This Week in the Flathead | Events Calendar
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25
GREAT NORTHWEST OKTOBERFEST: Depot Park, Whitefish. 5-11 p.m. (862-3501 | www.whitefishoktoberfest.com)
MUSIC:
• The Higgs, Great Northern Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
• Diamond D and the Rough Cuts, Eagles Club, Kalispell. 6 p.m.
• Open Mic Night, The Bandit, Columbia Falls. 8:30 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.
BOOK CLUB:
• Flathead Valley Community College Book Club to discuss “Illywhacker” by Peter Carey, Arts & Tech Building room 208, FVCC, Kalispell. 6:30 p.m.
MUSEUM:
• Artists’ reception featuring Jack Hagel, Jeanette Rehahn and Janet Sullivan, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. 5-7 p.m. (755-5268 | www.hockadaymuseum.org)
DANCE:
• Clogging Class, Bigfork Dance Studio. 11-11:45 a.m. (890-5667)
• Western Line Dancers, Kalispell Senior Center. 6-8 p.m. (752-8724)
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)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
GREAT NORTHWEST OKTOBERFEST: Depot Park, Whitefish. 5-11 p.m. (862-3501 | www.whitefishoktoberfest.com)
FLATHEAD QUILTERS GUILD ANNUAL QUILT SHOW: Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (flatheadquiltersguild.blogspot.com)
FESTIVAL OF FLAVORS, ‘CAMPUS UNCORKED’: Featuring jazz by Erica Von Kleist, Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell. 6 p.m. (www.fvcc.edu/festival)
MUSIC:
• Old Sap, Whistling Andy Distillery, Bigfork. 5 p.m.
• Bluegrass in the Bay, the Raven and Flathead Lake Brewery, Woods Bay. 5 p.m. - midnight. (837-2836 | www.bluegrassinthebay.com)
• Karaoke, Cowboy Casino, Bigfork. 8 p.m.
• Craig Barton, Rainbow Bar, Kalispell. 8:30 p.m.
• New Wave Time Trippers (1985), Great Northern Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
• Dixie Riddle, Crush Lounge, Whitefish. 9 p.m.
• The Rockaholics, Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls. 9:30 p.m.
• The Flip Wilsons, Craggy Range Bar and Grill, Whitefish. 10 p.m.
THEATER:
• ‘Directing for Actors: The First Stage’ Workshop, Bigfork. 6:30-9:30 p.m. (www.BigforkCommunityPlayers.com)
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)
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
FLATHEAD RIVER WRITERS CONFERENCE: Flathead Valley Community College, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (www.authorsoftheflathead.org)
FLATHEAD QUILTERS GUILD ANNUAL QUILT SHOW: Flathead County Fairgrounds, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (flatheadquiltersguild.blogspot.com)
GREAT NORTHWEST OKTOBERFEST: Depot Park, Whitefish. Noon-11 p.m. (862-3501 | www.whitefishoktoberfest.com)
FESTIVAL OF FLAVORS, ‘ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER’: Lang Home, Bigfork. 6 p.m. (www.fvcc.edu/festival)
MUSIC:
• Bluegrass in the Bay, the Raven and Flathead Lake Brewery, Woods Bay. 3 p.m. - midnight. (837-2836 | www.bluegrassinthebay.com)
• Jameson & the Sordid Seeds, Stonefly Lounge, Coram, 8 p.m.
• New Wave Time Trippers (1985), Great Northern Bar and Grill, Whitefish, 9 p.m.
• Classic Country Jam, Eagles Club, Kalispell, 1-4 p.m.
• The Cleartones, Eagles Club, Kalispell, 8 p.m.
• Open Mic with Craig Barton, Rocky Mountain Roadhouse, Ferndale. 8 p.m.
• Nicole Cannavero and the Good Old Fashioned, Crush Lounge, Whitefish, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• The Rockaholics, Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls. 9:30 p.m.
• Karaoke with Jody, Rainbow Bar, Kalispell. 9:30 p.m.
• Moonshine Mountain, Craggy Range Bar and Grill, Whitefish, 10 p.m.
LIBRARY:
• Family Jam, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell, 11 a.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. 8 p.m. (862-3456)
• Country/Swing Dance Lessons, Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls. 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
FLATHEAD RIVER WRITERS CONFERENCE: Flathead Valley Community College, 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (www.authorsoftheflathead.org)
OKTOBERFEST: Brady Hall at St. Pope John Paul II Catholic Church, Bigfork. 11:30 a.m.
FESTIVAL OF FLAVORS, ‘KANDAHAR THE EXPERIENCE’: Patterson Home, Big Mountain. 6 p.m. (www.fvcc.edu/festival)
MUSIC:
• Bluegrass in the Bay, the Raven and Flathead Lake Brewery, Woods Bay. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (837-2836 | www.bluegrassinthebay.com)
• Wai Mizutani and Idara Aguinagua Performance, Flathead Valley LIVE on Stage, Flathead High School Performance Hall, Kalispell. 2:30 p.m. (862-3641)
THEATER:
• ‘Directing for Actors: The First Stage’ Workshop, Bigfork. 1-7 p.m. (www.BigforkCommunityPlayers.com)
MONDAY, SEPT. 29
FESTIVAL OF FLAVORS, ‘BREWS, BLUES & BBQ’: Featuring blues by Kevin Van Dort, Kalispell Brewing Company, Kalispell. 6 p.m. (www.fvcc.edu/festival)
FESTIVAL OF FLAVORS, ‘STANDING OVATION’: Showthyme, Bigfork. 6 p.m. (www.fvcc.edu/festival)
MUSIC:
• Bluegrass Jam, Colter Coffee, Kalispell. 6 p.m.
• Live Irish Music, Brannigan’s Irish Pub, Kalispell. 7 p.m.
THEATER:
• Auditions for “The King and I,” Whitefish Theatre Company, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. 7 p.m. (862-5371)
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)
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30
FESTIVAL OF FLAVORS, ‘HASKILL NATION’: Featuring music by Steve Eckels, Haskill Station, Whitefish. 6 p.m. (www.fvcc.edu/festival)
MUSIC:
• Stickbopik, Whitefish Farmers Market, Depot Park, Whitefish, 5-7:30 p.m.
• Griffin Ziegart and Friends, Crush Lounge, Whitefish, 8 p.m.
MUSEUM:
• Screening of “She Done Him Wrong,” Museum at Central School, Kalispell. 7 p.m. (756-8381)
THEATER:
• Auditions for “The King and I,” Whitefish Theatre Company, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. 7 p.m. (862-5371)
TRIVIA:
• Tamarack Trivia Night, Tamarack Brewing Company, Lakeside, 7 p.m. (844-0244)
HISTORY CLUB:
• Cultural and Art History Club meeting, Stumptown Art Studio, Whitefish. 1:30-3:30 p.m.
DANCE:
• West Coast Swing, Hedges School, Kalispell. 7-9 p.m. (758-7717)
• 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, OCT. 1
FESTIVAL OF FLAVORS, ‘THE GREAT ESCAPE’: Truby’s, Columbia Falls. 6 p.m. (www.fvcc.edu/festival)
MUSIC:
• 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.
DANCE:
• 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.
• Steppin’ 2 the Rhythm with April Dance Lessons, Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls. 7:30 p.m. (892-9925)
CARDS:
• Free Roll Hold ‘Em (age18-22) Poker, Silver Canyon Card Room at Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. 5 p.m. (250-5969)
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