Daybook
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Polson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Columbia Falls Toastmasters Club birthday celebration, noon to 1 p.m., Freedom Bank, 530 Ninth St. W., Columbia Falls. Speakers include Toastmasters Bryan Sharp and Cindy Branch, Montana Women Magazine owner. Public invited. Call Colleen Konopatske, 250-3795.
• Retirement celebration to honor DeAnn Thomas, director of the FHS/GHS Career Center, 4:30-6 p.m., Glacier High School Commons. Public invited. Formal program begins at 5:30 p.m.
• Wellness Education Center’s Healthy Potluck Supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Families welcome. Bring a healthy dish to share. Call the Wellness Center at 755-8423.
Wednesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School trustees special public meeting at 4 p.m., to open bids for building project.
• USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Spouses welcome. Call 471-3295.
• Spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Lisa Jones to help with cancer treatment expenses, 5-9 p.m. Whitefish Moose Lodge, 230 10th St. $10 donation suggested. Silent auction.
• Protege Salon and Muse Style host Spread the Love 2011 fashion show, 6-8 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Tickets $20. Proceeds benefit Abbie Shelter. Call 752-4247 or 837-2400.
• Flathead County Growth Policy Update workshop, 6 p.m. Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Public welcome.
• Local native plant expert Bill McClaren lectures on planting and caring for native plants, 7 p.m., FVCC arboretum behind Blake Hall. Free. Public welcome. In case of inclement weather, talk will move to Blake Hall board room. Call Sue Evans, 756-3963.
• Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and Auxiliary meet at 7:30 p.m., VFW meeting room, Kalispell. Call 752-2357 or 890-3335.
Thursday
• Laser School seniors graduate at 11 a.m., in the Linderman gym.
• Whitefish Independent High School seniors graduate at 1 p.m., in the Hope Gardens behind Muldown Elementary. If it rains, the ceremony will be held in the Whitefish Middle School auditorium.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board special meeting, 5 p.m., in the library.
• Flathead Nonprofit Development Partnership hosts a seminar by director Ned Cooney, “The Basics of Board Service: Improving your Skills and Effectiveness as a Nonprofit Leader, 5:30-9 p.m., FVCC. Register at 756-3832.
• LaBrant-Lindsey Lane Land Use Advisory Committee meets 7 p.m., Flathead County Planning and Zoning office, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call 751-8200.
Friday
• North Valley Senior Center garage sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and June 4; 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls.
• Sixth annual Rags to Riches sale, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4, Pope John Paul II Catholic Church, 195 Coverdell Road, Bigfork. Clothing, tools, household furniture and goods, appliances. Bake sale. Call Daniel or Donna Danz, 892-2435.
• Older Americans Day Picnic, Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Doors open 10 a.m., burgers, salads and desserts served at 11:45 a.m. Bring a potluck dessert if you like. Call Agency on Aging, 758-5730. To arrange for a ride, call 758-5728 by 3 p.m. the day ahead.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Cayuse Prairie School board and Teachers’ Association negotiations, 4 p.m. school library. Public welcome.
• Stillwater Christian seniors graduate at 6:30 p.m., in the gym.
A Look Ahead
• North Valley Senior Center garage sale continues, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4; 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls.
• Sixth annual Rags to Riches sale continues 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4, Pope John Paul II Catholic Church, 195 Coverdell Road, Bigfork. Clothing, tools, household furniture and goods, appliances. Bake sale. Call Daniel or Donna Danz, 892-2435.
• Walk the Flathead community walk to celebrate National Trails Day June 4. Check-in at 9 a.m. Woodland Park lagoon pavilion. Walk starts at 10 a.m. Free. Call Kalispell Parks and Recreation, 758-7848.
• Free presentation by the Wellness Project on how to improve and maintain your health and well-being, 9:30 a.m. June 4, Wellness Resource Center, 725 Sixth Ave. E., Kalispell. Call 257-7572.
• Lions Strides Walk for Diabetes Awareness, 10 a.m. June 4, The Summit, Kalispell, rain or shine. Check in at 9 a.m. Collect pledges in advance or make a $25 contribution. Silent auction before and after walk. To register, call Diabetes Care and Prevention Center, KRMC, 751-5454.
• Libby Heritage Museum opening day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Bigfork High School seniors graduate at 11 a.m., June 4, in the gym.
• Glacier High School seniors graduate at 11 a.m., June 4, in the gym.
• Whitefish High School seniors graduate at 1 p.m., June 4, in the gym.
• Flathead High School seniors graduate at 3 p.m.,, June 4, in the gym.
• Midway Swap Meet and farmers market opens 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 4-5, former Midway Drive-in, 3115 Montana 40, across from Blue Moon, Columbia Falls. Live music, food vendors and crafts. Admission $1; children 6 and under, free.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meets at noon June 4, Apgar Picnic Grounds. Tour of Interpretive Center. Bring a sack lunch and half dozen cookies. To carpool, meet at 11 a.m., Smith’s Grocery, Kalispell. Call Cathy Lane, 755-6048.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m. June 4, Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.
