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Artistic Director of Montana Repertory Theatre, Michael Legg, stops by the Tail1033 studio for a visit with Mike Smith. 
Inspired by the vibrant local businesses along Missoula's iconic Hip Strip, Hip Strip Hijinks presents a series of five new 10-minute plays written by nationally renowned playwrights. April 25-27 and May 2-4.
Patrons will meet up at GILD Brewing and then walk to five nearby establishments, including the lively atmosphere of Betty’s Divine and the eclectic vibes of Ear Candy, to watch plays that are designed to capture the essence of their host businesses and to offer an immersive and theatrical experience after hours.
The five plays will be performed in Betty’s Divine, Ear Candy, GILD, Le Petit Outre, and Compass Barbershop. 
Pick what you pay pricing structure ($5-$50)…details & tickets: Montanarep.com 
 Established in 1967 and celebrating its 57th season, The Rep serves as the resident professional theatre for the University of Montana. 

IWFF Festival Coordinator Lizzie Archer share s her exciting of the kick-off of the 47th Annual International Wildlife film Festival in Missoula , April 20-25! The WildWalk Parade and WildFest are happening in  in Downtown Missoula April 20th.
Nature lovers of all ages are invited to join a perennial favorite, the WildWalk, and dress up as their favoriteflora or fauna and walk, hop, or crawl toward the X's on North Higgins. The parade culminates with WildFest, a celebration with vendors, food trucks and music.  Appearances by the Roxy Executive Director Mike Steinberg, the Guest Programmer Lívia Campos de Menezes, Wildwalk Founder Craig Menteer, and Mayor Andrea Davis. There will also be a chance to take a picture with IWFF’s latest commission, a mobile, modular sculpture of a Nudibranch (a colorful group of sea slugs with their gills on the outside) created by this year’s Artist in Residence, Shelby Baldridge.
The IWFF was founded  by bear biologist, Chuck Jonkel in 1977 at the University of Montana, IWFF is the longest-running film festival of its kind.  The mission of IWFF is to promote awareness, knowledge, and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people, and nature through excellence in film.
Tickets and film descriptions: wildlifefilms.org

IWFF Guest Programmer, Livia Composdemenezes drops by the Trail1033 studio to visit with Mike Smith.The 47th Annual IWFF is happening at The Roxy Theater in Missoula, April 20-25. This years festival includes over 70 films, with the mission of promoting awareness, knowledge, and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people, and nature through excellence in film.
IWFF was founded by bear biologist, Chuck Jonkel in 1977 at the University of Montana, IWFF is the longest-running film festival of its kind. In 2002, the festival purchased the historic Roxy Theater as its home. In 2013 the Roxy launched its year-round screening series and began an extensive collaboration with the university, businesses, andcommunity, serving a diverse, all-ages population with broad programming.
Tickets and film descriptions: wildlifefilms.org

Rhett Miller stopped by to chat with Mike about 30-plus years of the Old 97's, songwriting, the Blackfoot River, and more. He also played a couple of songs from their new album American Primitive. Thanks Rhett!

Sarah Calhoun Red Ants Pants Founder, stops by the Trail studio to announce this years' festival lineup.  The Red Ants Pants Music Festival is a 100% homegrown, volunteer-driven event based in a community of 900 people with the goal of bringing good folks together to celebrate rural Montana.
The festival is a program of the 501(c)(3) Red Ants Pants Foundation. Their mission is to develop and expand leadership roles for women, preserve and support working family farms and ranches, and enrich and promote rural communities. Proceeds from the festival help fund Red Ants Pants community grants, timber skills workshops and Girls Leadership Program.
Come connect with good folks and celebrate rural Montana! A limited number of tickets are on sale for the 2024 Red Ants Pants Music Festival coming up July 25 -28th on the Jackson Ranch in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. 
Details and tickets at: redantspantsmusicfestival.com

Arts Missoula  Executive Director Heather Adams stops by for a visit with Mike Smith at the Trail1033 studio.Arts Missoula is proud to present Dancing with Arts Missoula Stars; A Benefit for Arts Missoula. Local Missoula celebrities will be paired up with local professional dancers to bring you this night of guts and glory.  
8 teams work for 7 weeks on a routine in a variety of styles, that will knock your socks off.  Teams will have the ability to raise funds for Arts Missoula through donations made from their website, artsmissoula.org. The most successful fund raiser, takes home the mirror ball trophy.  
Silent Auction, cocktail hour and live music from Missoula Jazz Collective will start the evening off before the event begins at 7:30pm at The Wilma
Tickets & details: artsmissoula.org