This Weekend’s MVP Events

By Colin Hickey, 5-09-07

Holy cow it’s graduation weekend already! Now I know what you are thinking: What am I going to do with my family while they are in town?  OK, maybe you aren’t a student, but you still need to know about all the exciting things going on this weekend.  Here are some events from MissoulaEvents.Net that spark our interest. 

Oklahoma the Musical @ The MCT Center for the Performing Arts
Thurs-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 6:30 and matinees at 2pm on Sat and Sun.  Come see Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical masterpiece done my Missoula’s favorite theatre company. Get tickets here.

The International Wildlife Film Festival @ The Roxy and Wilma Theaters
All day Sat and Sun. The International Wildlife Film Festival is one of Missoula’s biggest and best festivals of the year. Click here to get full schedule. 

Love Your Mother Festival @ Marshall Mountain
Sat 10am to sunrise Sunday.  Come experience a music festival with multiple styles of music, food vendors and local artists.  Camping overnight is allowed with the purchase of a ticket.

Missoula’s Farmers Market @ North Higgins Ave
8:30am to 1pm.  Missoula’s Farmers Market includes fresh local produce, baked goods and coffee provided by over 100 vendors in an outdoor setting. A cultural treat!

Nighttime music happenings this weekend…

Friday:
Tom Catmull @ The Union Club
Reverend Slanky @ Top Hat
Supa Soul Series @ The Badlander

Saturday:
Russ Nasset @ The Union Club
The Fulcrum Theory @ The Loft
Broken Valley Roadshow @ Top Hat
Colin Hickey’s Variety Show (Yep, that’s me) @ The Palace

Colin Hickey is New West’s Events Editor. Keep an eye out for his “MVP Events” or check here to find your own: www.MissoulaEvents.net.