http://www.newwest.net/topic/main/C76/L76/ New West Network: The Voice of the Rocky Mountains en info@newwest.net Copyright 2009 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:00:37 MST Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:00:37 MST This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/LQVIbxCc2j4/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/zanzibar_man_and_montana_wife_aim_to_dig_a_well_bring_wellness_to_village/C76/L76/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:05:10 MST Clean water. For Missoula residents Said and Sara Hemed, it would be a dream come true if they could finish digging a well in Said’s native Zanzibar village so people there could have water to drink and use for washing -- without having to walk a mile to a water pump and haul it back in buckets. Said (pronounced sye'-dee) and his wife, Sara, a Montana native, have other dreams too. They want to provide classes for adults and children on the six acres Said owns in Mchekeni, a village of about 300 people in Zanzibar, a small island off the coast of Tanzania. Along the way, they’ve launched a group, Artisans for Africa, and are selling handmade arts and crafts -- batik purses, screen-printed fabrics, leather baby booties, jewelry -- to raise the money needed to finish digging a well on the property. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/zanzibar_man_and_montana_wife_aim_to_dig_a_well_bring_wellness_to_village/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/XlvY6CXiflo/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/movie_premiere_a_journey_to_acceptance_in_mississippi_queen/C76/L76/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:26:32 MST “When I first fell in love I was 17, and it happened to be with a girl. The news hit hard. They’d pray and pray and pray over me. There was a lot of anger and fear. And even a gun. In the South I was taught to love God first and then you love your family second, and I did. And I was really good at it.” So begins the heartfelt and gripping documentary Mississippi Queen from Missoula filmmaker Paige Williams. The award-winning film, which follows Williams as she delves into her past and fits the jagged pieces into a livable whole, has its Montana premiere tonight as part of Pride Week activities. The event at the Wilma Theatre kicks off at 7 p.m. and includes live music by Mississippi Queen composer John Floridis and Jenn Adams, whose music is also featured in the film. The hour-long movie starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 and includes appetizers and talkback following the screening. The film will also be shown June 20 at the Red Lion Fireside Room in Kalispell, at noon. Proceeds will benefit Montana PRIDE 2009. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/movie_premiere_a_journey_to_acceptance_in_mississippi_queen/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/x6nmDExQ3J4/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/bucks_club_other_side_owner_tom_reed_dead_of_apparent_heart_attack/C76/L76/ Tue, 19 May 2009 09:20:03 MST Tom Reed, the owner of Buck's Club and The Other Side, died yesterday of an apparent heart attack, leaving friends, family, and the Missoula music scene in mourning. He was 55, and would have celebrated his 56th birthday today. Cheryl Fullerton, owner of Demonlily Entertainment, who says she has worked with Reed since the 1980s, said she spoke with Reed yesterday by phone at about 4 p.m., then left messages for him and didn’t hear back. “It must have happened right around then,” Fullerton said, distraught. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/bucks_club_other_side_owner_tom_reed_dead_of_apparent_heart_attack/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/i27KU-hBPnY/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/jesus_christ_superstar_draws_crowds_in_missoula/C76/L76/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:20:22 MST The Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of the classic rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber opened on October 24 in Missoula to sold-out crowds. In his third production of the musical, director Jim Caron continues to explore the intricacies of the piece while managing a cast of 95, the largest ever assembled under the MCT roof in downtown Missoula. New West photographer Graham Coppes spent time with the cast and crew of Jesus Christ Superstar capturing a behind-the-scenes look at this emotional, and often controversial, musical. The Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar runs through November 9. Tickets can be purchased online or at the MCT box office downtown. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/jesus_christ_superstar_draws_crowds_in_missoula/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/U-HpRYrw70k/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/conversations_with_missoula_artists_meet_nan_bovingdon/C76/L76/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:01:40 MST Missoula is home to a plethora of artists who express themselves in a variety of media. Alexia Beckerling is venturing into the studios and performance venues of a handful of local artists and bringing back multimedia glimpses into their creative worlds. Meet Nan Bovingdon, a Missoula folk musician who brings a musical perspective to America's history by playing a variety of antique instruments. