Events for February 2017
Whitefish Chamber of Commerce
Feb 1    Stumptown Art Studio after School Arts & Crafts Club - Ages 8 - 13
Stumptown Art Studio is providing a creative space for kids to exercise the right side of their brain
Date: February 1, 2017
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Location: Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave. Whitefish
Contact: Aida
EMail: info@stumptownartstudio.org
Feb 2    FVCC 50th Anniversary Kickoff
Students, faculty, staff and community- come celebrate with us at the 50th Kickoff! Special guest speaker Garret Garrels. Cookie and cocoa bar.
Date: February 2, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Website: http://www.fvcc.edu/about-fvcc/50-anniversary/
Location: Arts and Technology Building Room 139
Contact: For more information, contact Ben Deremiah at 756-3632
EMail: bderemiah@fvcc.edu
Date/Time Details: 2/2/2017 at 12:00 PM
Fees/Admission: Free and open to the public
Feb 3 - Feb 5    One Fish - Two Fish - Whitefish Winter Carnival
  Come enjoy great food, music /Grand Marshall, Floats & Royalty.  The 100 entry parade starts at Pine Ave. and 2nd street to Spokane Ave to Railway St. and turn unto Central Ave.
Date: February 3, 2017
Website: http://www.whitefishwintercarnival.com
Location: Down 2nd Street and Central Ave.Downtown Whitefish
Contact: Whitefish Chamber of Commerce
Date/Time Details: Start Time: 3:00 pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 3 - Feb 5    Yoga & Fatbiking Retreat for Women
Join Certified Yoga Teacher Jennings Waterhouse www.zestinspiredliving.com and Nutritional Therapist Ammi Midstokke ( www.twobirdsnutrition.com ) for a weekend of yoga, food, and fat biking at the beautiful Whitefish Bike Retreat in Whitefish, Montana. We’ll be hosting a weekend of learning, discovery, and play at this cozy, snow-blanketed lodge. Our lady-friendly retreat will focus on balance in life and on your bike. The weekend includes: Two nights accommodation in the bunk lodge Attendance to any of the yoga workshops (candlelight yoga, rise & shine, traveling yoga) A nutrition and cooking class Saturday evening (with dinner) Sunday brunch (with infinite coffee) Guided fat bike tours for all levels (novice to snow bunny) Access to snowshoeing trails (bring your shoes) A fat bike (you are welcome to bring your own) Amazing memories to last a lifetime! To find out more about the Whitefish Bike Retreat, visit www.whitefishbikeretreat.com To register for this event, visit www.twobirdsnutrition.com We’ll confirm your registration and contact you to provide specifics (bike size, etc.). If you have any special requests, please feel free to include them during the purchasing process!
Date: February 3, 2017
Website: http://www.twobirdsnutrition.com
Location: WHITEFISH BIKE RETREAT
Contact: Jennings Waterhouse 208-290-3812
EMail: zestinspired@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: February 3rd -5th, 2017
Fees/Admission: $495 includes two nights lodging, 4 yoga classes, fatback rental, dinner/cooking class, Sunday brunch
Feb 4 - Feb 5    Smash'n Bash Whitefish International Hockey Tournament
Enjoy the action on the ice Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday morning
Date: February 4, 2017
Location:
Place: Stumptown Ice Den, Wisconsin Ave, Whitefish
Contact: 863-2477
Date/Time Details: Date: Feb.4th - 5th, 2017
Feb 8    Monday Fun Day !!! @ Whitefish Community Center
The Whitefish Community Center will be launching Coloring Parties!! This is exactly like it sounds. we will offer a wide range of coloring books, pencils and crayons. Coloring for adults is all the rage - yes it's a "thing"!  This will be held the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month starting at 1:00pm.
Date: February 8, 2017
Website: http://www.whitefishcommunitycenter.org
Location: Whitefish Community Center (121 E 2nd St, Whitefish, MT)
Contact: 406- 862-4923 Call for reservation
Date/Time Details: Date: 1st & 3rd Mondays each month
Time: 1:00pm
Fees/Admission:
 
Feb 9 - Feb 10    The Vagina Monologues
February 9th and 10th Doors 6:30 Curtain 7:30 Tickets $15 Laugh, cry, contemplate and celebrate the movement to end violence against women and girls.
Date: February 9, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Website: http://www.abbieshelter.org
Location: The O'Shaughnessy Center 1 Central Avenue Whitefish, MT 59937
Contact: Hilary Shaw 261-9082
EMail: director@abbieshelter.org
Date/Time Details: February 9th and 10th Doors 6:30 Curtain 7:30
Fees/Admission: Tickets $15 www.abbieshelter.org
Feb 9    Screenagers Movie-Whitefish PTA Parent Education Series
We are happy to announce the first event in our new Parent Education Series! Please join us for a free community screening of the film… SCREENAGERS Learn how tech time impacts kids’ development and solutions on how to empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance. We encourage families to attend this event together. Appropriate for adults and kids 10 and older. (however, many parents bring kids younger than 10 and are happy they did.) Check out the trailer at screenagersmovie.com
Date: February 9, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://screenagersmovie.com
Location: Whitefish Performing Arts Center
Contact: Christine Rossi, PTA Chair 214-215-8703.
