Daybook
Today, March 7
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Church of the Nazarene.
• Soroptimist Thrift Haus, 303 First St. in Whitefish will donate 100 percent of today’s proceeds to Soroptimist International of Bigfork. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
• Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday, 2-3:30 p.m., Kalispell Center Mall. Mark Flatau, superintendent of School District 5, is guest reader. Songs, stories, party activities. All ages welcome.
• Sixth annual Bigfork Brewfest, 3-7 p.m. outdoors at Brookies Cookies, Bigfork. Live music by Fetveit Brothers and Tommy Edwards. Free buses from Whitefish, Kalispell and Columbia Falls. Tickets $25 includes mug and tasting tickets; www.bigforkbrewfest.com
• Shake Your Tail Gala, 5:30 p.m., former Cooper’s restaurant, Whitefish. Dinner, wine and beer. Dancing to live music, silent and live auctions. Fundraiser for Humane Society of Northwest Montana. Tickets $100. Cal 752-PAWS.
• 30th annual Whitefish Winter Classic gala, 5:30-10 p.m., the Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Call Tonia Paulson, 406-249-6055.
• Fifth annual Princess Benefit Ball, 7 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Games, dancing, gift basket raffles and drawing. All proceeds benefit Angel Flight West.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.
Sunday
• 30th annual Whitefish Winter Classic champagne brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Whitefish Lake Restaurant. Tickets $15. Call 862-8146.
Monday
• Free introductory talk for upcoming Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course noon to 1:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Learn how meditation can help with pain, illness and stress. Call Michelle Richards, 261-4112.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet at noon for a luncheon meeting at Grouse Mountain Lodge restaurant. Bring antiques for “Antiques Roadshow” program. Call Jan Olson at 837-4732.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 5 p.m.
• West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Mrs. Banek’s classroom.
• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association presents part 1 of the video series, “American Freethought” 6 p.m., ImagineIF Library, 247 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Parts 2-4 will be shown March 23, April 6 and 13. Free. Public invited.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group meets 6 p.m., Pathways, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments include root beer and shamrock cookies. Call Sue, 756-4725.
• 10th annual Glacier Kiwanis “Night of Jazz” fundraiser, 7 p.m., Flathead High School Main Theater. Musicians and bands from five high schools perform. Tickets $5 adults; $3 students. Call Carla Weber, 253-9707.
• Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., in the United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Musician and composer Craig Thomas Naylor presents a program titled “Chickadees in the Concert Hall.” Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Peterson School.
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Representatives from Hockaday and Glacier Park Conservancy will speak. No reservations required. Luncheon, $12. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.
• Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center Park brown bag seminar on recent study on suppressing invasive lake trout in backcountry lakes, noon to 1 p.m., West Glacier Community Building, Glacier Park. Free. Open to public. Call 888-5827.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)/Local Advisory Council meets 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call 406-309-0199.
• City of Kalispell hosts a community open house on the South Kalispell (Airport) Urban Renewal Plan, 2-8 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 1840 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Public invited. Call Stephanie Ray, 406-333-7976 or Wayne Freeman, 406-599-7109.
• Kila School board budget meeting 4 p.m.; regular meeting 5:30 p.m.
• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association hosts Kalispell Skeptics in the Club, 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Brewery, 412 Main St., Kalispell. Open to everyone.
• West Valley School board work session 5 p.m. Mrs. Banek’s classroom
• Faculty art exhibit opening reception, 5:30-7 p.m., Student Art Gallery, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free and open to public. Call 756-3993.
• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Library.
• Smith Valley School board meets 6 p.m.
• Somers Rural Fire District board meets 6 p.m., Lakeside Fire Station, 125 Bills Road.
• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents “Gregg Davis on “Obamacare and Legalized Recreational Marijuana,” 7-8:30 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• West Valley Fire District trustees meet at 7:30 p.m., West Valley Fire Station on Farm to Market Road.
Wednesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Polson High School.
• Kim Morisaki with Montana West Economic Development gives two brown bag lectures on Kumamoto, Japan, Montana’s sister state, at noon today and March 12, Blake Hall Board Room, FVCC. Public invited. Call Gerda Reeb, 756-3889.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Presenter is Lynnell Finley, physical therapist. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767 or Inga, 756-5514.
• Public reception honoring Bob and Rebecca Blickenstaff and their contributions to the board of Glacier Symphony and Chorale and Whitefish Theatre Company, 5-7 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. All welcome. Call 862-5371.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Open to anyone with an interest. Call Ronny, 892-0280.
