BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Trumba Corporation//Trumba Calendar Services 0.11.8608//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Missoula Events X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:T'ai Chi Ch'uan LOCATION:The Open Way on Brooks Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20111013T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20121011T233000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Wear something comfortable and bring water.\n$10/class\nmiss oulataichi.com CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111007T140245Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96688362 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:T'ai Chi Ch'uan LOCATION:The Open Way on Brooks Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20111020T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20121018T233000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Wear something comfortable and bring water.\n$10/class\nmiss oulataichi.com CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111007T140245Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96688363 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:T'ai Chi Ch'uan LOCATION:The Open Way on Brooks Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20111027T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20121025T233000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Wear something comfortable and bring water.\n$10/class\nmiss oulataichi.com CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111007T140245Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96688364 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:T'ai Chi Ch'uan LOCATION:The Open Way on Brooks Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20111103T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20121101T233000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Wear something comfortable and bring water.\n$10/class\nmiss oulataichi.com CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111007T140245Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96688365 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:T'ai Chi Ch'uan LOCATION:The Open Way on Brooks Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20111110T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20121108T233000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Wear something comfortable and bring water.\n$10/class\nmiss oulataichi.com CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111007T140245Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96688366 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Recycling Fundraiser for our Disabled LOCATION:Drop off at Pacific Recycling 2600 Latimer Street DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120215 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DESCRIPTION:Pair up with J.O.B.S. and pacific Recycling for the months o f February and March . All proceeds will be used to create educational o pportunities for our friends with disabilities. Your donation can change lives! For question call J.O.B.S. (406)541-6966 CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120201T074823Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98629240 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Casey Neill & The Norway Rats\, The Ascetic Junkies\, Aran Buzza s LOCATION:The Palace Lounge\, 147 W Broadway\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120211T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T010000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.stonefly-productions.com DESCRIPTION:Stonefly Productions Presents...\n\nCASEY NEILL & THE NORWAY RATS (Portland\, OR- Alt/Folk/Rock)\nwww.caseyneill.org\n\n\nTHE ASCETI C JUNKIES (Portland\, OR- Folk/Indiegrass/Rock)\nhttp://www.theasceticju nkies.com/\n\n\nARAN BUZZAS (Missoula\, MT- Folk/Country/Blues)\nhttp:// www.reverbnation.com/aranbuzzas\n\n\n\nSATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 11\, 2012\n@ The Palace Lounge\nAges 21 and up (w/ valid ID)\nTickets: $5adv / $7dos \nAdvance tickets available online at www.stonefly-productions.com and ww w.brownpapertickets.com (service fees apply)\n\n\n\nCASEY NEILL & THE NO RWAY RATS:\nCasey Neill is a Portland\, Oregon-based singer-songwriter w ho takes his cues from the political protest-oriented modern-day punk-fo lk of Billy Bragg\, as well as Celtic music and poetic singer/songwriter s like Bob Dylan. \n\nCasey Neill & the Norway Rats fuse modern rock wit h punk\, Americana\, and Celtic styles. The Norway Rats are an assemblag e of Portland's finest musos whose shows alternate between desolate ball ads and raucous rave-ups. With a raspy voice\, well crafted songs and a crack band\, Casey Neill has carved out a widespread fan-base throughout the US\, Canada\, Japan\, and Britain. \n\nMore info at www.caseyneill. org and www.stonefly-productions.com CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120203T131735Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98486797 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Karaoke By Figmo @ The Jokers Wild LOCATION:The Jokers Wild\, 4829 N Reserve St\, Missoula\, MT 59808 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120211T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T020000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.Figmo.com CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20110914T125944Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96290663 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Karaoke By Figmo @ The Reno Casino LOCATION:The Reno Casino\, 3650 MT HWY 200 E\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120211T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T020000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.Figmo.com CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20110914T125959Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96290548 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Jazz Brunch LOCATION:Blue Canyon Restaurant\, Hilton Garden Inn - Missoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T110000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Clarinetist Chuck Florence\, bassist Beth Lo and guitarist D avid Horgan regale the brunch crowd with Jazz. \n\nCall 532-5300 for det ails. CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20100221T002554Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/88264177 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ansel Adams: A Legacy LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/57d0e4036786886013093f0a53 5cd473/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:October 7\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012 \nPreview and Reception o f Ansel Adams: A Legacy for MAM Members and Donors\, October 6\, 5-7 PM Exhibition Opening: October 7\, 5-8 PM Gallery Talk: Bruce Hamilton of t he Sierra Club\, October 7\, 7 PM \nMajor Sponsor Sierra Club \nProducin g Sponsored First Security Bank\n\nMissoula Art Museum is proud to host a definitive exhibition by one of America’s most legendary photographers . The exhibition Ansel Adams: A Legacy consists of over 130 gelatin silv er prints by the artist whom many consider an American master. \n\nWe ca nnot overstate Adams’ role in the construction of a contemporary visual language to interpret nature.\nAdams married his craft with an intense l ove for the environment and his deeply rooted expressions will not be lo st on our Montana audience. As he once stated\, “I make photographs for personal expression. If it is used for the cause—why\, I’m very happy.” \n\nThe San Francisco born photographer was raised in a nurturing and cul tured environment by parents who believed in the Transcendentalist ideas of individuality and the direct union with God in nature. Bored and dis heartened by school as a boy\, Adams instead found intellectual freedom in the liberal arts\, his father arranging tutelage in studies including ancient Greek and the piano.\n\nAdams fell in love with nature and his ability to capture its truest qualities on film when he first visited Yo semite National Park on a family vacation. It was in Yosemite Valley tha t he took his first photographs with his first camera\, a Kodak Box Brow nie. Adams life was devoted to his work\, turning out meticulously produ ced images of the American West and its National Parks. Adams sought to express the spiritual connection between the earth and its inhabitants t hrough his photographs in the hopes of convincing others of the necessit y of preserving National Parks.\n\nAdams’ passion for photography and th e American wilderness had a tremendous impact on the public perception o f America’s wild lands\, and the art that allowed him to share its beaut iful and inspirational landscapes with the world. Lobbying with his own photographs as motivators for environmental protection\, Adams dedicated himself to the untouched landscape as a spiritually redemptive power. H e believed human beings best understood their world and themselves if se eing themselves in proportion with\, rather than in opposition to\, natu re.\n\nA technical master\, his revolutionary development of the zone sy stem gave photographers more control over the resulting images than ever before and remains a staple of photography. As one of the first and mos t resolute believers that photography was a tool of fine art and not mer ely a means of documentary\, he was hugely influential in the practice b oth in its technical advancement\, and in its evolution into an establis hed medium of fine art.\n\nIn addition to the large number of landscape photographs\, this exhibit will also feature Adams’ talents as a portrai t artist\, and includes candid portraits of Alfred Stieglitz\, Dorothea Lange\, Georgia O’Keefe\, and \nothers. Like his landscapes\, his intere st in portraiture transcended mere documentation and captured the essenc e of the sitter’s character. Adams once said\, “To photograph truthfully is to see beneath the surface and record the qualities of nature and hu manity which live in all things.” Regardless of landscape or portraiture \, the exhibition elucidates an artist who is deliberate in his practice \, with a clear vision and a deep appreciation of the natural world. \n \nAdams died on April 22\, 1984 at the age of 82\, four years after recei ving the Presidential Medal of Freedom\, the highest civilian award in t he land. Six months after his death\, Congress passed legislation \ndesi gnating more than 200\,000 acres near Yosemite as the Ansel Adams Wilder ness Area. A year later\, an 11\,760-foot mountain on the boundary of Yo semite National Park was named Mt. Ansel Adams.\n\nThis private collecti on of photographs is on loan courtesy of Lynn and Tommie Meredith. We ar e grateful for their faithful support\, and applaud their advocacy of ed ucation and their commitment to continue to celebrate the legacy of this iconic photographer. The exhibition will serve as the core for the Fift h Grade Art Experience\, which is co-sponsored by the Art Associates of Missoula. In its 25th year\, the Art Associates of Missoula have focused on artists providing guided tours of the exhibitions with a hands-on ex perience for every fifth grade classroom in the county of Missoula. \n\n It is understood that this exhibition is an educational opportunity for art appreciators of all ages and is supported by an extensive series of public programs including lectures by regional scholars\, panel discussi ons\, films\, and free public tours by area artists. MAM would like to t hank our Major Sponsor the Sierra Club and our Producing Sponsor First S ecurity Bank. We would also like to thank the additional exhibition spon sors: the Montana Chapter of Sierra Club\, Missoulian\, Montana Radio Co mpany\, Lamar Advertising\, Missoula Public Library\, and Rocky Mountain School of Photography. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20110927T152836Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96323999 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/da751db50b56a0c815aaf3b207 82be94/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith\nNovember 4\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012\nArtist’s Reception: November 4\, 5-8 PM\nArtist’s Gallery Talk: No vember 4\, 7 PM\n\nHaddon Hufford is a master silversmith practicing his craft near Frenchtown\, MT. Though he has lived in the Missoula Valley since 2006\, the Missoula Art Museum was unaware of this inimitable craf tsman working\nwithin close proximity until Hufford submitted to the Mon tana Triennial in 2009. We are excited to present this intimate solo exh ibition\, HaddonHufford: Silversmith at MAM and to introduce Hufford and his work to our visitors.\n\nHufford was born and raised in New York’s Hudson River Valley. He studied graphic design at Parsons School of Desi gn in Manhattan before serving in Vietnam as a combat cameraman in the A rmy’s 1st Air Cavalry Division\, 1969-71. Back in New York City\, Huffor d worked twenty-eight years in the film industry as a dolly and crane gr ip and set builder. His journey into metalsmithing began serendipitously on a trip through Argentina in 1996. In a small village on the Pampas\, Hufford visited a silversmith’s workshop and become fascinated with the ancient craft. Sterling is his metal of choice because of its inherent beauty and value but also because of the patience\, it requires to maste r the skills for forming and forging the noble metal. Hufford says\, “I know that the blow from the smith’s hammer is directly related to the he art beat and rhythm of life itself. There are times in the solitude of m y studio when hand and hammer become\none and the repetition of the over lapping blows bring me to the point of meditation.”