Arts and Entertainment Events

Thursday!Fest

The Kalispell Downtown Association is hosting Thursday!Fest on Aug. 31 on Second Avenue East between First and Second Streets East in front of Northwest Montana History Museum from 5-8 p.m. with music starting at 5 p.m. The Kenny James Miller Band will be playing Food vendors will be on-site together with a beer and wine garden and a face painter. This is a family-friendly event.

Bring a chair or a blanket to sit on the lawn and enjoy the festivities. Dogs will not be allowed. The event is looking for volunteers. To signup visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4daea729a0f49-thursdayfest3#/t

For more information contact pam@downtownkalispell.com or (406) 253-8941.

Ninepipes hosts artists for First Saturday

Ninepipes Museum hosts several artists and educators for First Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 2.

Appearing at the museum south of Ronan:

• Ariel Bleth, a mosaic artist from Missoula who gathers and works with shale, slate, limestone and sandstone.

• Shannon DePoe, an artist and educator currently producing an activity book for

Ninepipes Museum which will be published this winter. Her son Ryder will play traditional

native flute music at request.

• Traditional native arts teachers Cameron and Aspen Decker, owners of Xʷlxʷilt (Alive and Well); the couple will give a 20-minute presentation at 1 p.m.

• Janice Snook and Megan Snook, a mother and daughter team who paint with oil on

porcelain.

The museum is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; learn more at www.ninepipesmuseum.org, on Facebook or by calling 406-644-3435.