Friday, August 8
Art
Huckleberry Days Arts Festival, 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Depot Park, Whitefish. The 25th annual event includes more than 100 vendors of fine arts, food, a huckleberry dessert bake-off contest and a kids’ fun zone. Call (406) 862-3501 or visit whitefishchamber.org.
Second Friday opening reception for “Thicket.” Artist Collin Hamman of Columbia Falls and Parker Beckley of Missoula are showing through the month of August. Reception: 6-9 p.m., Starving Artist Gallery and Cafe, 3020 S. Reserve St. Suite A, off of Havre Avenue. Call (406) 541-7472 or go to missoulastarvingartist.com.
Dance
Spanish/flamenco dance classes. Professional instructor Elenita Brown will teach beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. Rocky Mountain Ballet Theater School, 2704 Brooks St. For more information, call 777-5956.
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Flamenco Montana dance classes at Ballet Arts Academy, 1620 Rodgers St., with Victoria Lenihan. Flamenco I, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Flamenco II, 4:30-6:15 p.m.; Flamenco Para Ninos, ages 7-12, 3:45-4:30 p.m. Call 542-9270 or visit flamencomt.com.
Kids’ stuff
Story Time for Kids, 10:30-11:15 a.m., on the lawn, “Water Safari”; Special Families, 6 p.m., Bitterroot Public Library, Hamilton. Call 363-1670.
Tiny Tales and Preschool Storytime, Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Music
ZZ Top and Jeff Beck, 6 p.m., Ogren Park at Allegiance Field. Tickets $49.50, available at the MSO Hub Downtown Box Office, by calling 866-468-7624, online at ticketweb.com or knittingfactory.com.
LeGrande Harvey and the Spirit of Montana Band, 7 p.m., Sapphire Lutheran Homes, 501 N. 10th St., Hamilton. Call 363-2800 for more information.
Nick Stasso dance party, 9 p.m., Lake Bar, U.S. Highway 93, Polson.
D&D Karaoke, 9 p.m., Sports Page, Polson.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., Ninepipes Lodge/Allentown Restaurant and Bar, 8 p.m., U.S. Highway 93, outside Ronan.
Solid Sound Karaoke, Westside Lanes, 1615 Wyoming St.
Karaoke, 9 p.m., Rustic Hut, Florence.
Karaoke, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., Turah Pines.
Live music, 8-10 p.m., Symes Hotel, Hot Springs.
DJ Jimmy Jan, 9 p.m., Plum Loco, 201 Main St., Stevensville.
Karaoke by Figmo, 9 p.m., Evaro Bar.
Potpourri
35th Huckleberry Festival, Trout Creek. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors display and sell their wares at Trout Creek Community Park. Scheduled events include entertainment on stage throughout the weekend, a parade, 5K fun run, dancing under the stars, karaoke, dog-agility demonstration, huckleberry homesteader pentathlon, food by community groups, a pageant, an auction, children’s activities, horseshoe contest and interfaith worship service. Visit huckleberryfestival.com or call (406) 827-3301.
Polson Summerfest includes a car show, live music, wooden boats, poker run, ice cream social, pie-eating contest, cookoffs, Golf Scramble Tournament, vintage aircraft, horseshoe competition, carnival, quilt show, fireworks and the Sandpiper Gallery Art Festival. Call Anderson Broadcasting at (406) 883-5255.
Riverfront Blues Festival, 6 p.m., Riverfront Park, Libby. Scheduled performers include Bryan Warhall and Triple Trouble, Claudette King, Robbie Laws Band, Alan Lane, Frank Chiaverini, Mason Stone Band, Kevin Van Dort, Patrick “Bullfrog” Ellis, Vickie Stevens and the Sonny Hess Band and the Harlis Sweetwater Band. The festival wraps up with an all-star jam. Call (406) 293-5900 or visit riverfrontbluesfestival.com.
