Daybook, April 4
Today
• City of Kalispell Street Division performs asphalt overlay operations today through Thursday, weather permitting, at intersections of Liberty Street with Hawthorne Avenue and Glenwood Drive. Both lanes will be closed to traffic with flaggers and minimal local access. Motorists should expect delays. Call 758-7720.
• 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.
• Pleasant Valley School hosts an open house for new junior kindergarten and kindergarten students 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 7975 Pleasant Valley Road, Marion. Call 406-858-2343.
• Red Cross blood drives: 12:30-6 p.m. West Kootenai Community; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
Tuesday
• Creston School board meets at 7:30 a.m.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3627.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5:30 p.m. Bigfork Church of Latter Day Saints.
• Somers School District Disciplinary Committee meets 1:30 p.m., Somers Middle School.
• Open house for Big Sky Family Medicine, 4-7 p.m. April 5, 160 Heritage Way, Suite 202, Kalispell. Free food. Open to public . Call 752-8433.
• Somers School District Personnel Committee meets 5 p.m. today and April 6, Somers Middle School to conduct superintendent interviews.
• Farm Hands/Nourish the Flathead hosts a free educational Farm Hands Farm Finance Workshop, Natural Grocers, 2395 U.S. 93, Kalispell, near Home Depot. Potluck at 5:30 p.m. (Bring a dish to share if attending). Aimee Roberts with Northwest Farm Credit Services and local food distributor Casey Anderson of Produce Depot speak at 5:45 p.m. All interested welcome; pre-registration recommended. Call Tawnya Rourke Kelly, 406-471-0022.
• Flathead River Commission presents two free presentations on “The Deep Aquifer and Subsurface Geology of the Flathead Valley” with Montana Burea• Of Mines and Geology scientists John Wheaton and James Rose: an informal discussion at 6 p.m. today, Flathead Lake Brewing Co., Bigfork; and from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Call Flathead Conservation District, 752-4220.
• Glacial Forum presents David A. Clarke Jr., Milwaukee County Sheriff and national spokesman on Second Amendment and national security issues, 6:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 1840 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Seating limited. Tickets required. Singles $30; couples $50. Call Dee Kirk-Boon, 406-250-5098.
• Gospel Music Association hosts a free concert by Freedom Quartet, 7 p.m., Cornerstone Community Church, 1960 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell, just north of Buffalo Hill Funeral Home.
Wednesday
• Red Cross blood drives: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bigfork High School; 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Flathead Electric.
• Polson Chamber of Commerce meets noon to 1 p.m., KwaTukNuk Resort. Speaker is Niki Graham, director of the Center for Prevention and Wellness for Salish Kootenai College. Lunch $11. Open to public. Call 883-5969.
• Pleasant Valley School board meets 4:30 p.m.
• Groundbreaking ceremony for 50th Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley, 340 Westland Dr., Kalispell. Short presentation followed by cake, refreshments and tours. Public invited.
• Somers School District Personnel Committee meets 5 p.m., Somers Middle School to conduct superintendent interviews.
• 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 406-249-2448.
• Flathead River Commission presents a free presentation on “The Deep Aquifer and Subsurface Geology of the Flathead Valley” with Montana Burea• Of Mines and Geology scientists John Wheaton and James Rose from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Call Flathead Conservation District, 752-4220.
• Climate Solutions Task Force meets at 7 p.m., Whitefish Library. Steering committees and work groups for special projects will be formed. All interested in renewable energy and conservation, water quality, local food production climate warming solutions welcome; http://glacierclimateaction.org/
Thursday
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Meadow Lake Resort; noon to 5 p.m. Applied Materials.
• Opening reception for “New Artists 2016 High School Students Art” exhibit 5-7 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. Public welcome. Call 755-5268.
• Flathead County Republican Women sponsor a candidate “meet and greet,” with local house and senate candidates, clerk of court and county commission candidates, Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Reception with light refreshments 5:30 p.m. Moderated program at 6 p.m. Free. Public invited. Call Dee Kirk-Boon, 250-5098.
