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2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Please note corrections to Entertainer listings and First Night program:
Dragon's Tale Puppet Theater - 2 sets: 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm
MCT's Bits & Pieces - 2 sets: 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Taize prayer service - 6:00 pm
Selective Sight - CANCELLED - Replaced by Alive in the Massacre

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Most sets are 45 minutes long. If an artist is performing more than one set, they will be listed
more than once.

Starting acts are in dark blue
Continuing acts are in light blue

Click on the artist's name below to find their venue on the list at left.
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noon
 Hat Decorating
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Missoula Art Museum
   
1:00 pm
Hat Parade
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Missoula Art Museum
   
2:00 pm
Missoula Taekwondo Center
  Sonnets on the Sidewalk
  Aniysa
  Rocky Mountain Ballet Theater
  Clifford and Curious George
  Gaelic Meadowlarks
  International Wildlife Films
  Sentinel High School Jazz Band
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Missoula Art Museum
   
2:30 pm
Montana Super Skippers
  Montana Writers' Guild
Cannon King Balloons
Annajane Duo
Lee Zimmerman
  Sonnets on the Sidewalk
  International Wildlife Films
  Clifford and Curious George
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Missoula Art Museum
   
3:00 pm
Dragon's Tales Puppet Theater
  Troupe #483
  Face Painting by Margaret
  Mark King Magic
  Jump 4 Joy
  The Missoula Coyote Choir
  Traveler's Rest
  Sentinel High School Jazz Band
  Parson's Pony Farm
  Ice Skating at Glacier Ice Rink
  Rocky Mountain Ballet Theater
  Sonnets on the Sidewalk
  Clifford and Curious George
  Cannon King Balloons
  International Wildlife Films
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Missoula Art Museum
   
4:00 pm
 Mark King Magic
  Luminary Peace Sign
  John Holbrook
  Montana Alphorn Trio
  Montana A Capella Society
  Headwaters Dance Company
  Montana Writers' Guild for Kids
  Tango Nouveau
  Christian Ackerman
  Native Ed-Ventures
  Staged reading of "Aboard the Doppler," by Shaun Gant
  City Clickers
  West African Dance
with Tarn Ream
  Currents Free Swim
  Sonnets on the Sidewalk
  Cannon King Balloons
  Jump 4 Joy
  Traveler's Rest
  Montana Clownwork
  International Wildlife Films
  Face Painting by Margaret
  Parson's Pony Farm
  Ice Skating at Glacier Ice Rink
  Ice Carving Chefs
   
4:30 pm
 A Whole Pile of Hips
  Full Grown Men
  Jazz Graffiti
  Ball 'n Jack
  Cannon King Balloons
  Jump 4 Joy
  Traveler's Rest
  Montana Clownwork
  International Wildlife Films
  Face Painting by Margaret
  Parson's Pony Farm
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Ice Skating at Glacier Ice Rink
  Currents Free Swim
   
5:00 pm
Missoula Flagship Program Films
  Celtic Dragon Pipe Band
  Turning the Wheel Missoula
  The Story of the Bitterroot
  StoryKeepers
  Dragons' Tales Puppet Theater
  The Original Egg Game
  David E. Thomas
  Carla Green
  SpectrUM Discovery Area
  Montana Clownwork
  Cannon King Balloons
  Face Painting by Margaret
  Parson's Pony Farm
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Currents Free Swim
  Luminary Peace Sign
  Ice Skating at Glacier Ice Rink
   
5:30 pm
Double Trouble
  John Floridis
  Brian Kahn presents
"American Values for our Time"
  Mandir
  Larry Curtis and the Countrymen
  Missoula Folklore Society
  Turning the Wheel Missoula
  Montana Clownwork
  The Original Egg Game
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Parson's Pony Farm
  Ice Skating at Glacier Ice Rink
  SpectrUM Discovery Area
   
6:00 pm
 Mark Twain
  The Crested Hens
  The Octopus
  Kelli Neumayer
  In Worlds Unknown: Alexander Hamilton
  Erinn Williams
  Zan Bockes
  Taize Prayer Service
  Unity Dance & Drum
  Turning the Wheel Missoula
  The Original Egg Game
  Missoula Folklore Society
  Montana Clownwork
  Ice Carving Chefs
  Luminary Peace Sign
  SpectrUM Discovery Area
   
6:30 pm
Larry Hirshberg
  Montana Horn Club
  Tropical Montana Marimba Ensemble
  Maren Christensen
  Turning the Wheel Missoula
  The Original Egg Game
  Missoula Folklore Society
  Montana Clownwork
  Ice Carving Chefs
  The Octopus
  Taize Prayer Service
  SpectrUM Discovery Area
   
7:00 pm
The Cat and the Fiddle
  Shenanigans
  MCAT MovieClub
  Scents of Wellness
  Dennis Bolten
  Russell Perri
  Mary Murphy presents "When Jeanette Said No"
  The Original Egg Game
  Missoula Folklore Society
  Montana Clownwork
  Ice Carving Chefs
  The Octopus
  Luminary Peace Sign
  SpectrUM Discovery Area
   
