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Missoula galleries gear up for First Friday
Story by Kaimin arts staff | September, 5 2008
Montana Kaimin
Monte Dolack Gallery
139 W. Front St
“Light in the Wild,” Dolack’s latest, focuses on an idea of creating less of an impact on our wild places. Signed and unsigned copies of the poster will be on sale. The opening reception will be from 5-8 p.m.
Montana Rep presents fruit of ‘Adam and Eve’ labors
Story by Kelsey Bernius, Aug. 29, 2008
Legendary writer Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, once said, “The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”
Poking fun at the foolishness of both men and women is what The Montana Repertory Theatre’s production of Mark Twain’s Diaries of Adam and Eve attempts to do.
The famous production detailing what Twain thought Adam and Eve really experienced in the Garden of Eden will play for the theater’s educational outreach state tour, kicking off at UM’s Masquer Theatre Sept. 5.
The outreach program brings professionally produced plays to rural towns across Montana in order to spark the interest of high school kids who may not even know they want to act.
From Sidney to Troy, students will experience the parody of creation as told by Mark Twain and adopted by Missoula Colony playwright Ron Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald, a writer for the latest season of Weeds, the Showtime comedy about a sexy mom trafficking pot, is an in-resident award-winning playwright.
Students, pros display ceramics in UC Gallery
Story by Steve Miller, Aug. 29, 2008
When UC Gallery Director Matt Bullis began organizing the semester’s first exhibit, he didn’t consider that he might exceed his space.
As he kept contacting people, however, it occurred to him that hosting a who’s who of Montana-based ceramic artists couldn’t be done in the UC Gallery.
“I had to leave out a lot of people,” Bullis said. Instead, he aimed to gather the “widest array of ceramics” that would fit in UC 227.
The result is Ceramic Montana, which features the work of over 20 ceramic artists, ranging from the well known, such as the late David Shaner, a nationally known potter from Big Fork, to faculty professors, to students.
Montana student's film lands in national MTV movie competition
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 25, 2008
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.
Yonder Mountain returns to Missoula for 10th anniversary show
Story by Megan McLean | April 11, 2008
April showers aren’t the only thing in store for musician Jeff Austin and his fellow band mates this month. The artists mark their 10th anniversary as the collaborative minds behind the unique Yonder Mountain String Band with a stop at the Wilma Theatre tonight en route to other acoustic hotspots.
“We’re looking forward to coming back,” Austin said. “Montana fed us a lot of inspiration in the early days.”
'Rock Band' fans flock to the Palace for contest
Story by Erica Doornek | April 11, 2008
Drumsticks flare and fingers fly as four sets of eyes stare intently at the big-screen TV in Missoula’s couch-infested Palace Lounge. Lead-vocal, drum, bass and lead-guitar parts flash across the screen in rapid succession as the four players try to keep up.
Q&A: The Clintons
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 11, 2008
Bozeman-based band the Clintons recently wrote a love song to Hillary Clinton. But that was only the beginning. CNN found the video and aired it. Then Fox News got wind of the ballad and invited lead singer John McLellan onscreen for an interview. Here is the band’s own explanation of the song to end all love songs, told by bassist A.J. Miller.
UC hosts Swing Into Spring
Story by Steve Miller | April 11, 2008
Last November, Elissa Looney and Holly Weber endured the cold while driving a horse and carriage around the Oval for two hours to promote Fall Into Finals – a night of dancing and country music just before the semester’s most taxing week.
This afternoon, they will once again ride in circles to spur interest in a similar foot-stomping hoedown: the Swing Into Spring dance (with the tagline “Kiss Winter Farewell and Give the Dance Floor Hell”) kicks off tomorrow evening. The dance will offer an hour of swing dance lessons in the University Center Ballroom, followed by the music of local group Stomping Ground.
'Wicked Busy'
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 9, 2008
Sunday afternoon, five minutes before dress rehearsal for “Gypsy” is scheduled to begin, actors and stage crew are still hustling around working on sets, doing their makeup and rehearsing lines.
“Show me one rehearsal that starts on time,” said director Teresa Waldorf, smiling and shrugging her shoulders as she tucks wisps of blond hair back behind ears that are already supporting her glasses.