• Montana Wilderness Foundation presents the final Wilderness Speaker series program by author Rick and Susie Graetz of Missoula titled, “This is the Crown of the Continent, Our Home,” 7 p.m., Arts and Technology Building theater, FVCC. Free. Open to all ages.
Friday
• Columbia Falls Library Association Bookstore bag sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and April 9, 39 Sixth St. W., Columbia Falls. Fill a plastic grocery bag with books, CDs and videos for $4.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Reservation Human Rights Coalition hosts two programs by Professor Samir Bitar of the University of Montana titled, “Perspectives on Islam,” 12:30 p.m. North Lake County Public Library, St. Ignatius; and 6 p.m. Mission Valley United Methodist Church, 70175 U.S. 93, St. Ignatius with potluck at 5:30 p.m. Free. Public invited.
Saturday
• 2016 Stumpjumper Days, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., FVCC Logger Sports Arena, accessible via first exit off Hutton Ranch Road roundabout. Competitions include axe throw, horizontal hart hit chops, obstacle pole buche and bonzaii logger. Free. Open to public.
• Eidsvold Lutheran Church community breakfast, 8-11 a.m., 5935 U.S. 93 S., Somers. Homemade biscuits and gravy, sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, fruit, beverages. $5 per person; $10 per family. Proceeds benefit church missions and ministries.
• Columbia Falls Library Association Bookstore bag sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 39 Sixth St. W., Columbia Fallls. Fill a plastic grocery bag with books, CDs and videos for $4.
• Lighthouse Christian Home annual fundraising dance and auction, 7 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Live music by Swingin’ on High Band. Live and silent auctions. Cash raffle. Ticket $50 per person or $350 for table of eight. Call 857-3276.
• Ninth annual Cowboy Up Auction for Samaritan House Homeless Shelter, Gardner’s Auction Barn, U.S. 93 south of Kalispell. Doors open 5 p.m. Pulled pork dinner at 6 p.m.; beer and wine available. Live dance music by Smart Alex. Raffle, live and silent auctioins. Tickets $35 each; tables of eight $245. Call 257-5801.
Sunday
• Flathead Lutherans for Life annual all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner and silent auction, noon to 1:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Update on Hope Pregnancy Center. Free will offering accepted.
• Free movie, “A Chorus in Miracles,” a musical adventure with James Twyman about “A Course in Miracles,” 2 p.m., Deep Bay Center, Earth House, 100 Deep Bay, Lakeside. Space limited; call 844-2611.
• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m., Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.
Monday
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8 a.m. to noon, Troy United Methodist Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-293-0100.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., in the United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Beverly Skinner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist, gives a program on Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge. 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.
A look ahead
• Flathead Valley Parkinson’s disease support group will show the award-winning film, “Capturing Grace,” about the power of art and strength of the human spirit, 3 p.m., April 13, The Summit, Kalispell. Public invited. Free; donations accepted. Call Lois Wagner, 871-3767.
• Flathead Best Beginnings Community Council presents a free screening of “Paper Tigers,” a documentary about effective strategies for dealing with childhood trauma, 6-9 p.m. April 12, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Mature subject matter. Public invited. Discussion follows. Call Ned Cooney, 212-7242.
• Free screening of Brazilian-British film “Trash,” 6-8 p.m. April 13, Blake Hall, Room 140, FVCC. Fulbright teaching assistant Anderson Viana de Carvalho Jr from Brazil will provide introductory comments. Public invited. Call Gerda Reeb, 756-3889.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m. April 13, North Valley Hospital Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Open to anyone with an interest. Call Kathy, 752-9642.
• Monica J. Lindeen, Montana Commission of Securities and Insurance, hosts a screening of “Gold Diggers: Investment Fraud in the Treasure State,” 12:30-2 p.m. April 14, Marina Cay, Bigfork. A complimentary meal will be served to attendees. Free admission, but seating is limited. For reservations, call 1-800-332-6148.
• Agency on Aging Advisory Council meets at 2-3:30 p.m. April 14, The Summit, Kalispell. Public invited. Call 758-5730.