\n\nThe exhibition fe atures examples of variations on common\, fine metal-smithed forms\; let ter openers\, goblets\, and vessels. Each hand-wrought piece that Huffor d creates is original\, he is proud to have\nnever duplicated an object. Exploring these similar yet unique works displayed next to each other r aises the awareness of the master silversmith’s craftsmanship\, artistic vision and skilled design that works in unison. The exhibition includes an example of a production piece\, a machine built maquette of a large candelabra that Hufford designed on commission and his accompanying mech anical drawing of the piece. It is a wonderful example of the design tha t goes into such works. Also displayed are examples of\nthe tools of the craft\; specialized hammers\, anvils\, and metal working stakes – many of which are hand-made objects themselves. All of Hufford’s work is eith er created on commission or sent to Lauren Stanley\nAmerican Silver gall ery in New York City. This makes presenting Haddon Hufford:Silversmith i n Missoula a special opportunity to share a distinctive craftsman. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20111013T100615Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324272 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:See's Valentine Candy Sale LOCATION:1st Security Bank parking lot\, Hamilton DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T103000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Soroptimist International of Hamilton announces their See’s Valentine Candy Sale is January 30 – February 14. Look for the See’s Mo bile in the 1st Security Bank Parking lot in Hamilton. \nCome early for best selection and remember: “All you need is love\, but a little choco late now and then doesn’t hurt”\n(Charles M. Schulz). For further infor mation: Marcia Babowicz at 369-0915 or marciababo@gmail.com CATEGORIES:Food DTSTAMP:20120201T074754Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98559564 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ansel Adams Sunday Drop-in Tour LOCATION:Missoula Art Museum\, 335 N. Pattee St. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/57d0e4036786886013093f0a53 5cd473/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:MAM has added Sunday tours of the Ansel Adams Exhibit. Vario us MAM staff members will share their insights on Sundays at 12 PM CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120109T121543Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97977174 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Author book signing by Rebecca Ondov LOCATION:Wal*Mart SuperCenter\, 3555 Mullan Road\, Missoula\, MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://rebeccaondov.com/Books.html DESCRIPTION:Following on the hooves of her bestselling book "Horse Tales from Heaven\," Rebecca has corralled another tresured collection of Wil d-West stories from the years she worked in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120206T150827Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98705012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Barnelopet - XCountry Ski Event for Kids LOCATION:Lubrecht experimental Forest\, Hwy 200 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Free non-competitive ski event for kids sponsored by Sons of Norway and Missoula Nordic Club CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20120111T094613Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98290875 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:College Goal Montana LOCATION:The University of Montana\, Gallagher Business Building\, 32 Cam pus Drive\, Missoula\, MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.smartaboutcollege.org DESCRIPTION:Students and parents! Get free\, one-on-one help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at College Goal Mon tana. Also\, enter to win a $500 scholarship. CATEGORIES:Education DTSTAMP:20120109T121624Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98220190 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tournées Film Festival - Carlos LOCATION:UC Theater - 3rd level in the UC on campus DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T184500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.afmissoula.org DESCRIPTION:FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC\nFilms are in French with Englis h subtitles\nComplimentary Middle Eastern Buffet CATEGORIES:Theatre/Film DTSTAMP:20120203T131815Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98675657 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Music Jam LOCATION:Rocky MT Grange\, Hamilton\, MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:ACOUSTIC-MUSIC JAM SESSIONS:\nEveryone is invited to the mus ic jam sessions at the Rocky Mountain Grange Hall south of Hamilton each Sunday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Players of all levels are invit ed to bring their guitars\, mandolins\, harmonicas\, fiddles\, banjos\, Dobros\, or other acoustic instrument. Music includes old-time country\, swing\, cowboy\, folk\, old standards\, etc. There is no charge for adm ission.\n\nAnd folks who just want to listen are encouraged to come – it ’s always more fun with an audience. \n\nAnd don’t forget our monthly co ncert: The Bitterroot Valley Good-Time Jamboree. It’s the first Saturday of each month: 7 – 9:30 PM\, also at The Grange. \n\nThe Grange Hall is located about a mile south of town at 1436 South 1st street (93 highway )\, just south of the Valley Pet Clinic.\nFor more information call Clem : 961-4949 CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20110624T093449Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/95117570 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Occupy Missoula General Assembly LOCATION:Union Hall Banquet Room (upstairs)\, 209 E. Main\, Missoula\, MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.occupymissoula.com DESCRIPTION:Everyone is invited to attend! Join the discussion\, or jus t come check out the process!\nWhy? Until recently\, we citizens of the world have watched quietly as our economic system has increasingly rewa rded a smaller minority of people and corporations. Now\, with those f ew controlling almost complete wealth and power\, we are losing any sem blance of democracy. \n\nWe citizens of Missoula are joined in solidarit y with Occupy Wall Street. While there is diversity throughout the move ment\, we are all united around the realization that the 99% can no long er remain silent. For that reason\, we reach out to you\, our Missoula community as part of the world community\, to participate in the creati on of a government of the people\, by the people\, and for the people ra ther than one in which the government is controlled by corporate wealth and power. \nPlease join us! Meeting held every Sunday at 2pm! CATEGORIES:Meetings/Conventions DTSTAMP:20120103T090747Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98139830 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bitter Root Water Forum Pint Night LOCATION:Bitterroot Brewery\, 101 Marcus St.\, Hamilton\, MT\, 59840 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.bitterrootbrewing.com/events.html DESCRIPTION:Bring your best skwala fly for our 2012 Skwala Fly Competiti on and enter our grand prize raffle drawing to win a skwala float with E ddie Olwell of FlyFishsEddyO Outfitters! Stock up on spring essentials a nd gifts for your valentine while supporting local businesses and your w atershed group! CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120112T125030Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98302493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Caregiver Yoga & Support Group LOCATION:Missoula Public Library\, Large Meeting Room\, 301 E. Main\, Mi ssoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T163000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:An Easter Seals/Goodwill sponsored group open to parents and caregivers who have a child with autism\, sensory processing issues\, o r any other physical or behavioral challenges. Our goal is to provide op portunities for caregivers to meet\, learn from and support one another and to participate in discussions or presentations of interest to the gr oup. Free deep-relaxation yoga at 2:30pm (bring a mat and pillow if you can!) followed by support group at 3:30pm. CATEGORIES:Meetings/Conventions DTSTAMP:20120209T133732Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98732744 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tournées Film Festival LOCATION:UC Theater DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120212T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://brookwebdesigns.com/afmissoula/french-table/ DESCRIPTION:Carlos: February 12- 1:15-4:30\, 5:30-6:40 CATEGORIES:Theatre/Film DTSTAMP:20120203T131836Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98510809 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:free Clarity Yoga w/Clarity Health & Fit Lifestyle Resource LOCATION:Missoula Public Library DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T113000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://rissacloud.wordpress.com DESCRIPTION:Following at 12 NOON is free Chi Gong. Both are a wellness p anacea: gain focus\, create compression bone density\, stimulate & relea se healthy brain chemicals\, build lung capacity and relax w/a friendly bunch! ONGOING CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111017T072611Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96832077 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:See's Valentine Candy Sale LOCATION:1st Security Bank parking lot\, Hamilton DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T103000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Soroptimist International of Hamilton announces their See’s Valentine Candy Sale is January 30 – February 14. Look for the See’s Mo bile in the 1st Security Bank Parking lot in Hamilton. \nCome early for best selection and remember: “All you need is love\, but a little choco late now and then doesn’t hurt”\n(Charles M. Schulz). For further infor mation: Marcia Babowicz at 369-0915 or marciababo@gmail.com CATEGORIES:Food DTSTAMP:20120201T074754Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98559565 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Adult Learn to Skate Basic Skills Skating Classes LOCATION:Glacier Ice Rink\, Missoula County Fairgrounds\, 1101 South Ave W \, Missoula\, MT 59801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T123000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.missoulafsc.org DESCRIPTION:Come Learn to Skate with the Missoula Figure Skating Club! J oin us for an 8-week session starting Monday\, January 23rd. Monday Basi c Skills classes meet over the lunch hour and are for adults only! Parti cipants will be placed in levels according to their abilities. Our profe ssional coaching staff will teach you the fundamentals of the sport. Ska ting is a great way to have fun\, stay fit and meet new friends. Please visit www.missoulafsc.org to register online or download the registratio n form and send it to the Missoula Figure Skating Club postal address. \n\n$115 – 8 week session CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20120110T144126Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98276486 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Compassionate Communication Class LOCATION:Warehouse Mall\, 725 W. Alder #17 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T193000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.innerworkingsresources.com/SpeakAndBeHeard DESCRIPTION:Compassionate Communication - Missoula\n\nLearn to communica te clearly and effectively.\n\nFive Mondays\, January 23rd - February 20 th - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm - $65 or two for $120\n\nLiving Art Office - War ehouse Mall - 725 W. Alder #17\n\nHealthy\, effective communication is e ssential at home\, work or when having fun. Develop tools that will brin g ease\, clarity and personal integrity to every conversation.\n\nJoin u s for a fun\, playful exploration of essential communication skills. You can learn the importance of feelings and how they connect with your inn er values and needs. You can learn how your inner values direct your act ions\, communications\, emotional expressions and all forms of behavior. You can learn to recognize and value other people’s expression of their values and needs.\n\nWhen you go home from this class you will know how to:\n • Communicate your needs clearly and be heard.\n • Calm yourself when you’re angry\, afraid\, or emotional.\n • Hear another person witho ut losing yourself.\n\nIf there’s someone close to you who also needs th ese skills\, bring them along.\nCeu's available for LCSW\, LCPC\, LMFT o r LAC.\n\nContact Patrick Marsolek for more information: 406-443-3439 or info@PatrickMarsolek.com CATEGORIES:Education DTSTAMP:20120109T102218Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98249919 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:90 Day Healthy Weight Loss LOCATION:1526 S. Reserve St. (corner of Mount & Reserve) Pro Adjuster Bu ilding\, Missoula MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120123T113616Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98486874 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Belly Dance Classes LOCATION:Wellness Center DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.aniysa.com DESCRIPTION:Continuing Belly Dance Classes 6:30pm-7:30pm\nBeginning Bell y Dance Classes 7:30pm-8:30pm\nemail ann@aniysa.com or call 273-0368 for more information CATEGORIES:Dance DTSTAMP:20111219T124306Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97789554 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teranga Dance & Drum LOCATION:2926 S. 3rd St. W. (across from Hawthorne School) - Missoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T204500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Teranga Dance & Drum\, West African Sabar Drum & Dance class es. Every Monday night\, 2926 S. 3rd St. W. . Drum class starts 6:45 p.m .