Q&A: The Pink Floyd Experience
Story by Steve Miller | April 9, 2008
On April 19, the pig will fly again.
Bringing their state-of-the-art production to the University Theatre, The Pink Floyd Experience jumpstarts this year’s Spring Thaw festivities with a concert reminiscent of the legendary art-rock group Pink Floyd in their prime.
Kaimin Arts caught up to band founder and guitarist Tom Quinn for a telephone interview while he was in San Diego.
UM students release undergrad literary magazine
Story by Erica Doornek | April 9, 2008
Curious onlookers stopped to listen as newly published authors from the University of Montana read their works in the lobby of the Mansfield Library. Evidently this was one of the few times that nobody was going to get shushed.
Created by students and for students, The Oval literary magazine made its debut Tuesday afternoon, just seven months after its inception. It features undergraduate poetry, art, fiction and photography from a variety of students and one professor.
UM students bring on the Spring Thaw
Story by Steve Miller | April 9, 2008
After a winter that overstayed its welcome by nearly a month, the Missoula community can finally come out of hibernation to the sights of inflatable pigs, casino lights and faculty members in a dunking booth as a part of the sixth annual Spring Thaw.
Organized by students in the University of Montana’s Entertainment Management Program, the Spring Thaw festival consists of a variety of activities hosted over the course of a week, beginning with The Pink Floyd Experience concert in the University Theatre on April 19 and concluding with a festival on the Oval on April 24.
Review: Hedden play joins list of hits
Story by Alex Sakariassen | April 9, 2008
It’s rare that, as editor of Kaimin Arts, I’ll opt to run a review of an event after the fact. It’s rarer still that I’ll sit down to write that review on a Saturday night. But the performance of Roger Hedden’s “Deep in the Hole” at the Stage Graffiti Festival last week was one of those rare performances that “pops” in every sense of the word.
With “Deep in the Hole,” Roger Hedden has accomplished what made Barret O’Brien (“Eating Round the Bruise”), Martin McDonagh (“Pillowman”) and Will Eno (“Thom Pain”) stars of the Missoula theatre community: He has composed a seamless work of art.
Crystal gets some Graffiti
Story by Erica Doornek | April 4, 2008
What’s a drama student to do when there aren’t enough roles to go around? Write your own plays, of course!
The Stage Graffiti Festival, the brainchild of a group of University of Montana drama students, brings splashy colors and wildly imaginative plays to the Crystal Theatre tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m.
UM stars arrive for annual fine arts bash
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 4, 2008
The Odyssey of the Stars is an opportunity to showcase the talent of the School of Fine Arts, as University of Montana music director Stephen Kalm put it.
The event, coming up this Saturday, brings together the talents of UM student musicians, the Department of Drama/Dance, and distinguished alumni in a night of performing and raising money to benefit scholarships from the School of Fine Arts.
R.E.M. back in form with new release
Story by Steve Miller | April 2, 2008
When an unnamed band plays its first show in a former Episcopalian church, it doesn’t necessarily insinuate nearly three decades of success.
For R.E.M., however, it served as the launching pad to superstardom.
Released Tuesday, the band’s 14th studio album, titled Accelerate, serves as R.E.M.’s surprising, albeit much-needed, return to form. With the help of producer Jacknife Lee, former Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin, and guitarist Scott McCaughey, R.E.M. has crafted an aggressively engaging yet straightforward alternative rock album.
'Superbad' book celebrates comedy of the male member
Story by Erica Doornek | April 2, 2008
Phallographics (fal`o graf`iks) is defined by a recent Newmarket Press book release as “the pictorial representation of a phallus, or a depiction relating to or resembling a phallus.”
Or, more simply, it’s the hilarious montage of penis drawings displayed in the comedy “Superbad.” The same unique artwork from the movie, plus a ton of extras, has found a home in the new book “Superbad: The Drawings.”
An all-consuming passion
Story by Melissa Weaver | April 2, 2008
If David Englund could go back in time and tell himself he would someday become an artist, he’d probably laugh in disbelief.
The sculptor and now third partner of Missoula’s Gibson and Schweyen Gallery, co-owned by Mark Gibson and Brian Schweyen, got into the art business eleven years ago, almost by accident.
