For Missoula residents, it has never been easier to get up close and personal with Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The French Impressionist painter never visited Western Montana; but right now, the paint from his palette and the sublimely delicate impressions left by his hand are right here, hanging on the wall of a small gallery on the University of Montana campus.
The mere presence of three original works by Renoir – at least one of which hasn’t been exhibited in more than 40 years – is enough to draw art history buffs from near and far to Missoula. Add in a dozen other works by some of history’s most recognized artists – including Paul Gauguin, Rene Magritte, Max Ernst, and John William Waterhouse – and the exhibit, titled “Renoir, Magritte, Gauguin and other European Masterpieces from a Private Collection,” lives up to its name. [Read More...]
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The Blue Mountain Clinic has issued a call for submissions for its upcoming Off the Rack fashion show. Here’s the release direct from them. [Read More...]
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This weekend, the Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” series continues at the Roxy Theatre in Missoula with “Don Carlo,” by Giuseppe Verdi. While not as well-known as Verdi’s big hits (“Aida,” “Rigoletto,” “La Traviata”), “Don Carlo” follows the script pretty well: It’s full of big tunes, epic drama, war and romance. Since this is the Met’s production, you can also expect a lavish production and some of the best singers in the world. There’s nothing remotely “Christmasy” about it, but for some folks, that’s a plus this time of year. Here’s the press release straight from the Met. [Read More...]
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For those who seek a good way to pass the cold days of winter, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UM has announced a new class aimed at 50-plus folks who want to increase their appreciation of art. It looks like a great class, as it will be centered around the great exhibit of masterworks currently on view at UM. Here’s the full press release about the class from UM. [Read More...]
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It’s that time of year again, when every self-appointed critic and self-respecting media outlet looks back and ponders the best (and worst) of the year. We’re no different around here at the Missoulian. On Christmas Day, the Missoulian will publish an issue of the Entertainer devoted largely to the year in music, film, [...]
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Big retailers have their Black Friday; online retailers have their Cyber Monday. But for local artists and handiworkers, this December is shaping up to be Craftshow Chaos. And at least some folks are beginning to wonder if the profusion of local fairs and markets isn’t starting to be too much.
This weekend alone, a quick tour of the local scene includes a First Friday DIY Bazaar at the Top Hat Lounge (tonight), the annual Brunswick Artist Studios Holiday Open House (today and Saturday), the UC Holiday Art Fair at the University of Montana (today and Saturday) – and, of course, the gamut of First Friday openings, several of them expanded for the holiday season.
And that’s just the start of it. Still to come is the Missoula Made Fair (Dec. 12, at the Elk’s Lodge), the 24th annual UM Art Annex Holiday Juried Show and Sale (Dec. 9-12), and plenty more.
The long list of fairs and sales offers a celebratory manifestation of the growing diversity of Missoula’s art and craft scene – not to mention a reflection of the nationwide revitalization of interest in handmade crafts.
But some locals wonder if the ever-expanding creativity in our community will be matched this year by a deeper pool of interested buyers. [Read More...]
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The Austin, Tex.-based band Black Angels draws its name from a song by the Velvet Underground, “The Black Angel’s Death Song.” While the dour, droning influence of those early-70s punk predecessors comes through here and there in the band’s music, there’s a veritable choir of sinister seraphim at play in the band’s aggressive psych-blues rock.
The band itself referenced one of those other influences in the liner notes of its 2006 album, “Passover,” when it quoted a line from Edvard Munch (painter of “The Scream”): “Illness, insanity, and death are the black angels that kept watch over my cradle and accompanied me all my life.” [Read More...]
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Last month, following a hunch that she wasn’t the only person interested in seeing more family-friendly music shows around here, Caroline Keys arranged to have her new chamber-folk act, Stellarondo, perform a series of Thursday early-evening shows at the Top Hat. The idea proved a success – so much so that, this month, the Top Hat will present early-evening shows on both Thursdays and Fridays, with children welcome both nights. [Read More...]
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C.B. is not the Charlie Brown you know. Instead of a comic-strip character, he is a real guy standing before you at the Crystal Theatre, in Montana Actors’ Theatre’s production of “Dog Sees God.” His yellow shirt with the jagged black line, like a lightning-strike across his chest, and his big head under a stocking cap may resemble features of his drawn doppelganger; but C.B. will not delight your grandmother with his luck-lorn humor and wry commentary on the human condition.
Not that he lacks either. But, from the beginning, one must be prepared for the particular kind of humor and insight that frames the very funny pages of Bert V. Royal’s 2004 script. [Read More...]
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