This Week in the Flathead Events Calendar | Dec. 11-17
THURSDAY, DEC. 11
MUSIC
• Kevin Van Dort, Kalispell Brewing Company, Kalispell. 5-7 p.m.
• Barrel Stove Combo, Crush Lounge, Whitefish. 6-9 p.m.
• “Once Upon a December,” Whitefish High School Choir Concert. Whitefish Performing Arts Center. 7:30 p.m.
• Open Mic Night, The Bandit, Columbia Falls, 8:30 p.m.
• God Fearing Women, Great Northern Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
• Karaoke with Blaine Childers, Scoreboard Pub and Casino, Kalispell. 9 p.m.
• Open Mic Night, Crush Lounge, Whitefish, 9 p.m.
• Thursday Night Jam with Luke Lautaret, Scotty’s Bar, Kalispell, 9 p.m.
• Karaoke with Al, Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls, 9:30 p.m.
• Denitia and Sene, Casey’s Pub and Grill, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
DANCE
• Clogging Class, Bigfork Dance Studio. 11-11:45 a.m. (890-5667)
PHOTOGRAPHY
• Glacier Camera Club Meeting, Pin ‘n’ Cue, Whitefish. 6:30 p.m. (862-7529)
CARDS ETC
• Bingo, Kalispell Senior Center. 1-2:30 p.m. (257-1598)
• Free Roll Hold ‘Em Ladies Poker, Silver Canyon Card Room at Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. 5 p.m. (250-5969)
• Thursday Night Football Bingo, Bulldog Pub, Kalispell. 6:30 p.m.
MUSEUM
• Senior Tour and Tea Day, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (755-5268)
• Children’s Christmas, Conrad Mansion Museum, Kalispell. 4-7 p.m. (755-2166)
BOOK CLUB
• History Book Club will meet to discuss “Empty Mansions” by Paul Clark Newell and Bill Dedman, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. 6:30 p.m. (752-0204)
THEATER
• “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” presented by the Flathead High School Theatre. David M. Hashley Theatre, Flathead High School, Kalispell. 6 p.m.
CELEBRATE THE ARTS! at Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell.
• Student Art Show. 5-7 p.m.
• “Cowboy Christmas” presented by the Flathead Valley Community College Theatre. FVCC Theatre in the Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell. 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, DEC. 12
• Whitefish Christmas Stroll, Downtown Whitefish. 5:30 - 9 p.m. (862-3501)
MUSIC
• Halladay Quist, Crush Lounge, Whitefish. 7 p.m.
• Jack Waller Trio, Kila Pub, Kila. 7 p.m. (755-1919)
• Handel’s “Messiah” by the Glacier Symphony and Chorale. Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork. 7:30 p.m. (407-7000)
• Barrel Stove Combo, Tupelo Grille, Whitefish. 8 p.m.
• Karaoke, Cowboy Casino, Bigfork. 8 p.m.
• Sonny King, Eagles Club, Kalispell. 8-11 p.m.
• Brady Goss, Great Northern Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
• Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails, Craggy Range Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
• Donny Rifkin, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
• The Scott Free Band, VFW #1548, Libby. 9 p.m.
• The Rockaholics, Scotty’s Bar, Kalispell. 9:30 p.m.
• The New Wave Time Trippers from 1985, Crush Lounge, Whitefish. 9:30 p.m.
ART
• Holiday Show of Student Artwork, Stumptown Art Studio, Whitefish. 6-9 p.m.
CARDS ETC
• Pinochle, Kalispell Senior Center. 1:30 p.m. (257-1598)
• Free Roll Hold ‘Em Poker, Silver Canyon Card Room at Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. 5 p.m. (250-5969)
• Bingo, Whitefish Moose Lodge. 6:30 p.m. (862-2669)
MUSEUM
• Christmas Tour, Conrad Mansion Museum, Kalispell. 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. (755-2166)
THEATER
• “The King and I” presented by the Whitefish Theatre Company. O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. 7:30 p.m.
