Bitterroot Star

Free country swing dance lessons
2025-05-08 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-15 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Denver) | Rustic Hut, Hwy 93, Florence, MT, United States
Country swing dance lessons at the Rustic Hut in Florence ~ free

Bookworm Club
2025-05-09 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Summit Independent Living, 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite B, Hamilton, 59840
Join the Bookworm Club, our all-abilities book group!
Discover and discuss new books — in audiobook and other formats — with us and other bookworms from the community.
We meet weekly on Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon at The Refuge — 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite B in Hamilton.
Call (406) 363-5242 for more information, and let’s talk books!

Knotty Knitters Guild of the Bitterroot
2025-05-09 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-16 12:00 - 17:00 | Grace Lutheran Church, 275 Hattie Lane, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Join us every Friday from 12-5PM
The purpose of the GUILD is to contribute to the growth and knowledge of hand knitting, techniques, patterns, and history; to sponsor and support knitting activities; and to encourage and promote the appreciation and knowledge of hand knitting.

TGIAF! (Thank Goodness It's Art Friday!)
2025-05-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Summit Independent Living, 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite B, Hamilton, 59840
Thank Goodness It’s Art Friday (TGIAF) is an arts and crafts social group where all are welcome. TGIAF is held every Friday from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at The Refuge at Summit’s Hamilton office, located at 274 Old Corrals Rd., Suite B.
Join us at the Refugee and Hamilton every Friday for arts and crafts, board and card games, and more!
For more information about TGIAF, please call Summit’s Hamilton office at 406-363-5242.
Celebrating Fun and Friends and Fridays!

Stevensville Harvest Valley Farmers Market
2025-05-10 09:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-17 09:00 - 14:00 | Stevensville, MT, Stevensville, MT, 59870
Welcome to the Stevensville Harvest Valley Farmers Market. This little market is growing and has so much to offer. We have a variety to offer from Jams/Jellies, Fresh Produce, Farm Fresh Eggs, Local Honey and Crafts/Artisans. W. 3 rd and Main, Saturdays, 9 AM to 2 PM, first Sat of May- fist Sat Oct.

Wings Youth Volunteer Program
2025-05-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Wings Programs Inc, 208 Rusty Spur Way, Corvallis, MT, 59828, United States
Wings Youth Volunteer Program
The Wings Programs Equine Rescue & Sanctuary is starting a youth volunteer program that will run through the summer. Do you love horses and donkeys and want to learn more about caring for them? Wings is hosting young volunteers the 2nd and 4th Saturdays through August starting May 10. Young volunteers will spend two hours each session doing various ranch chores and projects and one hour learning about horses, including horse handling, exercise, feeding and nutrition, hoof care and grooming.

Visit our website at www.wingsprograms.org/volunteers.html to fill out an application. A parent or guardian must accompany you on the first visit to sign paperwork. Sessions will go from 10am to 1pm. Please wear sturdy footwear and bring a hat and gloves, and bring any water and snacks you need. Our horses and donkeys can’t wait to meet you!

Tea at Riverside
2025-05-10 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-05-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Hwy, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Please join us for the Daly Mansion’s Annual Tea on May 10, 2025!
Teatime at Riverside will have 2 seating times, 11am & 1pm – 100 tickets available per seating
Guests will enjoy a high tea with a traditional tea house menu, a Victorian Style etiquette instruction, and the opportunity to walk through areas of the Mansion, as well enjoy springtime on the Grounds.
Tickets $35 per person – Reservations can be made by calling the Mansion at 406-363-6004.
This event is for ages 7 and up.
Beautiful Mantel Floral Arrangements by Stevensville Garden Club
Thank you to our Main Grounds Sponsor: Farmers State Bank!

Ravalli County Democrats plan annual convention
2025-05-10 16:00 - 18:00
The Ravalli County Democrats have scheduled their annual convention for May 10 in Victor Park, 4 to 6 p.m.
The election of officers is the focus of the gathering, however, all Democrats and interested Independents are invited to attend for a potluck, fellowship, and sharing of ideas for an improved future for the Bitterroot Valley.
Victor Park is located on South Tudor Street off of Fifth Ave., west of Hwy. 93.
For more details call Linda Schmitt at 202-641-0033.

LOVE YOUR MOTHER POP-UP 2025
2025-05-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Hwy, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Join us on the lawn at the Daly Mansion for the best dang community gathering in the Bitterroot! Over 40 regional makers and artists, delicious local food and coffee, plants for sale, live music, along with libations and a raffle in support of the Daly Mansion Preservation Trust. Don’t forget to bring Mom!

