Daybook
Today, August 3
• 36th annual Bigfork Festival of the Arts, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Electric and Grand Avenues. More than 125 booths offer art, crafts, pottery, furniture, jewelry, clothing and more. Food vendors, live entertainment. Parking at Bethany Lutheran Church on Montana 35 and Potoczny Field at Montana 35 and Holt Drive. Free shuttle to festival. Call 837-5888.
• Ninth annual Big Sky Antique and Classic Boat Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakeside. Remote-control model sailboat racing, displays, demonstrations of standup paddle boards and kayak water safety. Woody wagons car display. Boat parade 3 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.
• Downtown Kalispell parking stall pavement markings are scheduled to be repainted tonight through Wednesday, from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, on First, Second Third, Fourth and Fifth streets, from First Avenue East to First Avenue West; and along Main Street from Center Street to Fifth Street. Proceed with caution, watch for wet paint and compy with temporary no parking signs.
Monday
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Blake Hall board room, FVCC. Appointments required; call Wendy Jeschke, 756-3908. All donors receive free T-shirt and entered to win $100 gas card.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Kila School board and budget meeting 5:30 p.m.
• Lucky Duck Race, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Woodland Water Park, Kalispell. Ducks $5 each, for a chance to win $500. Fundraiser for Family Friendly Flathead.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., basement meeting room, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.
Tuesday
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Northwest Montana Fair and Soldiers Memorial Fund offer veterans and family members a free ride on Flathead Lake on the Far West, 4-6 p.m. Free shuttles to dock: 2:30 p.m. Veterans Home, Columbia Falls; 2:30 p.m. Whitefish Mountain Mall; 3 p.m. VFW, Kalispell. Be at dock by 3:30 p.m. Call Sheri Gates, 758-5810.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Bigfork Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Montana Shakespeare in the Parks perform “As You Like It,” 6 p.m., on the lawn behind Blake Hall, FVCC. In case of inclement weather, show will be held in Black Box Theatre, Arts and Technology Building. Free. Public invited.
• Running Start Program informational session, 6 p.m. Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. All interested students and parents invited. Call Elizabeth Romain, 756-3923.
• Flathead Democratic Party meets 7 p.m. on the headquarters lawn, 633 Denver St., Whitefish. Speaker is Stacey Schnebel, Flathead County commissioner candidate. Call Dave Fern, 212-0674.
Wednesday
• Alpine Spinners meet 10:30 a.m., Depot Park, Kalispell, to demonstrate during Picnic in the Park. Public can try spinning. Call Joan, 837-3599; or Judie, 257-6520.
• Free Falun Dafa Qigong exercise class 11:45 a.m. every Wednesday, Woodland Park, Kalispell, by the Rose Garden. Easy to learn for all ages.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Communities. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Teen summer workshop 2-4 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Columbia Falls Make your own bubble gum and fizzy pixie sticks. Free.
• Pleasant Valley School board budget meeting 4 p.m., followed by regular board meeting, at the school.
• USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 406-890-1823.
• Love Lives Here in the Flathead Valley organization hosts a picnic, 6-9 p.m., Woodland Park, Kalispell. Special guest the Rev. Darryl Kistler. Music by guitarist Thom Harris. Master of ceremonies Rabbi Allen Secher. Free food and soft drinks. Bring your own chairs. Call Ina Albert, 863-2333.
Thursday
• Fourth annual “It’s All About Our Kids” event as part of World Breastfeeding Week, noon to 4 p.m. Depot Park, Kalispell. Music, games, vendors, food, face painting, book reading and raffles. Everyone invited. Call Flathead City-County Health Department, 751-8177.
• Marion Shooters Club meets 7 p.m., Marion Fire Hall, 180 Gopher Lane. Flathead County Sheriff’s Deputy Doyle will discuss concealed carry, firearms law, home defense and Citizens Academy. Open to public.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Whitefish Huckleberry Days Art Festival today through Aug. 10, Depot Park, Whitefish. More than 100 artists and food vendors, dessert bake-off, climbing wall. Hours 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 9; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 10. Free admission.
Saturday
• 33rd annual Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival, Swan Lake Day Park, Montana 83, mile marker 72. Pancake breakfast 7 a.m. Festival 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts and crafts fair, bake sale and contest, silent auction, raffles, food. Ashley Creek Ramblers play 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Whitefish Huckleberry Days Art Festival continues today and Aug. 10, Depot Park, Whitefish. More than 100 artists and food vendors, dessert bake-off, climbing wall. Hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 9; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 10. Free admission.
A look ahead
• Whitefish Huckleberry Days Art Festival continues 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 10, Depot Park, Whitefish. More than 100 artists and food vendors, dessert bake-off, climbing wall. Free admission.
• Whitefish Lake Swim race, Aug. 10, Whitefish City Beach. 5K begins 8 a.m.; 1-mile begins 9:30 a.m.; 1/2 mile kids only race, 10 a.m.; www.katsmasters.com
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8 a.m. to noon, Aug. 11, Troy Methodist Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-293-0100.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Aug. 11, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Group Lake McDonald boat tour Aug. 11, Glacier Park. Be at Lake McDonald Lodge at 5:30 p.m. to carpool, meet at 3:15 p.m., lower parking lot, The Summit Fitness Center, Kalispell. Cost $5 per survivor and one guest. To reserve a spot, call Sue, 756-4725.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group meets 6 p.m. Aug. 11, Pathways, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. Aug. 11, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 12, Bigfork Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 837-4157.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 12, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m. Aug. 12, Glacier Park International Airport board room.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 13, Forest Service Office, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Aug. 13, The Summit, Kalispell. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767 or Inga, 756-5514.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13, Teakettle Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy, 752-9642.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Eureka High School. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-293-6344.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 14, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Polson. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Teen summer workshop 2-4 p.m. Aug. 14, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Make your own soap.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 15: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. KRMC. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Free tour of Terrapin organic farm in Whitefish with presentation on cover cropping, Aug. 16. Farm feast follows; pre-register at www.ncat.org/tours/ or call Jeff Schahczenski at 406-494-8636.
