With more than 400 members the MDA works continuously to stay in touch with those we serve. Below you will see the three monthly member networking socials we hold. We would love to see you at one (or all!) of them. Also, if you have an announcement for your business, let us know and we would be happy to post it in the Member News area below.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please join us at the MSO HUB (140 N. Higgins Ave.) for MDA’s Downtown on Tap from 5-7 pm. The HUB is having an inventory blow-out sale, and everything in the store is 25% off. Additionally, all attendees will be entered to win a Missoula Osprey Baseball VIP Night during the 2012 season. VIP Night includes club box seats for 10 with wait service and baseball caps for your group. On Tap attendees will have the chance to earn additional raffle tickets for the VIP Night with every $25 purchase. The MSO Hub is contributing 10% of all sales during Downtown on Tap to the Caras Park Capital Campaign. Come celebrate the New Year with the MDA, the Missoula Osprey and the MSO Hub and shop the entire store for great deals!
Not in the holiday spirit yet? Bitterroot Flower Shop (811 S. Higgins Ave.) can help you get in holiday preparation mode! The smells and sights of winter and the holidays are here. Come learn about new and different things they are doing and see some of their seasonal arrangements and products from 5 to 7 pm.
Come to Missoula Art Museum (335 N. Pattee St.) from 8 to 9 am for a private look at Ansel Adams: A Legacy. Laura Millin, MAM’s Executive Director, will give MDA members an inside look at this rare exhibition and Neil Chaput de Saintonge will provide a tour highlighting the exhibit. Enjoy breakfast treats by Bernice’s Bakery and coffee by Black Coffee.
MDA Members, please join us for a pizza buffet lunch at Flathead Lake Brewing Company (424 N. Higgins Ave. – Third Floor) featuring representatives from the Missoula Youth Homes, Missoula Food Bank, and Big Brothers Big Sisters to hear what different forms of giving are possible this holiday season.
Scarf season is here! Learn how Missoula’s contemporary shop, Loopy Knit/Crochet (115 W. Front St.) can make your winter warmer, more colorful and more creative with their class offerings and inventory of yarn and patterns. Enjoy warm beverages and breakfast treats from 8 to 9 am.
Posted: January 27th, 2012
The Annual Missoula Downtown Association Dinner and Awards Presentation on January 25 was a huge success as the ballroom at the DoubleTree Hotel filled with more than 250 guests to celebrate the successes in Downtown Missoula in 2011. Twelve individuals were honored, including the four winners, for their extraordinary contributions to Downtown Missoula. Michael Tree, General Manager of Mountain Line, was awarded the prestigious honor of Downtowner of the Year. This award is given to an individual who has made Downtown Missoula a better place due to his/her unselfish and extraordinary efforts, activities or contributions. Other winners include Brooke Repath of The Missoulian as Downtown Employee of the Year, Dan Cederberg of Cederberg Law as Board Member of the Year, and Todd Frank owner of The Trail Head as Committee Member of the Year. For the full press release, click here.
Posted: January 26th, 2012
Please join us at the MSO HUB (140 N. Higgins Ave.) for MDA’s Downtown on Tap from 5-7 pm. The HUB is having an inventory blow-out sale, and everything in the store is 25% off. Additionally, all attendees will be entered to win a Missoula Osprey Baseball VIP Night during the 2012 season. VIP Night includes club box seats for 10 with wait service and baseball caps for your group. On Tap attendees will have the chance to earn additional raffle tickets for the VIP Night with every $25 purchase. The MSO Hub is contributing 10% of all sales during Downtown on Tap to the Caras Park Capital Campaign. Come celebrate the New Year with the MDA, the Missoula Osprey and the MSO Hub and shop the entire store for great deals!
Posted: January 11th, 2012
The “Go Fish” Exhibit grand opening and Valentine’s Free Admission Day at the Families First Children’s Museum is Tuesday, February 14th, 2012, 10am to 5pm. Come one, come all and enjoy FREE admission, snacks, and fun activities!
On February 14, 2012 the Families First Children’s Museum in downtown Missoula will open its new fishing exhibit Go Fish. At this local fishing spot, kids and their grownups will be able to grab a fishing pole, find a perfect spot on the bridge, and cast a line for a trout in a beautiful western Montana setting, painted by Local Artist Celeste Bickford.
The exhibit is brought to us by the combined efforts of many local folks. People working together can accomplish amazing things. Betsy Grimley and Wayne Chamberlain brought the idea from the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. The trout images were provided by Joseph Tomelleri and Montana Trout Unlimited. The images were transferred to cloth by Allegra Printing and hand sewn by Martha’s Sewing Ministries. The fish are “swimming” in a “pond” made of flooring donated by Pierce Flooring and installed by volunteer Dave Kendall. Angler girls and boys will use fishing poles to catch the fish from a bridge, designed and built by artisan builder Tim Backus, using wood donated by Boyce Lumber. After catching a fish, the lucky kid or grownup can measure their catch, identify it using a poster and books, and release it back into the wild of the Children’s Museum. Come fish with us!
The Families First Children’s Museum is located at 225 West Front Street in downtown Missoula. For inquiries please contact Katie Ghen Simpson at 721-7690.
Posted: December 19th, 2011
Please remember to join us at the 2012 Annual Dinner & Awards Presentation at the DoubleTree Hotel (200 Madison) on Wednesday, January 25 from 5 to 8 pm. Cocktails from 5 to 6 pm, Dinner from 6 to 7 pm and Awards Presentation from 7 to 8 pm. This year’s event features special guest Darko Butorac, Missoula Symphony Music Director, and a string quartet performance. Tickets: $35 per person, $250 per half table and $500 per table. RSVPs due to the MDA office by January 18.
Posted: December 14th, 2011
Missoula Bicycle Works is currently accepting resumes for full and part time sales positions. We are looking for friendly motivated individuals who have a passion for cycling to staff our sales floor. Bike shop experience is a plus but not mandatory. If you are interested please drop off or send a resume to 708 So. Higgins Ave. We will be accepting resumes and conducting interviews through January.
© 2012 MDA/BID