\, dance class starts at 7:45 p.m. $8 for either class or $10 for both. Call (406) 529-2322 for more info. CATEGORIES:Dance DTSTAMP:20100221T003703Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/88240580 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hamilton Spanish Conversation Group LOCATION:St. Paul's Episcopal Church\, 600 S. 3rd St. \, Hamilton DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:The Hamilton Spanish conversation group will meet on Monday \, Feb. 13\, at 7 p.m. in the basement meeting room of St. Paul’s Episcop al Church\, 600 S. 3rd St. in Hamilton.\n\nThe group is open to anyone w ho is interested in maintaining or improving their Spanish conversationa l skills\, but is not a class. All who come are invited and expected to participate. Native Spanish speakers are especially welcome.\n\nFor mo re information call 363-1279. CATEGORIES:Meetings/Conventions DTSTAMP:20120207T131951Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98720419 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:City Council Meeting LOCATION:City Council Chambers\, 140 West Pine St\, Missoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/cityclerk DESCRIPTION:The agenda for each meeting will be posted on the outside do or of the Ryman Street Entrance of City Hall at least 2 days prior to th e meeting and on the City's web page. CATEGORIES:Government/Politics DTSTAMP:20100221T003702Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/88240583 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:FREE Poetry Night at the ZACC LOCATION:Zootown Arts Community Center\, 235 N 2st St W DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120213T213000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.zootownarts.org DESCRIPTION:Offered by Kyla\, a poetry workshop for anyone! This worksho p meets every Monday night at the center for an hour! CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120206T150842Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98706166 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:T'ai Chi Ch'uan LOCATION:The Open Way on Brooks Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T113000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Wear something comfortable and bring water.\n$10/class\nmiss oulataichi.com CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111007T140454Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96664306 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ansel Adams: A Legacy LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/57d0e4036786886013093f0a53 5cd473/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:October 7\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012 \nPreview and Reception o f Ansel Adams: A Legacy for MAM Members and Donors\, October 6\, 5-7 PM Exhibition Opening: October 7\, 5-8 PM Gallery Talk: Bruce Hamilton of t he Sierra Club\, October 7\, 7 PM \nMajor Sponsor Sierra Club \nProducin g Sponsored First Security Bank\n\nMissoula Art Museum is proud to host a definitive exhibition by one of America’s most legendary photographers . The exhibition Ansel Adams: A Legacy consists of over 130 gelatin silv er prints by the artist whom many consider an American master. \n\nWe ca nnot overstate Adams’ role in the construction of a contemporary visual language to interpret nature.\nAdams married his craft with an intense l ove for the environment and his deeply rooted expressions will not be lo st on our Montana audience. As he once stated\, “I make photographs for personal expression. If it is used for the cause—why\, I’m very happy.” \n\nThe San Francisco born photographer was raised in a nurturing and cul tured environment by parents who believed in the Transcendentalist ideas of individuality and the direct union with God in nature. Bored and dis heartened by school as a boy\, Adams instead found intellectual freedom in the liberal arts\, his father arranging tutelage in studies including ancient Greek and the piano.\n\nAdams fell in love with nature and his ability to capture its truest qualities on film when he first visited Yo semite National Park on a family vacation. It was in Yosemite Valley tha t he took his first photographs with his first camera\, a Kodak Box Brow nie. Adams life was devoted to his work\, turning out meticulously produ ced images of the American West and its National Parks. Adams sought to express the spiritual connection between the earth and its inhabitants t hrough his photographs in the hopes of convincing others of the necessit y of preserving National Parks.\n\nAdams’ passion for photography and th e American wilderness had a tremendous impact on the public perception o f America’s wild lands\, and the art that allowed him to share its beaut iful and inspirational landscapes with the world. Lobbying with his own photographs as motivators for environmental protection\, Adams dedicated himself to the untouched landscape as a spiritually redemptive power. H e believed human beings best understood their world and themselves if se eing themselves in proportion with\, rather than in opposition to\, natu re.\n\nA technical master\, his revolutionary development of the zone sy stem gave photographers more control over the resulting images than ever before and remains a staple of photography. As one of the first and mos t resolute believers that photography was a tool of fine art and not mer ely a means of documentary\, he was hugely influential in the practice b oth in its technical advancement\, and in its evolution into an establis hed medium of fine art.\n\nIn addition to the large number of landscape photographs\, this exhibit will also feature Adams’ talents as a portrai t artist\, and includes candid portraits of Alfred Stieglitz\, Dorothea Lange\, Georgia O’Keefe\, and \nothers. Like his landscapes\, his intere st in portraiture transcended mere documentation and captured the essenc e of the sitter’s character. Adams once said\, “To photograph truthfully is to see beneath the surface and record the qualities of nature and hu manity which live in all things.” Regardless of landscape or portraiture \, the exhibition elucidates an artist who is deliberate in his practice \, with a clear vision and a deep appreciation of the natural world. \n \nAdams died on April 22\, 1984 at the age of 82\, four years after recei ving the Presidential Medal of Freedom\, the highest civilian award in t he land. Six months after his death\, Congress passed legislation \ndesi gnating more than 200\,000 acres near Yosemite as the Ansel Adams Wilder ness Area. A year later\, an 11\,760-foot mountain on the boundary of Yo semite National Park was named Mt. Ansel Adams.\n\nThis private collecti on of photographs is on loan courtesy of Lynn and Tommie Meredith. We ar e grateful for their faithful support\, and applaud their advocacy of ed ucation and their commitment to continue to celebrate the legacy of this iconic photographer. The exhibition will serve as the core for the Fift h Grade Art Experience\, which is co-sponsored by the Art Associates of Missoula. In its 25th year\, the Art Associates of Missoula have focused on artists providing guided tours of the exhibitions with a hands-on ex perience for every fifth grade classroom in the county of Missoula. \n\n It is understood that this exhibition is an educational opportunity for art appreciators of all ages and is supported by an extensive series of public programs including lectures by regional scholars\, panel discussi ons\, films\, and free public tours by area artists. MAM would like to t hank our Major Sponsor the Sierra Club and our Producing Sponsor First S ecurity Bank. We would also like to thank the additional exhibition spon sors: the Montana Chapter of Sierra Club\, Missoulian\, Montana Radio Co mpany\, Lamar Advertising\, Missoula Public Library\, and Rocky Mountain School of Photography. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20110927T152836Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/da751db50b56a0c815aaf3b207 82be94/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith\nNovember 4\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012\nArtist’s Reception: November 4\, 5-8 PM\nArtist’s Gallery Talk: No vember 4\, 7 PM\n\nHaddon Hufford is a master silversmith practicing his craft near Frenchtown\, MT. Though he has lived in the Missoula Valley since 2006\, the Missoula Art Museum was unaware of this inimitable craf tsman working\nwithin close proximity until Hufford submitted to the Mon tana Triennial in 2009. We are excited to present this intimate solo exh ibition\, HaddonHufford: Silversmith at MAM and to introduce Hufford and his work to our visitors.\n\nHufford was born and raised in New York’s Hudson River Valley. He studied graphic design at Parsons School of Desi gn in Manhattan before serving in Vietnam as a combat cameraman in the A rmy’s 1st Air Cavalry Division\, 1969-71. Back in New York City\, Huffor d worked twenty-eight years in the film industry as a dolly and crane gr ip and set builder. His journey into metalsmithing began serendipitously on a trip through Argentina in 1996. In a small village on the Pampas\, Hufford visited a silversmith’s workshop and become fascinated with the ancient craft. Sterling is his metal of choice because of its inherent beauty and value but also because of the patience\, it requires to maste r the skills for forming and forging the noble metal. Hufford says\, “I know that the blow from the smith’s hammer is directly related to the he art beat and rhythm of life itself. There are times in the solitude of m y studio when hand and hammer become\none and the repetition of the over lapping blows bring me to the point of meditation.”\n\nThe exhibition fe atures examples of variations on common\, fine metal-smithed forms\; let ter openers\, goblets\, and vessels. Each hand-wrought piece that Huffor d creates is original\, he is proud to have\nnever duplicated an object. Exploring these similar yet unique works displayed next to each other r aises the awareness of the master silversmith’s craftsmanship\, artistic vision and skilled design that works in unison. The exhibition includes an example of a production piece\, a machine built maquette of a large candelabra that Hufford designed on commission and his accompanying mech anical drawing of the piece. It is a wonderful example of the design tha t goes into such works. Also displayed are examples of\nthe tools of the craft\; specialized hammers\, anvils\, and metal working stakes – many of which are hand-made objects themselves. All of Hufford’s work is eith er created on commission or sent to Lauren Stanley\nAmerican Silver gall ery in New York City. This makes presenting Haddon Hufford:Silversmith i n Missoula a special opportunity to share a distinctive craftsman. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20111013T100615Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324273 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Go Fish Exhibit Grand Opening & Valentine's FREE Admission Day LOCATION:Families First Children's Museum\, 225 West Front Street\, Missou la MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.FamiliesFirstMontana.org DESCRIPTION:The “Go Fish” Exhibit grand opening and Valentine’s Free Adm ission Day at the Families First Children’s Museum is Tuesday\, February 14th\, 2012\, 10am to 5pm. Come one\, come all and enjoy FREE admission \, snacks\, and fun activities!\n\nOn February 14\, 2012 the Families Fi rst Children’s Museum in downtown Missoula will open its new fishing exh ibit Go Fish. At this local fishing spot\, kids and their grownups will be able to grab a fishing pole\, find a perfect spot on the bridge\, and cast a line for a trout in a beautiful western Montana setting\, painte d by Local Artist Celeste Bickford.\n\nThe exhibit is brought to us by t he combined efforts of many local folks. People working together can acc omplish amazing things. Betsy Grimley and Wayne Chamberlain brought the idea from the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. The trout images were pr ovided by Joseph Tomelleri and Montana Trout Unlimited. The images were transferred to cloth by Allegra Printing and hand sewn by Martha’s Sewin g Ministries. The fish are “swimming” in a “pond” made of flooring donat ed by Pierce Flooring and installed by volunteer Dave Kendall. Angler gi rls and boys will use fishing poles to catch the fish from a bridge\, de signed and built by artisan builder Tim Backus\, using wood donated by B oyce Lumber. After catching a fish\, the lucky kid or grownup can measur e their catch\, identify it using a poster and books\, and release it ba ck into the wild of the Children’s Museum. Come fish with us!\n\nThe Fam ilies First Children’s Museum is located at 225 West Front Street in dow ntown Missoula. For inquiries please contact Katie Ghen Simpson at 721-7 690. CATEGORIES:Kids DTSTAMP:20120203T131852Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98407676 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:See's Valentine Candy Sale LOCATION:1st Security Bank parking lot\, Hamilton DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T103000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Soroptimist International of Hamilton announces their See’s Valentine Candy Sale is January 30 – February 14. Look for the See’s Mo bile in the 1st Security Bank Parking lot in Hamilton. \nCome early for best selection and remember: “All you need is love\, but a little choco late now and then doesn’t hurt”\n(Charles M. Schulz). For further infor mation: Marcia Babowicz at 369-0915 or marciababo@gmail.com CATEGORIES:Food DTSTAMP:20120201T074754Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98559566 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:La Leche League Meeting LOCATION:Missoula Public Library Large Meeting Room DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE CATEGORIES:Meetings/Conventions DTSTAMP:20100120T143644Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/87319386 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Double Trouble in Recovery - Mental Illness and Substance Abuse LOCATION:Winds of Change Recovery Mall\, 2811 Latimer St. \, Missoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T161500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120119T104647Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98430859 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:After School Art Adventure with Bev Glueckert LOCATION:Missoula Art Museum\, 335 N. Pattee St. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T173000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:January 10\, 17\, 24\, 31 & Feb 7\, 14\nAfter School Art Adv enture with Bev Glueckert\, 4-5:30 PM\, 6 weeks\, ages 6-11\, $49.50/55 \, 6 students minimum.\nWith her usual exuberance and creativity\, Glueck ert will inspire and instruct students\nas they create a variety of proj ects inspired by MAM’s array of exciting exhibitions. This\nsession will include mask-making inspired by Rick Bartow’s drawings of human/animal \ntransformation and printmaking with our new press and of course plenty of drawing.\nNote: Students can be dropped off at MAM at 3:30 PM. Add $1 5 to class fee. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120103T090904Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97978429 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Artistic Alternative Valentine's Day NIGHT LOCATION:Zootown Arts Community Center\, 235 N 1st St DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.zootownarts.org/valentines DESCRIPTION:Come paint a canvas with your sweetie!\n\n5-7pm (a pre dinne r date)\n\n$45/couples\n\nEvening features:\n\nMusic\, two glasses of wi ne\, and chocolate dipped strawberries and other snacks!\n\nLearn to dra w and paint one another’s portrait or have fun painting abstractly on yo ur personal canvas a design all your own! If you have a design in mind b ring photos!\n\nInstructor: Michelle Weber CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120207T131845Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98705291 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Artistic Alternative Valentine's Day NIGHT LOCATION:Zootown Arts Community Center DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.zootownarts.org DESCRIPTION:Artistic Alternative VALENTINES DATE NIGHT at the ZACC Come paint a canvas with your sweetie! 5-7pm A pre dinner date. $45/couples E vening features: Two glasses of wine and chocolate dipped strawberries L earn to draw and paint one another’s portrait or have fun painting abstr actly on your personal canvas! If you have a design in mind bring photos ! or create an abstract painting with Instructor Michelle Weber!!! CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120203T135446Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98583534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Energize your new year with Aikido! LOCATION:Aikido of Missoula\, 208 E. Main\, \, Located on the 2nd floor\, o f the historic Union Hall Building DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.AikidoMissoula.com DESCRIPTION:Energize your new year with Aikido\, a noncompetitive martia l art of beauty\, power & balance suitable for men & women of all ages. \n\nNew Intro Class for Adults starts Tuesday\, January 17th at 5:30 p.m. \n\nThis six-week class meets Tuesdays & Thursdays\, 5:30-6:45 p.m.\, th rough February 23rd. Please call or email for more information on gettin g started.\n\nThis beginning course provides orientation to the art of A ikido\, and includes:\n\n * Introduction to Aikido principles & philo sophy\n * Beginning falling and rolling\n * Introduction to basic techniques\n * Beginning self-defense awareness\n * Centering\, br eathing and blending exercises\n * Introduction to the training proce ss\n\nVisit our website\, call or come by to watch a class!\n\n549-8387 \n208 E. Main\, Located on the 2nd floor of the historic Union Hall Build ing \nhttp://www.AikidoMissoula.com\nhttp://www.facebook.com/AikidoMisso ula CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20120105T082648Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97959411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Valentines Day with Love Songs LOCATION:Rising Sun Bistro 25 2nd Ave. W. Kalispell DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Cupids bow is on the harp! Come celebrate love at the Rising Sun Bistro with "Andre Floyd with Mood Iguana" playing nothing but love songs. Don't miss this very special event. CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120203T135502Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98677103 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:OPEN MIC/ JAM NIGHT LOCATION:Lucky Strike DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Tuesday Night Open Mic/ Jam at the Lucky Strike (Brooks St b ehind Fat Cat). A variety of music hosted by Teri Llovet and Louie Bond with back up band UFOkies warming up the stage at 6:30. Musician sign-up at 6:00. Live music till 10:00. CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20110812T140452Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/95810417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Love Yourself: Regard Others as Precious LOCATION:Chamber of Commerce\, 825 East Front DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.fpmt-osel.org DESCRIPTION:Venerable Robina Courtin\, a Buddhist nun from Australia\, w ill give a public talk on genuine love and how to best achieve it by che rishing others. CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120203T135525Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98612745 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:WILD WATERS IN THE WEST-2012 Wilderness Issues Lecture Series LOCATION:UM Campus-Gallagher Business Building Room 122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.cfc.umt.edu/WI DESCRIPTION:Come learn about water from speakers across the country disc uss their relationships with our most precious resource. CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120124T152502Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98508354 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dancing For Birth! A Prenatal and Postpartum Dance Class LOCATION:121 W Main Missoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T201500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.ddcmontana.com CATEGORIES:Dance DTSTAMP:20120124T075538Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98500118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DJ LROCK Hybrid Karaoke/Video DJ LOCATION:Pulse\, located in Missoula's Press Box DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120214T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T020000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.pressboxsportsbar.com DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Karaoke/Video DJ starts Feb 2012 every Tuesday night \, with DJ LROCK 9:00pm at the Pulse\, located inside Missoula's Press Bo x\, across the bride from the University. First place receives a $25 bar tab. On the last Tuesday of every month previous winners compete for $1 00 cash! Drink specials 9:00pm to close...$2 16oz domestic cans\, $2 sho ts of fireball\, .50¢ pudding shots and .50¢ jello shots. CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120124T103319Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98499986 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"Beat the Heat" $20 Cat Spays LOCATION:493 Quast Lane\, Corvallis\, MT 59828 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.foxhollowanimalproject.org DESCRIPTION:Fox Hollow Animal Project\, a nonprofit low-cost\, spay/neut er clinic\, is offering $20 spays for female cats during February 2012. This event is sponsored by PetSmart Charities\, Inc.\n\nClinics will be held every Wednesday during February 2012.\n\nCall 273-6007 to make an appointment\, and be sure to mention "Beat the Heat". CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120117T151122Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98336980 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ansel Adams: A Legacy LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/57d0e4036786886013093f0a53 5cd473/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:October 7\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012 \nPreview and Reception o f Ansel Adams: A Legacy for MAM Members and Donors\, October 6\, 5-7 PM Exhibition Opening: October 7\, 5-8 PM Gallery Talk: Bruce Hamilton of t he Sierra Club\, October 7\, 7 PM \nMajor Sponsor Sierra Club \nProducin g Sponsored First Security Bank\n\nMissoula Art Museum is proud to host a definitive exhibition by one of America’s most legendary photographers . The exhibition Ansel Adams: A Legacy consists of over 130 gelatin silv er prints by the artist whom many consider an American master. \n\nWe ca nnot overstate Adams’ role in the construction of a contemporary visual language to interpret nature.\nAdams married his craft with an intense l ove for the environment and his deeply rooted expressions will not be lo st on our Montana audience. As he once stated\, “I make photographs for personal expression. If it is used for the cause—why\, I’m very happy.” \n\nThe San Francisco born photographer was raised in a nurturing and cul tured environment by parents who believed in the Transcendentalist ideas of individuality and the direct union with God in nature. Bored and dis heartened by school as a boy\, Adams instead found intellectual freedom in the liberal arts\, his father arranging tutelage in studies including ancient Greek and the piano.\n\nAdams fell in love with nature and his ability to capture its truest qualities on film when he first visited Yo semite National Park on a family vacation. It was in Yosemite Valley tha t he took his first photographs with his first camera\, a Kodak Box Brow nie. Adams life was devoted to his work\, turning out meticulously produ ced images of the American West and its National Parks. Adams sought to express the spiritual connection between the earth and its inhabitants t hrough his photographs in the hopes of convincing others of the necessit y of preserving National Parks.\n\nAdams’ passion for photography and th e American wilderness had a tremendous impact on the public perception o f America’s wild lands\, and the art that allowed him to share its beaut iful and inspirational landscapes with the world. Lobbying with his own photographs as motivators for environmental protection\, Adams dedicated himself to the untouched landscape as a spiritually redemptive power. H e believed human beings best understood their world and themselves if se eing themselves in proportion with\, rather than in opposition to\, natu re.\n\nA technical master\, his revolutionary development of the zone sy stem gave photographers more control over the resulting images than ever before and remains a staple of photography. As one of the first and mos t resolute believers that photography was a tool of fine art and not mer ely a means of documentary\, he was hugely influential in the practice b oth in its technical advancement\, and in its evolution into an establis hed medium of fine art.\n\nIn addition to the large number of landscape photographs\, this exhibit will also feature Adams’ talents as a portrai t artist\, and includes candid portraits of Alfred Stieglitz\, Dorothea Lange\, Georgia O’Keefe\, and \nothers. Like his landscapes\, his intere st in portraiture transcended mere documentation and captured the essenc e of the sitter’s character. Adams once said\, “To photograph truthfully is to see beneath the surface and record the qualities of nature and hu manity which live in all things.” Regardless of landscape or portraiture \, the exhibition elucidates an artist who is deliberate in his practice \, with a clear vision and a deep appreciation of the natural world. \n \nAdams died on April 22\, 1984 at the age of 82\, four years after recei ving the Presidential Medal of Freedom\, the highest civilian award in t he land. Six months after his death\, Congress passed legislation \ndesi gnating more than 200\,000 acres near Yosemite as the Ansel Adams Wilder ness Area. A year later\, an 11\,760-foot mountain on the boundary of Yo semite National Park was named Mt. Ansel Adams.\n\nThis private collecti on of photographs is on loan courtesy of Lynn and Tommie Meredith. We ar e grateful for their faithful support\, and applaud their advocacy of ed ucation and their commitment to continue to celebrate the legacy of this iconic photographer. The exhibition will serve as the core for the Fift h Grade Art Experience\, which is co-sponsored by the Art Associates of Missoula. In its 25th year\, the Art Associates of Missoula have focused on artists providing guided tours of the exhibitions with a hands-on ex perience for every fifth grade classroom in the county of Missoula. \n\n It is understood that this exhibition is an educational opportunity for art appreciators of all ages and is supported by an extensive series of public programs including lectures by regional scholars\, panel discussi ons\, films\, and free public tours by area artists. MAM would like to t hank our Major Sponsor the Sierra Club and our Producing Sponsor First S ecurity Bank. We would also like to thank the additional exhibition spon sors: the Montana Chapter of Sierra Club\, Missoulian\, Montana Radio Co mpany\, Lamar Advertising\, Missoula Public Library\, and Rocky Mountain School of Photography. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20110927T152836Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/da751db50b56a0c815aaf3b207 82be94/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith\nNovember 4\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012\nArtist’s Reception: November 4\, 5-8 PM\nArtist’s Gallery Talk: No vember 4\, 7 PM\n\nHaddon Hufford is a master silversmith practicing his craft near Frenchtown\, MT. Though he has lived in the Missoula Valley since 2006\, the Missoula Art Museum was unaware of this inimitable craf tsman working\nwithin close proximity until Hufford submitted to the Mon tana Triennial in 2009. We are excited to present this intimate solo exh ibition\, HaddonHufford: Silversmith at MAM and to introduce Hufford and his work to our visitors.