7:30 pm
Jack Gladstone
  First Night Idol Competition
  Malarkey
  Frederico Brothers
  Conroy/Frank Coalition
  The Original Egg Game
  MCAT MovieClub
  Montana Clownwork
  The Octopus
  Ice Sculptures
  SpectrUM Discovery Area
   
7:45 pm
Big Sky Mudflaps
   
8:00 pm
Poems to Go
  Rhanda Johnson & Bruce Allen
  Burning River
  Bits & Pieces
  James Wallace
  Bill LaCroix
  Street L'Eagle
  Alive in the Massacre
  The Original Egg Game
  MCAT MovieClub
  Montana Clownwork
  The Octopus
  First Night Idol Competition
  Big Sky Mudflaps
  Ice Sculptures
  Luminary Peace Sign
  SpectrUM Discovery Area
   
8:30 pm
Kent Curtiss Band
  Rio
  MCAT MovieClub
  Montana Clownwork
  The Octopus
  First Night Idol Competition
  Burning River
  Ice Sculptures
  SpectrUM Discovery Area
   
9:00 pm
Growling Old men
  Lori Silcher & Bitterroot Blend
  The Acousticals
  Lockwood's Versatiles
  The Verity
  Amy Martin
  Burning River
  The Octopus
  Ice Sculptures
  Luminary Peace Sign
   
9:30 pm
Salsa Loca
  Tom and the Tomatoes
  Growling Old Men
  Lockwood's Versatiles
  Burning River
  The Octopus
  Ice Sculptures
   
10:00 pm
Mark King Hypnosis
  The Singing Sons of Beaches
  Sidhe
  Growling Old Men
  Lockwood's Versatiles
  Tom and the Tomatoes
  The Octopus
  Ice Sculptures
  Luminary Peace Sign
   
10:30 pm
Ed Norton Big Band - Grand Finale
  Lockwood's Versatiles
  The Octopus
  Ice Sculptures
   
11:00 pm
Drum Brothers - Grand Finale
  Ed Norton Big Band
  Lockwood's Versatiles
  Luminary Peace Sign
   
12:00 am
Happy New Year!
Southgate Mall Wilma Theater Union Hall Library
Bagels on B'way Break Espresso Dana Gallery MCT
First Baptist St. Francis Univ. Theater UC Theater
UM Recital Hall Masquer UC Atrium Roxy
UC Commons UC Ballroom UC Lounge UC Rm. 330
UC 3rd Fl. Lobby PAR-TV 005 Caras Park Dauphine's
Boys & Girls Club Senior Center Currents MAM
Glacier Ice Rink      
 
COMMAND CENTRAL - Florence Building, Bitterroot Room (Downstairs)
2:00 - 4:30 pm - Sonnets on the Sidewalk
 
Southgate Mall
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Hat Decorating
1:00 pm - Parade of Hats
2:00 pm - Missoula Taekwondo Center - JC Penney Court
 
The Historic Wilma Theatre 131 South Higgins
5:00 pm - Celtic Dragon Pipe Band
6:00 pm - Kelli Neumayer
7:30 - 9:00 pm - First Night Idol Competition
10:00 pm - Singing Sons of Beaches
 
The Missoula Public Library 301 East Main
3:00 and 5:00 pm - Dragon's Tales Puppet Theater
4:00 pm - Montana Writers' Guild reading for children
 
 
Union Hall (Upstairs) 208 East Main Street
5:00 - 6:45 pm - Turning the Wheel Missoula
7:00 pm - Scents of Wellness
 
MCT Center for the Performing Arts 200 Adams Street
Venue sponsored by KGVO 1290 - The Voice of the Griz
3:00 pm - Troupe #483
4:30 pm - A Whole Pile of Hips
6:00, 7:00 pm - In Worlds Unknown: Alexander Hamilton
8:00 pm - Bits & Pieces
10:00 pm - Sidhe
 
MCT Lobby 200 Adams Street
3:00 - 5:30 pm - Face Painting by Margaret
5:00 - 8:00 pm - The Original Egg Game (upstairs)
 
MCT Blue Room 200 Adams Street
2:00 pm - Aniysa
3:00 and 4:00 pm - Mark King Magic
5:00 - 9:00 pm - SpectrUM Discovery Area
 
 
Break Espresso 432 North Higgins
6:00 pm - Erinn Williams
7:30 pm - Malarkey
9:00 pm - The Acousticals
 
The Dana Gallery 248 North Higgins Avenue
4:00 pm - John Holbrook
5:00 pm - David E. Thomas
6:00 pm - Zan Bockes
7:00 pm - Dennis Bolten
8:00 pm - James Wallace
 
Dauphine's 130 East Broadway
Venue sponsored by KYSS FM 94.9 "Your Country"
and KLYQ 1240 - Hamilton's News Station
4:30 pm - Ball 'n Jack
6:00 pm - The Crested Hens
7:30 pm - Conroy/Frank Coalition
9:00 pm - Lori Silcher & Bitterroot Blend
 
 
 
Bagels on Broadway 223 West Broadway
5:00 pm - Carla Green
6:30 pm - Larry Hirshberg
8:00 pm - Bill LaCroix
 