• Whitefish Bikefish Fun Run and Fish Trails 5K, noon, June 5, City Beach.
• Benefit for Doc, Lini and Halle Reading, 3-8 p.m. June 5, Great Northern Bar and Grill, Whitefish. Live music, silent auction, raffle. Admission is $10 and includes beer.
• North Valley Music School benefit concert and auction, 6:30 p.m. June 5, Craggy Range, Whitefish. Well-known area musicians will perform genres from acoustic to electric rock and country. Live auction at half time. Limited tickets available, $25 each. Call 862-7550 or 862-8074.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. June 6, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. June 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Bridge Academy seniors graduate at 7 p.m., June 6, Outlaw Inn in Kalispell.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 7, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Glacier Park brown bag seminar on “Fish Monitoring and Mercury Assessment in Glacier Park,” noon to 1 p.m. June 7, West Glacier Community Building. Free. Open to public.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m. June 7, Bigfork Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets June 7 -8, Grouse Mountain Lodge Whitefish. Call 862-3000.
• “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.
• North Valley Music School student and teacher chamber concert, 7:30 p.m. June 7, United Methodist Church, Whitefish. Instrument “petting zoo” available. Free; donations appreciated. Call 862-8074.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5:30 p.m., June 8, Hot Springs High School.
• Whitefish Bikefish guided tour of Whitefish Trail, 6 p.m. June 8. Meet at Grouse Mountain tennis courts.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., June 8, The Summit, Kalispell. Speaker is Lydia Skoog, Montana’s representative for American Parkinson’s Disease Association. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.
• Tra Le Gael Celtic music concert, 7-9 p.m. June 8, Christ Church Episcopal, corner of Second Street East and Third Avenue East, Kalispell. Benefit for American Cancer Society Relay for Life; donations accepted.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 7 p.m. June 8, Glacier Discovery Center, Columbia Falls. All interested welcome.
• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m. June 8, North Lake County Public Library, Polson. Germaine White and Thompson Smith give a presentation on “Bull Trout and the Salish and Pend d’Oreille People.” Free. All welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 9, Forest Service, Kalispell.
• Senior Tour & Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 9, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. Free admission for senior citizens. Coffee, tea and cookies served 10 a.m. t o 4 p.m. Docent-guided gallery tour at 10:30 a.m. Light refreshments. Call 755-5268.
• Whitefish Bikefish events June 9: Guided bicycle trail tours, 6 p.m., Depot Park; bike polo, 6 p.m. behind Whitefish Middle School.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 10, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Frank Garner gives a presentation on his training of police in Afghanistan with a slide show on raid that led to death of Osama Bin Laden, 11 a.m. June 10, Columbia Falls Senior Center, 205 Nucleus Ave. Call 892-4087.
• Dr. Bret Lindsay, a neurologist at Glacier Neuroscience Center, presents a free educational program on multiple sclerosis, “Advances in MS and Current Therapies,” noon to 2 p.m. June 10, Hampton Inn, 1140 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Lunch and refreshments provided. RSVP to Shared Solutions, 800-887-8100.
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints open house 6-9 p.m. June 10, 180 Redfield Lane, Lakeside. Learn about food storage, disaster plans, car kits and more. Free food samples and handouts.
• Whitefish Bikefish bike in movie 7 p.m. June 10, Stumptown Ice Den. “Breaking Away” and “Triplets of Belleville” will be shown.
• Whitefish Bikefish events Depot Park: kids’ bike rodeo, 9 a.m. to noon. Great Northern Cycles Criterium race, 9 a.m.; children’s race, 11 am.; bike parade, noon (be there at 11 a.m. to decorate bikes); time trial 3:30 p.m. Big Mountain Road.
• Glacier Anglers Cast-off fly casting competition, 10 a.m. June 11, Glacier Outdoor Center, West Glacier. Winners may qualify to All Cast National Fly Casting championships. All ages and abilities welcome. Free casting instruction, seminars.
• Great Northern Historical Trail grand opening, noon, June 11, northern most underpass under the bypass (west of Wild Geese Gardens). Cookies and lemonade provided. Call 387-5282.
• Whitefish Bikefish events June 12: circuit race 9 a.m., Lodgepole Road at Twin Bridges; Mountain bike tours of Pig Farm, noon. Meet at Grouse Mountain tennis courts.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their independents on June 13: 11 a.m. to noon, Troy Senior Center; 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. June 13, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., June 13, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 14, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their independents 10 a.m. to noon, June 14, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m., June 14, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Topic is “Yard Art.” Speaker is Vicky Russell. Cost is $8. RSVP Rosainne, 257-8098 or Jan at 212-3763. Complimentary child care by reservation. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. June 14, KALS Radio, in the bloodmobile.
• Bring in your old U.S. flags in exchange for a new one, 2-4 p.m. June 14, Prestige Assisted Living, 125 Glenwood Dr., Kalispell. Cost $5. Money will be used to purchase wreaths for veterans’ gravesite. Bake sale also will be held.
• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., June 14, school library.
• eReader class 6:30 p.m. June 14, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Learn about necessary software, how to search for and check out books. No registration required. Call Bret Fisher, 758-5814.
• Red Cross blood drives June 15: 2-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, sponsored by D.A. Davidson; 1-4 p.m. Aaron’s, in the blood mobile.
• Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free panel discussion on cheese making, 7 p.m., June 15, Clementine’s 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., June 16, second floor conference room, Earl Bennett Building, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 16, Libby VFW.
• 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).
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 17, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Whitefish Relay for Life, June 17-18, Whitefish High School Track. Call Michelle Howke, 406-261-7942.
• Joe Coco presents a Wealthmasters course on “Raising Financially Responsible Children,” for parents of children ages 4-18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 17, Whitefish Church of the Nazarene, 1125 Seventh St., E. Cost of materials, $5. Child care provided. Preregistration required. Call Linda, 862-2288.
• Light for Life 24-Hour benefit for Sarah Oxford who is being treated for leukemia, 7 a.m. to 7 a.m., June 18, Blue Cow Building, Commons Way, Kalispell. Luminarias $5 each; $15 T-shirts for sale. Portion of day’s sale from all Blue Cow building businesses will also be donated.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 18, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drives June 21: noon to 4 p.m. KRMC; 2-5 p.m. Lakeside Baptist Church.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m., June 21, Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 23, Evergreen Fire Department.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Kalispell Relay for Life, June 24-25, Legends Field. Call Shana Beccari, 406-261-0952.
• Ninth annual Swan Race, June 25, corner of Falls Creek Road and Montana 83. 10K, 5K and 1 mile run. Call Swan Ecosystem Center, 754-3137.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 27, Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 293-0100.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. June 27, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Kila School Board meets 8:30 a.m. June 28.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. June 28, Our Lady of Mercy Church.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 29, Flathead County Health Department.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. June 30, Marion Fire Department.
• 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.
• Whitefish Fourth of July celebration. Fireworks at City Beach; 862-3501.
• Lakeside fireworks. Watch from shore or from the lake.
• Fourth of July Parade, noon, Polson, from Polson-Flathead Historical Museum on Main Streets to Third Street.
• Fourth of July celebration in Troy.
• Western States Heavy Equipment Rodeo, July 7-8, Kalispell.
Flathead Valley Sjogren’s Support Group celebrates its 10 year anniversary July 8, Wheat Montana, 405 S. Main St., Kalispell. Call Tedi Marie, 849-5537; or Jo, 883-5401.
• 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.
• Hike for Heroes July 9, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Registration 8 a.m. 3.5 mile hike with lunch at the Summit and gondola ride return. $25 includes lunch and T-shirt. Proceeds to Montana Hope Project and COPS.
• Eighth annual dinner/auction for Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country, July 9. Board Far West Cruise boat at 4 p.m., Volunteer Park, Lakeside. Prime rib dinner afterward and live auction. Free wine and beer tasting, door prizes. $75 per person. Call 261-4232.
• 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 22-23. Poker run registration 7 a.m., 747 Center St., tour at 9 a.m. Friday. Street dance, 7-10 p.m. Friday. Parade 10 a.m., Main St., Show and Shine 10:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday, First Avenue West.
• 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.
• Northwest Montana Rock Chucks Rock Club gem and mineral show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 23; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 24, Grandstand Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Large variety of stones, agates and fossils. “Fishing for rocks” and gem dig. Raffles. Silent Auction. Admission $1.
• 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.
• Flathead High School Class of 1981 30th reunion, July 29-30. Social, 6 p.m. July 29, Vista Linda. Dinner and music, 6 p.m. July 30, Hilton Garden Inn. Call Andrea Conn Baumgardner, 751-5131.
• 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.
• Cruisin’ by the Bay, Polson. Friday poker run noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 5; Car Show, 8 a.m., Main Street, poker walk, 10 a.m., Riverside Park concert feature Hot Rod Deluxe, 7-10 p.m. Aug. 6. Free admission; 883-1042.
• 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.
• Sandpiper Outdoor Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 6, Polson courthouse lawn; 471-5243.
• 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.
• Big Sky Chapter Antique and Classic Boat Show, Aug. 6-7, Lakeside. Free. Open to public.
• Montana Cup regatta championship, Aug. 6-7, North Flathead Yacht Club, Somers; www.nfyc.org
• 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 and live auctions, live music; www.wsclibrary.org
• 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.
• Annual West Shore Community Food Bank benefit barbecue and auction, Aug. 13, Edgewater Motel and RV Resort, Lakeside.
• Soroptimist of Polson annual Wine Festival, 7-10 p.m. Aug. 13, Polson Motorcoach and RV Resort/KOA, 200 Irvine Flats Road; 883-2668.
• Northwest Montana Fair, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Aug. 16-21, Kalispell. Newsboys concert 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Little Big Town concert 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17. PRCA Rodeo Aug. 18-20. Demolition Derby Aug. 21; 758-5810.
• 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.