\n\nHufford was born and raised in New York’s Hudson River Valley. He studied graphic design at Parsons School of Desi gn in Manhattan before serving in Vietnam as a combat cameraman in the A rmy’s 1st Air Cavalry Division\, 1969-71. Back in New York City\, Huffor d worked twenty-eight years in the film industry as a dolly and crane gr ip and set builder. His journey into metalsmithing began serendipitously on a trip through Argentina in 1996. In a small village on the Pampas\, Hufford visited a silversmith’s workshop and become fascinated with the ancient craft. Sterling is his metal of choice because of its inherent beauty and value but also because of the patience\, it requires to maste r the skills for forming and forging the noble metal. Hufford says\, “I know that the blow from the smith’s hammer is directly related to the he art beat and rhythm of life itself. There are times in the solitude of m y studio when hand and hammer become\none and the repetition of the over lapping blows bring me to the point of meditation.”\n\nThe exhibition fe atures examples of variations on common\, fine metal-smithed forms\; let ter openers\, goblets\, and vessels. Each hand-wrought piece that Huffor d creates is original\, he is proud to have\nnever duplicated an object. Exploring these similar yet unique works displayed next to each other r aises the awareness of the master silversmith’s craftsmanship\, artistic vision and skilled design that works in unison. The exhibition includes an example of a production piece\, a machine built maquette of a large candelabra that Hufford designed on commission and his accompanying mech anical drawing of the piece. It is a wonderful example of the design tha t goes into such works. Also displayed are examples of\nthe tools of the craft\; specialized hammers\, anvils\, and metal working stakes – many of which are hand-made objects themselves. All of Hufford’s work is eith er created on commission or sent to Lauren Stanley\nAmerican Silver gall ery in New York City. This makes presenting Haddon Hufford:Silversmith i n Missoula a special opportunity to share a distinctive craftsman. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20111013T100615Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324274 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:free Clarity Yoga w/Clarity Health & Fit Lifestyle Resource LOCATION:Missoula Public Library DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T113000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://rissacloud.wordpress.com DESCRIPTION:Following is 12 NOON free Chi Gong. Both are wellness panace as: gain focus\, create compression bone density\, stimulate & release h ealthy brain chemicals\, build lung capacity and relax w/a friendly bunc h! ONGOING CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111017T085949Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96832118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:UM Children's Dance Classes LOCATION:UM Campus\, PARTV Center\, Ballet Studio DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T173000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.umt.edu/theatredance/dance/community-initiatives/children s-dance DESCRIPTION:UM Children's Dance\nCreative Movement for ages 3 1/2 to 6\n Creative and Modern Dance for ages 7-10\nMeets every Thursday. Call 243 -2849 for infomation. CATEGORIES:Kids DTSTAMP:20120201T113245Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98631876 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Continuing (More!) Herbal Medicine Making with Herbalist Britta Bloedorn LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Center\, Missoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://thelifelonglearningcenter.com/ DESCRIPTION:Continuing (More!) Herbal Medicine Making class with Herbali st Britta Bloedorn\n\nIn this continuing herbal medicine making class we will further study the art and science of herbal medicine making in mor e depth\, and learn additional technique and application. We will learn \, prepare and sample more specialized botanical preparations\, includin g percolated tinctures\, plant fluid extracts\, ointments\, and more.\n \nThis is a 2-part class on Wednesday\, February 8 & 15\, 6 - 9 pm.\nClas s fee: $35\nFor class registration\, call The Lifelong Learning Center a t (406) 549-8765.\nFor more info\, please visit http://www.brittabloedor n.com or http://thelifelonglearningcenter.com. CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120201T113320Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98612952 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BOGO Night at the ZACC LOCATION:Zootown Arts Community Center \, 235 North 1st St West Missoula MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.zootownarts.org DESCRIPTION:(Third Wednesdays of the month)\n6-8pm\n\nFREE (Buy one get one free night at the ZACC)\n\nBring your significant other for date nig ht or bring the family down to paint ceramic pottery. We have mugs\, pla tes\, fun things\, and the weird and wacky for your house! If you’re bra ve: fuse glass\, or handbuild with wet clay too!\n\nInstructor/Facilitat or: Hanna Hannan CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20111107T083409Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97160140 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Open Figure Drawing LOCATION:Missoula Art Museum\, 335 N. Pattee St. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Open Figure Drawing\nWednesdays\, Non-instructed\, 6-8 PM\, $5/7\nThis ongoing drop-in session provides artists an opportunity to dr aw from a life model in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Participant s must be 18 years or older.\nWednesday night figure drawing sessions co ntinue through May 16. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120103T090927Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97978501 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Suicide Relief Print Making Class LOCATION:Zootown Arts Community Center\, 235 N 1st St W DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.zootownarts.org DESCRIPTION:Every Third Thursday of the Month\, the ZACC features a work shop\, sometimes available free to our members. Held 6-8pm\, these works hops are taught by one of our three resident artist educators. Prepaymen t and preregistration is required by calling 549-7555 The earliest known form of printmaking is the relief\, a subtractive art where layers of t he block are shaved away to create highlights\, depth\, and form in the final image. Where does the suicide part come in? Creating a multicolor relief print means each succeeding color is applied to the block\, print ed\, and then carved away\, meaning that your block gets smaller and sma ller each time you print! There’s no going back! All your materials and tools are provided. Bring several images or inspirations to work from. I nstructor: Lindsey Weber Class is limited to 6 people. Pre-registration is required and payment is due at the time of registration. You can regi ster at the ZACC 12-6pm Monday through Saturday or below. If you are mem ber\, and need to get the member rate\, call us! We’d like to talk to yo u and say hi anyway. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120207T132739Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98706163 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Beginning and Continuing French Classes LOCATION:University of Montana DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.afmissoula.org DESCRIPTION:$100 + Alliance Française Membership CATEGORIES:Education DTSTAMP:20120110T144200Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98279758 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Beginning and Continuing French Classes LOCATION:University of Montana DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.afmissoula.org DESCRIPTION:$100 + Alliance Française Membership CATEGORIES:Education DTSTAMP:20111214T092246Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97762869 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:T'ai Chi Ch'uan LOCATION:The Barn on 3rd Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Wear something comfortable and bring water. $10/class\nMisso ulataichi.com CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20111007T140419Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96664137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Evening Lecture: Aquatic Resource Damage and Restoration Needs i n the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex LOCATION:the Montana Natural History Center. 120 Hickory St. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.montananaturalist.org DESCRIPTION:Learn about planned clean-up and future restoration of the M ike Horse Dam site with Ron Pierce of Montana FWP. CATEGORIES:Education DTSTAMP:20120207T132820Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98434951 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hike734 in Glacier National Park LOCATION:Clapp Building 131\, The University of Montana\, Missoula\, MT 59 812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T213000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://life.umt.edu/CREC/Outdoor/films_lectures.php DESCRIPTION:Join Jake Bramante as he recounts\, through photos and video \, his quest to be the first person to hike all 734 miles of trail in Gl acier National Park in one summer. CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120111T114808Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98299046 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance LOCATION:Lord of the Dance comes to University Theatre in Missoula! DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T213000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.magicspace.net/missoula/lord-of-the-dance-missoula/?utm_s ource=missoulian_MissoulaLordDance&utm_medium=Grassroots&utm_campaign=Mi ssoulaLordDance DESCRIPTION:Fall in love with Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance\, comi ng to university Theatre in Missoula\, MT\, on February 15\, 2012 for on e performance! Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blen d of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance\, a classic Irish fol k tale of good versus evil\, as well as a passionate love story that is expressed through exhilarating dance numbers. Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance is an experience for the whole family. CATEGORIES:Dance DTSTAMP:20120109T122158Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97972508 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Monophonics (Psychedelic Funk/Soul - San Fransisco\, CA) LOCATION:Top Hat\, 134 West Front Street\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120215T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T013000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.stonefly-productions.com DESCRIPTION:MONOPHONICS (Psychedelic Funk/Soul - San Fransisco\, CA)\nww w.monophonics.com\n\nWEDNESDAY\, FEBRUARY 15\, 2012\n@ The Top Hat\nAges 21 and up (w/ valid ID)\nTickets: $5 flat\nTickets available at the doo r on the night of show ONLY.\n\nPresented by Seafarer Entertainment & St onefly Productions.\n\n\nMONOPHONICS:\nPsychedelic Soul\, sometimes call ed black Rock\, is a sub-genre of Soul music\, which mixes the character istics of Soul with Psychedelic Rock. It came to prominence in the late 1960s and continued into the 1970s\, playing a major role in the develop ment of Soul and Funk music.\n\nOver the past seven years\, Monophonics have staked their claim as one of California’s premier band’s. Raised am id the Bay Area’s rich musical culture\, Monophonics has proudly carried on the tradition of music native to their hometown which flourished dur ing the birth of psychedelia.\n\nMonophonics were formed in 2005\; origi nally a instrumental ensemble comprised of guitarist Ian McDonald\, bass ist Myles O’Mahony\, saxophonist Alex Baky\, trumpeter Ryan Scott\, and drummer Austin Bohlman\, the band has recently added the dynamic soul vo cals of keyboardist Kelly Finnigan. The result is a psychedelic soul & h eavy funk sound\, which harks back to the stylings of the late 60’s and early 70’s\, all while keeping its feet planted in the present. CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120207T133040Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98486800 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Volunteer Meeting for the Humane Society of Western Montana LOCATION:Humane Society of Western MT\, 5930 HWY 93 South - Missoula DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120217 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE URL:http://www.myhswm.org/help/volunteer.htm DESCRIPTION:To sign up for the monthly volunteer meeting\, or if you hav e any questions regarding the program\, please contact the Volunteer Coo rdinator at 406-549-3934\, 406-549-HSWM or volunteer@myhswm.org. CATEGORIES:Meetings/Conventions DTSTAMP:20070426T133906Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/66242182 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sentinel Kiwanis LOCATION:City Life Center\, 1515 Fairview Avenue\, Missoula MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T073000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Changing the world\, One Community and One Child at a time- join us at Sentinel Kiwanis every Thursday at 7:30 am as we work to help the children of Missoula while enjoying friendships\, fellowship and co mmunity education. This week's speaker: Lynn Fred\, Jadyn Fred Foundati on CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120207T133111Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98431236 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ansel Adams: A Legacy LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/57d0e4036786886013093f0a53 5cd473/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:October 7\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012 \nPreview and Reception o f Ansel Adams: A Legacy for MAM Members and Donors\, October 6\, 5-7 PM Exhibition Opening: October 7\, 5-8 PM Gallery Talk: Bruce Hamilton of t he Sierra Club\, October 7\, 7 PM \nMajor Sponsor Sierra Club \nProducin g Sponsored First Security Bank\n\nMissoula Art Museum is proud to host a definitive exhibition by one of America’s most legendary photographers . The exhibition Ansel Adams: A Legacy consists of over 130 gelatin silv er prints by the artist whom many consider an American master. \n\nWe ca nnot overstate Adams’ role in the construction of a contemporary visual language to interpret nature.