Yarns at the Library – an open fiber-arts craft group, noon 2 p.m.; Young Adult Writers for writers in grades 9-12: come listen, share your work, do fun writing exercises, and eat snacks, 3:30 p.m.; World-Wide Cinema free foreign film, “Tanta Agua” (Uruguay), 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Roxy Theater’s anniversary party featuring a screening of “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,” bike raffle and unveiling of Big Dipper’s new flavor “Roxy Road,” 8 p.m., 718 S. Higgins Ave. Call 728-9380.
Montana Food Bank Network’s Big Sky Barbecue Festival – Benefit to help feed the hungry features music from Shane Clouse and Stomping Ground, food from Burns Street Bistro, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Outback Steakhouse, and Top Hat, Coldstone Creamery, Famous Dave’s and Fuddruckers. Beer by Big Sky Brewery. Free carousel rides for kids. Free admission, 4-10:30 p.m., Caras Park.
Theater
“The History Boys,” 7 p.m., Flathead Valley Community College Theatre, Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell. Tickets $5, free for students. Tony Award-winning script, rife with comedy and poetry, centers around eight young men under rigorous study for their entrance exams into Oxford and Cambridge. Call (406) 756-3668 or 756-3906.
“Boeing, Boeing,” 8 p.m., Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road, Hamilton. Tickets $15. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com.
“Wife Begins at Forty,” 2 p.m. and “Vaudeville Variety Show,” 7 p.m., Opera House Theatre, Philipsburg. For tickets call (406) 859-0013 or visit operahousetheatre.com.
Port Polson Players present the musical comedy “Who Gets the Lake Place,” 8 p.m., Clubhouse Theatre, 32 Country Club Drive, Polson. Tickets are $18 for adults and $17 for senior citizens and students. For reservations, call (406) 883-9212.
Bigfork Summer Playhouse presents “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” 8 p.m., 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $15-$24. Call (406) 837-4886 or visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com.
Saturday, August 9
Art
Creativity for Life, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St. Suite 17. Featuring “Ceramics” session one with Tracy Pohndorf. Hands-on workshops for men and women of all ages; no experience or registration necessary. Call 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org.
Saturday Family Art Workshop: “Papermaking” with Erin Roberts, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Come join us in our side yard with blenders and pulp to make your unique paper creations adding flowers, tidbits bits of color, and shine. Enjoy this opportunity to work with your child on a creative project. Older children can delve into projects on their own but parents are asked to stay and work with children under age 7. All workshops are on a first come, first served basis. Call 728-0447 or visit missoulaartmuseum.org.
Sandpiper Art Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Polson Courthouse lawn. Gallery’s 43rd annual outdoor festival features original paintings, sculpture, jewelry, photography, woodcraft, printmaking and pottery by artists and artisans from around the region. Musicians and dancers entertain and food concessions are on tap. Call (406) 883-5956 or visit sandpipergallery.com.
Huckleberry Days Arts Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Depot Park, Whitefish. The 25th annual event includes more than 100 vendors of fine arts, food, a huckleberry dessert bake-off contest and a kids’ fun zone. Call (406) 862-3501 or visit whitefishchamber.org.
Dance
Saturday night dance, 7:30-10 p.m., Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave.
Kids’ stuff
Library at Clark Fork Market – mobile computer lab available with complete library services, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; Family Storytime at Clark Fork Market, 11 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Music
Concert in the Park featuring the Bob A Dips, 7 p.m., Riverside Park, Polson.
Live music, 8-10 p.m., Symes Hotel, Hot Springs.
DJs Kris Moon and Monte Carlo, 9 p.m, the Badlander, 208 Ryman St. Free.
Solid Sound Karaoke, Westside Lanes, 1615 Wyoming St.
Karaoke, 9 p.m., Rustic Hut, Florence.
Potpourri
Flea market, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Hamilton Senior Center, 820 N. Fourth St. Antiques, arts, crafts, books, jewelry, pottery, tools and more. Call 363-0112.
Providence Montana Health Foundation Junior Board garage sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., former Safeway parking lot on the block of 600 W. Broadway. Proceeds will benefit First STEP.
