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Missoula Cultural Council – Some news and upcoming events for the week of June 6, 2005

Today is the anniversary of D-Day, the first day of the most technologically ambitious wartime invasion in history. Essentially the Allies built a harbor in England and transported it across the English Channel to Normandy. Here is an interesting comparison of numbers: on June 6, 1944, 6,000 ships and 14,000 aircraft attacked the French coast. Today there are 3,780,000 D-Day references listed on Google.

In Missoula…

The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula presents A Visit to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, original Wild West posters, between June 5 and August 28. There will be a free opening reception on June 5 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. This special temporary exhibit will illustrate the acts a visitor would see when attending a show a hundred years ago. Buffalo Bill employed the finest lithographers of his day to create posters for his Wild West show. Today these posters are prized for their attention to detail and colorful rendition of action. Posters in the exhibit will illustrate such things as Annie Oakely’s sharpshooting, feats of horsemanship by Cossacks, and even a game of “football” on horseback between cowboys and Indians. The spectacular full-color posters will be supplemented with black and white photographs of Wild West show acts. For more information, call 728-3476 or e-mail [email protected]

Registration for MCT’s Summer Day Camps 2005 is happening now! Sign up for one camp or all three! The week-long day camps will be held Monday thru Friday at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with performances on Saturday and Sunday. Treasure Island takes place June 20th-26th with performances the 25th at 4pm & 7pm and the 26th at 2pm & 4pm. Hansel & Gretel is July 11th-17th with performances the 16th at 4pm & 7pm and the 17th at 2pm & 4pm. The Wiz of the West is July 25th-31st with performances the 30th at 4pm & 7pm and the 31st at 2pm & 4pm. Pick up registration forms at Missoula Children’s Theatre, 200 North Adams Street or call 728-1911 for more information.

Five Valleys Arts and Science Center is offering a variety of adult and children arts and science classes and programs this summer. For info contact Patty at Art Hangup, 327-8757. A web site, http://www.fvasc.org, is currently under construction and will be available soon for information.

The World Affairs Council of Missoula presents His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan, with a lecture entitled The Future of Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Missoula Children’s Theatre. For more information call 728-3328.

The Montana Natural History Center presents Prairie Keepers: June 7, 6:30 p.m.

Woad Warriors Part II. Sweep the Sentinel prairie again for Dyer’s Woad plants, a noxious weed that is contained within five infestations in Montana. Meet the Montana Native Plant Society at the M trailhead and be ready to walk a few miles. Bring gloves, water, and questions! MNHC also presents Saturday Discovery Day – Return to Blue Mountain on June 11, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. $20/$15 MNHC members, Registration required. Join MNHC, Lolo National Forest and the UM Avian Science Center for another chance to visit the Black Mountain fire site with an eye to the post fire-loving birds of the area such as black-backed woodpeckers. Wildflowers should be abundant so we will also identify plants and discuss how they are adapted to fire. For more information call 327-0405 or visit http://www.MontanaNaturalist.org

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The Montana Museum of Art & Culture presents another in its continuing Noontime Art Talks series. On Thursday, June 9 at 12pm in the Meloy Gallery of The University of Montana’s PARTV building, MMAC Curator Manuela Well-Off-Man will present a talk in conjunction with the exhibition Contemporary Native American Art – Reflections after Lewis and Clark. The talk is entitled, “Re-Presenting Identity: 200 Years after Lewis and Clark.” The talk is free and open to the public. For more information call MMAC at 243-2019 or visit http://www.umt.edu/partv.famus.

The Jeni Fleming Acoustic Trio is performing at the Crystal Theater on Friday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call 542-0002 or visit http://www.jenifleming.com

The Candidatos present an original comedy I’m Sorry & I’m Sorry at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts on June 10. For more information about this troupe or the upcoming shows, visit http://www.thecandidatos.com, or e-mail [email protected]

Treasures for a Song, the International Choral Festival’s first yard sale fundraiser, is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the parking lot at 312 East Pine Street. There will be hundreds of “treasures," including everything from collectibles to clocks to toys to tables. In addition, there will be Choral Festival merchandise from the past, such as Festival posters and 2003 Festival DVDs. Donated items to be sold will be accepted on either Friday, June 3 between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. or on Saturday, June 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 312 East Pine Street. A volunteer will be in the alley behind the building to assist. Because storage space is limited, large equipment, furniture and adult clothing will not be accepted on the drop off days. To donate oversized items, please drop off the morning of the sale, June 11, before 8:00 a.m. All donations must be in reasonable condition, operable and clean. For more information, call the Festival office at 721-7985. Rain date is Saturday, June 18.