\nAdams married his craft with an intense l ove for the environment and his deeply rooted expressions will not be lo st on our Montana audience. As he once stated\, “I make photographs for personal expression. If it is used for the cause—why\, I’m very happy.” \n\nThe San Francisco born photographer was raised in a nurturing and cul tured environment by parents who believed in the Transcendentalist ideas of individuality and the direct union with God in nature. Bored and dis heartened by school as a boy\, Adams instead found intellectual freedom in the liberal arts\, his father arranging tutelage in studies including ancient Greek and the piano.\n\nAdams fell in love with nature and his ability to capture its truest qualities on film when he first visited Yo semite National Park on a family vacation. It was in Yosemite Valley tha t he took his first photographs with his first camera\, a Kodak Box Brow nie. Adams life was devoted to his work\, turning out meticulously produ ced images of the American West and its National Parks. Adams sought to express the spiritual connection between the earth and its inhabitants t hrough his photographs in the hopes of convincing others of the necessit y of preserving National Parks.\n\nAdams’ passion for photography and th e American wilderness had a tremendous impact on the public perception o f America’s wild lands\, and the art that allowed him to share its beaut iful and inspirational landscapes with the world. Lobbying with his own photographs as motivators for environmental protection\, Adams dedicated himself to the untouched landscape as a spiritually redemptive power. H e believed human beings best understood their world and themselves if se eing themselves in proportion with\, rather than in opposition to\, natu re.\n\nA technical master\, his revolutionary development of the zone sy stem gave photographers more control over the resulting images than ever before and remains a staple of photography. As one of the first and mos t resolute believers that photography was a tool of fine art and not mer ely a means of documentary\, he was hugely influential in the practice b oth in its technical advancement\, and in its evolution into an establis hed medium of fine art.\n\nIn addition to the large number of landscape photographs\, this exhibit will also feature Adams’ talents as a portrai t artist\, and includes candid portraits of Alfred Stieglitz\, Dorothea Lange\, Georgia O’Keefe\, and \nothers. Like his landscapes\, his intere st in portraiture transcended mere documentation and captured the essenc e of the sitter’s character. Adams once said\, “To photograph truthfully is to see beneath the surface and record the qualities of nature and hu manity which live in all things.” Regardless of landscape or portraiture \, the exhibition elucidates an artist who is deliberate in his practice \, with a clear vision and a deep appreciation of the natural world. \n \nAdams died on April 22\, 1984 at the age of 82\, four years after recei ving the Presidential Medal of Freedom\, the highest civilian award in t he land. Six months after his death\, Congress passed legislation \ndesi gnating more than 200\,000 acres near Yosemite as the Ansel Adams Wilder ness Area. A year later\, an 11\,760-foot mountain on the boundary of Yo semite National Park was named Mt. Ansel Adams.\n\nThis private collecti on of photographs is on loan courtesy of Lynn and Tommie Meredith. We ar e grateful for their faithful support\, and applaud their advocacy of ed ucation and their commitment to continue to celebrate the legacy of this iconic photographer. The exhibition will serve as the core for the Fift h Grade Art Experience\, which is co-sponsored by the Art Associates of Missoula. In its 25th year\, the Art Associates of Missoula have focused on artists providing guided tours of the exhibitions with a hands-on ex perience for every fifth grade classroom in the county of Missoula. \n\n It is understood that this exhibition is an educational opportunity for art appreciators of all ages and is supported by an extensive series of public programs including lectures by regional scholars\, panel discussi ons\, films\, and free public tours by area artists. MAM would like to t hank our Major Sponsor the Sierra Club and our Producing Sponsor First S ecurity Bank. We would also like to thank the additional exhibition spon sors: the Montana Chapter of Sierra Club\, Missoulian\, Montana Radio Co mpany\, Lamar Advertising\, Missoula Public Library\, and Rocky Mountain School of Photography. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20110927T152836Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Doug Russell: Confluences LOCATION:Missoula Art Museum\, 335 N. Pattee St. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Doug Russell: Confluences \nFebruary 16 - April 22\, 2012 // Shott Family Gallery & Helen & F. Morris Silver Foundation Gallery\nArt ini: We Too Like to Make drawings\, February 16\, 6-9 PM\nArtist’s Recep tion and Gallery Talk: February 16\, 7 PM\nMaster Class with Doug Russel l: February 18\, 12-3 PM\n\nDoug Russell is a visual artist who lives an d works in Laramie\, WY. His exhibition\, Confluences\, is a large\, con cise body of work encompassing three separate series of drawings. Each s eries explores the passage of time and cyclic changes through Russell’s visual language of layered\, evolving marks and transparency centered on monumental compositions. \n\nEdifice\, which comprises seven mixed medi a works on paper\, is a literal study in time\, process and evolution. I n continual progress since 2005\, Russell explains of the series that “t he drawings reveal the passage of time through years of mark-making choi ces and changes.” The final phase of the drawings\, recently realized in 2011\, was to use the architectural forms common in his recent work to “develop and flatten the illusion of space”. Empire is a series of eight drawings that employ pencil\, ink\, graphite and China marker on Mylar \, a semi-translucent surface that seems made for Russell’s intricate\, l ayered marks. Of the Empire works the artist states\, “they are explorat ions of improvised gestural drawings of imagined monumental architectura l forms.” Where the Edifice series reveals years of marks from Russell’s enveloping style\, Empire gives the viewer the foundation of his most r ecent series of refined\, colossal drawings. Ebb and Flow is a series of twelve large drawings completed in 2010 and 2011. The works range in si ze from 40 inches by 25 inches\, to a large-scale installation– a monume ntal drawing of quiet\, chaotic decay and slow\, organic re-growth\, lar ger than eight feet square. Ebb and Flow is Russell’s “reflection of [hi s] perception of the compression of history\, culture\, and time” - and indeed these imagined\, compressed civilizations are marvelous worlds un to themselves.\n\nMAM is excited to introduce Missoula to Doug Russell w ith this exhibition of original drawings. More often than not\, drawing is used as a tool by artists to explore ideas that are later formalized in other media\, be it painting\, sculpture or printmaking. Russell\, on the other hand\, readily absorbs the influences from these media to edu cate his visual investigation and inform his visual language while remai ning rooted in the traditions of drawing. The body of work exhibited in Doug Russell: Confluences leaves no doubt\nthat drawing is a powerful an d beautiful medium on its own. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120109T122241Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97902233 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/da751db50b56a0c815aaf3b207 82be94/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith\nNovember 4\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012\nArtist’s Reception: November 4\, 5-8 PM\nArtist’s Gallery Talk: No vember 4\, 7 PM\n\nHaddon Hufford is a master silversmith practicing his craft near Frenchtown\, MT. Though he has lived in the Missoula Valley since 2006\, the Missoula Art Museum was unaware of this inimitable craf tsman working\nwithin close proximity until Hufford submitted to the Mon tana Triennial in 2009. We are excited to present this intimate solo exh ibition\, HaddonHufford: Silversmith at MAM and to introduce Hufford and his work to our visitors.\n\nHufford was born and raised in New York’s Hudson River Valley. He studied graphic design at Parsons School of Desi gn in Manhattan before serving in Vietnam as a combat cameraman in the A rmy’s 1st Air Cavalry Division\, 1969-71. Back in New York City\, Huffor d worked twenty-eight years in the film industry as a dolly and crane gr ip and set builder. His journey into metalsmithing began serendipitously on a trip through Argentina in 1996. In a small village on the Pampas\, Hufford visited a silversmith’s workshop and become fascinated with the ancient craft. Sterling is his metal of choice because of its inherent beauty and value but also because of the patience\, it requires to maste r the skills for forming and forging the noble metal. Hufford says\, “I know that the blow from the smith’s hammer is directly related to the he art beat and rhythm of life itself. There are times in the solitude of m y studio when hand and hammer become\none and the repetition of the over lapping blows bring me to the point of meditation.”\n\nThe exhibition fe atures examples of variations on common\, fine metal-smithed forms\; let ter openers\, goblets\, and vessels. Each hand-wrought piece that Huffor d creates is original\, he is proud to have\nnever duplicated an object. Exploring these similar yet unique works displayed next to each other r aises the awareness of the master silversmith’s craftsmanship\, artistic vision and skilled design that works in unison. The exhibition includes an example of a production piece\, a machine built maquette of a large candelabra that Hufford designed on commission and his accompanying mech anical drawing of the piece. It is a wonderful example of the design tha t goes into such works. Also displayed are examples of\nthe tools of the craft\; specialized hammers\, anvils\, and metal working stakes – many of which are hand-made objects themselves. All of Hufford’s work is eith er created on commission or sent to Lauren Stanley\nAmerican Silver gall ery in New York City. This makes presenting Haddon Hufford:Silversmith i n Missoula a special opportunity to share a distinctive craftsman. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20111013T100615Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:miniNaturalist Pre-K Program LOCATION:the Montana Natural History Center\, 120 Hickory St. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T110000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.montananaturalist.org DESCRIPTION:The miniNaturalist Pre-K program encourages exploration and observation of animals\, plants\, birds\, and more through fun activitie s and hands-on games. Inspire the naturalist within you and your youngst er at our Pre-K program! CATEGORIES:Kids DTSTAMP:20120209T082922Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98435740 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Senior's Out to Lunch LOCATION:Lolo Community Center Lolo\, MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T110000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday Lolo seniors are invited to attend "Out to Lu nch" at the Lolo Community Center. The meal is catered by KT's Hayloft Restaurant\, cost $3.50 per meal.\n\nCome share local & global news\, an d good jokes! CATEGORIES:Food DTSTAMP:20100607T114841Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/89806164 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tap Class LOCATION:The Downtown Dance Collective DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.ddcmontana.com DESCRIPTION:We will review basic tap technique\, building our skills fro m the ground up with a focus on clarity\, musicality and precision. No p revious experience is required\, and all experience levels are welcome! Tap shoes are a necessity. (There are a couple pairs of extra tap shoes at the DDC that can be used on loan per class if you need them\, however the pickings are varied and sizes are not always available for every fe et.) CATEGORIES:Dance DTSTAMP:20120207T131928Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98720900 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Energize your new year with Aikido! LOCATION:Aikido of Missoula\, 208 E. Main\, \, Located on the 2nd floor\, o f the historic Union Hall Building DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.AikidoMissoula.com DESCRIPTION:Energize your new year with Aikido\, a noncompetitive martia l art of beauty\, power & balance suitable for men & women of all ages. \n\nNew Intro Class for Adults starts Tuesday\, January 17th at 5:30 p.m. \n\nThis six-week class meets Tuesdays & Thursdays\, 5:30-6:45 p.m.\, th rough February 23rd. Please call or email for more information on gettin g started.\n\nThis beginning course provides orientation to the art of A ikido\, and includes:\n\n * Introduction to Aikido principles & philo sophy\n * Beginning falling and rolling\n * Introduction to basic techniques\n * Beginning self-defense awareness\n * Centering\, br eathing and blending exercises\n * Introduction to the training proce ss\n\nVisit our website\, call or come by to watch a class!