• Marion School board meets 6:30 p.m.
• Columbia Falls School board meets at 6:30 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
• Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets 7 p.m., 108 Harbor Heights Blvd., Bigfork. Public welcome.
Thursday
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission for senior citizens. Coffee, tea and cookies served 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Kim Morisaki with Montana West Economic Development gives two brown bag lectures on Kumamoto, Japan, Montana’s sister state, at noon, Blake Hall Board Room, FVCC. Public invited. Call Gerda Reeb, 756-3889.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-4:45 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Kalispell Rotary Clubs.
• Agency on Aging Advisory Council meets at 2-3:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Public invited. Call 758-5730.
• Burgers for Boulders Night 5-7:30 p.m., Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Kalispell. Fifteen percent of proceeds goes toward Kalispell Boulder Project to build boulder park.
• Frontier Hospice open door bereavement support group meets 6-7 p.m., second and fourth Thursday of month, Frontier Hospice, Kalispell. Call 755-4923.
• Montana Coalition for Peace in Israel and Palestine presents a video by author Miko Peled, an Israeli Jew, about the present-day conflict and how to establish justice and peace in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Shining Mountains Center for Spiritual Living, 475 Eighth Ave. EN, Kalispell. Public invited. Call Suzanne Dickenson, 837-2847.
• Flathead Valley Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) group meets 7 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Chiropractor Steven Schram presents “The Brain Body Nutrition Connection: A Holistic Approach to Improving Health for Success.” All welcome; www.ionsflathead.org
• “The Vagina Epilogues” with all new material, the O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Cocktail hour and silent purse auction 6 p.m. Showtime 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15 online and at door; www.abbieshelter.org/events/
• Glacial Forum presents Nagi N. Najjar with the Syrian Opposition Liaison Group, 6:30 p.m., Sykes’, 202 Second Ave. W. Kalispell. Seating limited. Reservations required by calling Dee Kirk-Boon at 250-4304. For dinner reservations, call 257-4304.
• Deer Park School board meets 6:30 p.m., at the school.
• Flathead Valley Genealogical Society meets, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Business meeting 6:30 p.m. Webinar at 7 p.m. on “Personal History Triage: How to Tell the Best 10 Stories of Your Life.” Free. Open to public. Call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245.
• Joe Coco presents a free seminar “Where to Next? Navigating in Today’s Economy,” 7-8:15 p.m., Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. RSVP to 862-9400.
Friday
• Hellroaring Ski Heritage Days, today and March 14, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Hall of Fame induction ceremony and reception 6 p.m. today, Hellroaring Saloon. Tickets $25, available at Glacier Banks, downtown Whitefish, Kalispell. March 14: Ski-A-Thon, barbecue, vintage outfit contest, grand promenade. Call Tim Hinderman, 885-2730.
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Cabinet Peaks Medical Center, Libby.
• Flathead Chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Social time, 11:30 a.m. For reservations, call Jim Reid, 756-8011.
• Gateway to Glacier Trail Story Slam fundraiser, 6-9 p.m., Montana Veterans Home Chapel, Columbia Falls. Tell a 5-minutes story. Gourmet dinner, beer and wine for sale. Live and silent auctions. Tickets $12 adults; $6, ages 6-17; 5 and under, free.
A look ahead
• Hellroaring Ski Heritage Days, March 14, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Ski-A-Thon, barbecue, vintage outfit contest, grand promenade. Call Tim Hinderman, 885-2730.
• 29th annual Ronan Women’s Club craft fair and flea market, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 14, Ronan Community Center. Handmade crafts, woodworking, jewelry. Silent auction. Homemade lunch of Indian tacos, fry bread, soup and sandwiches. Call Alice Gleason, 406-676-5079.
• Eighth annual Chili Open golf tournament, 10:30 a.m. March 14, All Saints’ Church, 2048 Conn Road, Columbia Falls Tee off times at 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Chili lunch served with silent auction. Friends of the Open event 7-9 p.m. March 13, Pomerantz home, 342 Plantation Dr. Proceeds from golf tournament benefit nonprofit animal care organizations. For reservations, call 752-7297.
• Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sams RV Club meets at 11:30 a.m. March 14, Perkins, Kalispell. Call 755-1795.
