Editing Missoula, Montana (section)

==Culture==
{{Main|Culture in Missoula, Montana}}
Missoula, often considered the cultural center of Montana,<ref name="NSE 2015">{{cite web |url=http://nse.org/exchange/campusprofileM.asp?c=118 |title=Profile: University of Montana |date=2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102051347/http://nse.org/exchange/campusprofileM.asp?c=118 |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |url-status=dead |publisher=National Student Exchange |location=Fort Wayne, Indiana |quote=Missoula is&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. often referred to as the cultural center of Montana. Students take advantage of&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. theatre, art walks, festivals, and concerts.}}</ref> is the location of the state's first university, and an eclectic mix of loggers, hippies, college students, sports fans, and retirees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.makeitmissoula.com/community/ |title=Community |publisher=Make it Missoula |access-date=August 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316113857/http://www.makeitmissoula.com/community/ |archive-date=March 16, 2015 |url-status=live |quote=It's not everywhere that you'll find loggers and ranchers co-existing with holdover hippies and artistic types. Add in college students, immigrants, young families, retirees, entrepreneurs, minimalists, sports fanatics, green living addicts, and everything in between, and you have a rich, vibrant, and diverse community.}}</ref> Community events generally take place [[Downtown Missoula|downtown]] either outdoors or in one of the several downtown buildings [[List of buildings and structures in Missoula, Montana#Historical buildings and districts|listed on the National Historic Registry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.missouladowntown.com/play/historic-walking-tour/ |title=Historic Missoula Downtown Walking Tour |publisher=Missoula Downtown Association |access-date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128173618/http://www.missouladowntown.com/play/historic-walking-tour/ |archive-date=January 28, 2012}}</ref>

