Things to Do in Missoula This Week: Shakey Graves, Ghost Walks and More |
Concerts, a symphony weekend, downtown ghost walks, a corn maze and a library Halloween party: your plans for Oct. 21–25. |
Here’s what’s worth your time in Missoula from Wednesday, Oct. 21, through Sunday, Oct. 25.
Times and prices come from each organizer and were checked Tuesday, Oct. 20. Plans change, so confirm before you go.
Wednesday: an evening with an author
Author Emily Ruskovich discusses her new story collection Nightjar at the Missoula Public Library from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Cooper Room, with a book signing afterward, according to the library’s program calendar.
Thursday: brass at the Top Hat
High Step Society plays the Top Hat with Mystic Wolf. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8. Tickets are $21 in advance and $27 the day of the show, and it’s all ages, according to Logjam Presents.
Friday: Shakey Graves at the Wilma
Austin singer-songwriter Shakey Graves brings his “Fondness, Etc.” tour to the Wilma, with Wild Pink opening.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8. Advance tickets are $54–$66 and $60–$66 the day of the show. All ages, per Logjam Presents.
His Bozeman show the next night is already sold out, so Missoula is the in-state chance.
Late-night option: Senterline and Spirit Hotel play a free show at the Top Hat, with doors at 10 p.m. and music at 10:30. It’s 21 and over, according to Logjam Presents.
Saturday and Sunday: the Missoula Symphony
The Missoula Symphony Orchestra performs “Pictures in Music” at the Dennison Theatre on the University of Montana campus.
The program pairs Carlos Simon’s The Block, Korngold’s Violin Concerto with violinist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Concerts are Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Ticket holders can attend the “Downbeat Lowdown” pre-concert talk in the UM Music Recital Hall an hour before each show, according to the Missoula Symphony Association.
Tickets: the symphony box office at 200 N. Higgins Ave., (406) 721-3194 (ticket info).
Saturday: stand-up at the Wilma
Comedian Zoltan Kaszas performs at the Wilma with Steven Rogers. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7. Tickets are $43 in advance and $50 the day of the show, all ages, per Logjam Presents.
Thursday through Sunday: ghost walks downtown
“Unseen Missoula: Screams & Spirits” is a roughly 90-minute dusk walking tour of downtown’s haunted history, presented by the Downtown Missoula Partnership. Each ticket includes a coupon for Cranky Sam Public House.
Walks start at the flagpole and fountain in front of First Interstate Bank, 101 E. Front St. Tickets are $25, and the tour is recommended for ages 12 and up.
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday walks run 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Friday’s runs 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. As of Tuesday evening, Thursday and Saturday were nearly sold out and Sunday had the most room, according to the Downtown Missoula Partnership.
Friday through Sunday: the Missoula Fall Festival
The second annual Missoula Fall Festival at Grass Valley Farms has a corn maze, hayrides, a giant hay slide, a pumpkin patch and a spooky path, according to the festival and NBC Montana.
It’s open Fridays 4 to 8 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 1. Admission is $25, and kids 3 and under get in free.
The farm lists its address as 5280 Deschamps Lane (“turn at the big rooster”) and warns that some GPS routes are wrong, so follow its directions.
Saturday and Sunday: family time at the library
Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m., the library hosts Story Time en Español: Día de los Muertos in the Imaginarium, according to the library.
Sunday from noon to 3 p.m., Halloween All Under One Roof brings costumes, trick-or-treating on Level 4 and community partners including spectrUM and Families First to the library at 455 E. Main St., according to the library.
Hosting something next week? Send it to info@zootownlowdown.com.
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