33rd annual Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Swan Lake Day Park, near mile marker 72, Highway 83. Pancake breakfast, 7 a.m.,; huckleberry baking contest and sale, 11 a.m. plus arts and crafts fair with 40 vendors, food and performances by the Ashley Creek Ramblers featuring Roy Wilhelm, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
35th Huckleberry Festival, Trout Creek. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors display and sell their wares at Trout Creek Community Park. Scheduled events include entertainment on stage throughout the weekend, a parade, 5K fun run, dancing under the stars, karaoke, dog-agility demonstration, huckleberry homesteader pentathlon, food by community groups, a pageant, an auction, children’s activities, horseshoe contest and interfaith worship service. Visit huckleberryfestival.com or call (406) 827-3301.
Merlot Madness, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mission Mountain Winery, U.S. Highway 93, Dayton. Free vertical tasting of three International Gold Medal winning merlots from 2004, 2006 and 2009. Call (406) 849-5524 or visit missionmountainwinery.com.
Blackfoot Valley garage sale, 8 a.m., downtown Ovando.
Polson Summerfest includes a car show, live music, wooden boats, poker run, ice cream social, pie-eating contest, cookoffs, golf scramble tournament, vintage aircraft, horseshoe competition, carnival, quilt show, fireworks and the Sandpiper Gallery Art Festival. Call Anderson Broadcasting at (406) 883-5255.
Riverfront Blues Festival, 6 p.m., Riverfront Park, Libby. Scheduled performers include Bryan Warhall and Triple Trouble, Claudette King, Robbie Laws Band, Alan Lane, Frank Chiaverini, Mason Stone Band, Kevin Van Dort, Patrick “Bullfrog” Ellis, Vickie Stevens and the Sonny Hess Band and the Harlis Sweetwater Band. The festival wraps up with an all-star jam. Call (406) 293-5900 or visit riverfrontbluesfestival.com.
Hellgate Roller Girls exhibition bout, 8 p.m., Ravalli County Fairgrounds, Hamilton. Tickets $5. Call 363-3411.
Bitterroot Buckaroos Old West Shooting and Social Club match, Whittecar Rifle and Pistol Range, Hamilton. Registration, 8 a.m.; mandatory shooter safety meeting, 9 a.m. Six stage matches held. Watch for free as a spectator or use your guns for $5. Call 381-9376 or 546-5720. Visit bitterrootbuckarooes.com.
South Valley Quilt Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Darby Community Clubhouse, 106 N. Main St. Tickets $1 or donation to Darby Bread Box. “Bitterroot Inspirations” is this year’s theme. Call 821-2024 or visit stitchintimequilters.wordpress.com.
Library at Clark Fork Market – mobile computer lab available with complete library services, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana drag show, 9 p.m., the Palace, 147 W. Broadway. $5 for ages 2 and older, $10 for ages 18-20.
Hamilton Farmers Market, 9 a.m., Bedford Street, downtown Hamilton. Call 961-0004.
Missoula Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., north end of Higgins Avenue. Visit missoulafarmersmarket.com.
Stevensville Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Third and Main streets, Stevensville.
Clark Fork Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., under the Higgins Avenue Bridge. Visit clarkforkmarket.com.
Theater
“The History Boys,” 7 p.m., Flathead Valley Community College Theatre, Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell. Tickets $5, free for students. Tony Award-winning script, rife with comedy and poetry, centers around eight young men under rigorous study for their entrance exams into Oxford and Cambridge. Call (406) 756-3668 or 756-3906.
“Boeing, Boeing,” 8 p.m., Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road, Hamilton. Tickets $15. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com.
Port Polson Players present the musical comedy “Who Gets the Lake Place,” 8 p.m., Clubhouse Theatre, 32 Country Club Drive, Polson. Tickets are $18 for adults and $17 for senior citizens and students. For reservations, call (406) 883-9212.
“Current Economic Conditions,” 2 p.m. and “Wife Begins at Forty,” 7 p.m., Opera House Theatre, Philipsburg. For tickets call (406) 859-0013 or visit operahousetheatre.com.
Bigfork Summer Playhouse presents “The Full Monty,” 8 p.m., 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $15-$24. Call (406) 837-4886 or visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com.