EMail: cerossi6877@yahoo.com
Date/Time Details: February 9th/7:00pm-9:00pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 10 - Feb 12    Cabin Fever Days and World Famous Barstool Ski Rac
Join us in celebrating our  Annual Cabin Fever Days and world famous barstool races. Food & craft vendors, sled races, pool tourney, kid's carnival.
Date: February 10, 2017
Location: Canyon Towns: Hungry Horse, Martin City & Coram
Contact: Trapline 212-4326
Date/Time Details: Start Time: 10 am
Fees/Admission: $3 Cabin Fever Button Required
Feb 11    Symphony MW5: Star Wars, Dark Matter and Dvorak
Glacier Symphony with Ben Kirby, tuba Be swept away by the dramatic music of Dvorak and John Williams plus the world premiere of a cosmic tuba concerto with composer Benedict Kirby as soloist.
Date: February 11, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Website: http://www.gscmusic.org
Location: Whitefish Performing Arts Center 600 E. Second St. Whitefish
Contact: Glacier Symphon and Chorale, 406-407-7000
EMail: info@gscmusic.org
Date/Time Details: Saturday, February 11, 2017 7:30 pm
Fees/Admission: varies in 2 seating tiers; all youth through grade 12 admitted free
Feb 17    FVCC Chef's Table Winemaker Dinner
During Chef’s Table, patrons indulge in a fine dining experience prepared by first-year culinary arts students at The Culinary Institute of Montana at Flathead Valley Community College. To view all Chef’s Table events for the semester, visit www.culinaryinstituteofmt.com. Seating is limited, and all tickets must be purchased in advance by 5 p.m. on Wednesday prior to the dinner.
Date: February 17, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.fvcc.edu/programs/arts/culinary-arts/culinary-institute-of-montana/chefs-table/
Location: Arts and Technology Building Culinary Kitchen
Contact: For more information, contact Ben Deremiah at 756-3631
EMail: bderemiah@fvcc.edu
Date/Time Details: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on 2/17/2017
Fees/Admission: $95 per Ticket
Feb 18    Whitefish Review Launches Issue #20 - "Out of Time"
Whitefish Review will host the launch of its 20th issue on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Casey’s in Whitefish. The literary journal is celebrating their 10 year anniversary.  Doors open at 6:30 pm with music by Lee Zimmerman. Readings by authors David James Duncan, Chris Dombrowski, and Katie McGunagle will begin at 7:30 pm. Issue #20 features an interview with comedian and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel, poetry from Terry Tempest Williams, fiction from David James Duncan, plus work from 40 artists and authors. $10 suggested entry donation.   For more information, visit www.whitefishreview.org.
Date: February 18, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Website: http://www.whitefishreview.org
Location: Casey's Pub and Grill 101 Central Ave Whitefish, MT 59937
Contact: Brian Schott 406-261-6190
EMail: sarah@whitefishreview.org
Date/Time Details: 2/18/17 6:30 pm
Fees/Admission: $10 suggested donation
Feb 22    Wilderness Speaker Series
“100 Days of Solitude” Speaker: Amy Pearson, Adjunct Professor, Humanities Division, FVCC Fire lookout, poet, and English Professor at FVCC, Amy Pearson, will share the life changing experience and writings that resulted from the summer she lived and worked at Jumbo Lookout in the heart of the Bob.
Date: February 22, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.bmwf.org
Location: FVCC: Arts & Technology Building, Room 139
Contact: Carol Treadwell, BMWF, 387-3847
EMail: exec@bmwf.org
Date/Time Details: 2/22/17, 7 PM
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 27    SCREENAGERS Movie (NEW DATE) -Whitefish PTA Parent Education Series
We are happy to announce the first event in our new Parent Education Series! Please join us for a free community screening of the film… SCREENAGERS Learn how tech time impacts kids’ development and solutions on how to empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance. We encourage families to attend this event together. Appropriate for adults and kids 10 and older. (however, many parents bring kids younger than 10 and are happy they did.) Check out the trailer at screenagersmovie.com
Date: February 27, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http:// http://screenagersmovie.com
Location: Whitefish Performing Arts Center 600 East 2nd St. Whitefish, MT 59937
Contact: Christine Rossi, PTA Chair 214-215-8703.
EMail: cerossi6877@yahoo.com
Date/Time Details: Monday, February 27th/7:00PM-9:00PM
Fees/Admission: Free