Arts
Montana student's film lands in national MTV movie competition
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 25, 2008
Montana Kaimin
Earning a top 25 spot in MTV University’s national “Best Film on Campus” competition wasn’t a life-changing event for a Montana State University film student.
After all, he didn’t even know he had won until he happened to check the MTVU Web site.
Shotgun fest kicks off at the Crystal
Story by Erica Doornek | April 25, 2008
There might not be any actual guns involved in Shotgun Theatre’s 10-minute play festival, but a group of University of Montana drama and dance students are firing their ammo anyway.
Tonight and tomorrow, the Crystal Theatre will host three short plays, as well as some surprises.
DeFranco brings the jazz to UM
Story by Steve Miller | April 25, 2008
T.S. Eliot writes in the opening line of “The Waste Land”: “April is the cruelest month.” This weekend, however, jazz musicians and fans will prove Mr. Eliot wrong as they pile into the University Theatre for the two-day Buddy DeFranco Jazz Festival.
Kaimin Arts proudly presents The Dennies
Story by Kaimin Arts | April 25, 2008
Last year, in line with a tradition pioneered by such illustrious awards as the Oscars and the Dundees, Kaimin Arts announced the birth of “The Dennies.” These awards, dedicated to the legacy of University of Montana President George Dennison, honor the best and worst of the past year. So welcome to the second annual Dennies.
Love Your Mother moves to Lolo Hot Springs
Story by Erica Doornek | April 23, 2008
It’s back, and it’s greener than ever. The second annual Love Your Mother Earth Festival is gearing up for an end-of-May jamboree at Lolo Hot Springs.
The two-day festival, scheduled for May 30-31, will offer art, workshops, outdoor sports, organic food, kid-friendly activities and over 20 area bands including Corn Mash, Reverend Slanky, Miller Creek and Luau Cinder. The main stage will be accompanied by a saloon stage, poolside DJs and a geodesic dome.
Wolf Redboy rocks in support of SARC
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 23, 2008
There aren’t many chances to see men parade around in high heels. So if that is a goal, be on the Oval today at 12:15 p.m. when SARC’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event kicks off its walk-a-thon rock concert benefit to end sexual assault and champion women’s rights.
“Playing on the Oval is a big deal for a band in my opinion, and playing for a cause is the cherry on top,” said Amanda Cevallos, bassist (and sole female member) of the punk-rock-tinged band Wolf Redboy. The band will be playing for the Student Assault Resources Center-sponsored event.
Student films win esteem in national festivals
Story by Steve Miller | April 23, 2008
As gears churn and a silver hand moves through fog, two bird-headed statuettes strain against a choke chain; their enslaver has a similar build, but possesses a head of scrap metal instead.
For Paul Alvarez, a graduate student in the University of Montana’s Media Arts Department, the imagery serves to capture the “struggles of the lower working class” in his awarding-winning short film, “Kamp.”
Artini
Story by Shane McMillan | April 18, 2008
Storytelling by an almost-czar turned artist, Native American beadwork, “Shrinky Dinks,” live music, a modern wedding dress fashion show, and plenty of wine and martinis. The Missoula Art Museum had it all Thursday evening. The event, Artini, is a night of fine art and classy drinks held on the third Thursday of every month.
April’s featured artists ranged the gamut in style and medium. Artists Molly Murphy, Holly Andres and others were on exhibit as Artini-goers listened to the music of Larry Hirshberg and Brandon Zimmer.
Newsboys bring a unique message to Adams Center
Story by Matt Unrau | April 18, 2008
After seeing the Grizzly basketball team suffer a 52-point loss to Portland State this season, it’s hard to imagine any “good news” coming from the Adams Center. But that is exactly what Peter Furler, lead vocals of the popular Christian pop band the Newsboys, preached through his guitar and his testimony as only an Australian preacher’s boy can Wednesday night.
UC hosts paper personalities
Story by Steve Miller | April 18, 2008
If the windows of the second-floor University Center study lounge weren’t cluttered by ASUM campaign ads, passersby could catch a glimpse of the Whack family.
Crafted from paper-maché by University of Montana art instructor Bobby Tilton and his students, the Whacks embody the American dream – from the box-wearing, beer-gutted father to the pregnant teenage daughter to the crippled vet in the wheel chair, all gathered in front of a TV screen.
Missoula rings in Earth Day
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 18, 2008
Saying the environment is very important to Missoula residents is nothing new. And how better to celebrate Earth Day than with festivals? Three, to be exact, will help kick off the first day of Earth Week this Saturday.
In Caras Park, get ready to rock out to Reverend Slanky during the “Best Dam Party” in honor of the Milltown Dam removal.
Q&A: Eric Braeden
Story by Steve Miller | April 18, 2008
German immigrant Eric Braeden left Missoula in 1960 while struggling to balance academics, track and various odd jobs.
Since then, Braeden has had the starring role on one of daytime television’s longest-running soap operas, “The Young and the Restless,” acted alongside Oscar winners such as Marlon Brando, and recently was awarded a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
On April 19, Braeden returns to Missoula in support of his new film, “The Man Who Came Back.” Kaimin Arts caught up with him for a phone interview while he was in Los Angeles.
World-famous cellist treats UM to Jewish tunes
Story by Erica Doornek | April 18, 2008
Master cellist Amit Peled is something of a world traveler. In the past six months alone, he has played in Leipzig, Germany; Istanbul, Turkey; Guadalajara, Mexico; and countless other locations. Just three days ago, he played a concert in Hadera, Israel.
And now, he’s bringing his famous repertoire and 300-year-old cello back to The University of Montana.
Poet, ex-nun returns to UM
Story by Erica Doornek | April 16, 2008
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: A professor, a nun and a poet walk into a bar …
Except that the only person walking into the bar is 89-year-old Madeline DeFrees, and the joke doesn’t quite work because she is all three.
Playwright drops by for 'House of Blue Leaves'
Story by Steve Miller | April 16, 2008
It’s an extraordinary thing to perform a Tony Award-winning play with its creator in the audience. And on April 25, students of the University of Montana’s Department of Dance/Drama will do precisely that.
“The House of Blue Leaves,” a black comedy set in Vietnam-era America, takes the stage at the Masquer Theatre as one of the department’s final productions this semester. In conjunction with the President’s Lecture Series, playwright John Guare will be on campus to speak at the UC Ballroom, as well as hold a seminar for students earlier in the day. While in Missoula, Guare will attend one of the performances of “Blue Leaves” earlier in the week.
'No Use' trying too hard
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 16, 2008
The Feel Good Record of the Year, by No Use For A Name, sounds like the musical equivalent of Hot Topic: a place to shop if you like “angry” black clothing and T-shirts with band names, but where legit punk devotees wouldn’t be caught dead.
Their music isn’t bad, but it seems like they’re trying too hard. The sound is a little too pop-ish for No Use For A Name’s strong political and melancholy lyrics.