• Spring Fling dance, 5:30 p.m. April 14, The Springs in Whitefish, 1011 River Lakes Parkway. Live music with Kathy Sullivan, dance, refreshments. Free. Public invited.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club wrap-up panel discussion of public safety series, 6-8 p.m. April 14, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. State Representative Frank Garner will facilitate. Public invited to prioritize a plan.
• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m. April 14, Polson City Library meeting room. Janene Lichtenburg and Amy Seaman present “Charismatic Curlews and Citizen Conservation in the Mission Valley.” Free. All welcome.
• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m. April 14, West Valley Middle School Commons, 2290 Farm to Market Road, Kalispell. Tris Hoffman, weed coordinator of the Flathead National Forest, discusses weed control. Free. Everyone welcome. Use main school entrance. Call at Hoffman, 758-3510; or Jeanine Buettner, 755 4733.
• Columbia Falls Library Association Bookstore bag sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 15-16, 39 Sixth St. W., Columbia Fallls. Fill a plastic grocery bag with books, CDs and videos for $4.
• Frontier Hospice hosts a Living with Grief Program, 1-4 p.m. April 15, Immanuel Lutheran Skilled Care Center, Kalispell. Panel of experts will discuss the topic “Managing Conflict/Finding Meaning-Supporting Families at Life’s End” and provide strategies for families. Free. To register, call Marshauna, 755-4923.
• 4-H Student Exchange Program community dance fundraiser April 15, North Crow Clubhouse, Ronan. Dance instruction 5-6 p.m., followed by dancing until 10 p.m. Cost $10 adult; $5 youth; maximum for family, $30.
• Big Arm Association pancake breakfast, 8-11 a.m. April 16, historic Big Arm School. Men• Also includes scrambled eggs, sausage, beverages. Donations accepted. Local author Grace Larson will sign her books. Call Nancy Foster, 849-5064.
u 80th annual Cherry Growers meeting 8:30 a.m. April 16, Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse, Montana 35, mile marker 18. Keynote speaker is Matthew Whiting form Washington State University. Seating limited; pre-registration recommended. Cost is $20 which includes morning refreshments, lunch and handouts. Call 406-982-3069
• Used gear sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 16, Brookside Yard (formerly Brookies Cookies), Bigfork. Benefit for Bigfork Food Pantry and Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork. Call Peter Leander, 250-4149.
• Salvation Army’s Spring Swing Fling Thing, 6 p.m. April 16, Salvation Army Community Center, 110 Bountiful Ave., Kalispell. Live music by BJ Lupton’s 18-member band. Performance by Valley Voices Community Choir. Refreshments. Free. Public invited. Call 257-4357.
• Whitefish Women of the Moose hosts a Senior Prom for all seniors, 6-10 p.m. April 16, Whitefish Moose Lodge, 230 W. 10th St. Semi-formal or formal attire. Dinner and dancing. All seniors welcome. Call Carol, 260-8493.
• Columbia Falls Community Choir annual spring concerts, 7 p.m. April 16, with refreshments afterward; and 2 p.m. April 17, Columbia Falls High School Little Theater. Free admission; donations accepted toward cost of purchasing music. All welcome.
• Seventh annual 5K and 10K Run Through History, 1 p.m. April 17, downtown Kalispell. Run starts at Museum at Central School to Woodland Park to eastside, ending at Hockaday Museum of Art. Block party with live music by Smart Alex follows. Food, beer, wine, refreshments. $15 registration until April 10; $20 thereafter; www.downtownkalispell.com
• Deep Bay Center offers a course by Kathy Martin in Crystal Bowl Meditation to reduce stress and promote relaxation, 2 p.m. April 17, 100 Deep Bay Dr., Lakeside. Cost $4. Call 844-2611.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, noon to 4 p.m. April 18, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. April 19, Polson Area Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch,11:30 a.m. April 19, meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Spring shoe fashion show. Speaker is Linda Dryer. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 857-2467, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Plant-Wise Flathead presents a program by former financial and food industry analyst Robyn O’Bryan titled “Unhealthy Truth,” about the dangers of today’s food industry, 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 21, Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. Public invited.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 22, Mission Valley Senior Center, Ronan. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-676-2371.
