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Today

| August 29, 2009 12:00 AM

• Introduction to Archery workshop for all skill levels and ages, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Children's session for ages 8-15, 9 a.m. to noon; 16 and older, 1-4 p.m. Cost $10. Bows provided. Limited to 15 people. To register, call Mary Beth Chappelow, 755-2706, ext. 2.

• Think Local juried art fair, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Courthouse Lawn, Kalispell. Free admission.

• Humane Society of Northwest Montana Volunteer Orientation 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Humane Society, 3499 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Call 752-PAWS.

• Riverfront Blues Festival, noon to 11 p.m., Riverfront Pavilion, Libby. Too Slim and the Taildraggers and several other bands in concert. Advance tickets $15; or $20 at the door. Students, $10; children 6 and under, free. All proceeds benefit community.

• Cowboy America Festival 1 p.m. to dusk, Flathead Valley Cowboy Church, U.S. 93, 1.4 miles north of Reserve Dr., Kalispell. Horse rides, paint ball target shoot, Li'l Wrangler rodeo, roping, face painting, and more. Barbecue, 5 p.m. Live music with Gene Gordner 6 p.m. All welcome. Call 752-3333.

• Big Mountain Brewfest 3-7 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Resort Village. Live music by LeftOver Biscuits. Tickets $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Under 21 and designated drivers, $5. Call 862-2900 or 862-3501. Fundraiser for the Snow Bus.

• Preview of news PBS documentary, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," with special guest co-producer and author, David Duncan, 5-6:30 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Advance tickets $5, available at all Coffee Traders; $7 at door. Seating limited. Light refreshments.

• Heaven's Peak Restaurant in West Glacier will donate 25 percent of its sales from 5 to 8:30 p.m. today to West Glacier Elementary. Mention WGE. Call 387-4754.

Sunday

• Think Local juried art fair, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Courthouse Lawn, Kalispell. Free admission.

Monday

• Asphalt overlay operations on Greenbriar Drive, Kalispell, begin 9:30 a.m.; to be completed by 3 p.m.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Free pint of ice cream to donors.

• Whitefish City Council work session 6-8 p.m., chamber conference room.

Tuesday

• Asphalt overlay operations on South Woodland Drive between Woodland Avenue and River Glen Court, Kalispell, begin 9:30 a.m.; to be completed by 3 p.m.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Wal-mart, Kalispell, in the blood mobile.

• Creston School board meets at 4:30 p.m. Public welcome.

Wednesday

• Flathead County Library board annual retreat, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., conference room of Jane Lopp & Associates, 295 Third Ave. EN, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

• Red Cross blood drives, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. First Interstate Bank, in the blood mobile; and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Plum Creek corporate office.

• Whitefish Moose Lodge, 230 W. 10th St., roast turkey dinner buffet, 5-7 p.m. Public welcome. Proceeds go to support charities.

• Ninth annual Everything Sale for Refugee Aid, today through Sept. 6, 1045 E. Fourth St., Whitefish. Proceeds benefit Doctors without Borders and The International Rescue Committee. Donations welcome. Call 862-1629.

Thursday

• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Columbia Falls Community Center, Nucleus Avenue.