Monday, Dec. 15

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 5 p.m.

• Somers School District board meets 6 p.m., Lakeside Elementary School.

• Death Cafe Flathead meets 7-9 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, U.S. 93 behind Montana Coffee Traders. Open, respectful discussion on all aspects of death and dying. Tea, cookies served. All 18 and older welcome. Call Nancy Reece Jones, 257-1840.

Tuesday

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3627.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m. Dec. 16, Lakeside QRU.

• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.

• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 3 p.m., landfill office.

• Kalispell Brewing Company Benefit Brews Night, 5-8 p.m., 412 Main St. $1 of each pint benefits Flathead CARE.

• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association hosts Whitefish Skeptics in the Club, 5:30 p.m., Casey’s Bar, 101 Central Ave., second floor lounge. Open to everyone.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)/Local Advisory Council Christmas meeting 6 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Bring a dish to share and White Elephant gift. Call 406-309-0199.

• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Old Chapel building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call 892-8954 or 892-3722.

• Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Christmas social and fly tying extravaganza, 7 p.m., Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Refreshments. Door prizes. Public welcome. Call Larry Timchak, 250-7473.

• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m., school library. Public welcome.

• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school library.

Wednesday

• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Troy Baptist Church.

Thursday

• Kalispell Public Schools Policy Committee meets 8:30-10 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m., Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.

• Flathead City-County Health Dental Clinic hosts a free dental screening for children ages 2-18, 1-3 p.m., Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Oral exam, fluoride treatment, goody bags. Call 751-8156.

• Farewell party for retirees Clerk and Recorder Paula Robinson, and Superintendent of School Marcia Sheffels, and Commissioner Cal Scott, 3-4:30 p.m. Flathead County Courthouse, 800 S. Main St., Kalispell. Public invited.

• Glacial Forum and Stand Up America present Kate Vandemoer on the topic, “Montana at the Crossroads: The Proposed CSKT Water Compact,” 6:30 p.m., Sykes’, 202 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. For dinner reservations, call 257-4304.

Friday

• Kalispell Public Schools Technology Committee meets 8:30-10 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. KRMC.

• Local novelist Maggie Plummer signs copies of her new published sequel, “Daring Passage: Book Two of the Spirited Away Saga,” 5-7 p.m., Dawn’s Flower Designs, 318 Main St., Polson.

• Big Arm community potluck and Christmas sing-along, 6 p.m., Historic Big Arm School. The Sisler family will lead the caroling. Call Nancy Foster, 849-5064.

• Wai Mizutani and Friends Christmas recital with guest Idar Auinaga, 7 p.m., John Paul II Church, 195 Coverdell Road, Bigfork. Free admission; offering taken for youth ministry.

A look ahead

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 20, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Local author Sybil Watters signs her Southern fiction “Dixie” book series, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 20, The Bookshelf, Main Street, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 22, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Group meets 3-4:30 p.m. Dec. 22, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Communities. Call Carla Wilton, 752-9624

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 23, Park Side Credit Union, Whitefish.

• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Annual luminaria display starts at dusk, Dec. 24, on Rose Crossing between U.S. 2 and Whitefish Stage. Purchase luminaria to honor loved ones at Evergreen Fire Station, 2236 U.S. 2 E, through 5 p.m. Dec. 23. Call Chief Craig Williams, 752-4636.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 26, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Glacier Skate/Whitefish Figure Skating present “Christmas for All on Ice,” Dec. 27, Stumptown Ice Den, 716 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish. Show times at 4 and 7 p.m. Special guest national competitor Bryce Chudak. Special performance by Luke Walrath of Alpine Theatre Project. On ice seating $15; general admission $10; 6-10 years old, $5; 5 and under, free. Holiday tasting one hour before shows; tickets $1 each.

• Third annual Cowboy Christmas Ball, 8 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 27, Chapel Building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Tickets at door or may be reserved by calling 892-0178.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 29, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Jazz Night Out 7 p.m. Dec. 29, Crush Wine Bar, 121 Central Ave., Whitefish. Renowned musicians Richie Barshay, Erica von Kleist and Don Caverly perform a benefit concert for the Abbie Shelter. $15 at door.

• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 30: noon to 5 p.m. Eureka Baptist Church; noon to 5 p.m., “Leaders Save Lives” at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• First Night Flathead, Dec. 31, Kalispell. Free family activities including hat decorating, face painting, jewelry making 1-4 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall; Commencement Parade. Musical performances 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at various downtown venues. Button $12 in advance; $15 at door. Children 12 and under free. Call Patrice Manget, 406-253-2471.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 12, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 17, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 19, Libby Christian Church $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• Jay Asher, author of “Thirteen Reasons Why,” will give a presentation at 10:15 a.m. Jan. 23, at the Whitefish Middle School Performing Arts Center, as part of a 50 States Against Bullying suicide prevention campaign. Public invited.

• Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) Jan. 23-25, Polson.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Jan. 22, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Health Insurance Marketplace offers free assistance to enroll or renew coverage 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 24, North Valley Community Center, Columbia Falls. Call 758-2165.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 26; $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.

• Health Insurance Marketplace offers free assistance to enroll or renew coverage 1-5 p.m. Jan. 29, North Valley Professional Office Building. Call 758-2165.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Feb. 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. March 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. April 23, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. May 28, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. June 11, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.