WEEKEND UPDATE: RV campout
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Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sams RV Chapter hosts its May campout and jam today through Sunday at Lone Pine Community Center in Lone Pine.
Enjoy socializing, jamming and dancing throughout the weekend starting 1 p.m. today. The Northwest Montana Accordion Association will be in camp. A formal jam and potluck dinner will take place on Saturday. A chapter meeting is planned for Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
For more details and directions, contact Jane at 756-0179 or Allen at 755-6093.
Fundraiser
A celebrity bartending fundraiser will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the Boat Club Lounge and Restaurant at the Lodge at Whitefish Lake. The public is invited.
Enjoy musical entertainment by singer/songwriter John Dunnigan.
Admission is free and proceeds from the silent auction items will be donated to the Humane Society of Northwest Montana.
The Lodge at Whitefish Lake is located at 1380 Wisconsin Ave., in Whitefish.
Horse show
The Flathead Combined Training Association, a Montana nonprofit organization, hosts a mini-event and working equitation horse show at 9 a.m. Saturday at Herron Park in Kalispell. Arena and cross-country jumping, open dressage, Western dressage and an obstacle challenge will be featured. The show is free to spectators.
Entry forms and other information are on the website www.flatheadeventing.org or contact Sally at srohletter06@gmail.com.
Plant hike
The Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society sponsors a hike Saturday at Johnson Mountain Terraces. This easy 1- to 2-mile hike follows an old road to a series of mossy rock terraces with a variety of montane, grassland and diminutive plants. It is considered a special botanical area on the Flathead National Forest.
Meet at 9 a.m. at the rest area near the soccer fields across from Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish. The hike is an hour drive from Whitefish. Plan to be back around 2 to 3 p.m. Bring a plant ID book if you have one, lunch, water and dress for the weather. Call Betty at 892-0129 for details and to sign up.
Historic clothing
The “Celebrating 100 Years of Fashion 1868-1968” historic clothing tour starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., in Kalispell.
The 90-minute curator tour features more than 20 mannequins highlighting fashion linked to the history of the Conrad family in Montana.
The cost is $28 per person or $25 for museum members. A14-page booklet of the collection is included. Reservations are required. Call 755-2166.
Whitewater Festival
The 41st annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival is this weekend.
Festivities on the Swan River kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday with the beginner slalom for kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards. The upper slalom begins below the dam at 1 p.m.
There is also a stand-up paddleboarding demonstration from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in Bigfork Bay.
Sunday’s events include both a triathlon and downriver races starting at 9 a.m. Races continue past 2:30 p.m.
Spectators can view the competition from a number of places, including the Swan River Nature Trail.
For more information, visit www.bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com.
Stomp the Stigma
The Western Montana Mental Health Center of Flathead County is hosting a 5K “Stomp the Stigma” race Saturday in recognition of May as Mental Health Month. The goal is to provide awareness, education and information about mental health issues that impact the community.
The event is a timed run that begins and ends on the Western Montana Mental Health Center campus at 410 Windward Way. Preregistration costs $25; registration is $30 the day of the race. A T-shirt and goodie bag will be provided to all runners. Check in will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. with the run beginning at 10 a.m.
For more information, contact Sabrina Amundson at 751-8390.
Rock skipping
The 2016 Flathead Lake Rock Skipping Championship is Saturday at the Riverside Park Dock in Polson.
Locals and visitors are invited to compete. Bring your own rocks.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Cove Deli & Pizza and costs $10 each or $40 for the whole family. There will be two categories per gender: 12 and under and 13 and up.
Competition begins at 10 a.m. and finishes around at 11 a.m. when awards are given and the state record is bestowed. All participants receive free pizza.
Glacier InstaMeet
Glacier National Park and Glacier National Park Conservancy are hosting an InstaMeet at the foot of Lake McDonald on Saturday.
Interested participants will gather at the Apgar boat dock from 8 p.m. until sunset.
At an InstaMeet, visitors come together to connect, explore and celebrate digital creativity using the park as a subject and backdrop. All ages, experience levels and types of camera are welcome. Park staffers will be on hand to answer questions.
InstaMeets are scheduled at the park every other Saturday at sunset in various locations throughout the park through the end of August.