Trail Listening Post

Mike Smith visits with Marcy Allen, Executive Director of Missoula Community Foundation. Missoula Gives & Bitterroot Gives, an initiative of the Missoula Community Foundation, is a 26-hour celebration of the Missoula and Ravalli communities. It is a day to celebrate and support our nonprofits. The event kicks off 5pm Thursday 5/4 end Friday 5/5  6pm with online giving at MissoulaGives.org With...

Carrie Richer, Director of IWFF, stops by the Trail studio to chat with Mike Smith about the upcoming festival. This year, IWFF explores the theme of Fight or Flight . This year’s theme is Fight or Flight: referring to the physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat. The 2023 selections celebrate stories illustrative of all that it takes to surviv...

Udo Fluck, Director of Arts Missoula Global drops by the lunchbox to chat with Mike Smith about the World View Film Series kicking off Monday 2/13 7pm at The Roxy Theater.    Like Water for Chocolate (1992 Mexico) will be screened FREE to the public, the first of four films in the series themed "Cultures in Love". Like Water For Chocolate is a romantic drama based on the debut novel of the same na...

Executive Director of Arlee Rehabilitation Center (ARC), Filip Panusz joins Mike Smith on air to chat about the ARC upcoming fundraiser. ARC is a trailblazing animal rescue that fights youth suicide, domestic abuse, and trauma on the Flathead Reservation, bringing people and rescue dogs together. Other programs include: The Flathead Reservation Spay/Neuter Taskforce, low-income veterinary support...

Missoula Symphony Music Director, Julia Tai and Guest Theatre Director Rosie Ayers, stop by the Trail1033 studio to chat with Mike Smith during The Lunchbox. The annual Missoula Symphony Family Concert is happening January 28th in Missoula. "The Mountain That Loved a Bird" is a beautiful story of friendship and renewal. This well-loved story by American author, Alice McLerran, set to music by Puli...

Mike Smith visits with Michael Legg, Artistic Director of Montana Repertory Theatre. "Hearth: A Yuletide Tale" continues at the University of Montana Masquer Theatre until December 11th. On a cold December night, a young boy wanders off into a world of rag-pickers, tramps, and buskers struggling to survive the winter. As they share their songs and stories, he hatches a plan to help them. But one w...

Julia Tai, Music Director of the Missoula Symphony stops by the Trail1033 studio to chat with Mike Smith. Join the Missoula Symphony November 4th & 6th as they honor a legendary composer from our own community—the former distinguished professor of composition at the UM, Donald Johnston. His Symphony No. 4 “Lewis and Clark Symphony” exemplifies the brave spirits of the first explorers and the s...

Mike Smith visits with Director Morissa Maltz, an artist and filmmaker, Maltz studied visual arts Columbia University. Her art, film, and performance work have been shown at MOCA, Los Angeles and galleries internationally. MTFF film "The Unknown Country" has been hailed by Indiewire as “a stunning spiritual companion to Terrence Malick and ‘Nomadland’”. The film directed by Maltz features Montana...

Mary McCourt of NAMI Missoula stops by the Lunchbox to visit with Mike Smith about the upcoming event to create awareness of mental health conditions This will be NAMI Missoula's first walk to bring together people of all ages to combat stigma, raise funds, and promote awareness of mental health conditions. The event starts 12:30pm on Sunday , September 18th at Silver Park in Missoula, featuring a...

Mike Smith visits with John Samuel Brown, Festival Director of the Montana Book Festival taking place in Missoula September 15-19. After a 2 year hiatus, this celebration of the written word is once again an in-person event. This year, the Montana Book Festival has partnered with the Missoula Public Library, along with MCAT and the ZACC, to bring over 50 authors from around the region and around t...

Guest Jo May Salonen, Executive Director of the Missoula Symphony joins Mike Smith to chat about the final concert of the season. The Missoula Symphony, in partnership with Black Tie Broadway Presentations, is proud to bring MY FAIR BROADWAY, BROADWAY'S BEST HITS IN CONCERT to Missoula audiences! A dynamic concert of some of Broadway's most treasured music, it features selections from OKLAHOMA, RA...

Robert Chase and Mike Smith chat with Kristen Sackett and Ellen Buchanen, representing the Missoula Downtown Association as they reveal the River City Roots lineup for 2022. Happening August 26th & 27th, River City Roots Fest annually draws more than 15,000 individuals to the heart of Downtown Missoula for a variety of fun activities and exceptional music. This two-day FREE festival features f...

