Events for March 2017
Whitefish Chamber of Commerce
Mar 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: March 1, 2017
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Location: Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave. Whitefish
Contact: Aida
EMail: info@stumptownartstudio.org
Mar 5    Special Olympics Montana Winter Games
Parade of Athletes and opening ceremonies
Date: March 5, 2017
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Central Avenue to Depot Park, Whitefish
Contact: Parade Coordinator, Lynnette Ludviksen
EMail: jonlud@cyberport.net
Date/Time Details: March 5th to March 7th, 2017
Fees/Admission: Free
Mar 6    Alpine Theatre Project AKTP:" Sister Act.." Auditions
 
 

Announcing Auditions!

Monday, March 6th at 4pm
at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center
for students ages 13-18

Final performances to be held April 28-30
Tuition: $100 (includes 7 weeks of instruction & production - scholarships available)
Alpine Kids! Theatre Project (AKTP), the Valley's most popular after-school theatre education program is back with another session for the Spring for local students ages 13 - 18. Auditions will be held at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center on Monday, March 6th at 4pm. Callbacks will be held immediately afterward. All students will be given a small song to sing from the show. No preparation needed, but bring your confidence!

Students will rehearse for 7 weeks with our teachers after school. Final performances will be held April 28-30 at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.
 
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Date: March 6, 2017
Website: http://www.atpwhitefish.org/
Location: Whitefish Performing Arts Center 600 E. 2nd St. Whitefish
Contact: Call (406) 862-SHOW for info
Mar 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: March 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:
 
Mar 9    Telluride MountainFilm on Tour
Telluride MountainFilm on Tour is an outdoor sport, adventure, and environmental film festival featuring short films. Join the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation to learn, be inspired, and celebrate indomitable spirit. Learn more or buy tickets at www.bmwf.org/events
Date: March 9, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Website: http://www.bmwf.org/events
Location: O'Shaughnessy Center 1 Central Ave. Whitefish, MT 59937
Contact: (406)387-3822
EMail: trails@bmwf.org
Date/Time Details: Thursday March 9, 2017 Doors open at 6pm. Films start at 7pm.
Fees/Admission: Tickets are $15 available at www.bmwf.org/events or at select local retailers
Mar 11    Moonlight Dine & Ski @ Whitefish Mountain Resort

Dine adventurously while overlooking the snowcapped peaks of Glacier National Park and the lights of the Flathead Valley. First, you'll ride the Big Mountain Express (Chair 1) open chairlift to the Summit House for an unforgettable meal. Then, you can either ride the lift back down (suggested for beginners) or follow one of our guides 

Date: March 11, 2017
Location:
Whitefish Mountain Resort
Contact: 862-2900 reservation and menu selection
EMail: activities@skiwhitefish.com
Mar 11    Station 8: Tag Sale!

Station 8's Annual Spring Tag Sale is happening Saturday, March 11th from 9:30-5:30pm! We will be doing our own 'spring cleaning' here at The Shop, marking down items, to make room for new arrivals! So you will have to make trip out to Columbia Falls to shop the sale!