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/conversations_with_missoula_artists_meet_nan_bovingdon/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/5FANbzF4sbU/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/conversations_with_missoula_artists_meet_valentina_lapier/C76/L76/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:14:02 MST Missoula is home to a plethora of artists who express themselves in a variety of media. Alexia Beckerling is venturing into the studios and performance venues of a handful of local artists and bringing back multimedia glimpses into their creative worlds. This week, meet Valentina LaPier, an enrolled member of the Blackfoot tribe who sold her first painting at the age of 14 and is currently working and exhibiting at the Hanging Art Gallery in Arlee. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/conversations_with_missoula_artists_meet_valentina_lapier/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/ufcrqJgZbd0/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/river_city_roots_festival_lineup_set/C76/L76/ Tue, 13 May 2008 14:19:00 MST The Emmitt-Nershi Band and The Clumsy Lovers will headline this summer's River City Roots Festival in Missoula, its organizers and sponsors announced Tuesday. The free downtown festival, in its third year, will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 23-24, the weekend before fall classes begin at the University of Montana. Linda McCarthy, director of the Missoula Downtown Association, called the festival "Missoula's signature event." http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/river_city_roots_festival_lineup_set/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/YfzCFBJJ9Yc/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/international_wildlife_film_festival_begins_saturday/C76/L76/ Thu, 08 May 2008 14:56:00 MST The 31st International Wildlife Film Festival begins Saturday in Missoula and rolls through next week. This year's theme is The Changing Planet: A Global Evolution in Media & Conservation. Special events include a Western barn dance Tuesday sponsored by National Geographic Television; a presentation Thursday by Alastair Fothergill, the executive producer of BBC's Planet Earth and Saving Planet Earth; and a free traveling photo exhibit and a wildlife and art show reception. The WildWalk Parade down Higgins Ave. is Saturday at 12:45 p.m. Visit the festival's Website (www.wildlifefilms.org) for more information. Click here for the schedule of events, and here for film synopses. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/international_wildlife_film_festival_begins_saturday/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/wwm-vRoixXk/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/ferencz_seven_buildings_exhibit_documents_missoulas_historic_ghost_signs/C76/L76/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:09:00 MST The faded logos and signs that scroll across old Missoula buildings -- the ones hidden in alleys and side streets -- have stories to tell. Artist Ben Ferencz, with historian Allan Mathews, is helping to tell those stories. "Seven Buildings," at the Gallery Saintonge in April, studies Missoula's so-called ghost signs through seven black and white photographs accompanied by typeset print. According to the gallery, "Ghost signs, a dying art form - due in large to the proliferation of computer technology - are visual clues to the historic use of the buildings and the products sold therein." "Seven Buildings" opens at the Gallery Saintonge on Higgins Ave. Friday, April 4. Click here for more information from the gallery. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/ferencz_seven_buildings_exhibit_documents_missoulas_historic_ghost_signs/C76/L76/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newwest/topic/artsfilmevents/~3/6sDNO3uTJ_8/ http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/invitation_first_friday_at_newwestnet_showcases_jacob_cowgills_prairie_stor/C76/L76/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:24:00 MST NewWest.Net is proud to host Jacob Cowgill and his "Prairie Stories" sculpture exhibit in April. We hope you can join us for an opening reception First Friday, April 4, from 5-9 p.m. at the NewWest.Net office at 415 N. Higgins Ave. in the alley behind the Old Post. "Prairie Stories" is a collection of found-art sculptures that are part natural history exhibit and part interactive artist books -- sculptures that give an intimate window into the interconnectedness of land, creature and human. The metal and wood pieces tweak the eye to showcase the intricate remnants of the creatures that call the prairie home. The result is storytelling of the natural world Cowgill encountered while working the fields of an experimental dry-land vegetable farm near Big Sandy, Montana. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/invitation_first_friday_at_newwestnet_showcases_jacob_cowgills_prairie_stor/C76/L76/