Help Yourself / A Live Variety Sketch Comedy Show
Created by Casey Chapman & Shelly Howls Thursday, Friday, & Saturday // June 16, 17, & 18 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $15 Help Yourself is a live variety comedy show featuring sketch comedy, standup, and improvisation around the ways we help ourselves and others… and all the ways it can go wrong. If you’ve ever had a therapy session go off the rails, gotten lost in the world of online dating, or decided that your 9-to-5 is soul-crushing, this is the show for you. Help Yourself at your own risk… or don’t. Each performance is partially improvised, so every night is a once-in-a-lifetime show. This show will feature adult humor, crude language, simulated drug use, and more sexual references than you probably want. Buy your ticket, then go ahead and schedule your next therapy session. Help Yourself is created by Casey Chapman and Shelly Howls, and produced by Cat in the Wall Productions and the Zootown Arts Community Center. Featuring standup comedy by Andy Nemec and Thomas McClure, and performances from Aaron Juhl, Blake Powell, John Howard, and Jordan Demander. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Food Allergy Research and Education, and Missoula’s own Open Aid Alliance. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Help Yourself / A Live Variety Sketch Comedy Show
Created by Casey Chapman & Shelly Howls Thursday, Friday, & Saturday // June 16, 17, & 18 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $15 Help Yourself is a live variety comedy show featuring sketch comedy, standup, and improvisation around the ways we help ourselves and others… and all the ways it can go wrong. If you’ve ever had a therapy session go off the rails, gotten lost in the world of online dating, or decided that your 9-to-5 is soul-crushing, this is the show for you. Help Yourself at your own risk… or don’t. Each performance is partially improvised, so every night is a once-in-a-lifetime show. This show will feature adult humor, crude language, simulated drug use, and more sexual references than you probably want. Buy your ticket, then go ahead and schedule your next therapy session. Help Yourself is created by Casey Chapman and Shelly Howls, and produced by Cat in the Wall Productions and the Zootown Arts Community Center. Featuring standup comedy by Andy Nemec and Thomas McClure, and performances from Aaron Juhl, Blake Powell, John Howard, and Jordan Demander. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Food Allergy Research and Education, and Missoula’s own Open Aid Alliance. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Help Yourself / A Live Variety Sketch Comedy Show
Created by Casey Chapman & Shelly Howls Thursday, Friday, & Saturday // June 16, 17, & 18 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $15 Help Yourself is a live variety comedy show featuring sketch comedy, standup, and improvisation around the ways we help ourselves and others… and all the ways it can go wrong. If you’ve ever had a therapy session go off the rails, gotten lost in the world of online dating, or decided that your 9-to-5 is soul-crushing, this is the show for you. Help Yourself at your own risk… or don’t. Each performance is partially improvised, so every night is a once-in-a-lifetime show. This show will feature adult humor, crude language, simulated drug use, and more sexual references than you probably want. Buy your ticket, then go ahead and schedule your next therapy session. Help Yourself is created by Casey Chapman and Shelly Howls, and produced by Cat in the Wall Productions and the Zootown Arts Community Center. Featuring standup comedy by Andy Nemec and Thomas McClure, and performances from Aaron Juhl, Blake Powell, John Howard, and Jordan Demander. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Food Allergy Research and Education, and Missoula’s own Open Aid Alliance. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Revival Comedy Night (& Art Sale!)
Saturday, May 21 // Doors at 7:30 PM // 8 PM // $10 Did you know that a good number of Missoula’s comedians also make art? This May 21 at the ZACC, we’re showcasing all of our artsy stand-ups and giving the audience an opportunity to buy their art, both before and after the show. Get ready to see a diversity of voices and of art — with comedians selling everything from paintings and jewelry to zines, drawings, leatherwork, prints, poetry, cookies, and stuffed animals. With comedy AND art from Reneé LeMie, Sarah Medeiros, Charley Macorn, Mars Sandoval, Sarah Aswell, Sarah Sandoval, Nathan St. Onge, and more. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
ZACC & RMBT present ‘A Breath of Fresh Air’ w/ Kasperthesaint, artwork by Eporu, & DJ s_nya
Saturday, May 28 // Doors at 6 PM // DJ s_nya starts at 6:30 PM // Dance Performance at 7:30 PM // $15 // $20 Artist Supporter Ticket Kasperthesaint invites Missoula to enjoy an immersive night of art, music, and dance at the ZACC. Experience Kasperthesaint’s latest work post-graduation from the University of Montana, and celebrate his professional move to Italy! ‘A Breath of Fresh Air’ is a night of live performances with a pre-show exhibit of visual art from Eporu, accompanied by s_nya DJing at 6:30 PM. The dance performance will begin at 7:30 PM, followed by a sampling of songs from Kasperthesaint’s latest release. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
UM Opera Theater ‘Sings Into Spring’!
