‘No Outcasts in Zooville’ MPower Voices Holiday Choir Concert
Monday, December 19 // Door at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // Free & Open to All Join MPower Voices at the ZACC for a free and festive holiday choir concert! MPower voices is a Missoula-based choir of adult individuals with disabilities. Formed in 1999 by Alayne Dolson and Malcolm Lowe, the choir was originally part of VSA Arts programming. It continues now under the umbrella of Missoula Community Chorus. MPower Voices serves the differently-abled community by offering an opportunity for social engagement and artistic expression. They serve Missoula with musical offerings that surprise and delight with their heartfelt, open manifestations of joy. MPower Voices is thrilled to be welcomed to the more focused performance setting of The Show Room at the ZACC after many years performing our Christmas concert at Southgate Mall. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Winter Noir featuring UM Grad Student Storytellers
Wednesday, December 14 // Door at 6 PM // Reading begins at 6:30 PM // Free & Open to All Please join us for a thrilling evening of storytelling at the ZACC featuring thirteen UM graduate students. Each will tell a five minute story on the theme – as chosen by the students themselves – of CRIME. Expect no holds to be barred and no protection for the guilty … or the innocent. Your host for the occasion is Métis storyteller and local ruffian Chris La Tray. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the ZACC with support from CUTBANK, the Literary Journal of the University of Montana. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Annual Holiday Open House at the ZACC
Friday, December 2 // 5 to 8 PM // Free & Open to All Head to the ZACC between the hours of 5 and 8 PM on Friday, December 2, and experience a magical holiday wonderland! Attendees will be given easy to follow maps at entry, and ZACC staff and Santa’s elves will be on hand to give tours of our three-story downtown building. Our 2022 Holiday Open House includes a variety of free – and super fun – activities for folks of all ages, including ornament painting, screenprinting (just bring your own T-shirt or other fabric!), winter card-making and collages, and THREE Santa Selfie Stations (complete with hilariously candid, life-size Santa cardboard cut-outs). And for those who would prefer to to watch a wonderful performance or even join in the fun and perform themselves, Josh Farmer will be playing the baby grand piano in our venue, The Show Room, for folks to carol along. And warm up with a beverage from the Show Room bar, serving beer, wine, cider, and non-alcoholic options – and free hot cider! In addition to these awesome and totally free festivities, our annual ZACC & Friends Holiday Show is opening that night in the Main Gallery, with an array of affordable artwork made with love by artists who love the ZACC. Every year this show includes dozens of local and regional artists with works spanning all price points, so there really is something for everyone. Works by multi-media artist and sculptor Melissa Thompson will be featured in our Blackfoot Communications Gallery, and Magic Rainbow, artwork by Blue Rose Lusk, who is the daughter of Samantha Balk and printmaker David Miles Lusk and who was born above the ZACC in 2019 when it was at its previous location on the Northside, will be featured in our Youth Gallery. Last but certainly not least, our Artist Shop (full of thoughtful, locally made gift ideas) will be open and stocked with perfect presents for anyone on your list. This very special annual Holiday Open House is totally free, though we would very much appreciate your consideration of an end-of-year donation to the ZACC. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
MAMA Open Mic
Thursday, December 1 // Doors at 7 PM // Open Mic begins at 7:30 PM // Free & Open to All The ZACC and the Montana Area Music Association have teamed up to create a space for music, community, collaboration, and artistic expression. Learn about MAMA’s mission, what we’re working on, and how to get involved. Meet fellow musicians, test out new songs, and build new connections! Every open mic has been a blast, and we would love to see you again on December 1 for MAMA Open Mic, for the final MAMA open mic of 2022. (Stay tuned too, cause it’s continuing throughout 2023!) To learn more about the Montana Area Music Association (MAMA) visit https://mama4mt.org/. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
