What are your plans for New Year’s Eve celebrations? Why not start the celebration with dinner in the The Lodge at Whitefish Lake Dining Room, then ring in the New Year with live music with Jameson & The Sordid Seeds at 9pm in the Bar and a balloon drop and fireworks at midnight?
New Year’s Celebration at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake Details
If you are looking to enjoy ringing in the New Year, head over to The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. You can start with dinner, then enjoy live music with Jameson & The Sordid Seeds starting at 9pm with a Balloon drop and fireworks at midnight. Holiday dinner reservations strongly suggested 406.863.4040. Learn more – HERE.
About Jameson and The Sordid Seeds
Jameson and The Sordid Seeds is a rock/reggae/blues/soul powerhouse known for its electric live performances and captivating song writing. Hailing from Whitefish, Montana, they have developed a solid following throughout the Western United States. Learn more – HERE.
About The Lodge at Whitefish
Inspired by the grand lodges of the past, with all the conveniences of the present, The Lodge brings a sense of leisure and grace to the Montana travel experience. Surrounded by mountains with the pristine waters of Whitefish Lake at our back door, and all the amenities of a full-service resort hotel, The Lodge provides the perfect location for your next visit to Whitefish and northwest Montana. Learn more – HERE.
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What are you doing for New Year’s in Bigfork, Montana? Why not head over to the Buffalo Saloon and Casino for a live concert with Tommy Edwards?
“Once the old Swan River Schoolhouse, Buffalo Saloon, Lodge, Casino and Restaurant is recognized as one of Bigfork’s most distinct locations with comfortable Lodging, historic Saloon, exciting Casino and fresh Grill Restaurant.”
New Years Eve Party with Tommy Edwards Details
The party will begin at 8pm on December 31, 2021, and ring in the New Year on January 1, 2022. The event and entertainment are free and there will be lots of great drink and food specials to keep everyone having a great time as we cross over to the 2022 new year. Learn more about the event – HERE.
About Tommy Edwards
Tommy Edwards is a singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. In 2012, he moved to Montana and is raising his two girls with his wife in Montana. He performs across the state in weddings, private parties and special events. Learn more – HERE.
“I am, and will forever be eternally grateful for the support I have received from the Flathead Valley, giving me the ability to support my family performing full-time.”
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RING IN THE NEW YEAR AND SAY GOODBYE TO 2021 AT THE FLATHEAD VALLEY’S MOST EPIC NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY – Y2K22 !!!!
Are you ready to the end the year 2021 with a bash? Chihuahua Beats presents Y2K22 featuring Nick Ferrington, MT Souls, JAAK and lots more fun at The Bierstube at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Whitefish, Montana. Starting at 8pm on Friday, December 31, 2021 until 2am on New Year’s Day, let’s end the year well and start the year correctly at Y2K22. There will be pre-party fireworks at 6pm, complimentary Hors D’oeuvres, photo booth, Champagne Toast at Midnight, Free Party Swag with entry, and an epic Countdown into The New Year! Call your friends and make plans for the 2022 cross over to the New Year. Tickets are $30 per person – Get them – HERE!
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
www.montanaravers.com
OR IN-PERSON (with NO FEES!) AT THE BIERSTUBE.
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Do you have friends in low places…maybe where the Thunder Rolls??? Garth Brooks is back, at least one of the best Garth Brooks impersonators! Unwound will be entertaining guests at the Waters Edge Winery in Kalispell on Saturday, December 11, 2021, starting at 6pm. If you love country music and especially if you enjoy Garth Brooks music, then this is an event you need to get to this weekend.
“At Waters Edge Winery we want everyone who visits to feel like a part of our family so while we are renovating our tasting room we want to share the progress so that when you enter for the first time, it will feel like you’ve been a part of the journey all along. We can’t wait to open our doors and share the Waters Edge Experience with the Flathead Valley!”