On Monday, June 13, at 2:00 p.m. the Missoula Public Library will be dedicating their newly remodeled and renamed Audra Browman Research Room. The room houses the library’s collections of Montana research materials and genealogy collections.

The Room is being renamed to honor the late Audra Browman, a longtime Missoula historian, community activist, and library friend. There will be an unveiling of a portrait of Audra and informational plaque. Refreshments will be served. Call 721-2665.

City Club Missoula presents three programs in June and July: Legislative Session Impacts and Effects with Representative Roy Brown (R-Billings) and Senator Jon Ellingson (D-Missoula) on Wednesday, June 15 at 7:00 p.m.; John Wall from Missoula’s sister city Palmerston North, New Zealand on Friday, June 24 at 11:30 a.m.; and former U.S. Senator George McGovern on Friday, July 29 at 11:30 a.m. All programs are in the Governor’s Room in the Florence. The cost for the evening program is $10, and for the lunch programs is $13, with a $5 no-lunch option. For more information call 728-5279 or e-mail [email protected]

How much is your time worth?, a class for artists sponsored by Five Valley’s Arts and Science Center and Montana Community Development, with help from successful local artists, is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, 6:30-9:00 p.m. at the Missoula Chamber of Commerce Conference room. Discussion will include the local economy, pricing your work, and other issues of marketing. Contact Kaye at MCDC, 728-9234 ext. 200 for more information.

To help promote awareness of Missoula’s sister city Palmerston North, New Zealand, the inaugural New Zealand Day, coordinated by the Missoula Cultural Council, will take place at various venues throughout Missoula on Saturday, June 25. The celebration is in conjunction with a visit to Missoula by Palmerston North’s John Wall. Below are some events planned over the weekend:

· Wine Tasting at Worden’s Market – La Grotta Bella. Worden’s will feature New Zealand wines on Thursday, June 23, with a tasting from 5:00-8:00 p.m. The cost is $10.00 a person. 451 North Higgins. Call 549-1293

· City Club Missoula. John Wall, chair of the Palmerston North sister-city committee, will be the guest speaker at this month’s forum. Governor’s Room, Florence building, Friday, June 24 at 11:30 a.m. Call 728-5279 or e-mail [email protected] for reservations.

· Photographs of New Zealand by Neil Chaput, Keith Graham and Monte Dolack – his first-ever photography exhibit – will be on display from June 25-June 28 at Gallery Saintonge, 216 North Higgins. There will be an opening reception Friday, June 24 at 5:00 p.m. Gallery hours Tues-Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Call 543-0171 or visit http://www.rmsp.com

· Missoula Parks and Recreation is hosting a one-day Croquet Clinic on Saturday, June 25. John Wall of the New Zealand Croquet Council will conduct 3 workshops of this faster, simpler version of the game we’ve all played at cook-outs and on vacation. No fee, but please pre-register. For information and registration, call 721-7275 (PARK) or e-mail [email protected]. Also visit http://www.croquetamerica.com

· New Zealand Wildlife Films at Roxy Theater. The International Wildlife Media Center will be showing several New Zealand films from past festivals on Saturday, June 25. For a schedule of events call 728-9380 or visit http://www.wildlifefilms.org

· Check your local video rental stores for New Zealand movie specials!

For more information call 721-9620 or visit http://www.missoulacultural.org

The Children’s Museum is hosting their first annual Family Folf Festival in the Lolo National Forest (Patee Canyon) on Sunday June 26, from 12 noon-4:00 p.m. This fun-filled day will include frisbee golf on our exclusively designed kid-friendly folf course, face painting, Kinder Timbers, African dance and drum presentation by LEDA, raffles, prizes, silent auction, food and drink. The Children’s Museum is looking for volunteers to help with with: set-up and break down, BBQ cooks, making baked goods to be sold, helpers along the folf course, first aid/CPR station, face painting, kindertimber assistants, and bubble assistants. For more information or to volunteer call 541-PLAY or e-mail [email protected]

The International Wildlife Media Center & Film Festival will be offering a workshop for educators on Documentary Filmmaking. The workshop has been approved for the issue of 12 renewal units from the Office of Public Instruction. The 3-day workshop includes professional instruction on the filmmaking process, videography, story development & editing. The dates for the workshop are June 28-30 and July 19-21. The cost of the workshop is $250. Equipment is provided. Group size is limited to 6 teachers. To register or for more information, please contact the Media Center at 728-9380, or visit http://www.wildlifefilms.org