Keeping Missoula fresh
Story by Erica Doornek | March 21, 2008
In the ever-changing art industry, a crop of Missoula galleries has found a way to make a good thing better.
Local gallery owners claim their biggest challenge lies in finding a strategy to sell artwork while building a reputation in the community. Michael Bowlin, sales manager for the Dana Gallery, explained.
“Our success comes from our rapport with buyers and artists, but also our determination to keep fresh work on the walls.”
Rappers declare Missoula scene 'best' in Montana
Story by Melissa Weaver | March 21, 2008
Editor’s note: For the purposes of this article, some sources are referred to by their adopted musical monikers as opposed to their given names.
By 8 p.m. Wednesday, bass sound checks were already blasting from inside The Other Side in preparation for the San Francisco Bay Area-based Mistah F.A.B and Zion 1 rap show, slated to begin at 9.
Inside, bouncers, bartenders and a few local rappers hung out, passing a Swisher Sweet around, the low buzz of conversation frequently and suddenly interrupted by loud bursts of laughter or a thumping sound check.
Spearhead to put Missoula in the spring break mood with reggae concert
Story by Melissa Weaver | March 19, 2008
If you’re not going to be on an island this spring break, the music of Michael Franti and Spearhead can help you pretend you are.
“It’s worth sticking around for,” said Porterhouse Productions head Sam Porter.
Wilco fans on campus rejoice over May concert
Story by Steve Miller | March 19, 2008
Preparing for tests Monday night of finals week may prove particularly difficult for lovers of country music with a psychedelic kick.
Last Friday, UM Productions announced that the Grammy Award-winning alternative-country group Wilco will play the Adams Center on May 5. Tickets for UM students, staff and faculty went on sale Monday at 10 a.m. for $26 with a valid Griz Card. Sales open to the general public Friday at 8:30 a.m. for $31.
UM Productions announces Wilco concert for May
Story by Alex Sakariassen | March 14, 2008
This spring, indie band Wilco will join the Rolling Stones, the Decemberists and James Taylor as the next popular musical act to hit Missoula.
UM Productions announced this morning that Chicago-based Wilco will perform in the Adams Center on May 5. Ticket presales for UM students, staff and faculty begin at 10 a.m. March 18. General ticket sales begin 8:30 a.m. on March 21. Tickets are $24 with a valid Griz Card or $29 without.
Poets and singers band together to speak out against Iraq war
Story by Erica Doornek | March 14, 2008
It started with a dream list of the best poets Montana had to offer, and now the “Poets for Peace” event will become a reality for University of Montana professors and community members who want to speak out against the Iraq War.
Set to take place on March 19 at the Wilma Theatre, the show will feature original poetry read by 30 artists, as well as live music. The date was picked to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, said Sean Gibbons, event organizer and president of UM Students for Peace and Justice.
Former Kiss guitarist rocks Missoula on St. Patty's Day
Story by Melissa Weaver | March 14, 2008
Former Kiss lead guitarist, Ace Frehley, is coming to Missoula this St. Patty’s Day, bringing with him Canadian breakout band The Trews and Spokane-based Paid Under Envy.
Little-known guitar legend Richard Thompson returns to rock Missoula
Story by Steve Miller | March 14, 2008
Tom Webster recalls the night the bright lights of Missoula were shot out. It was spring of 1993, downtown at the Elks Club.
A man armed only with an acoustic guitar and no backing band broke a string during his performance.
Instead of halting the set completely to thread and tune the new string, he asked the audience to sing the Beatles’ version of the Isley Brothers’ tune “Twist and Shout.”
Rare Rembrandts pay a visit to the Meloy Gallery
Story by Melissa Weaver | March 14, 2008
Stepping into the exhibit “Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt’s Etchings” is like stepping into the workshop of one of history’s great artists.
The Montana Museum of Art and Culture unveiled Tuesday the exhibit of 35 etchings by Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn completed between 1629 and 1654. “Sordid and Sacred” is on display in the Meloy Gallery in the PAR-TV center.
Coen brothers' new film lives up to Oscar hype
Story by Steve Miller | March 12, 2008
The prospect of snagging a suitcase of $2 million from a dead drug dealer once seemed fairly enticing, but thanks to “No Country for Old Men,” it may be best to leave the money and run.
