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KARAOKE MUSIC @ East Shore Smoke House
Come on out to the Smoke House and have some fun....even if you think you can't sing! You will be amazed at the talent that lives amongst us!
Every Wednesday from 7pm-closing
Contact:
Jim
887-2096
"LOVERS' LEAP" Port Polson Players Summer Theater
The summer season kicks off in earnest with Bill Daly's hilarious comedy, "Lover's Leap." What happens when a happily married man gets caught in a 14th floor hotel room between a girl and her over-amorous boyfiend on one side and a loveable down-and-out loser bent on suicide on the other? Everybody out on the ledge, that's what. For a complete schedule of Summer Theater 2010 plays click on this link http://www.portpolsonplayers.com/
June 30 - July 18, 2010
Contact:
Box Office/Reservations Advised
For Reservations 883-9212
112th ARLEE POWWOW CELEBRATION
Open to the public and free admission. Please check out their website WWW.arleepowwow.com for the events schedule. Arts, Crafts, Stick Games, Dance Competitions, Indian and other various ethnic foods. Sponsored by the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Nation and Yamncut (Drum Groups). Absolutely no alcohol, fiearms, unleashed dogs or motorcycles in the camp area. Powwow Grounds on Powwow Road, Arlee
June 30-July 4, 2010
Contact:
WWW.arleepowwow.com
See Website
4th OF JULY PARADE/CELEBRATIONS--CENTENNIAL EVENT
Show some patriotism and community spirit by entering the Polson Centennial 4th of July Parade sponsored by The Kiwanis Club and The Rotary Club of Polson and will begin at 12noon. The Parade route starts at the Polson-Flathead Historical Museum on Main Street and 8th and will end on Main and 3rd. To participate in the Parade please contact Joan Hart at 406-883-8212 or pre-register on the morning of the event at 10am behind Cherry Valley School located on 9th Avenue and Main Street. Stay around for the fireworks display at dusk on the south side of the bridge sponsored by the Polson Chamber of Commerce and the Marine Corps Leaque.
July 4, 2010 at 12:00 Noon
Contact:
Joan Hart
883-8212
4th OF JULY FIREWORK'S CRUISE
The Shadow will be leaving from the KwaTaqNuk Resort at 8:45pm and returning around 11:15 pm. $30 per person includes boat ride, hors d'oeuvres and the fireworks show. Call Alicia for reservations 883-3636. Reservations are HIGHLY encouraged!
July 4, 2010
Contact:
KwaTaqNuk Resort
406-883-3636
JULY 4TH ICE CREAM SOCIAL-Centennial Event
After the 4th of July Parade there will be an Ice Cream Social from 1pm-3pm at the Polson-Flathead Historical Museum at 708 Main Street, Polson. This is the 1st Polson Centennial Event. While there you can see the special women's and children's clothing exhibit, the Homesteading exhibit and "village", exhibits about Flathead Lake boating, swimming, & Polson High School memorabilia, Blanche Harding's puppets, Calamity Jane's saddle, the original stagecoach, chuck wagon & buggies. There is no admission fee thanks to the Greater Polson Community Foundation.
July 4, 2010 from 1pm-3pm
Contact:
Lois Hart
250-9860
CHAMBER GENERAL MEETING
JULY "Business and Lunch" meeting will be at the KwaTaqNuk Resort. Our guest speaker Michael Righetti, Orthopedic Surgeon, St. Joseph Medical Center. Topic: Workers' Compensation 101.
July 7, 2010 from Noon-1pm
Contact:
The Chamber
406-883-5969
THE FOUNDING OF POLSON--CENTENNIAL EVENT
A Polson Centennial Event, "The Homestead Act and Opening of the Flathead Reservation to Settlement, Land Development of Polson and Flathead Lake Villas" will be held July 7, 7PM at the Polson Flathead Historical Museum, 708 Main St. No admission fee thanks to the Greater Polson Community Foundation.
July 7, 2010
Contact:
Lois Hart
883-3049
BIG SKY HOEDOWN
Swing those partners and support the Boys and Girls Club Friday, July 9 at the McCrumb's barn on Finley Point. The fun starts at 6 pm and dancing until ??? Papa Don will be grilling up tri-tip and chicken. Don't forget the legendary beans, coleslaw and raspberry salad with feta cheese. The event will also feature a pie auction, horseshoes and black powder demo. We've even heard that our local politicians may come out for a pie throw! A bargain at $50 per person. Tickets are available at The Terrace, First Interstate Bank, East Shore Smoke House in Polson, and Family Health Pharmacy and Boys and Girls Club in Ronan. See you there!
July 9, 2010
Contact:
Boys and Girls Club
406-676-5437
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TOUR--CENTENNIAL EVENT
On July 10 - 11, tour the Presbyterian Church at 301 4th Avenue to honor its Centennial anniversary.
