Daybook

Saturday

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Glacier Woodturners meet 9 a.m., Hanson Trucking, Columbia Falls. Call 755-1795.

• Coats for Kids 30th anniversary celebration, chili feed and silent auction, 5-8 p.m., Kalispell Eagles, 37 First St. W. Gift certificates, fishing gear, kayak, vacation packages and more. Tickets $10 each; children 12 and under, $5.

Monday

  • Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Natural Resources Department, Polson; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 5 p.m.

• Death Cafe Flathead meets 7-9 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, U.S. 93 behind Montana Coffee Traders. Open, respectful discussion on all aspects of death and dying. Tea, cookies served. All 18 and older welcome. Call Nancy Reece Jones, 257-1840.

Tuesday

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Fresh Life Church.

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Marion Fire District board meets 7 p.m., Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane. Public welcome.

Thursday

• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Friday

• North Valley Refuse will be closed today for Christmas. Friday customers will be picked up on Thursday, Dec. 24. Call Janice, 862-4381.

• Evergreen Disposal will not be running today. All Friday customers will be serviced Dec. 26.

 A look ahead

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Jazz Night Out benefit concert for Abbie Shelter, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. World-renowned musician Richie Barshay, Erica von Kleist and Montana native Don Caverly perform. Tickets $15 at door. Doors open 7 p.m.

• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 29: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Springs at Whitefish; noon to 5 p.m. Eureka Baptist Church.

• “Christmas for All on Ice,” ice skating show featuring Ryan Bradley, 2011 National Champion, 4 p.m. Dec. 29; 4 and 7 p.m. Dec. 30, Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. On ice seating, $15; general $12; ages 68, $8; 5 and under, free. Tickets available at the door or www.glacierskateacademy.com

• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 30: noon to 5 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church; 1-4:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• 17th annual First Night Flathead, Dec. 31, downtown Kalispell. Free family-friendly activities 1-4 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall. New Year’s Eve gala Admission buttons for live entertainment $12 advance; $15 at door. Children 12 and under, free.

• First Day Hike, Jan. 1, Lone Pine State Park, near Kalispell. Free, guided hike.

• Evergreen Disposal will not be running Jan 1. All Friday customers will be serviced Jan. 2.

• Polar Bear Plunge, 2 p.m. Jan. 1, Woods Bay, Flathead Lake. Plungers parade from The Raven and The Islander Inn at 1:45 p.m.

• Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 4, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Show is “Blue Exorcist.”

• Creston School board meets at 7:30 a.m.

• Footloose Montana presents a trap release/pet safety workshop, 6 p.m. Jan. 6, Whitefish Public Library, 9 Spokane Ave. Learn how to act quickly to save your pet’s life. Bring a can of food for food bank or animal shelter. Call Chris Justice, 406-274-1069.

• “Free and Wild Day” with world-renowned photographer Donald M. Jones, Jan. 7, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Artist-hosted tour of exhibit 2-3 p.m.; one-on-one question/answer with Jones, 3-6 p.m.; book signing 6-8 p.m. All events are free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. Jan. 10, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 11, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Opening reception for “Shadow Catcher,” exhibition of Harry Lee Harpster Jr., historical photographs, 5-7 p.m. Jan 14, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. Public welcome. Call 755-5268.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 16, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 18, Libby Christian Church, Libby. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. Jan. 21, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 21 ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts, food, Wii gaming. Make cake batter truffles. Free.

• Sadie Fillmore of Professional Therapy Associates presents a free fall prevention seminar for seniors, 10 a.m. Jan. 29, Kalispell Senior Center. Exercises, goals, home environment will be discussed.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. Feb. 14, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. Feb. 18, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. March 13, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. March 24, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. April 10, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. April 28, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. May 8, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. May 26, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. June 9, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.