The four-time Academy Award-winner hit stores on DVD yesterday, after a successful box office run (grossing over $133 million worldwide) and an even more dominate showing among critics and various film award panels.
'Cyclone' falls in step with past successes
Story by Alex Sakariassen | March 12, 2008
The raging tempest of New Jersey trailer park culture comes to life in full 9 mm-toting, Maker’s Mark-guzzling, dog-poisoning color with Montana Rep Missoula’s newest production, “Cyclone,” on stage at the Crystal Theatre this week.
Emotions run hot and high in Ron Fitzgerald’s 2005 off-Broadway stage drama, an excellent ender for MRM’s 2007-08 season. True to its name, “Cyclone” promises a relentless wash of love, anger, pain and betrayal over a near two-hour stretch. The title character is, more fittingly still, an ocean-side roller coaster.
UM artists seek to aid African orphans
Story by Erica Doornek | March 12, 2008
Would you like some photos with your coffee, or maybe some watercolors with your bagel?
Four University of Montana artists hope that you do, as they will hold an art show and silent auction Saturday night at Bear’s Brew Coffee House on Helen Avenue. The show features art from various media, including photography, watercolors and oil and acrylic paintings. The students are looking to raise enough money for a summer trip to Africa to help build an orphanage.
A culture built on music
Story by Melissa Weaver | March 7, 2008
At the Travis Sehorn and the Pebble Light CD release party at the Badlander last Saturday night, my friend Mark Dostal looked at me quizzically while I interviewed him, stopped me mid-sentence and asked, “Are you qualified to write this kind of story?”
He explained that he wasn’t sure if I knew enough about music.
I do.
Sean Penn's 'Into the Wild' a physical, spiritual journey now on DVD
Story by Melissa Weaver | March 5, 2008
When Christopher McCandless walked “Into the Wild” of Alaska in 1992, he surely had no idea his actions would spawn a bestselling novel by Jon Krakauer and a Golden Globe Award-winning movie written and directed by Sean Penn.
Knowing that McCandless died trying to escape the system made me a little guilty watching a corporate-produced film about his life, a film called “Into the Wild.” But what a movie.
UM voice students 'strut' their vocal stuff
Story by Steve Miller | March 5, 2008
Attention all University of Montana students currently taking lessons with a voice faculty member: now’s your chance to use your pipes.
On March 17, undergraduate and graduate students alike will vie for a chance to win hundreds of dollars in the UM Vocal Arts Competition, held in the Music Recital Hall.
Dance students swarm on annual showcase
Story by Erica Doornek | March 5, 2008
As much a spring tradition as sandals and Frisbee games on the Oval, the University of Montana Department of Drama and Dance’s Spring Dance Showcase makes its annual appearance next week.
The showcase will run from March 11-15 in the PAR/TV Building’s Open Space. Two separate showcase programs will alternate performances each night, featuring choreography by students, faculty and other artists.
Seattle indie-rock band offers a variety of tunes
Story by Melissa Weaver | February 29, 2008
When the colorful, professional-looking Throw Me The Statue album showed up on the Kaimin Arts desk, I was warned that, typically, the prettier the album, the crappier the music.
Moonbeams, Throw Me The Statue’s debut album, blew that notion out of the water.
With their hearts in their mouths
Story by Erica Doornek | February 29, 2008
Ask any fine arts major what it’s like, and they might compare it to an event like the Super Bowl, or Fashion Week in New York City, or even a pregnancy.
It may sound a little dramatic, but the Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition is no small event for the artists who have worked toward it for the bulk of their education.
Album of the Year 2007 is a star-studded letdown
Story by Steve Miller | February 29, 2008
In a year that saw a distressed Amy Winehouse refuse to enter rehab, a stronger Kanye West reach graduation, and a more colorful Radiohead give away music for free, nothing stood out as much as jazz legend Herbie Hancock – at least in the eyes of the Recording Academy voters.
UM Productions announces concert with Oscar winners Swell Season
Story by Steve Miller | February 27, 2008
This spring, Missoula residents will fall slowly for the best musicians Ireland (and the Czech Republic) have to offer. UM Productions confirmed Tuesday that the recent Oscar-winning duo, The Swell Season, as well as the critically acclaimed Eileen Ivors & Immigrant Soul, are set to play Missoula.