Since 2006, the River City Roots Festival has been an event each August with music, beer, food, and art, and generally attracts crowds of 15,000.<ref name="Leggett 2014">{{cite web |title=River City Roots Festival conquers rainy weather in Missoula |first=Bob |last=Leggett |website=[[AXS (ticket merchant)|AXS]] |date=August 27, 2014 |url=http://www.axs.com/river-city-roots-festival-conquers-rainy-weather-in-missoula-17826 |quote=.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;crowds for the event normally run about 15,000&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815203921/http://axs.com/river-city-roots-festival-conquers-rainy-weather-in-missoula-17826 |archive-date=August 15, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rivercityrootsfestival.com |title=River City Roots Festival |access-date=August 15, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809102717/http://rivercityrootsfestival.com/ |archive-date=August 9, 2015}}</ref> The longest-standing event downtown has been the Missoula Farmers Market that was founded in 1972,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://missoulafarmersmarket.com |title=Missoula's Farmer's Market |access-date=August 23, 2015 |quote=The Missoula Farmers Market, a gathering of food and friends since 1972. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817064402/http://www.missoulafarmersmarket.com/ |archive-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> which provides an outlet for Western Montana produce on Saturday mornings from May to October as well as Tuesday evenings from July to early September.<ref>{{cite web |title=Farmers Markets in Missoula |publisher=Destination Missoula |access-date=August 24, 2015 |url=http://destinationmissoula.org/farmers-markets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426115442/http://destinationmissoula.org/farmers-markets |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |url-status=live |quote=8:30&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;– 12:30&nbsp;p.m. Saturdays, mid-May to mid-October; 5:30&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;– 7:00&nbsp;p.m. Tuesdays, July&nbsp;– early September}}</ref> An arts and crafts People's Market and a Clark Fork Market run concurrently.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Leah |url=http://www.makeitmissoula.com/2011/04/leah-lewis-missoula-farmers-market-starts-april-30th/ |title=Farmer's Markets, Missoula Style |publisher=Make it Missoula |access-date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124160321/http://www.makeitmissoula.com/2011/04/leah-lewis-missoula-farmers-market-starts-april-30th/ |archive-date=November 24, 2011}}</ref> Downtown hosts "First Friday Missoula", a gallery walk on the first Friday of the month to feature local art from museums and galleries,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://missoulacultural.org/first-friday-missoula |title=First Friday Missoula |publisher=Missoula Cultural Council |access-date=February 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420201705/http://missoulacultural.org/first-friday-missoula |archive-date=April 20, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> such as that of [[Monte Dolack]]. Missoula celebrates "First Night Missoula" on New Year's Eve, which includes food and live entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://missoulacultural.org/first-night-missoula |title=First Night Missoula |publisher=Missoula Cultural Council |access-date=August 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319064338/http://missoulacultural.org/first-night-missoula |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The "Festival of the Book" to celebrate the literature of the American West was rebranded the "[[Montana Book Festival]]" in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://humanitiesmontana.org/programs/fob/ |title=Festival of the Book |date=2015 |publisher=Humanities Montana |location=Missoula |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824194359/http://humanitiesmontana.org/programs/fob/ |archive-date=August 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |quote=In 2015, The Humanities Montana Festival of the Book has been reestablished as the Montana Book Festival under the auspices of the Montana Book Festival Association, in conjunction with the Missoula Cultural Council.}}</ref> Missoula's two historic theatres both hold annual film festivals: the Roxy hosting the [[International Wildlife Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://missoulian.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/roxy-theater-to-light-up-art-deco-marquee-for-th/article_0ea17ec2-45f4-5598-a533-d42583cffd55.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest |title=Roxy Theater to light up Art Deco marquee for 80th anniversary |last=Walsh |first=Cory |date=September 22, 2017 |work=[[Missoulian]]|access-date=September 25, 2017 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925092607/http://missoulian.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/roxy-theater-to-light-up-art-deco-marquee-for-th/article_0ea17ec2-45f4-5598-a533-d42583cffd55.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest |archive-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> established in 1977 as the first juried wildlife film festival in the world;<ref name="IWFF">{{cite web |title='International Wildlife Film Festival' Showcase |publisher=[[Montana PBS]] |date=2014 |access-date=August 24, 2015 |url=http://www.montanapbs.org/InternationalWildlifeFilmFestivalShowcase/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604003729/http://www.montanapbs.org/InternationalWildlifeFilmFestivalShowcase/ |archive-date=June 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |quote=The International Wildlife Film Festival .&nbsp;.&nbsp;. was founded as the world's first juried wildlife film competition in 1977. }}</ref> and since 2003, the [[Wilma Theatre (Missoula, Montana)|Wilma]] accommodating the largest film event in Montana, the [[Big Sky Documentary Film Festival]].<ref name="BSDFF">{{cite web |title=About BSDFF |work=Big Sky Documentary Film Festival |access-date=August 14, 2015 |url=http://bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/about |quote=The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has become the largest cinema event in Montana and the premiere venue for non-fiction film in the American West. In 2012, the festival drew an audience of 20,000 and received nearly 1000 film entries from every corner of the globe. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727102604/http://bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/about |archive-date=July 27, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In performance arts, the [[Missoula Community Theatre]] has held performances of musical and nonmusical plays since 1977,<ref name="Missoula Community Theatre, Inc.">{{cite web |title=MCT: The Full Story |url=http://mctinc.org/the-full-story/ |website=Missoula Community Theatre, Inc. |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=September 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915042543/http://mctinc.org/the-full-story/ |archive-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> with its affiliated [[Missoula Children's Theatre]] also acting as an international touring program that visits nearly 1,000 communities per year around the world.<ref name="Missoula Children's Theatre">{{cite web |title=MCT Tour in Your Town |url=http://mctinc.org/mct-tour/ |website=Missoula Children's Theatre |date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=MCT, Inc. |access-date=September 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915035136/http://mctinc.org/mct-tour/ |archive-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Missoula is also home to a number of modern dance companies, including [[Bare Bait Dance]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bare Bait Dance |url=http://barebaitdance.org/ |website=Bare Bait Dance |access-date=September 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918154703/http://barebaitdance.org/ |archive-date=September 18, 2016}}</ref> and [[Headwaters Dance Company]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Headwaters Dance Co. |url=http://www.headwatersdance.net/ |publisher=Headwaters Dance Co. |access-date=September 6, 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911225804/http://www.headwatersdance.net/ |archive-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> [[Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre]] and [[Garden City Ballet]] are also based in Missoula.

