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46 | JULY 9, 2014 EVENTS
WEDNESDAY 7/9
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
ImagineIF Bigfork Library 10 am
ImagineIF Columbia Falls Library 10:30 am ImagineIF Kalispell Library 11 am
Preschool storytimes are filled with stories, songs, crafts, music and more. Each week features a unique theme.
Q: 837-6976
PICNIC IN THE PARK, 11:30 AM
Depot Park, Kalispell
Depot Park Summer Lunchtime Concert Series featuring Mike Bader Band. Admission is free. Food and beverages available for purchase.
LEMONADE ON THE LAWN, 12 PM
Lincoln County Library, Libby
“Load Sixteen Tons and What Do You Get?” Songs and stories of work in America. The songs from union halls, mines, fields, factories, picket lines and jail cells are the soundtrack to an important part of American history, and they can still stir us. Q: 293-2778
LEARN TO KNIT A SHAWL, 1 PM
Woolen Collectibles, Kalispell
In this workshop, you will explore and learn about color, texture, pattern and design. Four sessions/$45.
Q: 756-8746
NIFTY NITROGEN, 2 PM
Columbia Falls Branch Library
Join our guests from the SpectrUM Discovery Area’s MosSE mobile science unit as we explore the neato properties of liquid nitrogen, including liquid nitrogen ice cream! Q: 892-5919
BIGFORK FARMERS MARKET, 3 PM
Masonic Temple, Bigfork
Vendors sell fresh-cut flowers, garden starters, fresh produce, herbs, baked goods, farm-fresh eggs, jams, handmade crafts and much, much, more.
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TAMARACK COMMUNITY TAP NIGHT, 6 PM Tamarack Brewing Company, Lakeside
Tap Night will benefit Ben Williams Tennis Courts. Love playing tennis at Ben Wiliams park as much as we do? Funds will be used to maintain the courts and ground, and to benefit the tennis programs available to young players. Q: 844.0244
SOUTHERN GOSPEL CONCERT, 7 PM
Volunteer Park, Lakeside
Lakeside Baptist Church presents an exciting musical concert event: “The OLD PATHS” from Atlanta, Georgia. Bring your own lawn chairs. Free.
STEPPIN’ 2 RHYTHM WITH APRIL, 7:30 PM Blue Moon Nite Club, Columbia Falls
Free dance lessons, followed by live music at 9:30 p.m.
AMELIA EARHART, 8 PM WED-SAT
John Dowdall Theatre, Polson
Port Polson Players & Mission Valley Friends of the Arts present “Amelia Earhart,” an unsolved mystery. $18 for adults, $16 for sr. citizens and students Q: 883-9212
JAM NIGHT WITH THE SMART ALEX, 8:30 PM Craggy Range Bar and Grill
Every Wednesday the guys in the Smart Alex bring the jams and rock the house. Q: 862-7550
OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH LUKE LAUTARET, 9 PM Scotty’s Bar, Kalispell
Sign up with your host, Luke Lautaret of Marshall Catch, to get a time slot and show off your talent. Q: 257-8188
DAN DUBUQUE, 9 PM
Crush Lounge, Whitefish
One of Montana’s great treasures. A master of Weissen- born slide guitar, ukelele, charango, electric and acoustic guitar, and can often make audiences hum along to the stealthily disguised cover songs he’s adapted to fit his technique and vision. Q: 730-1030
MOONSHINE MOUNTAIN, 9 PM Great Northern Bar, Whitefish
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Blue Moon Arena, Columbia Falls
Western Montana’s longest running Series Rodeo featur- ing bull riding, bareback riding, saddlebronc riding , team roping, tie down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and calf riding. Admission is only $10 for adults and $5 for kids 6-12. Q: 250-5110
LIONS CLUB SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, 7 PM Marantette Park, Columbia Falls
Pizzazz Jazz with Great Pretenders, male vocal quartet. Bring chairs or blankets for seating. A donation of $3 per person or $5 per family is requested. All proceeds support local Columbia Falls Lions Club projects. Q: 892-5070
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, 8 PM
Bigfork Summer Playhouse
Set in New York City in the fast-paced 1920s, a young girl from Kansas comes to New York in search of a new life for herself. This stage version is based on the 1967 film musical. Q: 837-4886
OPEN MIC, 8:30 PM
The Bandit, Columbia Falls
With the Trigger Happy Campers. All ages.
ERIK “FINGERS” RAY, 9 PM
Stonefly Lounge, Coram
This one-man band plays blues, honky tonk, Zydeco and rock. Q: 387-5440
THURSDAY NIGHT JAM WITH LUKE LAUTARET,
9 PM Scotty’s Bar, Kalispell
Join your host, Luke Lautaret of Marshall Catch, each and every Thursday for a jam night that includes some of the valley’s best local musicians. Q: 257-8188
WORLD FAMOUS OPEN MIC, 9 PM
Crush Lounge, Whitefish
The hottest open-mic in the valley hosted by Marco Forcone and Don Caverly. Q: 730-1030
THE LEFT READY, 9 PM
Great Northern Bar, Whitefish
A six-piece band hailing from Northwest Montana that plays many different genres including rock, country, bluegrass, funk, punk, and reggae that keeps the dance floor packed! Q: 862-2816
KARAOKE WITH JODY, 9:30 PM
Rainbow Bar and Casino, Kalispell
Come down and show off your talent. Q: 752-6630
THURSDAY 7/10
SENIOR TOUR & TEA DAY, 10 AM
Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell
Free admission for seniors 60, complimentary 10:30 a.m. tour, coffee, tea and cookies. Q: 755.5268
LEARN TO KNIT FOR CHILDREN, 11 AM
Woolen Collectibles, Kalispell
July 10, 17 and 24, ages 9 and up. $45. This class covers needles, yarns and basic stitches with lots of time to practice, and children will be making a hat. Q: 756-8746
BOOKS AND BABIES, 11 AM
ImagineIF Kalispell Library
Parents and caregivers of infants up to 24 months are invited for stories, bouncy rhymes and playtime with special sensory toys. Q: 758-5820
COLUMBIA FALLS FARMERS MARKET, 5 PM Columbia Falls
Enjoy music by Duo Deluxe. Sign up for the Market Money Contest, $50.00 of coupon value, awarded as a return customer appreciation. Kids; come visit Sparky, our special guest. Q: 892-1424
THURSDAY!FEST, 5 PM
Second Avenue East, Kalispell
ThursdayFest is a bit like a carnival that’s been crossed with a craft fair, a food court, a concert, and a beer garden. The ages and professions are mixed from babes- in-arms to grandpas gawking. This week’s music is Billy Angel and Fresh Ink.