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Tuesday
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m., 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Irene Zuehlsdorf of First Choice Decor shows African baskets. Speaker is Jeri Snell. Cost is $8. RSVP Rosainne, 257-8098 or Jan at 212-3763. Complimentary child care by reservation. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.
• Frontier Hospice free blood pressure screenings today: 9:30 a.m. North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls; 11 a.m. Mountain View Manor, Independent Living, Whitefish; 11:30 a.m. Whitefish Community Center, Whitefish.
• History of Whitefish program series, 12:30 p.m., Whitefish Community Center, 121 E. Second St. Walter Sayre presents a program on businesses that have made their mark in Whitefish. Audience stories and photos welcome. Call 862-4923.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., Lakeside Baptist Church.
• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m. Glacier Park International Airport board room. Lease Committee meets at 3 p.m.
• Community night at the Naked Noodle, Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish. Portion of proceeds will benefit Flathead Youth Home.
• Flathead Liberty Bell meets, 315 E. Evergreen Dr., in the gym behind Valley Victory Church, Kalispell. Dean Gotcher speaks on “The War of the Words: The Process and Practice of Hegelian Dialectic Exposed in Northwest Montana.” Potluck 5:30 p.m.; presentation 6:30 p.m. Call 270-5525.
• Flathead Democratic Party meeting and convention, 7 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. New officers will be selected.
• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school conference room.
Wednesday
• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Columbia Falls High School.
• Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Advisory Council meets 9:15 a.m., Heritage Place, Solarium E, 171 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Open to public. Call 758-5712.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Baby-sitter appreciation lunch. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).
• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m., North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Angie Olson from Angie’s Greenhouse will give planting tips. Speaker is Jeri Snell of the Blackfeet Nation. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Book release reception for Betsy Cox and Megan DiTizio’s new book, “Good Montana Morning: Recipes from Good Medicine Lodge in Whitefish,” 6-8 p.m., Good Medicine Lodge, 537 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish. Call 862-5488.
• AARP-sponsored 90-minute free presentation, “We Need to Talk — Family Conversations with Older Drivers,” 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call 751-4500 for a seat.
• Evergreen Fire District meets 7 p.m., fire hall.
• Dirty Hands Gardening Club meets at 6:45 p.m., at Whitefish Library to carpool to the Potting Shed for a presentation by Janis Broeder. Or meet at Potting Shed, 5650 U.S. 93 S. Call 862-7960.
• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets at Glacier Discovery Square, 540 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Business meeting, 5:30 p.m.; program, 7 p.m. Biological research technician Lindsey Bengtson shows slides and talks about observation sites for worldwide alpine environments. Free. Public welcome. Call Rachel Potter, 892-2446.
• Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation, 7 p.m., Clementine’s 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Julian Cunningham, owner of Swallow Crest Farms, gives gardening tips. Donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.
Thursday
• Donate $10 and receive a 10-minute massage from Body Kneads Massage or Advanced Healing Massage Therapy, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakeside Chiropractic Clinic. All proceeds benefit the West Shore Food Bank. Call Boomer Inselman, 871-2213.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 10:30 a.m., 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.
• Friends of the Library meet at noon, Flathead County Library meeting room. All interested welcome.
• Bigfork/Ferndale Community Garden spring planting, 12:30-3 p.m April 21, St. Patrick’s Church. Call Michelle, 837-0982.
• Fourth annual Spring Bear Wake Up social, 5-8 p.m., Swan Valley Community Hall. Speaker include bear ranger Mark Ruby, Tim Manley with Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Seth Wilson coordinator for Blackfoot Challenge. Food served 5:30 p.m. RSVP requested to 406-754-3137.
• Polson Chamber of Commerce Splash social 5-7 p.m., North Lake County Library, Polson. Open to public. Call 883-5969.
• Whitefish Chamber of Commerce Gone Fishin' 5-7 p.m., MacKenzie River Pizza, 19 Central Ave. Refreshments served. Free and open to public. Call 862-3501.
