Today
Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E. in Kalispell, Spring Cleaning Day 1 to 4 p.m. All members of the Northwest Montana Historical Society and community invited to do yard work, cleaning and painting. Snacks and beverages will be available. Call 756-8381.
Open house for Flathead Spay & Neuter Clinic, 3491 Trumble Creek Road, Whitefish, noon to 4 p.m. Refreshments, tours. Call 892-7387.
Monday
Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Eureka High School.
Flathead County Resource Advisory Committee meets to make recommendations for allocation of a portion of federal funding Flathead County receives, 4-6 p.m., Flathead County Commissioners Office, 800 S. Main St., Kalispell. Open to the public.
Red Cross Adult CPR certified review course, 6:30 p.m. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.
Deer Park School board meets at 7 p.m. at the school.
2005 Northwest Montana Fair Pro Rodeo Queen, Princess and Little Miss Pageant open house and forum 7-9 p.m. Door prizes, applications, schedules. Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Call 758-5810.
Tuesday
AARP Seniors Driver Safety Program 9a.m. to 1 p.m., today and May 19, The Summit, Kalispell. Cost is $10. Call 751-4500.
Brunch is offered the public at 9:30 a.m., Los Caporales, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Bring a garden plant to exchange. Bernie Bailey of Great Falls is guest speaker. Cost is $7 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Bobby Kay at 387-5316, or Sherry at 892-5990. Sponsored by the Columbia Falls Women's Connection and Stonecroft Ministries.
Buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m., Kalispell Center WestCoast Hotel. Cost is $10. Guest Bernie Bailey will speak about her "Recipe for Life." RSVP to Rosainne at 257-8098. Complimentary child care by reservation. Sponsored by the Kalispell Women's Connection and Stonecroft Ministries.
Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 17A First Ave., Kalispell.
Somers School District board meets at 6 p.m. to discuss the 21st Century Grant, and a reorganizational meeting at 6:30 p.m., Somers Middle School.
Flathead County Library system is sponsors a Get Real! Get Fit! program at 7 p.m., at the Kalispell branch. Snacks, prizes and health and fitness information for teens in a fun, interactive format. Call Public Services Librarian Katie Boyes, 758-5713.
Cayuse Prairie School board annual re-organization meeting 7 p.m., school library.
The Flathead Valleyairs Barbershop groups meets at 7 p.m., basement of United Methodist Church, 329 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Male singers are welcome to come and sing. Call 892-5953.
Valley wide townhall meeting on "Let's Talk: The Dangers of Underage Drinking," 7-9 p.m. WestCoast Kalispell Center Hotel. Local physicians, law enforcement officials and teen panelists will speak.
Flathead High School Spring Band Concert 7:30 p.m. FHS auditorium. Three bands perform a variety of music, including a piece commissioned by the HHS band, and music from Star Wars. Free and the public is welcome.
Wednesday
Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, Libby High School.
MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support), 9:30-11:30 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Suzanne Elliot, day care director, speaks on the topic, "Ideas for Summer Fun." Child care provided. Call 257-LOVE (5683).
Children's Story Hour at 10:30 a.m., Children's Department of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell, 247 First Ave. E. Call 758-5822.
Whitefish branch public library offers a free "When I Grow Up, I Want to Be" program with Baxter Graham, 11-year-old author of "Old Stinky Toes", 11 a.m. All pre-schooler and parents or guardians are invited. Call 862-6657.
Montana Veterans' Home Alzheimer's and Family Support Group meets at noon and at 7 p.m., in the Veterans' Home. Lunch is served at 11:30 am for those wanting to attend the noon group. The noon group will have Carle O'Neil, speaking on the topic, "Guilt in Placing a Family Member in a Nursing Home. Open to the public.
After-school Storytime for children 6-12, 3:45 p.m., Children's Department of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell. Call 758-5822.
Somers School District board Negotiation Committee meets at 4 p.m. with Somers Classified Association Negotiation Committee, and at 4:30 p.m with Somers Education Association Negotiation Committee, Somers Middle School.
Red Cross Infant and Child CPR certified review course, 6:30 p.m. Call 752-6433.
Free concert by Trinity Lutheran School 4th, 5th and 6th graders "Salute to America," a night of patriotic music honoring the Armed Forces and veterans, 6:45 p.m. at the school. The public is welcome. Service members encouraged to come in uniform.
Thursday
Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative Governing Council meets at noon, 2290 Farm to Market Road, Suite A Kalispell.
Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., North Valley Hospital, Whitefish.
Woodland Montessori annual Carnival 3:30-6 p.m., 349 Willow Glen Dr., Kalispell. Chili cook-off, pony rides, fortune teller, cake walk, and many games and activities. All are welcome. Call 755-3824.
Northwest Montana Big Boy Toy Show and Spring Fair and Inland Empire/Royal West Carnival today through May 22, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Show & Shine May 20; Eureka Dune Runner Mud Bog Races 1 p.m. May 21, and 10 a.m. May 22. Tickets $5 for races. Children 6 and under free. Call 758-5810.
Friday
Don Lawrence Orchestra and the Carruthers Connection perform at 7 p.m., Kalispell Eagles Club. The public is invited. Admission is $8 with a portion donated for the Glacier Jazz Stampede, Oct. 6- 9 in Kalispell.
Rob Quist and Jack Gladstone with special guest David Griffith present "Odyssey West" an original musical and visual narrative celebrating the birth of a nation, 7:30 p.m., Christian Center, Kalispell. Adults, $15; students and seniors, $12; family of four, $25. Tickets at Whitefish Credit Union, Coffee Traders and Books West. Also auction fund-raiser for Parents Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK) and Special Friends Advocacy. Call 756-5488 or 253-3985 to donate.