Thursday

Students and faculty of North Valley Music School will present a chamber music concert at the Whitefish United Methodist Church, on Wisconsin Avenue, on Thursday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature students nine years to adult, Whitefish High School’s Mozart Quartet, and winners of the 2010 Marabeth Schmitz Piano Competition. A $5 per person donation is suggested. Proceeds will benefit the North Valley Music School scholarship fund and help children attend summer camps. For more information, visit online at www.northvalleymusicschool.org or call 862-8074.

Ansley Ford and Leo Keane of Flathead Audubon will teach a free two-part “Introduction to birdwatching for families” class in the Whitefish Public Library meeting room on Thursday, May 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with a follow-up field trip beginning at The Springs assisted living facility parking lot on Saturday, May 15, at 8:30 a.m. For more information, call Jill Fanning at 862-8070.

Friday

The Presbyterian Church on Central Avenue will continue its sixth annual flower sale on Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a large variety of flowers, herbs, vegetables and perennials available. Proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity, North Valley Food Bank, Glacier Presbytery Camp and Intermountain Children’s home. For more information, call 862-2802 or e-mail missionflowers@fpcwhitefish.org.

The Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association will hold their May meeting and program on Friday, May 14, at a KAMTA member’s home. The business meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and the program will start at 11 a.m. A potluck luncheon will follow. Contact Suzanne Rohrbach at 755-3736 for more information.

An album release party for Olney electronic musician Vincent Rannazzisi’s new release, “Midi Tiger,” will take place at the Craggy Range on Friday, May 14, at 9 p.m. with appearances by Known V (Rannazzisi’s stage name), Kieshie, Electroflux and special appearances by JC, E Rock and Grahambino.

Saturday

The Flathead Valley Community College Relay for Life team will host a Rock-4-Relay benefit concert on the college campus on Saturday, May 15, from 6 to 10 p.m. featuring live performances by The Bad Larrys, Spostah, Jameson and the Sordid Seeds, and God Fearing Women. A Guitar Hero Challenge at $1 per song will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 per person available at the FVCC Bookstore or by calling 756-3814. Tickets at the door will be $15 per person. On-site child care will be available for a $5 minimum donation per child. For more information, call Katy Steiner at 261-4025.

The Glacier Chamber Singers will perform “Party at the Penthouse” at the O’Shaughnessy on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m. The stage will be transformed into Cole Porter’s New York City living room in 1939, with famous people of that era, song and dance. The audience is invited to come dressed in vintage ‘30s and ‘40s attire. Tickets are $40 per person, which includes wine and light appetizers beginning at 6:30 p.m. Show-only tickets at 7:20 p.m. are $25 per person, with a $5 discount for seniors. All tickets are reserved. For more information, call 257-3241 or visit online at www.gscmusic.org.

The Humane Society of Northwest Montana will host a style show and luncheon at the Whitefish Community Center, home of the Golden Agers, on Saturday, May 15, at noon, featuring area models and orphaned animals from the Charlotte Edkins Animal Adoption Center. Proceeds will benefit the homeless animals at the Charlotte Edkins Animal Adoption Center and programs at the Whitefish Community Center. Tickets are $20 availabel at The Village Shop and Whitefish Community Center. For more information, call the Humane Society at 752-7297 or the Whitefish Community Center at 862-4923.

The Mountain Mall will hold a free kids fishing derby at the Mountain Mall Pond on Saturday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is sponsored by Sportsman & Ski Haus, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Mountain Mall. Fishing gear will be available for those who don’t have any, and a Big Fish Contest will be held for kids 12-and-under.

The Glacier Institute will hold its annual volunteer work weekend on Saturday, May 15, at both the Glacier Park Field Camp, in Glacier National Park near the west entrance, and at their Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, on the North Fork Road about 21 miles north of Columbia Falls. Volunteers are needed for cleaning, painting, light carpentry and outdoor work such as raking and sweeping. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Volunteers may bring carpentry tools, rakes, shop vacuums, wheelbarrows and work gloves, and may stay overnight. RSVP by calling 755-1211 or e-mailing register@glacierinstitute.org.

Glacier National Park Associates will hold its annual Volunteer Day at the Community Center in Glacier National Park on Saturday, May 15, starting with breakfast at 8:15 a.m. Ed Baldwin will review this year's park projects, trail work, the possible volunteer dates, and the number of volunteers needed to complete each project. GNPA’s summer volunteer projects will take place from June to September. Volunteers should dress in work clothes for work projects in the Park after the meeting. Volunteers must be GNPA members. Applications for membership will be available. For more information, call Jim Swab at 250-4745.