• Ashley Lake Land Use Advisory Committee meets 6 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Open to public.
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meets at 7 p.m., basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 406-881-4288 (leave a message).
• American Legion Roosevelt Post 108 meets 7 p.m., Moose Lodge, 230 10 St., Whitefish. All former and active military welcome.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Earth Day activities 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., FVCC, Blake Hall. Interactive stations, cardboard maze, miniature golf course, and more. Free. Public invited. Call 756-3372.
• Avalanche education fundraiser and slide presentation, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Great Northern Brewing Co., 2 Central Ave., Whitefish. Live music by David Walburn. $5 suggested donation. Proceeds benefit Flathead Nordic Ski Patrol.
• Native American round dance celebration 5 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Open to public. Bring a potluck dinner, beverage or snack to share. Call Mick Stemborksi, 756-3945.
Saturday
• Flathead Audubon’s fifth annual Cohen Stroll, 9 a.m., Whitefish River bike path. Meet at ball filed off Montana 40 for a two-hour walk. Wheelchair and stroller accessible.
• Columbia Falls Relay for Life rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Relay luminarias will be for sale for $5.
• Whitefish Moose Lodge hosts an Easter family breakfast from 9-11 a.m.; and Easter egg hunt, 11 a.m., 230 W. 10th St. Crafts, music, egg decorating and games. Free and open to the public. Call 862-2669.
• Kalispell Center Mall’s Easter Eggstravaganza Children’s Carnival, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Sixth annual Dayton Park Easter egg hunt, 11 a.m., Dayton.
• 15th annual Dreambuilders Playhouse raffle drawing and live auction, 1 p.m., Kalispell Center Mall.
• Rachel Potter, former Glacier Park botanist, will give a presentation on early botanical expeditions in Glacier Park, 4 p.m., Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Free. Reservations recommended. Call 888-5393.
Sunday
• Lakeside Volunteer Park Easter celebration, 11 a.m. Worship, fellowship. Easter egg hunt at noon for kids 10 and under. Call Lakeside Baptist Church, 844-3006.
• Kalispell Elks Lodge No. 725 annual Easter egg hunt, 1 p.m., 1820 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Members and nonmembers invited to bring children and grandchildren.
• Third annual Easter egg hunt, 2 p.m., Depot Park, Whitefish. Free. All children birth to 15 years old welcome.
Monday
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Flathead Democratic Women’s Club meet at 11:45 a.m., United Way Community Room, Gateway West Mall, Kalispell. No reservations required. All welcome. Call Jeannie Sherlock, 752-6151.
• AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m., North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
A Look Ahead
• Flathead Business and Industry Association annual meeting/luncheon noon, April 26, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Doors open 11:30 a.m. Dan Graves president of Whitefish Mountain Resort talks about “Sharing Business Success.” Cost $15 members; $20 nonmembers. Call Nancy Streibich, 752-8681.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. April 26, Eureka Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets at 5:30 p.m., April 26, Kalispell Middle School Media Center.
• Lakeside Community Council meets 7 p.m., April 26, Lakeside Sewer District office, 253 Bierney Creek Road. Open to public.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 6 p.m. April 27, Cut Bank Civic Center.
• Baskin-Robbins fifth annual “31 Cent Scoop Night,” 5-10 p.m., April 27, Kalispell. Corporate donation of $100,000 to National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28, Lowe’s, Kalispell, in the blood mobile.
• Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., April 28, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.
• Women of the Moose host annual “Over 60 Party,” 1 p.m. April 28, Whitefish Moose Lodge. Calamity Singers entertain. Bingo, food, prizes and birthdays honored. Free. Public invited. For a ride, call Nancy Bogart, 862-4809.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. April 28, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Speaker is orthopedic specialist Dr. Albert Olszewski. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. All area seniors 55 and older welcome. Call 257-1598.
• Red Cross blood drives April 29: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; noon to 5 p.m. Walmart, in the blood mobile.