AA Promises Group
2025-05-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Neely Center, 150 South A Street, Victor, 59875, United States
Alcoholics Anonymous is open to all who have a desire to stop drinking. Discussion group – Sunday 4 p.m. at the Neely Center, 150 South A Street, Victor. West side entrance.

Stevensville Al-Anon
2025-05-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Stevensville United Methodist Church, 216 College, Stevensville
The Stevensville Al-Anon Family Group meets weekly at 7 p.m. Monday at the Stevensville United Methodist Church, 216 College St. Enter the church through the Fellowship Hall door next to the parking lot. For more information about the meeting, call Hazel at 239-0878. Visit https://al-anon.org for general information about Al-Anon.

Stevensville Al-Anon
2025-05-13 08:00 - 17:00
Please update our weekly listing to the following:
The Stevensville Al-Anon Family Group meets weekly at 7 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church, 216 College St. Enter the church through the Fellowship Hall door next to the parking lot. For more information about the meeting, call Hazel at 239-0878. Visit https://al-anon.org for general information about Al-Anon.

Art Expressions
2025-05-13 13:00 - 15:00 | 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite B, 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite B, Hamilton, 59840
Join Summit Independent Living for Art Expressions — our all-abilities art club — every Tuesday in Hamilton.
No experience or supplies needed. Just show up and enjoy an afternoon of self-care, self-expression, and community.
See you at 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite B!
For more information please contact our Hamilton office at 406-363-5242, extension 3.

Ravalli Democrats
2025-05-13 16:30 - 18:30 | Backyard Taphouse, 281 Rodeo Drive, Florence, 59833, United States
The Ravalli Democrats invite you to join them at the Backyard Taphouse in Florence every other Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 for what they call Burgers and Beers. March 18, April 1, 15, 29, May 13, 27 etc. 281 Rodeo Drive, east of the traffic light. Questions? 406-880 6823.

Wonders of Hot Water--Lecture series on hot springs and geothermal energy
2025-05-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Lolo Hot Springs, 38500 Highway 12 West, Lolo, 59847
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The Wonders of Hot Water

A Weekly Lecture Series
on the Origins, Legends, and Uses
of the World’s Hot Springs

Tuesday Evenings

July 23 through August 20

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Lolo Hot Springs Resort
www.lolohotsprings.com
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The amazing beauty and variety of uses of hot springs around the world will be the subject of a series of lectures at Lolo Hot Springs Resort in July and August.

Week 1
Tuesday, July 23
Montana’s Frontier Hot Springs 1880-1920
Montana’s hot springs and hot water resorts bubble with fascinating histories of Native American legends, isolated wilderness soaks, and glittering thermal water spas. Crude bathhouses built by early settlers in the 1800s gave way to ornate bathing resorts and social gathering centers. Montana’s most famous resorts – including Boulder Hot Springs, Hunter’s Hot Springs, Corwin Hot Springs, and Broadwater Hot Springs – flourished and then faded from Montana’s landscape.

Week 2
Tuesday, July 30
Life at High Temperatures in Yellowstone’s Hot Springs
Life on earth may have first appeared in hot springs—and now many plants and animals have adapted to live in hot springs in Yellowstone and beyond. There’s an amazing diversity of living inhabitants of hot springs, including cyanobacteria, fungi, protozoa, mosses, crustaceans, and insects.

Week 3
Tuesday, August 6
Medical Uses of Hot Springs in the Frontier West
Testimonials abound on the curative power of thermal water. This lecture will share many of these stories and examine current research on the use of thermal and mineral waters for treating diseases and improving mental health and well-being.

Week 4
Tuesday, August 13
Capturing the Earth’s Energy for Space Heating and Power Generation
Most of downtown Boise, Idaho, is heated with geothermal energy. And several of the buildings on the Bozeman campus of Montana State University are heated with geothermal energy. This session will examine these projects as well as dozens of other examples of capturing geothermal energy for heating buildings, downtown communities, and greenhouses. We will also explore how geothermal resources are converted to electrical power through innovative new technologies

Week 5
Tuesday, August 20
International Thermal Spas and Geothermal Energy Projects
This session will take a global tour of hot springs resorts and geothermal areas around the world, including the elegant spas of Central Europe, the historic onsen resorts in Japan, and the beautiful natural hot springs of Iceland.

