley showcasing their wares, along with food trucks and Live Music from 12-2 pm. An assortment of locally grown produce will also be for sale as they become available for harvest. Enjoy a mimosa or cool glass of wine while you shop! This event is kid and pet-friendly, so feel free to bring the whole family along.
Sunday, September 19
4:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Revival- DJs
Cymatic Fermentation Project’s Taproom
5646 W. Harrier Drive, Missoula, Montana
Every Sunday, DJ’s Gruv42 and Knxbxdy are throwing down some beats while you enjoy beer, hard seltzer and food at Cymatic Fermentation Project. Our location has a huge indoor and outdoor area, perfect for hanging out with friends and family. Bring the kids – we have lots of space to run around and play! Guest DJs are always welcome – this is a super informal get together and we always have room for friends to jump on the decks and share their talents with us (while WE enjoy beer, seltzer and food)! Come on out and enjoy the music or throw down some beats of your own. Sunday is your day to regroup for the work week… so join us for Revival and start your damn week off right.
Sunday, September 19
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sundog North
Draught Works Brewery
915 Toole Ave, Missoula, Montana
Sunday, September 19
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Open Mic Night
Imagine Nation Brewing
1151 W. Broadway Street, Missoula, Montana
Sunday, September 19
6:00 pm
Colton Sea
River View Bar
191 Mill Street, Bigfork, Montana
Sunday, September 19
6:30 pm Doors open | 8:30 pm Show
SOLD OUT:Billy Strings
Wilma Theatre
131 S Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana
ABOUT BILLY STRINGS
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings won Best Bluegrass Album at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards for his critically acclaimed record, HOME. Released on Rounder Records, HOME was produced by Glenn Brown and furthers Strings’ reputation as “one of string music’s most dynamic young stars” (Rolling Stone). Of the album, Associated Press proclaims, “it is his creative musical storytelling, paired with solid vocals on Home that should seal the deal, pleasing fans of the genre and creating some new ones…the perfect blend of pure talent and pluck,” while The Wall Street Journal declares, “Billy Strings has clearly emerged as a premier guitar flatpicker of this era.” Moreover, Strings and the album topped Billboard’s 2020 year-end chart in both Bluegrass categories: Top Bluegrass Artists and Top Bluegrass Albums Titles.
Michigan-born and now Nashville-based, Strings arrived on the music scene as one of the most compelling new artists with the release of his 2017 debut LP, Turmoil & Tinfoil. Since his debut, Strings has been awarded Guitar Player of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Awards, selected as one of Rolling Stone’s 2017 “New Country Artists to Know” and performed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and PBS’ “Bluegrass Underground.” Often playing over 200 shows per year, he has also become known as an electric live performer, keeping the improvisational tradition of bluegrass alive while incorporating elements of several diverse genres. WXPN’s World Café declares, “a bona fide phenom…with his virtuosic guitar playing front and center, Strings fuses bluegrass to psych rock, country and jam music, without fussing over what bluegrass should be.”
Sunday, September 19
8:30 pm
Live Jazz – The Missoula Jazz Collective with Special Guest Drummer Eric Tapper
Stave & Hoop
223 N. Higgins – Alley Entrance, Missoula, Montana
All on the Jazz Faculty at the University, the members of this Missoula-based ensemble have performed around the globe from Montana to Maine to China. This group is consistently working to groove in whatever genre is presented. The MJC performs standards, originals and fresh new takes on music, always with an emphasis on communication and improvisation. This exciting group is made up of guitarist Jeff Troxel, bassist Tommy Sciple, Bob LedBetter on drums set along with Rob Tapper (trombone) and Johan Eriksson (saxophone).
Eric Tapper currently lives and works in the Washington DC area as a freelancer and educator as well as a member of the US Army’s premier jazz ensemble, the US Army Blues. He has performed with greats such as Stefan Harris, Sean Jones, Terrell Stafford, Marshall Gilkes, Elliot Mason and George Colligan. Prior to moving to DC, Tapper graduated from the University of North Texas in 2017 where he studied with legendary educator Ed Soph, was a member of the 7x Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band, and was awarded the 2016 Outstanding Undergraduate in Percussion award. The summer after graduating from UNT, Eric won the drum set position in the 2017 Disneyland All-American College Band, where he was a featured performer at the park for 10 weeks and performed and learned from industry giants like Gordon Goodwin, Wycliffe Gordon, John Clayton and Wayne Bergeron.
Music will begin around 8:30p, doors open at 7:00p – there will be a 30 min. intermission.. All tickets are general admission, therefore seating is first come, first serve. While it is a small venue and therefore all seats are good acoustically, some seats will share tables. The bar will be open for beer, wine and cocktails, however there will be no food service. We ask, out of respect for the musicians, that beverages are purchased before the performance and during intermission.
Sunday, September 19
9:00 pm to Close
Karaoke w/DJ Nitewolf
The Sunrise Saloon
1101 Strand Avenue, Missoula, Montana
Please note that events are subject to cancellation or change at the last minute. Be sure to check the event links to confirm your plans.
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