• Arbor Day festivities April 29, Russell Elementary School. Assembly, 12:40-1:40 p.m. featuring the video, “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown”; flag raising 2 p.m.; tree planting 2:30 p.m. on designated city street. Public invited. Call Bette Albright, 752-4836.
• 10th annual Benefit Auction of Miniatures preview party, 5-7 p.m. April 29, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Bidding open. Free. Public invited. Call 55-5268.
• 10th annual Death by Chocolate event, “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Ghostly Chocolate,” 7-10 p.m. April 29, Conrad Mansion, Kalispell. Tickets are $50 per person, or $45 for museum members, available at the Bookshelf, Main Street, Kalispell or call 755-2166.
• Montana Dahlia Society annual tuber sale, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 30, west end, Kalispell Center Mall. Tubers, cuttings for sale. Members on hand to offer advice. Call John Kestell, 756-6464 or Bill McClaren, 257-2540.
• Flathead Shrine Club annual free screening clinic for children with orthopedic or problems with burns, 8 am. April 30, Flathead Valley Orthopedic Center, Kalispell. Call 752-2900, ext. 2211 (Cathy) to schedule an evaluation.
• Flathead Clean and Green Day, 9 a.m. to noon, Depot Park, Kalispell. Volunteer to clean downtown Kalispell and Flathead Valley. Call 758-7717.
• United Way Share Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30, Kalispell Center Mall. Activities and entertainment for children and adults. Face painting, clowns, information on local clubs and organizations. Call 752-7266.
• Chili feed fundraiser for Big Arm Historic School, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 30, Big Arm Fire Hall. Price is $8 or $5 for small serving. Call Al Fillman, 849-5004.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30, at Harley Davidson, Kalispell. Sponsored by Glacier Chapter HOG .
• North Valley Senior Center spring barbecue, noon to 4 p.m. April 30, 205 Nucleus Ave. Bratwurst or hamburger, potato or macaroni salad, chuckwagon beans, $5; with hot dog, $4. Call 892-4087.
• Third annual Whitefish Community Garden open house, 1-3 p.m. April 30, Whitefish United Methodist Church, off Wisconsin Ave. Barton Morse gives a presentation at 2 p.m.
• Tamarack Grief Center hosts a Camp to Remember round-up and reunion, 1:30-2:30 p.m. April 30, The Summit, Kalispell. Snacks, activities, story sharing. Register for this summer’s camps. Past and future campers, parents and guardians welcome. Call Carrie Thiel, 261-0724; or Kerry Ford, 241-1536.
• Fourth annual Cowboy Up benefit dinner for Samaritan House, April 30, Gardner Auction Service, U.S. 93 South, behind Merganthaler’s. Doors open 5 p.m.; dinner 5:30; live auction 6 p.m.; music by Smart Alex at 7 p.m. Tickets available at Samaritan House, 1110 Second St. W., Kalispell or call 257-5284.
• Lincoln-Reagan Day dinner April 30, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Social hour 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:30 p.m. Speakers include Morrie Shechtman, former Newt Gingrich and U.S. Rep Denny Rehberg. Tickets $40, available at Perkins, Sykes’.
• Serious JuJu Skateworks benefit barbecue dinner and silent auction, 6-9 p.m., April 30, 1896 Airport Road, Kalispell. Door prizes. Proceeds benefit area youth. Tickets $25. Call JD, 270-4587.
• Fundraising concert featuring the Bop-a-Dips for Flathead Valley Crimestoppers, 7 p.m. April 30, Flathead County Fairgrounds Trade Center Building. Tickets $27. Call 755-0232.
• Neighbors in Need spring brunch, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 1, Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Music by students of Stillwater Christian School. Tickets $15 per person; $5 for children 12 and younger. Call 752-1266.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30 p.m., May 2, downstairs meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call president Chris Hall, 212-7231.
• Northwest Montana Chapter of the Autism Society of America meets 6:30-8:30 p.m., May 2, Serious JuJu Skateworks, 1896 Airport Road, Kalispell. Call 257-8758.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. May 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., May 4, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Fellowship day. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).