The [[Montana Museum of Art & Culture]], which became a state museum in 2001, is one Montana's oldest cultural reserves, having begun in 1894; its permanent collection houses more than 10,000 original works.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umt.edu/montanamuseum/aboutmmac/missionhistory.aspx |title=Mission & History |publisher=Montana Museum of Art & Culture |access-date=August 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011043105/http://www.umt.edu/montanamuseum/aboutmmac/missionhistory.aspx |archive-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref> The [[Missoula Museum of Art]] is housed in a former [[Carnegie library]]; it features contemporary art and annually features 20–25 group and solo exhibits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://destinationmissoula.org/assets/files/2015-visitor-guide.pdf#page=17 |title=Vibrant and Colorful: For the Art Lover |date=2015 |work=Destination Missoula: Missoula Area Visitor Guide |page=17 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810180426/http://destinationmissoula.org/assets/files/2015-visitor-guide.pdf#page=17 |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |url-status=live |quote=.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;Missoula Art Museum, which features contemporary works by Native American and regional artists, as well as traveling exhibits. The space alone is worth the trip. A recent renovation marries the 100-year-old Carnegie Library building with a contemporary addition, creating a bright and airy space with  interesting angles and viewpoints. ... 20 25 solo and group exhibitions rotate through six state-of-the-art galleries each year.}}</ref> [[Fort Missoula]] is home to the Historic Museum, dedicated to preserving the history of Western Montana, and to the [[Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fortmissoula.org |title=Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History |access-date=August 24, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801142729/http://fortmissoula.org/ |archive-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fortmissoulamuseum.org/docs/HM_tourflyer.pdf |title=Historical Museum Tour Map |publisher=The Historical Museum of Fort Missoula |access-date=August 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043328/http://www.fortmissoulamuseum.org/docs/HM_tourflyer.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> and the [[Northern Rockies Heritage Center]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nrhc.org |title=Northern Rockies Heritage Center |access-date=August 24, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801213059/http://nrhc.org/ |archive-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref> The [[National Museum of Forest Service History]] is constructing the [[National Conservation Legacy and Education Center]] in Missoula, too.<ref name="NMFSH"/>

[[File:Moose Drool Brown Ale (advertising image).jpg|thumb|right|Ad for Moose Drool Brown Ale]]
Opened in 1987, Missoula's [[Bayern Brewing]] is the oldest active brewery in Montana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bayernbrewery.com/about.html |title=Bayern Brewing: About |access-date=August 23, 2015 |quote=Proud to be the only German brewery in the Rocky Mountains&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810215750/http://bayernbrewery.com/about.html |archive-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref> [[Big Sky Brewing Company|Big Sky Brewing]] opened in 1995 and with a production over 38,000 barrels {{as of|2008|alt=in 2008}}, it is by far Montana's largest brewery, and produces the best-selling beer brewed in Montana, Moose Drool Brown Ale.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schneider |first=Bill |url=http://newwest.net/topic/article/big_sky_brewing_moose_drooling_with_success/C41/L41/ |title=Big Sky Brewing: Moose Drooling with Success |publisher=New West |date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907213213/http://newwest.net/topic/article/big_sky_brewing_moose_drooling_with_success/C41/L41/ |archive-date=September 7, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigskybrew.com |title=Big Sky Brewing Company |access-date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204122011/http://www.bigskybrew.com/ |archive-date=February 4, 2012}}</ref> Missoula has also been home to [[List of breweries in Montana#Kettle House Brewing Company|Kettle House Brewing]] since 1995 and Draught Works opened in 2011. Big Sky, Bayern, and Kettlehouse represent the first-, second-, and third-largest breweries, respectively, in Montana.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/tadhmmm/docs/missoulamag_2012/51 |title=Brew Town |work=Missoula Magazine |date=March 9, 2012 |access-date=August 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823173556/http://issuu.com/tadhmmm/docs/missoulamag_2012/51 |archive-date=August 23, 2015 |quote=The three largest breweries&nbsp;– Bayern Brewing&nbsp;Inc., Big Sky Brewing&nbsp;Co. and KettleHouse Brewing&nbsp;Co.&nbsp;– call Missoula home. |page=51}}</ref> Also in 2011, [[List of breweries in Montana#Tamarack Brewing|Tamarack Brewing]] and [[List of breweries in Montana#Flathead Lake Brewing Company|Flathead Lake Brewing Company]] from nearby [[Lake County, Montana|Lake County]] opened pub houses at downtown Missoula locations. The city also holds annually the Garden City Brewfest and Winterfest, and periodically hosts the Montana Brewers Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/missoulanews/docs/brew_fest_2010 |title=Garden City Brew Fest 2010 |publisher=[[Issuu]] |date=April 29, 2010 |access-date=November 17, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628185129/http://issuu.com/missoulanews/docs/brew_fest_2010 |archive-date=June 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://montanabrewers.org/events/event/4th-annual-montana-brewers-festival/ |title=4th Annual Montana Brewers Festival |publisher=Montana Brewers Association |access-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228115607/http://montanabrewers.org/events/4th-annual-montana-brewers-festival/ |archive-date=February 28, 2014}}</ref>

[https://www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org/ The Clay Studio of Missoula] is a non-profit ceramic-arts center, which provides education and a community access clay studio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Clay Studio of Missoula - Made in Montana |url=https://app.mt.gov/madeinmontana/Business/Details/16720 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=app.mt.gov }}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>