The third annual Herron Hustle 5.5-mile trail run or walk race will take place in Herron Park, just past Foys Lake in Kalispell, on Saturday, May 15, beginning at 9 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Foys to Blacktail Trails project to secure permanent public access to the hiking, biking and horseback riding trails connecting Herron Park and Blacktail Mountain. There will also be a kids fun run. Registration by May 10 costs $15 adults and $10 children. Race day registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at $20 adults and $15 children. For more information, visit online at www.herronhustle.com or www.foystoblacktailtrails.org.

The Valley Voices Community Choir will present its free spring concert, “Let There Be Music,” at Glacier High School on Saturday, May 15, Armed Forces Day, at 7 p.m. with patriotic songs with a video honoring service men and women. The 65-voice choir has been together for 10 years under the direction of Allyson Kuechmann. Accompanist will be Beth Brown, and special guest will be popular musician Andre Floyd and Mood Iguana. Raffle tickets for a 3-by-3 foot framed photograph of two eagles signed by photographer Debbie Nelson will be available at the door for $1 each or $5 for six. For more information, call 752-3160 or 756-5058.

Sunday

A 15-kilometer race to benefit the Hugh Rogers WAG Park is slated for Sunday, May 16, at 11 a.m. All proceeds go to the dog park. The course loops out to Monegan Road via Armory Road and Creek View Drive. There is also a 4-mile fun run and a 1.5-mile run/walk. Online registration ends May 14. About 40 volunteers are needed for the event. For more information on the race or how to volunteer, call Matthew Smeltzer 212-2842 or e-mail matthew@runwhitefish.org, or visit online at www. runwhitefish.org.

The Glacier Institute will offer a course titled “Cycling for Slides” on Sunday, May 16, along Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road to study late-spring ecological niches created by avalanches for eight miles from Avalanche Creek to Logan Creek. Instructor Paul Rappaport has conducted research in Antarctica and Scandinavia, and has traveled slowly through glaciated landscapes in Alaska, The Yukon and New Zealand by bicycle. Register by calling 755-1211 or visiting online at www.glacierinstitute.org. The fee is $65.

Monday

North Valley Music School’s guitar, mandolin and fiddle students of Christian Johnson will perform a free guitar showcase at Cooper’s on Central Avenue on Monday, May 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. Johnson is an original member of the Mission Mountain Wood Band and has been on the school’s faculty for the past two years. Students ages nine through adult will perform individually and in groups, including vocals, guitar, mandolin and fiddle. Music will include rock, bluegrass and original compositions. For more information, visit online at www.northvalleymusicschool.org or call 862-8074.

Montana Public Television will air a new documentary on Glacier National Park’s infamous “night of the grizzlies” on May 17 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Directed by Gus Chambers of Montana PBS and narrated by J.K. Simmons, the documentary describes the events of Aug. 13, 1967, when grizzly bears killed campers at Trout Lake and Granite Park, sites that are miles away. Chambers said he did not intend the film to be sensational, and he includes interviews with Park rangers and survivors along with photos from the Hungry Horse News archives.

Tuesday

Registration for sixth- and seventh-graders interested in playing football will take place in the foyer of Whitefish Middle School on Tuesday, May 18, after school until 4:30 p.m. Players must bring a parent. Fees for this year will be $85. Those who are unable to attend or have questions can call Mac McCracken at 862-7529.

Walter Sayre, of the Stumptown Historical Society, will present a free talk on encounters with wild and domestic animals — “Close Encounters of the Animal Kind” — at the Whitefish Community Center, home of the Golden Agers, on Tuesday, May 18, at 12:30 p.m. Audience stories and photos about animals of all kinds are encouraged. For more information, call 862-4923.

The Haskill Basin Watershed Council will meet in the Whitefish Public Library meeting room on Tuesday, May 18, at 6 p.m.

Wednesday

Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Avenue, will offer an adult workshop in glass fusing on Wednesday, May 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Students will learn fused-glass techniques and then create a letter opener and wine stopper. Glass-fusing workshops are held once a month at the studio and require pre-registration. Cost is $50 members and $55 non-members, including materials and firings. For more information, call 862-5929 or visit online at www.stumptownartstudio.org.