\n\n549-8387 \n208 E. Main\, Located on the 2nd floor of the historic Union Hall Build ing \nhttp://www.AikidoMissoula.com\nhttp://www.facebook.com/AikidoMisso ula CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20120105T082648Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97959412 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Artini: We Too Like To Make Drawings LOCATION:335 N. Pattee St.\, Missoula\, Mt 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/fuseaction/participate.artini Thursday.htm DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the works of Doug Russell\, we are busting out t he pads and pencils for a\nnight of drawing\, sketching\, doodling\, and drafting. The stylish Cigarette Girls will act\nas live models for your drawing inspiration and Bellatrix will wow you with their fiery\nmoves. Join Russell for a gallery talk about his exhibition at 7 PM. Thanks to First Interstate Bank\, major sponsor\; James Bar\, food sponsor\; PBR \, beverage sponsor\; and kBGA College Radio\, media sponsor for their Ar tini support. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120112T125046Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98304766 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:90 Day Healthy Weight Loss LOCATION:1526 S. Reserve St. (corner of Mount and Reserve) Pro Adjuster Building\, Missoula MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T193000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120123T113654Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98486880 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Strip Tease Fitness LOCATION:The Downtown Dance Collective DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.ddcmontana.com DESCRIPTION:18+ CATEGORIES:Dance DTSTAMP:20120209T133801Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98721522 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:David Boone LOCATION:Pulse\, located in Missoula's Press Box DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.pressboxsportsbar.com DESCRIPTION:Feb 16- David Boone will be playing at Pulse\, located in Mi ssoula's Press Box\, across the bridge from the University. 8pm-10pm .Dr ink specials 8:00pm to close...$2 16oz domestic cans\, $2 shots of fireb all\, .50¢ pudding shots and .50¢ jello shots. CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120209T133817Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98499967 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Open Mic Night @ Sean Kellys LOCATION:Sean Kellys\, 130 W. Pine St. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T204000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T235500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.seankellys.com/ DESCRIPTION:Open Mic Night @ Sean Kellys is every Thursday at 8:40 pm. C all 542-1471 after 10:00 am on Thursdays to sign up CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120209T103723Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98734032 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Emmitt-Nershi Band\, Head For The Hills LOCATION:Top Hat\, 134 West Front Street\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T010000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.stonefly-productions.com DESCRIPTION:Seafarer Entertainment & Stonefly Productions Present:\n\nTH E EMMITT-NERSHI BAND\nhttp://www.emmittnershiband.com/\n\nwith an openin g performance by:\nHEAD FOR THE HILLS\nwww.headforthehillsmusic.com\n\n \nTHURSDAY\, FEBRUARY 16\, 2012\n@ The Top Hat\nAges 21 and up (w/ valid ID)\nTickets: $16adv / $18dos\nAdvance tickets available at Ear Candy Mu sic and www.seafarerentertainment.com\n\nRSVP HERE: https://www.facebook .com/event.php?eid=306276292721744\n\nEMMITT-NERSHI BAND:\nWith New Coun try Blues (September 29th\, SCI Fidelity Records)\, the Emmitt-Nershi Ba nd has fully realized its potential. With Drew Emmitt (LEFTOVER SALMON) on mandolin & vocals\, Bill Nershi (STRING CHEESE INCIDENT) on acoustic guitar and vocals\, Andy Thorn on banjo and Tyler Grant on bass. Dig it! CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120209T133832Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98486802 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rocktastic DJ Night Party LOCATION:The Palace\, Missoula\, MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120216T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Mike Gill and John Markley host the Rocktastic DJ Night Part y this\, and every\, Thu. at 9 PM at the Palace\, 147 W. Broadway. Free. CATEGORIES:Missoula Events DTSTAMP:20100817T094439Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/88259462 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ansel Adams: A Legacy LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/57d0e4036786886013093f0a53 5cd473/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:October 7\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012 \nPreview and Reception o f Ansel Adams: A Legacy for MAM Members and Donors\, October 6\, 5-7 PM Exhibition Opening: October 7\, 5-8 PM Gallery Talk: Bruce Hamilton of t he Sierra Club\, October 7\, 7 PM \nMajor Sponsor Sierra Club \nProducin g Sponsored First Security Bank\n\nMissoula Art Museum is proud to host a definitive exhibition by one of America’s most legendary photographers . The exhibition Ansel Adams: A Legacy consists of over 130 gelatin silv er prints by the artist whom many consider an American master. \n\nWe ca nnot overstate Adams’ role in the construction of a contemporary visual language to interpret nature.\nAdams married his craft with an intense l ove for the environment and his deeply rooted expressions will not be lo st on our Montana audience. As he once stated\, “I make photographs for personal expression. If it is used for the cause—why\, I’m very happy.” \n\nThe San Francisco born photographer was raised in a nurturing and cul tured environment by parents who believed in the Transcendentalist ideas of individuality and the direct union with God in nature. Bored and dis heartened by school as a boy\, Adams instead found intellectual freedom in the liberal arts\, his father arranging tutelage in studies including ancient Greek and the piano.\n\nAdams fell in love with nature and his ability to capture its truest qualities on film when he first visited Yo semite National Park on a family vacation. It was in Yosemite Valley tha t he took his first photographs with his first camera\, a Kodak Box Brow nie. Adams life was devoted to his work\, turning out meticulously produ ced images of the American West and its National Parks. Adams sought to express the spiritual connection between the earth and its inhabitants t hrough his photographs in the hopes of convincing others of the necessit y of preserving National Parks.\n\nAdams’ passion for photography and th e American wilderness had a tremendous impact on the public perception o f America’s wild lands\, and the art that allowed him to share its beaut iful and inspirational landscapes with the world. Lobbying with his own photographs as motivators for environmental protection\, Adams dedicated himself to the untouched landscape as a spiritually redemptive power. H e believed human beings best understood their world and themselves if se eing themselves in proportion with\, rather than in opposition to\, natu re.\n\nA technical master\, his revolutionary development of the zone sy stem gave photographers more control over the resulting images than ever before and remains a staple of photography. As one of the first and mos t resolute believers that photography was a tool of fine art and not mer ely a means of documentary\, he was hugely influential in the practice b oth in its technical advancement\, and in its evolution into an establis hed medium of fine art.\n\nIn addition to the large number of landscape photographs\, this exhibit will also feature Adams’ talents as a portrai t artist\, and includes candid portraits of Alfred Stieglitz\, Dorothea Lange\, Georgia O’Keefe\, and \nothers. Like his landscapes\, his intere st in portraiture transcended mere documentation and captured the essenc e of the sitter’s character. Adams once said\, “To photograph truthfully is to see beneath the surface and record the qualities of nature and hu manity which live in all things.” Regardless of landscape or portraiture \, the exhibition elucidates an artist who is deliberate in his practice \, with a clear vision and a deep appreciation of the natural world. \n \nAdams died on April 22\, 1984 at the age of 82\, four years after recei ving the Presidential Medal of Freedom\, the highest civilian award in t he land. Six months after his death\, Congress passed legislation \ndesi gnating more than 200\,000 acres near Yosemite as the Ansel Adams Wilder ness Area. A year later\, an 11\,760-foot mountain on the boundary of Yo semite National Park was named Mt. Ansel Adams.\n\nThis private collecti on of photographs is on loan courtesy of Lynn and Tommie Meredith. We ar e grateful for their faithful support\, and applaud their advocacy of ed ucation and their commitment to continue to celebrate the legacy of this iconic photographer. The exhibition will serve as the core for the Fift h Grade Art Experience\, which is co-sponsored by the Art Associates of Missoula. In its 25th year\, the Art Associates of Missoula have focused on artists providing guided tours of the exhibitions with a hands-on ex perience for every fifth grade classroom in the county of Missoula. \n\n It is understood that this exhibition is an educational opportunity for art appreciators of all ages and is supported by an extensive series of public programs including lectures by regional scholars\, panel discussi ons\, films\, and free public tours by area artists. MAM would like to t hank our Major Sponsor the Sierra Club and our Producing Sponsor First S ecurity Bank. We would also like to thank the additional exhibition spon sors: the Montana Chapter of Sierra Club\, Missoulian\, Montana Radio Co mpany\, Lamar Advertising\, Missoula Public Library\, and Rocky Mountain School of Photography. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20110927T152836Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Doug Russell: Confluences LOCATION:Missoula Art Museum\, 335 N. Pattee St. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Doug Russell: Confluences \nFebruary 16 - April 22\, 2012 // Shott Family Gallery & Helen & F. Morris Silver Foundation Gallery\nArt ini: We Too Like to Make drawings\, February 16\, 6-9 PM\nArtist’s Recep tion and Gallery Talk: February 16\, 7 PM\nMaster Class with Doug Russel l: February 18\, 12-3 PM\n\nDoug Russell is a visual artist who lives an d works in Laramie\, WY. His exhibition\, Confluences\, is a large\, con cise body of work encompassing three separate series of drawings. Each s eries explores the passage of time and cyclic changes through Russell’s visual language of layered\, evolving marks and transparency centered on monumental compositions. \n\nEdifice\, which comprises seven mixed medi a works on paper\, is a literal study in time\, process and evolution. I n continual progress since 2005\, Russell explains of the series that “t he drawings reveal the passage of time through years of mark-making choi ces and changes.” The final phase of the drawings\, recently realized in 2011\, was to use the architectural forms common in his recent work to “develop and flatten the illusion of space”. Empire is a series of eight drawings that employ pencil\, ink\, graphite and China marker on Mylar \, a semi-translucent surface that seems made for Russell’s intricate\, l ayered marks. Of the Empire works the artist states\, “they are explorat ions of improvised gestural drawings of imagined monumental architectura l forms.” Where the Edifice series reveals years of marks from Russell’s enveloping style\, Empire gives the viewer the foundation of his most r ecent series of refined\, colossal drawings. Ebb and Flow is a series of twelve large drawings completed in 2010 and 2011. The works range in si ze from 40 inches by 25 inches\, to a large-scale installation– a monume ntal drawing of quiet\, chaotic decay and slow\, organic re-growth\, lar ger than eight feet square. Ebb and Flow is Russell’s “reflection of [hi s] perception of the compression of history\, culture\, and time” - and indeed these imagined\, compressed civilizations are marvelous worlds un to themselves.\n\nMAM is excited to introduce Missoula to Doug Russell w ith this exhibition of original drawings. More often than not\, drawing is used as a tool by artists to explore ideas that are later formalized in other media\, be it painting\, sculpture or printmaking. Russell\, on the other hand\, readily absorbs the influences from these media to edu cate his visual investigation and inform his visual language while remai ning rooted in the traditions of drawing. The body of work exhibited in Doug Russell: Confluences leaves no doubt\nthat drawing is a powerful an d beautiful medium on its own. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20120109T122241Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97902234 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/da751db50b56a0c815aaf3b207 82be94/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm DESCRIPTION:Haddon Hufford: Silversmith\nNovember 4\, 2011 – April 15\, 2012\nArtist’s Reception: November 4\, 5-8 PM\nArtist’s Gallery Talk: No vember 4\, 7 PM\n\nHaddon Hufford is a master silversmith practicing his craft near Frenchtown\, MT. Though he has lived in the Missoula Valley since 2006\, the Missoula Art Museum was unaware of this inimitable craf tsman working\nwithin close proximity until Hufford submitted to the Mon tana Triennial in 2009. We are excited to present this intimate solo exh ibition\, HaddonHufford: Silversmith at MAM and to introduce Hufford and his work to our visitors.