Today
Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association (KAMTA) meets 10-11 a.m., Northridge Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Program will follow, from 11 a.m. to noon. Call Joan, 844-3432.
Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Lunch is off the menu. For reservations, call Bill Driver, 837-2744.
Whitefish Ski Club (formerly Big Mountain Ski Club) annual membership meeting and wine and cheese party, 7 p.m. at Rocky Mountain Lodge, 6510 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. 2006-07 memberships will be sold. Door prizes and club news. Bring an hors d'oeuvre. Beverages provided. Call Heidi Duncan, 892-0401 or 862-7010.
Contra Dance, Sons of Norway, 347 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Beginner's lesson is 7:30-8 p.m., dancing from 8-11 p.m. Cost is $6 for adults; $3, teens; $12, families; 11 and younger, free. Call 758-7717 or Joe Fisher, 752-7469.
Saturday
Creative Memories scrapbooking session 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eagles Nest, FVCC. Highlights include digital storybook demonstration. All welcome. Call Joyce Workman, 755-4922.
AARP Driver Safety class 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, U.S. 2 East and Evergreen Drive. Call 752-4102 or 752-4219. Cost $10.
Tamarack Time, today, downtown Bigfork. Food tastings from area cooks. $3 per person for all tastings. Call 837-5888.
Children's House Montessori School Pumpkin Patch Children's Festival, 11 a.m. Parkside Credit Union Park, Whitefish. Games, prizes, face painting, "tattoos," crafts, cake walk, live music and more. Proceeds benefit nonprofit school. Call 863-4685.
Shelley Jo Isaak, adult education instructor, presents a workshop on harmful beauty product ingredients and healthy alternatives titled, "The Price of Beauty - What Everyone Should Know," 1 p.m., Montana Woman Complex, 1103 S. Main St., Kalispell. Bring your labeled beauty products, shampoos, moisturizers, deodorants, make-up and cologne. Cost $5. Proceeds go toward Montana Woman Foundation Scholarship Fund. Call 755-5753 for reservations.
Seeley Lake Tamarack Festival and Tour of the Arts, today and Sunday. Arts and crafts fair, YMCA fun runs, bike ride, flea market. Call 406-677-2880. For Tour of the Arts call Alpine Artisans, 754-0034.
Toastmasters Area 11 annual fall speech contest 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Flathead County Library, downstairs conference room. Public invited. Call 755-4884.
Flathead Valley Serenity Group of Alcoholics Anonymous 12 annual fall refresher today and Sunday, Flathead County Fairgrounds. AA and Alanon speakers and workshops. Ham and turkey dinner 5:30 p.m. tonight. Community breakfast Sunday. Contact 892-0278.
Bigfork's fifth annual Harvest Barn Dance, 6 p.m. at the River Bend Ranch on Eastman Dr. Music by Montana Rose. Silent auction, barbecue dinner by Great Northern Foods, beer and wine, cash bar. Tickets $75 each, $125 per couple, available at Jug Tree and Bigfork Drug. Proceeds benefit Rotary Club of Bigfork's charities and scholarships.
Sunday
Flathead Valley Serenity Group of Alcoholics Anonymous 12 annual fall refresher today at Flathead County Fairgrounds. AA and Alanon speakers and workshops. Community breakfast Sunday. Contact 892-0278.
Flathead Audubon expedition to the Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 North Meridian, Kalispell. Call Leslie Kehoe, 837-4467.
Public informational meeting about Habitat for Humanity eligibility requirements for future homes to be built in Columbia Falls, 2 p.m., North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls.
Flathead Valley Young Life annual fundraising benefit 7-9 p.m., The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Dessert buffet, live music, live and silent auctions. Suggested donation $20. Call 837-4750.
Monday
Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
Laira Fonner, photographer/owner of Sacred Image Photography in Whitefish, will be presenting a slideshow of images from her April trip to Thailand and Cambodia at 6 p.m., Blake Hall, Flathead Valley Community College. Call Fonner at 862-9282 or Gerda Reib at 212-7898.