Sunday, May 15 // Doors at 5:30 PM // Show at 6 PM // $15 Let the wonderful singers from the UM Opera Theater entertain you with a program of scenes and solos, fit for spring! Featuring scenes by Verdi, Mozart, Donizetti, and Gilbert & Sullivan. UM Opera Theater (UMOT) is a dynamic and exciting ensemble, committed to the most collaborative of all art forms, opera and musical theater. UMOT has gained national accolades for its dynamic productions of opera and musical theater. With the UM Opera Theater, students may participate in classic works, new works, and original works over the course of their studies. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana presents ‘Welcome Back Bash: Performers Choice Drag Show’
Saturday, May 14 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // Ages 18+ The Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana (ISCSM) works to educate and advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community, while promoting social tolerance through the production and enactment of drag performance. The ISCSM works to eliminate the historical oppression of LGBTQIA+ individuals through expansion of the boundaries of sex, gender, and sexual orientation. We create a safe and welcoming environment through the production of events which explore multiple gender expressions in a fun and educational atmosphere. The ISCSM Welcome Back Drag Show is the reintroduction of the drag performances in Missoula since the COVID-19 lockdown, and we’re excited to be back! Join these talented drag artists as they return to the spotlight and perform to raise funds for various non-profits in Montana. We welcome everyone 18+ to celebrate the return of drag. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Second Wind Reading Series Spring Finale
Sunday, May 1 // Doors at 7 PM // Readings begin at 7:30 PM // Free & Open to All // *Please be advised: This performance may contain adult themes and language. The Second Wind Reading Series is a public reading series pairing students in University of Montana’s Creative Writing MFA program with UM faculty, alumni, and community writers. Join us for our final event of the Spring season where we will have three 2nd year MFA students reading: Annie Kolle, Emmett Knowlton, and Mark Spero. ANNIE KOLLEAnnie grew up in Baltimore, MD and graduated from Tufts University with a BA in English. Since then, she’s taught English in New Mexico, worked in publishing in New York, and waitressed in Missoula. She is currently an MFA candidate in fiction at The University of Montana and her work has been published in The Madison Review and Shark Reef. Her great loves include Fiona Apple and her dog, Gately, and she’ll talk your ear off about both.EMMETT KNOWLTONEmmett Knowlton is a second-year fiction candidate in the University of Montana’s MFA program and a retired glamping butler. He grew up in Montclair, New Jersey and graduated from Amherst College. Before moving to Montana, he worked in production at HBO’s ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’ and has also written about sports for The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and Insider. His fiction has appeared in The Masters Review and MAYDAY Magazine, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and recently won first place in the Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Contest. He’s thrilled to be reading for you tonight.MARK SPEROMark Spero is pursuing an MFA in Poetry and an MA in Literary Studies at the University of Montana. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Mark received a BA in English at Grinnell College before moving to New York to pursue a career in live music production. His work has been awarded the Madeline DeFrees Prize from the Academy of American Poets, selected by Phillip B. Williams. His writing can be found in the American Journal of Poetry. When not writing, Mark can be found listening or playing music, biking, reading, or ranting, sometimes about capitalism, sometimes about queerness, and mostly about nothing. To learn more about the series visit https://www.facebook.com/SecondWind/. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Revival Comedy Night for Five Valleys Land Trust
Saturday, April 16 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 This month, Revival Comedy is dishing out an hour of laughs in order to raise funds for Five Valleys Land Trust, an amazing group committed to protecting western Montana’s river corridors, wildlife habitat, agricultural lands, and community open spaces — all since 1972. Our April non-profit was chosen by headliner Sugarbush, who is taking top bill at the ZACC for the very first time. Don’t miss supporting this great cause by laughing at a bunch of jokes! Other stellar stand-up comedians performing to protect our land include Becky Margolis, Cody Trogdon, and Aaron Juhl. Hosted by Sarah Aswell.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
City Without Words: A Very Special Screening of A Place (Sort Of)
Friday, April 15 // Doors at 7 PM // 7:30 PM // Q&A and Cocktail Hour Following Screening // $15 ZACC is proud to partner with filmmaker Andy Smetanka for the first public screening of his feature-length Missoula documentary, A Place (Sort Of): A Movie Mosaic of Missoula, Montana. Seven years in the making, Smetanka’s documentary skillfully weaves a century of home movies, vintage promotional films and minor Hollywood features into a spellbinding journey through time, place and memory. ZACC’s April 15 presentation is a special version of the film, with the same vintage imagery and 100% Missoula musical soundtrack, only minus the final narration. It’s a rare opportunity to experience the ultra-local version he really set out to make, Smetanka tells us: “This is the one I dreamed about making,” he says. “For the rest of the world, Missoula might take some explaining. For Missoulians, not so much.” Filmmaker Q&A to follow.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
