Thursday

The Alpine Theatre Company will present the multiple Tony Award-winning comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” in the Whitefish Middle School auditorium from July 23-26 at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays-Saturdays and at 6 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $37 and $30 adults, $16 students and $12 for 12-and-under. For more information, call 862-7469 or visit online at www.alpinetheatreproject.org.

More than 450 competitors, 350 volunteers and 15,000 spectators will converge on The Event at Rebecca Farm on July 23-26, for the only HSBC-Federation Equestre Internationale World Cup Qualifying Event in the nation and one of nine in the world. To access Rebecca Farm, head west on West Reserve Drive in Kalispell two miles to Springcreek Road, then drive three-quarters of a mile south on Springcreek. The Event entrance on the right. For more information, visit online at www.rebeccafarm.org.

Friday

Saturday

Flathead Audubon will lead a moderately strenuous hike to Piegan Pass in Glacier National Park on Saturday, July 25. High-country birds such as the boreal chickadee, white-tailed ptarmigan, American pipit and gray-crowned rosy finch may be found. Meet at 6 a.m. at the Apgar Visitor Center to carpool to the trailhead. Space is limited. For more information, call Steve Gniadek at 892-7406.

The Yaak Wilderness Festival will take place at Roosevelt Park, in Troy, on Saturday, July 25, with the gates opening at 3 p.m. Live music will be provided by Sol Jibe and the Alan Lane Band from 5-10 p.m. There will be food and craft vendors, kids activities and camping. Proceeds benefit the Yaak Valley Forest Council’s community outreach and education programs. Tickets are $10 adults and children over-13. For more information, call 406-295-9736 or visit online at www.yaakvalley.org.

The Heritage Days 3-on-3 basketball tournament will take place in Columbia Falls on July 25. There will be seven divisions from fifth-graders to men’s open division. To register, sponsor a team or volunteer, call the Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce at 892-0681. For more information, visit online at www.cfallsheritagedays.com.

The Boogie To The Bank 5K fun run will take place in Columbia Falls on July 25. For more information, call Richard Menicke at 863-9630 or Camie Stolte at 892-7717.

The Seeley Lake Summer Biathlon will take place on July 25. Sponsored by the Wilderness Sportsman Club and the Seeley Lake Nordic Ski Club, the event will be a run-shoot-run-shoot-run or bike-shoot-bike-shoot-bike format. Rifles will be available for use. A safety class will take place at 9 a.m. and the race will start at 10:30 a.m. Visit online at www.SeeleyLakeChamber.com.

Sunday

A fundraiser will be held for Leanna “Rae” Datema on the deck at the Great Northern Bar on Sunday, July 26, beginning at 2 p.m. with an auction, silent auction and raffles. Datema, who has three daughters, has been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. There is no cure for this debilitating disease. Datema lost her insurance after American Timber Co. closed its doors and she lost her job at the mill. Samarah Fine Art is organizing the event. For more information, call LeAnn Libby at 261-3791.

Monday

The Glacier Symphony and Chorale will present Festival Amadeus — six days and nights of music and events in Whitefish from July 27 through Aug. 1. Nicknamed “Mozart in the mountains,” the event features guest artists, two string quartets, chamber concerts, the Festival Amadeus Orchestra, festival boutique wine and an evening with the artists. Festival passes are $110 adults, $90 seniors and $60 youths. The July 27 opening reception is $45 or $25 with a festival pass. Single tickets are also available. Tickets are available by calling 257-3241 or visiting online at www.glaciersymphonychorale.org.

Tuesday

The Whitefish Downtown Farmers Market will showcase North Valley Music School at Depot Park at the north end of Central Avenue on Tuesday, July 28, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The market is held every Tuesday evening until the end of September. For more information, call 862-2043.

The Bibler home and gardens summer tours is scheduled for July 28-31 beginning with a reception on July 27, from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring wine and light hors d’oeuvres. Flathead Valley Community College art instructor John Rawlings will provide an exclusive tour showcasing the collection of fine art. Tickets are $50 adults 21-and-over and $90 couples and must be purchased in advance. Tours of the gardens and the home’s collection of antiques, sculptures and heirloom Persian carpets will be 1 1/2 hours long and take place July 27-31. Tickets are $10 adults and $3 children in advance. Proceeds will benefit the FVCC scholarship program. For more information, visit online at www.biblergardens.org or call 756-3963.

The Whitefish Library Book Discussion Group meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the library meeting room. The book for Tuesday, July 28, is “Suite Francaise,” by Irene Nemirovsky. The book for Aug. 25 will be “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” by Barbara Kingsolver. Books may be available for checkout. For more information, call 862-6657.

The Flathead Building Association will hold its Raise The Roof social at Silverbrook Estates, on U.S. 93 north of Kalispell, on Tuesday, July 28, at 5 p.m. with tours, food, drink and raffles.

Wednesday