July 10-11, 2010
Contact:
None
CLASSES FOR KIDS
John Davis and Margery Christensen present Classes for Kids July 12 - 15 from 9 AM to 12 noon. The morning workshop is Making Mandelas for ages 7 and up. The afternoon workshop is Watercolor for ages 10 and up.
July 12 - 15, 2010
Contact:
The Sandpiper Art Gallery
883-5956
FLATHEAD LAKERS ANNUAL MEETING
Flathead Lakers Annual Meeting.. July 15th, at 5:15pm at the Yellow Bay Biological Station. Governor Brian Schweitzer and a representative for the Honorable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, will receive the Lakers' Stewardship Awards for their successful effort to protect the North Fork from hydrocarbon development. Dr. Jack Stanford will also give a current State of the Lake address. Please join us for this exciting evening.
July 15, 2010 at 5:15pm
Contact:
Jeremy Morgret
883-8807
FIREFIGHTER FUNDRAISER
The annual "Fire House Caper" (a bake and craft sale fundraiser) for Polson Fire Department will be held Friday July 16th at Lion's Park. The event features a variety of baked goods, jewelry, home and garden decor, photography, "green art" and hand crafted items. Dozens of Wal-Mart associates sponsor this event volunteering their time, materials and talents to help the Fire Department with their various funding needs. 100% of the proceeds are given to the volunteer department. Lion's Park is located on HWY 93, above Boettcher Park. Contact Erin Melugin at Wal-Mart with any questions 883-9211.
July 16, 2010
Contact:
Erin Melugin @ Wal-Mart
883-9211
SPLASH
The Polson Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us for the Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour Thursday, July 15th, from 5 PM to 7 PM. Your host will be the Polson Fairgrounds at 320 Regatta Rd. This event provides a great opportunity to network with other professionals.
July 15, 2010
Contact:
The Chamber
406-883-5969
KSANKA STANDING ARROW POW-WOW
The Kootenai Tribe, also known as the Ktunaxa Ksanka Band, welcome all nations and the general public to a "pow-wow weekend" the third weekend of July at Elmo Powwow Grounds. It is an Indian gathering featuring drumming, dancing and traditional dress and food. Visitors are welcome and asked to respect the dance area, which is sacred. Grand entries at 7pm Friday;and at 1pm and 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.
July 16-18, 2010
Contact:
Gina Big Beaver
(406)849-5659
MAIN STREET CHERRY FESTIVAL--CENTENNIAL EVENT
Please click on this link for Flathead Cherry Festival schedule of events. This Family event will be held on the main streets of Polson with over 150 vendors. There will be everything from arts and crafts, food, live entertainment, children's activities, cherry spitting contest, homemade cherry pies, jewelry, woodworking to log furniture and more. Our local businesses will have lots of specials going on in their stores. For vendor info call Jackie at 883-5800. Registration deadline is June 15th.
July 17-18, 2010
Contact:
Jackie - Cherry Festival
(406) 883-5800
WRANGLER TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Wrangler Team Roping Championships presented by Montana Silversmiths & Boulet at the Polson Fairgrounds. Because of bad weather this event has been re-scheduled from June 19-20 to July 17-18.
July 17-18, 2010
Contact:
LIVE HISTORY DAYS--CENTENNIAL EVENT
You'll want to be at the Miracle of America Museum's annual Live History Days celebration July 17th and 18th. There you can watch and often try your hand at numerous crafts. There will be duck decoy carving, spinners, weavers of both wool and wheat straw, lace makers, embroidery and leather workers, quilters, and Native Americans doing bead work, basket making, and soap making. There will be a buck-skinner with a black powder gun, axe throwers, a fly tier, blacksmiths and operators of engines, antique vehicles and tractors. There will be three trains, a tank, army rigs and other vehicle rides, even a pump railroad velocipede, an operating sawmill, and schoolhouse activities. Munch a lunch in the afternoon while you relax and enjoy Montana old time fiddlers, accordionists, banjo pickers and more. Additional artists and craftspeople are welcome to join in for any of the two day event. This is held rain or shine and the main building is air conditioned. Admission is $5.00 for all over age three, and all rides are included as often as desired. The food is extra. On Sunday at 2 PM, there will be a big screen showing of "Smoke on the Waters" a documentary of steamboats of Flathead Lake, followed by "Timberjack" a 1950's movie partially filmed here. To find us, take either Memory Lane (frontage road) exit off Highway 93 just south of Polson.
July 17-18, 2010
Contact:
Miracle of America Museum
(406) 883- 6804 or (406) 883-6264.
WHAT A RELIEF! PRINTMAKING
Jenny Tiskus presents a 5 day printmaking workshop July 26 - 30 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
July 19 - 22, 2010
Contact:
The Sandpiper Art Gallery
883-5956
CLASSES FOR KIDS
John Davis and Margery Christensen present Classes for Kids July 19 - 22 from 9 AM to 12 noon. The morning workshop is Cartooning for ages 10 and up. The afternoon workshop is Rock Painting for ages 7 and up.