• “A Christmas Story” presented by the Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theatre. Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, Bigfork. 7:30 p.m. (837-4886)
• “Cowboy Christmas” presented by the Flathead Valley Community College Theatre. FVCC Theatre in the Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell. 7 p.m.
• “Miracle on 34th Street” presented by the Port Polson Players. Theatre on the Lake, Polson. 7:30 p.m.
CELEBRATE THE ARTS! at Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell.
• Student Art Show. 5-7 p.m.
• “Cowboy Christmas” presented by the Flathead Valley Community College Theatre. FVCC Theatre in the Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell. 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 13
MUSIC
• Classic Country Jam and Dance, Eagles Club, Kalispell, 1-4 p.m.
• Honey B, Kalispell Brewing Company, Kalispell. 5-8 p.m.
• Mike Murray, Haskill Station, Whitefish. 6 p.m.
• Spring Wagon String Band @ Whitefish Review Launch Party, Casey’s Pub and Grill, Whitefish. 7 p.m.
• John Dunnigan, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, Whitefish. 7 p.m.
• Handel’s “Messiah” by the Glacier Symphony and Chorale. Whitefish Performing Arts Center, Whitefish. 7:30 p.m. (407-7000)
• Roy Wilhelm and the Ashley Creek Ramblers, Eagles Club, Kalispell. 8 p.m.
• Scott Free Band, VFW, Libby. 9 p.m.
• 20 Grand, Great Northern Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
• Gil and the Spills, Craggy Range Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 10 p.m.
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
• Family Jam, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell, 11 a.m.
• “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” film screening and family event. Big Arm School, Big Arm. 2-4 p.m. (849-5064)
PHOTOGRAPHY AND LITERATURE
• Winter Wildlife Photography Workshop with Nick Fucci. Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. (756-3832)
• Launch Party for the Whitefish Review’s Issue #16: “The Geography of Hope.” Casey’s Pub and Grill, Whitefish. 7 p.m.
CARDS
• Poker Tournament, Cattlemen’s, Kalispell. 4 p.m. (407-2334)
DANCE
• Afrofusion Dance, Imagine Health Studio, Columbia Falls. 10:30 a.m. (748-6778)
• International Folk Dancing, Kalispell Salvation Army Gym. 7 p.m. (862-3456)
• Country/Swing Dance Lessons, Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls. 7:30 p.m.
OPERA
• “Die Mistersinger von Nurnberg” (The Master Singers of Nurnberg, Wagner) by The Met: Live in HD. Whitefish Performing Arts Center, Whitefish. 10 a.m.
MUSEUM
• Crits and Croissants with Joann Sleadd, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. 10:30 a.m. - Noon. (755-5268)
• Christmas Tour, Conrad Mansion Museum, Kalispell. 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. (755-2166)
• Holiday Tea and Tour, Conrad Mansion Museum, Kalispell. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (755-2166)
THEATER
• “Little Mermaid Jr.” presented by Evergreen Junior High School Drama. Evergreen Junior High School, Evergreen. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (751-1121)
• “The King and I” presented by the Whitefish Theatre Company. O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. 7:30 p.m.
• “A Christmas Story” presented by the Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theatre. Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, Bigfork. 7:30 p.m. (837-4886)
• “Cowboy Christmas” presented by the Flathead Valley Community College Theatre. FVCC Theatre in the Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell. 7 p.m.
• “Miracle on 34th Street” presented by the Port Polson Players. Theatre on the Lake, Polson. 7:30 p.m.
CELEBRATE THE ARTS! at Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell.
• Student Art Show. 5-7 p.m.
• “Cowboy Christmas” presented by the Flathead Valley Community College Theatre. FVCC Theatre in the Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell. 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, DEC. 14
MUSIC
• Handel’s “Messiah” by the Glacier Symphony and Chorale. Flathead High School Performance Hall. 3 p.m. (407-7000)
• Christmas Caroling, Downtown Bigfork. 3-4 p.m.
