Today

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. Open to public.

Swan River School board special meeting at 7 p.m. in the school library to discuss hourly negotiatons and a Spanish position.

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 to pre-register.

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.

3 Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 2-4 p.m., second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.

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.

Thought

"The worst sin - perhaps the only sin - passion can commit, is to be joyless."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, English author (1893-1957).

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.

Saturday

"Memory Make Over" Scrapbooking class 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., FVCC Eagle's Nest. Learn how to organizae and personalize your albums. Kids 6-12 also welcome for beginner's class. Drawings, prizes, gift kits. Call Joyce Workman at 755-4922. All are welcome.

Meridian Trail Clean up and maintenance 9 a.m. Meet at the trailhead on Meridian. Call Steve at 758-5255.

Red Cross CPR/First Aid instruction for adults and children, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Glacier Room, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. Cost is $50. Call 863+3513 to pre-register.

Northwest Montana Gold Prospectors Spring Kick Off 10 a.m., Bernie Road in Columbia Falls. Watch for signs. demonstrations, potluck dinner, raffle, kids' games, panning and metal detector contests. Open to the public.

Scandinavian Gift and Craft Sale 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sons of Norway Lodge, 347 First Ave. E. Kalispell. Potluck dinner follows at 6 p.m. for members and guests.

Fiesta Days, Whitefish. Chili cook-off noon to 2 p.m., downtown; bake-off 3 p.m. Mountain Mall. Cup for chili sampling, $3.50. Call 862-3501.

Montana Woman Foundation annual Garden Tea Party 1-4 p.m., Izaak Walton Inn, Essex. Slide presentations, guided hike, optional round trip train ride to from Whitefish to Essex, Door prizes, entertainment, refreshments. Tickets $25 or $40 with train trip. Call Montana Woman Magazine at 755-5753.

Citizens for a Better Flathead spring potluck 1-5 p.m., Harry Horn Area at Wayfarers State Park near Bigfork on Montana 35. Raffle by mail drawing 4 p.m. Call 756-8993.

"The Magic of Jay Owenhouse" show sponsored by the Flathead County Sheriff's Posses, 4 p.m., Whitefish High School gym. Ticket are $12 each in advance; at the door, adults, $20, children under 12 $15. Call 1-800-779-8600.

Sunday

North Valley Music School seventh annual Spring Concert 2 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Popular and classical selections. Admission is free. Call 862-8074. Sponsored by Whitefish Credit Union.