DAYBOOK, July 7

| July 7, 2016 6:30 AM

Today

• 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.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Columbia Falls Community Room.

• Act for America meets 6-7:30 p.m., Outlaw Conference Center in Kalispell. Field director Kelly Cook speaks on the topic, “ Our Victories and Upcoming Initiatives ... How Act for America is Scaling to Become the NRA of the National Security Movement.” National security expert and bestselling author Brigitte Gabriel talks about the 10th Amendment, refugee resettlement and Islamic terrorism.

• Northwest Montana Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association hosts 100 Days of Solitude art show, promoting wilderness in photographs, poetry. Wine and hors d’oeuvres, 6:30-8 p.m., Ceres Bakery. Amy Pearson discusses her life and work at Jumbo Lookout in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Call 406-450-1567.

Friday

• Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets 7 a,m., district office, 233 First Ave. E.

• Flathead Audubon field trip to Troy to learn about the Alvord Lake Community Forest. Alvord Lake celebration at 10 a.m., Troy High School; then group shuttled to lake’s outdoor classroom and hike; lunch provided. Meet Steve Gniadek, 7:45 a.m., Gateway Community Center parking lot near United Way Conference Room entrance, Kalispell. Return 5 p.m. To sign up, call Gniadek, 892-7406; or Paul Rumelhart at 406-293-7544 (home) or 406-293-1359 (cell). Free. Families welcome.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead summer outdoor show, today, July 9-10, Kalispell Courthouse lawn. Local arts and crafts and food vendors. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; Free admission.406-881-4288 (voice mail); www.acfguide.com

• Benefit auction for Hank and Mary Olson to help with medical expenses, 6 p.m., Eagles Lounge, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Silent, live pie auctions. Live music by Roy Wilhelm and the Ashley Creek Ramblers follows. Donations welcome, call Debbie, 406-212-4716 or Gayle, 406-471-6540.

• Glacier Symphony Summer Pops “Misbehavin’ with the Symphony” concert and tribute to Louis Armstrong, today and tomorrow, Rebecca Farm, Kalispell, rain or shine. Advance admission per car $30; $40 at gate. Gates open 5:30 p.m.; concert 7:30 p.m. Bring a picnic and drinks or purchase from vendors on site; www.gscmusic.org.

• Big Sky Astronomy Club hosts a Star Gazers Night, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Mark Paulson gives a PowerPoint presentation at 9 p.m., followed by telescope viewing. Cost $4 per person; children 12 and under, free. Call 755-2706.

Saturday

• Lakeside Community Fair. Pancake breakfast, 7 a.m. at the chapel. Attic treasures, vendors, arts and crafts, 9 a.m. to 3 pm. Parade, 11 a.m. U.S. 93. Handpainted chair auction. Duck races 4 p.m. Tamarack Brewing. Car show 10 a.m., 306 Stoner Loop.

• Montana Wilderness Association free, guide hike to Southern Cabinet Mountain Wilderness. Meet at 8 a.m. at Kootenai Forest Supervisor’s Off, 31374 U.S. 2 W., Libby. Eight mile, moderately strenuous hike with opportunities to fish mountain lakes. Bring fishing gear, lunch. Return about 5 p.m. To register, call Brian, 406-291-2154.

• Nooks and Crannies Tour, 9 a.m., Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell, $28 per person, $25 for members. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• Flathead Combined Training Association Jump Derby Horse Show, 9 a.m., Herron Park, near Kalispell. Arena and cross-country jumping, open and Western dressage. Spectators welcome.

Thought

“Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.” • Booker T. Washington, American educator and author (1856-1915).