DAYBOOK, July 3

| July 2, 2016 6:31 PM

Today

• 37th annual Whitefish Arts Festival, today and Sunday, Depot Park. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; 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.

• God’s Ten Commandments Park open house, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Monday, 7401 U.S. 2 E., Columbia Heights. Free hot dogs, snacks and drinks, Ten Commandments magnets and stickers.

Monday

• Kalispell Fourth of July Parade, 10 a.m. Main St. To enter, call 758-2803. Free ice cream social follows at Conrad Mansion Museum lawn; donations appreciated. Free face painting, live music. Barbecue concession. Self-guided tours of mansion $5 per person. Call 755-2166.

• God’s Ten Commandments Park open house, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Monday, 7401 U.S. 2 E., Columbia Heights. Free hot dogs, snacks and drinks, Ten Commandments magnets and stickers.

• Sixth annual Red, White and Boom community celebration, Indian Springs Ranch, 3082 U.S. 93 N., Eureka. Show and shine car show 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; kids’ zone 2-8 p.m.; food court 5-9 p.m.; beer garden 5-10:30 p.m.; live music starting at 5 p.m. Fireworks show, 10-11 p.m. Admission $1.

• Troy’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July parade starts at 11 a.m. downtown. Car show, quilt show. Arts and crafts fair, kids’ activities, live entertainment, food concession and beer garden Roosevelt Park. Fireworks at dusk.

• Polson Fourth of July Parade, noon, beginning at Cherry Valley Elementary School and heading down Main Street. Theme is “Miracle of America.” To enter, visit www.polsonchamber.com

• Polebridge Fourth of July parade starts at noon, followed by a magic show and live music. No fireworks allowed. Call Northern Lights Saloon, 406-888-9963.

• Fourth of July Boat Parade from Lakeside Bay south to Angel Point. Staging at 3:45 p.m. in the bay out from Lakeside Boat Launch. Depart at 4 p.m. Call Holly Larson, 270-2317.

• Whitefish fireworks show, 10:30 p.m. City Beach. Eagle Transit complimentary shuttle from the O’Shaughnessy Center to City Beach starting at 7 p.m.

• Lakeside fireworks show, 11 p.m. Pirate Radio 107.3 FM simulcast starts 10:30 p.m.

• City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will be picking up rollout containers today. There will be no disruption of service for the July 4 holiday.

Tuesday

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

• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30-8 p.m., Billiards Room, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. All welcome; glacierstampclubmt@gmail.com

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call Denise, 407-4110.

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drives: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Glacier Bank, Bigfork; 1-5 p.m.; at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Free Falun Dafa Qigong instruction easy-to-learn exercise instruction for all ages, 11:30 a.m. (Wednesdays in July), Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Call Katherine, 257-9798.

• 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.

Thursday

• AAC/Arco/CFAC employees potluck picnic, 1 p.m., Lawrence Park, Kalispell. Bring serviceware and drinks. Families welcome. Donations accepted for white elephant exchange. Call Sharon Chubb, 892-5150.

Thought

“Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little.” • Edna Ferber, American author and playwright (1885-1968).