Date: March 11, 2017
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Website: http://station8antiques.com
Location: The Shops at Station 8
38 Hwy 2 East, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
Contact: The Shops at Station 8 406.892.1123
EMail: shopgirl@station8antiques.com
Date/Time Details: Saturday, March 11th 9:30am-5:30pm
Fees/Admission: Free!
Mar 11    Flathead Industries Re-Fashion Show
"Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities"
All proceeds go to the "Bridging The Gap" Scholarship Program, designed to provide supports for individuals with disabilities that are on a 3-5 year waiting list to receive services.
Date: March 11, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Website: http://Flatheadindustries.org/ReFashion
Location: Kalispell Thrift Store, 40 East Idaho, Kalispell  March 11th, 2017
Register:  sign up in-store at any of our 3 Thrift Locations. $25 Entry fee.  
Choose an outfit, check-in, model it and keep it!!
Contact: Questions? Call (406)858-0897
EMail: info@flatheadindustries.org
Date/Time Details: March 11th, 2017
12pm-5pm
Kalispell Thrift Store, 40 East Idaho, Kalispell
Fees/Admission: $25 Entry Fee
Choose and outfit, check-in, model it and keep it!
Mar 16    Gone Fishin' - Grouse Mountain Lodge
This month’s Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s Gone Fishin’ is being hosted by Grouse Mountain Lodge. Please come and enjoy complimentary refreshments & hors d'oeuvres and door prizes.  Free and open to the public.
Date: March 16, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.whitefishchamber.org
Location: Gone Fishin' Location: 2 Fairway Dr. Whitefish
Contact: Whitefish Chamber of Commerce
EMail: visit@whitefishchamber.org
Date/Time Details:
March 16th, 2017
Time:  (5-7pm)
Fees/Admission:
Free and open to the public.
Mar 17 - Mar 19    AAUW Used Book Sale
American Association of University Women's Annual Used Book Sale will held at a new location with lower prices. Many good quality used books are available for sale.
Date: March 17, 2017
Location: Floriculture Building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.
Contact: Barb at 249-2196
EMail: wvacres@aol.com
Date/Time Details: March 17 from 10am to 5pm March 18 from 10am to 5pm March 19 from noon to 3pm
Fees/Admission: No admission fee. Books are sold at the price of $1 per vertical inch.
Mar 18 - Mar 19    Nate Chute Classic @ Whitefish Mountain Resort
Snowboarders compete in banked slalom, and boarder-cross events.
Date: March 18, 2017
Website: http:// www.skiwhitefish.com
Location: Whitefish Mountain Resort on Big Mountain. From downtown take Baker across the bridge; it becomes Wisconsin.  Follow Wisconsin to Big Mountain Rd..  Turn right on Big Mountain Rd to the end.  Approximately 8 miles from downtown.
Contact: Whitefish Mountain Resort on Big Mountain 862-2900 or 253-9192
Date/Time Details:
Date: March 18th & 19th /2017
Mar 20 - Mar 24    Whitefish Christian Academy Open House
Visit the classrooms or schedule a tour. Whitefish Christian Academy is now offering a 3 year old preschool program! Grades 5th-10th: there is a special evening program on Monday March 20th from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm at the Nazarene Church on 7th Ave in Whitefish.
Date: March 20, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Whitefish Christian Academy 820 Ashar Avenue Whitefish, MT 59937
Contact: (406) 862-5875
Date/Time Details: Open House 8:00 am- 3:00 pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Mar 20    Groovetrail's Community Night at Wasabi Sushi!!
Want to help bring even MORE live music to the Flathead Community?  Come dine on delicious Wasabi Sushi at Groovetrail's Community Night!  A portion of your purchase will help support performances at: -Hospitals,Nursing Homes, Schools, Care Facilities & Veterans Homes!
Date: March 20, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Wasabi Sushi Bar
419 2nd Street East
Whitefish, MT
Date/Time Details: Monday March 20th, 2017 - 5pm to close!!
Fees/Admission: Reservations Recommended!!
Mar 20    Whitefish Christian Academy "Classical Christian Education in Action"
What if your children could be educated CLASSICALLY while developing their mind, body and spirit to its maximum potential?
 
“Classical Christian Education in Action” is a rare opportunity for you to see this time-proven, comprehensive educational method demonstrated by the true “doers and thinkers”, the Whitefish Christian Academy students.
 