Sunday, August 10
Art
Huckleberry Days Arts Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Depot Park, Whitefish. The 25th annual event includes more than 100 vendors of fine arts, food, a huckleberry dessert bake-off contest and a kids’ fun zone. Call (406) 862-3501 or visit whitefishchamber.org.
Kids’ stuff
Family Storytime, 2 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Music
Missoula Symphony Orchestra presents the 10th annual Symphony in the Park, 7 p.m., Caras Park. Free. Featuring special appearance by Nashville country music performer and Missoula native Tyler Barham. Music director Darko Butorac will lead the orchestra through a lively program of movie scores, dance numbers and light classics. Call 721-3194 or visit missoulasymphony.org.
Riverbend Concert Series featuring the Fetveit Brothers, 7 p.m., Sliter Park, Bigfork. Admission $3 adults, $1 kids. Bring a chair or blanket for an evening of music.
St. Timothy’s Summer Music Festival featuring Eden Atwood and guests, 4 p.m., St. Timothy’s Memorial Chapel, Georgetown Lake. Tickets $15 adults, $10 students and $20 at the door. Available at sttimothysmusic.org.
Acoustic music jam session, 2-4 p.m., Sapphire Lutheran Homes, corner of 10th and River streets, Hamilton. If you play guitar, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle, bass, banjo, Dobro or similar acoustic instrument you are invited, or just come to listen. Call 381-2483.
Potpourri
Sierra Club Clark Fork River float trip, Bonner/Milltown. Enjoy a leisurely float, camaraderie and river-side lunch on this beautiful local waterway through the newly reopened section over the former Milltown Reservoir. For ages 12 and up. Bring your own raft, canoe or kayak. Learn how resource extraction has and will affect this river corridor and how you can help. Contact John Wolverton, yodelingdog@hotmail.com.
35th Huckleberry Festival, Trout Creek. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors display and sell their wares at Trout Creek Community Park. Scheduled events include entertainment on stage throughout the weekend, a parade, 5K fun run, dancing under the stars, karaoke, dog-agility demonstration, huckleberry homesteader pentathlon, food by community groups, a pageant, an auction, children’s activities, horseshoe contest and interfaith worship service. Visit huckleberryfestival.com or call (406) 827-3301.
Theater
“Boeing, Boeing,” 2 p.m., Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road, Hamilton. Tickets $15. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com.
Port Polson Players present the musical comedy “Who Gets the Lake Place,” 2 p.m., Clubhouse Theatre, 32 Country Club Drive, Polson. For reservations, call (406) 883-9212.
Bigfork Summer Playhouse presents “Tarzan: The Disney Musical,” 8 p.m., 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $15-$24. Call (406) 837-4886 or visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com.
“Vaudeville Variety Show,” 4 p.m., Opera House Theatre, Philipsburg. For tickets call (406) 859-0013 or visit operahousetheatre.com.
Monday, August 11
Art
“Incredible Invertebrates: Insects in Art” with Lisa Hendricks and Jennifer Ogden, 9 a.m.-noon, through Friday, Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Ages 8-12; $72/$80. Explore the insects of the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium and observe the diversity of invertebrate life (cockroaches, beetles, butterflies, praying mantis and more) through various art media. Prepare to get up close and personal with live insect models. Call 728-0447 or visit missoulaartmuseum.org.
Books, readings
The Minimalists read from their latest book “Everything that Remains.” The Missoula duo of Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus advocate for simple, meaningful lifestyles on their website, theminimalists.com and in their nonfiction. 7 p.m., Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W. Call 549-9010 or visit shakespeareandco.com.
Dance
Missoula Summer Dance Intensive, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Continues through Aug. 17. Classes in contemporary dance technique, dance composition, somatics training, contact improvisation, and improvisation in performance. The MSDI will bring in guest artist Zoe Scofield, of Zoe Juniper, a Seattle-based contemporary dance collaborative, combining visual and performance arts in richly textured art installations and performances. Local dance artists teaching at this event include Joy French, artistic director of Bare Bait Dance, Nicole Bradley Browning and Heidi Eggert, both associate professors of dance at the University of Montana, Jes Mulette, local choreographer and dancer, and Laurel Wall-MacLane, who will dance with Headwaters Dance Company next season. Call 541-7240 or visit ddcmontana.com.