• Violin virtuoso Wai Mizutani and coloraturo soprano Idara Aguinaga perform a concert together as a fundraiser to help retire the Easthaven Baptist Church’s building debt, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 14, at church, 2010 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. General admission $30, reserved $50. Call 752-7021.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 16, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Annual Glacier Park alumni picnic, noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 17, community building, park headquarters, West Glacier. Potluck lunch 1 p.m. Superintendent Jeff Mow is guest speaker. Call Sue Buchel, 406-788-8923.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 18. The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Aug. 18, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Glacial Forum and Stand Up America present “An Evening with Brigitte Gabriel,” founder and president of Act for America and analyst on Islamic terrorism, Aug. 18, Crossroads Church, Bigfork. Tickets $35 per person. Reception 6-7 p.m.; presentation 7-9 p.m. Call Paul Vallely, 249-1091.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Aug. 18, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Aug. 19, Polson Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 19, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3627.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m. Aug. 19, meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Speaker is Sandy Oertli. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 19: 1-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-5 p.m. Lakeside QRU. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 20, Pope John Paul II Church, Bigfork. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 21, Libby VFW. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 22: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Fresh Life; 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Whitefish Mountain Mall. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• PEO Chapter BY eighth annual Crab Crack, 5-7 p.m. Aug. 22, Glacier Brewery, Polson. Tickets $30 per person, includes king crab, shrimp, jojo potatoes, cole slaw, lemonade, dessert. Beer sold separately. Call 883-1676.
• Gravelpalooza event 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 23, LHC officer, 1179 Stillwater Road, Kalispell. Families invited to experience equipment first hand. Sponsored by Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana.
• 2014 Bear Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 23, Northern Lights Saloon, Polebridge. Wildlife biologist presentations, tutorials, demonstrations and booths. Free lunch. Public invited. Call Lindsey Stutzman with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 406-212-1803.
• Phototaxis live slideshow of artistic photography, 7-11 p.m. Aug. 23, Farm Road, Polson. Public invited to view works projected on side of barn beginning at 9 p.m.
• Annual Cobber Feed for Concordia College alumni, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 24, Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. Bring a dish to share. RSVP by Aug. 19 to rho-nkak@hotmail.com
• Fee-free day, Aug. 25, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of birthday of National Park Service. Call 888-7800.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Aug. 25, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 26: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hungry Horse Liquor store, in the blood mobile; noon to 5 p.m. Eureka Baptist Church. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 27: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lake County employee drive, Polson; 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walmart, in the blood mobile. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m. Aug. 28, Smith’s Food, in the blood mobile. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a .m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 29, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.
• Mountain Madness Airshow Aug. 30-31, Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell. U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headline. Gates open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets available at www.montanaairshow.com
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Flathead County High School annual dinner/get together, Sept. 4, Elks Lodge, Kalispell. Open bar 5 p.m.; smorgasbord dinner 6 p.m. RSVP to 752-2959 by Aug. 25.
• Taste of Kalispell 5-10 p.m. Sept. 6, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Live music by Fetveit Brothers. Tickets $25 adults; $20 seniors 65 and older; $10 youth 11-14; free for kids 10 and under. Call 253-6923.
• Third annual Montana Dragon Boat Festival Sept. 13-14, Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork. Races 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Food and beverage vendors. Kids’ games and activities. Live music. Breast cancer survivor ceremony, noon Saturday. Parking $10 per car at corner of Montana 82 and 35, includes shuttle all weekend. Dinner party 6 p.m. Saturday, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Tickets $25.; www.montanadragonboat.com
• Montana Historical Society presents a gravestone preservation workshop lead by conservator Jonathan Appel of Hartford, Conn., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 16, Demersville Cemetery. Cost $75, includes lunch and supplies. Pre-registration required. Call Deb Mitchell, 406-444-4789.
• Bethany Lutheran Church has a rummage and bake sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 19-20, at the Ark, behind the church, Bigfork. Proceeds go to building a home for and feed a family in Honduras for one year. Call 837-4387.
• Bigfork Chalk ‘n’ Rock Festival Sept. 20-21. Artists of all ages will create chalk art on Electric Avenue and compete for cash prizes. Live musical entertainment. Free for spectators.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Sept. 25, conference room, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Fee-free day, Sept. 27, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of National Public Lands Day. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
Columbia Falls Women’s Connection annual Make It, Bake It, Sew It, Grow It, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12, North Valley Hospital Community Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Call 892-5990.
• Bethany Lutheran Church has a pie, silent auction and raffle, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19, in the church Fellowship Hall.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Oct. 23, conference room, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 4, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fee-free day, Nov. 11, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of Veterans Day. Call 888-7800.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Nov. 20, conference room, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-18, 57.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Dec. 18, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Jan. 22, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Feb. 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. March 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. April 23, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. May 28, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. June 11, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.