Date: March 20, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://ttp://www.whitefishacademy.org/
Location: Place: Church of the Nazarene, 7th Ave & Ashar, Whitefish
Contact: 406 862-5875
Date/Time Details: Date: March 20th, 2017
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Mar 22    Networking Success Seminar at Proof Research
We are excited to invite you to our Networking Success Toolkit Seminar. This seminar is geared towards Real Estate and Financial Professionals, but this will benefit anyone who is interested in learning some unique ways to network and grow contacts. Join us: Wednesday, March 22nd from 12-1 pm for this networking class. David Boye, Owner of Black Diamond Mortgage, will be sharing his 12 years of networking and marketing experience with you. Also, the Operations Manager of Black Diamond Mortgage, Maria Phelps, will be sharing her diverse marketing tools and insight. Lunch: Provided by Zucca. Tour: You have an opportunity to get to know our Host, Proof Research, with a tour of their manufacturing facility after the seminar (45 minutes). You will learn: * How to develop a strong online and offline presence *How to properly prep for a networking event *Why you need to listen…. (be a card taker not a card giver) *How to stay focused *Grow your network *How to properly ask for referrals *Learn why it is essential to be Ambitious, Courageous, Committed and Professional and how it impacts your networking ability RSVP: This class has limited seating so please email Maria at maria@blackdiamondmortgage.com, call 406-862-4999 or simply REPLY to this email! Your Presentors: David Boye: owner of Black Diamond Mortgage and has over 12 years of networking and marketing experience in the Mortgage Industry. Growing his company solely on networking and referral tactics he has learned over the years. Maria Phelps: Operations Manager and Loan Officer at Black Diamond Mortgage and has been involved with Marketing in various aspects for over 6 years.
Date: March 22, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1653331984971063/
Location: Proof Research-Conference Room 10 Western Village Ln, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
Contact: Maria Phelps maria@blackdiamondmortgage.com 406-862-4999
EMail: maria@blackdiamondmortgage.com
Date/Time Details: 12-1 Lunch 1-1:45 Facility Tour
Fees/Admission: FREE - Lunch included: Limited Space
Mar 22    FVCC Alumni & Friends Spring Luncheon
Join FVCC Alumni & Friends for a lunch prepared by the FVCC Cullinary Program. To reserve a seat please call or visit: www.fvcc.edu/event/alumni-friends-spring-luncheon-2/
Date: March 22, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Website: https://www.fvcc.edu/alumni-donors/upcoming-events/
Location: Arts and Technology Building Room 139
Contact: For more information, contact Ben Deremiah at 756-3628
EMail: bderemiah@fvcc.edu
Date/Time Details: March 22, 2017 at 12:00 PM
Fees/Admission: $15
Mar 22    Wilderenss Speaker Series
“THE NAMES OF THE STARS, A Life In The Wilds" a book reading and discussion Speaker: Pete Fromm, wilderness author. Acclaimed author of “Indian Creek Chronicles,” the story of his seven winter months alone in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness tending salmon eggs, Pete’s newest book, “THE NAMES OF THE STARS; A Life In The Wilds” is the story of another month alone in the wilderness caring for fish eggs, this time the Bob. He will read from his new book. Books available for sale and signing.
Date: March 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: 3/22/17
Fees/Admission: Free
Mar 25 - Mar 26    Love Song - Whitefish Theatre Company Black Curtain Theatre
The sweet surprise of John Kolvenbach's play"Love Sng" is its gentle touch. Instead of hitting us ovr the head with earnest metaphysical musings, Kolvenbach works up his ideas of realism and reality, habit and hope, into a quirky romantic comedy.

As a Black Curtain production, viewers are reminded that there will be minimal staging, no set or props, and actors reading from a script.  Tickets are $10  & $8 with general seating.
Date: March 25, 2017
Website: http://www.whitefishtheatreco.org
Location: O'Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish
Contact: WTC Box Office 862-5371
Date/Time Details: Mat 7th & 8th, 2016
Time 7:30 p.m.
Fees/Admission: $10/  general seating
Mar 29    Whitefish Chamber of Commerce's Annual Banquet 2017

The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the end of the 2016-17 ski season in grand style March 29 ... while also celebrating the contributions that local businesses -- and residents -- make to the Whitefish community.
 
This year's edition of the Chamber's annual Community Awards Gala is being billed as the "Largest (Almost) Apres Ski Season Party" anywhere, and we'll use the opportunity to pay tribute to a number of individuals and organizations that have been instrumental in the growth and development of the local ski industry and its many offshoots.
 
In addition, the Chamber will announce its Business of the Year, Tourism Business of the Year, Citizen of the Year and Great Whitefish Award winners for 2017 ... all with "vintage" ski footage from the early days of Big Mountain playing on the big screen, and enjoying great apres ski-style food and drink at the O'Shaughnessy Center.
 
Community Awards to be Presented:
 - Business of the Year Award
- Great Whitefish Award
- Citizen of the Year
- Tourism Business of the Year Award
- Volunteer of the Year Award
- Ambassador of the Year Award

 

 
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Date: March 29, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.whitefishchamber.org
Location: Place: O'Shaughnessey Center
Catered by PiggyBack Restaurant, Great Northern Brewery, and Spotted Bear Spirits!

 
Contact: Whitefish Chamber of Commerce 862-3501
EMail: visit@whitefishchamber.org
Date/Time Details:

Date: March 29th, 2017
Time: 6:00pm
Fees/Admission: $25 per person!
Deadline for reservations is Monday, March 27th at 3PM!!!
Get your tickets now!!
Mar 30 - Apr 2    Adult Hockey Tournament - The Monty - Stumptown Ice Den
Enjoy the action on the ice Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday morning .
Date: March 30, 2017
Location:
Place: Stumptown Ice Den, Wisconsin Ave. Whitefish.
Contact: 863-2477
EMail: Andy - flatheadrecreation@gmail.com
Date/Time Details:
Date:  March 30th - April 2nd, 2017