Unwound! Featuring Garth Brooks Tribute! Details
If you want to spend an evening enjoying Country Music, then mark you calendars for Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 7pm at Waters Edge Winery located at 2593 highway 2 East #8, Kalispell, Montana. Waters Edge Winery is a full production winery producing wines from around the world. Tasting room, bistro style menu, bottling parties, custom labels, events, live music and more! Learn more – full production winery producing wines from around the world. Tasting room, bistro style menu, bottling parties, custom labels, events, live music and more! Learn more – HERE.
Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy some great mine, amazing food and one heck of a boot stompin’ time!
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Another One Bites The Dust, Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Gaga…. If you find yourself singing these songs in your head already, we’ve got an event for you. Back by popular demand, The Alpine Theatre Project is bringing back Killer Queen. The concert sill take place at Casey’s Whitefish located at 101 Central Avenue in Whitefish, Montana on Friday December 10 and Saturday December 11, 2021.
“The runaway hit concert of the summer is back, so join us for a celebration of the music of one of rock’s greatest bands of all time, Queen. Filled with soaring vocals, insane guitar riffs, and the sounds that defined “arena rock,” Killer Queen is sure to rock you!”
Killer Queen Performance Details
The Killer Queen is an extremely popular performance so tickets sell out quickly. The performance stars Broadway vocalists, Eric Krop, Tracy McDowell, & Cameron Mitchell Bell! Learn more – HERE.
Killer Queen will take place on Friday, December 10, 2021, starting at 8:30pm and Saturday, December 11, 2021, starting at 8:30pm. The performance will be held at Casey’s Whitefish located at 101 Central Avenue in Whitefish, Montana. General admission tickets are in advance and $35 at the door. VIP Balcony tickets are also available for $75 per person. Get your tickets before they sell out – HERE.
About The Alpine Theater
Founded in 2004 by three Broadway veterans, Betsi Morrison (Broadway’s The Sound of Music), Luke Walrath (Broadway’s 42nd Street), and David Ackroyd (Broadway’s Children of a Lesser God), Alpine Theatre Project has been bringing Broadway talent, production, and education to Flathead Valley residents since 2004. Its artists have performed in over 190 Broadway productions, won 4 Tony Awards, 7 Emmy Awards, 4 Golden Globe Awards, and 1 Academy Award. Since its founding, ATP has become one of the most talked-about and unique cultural institutions in the Inland Northwest, with notices in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, American Theatre Magazine, and Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine, which named ATP as one of the attractions that make Whitefish, Montana “One of the Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America.” Learn more – HERE.
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Illumination is part of a seminal concert event featuring the world premiere of Maestro Zoltek’s brand new cello concerto entitled Through Tamarack and Pine*, composed especially for cellist extraordinaire Robert deMaine. The principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, deMaine has been hailed by The New York Times as “an artist who makes one hang on every note.” Also on the program is the Symphony No.3 in C Major by one of the Maestro’s favorite composers, the Finnish master of evocative symphonic imagery, Jean Sibelius. The concert sill only take place on two nights – Saturday, November 20, 2021, and Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the Flathead High School Performance Hall.
ILLUMINATION Details
Tickets for Illumination are range from $8-$41. Youth through grades 12 are free in tiers 2 and 3 at MasterWorks concerts. Get your Tickets – HERE.
Glacier Symphony – John Zoltek, conductor Robert deMaine, cello
Zoltek, Through Tamarack and Pine (deMaine) Sibelius, Symphony No. 3
Youth through grade 12 FREE in tiers 2 & 3 at MasterWorks concerts
Flathead High Performance Hall - 644 4th Ave W, Kalispell SATURDAY Concert Box Office opens at 6:00 pm, seating begins at 7:10 pm OR SUNDAY Concert Box Office open sat 1:30 pm, seating begins at 2:40 pm
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The Glacier Chorale, led by conductor Dr. Micah Hunter, presents a concert of choral music spanning many centuries and styles. “In this, our first presentation of the full Chorale in concert since December of 2019, we will “reflect” on our past by presenting music we have performed within recent memory. Music by James Mulholland, Edward Elgar, and Vijay Singh will call to mind memories of recent years.”
There will be two performances available for guests to attend. The first performance will take place on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at 7:30pm, and the second will be on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at 3pm. The concerts will take place at Glacier High School located at 375 Wolfpack Way in Kalispell, Montana.
