Nationwide paint-party trend comes to the Flathead Valley

Mixing color and cocktails

The lobby of the Grand Hotel in Kalispell slowly fills up as people file in one-by-one or in small groups. Some clutch bottles of wine, and two men in the back of the room pull out a six-pack of beer. They slide into seats, filling up the back of the room first, and glance uneasily at the pristine white canvases in front of them.