First Baptist Church 308 West Pine
4:00 pm - Montana Alphorn Trio
5:30 pm - Double Trouble
7:00 pm - Russell Perri
8:30 pm - Kent Curtiss Band
 
St. Francis Xavier Church 420 West Pine
2:30 pm - Annajane Duo
4:00 pm - Montana A Capella Society
6:00 - 7:00 pm -Taize Prayer Service
 
 
University Theatre UM Campus
2:00 and 3:00 pm - Rocky Mountain Ballet Theater
4:00 pm - Headwaters Dance Company
6:00 pm - Unity Dance and Drum
7:30 pm - Jack Gladstone
9:00 pm - Growling Old Men
 
U of M Recital Hall UM Campus
2:30 pm - Lee Zimmerman
4:00 pm - Tango Nouveau
5:30 pm - John Floridis
6:30 pm - Montana Horn Club
 
Masquer Theatre - PAR TV UM Campus
4:00 pm - Staged Reading of "Aboard the Doppler," by Shaun Gant
5:30 pm - Mandir
7:30 pm - Frederico Brothers
9:00 pm - Amy Martin
 
 
 
PAR-TV Room #005 UM Campus
4:00 pm - West African Dance with Tarn Ream
 
University Center - Atrium UM Campus
2:00 - 4:00 pm - Clifford and Curious George
2:30 - 5:30 pm - Cannon King balloons
3:00 - 5:00 pm - Jump 4 Joy
4:00 - 9:00 pm - Montana Clownwork and Pumpernickel the Face Painter
6:00 - 11:00 pm - The Octopus
8:00 - 9:00 pm - Poems to Go
 
University Center - Commons UM Campus
Venue sponsored by Griz Country 101.5 "Missoula's Everything New"
4:30 pm - Full Grown Men
6:30 pm - Tropical Montana Marimba Ensemble
7:45 pm - Big Sky Mudflaps
9:30 pm - Salsa Loca
11:00 pm - Drum Brothers - Grand Finale
 
University Center - Game Room UM Campus
2:00pm - midnight - Air Hockey, Snooker, Pool, Table Tennis - Free with Button
 
   
 
University Center - Lounge 2nd Floor UM Campus
All day - Display of artwork by Missoula International School students
2:30 pm - Montana Writers' Guild reading
5:00 pm - StoryKeepers
6:30 pm - Maren Christensen
8:00 pm - Rhanda Johnson & Bruce Allen
9:30 pm - Tom and the Tomatoes
 
University Center - Ballroom UM Campus
Venue sponsored by Energy 107.5 - Music that Moves Missoula
2:30 pm - Montana Super Skippers
4:00 pm - Native Ed-Ventures
5:30 - 7:30 pm - Missoula Folklore Society
8:00 pm - Burning River
10:30 pm - Ed Norton Big Band - Grand Finale
 
University Center - 3rd Floor Theater UM Campus
3:00 pm - The Missoula Coyote Choir
5:30 pm - Larry Curtis and the Countrymen
7:00 pm - The Cat and the Fiddle
8:30 pm - Rio
10:00 pm - Mark King Hypnosis
 
   
 
University Center - 3rd Floor Lobby UM Campus
2:00 and 3:00 pm - Gaelic Meadowlarks
4:00 pm - Christian Ackerman
 
University Center - Room #330 UM Campus
3:00 - 5:00 pm - Traveler's Rest
5:30 pm - Brian Kahn presents "American Values for our Time"
7:00 pm - Mary Murphy presents "When Jeanette Said No"
 
Roxy Theater 718 South Higgins Avenue
Blackfoot Theater
5:00 pm - The Story of the Bitterroot
7:00 - 9:00 pm - MCAT MovieClub
Missouri Theater
2:00 - 5:00 pm - International Wildlife Films
5:00 pm - Missoula Flagship Program Films
6:00 pm - Mark Twain
7:00 pm - Shenanigans
8:00 pm - Street L'Eagle
 
   
 
Senior Center 705 South Higgins Avenue
Venue sponsored by Classy 930 AM - Unforgettable Classics
2:00 and 3:00 pm - Sentinel High School Jazz Band
4:00 pm - City Clickers
9:00 pm - 12:00 am Lockwood's Versatiles
 
Higgins Hall Boys & Girls Club 617 South Higgins
Venue sponsored by 96.3 The Blaze - Missoula's New Rock Station
4:30 pm - Jazz Graffiti
8:00 pm - Alive in the Massacre
9:00 pm - The Verity
 
Caras Park Pavillion Downtown Missoula
All Day - Ice Carving Chefs
All Day - A Carousel for Missoula - free rides with button
3:00 - 6:00 pm - Parson's Pony Farm
4:00 - midnight - Luminary Peace Sign
 
   
 
Currents Aquatic Center McCormick Park
4:00 - 6:00 pm - Free Swim
 
Glacier Ice Rink Western Montana Fairgrounds
3:00 - 6:00 pm - Free Ice Skating (skate rental extra)
 
Missoula Art Museum 335 N. Pattee St.

noon - 4:00 pm