Carrie Richer, Festival Producer of the International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF)stops by the Trail0133 lunchbox to chat with Mike Smith about the 45th IWFF happening April 23rd through May 7th in Missoula, MT. IWFF exists to champion wildlife filmmakers and inspire a new generation to challenge conventional expectations about how we conserve wildlife and habitat. This annual event draws industr...

During the Trail1033 Morning Show, Robert Chase chats with Land Tawney, President & CEO of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA). The 2022 BHA Rendezvous is happening May 12-14 at Historic Fort Missoula. BHA’s North American Rendezvous is the year’s biggest public lands party – and a chance to celebrate together while raising funds to support our shared public lands and waters! Events include:...

Robert Chase visits with the Montana Repertory Theater's Michael Legg to talk about the new play A Castle With 1,000 Lights. As they grow apart in high school, childhood friends Toby and Melissa tell each other a story about saving the world from an evil warlock. But is there a story big enough and true enough to bridge the gap between two friends? A Castle With 1,000 Lights premieres March 12 and...

Robert Chase chats with Kristen Sackett, Marketing & Events Director of the Downtown Missoula Partnership about 2022 Downtown Dine Local Week happening January 24th- 30th. From Burgers to Brunch. Steaks to Soups. Tacos to Teriyaki. Coffee to Cocktails, Downtown Missoula’s restaurants have it all. This event is a great way to remind locally owned restaurants across Missoula that we support them...

Robert Chase welcomes MAM Executive Director Laura Millin to the morning show. Happening February 5th 6pm, the 2022 Annual MAM Auction will be VIRTUAL. The 2022 Benefit Art Auction will be live-streamed from the Carnegie Gallery at the Missoula Art Museum! This event will be free to watch. The exhibition of all artworks is on view now! Stop by the museum to find your favorite piece before bidding...

Mike Smith visits with Chorale Director Dean Peterson. Holiday Pops! will offer two evening performances this season— Friday, December 3rd and Saturday, December 4th, both at 7:30 p.m. and one Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. You won’t want to miss the concert that kicks off Missoula’s holiday season—it will be the first time our Chorale performs LIVE, under the direction of Chorale Director Dean Peterson...

Mike Smith welcomes into the studio Brian Bovee, Owner of Rhino Roofing and Jessica Allred, Director of Development & Advocacy at the Missoula Food Bank & Community Center to chat about their "Raise the Roof" campaign. Rhino Roofing in challenging businesses and individuals in helping to “Raise the Roof” for local students in Missoula. Now through October 16th he will match up to $5,000 in...

Robert Chase visits with Angie Doucette, Director of Development at Watson Children's Shelter and Scott Potter, Tennis Director at Peak Health & Wellness about the upcoming Watson Tennis Pro-Am. Watson Children’s Shelter Tennis Pro-Am, happening October 21st-24th in Missoula is presented by Wildfire Defense Systems, this three day charity event matches pros and amateurs together in a tournamen...

Montana Repertory Theatre had to put live performances on hold and find new ways to show up for our community: for the 2020/2021 season they held socially distanced performances, created dial-in audio plays and released brand-new GoPlay! app.  The Rep’s 2021-2022 season kicks off in September with the latest installment of our Plays on Tap series, which invites you to relive your high school days....

Mike Smith chats with RMHC CEO Amy Peterson about the upcoming RMHC fundraiser September 15th streaming LIVE from Seattle! Join RMHC from YOUR House to benefit OUR House! Gather your family and friends, request your favorite songs and, for a small cover charge of only $25, watch Dueling Pianos from Keys on Main Seattle and have a BLAST! This has been a tough couple of years for all of us. At the R...

Mike speaks with Sarah Coefield, M.S., M.A. and Air Quality Specialist for the Missoula City-County Health Department Sarah has been a part of the Air Quality Program since 2010. Sarah runs lead on outdoor burning, wildfires, and oxygenated fuels. Sarah also works on large projects, such as the PM10 Redesignation Request and the Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan.

During the Trail1033 Morning Show, Robert Chase chats with Land Tawney, President & CEO of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA). The 10th Annual BHA Rendezvous is happening June 3-5 at Historic Fort Missoula. After a year of virtual events, BHA is ready to kick it old school...by getting together in the great outdoors! Attendees can camp onsite and experience all the great components that the...

The 21st Annual Bike for Shelter is an annual family and community event that is held every spring. Established in 2001 as a signature event for Watson Children's Shelter, Bike for Shelter offers an 10-mile neighborhood bike ride and a 2-mile fun-loop.  Trail1033 is once again a proud sponsor of this community event. Info and registration at watsonchildrensshelter.org