Wilderness art

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation will hold its 15th anniversary dinner and celebration at Glacier Discovery Square on Saturday, Nov. 5, with the dinner with appetizers starting at 5 p.m. The event is also the fifth annual Voices of the Wilderness event, with artist presentations, an art exhibition, drinks and desserts, and a silent auction, starting at 7 p.m. Featured artists from the Artist-Wilderness-Connection residence program include Montana artists Julie Wulf, Sandra Marker and Lois Sturgis, who stayed at a the remote Spruce Park Cabin in the Great Bear Wilderness. Tickets are $12 for the art event at the door, $18 dinner only (must RSVP) and $25 for the dinner and art show. To RSVP or for more information, call 387-3847 or e-mail exec@bmwf.org.

Boating class

Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold a free boating education class at the FWP offices, 490 North Meridian Road, in Kalispell, on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. The class will include an overview of boating safety equipment requirements and the rules of safe operation. Participants must pre-register and read the boating manual prior to the class. Montana law requires youths 13 and 14 years of age to pass a boating safety course in order to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft without an adult on board. Students must be at least 12 years old to register. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 16. To register, call 752-5501 or go to the FWP offices.