Music by living composers Paul Ayres and Marshall Jones (a member of the Glacier Chorale), and Maestro Zoltek will present us with new challenges and beautiful aesthetic experiences. Additional music new to the Chorale will be classic works spanning the common practice era by Alexander Gretchaninoff, Palestrina, Robert Shaw, David N. Childs, and Moses Hogan.
About “Reflection” MasterWorks 2 & Glacier Symphony
The Glacier Symphony, Orchestra and Chorale, is one of the most active performing arts organizations in the inner-mountain northwest. Located in Montana’s beautiful Flathead Valley, the symphony produces a yearly Masterworks season of subscription concerts, educational programming for area schools, the family-friendly outdoor Symphony Night at Rebecca Farm, exclusive special events, and the region’s only weeklong classical music series, Festival Amadeus. Join us as we explore the finest in classical music! Learn more – HERE.
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Dinner, Raffles, Bingo and auctions….plus lots of entertainment at the 32nd Log Jam. On Saturday, October 2, 2021 starting at 4pm, the Montana 32nd Log Jam will take place at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Trade Center located at 265 N. Meridian Road in Kalispell, Montana. Montana Log Jam is a non-profit organization that raises money and awareness to assist Montana families of loggers, log truck drivers, and mill workers killed or critically injured in work related accidents.
32nd Log Jam Details
The doors open at 4pm at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Trade Center, Dinner begins at 4:30pm with Bingo and the auction starting at 6pm. The dancing begins at 8:30pm with the Copper Mountain Band. There are several raffles that will also give everyone a chance to win some great prizes including Mountain bikes, 2020 Yamaha Viking VI EPS and $15,000 CASH. Tickets for the 32nd Log Jam event are $25 for both the dinner and the dance. Kids twelve and under are free. Tickets are available online – HERE. Tickets can also be purchased at the following locations:
EUREKA
Big Sky Tire & Auto
The Ranch HandST. IGNATIUS
Hunts Timbers
WHITEFISH
Whitefish Auto PartsKALISPELL Western States CAT
Montana Logging Association
RDO Equipment
COLUMBIA FALLS
Northwest Parts and Rigging
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Attention Music Enthusiasts!!! Boy, have we got an event for you to enjoy this week…. The Whitefish Songwriter Festival. This is a very unique songwriter experience that will take place at 8 different venues throughout downtown Whitefish, Montana. There will be 30 shows over the course of the course of three days starting Thursday, September 19 through Saturday September 18, 2021. These shows sell out quickly…so make sure you get your tickets or you may even want to consider an All Access Pass.
“EVERYONE has a story to tell, and a unique voice with which to tell it. The trick is to uncover your own style in order to tell that story with a truth that connects with your audience in an original way.” ~ Whitefish Songwriter Festival Website
Whitefish Songwriter Festival Details
There will be a lot of opportunities to listen, learn and even create music throughout the Whitefish Songwriter Festival. “Friday night the Hit Songwriters play at the O’Shaughnessy Center and Saturday night’s #1 Hit Songwriter Showcase will feature all seven hit songwriters who have more than 30 #1 hit songs to their credit. There are 24 Rising Star shows throughout the afternoon and early evening on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, plus late night shows. ” Seven of the top songwriters in country music including two Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame members will perform for you in the round at the O’Shaughnessy Center and the Performing Arts Center. Learn more – HERE.
Tickets:
All Access Pass – $115
An All Access Pass includes admission to all the songwriter shows including Hit Songwriters and Rising Stars. We are offering 100 passes at this discounted rate. Prices will then increase to $115 per pass. Purchase now before the early-bird rate runs out!
Thursday, 9/16 – Rising Star Shows, x6. Friday, 9/17 – Rising Star Shows x 12 and the Nashville Hit Songwriters at the O’Shaughnessy Center and the Late Night show at the Great Northern Bar & Grill. Saturday, 9/18 – Rising Star Shows x 6, #1 Hit Songwriters Showcase at the O’Shaughnessy Center & the Whitefish Performing Arts Center (WPAC) and the Late Night show at Casey’s. Three or four hit songwriters will perform at each venue and switch venues at intermission so you see all hit seven songwriters perform.