ROCK THE HOUSE: A Benefit for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Including a Silent Auction, and Featuring Performances by Riley James and Cosmic SansSaturday, November 5 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 General Admission The Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) is Missoula’s only local source of funding to meet our community’s ambitious and urgent housing goals. In a time of rampant unaffordability in our local housing market, Affordable Housing Trust Fund investments create and preserve housing solutions Missoulians can afford. ROCK THE HOUSE is a benefit for the AHTF, and will feature music by Riley James and Cosmic Sans, and a silent raffle of works by many local artists who are involved in affordable housing organizing (including Laughing Blackbird, Roger Paul Mason, Winnie Lohof, Kat Cowley, Sam Hilliard, Miles Wickham, Sage Friss, Zoey Osborne, River Bed Gems, Montana Clay Creations, B Martinez, Jace Nelson, & Blaine Doherty). Between sets, grantees who have been awarded Trust Fund monies will be speaking about their projects and sharing what the Trust Fund has helped them accomplish. Please join us for a night of fundraising and local arts! For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
MAMA Open Mic
Wednesday, November 2 // Doors at 7 PM // Open Mic begins at 7:30 PM // Free & Open to All The ZACC and the Montana Area Music Association have teamed up to create a space for music, community, collaboration, and artistic expression. Learn about MAMA’s mission, what we’re working on, and how to get involved. Meet fellow musicians, test out new songs, and build new connections! Every open mic has been a blast, and we would love to see you again on November 2 for MAMA Open Mic, happening monthly in 2022. To learn more about the Montana Area Music Association (MAMA) visit https://mama4mt.org/. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
‘Listening Hat Records’ Record Cutting Service Launch Party!
Sunday // October 30 // 1-5 PM // Show Room at the ZACC // Free & Open to All Ever wonder how Vinyl Records are made? Come see records being cut live at the ‘Listening Hat Records’ Launch Party. With the help of funding from the Montana Arts Council, local musician Aaron Jennings is starting a record manufacturing service in Missoula with the goal of making short-run handmade vinyl releases accessible and affordable to artists across the state. Over a dozen artists will be performing live to celebrate the occasion, and these performances will be recorded and cut to a record on site. Attendees will be able to pick out their favorite performances and purchase a custom record to take home with them. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the ZACC. See records made in real time, and enjoy performances from:Trans FutureSarah AswellChrist SandDylan Running CraneBob WireRichie ReinholdtCory FayThe Mighty TravisShadow DevereauxTesseractLenny Pepperssoft x mothChelle Karcher For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
MAMA Open Mic
Thursday, October 6 // Doors at 7 PM // Open Mic begins at 7:30 PM // Free & Open to All The ZACC and the Montana Area Music Association have teamed up to create a space for music, community, collaboration, and artistic expression. Learn about MAMA’s mission, what we’re working on, and how to get involved. Meet fellow musicians, test out new songs, and build new connections! Every open mic has been a blast, and we would love to see you again on October 6 for MAMA Open Mic, happening monthly in 2022. To learn more about the Montana Area Music Association (MAMA) visit https://mama4mt.org/. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Community Grief Gathering / Celebrate Life & Mourn the Loss of Loved Ones in a Shared Space
Thursday, September 22 // Door at 6:30 PM // Event begins at 7 PM // Free & Open to All Come together to shed light, express, and hold space for our collective experience of grief through poetry, music, food, and art. At the ZACC on 9/22 from 7-10 PM, we will gather to mourn the loss of loved ones and celebrate life in a supportive environment. We welcome you to share whatever you’re called to, or simply be there to listen. There will be an open mic, memorial shrine to light candles and place mementos, and potluck where we can share the favorite foods of those we grieve. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
MAMA Open Mic
Thursday, September 1 // Doors at 7 PM // Open Mic begins at 7:30 PM // Free & Open to All The ZACC and the Montana Area Music Association have teamed up to create a space for music, community, collaboration, and artistic expression. Learn about MAMA’s mission, what we’re working on, and how to get involved. Meet fellow musicians, test out new songs, and build new connections! Every open mic has been a blast, and we would love to see you again on September 1 for MAMA Open Mic, happening monthly in 2022. To learn more about the Montana Area Music Association (MAMA) visit https://mama4mt.org/. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
