Arts and Entertainment Events
Symphony performs opera
Glacier Symphony’s orchestra, chorale and nine guest soloists will perform together to create a layered and vibrant musical version of the opera “Carmen.”
Performances take place at the Wachholz College Center on the campus of Flathead Valley Community College at 7:30 p.m. on May 13 and 3 p.m. May 14.
The concert version of a historic opera filled with tragic romance is sung both in the original French and English and highlights the cultural divide and misunderstandings between the two groups of people represented in the opera and augments the tension of the drama.
For close to 150 years, audiences have been fascinated by the show's melodrama, spirited female lead, fine arias, duets, and engaging choruses making “Carmen” the most frequently performed opera across the globe.
Tickets range in price. For tickets, visit www.wachholzcollegecenter.org.
KMS band performs
The Kalispell Middle School Music Department presents the KMS Band Spectacular, showcasing student musicians, grades six, seven and eight in a special concert on May 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wachholz College Center at Flathead Valley Community College.
Never before in its history has Kalispell Middle School Band presented an evening concert featuring every student enrolled in the program. The concert’s finale will feature 170 instrumentalists, from beginning level to advanced, sharing McClaren Hall’s state-of-the-art stage. Other highlights will include popular favorites like “Funkytown,” movie themes from "Jurassic Park", "Titanic" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," and substantial musical works by composers Daniel Bukvich, James Swearingen, and many others.
The KMS band is under the direction of Hank Handford.
Fiber artist featured
Fiber artist Maureen Louden will be the featured artist at Paint, Metal & Mud’s Mother’s Day social planned from 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 12, at the gallery in downtown Kalispell.
Light appetizers and refreshments will be served.
Louden, of Kalispell, recently joined the consortium of artists that operate the Paint, Metal & Mud artists’ cooperative and gallery at 8 First St. E., Suite 104.
Paint, Metal & Mud is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, call the gallery at 406-755-8886.
'The Lights of Broadway' concert
Wai Mizutani and his friends present Music of the Legends, Tribute 4 — “The Lights of Broadway” on May 20.
The concert features both local and international talent that are coming together to present some of the best and brightest examples of the wonder that is the Broadway stage. Performers are Wai Mizutani (violin); John Sweeney (vocalist); Chloe Cheff (violinist); Andrew Schultz (violist); Griffin Browne (cellist); and Natilee Radosovich (pianist). The concert begins at 7 p.m. at McClaren Hall in the Wachholtz College Center. Tickets are available on the Wachholtz College Center website at www.wachholzcollegecenter.org or at the door on the day of the concert.
Music school spring concert
North Valley Music School’s spring concert is May 17 at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish at 7 p.m. Enjoy music from student performers and celebrate the nonprofit's 25th anniversary. Free and open to all. Call 406-862-8074.
Modular Railroad Group meets
The Flathead HO Modular Railroad Group will have its regular operating session for its trains at the Kalispell Center Mall May 13.
Setup time is 11 a.m. Operating time starts at noon and continues until 3 p.m. The group operates HO gauge trains, running both DC and DCC operational systems. Persons who have locomotives and/or cars they wish to run on the layout are welcome to bring them.
There is an opportunity to bring related HO train items for sale or swap.
For more information or to inquire about membership in the group, call Vance Carolin at 406-755-9412.