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University & Community Activities for March 14, 2012
12:55 PM - 1:00 PM
Today's Highlight: Today’s calendar is sponsored by Made in Montana Marketplace, comprised of over 100 booths of Made in Montana products. Wholesale buyers admitted exclusively on March 23rd with the general public welcome on March 24th. For more information, call 455-8510 or visit the Web site, Made in Montana Marketplace.com.
A St. Patrick’s Day Dinner will be held this Saturday, March 17th from noon to 5:00 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Senior Center. A silent auction, door prizes, and games are also planned for the afternoon. Call Rachael at 677-3527 for more information.
The American Indian Business Leaders’ Chapters at Big Sky High School and at The University of Montana in Missoula invite the public to their Spring Carnival and Craft Fair that will be held this Friday night from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the Hawthorne Elementary School Gym, 2835 South 3rd Street West. The event will consist of games, face painting, cake walks, food, homemade crafts, and more. Call 728-2400 for complete details on this carnival and craft fair.
The Montana Department of Commerce, the Montana Board of Housing, NeighborWorks Montana and the Headwaters RC&D Area, Inc. in Butte will hold a Homebuyer’s Education class March 20 and 21st at the Thornton Building, 65 East Broadway. Participants will receive information on budgeting and credit, the mortgage process, homeowners insurance and special affordable financing options. To register by noon on Monday, March 19th, call MaryAnne at 782-7333.
Volunteer Training will be conducted by Hospice of Missoula every Thursday evening from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. beginning tomorrow night, March 15th through April 5th. To sign up for this class, please contact Hospice of Missoula at 543-4408 or visit their Web site at www.hospiceofmissoula.com.
The University of Montana’s Campus Recreation as well as Missoulians on Bicycles and Adventure Cycling Association invite the public to a free screening of the documentary film, “With My Own Two Wheels: The Bicycle as a Vehicle for Change Around the World.” The film documents how the bicycle can change the world – one pedal stroke at a time. The screening will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 15th in room 131 of the Charles H. Clapp Building on the UM mountain campus. For more information, call 721-1776.
The Montana Natural History Center in Missoula invites the public to a presentation on how to start your spring plants from seeds. Botanist Marilyn Marler will provide all the tricks and tips you need to get your garden up and running early in the season, as soon as the weather permits. The class will be this Thursday evening from 5:30 – 7:30 at the Fort Missoula Native Plant Gardens, under the big silver water tower at Fort Missoula. For more information on this presentation as well as other classes sponsored by the Montana Natural History Center, call 327-0405 or visit their Web site at montananaturalist.org.
As part of their “Get to Know Montana” lecture series, the Missoula Public Library will host Helena scholar, Stephen Maly who will present, “A Prophet in Exile: Louis Riel’s Sojourn in Montana.” For more information on this lecture as well as others in this series, call Lisa at 258-3851 or visit the library online at www.missoulapubliclibrary.org.
To have your event on our University and Community Calendar, please send us the information 10 days in advance by visiting our Web site at mtpr.org or by fax to 243-3299 or mail to Montana Public Radio, The University of Montana, Missoula, 59812.
University and Community Activities are aired at 10:55 am and 12:55 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. University and Community Activities are announcements about the events and activities of non-profit, cultural, and artistic organizations in our broadcast area. Information should be submitted ten days before broadcast date.
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