Kids’ stuff
Around the World cooking camp II with instructor Suzette Dussault, through Friday. Call 543-4006 for details and to register.
Music
Missoula City Band rehearsal, 7-9 p.m., Sentinel High School Band Room. Call 728-2400 Ext. 7041 or visit missoulacityband.org.
Raising the Dead, live recorded shows of the Grateful Dead, 5 p.m., the Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. Free; all ages.
Potpourri
Duplicate Bridge Course for new and intermediate players. Instructors are expert players using ACBL materials. Mondays 9:30 a.m.-12 noon, Welcoma Club, 3108 Clark St. $6 per week plus Bidding Book.
RSVP to Beth Loehnen, elizabethloehnen@gmail.com.
MakerSpace: Raspberry Pi projects, 3:30-6 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Big Sky Documentary Film Series presents “Led Zeppelin Played Here.”
A filmmaker explores the Maryland legend of a supposed 1969 Led Zeppelin performance in a small school gym witnessed by only a handful of fans, 8 p.m., Top Hat, 134 W. Front St. Free; all ages.
Super Trivia Freakout, 8:30 p.m., the Badlander, 208 Ryman St. Free.
Magic by Evan Disney, 6-8 p.m., Mackenzie River Pizza, Front Street.
Tuesday, August 12
Books, readings
Luncheon for Carrie LaSeur, author of “Home Place,” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Radius Gallery. For ticket information call Fact and Fiction, 721-2881.
Kids’ stuff
Garden skills fun day, 9 a.m.-noon, Daly Mansion Children’s Organic Garden, Hamilton. Free, donations welcome. Call 363-6004, Ext. 2.
Tiny Tales for ages birth-3, 10:30 a.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Storytime, 10 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 2640 N. Reserve St.
Music
Tuesday at 12 Summer Music Series featuring the Bitterroot Community Band, noon, Ravalli County Museum lawn, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton. Call 363-5491.
Five Valley Chorus meets Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, corner of Woody and Pine streets.
Guests welcome. Visit fivevalleysweetadelines.com or call 543-8137 for more information.
Potpourri
Second annual Zootown Fringe Festival, downtown Missoula, Aug. 13 through 17. Non-juried, uncensored, open-access performing arts smorgasbord: Fringe Float Sing-A-Long, 2-3 p.m., meet at Jacobs Island; Taste of the Fringe fundraiser at Top Hat: get a sample of the upcoming Missoula Fringe Festival with performances by The Cherry Sky and Max Gotto, 7 p.m., free, all ages until 9, 21 and up afterward. For more information on the festival, go to zootownfringe.com.
Picnic in the Park featuring Andre Floyd, 7-9 p.m., Depot Park, Kalispell. Call (406) 758-7717.
Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo, through Sunday, Flathead County Fairgrounds, 265 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Highlights include concerts by Christian bands Building 429 and For King and Country on Tuesday and Grammy nominee Chris Young on Wednesday; PRCA Rodeo action Thursday through Saturday; and a demolition derby Sunday. Call (406) 758-5810 or visit nwmtfair.com.
Socrates Café, 7-9 p.m., Bitterroot Public Library, Hamilton. Call 363-1670.
MakerSpace open time/project development, 1-5 p.m.; System Check! the official MPL Gamers Club for all ages-play on Wii, Xbox 360, 6:30 p.m.; 2nd Tuesday MPL Book Group discusses “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain, 7 p.m.; Linux Users Group, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Compassionate Communication class, 7 p.m., Warehouse Mall, 725 W. Alder No. 17 (Living Art offices). Based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg and the Center for Nonviolent Communication. To register contact Patrick Marsolek, (406) 443-3439 or info@patrickmarsolek.com.
Trivia, 7:30 p.m., VFW, 245 W. Main St.
Trivia, 8 p.m., Elbow Room, 1855 Stephens Ave.
Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., East Shore Smokehouse, Highway 35, Polson.
Theater
Bigfork Summer Playhouse presents “West Side Story,” 8 p.m., 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $15-$24. Call (406) 837-4886 or visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com.
Wednesday, August 13
Dance
West Coast Swing Level 1 with Cathy Clark, 7 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave.
Kids’ stuff
Toddler and Baby Story Time, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Bitterroot Public Library, Hamilton. Call 363-1670.
Storytime, 10:30 a.m., North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St., Stevensville. Visit northvalleylibrary.org.
Music
Native American Flute workshop with Troy Good Medicine De Roche, 5-7 p.m., Bigfork Museum of Art and History, 525 Electrric Ave., Bigfork. $30, registration required. Call (406) 837-6927.
Missoula City Band concert, 8 p.m., Bonner Park. Featuring encore and finale with Jay Straw. Call 728-2400, Ext. 7041 or visit missoulacityband.org.
Music and dance, Polson Elks Club. Burgers, 5-7 p.m., $6; Dance with Hart to Hart, 7-10 p.m., $5.
Karaoke, 8:30 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W. Call 721-2740.
Milkcrate Wednesdays, 9 p.m., the Palace, 147 W. Broadway. Free.
Markie Mark Karaoke, 7 p.m., Finley Point Grill, Highway 35, Polson.
Solid Sound Karaoke, Westside Lanes, 1615 Wyoming St.
Karaoke, 9 p.m., the Badlander, 208 Ryman St. Free.
Potpourri
Second annual Zootown Fringe Festival, downtown Missoula, Aug. 13 through 17. Non-juried, uncensored, open-access performing arts smorgasbord: “Art in the Alley” live painting between Top Hat and Rhino all day; Susie Risho poetry reading, “Enthusiasm of Waxwings,” 7-8 p.m., Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St.; Zootown Improv at Stensrud Playhouse, 301 N. First St. W., 7-8 p.m.; Contact improvisation jam, Downtown Dance Collective, 7:30-8:30 p.m., 121 W. Main St. Go to zootownfringe.com for more information.
Picnic in the Park featuring Marshall Catch, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Depot Park, Kalispell. Call (406) 758-7717.
Out to Lunch, 11 am.-2 p.m., Caras Park. Music by Ben Rice Band; children’s activities provided Missoula Public Library. Call 543-4238 or visit missouladowntown.com.
Welcome Creek day hike, women only: Drive up the Sapphire Mountains through Clinton on Forest Road 4243, to the Eightmile Saddle. Hike along the ridge with spectacular views and enter the Welcome Creek Wilderness area. Round trip is 6 miles with 1,200 feet of elevation gain. Learn how quickly nature heals the wounds that civilization has inflicted. Contact janetfiero77@gmail.com .
Communication practice group, noon, Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. No charge; no experience necessary. Visit innerworkingsresources.com.
“Computer Fundamentals,” registration required, 12:30 p.m.; Big Sky matinee free summer family movie at Big Sky High School Branch, 1 p.m.; free matinee free classic film, 2 p.m.; Middle school writers-for writers and aspiring writers in grades 6-9, to get and give good feedback, play with words, 4 p.m.; “Beginning WORD,” registration required, 6 p.m.; 2nd Wednesday Book Group discusses “Summons to Memphis” by Peter Taylor, 7 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Trivia, 7 p.m., Broadway Bar, 1609 W. Broadway
Trivia, 8 p.m., Flathead Lake Brewing Co., 424 N. Higgins Ave.
Trivia, 8 p.m., Silver Slipper Lounge, 4063 U.S. U.S. Highway 93.
Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m., Village Roost Bar & Grill, Bigfork.
Trivial Beersuit, 8:30 p.m., the Pulse inside the Press Box, 825 E. Broadway.
Theater
Bigfork Summer Playhouse presents “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” 8 p.m., 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $15-$24. Call (406) 837-4886 or visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com.
Thursday, August 14
Dance
Intermediate country two-step with Cathy Clark, 6 p.m., Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave.