Elsewhere in Montana and the Region…

Governor Brian Schweitzer has appointed four new members of the Montana Committee for the Humanities for 2005-2008 terms. They are: Ellen Crain, executive director of the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives and chair of the Cultural and Aesthetics Projects Advisory Committee, the review panel of the Montana Cultural Trust; James Shanley, tribal leader and president of Fort Peck Community College in Poplar; Ruth Towe, Billings cultural leader and former executive director of the Moss Mansion; and Billings civic leader Bruce Whittenberg, executive director of the statewide Leadership Montana program. MCH welcomes these four new members and thanks Governor Schweitzer and his staff for these exceptional appointments. MCH will elect five more new members in October. Information on membership on the Committee, the nomination and election processes, and related matters, is at http://www.humanities-mt.org/about.htm.

June is another busy month of the Montana Committee for the Humanities-funded conferences, workshops, festivals, and other events around the state:

* June 6-7 Introduction to Digitization and Scanning: Workshops for Cultural Heritage Institutions, Montana State Historical Records Advisory Board and Mansfield Library of the University of Montana, two-day workshop about digitization issues and hands-on training in scanning practices for staff of cultural heritage institutions in Montana interested in putting resources online, Montana State University, Renne Library, 9:30 am, Bozeman. Further information and registration forms are at the UM K. Ross Toole Archives site.
* June 13-14 Montana Kaleidoscope: The Changing Scene 1805-2005 and Beyond, Delta Kappa Gamma Society—Alpha Mu State, public tour and programs to revisit the exploration of the Great Falls/Fort Benton area by the Corps of Discovery and discuss the historical records and ensuing aftermath with scholars. Continuing education credits available. Ursuline Center, 12:00 noon, Great Falls. For further information, contact Mary Meisner at 622-3605.
* June 16-18 Philosophers in Montana, Department of Philosophy, The University of Montana, three-day scholarly and public conference on “Affirming Wilderness” a theme from noted Montana philosopher Henry Bugbee’s writings, featuring James Hatley, Daniel Conway, Philip (Max) Maloney, Albert Borgmann, David James Duncan, Fred McGlynn, David Strong, Tom Birch, Roger Dunsmore, Gary Whited, Edward Mooney, David Sherman, Bruce Wilshire, and others. Multiple sessions and venues, Missoula. Further information is at UM philosophy department site.
* June 23-26 High Plains BookFest 05, Billings Cultural Partners and Billings YMCA Writer’s Voice, four-day celebration of the literature from the region, featuring over ninety seasoned and emerging writers, with the theme “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Exploring the Legends of the American West.” Multiple sessions and venues, Billings. Further information is at the bookfest website.

Registration is still available for the 26th Annual Bitter Root Days, June 11 & 12 in Hamilton. Fees are $50 for this two day event, and commercial vendors are invited to promote their business, the space size being 10 x 10. Non-profit organizations are invited to participate as well, for a $30 fee. The Bitter Root Community Farmers Market is expanded featuring fresh produce, baked and dried foods, and a wide variety of arts and crafts. The Market goes from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, and continues from 12:30 to 4:30 on Sunday. There will be a tea Sunday afternoon in the Museum honoring Pioneer families and the founders of the Historical Society, so good crowds are anticipated. Food booths are reserved on a first come basis with their products, as we don’t allow duplicate menus (e.g. we don’t want two kettle corn or two hot dog vendors). Held on the grounds of the Ravalli County Museum, this is the only festival that celebrates our state flower, the beautiful Bitter Root. Kids games, video showings, live music are also part of this festival. For more information, call the museum from 10 to 4 Thurs, Fri, Sat, or Monday at (406) 363-3338, or e-mail [email protected].

The Montana Artists Refuge, located in Basin, Montana, presents the12th Annual Jazz Brunch and Basin City Jazz & Art Experience Sunday, June 12. Champagne brunch featuring the George Groesbeck Sr. Trio; Improvisational & ancient music by the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, Chamber Jazz duo Chris Lee & Colleen O’Brian, M.J. Williams with Bill Borneman & the States of Matter, and Billy Fiorella, builder and player of ancient flutes. All day events, including the Jazz Brunch Fundraiser – $40 advance / $50 at the door. Reservations are a must. Afternoon Basin City Jazz and Art Experience only – $25. Tickets online at http://www.montanarefuge.org or by calling 225-3500

At the Wild Plum in Dixon this Friday, June 10: Melissa Blue; Saturday, June 11: Odyssey. Call 246-ARTS, or e-mail [email protected] for information and bookings.