• National Day of Prayer breakfast, 6:30 a.m., May 5, Salvation Army Church, 110 Bountiful Dr., Kalispell. Cost $6.
• National Day of Prayer community prayer event, noon to 1 p.m. May 5, Depot Park, Kalispell. Worship music by Liberty Bells.
• Flathead County Republican Central Committee convention, 7 p.m. May 5, Stillwater Grange, Kalispell. Potluck 6 p.m. New officers will be elected.
• Flathead Pioneer Auto Club car show and pancake breakfast, May 7, Whitefish Mountain Mall. Car show 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; breakfast 9 a.m. to noon, $4 per person, kids under 6 eat free. May 7; car show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8, at Mountain Mall. Call Dave Cooley, 253-7253.
• Eighth annual “Making Miracles Happen” dinner and auction benefit for Human Therapy on Horseback, May 7, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Doors open 4:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 followed by live auction. Musical entertainment, cash bar, raffles, silent auction. Tickets $50 each. Call 881-4192.
• Bibler Spring Home and Garden tours kick off reception and champagne brunch, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 7 and May 8. Tickets $75 each; advance purchase required. Call 756-3963.
• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1-3 p.m., May 12, second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.
• Civil Air Patrol hosts an open house, 7 p.m. May 12, at the National Guard Armory, 1840 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Use north entrance. All are welcome to attend.
• Bibler Spring Home and Garden tours, 10 a.m. and noon, May 14-15. Tickets $10 adults; $2 children; advance purchase required. Call 756-3963.
• Annual Yellow Bay Cherry Blossom Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14. Call Shari, 982-3437.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., May 18, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. End of year potluck. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 10:30 a.m., May 19, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.
Dyslexia seminars presented by Elsie Johnson, 1-3 p.m., and 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 19, The Summit, Kalispell. Free. Pre-registration required. Call 800-276-3138.
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meets at 7 p.m. May 19, basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 406-881-4288 (leave a message).
• Columbia Falls Library old and new book sale fundraiser, noon to 5 p.m. May 20.
• Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., May 26, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.
• Protege Salon and Muse Style host Spread the Love 2011 fashion show, 6-8 p.m. June 1, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Proceeds benefit Abbie Shelter. For tickets, call 752-4247 or 837-2400.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. June 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• “Art Meets Literacy” event 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 7, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. Art created by literacy clients and volunteers on display.
• Think Local Summer’s First Art Blast, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 10-11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 12, Courthouse Lawn, Kalispell. Free admission.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., June 16, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meets at 7 p.m. June 16, basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 406-881-4288 (leave a message).
• Whitefish Relay for Life, June 17-18, Whitefish High School Track. Call Michelle Howke, 406-261-7942.
• Kalispell Relay for Life, June 24-25, Legends Field. Call Shana Beccari, 406-261-0952.
• 32nd annual Whitefish Arts Festival, July 1-3, Depot Park, Whitefish. Arts and crafts, food vendors. Benefit Whitefish Christian Academy. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Free admission. Call Carrie Prestegaard, 862-5875.
• Bigfork Fourth of July Parade, noon. Children’s carnival follows. “Ducks for Bucks” race the Wild Mile, 4 p.m.; 837-5888. Bigfork Fourth of July Parade, noon, July 4. Children’s carnival follows. “Ducks for Bucks” race the Wild Mile, 4 p.m.; 837-5888.
• Columbia Falls Relay for Life, July 8-9, Columbia High School track, Call Dina Wood, 406-270-5623
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead summer outdoor show, July 8-10; Courthouse West Lawn, Kalispell. Over 100 booths of fine art, wood crafts and pottery. Food vendors, entertainment. Free admission. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; 881-4288.