\n\nHufford was born and raised in New York’s Hudson River Valley. He studied graphic design at Parsons School of Desi gn in Manhattan before serving in Vietnam as a combat cameraman in the A rmy’s 1st Air Cavalry Division\, 1969-71. Back in New York City\, Huffor d worked twenty-eight years in the film industry as a dolly and crane gr ip and set builder. His journey into metalsmithing began serendipitously on a trip through Argentina in 1996. In a small village on the Pampas\, Hufford visited a silversmith’s workshop and become fascinated with the ancient craft. Sterling is his metal of choice because of its inherent beauty and value but also because of the patience\, it requires to maste r the skills for forming and forging the noble metal. Hufford says\, “I know that the blow from the smith’s hammer is directly related to the he art beat and rhythm of life itself. There are times in the solitude of m y studio when hand and hammer become\none and the repetition of the over lapping blows bring me to the point of meditation.”\n\nThe exhibition fe atures examples of variations on common\, fine metal-smithed forms\; let ter openers\, goblets\, and vessels. Each hand-wrought piece that Huffor d creates is original\, he is proud to have\nnever duplicated an object. Exploring these similar yet unique works displayed next to each other r aises the awareness of the master silversmith’s craftsmanship\, artistic vision and skilled design that works in unison. The exhibition includes an example of a production piece\, a machine built maquette of a large candelabra that Hufford designed on commission and his accompanying mech anical drawing of the piece. It is a wonderful example of the design tha t goes into such works. Also displayed are examples of\nthe tools of the craft\; specialized hammers\, anvils\, and metal working stakes – many of which are hand-made objects themselves. All of Hufford’s work is eith er created on commission or sent to Lauren Stanley\nAmerican Silver gall ery in New York City. This makes presenting Haddon Hufford:Silversmith i n Missoula a special opportunity to share a distinctive craftsman. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20111013T100615Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324276 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Self–Taught and Art Brut in the MAM Permanent Collection LOCATION:335 N. Pattee\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Self–Taught and Art Brut in the MAM Permanent Collection\nOc tober 7\, 2011 – March 18\, 2012\n\nMAM presents several acquisitions to the Permanent Collection to help reacquaint visitors with the variety a nd depth of ideas and approaches to art found in our collection vault. T he drawings of Steve Muhs\, acquisitioned from his recent MAM exhibition \, join with local favorites Elizabeth Dilbeck and Lew Foster.\n\nAs mod ernist artists tired of and rejected academic styles\, they sought inspi ration in art forms outside the realm of official culture. In the 19th c entury\, artists found refreshing and invigorating creative works consid ered exotic or primitive\, such as masks from the continent of Africa\, prints from Japan\, or the\nmedieval and folk arts found throughout Euro pe. An interest in the art of insane asylum inmates grew in the 1920’s. \n\nThe post war French artist Jean Dubuffet was especially interested i n these works\, coining the term Art Brut. The more common term used in the United States is “Outsider Art\,” coined by art critic Roger Cardina l in 1972.\n\nEach of the artists in this small exhibit are difficult to categorize\, emphasizing the broadness of the category\, and the wide v ariety of styles and approaches. Steve Muhs is more appropriately\ndescr ibed as re-taught\, shrugging off and overcoming his formal art training with no fear of his own personal vision and voice. Elizabeth Dilbeck is a visually impaired painter—her eyesight deterioration started at the a ge of seven—and paints instinctually from memories of colors and images. Lew Foster is\na developmentally disabled gentleman that creates compel ling and joyful artworks\, taking advantage of Opportunity Resources’ wo nderful art programs. \n\nCommon to each artist\, and regardless of how they arrived there\, is an obsessive need to create\, to express somethi ng from deep within and beyond the constraints and interference of\, as Dubuffet said\, competition\, acclaim\, and social promotion. Please enj oy the raw humor\, the provocative fearlessness\, and the liberating aut henticity of these compelling and sincere artworks. CATEGORIES:Art/Culture DTSTAMP:20110929T114916Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96324397 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Toddler Play Group: Ready!Set!Play! LOCATION:North Valley Family Center\, 5501 US HWY 93 N\, Suite 3\, Florenc e\, Mt. 59833 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.novafrc.org DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, Toddler Time\, at North Valley Family Center! 10:30-noon\n\nParents and other family members play an important role i n supporting children’s growth and development. Ready! Set! Play! Is FRE E! And Utilizes Montana’s Early Learning Guidelines to help parents & ca regivers learn ways to support children’s learning through fun and inter active activities. CATEGORIES:Kids DTSTAMP:20111221T141541Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/97881191 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Toddler Time: Ready!Set!Play! LOCATION:Local Living Family Center\, 5501 US HWY 93 N\, Suite 3\, Florenc e\, Mt. 59833 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.locallivingfamilyctr.org DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, Toddler Time\, at Local Living Family Center! \n\nReady!Set!Play! and Music and Motion!\, alternating weekly. \n\nPare nts and other family members play an important role in supporting childr en’s growth and development. Ready! Set! Play! Is FREE! And Utilizes Mon tana’s Early Learning Guidelines to help parents & caregivers learn ways to support children’s learning through fun and interactive activities. Facilitated by Allison.\n\nMusic and Motion is the perfect opportunity t o introduce your child to structure and fun through the many wonders of music! There will be emphasis on different aspects of being a part of a group who enjoys music. Facilitated by Melissa Sparks and Traci Kutzleb. CATEGORIES:Kids DTSTAMP:20110929T150436Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96495772 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Health Care Services and Its Impact on Women LOCATION:1130 W Broadway DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.ywcaofmissoula.org/ DESCRIPTION:Kim Mansch\, executive director of Partnership Health Center in Missoula\, will discuss women’s health and her experiences working i n community health centers on Friday\, Feb. 17\, from noon to 1 p.m. at YWCA Missoula. The discussion is part of the YWCA’s Brown Bag Lunch Seri es. \n “Community health centers\, such as Partnership Health Center\, are ideal for women and their families to receive care\,” Mansch said. “ Our patient-centered medical home model allows us to take care of all of our patients’ needs\, including medical\, dental\, behavioral health\, cancer screening and care management services.” \n The Brown Bag Lunch Series is a component of YWCA Missoula’s Women’s Economic Advancement in itiative focusing on women’s leadership. Each season\, which follows the academic calendar\, explores topics that impact women. \n For more info rmation about the Brown Bag Series\, contact Michelle Williamson at 543- 6691 or mwilliamson@ywcaofmissoula.org. CATEGORIES:Education DTSTAMP:20120210T103059Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98756409 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Double Trouble in Recovery - Mental Illness and Substance Abuse LOCATION:Winds of Change Recovery Mall\, 2811 Latimer St. \, Missoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T161500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120119T104647Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98430860 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"Let's Talk About It" Networking Mixer LOCATION:Swan River Inn Cafe\, 360 Grand Ave. Bigfork\, MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://exploretheflathead.blogspot.com/ DESCRIPTION:Let's Talk About It is a networking event promoted by Explor e the Flathead/Mountain Sports Connection in Bigfork. In 2012 Explore wi ll promote a full calendar of "zero-waste" outdoor sports events\, prima rily in and around the Bigfork area\, but will also include locations th roughout the Flathead Valley. One of our projects is to build a nature t rail for bikes\, horses\, walkers/runners (Active Transportation) around Flathead Lake that will ultimately connect all communities from Whitefi sh to Polson. This would be one topic for Let's Talk About It. Everyone welcome\, very informal\, no fees\, happy hour priced drinks and free sn acks. CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20120119T094526Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98417805 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Friday Night Lacrosse LOCATION:Meadow Hill Middle School Gym DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.MissouLAX.com DESCRIPTION:Friday Night LAX is a chance for interested high school boys and girls to come see what lacrosse is all about. It's also a chance f or returning players to brush up on skills before the start of the sprin g lacrosse season. No special equipment is need to check it out. Cont act Ken@MissouLAX.com or go to www.MissouLAX.com for dates\, times and m ore information. CATEGORIES:Recreation DTSTAMP:20120112T124644Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98310234 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Movie Night at The Girls Way LOCATION:1515 Wyoming St.\, Ste. 300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:www.thegirlsway.org CATEGORIES:Special Event DTSTAMP:20110502T104601Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/94369943 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Louie Bond & the Texas Playgirl LOCATION:Lolo Hot Springs\, 38500 W. Highway 12 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T230000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:One of Montana's finest guitarist Louie Bond and jazz vocali st Kimberlee Carlson perform vintage country\, jazz\, swing\, originals. CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120209T133850Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98742995 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Karaoke By Figmo @ The Jokers Wild LOCATION:The Jokers Wild\, 4829 N Reserve St\, Missoula\, MT 59808 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120218T020000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.Figmo.com CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20110914T125944Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96290664 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Karaoke By Figmo @ The Reno Casino LOCATION:The Reno Casino\, 3650 MT HWY 200 E\, Missoula\, MT 59802 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120218T020000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.Figmo.com CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20110914T125959Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/96290549 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Holler! LOCATION:Monk's\, 225 Ryman Street\, Missoula\, MT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120217T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120218T020000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1432484629#!/events/23171980 0235382/ DESCRIPTION:The Holler! brings original lyrical funky folky bluegrass fr om Fort Collins. Two nights at Monk's in Missoula\, Feb 17th and 18th. FREE SHOW Check out www.thehollermusic.com CATEGORIES:Music/Concerts DTSTAMP:20120209T133932Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98641164 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:district 2 trappers education class LOCATION:FWP offices at 3201 Spurgin Rd. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120219 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DESCRIPTION:this is a free voluntary trappers education class that is sp onsored by the Montana Trappers Association. It will cover lots of help ful information regarding trapping and fur handling. It will start at 9 a.m. and last until 4 p.m. CATEGORIES:Education DTSTAMP:20120209T133958Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98560974 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Trappers Education Class LOCATION:FWP Building Spurgin Road Missoula DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120218T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:The Montana Trappers Association is teaching a trappers educ ation class. Anyone interested in learning about trapping is encourage d to attend. Students are provided with books and information. The cost is free. Bring a lunch. Contact Toby for more information at woodsmane ducation@gmail.com CATEGORIES:Education DTSTAMP:20120206T094109Z UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/98655940 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Missoula Snowgoers Snowmobile Association Family Fun Run LOCATION:Lolo Hot Springs DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20120218T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20120218T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:http://www.missoulasnowgoers.org/ DESCRIPTION:The 24th Annual Family Fun Run at Lolo Hot Springs. First sl ed out at 9am\, last sled in by 4pm. Door prizes\, silent auction items \, 50/50 tickets. $5 a hand\, no limit on the number of hands you can car ry. 1 free hand for the ladies participating in the ride courtesy of the Missoula Snowgoers Snowmobile Association in honor of Valentines day. R ide is aproximately 40 miles on groomed trails in the Clearwater and Lol o National Forest. Contact Jim Booth at 777-1570 for more information. 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