The Hamilton Players will be performing the musical comedy Guys and Dolls, June 10-12, 16-19, and 23-26 at The Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. Call 375-9050.

The Ice Age Floods Institute presents the Summer 2005 issue of the quarterly Pleistocene Post, available for your reading pleasure at http://www.iceagefloodsinstitute.org/news.html

Gourmet Brats and German Beer will be served up with a hefty amount of live German music and dancing at the upcoming fundraiser for Alpine Artisans’ 2 Valleys Stage performance series. The Bavarian Echos will provide entertainment with the Alpenhorn Players as a special treat. Enjoy a beautiful drive to Condon on Saturday, June 18. Festivities are from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $7 at the door per person. Take Highway 200 east for 40 miles then turn north onto Highway 83 until mile marker 38. Photos of the amazing Alpenhorns can be found at http://www.alpineartisans.org .

Congratulations to Media Arts in the Public Schools and the Florence Prever Rosten Foundation, who received the Corvallis High School Community Volunteer of the Year award in the past week. http://www.mediarts.org

John Acorn, host of the Discovery Channel show The Nature Nut, will be the keynote speaker at the Bitterroot Birding and Nature Festival, June 17­–19. The Bitterroot Birding and Nature Trail will be dedicated at the festival, which will include field trips to viewing sites. http://www.bitterrootbirdfest.com The Bitterroot Birding and Nature Trail is Montana’s first such trail, connecting approximately 25 prime viewing sites in the Bitterroot Valley. With signs and brochures marking the sites for visitors, the trail will serve as a model for additional birding and nature trails across the state. “This is a multi-partner tourism project shaped by Montana communities,” says Bitterroot Birding and Nature Trail Coordinator Deborah Richie Oberbillig. “As the gold standard for birding and nature trail systems, its benefits are economic, conservation and social.” http://www.montanabirdingtrail.org

From the Montana Associated Technology Roundtable…

Lewis and Clark fans … Will they come?
An interagency effort to plan for anticipated hordes of Lewis and Clark fans following the expedition through the Gates of the Mountains has "died a quiet death."

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow
"Network approaches may be a tremendously valuable approach in the nonprofit sector that has often been overlooked,"

Corraling Creativity in a Colorado Community
"Those quilts are fantastic, and the workshop brought attention to La Veta," says shopkeeper Karen Bayci, 47. "People like that have been a blessing to this community."

Federal Grant Would Fund Study on Bitterroot Resort – Maclay Ski Area Plan – Missoula Area Economic Development Corporation
“We would be remiss in our role if we didn’t seriously take a look at what it means economically,” MAEDC president Dick King said.

For more about the Montana Associated Technology Roundtable, visit http://www.matr.net

Nationally…

From the Center for Arts and Culture….

The Economic Impact of Montana Artists
Montana Arts Council, 2005
An artist economic impact study for Montana artists, commissioned by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Montana Arts Council and researched by MSU Billings’ Center for Economic Research. "Survey data indicates that responding Montana artists generated more than $28 million in sales during 2003, with more than $21 million coming from outside the state. These sales supported more than 729 jobs in the state’s economy and spawned additional spending of $11 million in non-art-related businesses. Extrapolating the sample data to the identified population of artists in Montana shows economic effects of over $233 million, with 77% of the goods and services produced being sold to out-of-state buyers. This sales level would be responsible for providing over 4,200 full-time jobs throughout the state."- submitted by the Montana Arts Council http://www.art.state.mt.us/resources/resources_econartists1.asp

Note: This report first appeared in the Missoulian in early March – for the full article visit http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2005/03/05/news/top/news01.txt

Council to see plan to boost arts, culture
San Antonio Express-News, 5/26/2005
Last Thursday, May 26, the San Antonio City Council was to "consider adopting the Cultural Collaborative – a proposal designed to strengthen and sustain aspects of the city’s economy that are based on arts and culture. The plan, which took nearly two years to develop and study, spells out 38 strategies and a 10-year plan to achieve its goals. It would unite public and private arts interests within the community, including creative individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and educators. The overriding goal of the effort is to support the growth and acknowledgment of San Antonio’s creative economy, said Felix Padron, director of the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs." http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/registration/register.jsp?fw=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA052605.1B.cultural.2ae12c249.html