• Glacier Symphony and Chorale Summer Classical Pops concert, July 9, Rebecca Farm, Kalispell. Gates open 5:30 p.m.; concert starts 7:30 p.m. $30 per car. Food, beer, wine; 406-257-3241
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. July 11, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Bigfork Relay for Life, July 15-16; Bigfork High School track. Call Jenny Johnson, montanajenjenyahoo.com, 406-212-5175.
• 22nd annual Lakeside Community Fair, July 16, Lakeside Elementary School. Pancake breakfast 7 a.m. Lakeside Chapel; arts and crafts, food, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lakeside Elementary; 5K run 9 a.m.; parade, 10 a.m.; duck races 3 p.m., Tamarack Brewery, watermelon eating contest, treasure hunt for kids. Call Kay Hopkins, 844-3425.
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meets at 7 p.m. July 21, basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 406-881-4288 (leave a message).
• Glacier Rally in the Rockies Vintage Car show and Glacier Rod Run, July 21-24. Street dance, 7-10 p.m. Friday. Parade 10 a.m., Show and Shine 10:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday.
• 43rd annual Arts in the Park, July 22-24, Depot Park, Kalispell. Juried art show of more than 100 fine art and crafts booths, entertainment and food. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission $3 daily or $5 weekend pass which includes museum admission, free for 6 and under; 755-5268.
• Bibler Summer Home and Garden tours kick off wine reception, 6-8 p.m. July 25. Light hors d’oeuvres. Tickets $50 each, $90 per couple; advance purchase required. Call 756-3963.
Heritage Days, July 25-31, Columbia Falls. Wednesday — Car Show, 5-9 p.m.; Thursday — Concert at Marantette Park, 7 p.m.; Friday Wildcat Endowment Auction and Barbecue, 5 p.m., Columbia Bar, NRA Rodeo 7 p.m., Blue Moon Arena; Saturday — Firemen’s Breakfast, 7 a.m. Don Anderson Fire Hall, three-on-three basketball, 7:30 a.m., Boogie to the Bank 5K and 10K race, 8 a.m., craft fair, 9 a.m. on Nucleus Ave., Main Parade at noon, Wild horse drive, 2 p.m. U.S. 2, barn dance, 7-10 p.m., Marantette Park, NRA Rodeo 7 p.m., Blue Moon Arena; Sunday — Wildcat Golf Scramble, 9 a.m., West Glacier Golf Course; outdoor church service 9:30 a.m., Marantette Park. Call 892-1233 or 892-0178.
• Bibler Spring Home and Garden tours 5:30 and 7 p.m., July 26-29. Tickets $10 adults; $3 children; advance purchase required. Call 756-3963.
• Montana State University booster, alumni and friends invited to a barbecue, 5:30 p.m. July 29, and golf tournament, 9 a.m. July 30, Mission Mountain Golf Course. Call Shad Hupka, 883-8803.
• Glacier Symphony and Chorale free kick-off concert for Festival Amadeus, 7 p.m. July 31, Depot Park, Whitefish. Call 257-3241.
• West Shore Community Library annual fundraiser, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Best Western White Oak Hotel, 4820 U.S. 93 S. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, desserts. Silent, live auctions. Tickets $50 per person.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Howse House Bicentennial celebration and mountain man rendezvous, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 6, Lawrence Park, Kalispell; Call Ron Beard, 756-8791.
• Taste of Kalispell, Aug. 6, Museum at Central School. Food, drink, live music; 756-8381.
• 33rd annual Festival of the Arts, Aug. 6-7, Bigfork, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Over 160 arts and crafts booths, food, entertainment, children’s activities; 837-5888.
• Huckleberry Days Art Festival, Aug. 12-14, Park Side Credit Union Park, Whitefish. 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Arts festival, carnival games, food, entertainment. Free admission; 862-3501.
• Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13, Swan Lake Campground. Music, food, arts and crafts, raffles, huckleberry pies. Kids’ games start at 11 a.m. 837-5888.
• Think Local Summer’s First Art Blast, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 19-20; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 21, Courthouse Lawn, Kalispell. Free admission.