Musicians co-op holding grand opening party Saturday

Live music, food trucks, local brew — Western Montana Musicians Co-op is putting on a grand opening gala Saturday in Ronan. The event is free and open to all ages to come and help celebrate local music and musicians.

The party will kick off at 1 p.m. with “One Hit Wonders,” during which any and all community members are invited to perform a song, poem or other act. Every hour on the hour after that a variety of bands who are part of the co-op will perform. Coy Theobalt and Charlene “Charlie” Veazy-Davis take the 2 p.m. hour as “The Captain and For Real,” playing contemporary folk/Americana.

Ken Kenmille and Friends play old time country at 3 p.m.

Doug Ruhman, Doug Hutchison, Diane Torres and Paul Tatto play rock and blues at 4 p.m. as “Two Doug Night.”

A jazz trio of Diane Torres, Mike Thompson and a TBA drummer fill the 5 p.m. hour, and “Rescue Machete” rings in jazz fusion at 6 p.m., followed by an open jam from 7 to 11 p.m. led off by “The Wildflowers (Markand Krysti Reichmann) with acoustic folk/pop.

Western Montana Musicians Co-Op is a unique nonprofit that offers the community a fully equipped sound stage available for all members to create music and practice stage skills, as well as be mentored by professional musicians who have fronted their own bands and played with some of the biggest names in the business.

Sales of Ronan Cooperative Brewery beers will benefit the co-op, and donations are welcome.

Call Doug Ruhman at (406) 249-6534 for more information.