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MAIN STREET WIRE
THURSDAY!FEST RETURNS TO KALISPELL FOR SUMMER
The Kalispell Downtown Asso- ciation has announced this summer’s lineup for Thursday!Fest. The popu- lar weekly street festival is moving to a new location, on Second Avenue East be- tween 1st and 2nd Streets East in front of The Museum at Central School. The first event is June 26. Like years past, the Thursday events will feature live music, kids’ activities, craft and food vendors and a beer garden. Admission is free and festivities run 5 to 8 p.m.
Here’s the lineup of musical acts slat- ed to perform:
06/26 — Andre Floyd & Mood Iguana (Hot, Funky Blues)
07/03 — New Wave Time Trippers 1985 (1980 New wave/Alternative Rock) 07/10 — Billy Angel and Fresh Ink
(Classic Rock n’Roll)
07/17 — Can of Arrows (Rock/Blues/
Groove)
07/24 — Moonshine Mountain Band
(Rock/Country/Bluegrass)
07/31 — Smart Alex (Country/Classic
Rock/Swing & Blues)
08/07 — Marshall Catch (Indie Rock) 08/14 — 20 Grand (Funk/Hip Hop) 08/21 — Big Daddy & The Blue Notes
(Montana Blues)
08/28 — Kenny James Miller (Rock/
Blues)
FVCC WELCOMES NAPA VALLEY CHEFS FOR SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT
Napa Valley Chefs Dominic and Pe- nelope Orsini will showcase their talents to the Flathead Valley July 3 at a special Napa Valley Summer Affair presented by the Flathead Valley Community Col- lege Foundation. The event will kick off the Foundation’s seventh annual Festi- val of Flavors benefit that raises money tosupportscholarshipsandprogramsat FVCC.
The event will feature an exquisite five-course meal prepared by the Orsi- nis with the help of students of The Cu- linary Institute of Montana (CIM) at FVCC and live music by blues guitarist and singer Kevin Van Dort. Each course will be paired with select Twomey and Silver Oak wines. To accentuate the ele- gance of the affair, the event will be held at the historic Eastside Kalispell home of Suzy Williams.
Dominic and Penelope work for Sil- ver Oak Cellars where Dominic serves as winery chef and Penelope designs pas- tries and desserts for events.
Tickets to the affair are $175 per per- son or $1,500 for a table of 10 and can be purchased by calling 756-3632 or online at www.fvcc.edu/festival.
MOUNTAIN EXPOSURE
SWAN MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS OPENS NEW DISCOVERY CENTERINWESTGLACIER
Swan Mountain Outfitters held a grand opening for the Crown of the Con- tinent Discovery Center in West Glacier on June 21. The facility is a “one-stop shop” for visitors to the area, according to Aubrie Lorona, vice president of Swan Mountain Outfitters.
The new discovery center is located at the old Rawhide Trading Post that closed last summer. Swan Mountain took ownership of the building last fall and has been working throughout the winter to rebrand the facility with a fo- cus on sustainable geotourism. The dis- covery center features horseback rides, the Glacier Coffee House, Bubba Luke’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor, the Swan Mountain Activity Booking Cen- ter, informational exhibits about the re- gion and a unique gift shop. Lorona said the center is the only “brick and mortar” presence associated with National Geo- graphic’s Crown of the Continent Proj- ect.
FLATHEAD LAND TRUST HIRES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Flathead Land Trust welcomes Paul Travis as its new executive direc- tor starting July 1. Travis brings over 14 years of nonprofit conservation and leadership experience to the position and holds a strong commitment to pre- serving the natural heritage, open space and “way of life” in the Flathead for gen- erations to come, according to the trust.
Travis has committed much of his professional career to nonprofit conser- vation work. His experience includes di- rector of major gifts for the Montana En- vironmental Information Center, both program director and executive director for the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foun- dation, working for chapter services with the National Audubon Society, and most recently serving as the director of development for the Glacier National Park Conservancy.
Travis and his wife, Samantha Tra- vis live in Columbia Falls with their two children.
Flathead Land Trust is a local non- profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Northwest Montana’s land and water legacy through volun- tary agreements with private landown- ers. For more information on Flathead Land Trust, visit their website at www. flatheadlandtrust.org or call their office in Kalispell at (406) 752-8293.
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