August 2009
July 31st - August 2nd - Ronan Pioneer Days
July 30th - August 1st - Main Street Gallery First Annual Plein Aire Paint Out
ORIGINAL ARTWORK OF THE MISSION VALLEY - The Main Street Gallery of Ronan, Montana will host its first PLEIN AIRE PAINT OUT for the Mission Valley on July 30, 31, and August 1, 2009. A reception will follow to view the completed works and meet the artists on Saturday evening, August 1st from 5 – 8 p.m. at the Main Street Gallery, 400 Main Street SW, Ronan. There will be lively Irish tunes and songs presented by a local group of musicians, Mariss McTucker on the mandolin, Stacy Sullivan on the fiddle and Chris Sullivan on the flute. All of these events are free and open to the public. Exhibition will be on display through September 10, 2009.
This is an exciting opportunity for the public to view 12 major Montana artists painting in various locations in the Mission Valley over a three day period. On Saturday, August 1st, the last day of painting, the artists will be in the general downtown area of Ronan and the Fairgrounds where the Lake County Fair will be in progress. For exact locations viewers may contact the Main Street Gallery and pickup a map of where each artist will be working that day.
The artists participating are: Robert Akey, Whitefish; Shirley Cleary, Great Falls; Pat Lambrecht-Hould, Lakeside; Mimi Grant, Great Falls; Lindy Johnston, St. Ignatius; Phil Korell, Polson; Tara Moore, Polson; Mark Ogle, Kalispell; Gary Schildt, Browning; Sue Toppen, Polson; & Ron Ukrainetz, Great Falls.
Also, on August 1st, jewelry artist, Janice Brooks will be demonstrating her beading technique in the Gallery from 10 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
For more information contact Tracy Suter at 406-390-4764 or Martha Suter at 406-883-4611, or visit the website at www.mainstreetgallerymontana.com
August 1st - 29th Annual Mission Mountain Classic Run
8am - The 5k race/walk starts at 8am, meet at Community Bank in Ronan.
August 4th - All-Ways Talking Toastmasters Meeting
6pm - 7pm at Agnes Vanderberg Building on the SKC campus in Pablo
August 5th -Polson Flathead Historical Museum
10am - Kootenai Legends Gloria Trahan tells many stories told by the Kootenai tribe. In the Polson Flathead Historical Museum’s Kids Korner for ages 3-5
August 6th - General Chamber Meeting
12 Noon at Mission Mountain Golf Course
August 7th - Friends of the Ronan City Library Meeting
3pm at Ronan City Library, 203 Main St. SW, Ronan
August 8th - IT'S CHERRY PROCESSING SEASON AGAIN!
9am - 3pm at the Lake County Community Development's Mission Mountain Market, 405 Main St. SW Join us for our COMMUNITY CHERRY PITTING DAY.
Bring your fruit (Maximum 80#) & pitt your cherries for FREE! Bring your favorite cherry dish and celebrate the harvest!
Note: 80# can be pitted/sorted/contained < half hour.
August 11th - All-Ways Talking Toastmasters Meeting
6pm - 7pm at Agnes Vanderberg Building on the SKC campus in Pablo
August 12th - Booster Club Meeting
7:00 pm at Ronan Middle School 7th Grade Family Room
August 13th - Ronan Roundup
5pm - 7 pm at Main Street Gallery 400 Main St. SW, Ronan
August 13th -Polson Flathead Historical Museum
7 pm -Life of Early Homesteaders with Jessie Clements, a knowledgeable woman who has numerous stories about what life was like for new settlers and has collected historical objects from the era.
August 18th - All-Ways Talking Toastmasters Meeting
6pm - 7pm at Agnes Vanderberg Building on the SKC campus in Pablo
August 19th - Chamber Board Meeting
August 19th - St. Luke Extended Care Facility Ice Cream Social
It’s a great time for all. Community members come, bring bunches of home made cakes and St. Luke's supplies the ice cream for the crowd!
August 19th -Polson Flathead Historical Museum
10am -Fire! Fire! Learn how fires were fought 100 years ago with stories told by Gene Nobles and Fire Chief Fairchild. In the Polson Flathead Historical Museum’s Kids Korner for ages 6-8
August 21st - Montana Shakespeare in the Park- St. Ignatius Amphitheater 6pm - Free
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has been touring Montana, northern Wyoming and eastern Idaho since 1973, with performances of free, professional outdoor theatre. An outreach program of Montana State University, it is the only completely professional touring theatre program in the state that produces Shakespeare’s plays, the only Shakespeare company in the country to reach as extensively into rural areas, and the only company in the state that offers its performances free to the public.
August 22nd - Montana Shakespeare in the Park- Palmer Park in Charlo 6pm - Free
The Tempest
August 25th - All-Ways Talking Toastmasters Meeting
6pm - 7pm at Agnes Vanderberg Building on the SKC campus in Pablo
August 27th -Polson Flathead Historical Museum
7 pm -Guns in the Wild West Bill Olson and Lee Manicke have evaluated the historical guns in the Polson Flathead Historical Museum and will tell some very interesting stories about them.
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