• Earth Day fundraiser for nonprofit Caring Chiropractic Inc., April 22. Bring in your recyclable aluminum to Pacific Steel and Recycling, 105 Flathead Dr., Kalispell, and ask to donate value to Caring Chiropractic; or drop off by April 19, to 847 W. Center St., Kalispell. Call 755-1113.
• Stillwater Christian High School presents the play “The Heart of Robin Hood,” 6 p.m. April 22, 4 p.m. April 23, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets available at Stillwater Christian School and at the door.
• Act! for America sponsors a presentation by Elisabeth Sabatish-Wolff from Vienna, Austria, on the topic, ““Europe and the Islamic Hijra: Where have all our freedoms gone? A glimpse of America’s future,” 6-7:30 p.m. April 22, Outlaw Conference Center, 1701 U.S.,. 93 S., Kalispell. Tickets $10 each or six for $50; those 18 and under, free. 59911actforamerica@gmail.com
• “Clean Your “Fork” clean up of Bigfork area roadways, April 23. Continental breakfast 8 a.m. Flathead Bank, followed by clean up. To sign up, call Bigfork Chamber, 837-5888.
• Whitefish Community Garden opening day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 23, behind Whitefish United Methodist Church off Wisconsin Avenue. Plots available. Call Sandie Carpenter, 862-0411.
• CASA of Lake and Sanders Counties 10th annual 18-hole four person Golf Scramble fundraiser April 23, Polson Bay Golf Course. Shot-gun start 11 a.m. Call Cameron, 406-883-8230.
• Taste of Bigfork, 2-5:30 p.m. April 24, on the streets of downtown. Raffle follows at Garden Bar. Call 837-5888.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. April 28, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• 15th annual Death by Chocolate Murder Mystery fundraiser “1960 Ocean’s 11 Cast Wrap Party,” 7-10 p.m. April 29-30, Conrad Mansion, Woodland Avenue, Kalispell. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, music, chocolate. Tickets $55 each, or two for $100. Ages 21 and up. Call 755-2166.
• Springtime in Paris fundraiser for Bigfork Art and Cultural Center, 5-7 p.m. April 29, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts lobby. French patisseries, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, wine tasting, live music, silent auction. Tickets $25, available at Jug Tree, Cultural Center or call Tara, 250-9052.
• Smith Valley School craft fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 30, 2901 U.S. 2 @., Kalispell. Public invited.
• Bibler Home and Garden Spring Tours, May 7, 14 and 15. Tours at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Mother’s Day brunch in Bibler home 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 8, Tickets $60 per person or $110 per couple. Special Persian rug tour with Carol Bibler, 1:30 p.m. May 14. Tickets $20. Advance purchase required. Call FVCC Foundation office, 756-3632.
• 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 Land Trust Bike and Bird Tour of McWenneger Slough and Fairview Marsh, 9 a.m. to noon May 14. Bike 8 miles on 412-acre conservation easement guided by landowner Pete Fisher.
• Opening reception for Paul Surber’s “Native Sons of the American West” and Dwayne Wiilcox’s “Above the Fruited Plain” Native Ledger Art exhibits 5-7 p.m. May 19, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. Public welcome. Call 755-5268.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. May 26, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Sprunger-Whitney Nature Trail guided hike with naturalist/botanist Anne Morley, 10 a.m. June 9, 1/2 mile south of mile marker 64, Montana 83 south of Swan Lake. Call Morley, 886-2242.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. June 9, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• 37th annual Whitefish Arts Festival, July 1-3 Depot Park. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. One-of-a-kind arts and crafts, entertainment, food vendors. Benefit for Whitefish Christian Academy. Free admission. Call 406-862-5875.