• Flathead Valley Jazz Society’s Christmas Ball and ‘Yule Revue’ featuring the Don Lawrence Orchestra. Eagles Club, Kalispell. 5-8 p.m. (862-3814)
THEATER
• “Little Mermaid Jr.” presented by Evergreen Junior High School Drama. Evergreen Junior High School, Evergreen. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (751-1121)
• “A Christmas Story” presented by the Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theatre. Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, Bigfork. 2 p.m. (837-4886)
• “The King and I” presented by the Whitefish Theatre Company. O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. 4 p.m.
• Auditions for “Rumors” with the Bigfork Community Players, Marina Cay Resort, Bigfork. 1-4 p.m. (890-1882)
• “Miracle on 34th Street” presented by the Port Polson Players. Theatre on the Lake, Polson. 2 p.m.
MONDAY, DEC. 15
MUSIC
• Taproom Jams, Flathead Lake Brewing Company, Bigfork. 5 p.m.
TRIVIA
• Tasting Room Trivia Night, Kalispell Brewing Company, Kalispell. 6 p.m.
DANCE
• Kalispell Country Cloggers Dance Class, Eagles Club, Kalispell. 5:30 p.m. (892-3466)
• Flatheaders Square Dancing Club lessons, Kalispell Senior Center. 6:30 p.m. (752-4964)
• Salsa Lessons, Eagles Club, Kalispell. 7 p.m.
• Dance Lessons with Roz Kristoffersen, Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell. 6-7:30 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m. Call FVCC for more information at 756-3832.
CARDS
• Cribbage, Kalispell Senior Center. 1 p.m. (257-1598)
THEATER
• Auditions for “Letters to Sala” with Whitefish Theatre Company. O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. 7 p.m. (862-5371)
TUESDAY, DEC. 16
MUSIC
• Old Sap, Crush Lounge, Whitefish. 8 p.m.
• Karaoke with Blaine Childers, Scoreboard Pub and Casino, Kalispell. 9 p.m.
• Jam Night with Mark, Craggy Range Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
TRIVIA
• Tamarack Trivia Night, Tamarack Brewing Company, Lakeside, 7 p.m. (844-0244)
DANCE
• Line Dancing, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. 9:30 a.m. (257-8258)
CARDS
• Pinochle, Kalispell Senior Center. 1:30 p.m. (257-1598)
CHOIR
• Flathead Valleyaires meet, Epworth United Methodist Church, Kalispell. 7 p.m. (755-1755)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17
MUSIC
• The Bad Larrys, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, Whitefish. 6 p.m.
• Evening of Jazz with Don Caverly, Erica Von Kleist, and guests, Crush Lounge, Whitefish. 8 p.m.
• Live Irish Music, Brannigan’s Irish Pub, Kalispell. 8 p.m.
• Jam Night with the Smart Alex, Craggy Range Bar and Grill, Whitefish, 8:30 p.m.
• Open Mic Night, Scotty’s Bar, Kalispell, 9 p.m.
• Karaoke with Jody, Rainbow Bar, Kalispell, 9:30 p.m.
• Karaoke with Al, Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls. 9:30 p.m. (892-9925)
TRIVIA
• Wednesday Trivia and Pasta, Flathead Lake Brewing Company, Bigfork. 6 p.m.
• Trivia Night, Scoreboard Pub and Casino, Kalispell. 7:30 p.m.
DANCE
• Steppin’ 2 the Rhythm with April Dance Lessons, Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls. 7:30 p.m. (892-9925)
• Dance Lessons with Roz Kristoffersen, Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell. 6-7:30 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m. Call FVCC for more information at 756-3832.
CARDS
• Free Roll Hold ‘Em (age18-22) Poker, Silver Canyon Card Room at Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. 5 p.m. (250-5969)