Dan Torti, UM Productions marketing coordinator, said he believes The Swell Season’s newfound success following their Oscar win for Best Song couldn’t have come at a better time for Missoula.
Guitarist Johnny Winter to rock the Wilma
Story by Melissa Weaver | February 27, 2008
Alive and finally well after years of hard partying, legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter will perform at the Wilma Theatre this Sunday night.
“I met Johnny back in ‘73 when I was working as a stagehand,” said concert promoter Greg Stahl. “Something in his music just got to me. How do you describe Johnny Winter? I don’t know.”
'Stop Kiss' fuses comic, tragic to address violence
Story by Alex Sakariassen | February 27, 2008
Missoula theater so rarely manages to pull off a production that teeter-totters between the comic and the catastrophic. But Deborah Voss, in her directing premiere “Stop Kiss,” now onstage at the Masquer Theatre, proves that the drama seesaw at UM really does have a balance point.
Kyi-Yo club hosts dance, art auction
Story by Melissa Weaver | February 22, 2008
Next Thursday night, expect to hear American Indian flute songs drifting out of the University Center Ballroom as dancers swirl across the floor during the Native American Theatre and Art Auction, a fundraiser for the annual Kyi-Yo Powwow.
The Native American Theatre will host representatives from 15 tribes including Cheyenne, Chippewea, Kootenai, Blackfoot, Crow and others.
'There Will Be Blood' spins tale of limitless greed
Story by Steve Miller | February 22, 2008
After breaking his leg in a tumble down a secluded mineshaft, Daniel Plainview slowly and painfully drags himself for miles. Plainview’s perseverance is fueled not so much by his will to survive but rather his unquenchable desire for everything in the holy name of oil.
From the opening scene of the tragic “There Will Be Blood,” Plainview sets the tone for a tale of bottomless, uncaring and indiscriminate greed.
Pro choreographer gives 'Gypsy' some flash
Story by Erica Doornek | February 22, 2008
The chatter of soft-soled shoes hitting hardwood fills the small room as six excited dancers quickstep through their vaudeville-style tap routine. Blair Bybee strolls through their ranks, watching for missteps, adjusting body angles, and offering encouragement.
“Hands up! Big smiles! There you go!” he says.
It’s flashy. It’s catchy. It’s “Gypsy.”
'Juno' an Oscar dark horse despite ending
Story by Melissa Weaver | February 20, 2008
By now, most people have heard of “Juno”, the quirky teen pregnancy comedy touted by a New York Times critic as “this year’s ‘Little Miss Sunshine.’”
But it seems weird to me that the teen pregnancy, which plays a huge part in most of “Juno” doesn’t seem to affect the ending, or those critics’ opinions.
Fresh films give Oscar a face lift
Story by Erica Doornek | February 20, 2008
They’d like to thank the Academy.
Oscar buffs everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief that the 80th Academy Awards will go on as planned after the official end of the Writers Guild of America strike. The calculated extravagance of the ceremony may not come as a surprise to viewers, but everything else about it just might.
Tickets still on sale for NOFX at Wilma
Story by Mike Gerrity | February 20, 2008
Tickets for NOFX’s May 4 show at the Wilma Theatre are still up for grabs, going against precedent for most major Wilma shows last year.
New area gallery opens, off the beaten track
Story by Steve Miller | February 20, 2008
Amid a sea of book stacks, dilapidated bikes and ragged couches lies the most recent addition to Missoula’s art community in the alley behind 1936 Birch St. — a far cry from First Friday’s downtown.
This Saturday, Pylon opens its doors to patrons for the first time with “Musicians’ Auditions,” an open-stage invitation for spoken-word artists, poets or any other artistically oriented craftsmen.
UM alumnus returns with 'Eloquent Nude'
Story by Melissa Weaver | February 15, 2008
Ian McCluskey’s film career started because he was lost. Literally. A wrong turn in a basement at the University of Portland forever altered his life’s course.
Trying to find an English literature class, McCluskey stumbled upon students setting up a scene for a documentary film class. McCluskey said seeing them work made “something inside me just click.”