• Benefit for Dianna Bennett to help with medical expenses following a car accident starting at noon Saturday, March 14, VFW Post 2252, Kalispell. Lunch $5, kids’ games, live auction, live music. Dinner $25. Call Rhonda, 862-4238.
• Kathy Borchers presents a family program on Irish culture, 1 p.m. March 14, Whitefish Community Library. Dancing demonstration, storytelling and more. Public invited. Call 862-8713.
• Eastside Grand annual pancake supper, 4-7 p.m. March 14, across from Creston School. Three types of pancakes, Denver omelets, juice and coffee. Benefits Eastside Grange Scholarship fund.
• Red Cross blood drives March 16: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Polson Physical Therapy; 2-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Annual Ski Patrol fundraiser, 4-7 p.m. March 16, Bierstube, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Live music by Belton Blues Band, raffles, silent auction. Proceeds support avalanche education and scholarships.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. March 17, Libby High School.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m. March 17, meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Speaker is Ginger Jackson. Face painting by Kathleen Francis. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 4 p.m. March 17, Main Street, Kalispell. $100 award for top parade entry. Call Mark Lalum, 755-7400 or 261-1654.
• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents Christopher Muste on “Polarization, Fragmentation and Culture Wars: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” 7-8:30 p.m. March 17, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m. March 17, Old Chapel building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call Clarence, 892-3722; or Dorothy, 892-5894.
• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m. March 17, district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 4 p.m. March 17, Main Street, Kalispell. $100 award for top parade entry. Call Mark Lalum, 755-7400, ext. 2233; or 261-1654.
• Flathead County Agency on Aging south campus groundbreaking ceremony, 10 a.m. March 18, corner of 11th Street West and First Avenue West, Kalispell. Bring a shovel. Coffee and doughnuts served. All invited. Call 75-5730.
• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. March 18, North Valley Hospital Community Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Garden of Eden Thrift and Variety will be featured. Speaker is Ginger Jackson. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Lake County Democrats sponsor an informational meeting on early childhood education programs, 7-8:30 p.m. March 18, Salish Kootenai College Theater, Pablo.
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 8:30 a.m. March 19, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. March 19, The Wave, Whitefish.
• Sixth annual Loud at the Library fundraiser, 5:30-8:30 p.m. March 19, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Live music by Can’t Hardly Playboys, appetizers, beer, wine, raffle baskets, silent auction. Tickets $30 ($20 tax deductible). Call 758-5821.
Telluride Mountainfilm Tour, March 19, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 6 p.m.
• Glacier Institute hosts a lecture by Justin Barth titled, “ Stories from the Top — Glacier’s Fire Lookouts,” March 19, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Wine and desserts served at 6 p.m. Presentation begins 6:30 p.m. Cost $10 per person. RSVP required. Call 755-2166.
• Frontier Hospice open door bereavement support group meets 6-7 p.m. March 19, Rising Mountains Assisted Living Community, Bigfork. Call 755-4923.
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Blackfeet Community College
• 4-H Interstate Exchange spaghetti supper and dessert auction, 5:30 p.m. March 20, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Tickets $6 each or $20 for family of four. Public invited.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Glacier Woodturners meet 9 a.m. March 21, Hanson Trucking, Columbia Falls. Call 755-1795.
• Going for the Green fundraiser for Paws to Play dog park, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 21, Kalispell Center Mall. Mini-golf courses, $3 for five minutes; bring a new bag of dog food for a free round. Raffles, adoptable dogs. Dog trainer Ellie Bell offers tips.
• Dream Adaptive 30th anniversary fundraiser 5:30 p.m. March 21, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Plated dinner, live music by The Smart Alex, live and silent auction. Tickets $50; tables of eight available. Call 862-1817.
• Annual Spring Fling Thing, 6:30 p.m. March 21, Salvation Army Community Center, 110 Bountiful Dr., Kalispell. Live Big Band era dance music by BJ Lupton and the Swingin’ on High Band and Stillwater Christian School Jazz Band. Refreshments. Free admission. All welcome. Call 257-4357.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. March 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m. March 23, The Summit, Kalispell. Anne Clark talks about her kayaking adventures. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.
• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speaker series presents photographer Chris Peterson with a program about his 200-mile hike in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, 7 p.m. March 23, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call Dan Goehring, 837-1171.
• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents Stephanie Coontz on “The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap,” 7-8:30 p.m. March 23, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. March 24, Polson Good Shepherd Church.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session, 6 p.m. March 24, Kalispell Middle School Library.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. March 25, Snappy Sport Senter. Sponsored by Evergreen Chamber.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group meets 6 p.m. March 25, Sunburst Village and Drop in Center. Kalispell. Call 854-2323.
• Heritage Museum in Libby hosts a premier of the documentary film, “The Fish Between the Falls, 7 p.m. March 25, K.W. Make Theater, Libby. Filmmaker George Sible, Libby Dam fish biologist Greg Hoffman and FWP representative Ryan Silvester answer questions afterward. Public invited.
• Flathead Valley Community Band spring concert, “A Celebration of Americana” 7:30 p.m. March 25, Flathead High School auditorium, Kalispell. Free. Public invited.
• Kalispell Public Schools Technology Committee meets 8:30 a.m. March 26, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. March 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m. March 26, Smith’s, blood mobile.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. March 26, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts is shrink plastic jewelry, food, Wii gaming. Free.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting, potluck supper and bingo, 5 p.m. March 26, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.
• Brews for Benefits Night, 5-8 p.m. March 26, Cabinet Mountain Brewing Co., 206 Mineral Ave. Libby. $1 for every beer sold benefits Northwest Montana Chapter Forest Fire Lookout Association.
• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents Phil Zuckerman on “The Rise of the ‘Nones’: Why More Americans are Becoming Non-religious,” 7-8:30 p.m. March 26, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Red Cross blood drives March 27:, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Interstate Bank, Hutton Ranch.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. March 28, Kalispell Walgreen’s, blood mobile.
• Children ages 6-10 invited to a hands-on architecture project, 2-4 p.m. March 28, ImagineIF libraries in Kalispell and Columbia Falls.
• Columbia Falls Community Choir spring concerts 7 p.m. March 28, and 2 p.m. March 29, Columbia Falls High School Little Theater. Variety of music by the 95-member choir. Free; donations accepted.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 30, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. March 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drives March 31: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Flathead County Health Department; 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Communities.
• Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation and Montana Wilderness Association Wilderness Speaker Series presents Chris Peterson, Hungry Horse News and Glacier Magazine, on "A Walk on the Wild Side-A 200-mile Hike in the Spirit of Bob Marshall.” 7-8:30 p.m. April 2, Arts and Technology Building, room 139, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call Carol Treadwell, 406-387-3847; or Amy Robinson, 406-730-2006.
Homeschool Theater Group presents “Mary Poppins,” 7 p.m April 3, and 2 and 7 p.m. April 4, Performing Arts Center, 600 Second St. E., Whitefish. Free; donations accepted. Bake sale. Call 892-0179.
• Sixth annual Glacier Fiddle Festival, 6 p.m. April 10 with dancing and contestant jam; and 9 a.m. and all day, Smith Valley Grange, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Public invited. Call 406-309-2735.
• 49th annual Creston Auction April 11-12. Consignment Day is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 10. Grounds open 8 a.m. April 11; auction, 9 a.m. Vehicle and equipment sale noon April 12. Hot food and drinks. Free parking and entrance. Call 250-7396.
Call 881-4288. Semi-annual Trees to Paper to Trees recycling drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 11, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Bring sorted newspapers, magazines, office paper, cardboard, aluminum and plastics.
• Fee free days April 18-19, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived National Park Week opening weekend.
• 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.
• Opening reception for “A Timeless Legacy — Women Artists of Glacier National Park” exhibit, 5-7 p.m. May 28, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. June 11, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Annual AAC/ARCO/CFAC employees picnic noon to 4 p.m. July 9, Lawrence Park, Kalispell. All employees and their families are invited; Email Sharon Chubb, smarinochubb@centurytel.net.
• In the Footsteps of Norman MacLean Festival, July 10-13, Seeley Lake on the Blackfoot River, Double Arrow Resort and Camp Paxson. Smokejumping highlight, writers’ workshop and tour of Mann Gulch; www.macleanfootsteps.com. Call Jenny Rohrer, 406-754-0034.
• Opening reception for traveling exhibit, “Piecing Together a Changing Planet: Climate Change in America’s National Parks,” 5-7 p.m. July 30, Hockaday Museum of Arts, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.
• Fee free day Aug. 25, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived in honor of 99th birthday of National Park Service.
• Fee free days Nov. 11, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived in honor of Veterans Day.