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Jeff Birkby, Presenter

Jeff Birkby writes and lectures on the history and use of geothermal energy for electric power generation, space heating and hot springs tourism. He is the author of Geothermal Energy in Montana–A Consumers’ Guide, Touring Montana and Wyoming Hot Springs and Touring Oregon and Washington Hot Springs.

All lectures are free and open to the public. No reservations needed.

Come up to Lolo Hot Springs early for dinner and a soak, and then stay for the lectures starting at 7pm on Tuesdays.

Hamilton Freemasons
2025-05-14 08:00 - 17:00
Ionic Lodge #38 of Hamilton would like to announce that we have ongoing Masonic education every Tuesday night starting at 7:00 pm, and we are open to the public every Tuesday night from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. If you have ever had any questions about who and what Freemasonry is all about, please feel free to stop by on any Tuesday evening and ask. We are located at 115 S. 3rd St, Hamilton, MT., Ph# (406) 363-3349

Bitterroot Celtic Society
2025-05-15 18:00 - 20:00 | BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N 1st St., Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Join us every 3rd Thursday at 6pm at BJ’s restaurant!
The Bitterroot Celtic Society are a passionate group of volunteers, dedicated to keeping the Celtic culture, heritage, and history alive in the Bitterroot Valley. Our biggest event is the Bitterroot Celtic Games and Gathering, held every 3rd weekend in August at the Historic Daly Mansion. We also host a Burn’s Night supper, St. Andrew’s, St. Patrick’s, and Tartan day events. The BCS a non-profit organization. The public, new members, and the curious are always welcome to attend! For any time changes or additional committee meeting info, please follow our Facebook page for updates.

Country Swing Dance lessons
2025-05-15 19:00 - 22:30 | Rustic Hut, Hwy 93, Florence, MT, United States
free country swing dance lessons every Thursday in May at 7:00 pm at the Rustic Hut in Florence- arrive early – all ages welcome- no partner needed

Mothers and Daughters Self-Defense
2025-05-17 10:00 - 11:30 | World Taekwondo Academy, 1100 Eagles Wy, Suite A, Victor, 59875
Key Attributes of Self-Defense Training

Practical Techniques: Easy-to-learn moves tailored for real-world situations
Situational Awareness: Learn to identify risks and make safe choices
Adaptability: Techniques designed for all ages, fitness levels, and environments
Confidence Building: Replace fear with knowledge and preparedness
Community Focus: Join a supportive group dedicated to safety and empowerment

What do you gain by training in self-defense?

Empowerment: Build confidence to handle unexpected situations
Awareness: Enhance situational awareness to recognize and avoid potential threats
Skill Development: Learn practical techniques for personal safety
Preparedness: Strengthen both physical and mental readiness for emergencies

Bird Walk with the Bitter Root Land Trust
2025-05-18 10:30 - 12:00
Join the Bitter Root Land Trust for a free bird walk at the future site of the new Groff Family Park in Victor. Located on Chief Victors Camp Road directly south of the Victor Cemetery, a new 21 acre nature park will provide access to recreation close to the town of Victor. The Bitter Root Land Trust is offering this free event as a part of a community-wide fundraising campaign to raise the funds necessary to purchase the land to bring the Groff Family Park to life this May. To learn how you can help support this exciting initiative, visit www.bitterrootlandtrust.org. Please RSVP to secure your spot by emailing Owen Yager, BRLT Philanthropy Director, at owen@bitterrootlandtrust.org or call 406-375-0956

Wings Ponies & Pints
2025-05-18 14:00 - 18:00 | Lolo Peak Brewery, 6201 Brewery Way, Lolo, 59847
The Wings Programs Equine Rescue & Sanctuary is kicking off their 2025 summer fundraising with an afternoon of “Ponies & Pints” at Lolo Peak Brewery on Sunday, May 18 from 2-6pm. Lolo Peak Brewery will generously donate $1 to Wings for every beer and drink that is purchased during the event. We’ll have mini-horses at the event for you to visit with, Wings merchandise for sale and silent auction items to bid on. Visit www.wingsprograms.org to learn more about Wings.

Corvallis Civic Club Meeting
2025-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Corvallis High School Library, Corvallis, MT, 59828, United States
The Corvallis Civic Club will meet on Monday, November 20, at 7:00 pm in the Corvallis High School Library. All are welcome to attend and help the club continue its mission of supporting projects that benefit the Corvallis community. Come and be part of making our community the best it can be.