• Fourth annual femme/VELO women’s bike expo and gran fondo July 1-3, Whitefish. 160K, 100K and 50K routes. Dinner roundtable with Selene Yeager from Bicycling Magazine, workshops, clinics, bicycle rodeo for children and youth skills workshops; www.femmevelo.cc
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead summer outdoor show, July 8-10, Kalispell Courthouse lawn. Local arts and crafts and food vendors. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; Free admission.406-881-4288 (voice mail); www.acfguide.com
• 48th annual Arts in the Park, July 15-17, Depot Park, Kalispell. More than 100 juried fine arts and crafts booths, food, beer and wine, entertainment, children’s activity area; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission $3 daily or $5 weekend pass includes museum admission, free for 6 and under; 406-755-5268; www.hockadaymuseum.org
• Polson Main Street Cherry Festival, July 16-17. More than 125 vendor booths. Cherry baking, stem-tying, pit-spitting contests. Montana-made art and crafts, live music. Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; 406-883-3667; flatheadcherryfestival.com
• Heritage Days, July 27-31, Columbia Falls. Wednesday — car show, 5-9 p.m. Marantette Park; pulled pork dinner, 4-7 p.m. American Legion. Thursday — farmers market, 5-7:30 p.m. Pinewood Park; community market, 5-8 p.m. O’Brien’s Liquor Store; free open swim, 6:30-7:45 p.m. adult and kids to 10 years, 8:45-10 p.m. adults and kids 11 and older, Pinewood Park Pool; Lions Club concert, 7 p.m. Marantette Park. Friday — Wildcat Endowment Auction and Barbecue, 5:30 p.m. The Coop; open rodeo, 7 p.m. Blue Moon Arena. Saturday — Firemen’s breakfast 7 a.m., Don Anderson Fire Hall; three-on-three basketball, 7:30 a.m.; Boogie to the Bank 5K and 10K run, 8 a.m.; arts and crafts fair, 9 a.m. Discovery Square; North Valley Senior Center luncheon fundraiser 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Main Parade at noon on Nucleus Avenue; Family Fun Day, 1-4 p.m. Glacier Bank parking lot; wild horse drive,1:30 p.m. U.S. 2; barn dance, 7-10 p.m. Marantette Park; open rodeo, 7 p.m. Blue Moon arena. Sunday — Wildcat Endowment golf open, 9 a.m. Glacier View Golf Course; www.cfallsheritagedays.com
• 38th annual Bigfork Festival of the Arts, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 6-7, Electric Avenue. More than 160 artisans, food vendors, live music. Bus shuttles to/from Potoczny Field and Bethany Lutheran Church; 406-837-5888; www.bigforkfestivalofthearts.com
• 12th annual outdoor Eureka Quilt Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6, Historical Village and downtown Eureka. More than 600 quilts on display; some for sale. Vendors.
• 27th annual Huckleberry Days Arts Festival, Aug. 12-14, Depot Park, Whitefish. More than 100 vendors of fine art, food, entertainment. Festival hours 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; free admission. Huckleberry pancake and sausage feed, 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Mountain Mall parking lot. Huckleberry dessert bake-off, 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday; 406-862-3501; www.whitefishchamber.org
• Summerfest on Flathead Lake, Aug. 12-14, Polson. Friday — car show registration, noon to 5 p.m. Sacajawea Park; poker run, 6-8 p.m.; free live music and dancing, 8 p.m. to midnight Finley Point Grill. Saturday — Car show, 9 a.m. Main Street; Sandpiper Art Festival, 9 a.m. Courthouse lawn; Family Fun day, water activities. Sunday — Brunch cruise, 10:30 a.m. KwaTaqNuk Resort. Call Anderson Radio Broadcasting, 406-883-5255; www.andersonbroadcasting.com
• 35th annual Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13, Swan Lake Day Park, mile marker 72, Montana 35. Music, huckleberry treats, arts and crafts, silent auction, children’s games. Pancake breakfast 8 a.m.; terry.rolsen@gmail.com
• National Park Service Birthday Weekend, Aug. 25-28. Fees waived at Glacier Park.
• Fee Free Day, Nov. 11, Glacier Park, in honor of Veterans Day.
• Christmas at the Fairgrounds, Nov. 25-27, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Local arts and crafts, unique gifts and decor. Food and beverages available. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free admission and parking.