West Mont teams with brewery for ‘Wake the Giant’ music, color festival this week

West Mont and the Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. are gearing up for the third annual “Wake the Giant Music and Color Festival” on Aug. 25-26.
The Montana-based festival fundraiser features music and giving that benefits West Mont’s work in helping Montanans with developmental disabilities.
The two-location event will begin at the Lewis & Clark Tap Room (1535 Dodge Ave.) 7-10:30 p.m. Friday and resumes at West Mont Farm & Gardens (3240 York Road) 11:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Saturday.
Day 1 performers will include Babes in Canyon (folk, indie-pop) and Josh Chalfant (folk, country). Day 1 vendors will include the Lewis & Clark Brewing Co., Vigilante Pizza, Montana Kettle Queens and Uncle Tater’s.
Day 2 performers will include Rob Leines (country-rock), the Trust Fund Hippies (rock cover band) and Kendrick & Mondie (country, Americana). Day 2 vendors will include the Lewis & Clark Brewing Co., Montana Kettle Queens, Mountain Berry Bowls, Southpaw Street Tacos and the Uphill Grill.
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Day 2 will feature a color throw where festivalgoers can make the big sky colorful by throwing cornstarch-based colored powder into the air. The color product is human and environment safe and