Let’s get growing
Portland Phoenix, 5/20/2005
"13 Portland artists offer ideas on what to do with Representative John Eder’s $500,000 for a creative economy incubator." In March, Portland state representative John Eder "agreed to vote for the governor’s budget in exchange for $200,000 for the Portland Bilingual Program and a whopping $500,000 to establish the state’s first ‘creative economy incubator’ in Portland, along with an appointment for himself to be made co-chair of the governor’s Creative Economy Council, which will advise the governor on how this creative economy should be fostered." http://www.portlandphoenix.com/features/top/ts_multi/documents/04703103.asp

Using Art to Build Pride
New York Times, 6/1/2005
In Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art has introduced an outreach called "Women on the Rise!" at six centers for teenage girls coping with juvenile detention, drug abuse, sexual and physical violence or emotional disorders. Part art history lesson and part studio session, the workshops are centered around the work of artists like Louise Bourgeois, Ellen Gallagher, Ana Mendieta, Shirin Neshat and Carrie Mae Weems, "whose art explores the emotional terrain of female sexuality, body image and ethnicity that these teenagers negotiate every day." http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/01/arts/design/01ment.html&OP=58c71352/Q25SQ3AQ3DQ25IQ3C|rlQ3CQ3CNQ26Q25Q26ZZ-Q25ZPQ25ZQ3FQ25Q5DlNrQ25IQ3AreRQ27Q25ZQ3FyQ3AQ27NQ22YNyQ23

Developing a cultural policy for the International Space Station
I-Newswire.com, 5/20/2005
"The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the independent arts organisation the Arts Catalyst in London a contract to carry out a 6-month study on possible future cultural utilisation of the International Space Station (ISS), the European aspects of the Station in particular." http://i-newswire.com/pr21135.html

House Ups NEA Money
BackStage.com, 6/1/2005
"The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Congressional Arts Caucus floor amendment to increase the budget of the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million, while quashing two additional amendments that would have cut a total of $45 million from the federal arts budget. The House’s proposed funding for the NEA now stands at $131 million." http://www.backstage.com/backstage/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000943796

Revenge of the feds
CNet News.com, 5/27/2005
"Agents shut down a popular Web site that allegedly had been distributing copyrighted music and movies, including versions of ‘Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.’ Homeland Security agents from several divisions served search warrants on 10 people around the country suspected of being involved with the Elite Torrents site, and took over the group’s main server. The agency said it was the first criminal enforcement action aimed at copyright infringers who use the popular BitTorrent file-swapping technology." http://news.com.com/Week+in+review+Revenge+of+the+feds/2100-1083_3-5722429.html

To learn more about the Center of Arts and Culture, visit http://www.culturalpolicy.org

Internationally…

Judge blocks return of pictures looted from victim of Nazis
Guardian (UK), 5/28/2005
"Relatives of a Jewish art collector whose drawings were bought by the British Museum after being looted by the Nazis expressed ‘distress and disappointment’ yesterday when a judge ruled that the museum had no powers to return them despite wishing to do so."
– contributed by ArtsJournal.com http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1494323,00.html

Cultural Diversity in a Global Society
allAfrica.com, 5/25/2005
The third round of negotiations for a convention on the protection of cultural contents and artistic expressions took place last Tuesday [May 24] at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France. The article, by the French Ambassador in Kenya, provides an overview of the cultural diversity issue. "We have to avoid concentrating all cultural production facilities in one part of the world. Each culture embodies unique spiritual and material features, a way of thinking, and the emotions of a society. . . . An authentic dialogue between cultures and civilisations is only possible if different cultures have a possibility of expressing themselves."http://allafrica.com/stories/200505240730.html

Jazz Thrives in Europe

International Herald Tribune
This detailed listing of summer-time jazz festivals throughout Europe attests to the continuing popularity of this American art form on the continent. No surprise there since many American jazz greats found their first audiences overseas. Another case in point: read the Financial Times’ story about Herbie Hancock at the Barbican in London.

Finally… From Wolf, Keens and Co…

Reuters
Mexican Antiquities in Austria?
It sits in a museum in Vienna. The ancient Aztec headdress is nearly three feet wide and may have been brought to Europe by Cortes in 1519. Meanwhile Mexico’s Anthropology Museum houses a replica. It’s a familiar story, a complicated problem, and negotiations are under way. Stay tuned…

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