July 19 - 22, 2010
Contact:
The Sandpiper Art Gallery
883-5956
"THAT'S THE POOP" Port Polson Players
"That's The Poop, A Musical in Two Movements." Never produced by anyone else before! The full-time nursing staff at the County Health Department is on sabatical but someone has to deliver the lecture on Healthy Lifestyles. That only leaves part-time Nurse Mavis and her next-door neighbor Charlene to do the job. And who better to lecture on "internal affairs" than CHD maintenance man Ed, assisted by the local secretary Beverly. The music is "moving" and the humor is non-stop as the four would-be medical experts try their best to deliver a message both helpful and healthful. For a schedule of Summer Theater 2010 plays click on this link http://www.portpolsonplayers.com/.
July 21 - August 8, 2010
Contact:
Box Office/Reservations Advised
For Reservations 883-9212
EARLY YEARS OF WHITE SETTLEMENT--CENTENNIAL EVENT
The early years of Homesteaders were both hard and happy times. At this Polson Centennial event, listen to stories from descendants of the first settlers: Ethel McAlear Montgomery and Oscar Baertsch. Polson Flathead Historical Museum, 708 Main Street, 883-3049. No admission fee thanks to the Greater Polson Community Foundation. Visit www.polsonflatheadmuseum.org for a list of all the upcoming activities. The Polson Centennial print has 11 historical images drawn by nine artists. This once-in-your-lifetime memento is available at the Polson Flathead Historical Museum along with the large, zippered & insulated Polson Centennial tote bag.
July 21, 2010
Contact:
Lois Hart
883-3049
3-ON-3 HOOP SHOOT
Flathead Lake 3-on-3 on Main Street in Polson. 3 on 3 basketball tournament with 300 teams. All proceeds are donated back to the community including $1,000 to Chamber Beautification.
July 23-25, 2010
Contact:
Anderson Broadcasting
(406) 883-5255 or 1-800-750-KERR
PEOPLE, PLACES AND TIME--CENTENNIAL EVENT
This exhibit created by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will be on display at the Polson Flathead Historical Museum, 708 Main Street. This exceptional exhibit includes photographs of life when the land was less crowded, the world less connected and less consumed by technology. They include photos representative of tribal members and settlers who lived throughout the Flathead Reservation. The museum is open from 10-5 Monday - Saturday and 12-3 on Sunday.
July 23 - August 13, 2010
Contact:
Museum
406-883-3049
ANTIQUE DOLLS/FURNITURE--CENTENNIAL EVENT
The Miracle of America Museum presents Antique Dolls and Doll Furniture with Trish Friez. This is part of the Polson Centennial Celebration. Bring an antique doll for possible evaluation. The museum is at 36094 Memory Lane on Highway 93 South. There's no admission fee thanks to the Greater Polson Community Foundation.
July 24, 2010
Contact:
Lois Hart
883-3049
PLEIN AIRE WATERCOLOR
Patrick Berry presents the workshop Plein Aire Watercolor on July 29 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.
July 29, 2010
Contact:
The Sandpiper Art Gallery
883-5956
100 YEAR CELEBRATION @ First Interstate Bank
First Interstate Bank/Security State Bank celebrate their 100 year anniversary of service to the Polson community with a BBQ on July 29th from 11:30 to 1:30 at 49573 US HWY 93, Polson.
July 29, 2010 from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Contact:
Laura Burland
883-8834
COMMUNITY BANK CENTENNIAL PICNIC--CENTENNIAL EVENT
"On July 30", COMMUNITY BANK will celebrate 100 years of serving this valley with a picnic at the lake. Please join us on the lawn of the Polson Bank at 50510 Hwy 93 from 11am - 1pm for fiddlers, square dancing, vintage photos, 10 decade car show, and free BBQ!"
July 30, 2010 from 11am - 1pm
Contact:
ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH TOUR--CENTENNIAL EVENT
St. Andrews Episcopal Church, founded in 1910, will hold an Open House with a tour and exhibit from 1-3pm. Ten featured stained glass windows, were made for the church in 1970 by the Reverend James Berry, a Roman Catholic priest and artist from Phillipsburg, MT. The themes of the windows are: Holy Matrimony, Holy Eucharist, Baptism, Pentecost, Redemption, Creation, and the Evangelists. No admission fee thanks to the Greater Polson Community Foundation. 110 E. 6th Avenue, Polson on the corger of 2nd St. and 6th Avenue.
July 31, 2010 from 1-3pm
Contact:
Ann Ross
aross@cyberport.net
CHUCKWAGON BBQ
The annual Chuckwagon BBQ for St Joseph Medical Center will be held July 31, 2010 beginning at 5:30 PM at McCrumb's Barn on Finley Point. More information to follow.
July 31, 2010
Contact:
Toni Young
406-883-1676
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