Thursday

Friday

The Whitefish Theatre Company will present “The Clean House” at the O’Shaughnessy Center on Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 14, at 4 p.m. The heart-warming comedy by Sarah Ruhl, a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize, is directed by Nancy Nei. The South American flavor of the story involves a successful doctor with a neat and orderly life and home who hires a Brazilian cleaning lady named Matilde who doesn’t like to clean but dreams of being a comedienne. The doctor’s sister is obsessed with cleanliness and volunteers to clean for Matilde, while the doctor’s husband finds his soul mate in a vivacious, older Argentinean woman. The play contains adult language and situations. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 seniors and $8 students. All seats are reserved. To purchase tickets, call 862-5371 or visit online at www.whitefishtheatreco.org. A sneak preview on March 4 will begin at 7:30 p.m. with $8 tickets sold only at the door.

Flathead Valley Community College Theatre will present the one-man show “Shake-speare’s Treason” starring New York actor and author Hank Whittemore on Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13. Co-written by Whittemore and director Ted Story of New York, the play is based on Whittemore’s 900-page edition of the Sonnets titled “The Monument.” Whittemore began his professional acting career at 19. After graduating from Notre Dame, he worked as a reporter while writing 11 books. Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 students and senior citizens available at the FVCC Bookstore, by calling 756-3814 or online at www.fvcc.edu. For more information, call the FVCC Box Office at 756-3906.

The Coke Classic 5-on-5 basketball tournament will take place at Whitefish High School and Whitefish Middle School on Friday through Sunday, March 12-14 for boys and girls in grades 5-8. Deadline to register is March 8. For registration and more information, visit school offices and the Universal Athletics store in Kalispell or call 862-0781.

The Glacier Author Book Fair will take place at Glacier Discovery Square, on Nucleus Avenue in Columbia Falls, on Friday, March 12, at 6 p.m. Sumio Herada, Sharon Midkiff Randolph and other local authors will present an evening of stories, slides, book signings, food and fun. Music will be provided by Joe Procita. A suggested donation at the door will benefit the First Best Place organization and Discovery Square.

The Discovery Developmental Center will host the second annual Grapes, Barley, and Hops wine and beer tasting event in the grand ballroom of the historic Keith House, 538 Fifth Ave. East, in Kalispell, on Friday, March 12, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person available at Discovery or at the door. Discovery is an accredited, licensed child care center and has been serving children and families from around the Flathead since 1992. For more information, call 756-7295.

Saturday

Whitefish Animal Group (WAG) and the city parks and recreation department will host a public meeting on the Hugh Rogers Wag Park at the Whitefish Armory on Saturday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to noon. The purpose is to provide a project update and collect feedback on the 5-acre fenced dog park on the Armory Park complex that opened in June 2009. When fundraising goals are met this spring, plans call for a third pathway and a pavilion to be constructed in the dog park. Presentations will also be made by Whitefish Animal Hospital, the Humane Society of Northwest Montana and Run Whitefish. Raffle tickets will be sold, and AniMeals will collect dog and cat food donations. For more information, call Steve Lull at 863-9501 or visit online at wagparks.blogspot.com.

The Glacier Symphony and Chorale will present “Night of the Operas,” a concert that features the world’s best-loved opera choruses and overtures and will showcase the 70-voice chorale and the full orchestra, in the Flathead High School auditorium on Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14, at 7:30 p.m. Selections will include the men’s chorus from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” the processional from Wagner’s “Tannhauser,” the prelude from Bizet’s “Carmen,” the “Easter Hymn” from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana,” and the majestic “Coronation Scene” from Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” Singers Karen Larson McMullen and Brad Seaman, who both sang in GSC’s 2008 production of “Carmen,” will have featured soloist roles in the concert. Tickets range from $10 to $30 available online at www.gscmusic.org or by calling 257-3241. All seats are reserved. Limited seating is available at the door.

The Bird Woman Falls Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at the Mormon Church on Whitefish Stage Road on Saturday, March 13, at 10:30 a.m. with a workshop on written family history by Bev Zierow at noon. For more information, call Carol Nicholson at 892-2952.

Flathead Contra Dancers will hold dancing at the Salvation Army gym, 110 Bountiful Drive, in Kalispell, on Saturday, March 13, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with the music of Left Side Brains and Kathy Neff of Whitefish calling. Cost is $7 teens and adults, or $15 families. For more information, contact Joe at 752-7469 or Sherry at 752-8226.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

The Flathead Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited will host a talk by rod designer, author and dedicated angler Jerry Kustich on “Fishing bamboo with Sweetgrass Rods” in the public meeting room of the Fish Wildlife and Parks Building in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. For more information, call 260-1198.

Wednesday

The St. Charles Council of Catholic Women will offer a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the St. Charles Parish Hall, on Baker Avenue, on Wednesday, March 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with soups, salads and dessert. Cost is $8 per person.