Ticket purchases are non-refundable. If we have to cancel the festival due to Coronavirus related causes we will refund your ticket purchase. Get your All Access tickets – HERE.
Saturday at the Songwriter Festival, 9/18 – $75
Admission to Saturday night’s Hit Songwriter Showcase which will feature all six hit songwriters who have more than 30 #1 hit song to their credit. Attend either the show at the O’Shaughnessy Center or the Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Three hit songwriters will play at each venue then swap at intermission so you will hear all six songwriters. Your ticket also allows you admission into the Rising Star and late night shows on Saturday.
Live Interviews at the Festival – Fleur Bake Shop – 10:00 am (Free)
Songwriters in the Park – Depot Park – 1:00 pm (Free)
Your Rising Star All Shows Wristband includes admission into all Rising Star Shows and late night Jams on Saturday 9/18. These shows are at the Casey’s, Great Northern Bar & Grill, Tupelo Grille, and the Red Room.
Ticket purchases are non-refundable. If we have to cancel the festival due to Coronavirus related causes we will refund your ticket purchase.
The Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation based in Red Lodge, Montana. We create and produce multi-day festivals that bring the creativity of songwriting to mountain communities in Montana and Wyoming. Our festivals are hosted in the downtown districts of Red Lodge, Montana, Whitefish, Montana and Cody, Wyoming. We utilizing the local venues of bars, restaurants, parks, coffee houses and theaters in order to incorporate the culture of each community into our festivals. Our festivals include live performances, songwriting classes and songwriting contests. Through these festivals we are able to fulfill our mission to promote music education through local public schools, private music schools, universities and colleges. Since our inception we have gifted over $40,000 to fulfill this mission. Learn more – HERE.
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The Great Northwest Oktoberfest’s back … and we’re ‘goin’ to town!
The Great Northwest Oktoberfest is coming to town this September 23-25, 2021. This year’s fest will take place at three unique Whitefish, Montana, watering holes – the Great Northern Bar & Grill, Casey’s and the Montana Tap House. Each unique venue will host the wonderful Oktoberfest tradition on a specific date.
“Oktoberfest may look a little bit different this year, but it’s gonna be the real deal … great German food, beer. music and dancing, along with all of the usual Oktoberfest nonsense — stein-holding, log-sawing, chicken-dancing and the coronation of a new Hop.” ~Chamber director Kevin Gartland
Great Northwest Oktoberfest
Thursday, Sept 23rd is “Locals Night” — Bring an ID that shows you’re a Flathead Valley resident and you ‘ll get your first Hofbrau draft or Bayern brew free! It’s our Opening Night celebration … at The Northern!
Friday, Sept. 24 is the “Hop Queen Qualifier” — This year’s Hop Queen candidates will take to the stage (and dancefloor) at Casey’s to make their case for winning the 2021 crown!
Saturday, Sept. 25 is “Family Day” — Kids 12 and under (with parents) get in free for a full afternoon of festivities outdoors in the Montana Tap House Beer Garden
Music
It isn’t Oktoberfest with out polkas, oom-pahs & chicken dancing! Join us this fall for music by one of America’s most popular Oktoberfest bands … and traditional German schuhplattler dancers as well:
The Europa Band One of the top Oktoberfest bands in the country — Europa — is back by popular demand for their ninth year, providing authentic Oktoberfest music like no other! John, Milan and Adam travel coast-to-coast each Fall playing at Oktoberfests from Montana to Florida and back again, cranking-out the oom-pah, polka and waltzes … along with a bit of country, gypsy fiddle and Carlos Santana!
Europa takes the stage from 5:30-11 p.m. on Thursday and Friday nights at Oktoberfest, and from 1-7 p.m. on Saturday. Check out the band and their music at: http://www.theeuropaband.com/
Schuhplattler Gruppe Alpenrose New this year to Whitefish — but not to Oktoberfest — will be performances by Schuhplattler Gruppe Alpenrose, a traditional German folk dance troupe from Casselberry, Florida! Schuhplattler dancing features ornately-dressed performers stomping, clapping and slapping their shoes, thighs and knees in what Wikipedia calls “choreographed horseplay.” Two performances per night, the first weekend of Oktoberfest (Sept. 23-25 only).