Kids’ stuff
Tiny Tales for birth-0, 10:30 a.m.; R.E.A.D. Dogs, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:30 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Music
Eighties pop star Rick Springfield with special guests Jared and the Mill, 8 p.m., Wilma Theatre. Tickets $45-$70, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, by calling 1-800-594-TIXX, online at ticketweb.com or knittingfactory.com.
Open mic, 8:30 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W. Call 721-2740.
TNT, top 40, The Badlander, 208 Ryman St. Free.
Solid Sound Karaoke, Westside Lanes, 1615 Wyoming St.
Solid Sound Karaoke, Westside Lanes, 1615 Wyoming St.
Potpourri
Second annual Zootown Fringe Festival, downtown Missoula, Aug. 13 through 17. Non-juried, uncensored, open-access performing arts smorgasbord: “Art in the Alley” live painting between Top Hat and Rhino all day; “Mysstic Reading” with MyssLyss, 4-5 p.m., Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. W.; “Porchfest” music performances held at private residences (go to zootownfringe.com for locations); “Mystery Mark,” a theatrical installation by artist Theo Ellsworth, writer Josh Wagner and the Viscosity Theatre company, 7-8 p.m., Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St.; Tenor-and-percussion duo Steve and Dave will perform some jazz standards and original works using the acoustics of the Central Parking garage, 134 W. Main St., 8-9 p.m.; Homegrown Comedy at the Union Club, 10-11 p.m. For more information, go to zootownfringe.com.
Thursday!Fest with music by Grand, 5-8 p.m., Second Avenue East between First and Second streets in front of the Museum at Central School, Kalispell.
Orchard Gardens Sustainability Communities tour, noon, 210 N. Grove St. Call 721-3000 Ext. 1119.
Downtown Tonight, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Caras Park. Music by Russ Nasset and the Revelators; children’s activities provided by Mismo Gymnastics. Call 543-4238 or visit missouladowntown.com.
Maker Madness!, 1-4 p.m.; Lego Club, 3:30-5 p.m.; The Fellowship Club discusses “The Gift of Change: Spiritual Guidance for Living Your Best Life” by Marianne Williamson, 6 p.m., Bitterroot Public Library, Hamilton. Call 363-1670.
Tiny Tales for ages 3 and under: parents and tots sing, tell stories and rhymes, and engage in fun activities in the large meeting room, 10:30 a.m.; MakerSpace open time/project development, noon-3 p.m.; MakerSpace: Arduino Projects – open time for working on Arduino Uno projects, 3-6 p.m.; R.E.A.D. Dogs: practice reading with a dog trained to listen, 3 p.m.; Lego Club, for all ages up to 12, Legos cover the floor in the dragon rug area from 3:30-5 p.m., Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Trivia, 7 p.m., Brooks and Browns Bar, 200 S. Pattee.
Trivia, 8 p.m., Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave.
Theater
Shakespeare in the Parks presents “As You Like It,” 6 p.m., Mineral County Fairgrounds, Superior. Visit shakespeareintheparks.org.
Port Polson Players present “Almost Maine,” 8 p.m., Clubhouse Theatre, 32 Country Club Drive, Polson. Tickets are $18 for adults and $17 for senior citizens and students. For reservations, call (406) 883-9212.
Bigfork Summer Playhouse presents “the Full Monty,” 8 p.m., 526 Electric Ave. Tickets $15-$24. Call (406) 837-4886 or visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com.
“Vaudeville Variety Show,” 7 p.m., Opera House Theatre, Philipsburg. For tickets call (406) 859-0013 or visit operahousetheatre.com.
Missoula Children’s Theatre Performing Arts Camp presents “The Bard on Broadway: Shakespeare, Rattle and Roll,” 8 p.m., MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Tickets $15, available at the MCT box office, online at mctinc.org or by calling 728-7529.
Artist calls
The Missoula Art Museum’s 43rd Benefit Art Auction is accepting submissions through Oct. 15. It is open to all artists although submissions will not be accepted from dealers, galleries or third parties. Only finished works will be considered. The art auction will be held Feb. 7. For more information, visit mam.submittable.com/submit.