Beating the heat

Pippin Lockwood, 6, of Kalispell, bites into an ice cream cone July 6 at Depot Park. Lockwood and her family were there to hear singer/songwriter Chuck Pyle in the Picnic in the Park summer concert series. The free concerts, sponsored by Kalispell Parks and Recreation, run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays through Aug. 23 and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays through Aug. 3. Today’s concert is La Nota Blues and Jazz.