MIA … The Western Senators Much to our dismay, our original Oktoberfest Band — the Western Senators — are still being held hostage by COVID-19, and can’t make their way through the closed Canadian border to get here from Saskatchewan. We’re hoping they’ll be back with us is 2022; for info on the Western Senators go to: http://www.westernsenators.com/.
Food
This year’s Oktoberfest Grille will feature a variety of great German specialties. The menu is still being finalized, but here’s what we served-up in 2019, just to get your mouth watering:
Platters: Hendle-Chicken 1/2 a savory rubbed rotisserie roasted chicken – a German Oktoberfest tradition! Wurstplatte Locally handmade Flathead raised Elk, German & traditional beer style bratwursts platter. Kassler Rippchen Authentic German style brined and smoked pork loin platter.
Bratwurst, Sandwiches, Soups & Sides: Traditional Beer Bratwurst ¼ lb. locally handmade pork bratwurst piled high with sauerkraut Smoked Elk Bratwurst ¼ lb. locally handmade Flathead raised elk and pork bratwurst piled high with sauerkraut Schinken-Sandwich Black forest ham, Sauerkraut & Munster cheese on a pretzel roll
Soups Beer Cheese & German Potato Soups
Individual sides – Sauerkraut or sweet & sour kraut – German potato salad – Sweet sauteed apples
Kids Menu Hot Dog with Mac & Cheese Two of kid’s favorite on one plate!
Beer
It isn’t Oktoberfest without beer, beer and more beer! This year we’ll be serving-up your favorite flavor’s from Hofbrau — the original Munich Oktoberfest bier — as well as variety of brews by our new Montana craft-brew sponsor, Bayern Brewing of Missoula!
Check back often for details on what’ll be on tap for this year’s fest!
Wine, seltzer, water, & soda will also be available for non-beer drinkers
Contests
There are tons of crazy contests to participate in or to just watch from the sidelines, cheering your favorite contestant on to victory! We’ll have:
Stein holding (Mens’ & Womens’)
Log sawing (Mens’ & Womens’)
Kid’s Chicken Dance Contests [Sat. Sept. 25 at 2:45pm]
There’s no entry fee, and participants can sign up 1/2 hour before each contest at the table to the right of the Oktoberfest stage. (No sign up necessary for the Chicken Dance Contest.)
Special Competitions:
Sept. 24-25 — The 2021 Oktoberfest Hop Queen Pageant Join us at Casey’s on Friday, Sept. 24 from 6-8 p.m. for the “Hop Queen Qualifier,” to meet the Hop Queen candidates and enjoy music by the Europa Band. Then be in the Beer Garden at the Montana Tap House on the final evening of Oktoberfest to see who gets crowned!
Sept. 25 — Men’s and Ladies Stein-Holding Grand Championships Be in front of the Main Stage at 7 p.m. sharp, when the top finishers from this year’s stein-holding competitions square-off for the “Grand Championships,” and a shot a winning a spot in next year’s Hofbrau Stein-Holding National Championships in New York City!
Dates/Location
Thursday, September 23 — 5 to 11 pm @ The Great Northern Bar, 27 Central Avenue Friday, September 24 — 5 to 11 pm @ Casey’s Whitefish, 101 Central Avenue Saturday, September 25 — 12 noon to 8 pm @ Montana Tap House, 845 Wisconsin Ave.
Tickets
Admission is $10 per day ($8 in advance). Advance sale tickets are available at the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce (505 E. Second Street), and at each of the clubs.
Thursday and Friday nights are 21+ ONLY events; ID will be required. Kids under 12 (accompanied by a parent) are free on Saturday afternoon at the Tap House.
Advance sale tickets are on sale starting September 14, 2021. Stop by the Whitefish Chamber and each of the clubs that are hosting the fest. You can expect for the tickets to sell out, so get them soon.
