Thursday

Mark Riffey of Rescue Marketing is the facilitator at a Brown Bag Series event Thursday, Sept. 17 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Freedom Bank conference room in Columbia Falls. Riffey’s topic is, “Why (almost) every small business needs a Web site and how you can get one without getting ripped off.” There is no cost and everyone can bring a sack lunch.

Melby’s Home Interiors will host a Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours and open house on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. Melby’s is located at 2620 9th St. W., near the intersection of U.S. Highway 2 and Hilltop Road. Chamber members and guests are invited to attend.

Farmer’s Market in Columbia Falls continues today (Thursday) at Glacier Discovery Square in Columbia Falls. Hours are 5 to 7:30 p.m. Diedre Wilson will be featured on the South Stage The Trapline Quartet performs on the North Stage.

Friday

Saturday

The Humane Society of NW Montana will have a volunteer orientation meeting on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. Volunteers assist in animal care, community education, fundraising, mobile adoptions, dog walking and many other capacities. For more information, call 752-PAWS (7297).

The Northwest Montana Gold Prospectors will have an outing this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20 at Libby Creek. For more information, call 892-3722.

Sunday

The Northwest Montana Gold Prospectors will have an outing this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20 at Libby Creek. For more information, call 892-3722.

Monday

Tuesday

Tama Hader will again be teaching an eight-week Tai Chi class on Tuesday evenings at Glacier Gateway School in Columbia Falls. The classes will begin Sept. 22 and run through Nov. 10. Registration fee is $35 for each class. Contact Robin White at 892-6500 for a registration form.

Wednesday

The Flathead National Forest, Hockaday Museum of Art, Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation and the Swan Ecosystem Center are hosting a reception and presentation of Forest Inspirations: An Extension of the Artist-Wilderness-Connection Program at Flathead Valley Community College on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. The event is open to the public